Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,931, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     Md.

Fitzgerald, Benjamin

NUMBER     S. 35,931

CONTENTS
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11,622
Kentucky R
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Benjamin Fitzgerald
of Mason Coy in the state of Kentucky
who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Gunby of the Maryland
line, for the term of 3 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 12th of June 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of June 1819.
and sent to A. Beatty Esqr.
Washington KY.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 8 19/30 4/31  70.09
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 - 48.00
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$118.09
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{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

Continued
Mason County

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[illegible] letter 27 Apl. 1832
to Hon T. A. Marshall
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State of Kentucky,
First Judicial District, 8ct.

Personally appeared before the undersigned, Judge of the first Judicial District, on the 12th of June 1818, Benjamin Fitzgerald, who being first duly sworn, upon his solemn oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain a pension, agreeably to the provisions of the act of Congress, passed at the last session, providing for certain officers and soldiers, who served in the revolutionary war. The said Fitzgerald declares, that he is a citizen of Maron County, in Kentucky, and is now sixty five years old; that he enlisted on t he 11th of February 1777, as a corporal in a company commanded by Capt. John Coats Jones, in Montgomery County, (at that time a part of Frederick) Maryland, for the term of three years. That said company was attached to the 7 Maryland Regiment, commanded by Col. John Gunby, upon Continental establishment. That about the expiration of his term of service, he enlisted a second time, for the war in a company commanded either by Capt. Beatty or Capt. Lloyd Bell perhaps the latter was only Lieutenant who was attached to the same
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Regiment. That he served in the capacity of corporal, then as sergeant and lastly as quarter master sergeant till the end of the war when he received an honorable discharge from Major Henry Gaither. That he put his discharge in the hands of Charles Ridgely of Anappolis, for the purpose of getting his pay, and never received it again. That he knows of no person in this county by whom he can prove he was in the public service; then he has never received from the United States any pension and that in consequence of his reduced circumstances of life, he needs the apurtance of his country for a support.

James Launsdate also personally appeared before me and being duly sworn, deports and says he has been acquainted with the above named Fitzgerald upward of twenty years, and knows that he is at this time in very reduced circumstances his whole property, as he believes not amounting to fifty dol-
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lars in value, and in consequence of his age is capable of doing but little labor.

I, Adams Beatty, Judge as aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing declaration and affidavit were duly sworn to before me the date above, and that from the proof made before me, it appears to my interpretation that the said Fitzgerald did serve in the Revolutionary was as in his declaration detailed, and also that he is now in much reduced circumstances as to need the apurtance of his country for or support but he produced no proof but his own oath. Given under my hand the date above.
A. Beatty.

I, Adam Beatty, Judge as aforesaid, do further certify that is was this date proved before me by the oath of John Tucker, to my full satisfaction, that the above named Benjamin Fitzgerald did serve three years in the company of Capt. John Coats Jones also was attached to the 7th Maryland Regiment, commanded by Col. John Gunby on Continental establishment, the said Tucker having served in the said company during the same
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[illegible]. In witness whereof I have affixed my hand this 24th August 1818.
A. Beatty.

State of Kentucky
Mason Circuit, set}

I, Marshall Key, clerk of the Main Circuit Court, do certify that Adam Beatty before whom the foregoing declarations and affidavits were made, and who hath granted certificates thereof, is now and was at the time of so doing, Judge of the said Mason Circuit Court, duly commissioned and sworn and to all where acts as such due faith and credit right to be given.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Circuit, the 5th day of September 1818
Marshall Key.

Benjamin Fitzgerald
Sergeant
Col. Gunby's Regiment
Maryland Line -
3 years
A certificate
in support ot this
claim wanted at
the War Department
Pension Office
Declar to be ret'd.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 28th, 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Benjamin Fitzgerald enlisted as a Private in the Seventh Maryland Regiment, on the Eleventh day of Feby, 1777 and was on the 1st Nov 1780 present
Thos. Karney - Aud. S. M.
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Benj. Fitzgerald
11622
Sept. 1819

