Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25861, Ashbel Waller, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Waller, Ashbel or Waller, Asbel
N. 25861 B.Lt. 49.744-160-55
Jane
CONTENTS

Ohio
1139.
Sep 20 1848
Ashbel Waller of Battle -- in the State of Ohio -- who was a Private in the Compy. commanded by Captain Pitts -- of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sherman in the Connecticut line for 7 1/2 months from 1778. -
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 25. -- Dollars -- Cents per An. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27- day of October 1832 -- and sent to John Reily Hamilton O.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  37. 50    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th  12. 50    March 1833 }     $ 50. --  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 10 Page 53

255. 612
Oct Mar. 3. '11 Sept. 29. '16
Dec 1914
Jane Waller for. mid. Gerald Waller. pri.
Private
for Line
July 53- 5897
Revij. war.
Peru?
Cincinnati Agency.
Ad. 160 acs Dec 8/86
Dodge
11
Miller & Brown.
Present.
End 9
Vol. W. 29. 8

5.897 Kentucky Jane Waller, widow of Con Ashbel Waller who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 4 th day of Aug t 1856. and sent to
Miller V Brown Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 179 Vol. A
255612

Ashbel Waller
Ohio
N o 2329.
from 1778 to 1782
private.
4 1/2 months.
$25.

BRIEF in the case of  Ashbel Waller,  of Butte County  in the State of  Ohio  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1778, " 2 — " Quartermaster   May - 1779 - " 9 — " Private Genl Huntington Brigade Col Sherman Capt Betts,   11 months  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Danbury Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional found on Roll for 5 1/2 months.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. Little  Examining Clerk.

State of Kentucky § Jefferson County § ss.
On this twenty first day of August AD 1856- before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jane Waller aged sixty nine years, now a resident of this Jefferson County Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to law, does on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension made by the act of Congress passed February 3. 1853. Granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Askel Waller deceased late of Butler County Ohio, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of Con- gress passed June 7 th 1832 at the rate of twenty five Dollars per Annum, which was paid him at the Agency at Cincinnati Ohio. She further states that she was married to said Askel Waller at Butler County Ohio on the 12 th day of April AD 1842 by the Rev. David Lay- mon a Baptist Minister (a Copy of the Marriage Certificate is herewith filed) that her name before her said Marriage was Jane Turner, that her said Husband died at Butler County Ohio on the Twentieth day of October  September AD 1848. That she was not married to him prior to the year 1800. and further that she is now a widow -
She hereby appoints A.P. Cox of West Chester Ohio and Miller & Brown of Washington D.C. her lawful Attorneys with power of substitution to prosecute this her claim for Pension, to receive the Certificate when issued and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises - Jane his Waller mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know said Deponent Jane Waller and believe her to be the age above stated, that I am not interested in said Claim as Attorney or otherwise and I further certify that the said Deponent Jane Waller is unable from personal ability to appear in Open Court
Witness my hand and seal this the twenty first day of August A.D. 1856.
J. Harrington {seal} Justice of the Peace in & for said State & County
The State of Kentucky } ss. Jefferson County }
We Benjamin B. Turner and Adaline Davis of Jefferson County Kentucky upon our Oaths declare, that we formerly lived in Butler County Ohio, and were personally acquainted with the said Ashbel Waller and the above named deponent Jane Waller his wife, that the said Ashbel Waller and Jane Waller lived together as Husband & wife and were so regarded and respected by all their neighbors, and they know that the said Ashbel Waller is dead and that the said Jane Waller is now a widow, and that they have no interest in this Claim - and that the foregoing declaration was signed by the said Jane Waller in our presence, B. B. Turner Adaline Davis
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty first day of August A.D. 1856. J. Harrington Justice of the Peace in & for said State & County

The State of Kentucky } ss Jefferson County }
I Charles M. Thornton Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that J. Harrington is and was at the time of making the foregoing signature, (which I certify is his genuine signature) an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County having been duly elected Commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this twenty first day of August AD 1856.
Ch. M. Thornton Clerk By Thomas A. Morgan v. b.
N. B. Copy of Marriage Certificate filed in 3 rd Aird's office

WIDOW'S CLAIM.
BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
OF
211.612
Jane Waller
IN THE WAR WITH
MILLER & BROWN, ATTORNEYS FOR THE CLAIMANT, WASHINGTON, D. C.

