Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9307, for John Snyder, Maryland
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Md. Snyder, John 
W.9307
Privateer Elizabeth
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Service
Md.
Privateer
Snyder, John
Elizabeth
NUMBER
W.9307
Contents
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore
On this Seventeenth day of July (1839) Eighteen hundred + thirty nine before me A Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland for the city aforesaid personally appeared J. Daniel Kurtz a Reputable Clergyman of the Lutheran Church, a resident of said city aged seventy five years, who being first sworn according to Law, in his oath deposes and says: that he was intimately acquainted with John Snyder, late of the city of Baltimore deceased, that he was a member of the church of this deponent in Seventeen hundred + ninety three (1793) and prior thereto, that in said year (1793) the said John Snyder left home, and in a short time, returned with his wife to Baltimore, and both became members of the Church. That his intimacy continued with them, until the death of said John Snyder, and Knows particularly that they lived together as man and wife from Seventeen hundred + ninety three to the time of his death.
The deponent further declares to his oath that he now Knows Elizabeth Snyder, the widow of said John Snyder, and has Known her from the year Seventeen hundred + ninety three (1793) that she is still a widow and never married again.
That this deponent baptized the following children of John + Elizabeth Snyder, as recorded in the Church Register in the home county of this deponent :
William born the 8 July 1794
Mary Ann 8 Jany 1796
John 18 Dec 1797
Charles Foster 6 May 1799
Edward Ruttor 6 Oct 1801
Joseph Ruttor 7 Apr 1804
Sophia 28 Jany 1806
In testimony whereof said deponent hereto subscribes his name: J. Daniel Kurtz Pastor of the Lutheran Congregation in Baltimore
Sworn to before me, Robert M. Nelch J.P
And on this twentieth day of July in the year aforesaid personally appeared before me the said Justice Richard
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Richard I.[?] J'Anson[?] a Respectable Citizen of said City and residing therein aged fifty [blank] years, who being also first sworn according to Law deposed and said, that he lived with the aforesaid John Snyder from the year Eighteen hundred + Six to the year Eighteen hundred + Ten, and afterwards, from the year Eighteen hundred + Sixteen to the year Eighteen hundred +  nineteen, during which several periods, this deponent acted as his clerk, and thereby had frequent opportunities of seeing[?] his handwriting and signature, that he has examined the family bible of said John Snyder and is perfectly satisfied the record of his marriage (of which a true copy is annexed, as also of the birth of his children) is in the handwriting of said John Snyder. That the said John Snyder was a Gentleman of Respectability, and he is positively confident would not have recorded an occurrence of so much importance as her marriage, unless it had been Lawfully Consummated, and at the period stated

That the said John Snyder and Elizabeth lived together as man + wife, during his residence with them, and afterwards that he knows the aforesaid Elizabeth Snyder, in the  identical widow of said John Snider deceased, that she is still a widow, and never married again

True copy of the Record in the family Bible of the Late John Snyder, of her marriage, + the birth of children + the dates.

Married my loving wife Elizabeth Forter daughter of William + Mary Forter the 27 August 1790

Children
William born July 8, 1794
Mary Ann Jany 8 1796
John Decem 18 1797
Charles Forter May 6 1799
Edward Rutter Oct[?] 6 1801
Joseph Rutter April 7 1894
Sophia Jany 28 1806

In testimony that all the facts stated in his affidavit are true and that the above copy of the Record of the gamily bible is a correct and true copy thereof, the said deponent hereto subscribed her name
Rich M. Johnson

