Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9860, Samuel Torrons, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Torrons, Samuel W. 9860
or Torrens
Anna
CONTENTS
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William McCaw was born the 17th August 1787
Nancy Torrence was born the 5th May 1789
William McCaw and Nancy Torrence was married 5th January 1813
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Samuel Torrens Ind: Act 7 June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen. Office
$20 died 17 Jany 1836 Dec: 17, 1839
Died 18 Jany. 1836 pd to that period
JH
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Repd.
Date of death not on AB-
6260
Madison Indiana
Anna Torrens
widow of Samuel Torrens
Va
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of October 1844
and sent to Richard Curry
Woodbury P.O.
Madison Co.
Indiana
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A. & June 17. 1844
Vol. 2. Page 220
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4866-
Indiana
Samuel Torrons
of Hamilton in the State of Indiana
who was a pri: in the Compy commanded by Captain Morgan of the - commanded by - in the Va
line for 6 months-
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30- day of June "33 
and sent Hon: J. Tipton, House of Reps-
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 30-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 10-
$40-
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D. Vol. 9 Page 196
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Samuel Torrens
Pension Papers
Hamilton County Inda
Care of Hon J. Tipton
$20 per ann
will allow for
6 mo-
The within Declaration of Saml Torrons was made in strict conformity to the regulations of the war Department and these papers are the original no alteration having been made in them -
John Tipton
Hon. J. Tipton
Senate U.S
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The State of Indiana
Hamilton County ss
On this 7th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Bethnel Fellories President & Joshua Cattingham and David Osborn associate Judges of the Hamilton Circuit Court now sitting, Samuel Torrons a resident of the County of Hamilton & State aforesaid aged Eighty six years the 11th of January next to the best of his ingarmation who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
He entered the service of the U States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That in the year 1777 to the best of his recollection he volunteered under Captain William Morgan of Berkley County Virginia for the term of three months - & entered the Company of Morgan composed of the following additional officers - Lieut. Thomas Hart - Insign Michael Perdinger and this applicant was first sergent - It was in the fall of the year above written when an expedition was planned for the Company to which he belonged and two other companies raised in sd County of Berkley - one commanded by Capt. Jackson and the other by Capt. Scott, to march into New Jersey - These three companies left Shepherdstown on the same day & crossed into Maryland - he thinks late in the fall of 1777 but in this he may be mistaken Capt. Morgan had the command of the expedition and had under him
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about 500 volunteers - a part from Virginia & a part from Maryland. His Company furnished their own provisions and baggage waggons -
After the expedition left Shepherdstown they passed through Sharpsburg & Fredericktown Maryland - thence to Little York - crossed the Sisquehanner River at Anderson's ferry - through Lancaster - thence to Philadelphia and crossed the Delaware River at Creels ferry to a town called Pluckamin in New Jersey - then to Bassen Ridge - then to Quibble town - then to Priscatua - At the latter place the troops to which he belonged had a skirmish with the enemy - & in that skirmish one Colonel Bettis to the best of his recollection commanded - several of the expedition were killed & wounded - after this engagement they proceeded to Quibbletown - and were there stationed and daily went out in small parties into the British lines in order to keep the enemy from extending their ravages & to watch their movements - There were no other troops at that time stationed at Quibbletown to the best of his recollection. They remained a short time over the three months for which they had volunteered when they were discharged - He received a written discharge from his captain which he has long since lost - In the foregoing expedition, in passing from Bassen Ridge to Quibble town they went through Morristown & saw a great many regular or continental troops but does not recollect the names of the officers 
2 This applicant sometime in the summer of ____ to the best of his recollection the year after the surrender of Cornwallis, volunteered & enlisted, into the Company commanded by Captain Nicholas McIntire - Lieut Thomas Thornberry - Insign Abraham Morgan
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and this applicant first sergeant, for the term of three months all of Berkly County Virginia They rendezvoused at a place called Worthingtons Marsh where the company was joined by a regiment or battallion of militia or volunteers who were to the best of his recollection commanded by Col. Scott - He thinks Capt. McIntire's Company was composed of past volunteers & part drafted men - They remained at Worthingtons Marsh five or six days when they marched to Shenandoah River - thence to a town Forkquize Courthouse thence to Elkrun church - thence to Falmouth River and thence to Fredericksburgh - At the latter place he was sick & unable to perform duty for sometime - But the expedition continued their march to Boling green where they remained until discharged. This applicant received a written discharge from his Captain certifying that he had served the three months for which he volunteered to the best of his recollection This discharge as well as the one received at the close of his first tour of duty he has also lost

