JEFFERSON COUNTY OHIO - REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM ELKINS Contributed by: Gwen Bjorkman (gwenbj@seanet.com) July 20, 2002 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Rev War Pension S42703 State of Ohio Jefferson County William ELKINS of the town of Mount Pleasant in the county and state aforesaid upon oath make the following declaration: That the said William ELKINS in the month of July as he thinks, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty at Fredericktown in the state of Maryland enlisted as a private soldier in the United States service to serve during the war, in Capt. BETTYS company of foot, in the regiment commanded then by Col. GUMBY, and afterwards by Col. SMITH of the Maryland line; that he the declarant marched from Fredericktown to Annapolis thence to the head of the Elk, thence to Christein, where they embarked with the troops of Philadelphia whence the company drew their arms, that the declarant then marched back to Annapolis, thence to Alexandria, thence south to the Pedee: where the regiment joined Gen. GREEN at Santee (high hills; that the declarant was in the Battles at Guilford C. H. -- at Camden - at ninety six and at the Eutaw Springs, -- That after this he marched to James [?] Island near Charleston S.C. from whence the troops embarked and came to Annapolis, that the declarant faithfully served the term of three years and some months and received in the year 1784 at Annapolis a furlough, with leave of absence, to return if called for, shortly after which time peace was made between this country & G. Britain. That the declarant, in consequence of being absent from the Regiment at the time of the declaration of peace neglected to obtain a certificate of his discharge. That the declarant is eighty five years of age and from his reduced circumstances in life, is now in need of assistance form his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed to him by the United States. his William X ELKINS mark I Jesse CARPENTER of Mount Pleasant in the state of Ohio, constable, do in oath testify that the afore mentioned William ELKINS has been for some years past and now is supported as a pauper by the township of Mount Pleasant, that he is unable to work and without resources, and in need of assistance from his Country. Jesse CARPENTER On this 22d Day of May AD 1818, personally appeared before me Benjamin TAPPAN President judge of the fifth judicial district in the state of Ohio, the aforenamed William ELKINS, Mareen DUVALL and Jesse CARPENTER and in my presence subscribed and made oath to the afore-written declaration and affidavits by them respectively made; and it appearing to my satisfaction that the aforenamed William ELKINS served for more than nine months from the first of August 1780 to the first of August 1781 at one period of the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment against the common enemy, and that the said William ELKINS is in necessitous circumstances, and standing in need of assistance from his country. I hereby certify the testimony in the cause and the proceedings thereon to the Secretary of the department of war. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court of the aforesaid County, this 22d day of May AD 1818. Benj. TAPPAN State of Ohio, Jefferson County I John PATTERSON Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Jefferson in the said State of Ohio by order of the Honorable Benjamin TAPPAN President of the Court of Common Pleas for the fifth circuit in the State of Ohio have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court at Steubenville. the 22nd day of June AD 1818 John PATTERSON Clk I Mareen DUVALL of Warren township in the county of Jefferson and state of Ohio, do on oath testify: that in the year 1784 I resided in Frederick County Maryland, -- that the aforenamed William ELKINS, in that year came to the home of my father, William DUVALL, a captain of the militia, who had served two tours of duty in the service of the United States, and that from the frequent conversation, between the said ELKINS and my father and other revolutionary soldiers, I sincerely believe that the said ELKINS served more than one year in the United States service --- I further testify that I have heard my father and many other Revolutionary soldiers positively say that they had known the said ELKINS while in the service of his country. Mareen DUVALL Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 7th 1819 I hereby certify, that it appears form the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that William ELKINS received from John HAMILTON, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $78.40 for arrears of pay from the First August 1780 to the 1st Jany 1782 - Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the lst Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 and also the sum of $43.30 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired. Thos. KARNEY, Adr State Md.