Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35899, Samuel Downing, Md.
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(3-1776)  
SERVICE                                                    NUMBER
Md.           Downing, Samuel                   S35899
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35899
Revy INVALID
File No.  35899
Samuel Downing
illegible 
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. S, Page 11s
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Saml Downing
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10.871
Sept 1820
Dec 6. 1821
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State of Kentucky
Monroe County Court
I Samuel Downing now a resident in said County of Monroe, who has been heretofore applied for & obtained a pension under the Act of Congress
passed & approved 18th March 1878 by statement, declarations & affidavit dated the 15th November 1879 - which Certificate of Pension bears date on the Eight day of May 1820 and signed by J C Calhoun Secretary of War, do state that I have no property estate or effects whatsoever, except one feather bed in entire and my remaining apparel together with one saddle chest & $3.75 whereof I make an inventory on schedule in conformity by the Act of Congress of May 1820
    Samuel X his mark Downing
I the said Samuel Downing do further state and make oath that I as a resident citizen of the United States of America on the 18th March 1878 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent, thereby to (crossed out) it so as to bring my self within the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled “an act, to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, approved the 18 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 that what is stated & contained in the schedule above & by one subscribed - that I enlisted & served in the Revolutionary War as in my certificate of my applications stated before mentioned.
Samuel X his mark Downing
I Samuel Downing do moreover state, that I have no family but myself, that I live with a widow lady Sarah Downing a relation. That I do not recollect now the year in which I was said it be born, that I inherited at about the age of 18 or 19 and was in the battle of Brandywine which was about a year after I enlisted - and suppose I am upwards of illegible years old, my occupation is that of farming - that I have not been able to do much labor
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owing to Hurt in the right arm and a rupture occasioned by breaking illegible of the belly - so that I am unable to support myself.
Samuel X his mark Downing
State of Kentucky
Monroe County Court October Term being 1st day of October 1821  Samuel Downing of said County this day personally appeared in the County Court of Monroe being a Court of record    and produced and swore to the forgoing inventory & schedule and the other statements there under writen & subscribed by him, which said schedule & statement was ordered to be enrolled upon the records of said Court, and it is further ordered by said Court to be certified that they are satisfied from the evidence of Credible witnesses, that the said Samuel Downing hath no other, property, estate, effects or income in any manner whatsoever than in stated in said statement & schedule above mentioned is contained - in testimony whereof  I have as clerk of court hereby set my hand & caused the seal of said Court to be affixed this 1st day of October 1821  & 30th year of our said Commonwealth 
Will Butler Clk
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State of Kentucky Barren County

This day Samuel Downing personally appeared before me Chirstopher Tompkins Circuit Judge for the state and county aforesaid, and made oath that he enlisted on March the sixteenth one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six as a private soldier in Captin (Captain) Joseph Ford's company of foot in the first regiment of Mariland (Maryland) troops on Continental establishment commanded by Colonel Stone and that he served three years in the said regiment in the continental line; during the revolutionary war with  Great Britton (Britain) and was discharged on March the sixteenth one thousand seven hundred & seventy-nine by Colonel Ramsey, Col Stone not being present. This applicant has been in a habit of moving from place to place and not knowing that his discharge would be of use to him, has long since lost it, or mislaid it in a manner which he cannot state, as he has no particular recollection on the subject. This is now a citizen of Barren County Kentucky; he has never received a pension from his country for his services; and from his reduced circumstances in life, stands in need of his county's assistance for support.

Samuel Downing
His X Mark

Subscribed and sworn before me this 15th day of November 1819

Christopher Tompkins

I Christopher Tompkins Circuit Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it was this day proven before me by the oath of Samuel E Carpenter that the above named Samual Downing is in such reduced circumstances in life as to need the assistance of his county for support having as stated by said Carpenter, he has no property whatever.

Sworn under my hand this 15th November 1819

Christopher Tompkins
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State of Kentucky Barren Circuit 

I Richard Garnett clerk of the court for the circuit aforesaid certify that the written named Christopher Tompkins is the presiding Judge of said court.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of my office this 3rd day of December 1819.

Richard Garnett

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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 4th 1820

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that Samuel Downing enlisted as a pvt in the 1st Maryland regiment, on the 16th day of March 1777 and was discharged on the 16th day of March 1780.

Thos Karney - A.G.S. MD
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Notification sent 6 Dec 1821 to the Hon Foxwell Johnson, H of Rep

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16871
Kentucky
Samuel Downing
of Barren Co in the state of Kentucky
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colone Stone of the Maryland line for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 15th of Nov 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Mary 1820 and sent to Joel Yancey Esqr, Glascow, KY

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 - $29.29
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 $48.00
3 mo 16/30 6/31  $77.29

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March, 1818}

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Barren Co