Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8634, Jeremiah Crook, Va.

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(8-1770)

Service Va.

Crook, Jeremiah  
Jane

Number W 8634

Contents

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Kentucky 6351

Jeremiah Crook
Grant in the State of Ky
who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Evans of the Regt. commanded in the Virginia Militia for 6 mo from 1778

Enscribed  on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificated of Pension issued the 28 day of Feby
1833 and sent [illegible] [illegible]
Johnson

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 30.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending [4?] March 1833 10.00

[[Total]] 40.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book D Vol. [7?] Page 34

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State of Kentucky
County of Grant

On this 27 day of May 1834 Personally appeared before the Honorable H. P. Brown Circuit Judge for the County [illegible] Jeremiah Crook Sr. a Resident of Grant County ( on the Dry Ridge), and State of Kentucky aged 73 years who being firstly duly sworn according to  law doth [illegible] [illegible] make the following declaration in addition to one here made at the [illegible]  [Term] of the Grant Court held on the 11th day of Feby 1833 for the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 (The aforementioned Declaration is prayed to be taken [illegible] of this)

That he volunteered on the first of February 1737 under Captain Daniel Moore in the County of Prince William in the state of Virginia and served in a Regiment of volunteers raised in said state under the command of Colonel James Smith for the purpose of hauling [illegible] French [[insertion]] Troops [illegible] [illegible] [[end insertion]] from Williamsburgh (Virginia) to New York.
That he started from [illegible] Prince William County on the day afs'd and went to Williamsburgh under the command of Colonel - That after he arrived at sd Williamsburgh he took charge of a waggon and Team, hauling [illegible] wood [illegible] from the aforesd county for the use of the French Army under the command of General De La Fayette until the first of June 1787 aforesaid. That after the sd [illegible] of June in the year afsd: he hauled a load of clothing to a regiment of French Troops. that lay in the state of North Carolina and then returned to the head quarters at Williams Burgh; said troops occupied his time one [month?]  That there were eight waggons ingaged in said trip four soldiers to every waggon all under the command of a French Sergeant.

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This Declarant would state for further/particulory [particularity] in relations to said [illegible] to North Carolina. That previously to his setting out from SC Williams [illegible] that lines at De. Da.
[illegible] landed this Declarant a loop made
[illegible] of letters to hand to the commandant of the Regiment of the troops where said clothes mend hauled and by so commandant a like package back again to SC toward
De La Fayette. And this Declarant would further 
state that immediately after his return to  Williams [illegible]. That whole French Army (that would by land) started bag and bag as to New York that this Declarant [illegible] then to Philadelphia at which place he was taken sick and [illegible] for one month. He then left his commander and French troops at Philadelphia and started for home in Prince William County
state of Virginia, where he arrived in the month of November in the year 1782 aforesaid. After having served a few months as a volunteer to this said waggoning [wagoning] and commanded by the officers aforesaid. That he received a discharge from said Captain Moore for the term of one said. Which so discharge has been mislaid or lost long since. Believing that it was voluntary.
I hereby relinquish any claim whatever too [to] pension or an annuity except the present and this one to which these [illegible]. And he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state only on the one (to which this is an amendmant [amendment] as aforesaid in the agency of the State of Kentucky.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
An. I was born in Fairfax County State of Virginia
(near the Residence of General Washington) in the year 1761.
2. Have you any Record of your age, and if so where is it?
An. I have no Record of my age
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
An. I was living in Prince William County when called in to service where I resided

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till I came to Kentucky. Now live in [illegible] County of Grant and on the Dry Ridge.
4th How were you called in to Service; were you 
drafted, did you volunteer were you a 
substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
Ans I volunteered to serve my country. I never would be drafted.
5th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops where you  served such Continental and [illegible] regiments if you can recollect; and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans There were no regular troops with us. Samuel Smith was my Colonel and Daniel Moore
my Captain. My Lieutenant was named [illegible] I have a distinct recollection of General De LaFayette.
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given; and what had come after?
Ans I did receive a discharge from Capt Daniel Moore for ten months service; subsequent to my former service and declaration (for which this is an amendment) Its been long since lost.
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your [illegible] neighboorhood [neighborhood], and who can testify as to your character for veracity and good [behaviour] your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Ans I am known particularly by Col Chs Rudoulf Smith Eqr Clerk of the Grant Circuit and County
Courts and [illegible] William Arnold. Bennett Williams has testified;and will do so again) to my serving .
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
his
Jeremiah Crook
mark

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me William P. Reed a clergy man residing in the County of Grant, Dry Ridge and Jesse Woodyard
[illegible] residing in the Rome
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Crook by who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he resides to have been a soldier f the Revolution. And we [illegible] in that of [pension]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. P. Reed [illegible]
J Woodyard [illegible]

And the said court hereby declares thus of pension after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the [illegible] subscribed by the War
Department. That the above named applicant was a Private [illegible] soldier, and served of the States. And the court further certifies, that it 
appears to them that who had signed the
proceeding certificate is a clergy man residing in Grant County on the Dry Ridge; and that who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Grant and Dry Ridge also and is a credible person and; that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, H.B. Smith Clerk of the Grant Circuit Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains in sort the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Crook [illegible] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand ans seal of office

