Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40240, for William Paine, Maryland
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Service
MD

Paine, William

Number
S.40240
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Notif. sent to Wilm B Hubbard Esq 16 Mar 182x St. Clairsville, Ohio

12331
Ohio

William Paine of St. Clairsville in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hall of the Maryland line for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 20th of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of June 1819 and sent to Will'm B Hubbard
St. Clairsville

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 7 m & 16/31 $60.12
Semi anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
$108.12

{Revolutionary Claim Act 19th March 1818}

Continued
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Wm Paine
Appli
12331
25 June 1819

Con

Wm B Hubbard
St. Clairsville, Oio
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The State of Ohio Belmont County

At a court of Common Pleas begun and held at St Clairsville for the county of Belmont on the twenty-fourth day of July AD 1820 before the Honorable Benjamin Tappan Esq resident of the fifth Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas and Edward Bryson, John Wiley and Joseph Anderson, Esq Associate Judges of the said court on the 24th day of July AD 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county in the said circuit William Paine aged between 79 & 80 years resident in Belmont County aforesaid in the said Circuit who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he enlisted as a private soldier in the army of the revolution in the year 1776 in as he believes the month of October. That he enlisted into Captain Godman's company belonging to the Fourth Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Hall. The major of which regiment was Howard. That he enlisted to serve for and during the war. That he served in the same company and regiment until November 1777 when he was wounded while fighting in defense of his county after being wounded he was conveyed to the Hospital at Trenton in New Jersey where he continued about three months and was then transferred to the Invalid Regiment commanded by Colone Nicholow at Philadelphia where he continued until March 1779 when he was discharged from service by Colonel Nicholow as being unfit for duty. That he received an honorable discharge from his colonel which discharge was lost many years ago by time and accident and this deponent further saith that he made application for a pension on the twentieth day of July AD eighteen hundred and eighteen under the Law of Congress of March 18th 1818 and received a certificate for pension dated the twenty-fifth day of June 1819 and which certificate is numbered 12331
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And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed which consists except one item solely of personal property to wit.

Real Estate - None
The only sum or property due is $5 in Virginia & irrevocable

He owns
2 Cows $22
1 Calf - $1.50
4 Yearling Shoats - $4.00
1 sheep - $1.66
1 gallon pot - $0.75
1 gallon kettle - $3.00
1 Tea Kettle - $2.25
1 camp kettle - $0.875
1 grid iron - $1.00
1 old table - $0.25
1 trammel - $0.42
1 frying pan - $0.33
6 cups and 5 saucers, 1 sugar bowl and 11 plates - $1.50
20 chickens - $0.86
Subtotal $43.39

6 hens and 3-week-old chicken - $0.605
4 knives & forks - $1.00
4 homemade milk crocks - $0.94
6 pewter spoons - $0.25
3 lb tobacco & pipe - $0.19
3 flour barrels - $0.375
1 meat tub - $0.50
1 gallon keg and 1 earthen Jug - $1.00
1 washing tub - $0.375
2 old discs - $1.50
1 iron wedge - $0.25
6 gallons soap - $0.48
1 small wheel & reel - $4.50
3 chairs - $0.75
3 - 3 legged stools - $0.60

Total - $56.17

And this deponent further saith that he is by occupation a common laborer but has not been able to work for
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years past towards his support being very lame on account of the wounds he received in the revolutionary army - that his family consists of himself and wife, His wife is aged about sixty years who by her labor supports them both together with the private charity bestowed upon them. That they have eleven children all of them poor and none of them residing with them.

William Paine
His X Mark

Witness:
W B Hubbard

Sworn to and declared on the twenty-fourth day of July 1820 before the court of Common Pleas of Belmont County in the state of Ohio.

Attest: Ezer Ellis - Clerk

I Ezer Ellis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont County do hereby certify that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court - and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty-six dollars and seventeen and three-fourths cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at St. Clairsville the first day of August 1820.

