Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,553, Stephen Fennell, Md.
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Md
Fennell, Stephen  Number S 43553
or Fennel               B.L.W 11200 issued 1791-no paper
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10.209
Ohio.
Stephen Fennell,
or Brown Co. in the state of Ohio, who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hall, of the Maryland line, for the term of the revoly. War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of May 1819 and sent to James Moore, Judge, Ripley, Brown Co. Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819
83.43
+ 48= $131.43
10 mos. 9/30 x 4/31
{REVOLUTIONARY claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Free

Honb' Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

Williamsburgh
Oct 12th

Ohio 482
Rec'd 22 Oct 1821

Mr. Edwards
Stephen Fennell

10269
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State of Ohio
Clermont County

On this 4th day of October 1821 personally came in open court being a court of record for the said county and having the power of fines and imprisonment, expressly made to by the laws of this state, Stephen Fennell resident in said county aged about 67 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of congress of the 18th of March 1818 and 1st May 1820; That he the said Stephen Fennell enlisted in Montgomery County in the State of Maryland some time in the year (blank) for during the War of the Revolution in the 4th Regt. commanded by Col. Calvin and afterwards by Col. John Stewart in the Maryland line on Continental Establishment in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Price, Capt. Spurier & Capt. John Hamilton and that he continued to serve in said different corps until the end of the war and that he was notified of his being inscribed on the pension list role of the Ohio Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month by a pension certificate No. 10209 dated the First day of May 1819 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 11th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any
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part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged int ihe land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed to wit; 6 chairs $1.50, 1 old table $1.00, 5 old pewter plates $1.00, 2 casons $1.00, 1/2 doz old knifes & forks $.75, 1 old pot $1.00, one large kettle $1.50 one tea kettle $1.50, 1 skillet $.50, one shoe making tools $3.00, one pig $.75, old books $1.50, 1 old horse saddle $8.00, except the necessary bedding and wearing apparel for his use and wife. And that he is a shoe maker by trade but owing to old age and one of his arms being broke about 9 months since is unable to do but very little or no work. And that his family consists of his wife Margaret aged about eighty years and a daughter named Mahala aged 24 years who is a widow and at part of the time resides in my family but is employed in her own business. 

Signed
Stephen Fennell
His SF Mark

Sworn and subscribe in open court on the 4th day of October 1821

David C Bryan - Clerk
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I David C Bryan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Claremont aforesaid do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and that the total amount in value of the property exhibited is twenty three dollars & blank cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the court aforesaid this 8th day of October AD 1821

David C Bryan - Clrk

SEAL
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The National Archives
form Vam-51
12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Name- Fennell, Stephen Grade Private
Line-Maryland
Warrant Number 11200 
Acre Age 110
Issued March 11, 1791 to not shown
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Revolutionary War Records Section 
3-525

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. Apr 9, 1921

In reply to your request of blank received blank for a statement of the military history of Stephen Fennell a soldier of the revolutionary war you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.43553

Dates of Enlistment - CHECKMARK
Length of Service - He Served during the entire war
Rank: PRIVATE
Officers under Whom Service was Rendered:
Captains Edward Spurrier, Jno Hamilton, Beng Price
Colonel
Calvert, Carvel Hall and Juan Stewart
State: MD

Battles Engaged in: NONE STATED
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Montgomery County MD
Date of Application for Pension: Apr 27, 1818 et al
Residence at date of Application: Brown Co, Ohio
Age at date of application: 67 Years in 1821
Remarks: In 1821 he refers to his wife Margaret aged about 80 years and daughter Mahala aged 24 years who was a widow surname not stated

Respectfully, 

Commissioner.
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Left Side Page

1921, Apr 9 - Hist to Mrs. Dorothy K Walsh

Right Side Page

43553
INVALID
REVY

File NO. 43,553
Stephen Fennell
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March '18

Index: - Vol 3, Page 168

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Stephen Fennell
Private
3d & 4th Maryland Regts
no time of enlistment but
days he served in whole war &
produces Capt. Hamilton certifi.

Four Cases
Judge Moore Ohio

Brown Co.
Rec'd May 17th, 1818

Admitted 

Honorable
Secretary of War
Washington City

Mr. Boyd
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Honorable
Secretary of War
Washington City

Admitted

Mr. Boyd
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State of Ohio
Brown County

I James Moore one of the associate Judges within and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified do certify that on this that on this twenty seven day of April one thousand eight hundred & eighteen personally appeared before me Stephen Fennell a resident of the county aforesaid an old man who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he served in the Revolutionary war as a regular soldier in the third & fourth Maryland Regiments during the whole of the revolutionary war in the continental establishment and that he enlisted first under Captain Edward Shyyer & Lieutenant Baset Burgin of the third Regiment to the best of his recollection with whom this deponent says he served until after the siege of York & then he was transferred to a company commanded by Capt. John Hamilton of the forth (fourth) regiment commanded by Col Hall and served some time in that company & was afterwards transferred to a company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Price Lieutenant Basil & Ensign Henson with whom he served until the close of the war of rev. Brought by water from James Island South Carolina to Annapolis and there dismissed the service by Major Hardmond and in consequence of his advanced age disability of body and circumstances in life he needs assistance from his country for support and further this deponent sayeth not.

