Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8972, George Walls, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Walls, George
Martha

W8972

CONTENTS
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Maryland 7142

Martha Walls

widow of George Walls

who was a Private

in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars 22
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16, day of July 1845 and sent to L.B. True, Present

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. June 17. 1864
Vol. 2. Page 256.

Ref'd
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Maryland, Prince Georges County to wit.
I hereby certify that on this 7th day of April 1845, personally appears George N. Walls before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the within enclosed papers purporting to be a family Record and the record of George Walls that the same identical record has been in my keeping for more than twenty years last past: that this Record is partly in the handwriting of Josiah Wilson who named one of my Sisters or daughter of said George Walls and a part in my own hand that said Record is a true and faithful copy made from a family Record originally kept in a large family prayer book which has been destroyed for more than 30 years; that said record is accurate and genuine. George Walls
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me.
Rd A Hyde
I hereby certify that George N. Walls of Prince George County Maryland is a highly respectable citizen; that he is personally & intimately known to me the subscriber & that his testimony is entitled to credit and confidence} Edmund Key
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Maryland Prince Georges County to wit: I hereby certify that on this Seventh day of April in the year 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County George M. Walls and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he had from his boyhood up heard his father speak of being in battles of of(sic) the revolutionary war; after of the engagement at Yorktown that at another time when they were retreating, of his having to cross some boggy place or murky run where he lost his gun but on mentioning it to his Captain he had another presented promptly & in way that secured to complement him for his bravery; another time when retreating he described the the(sic) chain shot of the enemy on passing as sweeping down or rather off the green briars as rye before a scythe.
Rev. N. Wally
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Rd A. Heyde
I hereby certify that George M. Walls of Prince George County is a neighbor of mine, well known to me personally for his moral worth & excellence that his testimony is entitled to confidence and and(sic) credit.
Edmund Key
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State of Maryland Prince George County set
I hereby certify that Richard A. Hyde gentleman before whom the aforegoing(sic) affidavits appear to have been made and whose name is thereto subscribed was on the day of the date thereof, and still is and of the State of Maryland Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Prince Georges County Court the 21st day of June Anno Domini 1845.
John B. Brooke Clk
Prince Geo Coty Col.

Loring B. True, Agt
Washington, D.C.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. State of Maryland.
On this twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred forty five, personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Record for the County of Prince George of Said State Martha Walls, a resident of said County and of said state aged 83 years & 4 months, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. Entitled An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows: that she is the widow of George Walls who was a Soldier and Sergeant in the Revolutionary Service that he enlisted first as a private for Charles County Maryland for (6 months) Six months in the Flying Camp Service under Capt Belain Posey and as the close of this period of Service he went on North to join the Northern army some where about Amboy and the Jerseys places of which I have heard
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him Speak in connection with his Services in the army but never  was to remember the particulars as I never expected to apply for a pension or anything of the kind. He did not return after going North to join the regular army there which I believe was not later than 1777: that he went South with the Army down to little York as Yorktown and then called; that he was present at the battle of Yorktown and saw Cornwallace when he surrendered his sword to Washington; that after the Brittish had left he was detailed to cleanse the City & these took the smallpox, and lost his discharge; that he was in Several other battles but cannot relate particulars being aged & so Sick & feeble; that she remembers hearing him say that they fell all about him & of the officers checking them on saying stand your ground the day is joined; & that at other times when retreating before the enemy the claim Shot would down bushes & shrubs by them just like a Scythe in a grainfield; that she knows he was a Sargeant from the impressions received from him; that he has often said his duties were to carry out fresh men and relieve the guard from time to time; that he always said he was a Sargeant in the Army; that she was 83 years old 14th Feb last; was married to George Walls in the year 1784
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that they were married in Prince George Co Maryland in the year 1784 by Bishop Clagett: that she has after heard him speak of the officers her husband George Walls served under but can only remember Capt Posey and Capt Gaither & Col. Smallwood; that she is certain he served under each of these; that he has often Spoken of loosing(sic) some valuable paper or papers at the Hospital where he was carried sick with the small pox directly after the battle of Little York; that she had never expected any use to be made of the such information and thought but little of it; that owning to old age and long sickness & feebleness from confinement I cannot remember to State particulars more clearly or fully; said declarant further affirms that she was not married to said George Walls before the close of his service but the marriage took place prior to 1st January 1794 namely on the 28th of March (1784) Seventeen hundred and Eighty four: that her husband the aforesaid George Walls died on the Eleventh day of May in the year of Eighteen hundred & thirty one (1831); that she had often heard him say that in going into the regular Service he did not wait to be dragged in that he volunteered; that she firmly believes he went North to join the northern army as a volunteer; that she is the widow of said George Walls; that
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She believes he was out most of the war. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Edmund Key
Martha (her x mark) Walls

