Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9164, for Jacob Moser, Maryland
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Service Continental (Md). 
Moser, Jacob 
Number W9164
Williams, Elizabeth (former widow)
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4493

Indiana Madison
Elizabeth Williams former widow of Jabob Moser who died on the 20 July 1813 of Martin Co in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Vetner in the Maryland line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Jan1837 and sent to Edwards and Smith.

Arrears to the 4th of Present semi-annual allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim Act July 4 1836 Section the 3rd

Recorded by H R Weightman, Clerk
Book D Vol 2 Page 421

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1838 [illegible] Rev Geo. Moser - history Prior
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State of Indiana
Martin County
On this nineteenth day of October 1850, personally appeared before the undersigned Probate Judge of the County afore said, Elizabeth Williams a resident of Martin . County and state of Indiana aged Eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath. Make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress. 
   That she was married to Jacob Moser, who was a private in the Company _ _ _ of the German Regiment of Maryland Troops Commanded by Colonel - - -
That he said Jacob Moser Enlisted on or about the 12th of April 1778 in the state of  Maryland and was discharged sometime in January 1781. —-
  She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Moser in the month of July (1780) Sventeen hundred and eighty in the State of North Carolina while he did Jacob Moser was yet in the Service, and that said Jacob Moser died on the 2nd day of July 1813-and after said Moser’s death, to with, in the month of September 1814 - in the County of Campbell and State of Tennessee. She married to and with one John Williams who died the following year,         In February 1815 and that she has been a widow ever since, and was a widow on the 4th day of July 183, and yet is a widow as will —— fully appear by reference to
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the proof have to ann ex [illegible] and that it has been but lately that she has been advised that her second marriage did not preclude her from attaining the benefit of the act or acts of congress on this subject. She further states she has by said Moser eight children [illegible} Adam Moser, Mary Moser, Soloman Moser, Charity Moser, George Moser, Jacob Moser, Elijah Moser and John Moser the older of which was born on the 12th March 1782, and the youngest on the 7th January 1802.

And from the best information all are dead but George, Jacob and John and that she had no children by the marriage with said Williams.

She further says that she was married to the said Jacob Moser by Rev. Drury Sims of the Baptist Church.

That she has no family bible containing any records of births, marriages or deaths but that she once had a large bible in the German language left her by her first husband (Jacob Moser) containing a full record of all but it is now lost by being worn out. She further declares that she believes that the bible contain the name of her said husband (Jacob Moser) for whose services she claims to which roles she respectfully offers the department.

Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before me Darwin A Clark the Probate Judge of Martin County.

Elizabeth Williams
her mark

in the presence of John Moser
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State of Indiana, Martin County
October 19th, 1850

I Darwin A Clark probate Judge of said County hereby certify that the before mentioned declarant is unable to be and appear in open court on account of bodily infirmity and that I have no reason or cause to doubt the credibility or veracity of said declarant given under my hand at said County of Martin the date above written.

Darwin A Clark
Probate Judge of Martin County

State of Indiana
Martin County

I James Dilley Clerk of the Probate, and Circuit Courts of Martin County do hereby certify that Darwin A Clark is Probate Judge of said County and duly commissioned and qualified as such that his signature to the above and foregoing is genuine and that his acts as such, are entitled to full faith and credit.

Given under my hand and official seal this 21st October 1850.

James Dilley Clerk for J. J. Sherman [illegible]
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November 3, 1931

BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Merlin R Moser
613 Burtin Street
Vincennes, Indiana

Dear Madam;

Reference is made to your letter of October 15, 1931, requesting information in regard to Jacob Moser, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim W. 9164, based upon the military service of Jacob Moser in the Revolutionary war.

He enlisted in Maryland, April 12, 1778, in Colonel Ludwick Weltner's German Battalion and was discharged January 1, 1781.

He married in July 1780 in Randolph County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Onstott.

He moved to Tennessee about 1803.
He died July 2, 1813 (The date and place of his birth were not given.)

His widow, Elizabeth, married in September 1814, in Campbell County, Tennessee, John Williams, and he died in February 1815.

Said Elizabeth was allowed a pension on account of the service of Jacob Moser on her application executed on October 19, 1850 at which time she was a resident of Martin County, Indiana, aged eighty-eight years.

