Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 797, for Joseph Lemaster, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Lemaster Joseph or Lamaster
N. 797
Mary
CONTENTS

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
my father was married Joseph Lemaster and his father was married Isaac and his brother brother was named as follows
Isaac Richard
Benjamin
Thomas
and three Sisters named as follows
Mary
Charity
Catharine
my mother's father was named John Waddell and his mother was named
Mary and she had the following named Brothers and Sisters John William George and James Sisters Jane Elizabeth and my mother was named Mary
MARRIAGES.
John Waddell Lemaster and Nancy Lee Lemaster was married on the 11 th October 1821
John Waddell Lemaster was born on the 21 st day of October 1893
Nancy Lee Lemaster his wife was born on

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Mary Elizabeth Lemaster Daughter of John W and Nancy Lee. Lemaster was born on 29 th day of August 1822
Wareus Lefayett Lemaster Son of John W and Nancy Lee. Lemaster was born on Friday December 10 th 1824
Sophrona Ann Lemaster Daughter of John W and Nancy Lee Lemaster was born on 5 th day August 1827
Charlotte Rabakak was born on the 9 day of march 1830
DEATHS.
Wareus Lefayett Lemaster Son of John W and Nancy Lemaster Departed this life on the 25 day of July 1825
John Brown Lemaster Son of John W and Nancy Lee Lemaster Departed this life on the 29 day of August 1833 "
James Knorr Polk Lemaster Son of John W and Nancy Lee Lemaster Departed this life on 28 day of May 1835

16880
West Tennessee
Joseph Lemaster
of Maury County in the state of W. Tenn who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grafton of the Virginia line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21. of June 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of May 1820 to Hon. the H. H. Bryan H. Rep
  Arrears to 4th of March 1820  67.00    Semi-annual pay ending 4 Sept 1820  48    8 mo 10/41     3.62     67.00      115.69  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

5548
Rep?
Nashville, Tennessee
Mary Lamaster
widow of Joseph Lamaster
who was a Sergeant
in the Revolution
Old Sine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. day of May 1844 and sent to James H. Kendrick
Nashville, Tenn. Died Apr 16, 1845—
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1, Page 220

5509
Mary Samaster of Joseph Samaster
[Signature]
Civ. Dist. June 3 Tenn.
7 July
5509
Pension Claim
J. L. Edwards Pension Agent
Washington City District of Columbia
Presidential due Aug 10. 1926
M c H Dew
5509

Declaration
State of Tennessee } Maury County. } To Wit. Circuit Court for Maury County May term 1839.
Declaration of Elizabeth Mary Lamaster, widow and relic of Joseph Lamaster deceased In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of the Congress of the United States allowing half pay to widows of dec d soldiers of the Army of the Revolution
State of Tennessee } Maury County. } S.S. On this 28 th day of May in the year 1839. personally appeared in open court being a court of record, The Honorable Andrew J. Marchbanks Judge & presiding at the court house in the town of Columbia being the Circuit Court for said County at the May term 1839. Mary Lamaster a resident citizen of the County of Maury aforesaid aged about eighty one years, who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress allowing half pay pension to the widows of deceased soldiers of the Revolution. That she is the widow and relic of Joseph Lamaster deceased who was a Continental soldier in the army of the United States and was in the Army at the close of the War. Said Joseph Lamaster resided in the County of Frederick as a in the state of Maryland when he was soldier in the Regular Army in the War of the Revolution. Affiant cannot state the names of the officers under whom he served nor the particular grade that he bore in the War but has often heard him say he was a Subaltern officer some time during the War. The term of his services - Affiant states that her said husband Joseph Lamaster in his life time prepared his declaration & the proofs of his enlistment & services.

in the said War of the Revolution forwarded it to the War Department of the Government of the United States and was placed on the pension list for West Sumpter and drew a pension for several years before his death, she refers the Honorable Pension Agent to the files in his office to the Declaration & proof of the services of her said Husband: Which she prays may be taken as part of her proof in this behalf Affiant further states that said Joseph Lamaster after the close of the War removed to Abbeville County also Abbeville District in the State of South Carolina, & on the day of 1792 her & the said Joseph Lamaster were married in due form of law and lived together as man & wife up to the date of his death, she Affiant states that Joseph Lamaster then self moved to the State of Sumpter many years before his death, and the they resided in said County of May at the date of his death, that said Joseph Lamaster died in the County of Sumpter  McIntosh on the day of August 1826 Affiant is old, infirm & very poor - she therefore humbly prays of the Government a pension pursuant to the provisions of the Acts of Congress in such cases made & provided And as in duty bound she will ever pray &c She states that she & the said Joseph Lamaster were married after the close of the War and before the year 1794. She humbly renounces all other pensions or annuities except the present & that her name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State in the Union & she prays to be put on the pension roll for West Su- mpter.
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
Mary her Lamaster (mark)
this 20 th day of May 1839 P. Nelson Clerk

