Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2307, William Williams, New York Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Williams William
W. 2307
Va
Honour
B.L.Wt. 26185-160-55
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Letter to S. G. Campbell 20 Aug '41
Pittsburgh Pa 11.9.61 Pennsylvania
William Williams
of Fayette Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Litt of the Regt commanded by Col. Torton in the Brigade line for Byers . N.Y. and Va. militia
and Jan. 29 08
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of July 1833 and sent to
Hon. A. Stewart. U. Town
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Pensional allowance ending 4 Sept - 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 5 Page 95

53.499
act March 3/55- April 9, 155-
Honour
Honor Williams, widow of William Williams Penn
1855 if May 20 th
War of Revolution
Recd Pension. Act Feb 3, 1853
W Penn Feb 53-no 1425
ad: 16 Oct 1756 Blyth
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Daniel Dauner Uniontown Fayette Co Penn a
Chit to D. Dooner, Sept 1/4/55 let; " " " 27" "
Vol W 2. page 19.

Ms. A. 9. 2. 142a hon. William of William Williams
served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private N.Y. and Va. Penn Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
31 February 1833 Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Aug 53 and sent to
S. Downer Union Town Pa
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 1848 Page 112 Vol. A
3/53
1832
CH.
Reg 3 M th 55 - no 53499
Henry Williamson, Aug 8/58

Fayette County Pa Pennsylvania
On the 12 th day of March A D 1883 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Fayette State of Pennsylvania. now sitting. William Williams, a resident of the county a state officer said, age seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefits of the act of congress passed the 7 th day of June 1882
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he was born in Orange County New York on the 19 th day of November 1752 and continued to reside there up to the period of the revolution war. That the Orange County in which he resided was situated between the British on the one side who have possession of the Hudson river & the Indians on the other. and a distance of about thirty miles between. That the order for raising a military force to meet the difficulties of the times embodying all over fifteen & under fifty five to military duty. That in the fall of 1777 in November being then sixteen years of his age. he was enrolled and drafted as a minute man with orders to be ready to march at a minutes warning. and marched after a few days after into actual service. in Captain John Little's Company of New York Militia attached to Col. Zistons Rgt. That during the winter of 1777-8 he was in actual service as a drafted minute man under the command of said officer at a town called

"Gasker" and at Fort Montgomery. That the summer of 1778 he was on the British lines, at the two operations above and sometimes on the Indian frontier for the protection of the Inhabitants. That he was kept performing military duty as a minute man in the counties of Orange & Ulster generally on the British lines. Sometimes at Goshen, Fort Montgomery, and on the frontier until September 1779 a period of two years minus two months, and all the time he belonged to the regt at first commanded by Col. Gustan though Col. Gustan and  the (Little) Boese, killed in an engagement with the Indians at Minnisink in 1778 and the regiment then, afterwards belonged to Capt. John Searle, company of the same regt. after the death of Col. Gustan, commanded by Col. Halfield That the fall of 1779 he removed to Virginia Berkeley county, and the last of August or first of September 1780 he volunteered in a company commanded by Cuthbert Sullivan to suppress a company of Tories that had raised in order to join Cornwallis's army and was not about two weeks having dispersed the Tories. That immediately after this, the last of Sept. or first of October he was drafted in Capt. Sullivan's company of Virginia militia of Major Scott's Battalion for three months, but cannot recollect his Col. That he was ordered to march from Berkeley county to Yorktown to assist in the siege, but before they arrived Cornwallis surrendered. That he was then ordered to Winchester to secure the prisoners surrendered by Cornwallis and served out his entire term of three months at that place. That the whole period of his service is two years one month & some days, all as a

