Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2751, for William Mankins, Maryland
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Service
MD

Mankins, William

Number
S.2751

Carded
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Found from Ohio Book D on 10 Feby 1834 from 4 Sept 1833

Notification sent to pensioner care of Hon. J Thompson H of R

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Pittsburgh Agency
6054
Ohio - Oho
No 6054

William Mankins of Columbiana Co in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Mitchell of the Reg commanded by Maj Marshal in the Maryland Militia for 9 mo.

Ohio - Pittsburgh

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 30 dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon. Jno Thompson HR

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $45.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 $15.00
$60.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Henry H Sylugh - Clerk
Book D Vol 10 Page 41
E. Vol 5 Page 84
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State of Ohio
Columbiana County

Common Pleas October Term 1832

On this 18th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting William Mankin a resident of Elkton Township in the county and state aforesaid aged seventy-two years the fifth day of April last who first being 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. That he entered the service of the United States as a substitute for his father in the month of February in the year 1781 and continued in the service for the space of nine months - that he was living in Charles County Maryland when he entered the service - that he marched from thence to Point Look in St. Mary's County, Md from thence to Buker Hill from thence to Maryland Point on the Potomac River from thence to Cedar Point Neck Md at which last named place he was discharged - that he was not engaged in any battle - Major Senate and Captain Musket were his commanding officers and that does not recollect the names of any other officers that the services of the nine hundred troops with whom he served were principally engaged in watching the British fleet in the bay and the Potomac River to prevent them from landing or doing other mischief to his county - that he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person who can testify for him. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not any pension roll of any agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Will Mankin
His X Mark

C D Coffin - Clk
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We Sison Siddal Aaron Ashford residents in Elkrun and Midleton Township in the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Mankin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy-two years of age, that he is reputed and believe in the neighborhood where he now lives to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sisom Siddall
Aaron Ashford
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Charles D Coffin - Clerk

Questions by the Court

First - where and in what year were you born?
Ans - In Charles Count Md on the 5th day of April 1760

Second - Have you any record of your age?
Ans - I have it in a bible at home but now here

Three - Where were you living with called into service - where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Ans - In Charles County, Md from thence I moved to Prince William County, Va from thence to Loudon County, Va from thence to Frederick Co, Va from thence back to Loudon County from thence to Columbiana County Ohio where I now live.

Fourth - How were you called into service - die you draft or were you a substitute and if so for whom?
Ans - I was a substitute for my father who was drafted.

Fifth - State the names of some of the regular officer
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who were with the troops with whom you served - such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans - I do not recollect the names of any regular officers - there was about nine hundred of our troops, but I do not recollect the names of the regiments - Major Senate and Captain Muskit were two of our commanding officers.

Sixth - Did ever receive a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans - I received a discharge from Capt. Muskit but it is now lost.

Seventh - State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and the belief as to your having been a revolutionary soldier.
Ans - Sison Siddall, Aaron Ashford, Thomas S Lang, George Benson.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Sisom Siddall and Aaron Ashford who signed the above certificate are residents of Elkton and Midleton Townships in the county ad state foresaid and that they are credible and that their statements are entitled to credit.
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I Charles D Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said Columbiana County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in matter of the application of William Mankin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of October AD 1832.

Charles D Coffin
Clerk Comm Pleas

SEAL

Hon. J. Thompson
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Partial Page

pension on file in the Bureau - William Mankins Sur File 2751

Dates of Enlistment or Apointment
* Feb 1781
* Sub for his father name not stated

Length of Service
9 mos.

Rank
Private

Officers under whom service was rendered
Capt. Finander
Capt. Mushet

State
MD

Battles engaged in - checkmark
Residence of soldier at enlistment - Cedar point Neck on the Potomac River, Charles Co MD

Date of application for pension - Oct 18, 1832, His Cl was allowed

Residence at date of application - Elkrun Twp Columbiana Co Ohio

Age at date of application - born Apr 5, 1760 in Charles Co Md, date and place of death not stated

The only one found.
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LETTERHEAD

Virginia Historical Society

Richmond Va April 1, 1925

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please send me a copy of the pension of William Mankin or Mankins. He is said to have been given a pension while living in Highland County, Ohio for services rendered in the Virginia Line.

With appreciation of your kindness - 

Rebecca Johnson
Asst Sec'y

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Apr 2, 1925
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3-871

Record Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed By - LDL
Claim No
Certificate No
Claimant
Soldier - Wm Mankins
Service
Additional Service - Rev War

Remarks
No claim except I# 2751
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Wm Mankins

Revolutionary Soldier

Lived at Elk Rapids, Ohio
Died at or near Lisbon, Ohio in 1840 aged 101
Shot through hips - Drew $12.00 per month pension.
See census of pensions for Military Service as
returned in 1840. (6th Census published) page 170.

2751

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Jun 1, 1909

Records Div Stamp - Jun 2, 1909
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LETTERHAD

Holabird Mfg. Co

Chicago Ill
May 28-09

U.S. Pension Office
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I wish to ascertain if the enclosed memorandum regarding Wm. Mankins a revolutionary soldier who drew $12.00 a month pension and died at or near Lisbon, Ohi in 1840 aged 101 is correct. If the pension office cannot give me this information, can you advise me where such information can be procured?

