Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9892, Henry Willyard, Penn.
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Penn.

Willyard, Henry
Wilyard,
Wilard, 
Agnes

W.9892

B.L.W. 26151-160-55
[Bounty Land Warrant]
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Ohio    19.691
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Henry Willyard
of Hamilton, Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Orrey [poss. Ourry] of the regiment commanded 
by Colonel Broadhead in the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of three years
from 1777 to 1780
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 5th day of January 1824
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Dec. 1826
and sent to the Hon. James Findley
House of Representatives
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1826                   $256.02
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 11 Mar 1827     $  48.00
31 mo.  27/31 & 4/30                            $304.02

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
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527.8
[Illegible]
-----------------
Agnes Willyard
widow of Henry Willyard
Penn
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
[Illegible]
-----------------
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars // //
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the [ 4th day of March, 1818] [crossed out]
1st of July 1848
-----------------
Certificate of Pension issued the 
13th day of Jany 1831
and sent to 
Hon I. L. Robinson
House of Reps
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A on March 3, 1835
40:619 April (illegible)

Willyard
Agnes Willyard wid(ow)
of Henry Willyard Pen(sioner)

Revolutionary War

No 26151 of May 19/56

Rev Pensioner
2nd hely 48-5278

AW: 1600(illegible) 16/56.
Boyton

Frances A. Dickins
(illegible)

JNJa
helg 48-no 5278
Civ. F. A. Dickins Aug 28/55

Vol W2, page 19.
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Henry Willyard died Jany 20 1830 ___ In Jany 1819 of Hamilton Co Ohio in his 70th year
He left his fathers home Westmoreland Co Penn                     + Brodhead
In Spring 1777 enlisted for 3 years with Capt Owry [Ourry] in 8 Penn Colo Bayard + Brodhead. He was in the battle of 
Brandywine when Capt Owry was killed who was Succeeded by Capt Bell _ discharged at Pittsburg
He [illegible] the Ohio river in 1801      His cabin + other property burnt in Oct 1823
In Ripley Co Ind
Wife living in 1843    Had a brother John in Hamilton Co in 1820 but Ripley Co Ind in 1842
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40.619
Declaration of 
Agnes Willyard
the 
widow of 
Henry Willyard [illegible]
Claim for [illegible]
Revy. War.

Francis A. Dickens
atty
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

On this 29th day of March 
AD One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five
Personally appeared before me a Notary Public duly authorized 
by Law to administer oaths for general benefactor [illegible] and 
for said County and State. Agnes Willyard aged Eighty 
Eight years a resident of Ripley County in the State of Indiana
who being duly sworn according to the Law did aver that she
is the widow of Henry Willyard deceased, 
a private in the army of the Revolutionary War between 
the United Colonies and Great Britain, that the said 
Henry Willyard at the time of his decease (which took 
place on the _____ day of January 1830 at the County of 
Ripley and the State of Indiana) was a pensioner of the 
United States for service in the War of the Revolution
and that she this declarant is also at this time, [illegible]
here because for many years, a United States pensioner as 
the widow of the said Henry Wilyard decd at the rate
of ninety six dollars per annum payable at the agency
for paying pensions in Madison State of Indiana and this
applicant now [illegible] of [illegible] the proper
Department to the original papers now on file in
the war office at Washington City upon which a pension
was granted to the said Henry Willyard as to the 
particulars of his service in the said Revolutionary war
and also, to the Declaration now on file in the same
Department, upon which a pension was granted to his
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as to the necessary proof there furnished of her marriage 
with the said Henry Willyard decd. All the documents 
necessary to the proof of that fact will be found on file
in the War office and she has no others, but the testimony
of her acquaintances some of whom have known her for
fifty ears or more, who herein state she has always been
the reputed wife of the said Henry Willyard, decd, and
the Department is also refered to the evidence on file 
of the death of the said Henry Willyard.

She further states
that she was married to the said Henry Willyard in
Bedford County State of Pennsylvania on the
2nd day of October AD 1790 by one Edgar
Williams and that her name before her said 
marriage was Agnes Bridges, that her said husband
died at the County of Ripley in the state of Indianna on
the _______ day of January AD 1830 and 
that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration 
for the purpose of obtaining the [illegible] [illegible] to which she 
may be entitled under the act approved March
AD 1855,
'her mark    Agnes Willyard
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We James A Stockwell and Joseph J Stockwell 
residents of the County of Ripley in the State of 
Indiana upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Agnes 
Willyard in our presence, and that we believe 
from the appearance and statement of the applicant 
that she is the identical person she represents 
herself to be. 

James A. Stockwell
Joseph J. Stockwell

The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn
to and subscribed before me on the day and year above
written, and I know the applicant to be credible person
that the Claimant is the person she represents herself
to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

In which whereof I have hereto set 
my hand and Notarial Seal the day 
and year last above written.
S.S. Harding
Notary Public
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November the 2 1790
This is to certify that Henry Willyard &
Agnes Bridges marryed according to law 
before us this Day

Wilmer [illegible]
Archibald Adams
Rocoe George
Robt Larimer
Sam Jerrell

A.
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State of Indiana
Ripley County
Personally appeared before me James Carley a
Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ripley and State of Indiana
John Willyard a resident of the said County aged seventy two years
who being first duly sworn according to Law [illegible] and saith
that he is the brother of Henry Willyard decd who was a soldier in 
the army of the American Revolution and who being the husband of Agnes Willyard formerly Agnes Bridges that during the year of 1790 and for 
some years previous he was a resident of County of Westmoreland 
Pennsylvania that during said year of 1790 and for some time 
previous he was well acquainted with the said Agnes Bridges, now Agnes Willyard, and has been acquainted with her from that period
to the present time. That he well remembers that his said brother Henry
Willyard was married to the said Agnes Bridges some time in the fall
 or winter of the year 1790. That he cannot say positively as to the
day but believes that it was the 2nd day of November 1790. She
has been shown a Marriage Certificate bearing date the 2nd Nov. 1790 from 
one Revand Williams and from his recolection
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State of Indiana
Ripley County   And I the said James Early [illegible] 
the [illegible] aforesaid I hereby further certify that Mrs. Willyard
the widow who has sworn and to the above affidavit is well known 
to me and I hereby certify that he is a [illegible] of truth and veracity and
as such is entitled to full credibility.  [Illegible] my hand and seal the day and year above [illegible].

James Early [illegible]
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Henry Wilyard,
Wilard
Hamilton Co. Ohio
22d January 1819
Col Bayard's reg't
Pennsylvania line
Spring 1777 - 3 yr
Not found on the
rolls.

The testimony, on oath,
of two or more dissinterested
and credible
persons, certified as 
such, by the judge, 
is required to prove
explicitly, from their
own knowledge, 9 mos
serice, in continuance 
on contl. Establ.

Saml. F. Hunt, agt
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rec'd 4 Sept. 1820
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Henry Wilson

Byard 2 y

add evidence requred

Proving 9 mo service - per not
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The State of Ohio
County of Hamilton
Personally came before 
the [illegible] & one of the 
aforesaid Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County aforesaid Henry 
Willyard of lawful age resident in said county who made oath 
on the Holy Evangelists of Almightly God that 
he enlisted some time in the spring of the year 
1777 in Captain Wendel Ourry's company of the 
Eight Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line Commanded 
by Colonel Bayard to serve for three years, that
he served in the company commanded by 
Capt. Ourry until the actions at Brandywine
where said Capt. Ourry was killed, after which 
he was placed under the command of Capt. 
Bell of the same Regiment and served in
it until he was discharged which he thinks
was some time towards the close of the year 
1780, when he was discharged at Pittsburgh 
Pennsylvania through the winter time which 
this deponent served was three years and seven
months. The discharged obtained by deponent
has been worn out, lost of destroyed through
lapse of time, and this deponent further saith
that given his advanced age / by now in his 
70th year, and reduced circumstances he 
stands in need of the assistance of his 
country for support in further 
saith [illegible]
Sworn to & subscribed 
before me this 22 day 
of January 1819
James Silver one of the aforesaid judges of the Court of Common
Pleas [illegible] for the County of Hamilton in the state of Ohio.

his
Henry Wilard
mark
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Henry Wilard
private
Colonel Boyards Regt
Pennsylvania line
1777 - 3 years
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The State of Ohio
Hamilton County
From the written deposition of Henry 
Wilard it appears satisfactorily to me James Silver one
of the aforesaid Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within 
and for the County of Hamilton in the State of Ohio
that the said Henry Wilard and applicant for a pension
under the act of Congress entitled and act to provide 
for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
served against the Common enemy for nine months at least 
I therefore certify to the Hon. Secretary of War for
the United States the [illegible] [illegible] and 
these proceedings in the care I do further certify
that the aforesaid Henry Wilard is in poor and in 
indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance 
for a support

In Testimony whereof I have 
Hereunto subscribed my name 
the 22 day of January 1819
James Silver Ass Jg

The State of Ohio
Hamilton county
Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Hamilton do hereby certify
that James Siler Esq. before whom the foregoing 
Deposition was [illegible] and whose certificate  is attached
is and was at that time and Acting Associate Judge in and for
the County of Hamilton duly Elected [illegible' and sworn into office. [Illegible] of which appears of Record in my Office.
In testimony whereof I have the [illegible] to set my hand and 
affixed the seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 20nd day of January A.D. 1819
David Gano Clerk
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

Ripley County probate
the [illegible] of November 1839 personally
open Court Agnes Willyard A Resident of the county of Ripley and State of Indiana aged seventy two years who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on her 
oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain 
the Benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress
passed July the fourth 1836 and the act [illegible]
of said act passed March the 3rd 1839 that she
was married unto her husband Henry Willyard on the second day of November 1790 in the County of Westmoreland 
and State of Pennsylvania that the said Henry 
Willyard was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that
he drew a pention on account of said services for
the term of three ______ years immediately before his death that she is 72 ____ _____ years of age that at the time of his Death there an arrears of
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

Ripley County Probate Court November
fourteen 1837 personally appeared in open Court Jane
Wadery- of Lawful age and sound mind
and being first duly Sworn on her oath saith that
She - has been well acquainted with Agness Willyard
who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration
for the time of thirty Eight years last past and that
She - was also well acquainted with Henry Willyard
for the same space of time up to the time of his death
which took place on the 20th day of January 1830
that they lived to gether as man and wife from
the time the first knew them up to the time
of the Death of the said Henry Willyard that she
always understood and does believe that they was
married in the County of Westmorland and State 
of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] in the year 1790 and from the Appearance 
of Agness Willy and she has no doubt but
she is aged 72 years and further saith not
Jane Wadery

Sworn to & Subscribed the day
14th day of Nov. 1839
C. Overturf Clk
4852
Agnes Willyard
of Henry
Indiana
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19.119
Name:  Com: file as
Copy of Declaration
Schedule of Henry
Willyard [a United
States pensioner] [crossed out]
an applicant for
pension

Samuel F. Hunt Esq
Cincinnati
Ohio
fee $2.50
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Original Claim
State of Ohio, Hamilton County Court of Com
Pleas ss.
On this 23rd day of Decr 1823 personally
appeared in Open Court, being a Court of Record
for the said County expressly made so by the Laws
of this State Henry Willyard aged Seventy seven years.
resident in said County, who being duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration 
in order to obtain the provision made by the acts
of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and 1st May 1820.
that he the said Henry Willyard enlisted for the term
of three years the Spring of the year 1777 in the State of
Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by
Captain Wendal Orry [Wendel Ourry] in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Broadhead in the line of the State of
Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment:
that he continued to serve in the said Corps until
the year 1780, when he was discharged from the
said service in Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania,
tho the whole time which deponent served, was three years,
and seven months. That he was in the battle of Brandywine, 
and that he has no discharge now in his
possession having lost it in descending the Ohio
Twenty two years ago. 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 of my
property or any part thereof with intent thereby
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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 Revo
lutionary war passed on the 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 hereto annexed and by
one subscribed. I further declare under oath that I
am a laborer by occupation, that I have a wife
now aged sixty five years. I have no children,
living with me. they are all grown up and a
able of maintaining themselves. I declare that
from my advanced age and indigent circum
stances I stand in need of the assistance of my
country for support. The cabin in which the de
ponent lived together with his property in it
was consumed by fire in October last
Schedule of property (exclusive of Bed Bedding
and wearing apparel ) of Henry Willyard, made
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 23rd
day of Decr 1823 towit,
Colt two years old, valued at
$15,00
2 Iron pass
1.30
1 Old Table
1 Axe
Stac
10 Bushels of Corn
1 Tin cup
18, 68314
51
75
25
62
64
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.
Sworn and subscribed                   his
in open court this 23rd      Henry    X    Willyard
day of Oct 1823.                          mark
Danl' Gano Clerk

Henry Willyard an applicant for pension exhibits to court a schedule subscribed by him containing his whole estate his necessary clothing and bedding excepted with accompanying deposition under an act of congress from which exhibits the court are of opinion that the total value of the property exhibited in said schedule referred to and filed amount to eighteen dollars and sixty eight and three fourths cents and order it to be accordingly certified.

The State of Ohio
Hamilton County 

    I Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify the forgoing to be a true copy of the original declaration. Schedule & deposition of Henry Willyard an applicant for pension and the order of Court made thereon all of which appeared of record in my office. The testimony where of I have hereunto  set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court of Common Pleas at Cincinnati this 8th day of January A.D. 1824.
                                 Danl' Gano Clerk
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1904 Apr. 7. R.R.Jones
Ohio S of R date of death

Rev WIDOW,&c.

File No. 9892

Agnes Willyard Wid. of Henry Willyard
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: Feby, 2nd 1818

Index:-Vol. M, Page 340.

[Arrangement 0f 1870.]
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5278
Indiana, Madision
Agnes Willyard
Widow of Henry Willyard
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 dollars and - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Sep. 1849 - and sent to S.S. Harding.

                             Milan 
                                 Indiana

(Inde) to $96, January 13th 1873 certificate sent to 

      Hn. J.J. Robinson
               House of Reps
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294.

Indiana - Madison
Agnes Willyard

widow of Henry Willyard
who was a private
in the Pennsylvania Line 
for two years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of eighty Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
10 th day of June 1843
and sent to J. J. Harding, Agent
Milan, Indiana

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vo;. 1. Page 182.
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Indiana 6703
Agnes Willyard
widow of Henry Willyard who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who dies on the 20 January 1830 of Ripley Co. in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Orrey of the regt. commanded by Col. Brodhead in the Pa. line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the roll of Madison at the rate of 80 dollars - cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of July 1842 and sent to J.J.Harding Milan, Ind.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $400.

{Act July 7, 1838} 
Recorded by D. Brown   Clerk
Book A. Vol 2. Page 222

Reported to Agent let(tter) 22 Aug 184(2) to S.S. Harding.
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26157

    (3)

Rev Army
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Agnes Willyard of (Nemnly) Indiana

Suspended

let: 24th Feb 1840 to Joseph Robinson 
let: 2 April 1842 S.S. Harding

Act 4 July 1836
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8335
Agnes Willyard
of Henry 
Indiana

Admitted
Private 2yrs $80.
Capt Orrey Col Brodhead
Pa line

died 20 January 1830

Act 7 July 1838

S. S. Harding
Milan, Ind.
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Jany 11/57
5278

Inc. to $96 per annum (ded'g) former pays at $80 per annum,
cons 1 July 1848

Hon. J. L. Robinson 

H Reps
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Agnes Willard
widow of Henry Willyard who was a Private in the revolutionary war. is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and - cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior
the seventeenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.  

T. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior

Examined and Countersigned
J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensioners
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State of Ohio
County of Hamilton

    Before one John Mahart a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally came Alxander Lammon of lawful age, who being sworn according to the law, doth on his oath declare, as follows that, he served in the 3rd Regiment of the New York line when continental establishment for the three years during the war of the revolution in the company commanded by Capt James Greggs, in the Regt. aforesaid and that during this time he became acquainted with Henry Willyard, a private in the Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line which deponent understood, was commanded by Colonel Bayard, deponent well recollects the said Willyard, from circumstances of their being encamped in the vicinity of West Point during the winter of 1779 & 1780. This deponent has been well acquainted with the said Willyard for the past seventeen or eighteen years and knows his is the same person of that name, who served in the Army of the revolution and with whom he was then acquainted. 
Sworn & subscribed to before
me this 2nd day of March 1820

John Mahard //s//              Alex' Lammon //s//

                                       (turn over)
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I certify that Alexander Lemmon who has made and subscribed the foregoing deposition is to me well known and that he is a reputable and credible witness.      John Mahard
March 2nd 1820.

The State of Ohio
Hamilton County 

    I Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said county do surely certify that John Mahard Esq. before who the foregoing deposition was taken and also who made the above certificate and whose certificate thereof is annexed is and was at that time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Hamilton County duly elected commissioned and sworn into office all of which appears of record in my office and full faith and credit are  due to all of his official acts.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said county & (unintelligible) this 13th day of April Anuu Domini 1820.

                                            //s//
                                     Danial Gano Clerk
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DECLARATION

  In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 25th February 1848 entitles "an act making further pensions for the living widows and soldiers of the Revolution."

