Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5281, Daniel Gilleland, New Jersey

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The State of Ohio
Meigs County     Before me Samuel S. Paine a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared the within named Elizabeth Van Pelt Charlotte Lonas Mary A. Davis and Jones Gilleland and severally acknowledged that they signed and sealed the within Power of Attorney. Voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand and seal this Eleventh day of June A.D. 1853
S.S. Paine Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio
Meigs County
I Andrew Donnally Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and Jordain[?] County do hereby certify that S.S. Paine Esq. before who the above acknowledgment was taken was at the time of Signing his name sh[?]to and Sti[?] is a Justice of the Peace duly elected Commissioner and qualified + also that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have he[?]to set my hand and affixed the Seal of Soccd[?] Court at Pe[?] this 11th day of June A.D. 1853
A. Donnally Clerk

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Pension Office Dec 3. 1833
The Nature[?] of Cornelius Vanderhoof is not certified to be credible


Daniel Gilleland
Ohio

Adm 2 years
one year 11 months + 15 days thereof as Se[?] 
119.16


Marcus Bosworth Esq
Chester
Meigs County
Ohio

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January 3, 1932
BA-J/AWF

Mr. Leonard D. Bushong
3210 Garden Avenue
Los Angeles, California

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Daniel and John Gilleland, soldier of the War of the Revolution.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.

A search of records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the service of John Gilliland (Gilleland).

The data herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim W. 5281, based upon the military service of Daniel Gilliland in the Revolutionary War.

He was the son of John and was born in 1764 or September 1, 1765 at North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

he enlisted, while residing in said North Brunswick, March 1, 1779 and served in Captain Huddy's New Jersey company, was in several skirmishes and was discharged, December 24, 1779. He was enrolled, December 28, 1779 in the New Jersey Militia and was second sergeant in Captain John Weglun's company, Colonel John Nelson's New Jersey regiment (soldier's father was ensign at this time in this company), served one half of the time, sometimes every other week and sometimes every other month, continued to serve until in 1783, amounting in all to one year and eleven and one

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[Illegible]


John G. Gill



Gilleland, Daniel

N.J. W5281

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letter to W. S. Allison, June 10 1843
dec act '43 retd. to M. Bosworth of Pomeroy, Salisbury P. O. Ohio-
Jan 26 1844
dec. act 43 retd. to Mary Gilleland Pomeroy, Ohio, March 28 1844

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I Reuben Gilleland Attorney for Elizabeth Van Plt Late Elizabeth Gilleland Charlotte Lonas late Charlotte Gilleland Mary ct Davis late Mary A Gilleland & Jones Gilleland & Catharine Seward to obtain any Pension or arrears of Pension from the United States for them as heirs at Law of Daniel Gilleland and Mary Gilleland do report and say that the above named persons are the only heirs of the said Daniel and Mary Gilleland the I Know the residence of or are able to find if living. And the Margaret Leonard late Margaret Gilleland removed from this State about twenty six years ago & I have not heard from her for ten or twelve years = and that John Gilleland left this country about two years ago & I have not heard of him since, and have no Knowledge of his residence, and that Abram P. Gilleland removed from this place to Iowa State about a year ago &  I suppose resides in said State of Iowa.

Par[?] Meigs County. Ohio June the 16th AD 1853
Reuben Gilleland

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Gallipolis O. June 16th 1863
Honorable Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Herewith you will find declaration and
appendages from Reuben Gilleland claiming for him
self and other heirs of Daniel and Mary Gilleland
such arrear of gratuity as was due to said Mary
at her death, which she did not receive, as provided
by the various acts of Congress, and to which her heirs have the right to receive.
When the claim is allowed, it can be allowed specially to the said Reuben Gilleland and other heirs of the said Mary, and let them divide it by the laws regu
lating the course of descents,
I have been informed that Margaret Leonard
has not been heard from for 12 years and that many letters have been written to ascertain her
whereabouts and certainty of being in existence yet they have not heard from her
That John Gilleland, went to Texas some two
years since and the family has not heard from him since, and that Abraham went off about
two year sooner, telling his friends that he might go to Iowa, or perhaps to Oregon or California, and has not been heard from since,
The presumption
is that those persons will never return to their
friends
With much respect
your Humble
Lewis Newsom

DG
[illegible] Octob. 38. pd [underlined] in full

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The State of Ohio
Meigs County [illegible] [vertical squiggly line] On this 17th day of February
A.D. 1844 personally appeared
before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Meigs Mary Gilleland a
resident of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of
congress, passed the 3d March 1843, granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary War That she is the widow
of Daniel Gilleland who was a private and 
sergeant that she is unable more fully to state his service but refers to the declaration of the said Daniel Gilleland under the act of 1832 on the files of the department that the said Daniel
Gilliland her late husband received a pension
of between $119 & $120 per annum & this deponent received under the act of July 7th 1838 a pension for five years of forty dollars per annum
per annum
She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written before me
R.C. Grant J Peace

Mary Gilleland
mark

Signed in presence of 
Reuben Gilliland
[illegible]

I certify that the above named
and Mary Gilleland is personally known to me & that she is the identical person who drew a pension under the law of July 7th 1838 that she still remains a widow

R.C.. Grant J Peace

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The State of Ohio
Meigs County: I Marcus Bosworth Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Royal C. Grant is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 12th day of May A.D. 1842 and will expire on the 12th day of May A.D. 1845 and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.  Given under my hand this seal of said Court at Pomeroy this 17th day of February A.D. 1844
M  Potsmouth Clerk

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Seal of office at Trenton in said State, this Seventh day of March A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Fortythree.
Charles G. McChesney
Secretary of State

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The State of Ohio
Meigs County: I Marcus Bosworth Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that John C. Bestow Esq.
who signed the certificate as to the credibility of Cornelius Vanderhoof which follows his deposition is an acting Associate Judge of said Court of Common Pleas for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that full faith & credit are & ought to be given to his official acts as such. I further that the signature of said John C. Bestow to said certificate is genuine. In testimony where of I hereunto
set my hand & affix the seal of said
Court this 21st day of December A.D.
1833 & of our State the 31st
M Bosworth Clerk