Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1953, for John Storm, Virginia

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Name:  Storm, John
                        Ann

Service:  Continental
               Va.

Number:  W1953

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John Storm's application
for Benefit

of act of Congress of 1828

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State of Indiana Owen County

Before me Isaac Heaton a Justice of the peace in and for said county on the 24th day of September 1831 personally appeared John Storm of the County of Green in said state, and in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress entitled "an act for the relief of certain Surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution" approved May 15th 1828, makes the following statement on Oath by me duly administered, that he, the said John Storm enlisted for the term of 18 months on the day of August 1780 or sometime in the summer of said year, in the state of Virginia, in the company of Infantry commanded by Captain Ballard Smith that he marched this deponent with others to Hillsboro in North Carolina where he was placed in Genl. Gates army after his defeat at Campden, in the Company of Infantry Commanded by Captain Thomas Bouyer (or Boyer) in the Continental Service in the first Virginia Regiment in the Virginia State line, that he continued in said regt. until September 1781, when he again enlisted for and during the War (in Genl. Green's marker) in the Cavalry troop (in the said continental Service, commanded by Colonel Wm. Washington, on the High hills of Santee) in the Regiment of Division of the United States army commanded then and there by General Green, and in the first Troop of the 3rd Virginia regiment, commanded by Captain Robert Morrow (Major Parsons Pardons) was the ??

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The Deponent recollects that George Height was sergeant of said Troop Wm. Brannon and his Brothers belonged to the 6th troop of said Regiment one of whom was a corporal, Wm. Draper was Clothing Master Sergeant Wm. Rhodes a private, one Captain Conyers (or Connors) also belonged to the Regiment, also Captain Bell, and Sergeant Major Perry. That the above is all of His compatriots together with David Tate that this deponent can call to mind at present.  That this deponent Served in Said Troop Until discharge after the close of the War at Winchester in Virginia at the Barracks in the May after Peace, and the barracks he believes were commanded by General Mulenburg, that he was discharged then by Captain Robert Morrow and ? George Height which discharge this deponent avers is long since lost he not knowing it would be of any use to him.  This deponent further avers that he is the identical John Storm (a Dutchman by descent born in the United States of America) named by David Tate of Tennessee, Granger County, and by Jacob Storm Storm, Mary Storm and Catherine Ferguson of Scott County Indiana which Depositions are here to annexed, and further this deponent said

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Not.                                  John Storm
                                         his mark

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 24th day of September 1831 
Isaac Heaton Justice of the Peace

The above John Storm further states under oath that the above named David Tate was one of same company in the said first Virginia Regiment and that he belonged to the continental establishment, that he now resides in Granger County Tenn. and that this deponent has not seen him for about thirty years.

                                         John Storm
                                         his mark

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 24th day of September 1831 
Isaac Heaton Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana
Owen County ?

Before me this 24th Sept 1831 personally appeared Thomas F G Adams and on his oath Saith that he is acquainted with John Storm aforesaid since Spring 1824.  that the said John is reputed and believed to have belonged to Col. Wm. Washingtons cavalry troop as he states.  That this deponent in June or July last, at the request of said Storm wrote to David Tate (who is named in the written Affidavit) to forward to him his testimony as to said Storms service as a soldier of the revolution, and that this deposition herein indeed was recd in answer to his said communication and request to said Tate.  That this deponent from the correspondence he has had with the clerk of the county in which said Tate lives in Tennessee and from his knowledge of said Storm being of Dutch descent and from letters from Wm. Hendricks senator from this state to ? to this deponent has no doubt but this applicant is the identical John Storm alluded to

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Recd 8 Oct 1831
in the Declarations and Depostions hereto annexed and further saith not.
                                Tho F G Adams

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th Sept 1831
            Isaac Heaton
            Justice of the Peace

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State of Indiana
Owen County ?

Before me Isaac Heaton a Justice of the peace in and for Said County personally appeared Jacob Young of lawful age and on his oath Saith that he has been acquainted with the written John Storm since Spring 1812, that he is well aware that it is notoriously and generally believed amongst said Storms acquaintances that the Said Storm served as his declaration Sets forth, the contents of which he is aware of.

This deponent further deposes that he is well acquainted with the character and standing of Jacob Storm Mary Storm and Catherine Ferguson for about seven years, and that they and ?? of them are persons of truth standing and veracity said Young.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th Sept 1831
            Isaac Heaton
            Justice of the Peace

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State of Indiana Owen County ?

