Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 9813, John Collins, Continental (Va.)

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Continental (Va.) Collins, John W9813
Margaret

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Kentucky, [scratched out]
John Collins, R
Fleming Co: Kentucky,
Col Baylor’s reg. Cavalry,
Virginia line, 6 years. 

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
At the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of June, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Oct. 1820, and sent to A. Beatty, agent, Washington, Kentucky. 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820 $216.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1821 $48
$264.26
27 mos. 1/30
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

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Letter to P.A. Hackleman 25
Feby 1845
Reported
Date of death
not on ,AB.

3985
Indiana Madison 
Margaret Collins
widow of John Collins
VA
who was a priv of Dragoons
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
100 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
19th day of Dec. 1843
and sent to 
P.A. Hackleman
Ind.a.
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
vol. 1 Page 176.

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State of Kentucky to wit

This day, John Collins, a Citizen of Fleming County & state afores'd, aged about sixty years, comes before me James Clinton a Circuit Judge in and for the State aforesaid, & being by me first duly sworn, did upon his oath aforesaid declare as follows, to wit 

That he enlisted as a regular soldier in the Company of Capt John Swan, of the 3d Virginia Regiment of light dragoons, under the Command of Col George Bayler, on conti-nental establishment; and served the United States, faithfully as a soldier, in the War of the Revolution against Great Britain in the Regiment & Company aforesaid, from the year 1776, the time of his first enlistment, until the conclu-sion of peace--that is to say, for the time of six years and two months; That Capt Swan having been ?? before the close of the war. The Company was after-wards commanded by Capt John Hughes until the close of the war. And that he received from his Captain, the said Hughes, at the end of the war, a regular and honorable discharge; but which discharge was burnt many years

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ago, when he had the misfortune of having his house burnt. That he has never rec'd from the Government his County Land; nor has he ever rec'd any pensi-on from the United States or any of them; that he is now old and infirm, and in reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of his Country for support. John Collins X his mark


Also Major Walker Baylor, came before me at the same time, who being by me first sworn, did depose that he was a Captain, and as such commanded, the first troop of light dragoons, in the 3d Virginia Regiment and Continental establishment, in the Revolutionary War against Great Britain; that from the length of time since the service of the said Collins he can not distinctly recognize his person. But from conversations he has lately had with the said Collins, in relation to the various incidents, and circumstances about said Regiment and the special and precise manner they have been related to him by said Collins he entertains no doubt but that he performed the service mentioned in his declaration. Signed by him
Walker Baylor

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State of Kentucky
I James Clark one of the Circuit Judges for the State ass'd do certify that the afore named John Collins this 22s' day of August 1818 made before me upon oath the foregoing statement and affixed his mark to the same (he be-ing unable to write his name) for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the late acts of Congress passed for the purpose and I  further certify that it is proven to my satis-
faction that the said Collins served six years
as a soldier in the war of the revolution and
continental establishment and that ?
his reduced circumstances he stands in
need of the assistance of his country for 
his support. I ? certify the deposi-
tion of Maj.r Walker Baylor taken to
support the claims of the said Collins given
under my hand this 22 day of August
1818
Jos. Clark

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State of Kentucky
Bourbon Circuit Court ?

I Thomas Arnold, Clerk of the Court
for the circuit aforesaid do certify that the
Honorable James Clark, before whom the
foregoing statement appears to have been made and sworn to, is a circuit Judge for the state aforesaid, and presiding Judge of the Bourbon Circuit Court,
and to all his official acts as such due faith and
credit is and ought to be given as well in courts
of Justice as thereout.
In testimony where of I have here unto 
set my hand and affixed the seal
of my said office at Paris this 22
day of August 1818
Tho. Arnold

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Collins Jno
Statement

No 9410
Sep 1819

Con


Geo W. Botts

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State of Kentucky Let

On this sixth day of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record expressly made so by the laws of the state which created it for the County of Fleming in the state aforesaid John Collins aged sixty two years on the 28th day of August last, residing in the said County of Fleming; who being first duly sworn according  to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, 

In Capt John Hughes Company, Col Geo Baylor's Regt being 3 Regt of light dragoons, Virginia troops, as per my original declaration bearing date about the 22nd August 1818 on which declaration a certificate has issued to me and now in my possession No 9410 and dated the 16th April 1819 and I do solemnly swear, the I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to being myself within the provisions 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 the 18th Mar 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contract, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed--

