Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2517, William Crosley, Md.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Crosley, William
Sarah
NUMBER
R. 2517
CONTENTS
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Ohio      26.307.
William Crosley
of Brown Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a priv in the Company commanded by Captain Chaplain of the Regt. commanded by Col. [illeg.] in the Maryland [illeg.] for [illeg.]
9 Mo Pr $30.00
 Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 30 Dollars __________ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of May 1832 and sent to Hon. T L. Hamer      HK

Arrears to the 4th of March 24       90.00
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4 Sept  15.00
$105.00
 {Revolutionary Claim,}
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. T. Sprague, Clerk,
Book 6 -- Vol. 8 -- Page 5
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State of Ohio}
Brown County} js
Court of Common Pleas

On this 31st day of March 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid now sitting William Crossley a resident of the county & state aforesaid aged 72 years the fifth day of October last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. to wit volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. Joseph Chaplain, whose Lieut. was Thomas Crampton and whose Ensign was Benone Swearingin; that said company was called minute men and was raised in Washington County Maryland -- that he volunteered in said company in the former part of April 1781 at Sharftsburg (Sharpsburg) said county, that the company caught six tories at Sharftsburg (Sharpsburg), I think sometime in June, and during the night of that day caught fifteen more in the neighborhood of the town. That the said company in which he was a soldier was engaged in scouring the afd (aforesaid) county of Washington after the tories, and also that the company stood guard the last two months of their service over the prisoners taken at Cornwallis' defeat, some of whom were stationed at Fredericktown. He states that he was discharged at Fredericktown afd sometime in December 1781 having been
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in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war as aforesaid about 9 months. He also states that he resided in Washington County Maryland within about two miles of Sharftsburg (Sharpsburg) that from his connection with the army of the Untied States he reccollects the names of no officers except those of his immediate company -- with the exception of Captain [illeg. -- Utt or Ull? crossed out] of the Hagarstown company -- which company was stationed with ours in the same house at Fredericktown afd (aforesaid) as a guard over the prisoners. He further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person living, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify thereto, except Moses Crossley whose deposition is herewith forwarded. he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
[signed]  William Crossley
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afd (aforesaid) in open court
[signed] GW King

State of Ohio}
Brown County} js.
We Isaac Ellis & James Hodgkins residing in the county & state afd hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Crossley who has sworn to, and subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 years old and upwards as he has stated, that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
[signed] Isaac Ellis
[signed] James Hodgkins
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year afd in open court
[signed] GW. King Clerk
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Court of Common Pleas

State of Ohio}
Brown County}
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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Isaac Ellis & James Hodgkins, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the county of Brown afd (aforesaid) and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I George W. King Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Brown County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Crossley for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this 31st day of March 1834

[signed] GW. King  Clerk
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Adm 9 Months

$30 --

Hon. T.L. Hamer

H R --
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State of Ohio}
Brown County} js

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the acting Justices of the peace within and for the County of Brown aforesaid Moses Crosley a resident of Warren County and State of Ohio who being by me first sworn according to law deposeth upon his corporal oath say that he was born in Washington County and State of Maryland and that he is seventy years of age on the 2nd day of January next and is the full brother of William Crosley of the county of Brown aforesaid and who is now present for the purpose of taking this deposition and he further states that he deponant knows that said William Crosley served as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Chaplain whose Lieutenant was Thomas Crampton and whose ensign was Benone Swearengin that said company was called minute men and was raised in Washington County Maryland that he deponant and his aforesaid Brother both became members of said company by volunteering and served together in said company for the period of nine months and were discharged in December at Fredericktown Maryland in the same year said company was raised that is in the year 1781 that said William Crosley was a soldier in said company and that said company was engaged in scouring the afsd (aforesaid) County of Washington after the Tories and stood guard the last month of their service over the prisoners taken at Cornwallis' defeat
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some of whom were stationed at the afsd (aforesaid) Fredericktown that he is certain that said William Crosley was engaged in the service of the United States -- for the full period of nine months in the revolutionary war in the company before mentioned because he served in person with him as a drummer in said company during the whole time 
[signed] Moses Crosley

The state of Ohio Brown County ss
I do certify that the foregoing deposition was sworn to and subscribed by Moses Crosley on the 30th day of May in the year 1833 before me and that said Moses Crosley is a resident of Warren County Ohio and is a man of veracity and his statement is entitled to credit
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed by seal this 30th day of May in the year 1833
[signed] Henry Martin [seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Ohio}
Brown County} SS
I GW King Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Brown and State of Ohio do hereby testify that Henry Martin is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and that his signature above written is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 31st day of March 1834 --
[signed] GW King  Clerk
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State of Indiana}
Shelby County} SS
On this 8th day of September one thousand eight hundred and fourty five before the subscriber I Judge of the probate Court in and for said County personally appeared Sarah Crosley, a resident of said County aged eighty two years and ten months who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838, March 3, 1843 and June 17th 1844. granting pensions and half pay to certain widows that she is a widow of William Crosley who was a private in the army of the Revolution that he was a pensioner on the Roll of the State of Ohio. She further declares that she was married to the said William Crosley on the 27th day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five in the town of Hagarstown in the state of Maryland by license and that her husband the aforesaid William Crosley died on the 7th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and that she still remains his widow she further declares that she was not married to the said William Crosley prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four [illeg.] at the time above stated 
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above written
[signed] Sarah Crosley X her mark
[signed] Wm H Sleeth Probate Judge of Shelby County}
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I Certify that Sarah Crosley the above declarant who has this day subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration before me is unable from old age and bodily infirmity to attend said Court
[signed] Wm H Sleeth  Probate Judge
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FAMILY RECORD.
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BIRTHS.

