Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11676, John Wilson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Wa.
Wilson, John Mary
R 11676
CONTENTS

Ritchie County to wit:
Personally appeared before me Isaac Sambut a justice of the said County, Barton Hudkins, and solemnly affirmed before me that he knew Mary Wartham in Montgomery County State of Maryland, and her Father moved to Randolph County State of Virginia A. D. 1795 and the said Barton Hudkins lived in Randolph County &c. Close Neighbour to the said Mary Wartham, when she was Married to John Wilson who was wounded in his right arm, and the Bullet lodged in the back part of his hand, the said Hudkins said he knew the said Mary, and Wilson to live together during their Wilson's life as Man and Wife, and that said Mary Wilson still remains a Widow of the said Wilson, the said Hudkins further says that said Mary Wilson, is about forty seven years old.
I do hereby certify that I know the said Barton Hudkins so affirmed that he is a Resident of Ritchie County &c and is a creditable Person, and that he has no interest in this claim. Given under my hand this 1 st day of Dec r . 1856.
Isaac Sambut J.P.

Pension Act Feb 3/53.
Mary Wilson widow of. John Wilson.
J. R. Neal atto Parkersburg. Virg a .

State of Virginia 3/6 County of Ritchie 3/6
On this 3 day of March in the year 1857, personally appeared before the County Court of Ritchie County Virginia Mary Wilson, a resident of Ritchie County and State aforesaid aged 77 years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of John Wilson who was a private in the Revolutionary War, as she has been informed; and drew a pension from the State of Virginia on account of said services (for proof of reference is made to the State of Virginia at Richmond)
She further states that she was married to the said John Wilson on the 2 nd Aug 1796, that her said husband died on the 12 th day of April 1827, in Harrison County Virginia that she was married to him prior to the 2 nd day of January 1800 and at the time above stated - she further declares that she is still a widow -
attest
her Mary Wilson marks.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Jacob McKinney J. Peace
Ritchie County Court March Term 1857
Sworn to in Open Court by the above named Mary Wilson, and the said Court hereby certifies that satisfactory proof has been adduced that John Wilson was a pensioner of the State of Virginia on account of his services during the Revolutionary war that Mary Wilson was the wife of the said John Wilson & that she is now a widow
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at the Court House of said County March 3 rd 1857 James McKinney Clerk

State of Virginia Harrison County, To wit
This day personally appeared before me B. H. Patton a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of Virginia Joel Westfall a witness of lawful age, after being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration. That he was acquainted with Mary Worthan before her marriage to John Wilson, who was my Step Father, which marriage occurred about the year 1796-7 John Wilson died in the Spring of 1827 leaving the said Mary a widow, who has so remained ever since, and is still the widow of John Wilson deceased who was reputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, with Great-Brilliant, (or the Indian War) I have known the said John Wilson from my infancy up to the time of his death, (his first wife was my mother,) I know the said John Wilson lived with the said Mary as husband & Wife and was so known and recognized generally from the time of their marriage until his death as aforesaid, my acquaintance continued with the said Wilson during the term of Forty Years I know that he was reported to have been a Soldier, and that he had been wounded by a ball in the right arm, which disabled him for life, I have often seen the scars. This wound was received as he reported in a battle fought on the Ohio River below Wheeling at a place called the "Barrows" under the command of Capt. Foreman in the service of the United States as he stated, said John Wilson was a man of unblemished moral character and was highly esteemed by all his neighbours for truth and veracity, he was at the time of his death 70 or 71 years of age, said John Wilson received a pension from the Commonwealth of Virginia for his services above referred to. And the said Joel Westfall further says on oath that he is 77 years of age and that he has no interest in the application made by Mrs. Mary Wilson for bounty land or a widows pension.

either directly or indirectly. - And further this deponeth saith not, Joel Westfall
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponeth, and know that he is the person he represents himself to be and that he is a credible witness and is so recognised by all his neighbours, and I further certify that I have no interest in the foregoing claim
Given under my hand this 9 th day of October 1856
E. H. Patton S.P. " " "
State of Virginia Harrison County to wit:
I, Phineas Chapin Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County in the State aforesaid hereby certify that Ebenezer W. Patton who has subscribed his name to the above certificate is and was at the time of its date a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commis- sioned and sworn and that his signature aforesaid is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 9 th day of October A.D. 1856. P. Chapin Clk

Love Westfall
Deposition

Marriage Certificate
John Wilson
and
Mary Warthan
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other evidence

A record of marriages celebrated within the county of Randolph with the dates when solemnized as returned to the Clerk.
   Mens names to whom Womans Name Daughter of whom or if a widow By whom Married Month Year     John Wilson to Mary Warthen John Warthen Matthew Ryan Aug 2 1796  
I J. W. Crawford Clerk of the County Court of Randolph County certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from the record of Marriages as recorded in this office between John Wilson & Mary Warthen. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 8 th day of Oct 1856
J. W. Crawford

