Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,500, for John Marders, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Marders, John
S18500
CONTENTS
Carded

Virginia 16.972
John Manders. King Geo: in the State of Va was a Pr: in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col: Skinker in the Va line for 2 years —
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia the rate of 80. Dollars — Cents per annum. commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Oct 33. and due when. Taliaferro. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 200 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 40. $240.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Chell Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 9 Page 24
Lett. Tucker on Agt. Book 19-1833 for letter from J. H. Bush of Fayette, Missouri, dated Oct. 8. 1833 with a postscript. found in the cotton envelope by me, and handed to B. Crump Sept. 13. 1854. see letter to J. Robertson, acting for the B. & O. agent, Sept. 13. 1854, directing him to stop $200 monthly.
Date of death not on AB

John Marden
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At to Mr Talifero
advised by instructions of the Hon Secy.
24 mo. per
80.
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Lt. John Taliaferro
June 29. 1833 Oct 17 1832
182.

BRIEF in the case of  John Markers  of  King George  in the State of  Pa  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Conus  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  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. As a Gen.     In 17 That he was enrolled at the commencement of the Revolution. Remained under Horatio Gates, he took the field, at a minute's warning during the whole war, & that he did perform certain services from time to time in each successive year - one time of 3 mos. per claim 2 years  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? King George Co - Pa  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Conus 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
1761
Examining Clerk.

State of Virginia, King George County, Set
On this 4 th day of October — in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of the County aforesaid, John Marders, a resident of the said County, aged seventy two, or three 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 the 7 th day of June 1832 — That he was regularly enrolled, at the commencement of the war of Revolution, a Soldier in the Militia Company commanded by Capt t William Piper, attached to the Regiment commanded by Col s John Skinker in the County of King George; That from the time of his said enrollment he was during the whole war under standing orders to take the field at a moment's warning, with three days provision, in order to resist aggressions from the Hostile Tribes which occupied the Potomac River, except at short intervals, during the whole war; That in pursuance of this standing order, he was from time to time, during the whole war called on to perform divers tours of duty in each successive year; That on account of no Muster Rolls having been preserved, it is now impossible for him to ascertain & state the dates & duration of the numerous, indeed almost incessant, tours of duty he performed in the aforesaid service; That besides

The foregoing, he marched from the County of King George in the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Woodfin- don Randall to the siege of York, & performed a tour ex- ceeding three months, by a few days - That he is well sa- tisfied, & on his oath declares, that the sum of all his ser- vice as aforesaid did not amount to less than two years, & for that time he claims - That the evidences of his service as a Soldier of the Revolution here- with exhibited, is all that he knows of, or believes to exist - He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pen- sion, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State -
his John Mardens mark
Sworn to in open court and subscribed the date above
We Jesse Davis - - a Clergyman & James Mardens both residents of King George County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Marden who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two or three years old; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood of his residence to have been a Sol- dier of the Revolution, and, that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to, & subscribed in open court, the date above -
Jesse Davis James Mardens
And this said Court hereby declares their opinion, after the investigation of the matter.

and after putting the questions prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states, and the Court further certifies that John Davis - is a clergyman residing in the County of King George, and that James Munder - a resident thereof, who also has signed the above certificate, is a credible person, and that this statement is entitled to credit -
And I John G. Stuart, Clerk of King George County Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applications of John Munder for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this 5th day of October in the year 1832 and of the Commonwealth the 57th.
State of Va King George Cty Oswit
J. G. Stuart
Personally appeared before me Sam l Oldham an acting justice of the peace for the said County John Munder who being first duly sworn Deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection not less than the periods mentioned before and in the following grades. During the year 1779 he served as a soldier. During the year 1780 as a soldier & during the year 1781 as a soldier in which latter year his service terminated at the capture of Lord Cornwallis at Little York that the whole service taken together makes a period of two years or more as a soldier and in answer to the interrogatories by the War Department he says that he

having no record of his birth he does not know in what year he was born but by reference to the ages of his contemporaries he is now 73 or 74 years of age - That he was born in the County of King George County State of Va. That he was a resident of the said county when he was called into service & has always resided in the said county & is now a resident in it
That the regiment in which he served was called out in 1861 in the years 1779 - 1780 & 1781 but when he went to battle he was drafted - he was frequently with large bodies of troops horse & foot but does not recollect who commanded them at one time on the heights above Falmouth where he was stationed for some time there was a large collection of troops
at the close of every service we were discharged verbally and likewise at York
That he is known to most of his county men & believes that they will generally testify to his character for veracity
Given under my hand & seal this the 4 th of May 1833
John Marders J. Oldham D. Seal
Declaration of John Marders
Hon. J. Salisbury Present

