REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - SAMUEL & MARY ANN BRIDGEWATER

Contributed by: Eileen M. Bridges (emarie@ccipost.net)


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The following is an excerpt from the pension application by the widow of Samuel 
Bridgewater in Scott Co., IN in which Jacob Storm testified and in his testimony 
gives evidence of the service in the Revolutionary War by his father, Peter 
Storm, his brother, John Storm and he, himself.

... be it remembered that on this eighth day of February 1847 personally 
appeared in open court Jacob Storm of lawful age and sound mind who being duly 
sworn by said court made oath and saith that he is a native of the State of 
Pennsylvania and is now as he verily believes upwards of eighty six years old, 
that in or about the year seventeen hundred and seventy-five--removed to the 
State of Virginia and very soon afterwards and certainly not later than the year 
seventeen hundred and seventy seven there became acquainted with Samuel 
Bridgewater and Mary Ann Bridgewater his wife, that they were then living 
together as man and wife, and was commonly reported in that country to be man 
and wife, and Lived together as man and wife until the death of the said Samuel 
Bridgewater which took place some time prior to the year eighteen hundred and 
thirty, that they had a large family of children some of whom are now living and 
have always been considered and commonly reported to be children born in lawful 
wedlock--that deponent has known said Mary Ann since the death of her said 
husband, that she has since said death remained his widow, and now resides in 
said county of Scott and is said to be applying for a pension --- deponent 
further says that he remembers events which took place during the Revolutionary 
War better than many things which have happened in late years, and deponent is 
sure he knew said Bridgewater and wife as early as the year seventeen hundred 
and seventy seven because PETER STORM deponents father and JOHN STORM deponents 
brother both of whom are now dead and both in the army of the Revolution and 
JOHN got a pension, and deponent himself was a member of Captain Mills company 
but could not get a pension because the company was never called into actual 
service, and it was before all this that deponent first knew said Bridgewater 
and wife--deponent further says that since he first knew said Bridgewater and 
wife he has with little exception resided in the same section of country with 
them.

Signed, Jacob Storm (X) his mark ... the word "John" being written over an 
erasure on the 7th line of this page before deponent was sworn. Attest, Willis 
B. Taylor

Be it also remember..Elisha B. English, Senator for the counties of Scott and 
Jackson ... saith he has known Jacob Storm for about twenty years, during which 
time he has resided in the county of Scott aforesaid ... Signed, E. G. English