State of Tennessee Maury County. } Circuit Court May term 1839.
I. Andrew J. Marchbanks, Judge H. do hereby certify and declare that from the proofs before me, that in the opinion of the Court Joseph Lamaster was a soldier of the Army of the United States during the War of the Revolution, the Mary Lamaster is the widow & relict of Joseph Lamaster decd. and resides in Maury County & is a lady of good moral character and entitled to full credit on her oath this the 23rd day of May 1839 Andrew J. Marchbanks
State of Tennessee { No. 115. Maury County {
I. Pleasant Nelson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Maury County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Declaration, affidavits & Certificate of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mary Lamaster widow & relict of Joseph Lamaster decd. for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in the town of Columbia Tennessee on the 23rd day of May in the year 1839 & the 63rd year of American Independence.
P. Nelson Clerk

State of Tennessee } S.S. Circuit Court August term 1839. Maury County }
Personally appeared in open court Mary Lancaster widow & relic of Joseph Lancaster deceased being Account of records, before the Honorable Edmund Dillahanty and made oath in due form of law, that she has no family record of the date of her marriage with the said Joseph Lancaster, or of the births of her children, but her son John M. Lancaster has a family Bible containing a record of his birth, which is in the following words
John M. Lancaster, son of Joseph & Mary Lancaster was born on the 21 st day of October 1793
She has no other record in her possession of the birth of her other children, the old family Bible containing the record of her marriage & the birth of her children has been lost or destroyed, that she is the identical Mary Lancaster, widow & relic of Joseph Lancaster dec d . She prays as she has in her foregoing declaration, & refers the department to her declaration & the proofs here to annex sworn to & subscribed in open court August 27 th 1839.
Mary her L Lancaster mark
P. Nelson Clerk
State of Tennessee Maury County, to wit. I Edmund Dillahanty Judge of the 8 th Judicial Circuit of the Circuit Courts for the State of Tennessee do hereby certify, the said foregoing affidavit was made in open court before me, that the said Mary Lancaster is the widow & relic of Joseph Lancaster deceased, and is a lady of good moral character & entitled to full credit on her oath in substance Witness my hand and seal this 27 th day of August in the year 1839.
Edmund Dillahanty
State of Tennessee } S.S. Maury County }
I Pleasant Nelson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Maury County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing amended affidavit, and Certificate of the Hon ble Edmund Dillahanty Judge of the 8 th Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee aforesaid, and that the foregoing declaration, affidavit & Certificate are the same made in open court before the Hon ble Andrew J. Marchbanks, Judge presiding for the

County of Maury aforesaid by interchange with the Hon Edmund Dillahunty, heretofore sent to the War Department, and sent back for authentication, and that the foregoing contain the original and approved proceedings in the case of the application of Mary Samuels for a pension & annuity,
CPB
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal this being no seal of office, at office in Columbia Tennessee, this 29th day of August in the year 1839 & in the 64th year of American Independence
P. Nelson Clerk
State of Tennessee } S.S. Maury County } 3
I James M. Polk Member
of Congress in the House of Representatives from the 9th Congressional district for the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Andrew J. Marchbanks and Edmund Dillahunty are preceding Judges of the Circuit Courts for the State of Tennessee, duly Commissioned & qualified, and that Pleasant Nelson Esquire who has signed the foregoing Certificate is & was at the date of the attestation the Clerk of the Circuit Courts for Maury County aforesaid, duly Commissioned & qualified as the law directs and that full faith ought to be given to all their official acts as such, I am also acquainted with Col John H. Dew who is the attorney for the applicant and deserves the respectful regard of the Hon War department.
James M. Polk Augt 29 th 1839.

