Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 5953, for John G King, Pennsylvania
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([illegible]1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
Penn. | King, John G. | R5953
Jane
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6,5.16
Ohio
John G. King 4
of Fairfield
in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Moylan of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of four years - War
Inscribed on the Roll of - Ohio -
the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 22d of June. 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d of Feby 1819
and sent to the Honble. W. Beecher
House of Reps US
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1828) 2 mos. 13/[illegible]. 19.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 48.00
$67.46
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18 March, 1818}
not entitled to a pension
under the law of the 1 of may
[illegible] 20
Notification Sent to 
Joson Cook Esq
30 June 18 [illegible]
Rushville
Ohio
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John G. King
Penn line
4 Regmt Dragoons
Col Maryland
May 1779 - [illegible]
Correct
W Cols
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State of Ohio
Fairfield County SS
June 22nd 1818
X
On this 22 day of June in the year of Our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen, before
me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas for the County
aforesaid, personally
appeared John G. King aged fifty seven
years, resident in the County aforesaid, who being by
me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the provision made by the late 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"
That he, the said John G King enlisted
in Lancaster
the State of Pennsyvania, in the Month
of May A.D. 1779 for during the
war in
the company commanded by Capt. Zebulon Pike in
the Regt commanded by Col. Stephen Moilean
which was the
fourth Regt of the Pennsylvania
Dragoons - that he continued to serve in said
corps, in the service of the United States until
in the month of October A.D. 1783 when he was
discharged from the service in Philadelphia in the
State of Pennsylvania - That he was in no battle
- that he was stationed above Kings Bridge in the
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State of New York, on the lines during the campaign
of the year 1779 - wintered in Connecticut at
the
pine Swamp - the Rgt moved towards the south
in the spring of the year 1781 and he remained
at Lancaster Pa with a Sergeant and Corporal
to recruit ^[illegible] in the [illegible] was marched to Virginia and was stationed at various places until he was discharged as
 aforesaid - and that he is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support, and that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services
Sworn and declared before me the day and
year aforesaid. Sworn and subscribed before
me
David Swayze [illegible] Judge
John G. King
I David Swayze Judge & as aforesaid, do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the
said John G. King did serve in the revolutionary
war as stated in the preceding declaration,
against the common enemy, for the term of
nine months, on the continental establishment
and I do further certify that he is in reduced 
circumstances and stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support; and I now transmit
the proceedings and testimony
taken and had before
me to the Secretary for the Department
of war, pursuant to the directions of the afore
mentioned act of Congress
David Swayze [illegible] Judge
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A. Schedule of
the Property of
John G, King
$1.25
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District of Ohio Fairfield County
On this nineteenth day of June 1820
personally ^appeared in open Court being a Court of Record
[illegible] by the [illegible] and [illegible]
for the said County the Court of Common Pleas
John G King aged 59 years resident in Richland
Township in said County who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in the revolutionary war
as follows being enlisted the 24th day of May 1779
in Capt. Pikes troop of horse 4th Regiment of horse
in the Pennsylvania line on the continental establishment
discharged at the peace 1783 the date of the original
declaration is the 22d day of June 1818 and
number is 6,516 and I do hereby solemnly
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 manner
disposed of my property or any part thereof -
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
to bring myself within the provisions of an
act of congress entitled an act to provide for
certain persons ingaged 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 for me any property or
securities contracts or debts due to me nor
have I any income, other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed and
by one subscribed
John G King
A Schedule of my real and personal
estates
A small log house and two acres of land
partly paid for with my former pension money
worth one hundred dollars
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one heifer with her first calf one steer one sheep
one breeding swine nine small shotes thirty nine
dollars one chest one table two chairs $7.00 one
[illegible] box four white earthen plates a set of cups and
saucers a broken teapot a set of pewter table spoons
do teaspoons five old paint tins one tinn strainer
one old tin funnel a set of knives and forks, in
the poss $5,00 two iron ladles a flesh fork a tin
upper, coffee mill, one old tea kittle, one iron candlestick,
and shugar kettles one four gallon pot, one
small pot, tea kettle one fire shovel, one smoothing
iron, one ax, two iron wedges one hoe, one family bible
one psalm Book, one bucket one wash tub $30.00
My occupation a Tailor but ^unable to pursue it, but the
fourth part of the time through disability of the
body my family residing with me, my wife, her
name Jane, her age 49 years, sickly
David B King 11 years of age not very healthy
Nancy Jane 6 years of age very sickly, the above
are not able to support themselves
I owe as follows, to wit,
To Jacob Graff - $32.00
To Abram Craft - 12.00
To Jesse Pagaan - 28 37' p
To Thomas Warren - $7.00 unsetled account
To Old Mr Winegardner - $14.00
To Emanuel Ruffner - 3. 00
To David Neely - 5. 872
also several unsetled dealings and cannot say
the amount that I may owe each man but
confident the sums cannot be great
John G King
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State of Ohio
Fairfield County
I, Hugh Boyle, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Schedule of the property of John G King as exhibited in the Clerk's office of the Court aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this the 4th day
of November AD 1822 and in the twentieth year of this State, and of the independence of the United States of America the forty seventh

