Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,069, Adam Crum, Md.
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Md  Crum, Adam  W. 2069
Mary
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Let to J. Hollister 5 May 1831
(illegible) of one (illegible) Levin Okey Esq
April 25th 1821 Woodsfield Ohio

12,752
Ohio R

Adam Crum
of Monroe Cty in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Col Rawling of the Maryland
line, for the term of Three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 12 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1881
and sent to Levin Okey Esq 
Woodsfield- Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1819  78.19
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.
$126.19
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Adam Crum  (8.5)
Adam Crum
Ohio
12.752
jnm
line &
sent
April 25. 1821
to
Levin Okey
Woodfield Ohio
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State of Ohio
Monroe County ⎬ss
At a Court of Common Pleas in & forth said
County began & held at Woodfield on the 21 day of
July A.D. 1820 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of July
personally appeared in open court 
in & for said County Adam Crum aged 70 years
being duly sworn according to law, doth on his said
oath make the following declaration, that he enlisted in
in Capt Philip Griffins Company of the 1st Regiment
of the Revolutionary war on the 1st of July 1776 as a private
of the Maryland line command of Col Moses Collins
& served in the Continental establishment - for the term of
three years & was in the battles of Fort Washington & Brandy
wine  & was honorable discharged the 1st July 1779
at Pittsburgh by Capt Adamson Tannehill that he
has (illegible) a pension certificate from the Government
dated July 21st 1819 & Numbered 12-752  the date
of the original declaration is the 12th day of May 1818
& in pursuance & in order to take the benefit of the
act of1st of May 1820 I do Solemnly swear that I
was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day 
of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift
sale or in any other manner disposed of my property
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it so
as as to bring myself within the provision of the act of
Congress entitled an act to provide for certain person
engaged in the land & naval service of the United States
during the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day
of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person
in (illegible) before me, any property or securities contracts or debts 
due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained 
in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me (illegible)
Schedule
have said income other than what is containg
hereto anexed & by me subscribed

Schedule
One gray House $38 one old Mare $15 three Cows $36 two heifers 
three steers @ $10  two calves (illegible) %5
of sheep $18  veveneteen Hop $ pigs $5 three acres and a half 
wheat $15 two Let of hams $5 one Se of double (illegible)
bing Hoe $1 Two corn hoes $1g hoe one chopping ax $0.50/100
three ginseng hoes $ 50/100 o broad hoes $1 50/100 one hand saw & drawings 
knife $1-00 Sadlers Tools $1.50/100 one table $ writing desk $4.00
one meel lives $0 50/100 One Wooden Clock $6 - 1 small Small chest $1-
8 split Bottom Chairs $4 three jugs an kettle $9 Two (illegible)
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was a resident citizen of the United states on the 18th day of March 1818 and I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engagned in the land & naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818.  I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule

One gray horse - $38, an old mare - $15, three cows - $36, two heifers three years old - $10, two calves and [illegible] - $5, Three acres and a half of wheat - $15, two set of harnesses - $2, and set of double spurs - $2.60, 1 base beam and shovel plough - $9, 1 lap chair - $1.50, 1 jumbo [illegible] h - $4, three hoes - $1, two corn hoes - $1, one chopping axe - $0.50, three [illegible] hoes - $0.50, one table and writing desk - $4, one mill line - $0.50, one wooden block - $6, 1 small chest - $1, 8 split bottomed chairs - $4, three [illegible] - $9, five iron pots and one Dutch oven - $3, one kettle - $0.25, small chest [illegible] - $2, one spinning wheel - $1, one reel - $1, one churn - $0.20, two table and [illegible] - $1, two barrels - $1, one old saddle - $0.50, bridle & harness - $0.125, twenty bushels corn - $5, two bags of corn - $0.50, one old [illegible] - $1, one iron wedge - $0.50, one flax brush - $0.50, one [illegible] keg - $0.50, two augers - $0.50, one smoothing stone - $0.25, one quarter section of land on which there was paid $80 but now which is almost forfeited and will revert to the United States in about thirteen months & the applicant be compelled to quit the profession thereof.

Total amount of property $207.325

Witness sworn to Property
John Strahl

The family of this declarant consists of his wife Mary aged about 50 years who is unable to do any hard work being weakly & sickly, a son Davis aged about 20 years, a son William aged about 17 years, a daughter Mary aged about 14 years. These the children are not able to support the declarant & his family - the occupation of the declarant has been that of a saddler he is now infirm & lives in the country & cannot work but very little.

