Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6100, for Meredith Lambert, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
U.S.
Lambert, Meredith
R 6100
CONTENTS

Merrill's Rambler B:28994
Non.
Ed to Merrill's Rambler
April 22, 1845.
Ed to Wm. V. Gurn Jan'y 13. 1846
6100
Ad Jan 7. 1832

Meredith Lambert
Declaration for a pension.
L 62. See age 19. 45. Pension Office
Ken. Oct 1832 Meredith Lambert.

Sir My Reason for making my Declaration in Green County instead of Hart County is that I live within four hundred yards of the Green line and immediately in the neigh- borhood of Hugh Mitchell Esq. there is no justice of the peace in my neighborhood in Hart County and I have no acquaintan- ce with any Magistrate in that County If you want any further account of my pedigree it can be furnished please answer me to Greensburg Green County Kentucky
I am Respectfully
Meredith his Lambert mark

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O. Marvin Lambert
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

L62.
No. 35994
Meredith Lambert Ken at 7 June 2-

Kentucky Green County ss On this the 8 th day of April 1845 Mered- ith Lambert of the county of Hart and State of Kentucky personally appeared Before me an acting justice of the peace for the county of Green and State of Kentucky aged Eighty four years the tenth day of last January 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 7 th 1832 that he enlisted in the country of Hanover and State of Virginia in the army of the united States for nine months in the time of the Revolutionary war the particular year not recollected and served in a Regiment commanded by Colo William Dandridge in the line of the State of Virginia under the follow- ing officers Captain James Dabney and was transferred to the command of Captain Robert Dandridge and at the end of his term was discharged near Peters- burg in Virginia and then enlisted for nine months more and served in a Regimen- t Commanded by Colo Wilkerson a part of the time in a company sometimes com- manded by an officer name William Hag- an and was stationed at different

places in Virginia particularity at Isle of wight and Gloucester and Norfolk at the end of which service he was discharged in Gloucester or Middlesex Countys Virginia it being near the line of both countys
That shortly after his second discharge he enlisted again near Petersvarg Vir- ginia for during the war in a Regiment commanded by General Wayne as Wayne ne was marching to the South his Colo- and other officers he dont recollect His house having been burnt and his discharges with it some years ago that he was at the Battle of the Cowpens under Morgan and was in the Battle at York Town when Lord Cornwallis surrendered and was afterwards disch- arged but how long after the war he does not recollect That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 sworn to and subscribed before me this
8 th day of April 1845
Meredith his Lambert The above has been sworn to before me this day I do certify that the above Meredith Lambert lives in my neighbourhood and I do not recollect to have heard any harm of him and I do not believe that he is well able to attend Court by reason of his infirmity April 8 th 1845 Hugh Mitchell J.P.

I do certify that I have known the above Meredith Lambert for about thirty years and have ever since my acquaintance with him understood and believe that he was a Revolutionary soldier and consider him a Respectable man and have under- stood and believe that he once got his dwell- ing house burnt given under my hand This 8 th day of April 1845 Wm Thompson
Green County to wit
This day the above William Thompson a Citizen of Green County personally appeared before me an acting justice of the peace for said County and subscribed the above certificate in my presents and made oath to the same according to law and I do further certify that he is Respectable on oath given under my hand this 8 th of April 1845
Hugh Mitchell J.P. S.P.
State of Kentucky
Green County Oct
I John Barrick clerk of the Green County Court, Certify that Hugh Mitchell is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, & subscribed my name this 10 th day of April 1845.
John Barrick Green County Court