Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,034, William Ford, Md.
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Md.
Ford, William
S.31,034
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7440
Kentucky
William Ford
(   ) in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Nichols of the Rept commanded by Col Deckson in the Md line for 11 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of April 1833 and Sent to Thomas Haynes Princeton (  )
Arrears to the 4th of March  73.32
Semi-anl. allowance 4 Sept  16.35
$89.65
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Daniel Boyd
Book E Vol 7 Page 9
Duplicate certificate issued 12 May 1836 and reported to the Secretary of War
Died Aug 16 1845
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Wm. Ford
Maryland militia.
20956

[Written vertically in right margin]
William Ford [illegible]
[illegible]
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William Ford
Maryland militia
20956
William Ford (  )
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State of Kentucky, Caldwell County Ls:
On this 29th day of August--1832 personally appeared in open court before James C. Welles M.A. Ruckes andSaml M. Asher, justices of the county court of Caldwell County and State Aforesaid, nowsitting William Ford ,resident of the said county and state, aged 69 years, who bring first duly sworn, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of 
Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated to wit: that he entered the 
Service in the County of Montgomery, state of Maryland in the year 1787, in a Voluntary Company for 9 months, raised for the purpose of guarding the state - that this was the case thro all the state, and he and he supposes by an act of Congress or of the Legislature as these troops drew United States" arms and were furnished by the General government--that he was under the Command of Captain John Nichols and Lt. Tho. Nichols, and belonged to Regt. commanded by Colo. Dickens and Major Bailey. That after these troops were raised, for near a month,they were drilled by regular officers, at least the company to which he belonged, was taught the discipline by one Captain Jones as he thinks  that they were then ordered toward the head of Elk to oppose the landing of the Brittish, whose fleet was then in the Chesapeak, but for some reason, their fleet returned immediately and we marched toward Annapolis expecting the enemy to land there; but before we reached Annapolis, our orders were Countermanded and we marched to Bladensburg, and from thence to Georgetown, where a general rendezvous of the troops was ordered, and at this place we lay near two months. That while we remained at this placemany troops passed on their way to the seige of York, and he believes Lafayette was along -- that he vvolunteered to go to this siege, but was ordered to return when he had arrived near the Red house, as the siege was over, Cornwallis taken. That his company was then ordered to Leesburg to take charge of some of the prisoners taken at York, and march them to Frederick town Maryland, and to Fort Frederick, which was done, and there guarded by these troops, and was discharged. That the volunteer troops to which he belonged were called minute men, and select corpsere-- That he was an apprentice to one Andersen when he first entered the service and his return home, this Andersen (John) had been drafted for two months to guard the same prisoners, and he , to pacify his master for volunteering in before stated took his place and
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entered the service again, as his substitute and served out this term under Captain Hillery and Major Bailey, thus having served ten months in the Revolution. In answer to the several interrogatories directed by the war department, he answered that he was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, on the 5th March 1763--that he has a record of his age now at home, taken from his father's register--that in his first service he was a Volunteer and the second, a substitute for one John Andersen--that he was acquainted while in service with many continental officers with Major Lester Jones, and to Genl.  Smallwood, Commander of the Maryland line, also Richard Andersen, a captain in the regular army and also Capt. Tho Bell Among others--That he recieved a regular discharge from the service, and thought that he had it amongst his old papers, but on a search made a few days ago he could not find it, yet he thinks it is somewhere amongst his old papers--'tis certain he brought it to this country, and was always careful to preserve it--that in his present neighborhood he is known to the Hon. C. Lyon, to Benjamin W. Flint, Andrew Hughes, Thomas Jackson and many other citizens, all of whom could testify as to his Character for veracity, and their belief of his having been a soldier of the Revolution. That he served with Tho  H. Flint Serjeant of the Company, Nathaniel Offutt another Serjeant, and Hezekial Jones, Charles Tracey & Alex. Adams of Capt. Oatman's Company, all of whom could prive his service if living, the latter died in Logan County shy only a few months ago--that Captain Nichols livid in Flayette County Kentucky, within a few years back but he has no means of procurring his evidence , even if he be living but he has been told he died about a year ago nor does he know of any living whose evidence he can procure.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present anddeclares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.  (signed illegibly)
Mr. John Barnett, a clergyman, and and Edmund Urland a clergyman, Hugh McVay and Thomas Johnson visiting in the County of Caldwell & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Ford who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the
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neighborhood where he resides been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Edmund Wilcox
Thos Johnson
Hugh McVay
before me Chas B Dallamn (  )
And the said comt do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interrogatories prescribed bh the War department, that the abvove named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the comt.  further certifies, that it appears to them that Edmund Wilcox who has signed the preceding certificate is an clergyman, resident in the said county of Caldwell, and that Thomas Johnson and Hugh McVay who have also signed the same are resident in the same county, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
M A Rucken
James C. Welles
Saml M Asher J O C
I Nathan s Dallam Clerk of the County Court of Caldwell County, state aforesaid do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original prodeedings of the matter of the application
of William Ford Sen. for a pension.  On Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at office the 20th day of August 1832  the year of the Comm Ch.
N.L. Dallam
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No 20956.
William Ford Caldwell County Kentucky
from 1781 private
11 months $36.66/100
Nichols
Dickins
Md
Thomas Haynes
Princeton
Kentucky
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Brief in the case of William Ford
County of Caldwell in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Vol. (illegible)
Period. In 1781
Duration of Service. Months 9  2
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Capt Nicholls  Col Dickens (9 mos)
Capt Hillery  Maj Bailey  (2 mos)

