Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10067, William Grace, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Grace, William
Lydia

NUMBER
W.10067

CONTENTS
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Indiana 17,558 R
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William Grace
of Washington Co in the state of Indiana
who was a private in the 2d. regiment commanded by
Colonel [blank] of the Maryland
line, for the term of nine months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 16 of October 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of June 1826
and Sent to Davis Floyd Esq
Corydon-Inda.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820 37:16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Septr. 1820 48:[blank]
[4 20/31 encircled] $85.16

{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

Discontinued May
21, 1823 Sent to John
Depauw Esqr. Salem
Indiana
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11,472
Indiana, New Albany
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Lydia Grace, decd
widow of William Grace
who (Md) died on the [blank]
of (Washn. Co) in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Revolution
[word line lined through] for 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Albany
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1837.  End 4' Mch 1841.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day
of Mch 1853 and sent to
Hon C. L. Dunham
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Arrears to the 4th of [blank] House of Reps
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
(She died 18' July 1842) 

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act July 7 1838. }
Recorded by H R Weightman Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 425
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[begin bold and italics]DISTRICT OF[end bold and italics] Indiana, ss.

On this sixteenth day of October 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Circuit Court of Washington County for the
said district, personally appeared William Grace of said County aged sixty
years, resident in said County of Washington in the said district, 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 en
gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"  That he, the
said William Grace enlisted for the term of three years, or during the war
on the 25th day of May in the year 1778
in Lupin County in the state of Delaware in the company commanded by
Captain Robert Kirknett of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Hall (2d Maryland Regt.) in the line of the State of Maryland
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the [blank] day of March 1779, when he was
discharged from service in near Camden state of South Carolina,
that he was in the battles of Monmouth, Utaw Springs and at [illegible]
of Corn Wallis in militia
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 said services.

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Davis Floyd

I, Davis Floyd, Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said William Grace did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; 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 aforementioned act of Congress.  I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support.  Given under my hand and seal
this 16th October 1819.  Davis Floyd [word Seal encircled]

[box with the words:
SEAL OF
THE COURT
written on the inside]
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Office of State
Corydon January 8th 1820.

I certify that Davis Floyd before whom the
within certificate was acknowledged was at that time
presiding Judge of the 2nd. Judicial Circuit in the State of
Indiana, and that full faith & credit should be
given his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my
name and affixed the seal of State
R. A. Nett
Secty of State
for the State of Indiana
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(Schedule) (76
_________
William Grace
Washington County
Indiana
_____
Red. May 20. 1923

not entitled

John Depauw Esqr
Salem
Indiana
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District of Indiana }  I
Washington County } Ss.

On the 27th February 1822 personally
appeared in open Court being the Circuit
Court of Washington County in the Second Ju
dicial Circuit, and having unlimited juris
diction in all cases whether civil or crimi
nal William Grace resident in said
County of Washington aged sixty four years
who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath declare that he served
in the Revolutionary War as follows.  That in
the year 1778 he enlisted in the County of
New Castle State of Delaware in the Town
of Dover, in the company of Captain Kerkwood
of the regiment commanded by Colonel
Smallwood of General Smallwoods Brigade
of the line of Maryland on the Continental 
establishment.  That he served at that time for
the term of three years when he was discharged
at Wicks farm in the State of New Jersey by
Captain Kerkwood and Colonel Hall and
that his original declaration was dated 16th
October 1819.  That his pension certificate num
bered on the bank 17558.  And I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the 18th March 1818.  And
that I have not since that time by gift
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sale or in any manner disposed of my proper
ty or any part thereof with intent thereby so
to diminish it as to bring 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 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 con
tained in the Schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed (To Wit)--

1 quarter section of land, one payment on it 150.00
[two columns]
[left column]
2 Cows & Calves . . . . . . . . . . .20.00
1 plough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.00
2 pair Gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6.00
2 mattooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.00
1 Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.00
1/2 Doz cups & saucers . . . . .     .75
1/2 Doz plates . . . . . . . . . . . . .     .25
1 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1.50
1 Large pot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    2.00
6 Head hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6.00
[right column]
2 Head Horses . . . . . . . . . . . .  85.00
1 Hoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      .50
2 Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3.00
1 Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1.00
1 Chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1.00
3 Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1.50
1/2 Doz knives & forks . . . . . . .   1.00
1 Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1.00
1 Kettle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2.50
11 Head of Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . .11.00

I am by occupation a farmer but
unable from rupture and rheumatism to labour
my wife Lydia seventy years of age and from
infirmity unable to labour but little [word much lined through].
Valued by the Court to $300.75. William X his mark Grace
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III
Sworn to and subscribed before me
D. Floyd--

State of Indiana }
Washington County } Ss.

