Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4841, Samuel Wullum, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Ja.
WILLUM, Samuel      No. 4841 or WILLUM, Shem Hannah
CONTENTS

Ohio
Hannah Wallan
widow of Samuel Wallan who was a Private in the Virginia Line for two years.
Rep June 15-
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Eighty Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th. day of June, 1843. and sent to
A. Knowles, Esq. Felicity, Ohio.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 164.

Ohio. 19.736.
Samuel Williamson of the  State of Ohio. who was a Private in the U.S. commanded by Captain Williams of the Regt commanded by Col. Crockett in the Virginia line for two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. — at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept. 1833 and dated U.S. Norris. Batavia, C.C. Ohio
Arrears to the 14th of March. 1831-160- Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 30 40-
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Palmer Clerk, Book 6. Vol. Eight. Page 29.

19. 78
Sam l Williams
On roll
Adm 2 years
J. L. Morris Batavia Clermont Co Ohio

State of Ohio Belmont County § 83
on this 5 th day of August, personally appeared in open court, before George P. Lorimer, President & Robert Davis Israel Whitaker & John Imbry associates of the court of common pleas, now sitting Samuel Mullend a resident of Belmont County State of Ohio aged thirty 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. I enlisted under Capt John Mullend of the Western Battalion commanded by Col Joseph Crockett, in December 1779 and was discharged at the falls of Ohio in December 1780. In 1780 John Mullend at Star made barrow resigned and John Coarny left and to the company was promoted to the command when I enlisted I was a citizen of Berkeley County Virginia, and enlisted in the year and month aforesaid in Martinsburgh in the County of Berkeley and State of Virginia aforesaid. We went from Martinsburgh to Star made barrow, and guarded until fall, when we marched to Fredericks Town in Maryland and there wintered in the spring of 81 from Fredericks Town we marched to Shepherd Town Virginia and from thence in the same spring we crossed the Allegheny Mountains and stopped on the Monongahely river at a place called the new store and in the month of Aug

with In company with Genl Clark we descended the Ohio River to the falls where we remained until the 18th of December 81 when I received my regular discharge. Which was placed in the hands of John Payne of Augusta, the a county county Ky, whose certificate is hereto annexed and referred to.
I hereby relinquish my claims to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of the state Ohio.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year afore said.
Given to in open Samuel R. Hullum.
Court August 6 th 1832.
J. D. Morris W. P.
August 6 th 1832
We the undersigned citizens of the County of Clermont and state of Ohio, certify that man acquainted with him as Samuel Hullum and that he is a resident of the county and state aforesaid, and that he is a man of truth and veracity, and is reported in the neighborhood to have served in the revolutionary war, and from the knowledge of the man we believe the above statement to be as correct as is true
Samuel Stephenson William Glee
Given to in open Court August 11 th 1832
J. D. Morris Clerk

The United States of America a State of Ohio Warren County. S.S.
The declaration of Hannah Douglas William made in order to obtain a pension under the act of July 4 th . 1836. File claim. Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County State of Ohio now in session. Hannah William widow of Shem William deceased who being duly sworn according to law on her said oaths states that she truly believes she was born in the State of New Jersey but she does not know in what county in said state on the fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty and that if she lives until the fifth day of next October she truly believes that she will be eighty one years of age about the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two her reason for stating the time as she has is this her oldest child of her marriage is now living and is named Sarah Botts and she was born about one year after her marriage and she will be fifty eight years of age on the fourth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty one and was born as this declaration truly believes on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three she was married in Hagerstown in the State of Maryland by Frederick May was a minister as she truly believes of the Presbyterian Church to the said Shem William at the time of her said marriage she resided in the State of Maryland with one of her brothers about

