Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7178, for Joseph Shepherd, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Shepherd, Joseph Sarah
W 7178 B.L.M. 38563-160-55
CONTENTS

Nov 7 1838
19.899. Ohio Pittsburgh.
Joseph Shepherd. of Painesville in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank] N Jersey
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 70 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Sept r 1833 and sent to [blank] McClure Painesville Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r 33. 175. Semiant. allowance ending Sept r 34. 35.
$ 210.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. 8 Page 12

Act of Mar 3
226.241.
Dec. 8, 1855-
Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph Shepherd dec
Private & Pensioner
M. J. Mil.
Revolutionary War.
She Rec d Pensions under act of 7 June. 1832. She applied under act of Feb. 3 1833.
W. H. W. Aug. 14/56 B. P. R. B. P. R.
No Enr. G. M c Fall Glenville Va
Vol I = 1-83

instatim
51041
Nest Virginia Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph Shepherd N.J. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 10 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d  February  September  1860 the 3d February, 1853.
Ending June 5th 1863. payee to James S. for 2 years 10 mos. Certificate of Pension issued 9th day of Dec r  1867
and sent to John H. Hoffman Morgantown Nest Va
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 158 Vol. 10
D. N. Smith Clerk

26 Joseph Shepard. Application for a Pension. 7690
Filed August 24 1832

State of Ohio } Trumbull County } }
As 1832
On this 22 nd day of August personally appeared in open Court, before the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio for the County of Trumbull, now sitting, Joseph Shephard a resident of Newton, Trumbull County, Ohio, aged eighty-four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 =
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, was born in Freehold Township State of in Monmouth County, New Jersey about eight miles from Monmouth Court-house, was living at the same place, at the commencement of the War, when he entered the United States service. The first tour was as follows, was a private in a Militia Company under Capt. Michael Swatman. Elisha Walton, Colonel, was marched to South Amboy where they were encamped about two months & then marched to Princeton, volunteered at this time for three months - was discharged regularly at South Amboy, to which place he returned from Princeton - has not preserved any of his discharge. When out under Capt. Swatman, the first Lieut. was John Walton. The Second tour Barnes Smock was Capt. and Elisha Walton Colonel, was out as a substitute for three months, for a person whose name he thinks was Joseph Preston - was marched down to the Sea-shore and for a while lay at Monmouth Court-house = The third tour, he was drafted for three months under Capt. Joseph McKnight - same Colonel as before - was marched about to various places, head quarters were at Monmouth Court-house. was engaged at the battle of Monmouth Court-house , under Capt. Swatman, at which time all the Militia in our neighbourhood were called out = Besides the foregoing was frequently called out for a month and for a week at a time, amounting in all to two years and upwards = Has no living witnesses according to the best of his knowledge, of his services.

At the Battle of Monmouth, General Washington was commander, and if General Lee had not given back, we would have destroyed the British Army. Since the close of the war, continued to live in New Jersey until about 38 years ago, when he came to our the mountains & has lived in the County of Trumbull, State of Ohio, 12 or 14 years last past.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Joseph Black  his Shepherd Mark. Interrogatories put by order of the Court —
Ques 1. When, and in what year were you born? Ans. Monmouth Co. Freehold township New Jersey. do not recollect the year.
Ques 2 d . Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Ans. None but information of my parents, am eighty four years of age—
Ques t 3 rd When were you living when called into the service; when have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? - Ans - At Monmouth, where I remained till I was 47 or 48 years of age, since lived in Washington Co, Penn. and for the last 25 or 26 years in Trumbull County Ohio: - Ques t 4 th How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom? Ans. In the first place a volunteer under Capt Sweetman who was drafted, for 3 months: the second time as substitute for (I think) Joseph Preston: The 3 rd time was drafted under Joseph M c Knight Capt.
Q. Afterwards at times as volunteer - Quest. 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you recollect, and the general circumstances of your service - Ans. I saw Gen. Washington at the Battle of Monmouth - but never had any acquaintance or intercourse with the officers of the regular army - recollect being led to Sandy-hook where several men were taken - Quest. 6 th Did you ever receive
ed to Sandy-hook where several men were taken - Ques 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Ans. I received two discharges from Capt. Sweetman and one from Capt. McKnight and one from Barnes Smock - (Did not preserve them - Ques 7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for truth veracity, and their belief of your services in the Revolution. Ans. Henry Lane - John Hunt & Gairdner over -

We the undersigned subscribers the day and year aforesaid George Parsons the S.C.
Joseph Shepherd mark
We Henry Lane and John Hark residing in the County of Linnabull and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Shepherd who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be eighty-four years of age - the deponent that he is resided and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion a man of strict truth & veracity, in our opinion - Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
George Parsons Clerk S.C.
Henry Lane John Hark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investi- gation 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 Henry Lane & John Hark who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Linnabull, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of Linnabull do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Shepherd for a pension - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Warren this 29th day of August 1832 George Parsons Clerk