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Kentucky 8318
Jane Crook
widow of Jeremiah Crook
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Husband died 14 June 1834
Inscribe on the Roll at the rate of 
20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of Feb. 1848
and sent to 
Hon J.S. Green
House of Reps
[Acts of March 3, 1843 , and June
17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book W
Vol. 2 page 179

Ref[illegible]
Dead
Letter to Hon J. S. Green
8 March 1848

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Washington City


John A. Crook Esq
[illegible]
Virginia

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Maryland Charles County Sct;
I, Walter Mitchell, Clk of Charles County
Court, do hereby certify, that it appears from the
marriage record of said County, that a certain
Jeremiah Crook and Jane Williams on the seventh day of October Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and eighty two, made application to the clerk of Charles County for marriage licence [license] to be joined together in Holy Matrimony and the same was granted them!
In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Charles County Court this twenty eighth day of August Anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty six.
Walter Mitchell Clk
of Chal"Couy Court

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Port Tobacco Augt 28th 1846 
Dr Sir
On the proceeding page I send you
the only certificate which a clerk can give, it only
being his duty to keep a record of licenses granted.
It is customary here to get a certificate from
the minister who performs the service, to prove
marriages, but as I presume the minister who 
married these parties is long since dead and 
the [illegible] here are not in the habit of entering marriages upon their Record, it will be impossible to get any other certificate other
than the one here given you.
Also the cost of this certificate we would
say that commending as we do all acts of
Charity, and always feeling glad when we have
it in our power to assist in any manner  the 
poor and oppressed, and more especially the
desolate widow, you need not trouble yourself. Perhaps some day we may take a trip South West
and if so we should be distressed we will call upon you for it.
Yours Respectfully
Walton Mitchell D
pr Richard H. Mitchell

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Act '43 9420 [II]4129
Jane Crook
of Jeremiah
Kentucky
act 7 July 38 (13365)
M 82 din 1834
[illegible]
[illegible mapri]
[illegible]
also acts 43 and 45
#20
[illegible]

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State of Kentucky
Campbell County
On this 28th day of 
August in the year 1838 before the
Judge of the Grant Circuit Court
in this State of Kentucky, the said court
being in session, Jane Crook
a resident of said County of Grant
in the State of Kentucky who being first
duly sworn according to law doth
in her oath make the following
decleration [declaration] in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.
That she is the widow of Jeremiah
Crook deceased who was a pensioner
for revolutionary services in the
army of the revolution. The nature
and particular character of the service
will from by and at large appear
by reference to his declaration on
file in the War Department at
Washington. She further declares that
she was married to said Jeremiah on the
day of [illegible] in the year 1783 and that her husband the aforesaid Jeremiah Crook
died on the 14th day of June in the year
1834 and that she has remained a widow
ever since that period as well more fully 
appear by references to this proof hereto
an wife of. 
Sworn and subscribed on this day and [illegible]
written before me. 
her
Jane X Crook
mark
H.O.Brown Judge 2nd Jud. Dep [illegible]

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State of Kentucky
Grant County
I Hubbard B Smith 
Clerk of the  Grant Circuit Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing
declaration was made in open Court
and that the said Jane Crook appeared 
in open court and was duly sworn
and subscribed the entire declaration
in open court and that Henry O Brown, 
who has [illegible] the same
is and was the Judge presiding in
said Court and this his [illegible]
to his due from of law and be his own proper hand writing. [illegible]
under my hand and seal this 28th day of August
1848.
H. B. Smith

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
Lewis County Court

Be it known that on the
23rd day of November in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and forty seven personally appeared before the County Court for Lewis County
in the State of Missouri (it being a Court
of record) Jesse Woodyard a resident of said  County who being duly sworn
according to law deposeth and says,
That he is a son in law of Jeremiah
and Jane Crook, that he married Elizabeth
Crook a daughter of the said Jeremiah and
Jane sometime in the year 1810 and that the
said Elizabeth was about 18 years of age
at the time of the marriage aforesaid
and further that she was the fourth child
of the said Jeremiah and Jane as he
always understood and believes, deponent further states that he became
acquainted with the said Jeremiah and
Jane sometime in the year 1800, and
was intimately acquainted with them
and their family untill sometime in
the year 1834 when the said Jeremiah
departed this life in Grant County Kentucky that from the time deponent first
became acquainted with them untill
the death of the said Jeremiah as aforesaid
they the said Jeremiah and Jane cohabited
and lived together as husband and
wife, and that he always understood
from them and those who seemed to have

