Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,674, for John Martin, Virginia
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(8-1776) [form number]

SERVICE [left column heading]
Continental (Va.)   
Va.
[middle column no heading]
Va. Martin, John  
NUMBER [right column heading]
S. 36,074
[double underline] 
CONTENTS [blank]
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[left page]
Application send Nov 2 1820 to
Samuel M Taylor Winchester, [illegible initials]
Date of death not on AB
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[right page
Kentucky
John Martin,
Clark County in the State of Kentucky, who was a Private
in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scott of the 
Virginia Line, for the term of three years,
[solid double line]
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of October, 1818.
[solid double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of June 1820
and sent to James Clark Esqr
Winchester, Kentucky
[solid double line]
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $136 -- 25
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 "48
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$184 -- 25
pay mo 1/31

{ Revolutionary claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818. }

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[left page]
Application sent -- Nov. 2. 1820 to
Samual Taylor, WInchester Co [County] J? [initials]
178
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Date of death not on AB [initials]
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17544
17544
Kentucky
[double line]
John Martin,
of Clark County in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Scott
of the Virginia
Line, for the term of three years,
[double line]
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of October, 1818.
[double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of June 1820
and sent to [the lined thru] James Clark Esq
Winchester Kentucky
[double line]
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $136 --- 25
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 "  48
[double line under 48]
pay mo 1/31  $184 --- 25  
[double line under $184 --- 25]

{ Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818. }

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Adm. [underlined]
June 16 1820 [underlined]
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Clarke County Sct.

On this 4th day of October 1818, before me the
subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court, in and for the state aforesaid, 
personally appeared John Martin aged fifty seven years;--who being by me first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following statement and 
declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late law of Congress 
entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war;" that he is a citizen of the 
state of Kentucky, and resident in the county of Clarke and that he was enlisted 
for three years in Augusta County in the state of Virginia [on or about lined thru] 
in [inserted]the fall of the [day of lined out] year 1776 by one Sam Lapsly and 
served in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Lapsly of the 12th 
Regiment Virginia line an Continental establishment Commanded by Colo
Charles Scott, afterwards Genl C. Scott
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, 
in the continental army, against the common enemy, until about the fall of 
the[day of lined thru] year 1779 when he was honorably discharged from service 
at Philadelphia in the state of Pensylvania [; lined thru] that he was in service 
three years and was in no [inserted]the battles of any distinction
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of
his country for support; and that he has lost his discharge, and has no evidence
in his power of his services and discharge, other than that which is here transmitted.
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid,
[right] Jas Clark [James Clark] [signature]
[right] Circuit Judge

[note from transcriber. There were a lot of dashes in the domument filling up blank space]
[transcriber felt it unnecessary to include them thus making the form clearer]
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Willis Collins States upon oath that he is will
regarded with the within named John Martin that
he is under of said Character for truth that
him is in reduced circumstances, he has neither
lands nor slaves [illegible writing lined thru] --
He states the said Martin stands in need of the 
assistance of his Country  for support
Sworn to before me the day and year first afs'd [aforesaid] --
Jos. Clark [Joseph Clark] [signature]
Circuit Judge

I Jos. Clark. Judge, &c [etc]. as aforesaid, do certify, that it 
appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Martin
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the
preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for
the term of nine months and upwards, on the continental 
establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and 
testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for 
the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the 
aforementioned act of Congress;and it further appears to 
my satisfaction, that said applicant is in such indigent and 
reduced circumstances, as to require the aid of his country, 
pursuant to the above recited act.
[right] Jos. Clark [Joseph Clark] [signature]
[right] Circuit Judge
[in a printed ornate box the following]
SEAL OF
THE COURT.
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State of Kentucky Clarke Circuit } tch

I Samuel M. Taylor Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the Circuit of Clarke [and lined thru] State Aforesaid do
certify that James Clark Esquire whose signature
is afficced [affixed]  to the within instrument of writing is and
was at the time the same bears date one of the Circuit
Judges for the State aforesaid and appointed by law to preside in 
said Circuit. -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand And afixed the Seal of the
Said Circuit this 3rd day of October
1818 and in the 27th year of the
Commonwealth.
Samuel M. Taylor C C C [signature and title]
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Jno Martin's [Jonathan]
Decl & Schedule [Declaration]
for pension
---
Clark
Cone [Connecticut ?
17.544
Sep' 20 [September 1820]
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State of Kentucky Clark County Sct