I John Depauw Clerk
of the Washington Circuit Court do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule
thereto annexed are truly copied from the
records 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 three hundred dollars and se
venty five cents, and that a scrawl and
nothing else is recognized as the seal of said
Court.

{ Seal of } In testimony whereof I have here
{ Washington } unto set my hand affixed the
{ County } seal of the said Court on the second
day of April 1823.
John Depauw Clk

State of Indiana } 
Washington County } Ss.

I Davis Floyd presiding
Judge of the Washington Circuit Court do
hereby certify that John Depauw whose attes
tation is annexed to the foregoing certificate
is the Clerk of the said Court and that
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his certificate is in due form of law.
And that a scrawl only is the seal of said
Court.

Given under my hand officially
this 2d. day of April 1823.
Davis Floyd

[Written vertically at center of page] 
(Schedule) (76
________
William Grace
Washington County
Indiana
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Red. May 20. 1823

not entitled

John Depauw Esqr.
Salem
Indiana
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Grace 6512
______
Lydia Grace
of William
Indiana

Lydia Grace died
18 July 1842
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Sarah Sloan
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Jesse Grace &
Lydia Pickler
only children
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Hon. Jno Carr
HR
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State of Indiana }
Washington County } Ss.

On this twenty second day of
November, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, before
me, Samuel Peck the Judge of the Washington Pro
bate Court, it being a Court of Record of the State, per
sonally appeared [begin underline]Lydia Grace, a[end underline] resident of the
said State of Indiana in the County of Washington
aged [begin underline]eighty three[end underline] years, on the 20th day of January
1839, who being first duly sworn, according to law,
doth, on her oath, made the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1738, entitled
"An act granting half pay and pensions to certain
widows".  That she is the widow of [begin underline]a certain Wil
liam Grace, late[end underline] of said county deceased who
was a private in the Revolutionary army of the
United States, that she has no documentary evi
dence in support of the claim, that her said
husband did, she believes, sometime in the year
[begin underline]1822 apply[end underline] for a pension and forwarded to the
proper department as she has been informed all
the evidence necessary for that purpose, but did
not obtain any from the circumstance that he
then held more property than the then existing
pension laws allowed.

She further declares that
she was married to the said William Grace
on the 28th day of January 1784 but has no docu
mentary evidence of her said marriage, nor does she
know of any person now living by whom she could
prove that fact, except traditionary testimony; that  her
husband the aforesaid [begin underline]William Grace died on the
first day of June, eighteen hundred and twenty four;[end underline]
that she was not married to him prior to his
leaving the service, but the marriage took place
previous to the 1st of January 1794, viz at the time above
stated.
Lydia X her mark Grace
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Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
first written, before me; And I hereby certify that
the aforesaid Lydia Grace cannot, from her bodily
infirmity, attend the said Court.
Samuel Peck, } Judge of
___________ } Probate

The deposition of Sarah Sloan, who first being duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, depose
and say, that she is in the fifty seventh year of her
age, that she was well acquainted with a certain Wil
liam Grace in his lifetime, that she is well acquainted
with his widow Lydia Grace, and her acquaintance
with them both commenced as far back as the seventh
year of age of this deponent, that during said time,
she has heard the said William Grace and said Lydia
Grace both, frequently state, that they were married and
joined together in wedlock, and according to both of
their statements, the said marriage was on the twenty
eighth day of January in the year seventeen hundred
and eighty four, and to the certain knowledge of this
deponent, the aforesaid persons did live together, generally,
as man and wife, and that she never did hear the 
legality of said marriage called in question, and this
deponent verily believes that the aforesaid persons were
legally married, and that she does not know of any
record or documentary evidence of said marriage
nor of any person now living who has certain
knowledge of that fact, except said widow.

