Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31229, for Ambrose Madison, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Madison, Ambrose
S 31229
CONTENTS

890 Kentucky
Ambrose Madison
of Todd in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Temple of the Regt commanded by Col. Bland in the Virginia line for 1 year 6 months -
from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 75 Dollars - Cents per Annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of October 1832 and paid to Francis McLean Elston Ky.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  112.50    Semi-annual allowance continuing from March 1832  37.50     $150.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D. Vol. 9 Page 51

31229 Rev INVALID.
File No. _____
31229
Ambrose Madison
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 4/97 S.R. Dishman Alexandria, Va. See Lun. 38.885-

Ambrose Madison
Private of Company 1 st Virginia Inf ry
Adm d JRE
debt to Finis M c Lean

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BRIEF in the case of Ambrose Madison of Todd Co Ky in the State of Kentucky (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 yrs.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      In 1776  enlisted in Col  Light Arty Va  1. 8 ~  Private  enlisted  Cavalry   Gen.  Capt Benj Temple  in 1st Regt Nat Line Col  Theodrick Bland Maj  Jamerson Capt Belfield  Capt Harrison his Capt.   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine. Germantown etc etc  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? King Wm Co Ky Va when he re-entered  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? None of these. On Aug th Roll as a private of Cavalry  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The two resident Citizen's Certificate is wanting 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
T. Waugh Examining Clerk.

State of Kentucky county of Focal On the 13 th day of August personally appeared before the undersigned justices of and for the county of Focal state aforesaid sitting and constituting the county court of sd county. Ambrose Madison a resident of Focal county and state of Kentucky aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law cloth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress June 7 th 1832 That he entered and served enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 with Colonel Benjamin Temple and served in the first regiment of the Virginia line under the following named Officers, Col. Theodorick Bland Col. Benjamin Temple. Maj. Gini son, Captain Belfield, Captain Call Capt. Harrison who was commander the company to which he belonged Lieut. Baylor 1 st Lieut. Eustis White serg. Wale, That he left the ser- vice eighteen months after he enlisted and entered, resided in the county of King William Virginia when he entered the service; fought in the battles of Brandywine Germantown Redbank Morganstown, marched through Pennsylvania

to amice the justys. He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he here by declares his name is not on the roll of any agency in any state Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Am Madison
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Willis L. Reames Clerk of the county court of Tazewell county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the ori ginal proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ambrose Madison for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This 13 th day of August 1832
Willis L. Reames.
return to Miss O'Brien and attorney Elston Am Madison