Sworn to before me
Robert M. Welch a Justice of the Peace in and for Baltimore City.
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County set
I hereby certify that Robert M Welch Gentleman before whom the foregoing Depositions were made of who has thereto signed his name was at the time also
being a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in & for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned & sworn In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of
Baltimore County Court this 5 day of August 1839
Tho Kellch
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V     5036
Elizabeth Snyder
of John
Maryland
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Maried my loving wife Elizabeth Forton daughter of William & Mary Forton
August 27, 1793
State of Maryland City of Baltimore
on this 14 March 1839 before me A Justice of
the Peace of the State of Maryland personally appeared Joseph R Snyder son of John Snyder late of the City aforesaid and made oath according to Law, that the above is a litteral and true copy of the entry in the family bible of his late father & that said entry is in the hand writ of his said Father
Sworn to before Saml Famander JP
State of Maryland
Baltimore County Lot 
I hereby Certify that Samuel Farnandis, Gentleman before whom the above affidavit was made, and who has thereto signed his name, was at the time of so doing, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore, duly
commissioned and sworn
In Testimony Whereof hereunto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court on this 26th day of March 1839.
Thos Kellick of
Baltt. Coty lot
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County lot
I hereby Certify that Robert M Welch
Gentleman before whom the aforegoing
affidavit was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the timeof so doing, one of 
 the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn In Testimony Whereof I hereunto subscribe my name
and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on this 26th day of March 1839.
Tho Kellick of
Balt. Coty
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[illegible] 6 June 1837 I do hereby certify that John Snyder had been Enlisted by me sometime early the year 1776, and acted as fife major to the Regiment that he served during the whole of the year, that he supplied[?] a man in his place Early in the year 1777 and received an honorable discharge.
S. Smith
Formerly a Captain in Smallwoods Regiment

State of Maryland Balt City

On this Twenty Second March 1839 before me A Justice of the Peace of the State and City aforesaid, Gen Samuel Smith made oath that the facts stated on the above certificate are true to the best of his knowledge and belief

Sworn to before me,
Robert M. Welch
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore 
On this 26th day of March Eighteen hundred 
& thirty nine personally appeared before Baltimore City Court 
a Court of Law and Record, Elizabeth Snyder a resident of 
said City aged Sixty nine years, who being first Sworn according 
to Law, doth on her oath make the following declarations 
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the 
Act of Congress passed the 7 July 1838 Entitled an act, granting 
half pay and Pensions to certain widows, that she is the 
widow of of John Snyder, who was a fife Major, in the service
one year in the Regiment of Maryland commanded by Gen Smallwood 
in a company commanded by Samuel Smith, that is to say 
from early in the year 1776 to early in year 1777, and received an 
honorable discharge, as of the certificate of Genl Saml Smith hereto attached 
will appear.
She further declares that she was married 
to the said John Snyder on the twenty Seventh day of August 
Seventeen hundred & ninety three, as recorded in the family 
Bible, in the hand writing of her said husband, that her 
husband the aforesaid John Snyder died on the Twenty third 
day of February, Eighteen hundred and Twenty Seven 
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 & ninety four. [?] at 
the time above Stated 
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year 
above written before me 
N Brice Chief Judge 
of Baltimore City Court
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore 
I Hereby Certify that the Hon’ble Nicholas Brice before whom 
the within deposition was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name 
was at the time of so doing Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly 
commissioned and sworn 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed 
my name and affixed the Seal of Baltimore City 
Court this twenty sixth day of March in the 
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty 
nine 
Will Metcalfe [?]
BCity Crk
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a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

John Snyder Wid. File 9307

[table] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 year
RANK.
fife major
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Samuel Smith
COLONEL.
Smallwood.
After above entered on board a letter of marque and continued through the whole Rev. war, he was in several battles and was severely wounded. [/table]

Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [blank]
Date of application for pension, Mch.[?] 16, 1839 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Baltimore Md
Age at date of application, She was 69 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier married in Talbot Co Md. Aug 27 1793 Elizabeth daughter of William and Mary Forter and died Feb. 23 1827. Children: William b July 8 1794. Mary Ann b. Jany 8, 1796. John b. Dec. 18, 1797. Charles Forter b May 6 1799. Edward Rutter b. Oct. 6 1801. Joseph Rutter b. Apr. 7, 1804. Sophia b. Jany 18, 1806.
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1910 May 9 Hist to Carrie S. Bartleson V. L.M.

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9307
Elizabeth Snyder
widow of
John Snyder
Musser Md line
Act: July 7th of 38
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 229
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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Cockeysville Ind 
May 9th 1910 
I wrote to you about 
the 25th of April to inquire 
concerning John 
Snyder, I asked to know 
if he received a Pension 
as he served in the war 
during the year 1776 & 1777 
as Fife Major. You very 
kindly answered my 
letter, but I was away 
when it was received
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and I am afraid it was 
destroyed with some 
papers. Will you please
answer my question again 
Yours very truly 
Cami S. Boulton 

[stamp] Record division May 10 1910

[stamp] U S PENSION OFFICE E MAY 10 1910
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Cockeysville Ind. 
April 28th 1910. 