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been acquainted with them at the time
of their marriage. That they were married
at or about the close of the revolutionary
war in Charles County in the State of
Maryland, and he so believes, deponent 
further says that he has no hesitency [hesitancy]in saying that said Elizabeth to who he
was married as aforesaid, and the 
daughter of the said Jeremiah and Jane as
aforesaid, was born previous to the year
1794. Deponent further States that the
said Jeremiah was a pensioner
at the time of his death as aforesaid
and that he has been acquainted with
the said Jane ever since and that she
is yet his widow (not having been 
married since) that she is now a
resident of Lewis County Mo, and 
is the identical person who is making 
application for a pension as the widow of the said Jeremiah.
Jesse Woodyard
Subscribed and sworn to in open
Court November 23rd AD 1847.
In witness whereof I J.H.
Blair Clerk of said Court
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said
Court. Done at office in
Monticello at the County
aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid
J.H. Blair Clerk
By J.G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
In the Lewis County Court November [illegible] 1847
At a County Court continued
Held at the Court House in the form 
of Monticello written and for said Court 
of Lewis on the 23rd day of November
AD 1847. Among others the following
proceedings were had to [illegible].
Now at this day comes into open
Court Jessee [Jesse] Woodyard and makes his 
affidavit to identity and marriage of Jane Crook
who married  and is now the widow of 
Jeremiah Crook deceased in order that she may
obtain the benefit of the provisions made by
an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled 
an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. A certificate of said oath is [illegible]
to be made out by the Clerk of this Court and
delivered to the said Jane Crook.
State of Missouri
County of Lewis
I J.H. Blair Clerk of the County Court in for said
County do certify that the above writing is truly and correctly copied from the Records in my 
office as fully as the [same] remains an Record.
Written under my hand and seal of said
Court. Done at office in Monticello
at the County aforesaid on this
24th day of November AD 1847
J.H. Blair Clerk
By J.G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
I John LaFon 
Presiding Justice of the County Court in
and for said County of Lewis do certify
that J.H. Blair (whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing certificates) is Clerk of
the County Court in aforesaid County duly 
elected, Commissioned, and qualified and
that the said James G Blair (By whose
own said name is signed is legal Deputy)
duly appointed, and qualified according to the
Laws of said State. I that full faith and
credit should be given to all of his official
acts as such.
Given under my hand this the
24th day of November AD 1847
John LaFon F.J.L.C.C
State of Missouri
County of Lewis
I, J.H. Blair Clerk of 
the County Court written and for said County 
of Lewis do certify that John LaFon
(whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
certificate) is Presiding Justice of the County
Court written for said County it being a Court
of [illegible], duly elected, commissioned and 
qualified according to Law and that full faith
and credit should be given to all of his acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said Court. Done at office in Monticello
at the County aforesaid. Nov 24th 1847
J.H. Blair Clerk
By J.G. Blair Deputy

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May 9, 1932
BA-J/AWF
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Jeremiah Crook
W.8834 [unintelligible]

Miss Emily Brooks
656 E. 23rd
Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Jeremiah Crooks, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.8634, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jeremiah Crook.

He was born in 1761 or 1764 in Fairfax County, Virginia, "near the residence of General Washington". The names of Jeremiah Crook's parents are not given.

While residing in Prince William County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as [unintelligible]: with the Virginia troops as follows: about three years before the surrender of Cornwallis, three months in Captain Peter Evans' company: about one year later, three months in Captain John Brit's company; about February, 1782, marched in Captain Daniel Moore's company in Colonel James Smith's regiment to Williamsburg, Virginia, and was there attached to the French troops and was a wagoner, length of service ten months.

He moved to Kentucky about 1790 and lived in Bourbon and Pendleton Counties.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1833, then a resident of Grant County, Kentucky.

He married October 7, 1782 in Charles County,

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Maryland, Jane Williams.
The soldier, Jeremiah Crook, died June 14, 1834 in Grant County, Kentucky.
His widow, Jane, was allowed pension on her
application executed September 28, 1846, at which time she was living in Lewis County, Missouri, and was eighty-two years of age.
It is stated that they reared a large family
of children, only name given being Elizabeth, their fourth child. She was born about 1792 and married in 1810 Jesse Woodyard. In 1848 Jesse Woodyard was living in Lewis County, Missouri.
On February 28, 1848 the widow Jane was referred to as deceased (no definite date given). She left children, their names are not shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

[handwritten]
I did not use her application Aug 28 1838 as she stated it was only the arrears

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6 mo [illegible]
To Hagga
Allow for 
6 mo

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State of Kentucky
Grant County
Lct
On this 11th day of February 1833, personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Grant County Court, now siting, Jeremiah Crook, of the said County of Grant and State aforesaid, aged sixty nine years, who 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that about three years before the surrender of Lord Cornwallace he volunteered, in Prince William County, Virginia, under Captain Peter Evans for three months, during which time he was stationed at Alexandria, he does not recollect the name of the Regment [regiment] or of any of the Field Officers, he got his discharge but has long since lost it. About one year after his first discharge he volunteered in same County under Captain John Brit for three months, during which time he was engaged clearing a road for the Regular Army under Washington, to march to Yorktown, does not recollect the name of Regment [regiment] or Field Officers during that tour, got his discharge, but it is long since lost. Shortly after the surrender of Cornwallace, volunteered in same County under Daniel Moore, Captain: one Smith was the Colonel of the Regment [regiment] but he does not recollect the name of any of the other Field Officers, he was attached to the French troops and assisted as a waggoner [wagoner] in carrying their baggage to Philadelphia, where he was discharged, haveing [having] served under Captain Moore ten months, that discharge is also lost. he thinks he can prove by Bennett Williams of Grant County who is on the pension list, the services he rendered under Capt. Moore, if so and he can be got, his testi[mony]

