Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,520, for William Morris, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Morris, William Martha
W 10,520 B.L.Wt 26384-160-55
CONTENTS

Ohio 32304.
Wm Morris of Washington in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the C o commanded by Captain Pitman of the R t commanded by Col Lawrence in the Scioto Valley line for 18 mos as a Sergeant.
No 24.196.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 90 Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Oct r 1833. and sent to Crane Schenck Dayton, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. 225.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 34. 45.- $ 270.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded By Wm H Palmer Clerk, Book C. Vol. 8 Page 17

104.038 } Act March 3/55 664401 } April 27/55
Martha Morris, widow of William Morris, Sergeant
Capt. Pitman.
Revolutionary War.
Pensioner.
Ohio Feb 53- 5190
Willoughby M. 21/56 B. H. M.
M rs S. Edwards Washington D.C.
Cir of S. Edwards Dec 18/55 S. H. Gro. W. Jones, Ch. Com. Rec. Pms Feb. 20/56
Ms. 20/57 - Lett. to Gen. R. E. Lee - O. S. H. - Information of No. of warrant, and to whom addressed, etc.
Vol M2 page 99.

1890 May 13: John Scutt - history - Pra Aug. 18 d. v that Aaron Nutt is not in pension papers nor has an affidavit for pension Post
5196 Ohio Cincinnati Martha Morris widow of William N. J. Morris who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Sergeant.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 90 dollars 11 1/4 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 21 st day of May 1853. and sent to
John S. Edwards Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 165 Vol. et
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264401
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Ohio Martha widow of Wm Morris for Rev Pension under act 3 Feb 1853
22304
Boyetton
filed by John Edward May 15- 1855-
No 22304

The State of Ohio.
Montgomery County ss
I the undersigned Judge of the Probate Court within and for said County, which Court is by the Constitution and laws of said State, a Court of law and Record, and of which Court I am the Judge and Clerk, duly commissioned and qualified to act, do hereby certify that the within named Martha Morris, William Crossly and Joseph Seull, were by me duly sworn and affirmed as to the truth of the statements herein by them respectively subscribed and that they signed the same in my presence on the day and year within set forth. I do further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said McCroskey and believe him to be a man of undoubted truth, of high integrity; also that he is not limited.
Witness my signature and the Seal of said Court at Dayton this tenth day of May 1855
Joseph G. Crane, Probate Judge

State of Ohio Montgomery } ss
On this 30 th day of April A D 1855 personally appeared before The Probate Court of the County of Montgomery and State of Ohio Martha Morris a resident of Centerville in the County of Montgomery State aforesaid aged 59 years who first being 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 acts of Congress passed on the 3 rd day of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of W m Morris who was a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution. That he drew a Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 of Ninety Dollars per Annum which she refers to evidence on file at the Pensions or war department also a Copy of his Certificate hereto attached - The original now in her possession That he drew his pay not the Agency at Cincinnati Ohio She further declares that she was married to the said W m Morris on the 5 th day of October A D 1831 that her said husband died on the 3 rd day of December A D 1838 That she was not married to him prior to the second day of January eighteen hundred and

at the time above stated She further declares that She is now his widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband W m Morris That She has one son under the age of 21 years his name is William aged 20 years Wilbur F. Holliday Martha pre Morris
We William Crosley and Joseph Scull residents of Centerville Montgomery County, Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Martha Morris in our presence and that we know her to be the identical person the deponent knows to be the person having known her for 30 years and that her said husband William Morris died in Shelby County Ohio some time in the year of 1838 That She is commonly called Patsa Morris, which is considered a nickname for Martha hence it was that the Marriage License was got as Patsa - but we know her to be the identical Person the widow of William Morris who drew a Pension His the Certificate is herunto attached and we further swear that she is now a widow and has remained a widow since the death her said husband William Morris and that we do reside in Centerville in the County of Montgomery in the State of Ohio and we further swear that we have no interest in this aff affidavit Crosley seal Scull - Joseph Scull seal

