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Jacob Ulmer's Pension Request
(1835)
ULMAR/ULMER JACOB R-10799
N33348
ILLINOIS
JACOB ULER
SUSPENDED
COT WM. ELLIOTT 27 NOV. 1835
PENSION REV. WAR
STATE OF ILL.
FULTON , COUNTY
On this twenty-eight day of October AD 1835 Personally appeared in
open count before the Circuit Court of Fulton County now (sitting
Jacob Ulmer a Resident or near Caton in the County of Fulton and
State of Illinois age seventy-seven year who being (fit) 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 State-I was drafted
under Captain Brown and Served with him for three months and was
discharged at Winchester, New Va. -do not recollect the Years or
Month. I was drafted nor the Month I was discharged-But think the
time of Service was in the summer. The next summer served as a
substitute for one Thomas Welsh under Captain Joseph Keller go to
North Carolina and served three months-I then served the same years
immediately after my discharge-from Kelley Company or a substitute
for one David Piper wand Captain whose name I do not recollect . The
Lieutenant name I think was Henry Saring of Millertown-When called
into Service I was Living in Stovrstown , Shenandoah County, New
Virginia. Beside the name of the Officers afore mentioned he
remembered Captain Mathias Hight and General Muhlenburg . He was not
engaged in any battle during services-While in the Company under
Brown marched through part of Maryland-Through Fredrick-In the town
going to North Carolina marched through Stantontown. Neither of the
Companies in which I served ever joined the Main Army.
Further that his memory and faculties generally have become much
impaired By age that he has no documentary evidence by which he can
substantiate the facts herein set forth-Nor does he know of any
person whom he can procure to testify to his services aforesaid -He
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pensioner annuity
except the Presen and declares that his name is not on the Pension
Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Year aforesaid.
Jacob Ulmar
Question: Where and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born in the year 1758 in Winchester, Fredrick County
, New Virginia.
Question: Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer: I have the record of my age written in my Bible and which
was taken from my father's Bible which he has mentioned Bible is Lost
Where were you living when called into Services? Where have you
lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer: In Stoverstown, Shenandoah County, New Virginia I have
lived in a great many places since the Revolutionary war-first in Kentucky-from
there I went to the Illinois Grants? and from there to Ohio-and now
reside three miles thereabouts from Canton, ILL. County of Fulton and
state of Illinois.
Question: How were you called into Services; were you drafted; did
you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
Answer: I was drafted under Captain Brown , served under him three
months . Do not remember the Year or time of the Year. It was, he
remembered in the summer. The next Summer pressed as a substitute for
one Thomas Welsh under Captain Joseph Keller to North Carolina and
served under him three months , discharged I then immediately after
this discharge served as a substitute for one David Piper under a
Captain whose name I cannot now recollect the Lieutenants name, I
think was Henry Saring of Millertown.
Question: State the names of some of the Regular officers, who
were with the troops where you served, State, Continental, and
Militia Regiments as you can. Recollect the general circumstances of
your Service.
Answer: Being old & feeble I do not recollect the names of
many officer-Lieutenants, my first Captain's name was Brown, the
second Joseph Keller, the name of the last I have forgotten. I
remember the names of Henry Saring, Lieutenant, Captain Mathias Hight
and General Mulbenberg and Captain Langley.
The general circumstances of my service as far as I can recollect
are that the Company of Capt. Brown into which I was drafted and
served three months, was ordered to march from Stovertown to join the
army under General Washington. Then at a place called Suylkitt in
Pennsylvania, we accordingly marched through part of Maryland and on
our way there we were ordered back, we returned to Winchester and
remained there till discharged. The Company, Captain Keller's, in
which I served as a substitute for Thomas Welsh, was ordered to march
from Stovertown to North Carolina. Before arriving there we were
ordered back, we returned to Stovertown and remained there till discharged.
Question: Did you receive a Discharge from the service and if so,
by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer: I received three discharges from the companies before
mentioned. But, not being able to read, I cannot tell by whom they
were signed. I left said discharge in Shenandoah County more than
fifty years ago at the House of one Pitman. I don't know where they
are now.
Question: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your
present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for
veracity and their belief of your service as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Answer: Having lived near Canton for about five years I am know to
several individuals among them are John Coleman, Daniel Babbit, John
Babbit, John H. McKim, Isiah Stitteman, L. Clark, and Ware Long.
A Clergyman.
We Israel Ludlow clerk for many Residents in Fulton Living and now
of Knox County and Iriah Stittlan of Fulton County residing in the
same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob
Ulmer who has subscribed and sworn, to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be seventy-seven years of age; that he is reputed and
believed , in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the Days Year aforesaid
Israel Ludlow Clark & Iraish Stillman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogation
prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was
Revolutionary Soldiers and Served as he states,
and the Court further Certified Israel L. Clark and who has signed
the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of
Knox and late of County of Fulton, and that Isiah Stillman who was
also signed the same is a resident in the County of Fulton and state
of Illinois, and is a credible person and that their statement is
entitled to credit.
Richard M. Young
Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois.
State of ILLINOIS
Fulton County--Circuit
Stephen Dewey Clerk of the Court of the County & State
aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original
Proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
Jacob Ulmar for a pension.
In testimony where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of
Office this Twenty-eight day of October and Domini One thousand eight
Hundred and Thirty-Five.
Stepen Dewey
Clerk
Lewiston Nov 1, 1835
To the Court
Sir,
The applicant in this case is very infirm - his recollections are
there by clearly limited. As to the period specified I have no doubt
but that he served service years during the War of the revolution
having undertaken to his business on this behalf and communication to
me on this subject will communicate to.
Rejected
Dr. Elliott
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