Powelson of Pike County, Ohio
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POWELSON OF NY & NJ
1/09/00
I am looking for information on Sarah Powelson who married James O'Briant. There is both an Abraham and Cornelius Powelson in Pike County, Ohio in the 1830 Census.The following information is what I know about them:
51.James O’Briant (Charles1, Peter2) d. Feb. 6, 1844 Pike County, Ohio (National
Archives Records, War of 1812 Widows War pension), m. March 10, 1808 Ross County,
Ohio (National Archives Records, War of 1812 Widows War pension) Sarah Powelson d.
about 1879 (National Archives Records, War of 1812 Widows War pension)
The following information comes from the War of 1812 Widows Application for Pension filed Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior:
James O’Briant was drafted as a private in Captain George O’Briant’s Company of the Ohio Militia, Colonel Awaziah Morgan’s Regiment, General Fousis Brigade or Division. James enlisted July 28, 1813 and discharged Aug 12, 1813. He was issued Bounty Land Warrants 71,496.160_55. His widow was living in Coles County, Illinois in 1855 and in 1871 she was living in Douglas County, Ill – P.O Chesterfield.
War of 1812
Declaration of a Widow for Pension
State of Illinois}
County of Douglas}
On this 15th day of June AD 1871 Personally appeared before me P.F. McCool a Deputy Clerk of the County Court of record in and for the county and state aforesaid Sarah O’Briant aged seventy-eight years a resident of Moultrie County and State of Illinois and being first duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of James O’Brian who served the full period of sixty days in the Military Service of the United States in the war of 1812 and who was the identical James O’Brian who was drafted in Captain George O’Brian’s Company Colonel Amaziah Morgan’s Regiment, Gen Fousis Brigade or Division in July or August AD 1812 at Ross County, Ohio and was honorably discharged at or near Upper Sandusky, Ohio sometime in the month of October AD 1812. That while he was in said service the memorable defense of the Block House by Col. Croghan occurred. That he served in and about Sandusky, Ohio and Fort Meigs that she was married under the name of Sarah Powelson to said James O’Brian on the tenth day of March AD 1808 by ________ ________ in Ross County, Ohio there being no legal barrier to such marriage that her husband died at Pike County, Ohio on the 6th day of February AD 1844 and that she has not since remarried. That at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her said husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government giving them aid or comfort or exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility of the United States that she will support the Constitution of the United States that she is not in receipt of pension under any previous act.
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Re: Powelson of Pike County, Ohio
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