Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40696, Lewis Williams, Penn.
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Penn
Williams, Lewis
S.40696
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14.489
Ohio

Lewis Williams of Washington County in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the 8th Regiment commended by Apt Brade of the Pennsylvania line for the term of four years.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence the 4th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Sept 1818 and sent to John Hamm, Lanseville Ohio.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819  $128.20
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Mar 1820  $48.00

Total  $176.20

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
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Notification sent 6 Apr 1821 to J Hamm at the City of Washington.

Date of death not on [ ]
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Lewis Williams

Certified affidavit and schedule

14.489
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STATE OF OHIO, MUSKINGUM County, SS

Court of Common Pleas, November Term 1820.

On this Twenty third day of November 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for said State, Lewis Williams aged 78 years, resident in Muskingum County in said state, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War on the continental establishment, as follows: In the Eighth Regiment, commanded by Col. Broadhead in Capt. Brady's Company in the Pennsylvania Line. The date of my original application is 4th day of May 1818 and the number of my pension certificate is 14.489.   And I do solemnly swear, I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as 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,” passed 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 that which is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by
me subscribed.

Not able to pursue any occupation.  No family - principally supported by my son-in-law.

Sworn to and Subscribed

Lewis Williams (his mark)

Schedule of property -- Real and personal
No property real or personal.

Sworn to and subscribed on this Twenty third of November 1820, before me.

David Chambers Clk
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State of Ohio, Muskingum County ss

I David Chambers, Clerk of the court of Common pleas of Muskingum County, do hereby certify that the within oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the original on file in the records of said Court: And I do further certify that the said court
are satisfied that the affiant has no property real or personal excepting necessary apparel.

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Zanesville 
the twenty third day of November 1820.

David Chambers Clerk.
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Lewis Williams, private
8th Penn Regiment
1778 to 1782

The judge's certificate as to [illegible]

Admitted
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State of Ohio 
Muskingum County S.c.t.[?]
Be it known, that before me in State & County aforesaid personally appeared Lewis Williams and made oath, that he is a resident citizen of this State and that he served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, on the continental establishment, with Great Britain;- that he enlisted in the service thereof on the 15th March 1778 for and during the war, in Capt. Saml. Brady’s company, 8th Pennsylvania Regiment Pennsylvania Line; that he continued in active service for nearly four years, when he was discharged at Pittsburg Pennsylvania, by a printed discharge signed by Major Findlay of the Regular troops, on or about the month of October 1782, which discharge is long ago lost; that has no other evidence to offer to substantiate his claim to a pension under the late law of congress; and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistan[ce] from his country for support being now in his 77th year of his [text off side of page] 
Lewis Williams 
Sworn & Subscribed to this 4th day 
of May 1818 Before me, David Lindley Assciate [Associate] Judg[e]
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State of Ohio 
Muskingum County S.c.t.[?]
Be it known, that before me in State & County aforesaid personally appeared Lewis Williams and made oath, that he is a resident citizen of this State and that the served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, on the continental establishment, with Great Britain;- that he enlisted in the service thereof on the 15th March 1778 for an during the war, in Capt. Saml. Brady’s company, 8th Pennsylvania Regiment Pennsylvania Line; that he continued in active service for nearly four years, when he was discharged at Pittsburg Pennsylvania, by a printed discharge signed by Major Findlay of the Regular troops, on or about the month of October 1782, which discharge is long ago lost; that has no other evidence to offer to substantiate his claim to a pension under the late law of congress; and that by [illegible] of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistan[ce] from his country for support being now in his 77th year of his [text off side of page] 
Lewis Williams 
Sworn & Subscribed to this 4th day 
of May 1818 Before me, David Lindley Assciate [Associate] Judg[e] 

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State of Ohio County 
Muskingum County: I do hereby certify, that Lewis Williams, who has sworn to and subscribed the within deposition before me, has satisfied me, that he served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in his Deposition; all the proceedings[?] of which I herewith transmit to the Secutory [Secretary] [o]f war. David Lindley Associate Judge 