Enclosed you will find a stamped envelope for reply.

Yours truly

W.S. Holabird
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2751
Rev War
INVALID

File No 2751
Wm Mankins
Pri Md Mil

Act June 7, '32
Index Vol A Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1909 June 14 - Hist to W S Holabird
Mrs. Revecaa Johnston as to a rec 1925 Apr 6
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The State of Ohio
Columbiana County

Before me a justice of the peace in and for said county Wm Mankins who has made application for a pension under the act of Congress of 1832, appeared and being advised that in the declaration made in his name before the Cort of Common Pleas for said county at the October Term thereof 1832 it is stated that he entered the service of the United States as a substitute for his father in the year 1781 that he was marched to Point Lookout in St Mary's County Maryland from thence to Bunkers Hill from thence to Maryland Point on the Potomac River from then to Cedar Point Neck Md at which last place he was discharged, was duly sworn and thereupon made the following statement to it - I William Mankins of the county of Columbiana and state of Ohio do state under the oath which I have just taken that at the time of entering the service of the United States as stated in my declaration made for the purpose of obtaining a pension before the court of Common Pleas of said county in October 1832 I resided at a place on the Potomac River in the state of Maryland called Cedar Point Neck that after entering said service I remained at this point under command of Captain Finander (as he pronounced it) a day or two or three when he was succeeded in the command by Captain Mushet under whom I remained a few weeks I think; from thence I was
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marched by said Captain Musket to Point Lookout in St Mary's County MD where I remained a few months from thence I was marched to a place called at that time Bunker's Hill by the soldiers whether that was the real name of the place or whether it received this application in consequence of the moderate elevation of the ground I know not. Being young at the time and not a strict inquirer into such matters my memory does not furnish me with any other name for that place. A near as I can recollect it was situated above from 20 to 30 miles from Georgetown, D.C. a northward direction about 15 to 18 miles an easterly direction from Knowlins (pronounced by him nolin) ferry on the Potomac in the neighborhood of Leesburg Virginia. From this place I was marched to Maryland Point on the Potomac where I remained until discharged. The whole time was nine months. If the declaration above alluded to contain as I am advised it does - a different order of the places to & from which I was marched it was a mistake in the writer not detected by me at the time. Sworn and subscribed this 11th day Februeary 1833.

William Mankins - His X Mark

Before me

John Burns - Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Columbiana County

I certify that John Burns Esq before whom the foregoing declaration or affidavit was made and whose signature is to the certificate of the same was at the time thereof a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned & qualified, to whose official acts as such full faith & credit are due.

Witness my signature & the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said county the 11th Feby 1833.

Charles D Coffin - Clerk

SEAL
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Ohio
Wm Mankins of Ohio

For Transfer

Hon. J Thompson
HR
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Application for a Transfer
State of Ohio
County of Columbiana

On this eleventh day of January 1834 personally appeared William Mankins of the state of Ohio and county of Columbiana who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to companies commanded by Captain Musket and Phinanders in a Regiment in which Sennigh was a Major in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the state of Ohio (Cincinnati Agency) that he now resides in Columbiana County aforesaid in the eastern part of said state where he intends to remain and wishes his pension there payable in future. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is the nearest agency and by far the most convenient to him to which agency he wishes his pension payments to be transferred. To this place the communication is frequent & easy while to Cincinnati it is comparably difficult and slower. Merchants from here deal east almost wholly this whose aid
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his pension money may be easily drawn while at Cincinnati it would usually cost him labor & expense to get it. These are his reasons for wishing a transfer.

William Mankins
His X Mark

Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid

John Burns
Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio
Columbiana County

On this eleventh day of January 1834 came personally before me John Burns a justice of the Peace in and for said Columbiana County Oho Henry Endby who being by me duly sworn deposes and saith that the above named William Mankins whom he this day saw make and subscribe the foregoing affidavit is the identical person described in said affidavit, subscribed by said deponent the day aforesaid.

H Endby

In testimony whereof & that the said deponent
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Henry Edby is a person of veracity; I the said John Burns hereunto set my hand and seal the date last aforesaid.

John Burns - Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Columbiana County

I Charles D Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that John Burns Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Columbiana duly commissioned and qualified to whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due and that the foregoing signature purporting to be the signature of the said John Burns are genuine.

Witness my signature and the seal of said court at New Lisbon in said county the 13th day of January AD 1834.

Charles D Coffin - Clerk Comm Pleas
By James G Coffin - Deputy

SEAL
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Rev and 1812 War Section

April 6, 1925
S.2751

Mrs. Rebecca Johnston
Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA

Madam:

I have to advise you that the only soldier found on the revolutionary war records of this bureau name William Mankin or Mankins served in the Maryland Troops and was pensioned in 1832 while a resident of Columbiana County, Ohio.

One William Manker served in the Virginia Troops in the war of the revolution and was pensioned in 1833, while a resident of Highland County, Ohio.

Please state which of these records you desire, and the same will be furnished you.

Respectfully

Commissioner.