State of Tennessee } Maury County } ss. Wit.
This day personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, before the Honorable Andrew J. Marchbanks, judge. The sitting in the court house in the town of Columbia for the County of Maury aforesaid James Lockridge, who after being sworn, says, that he was intimately acquainted with Joseph Lamaster in his life time and Elizabeth Mary Lamaster his wife, now the widow and relic of said Joseph Lamaster decd. both before and after their marriage that said Joseph and Mary Lamaster were married in Abbeville County or District in the State of South Carolina either in the year 1791 or 1792. Respondent is certain in his recollection that they were married after the close of the War of the Revolution and before the 1 st January 1794. Respondent was a militia soldier himself in War of the Revolution and is now 82 years of age, affiant lived in the same neighborhood when said Joseph & Mary Lamaster were living at the time of the marriage and was at the affair given to them. Affiant has often heard Joseph Lamaster in his life time shortly after the war and for many years after say that he was a soldier in the Continental Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution and that said Joseph Lamaster was placed on the Pension list for West Tennessee before his death, and that Mary Lamaster the present applicant for a pension is a lady of good moral character so regarded for more than fifty years and that she is entitled to full credit on her oath.
James Lockridge
Sworn & subscribed to in open
Court May 10 th 1839
P. Nelson Clerk of the Circuit court of Maury County Tenn.

State of Tennessee } S. S. Maury County }
This day personally appeared before me Andrew J. Marchbank clerk, Judge H in open Court being a Court of record, to wit the Circuit Court for Maury County aforesaid Rebecca M c Hay - aged about fifty five years, who after being duly sworn, states that she is the daughter of Joseph Lamaster dec d . - she was a daughter by the first wife of said Joseph Lamaster dec d . that after her mother died, when she was about eight years of age her said Father intermarried with Mary Lamaster the person who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing petition affiant was at the marriage of Joseph & Mary Lamaster, which took place as well as she can recollect some time in the year 1792. as she collects it from her present age & her recollection of her age at the date of the said Marriage, she has often heard her father the said Joseph Lamaster in his life tell of his services in the army of the United States, during the War of the Revolution, in fact she always heard him relate the Circumstances Connected with his services from her first recollection up to the date of which was on the day of August 1826 his death, that her said Joseph Lamaster drew from the Pension Agent for Miss Tennessee a Pension from the Government and that Joseph Lamaster died in Maury County on the day of Aug ust 1826. of the United States for several years before his death, she does not recollect the names of the officers under whom her father served, but remembers he lived in the State of Maryland when he was a soldier, he afterwards removed to Abbeville County in Abbeville District in South Carolina when the said Mary & Joseph were married, the exact length of the services of her father she cannot recollect, that Mary Lamaster is a creditable lady of good Moral Character, & is the identical Mary Lamaster the widow & relic of Joseph Lamaster dec d . Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 15 th day of May 1839. Rebecca her M c Hay mark Subscribed to for P. Nelson Clerk

W. Loomis
551
Frontier of Sept 15
Joseph Lumar
Recd Aug 18
from
223  time
See letter to Pensioner
Sep. 11. 1829.
Salisbury
Joseph Lumar
Secretary of War
Washington City

The State of Tennessee
Williamson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term 1823 This day Joseph Lemaster appeared in open Court and filed his declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension with a schedule of his estate thereto annexed which were subscribed and sworn to in open Court which declaration and schedule are in the words and figures following vizt. On this 16 th day of July 1823. personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record so constituted by act of Assembly for the county of Williamson Joseph Lemaster Resident in said County aged fifty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818, the 1 st of May 1820 and the first of March 1833. That he the said Joseph Lemaster enlisted for the term of three years on the 25 th of December in the Year 1774 in the State of Virginia, in the Company commanded by Captain George Perry, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Gibson in the State of Virginia, on the continental establishment. That he continued to serve in the corps until the 1 st day of March 1780 when he was discharged from the said service at Fort Pitt, in the State of Pennsylvania. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, & that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so as to diminish it, or to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities contract.

contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed. I have a Military warrant in the hands of the Surveyor in the State of Ohio for two hundred acres of land, one fourth of which I have agreed to give him if he should lay it; but I am informed & believe that there is but little probability of its ever being done. I have a judgment for One hundred and twenty two dollars & fifty cents with costs against a man who is insolvent his name is William Smith one note of twenty seven dollars not due, a lien on a note of One hundred and thirty five dollars in the hands of my son in law to whom I justly owe 80 dollars but as I have been living with him sometime and as he has repeatedly lent me money I do not consider it my own. I have other sums owing to me amounting to about                      but as the debtors have fled from this State & gone I know not whither. I have no prospect of ever recovering them. I have one house & cells, kitchen furniture & farming utensils & seven head of sheep. I am by occupation a farmer but from continual indisposition have not been able to prosecute my labors for eighteen months past. I have seven children five daughters and two sons all of whom are married except two daughters Mary & Eliza, the first twenty four years of age the latter sixteen; by their own exertions they are able to support themselves my wife lives amongst her children at no settled place, and is incapable of doing much work. I have now made a schedule before I was enrolled on the pension list in consequence of a petition sent by me from Maury County Tennessee, where I then resided, to the Secretary of War, from whom I received a certificate of such enrol- ment I drew on the pension agent at Nashville until the passage of the law requiring schedules of property held by the pensioners, but have drawn none since. I of Leicester

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court 17 th July 1823. Thomas Ward- man bails. Whereupon it is the opinion of this Court that the total amount in value of the property mentioned in said Schedule is one hundred and fifty two dollars and no more and that the said declarant is worthy of credit
The State at Lampeter.
I Thomas Wardman an Clerk of the aforesaid Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Brecon do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct trans- cript from the records of said court and I also certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the schedule attached to the declaration of the said Joseph Lemaster is worth the sum of one hundred fifty two dollars and no more.
In faith & testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office in Franklin the 8 th day of August A.D. 1823.
Thos. Wardman Clerk.

Joseph Lemaster Pio.
Col: Crawford's Virginia Rep. 1776 - for 3 yrs; 21 st June 1818
The name of Joseph Lemaster does not appear on Virginia rolls. Proof of service is therefore required. —

State of Tennessee } 21 st June 1819. Maury County Soc }
This Day before me Perry W. Hump knows one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts in & for the State aforesaid named Joseph Semmes an inhabitant of the said County who being first sworn to declare & speak the truth & nothing but the truth touching his Service in the Army of the United States in the time of the revolutionary War with a view to obtain a pension under the act of Congress in that case made & provided Declares & says that on the 26 th of December in the year 1776 - at a place now Morgan town in the State of Virginia Virginia he enlisted in Captain David Scott Compa- ny in the 13 th Virginia Regiment Comman- ded by Colonel Crawford for three years Service in the Army of the United States that he served over the three years & more for he was not discharged until the 1 st day of March in the year 1780. by Col. Robert Campbell then Lieut. Colonel of the 9 th Virginia Regiment - he was at the Battle of German Town Brandywine then marched back to Pittsburgh & was in several battles with the

With the Indians that he obtained a warrant from the State of Virginia for 200 acres of land in consideration of his military service When warrant he now has he offered it for sale in the State of Ohio last winter but the highest offer that was made him for it was 15 dollars an hundred acres - he is now in the 61 st year of his age is afflicted with the Rheumatism & other Diseases incident to old age has no means of subsistence but from his Manual labour when he is unable efficiently to perform it is in such very pecuniary circumstances in life as to require assistance from his family for support that he has no other means to offer in support of his claim to a pension but his own claim - his discharge being filed in the proper office in Virginia in order to obtain his from land warrant aforesaid
Joseph Lomax
Sworn & subscribed before me this 21 st of June 1819
Parry W Humphrys Judge
I Parry W Humphrys Judge do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named Jo s

Leicester and born in the army of the United States against the Common Enemy for more than nine months in the line of the involun- tary man if that he is in such measured circumstances in life as to require assistance from his country for support - Therefore Certify & transmit the foregoing testimony & proceedings had before me to the Hon the Secretary of the Department of War as required by Said act of Congress before mentioned
21 st June 1819
Parry W. Humphreys
State of Tennessee Maury County
I George M. Martin Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County do certify that Parry W. Humphreys (whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate) is & was at the time of subscri- bing the same Judge of one of the Judi- cial Circuits of the State of Tennessee and that full faith and credit are due to all his Judicial acts. In witness whereof I have set my hand & affixed my private Seal. (Having no Seal of Office) at office this 21 st day of June 1819
George M. Martin Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EEL
July 12, 1950
Louise Hardison Box 574 Colorado, Texas
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.797, it appears that Joseph Lemaster (the name also appears as Lamaster) was the son of Isaac. The date and place of his birth are not given.
While residing in the State of Maryland, he enlisted December 16, 1776, at Morgantown, Virginia, served as a sergeant in Captain David Scott's Company, Colonel Crawford's Virginia Regiment and in Captain George Berry's Company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and in several battles with the Indians and was discharged March 1, 1780.
After the Revolution, he moved to Abbeville District, South Carolina, and then to the State of Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 21, 1819, at which time he was in the sixty-first year of his age and resided in Maury County, Tennessee. In 1823, he was living in Williamson County, Tennessee.
He died in August, 1826 in Williamson County, Tennessee, while visiting his relatives. His place of residence at that time was Maury County, Tennessee.
The soldier married in 1791 or 1792, in Abbeville District, South Carolina, Mary, the daughter of John and Mary Waddell.
She was allowed pension on her application executed