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    On the 15th day of November 1849, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the county, and the aforesaid Agnes Willyard a resident of Franklin township in the county of Ripley and State of Indiana aged 82 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the  benefits of the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
    That she is the widow of Henry Willyard who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. (Applicant would here state to the department that he said husband was a pensioner under the Act of Congress passed many years previous to the act of February 7th 1831. She cannot by reason of her age and consequences of memory state the names of the officers under whom her husband served, nor the company or regiment.  He was a regular in the Continental Service and resided at the time of his enlistment, she thinks in Westmoreland County - Pennsylvania.  He continued to draw a pension from the United States up to the time of his death in 1830. This applicant has been pensioners under all of the acts passed subsequent to that period for the right of widows of persons who were soldiers in the Revolution and she is now obliged to refer the department to the papers of her said husband now on file and all those in her original application, in the war office for the satisfactory
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statement which she is required to give. That she 
received an annual pension of eighty dollars under the act of Congress passed on 13thh June 1844 and that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the one named Henry Willyard.
                                          her
                              Agnes    X  Willyard
                                         mark

    Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.


                                     Before
                                         //s//
                              Henry Allemong  J. Peace

I certify that the above named applicant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who draws a pensions as stated by he in the foregoing affidavit.

                                    Henry Allemong

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    I John S.S. Hunter Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County and State aforementioned do hereby certify that Henry Allemong is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that his  commission was dated on the 28th day of September 1849 and took office on the 27th day of September 1834. and that his signature above written is genuine.

     Given under my hand and seal of said county this 1st day of December 1849.

                                          //s//
                            John S. S. Hunter  Clerk
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Milan Ind.  Dec 8th, 1849

J. L. Edmund Esq.
                      Comm of Pensions

Dr sir - you will please ad(??) 

                           
                           S. S. Harding

                                  Milan Ind.
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Edwards
of  pentions Washington City 
of Columbia
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Indianapolis Indiana

December the 5th 1839

    Dear Sir 
     I herewith enclose some pension papers in favor of some widows to wit Cristina Beall, Agnes Willyard, Mary Lippard. I am at this time at Indianapolis. When I enclose these papers in your answer to this communications. Direct your answer to me at Versailles Ripley County Indiana.

                     Your in heart
                      Joseph Robinson
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Marian Ind June 29th 1842

J. L. Edwards Esq.  Commission of Pensions

Sir,

    Enclosed you will please find the declarations of Mrs. Agnes Willyard and Mary Lippard for pensions.  By referring to the papers on file in your office you will find that these cases are amongst those heretofore suspended for some  (reason).  I am wholly uninformed as to what their previous statements have (unintelligible), as I did not attend, to the same, and shows not be at all surprised if there was any slight discrepancy.  (unintelligible).  Their pensions it must be remembered are (unintelligible) and ignorant (unintelligible)  of are likely to (unintelligible) is to some (unintelligible) as it (unintelligible) more detail but not in (unintelligible) facts I hope as such is (unintelligible) can or from accompanying of their statements. Then, and now, that the declaration of (unintelligible) look upon the whole case and should be looked at with some (unintelligible).  This (unintelligible) that these cases have been very badly managed by the agent or those old ladies (unintelligible) have ...... as for they are widows of Revolutionary soldiers ...have declared there is no name honorable than that was, (unintelligible) that as the American revolution.  I hope and trust that the accompanying (unintelligible) made be satisfactory, and that there will be no longer delays in their said rights.

                                     S. S, Harding
                                     Clerk
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Cincinnati November 28th 1826

Dear Sir,

    You will perhaps recollect that sometime before you left here for Washington, I had a conversation with you in relation to the application of Henry Williard or Willyard an old revolutionary soldier who resides in this county and whose declaration and papers in support of his claim I now send to you. He made application as long ago as 1879 and from an alleged deficiency in the (length) of service, he has not yet been placed on the Pension List Roll. From the affidavit now enclosed I am of the opinion that his service is fully proven that of Isaac Polke who is a very respectable man and served as a magistrate in Dearborn Co. Indiana for more than fifteen years is I think (??) of the fact of his service. It is dated on the 24th October 1823 and of it fully established his claim to pensions as I
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concur it does. his pension ought to commence from that date.  After inspecting, these papers, I am of the opinion that you will think with me that he ought to be placed on the Pension Roll. I submit the papers to you and have to request the favour of you to use your influence in having his name placed on the Pension Roll and your favorable disposition to assist old revolutionary soldiers in this (effort) I have the fullest assurance. In case you succeed, please the send the Pension Certificate directly to me.

