Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35987, Simon Green, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.
Green, Simon
NUMBER S. 35987

CONTENTS
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[left hand page]
Notify of continuance handed
Pensioner Sept 4. 1820

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(2295)
District of Columbia
Simon Green, 
Capt Tompkins
Private
Virginia line - 1776. 2 years,
In the army of the United States during thr Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Columbia
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence  on
the 7th of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22d of August 1818
and delivered to the Pensioner
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
3 months 4/30. . . . $25.6
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

[handwritten note at bottom]
Contiued
[illegible words]
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District of Columbia, 88.
On this first day of June 1818, before me the subscriber,
one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States
for the said district, personally appears Simon Green 
aged 67 years, resident in George Town 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 engaged 
in the land and naval service of the United States in the
revolutionary war:" 
That he the said Simon Green enlisted in 1776 in Gloucester 
County in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by 
Captain Charles Tompkins of the 7th Virg. Reg. & Virg. line; 
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in service 
of the United States until the expiration of his term of 
enlistment as that was two years, when he was discharged 
from service at Valley Forge state (Town of Pennsylvania,
that he was in the battles of Brandywine & German & others 
and was wounded at Brandywine by a musket ball;
that he afterwards reenlisted and served to the end of the war, 
having been at the [illegible] of Lord Cornwallis
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need 
of the assistance of his country for support; and he has no 
other evidence now in his power of his said services, 
having had his discharge taken from him by the French at
[illegible]

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

I, Buckner Thruston Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it
appears to my satisfaction, that the said Simon Green did serve 
in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, 
against the common enemy; and I now transmit the preceding 
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.
Given under my hand this 1st of June 1818
B. Thruston 

[rectangular black ink stamp] SEAL OF THE COURT
To the Honble The Secretary of War
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Columbia
Recorded 7 July 1820
Simon Green 
City of Washington
recd. 23 August 1820
Dist: Columbia
Con[illegible]
JLE
If I am not mistaken he 
has been sent
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SCHEDULE.

District of Columbia 88.
Washington County
On this sixth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, 
(a) being a court of record (b) for the said district, county
established as such by the Congress of this State, Simon Green 
aged seventy one years, resident in George Town in said district,
[circuit, county, or corpotion] who being first duly sworn, according 
to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary 
was as follows:
(c) I Simon Green do here solemnly swear that I served in the Seventh
Virginia Regiment on the Continental Establish about or full Five
years & was present at the battles Brandywine, Trenton & [illegible]
at the seige of York Town in Virginia.
And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) 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 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 on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has
any person in trust for me, 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.

I do further swear that I was placed on the pension list as a private 
under the act of the 18th March 1818. as will appear by my Certificate
 of the 22nd day of Augt 1818.

Sworn to, and declared, on  the sixth day of July in open Court
DI. Wm Brent 

I, William Brent clerk  of the circuit court of the District of Columbia
[illegible] do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) 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 five dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal 
of the said court, on this sixth day of July 1820
Wm Brent
Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Washington in the District of Columbia

[illegible round seal]
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[typewritten]
(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the
applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the 
court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress.
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged by the tribunals of the several states to be court of 
records;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law with jurisdiction unlimited in
point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings 
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of 
those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings,
and possess a seal. The court should in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings that
it is a court of record, and state why it is such. - [Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.]
(c) Here set forth the regiment, company, and line, or ship, corps, or vessel, and the date of the
original declaration; and if he has received a pension, the number of the pension certificate should
be inserted.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted,
and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, 
the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their
support in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent
circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words
of the third section of he act of the 1st of May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable 
of support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable 
of supporting themselves without he aid of the government, except by private of public charity.

[handwritten]
Schedule of the Property of Simon Green a Pensioner
under the act of the U States of the 18th March 1818-
Real Property - none
Personal Property - 2 old chairs & one old chest
Mixed Property, Debts, &c - none
I am by profession a [illegible] carpenter but from old age & disbility, am unable to pursue it - 
I have a wife & eight children, the oldest of these nineteen years old, the youngest at the breast_ 
They are not able to to contribute to my support their labor will scarcely support themselves. 
Simon Green [his mark] X
Test.
Tho Carberry
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On this sixth day of July Eighteen Hundred and
Twenty- Personally appeared Thomas Carbery 
of the City of Washington who being duly sworn 
in open Court doth depose and say, that he the 
Deponent has long known Simon Green the within
Pensioner & that he has occasionally employed him
as a laborer, that he knows him to be miserably poor 
& with a large & helpless family.