I Joseph Scull a resident of Centerville Montgomery County Ohio do hereby swear that I knew William Morris the within named husband of Martha Morris for thirty years and drew his as agent pension for him at Cincinnati Ohio, during his life time - and I further swear that Martha Morris the within named widow of William Morris, that her name before her said marriage to the said William Morris was Martha Hillen and that she has one son William aged 20 years Joseph Scull
Martha Morris further swears that the deceased Pensioner resided in Shelby county Ohio for the space of one year before his death and previous thereto he resided in Centerville Ohio Martha's name before her said marriage to William Morris was Martha Hillen. She also makes Application for pay due W m Morris from Sept 4 th  1828 to December 3 rd 1855 Witness my hand Martha Morris Mark
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Crosby of Montgomery county, Ohio, whose certificate is given above, & know him to be a citizen of age, good character & strict integrity, & that his statement is entitled to the fullest confidence. Robt. C. Schenck
Dayton, May 8. 1855 -

State of Ohio, Montgomery County, ss:
I, Joseph G. Crane, Judge of the Probate Court, within and for said County, do hereby certify that the following entry of the Marriage of William Morris and Patsy Hillen is correctly copied from the Record of Marriages in said County, which Record is now in said Probate Court in Pursuance of Law.
Married, on the 5th day of October A. D. 1831 William Morris and Patsy Hillen by me Joshua Garman, M. G.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature and the Seal of said Court at Dayton, this tenth day of May A. D. 1855
Joseph G. Crane Probate Judge

State of Ohio Montgomery County }
I Adam Miller Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Montgomery and State of Ohio holder at Dayton in said County. Do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to me that William Morris was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety Dollars per Annum, was a resident of the County of Shelby in the State of Ohio in the year 1838 on the third day of December and died at that time in the County & State aforesaid and left a a Widow whose name is Martha Morris but she is commonly called Patsey Morris but I know her to be the Widow of W m Morris
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office at Dayton This 10 th day of May in the Year of our Lord 1855
Adam Miller Clerk of Court of Common Pleas Montgomery County Ohio

War Copy Department Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Act of the United States of the 7th June 1832 W m . Morris of the State of Ohio
Who was a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Ninety Dollars per Annum during his natural life commencing on the 4 th March 1831 and payable Semiannually on the 4 th of March and the 4 th of September in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States this 8 th day of October One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Three
John Pott Acting Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
State of Ohio Montgomery County SS.
I hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the original Certificate in the matter of W m Morris a Pensioner
Witness my signature & Seal of Office this 10 th May 1855
Joseph G. Crane Probate Judge
I certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Scull of Antioch Montgomery County Ohio who has testified with W m Morris in Mrs Morris application for Pension herein attached and I know him

to be a Man of Good Moral Character and is entitled to Credit. Amos Irwin
State of Ohio Montgomery County ss
I here by certify that I am personal- ly acquainted with the within named R. C. Schenck & Amos Irwin and believe them to be men of truth & integrity & fully entitled to credit.
Witness my signature and the seal of the Probate Court at Dayton this 19 th day of May 1855
Joseph G. Crane Probate Judge
No 22304
Ohio Martha union of Wm Morris for Rev Pension under act 3 Feb 1853
22304
Deposit
filed by John Stewart May 15 - 1855 -

State of Ohio
Montgomery County On this 4 th day of April AD One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty five Personally appeared before me me D Thatcher a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Martha Morris aged 59 Years a resident of Cincinatti in the State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of William Morris who was a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolutionary War in the Continental Army raised by Capt. Pitman that her said husband drew a Pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 (Eighteen hundred and thirty two) of Twenty Dollars per Annum from the 4 th March AD 1831 during his Natural Life of which she refers to a copy of the original Certificate hereto attached. She further states that she was Married to the said William Morris in Cincinatti Ohio on the 5 th day of October AD 1831 by an Israel Carrman a Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Martha Gilliam that her said husband died at Shelby County Ohio on the Third day of October December AD 1835 and that she is now a widow She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 rd 1855
Attest D Thatcher
Martha her Morris mark