Hugh Boyle, Clerk
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No. 874
Jane King dec
widow of John G.
Ohio

Act of 14 July 1838
Let 14 August 1852
J. G. Turner
Tiffin City
Opi
2
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State of Ohio
Seneca County ⎬
On this 17th day of March in the year 1852, Personally appeared
before me Cornelius Snook
a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Seneca & David B King, 
and made oath in due form of law that he is the son of John G King the identical person who is now dead and to whom a pension certificate was issued which is herewith returned. That the deceased pensioner
resided in Seneca County in the State of Ohio for the space of Five months
before his death, and previous thereto he resided in Fairfield County Ohio, and previous thereto he resided in different parts of the State of Pennsylvania and that he died on the 24th day of October 1830
D. B. King                           seal
Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year first above written.
Cornelius Snook J.
Justice of the peace


State of Ohio
Seneca County ⎬ss
On this 17th day of March in the year
1852 in and for said County of 1852, Personally appeared before me Cornelius Snook a Justice of the peace in and
for said County & David B. King and made oath in due form of law that he is the son of Jane King, Widow of the aforesaid John G. King, in order to obtain the amount of pension which said Jane King was entitled to receive, under the act of the 4th of July
1836, from the date of the said husband's death as above stated and that she never in her lifetime claimed a pension by making application, and that she died on the 23 day of July 1847, he further states that he does
not know of any witness who is now living that was present at the marriage of his said father and mother
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and knows of no public or private record except the family record hereto annexed, and that he has good reason to believe that James McDowell who was the Justice of the Peace in Westmorland County Penn.  has long since been dead.
J P. King                            seal

Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year first above written I Thereby certify that David King who has signed the above is a person of known respectability and whose statements is entitled to full credit.
Cornelius Snook 
Justice of the Peace
I
Know all men by these presents that we the heirs at law of John G King and
Jane his Widow, David King, Rachel Turner
and Peter King of Seneca County Ohio do hereby constitute and appoint J G Turner of Seneca County Ohio our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names and for our use to receive from the Treasury
of the United States the balance of pension which is due to the said John G King and also the amount of pension which might have been paid to the aforesaid Jane King from the date of her husband's death to the 23rd day of July 1847, being the day of her
death. Witness our hands and seals this 17th day of
March 1852          D. B. King   seal
   (Attest)              Rachel Turner (x) her mark
John Knox             Peter T. King seal
Cornelius Snook
2 Witnesses
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State of Ohio
Seneca County] ss                                  Be it known that on the Twentieth day of March 1802 before me Cornelius Snook,
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to administer Oaths, personally appeared David B. King, Rachel Turner & Peter T. King. The above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be their act and deed In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written.
Cornelius Snook 
Justice of the peace