7.696
19.899
Joseph Shepherd Ohio
Return for
Adm 1. year 89. Months
 $ 40.00  30 00   $ 70.00 
Alexander McConnel Warren Tombuldo Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
10. July ~ 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjained 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. These 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 Joseph Shepherd
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Nov 3 Priv Cap. Streetman 84 Living Witness of Traditionary.   Feb 3 " " Mc Knight Monmouth County New Jersey   3   1. Made up by Sunday loads.  
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 days 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 [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 10 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.
James Wilson

State of Virginia } Giles County } 3/
On this twentieth day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid Sarah Shepherd aged 86 years a resident of Giles county in the State of Virginia, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Joseph Shepherd, deceased, who was a soldier in the revolutionary war. Her Dower Militia; that her said husband while a resident of Portage county Ohio was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th 1832, For proof of his services, she refers to the evidence in the pension office on file in his application for pension. She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Shepherd on the third day of March A.D. 1815 in Washington county Pennsylvania, for proof of which she refers to evidence filed in her application for pension under act of February 3 d 1853. She further states that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Isaac; that her said husband died at in Portage county, Ohio on the seventh day of November A.D. 1838 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 d 1855-
her Sarah X Shepherd Mark
We Wm. G. McCall and Mott. H. H. H. residents of

Giles County in the State of Virginia upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Shepherd in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Wm. G. McCall John W. McCall
The foregoing declaration and affidavit 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 she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
James Cotten J. P.
Virginia Submer County Court
I Currency B. Conrad Clerk of the County Court of Submer County do hereby certify that James Cotten before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, was on the day of the execution of the same, a Justice of the peace fully Commissioned and sworn as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed the seal of my office this 29 th day of November 1885
C B Conrad Clerk

State of Virginia Gilmer County 3/
On this twentieth day of November A. D. one thousand eight hundred & fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the county & State aforesaid Sarah Shepherd, aged 86 years, a resident of Gilmer County in the State of Virginia, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Joseph Shepherd who was a soldier in the revolutionary war, New Jersey Militia, that her said husband when a resident of Portage County Ohio was a pensioner of the United States. She believes, at the rate of eight dollars per month, but is not positive as to the amount, nor the agency at which it was paid. She refers to the evidence filed in his application for proof of service.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Shepherd on the third day of March, eighteen hundred and fifteen; that her said husband died in Paintersville Portage County Ohio, on the seventh day of November eighteen hundred and thirty eight; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated, she further swears that she was a widow at the passage of the act of February 3 d 1853 and is still a widow.
her - Sarah Shepherd mark
The Wm. G. McCall and Mrs. W. Keffer residents of

Gilmer county in the State of Virginia upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Shepherd in our presence; and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Wm. G. McCall, John W. Nesbitt
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on this day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. I further certify that from old age and bodily infirmity the said claimant is unable to attend a court of record
James Cather, J. P.
Virginia Gilmer County to wit
I Lawrence B Conrad, Clerk of the County Court of Gilmer County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that James Cather whose signature is signed to the above certificate and before whom the foregoing declaration and acknowledgment was taken is a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Gilmer duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that full faith and credit should be given as due to all his official acts as such in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 20 th day of November 1855
L B Conrad

State of West Virginia
County of Calhoun 3 rd .
On this 6 th day of November 1867 personally appeared before me Clerk of the circuit court in and for the County and State aforesaid James S Wolverton a resident of Calhoun County in the state of West Virginia to me well known whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit who being duly sworn does on his oath declare that he is the Administrator of Sarah Shepherd died the widow of Joseph Shepherd deced a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, that the said Sarah Shepherd died on the 5 th day of June 1863 and that she remained the widow of the said Joseph Shepherd until the date of her death
We further declare that the said Sarah Shepherd left surviving her only one child whose Name is Ezekiel Shepherd, and that the said Ezekiel Shepherd is loyal to the United States & always has been so, being First Lieutent. in Co "D" of the 1 st Regt of West Va Inf ry in the war of 1861 and that his residence is Lyle township in Ritchie County in the state of West Virginia
James S Wolverton
Administrator
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I certify that I have no interest in this matter in any way whatever

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 1 st day of November 1867, C. B. T. and C. S.

State of West Virginia County of Ritchie  Calhoun } ss.
On this 20 th day of July one thousand eight- hundred and sixty-seven personally appeared before me A. B. Farnel Clerk of the Circuit court within and for the County and State aforesaid James S. Wolverton aged 37, years a resident of Sheridan Township in the County of Ritchie  Calhoun , and State of West Vir- ginia who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is the Administrator of the estate of Sarah Shepherd deceased who died on the 5 th day of June 1863. and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner on the roll of the agency at Richmond Virginia, and whose Pension certificate is herewith returned; that she resided since the 1 st day of January A D 1861 in Calhoun County West Virginia, that during this period her means of subsistence was obtained by living upon the Charity of James S. Wolverton and that she did not bear arms against the Government of the United States nor in any manner encouraged the Rebels or manifested a sympathy with their cause. Neither has he the said James S. Wolverton borne arms against the government of the United States or in any encouraged the Rebels or manifested a sympathy with their cause; And that she was last paid her pension ten the 4 th day of September A D 1860

