Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3180, Walter Durrington, Md.
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(3-1776)
Service Number
Durrington, Walter R.3180.
Contents
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Walter Durrington
 Ken.
Rejected
24 
1838 G.J.C. Wilkins
Did not serve in a military capacity
3180
J.C. Wilkins EV
Franklin
 My
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
3180 
P.O. [Signature] Walter Durrington
Service:
Enlisted: , 18  ,
Discharge: , 18  ,
Application filed: , 18  ,
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.  Contract.
Cert of Dis.  Searched for , 18  ,
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State of Kentucky: Improve County Set
On this 9th day of July in the year of our Lord 1838 personally appeared in open court before the county corrset of Simpson and state aforesaid now setting Walter Darrington a resident of Kentucky in The county of Simpson aged 75 or 76 years on the 16th day of September next  who being first duty [illegible] according to [illegible] doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the winter of the year 1778 or 1779 the particular month he cannot now state but his best recollection is that it was February nor can he state the year certainly as he was only about 15 years of age and is now very frail in body & mind, there was a call made for [illegible] or soldiers and for the purpose of obtaining [illegible] there was a recruiting officer by the name of William Maertine sent into the neighborhood where this deponent resided and they deponent in both for the term of two year and immediately afterwards he was placed under the Command of Captain Joseph Marlarry, what he was enlisted in the County of Charles in the state of Maryland where he then resided and had when he entered the services, that in a foreday and as soon as a company was made up, he said Captain with thy deponent and the balance of the Company left the said County of Charles & state aforesaidon their way through said state to Pascal away which was the place of Head quarters or place of rendesvous where said Company would be deposed of as the officers in Command might direct, that said Company passed through the city of Annapolis and that on arriving at the Eelor River said company they took up for  the night and the weather bring extremely cold it was necessary to procure wood and the [illegible] protection of the land where they stopped directed the Captain to get wood
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out of a swamp that was near to where their tents were pitched, the swamp being then frozen over. This deponent further states that he together with others of the Company commenced packing the wood from said swamp and that this deponent in carrying a log, slipped on the ice and in falling the ice broke through and so cut and crippled his legs that others of the company took him from thence to their tents and that he was so badly crippled and injured he was unable to proceed further, that he lay then a few days and was so exposed to the weather that he tool cold and was ordered by his Captain to be taken back to Annapolis to the hospital which was done by some of the company on a litter. This deponent states that he was placed in said hospital where he remained at least fifteen months and he thinks more, having taken so much cold that his legs became inflamed and it was on long time considered doubtful whether he would ever be restored. He further states that the manager of the hospital desk irring of him being ask to render the Country any more services, the Quarter Master at Annapolis gave him a furlow until he supposes in cost or mislaid and the name of the QUarter Master is not distinctly recollected but deponent thinks his name was --- Brooks. He states that the Chief Physicians in said hospital was Dr Brown but the names of the other persons who managed the hospital are not recollected. He states he was not further called into services for he had not become entirely sound at the close of the war. He states he was under no officer but the Captain before mentioned that he was personally acquainted with [illegible] William Smallwood and General Anthony Wayne. He states that from then [illegible]
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He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can [illegible] who can testify to his services. He states in answer to [illegible] performed by the Court 
1st that he was born in the year 1712 or 1713 in the month September and he was told by his ancestor that it was on the 16th of the month but he cannot be particular as to the year or day of the month that he was born in Charles County, Maryland. 
2nd He sates he has no record of his age 
3rd He was living in Charles County & state of Maryland when called into service, that he moved from there to Brunswick County State of Virginia and now lives in Lincoln County - state of Kentucky. 
4th He enlisted or volunteered as [illegible] in the foregoing [illegible] Declaration
5th He states that no officers besides those mentioned except the Lieutenant in said COmpany whose name was Frances Weir or Ware. He states also the following officers he recollects [illegible] Col. Johnsey Stow - basically those he has spoken of.
 6th He never recalled a written discharge of his than the furlow before spoken of.
7th He sates the following persons in his neighborhood [illegible] who can testify as to his character for veracity [illegible] belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution [illegible]. 
[illegible] David Denning, John Hail, William Foster, John Foster, Thomas  Roberts, John Edwards, James Herndon, John Denning.
He hereby relinquishing many claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on any pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and such [illegible] therefore and year aforesaid
Walter Durrington
Mark
Ale Orson H Monroe [illegible] residing in
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The County of Simpson and John W. Foster residing in the County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Walter Durrington who has subscribed and sworn to the 
above declaration; that we believe him to be
seventy five or seventy six years of age; 
That he is reputed and believed to have been a 
soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur 
in that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
O.H. Morrow (handwritten signature)
John S. Foster (handwritten signature)
and the said court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation of 
the matter and after putting the interrogatories 
prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Orson H. Morrow who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Simpson and that John W. Foster, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county of Simpson and is a credible person and that these statements is entitled to credit. 
Kentucky Simpson County Lot
July County Court 1838. 
I, Patrick H. Boisean Clerk of the Court of Simpson County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of 
the said Court, in the matter of application of Walter Durrington, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of July 1838.
Patrick H. Boisean Clk
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July 23
to the Commissioner of Pensions
34,620  Ken  Walter Durrington
Abt 1832
Walter Durrington
Washington City
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34,620 Ken.
Walter Durrington

[illegible initials]

July 23
Ken.
Walter Durrington
Oct 1832

to the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Franklin Kentucky July 9. 1838
Sir:

Enclosed you have the
declaration of Walter Durrington of
Simpson County KY
As soon as you act on his case you will
Communicate with me at Bowling Green (Ky) or the Applicant at this place.
Respectfully
I C Wilkins
Hon. Secty at War
Washington City
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Land Office Annapolis, 21st Aug1838
Sir, Yours of the 13th [   ] was received with the declaration enclosed of Walter Darrington, who alleges to have enlisted in Captain Joseph Marbury's Company of the 3rd Regt.
The muster roll of Captain Marbury's Company, as also the pay rolls of the revolution in this office, have been very carefully examined, and they afford no evidence of his service
I do not find his name upon any of the rolls,
The declaration is herewith returned.
Very respectfully,
[     ]
G. G. Brewer
J. L. Edwards, Esq