Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9429, Leonard Ennis, Md.
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(8-1776)
Service                                            Number

Md.          Ennis, Leonard.           W. 9429
                           Jane.           B. L. WA. 199-60-55
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Act Moh [illegible]
154,113
May 31

Jane Ennis Widow of
Lenoard Ennis

Capt Revolution War
[illegible] claimant is a 
Pensioner Act Feby 2d
1848
Private
Md Line

Md Feby 48 - 4609

Ad 60 ac's Mar 31/56
Dodge

William McNeir
Annapolis
Md

[script written diagonally across the above text: No 199 upon Mar 31/36]
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County

On this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lorde one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, personally appeared before me, Chief Judge of the Orphans' Court of Anne Arundel County, State of Maryland, Jane Ennis, a resident of the City of Annapolis, state of Maryland, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July Seventh, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Eight, granting pensions. That she is a widow of Leonard Ennis, who enlisted as a private soldier in St. Mary's County, State of Maryland, under Col. Smallwood of the state regiment in the Continental Line for the term of during the war, from whence he marched to Annapolis where they encamped for some time and then sailed on board of small vessels towards the head of the Bay to join the general army under Washington. He (Mr. Ennis) was in the Battle of Brandywine, under General John Stone, (the Battle of) Germantown, -illegible-[Bremans hights-possibly Bremis Heights] -illegible- , and many other engagements. During the war he was wounded by a musket ball in the right arm which proved to be very severe, in the Battle of Yorktown near the close of the war, after which he returned to Annapolis having been in constant service during the war to the end.
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She further declares that she was married to the said Leonard Ennis by Parson Anderson in the City of Annapolis in the year of Our Lord, seventeen hundred and eighty three, in the month of November, where they lived together from that time until he was drowned in crossing the creek called the Grave Yard Creek, a branch of Severn River, in company with John Hinton, and that he came to his death in that way, and that the said Leonard Ennis, her husband, was very lame in his arm from the wound, above, described, as being very much contracted and always sore until his death which took place as aforesaid near the City of Annapolis in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and ninety nine, and that he obtained a land warrant for one hundred acres of land in Ohio, which he sold to Mr. James Williams of Annapolis, and that he was a painter by trade, being engaged in painting the dome of the state house at the time of his death, and that she was married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that her marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four,
at the time above stated, as will more fully appear by reference to proof hereunto annexed. 
Sworn to and subscribed to me this 23rd day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
Nichs Brewer, Chief Judge of the Orphans Court, Anne Arundel County
Jane [her X mark] Ennis
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I . Nicholas Brewer Chief Judge of the orphants [orphans] Court of Anne Arundal County do hearby certify that Jane Ennis has bin [been] afflicted by Bodily infirmity for many years in such a manner that she is not able to appear in open Courte  Given under my hand this 23rd day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Nich. Brenner chief Judge of 
the Orphans Court Anne Arundel
County

I Samuel Brown [illegible] Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County in the state of Mayland, do hereby certify that Nicholas Brenner Esquire, who appears to have signed the aforegoing instrument of writing, was at the time of so doing, and still is chief Justice of the Orphans Court of the County and state aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and to all his acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.-

In Testimony where of I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of my office this twenty Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Sam. Brown [illegible] Reg. Wills, A.A. County.
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State of Maryland
On this thirteenth day of May A.D one Thousand
eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared
before me, a Justice of the peace within and 
for the County and State aforesaid Jane Ennis
age ninety four years, a resident of the City
of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County in the State 
of Maryland. Who being duly sworn according
to law, declares that she is the widow of Lenard
Ennis deceased Who was a private in the
Company Commanded by Captain -[blank]
in the - [blank] Regiment - of Continental Troops
of the Maryland line Commanded by Col. - [blank]
in the Revolutionary War, and that her said
husband Enlisted at - [blank] on or about the
- [blank] day of - [blank] A.D 17-[blank] for the term of during
the War of the Revolution and continued in 
in actual service in said War for the term
of fourteen days and more and was honorably
discharged at the City of Annapolis on the
- [blank] day of - [blank] AD 178[blank]
She further States that she was married
to the said Lenard Ennis in the City of
Annapolis The -[blank] day of - [blank] A.D. 17-[blank]
by one [blank] and that her name
before her said Marriage was Jane Burk
that her said husband died at the City of
Annapolis on the -[blank] day of [blank] A.D.
and that She is now a widow for proof in
support of her application for bounty Land
She refers to the papers on file in her application
for a pension under the Act of February 2nd
1848. Recorded in the Pension Office
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On the Roll of Pensions under act February
2nd 1848.Page 123 Book 3-
She Makes this declaration
for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty
Land to which she may be entitled under
the act approved March 3rd 1855.
Jane X^her mark^ Ennis   [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal" written inside]

