Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31465, William Wells, Del. Md
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Service                                                    Number
Del.           Wells, William                        S.31465
Md
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13113
Kentucky Pay
William Wells
of Livingston in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Manning of the regiment commanded by Col Hazlett in the Delaware line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky for the sum of 80 dollars 0 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1931.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of June 1833 and Annette Horn
C Lyon Eddyville
Arrears to the 4th of March               160
Semiannual Allowance ending Wells   40
                                                           200
Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7. 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk.
Book E    Vol. 7        Page 32
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Wm Wellls 18496

from my job Private
2 yr  $80

Hon. C. Lyons
Eddyville
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State of Kentucky
County of Livingston   LL

On this tenth day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon Rezeri Davidge Circuit Judge of the State of Kentucky now holding court in the County of Livingston. William Wells a resident of the County of Livingston in the State of Kentucky aged seventy-two years who being just duly sworn according to law doth give 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 as a Volunteer under Captain Manning of the Kent Couty Militia in the State of Delaware.  That he collects the Delaware allowance (as he certifies in December 1776) but did not arrive in time for the Battle of Trenton.  That the Company marched on to Princeton and met the Company of General Mercer who had just fall there  = that the Company took after (disengaged) the body of Col Hazlett of the First Delaware Regiment and sent it home to be there and interred. That upon this occasion was the first and only time deployment saw a venerable looking white headed old officer who was called General returning home moved them very much for losing time in the discernment of Col Hazlett's body - That deponent's company did for the most during the balance of their term encamped at Morristown. That his second service was with the Maryland troops under Col Quaft. Major Barnes from that part of Maryland which is contiguous to Kent County Delaware. This was after the Battle of Brandywine. They joined the American army at Chestnut Hill and White Marsh in Bucks County Pennsylvania. The enemy was there as invasion of Philadelphia and a large body of them marched out with a crew (as deposit checks) attacking Washington Camp - Morgan with his riflemen brought out a skirmish or battle which lasted with extreme forces all day - the riflemen were released by the troops from Maryland and Delaware - a Major of Riflemen was killed (shot through the neck) and fell being new to Deployment. This skirmish or battle was on Sunday - and continued all day.  His third service was as a volunteer company from Dover in Delaware, Simon Wilmer Wilson was Captain and Nicholas Mason was Lieutenant. Said company joined other troops at Wilmington and
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Deponent also saw Andre hung. - After his release from this
tour of duty Deponent was employed under Captain Caldwell in
Kent County in watching and supp? the towns? and watching
such of the enemy as should land - His whole service he believes
to have been  upwards of three years - also that he is aware of no
documentary evidence that it may be in his power to produce and of
no person where testimony touching the facts above stated can be procured
until (as he has reason to believe in this case) Captn Semor ? 
? be still living in Delaware - (signature)
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
the James Johnson a Clergyman residing in the County of Livingston
in the State of Kentucky. And James McCawley residing
in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Wills who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration. That we believe him to be seventy two years of age; 
that he is reputed and beloved in the neighborhood where he 
? to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we
concur on that opinion. 
(signed) James Johnson
?
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(signed) David ? Brown ?
Justice Peace ? County
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 James Johnson who has signed the above certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the County of Livingston and that James
McCawley who has also signed his name is also a resident of the
said County and that they are both credible persons and that
their statement is entitled to credit and that David J Brown is a
Justice of the Peace for the said County of Livingston and that his
official certificates as such are entitled to full credit: -
Rezin Dandge (The Judge of the
Longston Grant Court)
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Answers to seven interrogatories propounded to William Wells by the Hon. Circuit Court of the State of Kentucky for the County of Lewis.
Answer 1st - I was born in the County of Kent in what is now called the State of Delaware. And in the year 1760.
Answer 2d - I have none here - Having been baptized according to the ritual of the Episcopal Church of England in Kent County Delaware I presume there is a record there - It is also probable that my father recorded it in his Family Bible.
Answer 3rd - I volunteered in Delaware after the war I lived in Spartan - [illegible] district in 
South Carolina - and for the last 16 years in Livingston Cty Kentucky
Answer 4th - I volunteered -
Answer 5th - My acquaintance was with the Militia Officers - except the General Officers such as Washington, Lafayette I remember all of any others
Answer 6th - I have no recollection of having ever received any discharge or whether it was or not the custom to give written discharges to the [illegible] - If I ever had I have forgotten.
Answer 7th - I know almost every landholder - in the County - all the magistrates - all the Gentlemen of the Bar & nearly of not quite all the Medical and clerical Gentlemen. - Having myself for many years a Magistrate and Militia officer. - I think they will all testify upon those subjects. 
Sworn to and subscribed as aforesaid   William Wells
I Robert C Bigham Clerk of the Court of Livingston County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the [illegible] proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of William Wills for pension - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my seal of office this tenth day of September in thew [illegible] thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Two      R. C. Bigham
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KY. 18496
98
Respectfully refund
to the War Department
Trs. Dept.
4 Oct. 1832.
Dept Official
Oct 4th 1832
Pension Office

Hon W. Lyon
H. of R.
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The underssigned Soldiers of the Revolution having prepared and
presented their claims to the Benefit of the Act of Congress (?) ?
June 7th 1832 conformably to the instructions of the Department of
War, & (having no friend or agent (that they know of) in Washington)
forward the same to Hon Louis McLane, Secretary of the 
Treasury of the United States, (late Senator from Delaware) with
their best wishes - and solicit the ? of him, That he at
present the same or cause them to be presented to the proper
functionary to receive the same - and they authorize, and
request him to receive and collect such sum or sums of money
as may be allotted to them respectively and to forward the
same to Henry Wells Postmaster at Smithland in Livingston
County in the State of Kentucky - (signed) Wm Wells
Sept 17th 1832.
In presence of. -
? A ? for H? & Mattock
Henry Wells for Wm Wells
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31463
Rev INVALID.
File No. 31463
William Wells
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]