This deponent further says, that she was pre
sent at the time when the said William Grace
died, and that his death occurred on the first day
of June, eighteen hundred and twenty four, and fur
ther this deponent saith not.
23rd November 1839.  Sarah X her mark Sloan
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The deposition of Catharine Young of lawful age who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that she was present when a certain William Grace (the late husband of a certain Lydia Grace) departed this life and that he died on the first day of June in the year eighteen hundred and twenty four and further this deponent saith not.

25th November 1839
Catharine Young

State of Indiana
Washington County

I Henry W Hackett a master in chancery in and for said county authorized by statue of said state to administer oaths and affirmations generally and to take depositions do hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of Sarah Sloan and Catharine Young were taken, sworn, and subscribed to before me in said county. And I further certify that the two said deponents are personally known to me and that each of them are persons of credibility and ought to be believed under oath. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal officially on this twenty-firth day of November, Eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.

Henry W Hackett - SEAL
as a mater in Chancery as aforesaid
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State of Indiana
Washington County

I Eli W Malott, Clerk of the Washington Probate Court, in the said state, certify that Samual Peck, Esq whose name appears on this affidavit and before whom the within affidavit of Lydia Grace was taken is now and was on the date thereof Judge of the Probate Court of said County duly commissioned and qualified - that to all his official acts as such due faith and credit are dew and ought to be given - and that his said signature is genuine.

In testimony whereof I here unto subscribed my name and hereto affix the seal of said court at Salem this 27th day of November AD 1839.

Eli W Malott - Clerk

State of Indiana
Washington County

I Eli W Malott - Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court within the 2nd Judicial District of said state certify that henry W Hackett Esq whose signature appears to within certificate is now and was at the time of taking and certifying the within depositions a master in chancery in and for the said county of Washington duly appointed and qualified according to law - and to all his official acts as such due faith and credit are due and ought to be given.
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In testimony whereof I here unto subscribed my name and hereto affix the seal of the said court at Salem, this 27th day of November, AD 1837

Eli W Malott, Clerk

SEAL
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State of Indiana
Washington County

On this 23rd day of January 1852 before me Chas H Pidgeon an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Sloan aged (68) sixty-eight years and Jess Grace aged (57) fifty-seven years who first being duly sworn according to law doth upon their oath state that they make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed 7 July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17 June 1844 and 2nd February 1848 to wit that they are the children of Lydia Grace and William Grace (dec'd) who was as they verify believe a soldier in the army of the revolution and served some length of time they think for five years that he belonged to the Delaware Continental or state line troops they don't know which and to this army register of said state they refer for the evidence to support the service performed by their father the said William Grace (dec'd) that he made application during his lifetime and received a certificate and started to draw his money but lost the certificate on the way and never drew anything and died without ever getting it renewed after which time their mother the said Lydia Grace made application but never heard from it. They further state that they verily believe that their parents were married according to law in Sussex County in the state of Delaware about the year 1784; that their father the said William Grace died in Washington county in the state of Indiana about 1st day of June 1821 and that their mother the said Lydia Grace died in Washington County Indiana on the 18th day of July 1842 and leaving 8 children to wit. Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and Lydia Pickler and that their father lived in Washington County Indiana when he received his pension certificate from Washington City and to the evidence on file they
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support for their application they refer for the evidence of marriage or any other fact necessary in the [illegible] declaration of their claim they now say that an examination of their Father's and Mother's applications may be housed at the pension office at Washington City and that an allowance may be made which they hereby officially request may be  made payable at the United States Agency in Louisville, Kentucky or New Albany Indiana provided our attorneys G H Monsarrat or S F J Trabue think it best at the last named place or agency.

Sarah Sloan - SEAL
Jesse Grace - SEAL
His X Mark

Robert K Graves
Jesse Patterson
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 28h day of January 1852

And I the just subscribed magistrate certify that the foregoing claimants are personally known to me and known to persons of respectability unto all of whose statements the fullest faith and credit should be given. In testimony where I do hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of January 1852.

