Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,741, Jedediah Geer, Conn.
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Conn.   Geer, Jedediah   S. 42.741
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14.922  R
Ohio

Jedediah Geer
of Franklin Co in the state of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Darkes of the Connecticut
line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to comence on
the 27th of October 1818 - 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of Sept. 1819
and sent to J. Re. Parish Prpw Columbus Ohio

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819. 10 Ms 5/31 + 4/30 - 82:35
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th March 1820 - 48:-
$130:35

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

Continnu

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[illegible] sent to Stephen Moore Jr [illegible] 14
Nov 1821 London Ohio
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Jedediah Geer, (private)

Colonel Durkee's Regt

Connecticut  Line

1775 1 year

Honorable John C Calhoun
Secretary at war
Washington City

Proof of Service wanted
Jedediah Geer

The appl. must adduce
the testimony of 2 
disinterested & Credible
witnefses, or a Certificate
of an officer of
the Regt duly taken &
authenticated

Admd. [written across the preceeding paragraph]
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State of Ohio
Franklin County On this 7th Day
of October 1818 before
me the subscribed President Judge of the
Sixth Judicial Circuit of the Court
of Common pleas in the state
of Ohio, personally appeared Jedediah
Geer, aged sixty years, resident in
Madison County in said Circuit
and State, who being by me
first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the follow-
ing declaration in order to obtain
the provision of 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
Jedediah Geer enlisted about the said
last of December 1775, as a private
soldier, for one year, into a company
commanded by Captain Thomas Dyer
in a regiment commanded by
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Colonel Decker in the Connecticut
line of Continental troops. The
No of said Company and Regiment
he has forgotten. But this deponent
served as a good and faithful
soldier in said Company and
Regiment during the full term
of the year for which he enlisted
as aforesaid, and was then regularly
and honorably discharged from the service
near Trenton in the
State of New Jersey - That he
fought in the service of the
United States, at the battle on
Long Island, at Trenton and the
White Plains and some others
that he he has never received
and pension from the United States
, and is in reduced circumstances 
and absolutely needs
the assistance of his country for
support. That he has no other
evidence now in his power have
of his said services
lost his discharge aforesaid
Attest
[signatures]
J R Parish
x his mark Jedidiah Gere
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Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27th day of October 1818
Orris Parish Seal [circle drawn around "Seal"]
Prest. Judge

I Orris Parish President Judge as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jedidiah Geer did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common Enemy; And I further Certify from my own knowledge that the said Jedidiah Geer is in such reduced circumstances that he absolutely needs the afsistance of his country for support; And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary at War, pursuant to the Act aforesaid.
October 27th 1818
Orris Parish Seal [circle drawn around "Seal"]
  
State of Ohio         )
Franklin County fs. )

I Abraham J McDowell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said Franklin County, do Certify that Orris Parish Esquire, is and was at the date of the foregoing Certificate ["Clerk" stricken out] President Judge of the 6th judicial Circuit of Ohio, of which said Franklin county is a part
Jany 16th 1819
Aram J McDowell Clk
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Jedediah Geer
14922

Con _
L.L.E. _
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The Sate of Ohio
Madison County

[illegible] Court of  Commisioner Jobias of the tenth of July in the year of our Lord one thousapnd and eight hundred and twenty on this  [illegible] day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty . Personally appeared in open court being a court of record and personally made such by the [illegible] and laws of said state Jedediah Geer [illegible]  aged ninety two years- resident in said county who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declared that he served in the revolutionary war. He entered in the first part of the year 1776 into a company commanded by Capt Thomas  De[illegible] follows, in the Connecticut line of  Continental group for one year and served faithfully for [illegible] term of one year and was then discharged in the state of Pennsylvania as stated in his original declaration on the 27th day of October 1818 and this declarant performed other services as stationed in said original declaration.  This declarant has received a pension certificate from the war office of the United States dated the 27th day of September 1819 and numbered 14,922.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a citizen of the United Sates on the 18th day of March 1818 and have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property.
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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 and naval service of the United States in the 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 contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed [illegible] and clothing excepted.

x his mark
Jedediah Geer (as witness)

Schedule
3 Cows and Calves each worth $15.00 dollar | $45.00
1 Hog worth | $4.00
1 Pot worth [$1.50], 1 kettle [$0.50] | $2.00
6 (1/2 dozen) knives and forks | $1.00
6 (1/2 dozen) plates [$0.75], milk pail$ [0.50] | $1.25
1 Bucket [$0.50] 1 Chest [$1.34] | $1.84
1 Table | $1.25
Total $56.34

This declarant has no real property or debts due to him but is indebted in the sum of twenty
five dollars. This declarant is by occupation a farmer but able to do but little labor being old
and infirm having lost three fingers frozen off his left hand and the little finger from his right.
Besides his thumb and two of his other fingers
on his right hand are much crippled by freezing. this deponent has no wife but a daughter
aged about thirty years who keep house for him
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and who has two small children that live with him both daughters the eldest 7 years old the youngest an infant about five months old and the said daughter of this declarant is now unable to support himself and his two children. This declarant purchased the three cows aforesaid from the avails of his pension due last March and would be hereafter
enable to obtain a comfortable living if stricken
from the pension list.

x his mark
Jedediah Geer (as witness)


Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of July 1820
John Moore Clerk
 [illegible] 

The State of Ohio, Madison CountyStephen Moore for Deputy Clerk
of the Court of Common pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records in this office. Also do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court the total amount of the above declarant property is $56.34 as herein stated.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of Sept 1821.
Stephen Moore J D C
CC Pell C
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42741
INVALID.

Revy
File No. 42,741
Jedediah Geer
Pri Rev War
Act 18th, March 18th
Index:-  Vol. 2, Page 191
[Arrangement of 1870]