3d This applicant shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis volunteered a third time into the Company of one Capt George Cloak for the purpose of guarding the prisoners taken at the Surrender of Cornwallace who were confined at the Applepge Ridge in Frederick County Virginia The company was composed of about sixty one or two rank & file - The officers names except the Captain
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he does not now recollect. At the time he volunteered this time he was yet a resident of Berkly County Va from whence they marched to Applepage Ridge where they were joined by one more Company they continued to guard the prisoners two or three months but the exact time not now recollected, at the end of which time the prisoners were released by order of the government and he received his third discharge from his captain which discharge he has also lost, not at the time he received it esteeming it as valuable as he has since found its preservation would have been to him.
He has no documentary evidence to show the services above rendered nor does he know of any person living by whom he can prove the same
He would also state that prior to his entering into the service of the U. States as aforesaid he ingaged a substitute for three years who was an indentured apprentice of his & who was bound to serve him about four years at the time of substituting him - He was by the name of Daniel Frazier & who was killed at the battle of Brandywine as he was informed - But he does not know to what Compy Frazier belonged at the time of that ingagement.
This applicant was born as he is informed in the state of Delaware New Castle cty in the year 1746 He has no record of his age at this time - He was residing in Berkly County Virginia at the several times he volunteered - He resided in the same County sometime after the revolution - then moved & resided in Pennsylvania several years - then in Ohio a number of years and for about seventeen years in this state of Indiana & for the
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last eight or nine years in the County of Hamilton first above named - There is no Clergyman residing in the county with whom he is acquainted He is well acquainted with Samuel Holiday, Jacob Fauset, Hiram Coffee and James McNutt who reside in his immediate neighborhood & to whom he is well known & who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
Since making the foregoing declaration he now remembers while on his first expedition in New Jersey that among the regular troops he aw at Morristown, one Colonel John Monard & Capt. Carny of the regular army 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not upon the Pension Roll of any State or Territory Samuel Torrens
Sworn & Subscribed to the day & year aforesaid in open Court
We Samuel Holliday Jacob Fauset Hiram Coffee and James McNutt
residing in the same county & neighborhood of Samuel Torrons who subscribed & swore to the above declaration, do hereby cheerfully certify that we are well acquainted with him; that we believe him to be eighty six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion Samuel Holliday
Jacob Fauset
Hiram Coffey
James McNutt
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the Court further Certify that it appears to them that Samuel Holliday Jacob Fausett Hiram Coffee and James McNutt who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents of said County of Hamilton and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit
Signed on behalf of the Court by
B F Morris Prest
Judge

Indiana to wit
Hamilton County I John D Stephenson Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit Court Do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Torrons for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Noblesville this seventh day of November AD 1832.
Jno. D. Stephenson
Clk
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6248
Anna Torrens
of Samuel 
Indiana
admitted
Pri 6 mos $20
Cap Morgan Co 
Scott Va mila
died 17 Jany 1836
Act 7 July 1836
Hon W. W. Wick
H.R
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Indiana Marion County ss
On this sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and Thirty nine, personally appeared before the Marion Circuit Court in session at Indianapolis Anna Torrens, a resident of Marion County, State of Indiana aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July 9th 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Samuel Torrens who was a pensioner in the County of Hamilton State of Indiana and she refers to his papers on file for evidence of his service-
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Torrens on the fourth day of January, Seventeen hundred and Eighty five in Berkley County State of Virginia by Mr. Vance a Minister of the Presbyterian Church, that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Torrens died on the Seventeenth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty six 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 - she has no record of her marriage nor of the ages of her children nor does she know of any record of her marriage now existing in the County Berkeley State of Virginia and prays that the best evidence she can produce may be received in her case. She here presents the evidence of her second daughter Nancy McCaw who was born on
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the fifth day of May seventeen hundred and Eighty nine
and she was married to the said Samuel Torrens previous to the birth of said Nancy McCaw. and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Samuel Torrens as will more fully appear by the evidence hereto annexed= given from under my hand the day and date last above written
Sworn and Subscribed Anna x her mark Torrens