Witness
John Strahl
Adam Crum

Sworn to and subscribed on this 24th day of July 1820 before the court aforesaid & ordered to be certified before
Levin Okey - Presiding Judge of said court

Adam Crum
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State of Ohio
Monroe County
I H H Mott Clerk of the Court of Common Please in &
for the County of Monroe do hereby take the foregoing
oath and the Schedule hereto annexed are truly copies
from the Record of the said Court & I do further
Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that 
the
total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred & Seven
Dollars thirty two & a half cent
$207-32 1/2
The Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
the side of the said Court at Woodfield on this 21st day of August
H H Mott Clerk of the 
Court for the County of 
Monroe

Adam Crum mn
Adam Crum
12,752
April 25 1821
Levin Okry
Woodsfield Ohio
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State of Ohio ⎬ 
Monroe County
May the 12 day Ano Domina 1818
Before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County and state aforesaid Personally
appeared Adam Crum aged fifty Nine years Resident in the County
and State aforesaid who being by me duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain
the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled An Act to
provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the
United States in the Revolutionary https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngWar that he the said Adam Crum
enlisted in the month of July 1775 in Captain Prices company of Riflemen
in the State of Maryland for one year and being at the end of the years
Discharged enlisted in July 1776 in capt Otho H Williams Company
in Col Rowlins Regiment of Rifflemen for three years and was
wounded in the leg and taken prisoner at Fort Washington and he was
exchanged and continued in the Continental service when I was
Marched to Fort Pitt in 1779 under Capt Townshill and was their
Discharged by Captain Townshill and that he is in Reduced
Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support and he has no other evidence now in power But an
old Destroyed Broken Lee 
Adam Crum

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and years
above written
Levin Okey Judge

I do hearby certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said Adam Crum  Did serve in the Revolutionary
War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common
Enemy for the term of Nine Months and much longer on
the continental Establishment and it appears to his
leg has been much injured and he appears to be a
Cripple and I now transmit the proceedings and
Testimony taken and had before me to the
Secretary for the Department of War-
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pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12 day of May Anno Domini 1818.

Levin Okey - Judge - SEAL

The State of Ohio
Monroe County

I Henry H Mott clerk of the court of Common Pleas within and for said county do hereby certify that the above signed Levin Okey before whom the above disposition appears to have been taken was at the time of taking said deposition an associate judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Monroe all to whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and as well in courts of record as throughout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county of Woodsfield this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Henry H Mott - Clerk
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1054
Wheeling
Ohio
Mary Crum decd
widow of Adam Crum
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private
Maryland line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
ending 18 July 1851
Certificate of Pension issued the
7 day of Sept. 1853
and sent to 
J. Hollister
Woodfield
Ohio

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848, Page 161 Vol 4
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July 16/5n
Dec. of Mary
Crum decd wid
of Adam
---
Hon W.F. Hunter
H.N.
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State of Ohio
Monroe County

On this 4th day of June AD 1832 personally appeared in open court to wit the court of common pleas of said county Henry Crum a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged 54 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration - that he together with David Crum, William Crum, and Mary Crum are the children and legal heirs and only heirs of Mary Crum deceased and that Mary Crum their mother was the widow of Adam Crum deceased who was a pensioner of the United States pensioned under the act of Congress of 18th March 1818, and who died on the 26th day of February 1831 leaving Mary Crum his widow who died on the 18th day of July 1831 and that the said Mary Crum was married to the said Adm Crum before the year 1800 of which marriage he is not able to find any record, that there was a family record which was given to same person and that he is not able to find it and that the said Mary Crum was a widow at her death and he with his brothers and sister now claim the pension due his mother from the 4th day of March 1848 to the day of her death. Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year above written

Henry Crum

Sworn to and subscribed before me June 4 1852 - Selly G Mason - Dep Clerk
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The State of Ohio Monroe County

I J G Fleming Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Selly G Mason before whom the within affidavit was made was at that time the same was the acting deputy clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Ohio duly authorized to administer oaths and that the signature thereto attached purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said county at Woodsfield this 12th day of July AD 1852

