Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13789, for Samuel Lockwood, Delaware
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Del.
Lockwood, Samuel
S. 13789

Carded
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763.5

Kentucky

Samuel Lockwood
Of Pendleton Co in the state of Kentucky
Who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Perry of the -commanded by - in the Delaware Militia
For two years from 1776

Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky 
At the rate of 80 dollars - cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued on the 7 day of May 1833 and sent to (unknown)
Wm Johnson  (unknown)

Arrears to teh 4th of March 33 - $160
Semi-anl. Allowances ending 4 Feb(?) 33 - 40

 $200
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm Johnson
Book 6 Vol.7 Page 17

(On the right side)
Died July 28 - 1834
From (initials)
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton County 

On this 2nd day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court of Pendleton county now sitting, Samuel Lockwood a resident of the county of Pendleton and the state of Kentucky aged seventy seven years who being duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
     That he entered the service of the colonies of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to me.  He entered voluntarily into the Militia of the state of Delaware and in the Delaware regiment.  He first joined at Lewiston, (unknown) county, state of Delaware early in the beginning of the year 1776, the precise day or month not now recollected, but think it must have been in January of February of that year and served under Captain David Hall, afterwards Colonel Hall, 1st Lieutenant - Harvey, 2nd Lieutenant John Larmonth and Ensign (unknown) Haza with Colonel - Hazelett, lieutenant Colonel Bedford, and Major - McDonough who was said to have been after this time wounded in the knee at the battle of the White Plains above New York.
Her served under the above officers as a private soldier for about three or four months Alternately guarding at
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 The lighthouse which was on Cape Henlopen
About the distance of one mile from Lewistonand working on the fort at Lewiston that is to say a portion of the troops was at start or times detailed from their usual duties in the camp and taken on what was called fatigue duty which was to work as aforesaid and any other work which was necessary to put the country along the shore of the Bay in a state of defence.  He continued engaged as before stated and under the officers before named until about May or June the month not now precisely recollected when he was transferred to The company of Weattey with the Lieutenants and Ensigns or the said Captain - Weattey was transferred to our company Which he does not now recollect but be it which way it may he never knew the cause of the arrangement unless his former captain was promoted which it is likely was the case. However be the cause as it may in a week or two all the field officers before spoken of and many of the officers of the line together with nearly all or quite all of the companies of teh aforementioned regiment marched off for Long Island in the State of New York leaving none behind but the company t which he belonged unless indeed he had been transferred to another regiment at any rate he never after this time served with and in company of a regiment but always with the single company to which he belonged except
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Draw together the troops for the moment from the different stations along the shore in the State of Delaware which seldom happened. He believes if not all of the stations before spoken of was occupied by one company only.  This whole year was occupied by the company to which he belonged by guarding at the lighthouse and working as aforesaid always taking the muskets with them and whenever they heard two cannons (which was the signal) they laid down their laboring tools, seized their arms and repaired to the points where there was danger apprehended and again when the alarm was over returned to their work unless the time for their relief had arrived. About the close of this year of teh beginning of the year 1777 the different works of defence which he had been engaged at work on was completed or so far advanced that nearly all the year 1777 he was confined to the lighthouse as a station and marching about guarding the coast and observing the enemies shipping which was frequently this year in the Bay. The fort at Lewiston being principally confided to the care of the citizens thereof who was all minute men.  But this year he was transferred to a new set of officers altogether.  To wit, Captain William Perry, 1st Lieutenant John Weattey, 2nd Lieutenant William Hazard, and Ensign William Hall.  During this whole year there was not a field officer with us and our operations before spoken of was confined principally to five or six miles each way up and down the shore from the lighthouse on Cape Henlopen.  Some time in the spring
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(Cont’d from page 5) or beginning of teh summer of this year Congress or someone having the authority sent to the light house two Roe Galleys to be used in the neighborhood and they were but about half manned and the Captain permitted the declaration and nineteen others to go on there where they stayed about three or four weeks and then returned to their company again. 
one of these Roe Galleys was commanded by one - Lawrence and the other (the one which this declarant went on) was commanded by Daniel Murphy and during his stay on board of said Roe Galley and while cruising up and down (unknown) near the shore she one night while the tide was up run on a sand bar at the mouth of Lewis creek and about two miles from the lighthouse and the next morning the tide had left us and we were out of water.  There was at that time a British sloop of war lying off in the Bay (she as said to be from New York). Early in the morning, the sloop was seen moving towards us towed by three or four barges. When we held a consultation and determined to fight her as we could retreat in the event of our being two weak and in no event loose more than our Galley which would be lost if we left her at first.  As soon as we had come to the determination to fight the British vessel we went to work and priesed up our Galley and (unknown) skids under her so as to (illegible)
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About with tolerable convenience and in that 

