Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9182, James Clark, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.
Clark, James
McMahon, Barbara
McManan
(Former widow)
NUMBER
W. 9182
CONTENTS
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Reported
Date of death
not (illegible)
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State of Maryland
Allegany County
to wit
On this fifteenth day of October 1869 personally appeared before the County Court of Allegany County aforesaid, Barbor M laber formerly Barbara Clark a resident in the County
and State above written, of the age of
Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn acording to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act               explaplanatory of said act passed March 3rdwith and 1837, that she was married to James Clark who was a Soldier (artillery man)
in the Revolutionary army in the Company commanded by Capt Brown in the Regt commanded by Col Smallwood - that her husband the said James Clark entered the service on or about the-day of -- 1875 for three years. served out said term and he enlisted for five years or during the war, as
she has been informed and verily believes, the further declares that she was married to the said James Clerk on the 25th day of December the year
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Seventeen hundred and Eighty three or Eighty four that her said husband James Clark
died on the 10th day of June 1815,
that she was afterwards married to
Peter McMahon, on the 29th day of November 
1817. who died on the 30th day of January
1846 that she was not a widow in 1836
but was widow on the 20th day of
January1846 aforesaid, and still remains a widow, that her first husband the said James Clark received a pension of Eight dollars per month, as will more fully appear by reference to papers on fill in the pension office, at the
City of Washington, and by reference
in the proof hereto and annexed
Barbara McMahon  her mark

Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written before

Richd H Marshall
one of the Judges of
fifth Judicial
District of the State
Maryland i open court
15th day of October 1849
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State of Maryland
Allegany County ⎬
on this 15th day of October, 1849, personally
appeared before the County Court of Allegany County Theophilus Beall & George Blocher credible and disinterested witnesses and after being Sworn according to law deposed and said that they were well acquainted with
James Clark and Barbara Clarknow Barbara McMahan within named in the foregoing declaration and have known them for since 1794 that they lived together as man
and wife, raised sons and a daughter
and that their marriage was never
doubted to the best of the knowledge
and belief of said deponents, and
that said deponents verily believe
the said James and Barbara were
married previous to the first day of
January 1794. that these deponent knew
them as man and wife living together
as such as far back as the year 1794
Theophilus Beall
George Blocher

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year first above
Rechd H Marshall one of the presiding Judge
of the fifth Judicial district of Maryland
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Maryland Allegany County
I hereby certify that the Honorable Richard H Marshall to whom the foregoing affidavits  was made and who has thereto subscribed
his name was at the time thereof and still
is one of the Judges of the Fifth Judicial district
of Maryland comprehending the Counties of
Shadrick. Washington and Allegany duly
commissioned and sworn, and that to all his
acts in that capacity full faith and credit are
due and ought to be given as well in courts
as thereout. And I further certify that said affidavits were made in open court.
In testimony whereof thereunto
subscribe my name and affix
the seal of Allegany County
Court this 19th day of October
in year 1849
Henry Bance Clerk
of Allegany County Court
Maryland
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May 7, 1936
James Clark-W,9182
BA-J/AWF
Mr. William G. Madore
1000 Delafield Road,
Aspinwall, Sharpsburg Station
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to James Clark who served as matrose in Maryland Artillery, War of the Revolution, also information relative to Francis or Benjamin Francis Madore.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary
War service of any soldier with surname
"Madore"

If there were any other spelling of the surname
used, please so state, and furnish as much as possible of the following data relative to the soldier, Francis or Benjamin Francis Madore approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at entrance and
after service.
The data which follow pertaining to James Clark were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 9182, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are
I (illegible) thing about him being an
Invalid pension
as there was nothing to prove it (illegible
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not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
James Clark enlisted in the year 1775, for
three years and served as matross in Captain Brown's company of artillery, Colonel Smallwood's Maryland regiment, at the expiration of this service, he reenlisted
for five years or during the War", length
of this service not stated.
The soldier, James Clark, married December 25, 1783 or 1784, Barbara. Her maiden name is not shown, nor is it stated where they were married James Clark died June 10, 1815.
The widow, Barbara Clark, married November 29, 1817, Peter McMahon, who died January 30, 1846. She was allowed pension, on account of the service of her husband, James Clark, on her application executed October 15, 1849, at which time she was about eighty-two years of age and living in Cumberland, Maryland.
It is stated that James Clark and his wife,
Barbara, reared a family of sons and daughters, 
only names given being, Jacob, James, and George; the said George Clark was living in 1850 in .
John D. Clark, nephew of the soldier, James Clark, was born April 9, 1782 (names of his parents not given);
In 1850 he was living in the District of Columbia, and referred to the soldier as of Allegany County, Maryland , and stated that the son, Jacob, was older than himself, that James was about his age, and that George
and a daughter were both younger.
The papers in this claim contain no further data in regard to the family of the soldier of Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Barbara McMahon widow of James Clark, act 36 -or 38
Maryland Case
attend to this - Court papers filed by J.D.Clark
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10923
Maryland
Barbara McMahan family
Widow of James Clark who was a pensioner
under the Act of 
and who died on the 10 June 1815
of             in the State of
who was a [illegible] in the Company
commanded by Captain                    of the
             commanded by Md               in
the                         line for
_____________________________________ 
Inscribed on the Roll of Baltimore at 
the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
_____________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of June 1850 and sent to John C. Clark.  Present
Total amount,   $_________________
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk,
Recorded by 
Book D Vol. 1 Page 255
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8839
Maryland
Barbara McMahan family
widow of James Clark
who was a [illegible]
in the Revolution 
Md.
__________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
___________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
12th day of Jun '50
John D. Clark  Present
______________________________________
[Acts of March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 253
________________________________________
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Annapolis May 9 [postmark seal]

John D. Clark, Esq
Washington City
District of Columbia

mail [underlined] 

Barbara McMahan

M [illegible] Act 36 [illegible]
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Land Office
Annapolis, 7th May, 1850,
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 7th [illegible] was received, In reply, I have to inform you, that the name of James Clarke, is only to be found upon a depreciation Pay roll, to have received pay, as a private in the Artillery in the War of the Revolution, there are no muster rolls of the Maryland Artillery to be found, and they were incorporated in the Virginia Line, before the termination of the war and their service ended in that State.  The enclosed certificate, is all the evidence the records here afford of his services.
I am very respectfully yours,
G.G. Brewer
John D. Clarke,Esq;
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7582
Barbara McMahon
formerly widow of James Clarke
Maryland
suspended
sent to John D. Cl.ark, Nov 9 / 49
Same 22 Jan / 1850
" same 4th May 1850

Act 4 July 1836
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LAND OFFICE
ANNAPOLIS, 7th May, 1850
I certify that it appears by a Depreciation Pay Roll, remaining in my Office, that James Clarke, ---a Matross, - of the Maryland Line, received L 103 3 6 -- Depreciation Money, issued to the Maryland quota of troops on Continental Establishment, on the 31st day of August, 1784

George G. Brewer
Register Land Office [strikeout] Md.
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Further proof in the claim of Barbara McMahon
formerly by Barbara Clark
filed Oct 25th, 1849

Presented by John D. Clark or [illegible]
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Treasury Annapolis 8th March 1850
It is hereby certified that James Clarke a Matrop in the War of the Revolution, was placed on the Pension Roll of Maryland by a resolution passed at November [illegible] 1812 and received a pension of fifty dollars a year from the 2 Jany 1813 to the 2nd Jany 1818, the time of his death.
D. Claude Present
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Memo for Mr. Ames or
Mr. Allison

No Jas Clark on Md or Va rolls
Invalid
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Care of Barbara McMahan
for widow of James Clark
Maryland line.  He was an [illegible]
died in 1815.  He lived near the division line between Maryland & Va.  Happens that the [illegible] roll of Maryland or Va will show when he was last paid.  Application has been made by letter to Annapolis but no information can be had.
By Jno D. Clark  Present
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District of Columbia  }
Washington County to Set
On the 4th day of March 1850 before me the subscriber & Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared John D. Clark of the District of Columbia and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he was born on the 8th day of April in the year 1792 as he has been informed by his parents and has always verily believed.  That James Clark Allegheny County Maryland was his uncle and the husband of Barbara Clark, now Barbara McMahen of Cumberland Maryland whose declaration was filed by him on or about 25th Oct. 1849.  That he remembers her well from the time he could remember.  That the said James Clark and Barbara Clark lived together as man and wife and had one son named Jacob, who was older than this affiant and another named James about his own age.  That they had another son named George who now lives in
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Cumberland Md. next door to his mother the said Barbara McMahan (or Clarke) and daughters both younger than the affiant and that this affiant has always understood and verily believes that the said James and Barbara were married previous to 1792.
John D. Clark
Subscribed and sworn before me F. S. Myre J. P.
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James Clark
W. F. 9182 Md.
This man is not found on list of invalid pensioners for Md. or Va., nor in American State Papers.
(Died June 10, 1815)
J.M.H
Feb. 11, 1911
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Aspinwall Pa.  April 22, '36
Hon. G. H. Sweet
Acting Executive Assistant
to the Administration
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Sweet:  I am desirous of obtaining information of the Revolutionary War record of one James Clark who served as  Matross in Capt. Wm Brown's Co. First Artillery Maryland.  Would like date of birth if given, when he enlisted, term of enlistment, when discharged and any other information that its possible to get regarding him.  Also of one Francis or Benjamin Francis Madore.  Any information regarding them will be appreciated.  I beg to remain truly yours,
Wm. G. Madore

William G. Madore,
1000 Delafield Road,
Aspinwall, Sharpeburg Station, Pittsburgh Pa.
[Stamp] Received Apr 12 1934 [illegible]
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19[illegible]6 May 7 dist. Wm G. Madore [illegible]
Revolution Maryland
Widow, &c.
File No. 9182
Barbara McMahan 
for the Widow of James Clark
Matross Rev. War
Act:  Feby. 27h8
Index:-- Vol. M, Page 21
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct 26/94
Declaration of Barbara Clark
For a pension --
James Clarke
Maryland roll
Act March 8, 1818

No Clarke on Md role of 183[illegible]

[Side Page] 
James Clark in Rolls
Capt. Burnes
[illegible] of Maryland
Artillery enlisted in 1777
for 3 years
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14125
Barbara McMahan
formerly widow of 
James Clarke Maryland
Allegheny Co.
admitted
Matross 2 yr $100 per annum 4 March 1836
4 March 1841, from 4 March 1843 to 4 March 1848, from 4 March 1848 for life.

Acts of July 1838 & [illegible]

John D. Clarke  Present