Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7413, for William Mc Comb, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
McComb, William Rebecca
No. 7413.
CONTENTS

Ohio 22.644
Wm McComb
of Franklin (in the State of Ohio.
who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain McConnel of the 1st Regt commanded by W. Watts. in the Penna line for Seven months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. — at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov 1833 and sent to Ralph Storn — Columbus Ohio. —
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833, 58.33 Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept. 31, 11.67
870.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Agt June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Palmer, Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 8 Page 17

Reported
Ohio 7811. Cincinnati.
Rebecca McComb widow of William McComb Penn who was a Private in the Revolution
Husband died 10 th Feby. 1835.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of June 1846. and sent to
W. Thrall Esq. Columbus, Ohio
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book W & 19 th June '46 Vol. 2. Page 206.

The State of Ohio Franklin County 3 d
On the 17. day of October 1833. personally appeared before in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for said County now sitting W m M c Comb a resident of Franklin County of Ohio State aged Seventy four years old on the tenth day of January last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States about the 20 th of July 1776 a private in Captain James M c Connelly Company of Riflemen where that he enlisted or volunteered for six months. - That Abner M c Clure was the Lieutenant; That said Company belonged to Col d Watts Regiment of Lieutenant Col d Samuel Culbertson & Major Andrew Galbraith. That he with a part of said Regiment was taken prisoner the 16. Nov r 1776 - at Fort Washington and taken to New York and paroled on or about the 1 st March following. The said affiant states that he was born in Cumberland County Pennsylvania

in the year 1759. the 10 th of January but has no record of his age at the time - was lived at the time he went into service at the same place he was born at. Removed to Washington County Pennsylvania and lived there 25 years prior to the year 1819. since which time he has lived in Franklin County State of Ohio - He was volunteered or enlisted - does not recollect which - The officers names have been stated hereto fore - was never was in service after being paroled. but got no other discharge nor ever received any commission.
That he is known to Jeremiah Mc Lene. Ralph Brown. Gustavus Swan Crisis Parish - and others
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 or Territory
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm his X McComb mark

We Abner Leonard a clergyman and residing in the County of Franklin State of Ohio and Wm Patterson residing in the same place County and State hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William M c Comb who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is a reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution for the time mentioned and that we con- cur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
Abner Leonard Wm Patterson
We the subscribers associate justices of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County do give it as our opinion that the matter sworn to by the applicant is true.
Sam l G. Hildreth A. Battle
Wm H. Elkins

And the said Court as hereby declared 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 Hener Linnard who has signed the foregoing certificate, is a Clergyman, residing in Franklin County, Ohio; that William Patterson who has also signed the same is a resident in said Franklin County, Ohio, and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of October 1833
The State of Ohio Franklin County ss
I, Adam Bell Howell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mrs. McComb for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of October A.D. 1833
Attest Wm Lloyd Clerk

Miss McCorn 6456 Rebecca H. Comb Pennsylvania
Hon. J. Ridgway H.R.

State of Ohio Franklin County p }
On the twenty fourth day of May A.D. 1839 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Franklin aforesaid Rebecca McComb a resident of Staro Township in said County of Franklin aged sixty six years on the 30th day of last August, who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth. on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of William McComb, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, she does not recollect any of the officers under whom her late husband served. She said William McComb was at the battle of Fort Washington where he was taken prisoner, and taken to the City of New York and confined in prison about four months. Declarant does not recollect the length of time her husband was in the service, nor the time when his name was put on the pension roll, but that it was put on said roll, a year or two before his death, and after the passage of the act of Congress of 7th of June 1832 under which he drew his pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said William McComb on the sixteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine (1779) that her husband, the aforesaid William McComb died on the tenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five.

that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
Rebecca M c Leish
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me in open Court
J. Stanley, Jr. C.C.R.