Athleston Owens
Washington
KY
9 Nov 20
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State of Kentucky Set.
At a Court held for a Mason County at the Court house thereof in the town of Washington on the 11th day of September 1820, "Benjamin Fitzgerald produced in open Court a declaration in conformity with the act of Congress in that case made and provided, which having been duly sworn to in open court is ordered to be filed among the records of this Court. It is further ordered that it be certified to the Secretary of War that this Court is of opinion from the evidence produced by said Benjamin Fitzgerald that the property set forth in the schedule is of the value of twenty five dollars,"
The said declaration is as follows to wit:
"Commonwealth of Kentucky
Mason County Set.
On the eleventh day of September in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record in and for the County aforesaid Benjamin Fitzgerald aged sixty seven years resident in the said County of Mason, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth upon h is oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follow, to wit: that he was enlisted and made a sergeant in the service of the said United States on the eleventh day of February 1777, under Capt. John C. Jones of the seventh Regiment in the Maryland line for the term of three years at the expiration of which term he reenlisted in the service under Capt. Lloyd Bell of the same Regiment as above then commanded by Col. John Gunby for the farther term of three years, during both
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of which enlistments he was engaged in the service of the United States against the common enemy thereof, until the termination of the war when he was discharged in Fredericktown, Maryland. That he is now a pensioner of the United States the date of his original declaration for that purpose he does not recollect, nor does he recollect the number of his pension certificate not having it before him. And he doth solemnly swear that he was a resident of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States passed on the 18th day of March 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in t he land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed that is to say, One three gallon iron pot, One oven, One skillet, One tea kettle (iron), three water [buckets], one tea pot, two sets of cups and saucers, one coffee mill, one table, five chairs, half a dozen knives and forks, three dishes, one cream mug, one salt cellar, one pepper box, half a dozen pewter table spoons, half dozen tea spoons, and one small looking glass, and has no
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real estate nor other personal estate.
Benj. Fitzgerald

He furthermore states upon his oath that he is by occupation a carpenter, but from personal infirmity is unable to pursue the same only in a very limited degree, his family consists of himself and at aged and helpless wife who is unable to go about without the aid of a crutch.

Sworn to and declared in open Court, on the 11th day of September 1820.
Attest
Marshall Key clk

Mason County Set.
I, Marshall Key Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing order and declaration are truly copied from the originals in my office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Washington the 20th day of September 1820
Marshall Key
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AWS

Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
ANS

January 9, 1924.

Murray Marshall,
1734 New York Ave. N.W. Room 301,
Washington, D. C.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claims, S. 35931, it appears that Benjamin Fitzgerald, enlisted in Montgomery County, Maryland.

He was allowed pension, for his services as sergeant, for three years in the Maryland troops, on his application executed June 12, 1818, while a resident of Mason County, Kentucky, aged sixty five years.

In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, name and age not stated. There is no further family data on file.

Owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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I wish to know the term for which Benjamin Fitzgerald a Rev pensioner of Kentucky enlisted and served.

T. A. Marshall
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ENVELOPE

STAMP
WASHINGTON 
23rd Sept

Free

Jon. John C. Calhoun,
Secretary of War
Washington City
DC

163
Kentucky
schedule
Rec'd 4 Oct 1820

Benjamin Fitzgerald
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Kentucky
Washington, Sept. 21st 1820.

Sir,
I take the liberty, in behalf of an aged revolutionary Soldier, of enclosing to you the declaration &c of Benjamin Fitzgerald for the satisfaction of your department as to his right to the pension already granted him by the U. S.

Most respectfully
I'm yr. H. Servt [illegible]
Athelstan Owens

Hon. John C. Calhoun,
Secty. War dept. U. S.
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1734 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 
Nov. 22, 1923.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

It will be very much appreciated if you will forward to my address a brief transcript of the pension applications for the following soldiers in the Rev. War:

Richard Jones, Va. Militia, died in Kentucky. He was aged 89 in 1832. (Barren Co., Ky.)

Benjamin Fitzgerald - Md. Line. Living in Mason Co., Ky. in 1818 aged 81 years.

Daniel Fitzgerald - Either Md. or Va. - Living in Franklin Co., Ky. and died there.

These are ancestors of mine, and their names are taken from the Ky. Society Year Book in which it is stated the amount of the pension and when granted.

Thanking you, I am

Yours very truly,
Murray Marshall
Room 301,
1734 N.Y. Ave., N.W.,
W.D.C.
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35931
INVALID.
Revy.
File No. 35931
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Serg. Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 468

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1924 - Jan. 9 - Hist to Murray Marshall - AWS.