May 23, 1839, at which time she was aged eighty-one years and resided in Maury County, Tennessee.
She died April 16, 1845.
Facit AB Joseph and Mary Lemaster had seven children, five daughters and two sons, only names given are son, John W. Lemaster, born October 21, 1793, and daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, in 1823, aged twenty-four and sixteen years, respectively.
John Waddel Lemaster and Nancy Lee Almond were married October 11, 1821.
The following appears on the family record:
Births.
Mary Elizabeth Lemaster, daughter of John W. and Nancy Lee Lemaster, was born August 29, 1822.
Marcus Lefayett Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancy Lee Lemaster, was born December 10, 1824.
Saphrona Ann Lemaster, daughter of John W. and Nancy Lee Lemaster, was born August 5, 1827.
Charlott Rabekah was born March 9, 1830.
Deaths.
Marcus Lefayett Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancy Lemaster, departed this life July 25, 1825.
John Brown Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancy Lee Lemaster, departed this life on August 29, 1833.
James Knox Polk Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancy Lee Lemaster, departed this life May 28, 1835.
The soldier, Joseph Lemaster had brothers Isaac, Richard, Benjamin and Thomas and sisters Mary, Charity and Cathryne.
Soldier's wife, Mary Waddell Lemaster had brothers

John, William, George and James and sisters Jane and Elizabeth.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to William Ingram, under any spelling of the name, as described by you.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

5287.
State of Tennessee.
Mary Lamaster,
widow of Joseph Lamaster,
who was a pensioner under the Act of May 1820, and who died in the Month of August 1826, of Williamson, Co. in the State of Tennessee, who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain David Scott of the Regiment commanded by Col. Crawford, in the Virginia Line line for three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of State of Tennessee at the rate of 120 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of April 1840, and sent to John H. Dey Esq. Columbia, Tennessee.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1840. $ 480.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. 40. 60.00
$ 540.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by Wm. C. Yantinger Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 208

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 797
Mary Lamaster Widow Joseph Lamaster Subj. Rev. War.
Act: Mar. 3, 1848.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 416
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930- July 12 - Wist. to Louise Hardison EEF
1932 - Feb 11 - Wist. to Mary Louise Hardison EEF

War Department Pension Office November 15 1839
Sir,
The papers in the case of Mrs. Mary Lamaster widow of Joseph Lamaster, dec'd have been again examined and filed with suspended cases. The original record of her sons age as referred to, should be transmitted to this office, before a final decision can be had.
I am, Very respectfully Yr. Mo. Abt. St.
G. W. Cump
John W. Row Esq. Columbia Tennessee

has been applied to for proof of the alleged service under Capt. Lytle and Col. Thurston.
The papers in the case of Mrs Mary Lamaster, widow of Joseph Lamaster, decd. have also been examined and they are herewith returned for authentication, as required in Note i in the enclosed printed sheet. If there be a family record of the marriage, or of birth, it should be produced; if not, the claimant should state the fact under oath. I am, respectfully, your obed. serv. John H. Dyer, Esq. Columbia, Tennessee.
J. L. Edwards

Land office Military warrant N o 6164-
To the principle Surveyor of the land, set apart for the officers and soldiers of the Commonwealth of Virginia
This shall be your warrant to Survey and lay off in one or more Surveys for Joseph Lemaster his heirs or assigns; the quantity of two hundred acres of land due unto the said Lemaster, in consideration of his services for three years as a sergeant of the Virginia Continental line - Agreeably to a certificate from the Governor and Council, which is received into the land office
Given under my hand and the seal of the said office this 26 th day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen -
Acc 200 Acres
Willy Pendleton Reg d Off