We Isaac Wilson and A V Maxwell residents of Circleville in the State of Ohio upon an oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Martha Morris in our presence and that we believe from the appearance of said statements of the applicant that she is identical person the represents herself to be Isaac Wilson M c Maxwell
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the Claimant is the person said Martha Morris that she represents herself to be and that she died in the year ad 1838 D. Matthews J. P.
I certify that the following is a true copy of the original Certificate now in the possession of Martha Morris
War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 5 th of June 1832

William Morris of the State of Ohio Who was a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Ninety Dollars per Annum during his natural life Commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and Payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March and the 4 th of September in Every Year
Given at the War Office of the United States this Eighth day of October One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Three (1833)
John Robb Acting Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned } J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Indorse on the Bearer) Payments to be made at Cincinnati By J. L. Edwards Br. Bank agent for paying Pensions in the Agency of Ohio
Recorded in the Pension office in Book E Vol 8 Pag 17 by Wm B Palmer Clerk
Serial No 22304 David Thatcher J.P.
I certify that Martha Morris widow of Wm Morris. deceased is commonly called Patsey Morris. but she is the identical Person and widow of William Morris abn referred to herein. David Thatcher J.P.

104,038
Martha Morris for Sam Morris Rea Pinnin for B Frank att. 3 Mar 1853-
John H. Schaeffer April 20 1853-
State of Ohio, Montgomery County, ss.
I, GEORGE W. BROWN  Adam Miller , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, do hereby certify that Dana Thatcher before whom the foregoing Declaration and Affidavit hereto attached appears to have been made was, at the time of subscribing the same, and now is, AN ACTING Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such.
In Witness whereof, I, the said Clerk, have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court at Dayton, in said County, this 7 day of April A. D. 1853 Adam Miller CLERK.
By _____ DEPUTY.

As in the case of William Morris in Montgomery County Ohio the introduction of the particular  Capt. Morris in the list of Capt. Morris is creditable a good character as a business - it may be well also to get again the list of the clerk of that county the list of persons of some  other  county than for that  William Morris 
No. 196 Morris William Morris Montgomery Ohio
20.304
Return of
  Amount 1 year & 6 Months     as Serv.  60.00     30.00     90.00  
Crane & Schenck Dayton Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th April 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith submitted, setting forth your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Morris
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the account. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      “ When was in the service by month Four of duty with intermissions of about from two to three weeks to a month for the term of three years ”  First Com d Capt Peirce Capt Pittman G d Farmer Col d Lawrence 72 years Monmouth 65 New Jersey  Production of a Blympton living with his Captain under whom he served a part of the time   
“ He is very confident that the aggregate time of his service amounted in the whole to 18 Months ”  I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and 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, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. (The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.)
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

As the above is the election in Hamilton County and is in the nature of the disposition of Capt. Pittman's in further consequence of Capt. Pittman's eligibility good character as a witness - but may be more false to get again the seal of the Clerk of that court in the office of Attorney at Law at some other in the country than fact that William is
24. 1946 Morris William Morris Montgomery Ohio
20.304
Return of
  Adm 1. year & 6 Months     as Serv.  60.00     30.00     90.00  
Crane & Schenk Dayton Ohio

State of Ohio
Montgomery County
On this twelfth day of September  March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery aforesaid now sitting
William Morris a resident of said County aged Seventy two years who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 viz. that he was drafted and mustered
into service in the  at Amboy  suburb in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey under
Capt. William Perine and afterwards under Capt. Johnathan Peltman, whose depositions to that effect he has procured herewith and served as
Sergeant Commissary and was in the service by month the  terms of duty with intermissions of about from two to three weeks to a month
He is very confident that the aggregate time of his active service in the whole is 18 months. for the term of three years, his field officers
were Genl. Herman & Colo. Elisha Lawrence & Majr. Gilbert Longstreet that he resided
in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey in the time of his service as above and that in
one case he went as a substitute for a person whose name he does not now recollect, was in an engagement at
Amboy & at the Battle of Brandy wine that he has no documentary record by which to prove his said services, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to any pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
C. R. Gilem att
William Morris
He