Charles H Pidgeon - SEAL
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Know all men by these presents we Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and Lydia Pickler children of Lydia Grace and William Grace (dec'd) who was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint G. H. Monsarrat and S F J Trabue with full power of substitution [illegible] and lawful attorneys for us and in our name to demand at Washington City an analyzation of our right to a pension and to do any and all things necessary in order to establish our right to a pension, which when done our attorneys or their substitute is hereby authorized to demand and receive the pension certificate which may issue in our favor and which we hereby request may be made payable at Louisville, Kentucky or at New Albany Indiana provided my said attorneys think best at the last named agency. With my said attorneys and them only do we wish the pension office to hold correspondence touching our said claim.

Witness our hand and seal this 23 day of January 1852
Sarah Sloan - SEAL
Jesse Grace - SEAL  His X Mark
Lydia Pickler - SEAL - Her X Mark

Att Robert K Graves
Jesse Patterson

State of Indiana Washington County

Be it known that on the 23rd day of January 1852 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to tbe their own voluntary act and deed in testimony whereof I hereunto set my name the day and year aforesaid. 
Charles H Pidgeon - SEAL - JP
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State of Indiana
Washington County

I Washington C DePauw - clerk of the Washington Circuit Court in and for said County within said state - certify that Charles H Pidgeon Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and the foregoing Power of Attorney acknowledged was the time of so doing and is now an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that full faith and credence are due all his official acts and this signature thereto purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.

Witness my hand and the seal of said court at Salem in said county this 28th day of January AD 1852

W C DePauw - Clerk

SEAL with RIBBON
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October 7, 1935

William Grace-W.10067
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Norman T. Gill
2135 West Lawn Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim W.10067 based upon the service of William Grace during the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown, nor are the names of his parents not given.

William Grace enlisted in the state of Delaware May 25, 1778 served as a private in Captain Robert Kirkwood's company and in Colonel Hall's Maryland regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged sometime in March, 1779. He was also in the battle of Eutaw Springs and at the surrender of Cornwallis, length of this service and names of officers not stated.

The soldier was living about the year 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1819, at which time he was sixty years of age and living in Washington County, Indiana. He died June 1, 1824 in said Washington County.

William Grace married January 28, 1784 in Sussex County, Delaware, Lydia Clows. She was born January 20, 1756 place nor names of her parents not shown.

The widow, Lydia Grace, applied for pension November 22, 1839 then a resident of Washington County,
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Indiana, she died in Washington County, Indiana, July 18, 1842.

The pension due their Mother, Lydia Grace, was allowed the following children: Mrs. Sarah Sloan, Mrs. Lydia Pickler, and Jesse Grace.

The above noted daughter, Sarah, married December 1, 1802 in Rowan County, North Carolina, Kanada or Knida Patterson, and after his death (date not given), she married John Sloan, whose widow she was in 1852, at which time she was aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Washington County, Indiana. The above named Mrs. Lydia Pickler, was the widow of John Pickler in 1852, aged fifty-four years; and Jess Grace in 1852 was fifty-seven years old and living in Washington County, Indiana.

One Jesse Patterson was of Washington County, Indiana in 1852 and Mrs. Mary Pickler was eighty-seven years of age in 1853 and living in said Washington County. It is not show that they were related to the family.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Left Side Page

1926 - Apr 14, Hist to Nannie E Marshall and 
1935 Dec 7 - Hist to Mrs. Norman T Gill

Right Side Page

Widow, Etc.
Rev
File NO 10067
Lydia Grace
Wid of
William Grace
Priv Rev Was

Act: July 7, 1838
Index: Vol - A Page 288

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Feb 25, 1926

Salem, Ind
605 W. Market St

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear sir will you please give me some more information the record of Calza Rubinson, Levi Bridgewater, William Grace and William Sargeant - Pension list of 1835.

War sections of 1812 pension certificate Thomas smith.

Respectful yours

Nannie E Marshall
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SEAL Daughters of the American Revolution

Mrs. Norman T. Gill
2135 West Lawn Ave
Madison, Wis.

Sept. 21, 1935

Pension Dept.
Dept. of Interior
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

I am trying to find out something about the following:
William Grace was supposed to have served 5 yrs in the Rev. War, lived in the same locality and belonged to the same Masonic orders as George Washington. He moved to the Carolina and later to Indiana.