Crofted Militia-man that two weeks, which he served as a volunteer. That he has no mandatory evidence of his services, nor does he know of any persons at present by whom he can prove them, but that the Hon. Andrew Stewart and George Mountain will certify as to his reputation.
He hereby relinquishes every pension or annuity whatever except the present annuity which his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
To the interrogatories of the department he answers as follows
1st He was born in Orange Co New York on the 19th day of November 1762
2nd He has a record of his age in his bible
3rd He came in Orange Co New York when he went into the service and remained there until the fall of 1779 when he removed to Poughkeepsie Virginia, from thence he removed after the war to Fayette County Penna where he still resides
4th He served as a minute man
5th That Genl Stephens of the continental line was with the troops part of the time at Goshen. The general circumstances of his service as above stated, he would however state more particularly, that Col. Justus Corlies commanded the Regt to which he belonged until he was killed at Brandywine in the year 1778, and the regt was then commanded by Col. Hatfield.
6th He never received any written discharge.
7th The Hon Andrew Stewart & George Mountain will certify as to his reputation - living in a remote part of the country, he is not acquainted with any clergymen sufficient to get one to certify for him - he resides in a remote part of the mountain.
Sworn & subscribed in open court the 12th March 1833
John Williams
Coram H. W. Buel
Brother
The Hon Andrew Stewart of Union town Fayette Co and George Mountain do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Williams who has given to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that he concurs in that opinion.
Andrew Stewart
George Mountain
Sworn & subscribed in open court the 12th March 1833
Coram H. W. Buel
Brother

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department were put in the matter investigated that William Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration was a revolutionary soldier, of service in the State & that it appears to them that the Honble Andrew Stewart and George Marcatta both of Fayette County Penn te are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
See location of Theorem Williams Revolutionary Soldier
Must specify his service
Fayette County Pennsylvania ss. I Henry M. Beeson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Williams for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the trial of the said court this 12 th day of March 1833.
Henry M. Beeson Prothon.

William Williams Fayette co. Penn
Hon. A. Stewart, Union town Penn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18 June 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     more than 2  
One per order of the Commissioner, his explanation being deemed sufficient.
July 5. 1833
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot be readily admitted that the above service is insusceptible of proof, and the regulations that the applicant produce the best in his power to obtain.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this            day of            personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of            in the county of            and State, Territory or District of            aged (c)            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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)           , with            and served in the            (e) regiment of the            line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I            of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of            for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of            &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the            and C. D. residing in (the same)           , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with           , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the            and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the            and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,            Clerk of the Court of            do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this            day of            &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the paper.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Pennsylvania Fayette County ss. On this the 17 th day of March AD, 1855. Personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Fayette Honour Williams aged 78 years a Resident of Fayette County State of Penn a who being duly sworn according to law. Declares that she is the Widow of William Williams deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary war and who drew a pension in right of said ser- vices previous to his death, and further declares that she is the identical Honour Williams who draws a pension from the United States Government at this time as the Widow of the said William Williams in right of his Revo- lutionary services under the act of Congress of February 3, 1853. - That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress of March AD, 1855. That she resides in Fayette County State of Penn a Sworn to and subscribed Honour W. Williams before me the day and year mark above written. And I do hereby certify that I have no interest in the result of the above case and am not concerned in its pros- ecution, and further certify that I believe the said Honour Williams to be the identical

person who is the widow of William Williams de d and who draws a United States Pension as his widow in right of his Revolutionary Ser- vices, as described in the foregoing declaration under the Act of Congress of Feby. 3. 1853.
Attest
W m Bailey Daniel Downer
We William Bailey and Daniel Downer residents of Fayette County State of Penn a upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents her- self to be
W m Bailey Dan l Downer
We Kerry Morris and James Thompson residents of Fayette County State of Penn a upon our oaths declare that Honora Williams who makes the foregoing declaration is the identical person who is a United States Pensioner at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum in right of her Revolutionary Services of her Husband William Williams de d under the act of Congress Feby 3. 1853 that she resides in Fayette County State

of Penn ya and that she still continues the Widow unmarried of the said William Williams that we are disinherited
Hervey Morris James Thompson
The foregoing declaration and affidavit 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 Daniel Smith Esq.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County. ss.
I R. T. Galloway Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that Daniel Smith Esq. before whom the forego- ing declaration and affidavit appear to have been made was at the date thereof and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that the signa- tures thereunto purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Uniontown this 3 rd day April A.D. 1855.
R. T. Galloway. Prothonotary