THE STATE OF Kentucky } ss. Jefferson COUNTY, }
On this 21 st day of August A. D. 1856 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace of and for the County and State aforesaid, Dawn Waller aged 67 years, a resident of Jefferson County, in the State of Kentucky , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the Widow of Ashebel Waller deceased, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ in the _____ Regiment of _____ commanded by _____ in the War of the Revolution for proof of service of said Ashebel Waller reference is here made to proofs on file in the Pension Office, on which his certificate for pension was issued, which was paid him at the Agency office at Cincinnati Ohio on or about the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____, for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said War for the term of _____, and was honorably discharged at _____ on the _____ day of _____, A. D. _____.
She further states that she was married to the said Ashebel Waller on the 12 th day of April , A. D. 1842 , by one David Layman a Baptist Minister , and that her name before her said marriage was Dawn Turner ; that her said husband died at Battle County Ohio on the _____ day of October , A. D. 1848 , and that she is now a widow. A Certificate of said Marriage is on file in the Pension Office,
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, A. D. 1855. She also declares that she has now applied for not received any Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress.
Place of West Chester Ohio She hereby appoints Miller & Brown , of Washington, D. C., her Attorneys to prosecute said claim, and procure her Warrant, hereby authorising and empowering her said Attorneys to procure from the proper authorities at Washington, or elsewhere, certified copies of any records or documents, or any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish
N. B. Copy of Marriage Certificate filed in 3 rd and's office

her claim, as fully as she might or could herself if present, and hereby revoking and countermanding all other authority that may have been heretofore given for the said purpose.
Jane hu x Waller mark
We, Benjamin B Turner and Adaline Davis residents of Jefferson in the State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jane Waller in our presence, with whom we are personally acquainted, and that we believe, from the appearance, statement, and our acquaintance with the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we are disinterested witnesses.
B B Turner
Adaline Davis
We, Benjamin B Turner and Adaline Davis of Jefferson County upon our oaths declare that we were personally acquainted with the said Jane Waller and her late Husband Isabel Waller in the life time of her said Husband; that the said Isabel Waller and Jane Waller lived together as husband and wife, and were so regarded and respected by all their neighbors; that they know that the said Isabel Waller
is dead; that the said Jane Waller is now a widow, and that they have no interest in this claim.
B B Turner
Adaline Davis

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
J. Harrington Justice of the Peace in & for said State & County,
THE STATE OF Kentucky } ss. Jefferson COUNTY, }
I, Charles M. Thornton Clerk of the County Court of said County, do certify that J. Harrington is, and was at the time of making the foregoing signatures, (which I certify to be genuine,) an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, having been duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this 21 st day of August , A. D. 1856.
Ch M Thornton Clerk By Thomas A Morgan dcl

2329
Askel Waller a Revolutionary Soldier
P. 6.
Askel Waller Revolutionary Soldier P. 6.

Aug 10 79 dis Jan 15 1780 The State of Ohio Butler County Court of Common Pleas July Term 1832 -
On this 30 th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Butler and state of Ohio Ashbel Waller aged seventy two two years a resident of the County of Butler aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh eighteen hundred and thirty two -
That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight he volunteered for two months to give team in the service of the United States for the army at Danbury in Connecticut he was under the direction of a man by the name of Benedict In May seventeen hundred and seventy nine deponent en- tered in the regular army in the Continental line for nine months at Danbury Connecticut - he entered served in Captain Betts Company of the Regiment under Colonel Sherman, General Hun- tington commanded the Brigade - deponent assisted in building the North redoubt on North river - He then and served under Colonels Swift, Bradley and Pickering and served under Major Woodbridge - he also knew General Putnam and was some times under his immediate command - about the last of Janu- ary seventeen hundred and eighty deponents time expired - he was then discharged and returned home immediately - had deponent gone to Danbury when he was discharged, he would have received a written

certificate of his services - Deponent knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his services - he is well known to John Ayres and John Gaff  John Gaff and others by whom he can as he believes prove that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that in the neighborhood where he resides he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution deponent has no written record of his age - he has however frequently seen his father's family record of births from which it appears that he was born at Litch- field in Connecticut on the twelfth of October seven- teen hundred and fifty nine - he has resided in the county of Butler Ohio about twenty seven years.
Subscribed to the day before me John Reily, Clerk
Askel Waller
and Pierson Gaylord We John Ayres and John Gaff, Residents of the County of Butler Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with As- kel Waller who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age of seventy two years, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - we have known said Waller for more than twenty one years and his has sustains a good character in his neighborhood for truth and veracity and we be

live his statement entitled to full credit.
sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid John Reily Clerk
John Ayers John Carns Pierson Sayre
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, 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 John Ayers, John Carns and Pierson Sayre, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county of Butler, and are credible persons; and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John Reily Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Butler aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ashbel Waller for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of Office at Hamilton this fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John Reily

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25861
Jane Waller Widow of Askel Waller Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb 3 rd 1833
Index:—Vol. W , Page 314
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 6.450 Jane Waller Widow of Ashtel Kentucky
3 Feby 1833-

5
49744
[Large stylized S signature] Storlans

Askew Waller. Alpha Agony Pioneer Guide to the South 1848

Pension Office Aug 27 th /56
Please let us see pension papers in the case of Ashbel Waller des d (Revolutionary) See Ohio files at 1832 - cc Miller v Brown

3 rd auditor's office
August 30. 1836
Sir:
Ashbel Waller, Cincinnati, Ohio, at $25.- per annum, has been paid to 4 Sept. 1848.
J. Cole Esq. Actg Compt. of Pensions
Very Resp y W. D. Taylor Actg Auditor

