Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4530, John West, Continental New Jersey
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(3-1776)
West, John
Margaret
SERVICE
Continental New Jersey
NUMBER W. 4530
CONTENTS _
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15.050
Pennsylvania
—
John West
of Green County in the State of Pennsylva
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Lee of the N.J. Regiment
line, for the term of Four Years
—
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 7 of April 1818
—
Certificate of Pension issued 21 of Sep. 18
and Sent to Daria Gray
Waynesburgh Pennsylva
—
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819. 135.4
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 Mar 1820. 48.0
16 Mo18/30 $183.4
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4910.
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Margaret West
widow of John West, N.J.
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Dragoon
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars~Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of June 1849 and sent to
R. W. Downey
Waynesburg, Pa.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 289, Vol. 2
Let. to R. W. Dones 15th August 1849
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
of 7th July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows - 
State of Pennsylvania 
Green County SS.
	On thisseventh day of July
A.D. 1845. personally appeared
before me the suscribed of
the Justice of th Court of Common War in and for said
County, Margaret West a widow of the COunty of Green. and
that of Pennsylvania, aged about seventy two years. who
being first duly sworn according to Law,  doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain of the pprovision made
by the act of Congress. passed 7th day 1838. entitles an act.
granting pernsions and half. pay to certain widows,
That she is the widow of John West, who was a private in
New Jersey line - for which he drew at pension at the rate
of Ninety six dollars for per annum - 
She further declares she was married to the said John
West on the 23. day of August A.D. 1790. by — Grooor
Esq. in Waynesburgh Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and
that the only rendered services she has of the sum she herewith
sends, to the department , And that her said
Husband the said John West died the 21st
day of May A.D. 1826. and that she
was not married to him previous to his
leaving the service, but the marriage took
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place previous to the first day of January in the
year seventeen Hundered and ninety four by at
the time above stated Sworn and subscribed  before insdie open court.
this 7th day of July 1845
Asa McClelland Margaret [two penned criss-crossing lines with “her” written above and “mark” written below] West
State of Pennsylvania
Green County S.S.
Personally came before me
the subscriber a justice of the
peace in and for said County
Margaret West who being duly sworn says that the annexed people
purporting to be part of a family Record. is the record
of the marriage to John West. made by the said John
shortly after their marriage on a Blank leaf in a Testament
and that it was kept by the said John until his death which
occured on 21st May 1826. and since that time has been kept
in her own possession - And that she has no other record
of her marriage than the one herewith sent.
Sworn that .
July 7. 1845 Asa McClelland Margaret [two penned criss-crossing lines with “her” written above and “mark” written below]
Asa McClelland
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John West and
Margaret West was 
married August 23, 1790
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Original record of the marriage of John and Margret (Margaret) West (described in the accompanying photocopy forwared [forwarded] to
Mrs. Olive M. Fisher
Box 184
Lewellen, Nebraska
See Job No. NM-366-12 (RG 15)
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215

John West
15.050 Mar: '20

Jon
J. L. P.

Ruby
See's Segam 4 County
enclosed 1779-
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Greene County
Pennsylvania } ss.

On this [blank] day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County in the said state and a court of record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings. John West aged sixty eight years resident in the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, to wit, four years and two months in the company of troops commanded by Cap. John Rudolph of the Regiment commanded by Col. Henry Lee as stated in his original declaration dated the [blank] day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen upon which he now holds a pension certificate numbered,

And I do solemn swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with intent, there by so to diminish it or to bring myself within state for pension of 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 March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or security contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here to commence and by me subscribed,

Schedule of property possessed by John West aforesaid
One mare and colt ---- $40.00
One house ---- 40.00
Three cows $8 each ---- 24.00
Three yearling calves ---- 7.00
Two spring calves ---- 3.00
Five sheeps ---- 10.00
Nine hogs ---- 9.00
House hold furniture ---- 15.00
[Total] 148.00
1820 - 52 = [blank]68

I am a farmer, almost blind and can do very little work. My wife aged fifty two years is very sickly and seldom able to do anything,
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One daughter Susannah, sixteen years old just able to maintain herself by pinning and house work, one son James eleven years old small of his age and can scarcely do what will maintain himself;

One son Samuel nine years old, and one son John seven years old,

Live on a very hilly and barren pine of land supposed to be vacant about twenty acres cleared except that it is heavily covered with dead timber which is continuously falling down and renders it almost impossible for me to work it indeed cannot without the benevolent assistance of my neighbours,

All the pension I have withonto drawn I have paid out to creditors except what was used for the support of my family and I yet owe thirty five dollars.-

Swon & subscribed in open
Court 18th Sept. 1820
Attest Will J. Hays

[Signature]
John West

Pennn. Greene County ss-

I William J. Hays, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto 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 of value of the property, exhibited in the aforesaid schedule in one hundred and forty eight Dollars-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 13th day of Nov. 1820

[Signature]
Will J Hays, Prothy.
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Green County ss:

That whereas it was omited mentioning in the body of the within instrument of writing the number of the Certificate granted by the war Department

I, W. J. Hays do ceritfy that it appears from the said Certificate as presented to me to be numbered fifteen thousand & fifty, In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court this twenty third February AD 1821-

