John Flint - Revolutionary War Pension File

Date: 7 Jun 1832 to 25 Apr 1918
Location: Franklin County, Indiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Flint Johnson Holland

Following is a transcription of the pension file for the United States Revolutionary War military service of John Flint Sr (1756-1841).^[1] Declaration text was formatted into paragraphs to improve readability. Some punctuation marks are uncertain.

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SERVICE: Md.

Flint, John

NUMBER: R. 3.614

CONTENTS

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33. 289

John Flint

Indiana

[one or two illegible words]

3614

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Indiana

Franklin County } SS.

On the thirteenth day of October AD 1835, Personally appeared before the Franklin Circuit Court in and for the County of Franklin aforesaid now sitting in afront Court, John Flint Senior, a resident of Bath Township in the county of Franklin aforesaid aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth in his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:

That he lived in Worcester County in the State of Maryland when called into the service: the militia in the neighborhood where the applicant was living during the Revolutionary War was called out to guard that part of the county through which the Wicomico river passed from the incursions of the British and refugees who after plundered along that river; the said river is on the eastern shore of Maryland. The said militia was called out in this manner: a certain number was called out at one time and compelled to serve as guards as aforesaid for the term of one week when they were discharged and permitted to remain at home for two weeks when these same individuals were again called out and compelled to serve another week and then discharged for two weeks, and so on alternately during the term of two or three years.

This applicant states that in the spring of the year of 1776 he was living in the said county Worcester and about two miles from the aforesaid river when he was called out by men of the General Government to guard the county as above that he served one week at a time alternately as aforesaid for those two years; The first captain under whom he served as aforesaid, was captain Ebenezer Handy.

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This captain was elected as appointed Colonel, and the next captain under whom he served was captain Robert Handy, and the third captain under whom he served was captain John Dashiel, and under him served the most of the time. George Parsons was the Lieutenant a part of the time. In this manner and under the ([illegible word] named) [struck through] above named officers he served at least for the term of nine months. He was again called out perhaps in the year 1777 or 1778 to guard some prisoners (to take) [struck through] which had been taken by the troops of the United States and served at this time only about two or three days. He was never marched out of the said State of Maryland, and was in no considerable engagements, his business being merely to prevent the encroachments of the enemy.

Answers [illegible word struck through] to the questions propounded by the War Department.

1. He was born in Worcester County Maryland on the 6 day of July 1756.

2. He has a record of his age in a bible at his house/home.

3. He was living in said Worcester County when called into the service; there resided until he was about 54 years of age, when he moved to the State of Ohio, when he resided only a few weeks and then came to Franklin County aforesaid where he has since resided where he now lives.

4. He was called into the service as above stated.

5. In addition to the above named affairs he was acquainted with Col. Joseph Dashiel.

6. He did not receive any discharge, only a verbal discharge by his officers that he could return home.

7. I am acquainted with Joseph A. Ball, Samuel Howell and Elias Howell, who live in my immediate neighborhood and who are well acquainted with me, and can

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testify as to my character for veracity, and their beliefs as to my service as a soldier of the Revolution.

He states unequivocally that he served as aforesaid in the army of the Revolution for the term of nine months, and more; that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not in the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

Robert John Clk [his signature]

John Flint sen. [his signature]

M. Joseph A. Ball a clergyman residing in Bath Township, Franklin County aforesaid and Samuel Howell, and Elias Howell residing in the same Township and County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Flint Sen. Who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Robert John Clk [his signature]

Joseph A. Ball [his signature]

Samuel Howell [his signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it all appears

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to them, that Joseph A. Ball who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Bath Township, that Samuel Howell & Elias Howell who have also signed the same are residents in Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana, and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

M. C. Eggleston

[illegible words]

I Robert John Clerk of the Franklin Circuit aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Flint Sen. for a pension.

In Testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of October A.D. 1835

Robert John Clk F.C. C.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Washington, D.C., ____, 19 ____

R. 3.614

In reply to your request of ____, received ____ for a statement of the military history of _John Flint Sr._ a solider of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

			OFFICERS UNDER WHOM	SERVICE WAS RENDERED
DATES OF ENLISTMENT	LENGTH		.............................................	...........................................
OR APPOINTMENT	OF SERVICE	RANK	CAPTAIN	COLONEL	STATE
..........................................	......................	..............	..............................	..................	..............
Spring 1776	served at		Ebenezer Handy	x	Md
	various times		Robert Handy	x
	on guard		John Dashiel	x
	duty

Battles engaged in, ____

Residence of solider at enlistment, _Worcester County, Md._

Date of application for pension, _Oct. 13 1835_

Residence at date of application, _Bath Twp. Franklin Co. Ind._

Age at date of application, _born July 6. 1756 in Worcester Co. Md.

Remarks: The cl. [claim?] was rejected on the ground that he did not perform 6 mos. actual military service as required by the Act of June 7 1832 under which he applied. The only soldier of this name who served in Md. troops. [illegible intials?]

Respectfully,

Commissioner

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1918 Apr 30 Flint [?] to Mrs. Frank A Davis

REJECTED

3614

P.O. _John Flint_

Service: ____

Enlisted: ____, 18

Discharged: ____, 18

Application filed: ____, 18

Alleges: List of [illegible word] claims printed in 1852 shows cause

Re-enlisted: of [illegible word] as follows: not under competent military authority or organization

Attorney: ____

P.O. ____

Recognized. ____ Contract

___ Cert. Of Dis. Searched for ____, 18

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April 22, 1918.

Pension Bureau, Washington D.C.

Please verify, if possible, the included record of John Flint’s services in the war of the American Revolution.

If you have any further record I should like to hear it.

Resp.

Mrs. Frank A. Davis

818 Calhoun St.

Chillicothe, Missouri

[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE APR 25 1918

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Rejected

See letter [about six illegible words]

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[illegible calculation]

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G. Holland [?]

Oct 22. 1835

O C [?]

Record Vol. 20, P. 166

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War Dept. Pen. Office

Oct 22, 1835

Sir,

The declaration of John Flint has been exd. He alleges that he resided in Maryland and that the militia were called out to serve one week in three, to protect the neighborhood from the incursions of the British + refugees and claim for nine months service. The Act of June 7, 1832 provides for none who did not perform actual service for about six months against the enemy. The applicant did not perform six months actual services of the character contemplated by the above named act. The claim has therefore been rejected, and the papers filed in this office.

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[illegible postmark]

Free

Lewis Cap Esqu

Secretary of War

Washington City D.C.

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Brookville Oct. 13, 1835

Mr. Lewis Cap.

Sir.

Enclosed I send you the declaration of John Flint, made to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. When disposed of please address me on the subject.

I remain your obedient servant

Geo. Holland

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H. 46 W. D.

22 October 1835

Pension Office

Msa

Sources

1. ↑ John Flint pension file. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files". Accessed on Fold3 at https://www.fold3.com/image/18321480 (17 pages) on November 10, 2022.