Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Reg. 87098, for Samuel Mc Williams, Pennsylvania

Pa.
McWilliams, Samuel Jane
Bk. Reg. 87098 - Oct 9 - 28 - 1850 1850

87.098. Feby 26/57 Same M c Williams mason Gaul. M c Williams pri Cap Col
Pa mile
Prof — 17.76 Ser — 17.76
War of Revolution
Repeated Dec 8/1837
3 d Auditors Apr 28. Nov 1837 No Series can be ascended unless the Captain's name be given.
R. H. Gullaker For 3 d Aud s
Hon W. F. Hunter H s Rep s H s . Ohio

87.098. Feb 24/57
Jane M c William
Widow
Genl. M c William
Pri
1776
This Claim
Should be placed among B Land Claims & Registered although not a valid one—
Hon W. F. Hunter Ho. of Reps

State of Ohio. County of Belmont. P
On this fifth day of February A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty One. Personally appeared before me J. Cornwell an acting justice of the peace, within and for the county and state aforesaid Jane M c Williams Aged Ninety Years, a resident of Belmont County, in the state of Ohio, who being duly sworn according to law, declared, That she is the widow of Samuel M c Williams deceased who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt e (name not known) in the Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia (number not known) from Lebanon county Pa. in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, declared as she believes in the year 1775. — That her said husband was drafted at Lancaster county Pennsylvania on or about (don't know) in the year 1776 and for the term of (not known) months, as she believes, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of (not known) months, as she believes, and was honorably discharged, as she has understood and believes in the year A.D. 1776 — She further states that she was married to the said Samuel M c Williams in Dauphin  Lebanon county Pennsylvania, on or about the twenty th day of February A.D. 1781, by one Rev. Sutton and that her name before her said marriage was Jane Wilson. That her said husband died in Belmont county, Ohio on the 30 th day of April — A.D. 1828 and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land, to which she may be entitled under the act passed Sept. 28 th 1850
Jane M c Williams
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
J. Cornwell Justice of the peace

The state of Ohio Belmont County. P.
I John H. Heaton clerk of the court of common Pleas of said county. do hereby certify That Price Cornwall Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and Acknowledgement were made and who subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a justice of the Pleas in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature of the said justice thereto subscribed is genuine, as I believe, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature and affixed the seal of said court this 19 th day of February A. D. 1856.
John H. Heaton Clerk