The State of Ohio Franklin County } ss. Court of Common Pleas
I, the subscriber, Clerk of said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the above declaration was made in open Court on the day and year therein stated, and that the Court then and there, fully of the opinion that the said Rebecca McComb, is the widow of the said William McComb, deceased, and that full faith and credit are due to her declaration.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at the City of Columbus this 2 d day of October A.D. 1839
Lyne Harding Jr Clerk By L. Hunsay Dep Clerk

22.649
William M c Comb Ohio
Adm d F. M c Arthur —
• Ralph Osborn Columbus Ohio —

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
238 Nov 2 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 subjjoined 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. Those 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 William M c Comb
   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.     26 July 1775. 7 10 priv Col. M c Comb Col. Watts. 74 years Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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) 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 inquiry 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, deposes: 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 papers.
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 [i] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

October 30, 1937
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Mr. J. H. Gallaher Box 255 Waynesboro Augusta County, Virginia
William McComb, W.7413 BA-J/MCS
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to William McComb, a Revolutionary War soldier who served from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W.7413, based upon the military service of William McComb.
He was born January 10, 1759, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Cumberland County, he enlisted about July 20, 1776, as private in Captain James McConnell's company in Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania regiment; he was taken prisoner November 16, 1776, at the battle of Fort Washington and was released on parole about the first of March, 1777.
William McComb married December 16, 1779, Rebecca Kearsley.
They moved from Cumberland County to Washington County, Pennsylvania, about 1794 and to Franklin County, Ohio, in 1819. In 1794 the minister at Middle Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, stated that William McComb and his wife, Rebecca, were leaving his congregation and that William had lived there since infancy and that Rebecca had lived there for about fifteen years.
William McComb was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1833, at which time he was living in Franklin County, Ohio.

William McComb died February 10, 1835.
His widow, Rebecca, was allowed pension on her application executed May 24, 1839, while living in Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and she then stated that she was "aged sixty-six years the 30th day of last August". In March, 1846, she stated that she was eighty-three years of age.
There are no further data relative to the family of William McComb.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1911 Aug. 12 Hist. to P. H. R. McComb. Prob. 1911 Aug. 21 P. H. R. McComb as to Cedric & widows' ages 1914 Feb. 4 Hist. to Jessie McComb. Simmons. 1926 Mar. 2 hist. to Mrs. Frank D. Harris 1937 Oct 30. hist. to Mrs. J. H. Gallagher. Mrs. 1941 Nov 6. Mr. J. H. Gallagher ad. hist sent to wife. John McComb.
Very WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7413  Rebecca McComb  Wid.  Wm. McComb  Pat. Rev. War
Act: March 3/1838, June 11/1841 Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 20

Ohio 4722
Rebecca M c Comb widow of William M c Comb who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June, 1832 and who died on the 10 th February, 1835 of Franklin in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain M c Connell of the regiment commanded by Col. Watts in the Pennsylvania line for militia for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 23 Dollars & 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Decem- ber, 1839, and sent to Her. Joseph Ridgway H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1839 $81.65 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 4 th 1840 $11.66 $93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by W m H. Edwards Clerk. Book 7 Vol. 2 Page 218

6456 Rebecca McComb of William Ohio
admitted Pa 17 mo. #23.33 Capt McComb Col Watts, Pa miles
died 10 Feb 1835
Act 7 June 1838
Non, Joseph Ridgway N. R.

Calcutta 1846

That William M c Comb & Rebecca his Wife have resided in this Congrega- tion, he from infancy, she for about 15. Years, have always been of unble- mished moral & religious character, are members in full communion & now leave us free from scandal; is certified at Middle Spring Cumberland County Pennsylvania this 18 th of April 1794. by Rob t Cooper Min r

Family history. J (b.f.)

