1840 Maryland Census of Pensioners

June 1, 1840
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The Maryland 1840 Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several Judicial Districts, under the act for taking the sixth census.

				Head of family,
Name			Age	with whom residing	

Alleghany County
1st Division
Christian Smith		88	Christopher Smith

2d Division
Peter McMahon		86	Peter McMahon
Thomas Clinton		84	Thomas Clinton
James Skinner		85	James Skinner
William Groves		83	William Groves
George King		78	George King


Washington County
3d District
Peter Feighly, sen.	86	Peter Feighly, sen.
Polly Lewis		82	George Schryock

4th District
Mark Coil		85	Mark Coil
Francis Krick		80	Francis Krick

5th district
Anthony Belsor		88	George Hamilton


Frederick County
3d district
James Cochrane		77	James Cochrane
Laurence Everhart	85	Laurence Everhart

8th District
George Ovelman		81	George Ovelman

9th District
John Montgomery, sen.	80	John Montgomery, sen.

10th District
Peter Zollinger		84	Peter Zollinger

Carroll County
4th District
William Lynch		70	William Lynch
William Fanning		48	William Fanning

6th District
Jacob Shennick		75	-
Samuel Dewees		91	-
Christian Snyder	84	-

7th District
David Cochrane		78	David Cochrane


Baltimore County
1st District
Thomas Crampton		80	Henry Chaney
Arthur McLane		79	John Moke
Thomas White		86	Charles White

2d District
General John Armstrong	83	Horatio G. Armstrong
Anthony Pitsch		57	Anthony Pitsch

4th District
Joseph Harper		94	Joseph Harper

5th District
Joseph West		85	Joseph West


Harford County
2d District
Andrew Gorrell		50	-

3d District
William William Wilgis	75	William Wilgis
Andrew McAdew		84	Andrew McAdew

4th District
Jarrett Tracy		51	Jarrett Tracy
Thomas Schivengton	56	-
William Slone		65	-
Henry Long		45	-
Nancy Long		86	-
John Heaps		80	-

5th District
Archibald Heape		82	-


Montgomery County
1st division
Giles Easton		80	Lewis Easton

3d Division
Francis Hutchinson	87	Samuel Thrift
Heister Pennefill	71	Asa Claggett

4th Division
William Layman		87	Thomas Worthington

5th Division
Mary Tailor		78	-
Mary Watkins		81	Thomas Watkins
Christian Miller	88	Christian Miller
Elizabeth Warfield	86	N.D. Warfield


Prince George's County
4th Division
Martha Wall		78	Martha Wall

5th Division	56	Henry Martin
Richard Coe		87	Richard Coe
John Smith (colored)	71	Richard Taylor
Basil Hatton		80	Basil Hatton


St. Mary's County
2d District
George Dent		83	William Dent
Thomas Haywood		84	John A. Haywood

3d District
William Matton		41	William S. L. Abell


Charles County
3d District
Adam Adams		80	-


Anne Arundel County
1st District
Susan O'Harra		81	William O'Harra
James Davidson		79	James Davidson

2d District
Richard Hall		97	Richard Cadle

3d District
Richard Kelly		78	Sarah Stinbchcomb

4th District
Samuel Baldwin		82	Levi Baldwin

Annapolis
Deborah Randall		77	Akexander Randall
Rebecca Sewell		65	Rebecca Sewell
Henry Maynadier		81	Henry Maynadier
Sarah Windham		92	Eleanor Windham
Susan Brewer		81	Susan Brewer
Solomon Frazier		80	James Frazier
Ann Hollydeoke		99	Ann Hollydeoke


Cecil County
1st District
Thomas M. Forman	82	Thomas M. Forman
Stephen Shea		55	Sylvester

2d District
John McLean		84	John  McLean


Kent County
1st District
John Humphries		85	L.M. Recaud

2d District
Elijah Dailey		46	Benjamin Greenwood
Major James H. Gale	45	Major James H. Gale


Caroline County
2d Division
Stephen Phillips, sen.	77	Stephen Phillips, sen.


Talbot County
1st District
Solomon Barrott		76	Solomon Barrott
John Weyman		47	John Weyman

3d District
Elisha Draper		-	Elisha Draper
Anna Maria Tilghman	85	Tench Tilghman


Queen Anne County
1st District
Jacob Jeffers		80	William Cornelius

5th District
Nathan Allan		85	Nathan Allan


Somerset County
1st Division
Levin Willing		84	Levin Willing

3d Division
John Purnell		85	Dryden Purnelkl


Dorchester County
4th District
Nehemiah Beckwith	76	Nehemiah Beckwith
Levin Frazier		86	Levin Frazier


Newmarket District
William Merick		81	John Merick

8th District
Aaron Vinson		78	Aaron Vinson


Worchester County
Southern District
Nancy Handy		-	Nancy Handy


Baltimore City
1st ward
Samuel Hutson		77	Ed. Cleary
George Rentzall		55	Sister Mary Olympia

2d ward
None

3d ward
Evan Griffith		83	James Parkinson

4th ward
Henry Cook		82	Obed Pearce

5th ward
Mary Allen		75	Ann Allen
Elizabeth Bowen		79	Joseph Davenport

6th ward
None

7th ward
None

8th ward
Christopher Lambert	89	Christian Cook
Ann Elizabeth Lorentz	65	Ann E. Lorentz
Susanna Haney		83	Catherine Williams

9th ward
Laura Nicholson		35	Laura Nicholson
Catharine Kelty		64	Eliza Jones

10th ward
Elizabeth Phillips	68	James League
Richard Wells		82	John G. Dorcy

11th ward
None

12th ward
Elizabeth Haupt		81	Elizabeth Haupt
Henrietta Frazier	79	Alexander Yearly
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