Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27673, Abraham Williams, Md.
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(3---1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Williams, Abraham
NUMBER
Survivor
CONTENTS
See claim of Elander Williams W27673,
erroneously allowed on
this mans service
her husband died in Pulaski Co Ky in 1838
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22302
22302
Kentucky
Abraham Williams
of Mason Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a Lieut in the com command
by Captain Jewett [Jarrett] of the regt commanded
by Col in the Maryland
line for 9 months Lieutenant
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 120 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Oct
1833 and Marshall
Key Washington C H
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $300.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 60.00
$360.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book Vol. Page 33
Sent to Hon. J Chambers HR
[illegible] 18, 1836 -- [illegible]
May 19, 1836 --
Let to R H Lee 31 July 1837.
1915 July 8. Auditor Interior
for date of death AW
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11085
Mason County
Abraham Williams
Kentucky 5
from 1776
Lieutenant 9 months
$120.
Can only allow for 9 months
being the time already specified
Marshall Key
Washington C H
Keny.
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BRIEF in the case of Abraham Williams
of Mason County in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 85
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
enlisted In 1775 but = once 1777
Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days
did not march out of the county but his service history was at least two years but the precise time not recollected
Rank.
As a Lieut.
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Captn Jarrett who died in that year & Benjim Amos succeeded him
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford [Harford] County Maryland
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Jno Hothear
Examining Clerk.
son Thomas
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State of Kentucky Mason County SS. On this 10th day of September 1832 personally appeared
before the county court of Mason composed of the Justices of the peace with a
Clerk and Sheriff of the County appointed under the constitution [illegible]
Office, now holding court in the town of Washington & being a
Court of record Abraham Williams aged about
Eighty five years who says he was born in Baltimore County
now Harford County Maryland & raised there till he joined
Capt. Abram Jarretts company of minute men during the
war of the revolution about the year 1775 - he died
in that year and Capt. Benjamin Amos then
commanded the company -- whose Brother
Joshua was first Lieutenant. This affiant the
Second Lieutenant of the same, and as such he
continued to do duty during the whole war &
marched whithersoever called. But never
did march out of the County except once which
was some time about 1777 when the British
Sailed up the Chesapeake and landed at the
head of Elk. He says that he continued during
two whole years to receive pay from the
State of Maryland at Eleven dollars a
month being kept constantly employed
as a militia man and as a Second Lieutenant.
But after two years he received no pay
at all. He came to Kentucky about thirty five
years ago, and has lived in this County Mason
ever since. He is not able to prove his
Services in the war of the revolution by
anyone that he knows except George
Bryerly-- But he is acquainted with
Conquest Owens & Walker Reid
and believes they can satisfy this court
that he is generally believed by repute
to have served in said war and
that he is entitled to credit himself
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He says he has no discharge or Commission that he lost
the same some years ago and cannot make any
better proof nor recollecting by whom signed. But makes this declaration
in order to obtain a pension under the act
of Congress made and passed on the 7th
day of June 1832, and he relinquishes all
right to any pay or pension that he may
be entitled to under any other law
except that just named June 7th
1832 and declares that his name is
not upon any Pension Roll
of any State or territory or of the
United States [signature] Abraham Williams

George Bryerly at the same time and before the same court
made oath that he served [illegible] the above named
Abraham Williams at least six months during
the War of the Revolution on actual service
in the State of Maryland & marched
with him to the head of Elk as stated
about 1777 and knows him said
Abraham Williams as Lieutenant of the
said company Commanded by Amos
as Captain Gates as major & Alexander
Cowan as Colonel he believes the names
of the field officers to be correct and that
said Williams is at least Eighty five Years of age.
[signature] Geor. Brierly
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Conquest Owings & Walker Reid
made oath that they have long been
acquainted with the deponent
Abraham Williams, and that
they do believe he was
a Soldier & Officer in the
war of the revolution &
that he is a man of
veracity.
[signature] Walker Reid
[signature] C. W. Owens
State of Kentucky
Mason County Set
September Court 1832
Abraham Williams produced his declaration
with the deposition of George Brierly & the Certificate of
Walker Reid and Conquest W. Owens attached thereto
which were sworn to in open Court. And the Court
after the investigation of the matter is of opinion that the
said Abraham Williams was a revolutionary officer and served as he states and
that the said George Brierly Walker Reid & Conquest W.
Owens are credible persons & their statements are entitled
to credit.
I Marshall Key Clerk of the County Court of Mason
County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Abraham Williams for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of Office for
said Court this 24th day of September 1832.