State of Ohio 
Muskingum County Ss. } I David Chambers, clerk of the court of common pleas of Muskingum County aforesaid, do hereby certify that David Findley, Esqr. before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and certified, is, and was at the time the same was done, one of the acting associate judges of the court of common pleas of said County, duly commissioned, and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are due, as well in courts of Justice elsewhere In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Zanesville this 2nd day of June A.D. 1818. 
David Chambers Clk.[?]
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The SEcretary of War will be pleased to include to the case of the Marshal of Ohio, Zanesville.

State of Ohio, Muskingum County

I do hereby certify that Lewis Williams, who claims a pension for Revolutionary services, is in reduced and indigent circumstances.  Given under my hand this 31st day of July 1819

David Findley, Associate Judge
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May 4, 1939
/AWF
John Martin-S.40123
Lewis Williams -- S.40696

Mrs. Virginia S. Fendrick
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Martin of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and of Lewis Williams, in 1834 in Muskingum County, Ohio.

John Martin-S.40123

The data which follow relative to John Martin were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 40123, 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 shown.

John Martin enlisted in Fredericktown Maryland, in the year 1780, served as private in a company commanded by Baron de Uechritz in Colonel Armand's Legion; he was in the battle of Camden, and was discharged in the year 1783, in
York, Pennsylvania, where he had been stationed about one year.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, aged about
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sixty-three years.

The soldier, John Martin, had moved to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1819, was still there in 1821, and 1823. His wife, Catharine, was about seventy-four years of age 1821, John Martin died June 13, 1824.

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

In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

John Martin
Certificate #9459
Issued April 17, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced April 28, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Pennsylvania Agency

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Lewis Williams -- S. 40696

The record of Lewis Williams which follows was obtained from papers on file in claim for pension S. 40696, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Lewis Williams, and names of parents were not stated.

Lewis Williams enlisted, place not given, March
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15, 1778, served as private in Captain Samuel Brady's company, Colonel Brodhead's Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, and was discharged in the month of October, 1782, in Pittsburgh.

The soldier, Lewis Williams, was allowed pension on his application executed May 4, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Muskingum County, Ohio, then in the seventy-seventh year of his age. He was still a resident of Muskingum County, in 1820, and then referred to his son-in-law, but did not give his name.

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

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, use the same address as given herein, and furnish the following data:

Lewis Williams
Certificate #14489
Issued September 10, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced May 4, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Ohio Agency.


Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1936 Nov 18 - Hist to Madalyn L Leitzel

1939 May 4 - Hist to Mrs Virginia S Fredrick.  See her letter re: John Martin S.40123

1924 - Jan 31 - Hist to P Williams

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40696
INVALID

File no:  40696
Lewis Williams
Private, Revolutionary War

Act:  18 March 1818

Index:  Vol 3, Page 567
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November 18, 1936
Joshua Williams
Wt. No. 2395-300-Capt.
Lewis Williams
S. 40696
BA-J/AUT

Madalyn L. Leitzell
Hartwick College
Oneonta, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joshua and Lewis Williams from Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War.

The records of this office show that Joshua Williams was Captain in the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War and served to the close of
the war.

Warrant No. 2395 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued December 12, 1794 to Joshua iams, on account of the service noted above.

There are no further data relative to service of this officer and no data in regard to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such early claims for bounty land, when the War Office was burned in 1800.

In order to obtain information relative to the location of the land referred to herein, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and give the following-

Warrant No. 2395 - 300 acres - issued December 12, 1794.

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Lewis Williams-S. 40696

The data which follow were obtained from
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pension claim, S. 40696, based upon the service of Lewis Williams in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of Lewis Williams are not shown, nor are the names of his parents given.

