Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11870, David Worley, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Worley, David or Worly R 11870

CONTENTS

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David Worly
24925
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State of Ohio 
County of Union Ss 

On this 5th day of April 1833 personally 
appeared in the Court of Common pleas 
in and for the county of Union David Worley 
A resident of Millcreek Township in the county of 
Union and State of Ohio aged Seventy four 
years who being first duly sworn according to 
Law doth on this oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain  the benefit of the 
provisions of the Act of Congress passed June 7 
1832 that he enlisted in the Service of the 
United States in the year 1778 or 1779 early in 
the month of June (the year not presisly [precisely] recollected) 
with Capt Bell (as he verily believes) and 
served in (not remembered) regiment of the line under 
the following named officers Colonel Rollins and 
Captain Bell adjutant Josiah Hoskins Sergent [Sergeant]
Crawford and Richards and left the Service
in the month of June (the next there after but the
year not recollected) and received a regular
discharge but has lost it. that he served as an 
enlisted soldier but one year for which term
only he enlisted. that he enlisted at fort Fred.
Maryland (at which fort he was then stationed
serving as a substitute for Thomas Worley under
John Casner capt) that near the first of May
he was marched from fort frederick through
old town thence to fort Pitt now Pittsburg
By Capt Bell at which fort general Broadhead
then commanded, and that at the expiration
of the term of Enlistment he was there discharged
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that he was in no battles during this Service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and he declares that
His name is not on the pension role of any agency
in any State Sworn and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid Davin X ^his mark^ Worley

Ant the said court do hereby declare
their opinion that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I [blank] Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of said court in the 
mapper of the application of David Worley for a 
pension

In testimony whereof I have here unto set
my hand and my office this 5th day of April
1833
Silas G. Strong Clerk
further and in addition to the above declaration

State of Ohio
County of Union } Ss

On this 5th day of April 1833 personally appeared
in open court before his honor Frederick
Greenkie and associates now sitting David 
Worley a resident of Millcreek Township Union
County and State of Ohio aged Seventy four
years who being first duly Sworn according to
Law doth on this oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the act of
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Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered
the Service of the United States under the following
named officers Capt John Casner (inferior
officers not remembered) in April of the year
1778 (as he verily believes) and that one month before he
enlisted at fort Frederick as above stated that
he then resided in the County of [blank] in the
State of Maryland that he enlisted as a substitute
for Thomas Worley that he was in no battle
that he was marched by the [illegible] Springs [illegible]
and stationed at fort frederick for this month
to assist in guarding prisoners lodged there
that Casner's Company was alone until the rendevous [rendezvous]
with whom he enlisted Coun on. the names
of the regular officers as above stated were Col Rollins
and Capt Bell that he has no documentary
evidence of this months service and that he
knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his service and that
he entered the service of the United States on the
fall of 1779 or 1780 under the following named
officers (all Strangers and not remembered)
and that he left the service two months after
that is in December 1779 or 1780 that he then
resided in the aforesaid County of Washington and 
State of Maryland that he was drafted
to serve for two months that he marched to
fort Frederick as above stated. No Continental
regiment Companies there [illegible] but the company who
was employed in guarding prisoners and who
were dismissed at his arrival (recollects no officers
names) that he was dismissed without any documentary
evidence and that he knows of no person whose
testimony he can procure who can testify to his services
and that he was born in Frederick County and State
of Maryland that he has no record of his age
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and
he declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of any agency in any State
Sworn and subscribed the day and year
above said
David X ^his mark^ Worly

We Samuel Badly a clergyman and Andrew Amrine
both of the county of Union and State of Ohio hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with David
Worley who has sworn to and subscribed the
above Declaration that we believe to be 74 years
of age that he is reputed and believed him in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a 
soldier of the revolution and that we concur in
that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Badley
Andrew Amrine

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he
states and the court further certify that it
appears to them that Samuel Badly who has signed
the preseding certificate is a clergyman resident in
the county of Union and State of Ohio and that
Andrew Amrine who also signed the same is a resident
of the same county and state aforesaid and is
a credible person and that their statement is entitled
to credit
I Silas G Strong Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas hereby certify that the foregoing contains
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the original proceedings of the said court
in the matter of the application of of David
Worley for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
5th day of April 1833. 
Silas G. Strong Clerk
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No 24.925
David Worley
Union County -
Ohio -