[Signature]
Will J. Hays, Prothy.
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John West
Virigina line
Col. Lee's Legion
1778 War

Admitted

Deposition of
John West
Private
Lee's Legion
Exact time of service not mentioned
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Greene County ss. }

Before me, David Gray the subscriber, one of the Associate Judges of the courts of General Quarter sessions of the peace and of the Courts of Common pleas in and for said county came personally John West and being sworn according to law doth depose and say that in the beginning of the Revolutionary War he lived in Gloucester County in the State of New Jersey, that he served several tours in the Militia service and next joined the flying campt. for eight months under Cap. John Davise, was in two scrimiges on the North River, that whilst he was joined in the service of country in the flying campt. he, the deponent, inlisted in the light horse service called the troop of light dragons under Capt. Michal Rudolph commanding the third company in the troop commanded by Col. Henry Lee for during the War, the deponent [says] that he inlisted in the light horse service in Elizabeth Town in New Jersey and joined the troop at Burlington but the date of his inlistment he does not recollect, from Burlington went to Guilford Courthouse in N. [Carolina] from thence went to Camberline & in a scrimage with the enemy he was wounded in the head, was in the Battle at the [Eutaw] Springs in S. [Carolina] at a place near Charles Town but has left his discharge, the deponent further says that he is now grown advanced in years and by reason of the wound that he received in his head his eye sight is impaired and he is unable to labour so that he is now in low circumstance and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support, the deponent says he was better than 5 years in the army

Sworn and subscribed this
Twenty Seventh day of
April 1818 before me

[Signature]
David Gray
John West
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Pennsylvania
Greene County ss. }

I, William Hays, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, hereby Certify that David Gray Esquire before whom the within Deposition appears to have been made, is & was at the time of taking & signing the same an acting associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County; and that full faith & credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County, April 30th A. D. 1818

[Signature]
Will J. Hays, Prothy.

The deponent having made the above declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, I, David Gray, appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John West did serve in the revolutionary as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, at one time on the continental establishment; And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs his country's assistance for support, and that he is a resident of Greene County aforesaid.

Given under my hand and seal the day and year within written

[Signature]
David Gray [encircled] Seal
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Greene County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania } ss.

On this twenty sixth day of August in the year 1819 before me, the subscriber, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county and Commonwealth aforesaid, personally appeared John West, the applicant named in the above declaration and resident in the said county and Commonwealth, who being by and first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration; to amend the defect of the above declarations, pursuant to the endorsement made by the Secretary for the War Department; " That he entered the service of the United States according to the best of his recollection in the latter end of September or forepart of October in the year next preceding that in which General Wayne took Stony Point; 1778, in Lee's legion, in the Virginia line. That he served one campaign in the southern states after Cornwallis was captured, and was disbanded near Charleston in South Carolina in the fall of the year 1782, and arrived his home in Gloucester County in Jersey State after the corn was gathered, and the hogs put up to fatten, That, the spring following he thinks in the latter end of April or the first of May he met the officers of the Company in Philadelphia according to the directions of an advertisement, published in the newspapers and then and there received his written discharge signed by captain James Armstrong.

Sword and subscribed before me
the 26th August 1819

[Signature]
David Gray
John West
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
MMHF
W. 4530

3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., May 23, 1923

In reply to your request of [blank], for the history of John West, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from his & his widow's claim for pension.

[Table]
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: 1776; Dept. of War, 1778 to Fall 1782
Length of Service: 8 mos.
Rank: Private; "
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain: John Davis in the Flying Camp; Michael Rudolph
Colonel: Henry Lee's Legion
State:
[checkmark] Served several tours (no officers stated) in Militia of New Jersey

Battles engaged in: 3 skirmishes in one of which he was wounded in the head; Eutaw Springs
Residence of solider at enlistment: Gloucester Co., N.J.
Date of application for pension: Apr. 24th, 1818, His dismisal 
Residence at date of application: Greene Co., P.a.
Age at date of application: Aged 68 yrs in 1820

Remarks: He died May 21, 1826 in Greene Co., P.a., [Soldier married] Aug. 23, 1790 in Strasburg, Lancaster Co. Pa. Margaret May of York Co., Pa. who was [illegible], on her apex, July 7, 1845 while a resident of Greene Co., Pa. aged 74 yrs. They had 10 or 12 children, the following are the only names stated: Jacob, eldest son born in York Co., Pa., [married] a sister of Henry Jacobs and was [divorced] in 1847. Susan died in infancy; In 1820 Susannah was aged 16 yrs., James 11 yrs., Samuel 9 yrs. & John 7 yrs. Elizabeth [married] Daniel Martin.

Respectfuly,
[Blank] Commissioner.

(The word "Camberline" not used, no such place found; probably Camden.)
(Widow had sister Susannah Corn in Wetsel Co., Va. in 1847)
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
of 7th July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows - 
State of Pennsylvania 
Green County SS.
	On thisseventh day of July
A.D. 1845. personally appeared
before me the suscribed of
the Justice of th Court of Common War in and for said
County, Margaret West a widow of the COunty of Green. and
that of Pennsylvania, aged about seventy two years. who
being first duly sworn according to Law,  doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain of the pprovision made
by the act of Congress. passed 7th day 1838. entitles an act.
granting pernsions and half. pay to certain widows,
That she is the widow of John West, who was a private in
New Jersey line - for which he drew at pension at the rate
of Ninety six dollars for per annum - 
She further declares she was married to the said John
West on the 23. day of August A.D. 1790. by — Grooor
Esq. in Waynesburgh Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and
that the only rendered services she has of the sum she herewith
sends, to the department , And that her said
Husband the said John West died the 21st
day of May A.D. 1826. and that she
was not married to him previous to his
leaving the service, but the marriage took
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place previous to the first day of January in the
year seventeen Hundered and ninety four by at
the time above stated Sworn and subscribed  before insdie open court.
this 7th day of July 1845
Asa McClelland Margaret [two penned criss-crossing lines with “her” written above and “mark” written below] West
State of Pennsylvania
Green County S.S.
Personally came before me
the subscriber a justice of the
peace in and for said County
Margaret West who being duly sworn says that the annexed people
purporting to be part of a family Record. is the record
of the marriage to John West. made by the said John
shortly after their marriage on a Blank leaf in a Testament
and that it was kept by the said John until his death which
occured on 21st May 1826. and since that time has been kept
in her own possession - And that she has no other record
of her marriage than the one herewith sent.
Sworn that .
July 7. 1845 Asa McClelland Margaret [two penned criss-crossing lines with “her” written above and “mark” written below]
Asa McClelland
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8578
Pennsyvlvania, Phila.
Margaret West
widow of John who was a Dragoon in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars~Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of June 14, and sent to R. W. Downey, Waynesburg, Pa.
[acts of March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2, Page 119.
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[Duplicate Postal stamps]
WAYNESBORO Pa. OCT 13 | 5
Oct [18]45
D.C.
To Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington, City
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Washington Township Oct. 11th 1845
Sir,
I received yours of 18 august on 8 Sept. and have made diligent enquiry about John West and his widow. I find by William West a brother of John West that his widow has been dead for some years and believe the application to be an imposition.
I am very respectfully
your obedient servant
Wm. Downey

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
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Supplementary
Affidavits, in the case of Margaret West, widow for a pension.
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State of Penn.
Greene County S.S.
Personally appeared before
me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace
in and for said County, Jane Rush
Who being dully sworn says
That she
is well acquainted with Margaret
West, who was (before her marriage)
with John West, Margaret May, who
she understands is applying for a
pension, That she first became acqua-
inted with them in York County Penn
about the year 1791 or 1792. if not before
and continued to know them until 1803 or
1804 when then the said John West &
the said Margaret his wife, remained
to Greene Co Penn that deponent
afterward removed to the same County
and again became acquainted with her
in the year 1824, they were then living
together as husband and wife, and had
a large family of son & daughter, and that
some three or four years together
the said John Died, and thus she has
Known the said Margaret from that
that time till the present, mentioned years
till his death considered & esteemed by
all who knew them as husband & wife
Sworn & subd
Dec. 2d. 1846 Jane [penned mark with “her” written above and “mark” written below] Rush
Daniel Hook
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I certify that I am well aquainted
with Jane Rush the within deponent
and that she is a woman of
truth and veracity to the best of
my knowledge
Given under my hand this
2d Dec. 1846 —
Daniel Hook

State of Pennsylvania
Green County SS
I Henry S. Pennock Prothon
otary of the Court of Common Pleas in an for said County
of Greene, in Pennsylvania, do certify that Daniel Hook
Esqr, before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made,
and who certifies as above, was at the line there of a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County, duly commisisoned and sworn
to all whose acts as such full faith and credit as due, and
that the signatures thereto purporting to be his as genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of the said
Court at Waynesburg the 2nd day of
December A. D. 1846
H. L. Pennock. Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania
Greene County SS
Personally appeared
before me the subscriber
a justice of the peace in and for said County
Henry Jacobs who has duly sworn says
that he is well acquainted with Margaret
West widow of John West who was a Rev-
olutionary pensioner, and that he was well
acquainted with the said John West in his
lifetime - and his death occured about
nineteen or twenty years ago - that remaining
there they the said Margaret and John
Lived together as husband and wife, and
was considered and esteemed as such, your
deponent does not know the precise time
when He was married, But from the ages
of their children they must have been married
in 1789 or 1790 or thereabouts. that the closest son
of them the said Margaret & John married the
sister of your deponent, and is now at least
fifty four years of age, they also had John
Sam, Susannah, & Elizabethand other children
which followed in order of age Jacob, the brother
of aponent at intervals of something like
two years or thereabouts, that they remained as
family of children, and oon all occassions
recognized each other as husband and wife
Sworn and Subd before Henry Jacobs
July 14 1846 —
Daniel Hook
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Waynesburg Greene. Co. Pa.
August 21. 1847.
Ds. Sir:
Entered I and you the supplemental
Deposition of Mrs. Corn in support of the claim of
Margaret West widow of John West for a pension,
we hope your honor will give the testimony in
Support of her claim aforesaid consideration as
we feel confident it is a just one, we know some
of the children personally, and are sure that he
Statement are true, from their ages which we have
fixed by this deposition as well as we could
and by the only fact that the courtship was enabled
to fix the date of the said Margaret’s marriage ie:
her own age, and that of the said Margaret Eloise
& Jacob —

In answer to your suggestion that in 1820 when John
West applied fo a pension, he states that that his
family consisted of Susan, James, Somuel & John,
and that their ages were, 16. 11. 9 & 7. These of
course must have been that children that were there
at home with him, and dependant on him for
support, Because the family Record before your
department shows six, or Eight others. so was the
testimony of Mr. Jacobs. Lightner the 2 Mr. Scott Mrs
Rush and Mrs. West. So that it is impossible to doubt
but that the old man had other children than there
named in his application, Jacob was the Eldest
Elzabith who married Dan Martin, and susan
who died when an infant are not named in the
statement of John West, there is a susan mentioned
but she was born some years after the other had
died, all of the witnesses say that there was
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some 10, or, 12 children John has a lot
of their names, (illegible) a copy of the family
here before me but, give you such an
explanation as amiss out of the facts, which
I recollect have been proven,

I feel confident that if you Hon. would
grant the certificate to the old lady, that
the department would be doing what was
right. I would not write so, did I not
feel justified in doing as from the integrity of 
the Lady, and the the good matter of
every witness whom the old Lady has referred me
to, your Hon Know the difficulty there is in
proving precisely a transaction which occurred
upwards of fifty years ago. witnesses die —
people forget — and the witnesses forget — and
it is only from circumstances that these matters
can be gathered up, Resting assured that what
your Hon thinks in right in the premises will
be done.
I
very Respectfully
Yours
Rw Downey
Hon J. L. Edwards
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Welsel (misspelled) County Va

Personally appeared before
me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in
and for said county, Susan Coer, who being
duly sworn according to Law deposeth
and saith, That She is well acquainted
with Margaret West widow of John West
dec’d Whom, she understands is now appealing
for a pension, That she knew before
She and said John Wes (misspelled) married
She then lived in York county Penn.
her name before marriage was: Margaret
May, That deponent is a sister of the
Margaret and though she was not at the
wedding, yet she recollects well when it was,
That immediately after the wedding, she was
with them some months, and knew that
the wedding must have taken place in the
year 1791 or 1792 from her own
age, and from the time they left York
county, which was 1794, and That the said
Margaret and John were married seven mo
or three years before, That she has known
them, from that time to the present that from
the time she lived with them till the said John’s
death the (misspelled) lived together as husband & wife &
remained a large family of children, and that
the said John died about 20 years ago.

Susan & sub’d
June 9th 1847 | Susan Coer
Ebenezer Clark Esq

Justice of Peace
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Affidavit in Support
of the claim of
Margaret West for
a pension SD
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State of Virginia
Welsel (misspelled) County SS

Personally appeared 
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said county, The subscribers 
who being duly sworn, say that they 
are now acquainted with Susan Coer 
that person who made, the within affidavit 
that she is a model of truth &
veracity, and that full faith and 
credit are due to any statement he 
makes,} William Chandler
Sworn & Sub} Jeremiah Williams 
Ebenezer Clark Esq.} Justice of the Peace.

I the Justice of the peace before whom 
Susan Coer and the above subscriber 
here sworn Do certify That Susan 
Coer, and the said subscriber 
and all persons of truth & strict integrity
Given under my hand this 9th June 1847.
Ebenezer Clark Esq Justice 9th Prec.

State of Virginia Wetzel County SS
I personally M Martin Clerk of the County court 
of said county do herby certify that Ebenezer Clark Esq 
before whom the foregoing Statement of writing was 
subscribed was the time service was done and 
now is an acting Justice of the peace within and 
for the said County duly commissioned and sworn according to Law that to all his acts as such full faith 
and credited is due and ought to begiven as well
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service Court of Justice as thereout and thus the 
signature to his Certificate there of his genuine 
In Testimony whereof I hereout set 
my hand and affix the seal of said 
Court at New Martinsville this 11th (superscript) day 
of June 1847.
Presley M. Martin Clerk W.C.C.
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State of Penn l (superscript) 
Greene County S.S.

Personally appeared before 
me Benjamine Jennings one 
of the Justices of the peace in and for said 
county, James Scott, Who of lawfull age & being 
duly sworn doth say that he is well acqu 
ainted with Margaret West widow of John 
West, that he first became acquainted with 
her about fourty years ago, that then she 
and her husband were living in Greene 
County, Penn l (superscript) where the widow now lives 
that they were then living together as husband 
and wife, and continued to do so until the 
time of the said John’s death which occ 
urred about 20 years ago, That they raised 
a large family of children, and had at the 
time I find -- knew Then Jacob, and four or 
five other children, that Jacob must have 
been at the time some Sixteen or Eighteen 
years of age, and the other following on 
as intervals of about 2, or, 4 years apart, & 
that the said John & Margaret were 
generally Known, esteemed, & respected by 
all that knew them, husband & wife 

Sworn & Sub
June 30 1847 —			James [his mark] Scott
Benjie Jennings
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State of Penn l (superscript) 
Greene County SS.

Personally appeared before 
me Benjamine Jennings one 
of the Justices of the peace in and for said  county, 
William Scott who of lawfull age & being  duly
sworn according to law doth say that he was
acquainted with Margaret West, whom he understands
is applying for a pension, That when he first became
acquianted with her, which was in or about the year 1807
she and her husband John West, was then living in
Center Township, Greene County Pennl where the
widow now resides, That at that time they the said
John & Margaret were living together as husband &
wife, and raised a large family of children first
Jacob, Susanna, Elizabeth, John, and second them
whose names are not now recollected, and that
the said Jaco. the first metioned son of the said
John & Margaret, was about the same age of your
deponent, which is sixty six years of age, and that
from the first mentioned date the death of
said John, they, the said Margaret & John were
generally known esteemed and respected by all
their neighbors as husband & wife, as before
stated John was the eldest, and the ages of the rest
follow in the natural order of two or three years
apart, and in all done 8 or 10 children or
thereabouts				William Scott

Sworn & Subscribed 
before me this 30th 
day of June 1846 
Benj Jennings
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I Benjamin Jennings before whom Henry Lightner, James Seth & William Seth were sworn & certify that they as well as Henry Jacobs who was sworn before David Heck Esquire as men of truth and veracity and that faith and credit and to be given to any statemen they make.
Given under my hand this 30th day of July A.D. 1846
Benjamin Jennings
State of Pennsylvania 
Greene County ss
I Henry S. Pennock, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please in and for said county hereby certify that Benjamin Jennings and Daniel Heck Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition appear to have been taken were a the time thereof and state are Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due, and that the signatures hereto purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Land
Court at Waynesburg the 30th day of July A.D. 1846
H.S. Pennock Prothonotary
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State of Penna
Greene County SS
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Henry Lightner who being of lawful age, and being by me duly sworn, doth say that he first became acquainted with Margaret West, widow of John whom he understands is applying for a pension, in the year 1806. They were then living in the eastern part of Greene Co. Pa. near a town called Jefferson, the next year (1807) they removed to Centre Township, in western part of said County, that at the time of his first acquaintance with them, they were living together as husband & wife, and had several children, the eldest of which was Jacob and must have been at that time 12 or 14 years of age, and had the rest of the children to wit: Elizabeth, John Samuel and several others whose ages found each other at intervals of some two or three years.  That they continued to live together as husband & wife till the old man's death,  which was about 20 years ago, and that they were generally esteemed and reputed as husband & wife by all who knew them.  Your deponent was quite intimate with them and believes from the ages of heir children compared with the ages of his own, and other circumstances that they must have been married in or about the year 1790. 
Sworn & Sul. June 30 1846
Henry Lightner
Benjamin Jennings
Page 36

State pf Penna
Greene County SS
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Henry Lightner who being of lawful age, and being by me duly sworn, doth say that he became acquainted with Margaret West, Widow of John whom he understands is applying for a pension, in the year 1806. they were then living in the eastern part of Greene Co. Pa. near a town called Jefferson, the next year (1807) they removed to Centre Township, in western part of said County, That at the time of his first acquaintance with them, They were living together as husband & wife, and had several children.  The eldest of which was Jacob and must have been12 or 14 years of age, and had the rest of the children to wit: Elizabeth, John-Samuel and several others whose ages found each other at intervals of some two or three years. that they continued to live together ad husband & wife till the old man's death. which was about 20 years ago, and that they were generally esteemed and reputed as husband & wife by all who knew them. Your deponent was quite intimate with them and believes from the ages of their children compared with the ages of his own, and other circumstances that they must have been married in or about the year 1790.
Sworn & Sul June 30, 1846
Henry Lightner
Benjamin Jennings
Page 37

Affidavit of John 
Stigers in support  
of the claim of  Margaret West widow 
 of John West for 
 a pension
Page 38

State of Pennsylvania
Greene County ss.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, John Staggers who being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with John West, late of Greene County Pennsylvania, and who died about 20 years ago and with his widow who is now living as deponent understands in applying for a pension That he first knew them in York County Penna. They were then both single and the maiden name of the said Margaret was Margaret May. That he was at their wedding and saw them married by Esquire Grover the first name deponent does not recollect in the year 1792 or it may be the year before, he knows it was not later because he himself was married in 1793 and when he was married they the said John West & wife had one child - That after he reminds on the matters of Dunkard Greene Co. Pa. when the said John & wife removed to said County he again became acquainted with them and knew them from that time till his death, and they had a large family of children say 10 or 12, many of whom he was acquainted with. and further saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed 
before me 17 June 1848
John Stiggers
Benjamin Jennings
Page 39