April 29, 1940.
Mrs. Louis A. Geupel 531 South Rotherwood Evansville, Indiana.
BA-J/ILL Quinn John Marders S. 18500
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 18500, based upon service of John Marders in the Revolutionary War. His name is not shown Mardis in this claim.
John Marders was born in King George County, Virginia; the day of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. He resided there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
John Marders belonged to a company of King George County Virginia militia commanded by Captain William Piper and Colonel John Skinker and from 1775 until the close of the war was prepared to march at any moment; he was engaged for at least four and one half months in each year on short tours, principally along the shores of the Potomac River watching the movements of boats belonging to the enemy, restraining fugitives, guarding public ferries, also tobacco warehouses and the homes of the inhabitants. About July 1, 1781, he marched in Captain Woffendal Kendall's Virginia company to Yorktown and was discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis. His entire service amounted to two years, one and one half months.
John Marders was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed October 4, 1832. He was then a resident of King George County, Virginia, aged about seventy three years. He made no reference to wife or children.
In 1832, James Marders resided in King George County, Virginia; he made affidavit in regard to this soldier but did not state any relationship between them.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name

of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
John Marders Certificate #16972 Issued October 18, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

18 500
INVALID.
File No. 18 500
John Mavers
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 241
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1935-Aug 15- Hist to Mrs Thos R. Shelton Letter in care of Jesse Waves - S. 8282. E.L.
1940- April 29- Hist. to Mrs. Louis B. Gumpel - S.L.

April 29, 1940.
Mrs. Louis A. Geupel 531 South Rotherwood Evansville, Indiana.
BA-J/III John Marders S. 18500
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Daniel Tucker whose Revolutionary War records you requested was an ensign from Amelia County, Virginia, and in which you desire further the Revolutionary War records of Job or John Cannon of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, who died about 1830, John Mardis, listed as a pensioner of King George County, Virginia, and James McKean (McKee-McKean or McCane) of South Carolina who died in 1840, whose wife was Sarah Gubit, and who may have served from Pennsylvania.
A further search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension of bounty land found based upon service of a Daniel Tucker of Virginia, or of a John Cannon of North Carolina, or of the James McKean cited by you, nor of any Job Cannon. Various spellings of the surnames were searched.
The record of John Marders, listed as a pensioner of King George County, Virginia, is furnished you herewith, pension claim-S. 18500. His name is not shown Mardis.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 15, 1935
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BA-J/ENL
Mrs. Thomas R. Shelton 1282 National Road Wheeling, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of James Davis, lieutenant in the Virginia Line from King George and Stafford Counties, that state, the Reverend Jesse Davies and John Marders, both of whom applied for pension in 1832, based upon military service in the Revolutionary War.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record could be identified as that of the James Davis in whom you are interested. The records of Jesse Davies and John Marders are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 15, 1935
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BA-J/EEI John Marders-S.18500
Mrs. Thomas R. Shelton 1282 National Road Wheeling, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18500, based upon the military service of John Marders in that war.
John Marders was born in King George County, Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While living in King George County, Virginia, John Marders was enrolled in a company of militia of that county, commanded by Captain William Piper and Colonel John Skinker and from 1775 until the close of the war he kept himself in constant readiness to march on a moment's notice, and was engaged for at least four and one-half months each year on short tours under the above named officers: his service was performed along the Potomac River watching the movements of the enemy whose boats often ascended the river, in restraining fugitive and insubordinate slaves, guarding and protecting the public ferries and tobacco warehouses and the citizens and their homes. About July 1, 1781, he marched to Yorktown in Captain Woffendal Kendall's Virginia Company and was discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis. His entire service amounted to two years, one month and one- half.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 4, 1832, while residing in King George County, Virginia, and aged seventy-two or seventy-three years.
There is no reference to wife or children.
In 1832, one James Marders resided in King George County, Virginia; no relationship to the soldier was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of

the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Marders(S.18500), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Marders, Certificate No. 16972, issued October 18, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

MRS. LOUIS A. GEUPEL
531 S. ROTHERWOOD, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
March 27, 1940
Telegrams Administration 90 W. H. Heller. Washington, D.C.
for per of pen.
Dear Sir:-
You have had letters from me on Daniel Jucker - as having a pension. I now think my Daniel Jucker - was Ensign Daniel Jucker of Amelia Co. Ga. Did that Daniel Jucker, Ensign have a pension? In case he did not , just drop the Daniel Jucker hunt.
However please send pension record of another ancestor listed so in Virginia records -
John 1832 Mardis - King George - 14 militia pension list, Sec. of War.
John or Job Cannon or Cannon of Mecklenburg Co. North Carolina who died about 1830 - and had wife Margaret-
over .