On this [date missing] day of [month missing]
1820 personally
appeared in open Court (to wit the
Clarke Circuit Court) being a court
of record proceeding according to the
course [?] of the Common Law with a
Jurisdiction unlimited in point [?] of
amount, keeping a record of its 
proceedings having power of five and
impression [?] must) for said County 
John Martin aged Sixty years, he
sident in Sd [Said] Clark County who
being first duly sworn according to 
Law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary war
as follows; in from the year
1776 to the year 1779 - (in which year
he was discharged) in Capt Samuel Lapsly's
Company 16th Regt commanded
by Col. Nathanel Giss Virginia line
His original declaration is noted in the
year 1818 and he thinks in the month
of April, The number of his Pension
certificate is 17.544 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident of the United States on
the 18th day of March 1818 & that I
have notsince  that time by gift
sale or in any manner disposed of my
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property or any part thereof, with intent
thereby to bring myself within the
provisions of an 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 War,
pass'd on the 18th day of March 1818
and that 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 this Schedule
hereto annexed and by me subsibed,

1st One Horse, 2 head of cattle,
a little household and Kitchen furniture
no debts due me
[the word his above and between John Martin]
John Martin 
[the word mark below and between John Martin]
His occupation is that of a tailor
his ability to pursue the same is
only one fourth of that of a comman
man.
He has in family including himself
four in number, 1st his wife about
the age of sixty years, her capacity
to labour, not more than one
fourth of that of a common woman
2d Single Daughter aged about 19 -
years able to do the work of a com
mon Woman
3d a son aged about 16 years very
small of his age and wholly not 
able to do [the lined out]  more than the 8th part
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of a mans work-- [John Martin lined thru]
Sworn to and subscribed, on the 30th
day of Septem 1820 in open court before me -

Jo. Clark
Circuit Judge

State of Kentucky Clarke Circuit } Sch 

I Samuel M. Taylor Clerk of the Court
held for the Circuit aforesaid do certify
that the aforegoing declaration and schedule
of John Martin was Sworn to in open
Court this 30th day of September 1820 by
the said Martin, and that the same
is truly transcribed from the records
of said Court - and I do further certify
that it is the opinion of said Court that the
total amount in value of the property
exhibited in said Schedule is Sixty dollars -
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto Set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this thirtieth
day of September 1820 and in
the 29th [?] year of the Commonwealth

[right] Samuel M. Taylor clk [signature and title]
[right] Clarke Circuit Court

[illegible cloth Court Seal attached lower left corner]
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[begin right]
August 13, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
John Martin-S.36074
BA-J/AWF
[end right]

Mrs. Emma J. Sellers
Franklin
Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information 
relative to John Martin of Henry County, Kentucky in 1840.

The Revolutionary War records in this office
fail to afford any information in regard to a John
Martin of Henry County, Kentucky.

You are furnished herein the Revolutionary War
record of John Martin, who applied for pension, while
residing in Clark County, Kentucky. The data were
obtained from the papers on file in pension claim,
S. 36074, based upon his service in that war.

The date and place of birth of John Martin are
not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his 
parents given.

He enlisted in Augusta County, Virginia, in the
fall of 1776, served as a private in Colonel Charles
Scott's Virginia regiment and in Captain Samuel Laps
ley's company in Colonel Nathaniel Gist's regiment,
and was discharged in the fall of 1779 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
October 4, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-seven
years and a resident of Clark County, Kentucky. He was
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residing in same county in 1820 and then reffered to
his wife, aged about sixty years, to a single daughter,
aged nineteen years, and to a son, aged sixteen years,
but he did not give their names.

There are no further data in this claim relative
to the family of John Martin.

In order to obtain information relative to the
last payment of pension, name and address of person
paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner,
you should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C.,
and cite the following:

John Martin
Certificate # 17544
Issued June 19, 1820
Rate $8.00 per month
To commence October 4, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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2 cases. 16814 [check mark follows]
Jn. Fowler,
&
Jn. Martin
Clarke Co. Kty. [Clarke County Kentucky]
====
James Clark
Jud [judge?]
Winchester, Kty.
====
recd 15 April 1820
====
Admitted Jun 1618

[written sideways on the right side]
Winchester March 31
Free

[written sideways on the left side]
J. C. Calhoun
Sect of War
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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Winchester March 28th 1828