This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of the said Sarah Shepherds name upon the pension rolls and of obtaining a new pension certificate such as she may have been entitled to under existing laws reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the Pension Office to substantiate her original claim. And she hereby constitutes and appoints John H. Hoffman of Morgantown W da his attorney to prosecute his said claim and to receive the certificate when issued.
James H. Conrad.
Alpheus Norman
James S. Wolverton
Webbs Mills, Ritchie Co. W. Va
Also personally appeared James H. Conrad & and Alpheus Norman residents of Calhoun County in the State of West Virginia persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw James S. Wolverton sign his name to the foregoing Declaration and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with him that he is the Administrator of the estate of Sarah Shepherd deced; and they further swear that they have no interest in any way whatever in the prosecution of this claim.
James H. Conrad.
Alpheus Norman.

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 20 th day of July A D 1867 And I hereby certify that I have no interest either directly or indirectly in the prosecution of this claim, and that the foregoing Affidavit was read and explained to the affiants before signing and they assented to the same
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my Official seal this the 20 th day of July A D 1867
N. B. Ferrill
Clerk C. & C.

State of Virginia Gilmer County } ss
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid Ezekiel Shepherd, who is personally known to me to be a man of undoubted truth and integrity, and made oath that he is the son of Joseph and Sarah Shepherd, that during his early childhood, his father removed with his family from Washington county Pennsylvania to Trumbull county Ohio and after living there at the last named place a number of years, he the said Joseph Shepherd, removed with his family to Portage county Ohio, that his father and mother, the said Joseph and Sarah Shepherd lived together in Portage county Ohio, until the death of his said father, which happened in the year 1839; that his mother continued to live in the said county of Portage, for about two years after the death of his father, when about the year 1841 she removed back to Trumbull county Ohio; that this affiant in the meantime, after he attained the age of manhood, removed to western Virginia, where he married and has lived ever since; that his mother the said Sarah Shepherd continued to live in the said county of Trumbull, among her kindred until this affiant, in the month of November 1851 employed Mr. Benjamin Stuart, a near neighbor of his, to convey her from Trumbull county Ohio to this affiant's own home in Ritchie county Virginia, where he, this affiant was then living; that his mother continued to live with him in said county of Ritchie until he removed in the month of October 1853 to Gilmer county Virginia taking his mother the said Sarah Shepherd along with his own family, to the said county of Gilmer where she

resides at the present time; this affiant further testifies, that his father the said Joseph Shepherd while yet a resident of Trumbull county Ohio, was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, there a gentleman by the name of Spalding, to the best of his recollection, who was a lawyer and lived in the said county of Trumbull, obtained the pension for him, which commenced, this affiant believes, but a few months prior to the time his said father removed to Portage county Ohio at which place he continued to draw the said pension until he died in the year 1839; that his mother the said Sarah had two children by her husband the said Joseph Shepherd, of whom this affiant is one, and the other was Eliza Shepherd who married in Trumbull county Ohio the second time, and is the present wife of Mr Conrad Miller, who now resides in Richland county Ohio. That this affiant while all were together in the family circle has often heard his father and mother speak of their marriage and of some of the circumstances which attended it - to wit, that he, his said father was considerably advanced beyond the meridian of life at the time of the said marriage; that they were married in Washington county Pennsylvania in the year 1815 at the house of Mr Isaac Lytle; that they removed from Washington county Pa. to Trumbull county Ohio, when this affiant was three years of age; that this affiant has at different times heard his parents in referring to circumstances connected with their marriage, estimate the number of years which had elapsed since the said marriage . That this affiant 7 or 8 months ago referred John G. McCall of Glenville Gilmer county Virginia, his mother's pension agent, to a number of respectable persons in Trumbull and Portage counties Ohio for testimony to prove that his father and mother the said Joseph and Sarah Shepherd were legally married, and

that among the persons referred to were Peter and Ann Wilson of Trumbull county, Ohio, whom this affiant knows to be strictly truthful and of undoubted integrity, and who have as he has been informed, testified in behalf of his mother the said Sarah Shepherd
Ezekiel Shepherd
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 28 th day of December 1855, and I hereby certify that the word "marriage" in the foregoing affidavit was interlined before Ezekiel Shepherd signed his name
A. H. Fell J. P.
State of Virginia Giles County 3/
I, Clarence B. Cannon Clerk of the County Court of Giles County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that A. H. Fell Esq. whose genuine signature is subscribed to the annexed affidavit was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that all of his official acts as such qualification to full faith and credit given under my hand and the seal of my office this 10 th day of January 1856 C. B. Cannon Cth. G. B.

Revolutionary War
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7178
Sarah Shepherd
Wid"
Joseph Shepherd
Print Rev War
Act: July 8 th 1853
Index:—Vol. Ms , Page 205-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
9488,
P. O. Shepherd Sarah Sherman Service: Widow Joseph Shepherd
Enlisted: Dictated by widow Her husband Joseph was , 18
Discharged: in N J militia , 18 but a Joseph Sheppard was a
Application filed: pension & services , 18 in Virginia & filed here in It is withdrawn. See adm't 447.899
Alleges: The widow lived in Virginia
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Sarah
5 m B.
Wid. of Joseph May
92188
Set. H. Wm. C. L. Smith Jan. 24/53
Nov 153.