J G Fleming - Clerk
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State of Ohio Monrore  County personally
appeared before me the
Subscriber a Notary Public in and for
the County aforesaid Cornelius Okey  Henry
Okey and Jeremiah Hollister
who being severally duly Sworn according to Law declare that they was well acquainted with Adam Crum and Mary his wife and that
they resided near to the said Crum
and family and that they first became
acquainted with Adam Creem in his family in the year 1803 or 1804 not certain which year and that at that time they were living together as husband and wife and from the age and appearance of the Children at that time that they believe and have no doubt but what they were married as early as the year 1797
Jos Hollister
Henry Okey
Cornelius Okey
To certify that the above was sworn to
and subscribed before me this 10th
day of July, 1852, I hereunto set my
hand and seal Notarial at Woodsfield
this day and year last aforesaid
John W. Okey
Notary Public
for Monroe Co. Ohio.
I do hereby certify that I am personally
acquainted with the above named witnesses
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Jeremiah Hollister Henry Okey and Cornelius key
and that they are men of standing and reputation of good character for truth and that their testimony should be taken as such
July 14th 1852
W G Hunter
M le free Ohio
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The State of Ohio Monroe County SS
I William Okey Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas of
said County certify that
at the October term of the Court of Common pleas of said county A D 1851
It was proven to the satisfaction of the court that Mary Crum widow of Adam Crum
a revolutionary Pensioner of the
United State died in Monroe
County Ohio on the Eighteenth
day of July AD 1851 leaving as
her only children and heir Henry
Crum aged fifty three years on the
29 day of April AD 1851. David
Crum aged fifty one year on the 16
of June AD 1851 William Crum
aged forty Eight and on the 7th day
of June AD 1851 and Mary Crum aged forty years on the 3rd day of  October 1851  as the same appears of record. In Testimony where and are true I hereunto set my hand & the seal
of said Court at Woodsfield the 22 of
October AD 1851
 Wm Okey Clerk
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REV
WIDOW, &c.
File No   2069
Mary Crum,
Willow
Adam Crum,
Pri  Rev. War

July 29, 1848
.Index ----Vol  A  Page 152
{Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 1025 Oct 28, 2857

appl of Mary Crum descended of Adam
Jeremiah Hollister Woodfield Ohio 
[illegible] 29 July 1848 
[illegible] dec 12/57
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[illegible] office Annapolis 5th April 1819
I hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the [illegible] office that Adam Crumm enlisted as a private Aug  1776(?) and was discharged on the 1st July 1779

Rawlings Rect. M. Line  Thos. Karney
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Mary Crumm  Dec
Widow of Adam  
Ohio 

[illegible] 29 July 1848
To J. Hollister Dec 12/52
Hon W.F. Hunter Sept 7/52
J. Hollister 26 May 53
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Mary Crum
widow of
Adam Crum
Ohio
July 29, 1848
Private $96 per annum
from March 4 1848 to 
July 18, 1851 time
of widow's death

Payable to Children:
Henry Crum
David Crum
William Crum
Mary Crum

J Hollister
Woodsfield Ohio
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Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio OCt 22nd 1857

Sir

I herewith enclose to you the application of the heirs of Mary Crum widow of Adam Crum a revolutionary pensioner of the United States who claim a pension from the 4th of March 1848 to the death of the widow July 18th, 1851. I hope the case can be attended to with delay.

Very respectfully
Jer Hollister
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Brief in the case of Mary Crum, widow of Adam
Monroe County and State of Ohio
Act July 29, 1848

Adam Crum was a pensioner at $96 per annum. Marriage proven by [illegible] to have been in 1797 - Identification complete - Death of widow proven by Certificate of Court as well as heirship.

Pension allowed at $96 per annum from March 4, 1848 to July 18, 1851 - time of widow's death.

Payable to Henry Crum
David Crum
Wm Crum
Mary Crum 
her children

J Hollister
Woodsfield Ohio

Examining Clerk

A H Evans
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Wheeling Oct 17, 1851

Jer Hollister, Esq.

Dear Sir

Your favor of the 10 inst. is received - 

I have had the clerks of Ohio County to examine the records, and he cannot find the record of any such person as Adam Crum and Mary during the year 1797 or for two or three years before or after that time.

I am very respectfully 

Geo S Thompson
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Woodsfield Ohio April 19th 1853

Sir

I have to request you to reexamine the proofs in the case of the application of the heirs of Mary Crum for a pension. I think the proofs amply sufficient under the act of 3rd Feb 1853. They can prove by a great number of person that Adam Crum and Mary his wife lived together as such for 40 years or more but there is no record of the marriage.  They have had an examination in the Ohio County, Virginia and no record exists so far back of any marriage, and they think they can get one more witness who was present at the marriage, but certainly sufficient proof has already been addressed.

Respectfully your obedient servant

Jer Hollister

L P Waldo
Com of Pensions
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Woodsfield Ohio June 18th 1853

Sir

I send you the additional deposition of Frederick Miller in support of the proof of marriage of Adam Crum and Mary his wife in behalf of their heirs.

It was not known until lately that Mr. Miller was present at the marriage. It is thought one Ann White and George Harkcone was also present at the same, but they reside at considerable distance from this place, and it would put the heirs to trouble to go and procure their testimony. I think if anything will clearly prove the marriage it is already done. Mr. Miller the witness resides about 20 miles from Woodsfield and although he is 85 years old, he is able to ride on horseback that distance in a day and does his own plowing and is quite an able-bodied man. Much more so than common for his age. He was an Indian Spy and accustomed to back woods life. I also send you a letter from the pension agent at Wheeling a who had the records examined in Ohio County Va showing that there is no record evidence of the marriage.