One horse, creature estimated to be worth $40                        
One table $6- 4 chairs worth $1. One wheel worth $1                  8
Flat Iron $1. Cupboard ward. worth $2                                      3
One plough worth $2.50. 3 pieces of pot metal worth $4.           6.50
Two axes and Two Hoes worth $4.50                                               4.50
                                                                                       [total]  $62.00                                                    
                                                
I further state on oath that I am by occupation a common labourer without any

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mechanical art or knowledge, and very infirm and unable to labour; from a weakness across the small of my back, and for months together not able to do scarcely a hands turn. I have [a] wife by the name of Margaret, 52 years old on the 27th of last month and the following children to wit:
Sally Collins born Jun3 12th 1803
Levi Collins born August 15th 1805
Margaret Collins born Nov 22nd 1807
That my wife is a cripple from having her back, thigh and three of her ribs broken from a fall from a horse many years ago. My son Levi is subject to the Rheumatic pains, and is a very weakly boy; My two daughters are healthy as usual. And further that I am in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my country, in a suitable manner for a person or family to live in [a] christian land.

John Collins X his mark


Fleming County leo November Term 1820

Sworn to and declared in open court being a court of record expressly made as by the laws of the state creating it. Before me the subscriber presiding Justice of said Court the 6th day of November 1820. 
John D Bell

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Kentucky
Fleming County Let

I James Crawford Deputy for Joshua Stocklow Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid Do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 is Sixty two Dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this sixth day of November 1820

Jas Crawford DC

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows

State of Indiana
Rush County

On this seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and Thirty nine personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Margaret Collins, a resident of the County of Rush, State of Indiana aged seventy two years, who having first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.

That she is the widow of John Collins who was a pensioner in the County of Fleming State of Kentucky. And she refers to his papers on file for evidence of his service. She further declares that she was married to the said John Collins in Westmoreland County in the State of Pennsylvania on the seventh day of March Seventeen hundred and Eighty six. That her husband the said John Collins died on the Twenty-first day of January Eighteen hundred and Twenty Eight. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and Ninty four. Viz, at the time above stated. She is informed and believes that there is no record her marriage in the County of Westmoreland State of Pennsylvania. She was married by Samuel Finley a Presbyterian Mimister by publication, but she is so old and infirm that she is unable to ascertain what has become of said Finley but from his age at [the] time she thinks he cannot now be living. She therefore begs that the best evidence she can produce may be received in her case. She has no record of the ages of her children except that which has been made since the Bible was burnt that contained their ages when her daughter's house was burnt. She here wishes to introduce the testimony of her son James

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Collins who is her eighth child and who has a record of his age correctly copied from the original before it was destroyed. She has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, which will more fully appear from the proofs hereto annexed. Given from under my hand the day and date above written. Margaret Collins X her mark

State of Indiana
Rush County
On this seventy day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Margaret Collins a resident of Rush County Indiana, and aged and respectable Lady and is well known to me to be a woman of truth and by reason of bodily infirmary she is unable to appear in Court and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration before me. I do further certify that from my personal acquaintance with her and her family I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the statements therein made.

Given from under my hand the above date. Benjamin Plummer, JP



State of Indiana
Rush County
I James Collins do certify that the following purporting to be my family Record was correctly copied from my Fathers Bible which contained the record of his children aged and is my true family record taken from my Bible, and I believe that I was born on the seventh day of May Eighteen hundred and one as therein states and I have six Brothers and sisters older than myself now living and one I was told died before my birth makin in all seven children that my mother had before I was born. And I fully believe that my mother the aforesaid Margaret Collins was married at the time stated in her Declaration to my father the said John Collins named in the foregoing Declaration and I know that she is the widow of said John Collins, and that said John Collins died on the Twenty first

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of January Eighteen hundred and Twenty Eight and that she has remained a widow ever since his death. 
Given from under my hand this seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine. James Collins X his mark




State of Indiana
Rush County
On this seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid James Collins a resident of said County who is well known to me to be a man of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statements and I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the same. Given from under my hand the above date the above record was taken from his Bible in my presence. Benjamin Plummer JP