William Crosley was born October the 5th day in the year of our lord 1761

Jacob Crosley was born November the 1[??] day in the year of our Lord 1762

Catharin Crosley was on wednesday the 31st day of may 1786

Mary Crosley was born on Tuesday the 15th[??] day of July 1788

Elizabeth Crosley was born Thursday the 25th day of November 1790

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BIRTHS.

George Crosley was born on Monday the 15 day of April 1793

Sarah Crosley was born on Friday the 29th[??] day of May 1795

Rachel Crosley was born on Thursday the 4th day of January 1798

Hans Crosley was born on friday  the 11th[??] day of July 1800

Cynthia{??] Crosley was born on Friday the 22nd day of October 1802

William Crosley was born on Friday the 21st day of March 1805

Anna Crosley was born on Thursday the 29th[??] day October 1807
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Clerks office, Hagerstown, M
Sept. 22d 1845.

Dear Sir
I acknowledge the receipt of your favor of
the 14th and in reply have to inform you, that I have carefully examined the records of this office, but can find evidence of these having ever been issued from this office a marriage license for William Crosley. 
From 1776 to 1800, I can find no name of Crosley except that of Moses, whose marriage I gave you in my last, and then informed you, if I am not very much mistaken, that his was the only name of Crosley that appeared upon our books.
There is certainly some mistake in this
matter, for if a license had ever been issued for
William Crosley, it would appear upon record
I am very respectfully yours
Isaac Nesbitt Clk
Washington Co. Court.

[upside down} MARRIAGES FAMILY RECORD. MARRIAGES [677]
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[Crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

[Stamped] Rejected

2514

P.O. Sarah Crosley

Service: Widow of William Crosley

Enlisted: ____, 18  .

Discharged: _____, 18  .

Application filed: ____, 18  .

Alleges: _____

Re-enlisted: ____

Attorney: _____
P.O. _____

_____ Recognized.   _________ Contract.
____ Cert of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18 .
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12253

Sarah Crosley
Ohio
Act. 7 July '38
2517
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State of Indiana   }
Shelby County  ss  }

Be it remembered that on this 8th day of September in the year One thousand Eight hundred and forty five, before the subscriber Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County, personally appeared John McConnel who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he has known the annexed Record as the family Record of William Crosley and Sarah Crosley for the space of twenty six years and verily believes the same is genuine 
John Mconnell
Subscribed and sworn to Before
me the day and year above writen
Wm H Sleeth   Probate Judge

I certify that John McConnel who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition before me is a Crediable witness which i certify from my personal knowledge given under my hand this 8th day of September 1845
Wm H Sleeth   Probate Judge

State of Indiana } ss
Shelby County     }
Be it Remembered that on this 8th day of September in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fourty five Before the subscriber Judge of the probate Court in and for said County personaly appeared Amos McConnal who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that William Crosley the husband of the decarant Sarah Crosley died on the 7th day of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine and that she the said Sarah Crosley
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Has not intermarried, but Remains the widow of the said William Crosley the deceast
Amos, McConnill
Subscribed and sworn to Before me the day and year above writen
Wm H Sleeth Probate Judge

I certify that Amos McConnel who has Subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition before me is a Crediable witness which i Certify from my personal knowledge given under my hand this 8th day of September 1845
W H Smith Probated

State of Indiana
Shelby County ss
I Jacob Vernon Clerk of the Probate Court in and for said County (the same being a Court of Record and so declared by the law creating it), do hereby certify that William H Fleeth is Sole Judge of said Court, duly Elected commissioned and qualified, and that the several foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed [my] name and affixed the official Seal of said Court this 8th day of September. One thousand [ei]ght hundred and forty five
J. Vernon   Clk
[paper seal attached at left of signature]
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12253
Sarah Crosley
Ohio
Sent to Hon. O. B Ficklin
Oct. 14. '45
to same Jany 9. '46
Act 7 July 1838
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension office
War Dept.
Washington

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Ohio 

Hon. T. L Hamer
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Washington April 30th 34

Sir; Enclosed are certain papers which you will oblige me by acting upon - as early as convnt- Please send me the [illegible]

Respectfully,
yr obt servt
[Signature] Th. L. Hamer

J. L. Edwards Esq.