Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 212, James Andrews, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Andrews, James
NUMBER
R. 212
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33, 961
James Andrews
Pa
Hn. W.K. Bond
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832
State of Ohio
Jackson County
On this Twentieth day of April
A.D Eighteen hundred and Thirty six, personally appeared
before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jackson aforesaid James Andrews a resident of
the State and County aforesaid aged Seventy Eight years
of age, who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed June 7th
1832
That he enlisted in the army of the United States,
in the year he believes 1778 with Captain Benjamin
Walton and served in the Twelfth regiment of the Pennsylvania line and enlisted as aforesaid for and during the
war under the following named officers towit Captain Benjamin Walton & Lieutenant Knox the field officers were Lieutenant Colonel Fleury and Major Posey Commanded by General Wayne & Cadwalader, that he was in and fought at the Battles of Red Bank, French Town & Stony Point that he continued in the service until the expiration of said Revolutionary war and was discharged by Capt Benjamin Walton at a little Town
then called Smithfield in
Pennsylvania about fifteen
miles from Philadelphia which discharge was burnt several years afterwards in the Schooner
Argus together with much other property that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
an annuity except the present and he declares that his
name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State
James Andrews
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
D Hoffman Clk
By A Miller Dep
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Daniel Hoffman Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the Original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application
of James Andrews for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this 20th day April AD 1836
Daniel Hoffman Clerk
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July 11 -51
Nancy Ann Andrews
widow of
James Andrew decd
Act 15 May 1828
Act 7 June 1832
Cap. Triplett
Dickins & Coombs
Atty
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State of Ohio 
Jackson County } SS    
On this 2d day of July A.D. 1857, before me, a Notary Public in and for the County of Jackson and State of Ohio aforesaid, personally came Nancy Ann Andrews, a resident of said County, and being duly sworn according to law, upon her oath declares, that she is the widow of James Andrews late of said County, deceased, who was, as she has always been informed by him, and verily believes, a soldier of the revolutionary war, of the Pennsylvania Continental line, and who claimed a pension for his revolutionary services, during his life time. She further states that she believes from information derived from her husband in his life time, that he enlisted in the 13th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of the war, and served to the end thereof, and that his Captain's name was Walton. She however refers to the declaration made by her said husband in his life time, for a more particular statement of his services, which she supposes is now on file in the Pension Office. She further states that she was married to the said James Andrews, in Scioto County, Ohio, on or about the  day of September 1836 and that her name before said marriage was Nancy Ann Clark, she being then the widow of one William Clark deceased her first husband - and that she has not again married since the death of the said James Andrews, which took place on the fifth day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty six in said County of Jackson.         
She makes this declaration for the
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purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension due her said husband James Andrews, at the time of his decease, either under the act of Congress of the 15th of May 1828, or under the act of 7th June 1832, as the case may be. 
Nancy Ann Andrews her mark 
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year first above written 
Witness my hand and Seal Notarial 
Timothy R. Stanley 
Notary Public in and the County aforesaid
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State of Ohio 
Jackson County}  SS 
Moses K. Dawson, of Jackson County, Ohio makes oath and says, that he was acquainted with James Andrews late of said County, deceased, from the year 1834, until his decease. I always understood from said Andrews that he had been a Revolutionary soldier, and I have no doubt of the fact, said James Andrews was married to one Nancy Ann Clark, a widow, in Scioto County,  in the month of September 1836, and he died in Jackson County Ohio, on the fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty-six.  Said Nancy Ann still survives, in said County of Jackson, and has not again married since his decease.    
Moses K. Dawson    
Also, James Farrar, of said County, being duly sworn, makes oath and says, that he is a cabinet maker, and that on the fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty-six, he made a Coffin for an old man by the name of Andrews, whose Christian name he does not recollect, but he was the husband of Nancy Ann Andrews above mentioned, who is now applying for arrears of pension due her said husband at his decease. He ascertains the date of the making of said Coffin, from his account book in which the same is charged said officiant at the time he made said Coffin lived in the Town of Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, where he still resides       
James Farrar 
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Moses K. Dawson and James Farrar, before me the and year first above written.
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And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Moses K. Dawson and James Farrar both of whom are men of respectability and are credible witnesses    
Witness my hand and Seal Notarial 
Timothy R. Stanley 
Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid 
July 11 -57 
Nancy Ann Andrews
Widow of James Andrews decd
Act 15 May 1828 
[unreadable] 7 June 1832
Cap Triplett
Dickins & Coombs
Atty
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No. 912
Rejected 
James Andrews
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Ex. by J J Coombs
Aug 14 / 57
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Ohio
James Andrews
Susp
Ansd Hon Wm. K. Bond
July 9 - 3 b
Dickins & Coombs
Au 25 1857
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July 3 
Ohio
M - at
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
Hon. W. K. Bond
original
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr. of Pensions
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House of Rep     
4 July 1836    
Dear Sir
I respectfully ask you to examine the enclosed application for pension and [unreadable] results as early as you conveniently can by letter to my add at Chillicothe Ohio 
Very respy yr obs st
Wm Key Bond 
J. L. Edwards Esq 
Comm of Pensions
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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State of Ohio    
Jackson County SS }  Court of Common Pleas of June Term A.D. 1857    
On motion it is hereby ordered to be certified, that satisfactory evidence has been this day presented to this Court, now in session, that James Andrews, late of said County of Jackson, deceased, who was in his life time an applicant for a Revolutionary Pension, departed this life on the fifth day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty six, leaving Nancy Ann Andrews, of said County, his widow, who still survives him and who still remains unmarried, and his Widow.   
A true copy from the minutes of said Court, of June Term 1857     
In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this 3d day of July 1857    
Jacob Westfall Clerk
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.    
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Nancy Ann Andrews, widow of James Andrews, deceased, late of Jackson County, Ohio. hereby constitute and appoint J. J. Coombs of Washington City my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of said James Andrews and for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself, as the widow of said James Andrews deceased    
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.            
WITNESS my hand and seal this 2d day of July A. D., 1851. 
Nancy Ann Andrews [seal] 
Signed and Sealed in the presence of T. R. Stanley    
STATE OF Ohio    
COUNTY OF Jackson }SS:    
On this second day of July A. D. 1851. before me, the subscriber, a notary public and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Nancy Ann Andrews and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid and seal Notarial.  
the day and year aforesaid 
Timothy R. Stanley 
Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid
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Claim of
Act of
STATE OF
COUNTY
.
Be it known, That on this
day of
A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty
before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
a resident of
made oath according to law that he is the
in said County, and
who was a Revolutionary Pensioner
at the rate of
Dollars per annum; that has been
informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that he is directly interested as a claimant in
said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my
Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid, before me.
J. Peace.
I,
Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that
who executed the foregoing paper is a
respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
J. Peace.
Clerk of the
Court in the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official Seal, this
day of
A.D. 185
before whom the
Clerk.