Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11191, John Watkins, Md.
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SERVICE Md.  Watkins, John NUMBER R 11191
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Sec 35,203
John Watkins
MD
Act 7 June '32
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State of Maryland Baltimore County
On this 12 day of August 1846 came
before the subscriber one of the Judges of
the District Court in and for Baltimore
County and State aforesaid and personally
appear John Watkins, aged Eighty Eight years
he first being duly sworn doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision law made by the
act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, 
That he was a private soldier in the 
Militia in the war of the Revolution that
he belong to a Company commanded by
Lieu Wiley and Capt James Borley, and the
Battlalion was commanded by Coln Lux,
and in Augus [August] 1777 he was called to Baltimore
by a proclamation of the Governer [Governor] where he
was encamped some five or six weeks and
and was then discharged
Again in June 1778 he was called
out and went to Baltimore where he remained
some time and was drafted and placed under
Capt Brittneham Dickinson, and was marched
to the head of Elk river when he was encapt [encamped]
some time and was then discharged and returned
home thinks he was from home about two
months, again in 1779 he was called out
under the first named officers, and went to
Baltimore and was encamped was from home
about three months, and for said services
he claims a pension hearby [hereby] relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or an annuity
except the present and declares that his
name is not on any pension roll of the agency
of any state to his knowledge
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I John Reddle one of the Judges of the
District Court in and for the Eleventh
Election District of Baltimor [Baltimore] County and state
afforsaid [aforesaid] do hearby [hereby] Certify that I have been
personally acquainted with the said John
Watkins for more than Forty years and do
believe him to be an Honest and Upright
man and that he has served as a solder in
the war of the revolution as he has above stated
and that every confidence may be placed in
this his declaration and all the persons in 
his neighbourhood who is acquainted with him
concur in the same opinion, I also believe
the said John Watkins to be of the age he
sayeth he is Given under My hand and
seal the day and year above written that
is the twelbeth [twelfth] day of August 1846,
Jno Reddle [hand drawn cloud with the word "seal" written inside]

I also certify that the said John Watkins is
now sick and infirm and not able to appear in
Court, but is of a sound mind and a remarkable
good memory, and says and deponeth that he
was born in 1758 and that his age was recorded by
his father and sayeth that he doth not know
of any person now living that knew him to be
a revolution soldier, and heirs also sayeth
that he has always resided at the place he now
resides and that he was acquainted with a number
of the officers of the regular Army such as capt
Edward Oldham, Capt Lossen Smith, Capt
Joshua Miles, Capt Joshua Rutledge and others
given under my hand 
Jno Riddle [hand drawn cloud with the word "seal" written inside]
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct.
I hereby certify that John Riddle -
gentleman before whom the aforegoing affidavit was
made and by whom the accompanying Certificates
were given, who has thereto Signed his name was at
the time of so doing a Justice of the District Court for
the Eleventh district of Baltimore County duly
Commissioned and sworn, and that the Signature
thereto attached purporting to be his is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I hereto
set my hand and affix the Seal 
of Baltimore County Court this 14th
day of August 1846.
A.W. Bradford Clk
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State of Maryland,
Baltimore County, Sc.

On this twenty ninth day of May in the year
eighteen hundred and forty one personally
appeared before me Stephenson Archer,
Chief Justice of Baltimore County Court,
John Watkins a resident of Baltimore
County in the State of Maryland, aged
eighty three years, who being first duly
sworn according to law, 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:

He was drafted in August 1777 with a number
of others as militia, which draft was made
at Baltimore, then the drafts were divided
into 8 classes; Five classes went at a time;
That the class he was in was commanded
by Capt Dickerson; His colonel was Col.
Nicholson of Baltimore County; 
That his class was called into service n the
last of May or 1st of June after, and went
to the head of Elk at the landing of the
British and remained in service there
for one month when his corps was disbanded; 
He was called out, as he understood,
to guard the provision stores
principally, and disbanded when
the British evacuated Philadelphia;
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That written discharges were not given to
the Draft. That in August 1777, and in 
1779 and at several other times was called
out in the militia for Baltimore County
to the city on alarms given at the
approach of the British up the bay - Thinks
he was called out three times besides
his going to Elkton. That Pulasky's Legion
was in fact at Elkton at the time he was
in [illegible] there but he does not remember
the name of any regular officer who was at 
Elkton at that time. That he was born
about 15 miles from the City of Baltimore
in Baltimore County on 1st March
1758 and is now in the eighty fourth
year of his age, he has lived form the
time of his birth in the same neighbourhood
[illegible] now where he was
born. He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present & declares that he is not on
the pension roll of the agency of any State
I do further certify that the above deponent 
John Watkins is from bodily infirmity
unable to attend Court.
Stevenson Archer
Sworn & [illegible] day &
year above written
John Watkins
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Mr Wiliam Joyne & James Stansbury living 
in the neighbourhood of the above deponent
John Watkins do certify that we are well acquainted
wit said Watkins that we believe
him to be eighty three years of age, that he is 
reputed to be and believed by us [illegible] as well
as by the neighbourhood where he resides a revolutionary
soldier & that we concur in that opinion
William X ^his mark^ Joyne
Jas Stansbury

and I the said Stevenson Archer chief Judge
of the [illegible] Judicial District Maryland
do declare my opinion after the investigation
of the matter & of the 
interrogatories prescribed by the War
department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary
soldier
Stevenson Archer
May 29th 1841

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35,203
John Watkins
Maryland
John Watkins
Maryd.
Act 1832

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I do further certify that [illegible] the interogators
prescribed by the War department to said deponent
John Watkins & that his answers were as follows

To the first interogatory he answers
that he was born in Baltimore County Maryland
on 2. March 1758.