State of Ohio}
Since County }ss
Be it known that on the Seventeenth day of March 1852 before me Cornelius Snook a Justice of the peace in and for said County & duly authorized by law to administer Oaths, personally appeared
John G Turner, the attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatsoever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the
foregoing power of attorney either by any pledge Mortgage, sale assignment or transfer and that he does not know or believe that the same has ever been so disposed of to any person whatsoever.
John G. Turner

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
Cornelius Snook
Justice of the peace
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State of Ohio
Perry County] ss
On this the 17th day of April in the year One thousand Eight hundred and fifty-two personally appeared before me,
William Karr, Justice of the peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Mary Henderson of the age of fifty six years who being duly sworn according to law declares that she was well acquainted with John G. King, and Jane, his wife, residing together as husband and wife first in Westmorland County in the State of Pennsylvania and last in Fairfield County, in the State of Ohio, making in all for the space of thirty or upwards of years and that they were reputed to have been married about the year Seventeen hundred & ninety and that they sustained a
good moral character and was respectable.
members of the Presbyterian Church where they resided, declarant further states that the
said John G King was a Revolutionary
pensioner of the United States, and that they
raised a family of several children of whom
she was well acquainted, (vis) David B King,
Raechal King now Raechal Turner, and Peter T.
King. All that is now living to the best of her
knowledge.

Mary & Henderson         (x) her mark


Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
last above written I hereby certify that
Mary Henderson who has signed the above
affidavit is a person or known respectability
for truth and (propriety?)
William Karr   Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Perry County] ss

-
I, John Beckwith, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County hereby certify that William Karr before whom the within affidavit was at the time he was made an acting Justice of the Peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified and that I believe his signature thereto to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Somerset this 17th day of April 1862.

John Beckwith, Clerk
By Ovid Spencer, Deputy
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State of Ohio ⎬
Seneca County} ss


On this 27th day of May 1852, 
 personally appeared before me,
Cornelious Snook, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Henry Turner of lawful age and after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says, that he was well acquainted with John G King, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. and died on the 28th day of October 1830, and left his wife, Jane King, who
remained a widow until the 23d day of July
1847. and died, on the day and year aforesaid unmarried, deponent further states that he was well acquainted with the said John G & Jane King for over twenty years and that they resided together as
Husband and wife during his acquaintance with them and that they raised a family of several Children of whom he is well acquainted, and the said John G King and wife was respectable members of the Presbyterian Church where they lived, he further states that he never heard the
fact of their marriage questioned, by anyone, and that the annexed paper is a true copy of the Original family record kept by the said John & Jane King in the old family bible and which said record was recognized by them as a true record of their marriage and births of their Children, deponent says that David B King,
Rachal Turner, a widow and Peter King is
all the children who is now living. Brothers
and sister and heir at law of the said John
and Jane King and that deponent has no
interest whatsoever in the application for
a pension.
Henry Turner    Witnesses signature
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written I hereby certify that
Henry Turner who has signed the above
affidavit is a person of known respectability
for truth and verity
Cornelis Snook
Justice of the Peace
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John G. King and Jane McAfee was married on the 14th day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and ninety by James McDowell, Justice of the Peace in Ligonier, Valley, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania
____________________________
John G. King was born on the 16th day of June in the year of our Lord 1792
Jacob King was born on the 7th day of November in the year of our Lord 1794
Rachel King, was born on the 4th day of July in the year of our Lord 1797
Peter J King was born on the 3d day of March in the year of Our Lord 1799.
Mathew King, was born on the 23rd day of May in the year of our Lord 1801-
Henry King was born on the 4th day of August in the year of our Lord 1803
Mary Ann Meriah King was born on the 12th day of April in the year of our Lord 
1806
David B King was born on the 2nd day of January in the year of our Lord 1809.
Nancy Jane King was born was born on the 18th day of September in the year of Our Lord - 1813.