We Wm Bishop and William McNeir
residnets of the City of Annapolis County
of Anne Arundel in the State of Maryland
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing -
declaration was signed and acknowledged
by Jane Ennis in our presence and that
we believe from the appearance, and 
Statements of the applicant, that she is the
identical person she represents herself
to be.

Wm Bishop [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal" written inside]
William McNeir [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal" written inside]

The foregoing declaration and affidavit
were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written and I
certify that I know the applicant to be 
credible persons: that the claimant is the
person she represents herself to be
and that I have no interest in this claim.
John E. Stalker J.P.
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
I hareby certify that John E. Stalker Esquire before whom the
aforegoing declaration and affidavit were made, were at the
time of so doing a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland
in and for said County duly Elected commissioned and sworn
In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court
this 30th day of May AD 1835
A.H. Green Clk. C. C. for A. A County
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM - 51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Ennis, Leonard GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT
NUMBER  11173  ACREAGE  100  ISSUED February 7, 1790
and B.L. W.W. 199-60-55            to - not shown -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9429

Jane Ennis
Wife of
Leonard Ennis
Pvt Rev. War
Act: Feby 2nd, 58
Index: Vol. A, Page 18
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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[Right Side: illegible]

5969
Maryland
Jane Ennis
widow of Leonard Ennis
who was a Private 
in the Revolution

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

Certificate of Pension issued the
13th day of August '44
and sent to 
Wm Bishop, Esq
Annapolis
Md

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 141.
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Maryland 2049

Jane Ennis
widow of Leonard Ennis
and who died in the year 1797 of (illegible) in the State of Maryland who was a private in the () commanded by Captain () of the Regt commanded by Gr. Luallison [probably General Smallwood] in the Maryland line for 2 years private

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 80 dollars annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of March 1839 and sent to W. H. Curran, Provost

Arrears to the 4th of March 1809 = $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept "  $40.00
$280

Act July7, 1838
Recorded by S.A. Elliot Clerk
Book A, Vol 2 Page 174
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Decd (3 mark) rel. to W. Bishop
Let to W. Bishop, April 18, 1844
11.173 for himself
Feb 7, 1790-100 acs
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199
Acres
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I Nicholas Brewer Cheaf Judge of the orphans
County Anne Arundel County State of Maryland death say that I have lived in the City of Annapolis about sixty years and became acquainted with many of the Event of the revolutionary war and persons connected with them I well knew Lenard Ennis the Identical soldier of the revolution He lived hear several years he had a sever wound in the right arm he married Jane Burke soon after the war of the Revolution and they lived together as man and wife until he was drowned in Grand yard [probably Grave yard] Creek
out of a small Boat near the City about forty years ago or upwards and his widow
Jane I now living in Annapolis and she
is drawing a pension from the State of Maryland for the services of her husband Lenard Ennis I further certify that Lenard Ennis Left two Children by Jane his wife Harriett Ennis and John Ennis
Given under my hand this 23d
day of January Eighteen hundred
and thirty nine
Nick Brewer chief Judge
of the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel County
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LAND OFFICE,
Annapolis, 3 December 1838,
I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office, that Leonard Ennis a private received of John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland Line, $76.60 arrears of pay from the 1st August, 1780, to the 1st of January, 1782 also $80.00 pay from the 1st January, 1782, to the
1st January, 1783 also $43.30 from the 1st January, 1783, to the 15th of November, 1783.
Gratuity, $80. 00. Total received, $279.90
George G. Bower
Register Land Office W. S. Md.
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State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County [illegible]

On this 28 day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine.  Personally appeared before [illegible illegible] of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid Isacc Stevens aged about seventy nine years and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he well knew Leonard Ennis who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war he was from St Marys County Maryland, and attached to Colonel Smallwoods Regiment. we were as intimate as two brothers and I knew him to be the identical Leonard Ennnis who was the soldier above named, and that I am well acquainted with Jane Burke now Jane Ennis for I was at their wedding, and they were lawfully married by the Rev. [illegible, possibly Parson] Adderson at Mrs Ogles in the City of Annapolis in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three and in the month of November to the best of his knowledge and belief

Sworn to before
Wm Brewer [illegible]
of Anne [illegible]
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State of Maryland
SS
Ann Arundel County

On this twenty eighth day of December, in the year of the Lord One Thousand and Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight personally appeared Ann Holydayoak, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the county aforsaide, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that she well knew Leonard Ennis, a soldier who marched here with Colonel Smallwoods Regiment where they encamped for sometime and then sailed in small vessels to the Head of the Bay from whence he marched to join the main army in company with my Husband Daniel Hollydayoak, and they served together great part of the revolutionary war. and that he the said Ennis returned after peace was made and was wounded in the arm of which wound he never recovered and that he was Married to Jane Burke by Parson Adderson in Annapolis in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty There where they always lived as man and wife until his death which was caused by drowning in crossing grave yard creek near here in the year Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Seven, leaving his widow Jane Ennis who has remained a widow ever since the above person having raised two children Harriet Ennis now aged 53 years and John Ennis now 51 years old, that I well knew him to be the identical Leonard Ennis a painter by trade to be the same for whom his widow Jane Ennis now applies for a pension from the United
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States for his revolutionary services her
Test         Ann X Hollydayoke
Lewis N Sewell   mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me 
a justice of the peace for the County 
aforesaid . Edward Dubois

I do hereby certify that Ann Hollydayoak is well known to me as a respectable aged Lady of veracity and one whose word can be relied upon.    Given under my hand this twenty eighth day of December 1838
Edward Dubois

Anne Arundel County [illegible]
I hereby certify that Edward Dubois gentleman 
who appears -illegible-state of Maryland Justices of the peace -illegible- for Anne Arundel County -illegible-

In testimony where of I [illegible] set my name
and append the seal of Anne Arundel County Court this twenty eighth day of December [illegible] year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
Wm -illegible-
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Jane Enness
Md
Wm W. [illegible]
[illegible]
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State of Maryland Anne arundel County [illegible]
Personally appeared before me on the the associate judges for the third judicial district of Maryland Jane Ennis [underlined] - and made oath in due form of the law that she did [illegible] of parson Addison a Certificate of her Marriage but since that [illegible] she has lost it, the deponent further states upon oath that she had a family prayer Book that contained a record of her marriage and the date of the births of her two children Harriet & John Ennis, but her deceased husband Leonard - Ennis upon leaving his house to attend a funeral at Strawberry Hill carried with him the aforementioned Book and upon his Return he was acidently drowned crossing Gran yard creek. having in his possession this Book and consequently lost it.  And the deponent further states upon oath that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage other than the evidence annexed to her declaration
Sworn to and subscribed                     her
before me one of the -                 Jane X Ennis
asociate Judges for the third              mark
Judicial destrit of Maryland
Nicol's [illegible]
February 28th, 1839
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[stamp in black ink] Annapolis Md April 16
[stamp in black ink] TREE
[handwritten] April 18 1844
Honorable James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
DC
[handwritten] Jane Ennis

