Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6418, for William Lokey, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  Md. Sea Service
Lokey, William
NUMBER R. 6418.
CONTENTS
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State of Georgia  DeKalb County } SS

On this 5th day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before James Lemon, George Clifton & James Paden acting Justices of the Inferior & County Court in and for said State & County now setting being a Court of Record William Lokey a Resident of said State & County aged sixty six years the twenty sixth day of June now last passed who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated viz that he entered the service as a volunteer some time in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five does not recollect the day or month served as cook & Cabin boy under his uncle Benjamin Nutter Capt of the Summersett a Brig of war mounted 20 Guns in the service of the United Sates James Robeson 1st mate John Nichols and 2nd mate, Smullen Layfield Boatswain, George Walker sailing Master served in the above capacity about five years sailed several times to the Island of Cuba in company with 12 other sail all filled out at Baltimore State of Maryland At the expiration of the above mentioned service
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viz about the first of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty this deponent entered the service of the United States on board the same vessel first above mentioned & served under the same officers as a marine (at this time this deponent was about 14 years old) until the taking of Cornwallice he entered the said service this last time at Baltimore the same place where he firs entered Sailed for Cuba had a skermish with the British in the straits of Bahamia made their escape to Matansey Bay and there they received protection from the Fourt we were chased by 1 man of War & 2 privateers does not recollect by whom they were commanded-- was in one other engagement with a British Privateer on the night of the day that Cornwallis was taken or surrendered to General Washington off the Capes of Virginia or mouth of the Chesapeak Bay on our return from Caba; this deponant received a wound in his left leg in this engagement was at one time on board the Antelope during his last service as[??] privateering took on one Reffuge Privateer schooner (and made prisoners of the Crew) in the Potomac River near the month at a place called Point Lookout This deponent received a written discharge which has been destroyed long since that he has no documentary evidence and that he
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knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service other than the testimony hereto annexed. That he was born in the State of Maryland, Summersett County on the River Mycomied two miles below Salsbury where he was living when he entered the service of the United States 4 years after the termination of the war this deponent moved to the State of North Carolina, Guilford County resided there 18 years thence to the State of Georgia Elbert County afterward Madison County where he resided twenty one years or thereabouts thence to DeKalb County in said State where he now resides and has resided between 5 & 6 years.  The only record of his age is a Family Bible which is here to be shown

I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declair that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
William Lokey

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written
James Lemon J.J.C.
Geo Clifton  J.J.C.
James Paden  J.J.C.
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State of Georgia  DeKalb County }
I of William C. Williams do hereby certify that I am a resident of Dekalb County & said State that I am well acquainted with William Lokey who has subscribed & sworn to the above & foregoing Declaration. that I believe him to be Sixty six years of age or upwards as he has sworn-  that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a marine soldier of the revolution & in that opinion I do entirely concur  that I have been acquainted with the said William Lokey for about four & 5 years
William C. Williams

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court before us this the fifth day of November 1832
Geo. Clifton J.J.C.
James Lemon  J.J.C.
James Paden  J.J.C.

Georgia   DeKalb County }
I Binjamin Lokey a citizen residing in the County of DeKalb & said State do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with William Lokey, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be sixty six years of age as he has sworn; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I intirely concur in that opinion
Benjamin Lokey

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court before us this the fifth day of November 1832
Geo. Clifton J.J.C.
James Lemon  J.J.C.
J Paden  J.J.C.
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And the said Court do hereby declair their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier in the marine service and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William C Williams & Benjamin Lokey who have signed the preceding certificates are citizens & residents of said State & County & that that they are credible persons & that their statement is intitled to full credit as such Novr 5th 1832
Geo. Clifton J.C
James Lemon J.J.C.
James Paden J.J.C

State of Georgia  Bath County }
I Elzey B Reynolds Clerk of the Inferior Court of said State & County do hereby certify that the above & foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Lokey for a pension & I do further certify that George Clifton James Lemon and James Paden whose appear to the said declaration & certificates as Justices of the Inferior Court of said State & County are the acting Justices of said Court and that their attestation as such is intitled to full faith & Credit

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no Seal of office this 5th day of November 1832
E. B. Reynolds Clerk
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State of Georgia DeKalb County }
I Robert Walker a clergyman residing in said State & County do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with William Lokey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be sixty six years of age or upwards as he has sworn, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and and that I concur in that opinion
Robert Walker
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court before
us this the 12th November 1832
James Paden, J. J.C.
James Lemon J.J.C
Geo. Clifton J.J.C

The above certificate is attached at this day and date because the minister of the Gospel could not be procured conveniently on the day that the declaration was made this 12th Novr 1832
E. B. Reynolds  Clk.

Decatur [illegible words]
Sir
Should you think proper to [illegible ??allow] William Lokey the within named applicant a pension at his request you are authorised to forward the same to me at this place Decatur  DeKalb County G.a. and oblige
Charles J. Hooper
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Wm. Lokey
No. 19535
Ga
Rejected, lettter to Agt   
Apl 13 1833

Charles J. Hooper
Decatur Dekalb Co. Ga.

[best guess extremely light under 'rejected']
Mr. Sam[illegible]
Balt. 
[illegible words]
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of William Lokey

[Headings of 9 column table, with column 2 divided into 3 subcolumns]
[col-1]  Period when the Service was rendered.
[col-2]  Duration of the claimant's service.
[col-2.1]  Years.
[col-2.2]  Months.
[col-2.3]  Days.
[col-3]  Rank of the claimant.
[col-4]  Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
[col-5]  Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
[col-6]  Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
[col-7]  Country through which he marched.
[col-8]  Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
[col-9]  Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

[data from columns]
[col-1-a]  1775 vol.
[col-2-a]  about 5 years
[col-3-a]  cook and cobin boy
[col-4-a]  Capt: Benjn. Nutter
[col-5-a]  
[col-6-a]  
[col-7-a]  sailed several times to the Island of Cuba
[col-8-a]  66 years   Summersett Co. Md.
[col-9-a]  

[col-1-b]  about first Jany 1780
[col-2-b]  served until the taking of Cornwallis
[col-3-b]  Marine
[col-4-b]  James Robeson 1st. Mate   Jno Nichols 2d. Mate
[col-5-b]    
[col-6-b]    
[col-7-b]  [sailed several times to the Island of Cuba]
[col-8-b]  [66 years   Summersett Co. Md.]
[col-9-b]  Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of } ss.

On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the
(e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [image of finger pointing] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. : A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of
& c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same )
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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No. 19535
Wm. Lokey
Georgia
Rejected see letter
of the 13 Apl 1833 to
1
C. J. Hooper
6418
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Ex'r.
INVALID
REJECTED
6418
P.O.
1873.
Service;
William Lokey
Enlisted:   , 18
Discharged:  ,18
Application filed:  [illegible] Aug 6, 1906   , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.