Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,736, William Devenix, Md.

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Service MD
Devenix, William
or Deverex
Number S.34,736

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34736
Revy INVALID.
[vertically written: Ann]
File No. 34736
William Deverex
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 108

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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17840
Maryland R
__________
William Deverex (or
Devereux.)
of Worcester Co: in the state of Maryland
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Gunby, of the Maryland 
line, for the term of two years.
__________
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland, 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28. of July, 1820.
__________
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. of Sept. 1820
and sent to John C. Handy, ag
Snow-hill, Maryland.
__________
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820, $10.10
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 48."
1821.          $58.10
Am: 4/31}
4/30}
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
and 1st May, }
1820}
Dead

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17,305.
William Deverex (or Devereux)
Worcester County, Maryl.
Declaration
28. July, 1820.
_____
_____

Col. Gunby's (or 3d
Maryland regimt.)
April 1782, to close of War.
_____
_____
[crossed out: The Auditer General of
Maryland is acquainted
to State from the [illegible]
the period of this appli-
-cants [illegible].]
Lee Auditor's certificate
inclosed, of amount
recd. by the applicant
infinal settlement
certificates.
worth $:2 50/100
John C: Handy, agent,
Snow-hill, Maryland
28, Aug. 1820.

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Original claim
Worcester, County fs
On this 28. day of July 1820 per-
sonally appeared in open court being a court of
record ^ of criminal & civil and orimint jurisdiction^ for the said county William Deverux
----- aged fifty nine years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provisions made by
the act of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the
1st May 1820 that he the said William
Deverux-----enlisted for the term of
[blank] on ^or about^ the 9th day
of April in the year 1782 in the state 
of Maryland in the company commanded
by captain James Ewing and afterward by
Capt. Brown ^an extra ballalisr^ [crossed out: the regiment] ended by [crossed out: illegible]
Major Langsell in the line of the
state of Maryland on the -----
continental establishment that he continued
to serve in the said corps untill the close
of the war [blank] When he was discharged
from the said service in Annapolis
-----in the State of Maryland
That he was in the battle of York, and for a
number of Skirmishes New Newbery on the North
River That he marched from Annapolis
to Shakihile under Major Langsell who
commanded an extra battalion in

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[crossed out: illegible]
and that he has no
other evidence now in his power of his said services
except the Auditors certificate hereto affixed.


And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820
I do Solemnly swear that I was a citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen and that I have
not since that time by [illegible] date or in any
manner disposed of my property or [crossed out: illegible] any part
thereof with intent so to diminish it as to 
bring myself within the provisions of an act
of congress entitled an act to provide for 
certain persons engaged in the land and na-=val service of the United States in the Revo-
=lutionary war paped on the 18th day of March
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person instruct
for me any property or Securities contracts or
debts due to me nor have I any income other
that what is contained in the Schedule here
to ammend and by me subscribed.
One trunk is all the property that I have. I 
have no children who reside with me and [crossed out: nay]
[crossed out: profession] keeping a tavern ban all this brisinys
that I can fathom     William Deverux

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I John C. Handy clerk of Worcester
County Court do hereby certify that the forego-
-ing oath and the schedule thereto amended
are truly copied from the record of the 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 exhib-
-ited in the aforesaid Schedule is -----
and -----dollars and fifty
cents. In Testimony where of I 
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the 
seal of the aid court on this 21st day of 
August 1820
John C Handy [crossed out: Clk]
Clerk of the [crossed our: court of the] County Court of 
Worcester County

It appears on a Book ledger in this office that 
there was if used by the commissioner of the United
States to William Devenick [smudged] three Dollars
seventy cents being the final settlement
certified due to him from the said United States
It does not appear by any of the books lodged in 
this office when he enlisted or when he was discharged.
Thomas Harrison Auditor
Auditors Office Annapolis Md 80. 1813