Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,373, William Etchenson, Md.
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service- Md.
Etchenson, WIlliam Mary
Number R3373
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No
Mary Etchenson
Md of William
Maryland
July 7 1838 
1089
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Maryland Charles County Sct
On this sixty day June Eighteen Hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid Mary Etchenson aged about Seventy Eight a resident of Charles County in the State of Maryland who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of William Etchenson who served in the revolutionary war and was drafted in Charles County under Captain Robert Senate and served his time out and was Honorably discharged also makes oath that she was married to the said William Etchenson some time in in the month of February seventeen hundred and ninety seven and the said William Etchenson died sometime in the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty one she does not recollect the year he was drafted in or any of the commanding officers except the Capt. he was drafted under and General Washington. Nor can she recollect what regiment he served under to her knowledge he never received a pension for his services during his life time. 
She makes this declaration for the the purpose of obtaining the pension the said William Etchenson was entitled to during his life time, also the pension she as widow of the said William Etchenson was entitled to under the acts passed by the congress of the United States. 
R T Tubman Mary Etchenson- her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
And I hereby certify I believe the said Mary Etchenson to be the identical person widow of the said William Etchenson and she is of the age above stated. 
Rich T Tubman
Justice of the Peace
aforesaid County
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Maryland Charles County Sct
I hereby certify that Richard T Tubman Esquire before whom the within and aforegoing affidavit appears to have been made and who has thereto subscribed his name, also to the aforegoing certificate was as the time of so doing and still is one of the state of Maryland Justices of the Peace in and for Charles County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Charles County Court this 12th day of June Anno Domini 1851
Rich H Mitchell Clerk
Charles County Court
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Maryland Charles County Sct
I hereby certify that it appears from the records of proceedings of Charles County Court that license were issued on the twenty third of February seventeen hundred and ninety seven to join in Holy Matrimony William Etchenson and Mary Weeding
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Charles County Court this tenth day of January Anno Domini 1851
Rich'd H Mitchell Clerk
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no 1089
Mary Etchenson
widow of William
 Maryland 
Let Hon R J Bowie April 29/52
July 29, 1848
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3373
Mary Etchenson 
rejected
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Ho of Reps
Sir
I take leave to enclose several affidavits and papers relating to a claim of Mary Etchenson widow of Wm Etchenson,  a soldier, who it appears served throughout the Revolutionary War, under Capt Robert Sewell or Senate and was honorably discharged. I am not sufficiently informed to decide whether the facts established entitle Mrs. Etchenson to a pension or whether she comes within any of the provisions of the pension laws. Will you be kind enough to examine the claim and advise me whether it is well founded or requires other evidence. I have the honor to be very respectfully yours Rich J Bowie
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Mary Etchenson
Rev Pension
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Maryland Charles County Sct
On the 18th day of July eighteen hundred and fifty one appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Aloysius Coomes aged upwards of sixty a resident of Charles County in the State of Maryland, who being duly sworn declared that William Etchenson & Mary Weeding were lawfully married sometime in the month of February seventeen hundred and ninety seven, and also stated that he was well acquainted with William Etchenson from childhood and that he frequently heard him say that he served in the Revolutionary war under Capt. Robert Senate and was honorably discharged, and he believed the above statement of said Etchenson to be correct and said Coomes further stated that he understood that Capt. Senate was promoted to Major.
P Davis

Maryland Charles County to wit
I hereby certify that Peregrine Davis Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & who has hereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing & still is one of the State of Maryland's Justices of the peace in and for Charles county aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified.
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of Charles county court this 5th day of August 1851.
Richd H Mitchell Clk
Chas County court
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Know all men by these presents that } Mary Etchinson of Charles county and state of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations here these unto having now made ordained authorized nominated  constituted and appointed John Clements of the County and State aforesaid my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my own personal use and benefit to [unreadable] prosecute and receive of [unreadable] the general government of the United States or [unreadable]  any person or persons whatsoever or person any source whatsoever all such sum  or sums of money and demands whatsoever which are now due and owing unto me the said Mary Etchesson by and from the said general government
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of the United States, and by and from any person or persons whatsoever and by and from any source whatsoever and to [unreadable] and use and take all lawful ways and means in my name and otherwise for the service these of by attachment [unreadable] distress or otherwise and to compound and a per for the same and attorneys or other sufficient to discharge for the same for me and in my name to make legal [unreadable] and to do all other lawfull acts and things whatsoever can as serving as fully as [unreadable] as I myself could do were I personally present at the doing these of and attorneys one or more under him for the purpose aforesaid to make and  and acting as agent at his pleasure to serve satisfy and confirm and by these presents allowing whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name carefully do or cause to be done in and about the premises
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virtue of these presents on witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed 

seal this sixth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and fifty one
Mary her X mark Etchenson 
test R T Tubman
Maryland Charles county to wit on this sixth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and fifty before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared May Etchinson and act novoled a the above wit of A Mornes or instrument of rosiling to her act and deed for the purpose therein named acknowledged before
Rich T Tubman
Justice of the Peace
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Maryland Charles county to wit
I hereby certify that Richard T Tubman Esq before whom the aforegoing acknowledgement was made who has thereto subscribed his name was at the state of Maryland Justices of the peace in & for the county aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the Charles county court this 10th day of June Anno Domini 1851
Richard H Mitchell ckk
Chas County Court