There are to Certify to whom these presents may come That H. Martin being one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania Did on the 28 Day of July 1803 Join in the bonds of Marriage of Nathan H. Williams and Honour Damer they Declaring themselves to be of full Age and free from any Prior Engagement or lawfull Impediment. Given under my hand and Seal the Date first Written H. Martin Seal
Andrew Clark
Henry Williams

State of Pennsylvania Fayette County ss. On this the 21 day of March A.D. 1853. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid. Honor Williams, aged sixty six - 7 years, a resident of Wharton Township, Fayette County in the state of Penn a . who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Williams, who drew a Pension from the United States Government in right of his Revolutionary Services and that the following she believes to be a true Copy of his original Certificate of Pension viz. War Department, Revolutionary Claim. I Certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 William Williams, of the State of Penn a . who was a private in the Revolutionary war, is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum, during his Natural life, Commenc- ing on the 4 th of March 1831, and payable Semiannually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September, in every year. Given at the War office of the United States this 15 th day of July 1833. John Nobl Act s Secy. Explained and Countersigned, of War J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
That she was Married to the said William Williams on the 28 day of July A.D. 1803 and that the following is a true and correct Copy of the original Certificate of said Marriage now in her possession. Viz. These are to Certify to whom these presents may come. That

Ab r Martin being one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania Did on the 28 Day of July A D 1863 join in the bands of Marriage a certain W m Williams and Hannah Davis they declaring themselves to be of full age and free from any Prior engagement or lawful impediment.
Test Andrew C. Gurney { and seal the date first written. Ab r Martin { Seal }
Your Deponent further declares that her Husband the said W m Williams died on the 1 st day of September A D , 1848, and after which his Certificate of Pension aforesaid was surrendered up to the proper officer of the United States for the purpose of obtaining the balance of Pension due to the time of his death aforesaid. That ever since the death of her Husband the said W m Williams she has remained unmarried and still a Widow. - That she is too weak and feeble from age and infirmity to attend in open Court for the purpose of making this declaration living as she does some miles from the County seat. - That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension as the Widow of the said W m Williams a Revolutionary soldier under the act or acts of Congress in such cases made and provided.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
Hannah Williams make
John McLaughlin J.P.
Test. Harvey Morris

State of Pennsylvania
Fayette County ss. On this the 21 day of March A.D. 1853. Personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace in and for said County Harvey Morris and James Castee residents of said County who being duly sworn according to law, declare that Honora Williams who makes the foregoing declaration is the widow of William Williams who drew a pension from the United States Government in right of his Revolutionary services for a long time previous to his death, which took place on the first day of September A.D. 1848. - Your Deponents further saith that they have been well acquainted with the said William Williams and Honora his wife for ten to twenty years previous to the death of the said William Williams and know that they lived together as man and wife having raised a large family of children as such and were so reputed in the neighbourhood in which they lived, and the fact not doubted. - That the aforesaid Honora Williams now resides in Fayette County Pennsylvania and has continued unmarried since the death of her husband the said W m Williams - that she is now old and poor and stands in need of aid from Government. - That Deponents are disinterested.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
Harvey Morris James Castee
John M'Collough J.P.

I hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Harvey Moxes and James Casteel the persons making the foregoing affidavits and that they are Credible witnesses, and further that I am acquainted with Dorothy Williams the person making the fore- going declaration and know her to be the identical person who is the widow of William Williams Deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner for years previous to his death, and that I believe the statement made by the witnesses aforesaid to be true and correct as stated.
John M'Collough J.D. John J. Hare Charles H. Rush Nicholas M'Cartney
State of Pennsylvania Essex County
I Richard H. Perkins Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, do certify that John M'Collough J.D. before whom the within affidavits appear to have been made was at the date thereof and now is an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified, & that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have set my hand Seal of said Court at Uniontown this 22 d day of March A.D. 1853. Rich d H. Perkins Proth y

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
7679 Q
February 5, 1924.
Flora M. Williams, 35 Connelleville St., Uniontown, Pa.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in pension claim W.2307 it appears that William Williams was born in Orange County, New York, November 19, 1762. While a resident of that place he enlisted in November 1777 and served one year and ten months as a private in Captains John Little, John Sears and Woods Company, Colonels Tusten and Hatfield's New York Regiment.
In the fall of 1779 he moved to Berkeley County, Virginia.
He enlisted in August or September 1780 and served about two weeks in Captain Cuthbert Anderson's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in September 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Cuthbert Anderson's Virginia Company under Major Scott.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 12, 1833, while living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He died September 1, 1848.