No. 8693 - 589 acc 44 Rebecca M'Comb Widow of William Ohio
acts March 1843 and 17 June 1844
Adm d . 7 mo 100 $23 33 pr ann
Walter Thrall Columbus Ohio

Washington City, Dec r 12 th 1839.
Dear Sir,
I herewith transmit the papers of Mrs. Rebecca McComb, to the Pension office, for examination. Mrs. McComb is due the benefit afforded by the act of Congress, passed on the 7. th July 1838, entitled an "Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows". You will please to examine these papers, and if Mrs. McComb's evidence is sufficient under the Law to grant her a pension you will please to make a certificate to that effect and forward to me. If her evidence is insufficient you will confer a favour to point out where it is deficient, and much oblige
Your Obed t Serv t
Geo. Wm Crump Esq r Chief Clerk. P. office }
W. H. H. Murray

230, April 10. 1846.
bc Rebecca H. Combs. June 11/44
J. L. Evans 6. Commissions of Pension Washington City
230
Ohio p 23. 33. Oct 1838 get No 4,722

Columbus Ohio
Dear Sir
In closed is the application of Mrs R. McComb for a continuance of her pension and pay &c
Very Respectfully &c Walter Small
Com ee of Pensions

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838.
The State of Ohio Franklin County SS
On this 24 th day of March A D 1846 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said Franklin County Rebecca McComb a resident of Grove Township in said Franklin County aged eighty three 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 granting provisions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war that she is the widow of William McComb who was a private in the army of the revolutionary war, in what was called the flying camp in Franklin County Pennsylvania she thinks in Col McGau's Regt and that her husband there  she received twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum under the act of July 7 th 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Rebecca McComb
Witness Waller Small
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. And I further certify that

The declarant is personally known to me - A. Patton J. P.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The State of Ohio, Executive Office.
I, MORDECAI BARTLEY, Governor of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that Alexander Patton , before whom the appended affidavit was made, was at the time an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Franklin in this State —————
duly commissioned as such; and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto sub- scribed my name, and caused the GREAT SEAL of the State of Ohio to be hereunto affixed, at Columbus, the 24 th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty six
BY THE GOVERNOR:
M. Bartley

The State of Ohio Knox County ss Before me the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for Said County Personally came Catherine Stevenson who being duly sworn according to Law deposes and Saith that all the Deposition was of the Wedding party in December Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine when William McComb was Married to Rebecca Hearsley both of the State of Penn- sylvania And this deponent further Saith that to her
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The State of Ohio, Executive Office.
I, WILSON SHANNON, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that Wm. Corbin whose certificate is herein attached was at the date thereof of a Justice of the peace within and in Knox County, and State of Ohio
duly commissioned as such; and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Ohio to be hereto affixed, at Columbus, the Nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine .
BY THE GOVERNOR: Abd. Duncan
Wilson Shannon
Secretary of State.

The State of Ohio Knox County ss Before Me the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for Said County Personally came Catherine Stevenson who being duly Sworn according to Law deposes and Saith that she the Deponent was of the Wedding party in December Seventeen hundred and Twenty nine when William McComb was Married to Rebecca Hearsley both of the State of Penn- sylvania And this deponent further Saith that to her personal knowledge they the Said William and Rebecca lived together untill old age and the death of the Said William and further the Said Rebecca has never been Married to any other man and further this deponent Saith not
Catharine Stevenson her mark.
Sworne to and Subscribed this 10 th Day of June A D 1859 before me W m K. Corbin J. Peace
and I. Do further certify that the aforesaid Catharine Stevenson is from my own personal knowledge a woman of the truth and of good Caracter
W m K. Corbin

FREE
Oct 22 nd 1863. Purdue Office
Hon. P. Lewis. Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City Ohio

Columbus. October 18. 1833
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Sir
I enclose you the declaration and proceedings in the case of W m McComb. in order to obtain a pension, Will you do me the favor of having the name of W m McComb. placed on the Pension Roll of this State as early as practicable if the papers are correctly made, as I believe they are, and forward to me the Certifi- cate of his pension the time of commencement. Am P.O.
And Much obliged
your Most Ob. Serv t
Ralph Osborn.