5. in what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery Co Md
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary Evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Tyer Castor Examining Clerk
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April 27, 1938
BA-J/EEL
William Ford--S.31034
Mrs. S. G. Davenport
310 E. Sycamore Street
Vincennes, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of W
Samuel Dunn, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who went to Mercer County, Kentucky and later to Knox County, Indiana, and died in 1847, and William Ford, who served in the Maryland troops and applied for pension while living in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Samuel Dunn, as described by you. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of that soldier, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records.
The record of William Ford, the only soldier of that name who served with the Maryland troops, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, is furnished you herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension, S.31034, based upon his military service in that war. 
William Ford was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, March 5, 1763. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Montgomery County, William Ford volunteered sometime in 1781, served in Captain John Nichols' Company, Colonel Dickens' or Deakin's Maryland Regiment, and was engaged in preventing the British from landing on the shores of Maryland; was stationed a part of the time at Georgetown and while there volunteered to go to the siege of Yorktown with the (Could not identify service)
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troops passing through said Georgetown on their way to Yorktown but before reaching that place was ordered back, Cornwallis having surrendered.  He then enlisted and served two months in Captain Hillary's Company, under Major Bailey in the Maryland troops, his entire service amounting to ten months.
William Ford was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, while residing in Caldwell County, Kentucky. It is not shown that eh ever lived in Bullitt County.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Ford (S.31034), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: William Ford
Certificate No. 7440
Issued April 12, 1833
Rate $38.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D.  Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

Agency book gives date of his death Aug  11, 1845 but as 3 And stated he was last paid to Sept 4 1835. I thought I had better tell her to apply to C.G.
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31034
Revy Invalid
File No. 31,034
William Ford
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 141
Arrangement of 1870

1938-Apr 27. Hist Co
Mrs. S. G. Davenport, EL
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Ford which require further proof of explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for is not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V.*Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled?
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under who he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. + If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.

QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: ++Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot sweat positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For_____year___months and____days, I served as a ___ For___months and_____days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grad of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so ass to prevent  any paper from being improperly  attached to the certificate.
* In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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William Ford, Pri. Ky. June 7th @ $36.66 per ann. To what time was he last paid?
3 Auditor  Pension office
May 12 '36
R.B.
He was paid to the 11th (  )1835
H
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
State of Kentucky County of Caldwell, SS.
On this twenty third day of April 1836, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Caldwell personally appeared William Ford who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Nichols in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dickins in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky that he received a certificate , of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the ___ day of September 1885 in its transmition by mail to the Pension Agency at Lexington Ky for the purpose of drawing his half year's pension by his agent or attorney was lost or stolen
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.   Wm Hoyde
Jno. M. Marshall 
Notes--the last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.  
*If the Pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person io veracity.  This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
*In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
*Mode of authenticating papers.--In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a peace of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
*No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.
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State of Kentucky
Caldwell County Se
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Chittenden Lyon and made oath that he is and has long been acquainted with William Ford, who is an applicant for a renewal of his Pension Certificate and that he is the Identical William Ford who was place on the Pension list roll of the Kentucky Agency as stated by him. Sworn and subscribed to me this 23rd day of April 1836 
Jno. W. Marshall J.C.C. (Judicial Conduct Committee ?)    Chitt"n Lyon
I certify that Wm. Ford + Chittenden Lyon are both well known to me and that they a credible persons Jno. W. Marshall J.C.C. 

State of Kentucky 
Caldwell County Se
I Nathan S. Dallam  Clerk of the Court of Caldwell County certify that John W. Marshall is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his as genuine. In Testimony whereof I have him with (illegible) my seal of office and subscribed my name this 25th day of April 1836 
N. S. Dallam,
Clerk of the County Court of Caldwell County
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Vincennes, Indiana
310 E. Sycamore Street
March 21, 1938

Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sirs,
Have you a record of application for pension for service in the War of the Revolution of Samuel Dunn, of Chester Co., Pen.?
I have the data that he lift Pennsylvania in 1794 and went to Mercer Co. Kentucky, and in 1811 moved to Knox Co., Indiana. He may have applied in Mercer Co., Ky., or waited until he came to this county. As he did not die until 1847, he had plenty of time to apply for pension.
Hoping to find such an application, whether granted or not, I am
Very truly yours,
(Mrs. S. G.) Eva B. Davenport

Will you please give me the pension record of William Ford, (in pencil added 3 comd Md) private Maryland Militia. Applied 1831, age 71, in Bullett Co. Kentucky.
As this man may by chance be the William Ford who died here in 1850, I am taking this chance to find service for the man who has a government stone at his grave marking him a Revolutionary soldier. All other sources have been exhausted.
Thanking you, 
:Yours truly,
(Mrs. S. G. ) Eva B. Davenport.
(Stamped) REC'D Mar 23 1938 Mail Sub. Div. vets adm reader #4
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Dec. 6. 1832 KY. 20953 65
Secretary War Pension Bureau Washington City FREE
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Secretary War
DrSir:
Inclosed are the declarations of several pensioners of this county, which I hope will be found correct. Some of them are for but a few months, but the most of them are very poor, and all are old, and a little will help them much. I have attended to their claims thus far, and have found great dificulty in comeing up to the requisitions of the Department. Indeed a litteral performance is almost impossible. From an expression of a liberal construction by the Department, they are encouraged to apply. I am well acquainted with all whose declarations are sent-on, and there is not one of them, but holds a high and respectable standing in the County. The Hon. M. Lyon is also known to the most of them--to whom I have written, with the request to give such information as he may be able to give, as to stand (illegible) of the applicants. I have undertaken to present these claims as the friend of the applicants, as it would be quite impossible for them to do it correctly. There are two other cases which I retain long for the purpose of getting some proof which is perhaps attainable, they are James Clinton & Wm Armstrong, both of whom were officers (Captains) in the militia, and are supposed to require more proof. They are both of high standing. Very Respy. Th. Haynes