Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4598, for Richard Taylor, Maryland
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MD.
Taylor, Richard. W.4598
Ann.
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[Illegible] by Peter to agt. 29th March 1845
Payable to Jas Taylor only child
6731
Ohio
Ann Taylor, deceased
widow of Richard Taylor
Mdn
who was a private Corporal in the Maryland line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 dollars
Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843 [illegible] on ---g November,1843, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28day of March 1845 and sent to A. Ray
Present
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Boo A, vol. 2, page 210
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Ohio 19733
Richard Taylor
of Preble Co. in the state of Ohio, who was a [illegible - [possibly Pt.] & Corpl. in the Co. commanded by Captain Vessel of the Rgt. commanded by ________ in the Maryland line for 9 mos.

6 [possibly Mo.] Corporal 22
3 [possibly Mo,] Private.   10
                         ----
                         32
Inscribed in the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 32 dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug. 1833 and sent to Isaac Stephen Eaton, Preble Co., Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March 1873 - 64-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 09 - 16 -
                                                     $80
                                          {Revolutionary Claim
                                            Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Ben. R. Calwer, Clerk
Book 6, vol. eight page 26
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Virginia to [illegible]
Hampshire County Court
I John B. White Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that it appears from the records in my office that Richard Taylor and Ann Willard were married on the 29' day of December 1793.

In testimony whereof I have [illegible] [illegible]
my hand & [illegible] this [illegible] County this 11th day of December 1844.
John B. White Clk.
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11'566'95 33
Richard Taylor
Ohio

Return
Adm. 9 months 
6 months thereof as Corporal
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BRIEF is the case of Richard Taylor 
of Preble County in the State of Ohio 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity
3. How old is he? 76
4. State his service as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
1 July in 1775 to Aug. 1777 6 years 11 months. - Days. as a Minute Man. Captain Vessey &
From Aug: 77 to close of the year 1781. Duration of service: He states about 7 years
5.In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cecil Co. MD
7. Is his state supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls?  Traditionary.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication/. If so in what respect?  No.
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  
W. T. Williams, Examining Clerk
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The State of Ohio 
Preble County ⎬ ss. Preble County Court of Common Pleas June Term 1844
on this 22d day of June AD 1844 Personally ap peared in Open Court James Taylor a resident of Gettysburgh in the County of Preble and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath state that he is the only child surviving child of Ann Taylor decd late of said County who died on the 19th day of November 1843 and who during her lifetime asserted her claim to the benefit of the act of Congress of 7 July 1838 on the account of the Revolutionary services of her deceased husband Richard Taylor who received a pension up to the day of his death which took place on the 29th day of August 1838 as will appear by the evidence from the said Court of Common Pleas of said County Preble.
Now the object of this declaration being made is to assert a claim as the only surviving child in right of the mother the said Ann Taylor to a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 July 1838 from the day of her husband's death to the period of her the said Ann's death in Nov 1843 for the services of her husband the said Richard Taylor in the War of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed by the said James Taylor in open court on the day and year above written.
F. A. Cunningham, Clerk
{illegible] Annum [illegible]

James Tayler
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The State of Ohio Preble County Court of Common Pleas of the Term of June A.D. 1844 
I Francis A. Cunningham, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Preble aforesaid do certify that the within affidavit, was sworn to & subscribed by the said James Taylor, in open Court at the above Term

