Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9486, for Philip Jenkins, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Jenkins, Philip
Sarah

NUMBER
W. 9486

CONTENTS
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[Left side]
Papers copied for Maj. J H Hook
Jan 14 1837

[Right side]
Maryland 104
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Sarah Jenkins
of Baltimore in the State of Maryland
who was a ___ in the ___ commanded
by Capt Md of the ___ commanded
by ___ in the ___
widow of Philip Jenkins
decd. who was a private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension ifsued the 24 day of Octo
1836 and sent Maj.
J H Hook Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar $ 40.00
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$480.00
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.)
Recorded by H H Addison Clerk,
Book _ Vol. 1 Page 183
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State of Maryland}
City of Baltimore} Fs.

On this twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight-hundred and thirty six, personally appear before Stevenson Archer Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of the State of Maryland and of Baltimore County Court the same being a Court of Record Sarah Jenkins of the city of Baltimore in the County of Baltimore and State of Maryland, aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to the Law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congrefs, pafsed July 4th 1836 - that she is the widow of Philip Jenkins who was enlisted as a private in the First Maryland Regiment on the tenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy six; that he was taken prisoner on the sixteenth day of September, seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight and was discharged on the twenty seventh day of December seventeen hundred and Seventy nine; that, afterwards when two Battalions were raised to serve nine
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months or until the tenth of December Seventeen hundred and Eighty one, he again entered the service of his Country and served until the twenty ninth day of November seventeen hundred and Eighty one, when he was discharged and received nine pounds; - the facts of which service appear by the following copy of a certificate of George G Brewer - the original whereof is herewith filed and hereto attached, Marked A.
"Law Office, Annapolis, October 11th 1836"
I hereby certify, that it appears by the Muster rolls of the Revolution, remaining in this office, that Philip Jenkins, enlisted as a private, in the 1st Maryland Regiment, on the 10th day of December 1776, was made prisoner on the 16th of September 1778, and on the 27th day of December 1779, was discharges, - And I further certify, that it also appears by an "Alphabetical List of discharged soldiers of two battalions of Militia raised to serve 9 months, or until the 10th day of December 1781", - that the name of Philip Jenkins appears upon said list, to have been discharged on the 29th day of November 1781, and to have received L9..0s..0; -
George G Brewer
Regr Land Office W. S. Md.
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that the Philip Jenkins mentioned in the foregoing certificate was her husband and that she has no other documentary evidence of his services; that she does not know in what parts of the country he served or the battles in which he was engaged and has no knowledge of the names of any of the officers under whom he served; further than that she has frequently heard her late husband mention the name of Price as that of his Captain
She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Jenkins in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty; but in what month or what day of the same she cannot remember, tho' she feels confident that it was the month of June of that year; that she was joined in wedlock to the said Philip Jenkins by Priest Carroll, afterwards Arch Bishop; that she has no record to prove the time and legality of her marriage and knows of no one who was present at it, that is now living, but that Mrs Hardly whose affidavit is herewith filed, marked B, who was the cousin of her husband knew her before her marriage and has known her since; that her maiden name was Sarah Knott before her marriage to said Jenkins and that she was never married to any other person since his death, which took place on the twelfth day of September Eighteen hundred and three; that
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Land Office, Annapolis, October 11th, 1836,
I hereby Certify that it appears by the Muster rolls of the Revolution, remaining in this office, that Philip Jenkins, enlisted as a private, in the 1st Maryland, Regiment, on the 10th day of December 1776, was made prisoner, on the 16th day of September 1778, and on the 27th day of December 1779, was discharged, - and I further Certify, that it also appears by an "Alphabetical List of discharged soldiers of two Battalions of Militia, raised to serve 9 months, or until the 10th day of December 1781," that the name of Philip Jenkins, appears upon said list, to have been discharged on the 29th day of November 1781, and to have received L9..0s..0@; -
George G Brewer
Regr. Land Off. W. S. Md
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she had by her said husband seven children. Thomas, Francis, Eleanor, James, Jason, Josiah and Anne - the oldest of whom was Thomas, born 19th April 1781 and died in January 1829.
Sarah Jenkins (her x mark)

Sworn + subscribed to before the subscriber on the day and year first above written
Stevenson Archer

State of Maryland
Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that Stevenson Archer gentleman before whom the aforegoing deposition and declaration of Sarah Jenkins were made and who hath hereto subscribed 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 the same being a Court of Record and the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Baltimore County Court this 22d day of October 1836
Thos Kell Clk
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[Upside down at top]
$80 per ann
3d. sec act 4 July 1836
Maryland
cert. to Major Hook

State of Maryland}
City of Baltimore} fs.
Before me a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore this twenty first day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty six personally appeared James Jenkins whom I know to be a respectable citizen of this City and worthy of belief and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he is the son of Sarah Jenkins the Claimant in the foregoing Declaration and of Philip Jenkins therein mentioned, that his father and mother lived together at the time of the death of his said father and as he believed had lived together from the time of their marriage with the exception of such time as his father was in the Army of the Revolution, that his father the said Philip Jenkins died in September Eighteen hundred and three in the County of Ann Arundel and that his mother the said Sarah has remained a widow from that time to the present; that he was forty five years old on the 21st day of January 1836, and that he always
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understood from his mother and other members of the family that his brother Thomas was the oldest of her children and about ten years older than himself.
James Jenkins

Sworn and Subscribed before me on the day and year first above written.
J Walsh

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that Jacob Walsh gentleman before whom the foregoing deposition was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this twenty second day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty six.
Thos Kell Clk, Balt. Coty Cot
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State of Maryland Montgomery County
I hereby Certify that I became acquainted with the late Philip Jenkins and his wife Mrs Sarah Jenkins, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, that his family at that time consisted of his wife and several children; that he and his family resided in RockVille or Montgomery Court house the name of the village at that time -from the time I became acquainted with them until about the year one thousand eight hundred - that he kept a store and followed the businefs of retailing merchandize during his said residence in RockVille the said Philip Jenkins and Sarah Jenkins were always taken and reputed to be man and wife, and which I never doubted myself - That I always understood from the said Philip Jenkins and also from other persons that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war during several years, the particular period I do not recollect; that the said Jenkins was the Captain of a Militia Company in RockVille from the year seventeen hundred and ninety four until he removed from the place; that he always appeared to take great pleasure in the command of the Company the duties of exercising the same on muster days he appeared to be completely acquainted with -
October 17th 1836
Brice Selby

Subscribed and Sworn to before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of Montgomery County Md. this 17th day of October 1836.
Jefse Leach [Jesse Leach]
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Maryland Montgomery County Sct.
I do hereby certify that Jefse Leach Gentleman before whom the within affidavit appears to have been made and whose name is subscribed thereto was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commifsioned + sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the public seal of said County Court this 17th day of Oct 1838
Brice Selby Clk
of Montgy Coty Court
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B

I, Prisilla Hardey (my maiden name Jenkins) state that I knew Sarah Knott when she was about seventeen years of age, and, altho' I was not present at her marriage, understood at the time and believed that she was married some time in the year 1780 to Philip Jenkins who was my cousin; that I never knew any of the family of the Jenkins' named Philip except the aforementioned; that to my knowledge the said Sarah and Philip lived together from 1780 to 1803 when the said Philip died, except the time when the said Philip was gone to the army; that I was with the said family and the said Philip in his last moments; that I have heard my father who was the relation of the said Philip Jenkins speak of him as a Revolutionary Soldier; that I understood that Prist Caroll, afterwards arch bishop married my Cousin Philip to Sarah Knott, and that I have no doubt he did; that I have known the said Sarah Jenkins from the day of the death of her said Husband and know she has remained a widow to this day. dated this twenty first day of October 1836
Prisilla Hardey
Witnefs Present
James Blair
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore to wit
On the twenty first day of October Eighteen Hundred thirty Six before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the city aforesaid personally appeared Pricilla Hardy being of lawfull age and intitled to full faith and credit, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of almighty god that the facts Stated in the within instrument of writing is Just and true as they are stated
Sworn to before
James Blair
Justice of Peace
State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct.
I hereby certify that James Blair gentleman before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn. 
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 22d. day of Oct. 1836.
Thos. Kell Clk
Baltr. Coty Cot
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3 paper case of
Mrs Jenkins, handed
K M Evans, Jan 14 37
Sidney Taylor 1 Set attached
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 9486
Sarah Jenkins
Wid. of
Philip Jenkins
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: June 7th / 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Jefse Leach [Jesse Leach] aged 60 years, was born and raised at Rockville and within 7 miles of Said place, in Montgomery County and State of Maryland, and has ever resided in Rockville aforesaid Since I was 15 years old -
That I was well acquainted with Philip Jenkins, and Sarah his wife that they resided at this Village many years, I, believe at least 18 or twenty years, before he moved to Anneal Anne Arundel County Md. Said Philip and Sarah Jenkins was allways considered to be lawfully married, and had Several Childred in Said Village - one by the name of Thomas - and one by the Name of Francis, one by the name of Eleanor, one by the name of James - with others, all the above named children I was well acquainted with - Said Philip and his wife was efsteemed as good Citizens and Said Sarah Jenkins is intitled to full creadit, for any facts She may State -
I also State that was the general belief that Said Philip Jenkins Served in the Revelutionary war - and that I have herd him often State, circumstances attending Said Services - and that in the present of old Soldiers, who appeared to agree in their Statements of their Services in Said war - I believe, Said Philip did Serve in the war for Some considerable time, and those he conversed with in
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my presents agreed that Said had Served as aforesaid -
and also I believe, that I have herd him and other old Soldiers, State that they Served together or knew each other in the Service -
Said Philip Jenkins was elected by a company of militia, in this Village on account of his Knowledge in military to which, and account of his having Served in Said war, as the man compossing Said company believed -
Jefse Leach

Sworn to + Subscribed by Jefse Leach before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in + for Montgomery County
S G [illegible]
Oct 17 1836

Maryland Montgomery County Sct
I Brice Lettero of the County and State aforesaid, born on the 9th day of March 1782 - knew and was well acquainted with Philip Jenkins and Sara Jenkins his wife and all his children - That Thomas, Eleanor and Francis Jenkins children of the said Philip and Sarah were school children with me, Thomas being a year or two years older than myself. That Philip Jenkin's family + my father's were very intimate and the facts stated in the aforegoing certificate of Jefse Leach Esq I have often heard from my father and from other older and
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respectable citizens of the County.
And I further certify that I have always understood and believe that Philip Jenkins served in the American Army during the Revolutionary war + that he was a brave and valiant soldier. That he died about the year 1803 in the County of Anne Arundel + State aforesaid leaving Sarah Jenkins his widow who afterwards removed to the City of Baltimore, where she has ever since resided + still resides a widow.
Brice Letton
Subscribed, and Sworn to before the Subscriber, a Justice of the peace of Montgomery County Md this 17th day of October 1836
Jefse Leach [Jesse Leach]

Maryland Montgomery County Sct.
I do hereby certify that  Samuel T Stonestreet and Jefse Leach gentlemen before whom the aforegoing affidavits appear to have been made and whose names are subscribed thereto were at the dates thereof Justices of the peace in and for said county duly commifsioned and sworn
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the public seal of said County Court this 17th day of October 1836
Brice Selby Clk
of Montgy Coty Court