State of Indiana
County of Rush
We John Matchet and Eloner Matchet do certify that we have been acquainted with Margaret Collins who made the foregoing declaration and her husband John Collins for more than forty years and we recollect that her son John Collins which is about the sixth child to the best of our recollection that the said John and Margaret had, was born in the year seventeen hundred and ninty nine and their Eldest daughter Elizabeth Collins must then have been ten years old. We well know that the said John Collins and Margaret Collins were then living together as husband and wife and from their own ages and the ages of their children at that time we fully believe that they must have been married as early as the year seventeen hundred and Eighty six as stated in teh foregoing declaration. ??? well know that said Margaret Collins to be a Lady of truth and we do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the statements made by her as well as the statements made by her son James Collins who is a man of truth. And the record of whose age hereto attached was taken from his Bible in our presence and we believe it to be his true family record. We also know that the said John Collins was a pensioner and that he died about the time

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stated in the said Margaret Collins foregoing declaration and that she has remained a widow ever since his death and that she is the widow of said John Collins
Given from under our hands this seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
John Matchet X his mark
Elenor Matchet X her mark


State of Indiana 
County of Rush
On this seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Matchet and Eloner Matchet citizens of said County who are well known to me to be persons of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statements and I do most fully concur in the belief of th etruth of the same. Given from under my hand the above date. Benjamin Plummer JP


State of Indiana
Rush County
I Robert Thompson clerk of the Rush Circuit Court within and for the County of Rush aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Plummer Esquire whose hand is affixed to the foregoing certificate is a magistrate as above and that the Signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In Testimony whereof I ??? hereunto to set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Rush Circuit Court at Rushville this 8th day of June AD 1839
Robert Thompson clerk

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Copied Mrs Bottriff's abstract of Feb. 10, 1937 
December 14, 1937 
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 
John Collins, W. 8813 BA-J/MOS

Ann E. Amos 
520 N. Perkins Street 
Rushville, Indiana 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter of November 29, 1937, in which you request information relative to Mary Collins, a widow, aged seventy-five years, whose name appears in the 1840 Census of Pensioners. 
In the 1840 Census of Pensioners, page 185, one Mary Collins, aged seventy-five years, is recorded as residing in Posey, Rush County Indiana, with Andrew McRoberts.   Her name is erroneously written in this publication, as papers on file in pension claim, W. 9813, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Collins show that the name is Margaret instead of Mary. 
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 9813, based upon the military service of John Collins. 
He was born August 28, 1758. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. 
He enlisted in 1776, place not given, and served as a private in Captains John Swan's and John Hughes' companies in Colonel George Baylor's Regiment of Dragoons and was discharged at the close of the war, after having served about six years and two months. 
John Collins was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1818, while a resident of Fleming County, Kentucky, 
He died January 21, 1828, in Kentucky or in Rush County, Indiana. 
John Collins married March 7, 1786, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Margaret -- born October 27, 1768, the place of her birth, names of parents or her maiden name not shown.

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Soldier's widow, Margaret Collins, was allowed pension on her 
application executed June 7, 1829, while living in Rush County,
Indiana. In 1843, she was a resident of Posey Township, Rush County, 
Indiana.

The following names of children of John and Margaret Collins
are shown in the claim:

Oldest child (name not given) died prior to 1840.

Elizabeth Collins, born November 9, 1788; married, date not stated, George Laurens, and in 1840 signed as Elizabeth Graham and was living in Boone County, Kentucky, no statement relative to remarriage.

Elisha Collins born February 8, 1791, resident of Boone County, Ky., in 1840

John Collins born in 1799 and referred to as the sixth child.

James Collins born May 7, 1801, resident of Rush County, Indiana, in 1839. At time of his birth there were six children living that were older than he and one dead.

Sally Collins born June 12, 1803.

Levi Collins born August 15, 1805

Margaret Collins born November 22, 1807

Polly Collins, age not given, referred to as Polly Laurens in 1839.

In 1839, one Isaac Larence, aged seventy-seven years, was residing in Hendricks County, Indiana; his relationship to George Laurens, husband of Elizabeth (not above) not shown.

In 1830 one Margaret McRoberts in Rush County, Indiana, in behalf of the widow, Margaret, relationship not shown.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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Margaret Collins
aditional evidence

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State of Kentucky
Boone County
Be it known that on the fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and forth that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Elisha Collins and made oath in an form of law that he is the son of John and Margaret Collins and that his Father the said John Collins was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his release in the State of Kentucky, and that his Mother who is an application for a pension as the widow of his Father now resides in the County of Rush State of Indiana. And that from the information received from his said parents it will be fifty four years next March since they were married which he believes to be correct from the age of his oldest sister now living. Which is Elizabeth Graham who was fifty one years old the ninth day of November last as be verily believes from the best information he posesses and he has heard his parents say that they lost their oldest child. My own age is forty nine on the eighth day of February eighteen hundred and forty. My Fathers family Bible was lost so that I am unable to procure a copy of the record of our ages but have seen the same frequently and I well know that my parents the aforesaid John Collins and Margaret Collins were living together as husband and wife at my first recollection and so lived to the death of my said Father and my said Mother has remained a widow ever since his death.
Elisha Collins
Sworn and Subscribed on the above date before me Joseph C Foster JP

