Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38166, for Thomas Mahorney, Virginia
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SERVICE   VA   Mahorney, Thomas   NUMBER  S38166
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[handwritten:] 8654

Virginia
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Thomas Mahorney 
of Prince William in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Cape Lovell of the virginia line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8-- Dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of May 1818--
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of March 1819 and sent to Wm. A. P. Dade Esq Judge Dumfries Virginia
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Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1879 [illegible] $75.60
semi-an. all's ending 4th Sept 1879   $48.01
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$123.61
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

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Notification of 
Con[illegible]fort to
Mr. R. Chapman,
Dunfries Va
Oct 17 1820
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38166
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Revs

File No. 38166
Thomas Mahorney
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 273

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Prince William County Court October 3rd 1820
Prince William County  the fand - to mit 
ON the 3rd day of October 1820 personally  appeared in open court being a court of record for said county Thomas Mahorney aged ninety four resident 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: viz chr the 2nd Regiment commanded by Colo Wm Brent and in the Company Commanded by Captain Quarles and in the Virginia line and the number of the Certificate as pensioner 8057 and his original declaration is dated on the 22nd of May in the year 1818 and the said Thomas Mahorney formally swears that he is a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has of since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby for to diminish it as to bring himself 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" pr on the 18th day of  March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or [illegible] 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 schedule of every article of real or personal Estate belonging to Thomas Mahorney necessary clothing and bedding excepted - 
Real property - None - Personal property - one old Box, 2 old chains, 1 old pot, 2 hens, the whole estimated to be worth two dollars - and the said Thomas Mahorney declares that he is a planter on a little farm not his and is rendered unable to [illegible] it by reason of his age and infirmity and that his family residing with him are as follows: vis; his wife Maina and his son Jack both of which are slaves, he the said Thomas Mahorney, being a free man of colour who served in the war of the Revolution, and is unassisted by the labour of his family.

Thomas Mahorney
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his mark

Sworn to and declared in open court
Property valued in the Court in Schedule as $2.00
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0654
Sept 1819

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Oct 17 1820 
W R Chapman
Dumfries, Va
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Virginia
Princer William County to wit,
I Philip [illegible] Clerk of the Court of County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing order of Court is a true copy taken from the record of the said County Court, and as Clerk full faith and credit are due and ought to be given thereto as [illegible] County of J
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Virginia
Prince William County to wit: 
On this 22nd day of May 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the of the General Court in the state afore formally appears Thomas Mahorney aged 85 years resident in the County of Prince William in the state being one of my judicial circuit who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 the [illegible] Thomas Mahorney enlisted in January 1777 in the county of Westmoreland in the state of Virg-a. in the company commanded by Capt. Robert Lovell of the Va. troops in the Continental Establishment, that he continues to serve in the said Corps, or in the services of the United States until the year 1777 when he was discharged from service in the state of New Jersey that he was in the Battle of Monmouth and that he is in [illegible] circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
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I, Wm. A G Dade a Judge of the General Court in the state of Virginia as afores. do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the sd. Thomas Mahorney did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the [illegible] for the term of one year in 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 direction of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Witness my hand and seal this 22d May 1818
Wm. A G Dade 

Virginia
Prince William County to wit
I Philip D Dane Clerk of the Court of the County afore. do hereby certify that Wm. A. G. Dade is who appears to have signed the above Certificate is one of the Judges of the General Court in Virginia and to all his acts as such due faith and credit in and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as therout. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this County this 22d day of May 1818.
Phil. D. Dave
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Thomas Mahorney

Declarateth

private - no reg't [REGIMENT]
Virginia line 77 till 78

22 May 1818 - Wanted the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the claimant.

[crossout]Wanted further evidence of having served on the continental establishments.[/crossout] 

Let the judge certify there the witness is credible and disinterested and his deposition taken before a proper person. 

Adm'd: [?ADMITTED?]

Dumfries, 
Virg'a: [VIRGINIA]
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Virginia [?]

I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that 
the above named Thomas Mahorney is in reduced circumstances and with the aid of his writing for support, and [further?] that 
the said Mahorney is his oath declared that being very old 
he had forgotten the name of his Regiment that Mecklenbery [vigi?] its [deeml?]

[?] my hand this 19th March 1819

Wm. [WILLIAM] A. G. Dade
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Prince William County SS.

This day personally appeared before me Wm. [WILLIAM] Smith a justice of the peace for the County afors'd [AFORESAID] Augustine Weedon and made oath that Thomas Mahorney served in the last revolutionary War as a Soldier [in?] the Continental Establishment for one year and that he the s'd [AFORESAID] Weedon was in the army with him under Capt. [CAPTAIN] Robert Lovell - Given under my hand & seal this 21st May 1818. 
Wm. [WILLIAM] Smith 
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I certify that the above named Aug. [AUGUSTINE] Weedon is known to me personally, and is fully intitled to credit - and that William Smith, who has taken said Weedon, affidavit, is a Justice of the peace of the County of Prince William. Witness my hand this 19th March 1819. 
Wm. [WILLIAM] A. G. Dade