He married in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1803, Honour Davis. She was allowed pension on her application executed March 21, 1853, while a resident of Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, aged 76 years.
There was a large family of children and in June 1833 reference was made to two daughters, names not stated. There is no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Ready
WIDOW, &c.
1924, Feb. 5. Hist. to Flora M Williams 24 M.
File No. 2307
Honor Williams.
Widow.
William Williams.
Pro. Rev. War.
Act Feb. 3. 1853.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev Sec
35 Connellsville St., Uniontown, Pa, Jan 5, '24
The Pension Bureau, Washington D.C., Dear Sirs:-
Do you have in the records of your Bureau, any record of the war services of William Williams?
Our family records show that he was a private in The Revolutionary War. On August 20th, 1853, his widow, Honour Williams, applied for, and later received a pension for his services in The Revolutionary War.
While living in New Haven, now a part of Connellsville, Fayette Co., Penna., he entered the army again and served in the War of 1812. His widow Honour Williams also received a pension for his services in that War.
I shall be very grateful for any information you may be able to give me.
Very sincerely yours, (Miss) Flora M. Williams.

Fayette County Pa. Pennsylvania 7/6.
Before me the Subscriber a
Justice of the peace in and for said County personally came William Miller a revolutionary soldier who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age & consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below viz He first entered the service as a drafted Militia Minute man in November 1777 in Onondaga County New York under Capt. John Little attached to Col. Tusten's regiment that being situated as stated in his declaration between the British who had possession of the Hudson on one side & the Indians the other he was kept as a minute man constantly on the alert & under arms & unable to attend to any thing else until Col. Tusten was killed by the Indians on the Delaware & his regiment defeated & seven captains & other officers were likewise killed at the same time this was about the first of August 1778 about nine months after this deponent entered the service among the captains killed was his capt Little that he afterwards continued to serve in the same way & in the same part of the country in Onondaga & Ulster counties as set forth in his declaration until some time in September 1779 under Capt. Isaac Rowe, Webb, Capt. Wood, Major Popinow, Major Mcker Col. Halfield &c making thirteen months after the death of Col. Tusten & making with the nine months before mentioned twenty two months he then removed to Berkeley County Virginia & was drafted  volunteered the last of September 1780 under Capt. Cuthbert Anderson for three months &
(About 9 mo)
13 mo.
3 mo.

March to assist at the siege of York but Cornwallis surrendered before he arrived & he served out his time in guarding them prisoners &c. he belonged to Major Scotts battalion before this he served about two weeks under Capt Anderson in dispersing a company of Tories who were about to join Cornwallis making the whole period of his service during the revolution two years one month and two weeks as near as he can recollect. He can be positive in saying he was more than two years in actual service under arms.
Affirmed & Subscribed before
me this 13 th day of May
1833. James Lindsey
James Williams
Pennsylvania Fayette County ss.
I Henry M. Beem Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in & for said County do certify that James Lindsey Esq. before whom the above Affidavit was made was at the date thereof of an acting justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & qualified to all whose Official acts full faith & credit are due. I further that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Union Town the 13 th day of May 1833
Henry M. Beem Protho.

