Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16381, William Fenwick, Md. Md. Sea Service

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(3-1776)
SERVICE    NUMBER
Md.   Fenwick, William  S.16381
Md. Sea Service
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CONTENTS
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5444
Kentucky
William Fenwick
of Franklin Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Thomas of the regt commanded by Col -- in the Maryland Mt [the word 'line' is crossed out] for 22 months from 1776
[illegible] Md. Sea Service
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Inscribed n the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of February 1833 and sent to Hon. R.M. Johnson H.R.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 32  $110.-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 33 36.66
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$146.66
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm L Allison Clerk.
Book D, Vol. 9  Page 39.

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
EKL  O[illegible hand-written initials]

January 21, 1930

Mrs. David M. Proctor
7404 Mercier Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, [number underlined] S.16381, it appears that [names underlined] William Fenwick was born in 1757, in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
While a resident of St. Mary's County, Maryland, he enlisted and served as a private with the Maryland Troops as follows:
From sometime in the fall of 1776, six months in Captain Allen Thomas' Company and was in the battle on St. George's River; six months in Captain Plowden's Company, Colonel Richard Barns' Regiment, exact dates of service not given; in 1777, many tours in Captain John Greenwell's Company, Colonel Richard Barns' Regiment; in 1778 or 1779, six months in Captain Francis Plowden's Company, Colonel Richard Barns' Regiment. 
In 1781, he served with his two boats, one the Fair Maid, and was on Chesapeake Bay under the French fleet until soon after the surrender of Cornwallis. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 9, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, where he had lived since 1790.
There are no data as to his family. 
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

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16.381
INVALID.
File NO. 16.381
William Fenwick
Pri. Rev War
Act June 7, 32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1911 Mch. 25 Hist to Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen. V.L.M.
1930 Jan 21 - Hist to Mrs. David M. Proctor. EEL

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William Fenwick
Case for Pension
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from 1776 finish
22 months.
$73.33/100

Hon R. M. Johnson.
Todd

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Benett Greenwell's
affidavit in
Wm Fenwicks 
Case

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The affidavit of Bennett Greenwell taken at the Town of Frankfort State of Kentucky on the 9th day of January 1833 to be laid before the Honl the secretary of War on the behalf of William Fenwick who had on this day made his declaration in the General Court in order to get on the Pension Roll as a soldier of the revolution. 
Affiant being of lawfull age & first duly sworn deposeth & saith, that he has been acquainted with William Fenwick from his infancy to this day that he said Greenwell now is in his 72nd year of his age, that he knows that said Fenwick is upwards of 73 years old and in the year 1777 he said Greenwell and Fenwick were in the service of the United States army, under Captain John Greenwell, a militia officer, in the State of Maryland-. that said Fenwick performed a number of Militia tours of duty as such, some two or three- years in all, from 1777 - up to the time [inserted next 2 words] and after he said Fenwick left Greenwells Company and entered into the Company of Horse Commanded by Captain Plowden, that said Fenwick went into said Company when it was raised, and served in said company a tour of six months duty he thinks in 1778 or 1779. that he thinks he served more tours of duty

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than one in Captain Plowdens Company-
But of his personal knowledge he only recalled
 of one Tour of duty, in said Company of Horse
that said Fenwick performed, but in Greenwells
Company said Fenwick performed many Tours
Of duty, he believes [line scratched out by author]
[line written below scratched out line and above the next line]
^before and after he was in Plowdens Company
and from conversations had
with said Fenwick in relation to events 
of the war, he believes said Fenwick must
have been, on a French fleet some three
or four moths, of this he only knows from
said Fenwick nothing,. He recalled that said
Fenwick owned a vesell called the fair made 
and the  he recalled that he had an other
vesell, the name not recalled. He allways
heard that the fair made was presed into
the service by the United States. He states
that he does not think a more truthfull man
[line through two words] than Fenwick lives, so considered
in Maryland + Kentucky
Further Oath ?
							Benett Greenwell
State of Kentucky
	Franklin County ?
I James Shannon a Justice of the peace in +
for said county do hereby Certify that this day
came before me Benett Greenwell who made
oath that the foregoing affidavit is true to
the best of his knowledge, and ? the
law, I further certify that said Greenwell

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has long been known to me to be a
credible man, given under my hand this
9th day of January 1833
		James Shannon ?
State of Kentucky Franklin county seat
	I Alexander H Kennick Clerk of the Franklin
County Court, do hereby certify that James 
Shannon whose name is affixed to the preceding
Certificate, now is+was at the time of doing the 
Same as acting Justice of the Peace in + for
said county duly commissioned as such and 
that his signature is genuine.
	In testimony where of I have 
	hereinto set my hand as clerk
	aforesaid, and affixes the seal 
	of my said office, this 10th 
	day of January 1833
                    A.	H. Kennick ?, ?,?

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						5329 Jefferson ?
							Chicago, Ills.
						      March.17.1911_
Pension Dept.
	Gentlemen, I
would like if it 
were possible to have
the record and
a copy of the appli-
cation of William
Fenwick, of Franklin Co.
Ky, but who was an

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Revolutionary soldier from
Maryland. He was pensioned
As a private soldier in 
March or February 1833. and
died in June of the same
year. I am one of his de-
scendants. I hope it is 
possible for you to give 
me this for I think through
that we can prove an
important claim to 
an estate.
	Very truly yours,
	      Elizabeth Bowen

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Mrs. David M. Proctor
7404 Mercier Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Nov 26 -  29
U.S. Pension Dept
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs - Will you kindly send me 
the pension record of William Fenwick 
Pri - Maryland - pension granted in 
Franklyn Co Ky _ 1833. 75 yrs _ d June 10 - 1833
U.S. Pension Report Vol 3_ I wish this for establishing
membership in D.A. R.

Very Truly
Dayse Whitecotton Proctor

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[typed form with handwritten entries] information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  William Fenwick S. F. 16381
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
[handwritten]
1. Fall of 1776 | 6 mos | Pvt | Allen Thomas |  - | Md.
3. 1777 | [illegible] |   | John Greenwell | Richard [illegible] |  |
4. 1778 or 1779 | 6 mos. |    | Francis Plowden |    |   |
2.  | 6 mos |   |  Plowden |   |  |
5. 1781 | 3 mos |   | pressed into service with his two brothers one the [illegible]and was in Chesapeake bay under the French fleet until soon after the surrender of Cornwallis
Battles engaged in; fight on St. Georges River
Residence of soldier at enlistment, St. Marys [illegible] Md.
Date of application for pension, [illegible] 9 1833 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Franklin Ky since 1790
Age at date of application, born [illegible] Md. in 1757
Remarks: No data as to [illegible]

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State of Kentucky Franklin County [illegible]
On this 9th day of January in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the following [illegible] Samuel Todd & John L. Bridges comprising the general court of Kentucky now sitting William Fenwick a resident of the County of Franklin & State afsd aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.  At the commencement of the Revolution he being under age he entered in the service of the United States by enlisting under Captain Allen Thomas for the period of during the was that he entered the service in [illegible].
the second lieutenant of said Company.  He enlisted and was stationed at [illegible] Town. County of St. Marys and State of Maryland remained at said Station 5 months when at the interferance of his parents he was got off from the service [  ] their procuring a man to be enlisted for like term in his place.  Afterwards in the County of St. Marys aforesaid he volunteered for six months in Capt. Francis Plowden's Company of militia. They were employed in that County during the said period of six months as Scouts. Moving about from one section to another operating against small bands of the enemy in their foraging parties.  He continued in said service until the end of this term and got his regular discharge which has been lost or mislaid so that he cannot find it.  Afterwards about the time that Dunmore's fleet occupied the mouth of the Potomac he volunteered for [ ?] months in Captain Plowden's Company of mounted men and continued in active service during the whole time scouting & spying the movements of the enemy in the Potomac & Patuxent.  [illegible] a fight
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of other United States.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year afsd
William Fenwick
Questions put to the applicant by the Court - 
Where and in what year were you born? Ans: I was born in the County of St. Marys in the State of Maryland in the year 1757.
Have you any record of your age and if so where is it. Ans: I once had but have lost it.
Where were you living when called into the service.  Where have you lived since the revolutionary war. And where do you now live?  Ans: I was living in the County of St. Marys in the State of Maryland Since the revolution in the year 1790 I moved to Kentucky (illegible] County where I have ever since.  I now reside
Were you called [illegible] did you volunteer, or were you a substitute. And you substitute for whom? Ans: the first six months I served as a regular.  All other services except the last tour I was a volunteer.  The last tour of service I was pressed.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.  Ans:  I recollect General Smallwood, Col. Richard Barnes, Captain John Greenwell
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it.  Ans: For one tour I received a discharge but have lost it.  I received no discharge for any other tour except the above named.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution. Ans:  William Hickman [illegible] a clergyman and [illegible] Anders Jr.

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Brittish at St. George's River near the St. Marys River and they making an effort to run a schooner up the St. George's River in which the Americans lost one man [illegible] repulsed the Brittish loss unknown. On entering this Company it was agreed and understood by the men that they should elect their officers.  At any time they thought proper that towards the latter part of the time.  He was selected captain of said Company and acted as such for one month.  Afterwards at the time of Genl Lafayette mustered his troops at Baltimore he was the owner of two vessels one a sloop of about fifty tons the other a pilot boat.  He with the said vessels was then pressed into service employed on the Chesapeake with the French fleet until after the surrender of Cornwallis at Little York in which service he was engaged upwards of three months but how much longer he has no distinct recollection.  Whilst in this service he commanded the said pilot boat called the Fair Maid was engaged in transporting provisions from Baltimore to the mouth of New York and was[illegible] to the [illegible] commander of the French fleet whose name he does not recollect.  He was on board of his vessel in the service at the taking of Cornwallis & remained in the service some short time afterwards.  Whilst he was engaged in the regular service and militia he was under the command of Genl Smallwood.  his Col. in the militia was Col. Richard Barnes.  He was personally acquainted with Genl. Lafayette & Washington.  He saw Genl Lafayette when lately in the United States who knew and recognized him.  Also he knew Genl Smallwood, Col. R. Barnes.  That he has no documentary evidence.  That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Catharine Holton who will prove something in relation to the matter and of his being in the service of the United States.
[vertically in left margin} FENWICK, WILLIAM S-16381 (MD., SEA SERVICE) CIRCULAR STAMP OF THE NATIONAL ACRCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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We William Hickman Sen[illegible] clergyman and Lewis Sanders Jr. residing in the county of Franklin and State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Fenwick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Hickman [illegible]
L. Sanders Jr.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and that it appears to [illegible] William [illegible] a clergyman and Lewis Sanders Jr. are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Alexander Huston Rennick clerk of this County Court of Franklin in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Fenwick for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court done at Frankfort this   day of September AD 1833
A H Rennick clerk
[STAMP] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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FENWICK, WILLIAM
(MD, SEA SERVICE) S-16381