Please give me what information you can about John Snyder who enlisted in the year 1776 and acted as Fife Major to the Regiment. He served during the whole of the year, that he supplied a man in his place early in the year 1777 and received an honorable discharge. His wife
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Elizabeth Snyder applied for a Pension on the 26th day of May 1839 I am a grandchild of the said John and Elizabeth Snyder, and would like to know about his receiving a Pension. 
Cami S Boulton

[stamp] US PENSION OFFICE K APR 29 1910
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5036
Elizabeth Snyder
Md

admitted
Fife Major 17 H52[?]
Cap Smith Col Smallwood, Md line.

died 23 Feb 1827

Act 7 July 1838

Kenny[?] Boid
Baltimore Md
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Balt 26 March 1839
J L Edwards Esq
I now enclose you the application of Mrs Snyder for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 1838. The proof of Service and the time of marriage is so clearly established that you will have but trouble to decide upon it. I wrote to Annapolis for Record proof but Mr Brewer writes me that he can find no record of the name, the records being very imperfect Gen Smith's Certificate is conclusive. J Snyder, after he retired from the Army, entered on board a letter of Marque, and continued through the whole R War in the Marine department, and was in several battles, and was severely wounded. Be pleased to inform me, whether persons engaged in such service are considered as coming under the
description of those who were entitled to pensions if he was, pains will be taken to obtain the requisite proof. 
While I am writing permit me to call your attention to the case of Mrs Walker, which has been before you for Some time.
J [illegible]
Henry Brice
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 15th, 1842.

Sir:

Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The children of Elizabeth Snyder, deceased, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maryland, Agency, at the rate of Fifty two Dollars and [blank] Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 23d January 1841.

Respectfully, yours,
Allison[?] E. Parris
COMPTROLLER.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.
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Special letter

James L. Edwards Esq
Com: Pensions
Washington

[sideways] March 30 1840
[illegible]
Eliz Snyder
Copy papers
[illegible] [/sideways]
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Washington March 28, 1840

James L Edwards Esq.
Comr. of Pensions

Sir:

Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder (to whom a five years pension was granted) requests through me that you will [illegible] her with a copy of the evidence on which her said pension was granted -- she beleives that her late husband, John Snyder of Capt. Saml Smith's (5t.) company of Maryland Line, was entitled to Bounty land from the State of Maryland, and it is her purpose to use said proof in support of her claim to it.

With much respect
[illegible]

Served [illegible] 1776 + died early 1777
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Baltimore, 6 August 1839
George W Gump Esq
Comm of Pensions

Sir

I have delayed sending on the additional proof of the marriage of John + Elizabeth Snyder, under an expectation of receiving some record proof from Talbot County, where they were married but after a diligent search of records, none can be found. Enquiry has also been made for persons, who Mrs Snider knew were present. To Wit James Goldsborough + wife at whose house they were married Henrietta Stevens, Polly Haskins + Mary Martin, but they are all dead. Samuel Stevens, formerly Governor of this State, and brother of Henrietta Stevens who was present, and acted as Bridesmaid states, in answer to enquiries made of him, that he frequently heard the marriage spoken of, and that it was solemnized at the house of James Goldsborough, whose farm adjoined his Fathers

The minister who married the parties, was a young man, attached to the Episcopal Church, recently ordained, had no Parish and was on a visit in the Neighborhood, and in all probability made no record of it, at this period the clergy were very negligent

In the absence of other record proof, I send you the deposition of the rev D Kurtz, who deposes as to the year of the marriage, and the baptism of the children, the eldest of whom you will perceive was born about 11 months after the marriage

The deposition of A M J'Anson[?] the clerk of John Snyder proves that the Family record is in the handwriting of John Snyder, and proves conclusively that the occurrences therein recorded, are true--

The Bible is a sacred Book, on which marriages births, and deaths in a family, are generally recorded, the record is made with the only motive of perpetuating the recollection of the important events of every married mans life, and is I believe, considered by the Courts as the very best proof of what it records, that can be produced, but it identifies the persons, any other record woud only state names + dates. I consider the proof now sent conclusive, and I am sure you will agree with me + grant the application without delay. Permit me to request your attention to the application of H Walker, I am very desirous to close it--

[illegible]
Henry Brice