 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Eaton the 22nd day of June AD 1844 
A. Cunningham Clerk P C [illegible]
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Mrs Taylor
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The State of Ohio Adams Count Ss 
Before me Asa Williamson a justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came William Williamson aged seventy years who being duly sworn according to law says upon his oath that he was present at the time that Richard Taylor was married to Ann Taylor his wife which morning was solomized in Hampshire County & State of Virginia about the year 1793 to near the last of the year the said William Williamson further says that he stood on the floor with Richard & Ann Taylor when they were married by Mr Benjamin Stone the stated Preacher, he further says that the said Richard & Ann Taylor did live together as man and wife ever since they were married 
Sworn to and subscribed William Williamson before me the 28th day of October 1839
William Williamson
Asa Williamson justice of the peace 
I do hereby certify that persons whose names are signed and all credittable persons, Joseph Eyler is a judge of our Court, Leonard Cole is Auditor of Adams County James Burns is a respectable citizen the Signer Wm Williamson is my father a certificate from me could do no good. Given under my hand Asa Williamson
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We the undersigned do certify that we have been acquainted with the within named William Williamson and that he is a creditable person and his statements is intitled to full credit 
James Eyler
James Burns
Leonard Cole 
The State of Ohio Adams County ss 
I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the within named Asa Williamson Esq before whom the within deposition of William Williamson was taken and who has signed the within certificate was at the time of signing the same and still is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith & credit are due to his said certificate and other official acts by him done as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible]
 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed this seal upon said Court at West union this 12th day of November in the year of our Lord 1839 in the 37th year of this State 
Joseph Darlinton Clk A.C.
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State of Ohio 
Preble County ss 
on this twelfth day of Septembe AD 1840  personally appeared before me Robert Martin one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Preble Ann Taylor a resident of Jefferson Township in the County of Preble aforesaid aged sixty six 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows - that she is the widow of Richard Taylor who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States on account of his services as a private in the war of the Revolution that he was placed on the pension Roll of the Ohio agency about the year AD 1833 
She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Taylor on the 29th day of December in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three and that her husband the aforesaid Richard Taylor died on the 29th day of August AD 1838 in the County of Preble & State of Ohio that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four at
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the time above stated 
And that she has not since the death of her said husband intermarried but remains his widow 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first within written 
Before me 
Robert Martin A.J. Ann Taylor her x mark 
I certify that the above named Ann Taylor is a credible person and that her statements are entitled to full credit 
I also certify that she cannot from Bodily infirmity attend Court 
Robert Martin A. J.
The State of Ohio Preble County ss 
I Francis Cunningham, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Preble County aforesaid do certify that Robert Martin, Esquire, is and was at the time of this taking of the above and foregoing affidavit, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, & that full faith and and due to his official acts
 In testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand and offered same at Eaton the 28th day of September 1840 
F. Cunningham Clerk 
Preble County [illegible]
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The State of Ohio Preble County 
Court of Common Pleas 
September Term 1832 
On this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred  and thirty two personally appeared before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Preble in the State of Ohio Richard Taylor aged seventy six years a resident of the County aforesaid 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 seventh eighteen hundred and thirty two 
That about the first of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five he was enrolled as a minute man in Cecil County in the State of Maryland in Captain Vesey's company and Colonel Vesey's regiment. He was stationed on the sea board where he con tinued until August seventeen hundred and seventy seven when Lord Howe landed at Elk Ferry - he was armed and equipt for duty on a minute's [illegible] when Lord Howe landed the minute men were ordered to march to the head of Sassafas river to join the Eastern shore
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militia and regulars Colonel Thompson commanded the regiment at that time when they joined the militia and regulars they all marched under Colonel Guess/ afterwards General) to join General Washington -  they marched first to Christiana bridge thence to Cochran's tavern inn Pennsylvania where they were joined by General Smallwood's forces from the Western shore - General Smallwood marched all the forces to Downingtown -  at Downingtown deponent enlisted as a Sargeant in a regular flanking company he marched in this company in advance of the main body under the command of General Smallwood to join General Wayne at Peolies [Paoli] in Pennsylvania - when they came near to General Wayne's camp the British commenced a fire upon Wayne's and Smallwood retreated and marched his men to the Red Lion after marching and counter marching until the first of October they joined General Washington at Perkiomen about the last of October deponent was again sent back to guard the sea board as a minute man he served as a minute man until the close of the year seventeen hundred and eighty one. The whole  period of deponents service was about seven years the only pay deponent ever received was fourteen dollars of continental money, he never received
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a written discharge. Deponent has a written record of his age from which it appears that he was born in Cecil County Maryland in October seventeen hundred and fifty six He has lived in the State of Ohio eighteen years and in Preble County four years He knows of no witness living by whom he can prove his services but he is well known to Peter Billbe and Reverend Samuel Mitch all by whom he can prove his good character as a soldier of the revolution and a man of truth and veracity -  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, annuity or except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to and subscribed  the day and year aforesaid J. C. Hawkins Clerk. Richard Taylor. We Reverend Mitchel Clergyman and Peter Billbe residents of the County of Preble in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Taylor who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity, that he is reputed
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in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we have full cofidence in the truth of his declaration 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J.C. Hawkins Clerk 
Samuel C. Mitchell
Peter his Bilber X his mark 
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Mitchell who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Preble, and that Peter Bilbee, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County of Preble, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit by the Court.
J.C. Hawkins Clerk 
I Joseph C Hawkins, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Taylor for a Pension-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty fourth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty two - 
J. C. Hawkins Clerk Stephens 22611 

R. Taylor
Declaration 
11566
A. Stephens
Eaton
Agt
Preble Co, Ohio
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Annapolis MD Jan 22 [date stamp]  10 

Alex. Ray Esq 
Washington City 
D.C.

mail
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Land Office, Annapolis, 21st Jany 1845

Dear Sir
Your letter of the 17th Inst, was received, In reply, I have to inform you, that Captn Veazey, commanded a Company in the Militia of Cecil County, and there is no Muster or pay roll of his company to be found among the records of the Revolution in this office, I am therefore unable to certify as to his service.- I presume Rich. Taylor, must have obtained a pension upon other evidence and not upon any certificate furnished from this office 
I have also carefully examined the records of the Revolution and can find nothing of the name of Ignatius Newton. 
Very respectfully yours
G. G. Brewer, 
Alex Ray Esq
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Payment to be made

at 
by 
Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of 

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book     Volume.     Page        by

Clerk
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States , of the 7th July, 1838,
 Ann Taylor, deceased, who was the widow of Richard Taylor, who was a private and corporal in the Revolutionary War , was entitled to a pension at the rate of $32 per annum commencing on the 29 August 1838, the day on which he husband died, and ending on the 4 March, 1841, which will be paid upon the production of the proper voucher to James Taylor her only surviving child. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 28th day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty-five 
Examined and countersigned.
Secretary of War
Commissioner of Pensions
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Payment to be made 
At

