Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35179, William Ballanger, Va.
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VA.
Ballanger, William
S 35179
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5085
Kentucky
William
Ballanger
Capt Gillison, Virginia line - 1777-3 years
Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 2nd of
October 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of Decr 1818
and sent to the Hon. R M Johnson
House of Representatives - MS
-
Portion of
and all'ce ending 4 Mar 1877  $8.77
[Annual Claim] $32.00
---
$40.77
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Nicholas County
-
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Wm Ballinger
Admitted
[illegible]
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District of Kentucky Set

On this the 2 day of October 1818 before me
the subscriber, one of the circuit
Judges for the Common
wealth afs.
Personally appeared
William Ballanger aged 61 years
Resident in
Nicholas County
and State afsd who being
by me first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision madeby 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"
that he the said William Ballinger
enlisted in the said service on the 10th day of
January 1777 or thereabouts in Capt. John
Gillison's Company of the 10th Virginia Reg't
Commanded by Col Edward Stephens of the
Continental line for the term of three years
all of which term he served under the same
Capt tho' the the Reg't was reduced to the sixth and at the end of the time he obtained an
Honorable discharge from Lieutenant Williams
at Lancaster Pennsylvania being then on a
detachment to guard the prisoners taken at
Stoney Point to that place which discharge he
States he left at Richmond Va.
That he was during the time in the Battle at
Monmouth and at Stoney Point and happened
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to be in detachment at the time the
Regment was at the Battles of Brandywine
and Germantown and that he is in
reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has
other evidence of his services now in his power except the affidavit of John Waller next annexed.
Sworn to and declared before me this
2 Day of Oct
1818
John Trimble
I John Trimble one of the Circuit
Judges for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the afsd William Ballanger did serve in the
revolutionary war against the Common enemy
for the term of nine months and that he is
in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance
of his country for support as stated in the preceding declaration and I now transmit
the proceedings and evidence taken and had
before me to the Secretary for the Department
of War pursuant to the directions of said
act of Congress witness my hand this 2nd
day of October 1818
John Trimble


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John Trimble
Falmouth Oct 21st 1818
This is to Certify that I John Waller belonged
to the 10th Virginia Request and became acquainted with William
Ballanger as early as the year of
1777 and know that said Ballanger was a
sergeant in Capt Gillisons Company of the same
Regiment, that it was afterwards reduced
to the sixth Regiment.  Edward Stephens was the first Col of the Regiment, but it was lastly
Commanded by Col Hawes.

John Waller

State of Kentucky
Pendleton County

Sworn and subscribed before me one of the
Commonwealths Justices of the peace this the day and State
above written

John Trimble
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State of Kentucky
Bolton Circuit Court Clerk's Office Sct

I William C. Kennett, Clerk of the Court
aforesaid do hereby certify that John
Trimble Esq whose signature appeared
foregoing certificate relative to the serve
of William Ballenger as a soldier in
the Revolutionary war and his present reduced
circumstances, is and was at the time of signing
the same one of the Commonwealths Circuit
Judges and Judge of the said Pendleton
Circuit Court, duly commissioned Sworn
and that as such due faith and credit
ought to be given to all his official acts.

And I do further certify that James King
Esq. whose signature appears to his
Certificate hereto annexed is and was
at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace in and for the County
Pendleton & that as such due faith
and credit ought to be unto all his official acts. In Witness whereof
I hereunto set my hand
and affix the seal of my Office
this 24th day of October A. D. 1818.
and the 27th year of the Commonwealth
William C. Kennett Clk. P.C.
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35179
Rev. INVALID
File No. 35.179
1945
William Ballanger
[illegible]
Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 28
(Arrangement of 1870.}