Respectfully

Jer Hollister

L P Waldo
Comm of Pensions
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Adam Crum 12 May 1818 private Rowlines ref 6 Maryland 76 Three years wanted the judges certificate of the actual[?]  circumstances of the daimante
No 988  Admitted 26 June 1819
[written sideways below is] The Hon John Calhoun secretary for the Department of War Washington City 
Free [words written and crossed out.  Illegible]
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State of Ohio Monroe County}
I  do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Adam Crum and that I know that he is in Bedrised circumstances and by reason of old age and the wound in his legg he is not able to[illegible] for his support given under my hand and seal this 11 day of April 1819
Levin Okey}associate judge

State of Ohio Monroe County} I H.H. Mott Clerk of the Court of Command Pleas within and for said County do hereby testify that the above signed Leven Okey Esq who appears to have signed the above certificate was at the time of signing the same on associate judge of the County of Common Pleas of the County of Monroe all to whose official acts as such full faith and credit is due as well in County of [illegible] as there out in testimony whereof I have here with let my hand and affixed the seal at Woodsfield this eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
H,H,Mott Clerk
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1851
Woodsfield Monroe County Ohio January 27th
Sir
I submit the following ensuring Adam Crum was pensioned under the act of 1818 and died Feb. 26th 1831 Leaving Mary Crum his widow who died July 1850 Leaving 4 children which she had by Adam Crum and two children born before she married Crum which marriage took place between 1794 and 1800. is her children entitled to a pension from March 4th 1848 to the day of her death and if so are all six equally entitled or are only Crums 4 children entitled the other two being by the name of Harcom.  They wish to make application if entitled.
Respectfully your obedient servant 
Jer Hollister
James E. Heath  Com of Pensions
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State of Ohio Monroe County P personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Frederick Miller who being aged 85 years a resident of Noble County Ohio but now present in Woodsfield in Monroe County who being duly sworn according to Law says that he was well acquainted with Adam Crum who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the Untied States and also with Mary his wife and was present at their marriage that they were married on Short Creek Ohio County Virginia in June or July 1797 that he knows that the time by his own age at the time and that he well remembers that it was about the commencement or nearly so of harvest and that there was a number of persons at the wedding and he particularly remembers the circumstances of the wedding and insofar that they run for the Bottle and that one Capt Charles Cracraft was successful in winning the prize that it made an impression on his mind that he cannot be mistaken  Sworn and Subscribed to this day of June AD 1853
Jer Hollister Witness  Frederick X {his mark} Miller
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named witness and that he is worth of credit and belief.
The State of Ohio Monroe County SS
I James Mitchell Clerk of the Court of [illegible]
Pleas said County Certify that at the date of the [illegible] certificate Joel F. Randolph was an acting Justice of the Peace within afore said County duly commissioner and authorized by the Laws of Ohio to take depositions TCTT and that his signature above is genuine in Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Woodsfield 18th day of June A.D. 1853
James Mitchell Clerk
[faint stamp of the Court in lower left corner]
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State of Ohio Monroe County P.
Be it remembered that on this 6th day of October AD 1857 personally appeared before me Jeremiah Hollister an associate judge in and for the County aforesaid James Harkcom aged 38 years who after being duly sworn according to Law says that he has been well acquainted with Adam Crum and Mary Crum for about 20 or 30 years past and during all that time they lived together as husband and wife that he was raised by the said Adam Crum and from his earliest recollection he knew them to live together as man and wife until the death of the parties. Sworn to and subscribed to before me the day and year above written.
Jer  Hollister Associate Judge
James Harkcom
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State of Ohio Monroe County P
Be it known that on this 7th day of October 1837 personally appeared before me Jeremiah Hollister an associate judge in and for said County Ann Daily a resident of said County aged eighty five (85) years who being duly sworn according to law saith that she was well acquainted with Adam Crum a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and with Mary his wife and that she knows that they were married in Ohio County Virginia by on M. Harvey---a Presbyterian minister on July the 4th, the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven----and that she was present and saw them married and that she knew them to live together as man and wife until the death of the partner 
Sworn and substantiated the day and year first above written before me Jere Hollister associate judge 
Ann Daily ANPD her mark
attest Lucinda Joseph
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State of Ohio Monroe County of and I do hereby certify that the within deponents James Harckom and Ann Daily are highly respectable and credible witnesses.  Jen. Hollister associate Judge
The State of Ohio, Monroe County sp
I, William Okey Clerk of the Court afore[illegible] Pleas within and for the County and State of aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jeremiah Hollister before whom the foregoing depositions were taken was at the time the same was [illegible]an acting associate including in and for said county, and that the signature thereto attached purporting to be his in genuine.  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Woodsfield this 22nd day of October, A.D. 1837.  William Akey Clerk By Sally G. Mason Dep. Clerk
[Written in the left side margin] Ann Daily and James Harkom