Ezer Ellis - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Belmont County, Ohio

SEAL
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St. Clairsville
Belmont County

William Paine of the county above said being solemnly sworn deposeth and saith that he is eighty-one years old on the fourteenth day of December eighteen hundred and seventeen that he emigrated to the state of Maryland from England in the year 1763. That he enlisted into the continental service of the United Colonies against the common enemies of his county in the month of October seventeen hundred and seventy-six. That he enlisted as a private or common soldier into Capt. Godman's company stationed at the time of this enlistment at Baltimore and belonging to the fourth Maryland Regiment under the command of Colonel Hall - That he enlisted to serve for & during the war and that after serving about one year he got severely wounded in a skirmish with the enemy near Brunswick N. Jersey in the month of September 1777 that he was sent to the hospital at Trenton where he was continued about three months and at the inspection of that period sent to Philadelphia where he was examined by the surgeon general and immediately transferred to the invalid regiment commanded by Colonel Nickelow and stationed at Philadelphia
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with whom and in whose regiment he continued until March seventeen hundred and seventy-nine when he was discharged from further service on account of his being unfit (himself a cripple from his wounds) to do military duty. That he received his discharge at Reading form and under the hand of his Colonel Nickelow and that he has since lost the same by time & accident. And this deponent further saith that he was a regular continental soldier in the service of the United States from October seventeen hundred seventy-six until March 1779 - That he is a citizen of the United States residing in the county aforesaid State of Ohio. That although severely crippled & unable to labor from the wound received in the service of his country he has never received any pension and hereby relinquishes his rights to such if any as may have been granted to him. That he is destitute of property unable to labor by means of his extreme age & afflictions arising from his wounds received as aforesaid and truly in reduced circumstances and very much in need of assistance from his county for support. And therefore, prays relief under the act of his county for the benefit of soldiers and others passed March 18th, 1818
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and further this deponent saith not.

William Paine
His X Mark

Belmont County - Sworn to before me and subscribed to in county aforesaid this 20th day of July 1818.

Joseph Anderson
Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the county of Belmont

The Hon'be secretary of War

I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition of William Paine are true and correct and that from evidence annexed he is in reduced circumstances and in need of assistance for support and I do accordingly certify him to be a continental soldier entitled to a pension as a private under the act of March 18th 1818.

St Clairsville, July 20th 1818

Joseph Anderson
Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Belmont
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SEAL

The State of Ohio Belmont County

I Ezer Ellis clerk pretemporal of and for said county do hereby certify that Joseph Anderson Esquire before whom the within affidavit appears to have been taken and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of taking the same and still is an acting associate judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Belmont Ohio duly commissioned and qualified as the law directs to allow hose official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of record as thereout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at St. Clairsville the twentieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Ezer Elis - Clerk Protemp

Rejected: Not on rolls

The name of William Pain does not appear on the rolls remaining in the auditing office

Thos Karney Aud
State of Md
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St. Clairsville
June 4

FREE
Hon The Secretary of War
Washington City
District Columbia

Adm

Admitted because it is highly probable that the claimant served as he has stated. The names of very few of the Invalid Corp under the command of Colonel Nichola can be found.

J.L.E.

Old case
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Honorable Secretary of War

Sir

Enclosed is an application of William Paine from a pension strengthened by the enclosed certificate of Col. Thomas Humphrey a man well known throughout Virginia and at Washington City.

I hazard the original now made as a former one was rejected because his name did not appear on the rolls. But I have taken the liberty of asking whether a soldier who has good proof of his services as a continental during the proper period is not entitled to the benefit of the Act of March 18, 1818, although his name cannot be found on the rolls?

Mr. Paine is personally known to me & from my knowledge of his deplorable condition both in body & property - I have presumed again in his behalf to request of that power which he helped to raise - a small pension. As a soldier of the revolution he serves it. As an aged cripple who lives upon the cold charities of strangers he needs it.

I am very respectfully
Sir
Your obt. servant
William B Hubbard

St. Clairsville
June 4th 1819
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40240
INVALID
Revy

File No 40240
William Paine
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index Vol 5 Page 582

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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This is to certify all whom it may concern that the barer of this William Pain hath been an inhabitant of this county upwards of twenty years being called upon by me as a militia man he produced his discharge from the continental army which he got in consequence of the wounds he had rec'd therein for which he was discharged accordingly. Given under my hand this sixth day of October one thousand eight hundred.

Thos Humprey - Col

Loudon County
Edward Comard -