Jacob and Elizaeth Moser had the following children; Adam who was morn March 12, 1782, Mary, Solomon, Charity, George, Jacob, Elijah, and John who was borh January 17, 1802. The only children who were living in the 1850 were George, Jacob and John.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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1928 Dec 13 hist to Mrs Frank Prichard [illegible] 1929 Nov 23 hist to Mrs. Milton D Williams. See Jacob Moser B.L. [illegible] 1462-300 Rev Files

1931 Nov 3 hist to Mrs Merlin R Moser.

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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 9164
Elizabeth Williams
for wife of 
Jacob Moser
Prt, MD, Line

Act: July 4/36 Sec
Index:-Vol. [illegible] Page 340
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Elizabeth Williams formerly widow of Jacob Moser.
Ind.
Act 4 July 1836
[illegible] 2 yrs. Price $80 per annum. from 4 March 1831

n.4993

[illegible] to
Edwards and Smith 
[illegible]
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No. 7870

Elizabeth Williams formerly widow of Jacob Moser

Act 4 July 1836
Indiana

Letter to Hon W A Morman
[illegible] Jan 20 51
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Evidence in the case of Elizabeth Williams for Rev Pension filed by [illegible] 3 Dec 1850

W.A. Gorman

Dec 4/50
[illegible]
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Gorman
of Indiana
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County

On this nineteenth day of October 1850 personally appeared before the undersigned a notary public {blank} in and for said county John Inman who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that the statements made by Elizabeth Williams in the declaration to which this affidavit is annexed is actually true so far this [illegible] relates to circumstances which took place subsequent to the year 1804. That he knows these facts from the following circumstances to wit. That he first became acquainted with the said Elizabeth in the state of Tennessee in the year 1804, and that the said Elizabeth was at that time living with the said Jacob Moser as husband and wife in good character and that he the said Jacob Moser died on the 2nd day of July 1813 and that she the said Elizabeth was afterwards married to the said John Williams at the time she says in her declaration and that he the said Williams died at the time set forth in her declaration and that she the said Elizabeth has ever since remained a widow and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 and further that she is now a widow. And further that he verily believes her to be the same person whom she represents herself to be, and that he does verily believe that the said Jacob Moser was a solder in the Revolution from what he has often heard him, the said Moser and many others who knew him, say respecting the same and further that the said Elizabeth is a person who is now and ever has been since
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my acquaintance with her a woman of good character and whose character for [illegible] and veracity has never been disputed.

And that he verily believes said Elizabeth is am of right should be pensioned.

John Inman
his X mark

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above written before this 30th day of Oct 1850.

John Vestal Notary
Public Lawrence Co, Ind

John Vestal
George Sauders
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Elizabeth William
formerly married to J Moser
Act 4, July 1886
Indiana
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House of Representatives
Jan 22nd 1857

Sir I received your of this 20th [illegible]
In reply I state that Mrs Williams and her son were for many years past under the impression that her second marriage in 1815 to Williams did under the law exclude her from the benefits of the pension law. I so told her and others, as a lawyer, and was really under that impression until since my connection with the present congress. I also know that pension agents told her the same.

You asked me "whether her declaration was made before evidence of Jacob Moser's service had been obtained from the said office in Maryland." I answer that it was made out long before with this exception her declaration when first given to me had left the day and month blank, but it fixed the year of his enlistment in 1779 and of his discharge in 1781.
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But the precise date of enlistment being blank. It was filled up after I had rec'd it from the Land office of Md and not until, I returned home to Indiana after the adjournment of Congress. But the old lady and her son had some means of information arising in part by her recollection of her marriage and also by the age of her oldest son and thereby calculating how long it was before the birth, after the marriage and how long she had heard her husband (Moser) say he had been in service before the marriage. She spoke of all this minutia with a remarkable degree of memory and mind, considering she is totally uneducated and has for forty years live in the west and not yet very familiar with any language but the German. 
She knew nothing of where the rolls were or when they would be found before she made her declaration. The precise date of the enlistment and discharge was filled up after I returned to Indiana and after the
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Declaration was made out. I then told the justice of the peace who made it our for her to write it anew and have it sworn to before a judge of a court of record which I suppose was done for I never have looked at the papers carefully since.

She also had some paper on some subject that gave some dates in reference to the ages of her children in the German language that she was unable to fix dates in reference to this matter. She had told the same story on this subject for fifteen years to my knowledge.

Respectfully your [illegible] subj

W A Gorman

Hon J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
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Washington Jany 4, 1851

Sir,

Enclosed we send you the letter of G G Brewer Esq register of the said office at Annapolis Md, to the Hon W A Gorman dated Dec 30, 1850 showing the service of Jacob Moser or Moses in the German Regiment under Col. Weltner in the revolutionary war, which we desire you to place in file with the pension papers of Elizabeth Williams as evidence of the service of said Jacob Moser who was the former husband of said Elizabeth which pension papers we filed in your office on the 7th Dec [illegible].

