Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38168, for John Males, Maryland
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Service Md
Males, John
Number S 38168
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John Males
7.460
Sept 19
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Virginia 
At a Court of Quarter Session held for the County of Monroe 
the 17th day of August 1820 
On this 17th day of August 1820 personally appeared 
in Open Court being a Court of Record for said County John Males 
aged 77 years resident in said County who being first duly 
sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he 
served in the revolutionary war as a private soldier in the 
7th Maryland Regiment commanded by Colo John Granley 
& in the company commanded by Christopher Orendolph 
& that he was on the continental line & the date of his original declaration is the 26th day of October 1818 & he has received 
a certificate of pension numbered 7460.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen 
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that 
I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed 
of 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 & naval service of the United 
States in revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 
1818 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 hereunto annexed & by me subscribed to wit all 
my property was sold by an officer & bought for debt which 
was very trifling & bought by a friend who left it to my wife & is yet in my possession, except one bucket &
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one wooden bucket. I have no house of my own 
nor any thing else except my clothes. I have nothing 
due me from Others except three bushels of wheat which 
John Fury Owes me. I owe to different persons about 
five dollars & fifty cents I am unable to work except 
a little in Gardens, my wife is old & infirm we have no 
children that gives me any support all of whom 
have left me & are very poor so as to put it out 
of their power 
John Males his X mark
Value of property $3.00 cts 
Virginia 
Monroe County Clerks Office to wit 
I John Hutchison jr Deputy for Isaac 
Hutchison Clerk of the said County Court of Monroe do 
certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereunto 
annexed 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 aforesaid schedule is three 
dollars. 
Seal
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed 
the seal of the said Court on 
this 31st day of August 1820 
J W. Hutchison jr DCMC
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746O
Virginia
John Males
of Monroe Co in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the 7 regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby of the Maryland Line,  for the term of five years a
the
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of
8 Dollars  per month, to commence on
20 of October 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of March 1819 and sent to Jno Hutchinson  in 
Monroe C.H. Virginia
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819
 36. 12
 48.
$84.12

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
             Continued

Dead see rept of Oct 1820

Oct 1820, Monroe C H. Virginia
Notification sent to John Hutchison esq 27
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38168 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 38, 168 
John Males 
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18 
Index:--Vol. [2 or L?] Page 374 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Virginia 
Court of Monroe 
To ⎬ Certificate 
John Males 
1818 Nov 26th Copied 
from Records in Office
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Virginia 
At a Court held for the County of Monroe the 20th day of 
October 1818, 
John Males aged 74 years & Resident in Monroe County 
personally appeared in Open Court (being a Court of Record) who being 
duly sworn doth upon his oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled 
“An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval 
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, upon continental establishment,” that he the said John Males enlisted in said service 
in the year 1777 at Hagerstown in the State of Maryland under 
Capt. Stult in the 7th Maryland Regiment & first brigade 
commanded by General Smallwood & continued in said service 
six years & procured his discharge from General Greene 
at Charleston South Carolina, which has since been destroyed 
by fire & that he fought in the following battles to wit,
Brandywine Germantown Monmouth, Eutaw Springs, Guilford 
& Gates defeat, & altho severely wounded he never received any 
pension from our goverment, & that he is in reduced circumstances 
in Life, & has no means of supporting himself, & that he has no 
evidence now in his power to prove his aforesaid services 
The said Court do hereby certify, that it appears to their 
satisfaction that the said John Males did serve in the 
Revolutionary war as by him above stated & it appears as 
will by his own statement as other creditable proof that 
he is in reduced circumstances & needs his contrys support.
The said Court do therefore direct the Clerk of this 
Court to transmit the proceedings & testimony 
had & taken before 
then to the Secretary of the war department pursuant 
to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress 
Seal
In Testimony whereof I John Hutchison 
deputy for Isaac Hutchison Clerk of the said 
County Court of Monroe have hereunto 
set my hand & affixed the seal of Office 
at Union the 26th day of November 1818 
In the 43d year of the Commonwealth of Virginia 
Jno W Hutchison jr, DC
for 
Isaac Hutchison CMC
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I do hereby certify that John Males formerly a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army listed under Daniel Stull Capt in the 7th Maryland Regt.
in June 1777 that he was in the Battles of  Brandywine German Town and Munmouth Receivd 
two wounds at German Town a ball then Receivd still in his right Shoulder, his left leg much 
Shattered by grape shott was in an affair on Stratane Island was in Gateses defeat had his 
right leg much shattered at Guilford Receivd a wound in his right hand at the Eutaw Springs 
and receivd an an honourable discharge on 
James Island Carolina in 1783 is now in 
his 73 years of age incapable of obtaining a support by labour and is in indigent circumstances. 
I was well acquainted with him before the Revolutionary Contest and he served under my amediate command part of 
his time in the Southren Army given under my hand this 12th day of Oct 1818
Christian Orendorff Cap
6th Maryland Regt formerly 
of the Revolutionary Army
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Jefferson County Sctt 
This day Capt Christian Orendorff came
 before me the subscriber a Justice of the piece for said 
County and made oath to the within Certificate according 
to law Given under my hand this 12th day of 
October 1818
Turley Marmaduke 

Orendorffs Certificate