James Williams had a similar record, moved to Carolinas then to Kentucky and finally to Indian. Can you give me any information about either of these men? Am trying to find the names of their wives. James Russel Grace, son of the above Wm. Grace married Mary Williams daughter of James Williams. Thought it possible that they or their widows might have applied for pensions.

Would be grateful for any information you might be able to gie me.

Very turly yours,

Mrs. Norman T. Gill

Date/Time Stamp - Received Sept 24
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State of Indiana
Washington County

On this the 26th day of January 1852 personally appeared before me Charles H Pidgeon an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Mrs. Sarah Sloan aged 68 sixty-eight years a resident of the county of Washington and state of Indiana who after being duly sworn according law doth upon her oath state that she is the oldest child of Wm. Grace and Lydia Grace (Deceased) that she (Sarah Sloan) testifies that she was married on the first day of December AD 1802 to Kanada Patterson at which time she was (18) eighteen years old. After the death of the said Patterson, she married one John Sloan whose widow she now is. She further states that she was married to her first husband the said Patterson in Rowan County in the state of North Carolina by one John Buckner a Baptist preacher. She further states that although her father lived in Delaware in Sussex County, he may have served in the Maryland Troops but that he was in the revolutionary war and received a pension certificate for his services. There is no doubt for she states that she has seen it, that her mother's name before her marriage to the said Wm. Grace (dec'd) was Lydia Clows 

Sarah Sloan
Robert K Graves (Att)

Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year above written and I the just subscriber magistrate certify that the foregoing declarant is personally known to me and known to be a lady respectability unto all of whose statements fullest faith and credit should be given and I believe her to be of the age
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above stated and married as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I do here unto set my hand and seal of office this 26th day of January 1852.

Charles H Pidgeon - SEAL JP

Inter [illegible] on last line made before signing
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Know to all men by these present that we Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and Lydia Pickler the children of Lydia Grace (Dec'd) who was the widow of William Grace (Dec'd) who was a revolutionary pensioner under the act of congress passed.

Do hereby nominate constitute and appoint G H Monsarrat and S F J Trabue of Louisville, Ky our true and lawful attorneys for us and in our name to demand and receive from the government of the United States the amount that may be found due us in consideration of the revolutionary services of our Father the said William Grace (dec'd) under any act or acts of the congress of the United States and when an amount or amounts are found due us, then our said attorneys are hereby fully authorized to demand from the government of the Unites States or any officer hereof the money or certificate in satisfaction for the same and to sign seal and deliver any instrument or instruments in writing in order there that they may deem fit. Ant we hereby revoke all former power of attorney or other instruments of writing which we may have hereto fore given to any other person or persons, hereby ratifying all and whatsoever our said attorneys the said G H Monsarrat and S F J Trabue may do by virtue of these presents in testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names and affix our seals this blank day of January 1852.

Sarah Sloan - SEAL
Jesse Grace - SEAL His X Mark
Lydia Pickler - SEAL - Her X Mark

Att. Robert K Graves
Jesse Patterson

Subscribed and acknowledged before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid this 23rd Jan1852.

Charles H Pidgeon - SEAL JP
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State of Indiana
Washington County

On this the 23rd day of January 1852 personally appeared before me Charles H Pigeon an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Sarah Sloan aged (68) sixty-eight years and Jesse Grace aged (57) fifty=seven years who first being duly sworn according to law doth upon their oath state that they are the children of Lydia Grace (dec'd) who was the widow of William Grace (dec'd) late of the county of Washington and State of Indiana who was a revolutionary soldier and pensioner under the act of congress passed. They state that their father the said William Grace died in the county of Washington and state of Indiana on the 1st day of June 1824 and they further state that their mother the widow of the said William Grace (dec'd) died in the county of Washington and State of Indiana on the 18th day of July 1842 leaving 3 children viz Sarah Sloan aged (68) Jesse Grace aged (57) Lydia Pickler aged (54) fifty-four years. They further state that they verily believe that their parents were married according to law in Sussex County in the state of Delaware (somewhere near the Nanticoke River) on or about the year AD 1784 and Mrs. Sarah Sloan states that they had not been married one year when she was born. That she has always understood from her parents that she was born the same year they were married. They further state that their father the said William Grace never drew any pension to their knowledge. That he William Grace received his pension certificate from Washington City and Started to draw the money and lost the certificate consequently never got his money and died about one year afterwards or not so long without ever getting it or any other instrument of writing in lieu thereof and that their mother
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The said Lydia Grace made application through one Judge Hacket about seven or eight months before she died from which they have never heard. And to the evidence on file and the record and register of the said troops they refer for the evidence to support of the service performed by their father the said William grace in support of their application. They refer to the evidence of marriage or any other fact necessary in the adjudication of their claim. They now pray that an examination of their application made by their mother may be had at the pension office at Washington City and that an allowance may be made which they request may be made payable at the United States Agency Louisville Kentucky or New Albany Indiana provided our attorneys SFJ Trabue or G H Monsarrat think it best to have the same payable at the last named agency.