Deponent further says that he has seen the schedule 
hereto annexed & he [illegible] the facts therein to 
be true-
Tho. Carbery
[illegible] Wm. Brent
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35987
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 35,987
Simon Green
Priv  Rev  War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 493

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Gloster Co. of Va
16th Augt. 
18 1/2
Mr. Simon Green
District Columbia
George Town
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Sir
I herewith enclose you a certificate of your
services in the Revolutionary War. It will be
unnecessary to mention every change in the 
officers under whom you served - Suffice it, 
to say, that you served in the company, & 
Regiment the time of your engagement, as
certified in the certificate, and will bring you
under the provisions, of the act, of the 18th  
March 1818 for the relief of those who served
in the Revolutionary War. The changes in the 
command of Companies & Regiments, were so
frequent that it wold be imposible to recite
the many changes, that took place, by Death,
Resignations, && therefore I shall be silent.

Gloster County
Aug. 10th 1818

I am Sir-
Wm. Matt [illegible]
Jas Bayttop
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I do hereby certify, that Simon Green, 
enlisted as a soldier in the Company
commanded by Capt. Charles Tomkies
attached to the 7th  Virginia Continental
Regiment, Commanded by Col. William 
Dangerfield, in the month of February 1776,
for the term of two years - that he the said 
Simon Green joined the said Regiment 
immediately and served in the said Company
& Regiment the term of his said engagement
faithfully & as a good soldier.
Given under my hand, Gloster County, 
this 10th day August 1818.

Jas Bayttop
Capt. 7th Virg & Conl Reg
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SCHEDULE.

District of Columbia 
Washington County 88

On this sixth day of July 1820 personally appeared, 
in open court, (a) being a court of record (b) for the said
district, [circuit, county, or corporation as the case may be] 
Simon Green aged 71 years, resident in George Town in 
said district, [circuit, county, or corpotion,] who, being 
duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare
that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:

(c) I Simon Green do hereby solemnly swear that I served 
in the seventh Virginia Regiment on the Continental 
Establishment about or full five years and was present
ay the battle brandywine Trenton and finally at the 
seige of York Town in Virginia.

And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) 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 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 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 me 
subscribed.

(d) I do further swear that I was placed on the pension list as a 
private under the act of the 18th March 1818 as will appear 
by my certificate of the 22 day of August 1818.

Sworn to, and declared, on the sixth day of July 1820 before
Wm Brent clk

I, William Brent clerk of circuit court of the District of Columbia
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court;
and I do 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 five dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said court on this sixth day of July 1820

Wm Brent 
Clerk of the Court for the County of Washington in the district of Columbia
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Schedule of the property of Simon Green a
pensioner under the Law of the 18th March 1818
Real Property~~none
Personal Property ~two old chairs and one old chest
Mixed property debts & c..  none

I am by profession a ship carpenter but from old age 
and disability am unable to pursue it.
I have a wife and eight children the eldest of them
nineteen years old the youngest at the breast  
They are not able to contribute to my support their 
whole labor necessarily support themselves
Test Thomas Carbery
Simon Green [his mark] X

On this sixth day of July 1820 personally appeared
Thomas Carbery of the city of Washington who being
duly sworn  in open court doth depose and say that
he the deponent has long known Simon Green the 
within pensioner that he has occasionally employed
him as a laborer that he knows him to be miserably
poor with a large and helpless family. 

Deponent further says that he has seen the schedule 
hereto annexed and believes the facts therein to be true.
Test Thomas Carbery
Wm. Brent clk
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, 
to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath 
of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must 
be done while the court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the
act of Congress,
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws
of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been  solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals 
of the several states, to be courts of record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, 
with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record 
of their proceedings,
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil 
and canon law, having neither of  those attributes, are not courts 
of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, 
and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, 
on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and 
state why it is such. - [Opinion of the Attorney General of the 
United States.]
(c) Here set forth the regiment, company, and line, or ship, corps, 
or vessel. and the date of the original declaration; and, if he has 
received a pension, the number of the pension certificate should be 
inserted.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary 
clothing and bedding, excepted and subscribe the same. 
The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it,
the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their 
capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be 
enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances 
as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General , 
that the words of the third section of the act of the 1st May ,1820, "in such 
indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the 
assistance of his country,' comprehend those only who are incapable of 
supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private 
or public charity.