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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************ Solomon Dickerson Declaration for pension 18508 On Monday 13 November 1994 I went into the National Archives research center here in Washington DC and located some pension records for Solomon Dickerson. For easy exchange and distribution I have transcribed the photocopies of hand written text into ASCII or .TXT files. The hand written text is mostly by a William Butter, Clerk of Court in Tompkinsville KY in 1832, and includes signatures of William Howard, A.L. Marrs and Solomon Dickerson. I also found a Brief of the Case, noting the service stated and included a standard list questions, all marked yes except for a question asking are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily and if not which of them is not so answered? ( 1.2.7 ) They paid him. I also found a Solomon Dickerson in some lists in the National Archives Micro fiche of the Md Archives lists of Revolutionary War Soldiers. Later while visiting with Dayton Birdwell, a library volunteer in Tompkinsville KY that specialized in local Genealogy, I discovered that William Howard and A.L. Marrs were founding fathers of some note in the Tompkinsville and Mulkey Meeting House area. William Butter was clerk of court for several years and hand wrote many documents on file in the Tompkinsville Public Library. William Howard was a leader in the Mulkey Meeting House Congregation and later became a JP and a marriage of Solomon Dickerson and Sarah Jenkins in 1840 is in his list of marriages performed. A. L. Marrs served in the war of 1812 "Battle of New Orleans" and returned to layout the original plot of Tompkinsville. The Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume II, 3rd edition 1886, includes: Dan S. McMillin married Sarah (Marrs) Dickerson. She was born July 12, 1859 in Monroe County. Also, I visited Sandi Gorin sgorin@glasgow-ky.com in Glasgow KY, County Seat of Barren County. Barren County originally was much larger and includes what is now Monroe County. Many of the pre-Civil War land records for Monroe County are actually kept in Glasgow. Sandi is a professional researcher and can provide local assistance for those who cannot travel to KY to do personal searches. In transcribing I took care to read the text among some extraneous marks and what appears to ink blot transfers of some illegible words. I apologize for any typos or failure to discern correctly the writing. On occasion I faced some simple obvious spelling errors by the original author and occasionally conceded to my spell checker an unjustified correction. This only when I could discern no damage to the meaning. Also, when I needed to insert a comment, it is between < > marks. To make a pure text copy delete those comments. Solomon believed his birth year to be 1754. Descriptions in the claim match historic records of conflicts and times. "Long old field" can still be found on maps of early Maryland, near what is now Andrews Air Force Base. The Claim follows: State of Kentucky County of Monroe On the third day of September 1832 personally appeared in "Open court before the Justices of the peace of Monroe County court now sitting Solomon Dickerson a resident of Monroe County & State of Kentucky Aged about 78 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, 1832. That he entered the service of the united states under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Captain Edward Burgess & Lieutenants Alexander Essoh (another name crossed over here) Company officers, Colonel Griffin < Correct spelling is Griffith > field officer the Claimant was a resident of Montgomery County State of Maryland. When he was Call into the service he is of the opinion the year of the declaration of Independence as volunteer in Regiment Called the flying Camp and is certain he served for four months in this tour. We rendezvous in the aforesaid County and State at a placed called the long old field and Marched to Annapolis there we went on board a brig (her name not recollected) and sailed to a place called the head of Elk. Thence to Philadelphia. Thence to New York. Thence we marched towards Fort Washington on York Island but before we reached the fort we had an engagement with the British a few days before the surrender of New York but was not in the engagement at the Time of the surrender. The Claimant was in hearing of the Guns at the Battle of the White Plains and was guarding beeves for the Army. We marched to Baltimore where we was discharged by Lieutenant Edmunston and said discharge is lost. The Claimant further states that in the year 1777 he was drafted from the County of Annarndal Maryland for two months in the Militia under the Command of Captain Charles Hammon and Lieutenant Henry Griffin Jr. his other officer not recollected. We rendezvous at Elk Ridge Landing and Marched to Baltimore Thence to Peach Bottom Ferry and the Susquehanna River. Thence towards Philadelphia near a Tavern Called the Red Lion. We < Word crossed through > Gen C. Smallwood and was defeated in the night thence we was ordered to Germantown after being separated from his own officers was discharged by Lieutenant Henry Eaton which discharge is also lost and that he know of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services without incurring a great expense and inconviency. He further states that he removes to from Maryland to Berkeley County Virginia. Thence to Surry County North Carolina Thence to Washington County Virginia. Thence to Bourbon County Kentucky. Thence to Green County (afterwards by vivisions of said Counties) Cumberland, Barren now Monroe Kentucky where he now resides. He hereby relinquishes every claim 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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Teste Wil Butter, Clerk Solomon Dickerson < signature > We William Howard and Alijah L. Marrs residing in the same County hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Dickerson who has subscribed and sworn to the aforesaid that we believe him to be about 78 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a < Word crossed out appears to be "revolutionary" > a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Teste Wil Butter, Clerk William Howard A.L. Marrs < signatures > And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 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. A the Court further Certify that William Howard and Alijah T Marrs who have singed the proceeding Certificate is a resident of the County of Monroe Kentucky and is Creditable persons and their statement is entitled to Credit. Philip Emmert JP Chairman < signature > I William Butter, Clerk of the Court of Monroe do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of said Court in the Matter of the application of Solomon Dickerson for a pension that the certificates herein being sworn to in open court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Monroe County Court Office this third day of September 1832. Will Butter Clerk