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Way bring our gun to bear on her.  So soon as the enemy came in what they thought a convenient distance of us they opened on us a fire and continued to fire on us about one half hour but they could not bring their guns properly to bear on us while on our side(?) we after the 2nd or 3rd fire caused every shot to take effect which in the course of the action very much cut her hull and damaged teh barges. When they left us and when the tide again came in we got off our Galley. In this action we lost no men killed or wounded.  At another time (the time exactly not recollected) about three quarters of a mile from the lighthouse there was a trading schooner loaded with tar, pitch, and other articles from North Carolina pursued by the enemy barges so closely that she was run on shore (a British man of war at that time lying off in the Bay and in full view)and the crew of the schooner abandoned her when the enemy set fire to her, but we came upon them at that instant and as they could receive no assistance from the man of war and we being too strong for them, they in turn was compelled to put out for their shipping and we very nearly saved all of the hull of the schooner and the principal part of her cargo by cutting a hole in her keel and and shoving her off as to sink here low enough to put out the fire the cargo being articles that the water would not injure.
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At another time and after he had left the Row Galley before spoken of and in the same year but the particular time of said year he cannot now recollect he was near and in sight of a battle in which two British ships (the Roe-Bucks and an other name not known) and an American or French ship was engaged he does not know what the last ship was, American or French but it was in the Americans service and was loaded with clothing and arms for the American army with as he understood dispatches on board from Doctor Benjamin Franklin who was the agent or minister either at the court of France or some other government as he was then young and paid but little attention to the reports of the day he may not in consequence of teh distance of time which have intervened recollect the minutia correctly of the day.  But it was a hard battle and when the officer who commanded the American or French ship saw that he could not hold out against the two British ships he run his ship on shore and after his men got on land the ship was blown up. The arms, a great many of them was gotten possession of by us and they were sent to the armory to be refitted up for use they having
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Been (unknown) and otherwise injured.  There was about one hundred or more men on board who was Frenchmen and Americans.  He at this time thinks that he then understood that the American ship was commanded by one Anderson but will not be positive at any rate he does not recollect to have seen the captain of said ship the report in camp was that as soon as the captain got his men of shore he himself applied the match as it was believed and blew up the ship rather than it should fall into the hands of the enemy. This however was camp news upon which at no time much reliance can be placed. He is not certain that his recollection is correct in relation to the name of the captain of the ship. His service during this year to wit, 1777 continued throughout as before stated guarding along the Delaware shores and when not moving about stationed at the lighthouse on Cape Henlopen.  He does not now recollect any other incident worthy of note during the balance of his service. he served as aforesaid until the close of the year 1777 or until he beginning of the year 1778 and until he had completed his two years service when he was discharged and at the same
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Received said discharge in writing in the body of which he was stated a private in the Delaware Regiment of Militia and it also gave him credit for two years service and it was signed by captain William Perry who was at that time his Captain and had been for about one year during all of his service as before stated he served with but one company except a short time at the commencement of it as before stated, he never served with any Continental Regiment of was under the command of or served with any regular officers he therefore knew none of them while in service.
He has no documentary evidence of his services he being young and about to leave Delaware when he received the discharge and not at that time supposing that it would ever be of any service to him he did not preserve it but has a distinct recollection of receiving it and of its contents.  He was (unknown) no battles except those mentioned during all his service but frequently would be very near one in consequence of the disposition the enemy had to (unknown) and commit mischief but we generally mustered too strong for their small parties which they would send out then.
    He was born in Worcester county, State of Maryland on the 22nd day of July 1755 and about the year 1760 or 1761 removed with his father to (unknown) county, state of Delaware
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Place where he entered the service and resided in said county and state until the beginning of the year 1778 after his service as aforesaid had expired when he removed back to his native county, to wit, the county of Worcester and the state of Maryland where he married and lived until some time in the year 1791 when he removed to Bourbon county state of Kentucky and resided there until the year 1797 when he removed within teh county of Pendleton and state of Kentucky (then he believes Campbell county) where he has ever since and now resides, say he has resided in Pendleton forty one years.  He has been about 15 or 16 years a regularly licensed Minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal connection but now from age and infirmities of body (superannuated?).   He has no record of his age having been born and baptized in what was called the (pad?) of the Church of England and his age recorded in said church it was not recorded by his father but he had a memoranda of it which he ha kept up a recollection of the day, month, and year of his birth.  He has no knowledge of any persons now living (with whose place of
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Residence he is acquainted) by whom he can prove all or any part of his services unless 
David Hopkins or William Coalter now live who lived in Fleming County some six or eight years since.  this declarant soon after the first law passed allowing pensions being then as now poor enough to have taken the bounty of his government not knowing but all was entitled that we in indigent circumstances, went to Fleming county and in rather an informal manner took the affidavit of said Hopkins and Coalter before Judge Baity and sent it to his much esteemed friend and representative the Hon. Rh M Johnson who returned said affidavit and expressed much regret that he did not come within the provision of the law but said that he hopes ere long that a law would pass which would suit the case and this declarant thought he had preserved the affadavit but finds that it has been destroyed, lost, or mislaid he cannot therefore produce it and he has been informed that William Coalter died several years since and that its extremely doubtful whether 
David Hopkins is not also dead at any rate this declarant cannot trace the distance necessary to see him without great inconvenience because of his age, infirmities, and poverty.  He does however at this time believe from circumstances that both Hopkins and Coalter is dead. He refers to Colonel Thomas W Hart and (illegible) inconvenient to procure a ministerial (grant?)
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 or territory whatever.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Samuel Lockwood (his mark)