Stephen Fennel
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year first above written given under my hand and seal.

James Moore - Judge - SEAL
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State of Ohio
Brown County

I do hereby certify that James Moore esquire before whome (whom) the within deposition was taken now is and was at the time of taking the same one of the Associate Judges in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.

In testimony whereof I Abraham Shepherd clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Ripley this 11th day of May 1818.

Abraham Shepherd, Clerk B.C.
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I James Moore Judge in and for the county of Brown in the state of Ohio do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that this witness named Stephen Fennel did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for upwards of nine months at one time on the continental establishment and I transmit the proceedings and testimony taken on this day before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the act of congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his county for support given under my hand and seal agreeable to date first above written.

James Moore - Judge - SEAL
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Georgetown
Sept 7

Free

William Gorden Esq
War Department
Bounty Land Office
Washington City D.C.

$1
Bty Ld Office
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War Dept. Bounty Land Office
Sept 15, 1830

Sir

Yours of the 6th Inst. enclosing the applications for Bounty Lands for Rich Spires, and Stephen Fennell, who were soldiers in the Maryland  line in the War of the Revolution is received, and I herewith send you Land Warrant No 1672 for 100 acres issued in the name of Richard Spires, the receipt whereof you will please acknowledge stating in the same the number of the warrant and the line of the soldier.

In relation to the claim of Stephen Fennell, I have to inform you that Land Warrant No 4200 issued in his name on the 11th March 1791.

Resp. Yours
Wm. Gordon

Mr. Wm Shepherd
George Town
Brown County
Ohio
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Pension Commissioner,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:--

My g-g-g-father was Elisha Fox and he lived in Grafton County, H.H. with Franklin Fox, near Enfield. He received a pension for revolutionary War service, will you send me a copy of the pension record? He was born about 1758 and lived to be quite old.

Stephen Fenner sometimes spelled Fennell in early days served from Maryland in the Revolution. His pension began April 22, 1818. From Maryland he removed to Ohio, Brown County we think. I would be very glad to have a copy of his pension too.

Thaning you and enclosing postage, I am,

Respectfully yours,

(Mrs.) Dorothy K Walsh
77 N. Chestnut Street
Aurora, Illinois

March 3, 1921

US Pension Office Stamp - Mar 7, 1921
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Page has Big T-shaped tear in it....

Know all men by these present that I Stephen Fenell of Montgomery County in the State of Maryland late a private soldier in Caption Hamilton's Company of Infantry, belonging to the Maryland Line have made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint Mr. John Young, Merchant of Philadelphia County and State of Pennsylvania my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name for my own proper use, and benefit to ask, demand & receive of and from the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States or said person or [missing] appointed by to [missing] same my warrant for any quantity of acres of land in any of the districts appropriated for satisfying the bounties due to [missing] late Army of the United States and to [missing] the said Stephen Fenell is entitled as having served the United States during the whole war. And I the said Stephen Fenell do hereby empower him the said John Young my [illegible] and lawful attorney to give [illegible] for me and my name to [illegible] and deliver and to do all things lawful [illegible] and things whatever concerning [missing] as fully and in every [illegible] as I may [missing] the said Stephen Fenell might or could do were I personally present at the doing thereof, certifying and confirming and by these present [missing] whatsoever my said attorney [missing] me lawfully [illegible] cause to be [missing] by virtue [missing] whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal the thirty day of November in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and ninety-six.

Stephen Fenell - his Mark

SEAL

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of 
Henry Molser
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County to wit

On this day the Fourth of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six before me George S Keeports notary Public by lawful authority commissioned and sworn dwelling in Baltimore Town in the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Capt. John A. Hamilton late a captain in the Fourth Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Carvel Hall being a person to me well known and worthy of good credit who made oath before me on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God states Stephen Fennell the constituent name in the within instrument of Procuration or Letter of Attorney and who at the same time also [missing] before [missing] was a private in the Maryland Line and served on the Continental Army to this deponents knowledge during the whole war.

In testimony whereof the said deponent has hereto subscribed his name and I the said Notary have hereto also set my hand and affixed my seal Notarial the day and year first above written. 

George S Keeports - notary Public
Baltimore County

John A. Hamilton