Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3158, John Clarke, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Clarke, John

Number
S.3158

Carded
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Ohio - 22321
John Clark
of Warren Co in the state of Ohio
who was a private in the co commanded
by Captain Cressap of the Regt commanded
blank in the blank line for one year.

John Clarke Md Line Records OK Feb 10

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at the rate of 40 dollars and 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Oct 1833 and sent to J K Wilds - Lebanon, W. Co Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - $100.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March '34 $20.00
$120.00

{Revolutionary Claim act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm K Palmer Clerk
Book G Vol 8 Page 5
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War Com. Pleas

Declaration of John
Clark for a pension

17880
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832

State of Ohio
Warren County

On this 5th day of October personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, at Lebanon in & for the county aforesaid, John Clark a resident of the township of Deerfield in the county of Warren & state aforesaid, aged seventy-seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the at of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He enlisted on the first day of July 1775 in an independent rifle company commanded by Captain Michael Cressap at Old Town in Maryland, then Frederick county for the term of one year - marched on the ninth of the same month - arrived at Boston about the first of August following - Moses Rollins was Lieutenant - encamped at Roxbury under the division or command of General Ward - Captain Cressap took sick very soon afterwards - returned homewards and died on his way - in the city of New York. The command of the company diverted on said Moses Rollins - remained until Boston was evacuated - was at the taking of Dorchester Hill about the middle of Feby 1775 - left Roxbury the same day the Americans entered Boston - was at the taking of some British prisoners about three at Litchmore's point near Boston - came to the city of New York - the company remained there a few weeks - went from thence to Bergen from thence to the East end of Staton Island - was at the attack of a British vessel of war at or near Powles Hook where 4 prisoners & a pair of colors were taken while we lay at Bergen was discharged by Captain Rollins on the evening of the thirtieth of June 1776 - had no
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particular field officers - Captains Cressap and Price commanded each an independent Rifle company from Maryland. Daniel Morgan and Stephenson commonly called Stinson, commanded two other companied from Virginia now in no other battle skirmish except as above was born in the State. Then Province of New Jersey near mount Holly, on the fourteenth day of May 1756 as appears by a record of his age contained in a Bible Lenewith exhibited - was brought up in Old Town, Maryland, on the north branch of the Potomac, where he resided until he came to this state, (then a Territory some thirty six years ago, when he had resided ever since and where he new resides, he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services, his discharge having been lost long ago, but can prove by Elisha Clark that he marched with said Captain Cressap's Company, and remained from home for a year and upwards - being independent companies, had no field officers - saw Gen. Washington, Green, Putman, Ward and Lee - when in the services - and he can produce two persons Jno Randall and Arthur Elliott who can testify as to his character, for veracity and then belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He once applied for a pension, thro Judge Mclean, but did not succeed, nor does he know what has become of his written application.
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state except as above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid 
JK WIlds
John Clarke
The Arthur Elliott a clergyman residing in the county of Butter and Jno Randall also residing in the county of Warren, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Clark, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Arthur Elliott
John Randall
JK Wilds
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[Letter continued from previous page]
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stated. And the Court further certified that it appears to them that Arthur W. Elliott who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Butler, and that Jno. Randall who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Warren aforesaid and is a creditable person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Jonathan K. Wilds, clerk of the Court of Common pleas, within and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of John Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
J. K. Wilds. Clk
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17880 (scratched out)
22321
Jno Clark

Reuben Ky (scratched out)
Adm 1 year

J K Wilds
Clerk
Lebanon
Warren County
Ohio
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17880
Brief in the case of Jno Clark
of Warren Cy in the state of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a Judge? - A Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? - Blank

3. How old is he? - 77

4. Sate his service as directed in the form annexed.

Period: 1 July 75 - 30 June 76
Duration of Service - 1 year
Rank - Rifleman
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served: Capt. Cressap - independent company and Capt. Rollins

5. In what battles was he engaged? - Dorchester Hill

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - Old Town, MD

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses by documentary proof by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence or by the rolls? - 1 living witness

8. Are the papers defection as to form or authentication? and if so in what respect? - Right

X - Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Wm C Easton
Examining Clerk
21 Feb 1833
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July 27, 1914

Rev. Lucian Clark
8 Newlands Street
Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Sir:
In response to a personal request on the 21st instant, for the history or John Clarke. Sur. File No. 3,158. Rev. War, you are advised that the papers on file in this Bureau show that he was allowed pension on his application executed October 5, 1832, while a resident of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio.
He stated that he was born near Mount Holley in the Province of New Jersey, May 14, 1756, and was brought up at Old Town, Maryland, on the north branch of the Potomac, where he resided until he removed to Ohio in 1796.
He enlisted at Old Town, Frederick County, Maryland. July 1, 1775, in Captain Michael Cresap's Independent Rifle company, marched in Boston and encamped at Roxbury, Massachusetts, where Captain Cresap became ill and proceeded homeward but died in the city of New York, and the company of the company then fell to Lieutenant Noses Rawlings; he was at the taking of Dorchester Hill, at the capture of three
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Rev. War Section

prisoners on Lechmere Point, marched to Bergen and was at the attack of a British vessel of war at or near Paulus Hook when eleven prisoners and a pair of colors were taken, marched to the east end of Staten Island, and was discharged on the evening of June 30, 1776.
There is no family data on file.

Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner

Clark. -2-
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Rev. War Section.
S. 3158

May 14, 1981

Hon. Wilton Clark,
Lebanon, Ohio.

Sir:
In response to your letter on the 11th instant, I have the honor to advise you that for the date of last payment of pension name of person paid and date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner John Clarke, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington, D.C. citing all the following data; John Clark or Clark, Certificate 88,381, issued Oct. 18, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced Mar. 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1838, Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours,
Washington-Gardner
Commissioner.
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[stamp]

Record Division
May 14 1920
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Milton Clark
Warren County

House of Representatives
General Assembly of Ohio

Columbus
Lebanon, Ohio, May 11, 1921

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

"John Clarke Sur File No 3158, Rev war" was allowed a pension on his application executed October 5, 1832, as a soldier of the revolution. He was then a resident of Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio.

For the purpose of fixing approximately the date of the death of his pensioner, I should like to have the date of the payment of the last installment of this pension.

Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me, I remain, 

Very truly,

Milton Clark

US Pension Office Stamp - May 12, 1921
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Please send history to
Rev. Lucian Clark
8 Newlands St.
Chevy Chase, MD

Ohio Mr Beuton
Bd of Rev
July 21, 1914
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Left Side Page

1914 July 27 - History to Rev Lucian Clark
1921 May 21 - Hon Milton Clark told [illegible] to apply to Aud Int Dept

Right Side Page

3158
Rev War
INVALID

File No 3158
John Clark
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index - Vol A Page 68

John Clark, Md Line Records OK
Feby 10, [illegible]
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The State of Ohio
Warren County

On this 31st day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-three personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, Nathaniel Cassad who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with John Clark an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 and that he has known him for about sixty years past - This affiant further saith that he remembers about the commencement of the Revolutionary War the said John Clark then residing in Frederick County (then called ) in the state of Maryland engaged in the service of the United States - that he was under the command of Captain Michael Cressap and as he understood marched to Boston and as near as this affiant now recollects, the said John Clark was out on duty as aforesaid for the term of twelve months at least; or in other words he was absent from his residence in the county aforesaid for one full year; and further saith not.

Nathaniel Cassad
His X Mark

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

Benjm Blackburn - JP

And I do hereby certify that the above-named Nathaniel Cassad who has sworn to & subscribed the aforegoing affidavit is old, feeble and crippled and consequently not able to attend the court of Common Pleas for Warren County Ohio, without much inconvenience and distress to himself. And I do further certify that I am satisfied by the testimony of Elisha Clark Jr, James Johnson & Michael Bannon that the said Nathaniel Cassad is a credible person that he sustains a good reputation for truth and veracity and that the above statement or affidavit made by him is entitled to full credit - given under my hand & seal this 31st day of May AD 1833 - Benj Blackburn JP - SEAL
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The State of Ohio
Warren County

I Jonathan K. Wilds clerk of the court of Common Pleas within and for the county aforesaid do certify that Benjamin Blackburn Esq who appears to have taken the within affidavit & signed the within certificate was at the date thereof & ever is an acting Justice of the Peace within & for the county aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn into office that his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit also that the signature purporting to be his are geneuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid at Lebanon this 31st May 1833.

J K Wilds - Clerk
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The State of Ohio
Warren County

Court Com Pleas September Term 1832

Before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid now sitting in open court personally appeared Elisha Clark a resident of Jackson County in said state aged seventy years of age who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has known John Clark (an applicant at this said court for the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832) for the term of sixty years and upwards. That he well recollects that he the said John Clark marched under the late Capt. Michael Cressap from Old Town in the state of Maryland sometime about the last of June or the first of Part of July in the year 1775, for the city of Boston as this deponent then understood and has always so understood and this deponent further saith that said John Clark was absent from his residence for one full year and upwards and further this deponent saith not.

Elisha Clark

Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 25th day of September AD 1832.

J K Wilds - Clerk

And the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Warren and state of Ohio now in session being the September Term thereof 1833 do hereby certify that they are satisfied by the testimony of James Johnson, Michael Bannon, Samuel Clark and Elisha Clark Jr that the above named affiant Elisah Clark is a credible person - that he sustains a good reputation for truth and veracity and that the above affidavit made by him is entitled to full credit.

The State of Ohio
Warren County

I Johnathan K Wilds clerk of the
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Court of Common Pleas within & for the county aforesaid do certify that the within contains the additional proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Clark for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the court aforesaid at Lebanon this 30th September AD 1833.

J K Wilds - Clerk

SEAL