Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45226, John Ayres, Del. Md.
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Del.
Md.    Ayres, John         S 45226
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19.47. A
OHIO
John Ayres
of blank ly in the state of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dean of the regiment commanded by Colonel Woolford in the Maryland line, for a term of three years from March 1777 to March 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of OHIO at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of February 1825

Certificate of Pension issued 18th of April 1824 and (illegible) Hon: Jos: Vance
Urbana, Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1825 3.30
Semi-anl. all'ce ending September 1825 48
                                                                  $51.30
Revolutionary claim
Acts March 18, 1818
and May 1, 1820
March 1, 1823
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Ayres, (Illegible)
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The State of Ohio Clark County. [underlined]Original claim
On this 24th day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty four personally appeared in open Court holden at the Court house in Springfield in and for the County of Clark aforesaid before the Honorable Samuel Mckinnon Joseph Tatman and Joseph Layton Esquire associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County being a court of record proceeding according to the Course of the Common law having a [illegible] diction unlimitted[sic] in amount and keeping a record of its proceeding, John Ayres aged about seventy years, and resident in the aforesaid County of Clark who being duly affirmed according to law, doth on his affirmation make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by act of Congress, of the 18th of March 1818, and the first of May 1820 that  he the said John Ayre enlisted for the term of three years on or about the 15th day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy[illegible] in the state of Maryland in the Company commanded by Captain Dean in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Woolford in the line of the state of Maryland on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until sometime in the month of March in the year one thousand and seven hundred
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and eighty, when he was discharged from the said service by Captain P. Benson in the state of New Jersey and that in the year 1782, he enlisted under Captain Nixon in the state of Delaware under whom he served in the state of New York for the space of nine months when he was discharged by said Nixon. That he was in the Battle of Brandywine German Town, and Monmouth, and that he has no other evidence, now in his town, of his said service, except the foregoing statement and the Master-roll remaining in the war department the discharges aforesaid having been by accident lost many years ago, and he is wholly ignorant of the place of residence and condition of any of the persons who served with him in the corps afore and during the time aforesaid, or of any other person who can attest to the said service.
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1830 I do solemnly affirm, there I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any past thereof, with intent hereby so to diminish in 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 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 or have I any income other than what is contained in the
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schedule heretofore annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
One half quarter section or about 80 acres of Congress land unimproved, and one fourth of the purchase money paid, - One small mare -
The declarant further affirms that he is by occupation a Taylor, and that from his advanced age and bodily infirmity he now finds himself unable to prove his living by his said occupation. That he has no family living with him, that he has 2 daughters in the state of Maryland (if living) one about 20 years of age and the other about 22 years of age both also to procure their own self-sort
John Ayres
Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court church
24th 1824 Saul Henkle Cole[?]
The State of Ohio Clark County [?]
Jacob Lingle and John Bacon of lawful age and being duly sworn depose and say that they have this day viewed a certain small mare the property of John Ayres and believe her to be with the sum of thirty dollars lawful money &c and further say not
Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court this 23rd March 1824
Jacob Lingle
John Bacon
Saul Henkle Cole
The Court aforesaid having examined the declaration & schedule, order that the Clerk of this court certify a copy thereof to the war department, and that the volume of the personal property contained in said schedule be
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fixed at thirty dollars
The State of Ohio Clark County ss.
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court
[illegible] ? certify the foregoing to be a true
copy.  Given under my hand and 
official seal at Springfield this
30th March 1824
Saul Henkle Clk
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45226
Revy INVALID.
Fiel No. 45226
John Ayres
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 March 1818 &
1st May 1820 & 31 March 1823
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 21
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Valuation of Land
[?]
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The State of Ohio Clark County ssn
We the undersigned having been called upon by John Ayres
to appraise a tract of land containing about Eighty acres
being part of the S.W. quarter of Section No. 21, Town 5, Range 10
[illegible] that is to say the East half of said quarter section
on actual view of the premises do appraise the same
at two dollars and fifty cents per acre.  Given under
our hands and seals this 10th day of Decr 1824
Daniel McKinnon  seal
Conrad Goodlove  seal

The State of Ohio Clark County ss
Personally came the above named Daniel McKinnon Junr
and Conrad Goodlove, before me the undersigned a justice
of the Peace within and for said County, who being of lawful age
duly sworn & do upon their oaths say that the valuation of
the above mentioned land by them made is just and true ac-cording to the best of their understanding and Judgement
Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of Decr
1824
Wm H. McKinnon JP  seal
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John Ayres applt for
Pension [?]
Value of land certified
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The State of Ohio Clark County ss
Court of Common Plea of the term of December 1st
1824, before the Hon. Joseph H Crane President &
his associate Judges of said Court
John Ayres Applicant for Pension [?]
The said John, Having at a former term of this 
Court made application & for a Pension under the laws
of Congress on that subject, now comes unto court here and
presents he affidavits in writing of Daniel McKinnon
Junr and Conrad Goodlove from which it appears that 
the East half of a quarter Section of land for which the said
John Ares holds the certificate of the Register of the land
office at Cincinnati to wit: The S.W. qtr of Sec. No. 21. T. 5
and Range 10 between the Miami River is worth two 
dollars and fifty cents Per acre, and the Court being [?]
tesfied therewith, Order that the Clerk do certify to the war
department that the said tract of land is worth two dol-
lars and fifty cents Per acre.
The State of Ohio Clark County ss
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court aforesaid so cer-
tify the above to be a true copy of the order of the 
Court aforesaid.  In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my jand and official seal
at the Courthouse in Springfield this
16th day of Decr A. D. 1824
Saul Henkle clk
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Register's X
Receiver's cert.
Daniel McKinnon Esq
(for the use of Mr. John Ayres)
Clark County
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Del. Ayres, John S 45226
Mod.
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Theo McKinnon afft.
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The State of Ohio
Clark County
Before me Wm H McKinnon an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County as was said personally came Theophilus McKinnon of lawful age duly sworn & acclaim upon his oath that he owns the west of of S. W. of Section 21 in Town 5 Orange 10 Mivers of 161 20/100 acres which [illegible] was entered in the name of John Ayres and further this deponent saith not.
Theophilus McKinnon

Sword and subscribed before me this 21st Feby
1S25 Wm H McKinnon JP [seal]
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Clerk's certificate
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The State of Ohio Clark County
I Saul Henkle clerk of the Court of [illegible] of the County aforesaid do certify that William H McKinnon Esq. was on the 10th day of December last and [illegible] is one of the acting Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly confirmed and sworn into office and to whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible]. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Springfield this 22nd day of Feb. A.D. 1825
Saul Henkle [illegible]
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Auditors Office
Annapolis 1th April 1825
I certify that it appears by the Mister Rolls(?) remaining in my office, that John Ayres a private in the 5th Maryland Regiment Enlisted on the 22nd of March 1777 and discharged 7th March 1780.
Theo Karney Audit
[ineligable] He was arranged to Capt Deans Company
5th Regiment and Lt Col [ineligible]  Woolford same Regt.
J.K.
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(envelope addressed to)

James L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City


(notes on top of envelope)

Old Case  19,030

John Ayres
Clark Co. Ohio

Hon. Joseph Vance
Mileanna (?), Ohio
------
Rec 12 April 1825

March 31
1 3/4 oz

Suspended  See Letter to
Aud: Gen: Md.   12 April 1825

Pension
Commissioner
Feb  22 1825

Urbana
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[Urbana] March 25th 1825

J. L.  Edwards Esqr.
Sir enclosed you
have the papers of John Ayres.
be so good as to give an examination and inform
me of the result.

Respectfully yours
Joseph Vance
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ANAPS MD
APR 15
Pension Office
War Department 
[ineligible]