State of Tennessee } Maury County set } 31 st Dec r 1819.
I Parry M c Humphreys hereby certify this Transcript to be a true copy of the original Land cover now in the possession of Joseph Leachman who has applied for a pension & whose Declaration accompanies this copy with full of who states that this is the only substantial evidence of his discharge now in his power to produce - he further alleges that at the time of his discharge which was on the 18 th of March 1780 he belonged to the North Virginia Regiment commanded by Col o John Gibson in the Company commanded by Cap t George Berry all which is certified to the War Department by me one of the Judges of the Circuit Court in & for the State aforesaid
Parry M c Humphreys

Sept 9 Aug 30 Jenn Act. Clerk
Manu LeMaster
Pension Papers Mary Lancaster
orig. & copy with step. & etc.
3
Hon. J. L. Edwards  J.H. Pension Agent 36. Washington City Dist. Columbia
free

Columbia August 29 th 1839 Dear Sir I have this moment been enabled to comply with your last instruction, her enclosed, the Certificate of the Hon J K Polk you will see on the last page I shall two or three more claims in a few days Mr Samastis is certainly a meritorious claim
You have seen long since our glorious triumph in Tennessee, it is almost a miracle but it is true Tennessee is again her noble independent democratic self. She will never again be coaxed & deceived again by such men as Whit , Bell, Taylor & such small fry Yours H Thos H. Davis
The Assembly Room of Peninsular Hotel N. O., La. Columbia, Aug 29.

Left for Addison Mary Lemaster
Dear -
Yr. Wm Crump Acting Secretary of Pensions
Pension Claim Mary Lemaster widow of Joseph Lemaster du ce .
Washington City District Columbia

I send you inclosed the Original leaf torn from the Bible of John W. Lamarck, you will see he was born 21. Oct 1793. I hope you will now find that all things are right and you will please direct your reply as speedily as possible as the old Lady is very poor and much in need of the pension that she certainly is entitled to I am very respectfully H.  Geo. H. Drew
W. H. [unclear] Miss [unclear] Columbia Tennessee

Wm Lloyd Act. Comr of Pensions
J. H. New Exp. Columbia Tennessee
I sent you in December the Original leaf torn from the Bible of John H. Garrison upon which he was born 21 Oct 1793. I hope you will now find that all things are right and you will hear direct from him as to the particulars as to the old story in my book and much in need of the Pension that the entry is entitled to. I'm very respectfully M. Chas. H. New

Nashville May 6 1866
Sir
I enclose to you herewith the Declarations of Mary Lancaster and Christian McGales (which were handwritten) with a request that I should recnt them to you, you will please furnish the certificates if spared, to me at Nashville
Very respect
Yours the best
Chas. H. Bennett
J. L. Williams Esq.

Mary Lamaster Tennessee Suspended Oct. 15 Nov 1839. J. H. Dev.
See last part of a letter dated July 13, 1839, addressed to John H. Dev, in re. to this case, in Robert Edwards, v. 79. MMS
Act 7 July 1838

5509 Mary Lamaster of Joseph Lamaster
Admitted Sept 2 nd 1820. Baptist Col Crawford Va.
died August 1826
Act 7 July 1838.
John H. Low Columbia Tenn.

West Tennessee.
Original claim under act May 1820.
Joseph Tennant, Sergeant, served 3 years from 1776.
Schedule exhibits a military war- rant in the hands of the Surveyor in the State of Ohio for 200 acres of land, \frac{1}{4} of which claimant has a right to give to the Surveyor if he will lay it; but claimant has been informed and believes there is little pro- bability of its ever being done. — a judgment for $122, against a man who is insolvent — 1 note for $27, not yet due — a lien on a note for $ 135, in the hands of his son in law to whom he justly owes $80; but as the claimant has been for some time living with his son in law, and has repeatedly borrowed money from him, he does not consider the note as his own — Other sums are due to the claimant, but as the debtors have fled from the State, and from him he knows not whether there is no pros- pect of recovering them — 1 Colt, 7 guns, kitchen furniture and farming utensils. The Court value the property at $152.
On the 10th of October 1823 claimant
that on the 18th March 1818, he was completely insolvent — that since then by trade and industry, he acquired a wagon & 3 horses, 2 of which horses soon died — the remaining horse and wagon, he sold for $135, on which he has lived since.
His reason for not having made a schedule of his property prior to 18th March 1823, is that since in good health, and able to labor, he was resolved to live without the aid of his country, but having been reduced to indigent circum- stances, and rendered unable to labor he thinks it right now to claim that aid.
Claimant aged 65, by occupation a farmer, but unable to pursue it, from continual indisposition for the last 18 months. His wife (age not given) unable to support herself, and lives about with her children.
Continued 17 Augt. 1824, I sent
to Claimant,
Franklin, Tenn.