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State of Kentucky
Boone County
Be is known that on the fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty that before me as Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Elizabeth Graham and made oath in due form of law that she is the daughter of John Collins and Margaret Collins, that her said Father was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death in the state of Kentucky that her Mother the said Margaret Collins who now claims a pension is residing in the County of Rush State of Indiana. She has heard her said parents say that they were married in March seventeen hundred and eighty six which she believes to be the fact, and that he own age was fifty one years the ninth day of November last. She says that her Fathers family Bible was lost so that I am unable to procure a copy of the record of my own age but have seen the same frequently. She well knows that her said parents lived together as husband and wife from the earliest of her recollection to the day of the death of her said Father John Collins and that her said Mother Margaret Collins has remained a Widow ever since his death.
Elizabeth Graham X her mark
Sworn and subscribed on the fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty before me Joseph C Foster JP


State of Kentucky
Boone County
On the fifth day of February eighteen hundred and forth personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Elisha Collins and Elizabeth Graham citizens of Boone County State of Kentucky both well known to me to be persons of truth and respectability and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statements by them severally made. And I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the Statements they have made. Given from under my hand the date above named. Joseph C Foster JP

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State of Kentucky Boone County

I J.G Hamilton Clerk of said County do certify
that Joseph C Foster is a magistrate as above and that (covered by seal) signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my name
this fifth day of February 1840
J.G. Hamilton Clerk
Boone County Court

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9813
Margaret Collins
Wid. of
John Collins 
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Mch 3, ?
Index: - Vol A, Page 145

[Arrangement of 1870]

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Indianapolis June 26th 1839
Hon JL Edwards
Sir enclosed are the papers
of Mrs. Margarett Collins

Respectfully Your Obedient
Servent
James L Bradley

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5715 5024
Margaret Collins
of John
Indiana

admitted
Pr Cav 277 $100
Cap. Swan C L Baylor
Va

died 20 Jan 1828

Act 7 July 1838

H Bradley
Indianapolis 
Ind

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Payable on the 4th March and
4th September of each year,
by the Branch Bank, U.S.
in Lexington, Kentucky.

No pension is payable until 
the arrival of one or the other
of the above dates, after the
issue of a Certificate. 

Payable up to the 1s
March, 1820. Before
any payment there-
after, a schedule of
property must be
exhibited.

Registered, by 
Clerk, in Book B, volume [blank]
page [blank]

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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March 1818, John Collins of Fleming County, Kentucky [illegible] private on the Pension List; Rols of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

Given at the War Office of the United States this sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty. 

[illegible signature]
Secretary of War

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5715
Margaret Collins
of John
Indiana

Cap Swan Col
Baylor, Va Caval'y for
six years.

died 18 Jan'y 1828
Pre? list.

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State of Indiana
Hendricks County
I Isaac Larence aged Seventy Seven Years do certify that I was well acquainted with Margaret Collins who made the foregoing declaration and her husband John Collins who is name therein and well know that they were living together as husband and wife in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty six and that their eldest daughter was born in the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight. My acquaintance with them continued until the death of the said John Collins and with the said Margaret Collins until now and I know that the said John Collins was a pensioner and that he died about the time stated in the foregoing declaration and that the said Margaret Collins is the widow of the said John Collins and she has remained a widow ever since.
Given from under my hand this twenty fifth day of June in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Isaac Larence



State of Indiana
Hendricks County
On this twenty fifth day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Isaac Larence a citizen of said County who is well known to me to be a man of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foreoing statements and I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the same given from under my hand the above date
James Vergan J?

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State of Indiana
Hendricks County

I James M Gregg Clerk of the Circuit Court within and
for said County do certify that James Dugan Esquire whose hand is affixed to the foregoing certificate is a magistrate as written and that the signature within purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I ? hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Hendricks Circuit Court at Danville this the 25th day of June A.D. 1839

J.M. Gregg Clerk
By SF Hadley Dep?

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4347 Sept. 12/42

Margt Collins
March 30/43
Ind

$100 widow

P A Hackleman
Rushville
Indiana

(written vertically at top right)
Rushville, Ind
Sep 6, 1843

(written vertically)
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3rd of March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.