I John R Freeland clerk of this court and county aforesaid do certify that Isaac Healow? ? when the foregoing affidavits appeared to have been made was at the time of ? said affidavits and ? is ? a ? Justice of the peace in and for said county and duly qualified and commissioned? according to law and that ? ? credit aught to be given to all his official ? ? as such

Given under my hand and seal of the Owen Circuit Court at office in ? this 24th Sept 1831
                  J R Freeland Clk

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[Envelope]

Free

[Post Mark] Nov 25 1831

Honable The Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
DC

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Recd 8 Dec 1831

Spencer, Owen County Indiana
Nov 25 1831

Sir

Yours of 10th ? came duly to hand, enclosed you will find the Deposition of Jacob Storm together with the deposition of John List.  The character of some of the witnesses on Mr John Storm case is well known to Wm. Hendricks, one of our Senators, also to Ratliff Boon one representative from this district, Indeed Mr Hendricks has stated in a letter to me on a view of D. Tates testimony alone that Mr Storms claim had merit.  I wish you if necessary to apply to Mrsser Hendricks & Boon to ascertain what the character for truth & veracity is of those witnesses in this case with whom they are personally acquainted with Mr John Storm, all of which together with the Evidence already furnished will I hope be satisfactory.

Mr Storm requests that any communication The Treasury Department may please to make should be addressed to me,

I am with respect
your fellow citizen
Tho F G Adams

The receipt of this you are respectfully requested to acknowledge

Honble Scey of US Treasury

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Recd 8 Oct 1831

State of Indiana, Scott County ?

Personally came before me Richard Abbot a justice of the peace for said county Mary Storm and Catherine Furgason, who bring some deposiths and saith that they were acquainted with John Storm previous to the revolutionary war of 1776 and the said ? know the following circumstances to be ? and ? facts at that time and place Viz. That the said John Storm enlisted in that war for eighteen months and after having served on year, the said John Storm enlisted ? the war in the third regiment of Dragoons commanded by Col. William Washington where he continued in the service until the close of said war, having served ? more than three years, After which the said John Storm received his discharge from Cap. Robert Morrow? and Corinet Height.  The said Deponents further saith ? ? personally knew that the said John Storm left home ? to join the army in the aforesaid war; that after some time the said J Storm returned home on furlough; that he left home again to join the army, from which he did not return until the war was over.  These deponents further saith that they have had such an acquaintance with the said J. Storm from that time to this, that they know him to be the same man who now applies for those depositions.  Further these deponents say not, Given under their ? and seal of th day of Sept 1831.

Mary Storm [Seal]
her mark

Catherine Fuguson [Seal]
her mark

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State of Indiana Scott County ?

This is to certify that this within named Deponents Mary Storm and Catherine Furgson came before a justice of the peace for said County and were each duly sworn to the truth of their facts stated in ? within depositions and ? signed the same with their hands and seal Given under their oath and seal this 7th day Oct 1831

Richard Abbot Esq [seal]

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Indiana ?

I James Ward Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county of Scott do certify that Richard Abbot Esq who appears to have taken the foregoing deposition was and now is asking Justice of the peace for said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due and aught to be given to all his official acts as such

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said county at Lexington this 8 day of September 1831.

James Ward Clk

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Recd 8 Oct 1831
State of Tennessee
Grainger County

This day personally appeared David Tate before me Jacob Godwin an acting Justice of the peace for said county and on his oath by me duly administered saith that he knew a certain John Storm a Dutch lad who joined the Regular army with him at Fincastle Botetourt County State of Virginia in August 1780 under a certain Capt. Ballard Smith & marched by him to Hillsborough North Carolina & joined the remains of Genl Gates army after Gates defeat at Camden & attached to Capt. Thomas Boyers Company & served a long time together under different Genl. officers in the Southern department of the regular army untill the said Storm joined the light Infantry or Cavalry he believes in Sept 1781 but when or where he was discharged he knows not as he belonged to the Infantry,  He further States that the Said John Storm done his duty as a good Soldier While they were together and that he believes the Said Storm now lives in the State of Indiana and further he Saith not Given under his hand the fourth August 1831

David Tate

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date above written 

Jacob Godwin
Justice of the peace

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State of Tennessee
Grainger County

I John Cocke clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county aforesaid do certify that Jacob Godwin whose name is Subscriber to the written deposition is an acting justice of the peace for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit aught to be placed in all his official acts as such

In testimony whereof I hear herewith at my hand and affix my seal of Office at Office in Rutledge this 4th day of August 1831 

John Cocke clk

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[Envelope]

Free

[Post Mark] SPENCER IND Sept 27th 1831

Honble The Secy of The Treasury U.S. 
Washington City
District of Columbia

Pension Claim

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Recd 8 Oct 1831                                  4113
Honble The Secy of the Treasury of the United States

Enclosed is the application of Mr John Storm for the benefit of the act of congress of 1828.  he requests that any answer or communication which the treasury department may think proper to make in his case, may be addressed to me.

Remain with great respect
your fellow citizen 
Thomas F G Adams

Spencer Owen County
Inda Sept 27, 1831

The Secy. of the Treasury will confer a favour by forwarding to me the forms necessary for revolutionary Soldiers who enlisted to serve during the war of the revolutionary war, for benefit of the act of 1828 Mr Storms application I had to draw without a form.

Thomas F G Adams

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Recd 8 Oct 1831
State of Indiana Scott County ?

Personally came before me Richard Abbot a justice of the peace for said county, Jacob Storm who deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with John Storm ? ? to the last revolutionary war, and that He said John Storm enlisted in that war for eighteen months and after serving one year the said John Storm enlisted during the ? in the third regiment of Dragoons Commanded by Col/ Wm. Washington.  During the time of ? ?, this Deponent saith that to his personal knowledge the said John Storm returned home on furlough, and after that joined his regiment again, and continued in the service until the close of that war, and then received his discharge from Col. Robert Morrow and Cornet Height.  These ? were known by this Deponent  to be notorious and undisputed, ? ? ? time and the said deponent personally saw the said John Storm while in the service and having ? that he did not return home until the close of the said war. ? ? this deponent saith not, Sworn and ? to this 6th day of September 1831.

Jacob Storm
his mark

State of Indiana Scott County ?
I certify that the above named Jacob Storm personally made oath to the ? of the above.  Deposition and subscriber for said County ? under my hand and seal this 6th day of Sept 1831.

Richard Abbot JP [seal]

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Indiana ?

I James Ward Clerk of the Circuit Court of Scott County do certify that Richard Abbot Esq. who appears to have taken and subscribed the foregoing deposition was at the time thereof & now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and Sworn and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his affidavits as ?.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & the seal of said county at Lexington this 8 day of September 1831.

James Ward Clk

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The Subscriber citizens of Monroe County Indiana are well acquainted with John Storm who is now making application for we believe him to have served better than three years before the close of the Revolutionary War in Col. Wm. Washington cavalry Troop in the continental establishment of the united states of America that he was Regularly discharged after the close of the war we do not know these facts of our own knowledge but we do know John Storm as a correct honest man for from ten to fifteen years, and he has ? our knowledge of him Generally Reputed and believed to have served in said war as above stated we think John Honest claims on government Just for a pension and hope they will be allowed.  Signed Nov 1831

Names
Isaac R Wilson 1
David Spainhower 2
Allen Crandem 3
William Carter 4
Jesse Rainbatt 5
Joseph Chottan 6
Michael Barnit 7
Solomon Commical 8
Starling Huston 9
John Burch 10
Joel Burch 11
Achilles Burch 12
Spencer Griffin 13
Shannon Nilson 14

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3 Feb 1832 
We the subscribers are neighbors of John Storm. he is an honest and correct old 
Man, we believe him to be a man of truth 
and veracity, as much so as any man in 
our County of Green Indiana). He is Generally Reputed and believed to have enlisted and served for and during the Revolutionary 
War for about three years or better in the Cavalry troop of Colonel Wm Washington 
and Received his discharge after the termination of the War. We believe his 
claims on the Government are just, and 
hope they will be allowed. 
Signed Nov. 1831 
_______________________
Hugh M Dobson | James Buch Seignior
John Crane | Terry Burch
Richard Crane | John Rainbolt
James Minks | Samauel Ridle
John Gardner Jun | Terrel Reves
William McGee | Charles Shelton
John D Whaley |Gemy Gurny
Asec C. Whaley | Solomon Stone
Peter Storm | Joseph Williams
James Mcgee | John Watson
Absalom Baker | Haden Waren
Maridith Gamey | William Briscoe
John M Sadler |Jermiah Briscoe
Greenbury Padgett | Edmond Birmingham
George Adams | Joseph Freed
John Gardner seig | Daniel Freed
Zebulon Alexander | Joseph Buck
James Gentry | John Burch
Samuel Ridle | Thomas G Ances