Sixteen miles from the town of Hays town and the said Peter William lived about twenty one miles from Hays town at said time. She lived with the said William Peter William as his wife from the time of his marriage until his death which took place in Clermont County in the State of Ohio on the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. His death was occasioned by a fall from his horse. After the said marriage her said husband performed tours of duty as a enlisted sergeant major in the Revolutionary War but from old age and subsequent loss of memory she cannot give his different tours of duty and the particulars of his services in the Revolutionary War. The said Peter William obtained a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 as a soldier in the Revolutionary War & she refers to his declaration and her own affidavit for that purpose as her best evidence that he was in fact a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. She has no record of her marriage her said husband had a record of her marriage and of the times of the births of her children in their family Bible but she believes it was lost in their moving from Pennsylvania to the State of Ohio. She has no record now of the ages of her children. She had by the said Peter William nine children five of whom she believes are now living the oldest of whom is Sarah Botts above named the one next in age to her was Polly William who died many years ago - the next in age to Polly was Isabel William who also died

When very young many years ago - the next one to Isabel is Samuel Allen who lived was killed about twenty years ago near Vincennes Illinois the next to Samuel is Peter Allen whom she believes life was living in the state of Illinois - the next to Peter was William who died about five miles from Poygan Sagat on the Mississippi after or twenty years ago - the next to William is Joseph Allen who lives she believes about three miles from Plainfield in the state of Illinois - the next to Joseph is Catherine Starks wife of Isaac Starks who resides in Elmhurst County in the state of Ohio and will be as nearly as she now recollects thirty six years of age on the twenty fourth day of June eighteen hundred and fifty one and Henry Allen her youngest child is yet living she believes in the neighborhood of New Orleans and will be thirty four years of age on the twenty fifth day of March eighteen hundred and forty two.
After her marriage to the said Peter Allen they lived about four years near Hagerstown Maryland and from thence they moved across the Potomack river about a quarter of half a mile into the state of Virginia where they lived a little better than one year and then removed back into the state of Maryland into a place called Blair Valley - where they lived less than one year and then removed from thence to the neighborhood of muddy Creek in the western part of the state of Pennsylvania where they lived twenty nine and ten years as nearly as she can remember and

from thence they removed down the Ohio River to Clermont County Ohio in which County She has every since continued to reside being a period of about thirty eight years She has no record of her age and she believes that no record was made of her marriage in any church book or other public record.
This declarant further states that she was a widow on the fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six and still remains the widow of the said John William She has known of no person whose testimony she can produce by whom she can prove said marriage and only believes that there is no record thereof in existence. She hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to any pension except the present and declares that her name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Her said husband received a pension of eighty dollars per year and after his death this declarant received money as his widow under said pension. Deed to & Subscribed in Open Court this 20 th day of May 1841.
Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court May 20. 1841 Walter J. Morris Clerk
Hannah her William mark
Signed in my presence John Phillips

February 8, 1940
Mr. Alfred Tennyson 3221 Sherwood Lane Alhambra, California
BA-J/MCS Samuel Wullum, W.4841
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of January 18, 1940, in which you request information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers surnamed Ulm who lived in Virginia on the south branch of the Potomac River.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, W.4841, based on the Revolutionary War service of Samuel or Shem Ulm. No personal signatures of this soldier or any member of his family are shown and the surname is written in the following spellings: Ulm, Ullem, Ullum, Ullam, Wullum and Wolm.
The date and place of birth of Samuel or Shem Ulm and the names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted at Martinsburgh in December, 1779, served as private in Captains John Mellon's (?) and John Carney's companies in Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia regiment, went with General Clark when he "descended the Ohio River to the falls" and was discharged December 18, 1781.
Samuel or Shem Ulm was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was seventy years of age and was living in Clermont County, Ohio.
The soldier died September 1, 1834, in the township of Washington, Clermont County, Ohio, and his death was caused from a fall from his horse.
Samuel or Shem Ulm married in Hagerstown, Maryland, about September 4, 1782 or December, 1781, Hannah, whose maiden name is not shown. She was
Widow stated that her husband served as Fife Major in Rev. after their marriage but I omitted this as it may not have been in a military capacity. MCS