State of Indiana
Rush County
On this 31st day of August, 1840, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in the County of Rush, Margaret Collins a resident of Posey Township in the county of Rush, aged seventy six year, 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 Congree, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of John Collins, who was a private of Cavalry in the Revolution, in what was called Lady Washington's troop. And that the annual amount of pension received by her under the act of July 7, 1838, was one hundred dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Margaret Collins X her mark
Signed in the presence of Samuel Davis, P A Hackleman
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me, Samuel Davis Justice of the Peace

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State of Indiana
Rush County
I Samuel Davis an acting justice of the peace within and for the county aforesaid and before whom the within and foregoing declaration of Margaret Collins were sworn to, on the 31st day of August, 1843, do hereby certify that the said declarant is personally known to me.
Given under my hand this 31st day of August, 1843
Samuel Davis Justice of the Peace



State of Indiana
Rush County
I John L Robinson, clerk of the Rush Circuit court within and fore the county aforesaid, do herby certify that Samuel Davis is an acting Justice of the peace within and for the county of Rush, duly elected, commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that the above and foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Rush Circuit Court at Rushville, this 2nd day of September, 1843. 
John L Robinson clerk

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Rushville, Sept 2nd 1843
J L Edwards

Sir,

I herewith send you the papers in the case of Margaret Collins, to obtain the benefits of the late pension law in reference to widows. If the matter has not been properly attended to, it will have to be done over and we shall want some instructions.

Direct to P A Hackleman, Rushville, Ind
I am very Respectfully your most obt servt
P A Hackleman

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Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

(stamped on left side)
Indianapolis IND 
Feb 12

(date handwritten vertically)
Feb. 20. 1840

(stamped vertically on right side)
FREE

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Indianapolis Feb 13th 1840

Dear Sir

Enclosed the concluding testimony in the case of Mrs Margaret Collins which we hope will be satisfactory. There has been more delay than was anticipated in obtaining it. But we hope it will not cause the delay of the certificate beyond the 3d of March next. 

Very respectfully your obedient servant

A Bradley

A J S Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

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State of Indiana
Rush County
Be it remembered that on this seventy day of February 1845, personally appeared before me James Walker a justice of the peace within and for said county, Margaret Collins who after being duly sworn upon her oath saith, that she is the widow of John Collins, late of said county deceased, a revolutionary pensioner, of the United States, that the pension certificate issued to her by the War Department for one years additional pension as such widow has been lost or mislaid, and that six months of said additional pension has not been drawn on account of the loss of said certificate, that she is still the widow of the said John Collins unmarried, and resides in the county of Rush and State of Indiana, she therefore asks that a new certificate may be issued to enable her to draw said pensions
Margaret Collins X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
James Walker
Justice of the peace

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Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

postmark Rush County Feb 25 1845

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Rushville, In Feb 17th 1845

Sir

I herewith send you Ms Collins affidavit on account of the loss of her pension certificate issued from your department. Send her a new certificate, if the affidavit is sufficient

Yours Respectfully
P A Hackelman

J L Edwards
Commissioner

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Kty - 287
Rec'd 28 Nov 1820

(return address first line smeared)
Flemingsburg, KY
Nov 16th

(addressed to:)
Honble John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

(stamped) 
FREE

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Flemingsburg Ky Nov. 10, 1820

Sir

I have the Honor of enclosing to you a Schedule of property made and by John Collins a Pensioner for the purpose of deciding whither he be properly continued on the pension Roll or not.

Respectfully,
Geo W Botts





The Honorable John C Calhoun
Secretary of War

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Margaret Collins
Indiana

Suspended (crossed out)
let 17 Sep 1839 to (crossed out)
J L Bradley (crossed out)

Act of July 18 ?
(page folded)

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[illegible] Bradley
Sept 17, 1839

OC

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343
War Dept Pen Office
Sept 17 1839

Sir

The papers in the case of Mrs Margaret Collins widow of John Collins died have been examined and filed with suspended cases. If there be a family record of the marriage or of the birth of the children it should be exhibited. If there be none the fact should be stated by the claimant under oath. It would appear from the declaration of the claimant's husband that there was a family record.

James L Bradley Esq
Indianapolis Inda

5715
act of July 1838

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Nov 7
Ind'a.
add'l proof
Margt Collins

(vertically)
J L Edwards Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington City

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Indianapolis Oct 31st 1839

Dear Sir

Enclosed supplement to Mrs Margaret Collins Declaratin with additional testimony. Please review.