Hon: Henry H. Bryan, — old case May taken from the files of old cases. — Decision to be noted on Index of same. — Entered C. Galtson
000000 Henry H. Bryan Jan'y 1st. 1820 Columbia

Copied from letter of July 12, 1930
February 11, 1932
BA-J/EAL
Mary Louise Hardison Colorado Texas
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.797, based upon the military service of Joseph Lemaster in that war.
Joseph Lemaster(the name also appears as Lamaster) was the son of Isaac. The date and place of his birth are not given.
While residing in the State of Maryland, he enlisted December 26, 1776, at Morgantown, Virginia, served as a sergeant in Captain David Scott's Company, Colonel Crawford's Virginia Regiment and in Captain George Berry's Company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and in several battles with the Indians and was discharged March 1, 1780.
After the Revolution, he moved to Abbeville District, South Carolina, and then to the State of Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 21, 1819, at which time he was in the sixty-first year of his age and resided in Maury County, Tennessee. In 1823, he was living in Williamson County, Tennessee.
He died in August, 1826, in Williamson County, Tennessee, while visiting his relatives. His place of residence at that time was Maury County, Tennessee.
The soldier married in 1791 or 1792, in Abbeville District, South Carolina, Mary, the daughter of John and Mary Waddell.
Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed May 23, 1839, at which time she was aged eighty-one years and resided in Maury County, Tennessee.
She died April 16, 1845.

Joseph and Mary Lemaster has seven children, five daughters and two sons, only names given are son John W. Lemaster, born October 21, 1793, and daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, who, in 1823, were aged twenty-four and sixteen years, respectively.
John Waddell Lemaster and Nancey Lee Almond were married October 11, 1821.
The following appears on the family records:
Births
Mary Elizabeth Lemaster, daughter of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, was born August 29, 1822.
Marcus Lefayett Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, was born December 10, 1824.
Saphrona Ann Lemaster, daughter of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, was born August 5, 1827.
Charlott Rabekah was born March 9, 1830.
Deaths
Marcus Lefayett Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, departed this life July 25, 1825.
John Brown Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, departed this life on August 29, 1833.
James Knox Polk Lemaster, son of John W. and Nancey Lee Lemaster, departed this life May 28, 1835.
The soldier, Joseph Lemaster, had brothers Isaac, Richard, Benjamin and Thomas and sisters Mary, Charity and Cathryne.
Soldier's wife, Mary Waddell Lemaster, had brothers John, William, George and James and sisters, Jane and Elizabeth.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Colorado, Texas.
Jan. 10, 1932.
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs:
Please send me a copy of my great-great-grandmother, Mary Waddell LeMaster's, (wife of Joseph LeMaster ), Revolutionary War Pension Papers. They were executed May, 23, 1839 while she was living in Maury Co. Tennessee. She died April 16, 1845.
Also a copy of Col. John Waddell's  only one John Waddell in files Pension papers. The Waddell family lived in Bladen Co. North Carolina (since 1754), but John Waddell lived in Brunswick Co. during a part of the war at least, and was very active in North Carolina campaign. His children were John William, George & James, the girls, Jane Elizabeth & Mary.
Will appreciate any family data you may send.
Very truly, Mary Louise Hardison

Does the Pension Bureau have any records of colonial War Service? - if so I would be very glad to get a copy of Gen Hugh Waddell's (of Wilmington North Carolina) war Service. He was under Gen Forbes at Fort Duquesne, at that time he was a Major in 1758. etc.
Very truly
Mary Louise Hardison, Colorado  Texas

Ans July 12
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
My great, great grandfather Joseph LeMaster drew a pension as a Revolutionary soldier. In 1801 he was living in Charlotte Co Virginia and during war served in Capt. John Gibson's Detachment. Will you please send me what record you have of him - Very truly
Louise Hardison Colorado Texas.

Colorado Texas.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions Dear Sirs,
Will you please give me any information you may have on my two great, great grandfathers. (Revolutionary War.)
William Ingram N. Carolina.
✓ Joseph Le Master. Virginia.
Very truly
Louise Hardison
Colorado Texas.
Box 574.

Franklin Apr 23
for
(Pension claim)
Hon J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City
Recd Oct. 1834

The State of Tennessee
Williamson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions October Session 1823.
This day Joseph Lemaster
Personally appeared in open court being a court of record made so by an act of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee and makes oath that on the eighteenth of March 1818 he was completely insolvent having been compelled to pay security debts that since that time he by trade and industry obtained a good four wheel waggon and three horses that shortly after he procured said horses two of them died of the Glanders the remaining horse with the waggon he sold for one hundred and thirty five dollars and since the sale thereof being much afflicted with the Rheumatism he has lived on the proceeds of the sale of said waggon and horse that the note for the payment of said sum of one hundred and thirty five dollars was mentioned in the schedule of his estate forwarded to the War department and that the note of one hundred and twenty two dollars and fifty cents mentioned in the said schedule he obtained by waggoning that the man who drew said note is indebted that the twenty seven dollars note mentioned in said schedule is not yet collected but expects it will be that the three notes amounting in the whole to about one hundred dollars are of no value the drawer thereof having run away. The reason why he did not have his property exhibited in a schedule before the passage of the act of March 18 th 1823 is that he being in good health and able to labor was resolved to live without applying to his country for support but having been reduced

to indigent circumstances and being rendered unable to labor he believed it right to become an applicant for the pension allowed by law and he further states that the military warrant mentioned in the aforesaid schedule and the land to which he is entitled for the same he has never received nor does he ever expect to receive much if any benefit therefrom
I Thomas Henderson clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Williamson do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct transcript of the record of said court made at the session thereof A.D. 1823 and that the
said statement and deposition of said Joseph Lemaster was taken before said court & while in session.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at Office in Franklin this 23 d September 1824.
Thomas Henderson

Mr. Lewis Dennison Sir Joseph Lemaistre
Recd 25 Feb. 1824
Charles Greville
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary
Washington City
25
25 Feb. 1824

The State of Tennessee
Williamson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions October Term 1823
This day Joseph Simaster personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record made so by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee and makes oath that on the Eighteenth of March 1818 he was completely insolvent having been compelled to pay security debts that since that time he by trade and industry obtained a good four wheel waggon and three horses that shortly after he procured said horses two of them died of the Glanders the remaining horse with the waggon he sold for One hundred and thirty five dollars since the sale thereof being much afflicted with the Rheumatism he has lived on the proceeds of the sale of said waggon and horse that the note for the payment of said sum of One hundred and thirty five Dollars was mentioned in the schedule of his real estate forwarded to the War Department that the note of One hundred and twenty two Dollars and fifty Cents mentioned in the said schedule he obtained by waggoning that the man who drew said note is insolvent that the twenty seven Dollar note mentioned in said schedule is not yet collected but expects it will be that the three notes amounting in the whole to about One hundred Dollars are of no value the drawers thereof having run away. The reason why he did not have his property exhibited in a schedule before the passage of the Act of March 1 st 1823 is that he being in good health and able to labor was resolved to live without applying to his country for support but having been reduced to indigent circumstances and being rendered unable to labor he believed it right to become an applicant for the pension allowed by

by law and he further states that the military warrant mentioned in the aforesaid schedule and the said £10 which he is entitled for the same he has never received nor does he ever expect to receive much if any benefit therefrom.
I Thomas Hardeman clerk of the aforesaid court of Sessions for the County of Williamson do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct transcript from the minutes & records of said court
In faith & testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said court at office in Franklin this 10 th day of February A.D. 1824.
W. G. MILLER

5848
M. Samaster at '43 $120 per an
James H. Kendrick Nashville Tenn

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF Tennessee Maury — — COUNTY. } ss.
On this 19 th day of April 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and county aforesaid,
Mary Lemaster — — — a resident of Tennessee in the county of Maury — — aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:—That she is the widow of Joseph Lemaster — — — — — who was a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution; served part of his time under Genl. McIntosh. Regiment not recollected. She further declares that she is still a widow.
her Mary Lemaster mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } and year above written before me, }
Joseph Herndon
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
witness to the mark John P. Harris
State of Tennessee . Maury — County:—Set.
I, Joseph Herndon — — — a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Mary Lemaster — — — — — the above declarant is personally known to me.
Given under my hand this 19 th day of April 1844 —
Joseph Herndon JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
STATE OF Tennessee Maury — — COUNTY. }
I, William E Erwin — — Clerk of the County Court of said Maury — county, hereby certify that Joseph Herndon
whose name appears signed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such according to law, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at office in the Town of Columbia this 19 th day of April 1844.
Wm. E. Erwin CLERK OF Maury COUNTY.