John G King died on the 28th day of October 1820
Jane King wife of John G King died July 23rd, 1847


I hereby certify upon oath, that the above family record is a true Copy of the original taken from the old family bible now in the possession of David B. King, son of John and Jane King 

John Knox             Seal
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of March 1852. I hereby certify that John Knox
who has signed the above certificate is a person who is entitled to credit.
Cornelius Snook
Justice of the peace


 State of Ohio 
Seneca Count   ⎬ss

I, Philip Steelman, Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas in and for
said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Cornelious Snook before whom the foregoing Certificate and affidavits were taken and acknowledged was at the time an acting Justice of the peace duly Commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts are entitled to credit; and that the aforesaid Court of Common pleas is a Court of record having General Jurisdiction.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of said Court a/t the City of Tiffin, this 28th day of May in the year of our Lord 1852.
Philip Speelman, Clerk
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State of Ohio
Seneca County 
I, William Long Judge of the Probate Court of Seneca County. holden at Tiffin City Said Court being a Court of Record do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that John G King was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of eight dollars per month, that said King was a resident of Seneca County, in the State of Ohio and died on the 28th day of October 1830, that he left a widow whose name are Jane King, these are three surviving heirs or Children (viz) David B. King, Peter T King and Rachel Turner.
 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at Tiffin City this 28th day of May in the year
our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and fifty
two.
Wm.  Long
Probate Judge
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John G. King                   Ohio
served 4 years to end of the war
59 years old-- wife 49. son 11 and daughter 6 years 
Real estate. 2 acres of land
with a log house-- $100.00
Personal estate
                                   81.00
                                              $181.00
file  March 1819
Report to Roswell Mills,
Somerset, Ohio-March

Reinitiated
Dec 27, 1822
part as above


Dead.  Letter to  J. A. Bryan July 28, 1843
Letter to J.G. Turner May 1, 1850
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14,674
Jane King dec;d
wife of John G. King 
Ohio

Letter J.G. Turner August 16, 1852
same Dec. 30 1852
(same May 2, 1853)
letter _______ Mrs. Campbell
7 July 1838
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                               27th July



Hon. Mr. Edwards
 I dismember whether I have ever made the call upon your office in compliance with the request made in the enclosed certificate. It is the copy of a pension certificate. King died in 1820.
His widow wishes to know if she can draw upon it, or whether there is any pension in the law for her since the death of her husband.
Please reply & return the Copy.

Truly yours,
John A. Bryan
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Tiffin City, Ohio
May 28th 185

Sir,
Enclosed you will please find the papers pertaining to a pension in favor of the heirs of John G. and Jane King. Copy 
of which is submitted to your department
for said pension.

I am very respectfully yours,
J. G. Turner

Hon. J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

Washington
D.C.
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John G. King, Ohio Roll, act of
March 18, 1878
Be pleased to say to what time
his pension was paid.

Pension Office}
July 28, 1843

paid to 4th Sept. 1830
BLB
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Revolutionary claim
for pension.
Heirs of Jane King
widow of John B. King

Joseph Hamand
Washington City

D. C.
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July 5, 1853


Respected Friend,
By reference to a power of attorney
from J.G. Turner to me, which accompanied
my letter to you of 30th, you will see
that I am authorized to act as agent for the
prosecution of the claim of the Heirs of Jane
King, widow of John G. King who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, Jane his widow died it is
said, in 1847, without having claimed his pension.
Her heirs an said to have filed there
claim in 1851. Permit me to ask as early action, on this claim as your convenience will admit, , and that the result be reported to me.
I remain as ever,
your friend

Joseph Howard


Hon L. P. Waldo
commissioner of Pensions
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Act of July 14 and March, 1873

Rejected
59.53

Jane King
Service: widow of Jno G
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John G. King
Payable semi-annually -- the first payment
on this certificate will be made
on the 4th of March  next 

at the Branch Bank Us.
Chillicothe, Ohio


Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March 1818,
John G King late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the twenty-second day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States,
this second day of
February one thousand eight hundred nineteen
---
J.C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Washington, D.C.
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Somerset, Ohio, Nov 8th 1822