Send to G. G. Brewer

Silas B. Strong Clk
Union Co
Marysville Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of David Worley Union Co. Ohio

[column headers: | Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | [sub-header here: | Years. | Months. | Days. | ] | Rank of the claimant | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported. |]

| Enlisted 1778 June 79 until June 80 [illegible] In 1778 pervious to the above one months as a substitute for T. Worley [illegible] 79 or 80 | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] |Private | Captn Bell Col Collins - Genl Broadhead Capt Cason | 74 years Washington County Maryland | Traditional evidence |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," : State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to 
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged, in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary war exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of [blank] } ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with [blank] and
served in the (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched, ->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.

I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank]
day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service i the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroberating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; 
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to al applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is ti?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{ To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify 
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.'

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should b
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, atttend [attend] the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The Declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: - For - year - months, and -
days, I served as a  - . For - months and - days, I served as a -: and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; 
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an emboied corps called into service by competent authority;
That he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has not device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time an manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, 
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-> The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John N Ashton
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Rev. War Section.

December 8, 1915.

Miss Emma Boughner,
205 Willey Street,
Morgantown, W. Va.

Madam:
In reply to your undated letter, received on the
29" ultimo, you are advised that in the papers in the
claim of David Worley, Rej. File No. 11,870, Rev. War,
he alleged that he entered the service under Captain John
Casner in April 1778 or 1779. After serving "better" than
a month an while stationed at Fort Frederick, Washington
County, Maryland, he enlisted with Captain Bell in
Colonel Rawlings' regiment, served one year and was discharged
at Fort Pitt.

Also that he was drafted in December 1779 or 1780,
and served two months, but does not recollect the names
of his officers.

He was born in 1759, in Frederick County, Maryland,
and applied for pension April 5, 1833, while a resident of
Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio.

The claim was rejected as it appears that he is reported 
as having deserted from Rawlings' regiment on July
1, 1779. There is no data on file as to family.

Very respectfully,
G W Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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1915 Dec. 8 Hist. to
Mrs Emma Boughner

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11,870
P.O. _____
David Worley
Service: _____

Enlisted: _____ , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18
[stamped diagonally across previous 2 lines: REJECTED]

Application filed: _____ , 18

Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P.O. _____

_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18
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S.G. Strong.
24 July. 1833

O.C.

Recorded Vol 25
No. 144.
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War Depart.
Penr. Off. -
24 July. 1833

Sir.
The evidence in support of the claim
of David Worley has been examined.
By a certificate from the Register of
the Land Office of the State of Maryland
it appears he deserted the service
and there is no evidence that he ever rejoined
the army. - By this act he
has forfeited all claim to 
the bounty of his country.-
The claim is therefore rejected
and the papers are retained in the
files of this office. -
I am Sir -
Very.
&c.
[illegible]

Silas G. Strong Esq
Marysville
Union Co
Ohio
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Act of 7 June 1832

Rejected
Deserter
See letter to July 24, 1833
S.G. Strong
Marysville
Union Co
Ohio

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11870
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Land Office, Annapolis, June 3rd, 1833,

Sir; 
Your's of the 27th ultimo, with the declarations
of David Worley and Job Barnes, enclosed,
were received, In Reply, I have to inform you, that
the name of David Worley appears upon the Master
rolls of Rawling's Regiment, as he states in his declaration;
he is entered however as having deserted on the 1st
of July 1779; the date of his enlistment on the roll is
blank, - his name does not appear upon any of the pay 
rolls, - as respects the case of Job Barnes, I
have to inform you, that his name does not appear
upon any of the rolls; - The declarations are herewith
returned; 

I am Sir,
Yr. Obt St
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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205 Willey st
Morgantown
W. Va.

Sir
Kindly inform me if you
have any record of Revolutionary
Services of David Worley and Col.
Jasper Cather. -
Mr Worley served under Washington,
and was mustered in at Pittsburgh
Col. Cather was in the battle
of Yorktown.
Respectfully
Mrs Emma Boughner

[round black stamp inscribed as follows]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE C NOV 29 1915