Wood County to wit.
State of Virginia This day personally appeared before me George Page a Justice of said County Richard Reeder and made oath before me that he knew Mary Worthan in Montgomery County State of Maryland and her father moved to Randolph County State of Virginia 1796 and the said Reeder moved to Randolph County the next year and settled in the neighborhood near the said Mary Worthan and lived there by her until she was married to John Wilson the reputed revolution soldier the said further says he saw them married in Robert Greens house by Mathew Ryan and that they was married between the year 1796 & 1798 he also says they lived neighbors by them until they had six children he also says that John Wilson was a reputed revolution soldier by all the neighbors and the said Reeder also says he also saw his broken arm and the sign of the Load in his right arm where it was broken and the said Reeder also says he was promiscuously acquainted with him until his death and the said Mary Wilson is his identical wife and remains the widow of the reputed revolution soldier the said Reeder also says the said widow Wilson

is about his age and he is about Eighty One years old The said George Page a Justice of Wood County do Certify that he knows the said Richard Reeder so sworn that he is a resident of Wood County and is a creditable person and that he has no interest in this claim.
George Page J.P.
State of Virginia County of Wood ss.
I Henry H Dils clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid. do hereby certify that George Page Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid - duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments - And that the name thereunto subscribed is his signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 2 nd day of October 1856.
H. H. Dils Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
October 16, 1928.
Honorable M. M. Neely, United States Senate, Washington, D. C.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of the 13 th instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11676 , it appears that John Wilson married August 2, 1796 in Randolph County, Virginia, Mary Warthen, daughter of John Warthen who moved from Montgomery County, Maryland in 1795, to Randolph County, Virginia.
John Wilson died April 12, 1827 in Harrison County, Virginia, aged about seventy-one years.
His widow, Mary, applied for pension March 3, 1857 while a resident of Ritchie County, Virginia, aged seventy-seven years and stated that John Wilson served as a private in the Revolution, length of service and officers' names not given. It is also stated that he was in a battle below Wheeling at the "Narrows" on the Ohio River, under Captain Foreman, where he was severely wounded in the right arm, the bullet lodging in his hand.
This Constitution stated he would be a private in the Revolutionary War - whose pension under the Act of Feb. 3, 1853 at which time she was Rev. J. Ritchie Co. (West) Va.
MMN

He was a pensioner of the State of Virginia on account of Revolutionary War service.
The widow's claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months service as was required by the United States pension law.
One Joel Westfall stated in 1856 in Harrison County, Virginia, and then aged seventy-seven years, that the above named John Wilson was his stepfather, his (Wilson's) first wife being his (Westfall's) mother. Her name is not given.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
COPIED BY ADY

No 1471 Mary Wilson, Widow of John. Virginia.
D.R. Neal Mch
21 1857
D.R. Neal. Apr 28/58
Same May 28/58.
11676
Ad July 29 1848.

Mary Melson - S. M.
Pa - 29d. 1868.
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Hon. Geo C. Whiting Commission of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Nov 27
Marysville Mary wid John Original for State Dec 1883
Pensioner
Champion of Pensions Washington City D. C.

An Act
Placing certain persons on the Pension List
Dated January 19th. 1813
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that John Deery, now a resident of the county of Cabell, an old revolutionary soldier (who was severely wounded and disabled by the British at the battle of Alamance in North Carolina) shall be placed on the pension list, and receive annually sixty dollars, to be paid as other pensions are paid.
And be it further enacted, that Argelon Toone, an old revolutionary soldier, who served during the whole war, and whose constitution has been destroyed by the said service, which has reduced himself and family, consisting of a wife, five daughters and a small son, to great distress, shall be placed on the pension list and receive annually sixty dollars, to be paid as other pensions are paid.
And be it further enacted, that Moses Rollins (an old soldier of the revolution, who suffered great hardships, and was shot through the thigh, at the battle of Guilford Court House) shall be placed on the pension list, and receive annually the sum of sixty dollars, to be paid as other pensioners are paid.
And be it further enacted, that John Wilson (an old revolutionary soldier, who was severely wounded, at Wheeling in the right arm, which has become useless) shall be placed on the pension list, and receive annually the sum of sixty dollars, to be paid as other pensioners are paid.
And be it further enacted, that William Moody (an old

revolutionary soldier, who was wounded at Ash Swamp, near Amboy, in the state of New York, in the left knee, and at the battle of Brandy Wine in his left arm and head) shall be placed on the pension list, and receive annually the sum of sixty dollars, to be paid as other pensioners are paid
This act shall be in force from the passing thereof.
Richmond. Virginia
I, St. George Tucker, Clerk of the House of Delegates and keeper of the Rolls, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an act passed by the General Assembly of Virginia Jan. 19. 1813.
Given under my hand this 30 th day January 1858.
S. G. Tucker Keeper of Rolls of V a

Insider Office, April 28/58.
Mr.
The Certificate of the Clerk of the House of Delegates & Keeper of the rolls of Virginia relating to the pension allowed John Wilson, has been filed in support of the claim to a pension of Mrs. Mary Wilson. It does not establish a service
Such Certificate is not evidence that John Wilson served six months in the war of the revolution.
If proof can be filed that the John Wilson to whom the Certificate relates served six months, the claim of Mrs. Wilson will be favorably considered.
D. R. Asa, Esq., Parkersburg, Va.

Parkersburg Va. May 11 th 1858.
Hon: Geo. G. Whiting Sir.
Herewith please find Additional proof of the Revolutionary service of John Wilson, to be used in the application of Mary widow of said John -
The proof now before you shows - that John Wilson was a pensioner of Virginia - that he received said pension during his life - that the said Wilson departed this life in the county in which he had resided and in which he was living when the said pension was granted - That Mary Wilson is the widow of said John, and has so been since his death - If anything more is required please inform me - I hope however that sufficient has been proved, as it is almost impossible to furnish first proof of Revolutionary services at this late day.
Very Respectfully J. N. Neal Atty

P Pension Office, May 28, 1838.
Sir,
The certificate of the auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia, now adduced, does not strike the difficulty in the case of Mary Nelson, (widow of John) an applicant for pension under act of July 29, 1848. The evidence required is as to the duration of his service. Possibly the papers presented by him to the Legislature of Virginia, and upon which he was pensioned by the State, may show the length of his service. If so, a certified copy of them should be sent. Very respectfully J C
D. R. Neal Esq. Petersburg Virginia.

J. M. Neal March 21/87

Pension Office.
March 21. 1857.
Sir.
The application of Mary Wilson, widow of John, of Virginia, for pension for her husband's alleged service in the Revolutionary war, has been examined and filed under the Act of July 29, 1848.
She must furnish this Office with the allegations made by himself and the proofs adduced to sustain his claim before the Virginia Legislature, upon which it is alleged he received a State pension.
D. N. Neal Esq
Parkersburg Virginia

Additional in support of the claim of Mary , Widow of John Wilson
Nov. 29 th , 1868
Boyntons Woods
J. R. Neal Petersburg Virg a

" A petition was presented and read of John Wilson of Randolph County, a soldier, who was severely wounded during the revolutionary war, and now, in the decline of life, is unable to support himself and family; praying such relief as the General Assembly may deem just?
"Ordered that the said petition be referred to the committee of claims; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House."
Richmond January 30. 1858.
I, St George Tucker, Clerk of the House of Delegates of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an entry made in the Journal of the House, on Thursday December 17th 1812. Given under my hand the day and year first herein before written,
S. G. Tucker CH D

V t Jonathan M. Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia hereby certify that it appears from the Pension Rolls, on file in this office, that John Wilson's Pension was paid him in full from the 1 st day of January 1813 to the 1 st day of January 1837 inclusive. Given under my hand at the Auditor's office in the City of Richmond on the 16 th day of March 1858
J. M. Bennett

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1928-Oct-16-Recd. To Hon. M. M. Neel
11,676 P. O. Mary Wilson Service: widow John Wilson
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

GEORGE W. NORRIS, NEBR., CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. BORAH, IDAHO LEE S. OVERMAN, N. C. CHARLES S. DENEEN, ILL. JAMES A. REED, MO. FREDERICK H. GILLETT, MASS. HENRY F. ASHURST, ARIZ. GUY D. GOFF, W. VA. THOMAS J. WALSH, MONT. ARTHUR R. ROBINSON, IND. THADDEUS H. CARAWAY, ARK. JOHN J. BLAINE, WIS. WILLIAM H. KING, UTAH FREDERICK STEIWER, OREG. M. M. NEELY, W. VA. CHARLES W. WATERMAN, COLO. HUBERT D. STEPHENS, MISS.
JOHN F. ROBERTSON, CLERK
United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
October 13, 1928.
Hon. E.W. Morgan, Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Morgan:
Please permit me to inclose a letter which I have just received from one of my constituents, and which, I believe, is self-explanatory. If it is possible to do so, I shall appreciate your furnishing me with the information my correspondent desires.
With the best of wishes and the kindest of regards, I am, always,
Very sincerely yours,
M. M. Neely
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