Marshall Key
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The additional statement of Abraham Williams made
before the honorable William P. Roper Judge of the
Mason circuit court and now holding the
Superior or circuit court in the Town of
Washington in the State of Kentucky
made in addition to his former statement
before the County Court of said County
September Term 1832 and
which has been returned from
the war department with the
[illegible] 11085 enclosed thereon
with corrections for [illegible]
in relation to the time and
grade in which the said
Abraham Williams served
in the war of the revolution.
He states that he joined
Captain Jarretts Company of minute
men in 1775 in the capacity
of a common soldier at the place
called the upper Cross roads
in Harford County -- and was
immediately appointed an Ensign
in said Company. Soon after said
Captain died -- and then Benjamin
Amos became Captain & Joshua
Amos Leuitenant & this affiant
Second Leuitenant & Isaac Hitchcock
Ensign this took place he
thinks early in 1776 but he
cannot specify the time.
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This affiant received his commission
he thinks from a convention that past
at Anopolis [Annapolis] - And he served
during nine months under that commission
and recollects he did with
his company march to Baltimore
upon some claim made by
Governor Dunmore. But after
the nine months expired during
which period he served in said
Company of minute men this
deponent became attached to the
militi of Maryland in 1777 and
was stationed a few weeks at
Bushtown -- and marched at
sundry points and especially
to the head of Elk where he
was on duty at the time Genl
Wayne was defeated as Paoli
and in the capacity of Second
Leuitenant he did continue to do
duty during the whole war of
the Revolution. For though
elected as Ensign under Captain
Jarrett he served scarcely any
time before Jarrett died and
then the company was dissolved
and a new one formed.
This deponent lives adjoining
a son named Thomas Williams
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who is an ordained Preacher of the Gospel
and if that is what the honorable Secty
means by a Clergyman -- he can get
him to certify to the truth as
proved by Conquest Owens &
Walker Reid -- and in addition to
state that from his boyhood
he has understood that this deponent
served in the old war
Abraham Williams
Thomas Williams at the same time and
place before the same Judge states that he
is an ordained Minister of the Gospel
and reputed to be the son of the aforesd
Abraham Williams -- that he has heard
him say ever since his earliest
recollection that he was in the
war of the revolution and a
Leuitenant in the company, &
he verily believes the fact to
be as stated by his said Father.
For he is as stated by Walker
Reid and Conquest Owens a man
of truth in his opinion.
This deponent is now forty four
years of age, and resides near
his said Father in Mason County
where he has lived about thirty
five years, ever since he came to
Kentucky.
May 23d 1833 Thomas Williams
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State of Kentucky Mason Circuit Sct
Abraham Williams produced an additional
statement to his statement formerly made in the Mason
County Court and also the statement of Thomas Williams
attached thereto which were sworn to in open Court by the
said Abraham Williams and Thomas Williams. And the
same is to be certified to the secretary at War.
[seal] In Testimony whereof I Marshall Key, Clerk
of the said Mason Circuit Court have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court at Washington the 31st day of May
1833.
Marshall Key
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December 6, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Abraham Williams
S---
Lucy E. Henry
1462 S. Main
Paris, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of
Abraham Williams, who settled in Mason County,
Kentucky, after the close of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from
papers on file in claim for pension, S -----, based
upon service of Abraham Williams in the War of
the Revolution.
Abraham Williams was born in Baltimore
County, later Harford County, Maryland. The date
of his birth and names of parents are not given.
Abraham Williams was reared in said county,
and was residing there, when he entered the service
in 1775, as private in Captain Abraham Jarrett's
company of minute men; he was soon appointed ensign
in same company, and early in 1776, was appointed
second lieutenant; Captain Abraham Jarrett died, and
the company was commanded by Captain Benjamin Amos,
and Colonel Alexander Cowan. Abraham Williams served
at various times as second Lieutenant until the
close of the war.
He moved to Mason County, Kentucky, sometime
in 1797. He was allowed pension on his application
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executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was
aged eighty-five years, and living in Mason County,
Kentucky.
Thomas Williams, son of Abraham Williams, was
forty-four years of age, in 1832 living near his
father, and then a Baptist Preacher. The name of
soldiers wife is not shown.
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, it is
suggested that you apply to the Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, this city, and furnish the following
data:
Abraham Williams
Certificate #22302
Issued October 21, 1833
Rate $120.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Washington the
1st June
To the Honble
Lewis Cass
Secty War
Washington City
Ky
June 6
Free
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Washington Mason County K. 1st June '33
Dear Sir,
Inclosed I send the papers of Abraham
Williams, made out in pursuance of your orders
with the affidavit of his son Thomas who
is a Baptist Preacher regularly ordained
as to what he has heard & believed
for 40 years. George Bryerly had
before proved the active service
of the applicant.
Now whether it be for
two years-- or longer for shorter
or as Leuitenant or ensign
and I am sure it was Leuitenant
may the old man hope for
an Answer soon.
