Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2110, John William Colbert, Md.
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SERVICE
Md. 
Colbert, John William
Number R.2110
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J.W Colbert application for pension-  Ohio

25272
supt
2110
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
State of Ohio
Clermont County  ss

On this Eighth day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before me [illegible] John M. Goodenow  Pres Judge of the ninth judicial district of Ohio, and Robert Haines, John Swenay, Israel Whitaker Sigg a [whole line is illegible], now sitting John William Colbert a resident of Clermont County  Said aged sixty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits 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 here is stated.

He was born in Dublin in Ireland in the year as near as he can now count as it of 1759.  He has no record of his age. He came to the United States in the year 1773 and landed in Baltimore. He lived Marlan county in the state of Maryland between Ellicotts Mills and the [illegible] at the time I entered the service of the United States. I enlisted under Captain Edward Dorsey in Col. Eliy Dorsey regiment
 ( who died a short time afterwards declarant joined the regiment) and [illegible] Shears were made Col in his place.  Gel Smith was Brigadier General Lieutenant was named Shelton and the Ensign named Gaiters.

Declarant joined Captain Dorseys Company near Ellicotts Mills and marched from there to Frederick town from Frederich marched down to Georgetown and from there they marched to Baltimore here they encamped about three
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or four weeks and then marched up to Fredericktown barracks where there was thrity or forty English prisoners.  Captain Dorseys Company declarant with them stand at Frederick town three or four months.

While there they were sent out by detachment under his command [illegible] of the Cabt, Lieutenant or 1st Lieutenant - to look for tories and provisions. The tories fired on the Whigs [lines crossed out] and wounded several men as they were marching through the country. Declarant wounded in his thigh by [illegible[ there.

They marched from Frederick Town Barracks towards Hagerstown to a town called Middleton - from there they marchd to Hagerstown & from there to Williamsport [line crossed out] where they encamped three or four weeks and then marched back to Fredericktown and from there to Baltimore outside of which they encamped and staid six or eight months and was discharged and had a certificate signed by John Ritche Clerk of the Court in Fredericktown that declarant had done his full tour of duty for two years.

Captain Edward Dorsey gave declarant writing to take to John Ritche which declarant took and said Ritche gave him the before mentioned certificate.

I served as a private not less than two years in the war of the Revolution in the last years of the war. I joined the company in June or July. I knew Major Watkins and Major Spears and Captain Griggs and Captain Burgess and General Dark. He knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. The certificate declarant got from Mr. Ritche he left with Ely Selby in the state of Maryland forty years ago and has never seen it since - does not know whether
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said he is now living or his [illegible] in this life for twenty years but [illegible] and Mical Larkin and William Fre, John Buckhannon know me in my present neighborhood & can testify to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. After the war declarant lived in Maryland 24 years and then moved to the state of Ohio and landed in Reville in said county and has ever since resided therein being fifteen years past. He has no documentary evidence of his said services.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list of the agency of any stated.

John William Colbert
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 8th day of May 1833

J D Morris - Clerk

Personally appeared in open court Thomas Morris who being duly sworn deposes and says that he is well acquainted with the above named John William Colbert the said Colbert having resided for some time in the employ of this deponent and he has no reason to say that he would not believe said Colbert under oath given to in open court May 15th 1834 J D Morris - Clerk

Thomas Morris
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John Wm Colbert
amended declaration
Ohio

John Joliffe
Bateman
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The Amended Declaration of John Williams Colbet of Clermont County State of Ohio made in order to obtain a pension under the law of June 7th 1832.
The State of Ohio
Clermont County
Before me the undersigned one of the Justice of the Peace in and for the above named county personally appeared John William Colbert of lawful age who being first duly sworn on his oath states
That he entered the service of the United States under Captain Joshua Porter near Poplar Spring in Maryland. Bell was major who lived down towards Georgtown, Gaiter was Ensign and Shelton was Lieutenant and Patrick Dempsey was his first Lieutenant and Peter Dewey was his first Corporal. Eli Dorsey who lived about six or eight miles from Ellicotts Mills towards liberty was his Colonel and General Smith was his General

He enlisted in the service at (LeNenks) about fifty Shillings per month and went with his company to the barracks at Frederick Town and staid there about five or six months and went out about the Sugarloaf mountains, the glass works and Fredrick Town for tories.  