born in New Jersey on October 5, 1760, but when married she was living in Maryland about sixteen miles from Hagerstown with one of her brothers (name not given) and the soldier was living about twenty-one miles from Hagerstown.
After marriage Samuel or Shem and Hannah Ulm lived near Hagerstown, Maryland, for about four years, from there they moved across the Potomac about one quarter or one half mile in Virginia and after living there a little over one year they moved back to Maryland to Blair Valley, from there they moved to the neighborhood of Muddy Creek, Pennsylvania, and about nine or ten years later they moved down the Ohio River to Clermont County, Ohio.
As the widow of Samuel or Shem Ulm, Hannah Ulm was allowed pension on her application executed May 20, 1841, at which time he was living in Clermont County, Ohio. She was living in the township of Washington, Clermont County, Ohio, in 1843.
Samuel or Shem and Hannah Ulm had the following children:
Sarah born September 4, 1783, married George Botts and was living in 1841. Polly died many years prior to 1841. Isabel died when very young. Samuel killed about 1821 near "Vincennes, Illinois ." Peter living in Illinois in 1841. William died about five miles from Bayou Sarah on the Mississippi about 1821 or 1823. Joseph was living about three miles from Shawneetown, Illinois, in 1841. Catharine born June 24, 1805, married Isaac Starks and was living in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1841. Henry born March 29, 1808, was living in the neighborhood of New Orleans in 1841.
There are no further data relative to family.
This is the only soldier with surname Ulm (searched under all spellings) that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1940 Feb. 8. hist. to Mrs. Alfred Dennyson. W.C.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4841 Hannah Wallum Wid. Sam. Wallum Pat. line Act: Meek, 3 3/4 3 Index:—Vol. Me , Page 306
[Arrangement of 1870.]

alfred tennyson
3221 Sherwood Lane, Alhambra, Calif. Jan. 18, 1940
Gentlemen;
Is it possible to find out the names of soldiers who fought for the colonies in the Revolutionary War?
Downham any?
I am told that ancestors of mine by the name of ULM had six sons who fought throughout the struggle, they lived on the south branch of the Potomac in Virginia. These boys had one sister who married Sergt. Champ whom history records was ordered by Gen. Washington to attempt to capture Benedict Arnold when he betrayed the noble cause.
I am extremely anxious to ascertain the names of these boys if at all possible.
Thanking you, I am sincerely,
Alfred Tennyson

Francis William Allen or of Seth or Samuel Ohio
Suspended
See let 11 June 1841 Hon: W. Boar let 13 Oct: 41 J. Joliffe
Act 4 July 1836

Ohio 6494
Hannah Millum widow of Samuel Millum
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 1 st September 1834 of Clermont Co. in the State of Ohio — who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Mellen of the regt. commanded by Col. Crockett in the Va line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Dec. 1841 and sent to Hon. W. Doan House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $ 400 — Pension annual allowance ending
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 216

1147 Hannah Wullum Declaration for pension

State of Ohio Clermont County ss on this 25 th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County. Hannah William commonly called and spelled William a resident of Washington Township in Clermont County & State aforesaid aged eighty two years last October who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefits of the pro- visions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of per- sons who served during the revolutionary War: That she is the widow of Shem sometimes called Sam- uel William who was a pensioner for services in the revolutionary war and who died on the 1 st day of September 1834. And that this declarant has received a pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum for a period of five years up to March 1841 and that the whole amount received by her is four hundred dollars under the act of July 7 th 1838 She further declares that she is still a widow Hannah nee William mar ried
sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written. And from my per- sonal knowledge of this declarant I know her to be the person she purports herself to be
John S. Galtin Jp. Clerk

The State of Ohio Colermont County } ss. I, J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John P. Hallin Esquire is a justice of the peace in and for said County of Colermont legally authorized to act as such and that his signature within written is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas at Batavia in said County this 29 th day of April A.D. 1843
J. D. Morris Clerk

Hannah William $80 per am.
Send certificate to St. Knowles
11 May 1843
Felicity Felicity of Ohio May 4 11 May 1843 Ohio Act of March 1843
for Commission of Pensions J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington D.C.