Fayette County Pa. Pennsylvania } p. 1
Be it remembered that before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county personally came William Williams who being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith on his oath that he served in the revolutionary war in the Militia and volunteer service for two years one month and a half at least of which service he is certain and positive besides some additional service not embraced in his original declaration because not then distinctly recollected or deemed necessary to state that the services aforesaid were performed as set forth in his declaration and affidavit since made, that he was never compensated for his services so rendered, that he is now old and poor and unable to labour on which he has heretofore depended entirely for a subsistence, that he has an aged wife & two daughters dependent upon him and their own exertions for a living that he has no witnesses nor does he know of any one living by whom he could now prove his services which were rendered in the States in New York & New Jersey & that the statements made & furnished are the only & the best evidence which he has it in his power to produce, and such as he is informed has been deemed sufficient in other cases the testimony of witnesses not being required in case of militia & volunteer service in New York & New Jersey.
Affirmed & subscribed before
this 25 June 1833
Jammy Lindsay
Wm Williams

I hereby Certify that James Lindsay before whom the within affidavit was taken is a Justice of the peace in & for Fayette County & that the signature is genuine & was signed in my presence
Andrew Stewart
25 June 1833

Pension Office.
W Way
Washington Secretary of War
Hon. John D. Slee
PAID FREE

Munro, Fayette Co. Pa. July 28 th 1841.
Hon John Bell
Secy of War
Sir,
My pension Certificate No 11961, entitling me to eighty dollars per Annum, was made payable at Pittsburgh Pa. when I have regularly drawn since its issue, at the War Office 15 th July 1833, and signed by John Robb, Act Secy of War. Pittsburgh being inconvenient for me to draw at, I have to request the favor of you to order future payments to be made in Philadelphia. and oblige an old revolutionist,
Wm Williams
Hon Secretary of War,
Presuming that the same pension cannot be drawn at two places in a way to practice imposition; I have not thought it necessary to return Mr Williams' Certificate: I take it for granted that, in case the above request be yielded, notice will be given at Pittsburgh of the change: Yet, if you will have the Certificate, be good enough to inform me. I draw Mr Williams' pension for him, and it is attended with much less inconvenience to merchants to draw in Phil a than Peter l .
Respectfully
Your obedt.
J. M. Campbell

1853
FREE
Hon J. E. Heath Com of Pensions office Washington City D. C.
ms

Union Town Penn a March 22/53 Hon Y. E. Heath
Sir Enclosed you will find Evidence in support of the Claim of Hannah Williams for a Pension as the Widow of William Williams a Revolutionary Soldier, under the act of Congress in such Cases made and provided. Please give the Case your Attention.
Yours Very Respectfully Daniel Drowner

FREE
Mr. J. P. Waldo Comm. of Pensions Washington City D. C.
2

Union Town Penn a June 18 th /53
Hon. L. P. Waldo. Sir
Enclosed you will find The Declaration of Hester Williams widow of William Williams taken as required by your letter of May 26 th 1853.
Please give the case your attention. And oblige Yours & c d Daniel Downer

Williams
Entit in the case of

Brief in the case of Honour Williams, widow of W m Fayette County and State of Pennsylvania, act 3 d Feby: 1853,
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner, under the act of 7 th June, 1832,
Private Record evidence & parol proof of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Wm. Downer, Esq., Union Town,
Name and residence of Agent
Pa.,
S. C. Boynton, Examining Clerk.

Uniontown Penn te April 4 th 1855
Hon L.P. Waldo Sir
Enclosed you will find the application & proof in the case of Mrs Honor Williams who claims Bounty land in Right of the services of her husband William Williams who was a Revolutionary Soldier under the act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1831 please give the case your attention and oblige yours Respectfully
Daniel Downer

Union Town Pa. Sept. 21 st /55
Hon. J. Minot
Sir
Your letter of the 14 th inst has been received in which you state that the claim of Honour Williams (No 53.497) for Bounty Land in right of the revolutionary services of her husband William Williams has been suspended for want of Record Evidence of the service of her said husband. - Said William Williams in his life-time drew a United States Pension in right of said services of Eighty dollars and the said Honour Williams his widow under the Act of 1833 now draws a United States Pension in right of the said services of her said husband. - These facts are a matter of Record in your office and can be proven if required - The fact of her husband drawing a Pension of eighty dollars in his life-time would be an acknowledgement on the part of Government of near two years service and I had thought this sufficient without further proof. I address you these lines to call your attention to the fact of her husband having drawn a Pension in his life-time and the widow since and to know whether these facts

with the Evidence on file upon which her husband was Pensioned would not be sufficient to entitle Mrs Williams applica- tion to a favorable Consideration, Proof will be furnished of Mrs Williams the applicant being the identical person who is the widow of the said William Williams if required.
Yours Very Respectfully, Dan. S. Downer Att'y for Mrs Williams