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Edwards and Smith

J E Heath Esq
Court Pensions
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Washington Dec 7, 1850

Sir

We have the honor to enclose herewith the papers in support of the claim of Elizabeth Williams widow of Jacob Moser, deceased, who claims a pension under the Act of July 4, 1836.

The Hon W A Gorman of the House of Representatives has requested us to attend to this case. Be pleased to place the papers on file with the papers of members of Congress and report the case to the undersigned as his agents.

Additional proof will be filed in the course of a few days.

We are very respectfully 
your obedient Servants
Edwards and Smith 

James E Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Washington City
Dec 4, 1850

Sir

I wish the enclosed application of Mr. Henson for pension to be placed on file as evidence in the case of Mrs. Williams for a pension filed by me this 3rd [illegible] in your office.

Respectfully
W A Gorman

Hon
Court of Pensions
Washington City
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Stamp of Annapolis MD
31 Dec

Addressed to the Honorable

W A Gorman
House of Representatives
Washington City
DC

On the side

G G Brewer to 
Hon W A Gorman
Date Dec 30 1850
Rec'd by E & S Jan 1, 1851
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Mail Stamp
Annapolis MD
31 Dec

Addressed to the honorable
W A Gorman
House of Representatives
Washington City
DC

G G Brewer to 
Hon W A Gorman
Date Dec 30 1850
Rec'd by E & S Jan 1, 1851
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Land Office
Annapolis, 30th Dec, 1850

Dear Sir,

Your letter of the 27th [illegible] was received and in reply I have to state that I find upon the rolls of the 3rd Regiment the name of Jacob Moses or Moser as also the same name upon the rolls of the German Regiment. The German Regiment was commanded by Col Lodowick Weltner and upon the muster roll of his Regiment the name of Jacob Moses or Moser appears to have enlisted on the 12th of April 1778 and was in service to 1st January 1781.

I do not recall what I wrote Mr. Edwards, the late commissioner of pensions but presume he inquired as to whether the name of Jacob Moses or Moser appeared upon any of the rolls of the Maryland troops and finding the name upon the rolls of the 3rd Regiment I wrote to him to that effect without recollecting at the time that the same name appeared also upon the rolls of the roll of the German Regiment.

I can account for it in no other way. If I said in my letter to Mr. Edwards that there was no other Jacob Moses or Moser upon the rolls except the one that served in the 3rd Regiment I certainly made a mistake and in the hurry of [illegible] at the time overlooked the other.

I am with much respect,
your obedient servant

G G Brewer

W A Gorman Esq
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State of Indiana
Martin County Circuit Court
October Term 1830 
Personally appeared in open court, Jessee Henson, aged Eighty-Five years who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says that he was well acquainted with Jacob Moser, previous to the year 1780 and before he was married to Elizabeth Onstott. That he was also well acquainted with said Elizabeth as early and before 1780. That said Jacob Moser and said Elizabeth Onstott was married in Randolph County North Carolina to the best of his present recollection. That he did not see the ceremony of marriage performed but heard of it at the time and lived near in the same county and within two miles of the place. That he knows that they lived together as husband and wife from that time up to the year 1803. During all of which time this officiant was their neighbor except about time after the marriage while said Jacob Moser was in the service. About 1803, said Jacob Moser and his wife and children emigrated to some place west as he was there informed and as he thinks and believes to the State of Tennessee. That from 1780 to 1803 they were always taken, accepted and reputed to be husband and wife, that they raised a family of children in good standing and credit in society. That said Jacob Moser's services in the Revolutionary Was well understood, acknowledged and reputed by all his neighbors and acquaintances and that they lived in the Maryland line of troops. That in the year 1833, this officiant immigrated to the state of Indiana and located in the County of Martin, at which time and place
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he found the wife of said Jacob Moser, bearing the name of Elizabeth Williams, that he knew her immediately and knows her to be the identical person who he knew as the former wife of the said Jacob Moser in the State of North Carolina, that she has always sustained a good character for virtues and veracity. He further decares that he has often seen the family bible in which was written the names and dates of marriages, ages, births, and deaths and that his recollection in substantiating as hers relative to the date of the marriage and the number of children.

