Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,044, for Nehemiah Lingrell, Maryland
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(8-1776)
SERVICE                                  NUMBER
Md    Lingrell, Nehemiah        S. 36,044

CONTENTS
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(8766
Delaware.
of
Nehemiah Lingrell,
of ________ ___in the state of Delaware
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
[illegible] Gray of the Maryland
, for the term of eighteen months.
inscribed on the Roll of Delaware,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 8th of May, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. of March, 181[page not completely copied]
and sent to John Fisher, Judge
Dover, Delaware
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. $79.2
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819. 48. [illegible]
9 mo.  28/31     127.2
(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[faded writing off to side]
[illegible]
Peter Robinson
Georgetown, Del.
Apr. 11 1871
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Nehemiah Lingrell
8766
Sept 1819
Peter Robison Esq
Georgtown. Del
Apr 11 1821

Honorable Secretary at War
Washington

Delaware
Recd 5 Jan 1821
Nehemiah Lingrell
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Nehemiah Lingrell
8766
Sept 1819
Peter Robison Esq
Georgtown. Del
Apr 11 1821

Honorable Secretary at War
Washington

Delaware
Recd 5 Jan 1821
Nehemiah Lingrell
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Sussex County State of Delaware
Be it Remembered that on this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & twenty, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas
of the State of Delaware, at George Town in and for the County of [illegible] aforesaid being a
Court of Record for said County Crouse Constituted such by the Constitution[^inserted aged illegible] of the
State of Delaware, Nehemiah Lingrell  Aged 
seventy [illegible] years, resident in [illegible]
Hundred in the County aforesaid, who being first duly Sworn According to Law, doth as
his oath, declares that he Served in the Revolutionary War as follows that he entered at
Cambridge in Maryland with Captain James Gray of the Maryland line, as a
Substitute for a certain Roger Hooper a Captain of the Militia. That the said
Captain Gray took deponant to Annapolis, where deponent enlisted for the years
in the fourth Maryland Regiment or of the Maryland Line, in the Army of the
United States, the name of the Captain or number of the Company deponant does not now
remember. That [illegible] Served until Peace was made with Great Britain and
untill he obtained an honorable Discharge, which he has since lost, That when deponant
not was discharged as as he was keeping guard over the War [illegible][illegible]
at {illegible] [Town or Tower] in Maryland. That deponants Original declaration was made
before the Honorable John Fisher at Dover, which [illegible] date the 8th day of May
eighteen hundred and eighteen, agreably to the Certificate Signed by the Secretary
of War, gives at the War Office the 5th day of March 1819. which is numbered
eight thousand Seven hundred and Sixty six on the back thereof. And the said
Nehemiah Lingul do solomnly Swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that
time, by gift,. Sale, or in any manners, disposed of my property, or any part thereof,
with in that thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions, of
an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War", passed
on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust
forms, any property or Securities Contract, or debts, due to me; Nor have I any
income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me
Subscribed. And I do further declare that my Occupation is that of a farmer and
that I have no other person to aid or assist me therein. That I have a wife aged
Sixty three years and one child a daughter aged thirteen years, which Compose all
the Members of deponants family, That deponents wife is Afflicted with the 
Rheumatic 
pains, which incapacitates her from Work on half her time and deponats
daughter is an able to work or girls of her age generally are, and deponant,
is also as capable of work as people of his age usually and and no better.
Witness
Peter Robinson
Francis Brown

Nehemiah [ inserted]his X mark Linguell

The above was Sworn to and declared on the fifteenth day of November in the
Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty in Open Court of
Common Pleas, before
Francis Brown Proth..y
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A Schedule of the Real and personal estate of Nehemiah Lingrell referred to in the
affidavit and declaration of said Nehemiah Lingrell
One Cupbord and [ware?] worth Eight Dollars $8..00
One till blue chest worth one dollar & fifty cents 1..50
pair of Andirous old [illegible] and tea kettle worth 15/    2..00
Dutton Set From one [illegible]& Milk buckett
11/3    1..50
One looking glass & [illegible] worth 15/  2..00
One old saddle & bridle worth 22/6    3..00
One Pow & Harrow and [illegible] Wedge worth  15/    2..00
One Grubing has & pothams worth 15/  2..00
One lot of old Carpenter tools worth 15/  2..00
One fish barrel & [illegible] 2/3  0..30
Amount of Personal estate   $24..30
Real Estate
40. Acres of very Swampy poor Sand held in right of his wife}
at one Dollar p acre}     40.00
$64..30
Witness
Peter Robinson
Francis Brown
Nehemiah [inserted]his X Mark] Lingrell

Be it Remembered that Stephen Redden and Samuel Stephens appeared in open Court
and appraised the aforesaid property on oath to the value of after having viewed the same
Samuel Stephens
Stephen Ridder
The opinion of the Court is that the property contained in the above Schedule is of the above
value of Sixty four dollars & thirty cents.
The State of Delaware}
[illegible]County to wit}
I Francis Brown Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of the State of Delaware and for
[illegible] County, do hereby certify that the aforegoing Oath and
the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record
of the said Court; and I do further Certify, that it is the opinion
of the said Court that the total amount in value of the Property
exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixty four dollars and thirty
cents  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas at George
Town the twenty eighth day of December in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty

Frances Brown Prothy
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United States
Delaware district, [illegible]