Monmouth Penn a April 16 1858
To the Com r of Pensions Sir
I obtained a Pension under the act of July 3 d 1853 as Widow of William Williams a Revolutionary Soldier, said Pension commenced at the date of said act, under a recent decision of the Court of Claims said Pension should have commenced on the 4 th March 1848, will you please inform me whether the said arrears of Pensions is being allowed by your department at this time if not how I must proceed to obtain payment of the said Bal of unpaid pension
Yours Respectfully W. Bradford for Honour Williams per for H

✓ 26. 185
5 Vbs Aug

June 21. 1853
App. of Honour Williams wid. of William
Pa 3 80 11961
Act 3 d Feby 1853.
Rev:
David Downer Union Town Pa.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

N o 678
Honor Williams widow of William Pinn.
Let to D. Downer (May 26/83)
Act. Heby 3/83

March 24. 1803
App d of Honour
Williams widow of,
com Williams
Fayette
Penn a 32
11961
Act 3 d Feb y : 1853.
$80 00 Per Annum
Cong l : 3 d Feb y : 1853 Rev y
Dan Downer Union Town Pa.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Pension Office, Official Busin

Honour Williams Williams as 1852
A. B. Lewis Washington City D.C.
FREE

53.49
11 1/2 S APR
Hon L. P. Waldo Com of Pensions Washington City D. C.

53499
Honour William
Boston Feb 18 1842
Miss of Pueras Washington City D.C.

REFERRED
Pitts. Agency
Home
2 years
$80
Hon. A. Stewart
Uniontown Pa
James M. [unclear] Commissioner of Pensions Washington City, D.C.

Dr. Edwards Esq
Dr. -
I have the return you the papers of Wm Williams a Rev: Soldier he swears positively to his service & that he has no better evidence than that furnish. He has lived upon my land for years and from my knowledge of his character I have no doubt of the truth of the facts to which he deposes - so much as relates to his circumstances & life - I know to be true of my knowledge - I have no doubt the business he claims no man can read it more you in part
A. Stewart

June 25. 1833

State of Pennsylvania
Fayette County p. On this the 16 th day of June A.D. 1853. personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas (now sitting for Fayette County Penn a ) Honour William Williams a resident of Wharton Township, Fayette County Penn a aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed Feby 3 rd 1853.
That she is the identical person who is the Widow of William Williams who drew a Pension from the United States Government in right of his Revolutionary Services, and that the following she believes to be a true and correct copy of the original Certificate of Pension which was surrendered up for the purpose of obtaining the amount of unpaid Pension to the time of his death. viz. War Department, Revolutionary Claims I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 William Williams of the State of Penn a who was a private in the Revolutionary war, is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum during his natural life Commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, and payable Semiannually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September, in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States this 15 th day of July 1833.
John Nobl. Actg Secy of War Examined and Countersigned. J. L. Edwards. Comr. of Pensions

She further declares, that she was married to the said William Williams on the day of July 24, 1803, and that her Husband the aforesaid William Williams died on the First day of September 24, 1848. - that ever since the death of her said Husband William Williams she has remained unmarried and still his Widow. - and further that there is no Record Evidence either public or private of her aforesaid Marriage, except her Marriage Certificate which was sent to Pension Department attached to former evidence filed in this Case.
Th her Honor the Williams mark Sworn to and subscribed } in open Court June 16. } 1853. - Attest } Rich d Houskins Pro }
State of Pennsylvania (Fayette County) I Richard Houskins Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that the above named Honor William was duly qualified in open Court as above stated, to the foregoing statement, and that the said Court were fully satisfied as to the truth of said statement. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Union Town the 16 th day of June A.D. 1853. Rich d Houskins. Proth.