$116-65
United States of America
The State of Ohio Franklin County ss Be it known that before me A. Patton an acting justice of the peace in and for the said coun- ty of Franklin personally appeared Rebecca Mc- Comb and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838 on account of the revolutionary service of her husband the late William McComb at the rate of $23.33 per annum. that she now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing a pension under the act of congress passed on the 17 th of June 1844 entitled An act to continue the pensions of certain widows" that she has not intermarried but continues to be a widow that she now resides in Turo Township, Franklin County Ohio and has resided there for the space of twenty six years, previous thereto she resided in Pennsylvania. Rebecca McComb Witness Walter Shroll
Sworn to and subscribed this 24 th day of March 1846 in presence of
Walter Shroll C. Hay
A. Patton S.D.
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing aff- idavit
A. Patton Justice of the peace
The two interlineations on 1 st & 2 nd page were made before it was signed
A. Patton

Know all men by these presents that I Rebecca McComb of Turo Township Franklin County Ohio a revolutionary pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and ap- point of Cincinnati Hamilton county Ohio, or of Washington City my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Cincinnati my pension from the 4 th of March 1841 to the 4 th of March 1842
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The State of Ohio, Executive Office.
I, MORDECAI BARTLEY, Governor of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that Alexander Patton , before whose name is affixed to the appended certificate, was at the time an acting justice of the peace in and for the County of Franklin in this State
duly commissioned as such; and that his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto sub- scribed my name, and caused the GREAT SEAL of the State of Ohio to be hereunto affixed, at Columbus, the 24 th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty six
BY THE GOVERNOR:
M. Bartley

Know all men by these presents that I Rebecca McComb of Inuro Township Franklin County Ohio a revolutionary pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and ap- point of Cincinnati Hamilton county Ohio or of Washington City my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Cincinnati my pension from the 4 th of March 1841 to the 4 th of March 1846.
Witness my hand and seal this 24 th day of March 1846 Sealed and delivered } Rebecca McComb in the presence of } Walter Thrall } C. Hay }
State of Ohio Franklin County ss Be it known that on the 24 th day of March 1846 before me a justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Rebecca McComb above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned A. Patton S.P. of said County
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Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.
History and Political Science.
P. H. K. McComb.
2234, Central Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
Aug. 9. 1911.
To The Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please inform me whether or not a pension was ever paid to Mrs Rebecca McComb of Truro Franklin Co. O., as the widow of a soldier of the Revolutionary war, William McComb. He died in 1835 and she in 1848. This information will greatly oblige me. Very respectfully P.H.K. McComb

Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.
History and Political Science. P. H. R. McComb.
Indianapolis, Ind. 2234, Central Ave. Aug. 17, 1911.
Hon. J. L. Davenport Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge, with thanks, your response to my inquiry concerning the military history of William McComb a soldier of the Revolutionary war.
But permit me to call attention to what I presume must be a slip of the pen - to wit: The date of the birth of Mr. McComb is given as Jan. 10, 1759 whereas his tomb stone

in Tazewell grave yard Franklin Co. Va., a photograph of which stone lies before me as I write, gives his age at 78 years which would now make the year of his birth 1757 . — A "7" might easily be taken for a "9" by a copyist.
I should like to know about this, in the interest of exactness.
Again Wm McComb is said, in this report from your office, to have "married Rebbecca Kearsley Dec. 16. 1779;" & she was said, in this report, to have been "born Aug. 30. 1772 " — That makes her to have been but seven years old when she was married. That is most unlikely.
Please have these dates looked up again & let me hear the result.
Very respectfully
P. H. K. McComb

MRS. FRANK D. HARRIS
321 VAN BUREN PUEBLO, COLO.
Jan'y - 18 - 1926
Pension Dept - Washington D.C.
Dear Sir - Will you please refer to Pension Records File 7413 - Rev. War - & give me all data concerning William M c Comb - son of Robt & Janet M c Comb - & his wife Rebecca Gearsley - dau. of _____ . Pensions were allowed I understand 1833 & 1839.