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Thomas Carmicle
George Burch
Dairs Burch his hand
Charles Burch
Henry Williams
Richard Williams 
Levi Fellows
Frederic Waren
Jonathan Williams
William May
Joseph Larence
Samuel Larence
John Crooks
John Martindale
Ralph Martindale
Wesley Jerguson
William Dugger
Isaac Storm
Tompson Brandon
Joseph Rainsbolt
Abner McHergue
James McCracken
Moses Price
Baley Ridle
Wm. Reves
Henry Fitts
Israel Pedigo
Charles Burch
John Fodrill
Wm. McGill
Robert Fergason

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John Whaley
William Edwards signed
George Edwards
William Edwards 
John Stone, Junior
Urbane Stone

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Rec'd 8 Dec 1831
State of Indiana 
Owen County 

Before me Isaac Heaton a Justice of the
peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Storm of the County of Scott in said State and on his oath by me duly administered deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with John Storm previous to the Revolutionary War that the said John Storm enlisted in that war in the Continental Service
for Eighteen months and after having served twelve months he the said John Stern about the first of September 1781 Enlisted
in Gen'l Greens marched on the high hills of Santee, in the third Regiment of Dragoons Commanded by Colonel Wm Washington to serve for and during the war. This
Deponent knows that during said service the said John Storm obtained a furlough, and joined his troop at the expiration of the same and continued in the service in the said Cavalry troop until the close of the war, when
he was discharged by Capt. Morrow and Cornet Hite at the Barracks in Winchester Virginia. The time this deponent does not exactly recollect. It was in the latter part of June or first of July 1783 of this fact he
is however certain. It was about harvest time 1783.  This deponent further states that the said John Storm is the identical Dutch lad mentioned by David Tate of Tennessee to the Secretary of the Treasury in said Tates deposition. This deponent further states that the said John Storm was a prisoner and exchanged that both his parents were Dutch and the said John Store born  in Pennsylvania and raised in Virginia, and further saith not.
Jacob Storm X mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th November, 1831
Isaac Heaton
Justice of the peace
State of Indiana
Owen County Set.
personally appeared before me Isaac
Heaton a Justice of the peace in and
for Owen County aforesaid, John List who on his oath by me duly administered deposeth that he is now and has been a Revolutionary pensioner for 13 or 14 years.

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and that he verily believes that the within named John Storm served in the Revolutionary War as set forth in his application and further
saith not.
John List  X his mark

Sworn to before me this 24th, November 1831
Isaac Heaton
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Owen County Set
I, John R Freeland Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Owen County aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Heaton before whom the aforesaid depositions were taken was at the time of taking the same and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, that his signature is genuine, and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such.
    In testimony whereof I have hereto
affixed the seal of our Circuit Court at
my office the 25th November 1831
-
J. R. Freedman, Clk

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(left side)
Reported

(right side - torn edges - blackened)
widow of
who served in the Revolutionary 
War, as a Pri of Drag
for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of the state of
100 Dollars 
Cents per annum, to commence on
4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
4th day of Oct 184(torn off)
sent to W Harding
(illegible) Indiana 

Recorded on (rest illegible or torn off)

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No 468
Ann Storm
wid of John
Jna
Act 29 July 1848
Married before 1800
husband died 1835
admd 2 years Dragoon
$100.00
per 4 March 1848
enlisted first for 18 months
under Cap Thomas Beyer
(illegible - faded)
Washington regiment of 
Dragoons

Geo W Harding
Bloomington Ind

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 29 July 1848

State of Indiana
Green County } SS On this 9th day of June 1849 personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the associate judges
of the circuit court for the said county and state duly commissioned and qualified according to law Anne Storm a resident
of the county of Green in the said state aged seventy two 
years past who being 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 the 29th 1848, that she is the widow of John Storm who was a [dragoon] in the army and served in the
war of the Revolution. For proof of which she respectfully gives
reference to his declaration and testimony filed in the war 
department of the United States upon which he was granted
a pension and placed on the list of pensioners of the Indiana
agency. She further declares that she was married to
the said John Storm on the first day of February in
the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight
which intermarriage was solemnized by Joseph Sands
a Justice of the Peace in Carter County Tennessee
that her husband the aforesaid John Storm died on
the 13th day of December in the year 1835 which decease 
took place in the County of Green state of Indiana
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but the marriage took place previous to the