By

Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of 

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book.     Volume.           Page       by

 Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Revolutionary Claim. 
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States , of the 3d March, 1843- 
Ann Taylor, deceased, who was the widow of Richard Taylor, who was a private and corporal in the Revolutionary War, was entitled to a pension at the rate of $32, per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1843, and ending on the 19 November, 1843, the day of her death, which will be paid in the production of the proper vouchers to James Taylor, her only surviving child.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 28th day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. 
Secretary of War
Commissioner of Pensions 

Examined and countersigned
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Jan. 27, 1845 
Addl [2 words illegible]Ann Taylor dec.
additional evidence 

James L Edwards, esq. 
Com. of Pensions 
War Dept
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Washington 
Jany 23. 1845 

Sir
In the case of Ann Taylor decd late of Ohio for the act 1838  I now enclose a certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Hampshire County Va. Showing that her Marriage took place on the 29 December 1793, and also a letter from the Register of the Law Office at Annapolis Maryland, Shewing that is no rolls of a company of militia commanded by Capt. Veasey, in his office 
Respectfully your [illegilble] our [illegible, may be "servant"]
Alex. Ray

 I .L Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions
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July 13. 1844 
Ohio 
[illegible]
 Ann Taylor dec.
Act 1838 

James L. Edwards, Esq.
A Ray
Commission of Pensions
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Washington 
July 9 1844

Sir
I enclose an application made by James Taylor of Ohio in right of his mother Ann Taylor decd for the benefit of the act 1838 under this act, he asserted a claim during her life time.

  I am yours most respectfully 
Alex. Ray

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
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The State of Ohio Preble County Court of Common Pleas of the Term of March 1844 

James Taylor, appeared in open Court, and addressed to said Court, satisfactory proof that his father Richard Taylor departed this life on the 29th day of August in the year 1838, in the Township of Jefferson, County Preble, and State of Ohio, and up to the day of his death was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and that Ann Taylor, his wife survived the said Richard Taylor, and that she died on the 19th day of November 1843, leaving one surviving child only, the said James Taylor, who is a resident of Gettysburg in the County of Puble and State of Ohio 

The State of Ohio Preble County SS
 I Francis A Cunningham  Clerk of the Court of of Common Pleas of the County of Preble aforesaid do hereby certify that the above is truly taken and copied from the Record of the proceedings of said Court 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Eaton the 4th day of April 1844 
F. A. Cunningham Clerk 
Preble Com. Pleas
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Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 
4598 Ann Taylor 

Wid. 
Richard Taylor Corpl. Md Line 
Act: Ma[r]ch,[illegible] of 43
Index:- Vol. M, Page 262 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Ohio 9107 - 
Ann Taylor, deceased widow of Richard Taylor who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832, and who died on the 29 August, 1838, of Preble Co in the State of Ohio who was a pri: Corpl. in the________commanded by Captain Vesey______ of the ________commanded by________in the Maryland line for 6 mos. Corpl. 3 mos.priv______
 Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 32 Dollars      Cents per annum, to commence on 29th August 1838 & end March 1841-
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of March 1845 and sent to A. Ray Present --- Total amount

[Act July 7, 1838.] 
Recorded by Well Stewart-----Clerk
Book 20  Vol. / - Page 397
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Pension Office, June 16, 1844
No 7382 
Ann Taylor, decd. widow of Richard 

Ohio Act July 1838 
Adm.
6 mo. Corperal $22.10 
3 "  pri-  $10.00
$32.00
Commencing on 30 Aug 1838 to 4 March 1841 payable to James Taylor only surviving child of Ann Taylor decd- 
Add. 3 March 1843 $32. Annum from 4 March to 19th November 1843, payable to James Taylor only surviving child of Ann Taylor decd. 

Alexander Ray
Present
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Eaton O
28 Sept 1843     [illegible]

Oct. 3 184-
 
J.L. Edwards 
Comr. of Pensions 
War Department 
Washington City
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Eaton Ohio 
28 Sept 1840 
Sir
I send herewith the application of Ann Taylor the widow of Richard Taylor decd for a pension under the act of Congress of July 7 1838 Granting half pay [illegible]. Any report you may make on this application you will please address to
me.
Respectfully yours 
Isaac Stephens 

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions 
War Dept
Washington City
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The State of Ohio 
 Preble County ⎬Ss 
Personally appeared before me the under signed a Justice of the peace in and for said County Richard Taylor who being duly sworn deposesh and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he being infirm for one at his age, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service during the Revolutionary War. but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than nine months in actual service in the field six months of which time he served in the capacity of a corporal and three months in the capacity of a private soldier all of which time he served in this field during the War of the revolution and for such service I claim a pension. Richard J. Taylor

 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of July 1833 
Isaac Stephens J.P. 

The State of Ohio Preble County: I Joseph C. Hawkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Isaac Stephens is a magistrate as above and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Eaton this 15th day of July 1833 
J.C. Hawkins Clerk