Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 928, Joseph Blanford, Md.

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Service: M.d.

Blanford, Joseph
or
Blandford

Number: R. 928

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State of Maryland
Prince George’s County

On this 12th day of October [illegible] him and for by sworn personally appeared in open Court Elizabeth N Dyer of the county and state aforesaid, aged about 55 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law hath on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by an act of Congress passed 7 of Jun 1832 that her father Joseph Blandford according to his [illegible] declarations enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year of 1776 in the Flying Camp from Prince George’s County but has forgotten the names of the officers under which he served, she recollects distinctly he was attached to General Smallwood’s Guard, she also recollects of hearing Lieutenant John Boone of Prince George’s County an officer in Revolutionary War say to her father, “Why do you not yet get your pension, you are as much entitled to it as anybody else.” Mrs. declarant also states that her father died on the 28th of April 1836 in the 85th year of his age and willed me his executrix and I administer upon his estate and settled up the said estate. My fathers death is stated above is so set down in his family record and this declarant further states that she heard her father repeatedly say that he was in the battles of German Town and to the best of his knowledge at the place called …

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the Cross Keys further this deponant sayth not
Elizabeth U Dyer
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have
here unto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of the
Orphans Court of Prince Georges
County this 12th day of October
Anno Domini 1847
Jas Harper Rep

And the Land Court do hereby declaire their Opinion
that the above named applicants Father was a Revo
lution Soldier and such as states in James L Alder
[crossed out: certificate] affidavit hereunto answer said that 
said affidavit was intitled to full credit as witness
Our hands and seals this 12th day of October 1827
Thos J Marshall
Wm B. Hill

[vertically next to above signatures]
associate Justices
of Orphans Court
of Peace [illegible]

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I James Harper Register of Wills for Prince Georges
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of E.U.Dyer for the
pension of Joseph Blandford -
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 12th day of 
October 1847 -
Jas Harper Rep

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State of Maryland}
Prince Georges County} SS

On this 9th day of August
Eighteen hundred and forty seven Personally came and appear
ed before me Richard J Edelen a Justice of the Peace within
and for said County James L Alder of the Said State and
County who bing by me duly Sworn deponth and Saith
that this deponant is about Eighty Six years of age and that
[crossed out: he was] he was a Soldier in the American Army during
the Revolutionary War, and that this deponant was well
acquainted with Joseph Blandford of the State and County
aforesaid and that the Said Blandford entered in ^the^ Army of
the Revolution in the year of 1776 in the Flying Camp
and continued in the Army to the end of the War as
a private Soldier and this deponant well recollects
that when the said Blandford was discharged that he
was insulted by a Soldier by the name of Gilfin and
general d us went out to see them fight and Blandford
took Gilfin by the Shoulders and stove him against the
ground which in and the fight further this deponent saith
not
Thomas L Alder   [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inside]

Signed [illegible] & Sworn to before me on this
day and year above written

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Maryland Prince Georges County to wit:
I hereby certify that I have known
David Taylor for a number of
years and that I know of no
cause why he should not
be believed when his oath,
and ^that^ his affidavit should not
be entitled to full credit 
Given under my hand this
16th day of Dec. 1847  Wm Hall

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Sealed & Sworn to before me on this 
[page torn here] and year above written
Richd. J Edelen J.P.

State of Maryland
Prince Georges County SS

On this 25th day of 
August eighteen Hundred and forty seven came
and appeared before me a Justice of the Peace [illegible]
and for the State and County aforesaid David Taylor
of the Said State and County who being by me
duly Sworn deposeth and says that he was well
acquainted with Joseph Blandford of the Coun
ty of Prince George State of Maryland and that 
I always heard understood & believed that the
Said Blandford enlisted in the flying Camp
as a private Soldier and always understood
that he served throughout the War as a private
Soldier and this deponant distinctly understood
that the Said Blandford came home with his
father who also served as a Soldier during the
War of the revolution and after being home & our
little time my Father (Able Taylor) and the
Said Joseph Blandford both give me several pieces
of paper money and said was Continental Money
and this deponant further states that he was about
the age of fourteen or fifteen when his Father and
Joseph Blandford came home and further
this deponant saith not.   David x^his mark^ Taylor
signed [illegible] and worn to before me on the day
and year above written   Horatio Dyer J.P.