We took a great many and carried them to Frederick Town Barracks and to the jail. We marched from Frederick town towards Baltimore and in about three days got to Baltimore where we staid about five or six days and went from there up to liberty and from there up to Frederick, from there we went to the Barracks and from there to (Frederick town- crossed out) Hagers Town and from Hagerstown to Liberty and from Liberty to
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and so continued marching backwards and forwards scarcely staying two days at a place except at the barracks at Frederick Town.

During part of the service he was under the command of Captain Porter under whom he enlisted. Captain Porter got sick and Captain Ely Dorsey was put in his place under whom he served until he was discharged with the exception of a part of the time when Captain Dorsey got sick and went home and Captain Porter took the command again.

He had a written discharge which he left in (Hagerstown - crossed out) Fredrick Town with Mr. John Ritche Clerk of the Court and has not heard from it since. He served out his full two years and got his discharge for two years.  He was in no engagement other than some skirmishes with the tories. There was three or four companies of regulars at Fredrick Town Barracks when he was there. He resided about six miles back of Ellicotts Mills between that place and Fredrick Town when he entered the service and further declarant saith not.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of July 1835  Edward Frazier JP  
before me this 25th Simeon Goodwin JP

John William Colbert x his mark

The State of Ohio
Clermont County ss  Ionathan D. Morris
Clerk of the Court of Common pleas are send for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that
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Simeon Goodwin Esquire before whom the above affidavit of John William Colbert appears to have been sworn to and subscribed was at the time of taking and subscribing the same one of the acting Justices of the peace within and for said County of Clermont duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court of Common Pleas at Batavia this 27. day of August A.D. 1835

J.D. Morris  Clerk
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Suspended
See letter to
John Jolliffe
Batavia, Ohio
21 March 1855
do, Sept 20, 1835
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(Crossed out - Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873)
Stamped REJECTED
2110
John W. Colbert

(all other blanks not filled in)
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized,
Contract,
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for  , 18_
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James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
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Washington March 11th, 1835

Sir
I send you the enclosed claims with Mr. Jolliffer, letter accompanying them.  I know nothing of their merits or demerits, please examine them and communicate with Mr. Jolliffe at Batavia, Ohio.
Respectfully your
Obd Servt
Th. L. Hamer

To James L. Edwards Esq
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Land Office, Annapolis, Sept. 7th, 1835

Sir,
Yours of the 10th Inst. with the amended declaration of John W. Colbert, enclosed, was received the muster and pay rolls of the revolution in this office, have been very carefully examined, and his name does not appear upon any of said rolls, - he states in his declaration, that he served in a Company commanded by Capt. Joshua Porter,  by the Army Lagers however, it does not appear that there was an officer of that name in service, - if he did command a company, I should presume his accounts would certainly appear - upon the Army Legars, but the rolls or records afford no evidence whatever of his service, p the declaration is herewith returned.
Very respectfully yr ob sr
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
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The State of Ohio
Clermont Coun [illegible]
May Term 1833

"On this day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court John William Colbert an applicant for the benefit of the law of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and the said court after having investigated the matter and seen that the interrogations prescribed by the war department were properly answered certify that they are of opinion that above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and he served as he states, the Court further certify that Thomas Morris who reside in the County of Clermont Ohio who has sworn and subscribed the affidavit annexed to said petition is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit."

I Jonathan D. Morris, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for Clermont County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John William Colbert for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 20th day of May A.D. 1833
J. D. Morris  Clerk