Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40692, John Williams, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn

Williams, John
NUMBER
S. 40692

CONTENTS
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[LEFT SIDE]
12,236
Ohio R
John Williams
Died Dec 25 1823
of Hamilton County in the state of Ohio
who was a Private in the 2nd regiment commanded by
Colonel of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of June 18
and first to Samuel F Hunt Esq
Cincinnati Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Mr. 1819  70.36
Semi-anl. all'ce ending: Sept. 1819 48.00
8Mo 20/30 4/31 $118.36
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
Continued
[right side]
1888
July 19 S F Cary --history Prior
Recipient sent Holander 1820 to
Samuel F Hunt Cincinnatti, Ohio
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165
John Williams
12,236. in
Schedule,
12.263. on roll.
23. June, 1819
Sep 19Saml F Hunt
Cincinnati; Ohio
Clerks fee $2.50
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State of Ohio
Hamilton Cou Pleas *Espressly made so by the laws of this state
]ss.
On this 28th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of
record for the said County John Williams aged Sixty Seven years
resident in said County who, being duly Sworn - according to law, doth on
his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows, that he the said John Williams
enlisted for the term of three years, or during the war
in the year 1776 in the state of Pennsylvania
in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Howell in the regiment commanded by Colonel
Walter Stewart in the line of the state of Pennsylvania on the continental
establishment. That he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of the War
when he was discharged from the said service in Philadelphia
in the state of Pennsylvania that his original declaration was dated on
the 11th day of June 1818 that he has received a pension certificate, given at the War
Office of the United States on the 23rd day of June 1819 which said certificate is
numbered 12, 236 And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly Swear that
I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen,
and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed fo 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 and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary
War," passed on teh 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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 and by me subscribed, and I 
further declare under oath that I am by occupation as a Labourer
that I have a wife living and family but my Children are of
age and settled in life and doing for themselves. In Consequence
of old age and infirmity I am unable to maintain myself
by labour and further I declare was
Sworn and Subscribed in open
Court this 25th day fo August 1820
Attest Danl Gano Clerk
John his mark x Williams
Schedule of property belonging to John Williams a US pensioner
in the Ohio agency mad Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day
of August 1820 towit
1 Cow $16.00
1 Table 2.00
1 Dutch oven 1.00
4 Chairs 1.00
1/2 dozen plates .50
[this line illegible]
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Schedule of property belonging to John Williams, a [illegible] pensioner in the Onio agency  [illegible] sworn to and subscribed
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I, Daniel Gano, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Hamilton County in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto [illegible] 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 the property exhibited in the schedule aforesaid is twenty three dollars.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 20th day of September 1820.
Danl Gano, Clerk
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John Williams
Private
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
1776 - 3 yrs
Admitted
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The State of Ohio
County of Hamilton
Personally came before the undersigned one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid, a John Williams, residing in the same county who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that sometime in the year 1776 he enlisted at Burkes County in the State of Pennsylvania, as a fifer in Capt. Jacob Bowens company of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, belonging to Genl Waynes Brigade to serve for three years or during the war, that he serve 2 in the Company 
commanded by said Capt Bowers and afterwards by Capt Joseph Howell, in the regiment aforesaid and was with this Regiment in the battles of Brandywine,  Germantown and Monmouth and at the surprise and massacre of the troops at the Paoli. [illegible] served in this regiment until the revolt of the Pennsylvania Line and as he had enlisted for three years or during the war, claims his discharge and [illegible] further [illegible] and saith that he afterwards enlisted for 18 months in the Pennsylvania Line, but in [illegible] of the length of time he cannot  [illegible] recollect in what company or regiment but that he well knows it was of Gen Wayne, Brigader, that he served in that Brigade at the siege of that place he marched under Genl Wayne to South Carolina and a the time when his
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term of enlistment (18 months) expired he was in Capt (the late Major) Leiglers company and from it was discharged, and made the best of his way home to  Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that {illegible], then a third time enlisted to [illegible] during the War, but was not long in the service before the ws of peace was announced and he was discharged, that [illegible] took hiis discharge to Philadelphia, upon which he received a deed, or [illegible] for two hundred acres of land lying in Westmoreland County, State of Pennsylvania, which land he afterwards sold to a certain John Underwood, living about five miles from Carlisle (Penny).  This [illegible] further deposeth and saith that he afterwards lost his discharge and that now in consequence of his advanced age/being now in his 4th year and reduced circumstances, he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and further saith not
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of June 1878.
John (his mark X) Williams 
William Burke associate  judge H. C. Clerk
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State of Ohio       )
Hamilton County )

     I William Burke one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that I have this day examined the Deposition hereunto annexed and the said John Williams having been first duly sworn declared on oath that from reduced circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his country for support.  I am satisfied that he served at least nine months at one period of the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the common enemy and I have with enclosed the vouchers which together with his examination and the examination of others induced me to believe that he stands in need of support from his country in consequence of his reduced circumstances.

                            William Burke
                            Associate Judge HC 101

Cincinnati      )
11 June 1818 )

The State of Ohio Hamilton County

    I Daniel Gano of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Hamilton County do hereby certify that  William Burke Esq, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and whose certificate is annexed was at that time an acting afficiate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and for the County of Hamilton duly elected Commissioned and summit office all of which appears of record in my office.  
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal for said Court at Cinicinnati this 12th dayh of May A. D. 1819.

                     Danl Gano, Clk
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40692
INVALID
Revy
File No,  40692
John Williams
Pri Rev War
Act:18  March 18th
Index:-Vol 3-page 567
Arrangement of1870