Hannah William $80 per am.
Send certificate to H. Knowles
11 May 1843
Felicity Felicity of Ohio
May 4
11 May 1843 Ohio
Act of March 1843
free
Commission of pension
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington
D.C.

Felicity May 3 rd 1843
Dear sir
I forward you the declarations of Mr. Chaffin and Mrs. Williams in order to obtain a pension under the law of last winter - - you will permit me to urge their extreme poverty, and great merit upon your notice, as reasons why we greatly desire your early attention to their claims
I am dear sir your obt.
Servant
A. Renowes
Adarp this place

Bracken County Ky
Kentucky
John Payne states that many years ago perhaps 7 or 8 years ago Sam Wren in Samuel Mellon left in my hands a discharge by John Caney Capt & countersigned by Col. Crouch Col. of the Western Battalion at the time I told Mr. Wren that there was no law under which he could draw a pension. the discharge was left in my hands & has been mislaid the discharge I well recollect was an honorable discharge - This is all I recollect about it.
J. Wm. Payne
Sworn to before me the subscribers a Justice of the peace for said County this 20 th day of July 1831. and that the affi- ant is an honorable man worthy of credit. -
J. T. McKittrick J.P.

Kentucky Bracken County to wit
I John Payne Clerk of the court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph T. M c Kibbin Esq r who subscribed the foregoing certificate before whom the foregoing affidavit was made in my presence now is & was at the date of said affidavit & certificate an acting Justice of the peace in the said County duly commissioned & sworn to all whose of- ficial acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as well out as in the State aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office this 1 st day of August. 1832.
John Payne

8123
Hannah Williams of Samuel Ohio
Admitted
Private 2 yrs $80.— Capt. McAllen Col. Crockett, Va.
died 1 Sept. 1834,
at 7 July 1838.
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Hon. W. Soar H. R.

Washington City
Dec r 28 th 1841
Hon ble
J. L. Edwards Comm r Pensions
Sir
I have the honor herewith to enclose the Declaration of Hannah Williams together with Depositions in favour of her claim to a Pension as the widow of Sam l Williams Esq r . Inasmuch as an application has heretofore made by the Petitioner under the name of William and that her Papers are on file in your office
Respectfully
William Doan H. R.

Oct 12 1841 Bateria O Oct 7 th Adolph Miss Alvin
Double 50
Hon J. S. Edwards. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City. D.C.

Batavia Ohio
Octo 6th 1841
Sir
I herewith enclose the deposition of Col D Utter of this County which proves that John Allen was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & drew a pension.
I as attorney for Mr Allen made out his application.
Hoping that upon a reexamination it may be found that Mr Allen has as a pensioner & of course his widow & nominal heirs entitled to a pension I remain Sir with great respect
Yours S.F. Smith
John Phillips
Hon J L Edan
Washington City
Please notice that the Clerk D.C. Certifies to the Credibility of Col Allen - He was Senator of this State for several years & yet is still

Deposition of D. Utter

State of Ohio } ss Clermont County {
Personally appeared before me one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county, Dowlty Utter of Lawfull age, and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that Sam- uel Ulm late of said county died about the first of September 1834 as near as he recollects, & that in October of the same year he the said Utter after pro- curing the necessary Papers proceeded to Cincinnati to the Pension agent and drew the arrears of said S Ulm's pension which was due from the 1 st of March of that year, & paid the same over to Hannah Ulm widow of said Samuel Ulm, I think the amount received was a little upwards of thirty nine dollars the said widow is yet alive, & living in the same House where the said S. Ulm died, and further this deponent saith not
Dowlty Utter
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4 th day of Sept r 1841
W. B. Utter J. P.

