Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39888, John Willkey, R.I.
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SERVICE
R.I.

Willkey, John
Wellkey

NUMBER 
S. 39888
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3907
Rhode Island Roll

John Wellkey
Capt Holder private
Rhode Island line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Oct'r 1818 and forwarded to Nick's Taylor Newport - Rhode Island

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818  34.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 mar 1819 48.00
$82.93
4 mo 11/30

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
One Year

New Port - Rhode Island
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39888
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 39,888
John Wellkey
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 551

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Newport:
I hereby Certify that Daniel Denham whose signature is affixed to the annexed attestations is a Justice of the Court aforesaid duly commissioned & engaged under the seal of said State:
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of our said Court this fourteenth day of October in the year of our LORD onethousand Eight hundred & Eighteen & forty third of American Independence. 
HY Cranston Clk
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I Samuel Place of Newport in the County of Newport State of Rhode Island do testify and say that I was in Colonel Jeremiah Olney Regiment & Served Nine Months the time for which I enlisted and that John Willkey served in said Regiment the same term of time and that were discharged in Saratoga in Decr 1782 
Samuel Place
Newport ss - at Newport this 29 day of Sept’r 1818
Personally appeared the above named Samuel Place residing in Newport aforesaid and made Solemn Oath to the Truth of the above written Certificate by him Subscribed And I hereby certify that full faith and credit is due to his Testimony 
And I further certify that the said John Willkey is a very poor man and needs the assistance of his Country for his support. 
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written. 
Daniel Denham Justice of 
the Court of Common Pleas
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It appears by the Regimental Book of Occurrences and Casualties, That the bearer, John Wilkey, residing in Newport in the State of Rhode Island, inlisted and served the full term of Nine months a Private Soldier in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney, in the Rhode-Island line, on the continental establishment, and that he was honourably discharged from said Regiment at Saratoga in the State of New York on the twentieth day of December 1782, being the expiration of the term of his said inlistment. 
Jno S Dexter Major of said 
Regiment codem tempore. 
Providence Sept 4th 1818.
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. 
NEWPORT, ss. 
On this Twenty fourth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newport, personally appears John Willkey aged Eighty years, resident in Newport in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:” That he the said John Willkey enlisted in East Greenwich ^some time in March 1778 in the State of Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain John Holden, Regiment  com by Col Jeremiah Olney; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the last of Dec. following, when he was discharged from service in Saratoga State New York having served ^nine months, that he was in the battles of [blank] and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. Nich. Taylor 

I Nich’s Taylor - Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, That it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said John Willkey did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. 
Newport April 24th 1818 Nich’s Taylor
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas County of Newport 26th April 1818
I hereby certify that Nicholas Taylor Enquire whose Signature is affixed to the above statement & Certificate is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Newport State aforesaid in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court 
Robert Rogers Clk
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John Willkey

Correct.

(See Dexters testimony)