To the 2d. that he has no record of his age

To the 3d. that when he was called into service
he lived 15 miles from Baltimore City
that he has [illegible] lived three & does 
so still

To the 4th he was drafted into the [illegible]
service

To the 5. Does not remember the name of
any of the regular officers who were in 
service where he was but remembers
when in service at Elkton
that fact of Pulaski's Legion was there
he was called out [illegible] to [illegible]
the provision [illegible] 2 was disbanded
he stated in the [illegible] herewith

To the 6th. He never received a discharge

To the 7th. He states the names of Mr Joyne 
& James Stansbury.
Stevenson Archer
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11191
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35203
John Watkins, Md.
Set to Isaiah Watkins
January 2d 1867
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State of Maryland}
Baltimore County Sct}
I hereby Certify that Stevenson Archer
Esquire, before whom the annexed depositions
were made and who has thereto signed his name was
at the time of so doing Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of the
State of Maryland, and of Baltimore County Court, (and that the signature
purporting to be his is genuine) and that he is duly Commissioned and qualified.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name
and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court on this 4th
day of June 1841
Thos. Kell of Balt City Cot
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REJECTED
11,192
P.O. _____
John Watkins
Service: _____
1 - 0
Enlisted: _____ , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18

Application Filed: _____ , 18

Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P,O, _____

_____ Recognized. _____ Contra[page cut off here]
_____ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for _____ . 18
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Baltimore, May 15th 1845

Hon. the Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear sir,
In the month of May 1841,
I filed in the Pension office the petitin
of John Watkins, of Baltimore County
Maryland praying a pension for revolutionary
services Mr Watkins desires to withdraw
his petitin and the accompanying
papers. Will you return them to him? If
so please direct them to John Watkins
Fork Post Office, Baltimore County, Md.
respectfully your 
obt svt.
Coleman Yellott
Atty for
Jno Watkins
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May 19 45
Jno Walkins
Maryland

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To the Honorable the
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
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Baltimore County Dec 26th 1846
Dear sir [illegible] please to let us know
how you have disposed of the
deposition or declaration of John
Watkins re has applide [applied]for
a pension sometime in August
last, and if he has not obtained
a pension alas let us know
wherein he has failed to do so
also what amount would be due
him for his alledged [alleged]services were
he to recover, and you [illegible]
confer a favour on a friend of
that old soldier
Your Respectfully
Isiah Watkins
Near address Forkmeeting huse Nb BC Md
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State of Maryland Harford County to wit on this 23d day
of May 1846 before me the Subscriber one of the
Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
Personally appeared William Heaps aged about Sixty
years and makes oath on the Holy Evangily of Almighty
God that he has frequently heard his father who served
in the revolution and is Since Dead, Say that he knew
John Watkins and Served with him in the war of
the revolution 
Sworn before Wm Jordan

I do hereby Certify that
William Heaps, is well known}
to me and worthy of Credit}
Wm Jordan

State of Maryland,
Harford County, to wit,
I hereby certify that
William Jordan Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was
made, and who has thereto subscribed his name was at
the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the peace
of the State of Maryland in and for Harford County duly
commissioned & Sworn.

In testimony whereof I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed 
the seal of Harford County Court
this 23d day of May AD 1846
Harry D Gough Clk
of Harford County Court
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19. Aug 1846
John Watkins
June 7. 1832.

Isaiah Watkins
Fort Meeting House
Balt Co Md
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REJECTED
11,191
P.O. _____
John Watkins
Service: _____
1-0
Enlisted: _____ , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18

Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contrac[page cut off here]
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18
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John Watkins
Maryland
rejected
See let. to C. Yellet
16th June 1841 same
May 19. 1845.
did not perform
six months actual
service 
11192
Act 7 June 1832
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State of Maryland Baltimore County
On this Twelveth [Twelfth] day of August 1846
came before the Subscriber one of the jUdges
of the District Courts of the Eleventh district in and for Baltimore
County and state aforesaid, personally
appeared Isaac Foard, aged Eighty years
and being duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following deportion
that he was raised in same nabourhood [neighborhood]
with John Watkins and has been acquainted
with him for more than sixty years, and
and he remembers to have learn a 
number of persons who resided in that
Nabourhood {Neighborhood} at the time of the war of the
Revolution say that John Watkins was out as
a soldir [soldier] in said war and that he has
always been reputed in his nabourhood [neighborhood] to have
been such and the said deponent also
sayeth that he believes John Watkins to be
to an honest and upright man as ever lived
and he has been [illegible] and believed to be
such by all who knew him.
Sworn before Jno Riddle
I hearby [hereby] certify that Isaac Foard is well known
to me, and worthy of veracity.
Jno Riddle