I Benjamin Jennings the Justice before
whom the foregoing deposition was taken
do certify that I am well acquainted with
John Stagers the within deponent
that he is a man of truth to the best
of my knowledged
Given under my hand this 16 day
of June A.D. 1848
Benjamin Jennings
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Greene County ss
I Henry L Pennock Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas, in and for said County of Greene, do hereby certify that
Benjamin Jennings Esq before whom the foregoing
position was taken and who gave the above certificate
was at the time thereof, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in
and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified,
to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due.
and that the signature attached to the same, purporting
he is, I believe to be genuine
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my name and affixed
the seal of the said Court at Waynesburg
this seventeenth day of June A.D. 1848
H. L. Pennock
-
Prothonotary
Page 40

personally appeared before me
son Even
State of Virginia
Whetzel County
Ebenezer Clarke one of the Justices of the Peace in and for
said County Susan Pain who being duly sworn according to Law
deposeth and sayeth that in her former deposition taken in the
matter of the application of Margaret West widow of John West that
they were married some two or three years before the Deponent
left York County Pa which was in the year 1794
that deponent knows that it was the year 1794 by that she now this
the S. from his own age which is sixty one and the age of John E
of Marge
Margaret west Eldest son Jacob west who was for years younger
the deponant
she further says the said John and Margaret lived together
as husband and wife from the time of their marriage which
as she stated before was in the year seventeen hundred and County
one or two ill the said John Death that they were always regarded
from that time till his death by all who knew them as husband and wife
and that raised a large family of children say ten or twelve
there that the Eldest was god who is now living is about fifty
seven years old who was born before his parents left York County
they also had Elizabeth Susan and a number of other Children in
all as above stated
Same 11 or a dozen
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 18 August 1847
Ebenezer Clarke
M
Page 41

The State of Virginia Wetzel County of
Presley Martin Clerk of the County Court
of Wetzel County do hereby certify that Ebenezer Clarke
before the whome the within Depositions was taken was
the time the same was done and now is an acting first
of the Peace within and for said County duly
Commissioned and sworn according to Law that
to all his acts as such, full faith and credit is
due and ought to be given as well in a Court of Just
time as thereout and that the signature to his certify
icate thereof is genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said
Court at New Martinsville this 18th day
of August AD. 1847,
 Presley M Martin
Clerk of County
Court
Page 42

1838
No 12048
Margaret West
on
R W. Downey Augt 18,45
1
Same 1
do
Oct 19. 45
N. 12. 45
Hon A. Stewart Aug 2646
R Downey Decm 12.46
11 ┃
same
same
June 21,147
Sept 10.
Hon. D. Cameron March 4
R. W. Downey Jane
4.
W
act my
Page 43

Waynesburgh Greene Co. Pa
J L Edwards
Apl. 20th 1849.
Dri
Will you please
Inform me what has been done
with the claim of Margaret West
for a pension,
I forwarded to
your Department some further proof
which with what was sent before
I was in hope was sufficient to
proceed the old Lady, her claim
she is the widow of John West
who was a pensioned & died
about 22 years ago, since I
sent the proof last July I have
heard nothing further from the
case-
I also sent the proof to obtain
To Land Warrants for services
in the war of 1812, one for the
services of William Harman
declared by Wests. And
another by my Rackher-then
were sent last Nov. what has
become
their claims
Yours
Edward
Milly
R W Downey
Page 44

J.L. Edwards by
Waynesburg, Greene Co Pa
June 13. 1849
for
Enclosed you will
find Declaration of Margaret West
widow of John West widow of
as you requested, under the
law of 2 Feb 1848. as we could
not know the amt. She recd under the
prior laws, as she has yet no
nothing, you will plean fill the Black
in the Declaration, stating the amount
please make the certificate payable
at Pittsburg and send me a Blanke
or two under each that that you
-
-
four cents
lender
Respectfully
James
To J.L. Edwards Esq
R. W. Downey
Page 45

Aug 5, 1846
by
No
J L Edwards
A Stewart
M
Com Pensions
War Dept
by
the A Stewart
Page 46

of Reps
4. And, 1846
I Edwards by
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you
Supplementary Evidence
be
Spent of the applicate
Margaret West Widow 7
West late 9 Green Co
for apaign
respectfully
Abrant
Page 47

John
I hand you some papers in relation
to the son of Mobert who office for pension
with it
Simon Cameron
No 22/48
C. L. Edward E
Page 48

of
will the law of
sion lose and
on one to the
unter of this letter
Simon Cameron
Mach 2/49
Page 49

Waynesburg Greene Co. Penn
July 27. 1849
Dr Sir
Will you please a certain
Why no answer has been sent
to the application & proof of Margant
West for a pension-
Mrs West was the widow of John
West her application was sent
to the dept 2 years or upwards of
Several letters have been recd by me
in reference to her claim, but none
since the last proof was sent
which was in July last
Respy
Hon Cameron
R W Downey
Page 50

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Waynesbough Greene Co. Pa.
June 12th 1847
Dr Sir,
accompanying this is
an affidavit and certificates in support
of the claim of Margaret West widow of
John West for a pension, Mrs West, you
will recollect, made her application for
a pension some 18 mos, or 2 years ago.
In support of her claim I have already
sent you the affidavits of some 4 persons
at one time, and subseqently the affidant
of Mrs Rush where I thought stated facts
sufficient to satisfy your honors ruly Bal
as she was a marksman, the proof wasthought

insufficit, after the lapse of
near a year I have been able to prove
the Enclosed proof which with what has
been sent I hope your Honor will deem
sufficient, of the old Lady is to be agreed
Longer, the County of her goverment may
never be enjoyed by her, as she is now a
being aged woman, we are satisfied that the
claim is a just one, the old Lady is a
woman herself of strict integrity and
would not tell a falsehood for all she may
receive, at least such is her reputation,
If your Hon should grant her a certificate
please make it payable at Petting
of convenient
Respectfully
Town
J. L. Edwards E
R. W. Downey
Page 51