Sir
I send you the declarations of John
Martin, and John Fawler for adjudication
the Act of law of Congress granting
pensions to the soldiers of the 
revolutionary war. The declaration of Martin
has been in my possession ever since
it was made, I had supposed untill a few
days since that I had sent it on to the
proper department. He is a very poor
man, of good character, and I think
deserving a pension. I respectfully
request, that his claim may be examined
as early as the business of the office
will permit

I have the honor to be JC [?]
Jos. Clark
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January 16, 1939

BA-J/AWF [initials am above and to the right]
Samuel Jacobs
W. 11921
John Martin [arrow pointing at this name and underlined]
S. 36074 [underlined]
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Mrs. Charles H. Watson
2316 Thayer Street
Evanston, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which
you request the Revolutionary War records of
Samuel Jacobs of Virginia, and John and Peter
Martin of Virginia, and later lived in Kentucky.

The Revolutionary War records of this office
have been searched and no claim for pension found
based upon service of a Peter Martin of Virginia.

You are furnished herein the Revolutionary War
records of Samuel Jacobs, and John Martin.

Samuel Jacobs-W. 11921

The Revolutionary War record of Samuel Jacobs
which follows was obtained from papers on file in
claim for pension, W. 11921, based upon his service
in that war. This is the record of the only Samuel
Jacobs found on file in the Revolutionary War records
of this office.

The date and place of birth of Samuel Jacobs
are not given, nor are the names of his parents
stated.

Samuel Jacobs enlisted in Culpeper County,
Virginia, sometime in the year 1776, served as a
private in Captain William Field's company, Colonel
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Trotter's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of
Monmouth, and many other engagements, and was 
discharged sometime in the year 1779.

The soldier, Samuel Jacobs, was allowed pension
on his application executed September 25, 1832, at
which time he was seventy-two years of age, and a
resident of Washington County, Indiana. He died
January 26, 1840, in Johnson County, Indiana.

Samuel Jacobs married October 24, 1833, in
Washington County, Indiana, Lydia Groves. The date
and place of her birth and names of parents are not
stated.

The widow, Lydia Jacobs, was allowed pension
on her application executed April 14, 1858, at which
time she was fifty-three years old, and living in
Lawrence County, Indiana.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible data in regard to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of the widow, Lydia
Jacobs, you should apply to The Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington,
D. C., and furnish the following data:

Lydia Jacobs, widow of Samuel Jacobs
Certificate #6389
Issued May 14, 1858
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced February 3, 1853
Act of February 3, 1853
Indiana, Madison, Agency.

*************

John Martin-S. 36074

The data concerning John Martin furnished herein
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were obtained from papers on file in claim for
pension, S. 36074, based upon his service in the
Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of John Martin
are not given, nor are the names of his parents
stated.

John Martin enlisted in Augusta County, Virginia
, in the fall of 1776, served as a private in
Colonel Charles Scott's Virginia regiment, and in
Captain Samuel Lapsley's company, in Colonel
Nathaniel Gist's regiment, and was discharged in
the fall of 1779, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed October 4, 1818, at which time he was
County, Kentucky.
aged fifty-seven years, and a resident of Clark

He was still living in Clark County, in 1820,
and then referred to his wife, aged about sixty years,
to a single daughter, aged nineteen years, and to a
son, aged sixteen years; no names were stated. No furother
discernible family data in this claim.

In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to the same office as given herein,
and furnish the following data -


John Martin
Certificate #17544
Issued June 19, 1820
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced October 4, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Kentucky Agency.