Your obedient Servant
H Bradley

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

P.S. Robert Wilson of Hancock County has lost her certificate. Would you be so good as to furnish me with a form to present that fact in teh old gentlemans behalf, and much obliged

Yours, H Bradley

Hon J L Edwards

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9410
Kentucky

John Collins of Fleming County in the state of Kentucky who was a private in teh regiment commanded by Colonel Baylor of the Virginia line, for the term of six years

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky (?) at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on teh 22d of Augt 1818

Certificate of Pension issue the 7th of April 1819 and sent to James Clark Esq, Paris Kentucky

Arrears to 4th of March 1819     $51.60 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819     48

[total] $99.60

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818


Continued

Note fr(crossed out) first to George W Botts Esq 21 April 18?? Flemingsburg Kenty

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Indiana 5024

Margaret Collins widow of John Collins dec'd who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818--and who died on the 21 January 1828--of Rush Co in the state of Indiana who was a pri Dragn in the Company commanded by Captain Swan of the regt commanded by Col Baylor in the Virginia for 2 years Cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison at the rate of 100 Dollars --Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Feby 1840 and sent to H Bradley Indianapolis, Inda

Arrears to the 4th of Septr 1839 $350.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1840 $50.00
$400.00

Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by D McCurdy Clerk
Book A Vol 2 Page 220

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Rushville Ind
Nov 29 1937

Veterans Administration
Washington DC

Dear Sir

Will you please send
me the service of Mary Collins
a widow age 75, her name appears in the 1840 census of pensioners.

Will be very grateful for this information.

Yours Truly
Ann E Amos
520 N Perkins St
Rushville Ind

(stamp)
Received
Dec 1 1937 Mail Sub-Div
Vets. Adm.
Reader No. 6

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Roachdale Ind.
January 9 1935

Dept of Interior,
Revolutionary War Pension Dept.
Washington DC

Please send me a copy of 
Pension, one each of two men
by name of John Collins, who
came from Virginia to Kentucky.
Both are, I believe, listed as
pensioners. If only one then 
please send copy of this one.
He was my ancestor, and 
I have no dates to offer.

Thanking you for any
kindness, I am

Sincerely and Respectfully,
Mrs C C Collins

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Liberty, Missouri
Jan 29, 1936

Commissioner of Pensions
Veterans Administration
Washing, DC

Dear Sir: 

I am very anxious to get th eservice
(American Revolution) also members of the family of one "John Collins, pensioner from Fleming Co Ky was 70 in 1818" and Stephen Collins was Fayett Co. pensioner."

I will deeply appreciate all
of the information that you can find for 
me.

Very truly yours,
Amy Colins Hufft
(Mrs E Ernest Hufft)

439 Miller Ave
Liberty, MO

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17.442
John Collins 
Private 3d Virginia Regiment 
4th June 1818 6 years 
Col. Baylor's regimt Cavalry, Virginia line 
6 years. 
found on the rolls 
Admd 
reduced circums Certified. – 
A. Beatty, agent, 
Washington Kent 
28. Sept. 1820

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Circuit of Fleming
Fleming County Kentucky

This day came John Collins personally before the Court aforesaid in open court and made oath that on the      day     he was enlisted as a private soldier by Capt John Swan in the 5th troop of Col George Baylor's Corps of Cavalry for and during the Revolutionary Was, and was six years and about two month in the service of the United States and was honorably discharged at the end of the War. That his discharge was burnt at a time when his house was burnt and that he is not able to produce any evidence of his services and discharge except that which he will annex to this statement. He believes the Corps was sometimes called the 3d Virginia Regiment. That at this time he owns only a horse, a cow, and calf to support himself and ten children or rather seven children living with him. He states that he is a citizen of Fleming County, and^ in consequence of his indigent condition^ asks for this Pension allowed by this act of Congress.