He has often heard said Jacob talk of the service he had rendered, that this officiant was also six months in the Revolutionary Service in the army and this led to frequent conversations on the subject of their services. That he has no doubt in his mind that said Jacob Moser did serve in the Maryland line of Troops and what he called the German Regiment that while living, said Jacob Moser sustained a good character for veracity and good conduct.

Jesse Henson
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court Oct Term 1850.

J Dilley, Clerk
for M J Sherman [illegible]
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State of Indiana
Monroe County

I Willis A Gorman do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jesse Henson. That he is a man of good character and the most respectable standing. That from his personal appearance I believe he is as old as he states, to wit Eighty-five years.

I am also well acquainted with Elizabeth Williams that her character in the neighborhood in which she resides is good for virtue and veracity.

W A Gorman

Sworn to and subscribe in open court at the October Term 1830/1850.

J Dilley, Clerk
for M J Sherman [illegible]
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G P Garland, Secretary

Office of Business Men's [illegible]

Indian Springs, Mo. Feb 25th1858

General Charles J Black
[illegible] Pension Comm
Washington DC

Dear General

Will you please send me Co and Regt of Jacob Moser whose widow was a pensioner for services of her husband in the Revolutionary War.

This information is of vast importance to the heirs of Jacob Moser the pension was allowed on or about the year 1851. An early reply would place me under many obligations.

Very respectfully your obedient servant,
Rev Geo. Moser
Indiana Springs, MO

PS: The information called for has no reference to the Pension Dept.
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Vincennes, Indiana
Oct 15, 1931

Bureau of Pension Department
Washington City DC

Will you kindly send me a copy of Jacob Moser war record he was in German Regiment commanded by Lt. Colonel Ludwick.

Jacob Moser lived before Revolutionary was in Frederick Co Maryland his wife's name was Elizabeth. She married after Jacob's death a man by name of Williams and I think applied for pension at that time living in Martin Co Indiana. Would like to know all details in regard to Jacob Moser and his wife Elizabeth - later she married Williams and names of their children if given.

Thanking you in advance.
Very Truly
Mrs. Merlin R Moser
613 [illegible] St
Vincennes Indiana
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Date Stamp: Oct 22, 1929
US Pension Office

11 Church St
Dunbar PA
Oct 21, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

My Dear Sir:

In tracing our ancestry, we find that our Great, Great Grandfather Jacob Moser was a captain in Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment of war of 1776.

Will you please give me all the information you can - if you have his birth date? Do you have his death date? Also, the ones who received his pension?
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He was commissioned 15 of Feb 1777. Then another great, great grandfather - John Deford from Capt John Hawkins Co 5th Maryland Regiment - war of 1776. And two brothers Jesse Deford and Joseph Deford enlisted in same company under same captain. Any dates you may have regarding birth date, who received pensions - any information that could be used to trace them.

There was also a Jacob Moser who served with German troops from PA and Maryland and his name appears last on a company muster roll for last four months of 1780.

Any information concerning him
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will help to establish the records for the Lancaster Moser's.

We are using these records to complete the records for pioneers of Fayette Co to be used in our Historical Society.

We appreciate very much your help.

Yours very truly,

Josephine Moser Williams
(Mrs. Milton D)
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Date Stamp: Nov 20, 1929

11 Church St
Dunbar, PA

November 18, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

My Dear Sir,

Having been told by the war department to write you concerning the application for a pension of Jacob Moser who was commissioned as Captain in War of 1776. Also one Jacob Moser who fought with the German Troops of Penn, New Jersey and Maryland of War of 1776.

The idea is to find out which married Margret Thomas and whose descendants are residents of Fayette County, Penna and want to trace
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their family for the Western Historical Society of Fayette - Westmoreland Counties.

Having written this department before, I wish to be favored with an early reply.

I thank you very much.
Sincerely yours,

Josephine Moser Williams
(Mrs. Milton D.)
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Sept 14- 28
Ans 12/13/28

Pension Dept.
Revolutionary Was Soldier Section
Washington, D.C.

I am trying to get information concerning Jacob Mosier (or Moser) a Revolutionary soldier and an ancestor of mine. I would like to know when he enlisted in the army and form what state or colony. Where was he from and date of his birth. He was living in Monroe County, Indiana in the years 1826 and 1840 as he was granted land in that Co. in these years thru the U.S. Land office at Vincennes, Ind. Please give me all the information you can and thanks.

