Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2844, Samuel Wilson, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Wilson, Samuel
S. 2844
carded.
CONTENTS

Ohio 13117
Samuel Wilson
A bliss in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Laird of the Regt commanded by Col W. Wallace the Penn a Militia time for 6 Months 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 22 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 1833 and sent bliss ant Batavia Ohio
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 $ 14.44 Pension allowance ending 1 Sep 33 11.11
$ 55 55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo B Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 28

State of Rio Chacabuco Province
On this tenth day of August 1932 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable George P. Lawrence Resident Judge and Robert Haiman, Solomon Green and Isaac Potashke Esqs. Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting for Lancaster County. Samuel Wilson a resident of the township of Washington, County of Lancaster, State of Ohio, aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law do hereby swear to make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1932. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was born on the 26 th day of February 1755 in Lancaster County, State of Pennsylvania, as he has been informed by his parents. Has no recollection of his age. Deponent was from memory of what has been told him. When deponent was about nine years old, he with his parents moved to York County, Penn- sylvania, in the lower end of said County in Fawn Township. While living in another township in the said County of York deponent was drafted, the following named persons acted on this occasion as his officers. Capt. John Ladd 1 st Lieutenant Joseph Morrison 2 nd Lieut. James Keck, Ensign Theunis was named Patterson. Col. McCallister McCallister was the head Col. of the Battalion and Canale was Lieutenant and Col. Geo. Green was the Q.M. There was a Lieut. Mifflin who was associated with them. The following The following companies marched from York City to Philadelphia, from thence to Trenton and from there to Bergen upon the New York, stationed at Bergen not more than two weeks, and went to Hoboken and staid there about three weeks, and from there were marched further miles up the North River to a place called Fort Lee. In consequence of the approach of the enemy they were compelled to evacuate Fort Lee and they retreated to Trenton, the British in pursuit from Trenton crossed the Delaware into Bucks County and occupied there. The Hessians then came into Trenton on Christmas day of the same year. The following Geo. Green was to have a skirmish in the en- gagement with the Hessians at Trenton and marched down to the river with his command (deponent with them) and got there between day light and sun rise. The battle had commenced before they got to the river. The snow was deep which delayed them so that they could not get over the river in time to take part in the engagement. Deponent was one who helped to load the town of Trenton for Hessian or acoustrements that was  was  the  the  river  river  was  was  crossed  crossed and afterwards helped to ferry the acoustrements over the river the 2 nd of January following deponent then was out but he returned home started on the 1 st of January. He started in the month  month of August in the year 1776 from York with the company to which he belonged to Philadelphia. He had been drafted by the militia for two months and when they got to Bergen a camp called the Flying Camp was

formed and deponent joined it as a volunteer, and performed the rest of the before mentioned services as a volunteer. It entered this flying camp as a volunteer about the time in September of the year 1775.

were encamped at the Gap a few days, and the night before the battle of German Town marched nearly all night except about an hour or two or about midnight after they had left a detachment of about one hundred and fifty or sixty men, deponent with them were ordered to take a position picket post stationed near the Skippack. The detachment was commanded by Col. Dunlap and Captain Laird. There was another light company along but deponent does not recollect their names. They had one field piece supposed she was a four pounder. Marched on until they came near the Gap. an officer came out then halted on the road. and while there halted a troop of British horse rode up to them and came near them before they discovered the for their horses then went back to their main body, and it moved until it was reinforced and then came back and about twelve o'clock commenced an attack upon the detachment. They were on a point near a brook kill at the time of the engagement. Part of the detachment deponent with them were placed behind a stone fence. The British had two field pieces and fired upon them with grape shot and planked them on the right and left some of them left the fence and went up on the hill behind a chestnut oak tree, and then discovered the planking of the British firing the hills on each side of them. Just as the British were firing part of them were about riding sixteen British Light horse. Who had been stationed about 60 rods from where the Americans were. At the mouth of a cave started on a hill of all up the level in a cluster. There was a short turn in the line, about fifteen or twenty rods from the turn the Americans had their field piece in the upper end of the cave, just as the Horsemen turned the cave the field piece opened upon them and killed six of the British Light Horse on the spot. There was a direct after this shot the Americans were ordered to retreat after the cannon While deponent was in this skirmish on the hill behind the Chestnut oak tree, deponent received a severe wound in the hip. Fired once or two rounds after he was wounded. The ball struck the tree before it struck deponent and lodged in his thigh and remained there four weeks. Thomas McGowan was wounded in the same engagement. Six Americans were killed & the before mentioned two were wounded. Ten of the British took six of their light horse men were as deponent has been informed and believes were killed. After this deponent was taken to the Hospital at Redding. The above engagement took place on the 4th of October 1777 The same day that the battle of German Town was fought. Remained in Hospital at Redding four months from the day that he was wounded. His High Mortified and the Doctors spent it. Doctor Canady of Philadelphia which was the Doctor Genl of the Hospital and attended there about one a week. After that deponent hopped home on his staff about 60 miles to York County. Left the Hospital for his home on the 4th day of February 1778.

The before mentioned Captain Marshall belonged to the Continental army. He also knew a Captain John Watson who also belonged to the Continental regular troops also Lieutenant John Seipner who belonged to the regular troops. Before the revolutionary war was over in the year 1783 he moved from the Allegheny Mountains to Fayette County Penn and lived there about five years, then moved into Washington County and there ten years, then moved into what is now Pike County Ohio. Then moved in the year 1812 to the same place on which he now resides and has continually since 1812 resided on it in Washington Township County of Clermont State of Ohio as written discharge. Knows of no person but his sister Mary Fuller of Washington Township Clermont County Ohio who can testify to his services. None testimony in her power.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to in open Court August 10 th 1832 D. Morris Clerk, P.J.
Samuel Wilson Mark.
We D. S. H. of Washington Township Clermont County Ohio and William L. of Batavia Township Clermont County Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Wilson of Washington Township County and State aforesaid who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration and that we believe him to be 75 years old, and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to in open Court August 10 th 1832 D. Morris Clerk, P.J.
Court Testers Wm. Curran

Rev War
2844. INVALID.
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File No. 2844
Samuel Wilson
Part Rev War
Act: June 7. B. 2
Index: —Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Ohio Clermont county } ss before me a Justice of the peace for Washington township in said County personally appeared Elijah Glee of said County a minister of the gospel who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is and has been for several years acquainted with Samuel Wilson and has all ways considered him a man of truth and veracity, and further believes that he was in the United States serving as he states as a common soldier in the Revolutionary States
Elijah Glee Minister of the gospel
Sworn to and subscribed this 15 th day of March 1833 before me ————— John Tress J.P.

Retarded Aug 17 th
Andrew
Thomas Wilson Application for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832
Free
No 6015
Rev
Hon. Lewis Cass. Secretary of War. Washington D.C.
20 P. 20 P. 20 P. 20 P. 20 P. 20 P. 20

Samuel Wilson
Oct 20 th 69 Ohio
Batavia Ohio
$22.22

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Wilson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? No X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? No

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
no
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
7 not answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

The State of Ohio. Clermont county, ss Before me Joseph Gwynne an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County personally appeared Mary Fuller formerly Mary Wilson age seventy one years 29 March last and made oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God that Samuel Wilson was called to the Army in the Revolution War and that he was wounded in one of his thighs and had seen the wound frequently and that he the said Samuel Wilson was in the hospital for a considerable time and that he saw two Tories in the same near an further This Deponent saith not sworn & submitted to before this 13 day August 1832 } Mary Fuller mark given under my hand and seal this day first above written — Joseph Gwynne Justice of the peace
the State of Ohio Clermont county ss Before me Joseph Gwynne an acting Justice of the peace in said county came John McWilliams and James Garrett Jr and made oath that the above named Mary Fuller is a person of truth and veracity and that she is in good standing in society generally sworn to before me this John McWilliams
13 August 1832
Joseph Gwynne } James Garrett Jr

Clermont Common Pleas August Term 1832.
Friday August 10 th 1832.
On the day personally appeared in this court Samuel Wilson an applicant for the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. and made oath to the above declaration and at the same time produced in the Court Dorthy Utter and William Curry who made oath to the above certificate. And the said Court after the investi- gation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department declared their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further declared their opinion that Dorthy Utter who signed the preceding certificate is a credible person and is a resident of Washington Township Clermont County Ohio and that William Curry who also signed the same is a credible person now residing in the town of Batavia Clermont County Ohio and formerly a resident of Washington Town- ship Clermont County Ohio (he is now the high Sheriff of Clermont County Ohio) But that their statement is entitled to credit. I do further certify that I read the foregoing before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken is an acting Justice of the peace of Clermont County authori- zed by law to administer oaths and take depositions and that the signature to the annexed deposition which purports to his, is his signature. In testimony whereof Jonathan D. Morris, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Clermont County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Samuel Wilson for a pen- sion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this 16 th day of August 1832.
Resolved March 18 th 1833
J. D. Morris Clerk
J. D. Morris Clerk

The State of Ohio Hermand County
ss I Jonathan D Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that John W Robinson Esq whose name is attached to the within affidavit of Gerrard Wilson was at the time of taking and subscribing such affidavit and still is one of the acting Justices of the peace within and for the County aforesaid and also that John Frees Esq whose name is attached to the affidavit of Elijah Lee a regular minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church was at the time of taking and subscribing the same was one of the acting Justices of the peace in the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit are due to all their official acts as such and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Batavia this 18 th day of March 1833
J. D. Morris Clerk

State of Ohio
Clermont County } ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the above named County Samuel Wilson who being duly sworn deposed and said, That by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following order; on his first tour of service mentioned in his declaration, four months and twenty days I served as a private, the next tour of duty mentioned in said declaration I was drafted for two months all of which had expired  served as a private excepting thirteen days when I was wounded. then I was wounded on the 4th day of October 1777 and left the hospital the 4th day of February 1778 or four months after my wound. After I left the hospital I was not less than five days a marching hour, at a distance of sixty two miles from said hospital. For the above such service I claim a pension, and also (if to by the law I am entitled thereto, for the time I was lying in said hospital and about returning home. The Dorthy Utter and William Curry know my character for veracity and can testify thereto.
I did not know that the law required the affidavit of a clergy man as to my reputation as a soldier of the Revolution and as to the residence as (I verily believe) sixteen miles from the place where the court (at which this application was made) was held so I could not procure such affidavit without some inconvenience.
March 18th 1933.
Samuel Wilson mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of March A.D. 1933.
J. W. Robinson J.P.
[Handwritten signature]