We John L. Bellville - a clergyman residing in the County of Montgomery & state of ohio & William Mc Neill residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Morris who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 years of age that he is that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Subscribed & sworn to on } John L. Bellville the day and year aforesaid } William L McNeill C. R. Greene att
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stated, and the court further certifies that that it appears to them that William L Bellville who has signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Montgomery and that William Mc Neill, who has also signed the same is a resident of said County is a creditable person & that their statement is entitled to credit
By the Court
C. R. Greene att
I Charles R Green clerk of the court of common pleas of Montgomery County in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Morris for a pension, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said court the 12th day of March 1833.
C. R. Greene att

Washington, Feb. 18. /56.
Sir
The Committee on Pensions request your attention to enclosed petition of Martha Morris, and request such information as the files of your office may afford, as to foundation of the claim
Very Respectfully
Geo M nes
(Signature)
Chas. Cowden Pres
Hon J Minot
Chair. Pensions
Present.

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State of Ohio, Montgomery County, ss:
I, Joseph G. Crane, Judge of the Probate Court, within and for said County, do hereby certify that the following entry of the Marriage of William Morris and Patsy Hillan is correctly copied from the Record of Marriages in said County, which Record is now in said Probate Court in Pursuance of Law.
Married, on the fifth day of October A. D. 1853/
William Morris
and Patsy Hillan
by me & Joshua Garman, M. G.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature and the Seal of said Court at Dayton, this seventh day of April
A. D. 1855
Joseph G. Crane Probate Judge

William Morris paid to 4 Sept 1838
John Johnson
Auditor
Pension Office
May 16 th 1855
4038
Sir:
Please certify the time to which the within named pension was paid on the date of her death.
Very respectfully,
J. P. Malac Commissioner
Mr. H.
A. J. Atkinson, Esq., Thin. M ch for Treasur.

Act 3 rd Mar 1855
Martha Morris widow of William, Revolutionary war ✓
W m B. Barry Quincy at Office

STATE OF Ohio
COUNTY OF Montgomery
On this Fifth
day of Nov r 1856
Personally appeared before me a Justice of Peace
within and for said County,
Martha Morris
aged Sixty
years, a resident of Said County
who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her
oath make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of provision made by the 8 th
section of the Act of Congress,
approved March 3 rd 1855
THAT She is the widow of William Morris deceased who was a private in the War of the Revolution that her said husband died on the 4 th day of December 1838 - That she is a pensioner of the United States at the Cincinnati Ohio Agency as such widow at the rate of Ninety Dollars per annum under the 1 st Section of the Act of Congress of 3 rd February 1853 - She also declares that she has not received a warrant for Bounty Land under this or any previous act of Congress, nor made any previous application therefor
That She constitutes and appoints W m B. Barry of Cincinnati Ohio her Attorney in the premises to receive her warrant
ATTEST N. H. Maxwell Joseph Scott
Martha Morris mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that the Claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. Joseph B. Windle J. P.

