Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2040, John Clem, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
MD

Clem, John
Susannah

NUMBER
R.2040

CONTENTS
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No 8522
Susannah Clem
Illinois
Act 7 July '38

2040
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State of Indiana
Warren County ss

On this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two before the subscriber Judge of the Probate Court in and for the county of Warren and State of Indiana personally appeared Susanah Clem a resident of the said county of Warren aged eighty-three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of John Clem who was a private in the war of the revolution. She cannot state with certainty the particulars of his service nor under what officers he served but she thinks he served in the state of Maryland and for a portion of the time at least under Colonel Stricker. She believes her said husband served in the Maryland troop for one period of three years - that her husband was three years older than herself that there was a record of the ages of the children but it has been lost or destroyed and she knows of no record of the ages of the family - that she knows of no record of his service unless it is to be found in Maryland - she further declares that she was married to the said John Clem on the eleventh day of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-eight about ten miles from Cumberland in Maryland
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and that her husband the aforesaid John Clem died on the 18th day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven *1827) that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated. 

Susannah Clem
Her X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me.

Edward Mace
Judge of the Probate Court

State of Indiana
Warren County ss

I Edward Mace Judge of the Probate Court in and for the county and state aforesaid do certify that on the 16th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty-two Susanah Clem in my presence subscribed and was by me duly sworn to the foregoing declaration. I further certify that the said Susanah Clem is unable from bodily infirmity to attend said Probate Court at the usual place of sitting. Given under my hand and seal the day and year last above written.

Edward Mace - SEAL
Judge of the Probate Court in and for said county

State of Indiana
Warren County ss

Be it remembered that on the 16th day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and forty-two before the subscriber Judge of
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the Probate Court in and for said county personally appeared Jacob Clem who being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath says that he is a son of John and Susanah Clem. That the oldest child years of of the said John Clem and Susanah Clem is aged sixty three (63) some months years. That the said John Clem died on the eighteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. And the said Susanah Clem is still the widow of the said Joh Clem and has not intermarried since the death of her husband the said Joh Clem. That there was a number of years ago a record in the handwriting of his father but that it i lost or destroyed. That his father and mother were married in the state of Maryland

Jacob Clem

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me

Edward Mace Probate Judge

I Edward Mace Judge of the Probate Court in and for the county of Warren and state of Indiana do certify that Jacob Clem who has this day sworn to and subscribed it for said depositions before me is a credible party. Given under my hand this 16th day of November A.D.1842 

Edward Mace
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State of Indiana Warren County ss

I William R Boyer clerk of the Probate Court in and for the county aforesaid do certify that Edward Mace is judge of the said Probate Court in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Williamsport in said county this 16th day of November AD 1842

Wm. R Boyer Clerk
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State of Indiana Warren County ss

personally appeared before me Henry Dixon an acting Justice of the Peace of said county John Clem who being by me duly sworn deposeth and says that he recolects very well that about fifty five years ago of frequently hearing his father taulking about being in the army of the Revolutionary War and remembers of seeing his discharge and the appaent sase that he verryly believes that his father and mother was married so long ago as1778 because his oldest sister was sixty three years old the 11th day of this month December 1842 and further saeth not.

John Clem "X" his mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of December 1842

Henry Dixon JP seal(circled)

I Henry Dixon an acting justice of the peace in and for Warren County state aforesaid & do hereby certify that John Clem is a credible witness and further saeth not.

Henry Dixon JP seal(circled)

State of Indiana Warren County ss
I William R Boyer clerk of the Warren Circuit Court in & for said county do certify that Henry Dixon before whom the above affidavit of John Clem was made, was at the date thereto attached a regular acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county - duly elected commissioned and qualified, that his commission bears date May 5th 1842 and expires May 5th 1847 and entitled to full faith and credit

In witness whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of said court to Williamsport this 20th day of December AD 1842

Wm. R Boyer Clerk
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Vermilion County Ill August 16th/57

Dear sir
I take my pen to write you a few lines concerning a pension that was there a few years ago for my grandmother Susan Clem there was some two or three letters wrote at Washington and sent to her since she died and now I want to know whether anyone has ever wrote anything concerning the pension or whether anyone has ever drawed the money my reasons for wanting to know is this; it is supposed by some pensions that someone has drawed the money and is keeping it for their own benefit and if the money has been drawn I want you to write to me and let me know when it was drawn and also where the letter was mailed at and whose names was signed to the letter.