W Bishop April 18 44
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Annapolis April 11th, 1844
To the Honorable
James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Permit me to call your attention to the certificate and other papers forwarded by me to you, as the Attorney of Jane Ennis the widow of Leonard Ennis a soldier of the revolution. I presume there can be no difficulty in the matter, as she has been regularly receiving the pension. If there
be any objection to the papers now I would
esteem it as a particular form, if you
would state it to me at as early or day at your convenience will permit
very respectfully
William Bishop
2049
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Jane Ennis
Md
Act 3d Mar 43
and
2 years
prio
$80
Hon Bishop Esq
Annapolis Md
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[handwritten] 9957 December 16 1843
[handwritten] Mrs Jane Ennis 7 July 1838 Return
[stamp in black ink] Annapolis Md Dec 14
[stamp in black ink] FREE
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Dc
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Annapolis Dec 13 1843
Dear Sir
I herewith return the papers in reference
to the case of Mrs Jane Ennis, made out
accordance with your instructions, which I
o will find correct.
J. L. Edwards
I remain very respectfully
Probt Sert
William Bishop
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Jane Ennis
Maryland 
[underline]
Suspended
[underline]
[illegible] 13 Feb 1839
[illegible could be Wm or Mr] H. [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible possibly Office]
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[perpendicular to address]
4 2 April 1848
Jon Cole
24 March 1849
5969 Lud
[Stamp in black ink] Annapolis Md Mar 23
[crossed out stamp in black ink] 10
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner Pension Office
Washington City
DC
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Annapolis March 22d 1849.
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find the declaration
of Jane Ennis (copied form your printed Form) submitted and subscribed by a Magistrate, and certified by the Clerk of Arundel County Court Also the certificate of the Magistrate, stating that she is personally know[n] him, I hope therefore,
that the papers are in proper form, if so, please send the other Blanks up, as nor as convenient, as the parties are much in want of some [illegible possibly money].
Yours Respectfully
William Bishop
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Annapolis May 30th 1855
L P Waldo Esquire
Sir
I have the honor herewith to transmit the application of Mrs Jane Ennis for Bounty Land under the Act of the 3d of March, 1855 which
you will please do me the favor to give
your immediate attention, as the applicant
is the widow of a Revolutionary soldier
and as you will perceive she has arrived
at a very advanced age, and unless the case
should receive your early attention she
may not in all human probability live
receive it. your early attention therefore
to the enclosed application will oblige
Sir very out and humble
[illegible]
William McNeir,
Agent.
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County, to wit 
On this 19th day of March in the year of Our Lorde one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace, for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Ennis a resident of the city of Annapolis, in the County aforesaid aged eighty-odd 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nds February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the Widow of Leonard Ennis who was a private soldier in the State Regiment of Maryland, and that she received eighty dollars a year under the act of 17 June 1844.  She further declares that she is still a Widow
            her
    Jane X Ennis
            mark
Sworn to, and subscribed on the
day and year above written
J W Hunter
State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County to wit-
I do herby certify that Jane Ennis, who has sworn to the above declaration is a person known to me.
J W Hunter Justice of the Peace
of the State of Maryland and for Anne Arundel County
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Court
I hereby certify that James W. Hunter gentle
man before whom the within affidavit appears
to have been made and who has thereto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace of the said State in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereto
subscribe my name and affix
the seal of Anne Arundel County
Court this 23d day of March 1849
Jos H Nicholson Clk of
Anne Arundel County Court
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County Ret.
On this twelfth day of December, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace, for the County aforesaid Jane Ennis a resident of the City of Annapolis State of Maryland, aged seventy nine years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July the seventh, eighteen
hundred and thirty eight, and the twenty third day of August eighteen hundred and forty two, granting pensions, that she is the widow of Leonard Ennis who enlisted as a private soldier in Saint Mary's County, State of Maryland, under Colonel Smallwood, of the State Regiment in the Continental Line, for the term of and during the war. She further
declares that she was married to the said Leonard Ennis, by Parson Addison in the City of Annapolis in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and eighty three, where they lived from that time until he was drowned in crossing Graveyard Creek (branch of Severn River) in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January
seventeen hundred and ninety four, at the time above stated as will more fully appear by reference to my papers filed in the department, and this deponent further states that she has remained a widow up to the present time
Sworn to and subscribed by Jane Her Ennis Mark
Before me J.W. Hunter
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Service  Md.
Number W. 9429
Ennis, Leonard.
Jane.  B. L. Wt. 199-60-55
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To the Honorable JL Edwards
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
[stamped "FREE"]

[perpendicular to this address is the following]

3333
Aug 31/43
Jane Ennis
July 7, 1838
[B] Md
[round postal stamp reading  "ANNAPOLIS Md AUG 29"]
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Annapolis 21 Aug 1843
Dear Sir
I herein enclose declaration of Mrs Jane Ennis the window of Lenard Ennis who claims a Pension under the Act of Congress the twenty third of August Eighteen hundread and Forty two granting Pensions to Widows. Hoping Your attintion will be early paid to it. I am your Humble Servant
William Bishop

p.s. By Reference to your files you will find her first application under the Act of July Seventh Eighteen and Thirtyeight