WASHINGTON COUNTY OHIO - REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION EXTRACT - WILLIAM McGEE/MAGEE

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July 5, 2002

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M804-1683


William McGee or Magee
S.41,840
New Hampshire
28 Pages

Ohio Pension 10,952; 

William McGee (Magee) of Hamilton County in the state of Ohio who was a 
private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the New Hampshire 
line, for the term of three years.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21th of May 1819 and sent to
John Sharp, Marietta, State of Ohio.

William Magee was 70 years on July 24, 1820 and resided in Marietta 
Township, Washington County, Ohio. His wife was Margaret Magee, age 60

On May 9, 1823, William Magee was 76 years old was a widower and lived
with his son, Robert Magee. Also had a son, William Magee, Jr.

His land was conveyed to William Magee Jr. on March 18, 1817 for $500.

William McGee enlisted into the army of the United States in the
beginning of January at Albany in the state of New York, A.D. 1777 that
he served in Captain Waits Company in the first regiment of the New
Hampshire line commanded by Col. Jos Cilley, that he continued to
serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until
the beginning of January 1780 making the term of three years the time
for which he enlisted. I was discharged at Danbury in Connecticut
by Col Cilley.

Discharge certificate:
Willm McGee of the First New Hampshire Regiment formerly an
inhabitant of New Cambridge County of Charlotte and State of
New York having honourably and faithfully served three years
in the service of the United States being the term of his
Inlistment is hereby Discharged from tha army and is permitted
to return to the state of New York

Camp Danbury January 3, 1780
Jos Cilley Colonel