Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7980, for George King, Maryland
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(illegible)

Maryland
Susannah King
widow of George King
MD
who served in the Revolutionary was as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence 
on the 3d February, 1853
Certificate of Pension issued
15th day of Feby. 1854
and sent to Geo. W. Nickman
Baltimore 
Md
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 1111. Vol. A
1321
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Hampshire, in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that William Welch, whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit was at the time of taking said affidavit and subscribing the same, an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and empowered to administer oaths. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office, this 7th day of November 1828, and in the 53 year of the Commonwealth. 
John B, White, C.H.L.
I do hereby certify that in the year 1780, George King, then resident in the state of Maryland, now in Virginia, enlisted in an independent company raised by the State of Maryland, and commanded by me, to serve for three years or during the war: and which by reference to the act of assembly for raising the same were entitled to the same pay, clothing and rations as officers of the same rank and soldiers in the service of the United States, and which was engaged in the service of the United States under the direction of the executive of Maryland and that he continued to serve in said company to the end of the revolutionary war, where he was discharged. 
John Reed, Capt. 
15th October, 1818
Nath B. Magruder
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Treasury Department
13 Dec 1828
George King of - in the County of Hampshire in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Reed's company in the fourth regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was no on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1826, nothing. 

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office. 
By order of the Secretary
J. A. Dickens

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office 
16th December 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to BLANK in the BLANK
If further appears that George King is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826.

The name of George King cannot be found among those of the Maryland line to whom certificate for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued-
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolutions appeared on the 15th day of May 1828; I George King of Hampshire county in the state of Virginia do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which (illegible) I was a private in Captain Reed's Company in the fourth Regiment of the Maryland line. 
And I also declare that my discharge has been lost, but that sufficient witness of my being a Revolutionary solider may be found in the fact that I now draw a pension from the state of Maryland for Revolutionary services. And I further declare that I was not on the 15 day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States. 
George King 

Virginia
Morgan County (illegible) 
Before me Robert Gustin, Justice of the Peace in the county of Morgan in the State of Virginia personally appeared this day Dennis Obrien of the said County who made oath that George King by whom its foregoing declaration is subscribed is generally respected and believed to have been a solider in the Revolution in manner as thereis stated. Witnessed my hand this 5th day of August 1828
Robert Gustin
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State of Maryland, Allegany County, to wit:
I William Rello Culley Register of Wills for Allegany Courts do hereby certify that Jacob Fechtig Esquire is Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Allegany Courts, a foresaid, duly commissioned and qualified according to law

In testimony where of I hereunto 
set my hand and affix my 
seal of office, this 31st day
of January, 1854
Just. W. Rello Culley Register
of Wills for Allegany Courts
Maryland
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State of Virginia
Morgan County to wit:
Dennis Obrien this day appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of said County and made oath in due form of law that he knew George King in the Army of the Revolution that he belonged to said Regiment with deponent and in a company commanded by Captain John Lynn that he enlisted about the beginning of the war for and during it's continuance and that he has good reason to believe that he continued to serve until the close of the war.  
Dennis Boyner

Sworn and subscribed before me this 22nd day of June 1831
Jno Sherrand
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George King-Pvt-
Maryland Line-
Evidence insufficient
Act 1828
Virginia
Ex Act (illegible) Ref hold books-
Act Wills File No 7980
OK
No record for JW
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7980
Susannah King
Wid.
George King
Pvt. Rev; War
Act Feby. 3 / 53
Index:-Vol. A, Page 400
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I hereby certify that the foregoing pages numbered from one to four inclusive, are a true copy of the original papers on file in this Department. 

Given under my hand and the seal of the Treasury this sixteenth day of March in the year on thousand eight hundred and thirty.-
J. D. (Illegible)
Secretary of the Treasury
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Virginia Hampshire to wit;

Before me William Welch a Justice of the peace in the county of Hampshire and state of Virginia personally appeared Nathan Headsen of the said county and made oath that George King to his knowledge served in the Maryland line under Capt. John reed in the Revolutionary war to the end of said war given under my hand this 27th day of Oct 1828
William Welch

Virginia to wit
I John B White Clerk of the County Court of Hampshire in the state of aforesaid do hereby certify that William Welch whose name is subscribed to the above certified affidavit was at the time of taking said affidavit and subscribing the same a county Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid dully commissioned and empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this 17th day of November 1828 & in the year of the Commonwealth
John W. White Clk.