Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35203, Thomas Carney, Md.

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(S-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Carney Thomas. S35203

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7119.
Maryland 
Thomas Carney
of Caroline County in the state of Maryland who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Richardson of the Maryland line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the role of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 1819 and sent to the home to Mt. Culbreth, House Representatives.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 9 mo 29/31 79.48 Semi=anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept 1819 .48.
$127'48
Revolutionary [illegible]
Act 18th May [illegible]
Discontinued [handwritten at bottom and diagonally across pay information]

[Vertically handwritten] Notification Recd 9 Aug: 1822, to T Culbreth, Denton, Md
Retired
Jany 24.  1824
& Sent to Hon Mr E Lloyd U. L. F.

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The Second Judicial 
District of Maryland, SS.
On this 24th day of February 1819, before me, [crossed out: one of the] Chief
Judge [crossed out: Judges] of the Second Judicial District of Maryland [crossed out: for the
said district,] personally appeared Thomas Carney aged about sixty
years, resident in Caroline County ^in the said State^[crossed out: 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 [rovide for certain persons en-
gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the
said Thomas Carney enlisted for the term of three years
[crossed out: on the day of in the year] in the spring as he [illegible] of
1777 in [crossed out: illegible] ^of Caroline County^ in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by
Captain John Hawkins of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
William Richardson in the line of the State of Maryland
on the Continental Establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until [crossed out: the] he enlisted for the war at the ^close of which^ [crossed out: when] he was
discharged from service [crossed out: in] at Annapolis [crossed out: state of] in the State aforesaid,
that he was in the battles of Brandy Wine, German Town, White Plains
Monmouth Camden, Gifford Court House, Windy [illegible] and
of Eutaw Springs
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
[crossed out: and that he has no other [illegible] now in his power of his said service]
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.   R:T: Earle

I Richard T. Earle Chief Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Carney did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, agains the comon enemy, for the term of more
than [crossed out: of] nine months at one time, on 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
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support. I [crossed out: illegible] further certify that he made
his first declaration on the seventh day of May 1819.

{black rectangular seal is outlined with the shape of airplanes pointing into the center; text states SEAL OF THE COURT.]
R:T: Earle

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State of Maryland}
Queen Ann's County Court
  I hereby certify that Richard T. Earle
Esquire, who hath subscribed the within certificate was at the time
of so doing and still is Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District
of the State of Maryland duly commissioned and sworn and to all 
acts done by him as such due faith and credit are and ought
to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In Testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and 
affixed the Seal of Queen Anns County
the twenty fourth day of February in the
year Eighteen hundred and nineteen - 
Tho: Murphey Clk
of Queen Anns County Court

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[folded page: left half follows]
The Judge certifies that
the first declaration of the
applicant was May. 7. 1819.
-evidently meant for 1818,
-and a certificate bearing
The last date was made
out per order of Mr E.

[folded page: right half follows]
Thomas Carney
Richard Fored 'Maryland Regt
1777. 3 years
May 7. 1818

[upside down on the page: follows]
1779
hand Mr Culbreth

Admin@
Hon. Mr Culbreth,
H.R

Rate cert March

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State of Maryland the fourth Judicial District, Caroline County to wit; On the seventh day of 
March in the year of our Lord 1822, personally appeared in open Court, that is, in Caroline 
County court in the fourth Judicial District, State of Maryland, being a court of record, so made and constituted by the laws of said State, having the power of fine and imprisonment & 
proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount for the said County in the said District and State aforesaid; Thomas Carney aged about sixty-three years, resident in the said County of Caroline – who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit; he enlisted & served as a private soldier in the Fifth Maryland Regiment of the Maryland line, where a William Richardson was Colonel, in the company of which John Hawkins was Captain, & served about three years under Col. Richardson & Captain Hawkins & continued to serve in 
that Regiment to the end of the revolutionary war, which at different times was commanded by Colonel John E. Howard, Col. Thomas Woolford & Colonel John Stewart, 
& in the said company also, which was commanded by different persons, after the resignation of Captain Hawkins; he was in the battle of Brandywine; Germantown; White Plains, Monmouth, Gates Defeat at Camden, at Camden under General Greene, Guilford court house, Ninety Six & Eutaw Springs; 
he entered the service when the said Regiment was raised about the year 1776 enlisted first for three years, & then during the war, he left the service at the end of the war at the City of 
Annapolis in Maryland where he was discharged on furlough – and further that he heretofore on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 1818 made his original declaration under oath, according to the act of Congress of the United States, & thereupon obtained his pension certificate, allowing him at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 1818, which certificate bears date the fifth day of March in the year of our Lord 1819 and is number 7119.
Certified by S/ Jos Richardson, Clk
Caro. County, Court 

and I Thomas Carney of Caroline County in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear 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 other wise disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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

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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 & by me subscribed -
Thomas + ^his mark^ Carney

A particular account of the property of Thomas Carney aforesaid, and
a schedule thereof - A pension from the State of Maryland of forty dollars
yearly during life, a pair of cart wheels & shafts, two old straw beds & furni=
tures, one ploughs, one harrow, five pigs, one sheep & one old Chest, half dozen 
knives & forks, half a dozen pewter spoons, one pot, one dutch oven, one
small stash blades, a small pouch of corn tops, one cow, one old ax, 
one old hoe, one old spade, one old rake, one old Iron wedge, some
old tubs; -
A List of the Debts due from the said Thomas Carny - To Saml -
Fountain $12.41 - To the Estate of Risdon Fountain $92.50 - with some
interest - Andrew Manship $1.33 - To William Potter $4.63 - Charles -
Goldsborough $5 - Doctr. Henry Hilme about $3.00 - John Gill $3.40 -
Elijah Jester 84 cts
Thomas X ^his mark^ Carney 

The said Thomas Carney declares that he follows the occupation of farming,
that he is afflicted with the rheumatism & unable to ^do^ much work, that he
has a wife named Grace Carney, about fifty seven or Eight years of age,
who is infirm & unable to do much work, and two daughters, the one named
Alice between seventeen & eighteen years of age, who is healthy & able to do 
ordinary works, the other named Rebecca about fourteen years ofage, who,
is also healthy & able to do ordinary work for her age, residing with him &
no others - 
Thomas X ^his mark^ Carney

Sworn to & declared & subscribed by the said Thomas Carney on this -
seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & twenty tow,
in open court, in Caroline County Court aforesaid, in the fourth judicial
district in the State aforesaid before the Judges of the said Court
Just Jo, Richardson [illegible]
Caro. Coly, Court

We the Judges of Caroline county court & of the fourth Judicial district, in 
the State of Maryland aforesaid, in court Judicially sitting, are of opinion
and do hereby Certify & declare, it as our opinion, on this seventh day of 
March, in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and twenty two; that
the total amount in value of the property contained & exhibited in the
foregoing schedule, exclusive of the pension from the State of Maryland

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is Forty dollars - The said pension speaks for itself -
William B Martin
James B. Robins
William Whittington

I Joseph Richardson Clerk of the Caroline county ^court^ aforesaid, do hereby certify
that the foregoing oaths and the schedule thereto annexed,
are truly copied from the record of 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, exclusive of the pension from
the State of Maryland, is Forty dollars -
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said court, on this Twenty second day of March in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty tow - Jo, Richardson, Clerk of the
court for the county of Caroline
aforesaid

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35 203
Revy INVALID.
File No. 35,203
Thomas Carney
Prv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Incex: - Vol. 2, Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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I do hereby Certify that Thomas Carney
was Enlisted as a soldier early in the 
Revolutionary War, and that he served in
in the capacity of a private Soldier
to the end of the war in the 5th
Maryland Regiment as a brave and 
faithful Soldier to the end thereof
Witness my hand this 7th day
of April 1818.
P. Benton thrence
Captain in the 5th Regt -

P.S. his name is sometimes
spelt Kerney -

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[envelope]
Md 508
Recd 28 June 1822

not entitled, he
being a State
Pensioner

[vertically on the page follows]

Denton, June 22d     Free
Honble John C Calhoun
Secretary War
Washington

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Denton June 22nd 1822
Sir,
I enclose the schedule [illegible] of Thomas
Carney and old soldier for the purpose of having his name restored to the pension
list the delay has been occasioned
by having his papers [illegible] prepared
at first
Yours with the highest
respect Sinc
Thos Culbreth