Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11027, John Wolford, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.

Wolford, John

NUMBER
R. 11027

CONTENTS
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John Wolford
Dev for pension
37181
John Walford
Va
Act 7 June 32
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7” of
June 1832
State of Virginia Hampshire County ss
On this 24th day of November 1845
personally appeared before this County Court of Hampshire being
count of record of unlimited jurisdiction in all laws of County 
equity John Wolford, a resident of the said County of Hampshire
In the state of Virginia aged, eighty two 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
provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein stated. That in the latter
part of the winter 1780.81 in the County of Washington and
State of Maryland affiant was drafted for a tour of two
months and placed under the command of Captain Spires & Lt 
Joseph Drake. The troops rendezvoused at Hagerstown and Marched
to fort Frederick and from thence to Frederikstown. At
this place we were supplied with ammunition by Col Johnson.
He also placed under our Captain Sixty refugees with orders to
take them to fort Fredrick for safe keeping. And in a few
days after our return to Fort Frederick, the prisoners taken
with Burgoyne were also brought to the same fort and
affiant continued at said fort as guard until the expiration
of his tour, when he was discharged having served two months.
A few days before the expiration of affiant’s tour, the Company
was ordered to move the prisoners to Hagerstown at which
place affiant was discharged instead of at Frederick as stated
above.
That as soon as affiant’s tour of service as above
had expired, he volunteered under the command of Captain
Adam Otts, Lt Nicholas Hawkins for a tour of nine
months. We assembled at Hagerstown when we were trained
about one month, when orders were received to March to
Virginia, but as the Company was raised purposely to guard
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the State of Maryland they could not March us out of the State.
We were taken to guard the public stores in Fredericktown
in which service affiant continued until the prisoners taken
at Little York in Virginia to Feek town and then
affiant was engaged in guarding them until the expiration
of his tour when affiant was discharged, having served
nine months this his last tour, making his whole service
Eleven Months.
Affiant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his name is
not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory.

Sworn to and subscribed this
day and year aforesaid
John Wolford

And the said Court doth hereby declare their opinion that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states.

We John Arnold Clergyman residing in the County
of Hampshire and State of Virginia and Robert Carmichael
residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with John Wolford who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty two
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbour
when he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day year aforesaid.
John Arnold
Robt Carmichal

The following are the answers of the said John Wolford to the
interrogatories propounded by the war department.
1  I was born in Washington County Maryland in the year 1763.
2  I have the record of my age, kept by my father in the
family bible.
3  I was living in Washington County Maryland when called
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into service. I now live in Hampshire County Virginia where
I have resided upwards of forty years.
4 I was drafted first and afterward volunteered.
5 I did not make any acquaintance with the officers of
the regular army, and as my service was guarding the
different forts in the state, I know but little of this
history of the war.
6 I never received a written discharge.
7 I can refer to John Arnold a Clergyman and Robert Carmichael
of my neighbours who can testify to their belief of my being a soldier of
the revolution.

And the Court doth declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war departure, that the above
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them
that John Arnold who has signed the preceding certificate
is a clergyman resident in said County of Hampshire and
that Robert Carmichael who has also signed the same
is a resident in the said County and is a credible
person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I John B White Clerk of the County Court of Hampshire
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of John Wolford for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
24 day of November 1845
in the 70th year of the Commonwealth
John B White Clk
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11.027
 John Walford [crossed out] 

 John Wolford
REJECTED
[illegible initials AOT?}
Application filed Aug. 29, 1906
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Pension Office
January 28, 1845
Sir,
The papers in the case of John Wolford,
claiming a pension under the act of June 7, 1832,
have been examined and are again returned for proper
authentication. The regulations require that all declarations
shall be made in open Court, before a court of record,
except in case of bodily infirmity in which event a
Single Judge may act out of Court, he certifying the fact
of disability. When a single Magistrate, who is ex-officio
a member of a Court of record, acts, the proceedings
before him should be submitted to and approved by the
Court of record duly organized and acting as such. The
alleged service should be established by the certificate of the Register
of the Land Office at Annapolis, Maryland, who has
in his possession the roll of that State. The affidavit
of John Everly is entirely without authentication.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
your ob’t Servant
J. L Edwards