The State of Ohio Carroll County
§ § § J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that A. B. Utter Esquire before whom the above affidavit of Dorothy Utter appears to have been sworn to and subscribed to at the time of taking and subscribing said affidavit and now is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County of Carroll duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature above written is genuine and I further certify that said Dorothy Utter is a credible person
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas at Batoia in said County this 6 th day of October A. D. 1841-
J. D. Morris Clerk

Clermont Conn, plus
August Term 1832
"Personally appeared in open Court, Samuel Wetmore an applicant for the benefits of the act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution passed June 7 th 1832 and made under oath the Declaration by the said act required and produced Samuel Stephenson and William H. Lee who upon their oaths made their statement in reference to said application all of which is ordered to be certified to the Department of War."
May Term 1833
"Upon motion the Court certify it appears to them that Samuel Stephenson who has sworn & subscribed to an affidavit in support of the claim of Samuel Wetmore to a pension under the law of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 is a credible person resident in Franklin Township, Clermont County Ohio, and William H. Lee who has also sworn & subscribed to the same is a credible person residing in the same Township, and that their statement is entitled to credit."
I Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for Clermont County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Wetmore for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 20 th day of May AD 1833
J. D. Morris Clerk

State of Ohio Vermont County ss
On this fifteenth day of December 1841 Personally came before me Elijah Larkin one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Hannah Wallum a re- sident of Washington Township in said County aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July 7 th 1838 intitled an act granting half pay and pensions to cer- tain widows That she is the widow of Sam l Wallum sometimes called Sam l Wallum who was a pensioner of the United States She further declares that she was married to the said Sam l Wallum on the day of Dec. (1781) seventeen hundred and eighty one That her husband the of said Sam l Wallum died on the first day of Sept. 1834 That she was married to the said Sam l Wallum prior to the first day of January seventeen hundred and nine- ty four viz at the time above stated and that she now is single and has con- tinued so ever since the death of her said hus- band
Hannah her Wallum mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Elijah Larkin A. Judge

The State of Ohio Clermont County
S.S.
I Elijah Larkin one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County do hereby certify that from my own personal knowledge of the within named Hannah Williams, I am satisfied her age & infirmity are such that it would not be practicable for her to attend in person at the Court of Common Pleas for said County. Given under my hand this 15 th day of December 1841.
Elijah Larkin
And the said Hannah Williams further says under her oath aforesaid that she has heretofore made her declaration under the act of July 4 th 1836, and that she believes her name was spelled Williams. Hannah nee Williams maiden
sworn to and subscribed before me this 15 th day of Dec. 1841 and from my personal knowledge of the said Hannah Williams I believe her to be entitled to full credence.
Elijah Larkin

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 15 th day of
Decamba 1874
Elijah Larkins Apud
I also hereby certify that I have long been personally acquainted with the above named Deponent Sarah Dill & know her to be a person of good character & entitled to full credit.
Elizabeth Larkins A. J. S. d. 1833

The State of Ohio Clermont County } S. S. I. J. J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Elijah Leakin Esquire was on the 15 th day of December 1841 and now is one of the associate judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Clermont duly commissioned and qualified and full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such in all Courts of record as well as elsewhere and that his several signatures within writings are genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common pleas at Batavia in said County this 17 th day of December A.D. 1841.
J. J. Morris Clerk
Hon. W. D. Dean, AT. R.
No. 8123.

Clermont Com. Pleas May Term 1841-
In this 20 th day of May A.D. 1841 before the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County Ohio now in Session personally appeared in open Court Hannah Ullum an applicant for a pension under the law of July 4 th 1836 and was sworn and subscribed to her declaration made for the purpose of obtaining said pension and the Court having examined the matter do declare their opinion that the said Hannah Ullum was married to Thoms Ullum on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two and that after said marriage said Thoms Ullum performed tours of duty as a soldier of the Revolution and that the said Thoms Ullum was a revolutionary soldier and as such obtained a pension under the law of June seventh 1832 and that the said Thoms departed this life on the first day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four in Clermont County Ohio leaving the said Hannah Ullum who has not intermarried but from thence to the present time has remained and yet is his widow and that she resides in Clermont County in the State of Ohio and is eighty one years of age and is known by some of the members of this Court viz Hon. Elijah Larkins and that said Court are well satisfied that she is entitled to a pension and is a person of trust and her statements in said declaration are entitled to credit. The Court further order it to be certified that Sarah Botts who has sworn and subscribed to her affidavit in support of the claim of the said Hannah Ullum is a person of credit and that her statements in said affidavit are entitled to full faith and credit and that the said Hon. Elijah Larkins is personally acquainted with her & witnesses for her credit as above.
no 5374
Hon. W. Danner H. D.