Also a James McKean , McKae , McKean or McPhee of South Carolina who had wife Sarah Cribb. He died in 1840. Probably war service was in Pennsylvania.
Some day, I hope to get these records straight - and then I do not need to ask you for help.
Thanking you.
Ruby T. Geupel

I John Teliaferro of the County of King George in the State of Virginia, having examined the facts & circumstances stated in the Declarations of George Strother & John Warders, filed in the Pension office of the U. States, setting forth the nature of the services performed by the said Strother & Warders as soldiers in the Militia of King George County aforesaid during the war of the Revolution, do hereby certify & declare my conviction that the said Strother & Warders did serve the full term stated & claimed by them respectively. I have a full & perfect recollection of the events & circumstances of that period, and I have no hesitation to affirm, that the said Strother & Warders being enrolled as they were at the commencement of the war in 1775, and serving as they did to end of the harassing & predatory war conducted by the enemy in that section of the Country, must have been in actual service, in the manner stated in their respective Declarations aforesaid, the full term of two years. It is known to me that by an order of the Executive authority of Virginia the Militia of King George County was detailed en masse, subject to be called out at a moment's notice to perform military duty, & that on failure to obey such call each Militia man so failing was subject to military law & penalties. From the nature & frequency of the calls to perform the aforesaid service, that is to guard the many points on a navigable frontier extending at least forty miles; to guard & protect the several Public Ferries, Tobacco Warehouses, as well as the persons & property of the citizens; every male from fifteen to fifty years of age was held in constant requisition to perform military duty. The frequency of the calls to perform the aforesaid service

and the short duration of many of them, must render it now impossible for any one who performed them, especially aged & illiterate men, to state from mere memory the dates or duration of those Tours - given under my hand at the Pension Office of the U. States this 18 th day of October 1833 -
John Taliaferro

State of Virginia, King George County - S EE
Personally appeared before me, John Taliaferro, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, John Marders, a Soldier of the Revolution, who being first duly sworn, on his oath made and subscribed the following statement, supplemental to his Declaration bearing date the 4 th day of October 1832, & sent to the Pension Office of the U. States, in order to obtain for him the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of June 1832 - The said Marders now on his oath states, that owing to great lapse of time, old age, & the consequent decay of his memory unassisted by any written memoranda or public record as to his military service, he cannot pretend to state with precision the dates at which he was called out to perform Tours of military duty, nor can he now recollect the exact duration of those Tours. He however recollects well, that immediately on the commencement of the war, he thinks some time in the year 1775, he was duly enrolled a private in the company of militia in the County of King commanded by Capt u W m Piper attached to the Regiment commanded by Col o John Skinker - That from

The day of his said enrollment till the close of the war he was under orders to hold himself ready to take the field, with three days provision, to be found by himself, at a moments warning, in order to watch the movements of the Hostile Vessels which occupied the Potomac River from the commencement to the close of the war, except at very short intervals; to protect the property of the citizens on the Potomac margin to the extent of about forty miles, as also on two navigable creeks, which extend from the Potomac into the interior of the said County, from plunder & destruction; to restrain fugitive & insubordinate slaves; and also to guard the Public Tobacco warehouses at two points on navigable water, distant from each other about fifteen miles; also to guard the Boats on two Public Ferries over Potomac River, at one Ferry over Machodock Creek. That these were the duties he had to perform, & did perform, as a Soldier, & in the execution of which tho' he encountered hardships & privations which he never can forget, yet for the reasons he assigned above, lapse of time, old age, & consequent loss of memory, unaided by any written evidence, yet he cannot now pretend to recollect the numbers & dates of the numerous Tours of duty he performed in each year. Being however enabled to remember well that from the year 1776 to the year 1781 his duty as a Soldier was such that he was seldom at home & then but for short periods. He therefore states that in the year 1776 he could not have been in actual

service as a Soldier less than four months & a half at different Tours. The same in 1777- The same in 1778- The same in 1779 & The same in 1780, making in those five years an aggregate service of Twenty two months & a half which he now confidently believes he did serve - That in the year 1781, the Vessels of the enemy were seldom in the Potomac, that is high up that River, and then for very short turns, and tho' he was several times called out in that year, the Tours were too transient & short to enable him to make a satisfactory estimate of their length - But in that year, that is, about the first of July 1781 he was drafted & marched with a Company commanded by Capt l Woffendon Kendal to the siege of York; that this Tour exceeded three months by a few days - making an aggregate of two years, one month and a half which he now claims to have served as a Soldier - That his answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, if now given, would be the same that he gave in his original Declaration, & in the amendment thereto, which are herewith submitted by -
his John X Manders mark
State of Virg a , King George County Set
Subscribed & sworn to by John Manders, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, the date above mentioned John Taliaferro, J. P.

I John G. Stuart Clerk of the County Court of King George in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that John Taliaferro whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certifi- cate is now and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 27th: day of September 1863 and 58th: year of the Commonwealth
J. G. Stuart.

The within statement, showing the geographical position of the claimants, and the fact of their being at all times under requisition, may justify the reception of their statement of the Aggregate of Service for each year without that minute specification of each call in every year, which is indispensable in the regular terms of Military Service under other circumstances. They are therefore allowed upon their own merits, without impairing the regulations respecting the specification of service.
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