Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38170, for James Martin, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pension
Martin James
S 38170
CONTENTS

38 170 INVALID. Rev
File No. 38 170
James Martin His Ex. Gov
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. B , Page 214
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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State of Virginia & Fredricks County Sch , ss.
On this 26 th day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the  John D. Presiding Judges of the Superior Court of Law for the said State
And said district, personally appeared James Martin aged Ninety one years, resident in the said State  and in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said James Martin enlisted in Cambridge County in the state of
Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Jeremiah of the 1 st Regiment  Massachusetts  Continental Establishment , about the month of October in the year 1775, to serve for one year
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the expiration of his said term of enlistment , when he was discharged from service in Philadelphia  of the state of  Pennsylvania , that he was in the battle of Three Rivers in Canada where he was taken prisoner
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. Robt. White
I, Robert White Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Martin did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; AND I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and laid before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. That my conclusion of the proceedings not only from the annexed extract of John Brubaker, taken before a justice of peace in the said county, but from a long conversation I have had with him in which he gave a distinct and correct description of the route by which he marched from Carlisle to the Three Rivers, of the officers who commanded at that Action, and of the route by which he was carried to New York and where he was discharged, when his time was expired, that he is now old and very poor and has no home to go to, but is in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the State in which he was enlisted and discharged, in search of other testimony, that

That I know John Rombough, the Witness, to be a native of the County of Cumberland County in Pennsylvania, and to have resided in this County about the close of the Revolutionary War. And that I do know of my own knowledge that the said Applicant is very poor and helpless and destitute, and in need of the aid of his family for a support. And I know how with the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid Act of Congress. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed my name above the seal of the said County.
W. H. White
I also offer in testimony to my satisfaction that this poor old man served ten years in the War of 1756. Commonly called Red Horse War.
W. H. White
Test J. S. Little
Creek County To wit ss. I, S. M. H. clerk of the Superior Court

I do hereby certify that James Harrison was enlisted as a private in the service of the United States in the Seventh Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line in Company under General Thompson's Command in the year of 1815 in the Battle of Chippewa on November not recollected which and remained in the service until the 8 th Day of June 1816 at the Battle of the Three Rivers from which time I saw him no more in the service but know that he was enlisted for one year.
John Rosebrough Frederick County to wit
This day John Rosebrough (being of full age) Came before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said county and was duly sworn, that the above is just and true given under my hand this 21 st day of August 1816 - Moses Russell

Virginia; Frederick County, to wit
I Robert B White clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Frederick do hereby certify that Robert White whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit and certificate in his own hand writing is sole and presiding judge of the said Superior Court; in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and annexed my private seal, (there being no public seal of office) this 19 th day of October 1888.
Robert B White
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4381 Virginia
James Martin
of Frederick in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Irvine of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of One year
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26 of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of March 1819 and sent to Robert White Esq Winchester Virginia
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 50.58 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48. $98.58
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }