Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1987-100, for William Ortan, Delaware
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Service
Del

Star
Ortan, William

Number
B. L. Wt. 1987-100
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William Ortan
No. 1987
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Treasury D.
Bounty Land
War Dep.
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State of Delaware, County of Sussex
Personally appeared before me the judicial[?] a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sussex, Elizabeth Castine daughter and heir of William Ortan dec'd formerly a soldier of the Delaware line in the Army of the Revolution and made oath that she is the daughter and one of the heirs of William Ortan aforesaid - that said William Ortan died in 1793 and left only two children and heirs to wit herself and George Ortan and that George Ortan died in the year 1829 leaving only two children and heirs to wit, Thomas Ortan and Wm. Henry Ortan.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th November 1833
P Hall - JP
Elizabeth Castine afficiant and heir

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Dan'l McCallister and Benjamin McIlvain two credible and disinterested witnesses and swore oath in due forum of law that they are well acquainted with the above named Elizabeth Castine the daughter and with [illegible] Ortan & William H Ortan the grandchildren of William Ortan a soldier and aforesaid - that said William Ortan left but two children [illegible] George and Elizabeth - that George died about the year 1829 leaving only two children and heirs above named, and that said Elizabeth Castine and Thomas and Wm Henry Ortan are [illegible] and believed to be the child and grandchildren and only heirs at law of said William Ortan, who died in 1793.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 November 1833.
P Hall - JP
Daniel McCallister  afficiant
B McIlvain  afficiant
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Power for Warrant
No. 1     Wm. Ortan
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State of Delaware - County of Sussex for
I George R Fisher Prothonotary of the Superior Court of Sussex County, Delaware, hereby certify Peter Hall - Esquire before whom the foregoing power of atty + several affidavits were taken + subscribed [illegible] warrant the dates of his certificates [illegible] Justice of the Peace in and for Sussex County duly qualified as such. Given under [illegible] hand + head of office at Georgetown Delaware this 14th day of November 1833
George R Fisher, Pro.
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The deposition of Benjamin McIlvain aged seventy six years who says he was well acquainted with William Orton of this County -- that said William Orton served in the Delaware line in the Army of the Revolution; and continued in service till the War ended as this depo[illegible] always understood + verily believes + that it was the same William Orton who was the father of George Orton now dead + Elizabeth Castine -- and that said William Ortan died in the year 1793.
Benj McIlvain afficiant

State of Delaware
County of Sussex
November 11th 1833 fs
This day Benjamin McIlvain personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace + made oath to the truth of the forgoing deposition . and I certify that he is a man of truth + veracity +[illegible] to full confidence as a [illegible]. [illegible] hand + done this 11th day of November 1833
P. Hall JP