I hereby certify that the aforesaid Martha Walls widow of George Walls is not able by reason of age blindness & infirmities to attend Court for the purpose of giving her deposition or for any other purpose, not having been able to be moved from her bed for a long time without much of difficulty of the said Martha Walls or neighbour of mine has been blind many years and bedridden for several years part.
Edmund Key
State of Maryland Prince Georges County Set.
I john B. Brooke Clerk of Prince Georges County Court do hereby certify that Edmund Key before whom the aforegoing(sic) affidavit appears to have been made and whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was on the day of the date thereof and still is one of the associate Judges of the first Judicial District of Maryland comprehending the Counties of St. Mary’s, Charles & Prince George’s.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Prince Georges County Court this 21st day of June Anno Domini 1845.
John B. Brooke Cld
Prince Geo County Clk
12010 Rd Jun 25.1845
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
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FAMILY RECORD.

BIRTHS.

Seatry
Elizabeth Baden, wife of John Baden. born Sept. 2nd 1764, died Sept. 25th 1835

Benjamin B. Walls, son of Geo. Walls and Martha Walls his wife
Departed this life Sept. 16th 1836 Age 35 years and ten days

DEATHS.

William B. Walls the son of George Walls and Martha Walls

Departed this life January 29th age 30 1923

George Walls father of the above departed this life 11th of May 1831, aged 79 years and 86 days

Naylor D. Walls the son of George Walls and Martha Walls Departed this life January 15th 1835 aged 37
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FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.

George Walls Married to Martha Naylor on Thursday 28th day March 1784
Margaret B. Walls Marryed(sic) to Josiah Wilsor on Thursday 30th day January 1817.

Benjamin B. Walls Married to Elizabeth Kerry on Thursday 30th day of July 1835.

Geo N. Walls Married to Sarah Club, January
29th 1824
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BIRTHS.

George Walls Born Feb 14th 1752

Martha Walls wife Geo. Walls born on the 14th day February 1762

Margaret Baden Walls, daughter of George Walls and Martha his wife born 30th Jany. 1787

Jane N. Walls as above born 23rd May 1791
William Batson Walls born as above 3rd July 1793

George Naylor Walls
born as above 22 day August 1796

Naylor Davis Walls as above born the 12th November 1798

Benjamin Baden Walls as above born 6th July 1801

BIRTHS.
Elizabeth Ann Walls as above born on the 11th day of November 1803

Martha Ann Walls as above born on the 18th day of March 1807

Martha Ann Rebecca Walls Daughter of Benj. B. Walls and Elizabeth Haraq his wife, born June 10th 1836
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June 26, 1930.
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BA-J/ady OM
George Walls
W.8972

Mrs. Hale Houts
44 East Concord
Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to George Walls, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W. 8972, based upon military service of George Walls in that war.

George Walls was born February 14, 1752, place, and the names of his parents are not designated.

While a resident of Charles County, Maryland, George Walls enlisted July, 27, 1778 and served six months as private and sergeant under Captain Belain Posey in the Flying Camp. He enlisted and served as private in Captain Gaither's Company, Colonel Smallwood's Maryland Regiment; was in the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis and was discharged 10, 1781, having served two months and five days. He was in several other battles, not designated.

He died May 11, 1831, place not given.

Soldier married March 28, 1784 in Prince Georges County, Maryland, Martha Naylor. She was born February 14, 1762, place, and the names of her parents are not designated.

Soldier's widow Martha Walls, was allowed pension on her application executed June 21, 1845, at which time she was a resident of Prince Georges County, Maryland.

In 1845, George N. Walls, son of soldier and Martha, was living in Prince Georges County, Maryland.
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The following names of the children of George and Martha Walls are shown:

(Space so the surname Walls can be ditto all way down & not this way again)

Margaret Bader Walls born January 30, 1787, married Josiah Wilson January 30, 1817.
Jane N. Walls born May 23, 1791.
William Batson Walls born July 3, 1793, died January 29, 1823.
George Naylor Walls born August 22, 1796, married Sarah Club, January 20, 1824.
Naylor Davis Walls born November 12, 1798, died January 15, 1835.
Benjamin Baden Walls born July 6, 1801, died September 16, 1836.
Elizabeth Ann Walls born, November 111, 1803.
Martha Ann Walls born March 18, 1807.