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} Wetlands

Mr E. & wife please answer
Reply Scant
Feb 12/96 Triplets
Mr. K. Little Mrs. Frank Little
See Mr. Minard Comin Pensions Austin Office

N o 6.136
Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph Virginia
Lts. John G. McCall Dec. 6/55
Not.
February 3. 1853

Chas 1869 Glenville Va Nov 24 Sarah Shepherd Two Joseph Annette Gislett
Off. Bup Free
Minot Esqr. Com. Pensions Washington D. C.

Glenville Va Jan'y 12
Off. Bu's Jan
Sarah Maynard
and
Robert
Triplett
Hon. J. Minot, Com. Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Glenville Va } Dec 1
Off. Business Free
226.041.
Hon J. Minot Com. Pensions Dept. of Interior Washington D. C.

5641 Virginia Richmond Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 70. dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 25 th day of January, 1853. and sent to
John G. McCalla Gloucester,
4 Sep 1859 Virg a
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 3, 1853, Page 130. V
Let Hon. John S. Carlisle, Feb'y 14, 1856.
146922

Pen Off. Jan'y 22 1856
Sir
Please state when Joseph Shepherd of Ohio, act 1832 was last paid at $70 a year,
Very Respectfully R. W. Steel for Commissioner
R. J. Atkinson Esq. 3 auditor
Triplet

3? Auditor's Office Jan'y 24, 1836.
Wm. Joseph Shepard, the within named pensioner, died 7 Nov. 1858, & has been paid in full to that date.
Wm. Williams Auditor
J. Minor Pay. Genl.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
I, James S Wolverton a citizen of Calhoun County, in the State of West Virginia , do solemnly Swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States, and the Union of the States thereunder, against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign; that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to said Constitution and Government; that I will faithfully support and abide by all acts of Congress passed and all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court of the United States; that I will faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by law; and, further, that I do this with a full determination, pledge, and promise, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever: SO HELP ME GOD.
James S. Wolverton
State of West Virginia County of Calhoun } ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this twentieth day of July 186 7
K. B. Ferrel
Clerk.

5403
Sarah Shepherd wid of Joseph Aug 1853 Virginia

Alma de Reyes.
Jan. 19. 1875
Rev. L. P. Waldo.
Comr. of Pensions.
Dear Sir, I enclose you a memorandum from a constituent asking for certain information. And I will be pleased if you will be kind enough to have me furnished with it.
Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt.
C. S. Lewis.

State of West Virginia County of Calhoun ss.
I N. B. Ferris clerk of the circuit court in and for the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ezekiel Shepherd is and always has been a loyal citizen of the United States, That he was a First Lieutenant in Co "D" of the 1 st Regt of West Va Inf'ty of the U.S. Army during the war of the Rebellion and served honorably, and faith- fully until the expiration of his term of service.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 1 st day of November 1864 N B Ferris clk

November the 5 th 1867
1867
Clay township Ritchie county West. Va.
I do hereby consent to the appointment of James S Wolverton Administrator of the estate of Sarah Shepherd my deceased mother,
Attest
Ez. Neil Shepherd Lt. Lieutenant of Co. D 6 th Regt Val. Inf try
Thomas hamrick his Jane hamrick mark

Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. Oct 19 1865
Sir,
The papers filed for arrears of pension in the case of Sarah Shepherd, widow of Joseph deceased, do not show the exact day of her death or that she continued a widow. If deceased left any legal heirs their names & residence should be given & loyalty shown. The consent to the appointment of the Administrator should be given.
Respectfully
John H. Hoffman Esq Morgantown W. Va
Jos. H. Barrett. Genl.
WLT R 46

Brief in the case of Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph Gilmer County and State of Virginia act 3 Feby 1853
Claim, ("original,"  )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the act of June 7/1892 at $70 a year
Marriage proved by parol evidence,
 )
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death and her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses,
Name and residence of Agent John G. McCalla Esq Glenville, Gilmer Co. Va
Thornton F. Plett Examining Clerk.

Stephens
Ad Apr 29. 1867

5641 Restoration  whitings Brief in the Case of Sarah Shepherd Widow of Joseph Rev Soldier. Calhoun County and State of West Va 2 o Sec Act February 3 rd 1853
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A Suspended Pension Roll of Richmond Va at $70.00 per mo paid to Sept. 4. 1860 Certificate returned.
Claim is made for restoration to the roll & the Evidence furnished shows that she was loyal continued & widow up to her death June 5. 1863. It is also shown that she left one heir only & that he was loyal & served in the Union Army as a Gt. during the rebellion.
Restored Nov 29 1867 to a pension at $70.00 per annum Sept. 1860. & terminating June 5. 1863. Hble James S Molverton for legal heir.
Name and residence of Agent.
John H. Hoffman Morgantown W. Va.
W. Frank Examining Clerk.

Morgantown W. Va.
August 14 th 1867
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Dr Sir:- Enclosed find the application of James S Wolverton administrator of Sarah Shepherd deed who was a pensioner on the roll of the Agency at Richmond Virginia which I respectfully forward for the purpose of securing a restoration of the said Sarah Shepherds name upon the pension rolls and of obtaining a new certificate, to enable the administrator to draw the arrears of Pension due the deceased, up to the date of her death
Very Respectfully
John N Hoffman

State of West Virginia County of Calhoun } ss
Recorders office April 8 th 1867.
On motion of James S Hoberton he is appointed Administrator of the estate of Sarah Shephard deceased, of said County. Letter of administration in due form are therefore granted to him, Where upon the said James S Hoberton together with Wm H Thomas his security, entered into a bond in the penalty of Four hundred Dollars, Conditioned as the law directs, which bond was this day acknowledged before me, and approved, Where upon the said James S Hoberton took the oaths of office required by law, And is still acting as such
A Copy Test John C. Campbell R. C. C.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this the 20 th day of July 1867 John C. Campbell R. C. C.

Sarah Shepherd, widow of Joseph Gilmer Co, Virginia
adm? 3 rd Feb y 1853,
$70 a year from the papage of the act,
Certs
John G. McCalla Esq Glenville Gilmer Co va

Joseph Shepherd a Soldier of the Revolution of the New Jersey Militia, drew a pension until he died. His widow lives here and wants a pension
She informs me that she once employed an agent to obtain her pension but failed.
She was married as late as the year 1815-
I desire to know what Company & Regiment the said Shepherd served in
I also desire to know upon what grounds the widow's claim was rejected if it was at all presented
Mrs Shepherd thinks her husband Served in the company of Capt Reeves

No Reps. 11 th Feb 1854
Dear Sir
I rec'd a letter from Mr John G. McCall of Glenville Gilmer Co. Va. saying he was as the agent of Mrs Sarah Shepherd widow of Joseph Shepherd endeavouring to procure for her a pension under act 3 rd Feb 1833, and that he had forwarded to your office additional evidence as to her marriage there being no record of it and no living witness to it he has forwarded the next best evidence to be had. There is no doubt I am assured by respectable persons of that county that she is what she represents herself to be and I hope the evidence recently forwarded will be full and satisfactory so that the pension may be allowed. Please advise me of the action upon her application
Very Respectfully
M c G. Carlile

David Shepherd Died June the 3-1863
Pension due from September the 4 th 1860 till June the 3 rd 1863 or 39 months
Payment to be made at
Richmond
by
W. D. Newman Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 28. 1853, Page 130. Vol. 4
W. W. Hensy
Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853.
Sarah Shepherd, widow of Joseph Shepherd, who was a Private, _____ in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Twenty, _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, thi stuent y fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty Six.
C. M. McLellan Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
J. M. Smith Commissioner of Pensions.

Glenville Gilmer Co. Virg Jan 11 th 1886
Hon J. Minot, War Pensions,
Sir
Herewith enclosed please find another declaration of Sarah Shepherd who is an applicant for pension under act of Feb 3 rd 1883; and also the testimony of her son Ezekiel Shepherd, and that of John Webb, which we hope will be received as additional evidence to strengthen and confirm that of Peter and Ann Wilson, which we really had thought to be as abundantly sufficient to establish the marriage of Joseph and Sarah Shepherd, as any evidence could be, except that of eye witnesses or a public record. We respectfully ask for a careful reconsideration of that evidence.
By the additional testimony herewith enclosed, we have traced the widow up, and established her her identity, we think, without any doubt.
I am very respectfully, Yours H.C!
Wm. G. McAlly

State of Virginia Gilmer county } p
On this ninth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Sarah Shepherd, aged 86 years, a resident of Gilmer county in the State of Virginia, 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 act of Congress, passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Joseph Shepherd, who was a revolutionary soldier of the New Jersey Militia, and a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, that she refers to the evidence filed in her application for pension for proof of his services; that her said husband was a resident of Trumbull county Ohio, at the time he obtained the said pension, but subsequently removed to Portage county Ohio, where lived and continued to receive it until he died; She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Shepherd, on the third day of March eighteen hundred and fifteen, in Washington county Pennsylvania, at which place she and her said husband lived but a few years after the said marriage, and then removed to Trumbull county Ohio and subsequently from there to Portage county Ohio where they continued to live together until her husband the said Joseph Shepherd died, which happened, on or about the first day of December eighteen hundred and thirty nine; that she was not married to him prior to the the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that there is no public or private record of her marriage in

existence that she has any knowledge of; She further declares that she is now a widow
Sarah her  x Shepherd Mark
We Lelathiel G. Stalnaker and Mrs. G. McCall, residents of Gilmer county Virginia, upon our oaths declare that we were present and saw Sarah Shepherd make her mark to the foregoing declaration, and that we believe from what we have understood concerning her, from her appearance and statements, that she is the widow of Joseph Shepherd who was a revolutionary pensioner, and that she is now a widow
L. G. Stalnaker Mrs. G. McCall
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on this 9 th day of January 1856, and I hereby certify that Lelathiel G. Stalnaker and Mrs. G. McCall are respectable men, and entitled to credit, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be in my belief, and that I have no interest in this claim. I further certify that the said claimant, from bodily infirmity is unable to attend a court of record, that the interlineation of the word "he" and the erasure of the word "him" in the foregoing declaration were made before the said claimant made her mark
George Woodford J. P.

