Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9483, Daniel Hollidayoke, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     NUMBER
Md     Hollidayoke, Daniel     W.9483
Ann

CONTENTS

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SERVICE                                             NUMBER

Md.                 Holliday Oke, Daniel           W 9483
                                              Ann
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State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County Sct
On this Eighth day of June in the year of our
Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty
nine, personally appeared before m, cheif [chief]
Judge of the orphans court for Anne Arundel
County aforesaid, Ann Hollidayoke a resident
of the City of Annapolis, and widow of Daniel
Hollidayoke who was an Artificer in the Maryland
Continental line, and makes oath on the
Holy Evangel of Almighty God, that she
the said Ann Hollidayoke has no Documentary
evidence of her Marriage, that she received
a certificate of her marriage from a Certain
Parson Addison of the City of Annapolis in 
Anne Arundel County & state of Maryland
but from the lapse of time and in 
moving about she lost or mislaid
said certificate of marriage, and She
further states that she had a prayer
book that was presented to her by Parson
Addison, that contains, a record of her
marriage, and births of her Children
and that she made a present of said
Prayer Book to her Son Daniel 
Hollidayoke, about forty years ago
who was a marriner and who she
supposes was lost at Sea never
having been heard from since
he said, She has no other proof to 
offer, other than the Testamony. Mr John
Thompson of the City of Washington who
was formerly a resident of the City of
Annapolis, and was born in said city near
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the river Severn, and who was Intimately
acquainted with her Husband and herself
for a number of years and he can testify
as to the reputation of our marriage
in the Early part of the Revolutionary
War, when the Ship Peggy Stewart
was burned in the road of Annapolis
loaded with Tea, and she further
States that Mr John Thompson of Washington
well knows her children, Daniel my 
oldest son was lost at sea about forty
years ago, my Son John was Captain
of the lookout Boat of Annapolis
and who was in the United States
Service, he also knows my son
Edward who follows the water-
and now sailing out of the port 
of annapolis, Mr Thompson also knows
my Daughter Jane Hollidayoke who Intermarried
with a certain William Parrish, and 
she further states that Mr Richard 
Heale belonged to the Army at the same 
time that my Husband acted as an artificer
repairing guns &c. and Mr Hall well knew
that we lived as man & wife as Early as
the year 1776 Sworn to before me the
Subscriber and subscribed by the said Ann
Hollidayoke the day and year first herein
before written
Ann +^her mark^ Hollidayoke
R Welch of Ben
Cheif Judge of the
Orphans Court AA County
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State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County?

I Samuel Brown Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland, do hereby Certify that Robert Welch of Ben, Esquire, before whom the forgoing deposition was made, and whose name is thereto subscribed, was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of the County and State aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified,  and to all his acts, as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.

Saml Brown.    [illegible] Reg Wills ,  A. A. County
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Mr Hollidayokes
Case

addl proof
Ann Hollidayoke

W. W. Curran
cost 25 cents Present

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I certify that I have known Mrs Ann Hollidayoke
since the year 1794, and that I also knew her Husband
Daniel Hollidayoke for many years, Mrs Holidayoke
has thro, life sustaind a Just and reputable
character she is now very old and infirm
but is still able to go about,
R Welch of Ben
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County Sct
On this twenty ninth day
of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared
before me the Subscriber Cheif [Chief] Judge of
the orphans Court of Anne Arundel County
State of Maryland Ann Hollidayoke a resident
of the City of Annapolis State of Maryland
aged ninety six years this present month (April)
who being duly sworn according 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 the fourth Eighteen hundred
and thirty six that she is the widow of
Daniel Hollidayoke who enlisted in 
Annapolis in Captain Jacob Brice's 
Company under Coll Smallwood as artificer
on Gun Smith when he went on 
board of Vessel with his wife and sailed
to Chester Town in Company with Captain 
Griffith or Greffin Blackeston Hyde and 
others a few days after General Washington
passed through Annapolis and he remained
at Chester Town some time at work
repairing Guns &c. then was marched
towards the head of the Bay to join the
General Army and was in Battles of
Brandywine, Long Island and Trenton
and through Jersey &c. and that he served 
from the year one thousand seven hundred
and seventy six he having enlisted on the 
second day of April of the same year
as an artificer, and was discharged on the
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on the first day of January one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty three -
She further declares that she was married
to the said Daniel Hollidayoke by Parson
Addison in the City of Annapolis about
ten months before the Brig Peggy Stewart
loaded with Tea was burned opposite
Annapolis which was in October 1774 where
they lived before the war and ever after
except five years of his life in George
Town - That her Husband the aforesaid
Daniel Hollidayoke died in Annapolis
in the year Eighteen hundred and fourteen
and that she has remained a widow ever since
that period as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed on 
the day and year above written
before 
R Welch of Ben Cheif [Chief]
Judge of the orphans Court
for AA County
Ann + ^her mark^ Hollidayoke