Sarah Sloan - SEAL
Jesse Grace - SEAL - His X Mark

Att Robert K Graves
Jesse Patterson

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 23 day of January 1852 and I the just subscriber magistrate certify that the foregoing declarants are personally known to me and known to be persons of respectability unto all of whose statement the fullest faith and credit should be given in testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 day of January 1852.

Charles H Pidgeon - SEAL - JP
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William Grace
Maryland Line
2 Reg Col Hall
25 May 1778
March 1779

Proof of service
Adm'd 20 June 1820
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 23rd 1819

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that William Grace enlisted as a private in the Second Maryland Regiment on the twenty fifth day of May 1778 and was discharged in March 1779.

Thos Karney - Aud. S.M.
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Copy to be sent to Hon C L Dunn
House of Rep

James G Berret
Present
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State of Indiana
Washington County

Be it remembered that it has been satisfactorily proved to me by the oath of Jesse Grace that Lydia Grace the widow of William Grace deceased a soldier in the war of the revolution died on the 18th day of July AD 1842 leaving only the following surviving children viz Sarah Sloan widow of John Sload Dec'd formerly the widow of Kanada Patterson Dec'd, aged 68 years, Jesse Grace aged 57, Lydia Pickler widow of John Pickler dec'd aged 54 ears;

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court of said County at Salem in said County this 28th day of January AD 1852

Washington C DePauw - Clerk
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Lydia Grace of William Indiana
Suspended
Let 26th Dec 1839
Now John Carr
Let J G Berret July 12/52

Act 7 July 1838
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Brief in case of Lydia Grace dec'd Widow of Wm
County and State of Indiana
Act July 7, 1838

Claim - Original
Proof Exhibited - Blank
Is it documentary, traditionary or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband was a pensioner at $56 per annum act 1818, [illegible] 1823, to much property
he served 9 months - she died in 1842 only entitled for service actually [illegible] proof of marriage.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?  BLANK

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk

Name and Residence of Agent
Hon C L Dunham
House of Rep
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

State of Indiana
County of Washington

Be it known that before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Jesse Grace a resident in the county of Washington in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that he is the son of Lydia Grace widow of William Grace in the county of Washington and State of Indiana who was a revolutionary soldier and that he believes the United States are still indebted, under existing laws, for the pension that was due under the application heretofore made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for which application was heretofore made as aforesaid, and constitutes and appoints John M Cord and C L Dunham of Washington County Indiana true and lawful attorneys with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said pension and do all acts necessary thereto [illegible] and according all powers of attorney and will given in the presence 

In witness whereof Jesse Grace has on this 18th day of December 1852 hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal.

Jess Grace - SEAL - His X Mark

Witness:
David Prince
Farchild [illegible]

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me on this 18th day of December 1852. 
Daniel Knight JP - Seal

State of Indiana
County of Washington

I, W C DePauw clerk of the circuit court of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel Knight before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 18th day of December 1852

W.C DePauw - CLERK
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No 6512
Lydia Grace Dec
Widow of Wm Washington Co Ind
Act of July 7, 1838
9 months $30 per annum [illegible]
4 March 1836 to 
4 March 1841
She died 18 July 1842

Pay to Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and Lydia Pickler only children

Let to 
Hon C L Dunham
H.R.
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Hon C.L. Dunham
H of R
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
June 22 1854

Sir:
Under the act 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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842 extending the time within which Pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension Agents.