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second day of January eighteen hundred/1800/ at the
time above stated she further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any
application for a pension and that from her advanced age
and infirmities she could not go to the county seat of Green
about fifteen miles distance to make this declaration in
open court without much fatigue, trouble and risk. That 
she was Anne Parsons before her inter marriage with the afore
said John Storm at the time and place above stated
that she has not any record of her marriage
Anne x Storm
mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before one of the [] of which [] statements
I am fully satisfied. I further certify that the above 
named officiant "Anne Storm" is personally known
to me and the she has been personally know to me the space of twenty-five years past and that she is the
widow of the [] above named John Storm deceased
with whom I was personally acquainted the space
of fifteen___years last before his decease. Given
under my hand the above date
Jack [Sexton]
one of the associate
judges if Green County
Indiana []

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State of Indiana ⎬ SS

Green County ⎬ On this 9th day of June 1849 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law and authorized by law to administer oaths Isaac Storm of Lawrence County in said State aged sixty three years past who after being duly sworn doth make the following
declaration viz that John Storm deceased late of Green County, Indiana was a soldier in the war of the revolution and a pensioner of the United States on the Indian Agency at the period of his decease. That he died in said County of Green in the month of December the 15th and year of 1835. That he was a boy brother to declarant by the first wife of declarants father. That said half brother John Storm entered the service during the war of the revolution for "the war" and was a dragoon in a regiment of Cavalry commanded by Colonel William Washington
he has good reason to believe - That he was a pensioner as before stated at one hundred dollars per annum he has no doubts at all that the said John Storm died as before stated leaving a widow whose name is Anne Storm and that she has remained 
a widow ever since and that she resides with her son Peter Storm of Green County, Indiana - That she was Anne Parsons before her intermarriage with the identical John Storm above mentioned which marriage took place in Carter County, Tennessee about the first day of February 1798 as declarant is well satisfied from his personal knowledge of said marriage at the Solemnization of which declarant was personally present and that he

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is strengthened in his recollection of the time of said marriage of John Storm and Anne Persons by the age of their children and declarants own children - That he resided near and in the neighborhood
of the said Brother John Storm until he died never further than one miles distance from him except for the space of two years. That the said John and Anne Store had eleven children. That Leah Storm who intermarried with Neely Bear & thence with Jake Walker of the County of Owen, State of Indiana
was the first and Martha wife of Jacob Young
the Second born - That the family register of names and births of the children of said John and Ann Store read to day in my hearing which list is on two sheets or four leaves taken from a book in the possession of Peter Storm Esqr of Green County Indiana by
Jacob Young of Green County Indiana upon which he has endorsed his name and the date of this declaration I believe is a true statement of the births and names of the children of the said John and Anne Storm and that they were legally intermarried 
at the time and place before stated by Joseph Sands Justice of the peace declarant has no doubts at all. That this affidavit is made for the benefit of said Anne Storm to a pension of the United States as the
widow of said John Stone deceased and that declarant is disinterested in making the same
his.
Isaac Storm X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me of the truth of which I am fully satisfied. The officiant being personally known to me the space of thirty five years and is credible.
Peter Storm
J.P. ℗
Justice of the peace

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State of Indiana Green County SS
On this 9th day of June 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in aid county duly commissioned and qualified according to law and authorized by law to administer oaths Jacob Young of Green County in said sate aged fifty eight years past who after being duly sworn doth make the following declaration viz That he intermarried with Martha Storm the daughter of John and Anne Storm. That the said Anne Sorm is the widow of said John Storm who is now dead and late of Green County Indiana and who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of one hundred dollars at the period of his decease. That said John Storm died in Green County Indiana on or about the 13th day of December 1835. That he declarant personally took from a Family Bible in the possession of Peter Storm a Justice of the Peace for Centre Township in Green County Indiana two sheets or four - leaves (eight pages) purporting to be the family register of the names and date of birth of the children of said John Storm deceased and Anne Storm his widow which he is fully satisfied is a true register of the names and date of birth of the children of said John Storm deceased and Anne Storm his widow and to identify the same declarant has written his name and the date of this affidavit on each of said sheets. That the said register of names and births of said children is in the handwriting of declarant as regards the register of the name and date of Anne Storm January 12 1818 and that of Washington Storm written by Joseph Storm The remainder unknown or doubt, and

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was written thirty years since. That the said John Storm deceased and Anne Storm who was formerly Anne Parsons was lawfully married in Carter County State of Tennessee the --- day of February 1798 he is fully satisfied from the family tradition and from his acquaintance with and his knowledge of the family and his intermarriage with the said daughter Martha. That the above named John Storm deceased and Anne his widow was intermarried before the first day of January eighteen hundred declarant has no doubts at all and that she is still a widow. That he makes this affidavit for the benefit of said Anne Storm to prove her right to a pension of the United States and that he is dis-interested in making the foregoing statement and that the word "before" was interlined in the 8th line from top this page before signed
Jacob Young

