Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9847, Solomon Turner, Md.
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[illegible numbers in parentheses on upper left corner]

SERVICE         
Mod.

Turner, Solomon                                     Cassandra
            
NUMBER
W. 9847

CONTENTS
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11.322 R

Kentucky

Solomon Turner
of Hardin Coy. in the state of Kentucky
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by [three lines or dashes] of the 7th Reg. Maryland line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of September 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of June 1819
and sent to A. Metcalf Eigh
Eliz[illegible letter]th Jown, Ky.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 -5 29
                                                    [underline]
                                                    31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819

 46.96
-40.00
[underline]
$94.96

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Hardin County
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2 Certs
1 act  "38
1 " 1843
[illegible letter]ep[illegible letter]

[right side of page 3]

Madison 6432
Indiana
Cassandra Taylor
Md [formiy or formy.]
widow of Solomon Turner
who was a Private
in the Revo. War.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars no
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
28 day of Mar 1845
and sent to 
H. H. Sylvester
Present

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2, Page 220.
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Adaepp
Cassandra Turner
[symbol or its part of a signature on the bottom right side of page 4]
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State of Virginia
Jackson County [illegible letters]

Be it remembered 
that before the subscriber a justice of the peace in [illegible letter] for said County personally appeared Evan Turner of said County. who being first duly sworn according to lawr. doth me his oath say he was present at the marriage of his brother Solomon Turner with Cassandra Harvey in the County of Frederick and State of Maryland
and to the best of his recollection it was some=where between the years of 1785. and 1790. is positive that then marriage occured previous to the year 1794
Affiant believes that at the time of the aforesaid marriage he was about twelve or thirteen years of age, and that he affiant is [hous or hour] upwards of seventy years of age. Affiant has a [two words crossed out] perfect knowledge of their living together as man & wife until the decease, of his brother. and further this affiant
& ayeth note                            Evan, Turner
Subscribed & sworn to                  mark 
before me this 14th day
of August 1844
N. Smith - J.P.
Virginia Jackson County (To wit)
I Benjamin Wright Clerk of the County Court of Jackson in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Nehemiah Smith. before when the foregoing deposition purports to have been taken now is and was at the time of the taking there of an acting justice of the peace in & for said County; duely commiproised and qualified as such. to whose official act as such. full faith and credit is sought to be given I further certify That I am intimately acquainted with handwriting of said justice. & verily believe
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the signature purporting to be his. to be. genuine
[seal to the left of page 6]
In Testimony where of I have here unto
set my hand and affined the seal of 
the said Court at Ripley this 11th day 
of August 1844 and in the 69th year 
of the Commonwealth
Benj. Wright elk
of Jackson County Court
[symbol]
I certify that Evans Turner who has sworn to the foregoing affidavit before me is a credible witness, given. under my hand this 14th day of Sept 1844
N. Smith J.P.
The above certificate with the seal of office. affined, fully applies to the certificate of the Justice [illegible letters]nt above [illegible letter]C-
September 14th 1844
Benj Wright elk
of Jackson County Court
[part of a symbol at the bottom of page 6]
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State of Indiana
Montgomery County

Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County James W Turner, who being first duly sworn deporeth and says, that he is the son of Solomon Turner deceased, who died in April 1820. and that in the Autumn of said year AD 1820 he the said deponent handscribed from the family Record of the Said Solomon Turner then kept in a Bible owned by the said Solomon in his lifetime the following statement of the birth of deponent to wit: [next sentence underlined]
"James W Turner was born May the 14th in the year 1799." and that Some Sisc years afterwards then State must so transcribed as aforesaid, he came somewhat injured from wear, and that Said deponent suggested to his wife Rachel Turner the propriety of transcribing the aforesaid Statement on to another paper and adding to it the ages of the family of Deponent and that She did in the presence of deponent transcribe the Said statement, and that the annexed paper containing said statement is the one made out by he and has been in the ponepun of deponent to the present time and that said record kept by Said Solomon as deponent verily believes, and deponent further States that Cassandra Taylor, formerly Cassandra Turner is his mother.
James W Turner

I certify that James W Turner who has this day sworn and subscribed the foregoing deposition is a credible witness given under my hand and Seal this first day of May AD 1844
James Ward. PP [the word Seal was circled]
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State of Indiana
Montgomery County

Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said county, Rachel Turner who being duly sworn deporeth and says that she is the wife of James Turner named in the foregoing depontion, and that she did transcribe a Statement of his birth as stated in his said depontion, and that the annexed paper marked 'A' was written by her and that the Statement of the birth of the said James Turner, was truly transcribed by her from the statement which the Said James has stated that he had taken from the family Record of the Said Solomon Turner and she has no reason to doubt but that then statement transcribed by the Said James Turner is correct and that the annesced written out by her has been in the possegown of her and her Said husband about eighteen years

Rachel Turner
Subscribed. Ass[illegible letter]
Sworn [crossed out word] to before me this 1st day of May AD 1844
James Ward [illegible letters]

I hereby certify that Rachel Turner, who [illegible word] this day Sworn and subscribed the foregoing Deposition is a credable witness Given [two illegible letters]nder my hand and Seal this first day of May - AD 1844
James Ward [illegible letters] [the word seal is circled]

State of Indiana Montgomery County go
I, James W. Lynn, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Said County, do certify that James Ward is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing Signature [illegible word] to be his is genuine.

In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Office in Crawfordsville, this first day of May, in the year 1844. 
Jas. W. Lynn Clerk of 
the Court of Montgomery County Ia
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James W Turner was born May the 14th in the year of our Lord 1799. -
Rachel Bryant was born Feb the 22 in the year of our Lord 1802. -
James Turner and Rachel Bryant was Marryed the 17th in the year of our Lord 1825. -
Hervy Turner. was born Dec the 8th in the year of our Lord 1825
  
Daniel B Turner was born August the 20 in the year of our Lord 1827
Katharine Ann B Turner was born Feb the 1[illegible number] in the year of our Lord 1830.
Elizabeth H Turner was born March the 20th in the year of our Lord one "thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Two

Frances Marion Turner was Born July 9th one thous eight hundred and thirty four 

Elizabeth Babcox was born
Elizabeth Babcox was raised
Elizabeth Babcox was maried
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[several illegible words and letters on top of page 10]
Marten or Marken A. [written upside down]
S O Turner
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E E Elizabeth [written sideways on bottom of page 10 on the left side]

James

Stout Stout [written sideways on bottom of page 10 on the right side]
[illegible words]
and and
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[written sideways on left side of page 11]
Solomon Turner
Certificate of
Soldier

[written in the middle of page 11]
2221
Solomon Turner
Certificate of 
Soldier
Private
4th Mayland Regiment
1778--3 years
[paragraph crossed out]
Admitted.

[written sideways on right side of page 11]
A [illegible word] Elizabeth Town Ky-
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State & Commonwealth of Kentucky
Hardin County and Circuit p: }
On this seventh day of September 1818, before me the subscriber circuit judge in and for the fifth Judicial district of Kentucky and sole judge of the Hardin Circuit Court in said district personally appeared Solomon Tur=ner, aged fifty eight years resident in the said circuit of Hardin, who being by one first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons "engaged in the land [illegible letters]aval review of the "United States in the revolutionary war." That he the said Solomon Turner enlisted in the State of Maryland early in the year 1778 in the company commanded by Capt. Mountjoy Bailey [letter and word crossed out] in the 7th regiment of the Maryland line; that be continued to serve in said corps until the spring of the year 1782 when he was discharged from service on the Con=garee river in the State of South Carolina, that he was in the battle of Camden & of Guilford Court house, that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, that his discharge is lost or destroyed by time accident, that he has never been allowed any pension under any law of the United States, and that he has no other evidence now in his power to produce of his said services as Sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid [line] 
Alfred Metcalf
I Alfred Metcalf judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Solomon Turner did serve in
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in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common [illegible word] for the term of three years on the continental establishment in continual service and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before [illegible word] to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the afore-mentioned act of Congress is Given under my hand this 7th day of September 1818
Alfred Metcalf

I Alfred Metcalf, Judge as aforesaid do further certify that this day Christopher Miller Esq. [crossed out words] made oath before me that they acquainted with the aforesaid Solomon Turner, that said Turner is infirm and in indigent circumstances, that he is unable to work hard, & has not sufficient property to support himself comfortably without the aid of his country [line]
Given under my hand this 7th day of September 1818 [line]
Alfred Metcalf
Aaron Hart Esq. also made oath that said Turner is in indigent circumstances [line]
Alfred Metcalf

Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 19th - 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remain-ing in the Auditor's Office, that Sollomon Turner--enlisted as a Private__ in the Seventh___Maryland Regiment, on the Second__day of March 1779 and was discharged on the 12th. May 1781-
Thos Karney--Aud. S. M.
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I Samuel Haycraft Junior Clerk of the Hardin Circuit Court in the State of Kentucky do Certify that Alfred Metcalf whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificates was at the time of signing the same and still is Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial District of the State of Kentucky, and sole Judge of the Hardin Circuit Court duly Commissioned and qualified as such, and that due faith & Credit is and right to be given to his official acts as such as well, in Courts of Justice as else where 
In Testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and affisced the seal of the Circuit aforesaid at my Office in Elizabeth Town on the 7th day of September 1818 in the 27th Year of the Commonwealth--
Saml Haycraft Jr Cek [signature underlined]

[seal to the left of page 14]

I Alfred Metcalf Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial District in the State of Kentucky and sole Judge of the Hardin Circuit Court do Certify that Samuel Haycraft Jr who signed the above Certificate is Clerk of said Court duly appointed 7 qualified as such, and that his faith & Credit should be there to attached Given under my hand this 7th day of September 1818 
Alfred Metcalf
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State of Indiana
Porter County [line & illegible letters] On this 13 " day of November One thousand Eight hundred and forty three personly appeared in open Court before the Probate Court in and for the said County Casandra Taylor a Resident of the said County. aged Seventy four years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doath on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Acts of Congress passed 7th July 1838. (And the Act Amenditory there of passed 23rd of August 1842) entitled an Act Granting half pay and pensions to contain Widows--That she is now the widow of Wright Taylor but that she was formerly the widow of Solomon Turner who was a private in the Revolution Taht she is not able to State the particulars in relation to the service of the said Solomon Turner but refers to the original Declaration of the Said Solomon Turner now on file in the war office of the United States-- That she was married to Wright Taylor on the 14"  day of December One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty Nine That the said Wright Taylor died on the 27" day of May  Eighteen hundred and thirty six She further Declares that she was married to her husband the aforesaid Solomon Turner in Frederick County Maryland by publication on the Twenty Second day of July  seventeen hundred and Eighty five and that the said Solomon Turner died on the 14" day of April   one thousand Eight hundred and [crossed out word] Seventy That her husband the said Solomon Turner was a pensioner on the Kentucky Roll at the Rate of Ninety Sisc  Dollars per annum. She Declares that she was not married to the said Solomon Turner prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January
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One thousand Seven hundred and ninety four: to wit
[written on the left side of page 16]
at the time above Stated___
Subscribed and Sworn
to in open Court this
13th day of November, 1843
John. C Ball Clerk 

[written on the left side of page 16]
                   her
Cassandra    X   Taylor
                   mark

[written on the bottom of page 16]
State of Indiana
Porter County [line & illegible letters] I John. C Ball Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the said County do Certy that the foregoing is the original proceedings of the Probate Court of said County of the November Term there of 1843 in the matter of the appreciation of Casandra Taylor for a Pension 
I testimony where of I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the Official Seal of 
said court at my office in
Nalpraiso this 13th day of 
November one thousand Eight
hundred and forty three
John C. Ball clerk 

[written on far left of page 16] 
10334
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.  C., [blank],19[blank]
W9847

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Solomon Turner a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF                 LENGTH OF
ENLISTMENT OR      SERVICE
APPOINTMENT.
Mar 2 1778 to          May 12, 1781

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
Mountjoy Bailey 

COLONEL.
7Regs

STATE.
Ind. 

Battles engaged in, Camden, Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Eul in Md.
Date of application for pension, Sept 7, 1878 [illegible letter]eis l was al.
Residence at date of application, Hardin Co. Ky
Age at date of application, 38
Remarks: Solomon in Frederick Coned July 22, 1784 Cassandra Harvey. He d. Apr. 14, 1820. She mar. Dec. 14, 1829 Wright-Taylor who d. May 27, 1836. She was al. pens as the former wid of Solomon Turner on her ap. [illegible word] Nov. 13. 1843, al which [illegible word] she was res of Porter Co. Ind. aged 74 yrs: Thur Son James W Turner b. May 13; 1799 was Rachel Bryant
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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10.334
Cassandra Taylor 
formerly widow of Solomon
Turner
Indiana
Act of July 1838.
aomd
2 yrs pri
$80.
also act 3March
1843__
No. 7046

H H Sylvester
Present
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10.334
Wright
Cassandra Taylor 
formerly widow of Solomon 
Turner
Indiana
Suspended.
Letter to U. Manly. 24th July 1844
" " Hon James Semple
Jan 27 1863 [or 1865]

Act [illegible word] July 1838.
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[written sideways on left side of page]
1921 June 7. [illegible letter]eist. to mos. K. Adair.  [illegible word]

[written on right side of page]
Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 9847
Cassandra Taylor
for, Wid. of 
Solomon Turner
Pvt.- Rev. Was
Act: Mch, 3..7h3
Index:--Vol. M, Page 263
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Red
1 MH

R. F. D. no. 3, Olympia, Wash.,
May 21, 1921.
Pension Dept.,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am looking up mu genealogy and would like to know if there is any record of Solomon Turner's [name underlined] having drawn a pension after the Revolutionary War. Or, if he did not I would like to know that she drew a pension.
Any information you can give me along this line will be greatly appreciated by
Mrs. K. Adair.

[written on stamp below]
PENSION
D
MAY 
26
1921
U.S.
OFFICE
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Frederick Maryland
July 17 1843

Dear Sir

Yours of the 16th May, as yet remains unanswered. It enclosed a letter. & a [illegible word] note on the State Bank of Indian-perfectly useless here, is which, I herewith Return to you.
I regret that it is not in my power to give you any Sort of information, in the case of Mrs. Turner. I called when the Clergyman of the Episcopal Church, who has also been expecting himself to obtain information for you, to who examined the Church of Baltimore. but with [illegible word] sort of success. no Record of the Kind can be found.
Very Respectfully [illegible word]
Henry Sibley
U Manly Esq
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State of Indiana
Porter County fs Beit known that before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personly appeared James Turner who being duly sworn says that Solomon Turner the former husband of Casandra Taylor died on the 14"  day of April one thousand Eight hundred and [word crossed out] Twenty and that Wright Taylor the second husband of the said Casandra Taylor died on the  27"  day of May  one thousand eight hundred and thirty  Sisc  and that said Casandra has remained a widow from the death of said Taylor to the present time
Subscribed and 
sworn to before me
this 13"  day of
November 1843

Jas M. Buel  J. P.

James Turner

I certify that  James Turner  who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Deposition before me is a credible witness Given under my hand this  13"  day of November  1843 
Jas. M. Buel.   J. P.
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State of Indiana
Porter County  [illegible letter]s

I John C Ball Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do certify that James M. Bruel is a Justice of the Peace in in and for said County duly commis=
sioned and qualified as such and that the several foregoing signatures pu[illegible letter]porting to be his are Genuine
In testimony whereof 
I have hereunto set my
hand and affisced the 
official seal of said court
this 13"   day of November
one thousand Eight hundred
and forty three
JohnleBall clerk
P. C .C
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U. Manly
12th dr. 144 Free
Hon. James Semple
U.S. Senate
Washington City 
D[illegible letter]

[written on stamp to the left of page 25]
MARSHALL 
DEC
[illegible numbers]
[illegible letters]

[illegible word] 20th [illegible word]
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12th Dec 44[underlined]

Mte Judge Semple [illegible word] the [illegible word] to ad drop a note to Mr. Edwards to know what is the condition of the claim of Casandra Wright, formerly Turner md ur is Solomon Turner, of 2a & to send me the certified copy if the proof is deemed satisfactory. The claim has her in this office a long time.
Respectfully
U. Manly

Sinat[illegible letter] Chamber
21st Dec 1844
Miss [or will] Mr. Edwards [illegible word] so him as to annex the above [illegible word] and how to me
James Semple
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9.110

Indiana
Cassandra Taylor, for,
widow of Solomon Turner
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 14 April 1820
of Porter Co in the State of Indiana
who was a Pri  in the Com[illegible letter]
commanded by Captain   of the 
commanded by  in
the   line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison
at the rate of 80 Dollars [illegible word]
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of 
Mar, 1845 and sent to
H H Sylvester, Present,

Total amount,  $400
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 431