Said Benjamin Baden Walls married Elizabeth Harvey July 30, 1835. Their daughter Martha Ann Rebecca Walls, was born June 10, 1836.

The following family data are also shown:

Elizabeth Baden wife of John Baden, born September 2, 1784 and died September 25, 1835.

There are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of the person paid and possible the death date of the widow, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. and cite the following data: "Martha Walls, widow of George Walls, Certificate No. 7142, issued July 16, 1845, rate $27.22, per annum, commenced March 4, 1843, Acts of March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1844, Maryland Agency."

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1939 June 26. Hist. to Mrs. Hale Houte: a.o.y.

Revy WIDOW, &c.

File no. 8972
Martha Walls, Wid. of George Walls Pri. Md. Mila.

Act: July 7/38

Index:--Vol. M, Page 307

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Maryland 9482

Martha Walls, widow of George Walls

who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11th May 1831 of Prince George in the State of Maryland who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gaither of the ___Regt, commanded by Smallwood the Maryland Mila line for 8 months 5 days.

Inscribed in the Roll of Maryland at the rate 27 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of July 1845 and sent to L.B. True Present

Total amount, $136.10
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by DBrown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 261

Rep?
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Martha Walls widow of George Walls, Private Maryland Militia 8 months 5 days

$27:22 per acre
Acts: 38, 43, & 44} 8008 746

Maryland Roll

Cert: to L.B. True Present
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Maryland Prince Georges County, to wit:
I hereby certify that on the 7th day of April in the year of our Lord 1846 personally appeared before the undersigned subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County Henry Greer and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he has always believed that Mr. George Walls deceased of said County was engaged during the war of the Revolution in actual Service, had often spoken with the old gentleman, while living on the subject and have understood and believed him to have been in the Service during the whole of the war; that such is the belief of the neighborhood. Am 51 years old 26 of May next have known Mrs. George Walls from my early youth up and the opinions above expressed I have always cherished from my youth up and verily believe; that one hundred persons in this community would attest to the actual service and to the duration of that service & that it was nearly or quite the whole of the war. [over, over]
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Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Rd. A Hyde
Signed} Henry Greer
In the above testimony agreeable to the best of my knowledge I fully concur; after a proper investigation.
Rd. A. Hyde.
N.B. [illegible] (the word Service) between 2d & 3d lives from bottom first page.
I hereby certify that the above subscribers Henry Greer and Richard A. Hyde a justice of the peace of and for Prince George County are each personally know to me and are gentlemen whose testimony is entitled to credit.
Edmund Key
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Maryland Prince Georges County to wit:

Land Office, Annapolis
6th June 1845
I hereby Certify, That it appears by the “Returns of The Flying Camp,” remaining in this office that the name of George Walls, appears upon the Muster roll of Captain Belain Posey’s Company, to have been enrolled in said Company, as a private, on the 27th day of July 1776.
George G. Brewer
Regt. Land Office Ms
Land Office, Annapolis
6th June, 1845,
I hereby Certify that it appears by a record of the Revolution, remaining in this office, headed as follows “An Alphabetical List of discharged Soldiers of the two Battalions of Militia raised to serve in the Continental Army in the year 1781.” That the name of George Walls, appears upon said roll or list, to have received £15 and to have been discharged on the 10th day of December, 1781.
George G. Brewer
Regt Land Office Ms
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Missouri Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
MRS HENRY CLAY CHILES, STATE REGENT

ARROW ROCK TAVERN FINANCE COMMITTEE
MRS. HALE HOUTE, CHAIRMAN
44 EAST CONCORD, KANSAS CITY, MO.

MRS. W.W. GRAVES, VICE CHAIRMAN
ROCKHILL MANOR
KANSAS CITY, MO.

Veterans Administration,
Dept. Revolutionary War Records,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sirs:

In a recently published volume "Maryland Revolutionary Records by Newman "it is cited that the widow of George Walls applied for pension. George Walls is given as a Sergt. in Maryland Militia. I would appreciate having all the family data contained in these papers.

Thanking you for this favor, I am

Very truly yours.

Mrs. Hale Alice K Houts.
Mrs Hale Alice K. Houts.