Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1079-200, for James Mc Fadon, Maryland
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md. 

McFadon, James

NUMBER
B.L.Wt.1079-200

CONTENTS
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[Encircled-1079]
The heirs at law of James McFadon a Lieutenant of the Maryland line

Warrant issued

January 31st 1824
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I have the honor to enter
to the renting
the Certificate
the
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do not next
on the eldest son
to
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with
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to
Wife
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United States of America
State of Maryland
Be it remembered that on this Fifteenth day of December in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty three
personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices
of the peace in and for the City of Baltimore, Robert Walsh
Esquire of lawful age who after being by me duly sworn to
declare the truth & deposeth and saith. That he was personally
acquainted with Mr John McFadon the elder, who resided in and
died in the Town (now City of Baltimore) during the American
revolutionary war that said McFaden had three sons to wit:
James John & William that James was an officer of
Artillery in the army of the U.S. believes a Lieutenant
and after the close of the War ranked as Captain, and
that John McFadon the younger now a citizen of Baltimore
and one of the Firm of McFadon & Harris" is the identical
John McFaden, son of John above named and a brother
of the full blood as deponent verily believes to the late
Captain James McFaden above named and
further this deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
day of December 1823
Robert Walsh
Jho Bailey Jus. Peace C:B
On this said 15th day of December 1823 personally appeared before
me the above named Justice of the peace in & for the City aforesaid
Edward Pannell Esq: who being also duly sworn deposeth and
saith that he was well acquainted with Mr John McFadon during the
revolutionary War & before that he has perfect recollection
of his son James, John & William that James became an officer
in the United States service returned to Ballimore with the costume and
rank of Captain that both he and William have since deceased
and that John McFader of the House of McFadon & Harris of the
City of Baltimore is the identical John McFadden the younger and
always judged & it is believed by deponent, is the brother of the full blood
to said Captain James McFadon
Subscribed and sworn beforeTho Bailey J.P.
Edwod Pannell
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State of
Maryland, City of Baltimore ss:
I Thomas Bailey one of the Justices of the peace in and for the
City of Baltimore, do certify that Robert Walsh and Edward Pannell
Esquires are gentleman of high respectability to me well known
and credible witnesses, I further certify that I was well and
intimately acquainted with the said Captain James McFadon and
William McFadon and also have been for upwards
of thirty years personally acquainted with Mrs McFadon the
mother of said James John & William as also of said
John McFadon now present that they always passed for brothers
and of the full blood. Given under my hand at Baltimore
this Fifteenth day of December 1823
Thos  Bailey J. P. for the City of Baltm
United States of America
Sixth Judicial District of Maryland
City of Baltimore ss:
I Wm H. Ward
an associate Judge of the sixth
Judicial District of the State of Maryland, do hereby certify that
according to what is stated in the aforegoing depositions or
affidavits of Robert Walsh & Edward Pannell sworn to by them before
Thomas Bailey one of the justices of the peace for said City as appears
by his certificate above the said John McFadon who applies
on behalf of himself and the surviving heirs of William
McFadon, are the legitimate heirs at law of said James McFadon accor
ding to the laws of the State of Maryland
Given under my hand at the City of Baltimore this fifteenth
day of December in the year one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty three -
Wm H. Ward
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Deposition and Power of Atty
John McFadon
Deposition of Chas Robinson

keep this
Certificate of [Illegible- possibly "of heirship kept by" - illegible]
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
I John McFadon brother and heir at
Law of James McFadon deceas's aged fifty five years a Citizen
of the United States do upon oath testify and declare that in
the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy six James
Mc Fadon enlisted in the army of the Revolution against the
common enemy for the term of "during the war" and served
in the Maryland Corps of Artillery until the close of the War
in Seventeen hundred and eighty three when the corps was
disbanded. I further declare that the paper writing herewith
marked A is a Notarial copy of the Commission granted to
the said James McFadon by Thomas Mifflin President of
the Congress of the United States, the original of which was
delivered to Nathaniel Sawyier for the purpose of recovering a
Bounty from the State of Virginia
I further declare that the said
James McFadon has not nor hath any person for him to the
best of my knowledge received a warrant for the Bounty land
promised to him on the part of the United States, nor has he
ever assigned or transferred his claim to that Gratuity in any
manner whatsoever, therefore Know all men by these presents
that I John McFadon aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint
General Samuel Smith to be my true and lawful
Attorney for me and in my Name to demand and receive
from the Secretary of War of the United States or of such other
person as is duly authorized to issue and deliver the same
a Warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid
and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefor. And my said
Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute
and appoint one or more substitutes or Attornies under him
for the special purpose above expressed
Given under my
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United States of America
State of Maryland Towit
John Gill Notary Public
by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the State of Maryland
commissioned and duly qualified residing in the City of
Baltimore in the State aforesaid do hereby certify attest and
make known that on the day of the date hereof before me
personally appeared John McFadon of this City Merchant to me
Notary will known and mostly of full faith and credit and
made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God to the truth of
the declaration by him made in the foregoing writing, and ack
nowledged the letter of attorney in said writing contained to be
his act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. Of
which an act having been of me requested I have granted
these presents to serve and avail as need and occasion may require.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my Notanal
Seal the thirtieth day of August Eighteen
hundred and twenty two
Jn Gill Notary
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I Charles Robinson aged Sixty four years a Citizen of
of the United States do upon oath declare that I was well
acquainted with James McFadon, that he entered the
Revolutionary Army in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy
Six and continued in the service to the close of the War. That he
departed this life about the year Seventeen hundred and ninety
That I have been long acquainted with John McFadon brother to
the said James McFadon who has subscribed the foregoing declaration
in my presence and well know that he is the identical person
he therein represents himself to be
Chas Robinson
3
I John Gill Notary
Public before named hereby
certify that on the day of the date hereof before me personally
appeared Charles Robinson of this city to me Notary well known
and worthy of full faith and credit, and made oath on
the Holy Evangels of Almighty God to the truth of the above
declaration by him made
Balto 30th August 1822
In Testimonum veritates
J Gill Notary
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that Thomas Bailey Gentleman before whom
the foregoing deposition was made and who hath
thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so
doing a Justice of the peace in and for the City of
Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn and
further hereby certify that William H. Ward
Esquire by whom the foregoing certificate was
made and who hath thereto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing one of the associate
Judges of Baltimore County Court and an associate
Judge of the
Sixth
judicial District of
Maryland duly commissioned and sworn
and to all whose acts as such due faith are
and ought to be given as well in Courts of
Justice as there out.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the County Court aforesaid
this fifteenth day of December
Eighteen
hundred and twenty three
Wm Gibson Clk Balto Coty
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The heirs of James McFadon
Lieutenant of the Maryland
line Warrant issued
No 1079--