The children of Wm. Grace, dec'd

Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana
Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18 March 1818 has been paid at this department from the 16th of Oct 1819 to the 4th of March 1820.

Respectfully yours

J M Brodhead - Comptroller

wid act 38 No 11472

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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State of Indian
Washington County

On this the 28th day of January AD 1852 personally appeared before me an acting Justice in and for the county and state aforesaid Mrs. Mary Pickler aged *87) eighty-seven years a resident of Washington County in the state of Indiana who first being duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath state that she was intimately and personally acquainted with William Grace (dec'd) late of Washington Co Indiana and that she was well acquainted with Lydia Grace (dec'd) both before and after the death of her husband the said William Grace (dec'd). She states that she knew them in Rowan County, North Carolina more than fifty-four years ago that they were then living together as husband and wife and had been reputed as such from the earliest of her recollection of them. that they were always regarded as being highly respectable citizens and were always reputed as husband and wife and that she was also well acquainted with their children and that she knew Mrs. Sarah Sloan both before and after her marriage to Knada Patterson, which marriage took place about the first of December 1802, and at which time the said Sarah Grace was about (18) eighteen years of age and after the death of the said Patterson she was married to one John Sloan whose widow she now is. She further states that the said William Grace died about 1824 and that his widow the said Lydia Grace died about the year 1842 leaving the following children viz Sarah Sloan, Jesse Grace and Lydia Pickler, the only children living at the death of the mother the said
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Lydia Grace (dec'd) in testimony whereof I set my hand and seal.
 Mary Pickler - SEAL - Her X Mark

Att - Robert K Graves and James Pickler

Subscribed and sworn to before me and I do hereby certify that Mrs. Mary Pickler the above affiant is personally known to me and that she is highly respectable and that al her statements are entitled to full faith and credit and that she is of the age above stated.

Daniel Knight - JP SEAL

State of Indian, Washington County

I Washington C DePauw clerk of the Washington Circuit court do hereby certify that Daniel Knight before whom the annexed affidavit appears to have been made was at the time of taking such affidavit an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county and duly authorized by law to take the same and am acquainted with his signature and believe the annexed signature purporting to be his to be genuine. And further that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said state.

Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 28th day of January AD 1852

W C DePauw - Clerk
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Washington 7 April 1852

Sir:

Enclosed the application of Lydia Grace's children for the benefit of Act 7 July 1838.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant

James G Berret

Hon J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
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October 4, 1935

BA-J/EEL

Mrs. Norman T. Gill
2135 West Lawn Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William Grace who lived in the same locality and belonged to the same Masonic Orders as George Washington, served in the Revolutionary War, moved to the Carolinas and later to Indiana, and James Williams, who had a similar record, moved to the Carolinas then to Kentucky and finally to Indiana, and who had a daughter, Mary, who married James Russell Grace, sone of the above named William Grace.

The records are furnished you herewith of William Grace, the only soldier of that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and of James Wiliams, both of whom received pensions while residing in the state of Indiana.

Your stamped, self-addressed envelope is returned herewith as no postage is required for these official reports.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

April 14, 1936

Nannie E. Marshall
605 W. Market St
Salem, Ind.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W.10067 it appears that William Grace enlisted in Delaware, May 25, 1778, and served as private in Captain Robert Kirkwood's Company, Colonel Hall's Maryland regiment, he was in the battle of Monmouth and served until March 1779.

He was also in the battles of Eutaw Springs, and surrender of Cornwallis, length of service and officers not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1819, while a resident of Washington County, Indiana, aged sixty years. He died in said county, June 1, 1824.

Solder married January 28, 1784 in Sussex County
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Delaware, Lyndia Clows, who was born January 30, 1756. she died July 18, 1842 in Washington County, Indiana.

The pension due their mother was allowed the following children - Sarah Sloan widow of John Sloan; Lydia, widow of John Pickler; and Jesse Grace.

Sarah Grace married December 1, 1802, Kanada or Knada Patterson, he died and she married John Sloan. In 1852, said Sarah was sixty-eight years old; Lydia Pickler was fifty-four years old; and Jesse Grace was fifty-seven years old.

There is no further data on file relative to children.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.