The court are well acquainted with Anna Torrens who made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration and they believe her to be a Lady of truth and the Court most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the same
In testimony whereof I Robert B. Duncan Clerk of said Court have set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Robert B. Duncan
I Nancy McCaw do certify that I was raised by Samuel Torrens and Anna Torrens who made the foregoing declaration and they always claimed me as their daughter and from the reputation of my parents I believe they were married at the time stated in my Mother's declaration I Know that I had a sister that was about two years older than myself and that the record of my age hereto attached was correctly copied from the records of my father Samuel Torrens before they were lost and I verily believe that I am as old as therein stated. I well know that they lived together as husband and wife ever since I can remember any thing, to the death of said Samuel Torrens, and that he died about the time stated in the foregoing declaration and the said Anna Torrens has remained a widow ever since his death the record of my age states that Nancy Torrens was born the fifth May Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine (in letters and figures) and was written by a school teacher by the name of Lynch
Nancy McCaw
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I Sidney Staton do certify that I have been acquainted with Samuel Torrens and his wife Anna Torrens and their daughter Nancy for about forty years and I well know that the said Samuel & Anna were then living together as husband and wife and from the size and appearance of their daughter Nancy, (who is now Nancy McCaw as above stated) She must be as old as represented and that the said Samuel and Anna were married as early as represented in the foregoing declaration, that the said Samuel Torrens died about the time named in the foregoing declaration and that the said Anna has remained a widow ever since his death Sidney Staton

I Hiram Brown do certify that I have been acquainted with Samuel Torrens and Anna Torrens his wife for nearly forty years and that their eldest daughter Elizabeth was then grown and their daughter Nancy McCaw was nearly grown and from my intimate acquaintance with the family I have no doubt but that the said Anna Torrens who hade the foregoing declaration and her husband Samuel Torrens were married as early as stated in her declaration Hiram Brown

State of Indiana
Marion County SS
On this sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared in open Court before the Marion Circuit Court, Nancy McCaw, Sidney Staton, and Hiram Brown all persons well known tot he court to be persons of truth and made oath to the truth of the statements by them severally made in the foregoing
In testimony whereof I Robert B. Duncan Clerk of said Court have subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this Sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty nine
Robert B. Duncan
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April 11, 1936
Samuel Torrons-W.9860
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. W. H. Schlosser
99 N. Forsythe Street
Franklin, Indiana