We N. V. Maxwell and Joseph Scull Residents of Montgomery County in the State of Ohio, upon our oaths declare that the within declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence by Martha Morris and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be - we also declare that she is a pensioner of the United States as widow of the within named William Morris, that from our knowledge of and intimacy with her, we know she has not intermarried since his decease, but is now a widow, and that we have no interest in her claim to Pounty Land - N. V. Maxwell Joseph Scull
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first herein written, and I certify that Depponents are known to me to be credible persons.
Joseph B. Kindle justice of the peace

The State of Ohio } I Adam Miller Montgomery County } Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County. Certify that Joseph B. Kirtle before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, (and whose genuine signatures appear to the Certificates in attestation thereof), was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County, having been duly Commissioned as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Said Court this Tenth day of Nov. 1856.
Adam Miller Clerk Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

Brief in the case of Martha Morris, widow of William Montgomery County and State of Ohio , act 3 rd July 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase" )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the Act of June 1832, at the rate of $90. per An. Marriage proven by the County Record thereof. Pensioned in December 3 rd 1838, as per the Affidavits of three witnesses, Certificate of Court & Report of the H. Auditor. Three witnesses testify to the widowhood & identity of the Claimant. (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
John S. Edwards, Esq., Name and residence of Agent Present
A. W. Ryter Examining Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28 May - 1833
SIR :
I return herewith the papers in support of the claims of the persons whose names are hereto annexed. This
These papers are in several respects defective. Each case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answers, in red ink, given to the questions.
Particular attention should be paid to the accompanying regulations and to the explanatory notes subjoined to the brief.
The extraordinary press of business in this office, arising from the great number of claims under the act of June 7, 1832, has hitherto prevented us from attending to the applications sent by you. The investigation of the cases presented under this law has been difficult and laborious, and notwithstanding the greatest exertions have been made by this Department, an earlier attention to your business has been found impracticable.
The brief has been prepared to meet all cases, and thus to save the excessive labor which would otherwise be imposed upon the office, and which would consume so much time as to render the delay two fold greater than it now is in the investigation of claims and writing letters. Each case is considered correct in all respects except in relation to those questions to which a negative answer is affixed. No other alteration or addition will be required.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. Edwards
Crane J. Shuck Dayton Ohio
William Morris

26,384
160 acres

The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Return to Harrison
Oct Mar 264,401
Nov 18/50
Martha Morris wid. of William
priv.
Adkins Family
Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War
Pg 53-5196
Com B. Bang
Cincinnati
Chas

Nathia Morris
26-384 660
Wm Morris
Conservatoire de Peauvins, Washington City, D.C.

Martha Morris, wid: J
Wm " " No. 5710. Montgomery Ohio
Act 153 $ 90.00 per An. Comm: Feby: 3, 1853,
Rev:
Pension Office, Official Business,
Mo: S. Ervair, Commissioner. Res:

10520
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10520
Martha Morris
Widow of William
Sergt Rev War
Act: Feb 3 rd /58
Index:—Vol. M , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm Morris resided in Meigs Co
In March 1833 of Montgomery Co Ohio aged 72 yrs he died Dec 3 1838 in Shelby Co Ohio when he resided for before & previously in Cambreille Mar Oct 5 1831 to Martha Hillan or Folsom
Under in April 1855 residing in Cambreille Montgomery Co & he aged 59 years
He was drafted at Amboy Monmouth Co NJ under Capt Wm Pierce, also under Capt Jas Pellman & served as Sgt Company in 1st tour of duty with interruption 2 to 3 weeks to a month for 3 years, Col. Lawrence in Com
He was in an engagement at Amboy & in battle of Brandywine
Has a son named Wm whose age was stated April 1855 as 20 years
No John Scull testified in case of Soldier or Widow but there was a Joseph Scull who stated that he had known the widow for before when her husband Wm Morris died in Shelby Co Ohio in 1838 & that she commonly  usually called Patra which is a nick name for Martha & the widow's name had her name as Patra but she is the identical

person known as the widow of W m Morris who drew a pension.
The same facts are shown in the Certificate of the Probate Judge of the marriage "married on the 5 day of Oct 1831. W m Morris & Parley Hillam by me John Parman - M.G."