1861
ses
℗
1841
---
told that
of
to
10
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
,
D.C.
Page 52

A. J. L. Edwards:
Waynesburgh Green Coll
July 7. 1845
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send you
the declaration of Margaret West together
with the affidavits of her good character &
The family Record, a mistake may property
Exist as to what line her husband served in
as he has been dead near 20 years and the
person who attended to his business is sig
Iowa, It was according to our best information
in N. Jersey line. But if not the most likely in
the Virginia line, Maryland or pertain
I hope the department will not on that accord
delay the matter, He drew a pension, and
his name is reported amongst the persons in
the list of Pensions, in a Document contining
the list of Pensions, under Green, Co. Pa
---
---
I have not the Doc. refered to but and told that
it is so
I am yours
Hon J L Edwards
R W Downey
Page 53

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
of Pennsylvania
County of Know all Men by these presents,
That Margaret West of Center Township in said County
State do hereby authorize, constitute, and appoint on
of Pittsburgh State of Pennsylvania
my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute for me and on my behalf all and singular claim or claims I may
have against the General Government of the United States on account of the services of my said
And the said
John West
deceased, in the war of the Revolution.
Norton
is hereby authorized to take all
necessary and proper steps in the prosecution of said claim or claims on my behalf.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
day of January 1847
Signed in my presence.
I Owen
or
Margaret West
Page 54

case
Dec 5, 1846
John
of
Hon. J. L. Edwards-
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D. C
Page 55

Hon J. L. Edwards
Waynesbury Decr 2 1846
Greene Co. Penna
Dr Sir
Some time since I
sent you, the affidavits of Wm Scott, James Scott, Henry
Jacob and Henry Lightner, and through the
Hon A. Stewart I recd your answer - in relation
to west application for a pension,
you complain of sound discrepancies, in the
dates &c. It is true, there was great loosenes
in the drawing up the affidavits, which was
occasioned as follows. The two M Salts, & Mr
Lightner, were in town, as witnesses to an old
transaction in the section of the County in which
they live, and which the old lady who is asking a
pension resides, they had known her from the
several dates they ware to. But being compelled
to take their testimony before the trial came on
or be put to much trouble in going out to see them
and procuring a Magistrater attendance, I was
not as careful as I ought to have been in
drawing up their affidavits.again
you were of opinion that the affidavits
were all drawn up at the same time - If I
mistake not Mr Jacobs deposition was taken
some weeks after, though they may hand
been sent you at the same time,
You will please pardon the almost culpable
neglect in drawing the affidavits, and give the
enclosed affidavit in connexion with the
Other your favorable consideration
To J.L. Edwards
and Oblige
Yours
R. W. Downey
Page 56

State of Maryland
Washington County ⎬ Personally appeared before
me the subscriber a Justice
of the peace in and for said County, John Gruber
who being duly sworn says that he is one of the sons
of Eberhart Gruber Esq deceased formerly of Stansburgh
Lancaster County Penna and that as such he had
access to all the papers, records & documents of the said
Edichart Greber decd whether of a public or private
Character and that he cannot find any records
or Register of the marriage of John West to Margant
May solemnized in the presence of the said Gend
for indeed does deponent believe any marrige
Register was kept by him and the papers
Records &c of the said Eberhart Gruber &
further saith not-
Sworn & Sub Feby 12th 1848, before

John Gruber
W. Heard.
a Justice of the fence of the
State of Maryland, in for Washington
County
Maryland, Washington County, to wit.
I hereby certify that J. Wilson Heard, Gentleman,
before whom the above affidavit was made, and who
hath subscribed the same, was at the time of the
Page 57

doing thereof, one of the Justices of the peace of the
State of Maryland, in and for the County of Washington, aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn
The Testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribe my name, and affix the
seal of Washington County Court, this
12th day of February A.D. 1848.
Isaacksbitten.
Page 58


Pennsylvania ⎬
Greene County
I John Phelan Prothonotary of the Court of the
of Common Pleas in & for said County State hereby
tify that the Hon Asa McClelland before whom the
going Declaration to have been made was at the
thereof a Judge of the said County of Common Pleas
that Benjamin Jennings Esquire before whom the forego
ing affidavit of Benjamin Campbell & Robert Millikin
purport to have been made was, at the time thereof, and
acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County & State
and that full faith credit are due to the acts as such
and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be their
are genuine, & that the interlineation-- affidavit of Margaret,
West" between the then & fourth lines above was done before
ning by me
In Testimony whereof I hereto set
of
name & affix my seal of office at
Paynesburg this 7th day of July A.D. 1845
John Phelan To
Page 59