The State of Ohio } S.S. } J. D. Morris Clerk of the Court Clermont County }
of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the within is truly abstracted from the minutes of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clermont and State of Ohio at the May Term thereof A.D. 1841 the same being the action
of said Court on the application of Hannah Ullrich for a pension and that the attached declaration of Hannah Ullrich and deposition of Sarah Botts are the original papers produced before said Court and by them respectively sworn to & subscribed in open Court In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Common Pleas at Batavia in said County this 3 rd day of June A.D. 1841.
J. D. Morris Clerk

5374 William Gannat Allum or of Pett or Samuel Ohio

The State of Ohio Summit County Court of Common Pleas of the term of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
Personally appeared in Open Court before said Court Mrs. in person Sarah Botts wife of George Botts who being duly sworn on her oath states - that she is as she sincerely believes the mother & child of Mrs. William and Hannah Allan who are applicants for a pension and that she sincerely believes that she was born on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three about sixteen miles from Hyattstown in the State of Maryland and that if she lives until the fourth day of September next she will be fifty eight years of age. She has no record of her age and makes the above - statements from the information that she has always received from her earliest memory from her father and mother and her siblings. That it is correct, her youngest sister is Catherine Starks and she sincerely believes that she is now thirty eight or thirty nine years of age and her youngest brother is Henry Allan whom she now sincerely believes to be about thirty six years of age. She sincerely believes that her father & mother had six children born after she was a before Catherine was born and seven children born between herself and her brother Henry and the information she has now given upon this matter is the same that she has at all times regarded as correct and that has uniformly been received as true and correct by the family.

of her said father and mother by all others, so far as her information extends.
This deponent further states that she has seen the family Bible that contained as the year told by her father the record of the marriage of her father & mother and the dates of the births of their children and that the said Bible but this deponent being at the all times unable to read writing have read said record. This document has never been said family Bible to her best recollection and belief since her father & mother left the State of Pennsylvania and she only believes that it has been at many years ago. She has never seen it for thirty eight years last past and during that time she has been very frequently about the house of her said father & mother and has had full opportunity to have seen it if it were in existence. She has heard her father very frequently read from said Bible, the time of his & her mother's marriage and the times their children were born and she only believes that the time of the marriage as read to her by her father from said Bible, between herself & her mother agrees exactly with that stated by her mother in her declaration this may have read in the hearing of this deponent and that the ages of herself and of the other children of said marriage as read to her by said Bible by her father as given by herself and her mother agree with the statements made by herself & her mother in her declaration.

This deponent further states that he said Henry William departed this life on the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfour in Clermont County State of Ohio and that his death was caused by a fall from his horse. This deponent was present at the time of her father's death and was at his burial.
Her mother the said Hannah William was a widow on the fourth day of July in the year eighteen hundred and thirtyfour and yet remains the widow of the said Henry William  William and this deponent has lived about three miles from her since since her father's death and has visited her almost every week from that time to the present. This deponent firmly believes that her mother will be eighty one years of age on the fifth day of next October if she lives till that time & she further firmly believes that the this deponent was born between eleven and twelve months next after the marriage of her said Henry William to the said Hannah William - she received this information upwards of forty years ago both from her father and mother and does firmly believe that it is true.
This deponent knows that her father was a Revolutionary War veteran of the United States but knows nothing of his service in said war.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court For the Bots mark
Court May 20. 1841 Attest J. D. Morris C.M.
Signed in my presence John Elliott