Lewis Williams enlisted March 15, 1778, served as a private in Captain Samuel Brady's company, Colonel Brodhead's 8th Pennsylvania regiment, and was
discharged at Pittsburgh in the month of October,

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 4, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Muskingum County, Ohio, then in the seventy-seventh year of his age. He was still a resident of Muskingum County in 1820, and then referred to his
son-in-law. He did not give the name of his son-inlaw , and there is no further reference 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 this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C  and give the following data:

Lewis Williams
Certificate 14489
Issued September 10, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced May 4, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Ohio Agency.


Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

January 31, 1924.

Dr. P. F. Williams,
2206 Locust St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40696, it appears that Lewis Williams was allowed pension for four years service as a private in the Pennsylvania troops, on his application executed May 4, 1818, at which time he was living in Ohio.

In 1820, soldier stated that he was seventy eight years old, a resident of Muskingum County, Ohio, and referred to a son in law, no name stated and there is no further family data on file.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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HARTWICK COLLEGE
ONEONTA, NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

October 12, 1936

Pension Department
Washington D. C.

Gentlemen:

I have been looking up the genealogy of the LEITZELL FAMILY and have traced it back to LEWIS WILLIAMS, who was born some time prior to 1744 and married MARY HUDSON, daughter of William and Jane (Cloyd) Hudson.

Lewis was the son of Joshua Williams, who had two sons Lewis and Joshua, both of whom served in the Revolutionary War. Joshua was born in 1744 and died on December 12, 1825 at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. I have found according to PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION, Volume 1, page 300, THAT JOSHUA SERVED IN THE 4th PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT, JAN. and FEB 1777. JOSHUA WILLIAMS JOINED OCT. 21, 1777.  BECAME SUPERNUMERARY JULY 1778. A footnote adds, CAPT. WILLIAMS WAS COMMISSIONED MAY, 25th, 1775, ADJUTANT OF THE 5th BATTALION OF ASSOCIATORS OF YORK CO., AND CAPTAIN OF A COMPANY OF FLYING CAMP SEPT. 1776. HE THEN RAISED AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF WHICH ALEXANDER RAMSEY AS A LIEUTENANT, WHICH WAS ANNEXED TO THE 4th PENNSYLVANIA, OCT. 21st, 1777.

however, I am unable to find anything about Lewis, except From Williams McKechan Genealogy, age 17, LEWIS MUST HAVE SERVED AS A PRIVATE AS THERE IS NO RECORD OF HIS HAVING RECEIVED A COMMISSION. From Pennsylvania in the Revolution, Vol. 3, page 242, it gives LEWIS WILLIAMS as a private.

I am interested in getting some war record for him. Did his wife MARY HUDSON (Williams) receive a pension? Anything you can tell me will be appreciated.

Very truly yours
Madalyn Love Leitzell
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(Stamped receiped in Office of the Commissioner Jan 2, 1924, US Bureau of Pensions)

December 31, 1923.
DR. PHILIP F. WILLIAMS
2206 LOCUST STREET
PHILADELPHIA

Mr. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

My dear Sir:-

I should like to know if you can inform me whether or not a pension was ever issued to the Revolutionary soldier described herewith, and if so may I have a copy of the record. -- "Lewis Williams enlisted July 14, 1782, aged 24 years, 6 feet tall, brown hair. Born near Armoy, County Antrim, Ireland.  Blacksmith and bricklayer. Last residence Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Bounty paid to Lt. Huston."

I should also like to have a copy of the pension record of Lewis Williams, of Muskingham County, Ohio, who at the age of 74, was drawing a pension in 1819.

I should also like to know whether a pension was issued to James Byers, West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Penna., place of enlistment, year of service, 1781, Captain William Moore, in the 8th class, 2nd Battalion, Cumberland County, Militia. He afterward lived in Westmoreland and Washington Counties, Penna., and widow's first name was Elizabeth.

Very truly yours,
Philip F. Williams