Greene County ⎬
State of Penna S. Personally appeared before
me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for
said County Benjamin Campbell & Robert Mill
gans, who being duly sworn says that they are well
acquainted with Margaret West, and has known
her for a long number of years, and that she is a
woman of truth and veracity, and that we have
full confidence in any statement she makes as
to its being the truth-
Benj Campbell
Sworn & subscribed this
Robert Milligan,
7th July 1845.
Benja Jennings J.P.
I Benjamin Jennings a justice of the
before whom the affidavit of Benjamin
& Robert Milligan, was made do certify
I am well acquainted with them an
they are both men of truth and inter
Given under my hand & seal this
July 1845
Benja Jennings
peace
Campell
That
do there
rity-
7
2
Page 60

Edwards
Dr Sir
Waynesburgh Greene C.P.
Oct 21. 1845.
Some four months ago I sent to
your Department the Declaration &
---
proof of Marriage of Mrs. West the
Widow of a Revolutionary Pensioner
and since that the Declaration & proof
in the case of Catharin Cleavenger
who was also the wife and now widow
of a Revolutionary pensioner, and have
ye heard nothing from either of them
as I generally hear in shorter time, I
am led to write this letter, asking what
has been done with these applications
I am
Yours
Pensions
R W Downey
Hon:
Co
W. C. D. C
24th
by C Davis
Catharin Cleavenge 38 No 13
West -
Page 61

To
Waynesty Greene Co. Pa
June 17. 1848
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send you the of
fidavit of John Staggers, in further
Support of the claim of Margaret West
for a pension,
---
Mr West is quite an aged women
and if the Goverment intend he shall
enjoy any of the County provided for the
widows of Rev. Solder. It ought to be
done promply, we trust that the old
man's statement, when he applied for a
pension, that he had but 4 or 5 children
to provide for, will not be so consand
as to prove that that was the number
of his entire family, but rather the
home dependent on him for support. Espe
cially when the family record. The old womans
oath, the Dept of same 5 or 6 witnesses pro
that his family consisted of some 10 or 12
child. In hopes that your Hon. will look
at the matter favorably to the old Lady
J. L Edwards
Jane
R. W. Downey
Page 62

12048
bargate
Margaret West
R. W. Downey
Page 63

Pennsylvania (Philay Roll Act 18 Mch 1818
John West private $8. per month.
To what time last paid? Died 21st May 1826
death
Page 64

Sir
Washington March 8 1857
Enclosed you will please find town of
Attorney from Margaret West, widow of John West
an applicant for a pension for Pennsylvania
A P Milch Esq of Pillsbrugh which has been
consented to me by Mr N. As his Agent
I ask the priviledge of examining the papers
filed by his West in support of her claim
Respondent
Geo C ames
Page 65

10.673
Pennsylva Phila
Margaret West,
Widow of John
---
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the - 1826.of

in the State of
who was a Dragoon in the compy
 commanded by Captain
Regt. commanded by
the
of the
in
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Philada
at the rate of 100 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28
day of
June 1849 and sent R. W. Downey
Total amount,
Wasting
$
=
Recorded by her Clerk
Book D
Page 235
Act July 7, 1838.)
7
Page 66

Recd
Uniontown Pa. April 7 1923
To Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send pension
record of John West, private
Continental line Greene Co. Pa.
pension commenced April 7, 1818 age
1820 May 21. 1826
Yours very Truly
Mrs. Adda L. Brownfield
45 Morgantown Street
name of Apt
cut out, could
not read it
Page 67

1923 - May 23 - Hist to Mrs. Adda L. Brownfield
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4530

Margaret West
1
Widow
John West
---
Dragoon Rev War
Act: Feby, 2d 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 319
Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 68

12048
Declaration
of Margaret West
son of John West
in order to obtain a
pension under the act
July 7 1838-
To Jug 14, 1845.
Married before 1794
Wayland died 1826
Adm. 2 yes drage
$100 per annum,
Admd acts
43 & 4
48
Proof he ran to the
manner of this com sub
willed to the command
wife
R. W. Downey
Waynesburg
Pa
Page 69

Declaration
of Margaret West
Widow of John West in
order to obtain a fam
under Law of 2nd Feby 1848.
Page 70

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled "An
act making further provisions for surviving widow, and
soldiers of the Revolution
State of Penna
Grand County ⎬ SS
On the 13th
day of June A.D. 1849 personally appeared before me
the subscribed and of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for said County, Margaret West a resident
of center township in said County aged 80 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 provision made by the
act of Congress, passed 2nd February granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war
, That she is the widow of John West, who was a
private in the Penna line, and that the annal
amount she is entitled to receive under the act of the
17 June 1844 is
Dollars-
She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn & subd this
day & year above written
Mark Goods
Margaret West
Page 71

Mark Groon before whom the forego
declaration by mayont west was made
Do certify that the said Margaret West was
unable to appear in Court to make her
Declaration in consequence of Bodily infirmity
Given under my hand this 13th
June 1849 -
Mark Gordon
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Greene County SS.
I Henry L. Pennock Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Greene, do certify that the
Honorable Mark Gordon Esquire, before whom the foregoing Declaration
appears to have been made, was at the time thereof and still is, one of the
Associate Judges of the said Court, duly commissioned and qualified
to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due, and that the
signature to the same, as well as that to the above certificate
purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of the said Court at
Waynesburg the 14th day of June AD. 1849
H. L. Pennock Prothonotary