John Collins X his mark

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This deposition of George Muss taken at the
same time in open court on oath, shows
that within his own knowledge the within
named John Collins served five or six years as a soldier of the revolution, and 
as well as this affiant recollects in Baylors
Corps as within stated. He says also that
the said Collins is in very indigent
circumstances and needs the assistance
of a pension to  insure his future
support. & further he says not

George Muse (his mark)

The Deposition of Burtis Ringo, ^??^ taken at the same time in open court on oath shows that he is well acquainted with the cir-cumstances of the within named John Collins and says that he is in very indigent circumstances, and needs the assistance of the Pension allowed by law. (signed)

Burtis Ringo

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State of Kentucky Fleming Circuit let
I James Crawford Deputy Clerk of
the court of the Circuit aforesaid certify that
the foregoing statement of John Collins & the
depositions of Burtis Ringo & George Muse
hereto annexed were at a Court held
for the Circuit aforesaid on the fourth day of 
June 1818. Produced in court  & severally
sworn to ? it appearing hereby to the 
satisfaction of the court that the said
Collins is in indigent circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for his support.
It was ordered that the same be certified
to the secretary of war.
In testamony whereof I have
hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of my office this 15th day of Sept 1818. 
Jas. Crawford

Fleming Circuit
I, Adam Beatty, sole Judge of the Fleming
Circuit court, certify that the foregoing attes-
tation of James Crawford, deputy clerk of said court is in due form. Given under my hand this 31st of October 1818. 
A Beatty

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First Judicial district Fleming Circuit ? March Term 1820

John COllins having this day personally appeared in court and presenting his declaration which was heretofore presented & proven in open court, & moved the court to cause an order to be made showing the opinion of the court in relation to the sufficiency of the proof to establish their claims confession? and the court being satisfied with the proof and that the said Collins did serve nine months and upwards in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary war upon continental establishment the same is ordered to be entered of record & certified to the secretary of war.

[text covered] foregoing is a true copy from record in testimony of [covered] I have hereunto set my name as deputy clerk [covered] said court & affixed the seal thereof this 25th day [covered] March 1820.
Jas Crawford

I, Adam Beatty, sole Judge of the first Judicial District, certify that the foregoing certificate ^and attestation^ of James Crawford, deputy clerk of the Fleming Circuit Court, is in due form given under my hand this 1st of May 1820.
A Beatty

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Declaration of Margaret Collins 
State of Indiana Rush County

On this twenty fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared befor me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Margaret Collins an aged lady well known to me to be a woman of truth who being by me sworn according to law doth on her said oath declare and make the following declaration supplimentary to a declaration made by her last June. That she is the identical Margaret Collins who made declaration before Benjamin Plummer Esq in June last and that she is still the widow of John Collins who was a pensioner as stated in said declaration. She also further declares that there was a record of the ages of her children in a Bible which was burnt in her daughter Polly Laurence's house when it burned down about seven or eight years since and that she had a list of the ages of her children on a sheet of paper which is now mislaid or lost so that she cannot find it but she well recollects that her daughter Elizabeth was born on the ninth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty eight and that her son Elisha Collins was born on the Eighth day of February seventeen hundred and ninety one. Her said daughter Elizabeth married George [Laurens is struck through because it is not correct] and she is informed and believes that both her said children are now living in the state of Kentucky and whose testimonty she will endeavor to obtain, but should she fail to do so in consequence of her old age and infirmaty, she hopes the evidence of Margaret McRoberts herto attached may received and made a part of the evidence in her case and hopes it will be satisfactory.

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Given from under my hand the day last above written
Margaret Collins X her mark
Sworn and subscribed before me the above date
Jefferson Arnett J H



State of Indiana Rush County

I Margaret McRoberts do certify that I was well acquainted with John Collins before his death and that it has been about thirty years since my first acquaintance with him, and I know the above named Margaret Collins to be his widow. I also know that the Bible which they gave to their daughter Polly contained the ages of their children and was burned when her house was burnt say seven eight years ago and I have frequently heard the said Margaret Collins say that she had no other record except one she had on a lost sheet which she afterwards lost, and I verily believe that her daughter Elizabeth and her son Elisha are as old as the said Margaret Collins represents them to be in the foregoing declaration, and that her and the said John Collins were living together as husband and wife before the birth of said children from the fact that they were reputable people and lived neighbour to their old acquaintances since my acquaintance with them and the received opinion of all their neighbours was that they were married as early as they represented to have been.