Pen Off. Aug 30 1856
Sir
Please state when Ashbel Waller of Ohio Act 1832 was last paid at $25- R D Atkinson Esq
3 and
Triplett
Respectfully S. Cole Act Comm

Waller Brief in the case of Jane Huller Widow of Askel ^ County and State of Kentucky act 3 Febry 1853-
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the Act of June 7 1832 at $25 and died in 1848 Record of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, Her identity as the Pensioner's widow, His death, the present widowhood Family tradition etc.
Name and residence of Agent
Messrs Miller & Brown Owensboro
Franklin Dipp Examining Clerk.

application of Jane Waller for a
Revolutionary pension under act of Ch. 1853
Abiel Waller Ohio w th 1832
Miller & Brown

Washington Aug 27 th 1856
Hon. J. Minton
Comm ee of pensions
Dr Sir -
We herewith enclose you application of Jane Waller widow of Abel for a pension under act of Feb 3 rd 1853 -
We will have to refer you to the 3 rd Auditor for proof of marriage. We were compelled to file certificate of marriage with him in our application for some arrears of pension, which seem to be coming to her.
We hope the case may be taken up for examination -
It will be seen that her husband was a pensioner on the Ohio and agency. We enclose Genl's Abel Waller , & Proven
PS. The old lady it will be seen from her papers was unable to attend Court -

Jane Waller Widow of Ashbel Kentucky adm. 3 Feb 1853 $25 a year from The proposed the Act
Cert to Stephen Miller & Brown Present

Areas of Pension
WIDOW'S CLAIM.
COUNTY LAND CLAIM
OF
Jane Waller widow of Ashebel Waller
IN THE WAR WITH
MILLER & BROWN, ATTORNEYS FOR THE CLAIMANT, WASHINGTON, D. C.

" Married on the 12 th day of April 1842 by the Rev d David Layman, Ashbel Waller to Jane Turner."
State of Ohio } 55 Butler County }
I Wm R. Rindie Judge of the Probate Court within and for the County of Butler and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Record of the marriage of Ashbel Waller to Jane Turner, as taken from the Records of this office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my said office at Hamilton this 29 th day of July A D 1856.
W. R. Rindie Probate Judge

THE STATE OF Kentucky } ss. Jefferson Butte COUNTY, }
On this 21 st day of August A. D. 1856 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace of and for the County and State aforesaid, Jane Waller aged 69 years, a resident of Jefferson County, in the State of Kentucky , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the Widow of Ashtel Waller who was a in the Company commanded by Captain Revolutionary Tennessee  Regiment of commanded by in the War of and is now dead, to whom a Pension Certificate issued which
That he lived in Butler County Ohio for years before his death That her said husband at on or about the day of , A. D. , for the term of and continued in actual service in said War for the term of more than fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at on the day of A. D. .
She further states that she was married to the said Ashtel Waller on the 12 th day of April , A. D. 1848, by one David Layman , a Baptist Minister , and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Turner ; that her said husband died at Butler County Ohio on the Twentith day of October  September , A. D. 1848, and that she is now a widow.
areas of her said husband's Pension.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3 , A. D. 1855. She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress, made an application therefor.
She hereby appoints Miller & Brown , of Washington, D. C., her Attorneys to prosecute said claim, and procure her Warrant  money , hereby authorising and empowering her said Attorneys to procure from the proper authorities at Washington, or elsewhere, certified copies of any records or documents, or any or all other evidence that may be necessary to establish

her claim, as fully as she might or could herself if present, and hereby revoking and countermanding all other authority that may have been heretofore given for the said purpose.
And further the balance of Pensions which she claims as due is from the first day of A.D. 18 to the day of her husband's death Feb 7, A.D. 1811, with full my hand and seal.
We, Benjamin B Turner and Adaline Davis residents of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Jane Waller in our presence, with whom we are personally acquainted, and that we believe, from the appearance, statements of, and our acquaintance with the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we are disinterested witnesses.
B B Turner
Adaline Davis
We, _____ and _____ of _____ upon our oaths declare that we were personally acquainted with the said _____ and her late Husband _____ in the life time of her said Husband; that the said _____ and _____ lived together as husband and wife and were so regarded and respected by all their neighbors; that they know that the said _____ is dead; that the said _____ is now a widow, and that they have no interest in this claim.

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
J Harrington Justice of the Peace in & for said State & County
THE STATE OF Kentucky } ss. Jefferson COUNTY, }
I, Chas M. Thornton , Clerk of the County Court of said County, do certify that J. Harrington is, and was at the time of making the foregoing signatures, (which I certify to be genuine,) an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, having been duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this 21 st day of August , A. D. 1856 .
Chas M. Thornton Clerk By Thomas A Morgan AG

We are to have the right to withdraw that of personnel workers of Mr Cole