[begin right]
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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December 10, 1931
Dr. George F. Doyle
Winchester, Kentucky.
BA J/AWF/ILL
Dear Sir:
The data which follow relative to John Martin are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 36074, based upon his
service in the Revolutionary War.
John Martin enlisted in Augusta County, Virginia, the fall of 1776 and served three years as private in Captain Samuel Lapsley's
Company, Colonels Charles Scott's and Nathaniel Gist's Virginia Regiments.
He was allowed pension pension on his application executed October 4, 1818, while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky, aged
fifty seven years. In 1830, he referred to his wife, aged sixty years, a daughter,
aged nineteen years, and a son, aged sixteen years but he did not give the names of any of them.
There are no further data relative to his family,
This is the history of the only John Martin found on the Revolutionary War records of this office whose pension certificate was issued June 19, 1820, while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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and 1812 War Section.
March 17, 1936
Mrs. M. H. Whitley
525 Vine St.
Paris, Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36074, it appears that John Martin enlisted in Augusta County, Virginia, the fall of 1776 and served three years as private in Captain Samuel Lapsley's Company, Colonels Charles Scott's and Nathaniel Gist's Virginia Regiments.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 4, 1818, while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky, aged fifty-seven years.
In 1820, he referred to his wife, aged sixty
years; a daughter, aged nineteen years; and a son,
aged sixteen years, but did not give the names of any of them.
There is no further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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to your request of ... received ...
[INCOMPLETE]ment of the military history of John Martin the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired (informat)ion as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 36074.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Fall 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 yrs.
RANK.
Pri.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Samuel Lapsley
COLONEL.
Charles Scott
Nathaniel Gist 
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, ...
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Augusta Co, Va.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 4, 1818. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application Clark Co, Ky.
Age at date of application, 57 yrs.  Place of birth not stated.
Remarks: In 1820, he referred to his wife, 60 years of age a daughter, 19 yrs and a son, 16 yrs of age,  No names stated.
There is no further data
Very respectfully,
8 2856
Commissioner.
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Received Jan 3 1939
Mail Sub Div
Vets A & M
Reader of 35
MRS. CHARLES H. WATSON
2316 THAYER STREET
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
Jan 1, 1939
Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Day before yesterday I wrote you a request for information about the war record (Revolutionary) of Peter Martin and Samuel Jacobs of Virginia. 
However, as yesterday was a half holiday and today and tomorrow hole(whole) days, I imagine (and hope, that this is not too late to countermand that request. It now appears that Peter was not the one who was our direct ...
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2
[ILLEGIBLE] but rather his relative (probably
a brother or cousin) John Martin, whose wife was Sarah Jeffreys, and of English birth or extraction.
John's father was also John, and lived in the West Indies before emigrating to Virginia.  H lived there near Jamestown.
Would you be so good as to give me any information you may have as to either of these Johns?  I do not know their dates, but do know that John, Jrs. wife Sarah (Jeffreys) died July
13, 1830, and was born 1755.  Their children's
names were Enoch, William, Joseph, Jeffreys, Jacob, Elizabeth, and John.  John and Sarah moved from Virginia to Shelby Co. Kentucky, and in 1814 their children (and Sarah) emigrated to Wash(ington?)
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[ILLEGIBLE] Co, Indiana
[ILLEGIBLE] Va
While I am not requesting the record of Peter Martin, about whom I first wrote you, I would appreciate it very much if you could tell me
just where he was born, when he came to this country, and just where in Virginia he lived, in case the records give that information, as
that would help me to find out just
who our John was and where he came from.
Our John's daughter Elizabeth married Peter's son John, & complicate(complicated) matters. I hope very much that there is a [ILLEGIBLE] record of one or both of our Johns, which you would be good enough to send me.
Thanking you in advance, I am yours very truly
Estelle C. Watson
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May 27, 1935
Veterans Administration: 24
Please send me the pension record of John Martin who was living in Henry Co. Kentucky in 1840.
Address
Mrs. Emma J. Sellers
Franklin, Indiana.
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Dear Sir
Mildred Yardeu of Vine St Paris Ky wishes to join
the Martin's Fort Society, Children of the American Revolution on the record of John Martin who was granted a pension for Rev
service and who died in Clark Co. Ky. We understand that there were two pensioners of
that name in Clark Co and the
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record wanted is not the one who served as Capt. or Major in the Albermarle Co. Va company of minute men & who married Elizabeth Lewis, but the other who probably enlisted from Fluvanna wife probably Rachel.
As this latter left no will it is important to have the names of any children mentioned in the declaration to assist in [ILLEGIBLE] deceit as now required
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Thanking  you for this information
I am, Sincerely yours
Mrs. W. H Edna Talbott Whitley
Assistant Organizer Martins Fort Society C.A.R.
525 Vine St.. Paris, Ky.
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36074
INVALID.
levy??
File No. 36074
John Martin
[ILLEGIBLE] Rev [ILLEGIBLE]
Act: 18 March 18th
Index: Vol. S, Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.}

1912 Nov. 14 History to A. C. Quisenberry
Letter with Cl. S. F. 30563. John Martin
1926 Mch(March) 17. Hist to Mrs. M. H. Whitley.
1931 Dec. 10 Hist. to Dr. George F. Doyle,
see his letter. R. W. John Martin S30563 JLL
1935 Aug. 13 list to Emma J. Sellers[partially ILLEGIBLE]
1939 Jan. 16 list to Mrs. Elias H Watson