Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 36,834, Obadiah Walker, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Walker, Obadiah
NUMBER
8 36,834
{ D.L. Wt. 6631-100- Pat. Issued Oct. 6, 1797 No papers.
CONTENTS

12.569
Indian (3)
Obadiah Walker
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Durbin of the Connecticut Line, for the term of 7 Years -
Subscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of March 1817
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1817 and sent to Davis Floyd New Albany Indiana
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1817  44 93
Semi-ann. all ce ending 5 15 4 32 30  $41 93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Date of death not on AB
Obadiah on the list May 15. 1808. joined the Army of the Ohio, and William Crawford Esq. the Secretary of War informed of the reference of the reference to Sept 1828.

Obadiah Walker Connect. Line Col. Durkee Septem r 1776 - War
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State of Indiana set.
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On this 17 th day of March 1819. before me David Floyd President of the Second Judicial Circuit in the State of Indiana personally came Obadiah Walker of Jackson County aged fifty nine years and being by me first duly sworn for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of a late act of Congress making provision for pensions to such persons as served in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war upon his oath aforesaid saith that in September 1776. he enlisted into the Company of Capt. Robert Dugay in an independent Company raised by him by order of Congress during the war that he enlisted during the war and served till peace was finally concluded, that he served that he served some time in the Pennsylvania line under Genl. Sullivan under the immediate command of Genl. Harn and was a guide to Genl. Sullivan's Army and was afterwards joined to the first Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col d Dugay but many changes took place in the command of said Regiment not recollected that he served in said Regt till the close of the war when he was discharged at West Point. that his discharge was signed by Genl. Washington, that he long since sent his discharge to Philadelphia to obtain his land that he has received his land in the State of Ohio but it is swampy and of little value that he was in all the battles fought during the campaign

of Genl. Sullivan at the Battle at Mill Stone Boundbrook in the State of New Jersey in two battles at Kings Bridge State of New York fourteen days at Mudfort below Philadelphia at Monmouth and in many Skirmishes not recollected and that he is in reduced Cir- cumstances in life and needs the asis- tance of his Country for support. And that this is the only evidence now in his power to produce to prove his said services —
Sworn to and declared before me Davis Floyd
State of Indiana ss.
I Davis Floyd President of the Second Judicial Circuit in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that I am satisfied that Obadiah Walker of Jackson County in the said State did serve in the revolutionary war on the Conti- -nental establishment for a term of time above nine months as stated in the within declaration and from my knowledge of the Circumstances of said Walker I have no hesitation in saying that he needs the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceed- -ings and testimony this day taken before me to the Secretary for the department of war
Given under my hand and seal this 17th March 1819. Davis Floyd (seal)

State of Indiana } set Jackson County }
I William Crenshaw clerk of the circuit Court of said County Do hereby Certify that the Hon. Davis Floyd whom it appears hath taken the aforesaid Deposition from Obediah Walker, and certified the same is President of the second Judicial Circuit in the State aforesaid Duly Commissioned and Sworn and full faith is and Ought to be given to all his Official acts as such In Testimony whereof I have Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at Brownstown the 18 th day of March 1819
William Crenshaw Clerk

Act 1838 Settled at Treasury
Coupons with valid fill # 36,834
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Virginia
The Bank of Virginia
Recorded
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No. of Original paymaster 649
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 20 September 1828.
Obadiah Walker of _____ in the County of Jackson in the State of Indiana has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Benton 's company, in the _____ regiment of the Connecticut line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary H. D. D. D.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 24. September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Obadiah Walker in the Connecticut line
It further appears that Obadiah Walker is now on the pension list of any agency, and has been so since the 3d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
John H. Agner

The Declaration of Obadiah Walker a petition or pension under the Act of Congress passed May 15 th 1828
I Obadiah Walker of Jackson County and State of Indiana do hereby declare that on the second day of September 1776 I enlisted under Capt Robert Dugay at Wyoming Pennsylvania for and during the war, then only sixteen years of age the pre- ceding May, which company together with one raised at the same time and place was then afterwards attached and entered into the Continental line in the 1 st Connecticut Reg. We remained at Wyoming but a short time when we joined the Army under Genl Wash- ington at Monmouth Valley  Monmouth  where we were joined by 1 st Con- necticut as said above and in which I remained un- til the close of the war. We had remained but a short time with the Army when we were sent to the defence of Wyoming which place had been burned, there we remained until we were ordered to join Genl Sullivan's campaign to the Genesee River after which expedition we rejoined the Army again at the Connecticut Huts opposite to West Point. Soon after our joining the Army at first we were commanded by Capt Simon Spalding and continued under his command until nearly the close of the war, when if I am not mistaken Capt Spal- ding went home and we were commanded by one Capt Benton or Benson. During my service I frequently ser- ved as a non commissioned officer, but generally as a private and remained as such at the close of the war, but at the close I had two badges of merit for six years faithful service. At West Point we were dis- banded and I received my discharge signed by Genl Washington I think on the 10 th day of June 1783  1785 . Some thirty years since I sent on my discharge to obtain my military land which I obtained in Delaware County State of Ohio at which time it was lost and what has become of it I am unable to say. Whether I can receive my