Dear Sir

Believing that like most other public officers, you possess the power of rectifying all mistakes in your office, I take the liberty of soliciting your attention in
particular to the enclosed copy of the Schedule of John G. King late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, who has been stricken from the list on account of the amount of his property under the firm belief that his name was struck off through
mistake.
An examination of Mr. King's property
places it as follows viz.
Lot of land                       $100.00                
Heifer & Calf, Steer, 1 Sheep
1 Hog 9 Shotes                    39.00
Chest table & 2 Chairs           7.00
Draper Mare                           5.00
Kettles, tub, Books &c          50.00
Total amount of Property $180.00
From which deduct the debts due

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Debts due by applicant
To Jacob Graff                        32.00
To Abram Craft                      12.00
To Jesse Paydon                    28.37 1/2
Thomas Warren   pay              7.00
Mr. Winegardner                   14.00
Emanuel Ruffner                      3.00
David Neely                             5.87 1/2
Amount of Debt             $    102.25
        From 181. 00
        Take $162.25
Balance
                  $78.75
Leaving as the property of John G. King the sum of 78 Dollars & 75 cents, exclusive of his debts. 
I think I have known several pensions continued where the amount of property was much greater.
This circumstance induces me to
believe that it has been a mistake.
Will you have the goodness to review
the claim of Mr. King and write
me on the subject at Columbus, Ohio, where I shall be on the 3d Proxima, my fellow citizen
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having called upon me to serve them
in the next Legislature of Ohio
The notification to Mr. King
numbered 6516.
Your Most Respectfully
Roswell Mills


Hon. J. C. Calhoun Esqr
Washington City
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John King
Rockland County
(6516)
$100
sent to Johnson Cook, June 30, 1820
at Rushville Ind. (March 1819)
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one axe two iron widges one to our family bible one Balm
book one bucket one word be
$30 as
My occupation a Taylor but unable to pursue it but the fourth
part of the time through disability of body, my family residing
with me my wifes name is Jane herage 49 years, Sidley
David B King 10 years of age not very healthy
Nancy Jane 6 years of age very sickly the above are not able to
support themselves
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I owe as follows to wit
to
to Jacob Groff $32.
To Abraham Craft 12.
To Jesse Readen
28.37
To
Thomas Warner 700
Ola M Winegardner 14.
to me
Rufferbe

David Newley
587
Also Several unsettled doings and cannot say the our
and that I may see in such cases but confident the sums can
not be great
John G. King
Sworn to and declared in open court on this 19th day of June
1820 -
I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for
the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
the church unto demand one copied from the original filed in 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 said property the
bled in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred and Eighty dollars and
the debts and to one hundred and two dollars and twenty five cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office or of said court this 19th day of June
AD 1820
Hugh Bogle
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one axe two iron wedges one hoe,
 our family bible one Psalm book,
 one bucket, one washtub
                                                             $ 30.00
My occupation as Taylor but unable
 to pursue it but for part of the time
 through disability of body, my family residing with me, my wife's name is
 Jane her age 49 years, David B King
 10 years of age not very healthy,
Nancy Jane 6 years of age very sickly,
 the above are not able to support themselves
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I owe as follows to wit:
to Jacob Groff                                  $32.00
To Abraham Craft                              12.00
To Jesse Peaden                                 28.37
To Thomas Warner                              7.00
to Ola M Winegardner                      14.00
to Emi Rufener                                     3.00
to David Newley                                  5.87
Also Several unsettled doings and
 cannot say the outcome
and that I may see in such cases
 but confident the sums cannot be
 great.

John G. King


Sworn to and declared in open court on this 19th day of June 1820. I, Hugh Boyle, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 
the schedule unto demand one copied from the original filed in 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 said property the bled in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred and Eighty dollars and the debts and to one hundred and two dollars and twenty-five cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office or of said court this 19th day of June
AD 1820
Hugh Bogle