Yours,

Mrs. Frank Prichard
Edinsburg Ind
c/o J.D. Ealy
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records from war dept give one Jacob Moser as Capt in 8th Penn Reg also one Jacob Moser as private in [illegible] at [illegible] times as Cap Wm Heynes, 4th [illegible] Lieut. Col Ludwig Weltner and the Lieut Col co. German battalion cont. troops commanded by Col. Nicholas Houssegger, Lieut Col George Stucker, Col. Baron Arendt and Lieut Col Ludwig Weltner. I am not sure which of these is the one I'm interested in think it's the latter. Please send me any information you can.

Mrs. Frank Prichard
Edinburg Ind

c/o J D Ealy
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Letterhead
Mrs. Frank Prichard
Edinburg, Indiana

Oct 24 - '28

Pension Dept
Revolutionary War Soldier Dept.
Washington, D.C.

I wrote you quite a while ago and never rec'd an answer will you please ans this letter? Do you have a record showing that Jacob Moser who came to Ind about 1819 ever rec'd a pension for his services endured during Revolutionary War. If so please send me anything you have concerning him or his family.

Yours

Mrs. Frank Prichard
Edinburg, Ind

c/o J.D. Ealy
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3-049.

Ex. MCS
Div Rev. & 1812

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. Oct 30, 1928

The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit and return to this Bureau.

First Name of Widow: Polly Stevens Moser
Name of Soldier: Jacob Moser
Address of Soldier at enlistment and after service: Pennsylvania and North Caroline

State where enlisted: Penn. or Maryland
Date of Birth: blank
Date of Death: died in Ind after 1840

If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.

Return attached letter with reply.

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
(his signature)

6-216
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nothing as to his birth or evidence other than stated

Jacob Moser died July 2, 1813. He married in probably Randolph Co NC July 1780 to Elizabeth Onstott and her 2nd marriage was in Sept 1814 in Campbell Co Tenn to John Williams who died in Feb 1815 by whom she had no children. The fruits of her marriage with Jacob Moser were 8 children whose Christian names were Adam, Mary, Solomon, Charity, George, Jacob, Elijah and John the oldest of whom was born March 12, 1782 and the youngest Jan 17 1802. All the children by or before Oct 1850 were dead except George, Jacob and John. She formerly had large Bible in the German language left her by her first husband containing a full family record but was [illegible] lost by being worn out.

In Oct 1850 the former widow of Jacob Moser made a declaration for a pension before the Probate Judge of Martin Co Ind and stated she was 85 years old that her former husband enlisted in April 1778 in the State of Maryland in the 5th reg't in the German Regiment com'd by Col Weltner and discharged in Jan 1781. Moser went to Tennessee about 1803.
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M.C.S.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
Remainder of this letter as in case of Jacob Moser. {illegible]

November 12, `919

Mrs. Milton D. Williams
11 Church St.
Dunbar, PA.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 9164 it appears that Jacob Moser enlisted in Maryland April 12, 1778, in Colonel Ludwick Weltner's German Battalion and was discharged, January 1, 1781.

He married in July, 1780, in Randolph County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Onstott.

He moved to Tennessee about 1803.

He died July 2, 1813.

His widow, Elizabeth, married in September, 1814, in Campbell County, Tennessee, John Williams. He died in February 1815.

Said Elizabeth was allowed pension on account of the service Jacob Moser on her application execute, October 19, 1850, at which time she was a resident of Martin County, Indiana, aged eighty-eight years.

Jacob and Elizabeth Moser had the following children: Adam, born March 12, 1782; Mary; Solomon; Charity; George; Jacob; Elijah; and John, born, January 17, 2802. The only children who were living in 1850 were George, Jacob and John.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS/eel

December 13, 1928

Mrs. Frank Prichard
Care J.D. Ealy
Edinburg, Indiana

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.9164, it appears that Jacob Moser enlisted in Maryland, April 12, 1778 in Colonel Ludwick Weltner's German Battalion, and was discharged January 1, 1781.

He married in July, 1780 in Randolph County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Onstott.

He moved to Tennessee about 1803.
He died July 2, 1813.
His widow, Elizabeth married in September, 1814 in Campbell County, Tennessee, John Williams. He died in February 1815.

Said Elizabeth was allowed pension on account of the service of Jacob Moser on her application executed October 19, 1850 while a resident of Martin County, Indiana, aged eighty-eight years.
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Jacob and Elizabeth Moser had the following children:
Adam, born March 12, 1782; Mary; Solomon; Charity; George; Jacob; Elijah; and John, born January 17, 1802.

The only children who were living in 1850 were George, Jacob and John.

This is the history of the only soldier by the name of Jacob Moser that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.