I Robert Welch of Ben Cheif [Chief] Judge
of the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County
do hereby certify, that Ann Hollidayoke has
been affected by Bodily infirmities for many
years in such a manner that she is not able
to appear in open court given under
my hand this 29th day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty
nine
R Welch of Ben Cheif [Chief]
Judge of the orphans
court for A A County
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I hereby certify that I knew Daniel Hollidayoke since the year 1792, he was a blacksmith by trade and worked at his business in the city of Annapolis. I also know Mrs. Ann Hollidayoke, the widow of said Daniel Holidayoke, both resided in the city of Annapolis ever since my recollection, the old Lady is now very much enfeebled from her extreme age but nevertheless enjoys pritty good health
given under my hand this 29th day of April 1839
R Welch of Ben.

I Samuel Brown Junior Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland hereby Certify that Robert Welch of Ben Esquire who appears to have taken and signed the above attestation was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as Such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
and affix the Seal of my Office this Thirtieth
day of April in the year of Our Lord one
Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty nine
Saml Brown Jnr. Reg Wills A. A. County
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District of Columbia
Washington County } To Wit.
On this 26th day of June 1839 before the Subscriber
a Justice of the peace in and for said county,
personally appeared John Thompson Aged Seventy
two years, a respectable citizen, and being Sworn
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, deposeth and
Sayeth that he knew Mr Daniel Hollidayoke and
Ann Hollidayoke his wife, residents of the City
of Anapolis [Annapolis] in the State of Maryland, as far back
as Sixty five years ago, and deponent well remembers
that at that time he used to furnish them with
milk, Potatoes and other vegetables for family
use, They were intimate with his Fathers family
and frequently visited. That they were people who
were highly respected, that they always lived
together as man and wife, and had many
children, Grand Children and Great Grand
Children, and that he deponent never heard
the least Suspicion uttered to the contrary
of their having been lawfully married
John Thompson
Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 26th day of June 1839
D.K. Morsell
J.P.

I certify that I have known Mr John Thompson 
the above deponent for several years past, and
know him to be a man of credibility whose work
and oath may be relied on
D.K. Morsell J.P.
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County

On this fifteenth day of June 1839 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the state and county aforesaid Susan Earle aged about seventy two years and made oath that she is acquainted with Anne Hollidayoke of the city of Annapolis in the county and state aforesaid and that she has known her as far back as she can recollect and that she also knew Daniel Hollydiyoke the husband of said Anne who departed this life many years since and that she well recollects the period when the said Daniel and Anne lived together as man and wife and that they so continued to live up to the period of said Daniel's death which was about sixty years and that they had during their marriage several children to with Daniel John Edward and Jane Hollydiyoke and that they lived near the Severn ferry in said city prior to his enlistment in the continental service

Susan Earle
Her X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me
Gabriel H Duvall

I the undersigned do hereby certify that I have known Susan Earle the above deponent many years and that she has been through a long life and still bears an unreproachable character, and that full faith and confidence may be upon in anything she may say or swear to.

Gabriel H Duvall

Ann Arundel County to wit

I hereby certify that Gabriel H Duvall Gentleman who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing affidavit and at the time of so doing was one of
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of the state of Maryland Justice of the Peace in and for Anne Arundel County duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel County Court this 17 day of June 1839.

Wm S Green - Clerk A A Co Court
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 9483
Ann Hollidayoke
Wid of
Daniel Hollidayoke
Artil Md Line

Act: July 4th/36 Dec 3
Index: Vol A Page 344
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Ann Hollidayoke
Maryland
Suspended
Let 29 May '39
W.W. Curran

Act 4 July 1836
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Ann Hollidayoke - Maryland wid, Act July 4, 1836 at $144 per annum

Be pleased to say to what time paid and to whom.

Pension Office
Mar 11, 1840

[illegible] 4 Sept 1839
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Memo of paper wanted by Geo Dunn copy of the deposition of Mrs. Anne Holyoke which as acknowledged before Chief Justice Grabiel Duval, of the Magistrate Court of the city of Annapolis of the final settlement with me under seal of the office. Also get me a copy of the attorney in the case under seal.

Extract from Geo Dunn let to Hon A. Randall
June 9, 1842
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4435
Ann Hollidayoke
of Daniel
Maryland

Admitted
Artif 2 years
$144.

