Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26908, for John Plant, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md  

Plant, John 
Mary Ann  

NUMBER
W.26908

CONTENTS
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536
District Columbia
Mary Ann Plant
widow of John Plant, dec
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 13 or 14 Nov 1808,
of Washington in the District of Columbia
who was a Corpl Sergt in the     commanded
by Captain of the      commanded
by     in the Maryland
line for 18 mo 20ds Corpl
5 mo 10 dos Sergt
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist of Col
at the rate of 95 Dollars 10 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Oct
1838, & sent, or delivered to Nathl
Plantm Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept '38 $237.75
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39 47.55
$285.30
{Act July 7,
{1838.
Recorded by D McCurdy
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 233
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1209
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District of Columbia }
Washington County}
On this 17th September 1838. Personally
appeared before me the Subscriber Chief Judge
of the United States Court for the District of Columbia Mary Ann Plant a resident of the City of Washington aged
68 years who ^being infirm and being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 granting five
years half pay pensions to widows in certain Cases.
That she is the widow of John Plant
who was a sergeant in the Maryland line of the Revolutionary
War. that she was married to the said Jon. Plant
on the 15th day of June in the year 1788
and that her Husband the aforesaid John Plant, died
on the 13th or 14th day of November 1808 that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage
took place previous to the first of January 1794 viz at the
time above stated, and that she has not intermarried
since his death as aforesaid - Signed by said
Mary Ann Plant
Mary Ann Plant her X mark
in presence of W. Cranch
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
viz on 17th day of September 1838, in open Court before me
Wm Cranch
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I William Stewart of the City of Washington in 
the District of Columbia, aged 63 years, do on 
oath testify & say that I was intimately acquainted with 
John Plant, for at least 30 years, and continued 
intimate with him up to the time of his death 
which took place about the year 1808.  That I have 
frequently talked with him about his Revolutionary services 
and have never had any doubt of his having served 
as above stated, altho. I have no personal knowledge 
of any particulars of said service, but he was a man 
of strict integrity and probity of character.  He left 
Mary Ann Plant his widow who I am also well 
acquainted with.  She is still living (and in the City of 
Washington) and has not married since the death of aforesaid 
John Plant.  
William his X mark Stewart
Sworn to and subscribed on this [struck out: day and year above] 17th September 1838
[struck out: written] before me & I hereby certify that the said William 
Stewart is well known to me to be a man in whom full 
confidence may be placed.
W Thompson
J.P.
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District of Columbia - to wit

On this 17th of September 1838 the aforesaid William 
Stewart aged about 62 years further made oath in due form of law before 
me William Cranch, Chief Judge of the District of Cola
that [word struck out] when he was about 12 years old he recollects 
hearing of the marriage of the said Many Ann and John 
Plant in Charles County in Maryland.  That the said John Plant was 
his mother's brother, and this deponent lived near them 
and they always continued to live together as husband and wife, and 
were always reputed as such until the death of the 
said John Plant.
Sworn & subscribed }  Wm. his X mark Stewart
before me. }
W. Cranch }
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State of Maryland Charles County to wit 

I hereby certify that it appears from the 
record of the proceedings of Charles County 
Court, a license was issued out of the 
office of the Clerk of Charles County Court 
on the fourteenth day of June in the year 
one thousand seven hundred and eighty 
eight to join together in the Holy Bonds 
of Matrimony John Plant and Mary Davis 
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereto subscribed my name 
and affixed the seal of 
Charles County Court, this 
first day of October eighteen 
hundred and thirty eight
John Barnes Clk of 
Charles County Court
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RECORD DIVISION.   3-525.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W.F. 26908  Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of John Plant 
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired 
information as contained in his (of his widow's) application for pen
sion on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF |
ENLISTMENT OR |
APPOINTMENT. |
________________ |
Dec. 10, 1776 |
July 1, 1778 |
Date of discharge is not stated. |

LENGTH OF |
SERVICE. |
___________ |
[blank] |
promoted |

RANK. |
______ |
Corpl |
Sgt |

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED |
_____________________________________________ |
CAPTAIN. |  COLONEL. |
____________________|
in 1st Maryland Regt |
"  "   "   " |

STATE.
______
[blank]

Battles engaged in,  [blank]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, [blank]

Date of application for pension, Sept. 17, 1838.  Her cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Washington City D.C.

Age at date of application, She was 68 yrs old

Remarks:  He married in Charles Co. Md June 15, 1788,
Mary Ann Davis, and died Nov. 13 or 14, 1808.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

6-2856
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[Two columns]
[Left column]

Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 26,908
Mary Ann Plant 
Wid of 
John Plant 
Sergt Md line

Act: July 7th 1828

Index:--Vol. P, Page 133

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

[Right column]

May-10-1902
M. E. Jinks - S.E.
______________
1913 May 24 Hist to Thos. W.
Hay. V.L.M.
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Mary Ann 
wid of John 
Plant, 
Corporal mo. 18 d. 20
Sergt 5. 10
$95: 10 per ann
Act 7 July '38
___________________
Dis. Col. Roll
________
Hand cert: to 
Nathl. Plant
Present
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Washington, May 21, 1913.

Hon Commissioner of Pensions:

Dear Sir:

Will you please, if conform
able with the rules of your office, furnish me with 
the record of my grandfather, John Plant, a solider of 
the Revolution? He enlisted very young, I have 
heard my mother say, either from Maryland or 
Virginia, I am not sure which, and served through 
out the war.  He, with many others, started for  
home as soon as the war closed without getting a formal
discharge, in consequence of which my grandmother 
came near being deprived of a pension.  I was four 
years old when application was made for it, but I can 
remember how difficult it was to get evidence to support 
it.

Respectfully, your obedient serv't.

Thos. W. Hay
1412 Chaprin Street.
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[Math calculation]

190.20
  47.55
______
237.75
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LAND OFFICE,
ANNAPOLIS, January 28th 1835;

I Certify, that it appears by a Depreciation Pay Roll, remaining in my Office, that 
John Plant a Sergeant of the 
Maryland Line, received £99" 7S" " 10d Depreciation 
Money, issued to the Maryland quota of troops on Continental Establishment, on the 
4th day of December 1783.
George G. Brewer
Register Land Office, W. S. Md.
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Land Office, Annapolis, January 28th 1835, 

I hereby Certify, that it appears by the Muster rolls 
remaining in this Office, that John Plant, enlisted as a 
Corporal, in the first Maryland Regiment, on the 10th 
day of December 1776, and was promoted to the rank of 
Sergt. on the 1st of July 1778; and I further certify, 
that it does not appear by any of the rolls of [word struck out]
the revolution, in this Office, how long he was in service 
or when discharged.
George G. Brewer 
Regtr. Ld. Off. W. S. Md.