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[testi]mony shall be attached to this declaration.
He was born in Fairfax County, Virginia in the
year 1764. He removed to Kentucky about forty 
three years ago. He hereby relinquishes and claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the
day and year aforesaid.
his
Jeremiah Crook
mark
Mr Bennett Williams and Jesse Woodyard residing in Grant County , hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Crook, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
his
Bennett Williams
mark
Jesse Woodyard
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, one answers to which are embodied in the declaration 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 Jesse Woodyard who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate are resident in the County of Grant, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
L. Gregory [illegible]
J. Hubbard B. Smith, clerk to the County Court of Grant, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of this application of

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of Jeremiah Crook for a pension.
In testimony where of I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
of the County Court Office, this 12th
day of February, 1833 and in the
year of the Commonwealth the 41st.
H.B.Smith.

I Bennett Williams of the County of Grant 
and State of Kentucky do hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with Jeremiah Crook
who has sworn and subscribe the foregoing
declaration, I do further certify that I do well
know that said Crook was attached to the
French Troops in the Revolutionary war and
served under Capt. Moore and enlisted as a
waggoner [wagoner] in conveying their baggage to Philadelphia, sworn to in open Court and
subscribed the day and date above named.
his
B. Williams
mark
Grant County February Court 1833
The foregoing affidavit of Bennett Williams was signed and sworn to in open Court by said B. Williams, this 11th day of Feb, 1833.
Att. H. B. Smith Clk.

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
Sir
Be it known that on the 28th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six personally appeared before the County Court for Lewis County in the state of Missouri Jane Crook a resident of the County of Lewis in the State of Missouri, aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by and act of Congress passed July 7th, 1858 entitled and act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, and also in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the several acts of Congress passed subsequently, and particularly the act passed on the 3rd day of March 1843, and the several acts amendatory thereof and extending the provisions of the same. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Crook, who was a private and volunteer in the revolution army of the United States, that he entered the service (as near as she can recollect) sometime in the year 1780, and continued in the service until sometime in the year 1782. She thinks but cannot state positively with regard to the time he quitted the service. That she does not know what officers he served under, nor any battles in which he was engaged, nor the Country through which he marched, that he in his lifetime drew a pension, and his name she believes can be found on the pension roll in the

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proper department and that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, nor has she the pension certificate, which her deceased husband had while living.
She further declares that she was married that she was married to the same Jeremiah Crook on 
the 7th day of October 1782, and that her husband the aforesaid Jeremiah Crook died on the day of March 1834 in Grant County Kentucky.
That she was married to him prior to the
first day of January A.D. 1794. [illegible] at the time aforesaid. She further declares that her said husband Jeremiah Crook resided in Prince 
William County State of Virginia when he
entered the service as aforesaid. That she and
the said Jeremiah Crook were married in 
Charles County, Maryland at the time above stated. And that she has remained a widow
ever since the death of the said Jeremiah Crook, and now is his widow.
her
Jane Crook
mark
State of Missouri
County of Lewis To
In the Lewis County Court
September adjourned [illegible] 1846
Be it remembered that on this the
28th day of September 1846,( it being an adjourned Term of the Lewis County Court) before the Honorable the Justices of said Court came Jane Crook personally known to said Court to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and there and there in open Court made oath that the matters and things set forth in said Declaration were true to the best of her knowledge and belief. A certificate of which was ordered

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to be endorsed on said Declaration by the Clerk thereof. 
In testimony whereof I J. H. Blair 
Clerk of said Court have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court. done at office in 
Monticello at the County aforesaid
on this the 29th day of
September 1846.
J. H. Blair Clerk
By J. G. Blair Deputy

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Revolution Virginia
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8634
Jane Crook
Wid, of
Jeremiah Crook
Prv. Rev. War
Act: March. 3 of 43, & June 17/44
Index: Vol. A , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1932 May 9. [illegible] to MIss Emily Brooks

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[illegible]   10403

Kentucky
Jane Crook
widow of Jeremiah Crook
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 14th June 1834
of Campdale in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain    /of the 
Regt commanded by     in
the Revolution for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued 14 day of
February, 1848, and sent to Hon J. S. 
Green, House of Reps.
Total amount,   $100.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos Lumpkin Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. [1 or 7 illegible] Page 365

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Jeremiah Crook Ken: Act of June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen Office
Died 14 June 1834 [illegible] that [illegible] 13
period JH

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29 Feb 1848
Rep Jane Crook
[illegible]
Hon. J. S. Green
H Ref

Hon J. L. Edwards
Court Pensions
Washington D.C.

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V No 13218
Jane Crook
Mo.
Let to Hon W. Mc Daniel
Feb 9, '49
Let to J.S. Green Aug. 4, '47
Set to same Sept 24 47
" "  do Dec. 21, 47

Act of July 1838

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IX
Jane Crook
Kentucky
Rejected
Select: 13th Dec. '38
Hon. W. M. Southgate

married after termination of the husband services.