If it is still there I want you to tell me what the amount is and you will oblige 

VC
David Clem

N.B.J. will enclose in this a postage stamp for the letter that you will please write me

When you write direct your letter to Danville Vermilion County Illinois
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8522
Illinois
Susannah Clem John 
Let to Wm Manly Dec. 12, 42
 "    "   Hon. Z Carey July 12, '43
  "    "  David Clem, Aug 27/57

Act 7, July 38
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(left side written vertically) 
Dec 12, 42
DC
Claims D

(left side)
mail;

(circular stamp) MD ANNAPOLIS DEC 9

(right upper corner)
FREE

(address)
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.
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Land Office, Annapolis 9th Decr. 1842

Sir,
Your letter of the 7th Inst. was received. I have examined very carefully the muster and pay rolls of the Revolution in this office and they afford no evidence of the service of John or Job Clem. You say it is alleged that he served under Col. Stricker, there was no officer of that name that hold the rank of Colonel in the Md Continental line in the war of the Resolution; I find a muster roll of a company commanded by Captain Stricker, but the name of John or Job Clem does not appear upon it.
I am very respectfully your obt. sert.
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
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Marshall Ill. 25th Nov. 1842

Sir, I have the honor to enclose the application of Mrs. Susanah Clem widow of Joh Clem of Ia. for a pension - she does not at this time know of any witness by whom the service can be proved - I have applied to the proper office in Maryland and find no proof owing to the record being defective I thought it possible that the record in your department might afford some proof & I have deferred the expense of proving the marriage till it is found whether any evidence is afforded by your records of his services I do not know that Col. Striker was in the service of Maryland or some other state. John Clem may have been in Col. Strikers Regt and yet not in the Maryland troops I would like to know whether any evidence is found in your department before the widow goes to the trouble and cost of evoking further proof of marriage if further is required

Respectfully
Wm. Manly
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State of Indiana Warren County ss

personally appeared before me Henry Dixon an acting Justice of the Peace of said county Cephas Lindly who being by me duly sworn deposeth and says that he the affaent has been acquainted with Susanah Clem and her husban(d) John Clem for thirty three years and the said affeant sase that he freecantly heard his father and the said Clem talking about the hardships that tha went threw in the war of the Revolution and the said affaent rmembers of hering them talking about men deserting and seeing them shot and the appaent veryly believes that the said John Clem & Susanah Clem was married so long ago as 1778 and the resen why is because thare children is so old that ther children has grate grand children and further saith not

Cephas Lindly

Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of December 1842

Henry Dixon JP seal(circled)

I Henry Dixon an acting Justice of the Peace of said county do hereby certify that the said Cephas Lindly is a creditable witness and further saeth not

Henry Dixon JP seal (circled)
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State of Indiana Warren County ss

I William R Boyer clerk of the Warren Circuit Court, in and for said county, do certify that Henry Dixon before whom the within affidavit of Cephas Lindley was made was at the date thereof a regular acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected, commissioned and qualified, that his commission bears date May 5th 1842 and expires May 5th 1847 that all his official acts as such Justices are entitled to full faith & credit

Witness my signature & the seal of said court hereto affixed at Williamsport this 20th day of December AD 1842

Wm. R Boyer Clerk
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1878(crossed out)

(Right upper corner stamp)REJECTED

2040

P.O. ______________________
Susannah Clem
Service: John

Enlisted: ___________________, 18
Discharged: ________________, 18

Application filed: ___________, 18

Alleges: ____________________

Re-enlisted: ______________

Attorney: _________
P.O. _________
_____ Recognized. ___ Contract
___ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___, 18