Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,714, Sadoc Fowler, Md.

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SERVICE
Md.

Fowler, Sadoc

NUMBER
R.3714

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See letter to appt. June 23, 1834

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State of Maryland
Frederick County  Let.
On this twelth day of May eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared before the County Court of the County aforesaid Sadoc Fowler
a resident of the 9th election district in said County aged seventy one years, who is 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 was born in Prince Georges County Maryland in 1762 and resided there until 1776 when he removed to Frederick County Md and lived there till the 1st of June 1781 when he entered the services of the United States as a drafted Militia - man in a company commanded by Captain George Berket and during the same month marched Georgetown and joined the regiment commanded by Colonel Wood.  That he remained in George Town till the latter part of June when he was marched back to Frederick Town.  He remained in the service and drafted Militia man till the latter part of July - he was then released from the performance of duty under the draft upon condition that he would inter as into a body of volunteer troops called "Select Militia or "minute men" which was then about being formed.   This declaration says that he accordingly did enter, as a volunteer, into said body of Minutemen in the latter part of July and was attached to a company commanded

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by Captain Ralph Hillary 1st Lieutenant Joseph Madan, Ensign Thomas Hillary in this company he continued until the 10th of December.  As drummer. And  (unknown words) the following services.   In August the company was ordered to march to the head of  (unknown), and this declarant accompanied it as far as "Poplar Spring" in Anna Arundel County Md when they were countermanded and returned to Frederick Town.  On arriving at that place the men returned to their respective homes. this declarant, among the rest, but remained subject to orders, and continued to perform military duty by mustering once a week.  This state of things continued till the later part of October or the first of November.  When he marched with his company to Nolands Ferry on the Potomack and there formed part of the force which took charge of the prisoners captured at York Town.  this declarant marched hence to Frederic with said prisoners and continued there as one of their guard till the later part of February 1782, serving part of that time under the command of said Captain Hillary, but on the 10th of December 1781, his term of service having expired as a minute man, he served from that time, till he received his discharge, in the company of Captain George Berket. as a substitute for his father John Fowler, And as first Sargant to the company.  When the prisoners
 were removed from Frederic to little York PA

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he accompanied them to that place as one of their guard, and after remining there a few days he received a verbal discharge.  This took place either in the latter part of February or early part of March 1782.  

This declarant further says that on account of having received a verbal discharge as afore said, he has no documentary evidence of his services but that (unknown) Elisha Bell, living near Urbana Frederick County Md, has personal knowledge of them and to him he refers . this declarant doth not recollect the names of any continental Regiments or Companies with which he served nor can he now remember the names of any regular officers whom he knew.

The declarant further (unknown) that he has a record of his age in his prayer book which is a copy from the family record kept in the bible of his father. The declarant further sayeth that at the several times he entered into the service of the United States that he lived in Federick County Maryland near Frederic Town, and that he has resided there ever since the Revolutionary War - and still doth reside there. this declarant also sayeth that he is well known to the follow gentlemen and refers to them for his character as to veracity.   Mr. Montgomery, Major Benjamin Murdock,  (unknown) Elisha Bell, Plummer James Dr. Belt Brashear, all residents of Frederic County, Md. This declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present

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And declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

(unknown signature)

We Davis F Schaeffer a clergyman residing in Frederick Town in the County and State aforsaid and Caspar Mantz, residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sadoc Fowler, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is depated and respected and believe din the neighborhood were he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
(unknown)

David F Schaeffer
Casper Mantz

And the said court do hereby declare there opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting in the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart-ment, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
and the court further certifies that it appears to them that David F. Schaeffer, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county and state aforementioned and that  Caspar Mantz who has also signed the same is a resident of said county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit

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I. Jon Schley  clerk of the court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the forgoing containing the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Sadoc Fowler for a pension.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 12th, May 1834

John Schley, Clerk
(unknown) City Court

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O. W. and N. Division

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., __________. 189 __

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of
Sadic Fowler, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will
please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension
on file in this Bureau.  [Hand written R.3714]
[double underline]

[Table containing five columns from left to right on page]

[First column from left margin-heading and information]

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT.

June 1781
August 1781

[Second column-heading and information]

LENGTH
OF SERVICE.

2 mos
6 mo.

[Third column-heading and information]

RANK.

Pri
Drummer

[Fourth column-overall heading of two columns]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
[Two columns-heading and information]

CAPTAIN.

Geo Berket
Ralph Hillary
Geo Berket

COLONEL.

Wood
Not stated

[Fifth column-heading and information]

STATE.

Md.
"
[Double underscore]

Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Near Fredericktown Md
Date of application for pension, May 12 1834.
Residence at date of application, Frederick County Md
Age at date of application, Bn. Pr. Geo Co Md. 1762

Remarks: Moved to Frederick Co in.
1776.

Very respectfully,

____________
Commissioner.

Thos. P. Kingsbury
14 Eighth Park
San Francisco
Cal

7941 b-3m

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M C Feb 18
Sadoc Fowler
Md

Hon. WC Johnson

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Dr Sir,

I will be obliged to
you if you will let Mr.
Posey have the pension
papers of Mr. Sadoc Fowler
of Montgomery Co. Md.

Hon. W. Johnson
of Md
HR

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Sadoc Fowler 
Maryland
Rejected
Act June 7 1832

[illegible words]

June 23 1834
Copies of paper Sent to Hon. M.C. Johnson  
Feb. 27, 1835

3714

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[illegible words at top of page] 
3714 R
San Francisco
August 8-94
Hon Commission of Pension 
Washington DC
Dear Sir,
Please
furnish me with the military record (Revolutionary War) of 
Sedick Fowler a 
Maryland soldier of 1776 as it appears in 
his application for pension on file in

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your department.
an early reply
with oblige  Yours Respectfully
Thos P Kingsbury
#14 Elgin Park 
        S.F. Cal.

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[Two columns]
[Left column]

[Following has been lined through]
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March [illegible]

3714 [initials illegible]

P.O. ______
Sadoc Fowler
Service: ____

Enlisted: ____, 18 .
Discharged: ____, 18 .
[REJECTED stamped across the above two entries]

Application filed: ____, 18 .

Alleges: ____
______

Re-enlisted: ____
____

Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
____
____ Recognized. ____ Contract.
____Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18 .

[Right column]

1894 Aug 22
Hist to
Thos P Kingsbury
San Fran Cal