Act 4 July 1836

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
scr.
In the County Court for Lewis County state of Missouri.
M adj. Term [illegible]
January 11th 1847

[Illegible] remembered that on this day personally appeared Jesse Woodyard in open Court in the County Court for the County of Lewis in the state of Missouri and being examined in open Court deposeth and saith being duly sworn to testify with reference to the marriage of Jane Crook with Jeremiah Crook deceased, on his oath aforesaid deposes and says that he was not present at the marriage of the said Jeremiah and the said Jane. That he first became acquainted with both of them in the year AD 1799 in the state of Kentucky, and deponent believes in the County of Pendleton. That at that time the said Jane and Jeremiah were living together as man and wife, that they had at that time several children and raised a large family; that he always understood from both of them that they were married to each other in the state of Maryland and that the maiden name of the said Jane before she was married to the said Jeremiah, he this deponent has heard them both often say was Jane Williams. That this deponent

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has known both of them from the time he first became acquainted with them until the death of the said Jeremiah and that during all that time they lived together as man and wife. That he has known the said Jane ever since the death of her said husband Jeremiah, and is now his widow living in Lewis County Missouri within one mile of this deponent.
Deponent further states that he has often heard the said Jeremiah say he was a pensioner under the Laws of the United States, and that this deponent as one of the Justices of the County Court state of Kentucky has frequently certified the papers of said Jeremiah when he drew his pensions and administered the required oaths. That this deponent knows this Jane Crook to be the same person acknowledged by said Jeremiah as his wife as aforesaid. And further this deponent saith not.
Jesse Woodyard

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis To
I J H Blair Clerk of the County Court within aforesaid County of Lewis do hereby certify that the above named Jessee [Jesse] Woodyard personally appeared on the 11th day of January 1847 before the Honorable the Justices of the County Court for said County and then and there in open Court made and subscribed the above foregoing affidavit first being duly sworn on the Holy Evangely.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court. Done at office in Monticello at the Court aforesaid on this the 12th day of January 1847.
J. H. Blair Clerk
By J. G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri 
County of Lewis
Sir,
In the County Court for Lewis County, Missouri
[illegible] Term
held Jan 11th 1847
This day personally appeared Nelson Johnson in open Court in the County Court for Lewis County, Missouri and being examined in open Court in oath states, deponent and saith being sworn to testify his knowledge touching the marriage and identity of Jane Crook with Jeremiah Crook Deceased, deposes and says, that he was not present at the marriage of the said Jane and Jeremiah. That he the deponent first became acquainted with both of said persons in Bourbon County state of Kentucky at the time of Hearmor [Harmar] and St. Clair's campaign against the indians, which deponent believes was about the year A.D. 1790: that said Jane and Jeremiah were then living together as man and wife, and that they have always lived together as such from the time aforesaid until the death of the said Jeremiah Crooks. That deponent has known them ever since the time first aforesaid and that he always understood from both of them that they were married to each other in the state of Maryland, that said Jeremiah and Jane had two or three children when he first knew

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them as aforesaid and that they had several others afterwards and raised a large family of children, the [illegible] her the deponent does not now recollect that said Jeremiah died sometime in the year AD 1834, and that the deponent has known the said Jane Crook the widow of the said Jeremiah ever since his death, and that said Jane Crook now lives in Lewis County State of Missouri and deponent is still well acquainted with her and knows that she has never married any person since the death of the said Jeremiah Crooks her deceased husband. Deponent further states that he does not know but has often heard the said Jeremiah Crook say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and that he was a pensioner under the Laws of the United States. The deponent further states that the said Jane Crook is now living within a half mile or less of this deponent and further this deponent saith not.
Nelson Johnson

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis To
I J. H. Blair Clerk of the County Court written and for said County of Lewis do hereby certify that the above named Nelson Johnson personally appeared on the 11th day of January 1847 before the Honorable the Justices of the County Court for said County and then and there in open Court being duly sworn made and subscribed under oath the above [illegible] affidavit.
[illegible] testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court [illegible Done] at office in Monticello at the County aforesaid on this 12th day of January 1847.
J.H. Blair Clerk
By J. G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri 
County of Lewis fo
In the County Court 
January Adjd Term 1847
At a County Court Commended and held at the Court House in the Town of Monticello within and for said County on the 11th day of January, AD 1847 the following proceedings were hat to witness.
Now at this day comes into open Court Nelson Johnson and Jesse Woodyard and makes their affidavits to the identity and marriage of Jane Crooks who married and is now the widow of Jeremiah Crooks deceased in order that she may obtain the benefits of the provisions made by and act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled and act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows [illegible] A certificate of said oath is ordered to be by the Clerk of this Court made out and delivered to the said Jane Crooks.
In testimony where of I J.H. Blair Clerk of said Court have [here] unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court. Done at office in Monticello at the Court aforesaid on this the 12th day of January 1847.
J. H. Blair Clerk
By J. G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis To
I John LaFon
Presiding Justice of the County Court in aforesaid County of Lewis do hereby certify that J.H. Blair (whose name is subservient to the foregoing certificates by JG Blair his Deputy) is Clerk of the County Court within and for said County duly elected, commissioned, and qualified according to law and to said James G Blair is his legally authorized Deputy and that full faith and credit should be given to all of his acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Given under my hand this 12th day of January 
Eighteen Hundred and forty seven
John LaFon P.J.S.C.C. M

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Dept 1047
Suppl. Declaration
Jane Cook
Mo.

Monticello, Mg
Aug 31

Paid 20

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

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Monticello, August 28, 1847

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court Pensions
Dr. Sir; 
I enclose you an additional declaration made by Mrs Jane Crook in order to obtain a pension. Also an affidavit of a witness in confirmation of her oath. She is very old and inferior, and here [illegible] much made entirely from memory may not be as consistent and satisfactory as your department could wish, but nevertheless I have no doubt from the evidence, and from information derived from many of her old acquaintances, that her application is made in good faith, and I hope it may be deemed sufficient by you. She cannot state the Law of Congress under which her husband, Jeremiah Crook, received his pension. His pension certificate is lost and she does not recollect the amount he drew. But the fact that her husband was a pensioner of the Revolutionary Army, that he died in the State of Kentucky in the year 1834, and that he is his widow, cannot be doubted.
She does not believe that any application for her pension has every been made before, tho she did apply for and receive the small balances due her husband at the time of his death.
Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt
James S. Green

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
Sir
Be it known that on the 23rd day of August A.D. 1847 personally appeared before the County Court of Lewis County in the State of Missouri, Jane Crook a resident of the County aforesaid about eighty three years of age who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following Declaration in addition to one made by her before this Court in the year A.D. 1846 and suppelemental [supplemental] thereto in orderto obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" and also in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the several Acts of Congress subsequently passed on that subject and particularly the Act passed on the 3rd day of March 1843 and the several Acts amendatory there of and extending the provisions of the same. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Crook who was a volunteer private in the Revolutionary Army of the United States. That he entered the service in the year 1780, as near as she can recollect and continued in the service until the close of the war and until peace was declared in the year 1783. That she does not know what officer he served under, nor any battles in which he was engaged, nor the Country through which he marched. She further states that he in his life time drew a pension and his name she believes can be found on the pension Roll in the proper department, and that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, nor the pension certificate which

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her deceased husband had while living.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Crook on the day of [illegible] A.D. 1782 in the sate of Maryland, and in the County of Charles. From which place she with said deceased emigrated to the State of Virginia and from that state to the State of Kentucky where she and deceased lived together in a state of matrimony until the year A.D. 1834, when the said Jeremiah died. That she and deceased lived several years in the County of Bourbon, State of Kentucky, and from Bourbon they removed to the County of Pendleton on Lickering River and from there to the County of Grant State of Kentucky, where they lived for more than thirty years and until the death of her said husband as above stated. She further declares that her said husband was a pensioner under the laws of the United States what amount he drew she does not recollect. That her said husband never lived in the State of Missouri and she does not believe that his name was to be found in the pension roll of Missouri, that her said husband died in the County of Grant in the State of Kentucky about the time above stated and she believes her husbands name can be found on the pension Roll of Kentucky. Her husband dew his pension last at Lexington in the State of Kentucky but under what act of Congress he was pensioned she cannot state. She further states that she never filed an application for her pension prior to the one presented in the year 1846, and made in this court

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but after the death of said husband, she applied through William Southgate for the amount then due and unpaid to her husband Jeremiah Crook, and received a small amount but how much she does not recollect. This small amount was paid at Lexington in the State of Kentucky and she supposed the amount can be ascertained there.
She further declares that she was not married to the said Jeremiah prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the  first day of January A.D. 1794, [illegible] at the time above stated. She further declares that her said husband Jeremiah Crook resided in Prince William County State of Virginia at the time he entered the service as aforesaid, that she with the said Jeremiah were married in Charles County State of Maryland at the time above stated and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Jeremiah and now is her widow.
her
Jane A Crook
mark

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court on this 23rd day of August 
A.D. 1847

In testimony whereby J.H. Blair Clerk of the County Court within and for said County have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court. Done at office in Monticello at the county aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid.
J.H. Blair Clerk
By J. G. Blair Deputy

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
This day personally appeared in open Court in the County Court for Lewis County Missouri 
Jesse Woodyard and being sworn according to law to testify the truth with [illegible] to the matter and things set forth in the above declaration of Jane Crook, or his oath states, that he has known the above named Jane Crook and her said said husband Jeremiah Crook ever since the year 1800. That he first got acquainted with them in the state of Kentucky while they were living in the County of Pendleton. That ever since his acquaintance with them they have lived together as man and wife and raise a large family of children. That at the time of the death of said Jeremiah Crook the deceased lived in Grant County state of Kentucky, and he died sometime in the month of June 1834.  Affiant was with deceased during his last illness, and saw him buried. Affiant further states on oath that he knows said Jeremiah Crook drew a pension under the laws of the United States, and the same was paid at the city of Lexington State of Kentucky. Affiant does not know under what law the said Jeremiah Crook drew his pension but thinks it was passed but a few years before the death of said Jeremiah. He does not know the amount paid annually to said Jeremiah as a pension, but from his recollection he believes it was only forty eight dollars per annum. What makes affiant believe so is from conversations had with

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said Jeremiah who complained that he had not received such allowance as he was entitled to and who had made some arrangements to get Col R. M. Johnson to have the allowance corrected and placed at the actual rate as his service in the arm had been great.
Affidavit further states that said Jane Crook is now the widow of the said Jeremiah Crook, and has never married since his death as above stated.
Jesse Woodyard
Sworn and subscribed in open court on this 23rd day of August, A.D. 1847.
In testimony whereof J.H. Blair Clerk of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid, have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court. done at office in Monticello at the County aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid.
J.H. Blair Clerk
J.G. Blair Deputy
State of Missouri 
County of Lewis
SS I John Lafon presiding Judge of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that J.H. Blair whose name is signed to above certificate by J.G. Blair, his legally [illegible] deputy, is Clerk of the said Court duly elected and qualified according to law, that the signatures are genuine, and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given this 25th August 1847.

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
I, J. H. Blair Clerk of the County Court within and for said County of Lewis do hereby certify that John La Fore (whose name is subscribed to the above certificate) is and was at the time of signing the same presiding Justice of the County Court written for said County of Lewis, duly elected, [illegible] and that said Court is a Court of Record and that full faith and credit should be given to all of his official acts and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said Court. Done at office in Monticello at the County aforesaid on this the 28th day of August A.D. 1847.
J.H.Blair Clerk
J.G. Blair Deputy

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House of Reps. 28 Feb. 1848
Hon J.L. Edwards
Court Pensions
Dr. Sir, 
I have past [illegible] informations of the death of Mrs Jane Crook, to whom you have just issued a certificate for a small pension. You will please inform me as to the proper steps to be taken, and the proof required, in order to enable the children of said [illegible] to obtain the small pittance due her.
Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt.
James S. Green

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House of Reps. Dec. 13, 1847
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Court Pensions
Dear Sir: I enclose you some additional evidence of the marriage of Mrs Jane Crook, and hope that the papers now in your office to establish her claim to a pension, may be satisfactory. The certificate of marriage from the Records is before you, also the statement of Witnesses who knew the applicant for more than a common age. Please inform me as early as possible of your decision in the matter.
I am [illegible] respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
James S. Green

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State of Missouri
County of Lewis
this day personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Lewis in the State of Missouri, Jessie Woodyard, who being duly sworn upon his oath says that the deponent is the same whose depositions have here to fore been taken before the County Court within and for said County of Lewis. To procure a pension for Jane Crook, widow of Jeremiah Crook, deceased late of Grant County, Kentucky. That this said Jane Crook(in support of whose declaration his deposition have hereto fore been taken) is still living that she is a resident of Lewis County Missouri, and that she is yet the widow of the said Jeremiah not having been married since his death. And further that deponent saith not subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day Jan, 1848.
Jessie Woodyard
Joseph Fuqua

State of Missouri
County of Lewis
I Joseph Fugua a justice of the peace in and for said County of Lewis, do certify that the above named Jessie Woodyard this day came before me and subscribed and made oath that the matters and things contained in the above affidavit to which he has affixed his name are true and further, that the said Jessie Woodyard is a person of veracity and

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purporting to be his
is worthy of credit, and that this signature is genuine.
Given under my hand this 13th day of January A.D. eighteen hundred and forty eight
Joseph Fuqua J.P.

State of Missouri
County of Lewis
Sir, 
I William G Watson Clerk of the County Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Fuqua whose name is signed to the above and foregoing certificate and affidavit is now and was at the time of signing the same as acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected, commissioned and qualified according to law. And that full faith and credit is due and augth to be given to all his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine and in his own hand write. 
Given under my hand, and the seal of said Court. Done at office in Monticello at the County aforesaid on this the 13th day of January A.D. 1848.
W

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House of Reps Jan 31, 1848

[Hon.] J.L. Edwards

Sir;  I have within enclosed you additional evidence to prove that Mrs. Jane Crook is still alive, and as that was the only point which department required proof of, and as there is in fact no doubt of her perfidy of the statement (having seen her myself just before I started to Washington) I hope therefore the pension certificate may at once issue.
Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt
James S. Green

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4129 Dec 12
[illegible]
Ken
4 July 36

Hon J. L Evans
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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House of Reps [Representatives]
12 Decr 1838

Sir
I transmit to your Dept. the enclosed decn [declaration] & in the case of Mrs. Crook which I hope will be satisfactory & entitles her to a pension.
Very Respectfy [Respectfully]
Your Obedient Servant
W. W. Southgate 

Hon. J. L. Edwards

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State of Kentucky
Grant County
Sir,
Be it known that on this 28th day of August in this year 1838 personally appeared before the [illegible] a justice of the peace by and for the count of Grant: Henry Woodyard, now a resident citizen of said county of the age of seventy years who being first duly [illegible] doth upon his oath declare that he was acquainted with Jeremiah Crook deceased late of the county of Grant and late a Revolutionary pensioner. That he is also acquainted with Jane Crook the widow of said Jeremiah who now resides in the this County of Grant. That said Jeremiah and Jane were married in the year 1783 to the best of his recollection and in the county of Prince William or Fauquier, in the state of Virginia. That said Jeremiah Crook has departed this life and that the said Jane remains his widow. And I this said further do certify that this said Henry Woodyard is a man of veracity in that of whereof this said Henry Woodyard hath [illegible] These presents in my presence this day of year aforesaid.
Henry Woodyard
attest
B.H.Evans JC.J.G

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Kentucky
Grant County
Sir,
On the 29th day of August in the year 1838 before this [illegible] a Justice of the Peace personally came William Woodyard who upon his oath declares that he was with acquainted with Jeremiah Crook now dead, who was a Revolutionary pensioner, and who died in the year 1834 in the month of June in the county of Grant and that he is also with acquainted with Jane Crook his widow. Who now resides in Grant county in the state of Kentucky. That said Jeremiah and Jane were married in the state of Virginia in the fall of 1783. This deponent well recollects the fact of marriage. They do not so well recollect the precise time. He further states that Jane Crook is now the widow of said Jeremiah, and further [illegible] 
William Woodyard
B.M. Evans 

House of Rep
12 Dec 1838
I certify that the above named B.H. Evans is well known to me as an acting justice of the

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head for Grant County Ky and
that his [illegible] is in his own
proper Lewis County.
W.M. Southgate

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July 10, 49
Resp of Case of 
Jane Cook, widow
of Jeremiah

Monticello
June 29
Paid 10
J.L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Monticello June 27, 1847

[illegible] J.L. Edwards,
Court Pensions
Dr. Sir; Some time last winter I forwarded to your office through the [illegible] Daniel, the Declaration and evidence of Mrs Jane Crook, widow of Jeremiah Crook  [illegible] a pensioner of the Revolutionary Army for the purpose of obtaining the widows pension under the several acts of Congress granting the same. I am at a loss to ascertain the objections of the department, I am perfectly satisfied from my interviews with old person who knew the deceased pensioner and the applicant for 40 or 50 years, that she can make out the proof to the satisfaction of the department. You will please therefore write to me immediately stating the deficiencies, if any, so that I may supply them while the witnesses are living.
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
James S. Green

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31.22

Jeremiah Crooks
Kentucky

Jeremiah Crooks 
Amended Declaration for Pension
[illegible]
2501

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31.22
Jeremiah Crooks
Kentucky
Jeremiah Crooks Amended declaration for pension
2501
The [illegible] [illegible] oath of Kentucky xxx county 
Deposition of Bennett Williams who being first sworn in aforesaid and  Saith That he was well acquainted with [illegible] [illegible] Declarant Jeremiah Crook who is now applying for an increased pension.
That this Deponant and the sd [said] Declarant
Jeremiah Crook by joined [illegible] French Troops at Baltimore [illegible] their 
baggage each one taking charge of a waggon. That they drove the same to Philadelphia afse [aforesaid?] at which place they continued untill the said Crook  was taken sick as he hath alleged in his declaration. This Deponent having gone on to Trenton State of New Jersey
This Deponant further states that he xxx
the time said declarant  started from his home to under said service. That he saw him rendering the same at Williamsburgh State of Virginia and I think, that he entered said service in the latter part Winter of 1782 - & I returned in the Autumn of the same. the prior time he cannot state further this deponant

Bennett Williams

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this the day of May in 

This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Jeremiah Crook who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
by reason of old age and the consequential
memory He cannot swear positively  as to the
precise length of his service but According to
the best of his recollection he served [illegible] than the Periods mentioned below, and in
following Grades for ten months I served as a soldier private volunteer and for this 
service I claim a Pension The above statement 
sworn to by said Jeremiah Crook, before me
as aforesaid this the 27th day of [missing word] 1834
J Woodyard

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Rev. War
656 E. 23rd
Indianapolis Ind.
Mar 20, 1932
Pension Dept
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs,
I write for information about Rev. soldier by name of Jeremiah Crooks he is listed as Reg solider in 1832 list. I think he was pensioned while living in Madison County. I feel sure he saw service in VA line. I want particularly to lean the name of wife and children I think he was son of John Crook. Do not know for sure. Any information you can give me about him will be most gratefully received. I would like to know also of all his places of residences and dates  of changes. 
Very truly yours
Miss Emily Brooks

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Rev Section

656 E. 23rd St.
Indianapolis, Ind
March 20th 1932
Pension Dept. Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs--I write for information for Rev. soldier by name of John Peek (1744-1800) who was at siege of Augusta under Col. Elijah Clark and Leonard Marbury. He was born in Va and died in Ga.
I am trying to establish line to make eligibility to the D.A.R. I want particularly to know the names of his sons his wife. I want to know of his different residences and when changes were made. Place of burial any information you can give me will be much appreciated. I think he was a pensioner.

Very Respectfully
(Miss) Emily Brooks