Hon. W. Lucas
House of Representatives
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J. L. Edward's letter
of March 19th 1834
No 1
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War Department
Pension Office
March 19, 1834
The declarations of Mr Wolford and Douglas
have been returned from Annapolis, where they were sent in
order to ascertain whether any proof of their alleged service
could be found in the Register’s Office. Their names are
not found upon any of the Master or pay rolls in that office.
They are now returned to you for proofs.

I have the honor to be
Your ob’t Servant
J. L. Edwards

Hon J. J. Allen
Ho. of Reps
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377.87
John Wolford
Va
Letter to Hon. H. Bedinger 13 Feb, 46
Let Hon C. J. Foulker
Dec 16/32
11027
Act 7th June 1832
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Everly affadavit
of November 1844
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James Candy Esquire
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
Virginia

Everly affadavit
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Everly affadavit
of November 1844
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Tennessee
Giles County to wit:
This day personally appeared John Everly sen’r before the Subscriber
a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid and made
oath that John Wolford now of Hampshire County Virginia
served a 9 months tour with him in Captain Ott’s Company
of Volunteers in the State of Maryland, said service ending
the 10th of December 1781.
Given under my hand & seal this 23 day of
November 1844
John Everly {seal}

Sworn to & Subscribed
before me the date
above -
Edw’d W Rose JP
Justice of the Peace
Giles County Tennessee
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State of Tennessee Giles County ss
This day personally appeared Edward D. Jones & Charles
C. Abernathy before me Edward W. Rose an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for said County and made oath that John Everly has
resided with his son George Everly in the Town of Pulaski & vicinity for
many years, during which time they have been well acquainted with
him, that it is generally believed in this neighbourhood that he was a
soldier and drum man in the Revolutionary war, that he is now a very
old man, but that his memory and mental powers are unimpaired,
 and that he is entitled to full credit and belief on oath.
E. D. Jones
Charles C. Abernathy
Subscribed & sworn to before
me this 13th October A.D. 1845
Edw’d W Rose JP

State of Tennessee Giles County ss
I Edward D. Jones Clerk of the County Court of said
County hereby certify that Edward W. Rose Esquire whose signatures
are affixed to the two foregoing certificates, one of which is hereto appended,
was when said affidavits were made before him and when he signed
the certificates of the same, and still is, an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said County of Giles, duly commissioned and sworn for
that office, and that full credit should be given to all his official acts as
such Justice of the Peace
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at the Clerks
office in the Town of Pulaski, this 13th day of
October A.D. 1845.
E. D. Jones Clerk
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State of Tennessee Giles County ss
I Edward W Rose, Chairman and presiding Justice of the County
Court of Giles County do hereby Certify
that Edward D Jones whose signature is
affixed to the foregoing certificate is and
was when he signed the same Clerk
of the County Court of said County duly
Elected and qualified for that office, that
his said certificate is in due form and
that full credit should be given to all of
his official acts and attestations as such
Clerks.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affix my seal officially
this the 13th October 1845.
Edw’d W Rose JP {seal}
Presiding Justice Giles County Court

State of Tennessee Giles County ss
 I Edward D. Jones Clerk of the County Court
of said County hereby certify that Edward W. Rose Esquire, whose
signature is affixed to the forgoing certificate, was when he signed
the same Presiding Justice of the County Court of said Giles County
duly commissioned and qualified for that office, and that
full credit should be given to all his official acts as such 
Presiding Justice of the Peace-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at the Clerk’s office in the Town of Pulaski
this 13th day of October A.D. 1845
E D Jones Clerk