Mr. Thomas W Hart, John Hunter, Pendleton county and state of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Lockwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is a minister of the gospel and, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and the we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signatures) Thomas Hart, John Hunter

And the said court do hereby declare there opinion after the investigation of the matter and after further the interogatories 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 Thos. W. Hart and John Hunter who has signed the above certificate is residents of the county of Pendleton and is credible persons and that their statement is written to credit.
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton County Sct
I, W.C. Kennett, Clerk of the Court of
Pendleton County Court, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Samuel Lockwood for a
Pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of Office this 6th day of April, A.D. 1833.
W.C. Kennett, Clk

Note. The name of the undersigned, it will be
perceived was first inserted in the certificate
annexed to the declaration of the applicant,
(by the draftsman) in support thereof, which
was at his instance, afterwards stricken
out & the name of John Hunter substituted
by him. This was done not because the
undersigned doubted the truth of Mr Lockwood’s
statements in his declaration afores’d,
but simply because the undersigned
does not live in the immediate neighbourhood
of S’l Lockwood and has never heard one of
his neighbours express an opinion, pro or con,
in reference to his revolutionary services, and
he could not, therefore, state that it was
‘reputed & believed in the neighbourhood’
that the declarant served &c-- The undersigned
however, has the pleasure of certifying
that he has been acquainted with Mr Lockwood
 for upwards of Twenty years past,
and that during all that time he has
posted an unblemished reputation for integrity,
probity &c - and that he, the undersigned has
no doubt but that the statements made by
S’l. Lockwood in his declaration are strictly true
to the best of his Lockwoods, recollection & belief.
W.C. Kennett
April 6th, 1833.

Any communication in relation to this application
Address Mr. H Drake, Falmouth Kentucky or forward 
 to Sara Drake the certificate of pension if granted.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect.
July 21, 1925

George B. Lockwood
425 Tenth St. N. W.
Washington, D. C.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 13389 it appears
that Samuel Lockwood was born July 22, 1755 in Worcester
County, Maryland and about 1761 moved with his
father (name not given) to Sussex County, Delaware.
While a resident of said Sussex County he enlisted
in January or February 1776, served as a private in
Captain David Hall's Company, Colonel Haslet's Delaware
Regiment until May or June following when he was transferred
to Captain Westley's Delaware Company; about the
last of 1776 he was again transferred to Captain William
Perry's Delaware Company, from which, in the summer of
1777 he was detached to go on board a galley, Captain
Daniel Murphy, and was in an engagement with a British
sloop at the mouth of Lewis Creek, and also re-captured
a schooner which had been taken by the British he re-
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turned to Captain William Perry's Company and was discharged
the last of 1777 or beginning of 1778.
In 1778 he returned to Worcester County, Maryland 
where he married and lived until 1791 when he
moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky. The name of his wife
is not given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 6, 1833 while a resident of Pendleton County, Kentucky. 
He was a Methodist Episcopal minister. He died
July 28, 1834.
[handwritten "from" illegible]
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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1967 Sept. 5. Hist. to Salem B. Town & inform
Relation to photostat copies. [cents]
1921. Apr.11. Photos mailed to S. B. Town AW
1925 July 21- Hist. to George B. Lockwood MMFW

13789
INVALID
Rev’lnary

File No. 13,789
Samuel Lockwood
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 225
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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NATIONAL REPUBLIC
GEORGE B. LOCKWOOD EDITOR
425 TENTH STREET, NORTHWEST
Washington, D. C.
May 22nd, 1925.

Commissioner of Pensions,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

Dear Sir:
I am anxious to secure information concerning the
military record of Samuel Lockwood of Sussex County, Del. or Worcester
County, Md., who, I am advised, was a soldier in the revolutionary war. I would also be greatly obliged if I can secure information as
to whether or not he was a pensioner, with any data concerning him that may appear in connection therewith.
If this information is not ordinarily furnished and
it is possible for me to have an investigation made by someone in my behalf, I will be very glad to be advised.
Very Respectfully yours
(signature) Geo. B. Lockwood.

(stamped) US Pension Office May 23, 1925
A Monthly Review of American History, Policy, Political and Public Affairs
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(handwritten upper right) Recd. M. O. for $2.25

After 5 days, return to
DePAUW UNIVERSITY.
Box 155,
GREENCASTLE, IND.

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
OFFICE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND TREASURER

March 29, 1921

Commissioner of Pensions
United States Government,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
In re Samuel Lockwood a soldier of the
Revolutionary War, see Survivor's File 13789;
I am told that his application for a pension,
filed April 6, 1833 is on file in the department,
that it covers 12 pages and that for a fee of
15 cents per page, with an additional charge of
25 cents for authentication, a photostat copy
of paper referred to may be had.
If my information is correct will you please have
such copy made and forwarded to address above.
To gether with thanks in advance I enclose postal
order for $2.25 to cover charges and postage.
Very truly yours,
(signature) SB Town
S. B. Town,
Greencastle, Ind.

stamped lower right:
FINANCE DIVISION
MAR 31 1921
US PENSION OFFICE
MAR 31, 1921
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
MAR 31 1921 
Chief of Rev. War Section
Sir
I have this day received from
S. F. Town M.O.
No. 195, 413 for $2 25/100
requesting copies
as per letter herewith.

Very respectfully,
W. N. Campbell
Chief of Division


Copies mailed
April 11, 1921.
& Mr. Proctor Law  
[Disnoff] & also advised
20 cts overpaid for
[Janu’y] AW

Date Apr 7, 1921
Name Samuel Lockwood
Del. Troops war Rev.
Photographic copies wanted of 1
pieces, consisting of 12 pages.
Remarks:
W. Wilson
Exr. J H Wood
Chief of Record Division
T F Dennis [?? York?]
Serial No. 4601
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[circular stamp]
U S PENSION OFFICE
SEP 17 1917
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Rev Rec’d JWD

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
GREENCASTLE INDIANA
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER

September 14, 1917.
Mr. G.M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Your letter of September 5th replying to my
letter of request August 28th received by you on September
4th for a statement of the military history of
Samuel Lockwood a soldier of the Revolutionary War was
duly received. In addition to thanks which I hereby
express I will cheerfully pay any proper fee for this
service of which you will notify me.

I think it probable that I will shortly ask further
information for which I will send the fees indicated.

Very respectfully,
S. B. Town
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DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER

August 28, 1917

[handwritten note, arrow pointing to Mr. Lorenzo] Reply through desk
Of Army & Navy Div.
Mr. Lorenzo Dow McClain,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. McClain: --
May I impose on your generosity for
a bit of information as to how and at what probable cost
I can get copy of a record in the Pension Department? To
explain;
In a certain Lockwood family record it is said
that "On the 2nd day of April 1833, personall appeared in
open Court, Samuel Lockwood, a resident of Pendleton Co.,
Kentucky, aged 77 years; that he entered the service of
the Colonies of the United States under the following officers;
that he entered voluntarily in the Militia of the
State of Delaware, and that the first Regiment he joined
at Lewistown, Sussex Co., Delaware early in the year 1776
under Capt. David Hall, afterwards Col. Hall.”

Furthermore it is incidentally stated in the same family
record that " His application for a pension is very long as
recorded in the U. S. Pension Office.”

My wife, whose maiden name was Lockwood, the granddaughter
of man above referred to, wants a copy of that application
for pension and any later records relating to the applicant
if she can get them without great cost. I will cheerfully
pay for making the transcript if that is all which is required.

For any favor you will show me in this matter I will thank
you very sincerely in advance. I think you may know who I
am through our repeated correspondences in the past relative
to our common Alma Mater.
Yours very truly,
Salem B. Town
P.S. The Court above referred to in which Lockwood appeared
was that of Pendleton, Ky.

Rev. War Sec.
Sept 14, 1917
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Rev. War Section.
September 5, 1917.

Mr. Salem B. Town,
DePauw University,
Greencastle, Indiana.
Sir:

In response to your letter dated the twenty-eighth 
ultimo, you are herewith furnished an abstract of the services
of Samuel Lockwood, Survivor's File No. 13789 Rev. War
Under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912,
photostat copies of papers on file in this Bureau may be furnished
at a cost of fifteen cents per page, with an additional
charge of twenty-five cents for authentication, if that
is desired.
The above cited claim contains the soldier's application
for pension, consisting of twelve pages.
If you decide to have said application copied, the exact
amount of the cost should be forwarded by express or postal
money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
a statement of the military history of Samuel Lockwood
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his wdow's)application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S. 13789
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Jany or Feb 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 2 years
RANK. Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.
David Hall, Westley, William Perry, Daniel Murphy’s [Row] Galley. Captured a schooner loaded with tar, pitch, etc.
COLONEL. Haslet
STATE. Del

Battles engaged in, engagement with British [stock] at mouth of Lewis Creek (see old atlas)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sussex Co., Del.
Date of application for pension, Apl 3, 1833. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Pendleton Co. Kentucky (formerly Campbell co.)
Age at date of application, born July 22, 1755 in Worcester Co. Maryland,
Remarks: in 1760 or 1761 removed with his father (name not stated) to Sussex Co. Delaware, there until 1778; returned to Worcester Co Md until 1791, where he married, date & name of wife not stated; Bourbon Co. Ky from 1791 to 1797, thence to Campbell Co. Ky. In 1833 he stated that he was born & baptized in the Church of England, but had been a Methodist Episcopal Minister for 15 or 16 yrs. He died July 28, 1834. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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