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State of Maryland}
Prince Georges County} SS
On this 1st day of
November 1847 Personally appeared before me
the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and 
for Said County Stanislaus Blandford of the
County and State aforesaid and makes oath on
the holy Evanjely of Almighty God that he is
the eldest son of Joseph Blandford and that
he lived a few miles from his Father when he
died and that he died on the 28th of April
1836 in the 85 year of his age and it so set down
in his family Bible which is now in my po
ssesion and he willed my Sister Elizabeth his
[illegible] and she administered upon his estate and
as the administration she settled up the estate
during the life time of My Father I have fre=
quently heard him speak of his services in the
revolutionary War and I have heard him say
that he was in the battle of Germantown and
at the Grass Keys and this deponant has frequent
-ly heard [illegible] John Boon of the Revolution
-ary War say to my Father that he was entitled
to a pention and why he did not apply for it
further this deponant sayth not
Stanisslaus Blandford [hand drawn oval with the work Seal inside] 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid Horatio Dyer J.P.

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Maryland Prince Georges County to wit.
I James Harper Register of Wills of said
County do hereby certify that I have attached
the certificate of David Taylor and Stanislaus
Blandford to the Certificate of James L.
Allden -      In testimony where of I
hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal
of the Orphans Court of Prince George County this 6th day of
December anno Domini 1847
Jas. Harper Regt

Maryland Sct.

I hereby certify that Horatio
Dyer & Richard J. Edelen gentlemen before whereon
the aforegoing affidavit appears to have been made
before on the day of the date thereof two of the said
States Justices of the peace in and for Prince Georges
County duly commissioned & Sworn and that their
signatures the [illegible] are genuine.
In Testimony hereof I have hereto
Subscribed my name & affixed the
seal of Prince Georges County Court
the 6th day of December 1847
Jno B Brooke Clk.

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I duly certify that I have known David Taylor from 1826 and know of course whatever why his affidavit is not entitled to full faith and credit. 
H. Dyer g.p.

I further certify that I have been well acquainted with Stanislaw Blandford from his boyhood and that his certification is entitled to  full faith and credit.
H. Dyer, g.p.

1st December 18?7

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Mr. Spalding

R. McRae

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Prince George's County, M.d.
July 2nd 1856 

H. L. Spalding, Esq. 
Dear Sir.

My wife Elizabeth Dyer, 
is a daughter of Joseph Blandford deceased, late 
of this County in the State of Maryland, who 
applied for a revolutionary pension under act of 
7th June 1832, and whose claim was suspended. 
My wife ^is^ the sole executor of the said Joseph Blan-
dford under his will, and as such she requests 
and authorizes you as her attorney to apply to the 
Commissioner of Pensions to examine the 
papers on file and to supply the necessary addi-
tional evidence and to prosecute the claim, 
and receive the certificate when issued.

Respectfully your obt.
Servt

Horatio Dyer

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No. 37570

Joseph Blandford, dec.

Md

S.A. Pugh, Jan 7 24/48

928

act 7 June 1832

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Ex'r.     INVALID

No. 928
[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]

Joseph Blandford
P.O.

Service: 
Enlisted:     , 18
Discharged:     , 18
Application filed:     , 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

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Washington D.C.
16th Dec. 1849

Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, 
I herewith enclose you 
the papers in the case of the application of Elizabeth 
Dyer, Daughter of Joseph Blandford, a soldier in 
the War of the Revolution for the benefit of the act 
of 7 Jun 1832,, in her case made & provider. 

I am very respectful,
Your &c, 
S. A. Peugh