Depositions of Witness produced
Sworn and examined before me John Fisher District Judge
of the United States for the Delaware district, on the
claim of Nehemiah Lingrell late a private soldier in
the army
of the United States in the revolutionary
war, and now a resident and inhabitant of the
district aforesaid, for a pension in pursuance of the
provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States in the
revolutionary war"; passed on the 18th March 1818.
The aforesaid Nehemiah Lingrell
aged sixty six years and upwards, being solemnly sworn
in due form of law, deposes and declare as follows
That in the month of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, the deponent
enlisted [^ inserted -for three years] under
Captain Gray of commanding a company in
the fourth Maryland regiment, which was on the
Continental establishment; that soon after his said enlistment
this deponent was marched from Annapolis in Maryland
to York-town in Virginia and arrived at 
York-town 
soon after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
to the 
combined American and French [illegible]; that this deponent
was soon after said surrender marched on to the
Southward to join the army under Genl Green, which
this deponent did join at a place called Bacon's bridge
about
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about four miles from Charleston in South Carolina;
that this deponent thence marched with said army
to a place called "Ashley Hill, about the said
distance of little nearer to Charleston; thence was
Marched over Wapoo-Gut to James'- Island where
this deponent continued to do duty until the
British forces evacuated Charleston; that soon
after said execution about three hundred of said
army, including General Guest and Col Eccleston,
embarked on [illegible board] of a ship at Charleston
and arrived at Annapoly aforesaid in Maryland;
that this deponent with this of the army were thence
marched to Frederick-town in Maryland, as a
guard over a magazine at said place where
this deponent was discharged with the soldiers there on
duty, [inserted above sentence- that said discharge was in writing but which this deponent has since lost]
in the month of February 1783. --That this
deponent, without intermission, was in the service of the
United States on the continental establishment from
the month of September 1781 to the aforesaid  months
of February 1783, making nearly or about 18 months
Service-- And this deponent further saith that by reason
reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance
from his country, for support; and further this deponent saith not.
Taken sworn subscribed}
this 8th day of May 1818}
his
Nehemiah Lingrell
Marke
Before John Fisher District Judge
Delaware district.
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Machael Hall Bonwill aged fifty six years
in January next being affirmed in due form of law
(he being conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath)
deposy and declare as follows, viz,
That he knows
now and did know the aforesaid Nehemiah Lingrell
forty years and upwards age, that said Nehemiah
Lingrell was a hireling with this deponents father in
the year 1781; that said Nehemiah departed
from the service of this deponent's father in the
summer of said year and this deponent believes
said Lingrell was absent for two years
or thereabouts and that this deponent believes
said Nehemiah was
most of said time of absence
in the regular army of the United States on the
continental establishment; and this deponent further saith,
that he believes the circumstances in life of the said Nehemiah
me to be very indigent and that he stands in need
of assistance from his country for support; further saith not
Taken affirmed subscribed
Machel H Bonwill
this 8th day of May 1818.
Before
John Fisher District Judge-
Delaware district.
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John Booth of the County of Kent and district afore
[illegible], Esquire, aged forty- five years and upwards
being sworn in due form of law, deposes and
says as follows, viz. That he knows the aforesaid Nehemiah
Lingrell and has known him for a year and upwards
and believes him to be a man in indigent circumstances
that the said Nehemiah is a day labourer, has a wife
several children and that this deponent verily
believes from the reduced circumstances in life of the
said Nehemiah Lingrall, he stands in need of asstance
for support from his country; and further
this deponent saith not.
Taken, sworn & subscribed}
this 9th day of May 1818.}
John Booth
Before
John Fisher District Judge-
Delaware district.
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36044
Revy INVALID.
File No. 36044
Nehemiah Lingrell
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th  March 187[blank]
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 248
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Recd. 13 Mar: 1821

Georgetown Deleware
6 March 1821
Peter Robinson
in the use of
Nehemiah Lingrell

[written sideways across and on top of the above text]
Geo.Town Del
March 7th
The Secretary at War
City of Washington
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Geo. Town Delaware
March 6th 1821
Nehemiah Lingrel this day called to obtain information,
as to the result of his application
for a continuance of his Pension. He
made affidavit and proof before the
Court of Common Pleas at Nov. Term 1820
and the Prothonotary of said Court
Sent on a certified Copy of such affidav
wit & proof & nothing has been since
hand of it, or that determination
has been made respecting it. My
answer that may be proper to make
will be attended to by me for P.
Langril
Yours [illegible]
Peter Robinson
[written bottom left and circled }
311
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Nehemiah E Lingrell.
Private
Maryland Line 
18 Months

Admitted
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To the Honorable the Secretary of the
Department of War;
The undersigned District Judge
of the United States, for the Delaware district,
prays leave to certify; That it appears to the [illegible]-faction 
of the Undersigned, that the foregoing
applicant Nehemiah Lingrell, served in the
revolutionary 
war as a private soldier in the fourth
Maryland Regiment on the Continental establishment 
against the common enemy, and for the term
or time mentioned in two of the foregoing depositions;
that the several witnesses who have made
the foregoing depositions are entitled to full
faith & credit:- The undersigned accordingly
transmits the said depositions to the Honorable
The Secretary of the Department of war, agreeably
to the provisions of an act of Congress,
entitled, "An
act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary War"; passed 18 March 188[last number of date is smeared]
In Testimony whereof the
undersigned hereto set his
hand at Dover in the distance
and carry[^] the [illegible] of the [illegible] to be here to affix
aforesaid this thirteenth day of 
June in the year of our Lord
one
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one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 
and of the Independence of the United States the forty second

John Fisher Dist Judge A.S. for the Delaware District

Attest,
Tho Witherspoon 
Clerk Dist, Cot D.D.

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