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me of the truth of which foregoing statements. I am fully satisfied, The affiant being personally known to me to be entitled to credit
Peter Storm J.P. seal(circled)
Justice of the peace

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State of Indiana Green County SS
I hereby certify that Peter Storm Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and by law authorized to administer oaths. I further certify that Joel Season before whom the foregoing declaration by Anne Storm was made and who has thereto subscribed his name by certifying the same was at the time of so doing one of the associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for the said County of Green duly commissioned and qualified according to law. That the signatures purporting to be that of Peter Storm Esqr and the Hon. Joel Sexton are in my opinion genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County this 15 day of June A.D. 1849
S. R Cavins Clerk

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(illegible)
Susannah Storm was
born April the 9 in the year
of our Lord 1821 (illegible)

Washington 
Storm was born
August the 
15th 1824

Washing
(illegible)

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William W.
Storm was born
March th 15

Wiley H East
born December th6 1836

Jacob Young
June 9th 1849.

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Anne Parsons was born September 10th, 1776.  Joseph [illegible]
Leah Storm was born November 12th, 1798
Martha Storm was born November 15th 18[illegible]
[illegible]
Margarett Storm was born March 30th, [illegible]
[illegible] 
Joseph Storm was born January 30th, 18[illegible]
Peter Storm was born March 18th, 18[illegible]

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[Illegible] Storm was born July
Nancy Storm was born July 19th, 1811.
Harrison Storm was born December 25th, 1813 [and] died September 3rd, 1814.
Ann Storm was [illegible] September 23, 1815
Anne Storm was born January 12th, 181[illegible] {illegible] 
John Storm was born February the 3 in the year of our Lord 1760.
Jacob Young
June 9th 1849.

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November 5, 1938

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
John Storm
W. 1953
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. Forrest Hann
R.R. #3
Marion, Iowa

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request for your brother's family the Revolutionary War record of John Storm who was born February 3, 1760, lived in Carter County, Tennessee, and died December 13, 1835.
You are furnished herein the record of John Storm as found in pension claim, W. 1953, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John Storm was born February 3, 1760.  His brother, Jacob Storm, stated that John was born in Pennsylvania and "raised" in Virginia, and that his parents were Dutch, but he did not state their names. Isaac Storm stated that he and John Storm, the soldier, were half brothers, John being a son by the first wife of his father.  John Storm was referred to as the "Dutch lad".
John Storm enlisted in August, 1780 in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, and served until September, 1781, as a private, first,  in Captain Ballard Smith's company, 1" Virginia Regiment, next, in Captain Thomas Bowyer's Virginia company, then reenlisted on the High Hills of Santee in South Carolina, served in Captain Robert Morrow's company, Colonel William Washington's 3" Regiment of Continental Dragoons, and was discharged at the termination of the Revolutionary War.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1826, while residing in Burlingame Township, Greene County, Indiana.  He made his declaration before John Storm, Junior, Justice of the Peace of Greene Count; no relationship shown.  The soldier died in Greene County, Indiana, December 13, 1835.
John Storm married February 1, 1798, in Carter County Tennessee, Anne Parsons who was born September 10, 1776.  The place of her birth and names of parents were not given.

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Anne Storm was allowed pension on account of the service of her husband, John, on her application executed June 9, 1948, while residing in Greene County, Indiana, with her son, Peter Storm, who was then Justice of the Peace in that county.  

John Storm and his wife, Anne, had eleven children whose names follow:

Leah born November 12, 1798; married Neely Beam, Beame, or Beem, and then Jesse Walker.  In 1849, she was living in Owen County, Ind.
Martha " [born] November 15, 1800; married Jacob Young who was aged 58 years in 1849 and living in Greene County, Indiana
Margarett " [born] March 30, 1803
Joseph " [born} January 30, 1807
Peter " [born] March 18, 1809
Nancy " [born] July 19, 1811
Harrison " [born] December 25, 1813; died September 3, 1814
Mary Ann " [born] September 23, 1815
Anne " [born] January 12, 1818
Susannah " [born] April 9, 1821
Washington " [born] August 15, 1824

In 1832, John Storm was referred to as Colonel Beem's father-in-law.

Jacob Storm, brother of John, was living in Scott County, Indiana, in 1832, and his half brother, Isaac Storm, was living in Lawrence County, Indiana, in 1849, then aged sixty-three years.