                     I am with the greatest (illegible)
                     is yours (illegible)
                     obedient & loyal servant
`
                                  //s//
                     Samuel F. Hunt

The Honorable J. Findley
House of Representatives
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Declaration of Agnes Willyard in order to able obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7th July 1818 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    On this 8th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two, personally appeared before Henry S. Gray one of the associate judges of the Ripley Circuit Court in  and for the said County of Ripley and state of Indiana Agnes Willyard a resident of the county of Ripley & state aforesaid (who by reason of age & bodily infirmity is unable to appear in open court to make this declaration, aged seventy four years the 4th day of May 1842, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act providing half pay and pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of Henry Willyard died, who was a private in the Army of the United States & the revolution.  She also states that her said husband Henry Willyard was placed on the pension roll of the United States of the Agency of Ohio and drew his pay accordingly at the rate of $96 per year at the city of Cincinnati Ohio  She refers the Commissioner of Pension to the declaration of her said husband & now on file in the War Office and hopes the same will fully answer the requirements of the department as contained in rule nr. one that said husband continued to draw his said pension of claimant as aforesaid until the time of his death. She further declared that she was married to the said Henry Willyard on the 2nd day of November in the of our Lord 1790 (which came on Sunday if the memory of applicant states her right) by one Richard Williams and also this applicant states that the certificate of marriage herewith enclosed and marked (A) in the same certificate which was made out at the time of her said marriage by the said Richard Williams, whose name is signed to the same. That she this applicant is the same Agnes Briggs named in said certificate and that her said husband Henry Willyard was the same Henry Willyard named in said certificate and that she has had possession of the same from the date & her said marriage therein she (unitelligble) up to this time and that the same has in no wise been altered or changed. That the person whose name are subscribed to said certificate are present at the time of her marriage and some other
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but that she supposes that they are all dead. The persons of but one person now living who knew of her marriage aforesaid that person is John Willyard the brother of her said husband his affidavit is herewith transmitted to the deponent marked (B). At this time of her said marriage she resided in West Moreland County Pennsylvania in what was then called Seginier Valley. She further declares that her said husband Henry Willyard died on the 2nd day of January 1830. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventy hundred and ninety four (unintelligible): at the time  above stated.  (Applicant also states that she has remained a widow from the death of her said husband to the present).

                                            her
                                    Agnes X  Willyard
                                            mark  
    Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Henry S. Gray one of the associate judge of the Ripley Circuit Court in and for the County of Ripley and state aforesaid.

                         H.L. Gray  ACourt
                                        Judge - {seal}
                          Associate Judge of Ripley In.
                                             //s//

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    And I the aforenamed Judge do hereby further certify that the above applicant Agnes Willyard is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in court to make her said declaration in testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

   H.S. Gray                  Associate J. Ripley {seal}

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    I Conrad Overturn Clerk of the Ripley County Circuit Court do hereby certify that Henry S. Gray whose certification are above, and before whom the foregoing declaration of Agnes Willyard has made is now and was at the time of taking and declaration and certifying said certificate one of the associate judges of the Ripley Circuit Court duly commissioned and justified as do, that full faith are due all of his official acts and that the above signatures purported to be his are genuine.

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 24th day of June 1842.

                       Conrad Overturf  Clerk R, County
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John Willyard
Affidavit No. 3
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State of Ohio
Hamilton County

    Before me John Mahard Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally came John Willyard of lawful age, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare, that his brother Henry Willyard and, the same, who is now an applicant for pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, early in the year 1777, left his fathers house, in the county of West Moreland in the State of Pennsylvanian and enlisted with the army of the revolution, that he well knows that his father, went to camp and endeavored to get his son, the said Henry Willyard from his early age went to serve in the army on the grounds that he was under age at the time of his enlistment but he did not succeed in this attempt. This deponent well knows that the said Henry was absent for three years and upwards, from his fathers house and that when he returned he was dressed in military uniform and he had every reason to believe and feels confident of it that during the times of his absence, the said Henry was in the Revolutionary Army of the U. States and further this deponent  saith not. 

Sworn to and subscribe               his
this 21st day of                  John   X  Willyard
August 1820 before                   Mark

      //s//
John Mahard


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I do hereby certify that John Willyard the same person who has made and subscribed the foregoing deposition is to me well known that he is a credible witness and I do believe a disinterested one in the present case.

Dated August               //ss//
21st 1820              John Mahard 

The State of Ohio
Hamilton County

    I Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said county do hereby certify that John Mahard said before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and also who made the certificate in and was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace is and for Hamilton County duly elected, commissioned, and sworn  unto and to all of his acts as such full faith is due and ought to be given.
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of our said county at Cincinnati this 21st day of August Aune Domina 1820.