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Torrens of Virginia and a pensioner in Hamilton County, Indiana.
The Revolutionary War record of Samuel Torrons or Torrens, which follows was obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 9860, based upon his service in that war.
Samuel Torrons was born in New Castle County, Delaware, names of his parents not stated.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he volunteered in the fall of 1777, served a little more than three months as 1st sergeant in Captain William Morgan's Virginia company, was in a skirmish at Piscataway, and was stationed at Quibbletown, New Jersey, part of the time. He enlisted in the summer before the surrender of Cornwallis, served three months as 1st sergeant in Captain Nicholas McIntire's company, Colonel Scott's Virginia regiment. Shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis, he volunteered under Captain George Claak (?) and served two or three months at Applepye Ridge in Frederick County, Virginia to guard the prisoners taken at the surrender.
Several years after the Revolution, he moved from Berkeley County, Virginia to Pennsylvania, then to Ohio, and thence to Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-
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cuted November 7, 1832, then living in Hamilton County, Indiana, where he had lived about nine years, and had lived in the state of Indiana about seventeen years.
The soldier, Samuel Torrons, stated on November 7, 1832, that he would be aged "eighty-six years the 11th of January next", and again made a statement that he was born in the year 1746. He died January 17, 1836.
Samuel Torrons married January 4, 1785 in Berkeley County, Virginia, Anna; her maiden name is not given.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 16, 1839, then aged seventy-three years and living in Marion County, Indiana. She continued to live there in 1844.
The children of Samuel Torrons and his wife, Anna, were referred to, the following are the only names shown: Eldest daughter, Elizabeth, born about the year 1787; second daughter, Nancy, born May 5, 1789, married January 5, 1813, William McCaw, who was born August 17, 1787. The said Nancy McCaw was living in 1839 in Marion County, Indiana.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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4735
Madison Indiana
Anna Torrens
widow of Samuel Torrens decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 17th January 1836
of Marion Co. in the State of Ina.
who was a Private in the Compy. commanded by Captain Morgan of the Regt. commanded by Col. Scott in the 
line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Madison
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Decr. 1839 and sent Hon. W. W. Wick Ho. of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $70.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar '42. 10.00
$80.00
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2. Page 221
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3d of March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain Widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838
State of Indiana Hamilton County sct.
On this 3rd day of October 1844 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace of said County Anna Torrons a resident of Hamilton County State of Indiana aged seventy seven years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Samuel Torrons who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and she refers to his papers on file for proof of his services - And that she received five years pension at the rate of twenty dollars per annum under the act of July 7, 1838 as will appear by her papers on file
She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed
before me on the day aforesaid Joseph Chitwood
Anna x her mark Torrons J.P. Justice of the peace
Seal
State of Indiana
Hamilton County
Be it known that on this 3d day of October 1844 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace of said County James McNutt & Anna [illegible] and Rebecca McNutt both well known to me to be persons of truth and residents of Hamilton County Indiana and made oath in due form of law that they know the above named Anna Torrens to be the widow of Samuel Torrens who was a pensioner of the United States, and that she is the identical person
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who drew a pension as said widow under the act of July 7th 1838, and that she still remains a widow 
Sworn and subscribed the
day and the year aforesaid
Before me Joseph Chitwood Justice of the peace
James McNutt J.P. Seal
Rebeca x her mark McNutt
State of Indiana Hamilton County ss
I, John G Burns Clerk of the Court of said County, do certify that Joseph Chitwood is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty four
Jno G Burns Clerk
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FREE
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City

6248 Oct 23
Inda.
July 7, 1838
Torren's
papers
Anna Torrens
wid. of Samuel
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Indianapolis Oct 16th 1839
Dr Sir
Enclosed Mrs. Anna Torrens declaration
Yours,
McBradley
Hon J. L. Edwards
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Free
Oct 15 1844
Cl. Anna Tarrons
Ind. Oct 43
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City
Anna Torrens
$20 per an
Acts 43 & - 6563
44 - 170
Richard Curry
Woodbury Post-Office
Madison County
Indiana.
Woodbury PO A 9
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Richard Curry
Madison County
Woodbury Post office
Indiana
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9860
Anna Torrens
Wid. of
Samuel Torrens
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Mch, 3"/43, & June 17"/44
Index:-Vol. M, Page 278
Arrangement of 1870.

1936 - April 11 - hist to Mrs. W. H. Schlosar AWF
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Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Bonnie Farwell - State Regent
1107 S. Center Street - - - Terre Haute, Indiana
MRS. WILLIAM H. SCHLOSSER
STATE CHAPLAIN
99 N. FORSYTHE ST.
FRANKLIN, INDIANA
February 28th. - 1936
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send to my address the Revolutionary service of Samuel Torrens who served as a private in the Virginia militia and was placed on the pension rolls 1831 while residing in Hamilton County, Indiana.
I want the record for data in connection with the Daughters of the American Revolution - would so appreciate an early reply.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. W. H. Schlosser
Mrs. W. H. Schlosser - State Chaplain
RECEIVED 
MAR 2 1925
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
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