Died 1874

Act 4 July 1836

Wm W. Curran
Globe Office
May 23
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Land office, Annapolis, 23rd April, 1839,
I find among the Records and papers of the Revolution in
this office, a paper endorsed "Alphabetical list of the 2nd
Regiment in 1782," and upon which list, is the name of
Daniel Hollydayoake, who is stated to have enlisted, on the
2nd day of April, 1776, as artificer, and discharged the 1st
January, 1783;
George G Brewer
Regr. Land Off. W.S.Md
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I Thomas King of the City of Annapolis do solemnly
declare that I knew Daniel Holydayoak the
husband of the petitioner Ann Hollydayoak since the
year 1777 at which time he was in the service of his
Country and attached to the Revolutionary army
this deponent was himself a Soldier and frequently
associated with said Hollydayoak from 1777 to 1780
Sworn before 
Richard Harwood of Thos.

I Certify that I knew Daniel Hollydayoak who is
mentioned in the above Certificate from my earliest
recollection and my impression is from what I have
been always told that he served in some capacity
in the Revolutionary army.
Richard Harwood of
Thos. Feby 21st 1824

Ann Hollydayoak a citizen of Annapolis is a pensioner
of Maryland in virtue of Res, No 43 of the General
assembly of Decr Sessions 1826 adopted 9 March 1827
at the rate of forty dollars per annum which
has been received by her to 1 October 1838 and is
directed to be paid to her during life as a further
remuneration for her husbands services during
the Revolutionary war
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I hereby Certify that the aforegoing is a taged copy of an
affidavit filed with the petition of Ann Holydayoke, ^pagging for a pension^ at
the December Session of 1826, and on file in the Archives of
the House of Delegates of Maryland, - Given under my
hand at the City of Annapolis, this 2nd day of October, 1838,
George G. Brewer,
clk House Dele Md.

Land office, Annapolis, 2nd Octr, 1838,
I hereby Certify, That it appears by the records of the revolution,
remaining in this office, That the name of Thomas King, appears
upon said records, as having served as a private, in the 1st Maryland
Regiment, and received bounty land from this State, for his revolutionary
services;
G. G. Brewer,
Regr Ld Off. W. S. Md
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State of Maryland }
Ann Arundel County} SS
On this Twenty Fourth day of
December in the year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred and Thirty Eight personally appeared
William Ross, before me the Subscriber a
Justice of the peace, for the county aforesaid,
and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God, that he well knew Daniel Hollydayoak
and Ann Hollydayoak, his wife, from the year
Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Eight, until his
Daniel Hollydayoaks death in the year Eighteen
Hundred and Fourteen. that he the deponant being
an apprentice to Mr John Shair a cabinet maker
in the city of Annaplies, that the above written
Daniel Hollydayoak, was also employed by Mr 
Shair, making nails he being a Blacksmith
and that he well knew the said Daniel and Ann
Hollydayoak lived together as man and wife from
the year above written until his death in 1814
and raised Four children (namely) Daniel John
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Mary and Edward Hollydayoak, that the impression
always was they were lawfully married, and that
I well knew him to be the Identical Daniel
Hollydayoak for whom his widow Ann Hollydayoak
is now applying for a pension from the United
States, she being a very old Lady who has
belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years to my knowledge
William Ross
Sworn to and subscribed before
me a Justice of the peace of the
County aforesaid
Edward Dubois

I do hereby certify that William Ross a resident
of the city of Annapolis is a gentleman of veracity
and one to whoom [whom] the greatest relyance [reliance] can
be placed upon his word
Given under my hand this Twenty forth day
of December 1838 Edward Dubois
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County towit
I hereby Certify that Edward Dubois
Gentleman who appears to have takin [taken] and 
Signed the within affidavit was at the time of
So doing one of the State of Maryland Justices
of the peace in and for Anne Arundel County
duly Commissioned & Sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereto 
set my name and affix the 
seal of Anne Arundel County
Court this twenty sixth day 
of December in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and 
thirty Eight
Wm S Green clk aaco J
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Annapolis Feb 25th 1839

To the Hon. J. L. Edwards - 
Dear Sir,
Being called on
by a gentleman who is interesting himself in
favours of one of our oldest citizens, to give a certificate
relative to her good moral standing - I most
cheerfully comply with his request - 
This certifies, that Mrs Ann Hollidayoke, one
of the oldest inhabitants of this city, is a woman
of good moral character, and an acceptable
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
And by her good conduct has meritted [merited] the confidence
and secured the esteem of all who know her.
She is now far advanced in years, and is supposed 
to be eighty odd years of age. She is at this
time very poor and intirely [entirely] dependent on the 
charities of others for a subsistence. I most
cordially recommend her as a person altogether
worthy of pecuniary assistence [assistance].
Very respectfully
Robt J Spencer Vinton Pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the City of Annapolis Maryland
I entirely concur in the above recommendation.
George McElheney
rector of St. Ann's Ch. Annaplies
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I have been well acquainted with Mrs A Holliday[page cut off here]
during which time she has sustaind, [sustained]and upr[page cut off here]
Character, she is now far passed in the vale[page cut off here]
by any means to support herself. I therefore rec[page cut off here]
a person in every worthy, and a fit subject of n[page cut off here]
receive that support to which her upright Co[page cut off here]
so justly entitles her

I certify that I have been acquainted with Mrs. Hollidayoke
for many years in the City of Annapolis, during which time
I have considered her to be respectable and of good character, but
from her great age and becoming very infirm she seems to
stand in need of the assistance of Friends - 
Henry Maynadier

I also have long been acquainted with the above
named Mrs Hollidayoke, & do most cheerfully concur
in the above statements as to her good moral
character, worthiness &c -
Job Guest
Present Paster of the
Methodist E. church
in Annapolis

Annapolis}
April 24. 1839}
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Robert Welch of Ben

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Mr M. H. Curran
at the Globe Office
Washington City
Disctict C.
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Marq 1840
Ann Hollydayoke
Md [illegible]

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FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
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Annapolis 6th March. 40.

Sir,
I am just informed by Mrs.
Ann Holydayoke of this place, who
receives a pension from theU.S.
as widow of Daniel Holydayoke,
that her agent Mr. George Dunn,
has retained in his hand now
that our half the amount paid
him in his accounts
As she is very old and
infirm, I take the liberty to enquire
what amount has been paid
to him on his account, and
where, and to ask that all
further payments to him be
suspended, until you has further
firm [illegible]
This letter is written
at her request.
I am very
respectfully 
yr obt Servt
J Murray

Be please to inform
me what is the amt
of pension due her as
she seems entirely ignorant
upon this subject.
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June 8 1842
Ann Hollidayoke
Marl Md

Hon A Randall
HR

[vertically on the page below]
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
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Washington 6th June 1842
For
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
If consistent with
with the regulations of your Department & without
objection I have to request that you will gratify
the enclosed letter to me.
with great [illegible] I [illegible]
your obt: St:
A. Randall
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State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County Sc
On this 27th May 1839, personally appeared before the subscriber
a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Richard Hale
aged ninety five years, and makes oath on the Holy Evangely ofalmighty God that he well knew Daniel Hollydayoke
in the early part of the year 1776 when he was acting as an
actificer, and likewise in the capacity of Gun Smith
to the Maryland Continental line I also knew Daniel
Hollydayoke to be the identical soldier and person, and 
husband of Ann Hollydayoke (widow) now of the city
of Annapolis - I knew them in my early years when
they lived together as man and wife and were respected
generally; - said Hollydayoke caried [carried]on the
Smithing business at Seven ferry in a house that 
belonged a Mr Campbell and that they lived together
as man and wife; and to my own knowledge she has
children and grand children and great grand children
that are around her in Annapolis and are in good
standing and my impression is that they were lawfully
married before the Revolutionary war - 
Rioad Hall

Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 27th
May 1839. - 
[illegible]
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Mr. Richard Hall (the deponent) is well known
to me as a man of sobrity [sobriety] and industry, and I have
known him for many years as an upright man
and can be fully relied on any court of Justice
May 27t. 1839~ S Gambrill

I concur in the above.  Thos R Cross

Mr Richard Hall lived with my Father the
late Brice J Worthington Esq for upwards of twenty
years and I have no hesitation in expressing my
belief that his statements may be fully relied on.

Geo. F. Worthington, nephew of the
late Lt Charles Worthington of George. Town.

I have been requested also to say, as I do most cheerfully,
that I am well acquainted with Mrs Anne Hollidayoke, and
believe her to be a woman of perfect honesty and uprightness.
G.F. Worthington.

Anne Arundel County to wit
I hereby certify that Stevens Gambrill Gentleman
who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing
affidavit was at the time of so doing one of the State
of Marylands justices of the peace in and for Anne
Arundel County duly Commissioned and Sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my
name and affix the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court this twenty ninth
day of May in the Year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
thrity nine
Wm S Green AA Coty Cot [Anne Arundel County Court]