In 1828, James Parsons and John Ferguson were residents of Greene County, Indiana.  In 1831, Mary Storm and Catharine Ferguson made affidavits in Scott County, Indiana, that they knew John Storm, the soldier, prior to 1776 and in the same year, 1831, Wesley Ferguson and Robert Ferguson were living in Greene County, Indiana; the name Willliam W Storm also appears on the family record, and that of Wiley H. East who was born December r6, 1836. The relationship to soldier of persons named in this paragraph is now shown. 

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Spencer IA [underlined] 
May 9
F[illegible] 

Hon  ble [Honorable] John W Davis
M. C.
Washington City
D. Columbia

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Revolutionary Claims
under the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved 15th May 1828

Before me Isaac Heaton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Owen and State of Indiana personally appeared this day John Storm of the County of Green in said state who exhibited to me a certificate issued by the Secretary of the Treasury numbered 1077 and dated the eight day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two setting forth that he is entitled to pay under the above mentioned act as a surviving Dragoon in the Virginia line of the army of the Revolution, and the said John Storm then and there made oath that he is the person named in the said certificate and in testimony thereof signed his name to this affidavit And that I know John Storm this deponent to be the person whom he represents himself to be
John Storm X his mark

Witness my hand this 5th March 1839
Isaac Heaton Justice of the peace

Note - the nearest branch bank of the U. S. at Louisville Kenty. The most convenient post office is at Bloomfield Indiana County of Greene.
I Thomas C Johnson Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Owen in the State of Indiana do

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The Honble" The Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
D. Columbia
Mail Free {
759

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Spencer Ina. Sept. 1, 1829
To the Honble' Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City
District of Columbia
Mail Free {

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26 Sept.
758
The Honble
The Secretary of the Treasury.
Sir. your letter of May last to Mr. John Storm is now before me relative to his pension. You will find enclosed I believe the testimony you require, it put Mr. Storm to considerable trouble to obtain the enclosed. he requests that it may be made a part of his former petition for a pension, and presumes that the whole taken together will be satisfactory to the department, Mr. Storm further wishes that any communication the treasury department may think proper to make to him may be directed to the care of me,
I am Sir very respectfully
your obt. Servant
Tho. F. G. Adams
Spencer, Owen County
Indiana Sept. 1, 1829.

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26 Sept.
State of Tennessee
Grainger County } August the 18th 1829.
I David Tate Lenion a Citizen of the County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify - that I was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary war. That in that Service I became acquainted with John Storm who was likewise a soldier in the same service. That Said Storm joined the army at fin Castle in Botetourt County Virginia, under Capt. Ballard Smith (so called) about the year One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty- in the month of August - as I believe, that said Storm as well as myself had enlisted for Eighteen months, that from Botetourt Said Storm, myself and others were marched to Willsborough in North Carolina and were placed in the Company of and under the Command of Captain Thomas Boyer an officer in the Regular Army - where we continued during the remainder of our Service when we were discharged as I believe at Salsbury in (North Carolina I am satisfied Said Storm served with me because it was frequently my duty - as his oxerly(?) Sergeant to Call his name and I believe he said Storm honestly said. faithfully - Served out his term

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of enlistment - 
David Sate
Sworn to upon the Holy evangelist of Almighty god the date first above written-
Joseph Rich
Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee
Grainger County" I John Coche clerk of the court of plain and quarter sessions for the County of Granger and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Joseph Rich before whom this affidavit was sworn to is and was at the time of doing the same an acting justice of the peace for said county and that full force and credit is and of eight ought to be placed in all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office Dom at at office in Rushetzo this 18th day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
John Cocke clerk
By his Depty
James Richard Cocke

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Rutledge Ten
August 20h
double 37 1/2
Mr. John Storm-
Spencer
Owen County
Indiana-

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A. Watson McHendrie
District Attorney of the Judicial District
Trinidad, Colorado

Trinidad, Colorado
Oct 13th 1912

Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,

Will you kindly give me any information possible in regard to one John Storm who served during the Revolutionary war, supposed to have enlisted from Virginia.  He died in Indiana in 1835, and his widow, Anne Storm drew a pension for many years.  I wish to use this information in becoming eligible to the D.A.R.  Should any fee be necessary to obtain it, kindly inform me and shall be glad to forward same.

Very truly yours
Mrs. A. Watson McHendrie

603 Maple St.

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Office of the Probate Court of Elk County
Howard, Kans., April 30, 1912

U.S. Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.