MRS. FRANK D. HARRIS
321 VAN BUREN PUEBLO, COLO.
Brice John (Pa) 1 st Pa Battalion 1-20-1776 Lieut - 4 th Cont. Artillery 4-14-1776 Capt - 6-1-1778 Major & Aide De-Camp to Gen'l Layette - 10-27-1778 Family record, if any - Please -

MRS. FRANK D. HARRIS
321 VAN BUREN PUEBLO, COLO.
The Dept of Interior has re- ferred me to you as to in- formation concerning Thomas Morrow, enlisted Capt. Rott, Adams Co 1-25-1776 Col Wm Irvine - 6 th Penna Battalion,
George Brice - Ensign Sergeant Woolston's party Militia of Rev. War -
Thanking you in advance am - Respectfully
Mrs (F.D.) Grace B. Harris

Waynesboro Virginia
Oct. 15 - 1937
AP
Dear Sir:
Can't Idnt 10/19/37
Will you kindly send me record & proof of service of William M c Comb , private 6th - Cumberland Co Battalion. Penn. Militia and of John M c Comb , Lieut. 6th Penn - sylvania Co. Battalion. Penn - sylvania and oblige -
Very truly yours - J. H. Gallagher - Clerk.
B 253 -
Waynesboro - Augusta Co - Virginia

Pension Bureau
Dept. of the Interior
Please send me the War record of William McComb - Pension Bureau File 7413 Rev. War - I wish to file it with my D.A.R. Chapter -
Respectfully Jessie McComb Simmons 2334 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis
Ind.
1-29-1914

Waynesboro Virginia Oct. 3 - 1937
Dear Sir - Will you kindly furnish me, as soon as possible, records of pension applications for William McComb (McComb) private in 6th Cumberland Co. Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia & of John 379. rev. McComb, Lieut 6th Cumberland Co. Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, Rev. War - and obituary -
J. H. Gallagher
Box 255 -
Waynesboro Virginia Augusta Co.
rent

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. William H. Coomb W.F. 7418
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 20, 1776 Pvt. James H. Coomb Walter M c Graw Penn   Taken Prisoner Nov. 16, 1776 at Fort Washington   and paroled about the 1 st of Feb. following  
Battles engaged in, See above Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Penn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 17, 1833. His el. was al. Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Ohio Age at date of application, b. Jan. 10, 1759 in Cumberland Co. Penn.
Remarks: d. Feb. 10, 1835  He married Dec. 16, 1779 Rebecca Resvoley. She was allowed pension on an application executed May 18, 1839 while a widow of Thos. Twp. Franklin Co. Ohio
Very respectfully,
In 1839 she claimed she was 60 years old Aug. 20, 1839 which cannot be as she Commissioner. She was married in 1779, and declaration of 1840 gives her age 23 at that date.

Record Division.
August 21, 1911.
Mr. P. H. K. McComb, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 17" and received the 19" instant, you are advised that in the claim of William McComb, Wid. File No. 7,418, Rev. War, the soldier states that he was born January 10, 1759.
His widow Rebecca Wearley  McComb in a declaration dated May 24, 1839, states that she was sixty-six years old "the 30th day of last August," and in a declaration dated March 24, 1846, she states that she was then eighty-three years of age.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

November 6, 1937
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BA-J/MLB
Mr. J. H. Gallaher Box 255 Waynesboro, Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of October 30, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William McComb and John McComb, both of whom served in that war from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of the John McComb described by you. Such claims are the source of data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The records show that you were furnished October 30, 1937, the history of William McComb (W. 7413).
It is suggested that information in regard to the military service of John McComb might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
W.P.A.
March 2, 1926
Mrs. Frank D. Harris 321 Van Buren Pueblo, Colo.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7413, it appears that WILLIAM McCOMB was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, January 10, 1759.
While a resident of said county he enlisted July 20, 1776, as private in Captain James McConnell's Company, Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania Regiment; he was taken prisoner November 16, 1776, at the battle of Fort Washington and was released on parole about the first of March, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Franklin County, Ohio. He died February 10, 1835.
He married December 16, 1779, Rebecca Kearsley. She was allowed pension on her application executed May 24, 1839, while a resident of Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. In March, 1846, she stated that she was eighty-three years of age.
There is no further data on file relative to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner