Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35996, Samuel Gunison, Va.

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Gunison, Samuel
S. 35996
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7253
Kentucky
Samuel Garrison
Made in the state of Kentucky was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Matthews of the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years
scribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 1819 and sent to B Mills Esquire Paris Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $71.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 48.
$119.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

35 996 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 35 996
Samuel Garrison
His Rev. Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Admitted.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky } County & Circuit of Madison } To wit.
Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the General and Circuit Courts for the State aforesaid this day personally appeared Samuel Garrison a resident & citizen of said County & Circuit of Madison, and being sworn according to law did depose and says that he was enlisted in the army of the United States, on the Continental establishment, during the Revolutionary War in the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia in the latter part of the year 1776 as near as he can recollect, to serve for the space or term of two years, by Lieut. John Clarke in the company of Captain Thomas Walker, and was attached to the ninth Virginia Regiment, and that the regiment aforesaid was commanded for some time by Colo. George Matthews, but whether he was the Colo. of that regiment by regular assignment he cannot remember, and if he was not the Colonel, he cannot remember at this time, who was the regular Colonel owing to his frailty and age (being at this time aged from the best information he possesses about sixty five or sixty six years) That he was in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine, and other small battles or skirmishes, and continued to serve this two

years, and was discharged in the State of New Jersey by Lieut. Hudson Martin, who first gave him a furlough for a small fraction of his time not then expired, and that he has long since lost his furlough and discharge. That said discharge took place at or near Bethlehem. He further States that he is now in such needy & indigent circumstances as to require the aid of his country for his support.
Captain William Briscoe also sworn according to law at the same time and place did depose and say that he is acquainted with the aforesaid Samuel Garrison - That he resides in the County of Madison and that he has a large and helpless family & holds no land and is in needy circumstances and does require the aid of his country & that the character of the said Garrison is fair as to veracity & that the utmost reliance may be placed in his testimony on oath.
I Benjamin Ellis Circuit Judge do hereby certify that the foregoing examination of Samuel Garrison and William Briscoe was this day taken before me according to the Act of Congress in such cases provided. That the said Samuel Garrison the applicant, by inspection is frail, and labors under a palsy - and that it appears to my satisfaction by the aforesaid examination that the said applicant Samuel Garrison was really in truth

and in fact an enlisted soldier in the revolu- tionary war, and that he served and was dis- charged in the continental army as in his exami- nation is stated, and that he is really in such needy and indigent circumstances as to require the aid of his County now allowed by law. Given under my hand at the Circuit, County and State aforesaid this eighth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred eighteen
B. Mills
Kentucky Madison Circuit Ct.
I David Simms clerk of the court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Mills whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same a true and lawful Judge of the General & Circuit courts of the State aforesaid: and that all and every thing is and ought to be given to all his official acts of such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 8 th day of June 1818 & the 29 th year of Commonwealth
D. Simms