                                         Dan'l Gano Clerk
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

    Be it know that on this 27th day of December A.D. 1830 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Agnes Willyard and made oath in the form of law that she is the widow of Henry Willyard who was a Revolutionary pensioner that  she is now a pensioner of the roll of the Madison Indiana  Agency at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum that she believes he was entitled to an increase of pension and ask for whatever may be found due her under any of the acts or Resolutions of congress which are applicable to her case.

                                                her
                                     Agnes  X  Willyard
                                                mark 
  

  From to and subscribed before me this 27th  day of December A.D. 1830.

                                 Henry Allemong J. Peace


State of Indiana
Ripley County

    Know all men by these presents that Agnes Willyard do hereby constitute and appoint.
    My true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to ask and obtain from the pension office any increase of pensions to which I may be entitled.  In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this 27th day of December 1830.

Sealed and declared in presences of
Henry Allemund
        S.S. Harding  
                                                   Her 
                                           Agnes X Willyard
                                                    made

 State of Indiana Ripley County 

    Personally appeared before me (??) a Justice of the peace in and for the said  county Agnes Willyard who having been duly informed of the nature of the above powers of attorney acknowledged that she signed and sealed the same for the uses and purposes therein (??)                                  
Witness my hand this day and year above written. 
                         Henry Allemung J. Peace
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State of Indiana
Ripley County
     
    I John S. S. Hunter Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry Allemong is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 28 day of September 1834 and will expire on the 27 day of September 1854 and that his signature are written and genuine.

     Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 31 day of December 1850.

                                John S. S. Hunter   Clerk
                              By Confucius B. Edwards Deputy
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Declaration of Agnes Willyard

    In order to attain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d of March 1843, granting pensions of one year to certain widows who have received pensions under this act 8 July of the 1838.

State of Indiana 
Ripley County

    On this 8th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three - personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said Court and state Agnes Willyard a resident of the said county aged 75 years who having been first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Henry Willyard who was a private in the Army of the Revolution (applicant writes here for the deponent to the original papers on file in the (illegible) showing the officers regiment he under whom, and in which he served and by reason of failing memory of applicant she cannot further to state more upon this subject and hopes that such reference will prove satisfactory to the Commissioners of Pensions. That she received as the window of the said Henry Willyard widow the act of Congress of July 7th, 1838 the sum of eighty dollars per annum (Illegible) beginning on the 4th of March 1836, and ending on the 4th March 1841, - she further declares that she is still the widow of the said Henry Willyard died----       Her 
                                    Agnes X Willyard
                                             Mark

    Sworn and subscribed this day and year (??) written before me James Early a justice of the Peace in & for the said county of Ripley and State of Indiana.

                                         James Early
                                     Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Ripley County

    And I the said Justice do further certify that Agnes Willyard the lone declarant is to me well known that I know this to be the widow of Henry Willyard died, who was a pensioner under the law of the United States, and that also it is well known to me that the said declarant is the same Agnes Willyard who  received a pension of eighty dollars for years under this act of congress of  July 7th 1838. In testimony whereof I has hereunto I has hereto set my hand and seal this day and year aforesaid.

                                 
             James Early (seal)
             Just. Peace
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

    I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court in and for the County aforesaid do having certify that James Early before whom the foregoing proceedings are has in the matter of Agnes Willyard for a pension and who has signed and sealed the foregoing certificate, was at the time of signing and sealing the same, and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ripley and State of Indiana duly commissioned and qualified, that all faith is due and credit should be given to all of his official acts, and that the foregoing signatures supporting to be his are genuine.
    
    In testimony whereof I have here herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Versailles this 9th day of May 1843.

                                 Conrad Overturf
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John Gullion
Affidavit No. 1.
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The State of Indiana Switzerland County

    Personally appeared before me William C. Keen a justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid this third day January A.D. 1820, John Gullion of the county aforesaid who after duly sworn upon oath and saith that Henry Willyard late of Pennsylvania, now of Hamilton County, Ohio served as a private soldier in the revolutionary War in the year A.D. 1778 or 1779 in the 18th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line,  which regiment was commanded by colonel  (Faded first name) Byard, in the company commanded by Captain Matthew Jack and that said Henry Willyard served about six months with this deponent, and further saith not.
                     
                                             his
                                  John     X    Gullion //ss//
                                             mark


    Sworn to and subscribed before me William C. Keen a justice as aforesaid, at Vervay, state of as foresaid this third day of January A.D. 1820.

State of Indiana
Switzerland County 

    I John C. Dufour Clerk of the Switzerland Circuit Court in & for the  county aforesaid, certify that William C. Keen, Esquire above named, before whom the above affidavit appears to have been taken and by him certified, was a justice of the Peace & duly qualified to act in and for the County aforesaid, at the time of taking and still is (??) justice.
     In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed seal of the said court this 3rd day of January A.D. 1820 at Vervay.

                            John V. Dufour

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The State of Indian Switzerland County.

    I do hereby certify that John Guillon of the county aforesaid who made and subscribed the within affidavit before me is a credible witness that full faith and credit is given to his testimony in all cases and that I verily believe he is a disinterested witness in the case of Henry Wilyard. Given under my hand and seal at Vevay this 3d day of January 1820.

                            William C Keen (seal)
                                     I.P.L.C.I.
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Isaac Pohle
Affidavit No 4.
26 Octr 1823
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State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati

    Before me, Isaac G. Burnet 
Mayor of the City aforesaid personally 
came Issac Polke of lawful age, resident in 
Hamilton County who being duly sworn according 
to law, on his solemn oath declared, that he 
well knew Henry Willyard or Williard the same
who is now an applicant for pension in the 
army of the Revolution and acquainted 
with him for more than twelve months 
while he was a soldier, part of the time in 
Capt Bells and part of the time in Capt Matthew 
Jacks company of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment 
commanded by Col Broadhead, on continental
establishment deponent further saith that he
lived in the same county in which the said 
Willyard or Williard did and that to his certain
knowledge the said Willyard or Williard did enlist 
in Capt Owrrys Company as a regular soldier 
for the term of three years early in the year 
1777 and that he served for more than a year 
in the companies and regiment aforesaid, to this 
deponents knowledge he being himself in the regular 
army of the U. States at the same time but 
the troops to which he belonged was detached on 
other service and he then separated from the 
corps in which the said Willyard or Williard 
served. Deponent saith that the time in which he 
knew the said Willyard or Williard in the service 
was the years 1777 & 1778 and further he saith 
not.
                                        Isaac Polke
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State of Ohio
City of Cincinnati 

I Isaac G. Burnet Mayor of the
city aforesaid do, hereby certify 
that Isaac Polke personally came before me, on the 
26th day of October 1823 and was sworn to and 
subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and I do 
further certify that the Isaac Polke is a credible 
and I do believe a disinterested witness.

                     In testimony of which I have here 
unto subscribe my name and affixed 
the corporate seal of the said city 
on the and date above written.
 
                              Isaac G. Burnet Mayor
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State of Indiana
Ripley County

    Ripley County probate court November
Fourteen 1839  personally appeared in open Court 
Easter [Esther]  Early __ ___ of lawful age and sound mind 
and being first Duly sworn on her __ __ __ oath saith that she __ __ __ has been well acquainted
with Agnes Willyard who has subscribed and sworn
to the foregoing Declaration for the years of 40 or 
41 __ __ years last past and that She ____ was well 
acquainted with Henry Willyard for the same space 
of time up to this time of his Death which took place 
on the 20th day of January 1830 that they lived 
together as man and wife from the time she
first knew them up to the Death of the said Henry 
Willyard and so far as she knows that she -  always understood and does 
believe that they was married in the county of _____ and state of Pennsylvania in the 
year 1790 and from the appearances of Agnes
Willyard she ___ has no doubt but she is aged
72 years and [further saith that - crossed out] that she 
has remained a widow ever since the 
death of the said Henry and that she is 
a widow at this time and further saith not.
                                       Esther Early
Sworn & subscribed 
to Nov 14th 1839
C. Overturf Clerk
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State of Indiana
Ripley County Oct 3

    I Conrad Overturf Clerk 
Ripley of the Probate Court within and for said County 
do here by certify that at a Probate Court began 
and held in said County at the Court house in the 
town of Newville on Monday the 11th day of November 
it being the second Monday in November 1839 
Before the honorable Morton Craig the sole judge 
of said court and continued from day to day until 
Thursday the 14th day of November 1839. Then the 
foregoing affidavits were taken and made before 
said court whilst in session.

               Witness my hand and the seal of our said court at Versailles the 26th day of November A.D. 1839. 
              Conrad Overturf Clerk

State of Indiana
Ripley County

   I Morton Craig sole Judge of the Ripley County probate court certify that Conrad Overturf 
who has made the forgoing certificate and seal was at the time of making the same clerk of the 
said court and that this same is in due form of law 
and that this signature of the Overturf is genuine and 
that full faith and credit is due to and ought to be given to all official acts as such clerk. 
                                       Morton Craig
                                       Probate Judge