State of Virginia Floyd County
I Lawrence Blamee Clerk of the County Court of Floyd County in the State of Louisiana do hereby certify that George Woodford Esqr whose genuine signature is subscribed to the annexed Declaration and Affidavits was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and that all of his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit from under my hands and the seal of my office this 10 day of January 1836 A. H. Connell Atty. Clerk

State of West Virginia } County of Raleigh } ss
J. B. FERRILL Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County held at Grantsville do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Sarah Shepherd was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Seventy Dollars per annum; was a resident of the County of Raleigh in the State of West Virginia and died in the County of Raleigh and State of West Virginia on the 5 th day of June 1863. That she left one child surviving her whose name is Ezekiel Shepherd.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal of Office at Grantsville on this 20 th day of May 1867.
J. B. Ferrill Clerk

To the pension agent, or Commissioner of pensions Washington City, D.C.
Abel Webb Miller Jr Jan'y 20

Calhoun county. No.
January the 16 th 1858
To the pension agent or commissioner of pensions know ye That I Sarah Shepherd of the county of Calhoun & state of Virginia, and widow of Joseph Shepherd Who departed this life November the 7 th 1838. Do wish to revoke the power of attorney, here tofore given to H. McColl, of Glenville Gilmer county, to draw my pension for me, from the fact that he charges me one half of it for drawing and five dollars extra Expence, being informed that I should obtain my pension without Expence, I wish to have James S. Wolverton the man I now live with appointed for to draw it for me Therefor I want you if you pleas to send a power of attorney to him for to be filled up, and copy of Certificate or receipt, for to be executed, with otherwise instructions how to fill them; as my self. 8. Said Wolverton are at a loss to McColl holding all my papers, Direct yours to Jas S. Wolverton, Wells mills Ritchie county. Va.
(Sarah per Shepherd mark)
The commissioner of pensions or pension agent Washington city, D.C.
Witnesses
R. G. H. Bensen Henry Merritt

State of Virginia Gilmer County } ss
This day, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, John Webb, and made oath, that in the month of September 1832, he removed with his family from Ritchie county Virginia to Gilmer county Virginia, where he has lived ever since, that prior to the said removal, he was for many years a resident of the said county of Ritchie, and lived in the immediate vicinity of his father Benjamin Webb, that in the month of February of the year 1847, Mr. Ezekiel Shepherd, who had removed with his family from Preston county Virginia, commenced under contract to attend his fathers mills, situated on New river in the said county of Ritchie, and at that time, near the residence of this affiant, and that of his said father Benjamin Webb. That the said Ezekiel Shepherd continued to act as miller, for the father of this affiant, all the time he lived in the said county of Ritchie, that this affiant labored with him in the mills, and was with him from time to time under other circumstances, and was on intimate terms with him, that he has often heard him speak of his father Joseph Shepherd as having been a revolutionary pensioner, and of incidents pertaining to the Revolutionary war, as having been related to him by his father, one of which was, that his father was at the battle of Monmouth under Gen Washington, that he has heard him speak of the death of his father, as having occurred in Portage county Ohio, in the year 1839, and of his aged mother who lived in the State of Ohio, and that he seemed much concerned about her, relative to her comfort and welfare; that he told this affiant that even since the death of his father, his mother had been deprived of the support which his fathers pension afforded, and was dependent upon the charity

of her relations, and that he was resolved to send after her and bring her to his own house, that she might be under his own protection; that late in the fall of the year 1854, the said Ezekiel Shepherd employed Mr Benjamin Stuart a citizen of Ritchie county Virginia to go to Trumbull county Ohio after his mother and convey her from thence to the home of the said Ezekiel Shepherd his son; that the said Stuart accordingly did convey his mother whose name is Sarah Shepherd to the house of her said son in the said county of Ritchie, that when this affiant removed in the month of September in the year 1852 from the said county of Ritchie to Gilmer county Virginia, he left the said Sarah Shepherd living with her said son, in the said county of Ritchie; that in the month of October in the year 1853, and about one year after the removal of this affiant, the said Ezekiel Shepherd removed with his family to Gilmer county Virginia, bringing along with him his aged mother the said Sarah Shepherd, who is the same Sarah Shepherd that the said Benjamin Stuart went for, and conveyed from Trumbull county Ohio to Gilmer county Ritchie county Virginia; that the said Sarah Shepherd is now a resident of Gilmer county Virginia; that she is very old and frail and scarcely able to walk unassisted; that this affiant believes from her appearance, and from the casual statements of her son prior to her removal to Virginia, that she was the lawful wife of Joseph Shepherd the Revolutionary pensioner.
John Webb—
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 8 th day of January 1856, and I hereby certify that John Webb is respectable, and a man of truth and integrity, that the

words "Gilmer county" in the foregoing affidavit were inserted before he signed his name
Samuel Whiting, J. P.
State of Virginia Gilmer County 3p
I, Laurence B Carrico Clerk of the County Court of Gilmer County in the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Henry Woodson Samuel Whiting Esqr whose genuine signature is signed to the annexed affidavit was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and that all of his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit Given under my hand and the seal of my office this 10 th day of January 1836 C B Carrico Atty Clerk

Ino McCalla Glenville Gilmer Co, Virginia

Glenville Gilmer Co Virginia November 20 th 1855
Hon J. Minor Comm Pensions
Sir
Herewith enclosed please find Sarah Shepherds' declaration for pension under act of Feb 3 rd 1853. In the testimony from Ohio proving the marriage, you will please observe that the interlineations & erasures are explained in the Judge's certificate
Very Respectfully
M rs G. M c Coatly

The State of Ohio Tuscarora County ss §
On this 7 th day of November A.D. 1887, personally appeared before me George F. Brown, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County. Peter Wilson aged 68 years, a resident of Warren Township in said County who being sworn according to Law, declares on his said oath that he was, well and personally acquainted with Joseph Shepherd during his life time, and was acquainted with his widow Sarah Shepherd, that he has been acquainted with said Joseph Shepherd since his boyhood, and he remembers well about him and his family history; that said Joseph Shepherd was married to his aunt for his second wife and lived a near neighbor to him in Tuscarora County, Ohio for many years; that said Joseph Shepherd was a pensioner of the United States, having been placed on the Pension Roll from Ohio under the act of June 7, 1832, but he does not now remember at what rate per annum. that said Joseph Shepherd's second wife died and he remained a widower for some time and after the conclusion of the late war with Great Britain declared him

18. 1812, and he thinks in the year 1815 the said Joseph Shepherd married a woman in Washington County, Pennsylvania by the name of Sarah Dawson; that he was not at the wedding himself, but he was a acquaintance with the said Sarah before the marriage to said Joseph Shepherd, and he remembers once going to the Washington County, Pa. with the said Joseph Shepherd, where he went to see Sarah Dawson in contemplation of marriage, that at the time of the said marriage the affiant's first wife (now deceased), went to Washington County, Pa. to attend the wedding and did attend it, that affiant has often heard her speak about the said marriage of said Joseph Shepherd with the said Sarah, and he has heard others speak about it, and it was a matter well established by general report that the said Joseph Shepherd and said Sarah were married in Washington County, Pennsylvania in the year, 1815; and after said marriage the said Joseph Shepherd and his wife, the said Sarah, came to his house on a visit, and remained at his house, at that time two nights and a day; that afterwards affiant and

his wife went to Washington County Pennsylvania on a visit and did visit with said Joseph Shepherd and his wife in said Washington County where they had settled after their marriage, and when they lived for some time after said marriage, and at the time of said visit they were living and cohabiting together as husband and wife, that after living in said Washington County for some time they, the said Joseph Shepherd and his wife Sarah, moved to Ohio and settled in Columbball County and they lived sometime on the farm of affiant's father and after living in Columbball County for several years the said Joseph Shepherd moved with his family and settled in Portage County, Ohio, and in Paris Township in said county where he died in the year 1838 or 1839, leaving said Sarah his widow him surviving and the affiant says that during all said time from the year 1815 to the death of the said Joseph Shepherd in 1838 or 1839 the said Joseph and the said Sarah lived and cohabited together as husband wife and during all said time it was a matter of general repute that they were married in Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania.

And affiant further declares that there were no Public Records of Marriages kept in the State of Pennsylvania at the time of the said Marriage of the said Joseph and said Sarah, and that the said Joseph and Sarah never kept any Family Records to his to his knowledge, he having never heard of one. He believes there is no Private Records of said Marriage, for if there had been one kept he should have heard of it.
And he further states that after the death of the said Joseph Shepherd his widow the said Sarah, went to live with one of her sons, who resides in Gilmer County in the State Virginia, where she now abides as he has been informed and believes.
He states further that he is not positive that the name of Mrs. Shepherd was Dawson before her Marriage, but that is his impression as to what her name was. Peter Wilson
Also at the same time and place personally came before me, Judge as aforesaid, Ann Wilson aged 57 years a resident of Warren Township in said County, who being duly sworn according to Law declares on her said

Oath that she was well acquainted with Joseph Shepherd and with his wife Sarah ; that it was always a matter of general report that which she never heard questioned or denied, that said Joseph Shepherd married a woman in Washington County Pa, shortly after the late war with Great Britain, that her name was Sarah and she believes, Sarah Dawson before her marriage, and was usually called Sally; that she was living at the house of Peter Wilson when the said Joseph Shepherd and his wife Sarah came on a visit to the said Peter Wilson's family & they remained there at that time two nights and a day, that and cohabited as husband & wife; that she has often heard Mr Wilson's first wife speak of being at the wedding of Joseph Shepherd & his wife Sarah, in Washington County Pa; that the said Joseph Shepherd & his wife Sarah removed from Washington County in the State of Pa, and settled in Humboldt County, Ohio, and lived there a number of years in the neighborhood where she lived, and a part of the time on the premises of

Peter Wilson's father, and after living in the neighborhood while several years said Joseph Shepherd moved to Paris Portage County Ohio, where he died in 1838 or 1839, leaving said Sarah his widow him surviving; that during all the time of her acquaintance with said Joseph Shepherd from his marriage with said Sarah as aforesaid, the said Joseph Shepherd and the said Sarah lived and cohabited as husband and wife, and it was a matter of well established repute that they had been married in Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania.
She further states that the the Peter Wilson's first wife, who was at the wedding aforesaid, is since deceased, and she is now married to said Peter Wilson; that she has seen the said Sarah, widow of the said Joseph Shepherd since the decease of the said Joseph and has resided with her; that the the said Sarah has since then went to live with one of her sons, who is settled in Gilmer County Virginia where she is informed that she

Now resides -
her
Ann T Wilson
Attest:
Mark
J. F. Asper
The foregoing affidavits were sworn to and, subscribed before me, Judge of the Court of Probate as aforesaid, the same being a Court of Record and the undersigned clerk thereof, on the day and year first above written; and I certify that the above named Peter and Ann Wilson are to me well known, and are respectable residents of said County and entitled to credit as such respectable residents; that the words "with" in the first affidavit and "Sarah" in the second were interlined before signing by said witnesses, and that the words "but he was acquainted with the said Sarah before her marriage to said Louise Shepherd and," were erased before signing by said Peter Wilson; and that I have no interest whatever in the result of the Reunion Claim of Sarah Shepherd nor am I concerned in the prosecution thereof.
In testimony whereof

I have hereunto set my hand official and affixed the seal of my court the day and year above written.
Geo. F. Brown Probate Judge

Joseph Shepherd
Amended Declaration for Pension

Joseph Sheph. D
Wilsons Affidavit.

The State of Ohio Trumbull County
Personally affirmed before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace for said County of Trumbull Joseph Shepherd 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 three Months as a volunteer under command of Capt Smith
For three Months as a substitute for one Joseph Anton Preston -
For three Months thereafter under command of Joseph Mc Right
For twelve Months , as a volunteer, this last twelve months is made up of different periods of service, sometimes a month, sometimes two months and sometimes only a week at a time. I cannot recollect the year I entered the service, but do recollect that it was soon after the commencement of the war. In all the above mentioned terms of service amounting in all to twenty one Months I served as a private - and for such service I claim a pension -
Joseph his Shepherd Mark
The State of Ohio Trumbull County
Personally came Joseph Shepherd whose name is subscribed to the above
Affidavit and made solemn oath that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge and belief - And I hereby certify that I believe the said Joseph Shepherd to be a man of strict truth and veracity -
A. H. Hurlbut Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio } Warren August 23 d 1832 Trumbull County } This day personally appeared James Wilson, aged eighty-four years, being duly sworn according to Law, on my oath upon and says that I was acquainted with Joseph Shepherd in the war of the Revolution, and know that he served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution at different times, in all a period of more than fifteen months and for the this deponent saith not sworn to & subscribed the James Wilson day and year above written - mark
Before me Alexander M c Connell Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio } I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Trumbull County } within and for said County do hereby certify that Alexander M c Connell Esquire whose name is subscribed hereunto and who is affixed to the deposition of James Wilson above and the deposition of Joseph Shepherd at- tached hereto, is, and was, at the time of subscri- bing the same an acting Justice of the peace duly elected Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of said State.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Warren this eighth day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty three - George Parsons Clerk
The State of Ohio } Warren July 18 th 1832 Trumbull County } I Alexander M c Connell one of Justices of the peace for the Township of Warren in said County, do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with James Wilson (who on the twenty-third day of August last, before me, was sworn to, and subscribed a statement of facts, attached to the amended declaration of Joseph Shepherd for a pension, touching his the said Shepherd's services in the Revolutionary war, for five years last passed, up to the time of his death, which took place on the 28 th day of June last, that I believe him to have been a person of strict truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled full faith Alexander M c Connell Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio Franklin County.
I George Parsons. Clerk of the court of common pleas for said county do hereby certify that Alexander McConnell Esquire whose signature in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the foregoing certificate is a true copy of the person in and for
said county and is the same person referred to in my former certificate on the application of Joseph Shepherd for a pension, to which this certificate is annexed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Warren the 18th day of July 1833
George Parsons Clerk

Glenville Gilmer Co Va Nov 30 th 1858-
Hon J. Minot Com Pensions
Sir
Herewith enclosed please find Sarah Shephards declaration for bounty land. I am Respectfully Your Ob t Servant
Jno G. McCall