Dayton O. March 4/57 Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
M rs  Martha Morris quite an old lady and one who is very liable to be imposed on recently made application through Messrs Barry & Hill of Cincinnati for a Land Warrant. And received answer that a warrant for 160 acres had been issued to her in March  May 1836 . We have ascertained that this warrant has been received by one Franklin Holiday who claims to be the owner of it under some contract which the old lady has forgotten. Please inform us when the warrant was issued and what is its number .
Yours &c
Denckel & Strong
The Old Ladys name is Martha Morris Has the warrant ever been located? It has never been assigned.

Bureau of Pensions.
MAY 6 1890 RECEIVED
Application No.
Certificate No.
NAME OF SOLDIER,
Mr Morris
Co. , Reg't Ohio
INFORMATION DESIRED.
Enlisted in Mon Resolutory War New Jersey
Applied for pen in 1828 & 21. from Montgomery Co. Ohio
Aaron Scott was a witness.
Copy of papers wanted for family history by
see

John Pratt Chicago Ill Room 10. - 41 Clark St.
Special attention given to testimony of Pratt.
Col. Israel Shreve Co.
7

John Kull
Rev. June 30 1890
Wm Morris Widow 10 520
See if paper Aaron Kull as witness -
No Aaron Kull applied

Pension was from Central Montgomery & Ohio.
Rome Italy June 20/90
10520 widow
To the Com. of Pensions
Sir
About the 1 st May last past I left a verbal request at your office in regard to one Mr. Morris having been a soldier of the Revolution and as to whether his papers used in making application for a pension, would show the name of "Aaron Nutt" as one of the witnesses -
Your reply of May 13 th is not quite satisfactory. Therefore I beg to call your attention again to this matter. The name that I intended to give you second for have been misunderstood.

And is written in your reply as "Scott" and that there was "no such name as a witness" Now, if you please, look for the name of Nutt , and, if found with Morris's papers, I would like a copy of his statement with attestation. If not found as one of the witnesses, please state the names of the party or parties who were witnesses on that occasion—
Very respectfully Yrs. &c.
Geo. Nutt
P.S. As I do not know just taken I shall be glad to have you may if you please forward your reply to my Bro. Joseph Nutt. 144, Salem St. Dayton Ohio

The State of Ohio } ss County of Hamilton }
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for said County Jonathan Pitman a resident of said County to me well known who being duly sworn deposes and says that William Norris of Montgomery County and State of Ohio was a Revolutionary soldier, and served in the Revolutionary war in the office of sergeant under him the sd Jonathan Pitman while Captain the larger part of his towers of duty during sd war but his papers being so defaced as not to be legible he cannot produce any written record of the proceedings, that he believes from his acquaintance with the said William Norris full credit is due to what he may say respecting his services in said war and that he would have attended in person in behalf of said William Norris at the worshipful Court of Common pleas of Montgomery County only being prevented by old age and bodily infirmity Sworn and subscribed to before Jonathan Pitman me this twenty fourth day of January 1833
Henry Jones J.P.
The State of Ohio } ss Hamilton County }
Daniel Gano clerk pro Tem, of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Henry Jones Esq. at now was at that time an acting justice of the peace in and for said County and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 25 th day of January A D 1833
Daniel Gano Clerk P.T.

I Henry Jones do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Pitman and I further certify he is a President of Hamilton County and State of Ohio and that he Jonathan Pitman who has subscribed the within affidavit is a of good character and is respected in the neighborhood and a person of credibility and his statements is entitled credit and I further certify that I am the same person who administered the oath to the said Jonathan Pitman September 12 th 1833 Henry Jones
The State of Ohio Hamilton County ss.
I Daniel Gano clerk Prov. Term. of the Common Pleas in & for the said County. do hereby certify that Henry Jones Esq. is a justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 25 th day of October 1830 and will expire on the 25 th day of Octr 1833 and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 12 th day of September Anno Domini 1833.
Dan l Gano clk. P.T.

I Do hereby certify that I am Well acquainted with Jonathan Pittman and that he is a person of credibility and good character September 12. 1833 James J. Whallon
2nd the
The State of Ohio Hamilton County ss.