I want to join The Daughters of the American Revolution.  I am a grand daughter of John Storm who fought in the Revolutionary war, he was, I think, not long from Germany.  He died, I think, eighty five years ago and his wife Anne Storm drew a pension for twenty-five years when she died.  They lived and died in Indiana.  Will you, can you give me the data concerning his military life?  Perhaps you know I want his place and date of birth, length of service in the army and all things that will give me right to become a Daughter.  My mother, John Storm's daughter, died at my house six years ago.

Yours respectfully,
Mrs. A. Cullison

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Soldier's widow, Anne, was allowed pension on her application executed June 9, 1849, while residing in Greene County, Indiana, with her son, Peter Storm, who was then Justice of the Peace in said county.

John Storm and his wife, Anne, had eleven children, their names as follows:

Leah  born November 18, 1798; married

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knew John Storm, the soldier, prior to 1776, and in the same year, 1831, Wesley Ferguson and Robert Ferguson were living in Greene County, Indiana; the name, William W. Storm, also appears on the family record, and that of Wiley H East who was born December 6, 1836.  The relationship to soldier of persons named in the paragraph is not shown.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.

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[Envelope]

[Post Mark] Apr 3 Washington City

Free 
W. Hendricks

Thomas F. G. Adams Esq
Spencer
Ind.

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Washington 2 April 1832

Dear Sir

I have recd ?? of the 7th ?? on the subject of Judge Barnes claim against Judge Floyd; have written to ?? & will give Judge Barnes a Second letter when I hear from them.

I owe you an apology for not writing you in the case of W Storm the subject of your first letter I have been at the office Several times about it and am told that you have been written to The case is a strong one and I think that the credibility of Said Storm being established the case will be successful ?? ?? I am ?? of the clerk in ?? ?? of said cases if any rep & on this subject had been recd and was told that none had come to hand 

We are now considering the Several appropriation bill.  This is a Session of many words and little else Will always be happy to hear from you 

Yours Sincerely
William Hendricks

M Adams

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26 Sept.
State of Indiana
Floyd County ??

Personally came before me the under signed one of the justices of the peace fore the County aforesaid William Bateman of the County of Floyd and and duly Sworn according to Law and upon his oath Smith that John Storm of the County of Green and State aforesaid was a Revolutionary Soldier During the War in the third Regiment of Dragoons Commanded by Col Wm Washington given under my hand and Seal this 19th day of August 1829

William Williams JP [seal]

I Harvey Scribner Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Floyd within the Second Judicial Circuit in the State of Indiana do Certify that William Williams Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits appears to have been Sworn is now & was at the time of the making such affidavit an acting Justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned & sworn into office & that full faith & credit are due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such.  In Testimony Whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of Said Court at ?? ?? being this 20th day of August 1829

Harvey Scribner Clk

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[Envelope]

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of pensions
Washington D.C.

Free [postage]

Ded Jun 28/49
Anne Storm 
Abt act of 1828
No 1077 
Inda [Indiana]

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Bloomfield Indiana
June 20, 1849

James L. Edwards Esqr

Sir Inclosed I send the original papers in the Claim of Anne Storm for pension as set forth in her testimony and so forth.  We reasonably supposed The (The) affidavit being made by Jacob Young in ?? of Peter Storm in whose possession the family record was; would not be an important matter as Peter Storm who had the record in possession acted as Magistrate as will appear and furthermore it was a matter of convenience & a saving of fees in the case But Should That deviation from the ?? rules of your department be objected to upon information I will endeaver to meet your requirements

I am very respectfully
Your obt servt
George W ??

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1077
John Storm
Private Capt Morrow
Virginia Line

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Harbaughs 7th St May 20
Sir
Today I rec.d [received] the letter herewith enclosed from Mr. Adams but from the dates I presume the case it was intended to apply has been ere this arranged.  The letter may be filed with the other papers in the case. 

I have the honor to be your [illegible] [illegible]
Jno W Davis
J.L Edwards, Esq

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Recd 2nd March 1832
4342

Senate Chamber 2nd March 1832

Sir

With this I have the honour to enclose for your ?? papers in favour of one John Storm of Indiana a soldier of the Revolution and must thank you to inform me whether the papers forwarded are sufficient to obtain the pension claimed by the old soldier.

with grate respect
Yr obt servt
John Tipton

Tfer
Louis McLane
Secy of the Treasyr

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-3-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD *

NAME Storm, John GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7772 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 4, 1790 to John Suffren, assignee

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*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 Ward 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 12-3-41
Divison of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Storms, Abraham GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment 
WARRANT NUMBER 13724 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 14, 1790
to Richard Platt, assignee
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*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.