Certificate for eighty dollars to which I was entitled by resoln of Congress passed the 15 th of May, 1825 July 25 I am un- able to say. My remoteness from the scene of war and the lapse of time will not enable me find out my old companions in arms with to whom either my service or quantity. But several years since my brother who knew all the circumstances being in this country I obtained from him an affidavit of my service and quantity, which together with the certificate of the Secretary of War of my receiving a pension in 1819 will I hope be suf- ficient both of which are herewith transmitted. I also further declare that I am not at this time on the Pension List Roll of the United States, nor have I received any pension since the 3 rd day of March 1826
Obadiah Walker
Before me M c C. Wood in the county of Jackson & State of Indiana personally appeared this day William Marshall and John Elliott of said county who did severally make oath that Obadiah Walker by whom the foregoing declaration was sub- scribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary army of the Revolu- tion in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand 20 th day of August in the year 1828. Moses G. Wood J.P.H.
I William Crenshaw Clerk of the Court of the county of Jackson and State of Indiana do certify that M c C. Wood before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to ad- minister oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and aff the seal of said Court the day of August in the year 1828.
William Crenshaw Clk

State of Indiana Jackson § Set Before McKinney Carter one of the justices of the peace for said County personally came Edward Walker who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that to his knowledge obedient Walker did enlist in the old revolution War for during the war under Capt Robert Dungey and at the close of said war was discharged and got his discharge from General Washington he further saith he new the obedient who in Capt Simon Spauldings Company in the first Conne- tie Artillery and further this deponent saith not sworn and subscribed to before me this 12th day of August 1819 Edward Walker J.P. C. McKinney Carter

State of Indiana } Jackson County } I William Crenshaw clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson County do hereby certify that McKinney Carter Esquire before whom it appears the within affidavit was taken is and was at the time of taking the same an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Commissioned and qualified and their full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such In Testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said said Court at Brownstown Thursday the 4 th day of September A.D. 1828. William Crenshaw
1 50 1 43 3 / 4 25 12 1 / 2   3 31 1 / 4
2 lb tobacco 1 lb large Cambric 1/2 lb coffee 1/4 lb alspice 2 oz ginger 1/8 lb pepper
Flour 1/2 1.99 3 / 4 lb amount
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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Phadiah Waldir late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Indian & Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the 17 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 22 day of July one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Walker, Obadiah GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6631 (See pension file S.36834) ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 6, 1797 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

(4) April 27, 1938
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BA-5/REL Obadiah Walker-S.36834
Mrs. D.J.Cummings Ewing Indiana
Dear Madam;
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of Obadiah Walker, a Revolutionary War soldier, who served in the Connecticut Line.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36834, based upon the military service in that war of Obadiah Walker.
Obadiah Walker was born in May, 1760, place of birth and names of parents not shown.
Obadiah Walker enlisted at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1776, served in Captain Robert Durkee's Independent Company and in Captains Simon Spalding's and Benton's Companies, Colonel Durkee's 1 st Connecticut Regiment; he was in an engagement at King's Bridge, in New York, at the battles of Millstone, Bound Brook, Mud Fort and Monmouth in New Jersey, marched to the defense of Wyoming but arrived after the place had been burned; joined General Sullivan in his expedition "to the Genesee River" and was in many skirmishes during said expedition; was in a second engagement at King's Bridge, and was discharged at West Point, June 10, 1783. He stated that he served a part of the time as private and part of the time as a noncommissioned officer and that he received two badges of merit.
All service performed in Comm. Foot
Obadiah Walker received one hundred acres of bounty land on Warrant No.6631, issued October 6, 1797, on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance of said warrant.

Obadiah Walker was allowed pension on his application executed March 17, 1819, while residing in Jackson County, Indiana.
There are no data as to wife or children.
In 1819, Edward Walker, a brother of the soldier, made affidavit in Jackson County, Indiana, in support of his brother's claim for pension.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Obadiah Walker (S. 36834), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Obadiah Walker Certificate No. 12569 Issued July 22, 1819 Rate, $8.00 per month Commenced March 17, 1819 Act of March 18, 1818 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

36 834
Rev INVALID.
1917 Oct. 11 Hist. to Mrs. A. H. Ferris. 1938 Apr 27 Hist to Mrs. D. J. Cummings. Eh
File No. 86, 834
Obadiah Walker
Rev Rev War
Act: 15 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 330
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Pension Department Revolutionary Soldiers - Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
March 8-38
Will you kindly send me the pension record of Obadiah Walker Conn. line. Pensioned in 1818.
Thanking you in advance.
Yours truly
Mrs. D. H. Cummings
when both were posted -
Ewing Indiana

Rev. Sec m
107 N. Green St., Yates Center, Kansas.
Oct. 4, 1917
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Honorable & Dear Sir:—
I am looking up the history of my ancestors. I want to secure all the in- formation I can concerning my great grand father.
Obadia Walker, as I understand it, fought in the Revolutionary War. He was born in the Wyoming Valley about 1759.
If he received a pension his

Records
name is likely on the records of your office. Please look and see and send me all the information you can.
Thanking you before hand for your kind favor, I am,
Yours Most Respectfully,
Mrs A. W. Ferris,
107 N. Green St., Yates Center, Kansas.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
17.36834
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abijah Walker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 2, 1776 June 10, 1783 Pvt. Robert Durkee Independent Co. Conn.   Simon Gilding   Benton Durkee        
Battles engaged in, at Kingsbridge, Millstone, Boundbrook, Red Bank, Monmouth  also in Sullivan's Expedition against Indians Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Woburn, Conn.
Date of application for pension, March 17, 1819. His el. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Jackson Co. Indiana
Age at date of application, born May - 1760
Remarks: This not stated whether soldier was married.
brother Edward
Respectfully,
Commissioner.