You see the paper returned
to him for further proof was
numbered 11085, and the
further proof is made before
the Superior Court of the same
County which happened to be
in Session.
With great Respect
I have the honor
to be your mobt.
Walker Reid
P.S. The cholera broke out in Maysville on Wednesday last. The
city is almost entirely abandoned. The cases were too severe
for medicine, Calomel had not time to operate and many
of the best citizens died in 6 and 8 hours. Andw. January
was brot away by force leaving 3 of his children and a
woman Servant dead & not buried. This morning they
say it yields to medicine. And they say also that more than
a dozen cases have been relieved by the Thompsonian
System No. 6 & steam - dry rock & brick heated & put
around the patient. numbers are here declaring this to be
true, and I give it as I get it, believing it sincerely,
and willing to tell all I know to all the world on
Such subjects.
Maysville was made a city last session of [illegible]
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Mar 18.
Hon. J Chambers
HR
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House of Reps 17th Mar '36
Sir
I want copies of all the evidence which the files and
Rolls in your office afford of the Revolutionary services of Abm.
Williams a Lieut. in the Virga. Line who is now on the pension
roll as a resident of the County of Mason a [illegible] in Kentucky.
Please to inform whether the Virga. rolls show that he has recd.
Bounty lands or not.
Respectfully
your obt Servt
John Chambers
J L Edwards Esqr Pension Com
War Department
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July 31, 1851
Richard Henry Lee, Esq.
Treasury Department.
Sir: In answer to the enclosed letter, I have
to inform you that we can not consistently with our
regulations furnish copies of the papers upon which
Abraham Williams was allowed a Revolutionary pension,
unless we know for what purpose they are desired.
F. H. Evans
For Commissioner.
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Treasury Department
26 July 1831
Dear Sir:
I received this morning
from Kentucky, the enclosed letter
from H. Taylor Esq. and of such
papers are in your office, I will
thank you to send me such
Copies of him as he desires
Very respectfully
Richard Henry Lee
James E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
[seal] OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
July 12, 1915
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the eighth instant
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Louisville, Ky.
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to
Abraham Williams, Lieutenant, Army Rev. Certificate No. 22302
at $120.00 per annum, to March 4, 1848, to Jonas H. Rohrer,
Attorney. Said pensioner resided in Mason County, Ky., for fifty-two
years, and previous thereto he resided in Maryland, but the date of his
death is not shown.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
[signature] [illegible]
Acting Auditor.
MAE
[strikethrough]  By Deputy Auditor.
Form 3577.
Ed. Jan. 24-11--2,000.
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[illegible]
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3---397.
(Old No. 3---399.)
Rev. War Section AW Ex'r.
W.Y. No. 27673
Abraham Williams
Rev.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C. July 8, 1915
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to
furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of
Abraham Williams
pensioned under the Act June 7, 1832, from Mar. 4, 1831 by certificate
No. 22302, issued Oct. 21, 1833, Rate 120 pr. an. Kentucky Agency,
showing date of last payment of pension name of person
paid and date of soldier's death.
Very respectfully,
[signature] E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department.
o-2
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January 19, 1940
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ABRAHAM WILLIAMS
S.....
BA-J/MMHF:MLB
Lucy E. Henry
1462 South Main
Paris, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
to know the name of the wife and date of marriage of Abraham
Williams, S......, whose record was furnished you December 6,
1939, and in which you state that you have not received a
reply from the Comptroller General as to the data contained
in his office in regard to this soldier.
The name of the wife and date of marriage of Abraham
Williams, cited above, are not shown in the papers in his
claim for pension.
A report from the Comptroller General will reach you,
doubtless, in a short time.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Paris, Kentucky
January 9, 1940
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Atten: Mr. A. D. Hiller
Re: BA-J/AWF
Abraham Williams
S----
Dear Sir:
Your letter of December 6th. was greatly appreciated and I
followed your instructions about writing to the Comptroller
General but to date have had no reply. I am wondering if
it would be possible to get name of the above Abraham Willaims'
wife and the date of their marriage. I thought prehaps this
would show on the application. Please advise if there is any
way to possibly get this information as I am very anxious
to get this data.
Anything you can suggest will certainly be very helpful and
gratefully received.
Yours very truly,
[signature] Lucy E. Henry
1462 S. Main Street
Paris, Kentucky

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GLENN & COMPANY
233 E. MAIN AT ESPLANADE
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
FRIGIDAIRE
November 9, 1939
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please advise me if Abraham Williams, American
Revolutionary War soldier was ever granted a
pension. We believe he settled in Mason County,
Kentucky. Would appreciate any information you
can give me.
Yours very truly,
[signature] Lucy E. Henry
1462 S. Main
Paris, Kentucky

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