Give from under my hand this twenty fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine Margaret McRoberts X her mark


State of Indiana
Rush County ss

On this twenty fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me a question of the ??? in and for

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the County aforesaid Margaret McRoberts a respectable lady of truth and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statements, in the belief of the truth of which I do most fully concur--given from under my hand the day and date last aforesaid
Jefferson Arnett J B



State of Indiana
Rush County Sect

I Robert Thompson Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby certify that Jefferson Arnett is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine. Robert Thompson clerk


???  above erasure of the same name was 
Wrote by my Deputy in my absence and erased the above and Subscribed my name myself below. Robert Thompson

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February 10, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mrs. E. Ernest Hufft 
439 Miller Avenue 
Liberty, Missouri 
JOHN COLLINS
W. 9813 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of one John Collins, pensioned in 1818 in Fleming County, Kentucky, and Stephen Collins, of Fayette County.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information , it is impossible to comply in full with each request relative to soldiers of that war. The record of John Collins is furnished you herein as found in pension claim, W. 9813, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
John Collins was born August 28, 1758, the place of his birth and names of parents not shown. 
John Collins enlisted in 1776, place not given, and served as a private in Captains John Swan's and John Hughes' companies, Colonel George Baylor's Regiment of Dragoons, and was discharged at the close of the war after having served about six years two months. 
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1818, while a resident of Fleming County, Kentucky. He died January 21, 1828, in Kentucky, or in Rush County, Indiana. 
John Collins married March 7, 1786, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , Margaret, born October 27, 1768; the place of her birth, names of parents or maiden name not shown. 
Soldier's widow, Margaret Collins, was allowed pension on her application executed June 7, 1839, while living in Rush County, Indiana. In 1843, she was a resident of Posey Township, in Rush County, Indiana.

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The following names of children of John and Elizabeth [Elizabeth crossed out and Margaret written in] Collins are shown in the claim: 
Oldest child (name not given) died prior to 1840 
Elizabeth Collins, born November 9, 1788; married, date not stated, George Laurens, and in 1840 signed Elizabeth Graham and lived in Boone Co., Ky. (no statement of another marriage. 
Elisha born February 8, 1791; living in Boone Co., Ky, in 1840 
John --, 1799 (referred to as 6th child) 
James May 7, 1801  living in Rush Co., Ind. in 1839 At time of his birth there were six brothers and sisters older than himself living, and one dead
Sally June 12, 1803
Levi  August 15, 1805
Margaret November 22, 1807 
Polly age not given; referred to in 1839 as Polly Laurens. 

In 1839, one Isaac Larence, aged seventy-seven years, was residing in Hendricks County, Indiana; his relationship to George Laurens, husband of Elizabeth, above noted, not shown. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator 
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January 24, 1933
BA-J/MLB
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
John Collins
W. 9813

Mrs. C. C. Collins
Roachdale, Indiana

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 9, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of two soldiers named John Collins who came from Virginia and settled in Kentucky.

John Collins was born August 28, 1758, place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.

He enlisted in 1776, place not stated, and served as a private in Captains John Swan's and John Hughes' companies, Colonel George Baylor's regiment of dragoons, and was discharged at the close of the war having served about six years two months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1818, while a resident of Fleming County, Kentucky. Fol stated Aug. 22 was original dates of apple & if appears office later discarded certificate showing date of commencement, June 4 1818.

He died January 21, 1828, in Kentucky, or Rush County, Indiana. 

Soldier married March 7, 1786, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Margret, whose maiden name is not shown, and who was born October 27, 1768.

Soldier's widow, Margaret, was allowed pension on her application executed June 7, 1839, at which time she was residing in Rush County, Indiana.

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In 1843 she was residing in Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana
The names of children of John and Elizabeth Collins shown in the claim were: 
Oldest child (name not stated) deceased prior to 1840
Elizabeth Collins born November 9, 1788; (married, date not stated, George Laurens, and in 1840 signed Elizabeth Graham and lived in Boone Co., Ky. no statement of another marriage)

Elisha February 8, 1791 living in Boone Co. Ky, 1840
John (referred to as the 6thchild)  ------, 1799
James (referred to as the 8th child), May 7, 1801 living in Roo living in Rush Co., Ind., in 1839. At time of his birth there were six brothers and sisters older than himself living and one dead
Sally June 12, 1803
Levi August 15, 1805
Margaret November 22 1807
Polly 18  age not given; referred to in 1839 as Polly Laurens. 
In 1839, one Isaac Larence, aged seventy-seven years, was residing in Hendricks County, Indiana; his relationship to George Laurens, husband of Elizabeth, above noted, not shown. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51- 12 - 5 – 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
 Collins, John 

WARRANT NUMBER 17895 
GRADE Private 
Line Hazen's Regiment 
ISSUED June 20, 1789 to not shown 
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51- 12 - 5 – 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
 Collins, John Jr 

WARRANT NUMBER 17895 
GRADE Private 
Line Hazen's Regiment 
ISSUED September 2, 1790 to John Collins Jr.  
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives