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About Christian Fast
Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA - PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A039243
Lochry's Pa. Bt. Rev War
Christian Fast was born in Maryland, the youngest son of German immigrants, Johann Nicklaus Fast and Cadarina Dörner, who were from Göcklingen, Germany (Nicklaus) and Ilbesheim, Germany (Cadarina), although he spent much of his youth in Pennsylvania/Virginia. He joined the Virginia Militia in 1780, as a substitute for his brother Jacob, and helped man a local fort for a short while. In mid-1781 he joined the Pennsylvania Militia, soon becoming part of an expedition headed by General George Rogers Clark (the older brother of William Clark, of Lewis & Clark fame), under the direct command of Colonel Archibald Lochry. The purpose of the expedition was to capture Fort Detroit, while subduing some of the intervening Native American tribes who had sided with the British. Christian, however, along with many of his fellows, was very soon captured by the Delaware Indians in an engagement usually referred to as "Lochry's Defeat".
Large numbers of the prisoners were killed after capture, but Christian, who was wounded during the fight, was given the personal protection of a Delaware warrior of some fame, Tom Lyons, who admired the young Fast's courage. Lyons was especially entertained by his ability to walk on his hands, something he had not seen before. In fact, Christian was adopted into the Delaware tribe, complete with appropriate grooming and attire. As an "Indian" he met some notable historical individuals: the Delaware chief, Captain Pipe, as well as Simon Girty, a much-hated American who now sided with the Indians and the British.
Christian Fast's life as a Delaware lasted about a year, but when it became clear that his own home area was about to fall under their attack, he escaped and returned in time to warn his relatives and others in the vicinity. He eventually lived out his relatively long life in Ohio among some of the same Lenape he had known during the war.
The story of Christian Fast has proven to be sufficiently exciting as to have been the subject of an adventure book written for young teens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Fast
http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/richland/military/revwar/pensions/...
"Richland County, Ohio - Revolutionary War Pension: Fast, Christian"
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire...
A BIOGRAPHY OF CHRISTIAN FAST, by Larry Overmire (4th great grandson), Aug. 2008 Lochry's Pa. Bt. Rev War
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 21 2018, 0:56:16 UTC
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!Reunion: 2nd Sunday in August in Lamar, Missouri City Park.
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!Military Record: Patriot
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!NOTE: Sheila MCREYNOLDS, History of the Descendants of Nicklaus FAST (1999); ; printed 1999; 3; , Sheila McReynolds, 2626 Indiana, Joplin, MO 64804. Decendants of John Jay FAST. Reprinted privately every 10 years. Christian Fast, the youngest known son of Nicklaus Faust and Cadarina (Danner) Faust is well known in history as having enlisted with the famous George Rogers Clark Expedition against the Indians.
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He is one of the most romantic figures of Ashland County's pioneer days. And the reason for this is not hard to find. For Fast, as a youth, had many thrilling experiences as an Indian captive in the forest of Ohio; he heard the death cries of Col. William Crawford when that friend of Gen. George Washington was burned at a stake in what is now Wyandotte County, Ohio; he knew that most execrated of white man, Simon Girty, and he was with Girty later known as "the white savage", when Girty led a force of 400 Indians in September, 1782, in an attack on Fort Henry, where Wheeling, West Virginia now stands. It will be recalled by the student of history that Fort Henry was saved by the heroism of Betty Zane, who brought ammunition to the beleaguered defenders and enabled them to repulse the invaders. Having read often of his exploits, how he was adopted by a tribe of Delaware Indians, and how he made his escape on the last night of the
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Siege of Fort Henry.
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For this reason the Ashland County Society has given special attention to the matter of aiding visitors to find Christian Fast's grave. Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where Fast was born June 22, 1762, was then a part of Westmoreland County. In the summer of 1781, Fast, then 18 years old joined a force of 200 Pennsylvania Militiamen for an expedition down the Ohio River to assist General George Rogers Clark and his troops in repelling Indians attacking frontier settlements in Kentucky.
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The Pennsylvanians were divided into two parties, young Fast being in the rear party. Some distance above the falls of the Ohio the rear party was heading for shore to have some breakfast when forces of Indians on both sides of the river attacked them. Young Fast was in a large boat that had just gone around. Before the attack ended, 70 of the 100 men aboard it had been slain. Though he was wounded in the hip, Fast leaped into the water and swam to the opposite shore, only to be confronted by three savages. He plunged again into the river, the Indians firing at him. One of the balls grazed his cheek but he managed to get back to the houseboat just as the men aboard were surrendering. Taking their captives to shore, preparations were made at once by the Indians for the trip to their village at Upper Sandusky. The prisoners were divested of practically all their clothes and then compelled to carry the bundles while their bodies were
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stung and torn by nettles and briars.
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It was a terrible journey, and though young Fast was accustomed to the hardships of pioneer life, his sufferings became so great that he finally bent his head to the old Warrior who had taken charge of him and urged the savage to tomahawk him. His feet were raw and his legs and body sorely lacerated. He made it known to his captor that he could go no further this way. The old Indian ha compassion on him and permitted Fast to put on his clothes. During the remainder of the journey Fast was treated more humanely especially after an incident at an Indian camp. The Indians had one of their dances around the fire, after which they called upon their captives to entertain them. When it came Fast's turn, he showed them that his feet were too sore for him to dance in the usual way, but said he would do a dance on his hands. He did, and the Indians roared with laughter especially when he did some somersaults.
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He made such a hit with his captives that he was not compelled to run the gauntlet, either along the way or on arrival at Upper Sandusky, though the other prisoners were subjected to the ordeal. The other prisoners were exchanged after they had been at Upper Sandusky awhile but Fast was adopted into a Delaware family to take the place of a young brave who had been slain. Fast's hair was torn out except for a scalp lock; his ears and nose were pierced and brooches were put in; and after his "white blood had been washed away", and he had donned Indian garb, he became a son of the tribe and received the name "Molunthe". Pioneer records disclose many incidents of Fast's life in the region of the Tymochtee with his Indian Warrior brothers. He received many favors at the hands of the notorious Simon Girty, Captain Pipe, Tom Lyons and other Delaware.
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Opportunity for Fast to escape and return to his home came in September 1782, when he was in the force under Girty that besieged Fort Henry. The Indians, after three days and two nights of attempting to capture the fort were preparing to give it up and attack frontier settlements in Western Pennsylvania.
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Fast, realizing that his family was in peril, decided to escape and aroused his adopted brother Kawase and asked him to go with him to the river to get water. Kawase very sleepily said, "Wait until morning, Molunthe." "No," replied Fast. "I can't. I'm too thirsty. Come along, Kawase." By this time Kawase was asleep again but Fast aroused him and insisted on him going with him to the river. Finally full of sleep Kawase said, "Go yourself. Molunthe; you can find the way alright." That was just what Fast wanted, so taking a bucket, he left. To make the Indians think he drowned, he left the bucket on the bank of the river and headed for Fort Rice, on Buffalo Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania. In the early morning, from a place of confinement, he saw the force of Indians divide and proceed toward the settlement of Fort Rice.
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Following a ridge between the two trails, he managed to get ahead of the Indians and succeeded in warning the people at the fort, who successfully resisted the Indian assault, and then made his way to his home in Fayette County.
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The members of his family were alarmed when he appeared and he had difficulty convincing them that he was not a savage. Fast was small, had hair as black as a raven, dark eyes, and a swarthy skin. His parents were unable to recognize him. Indeed they were much alarmed at his presence, fearing that he was a genuine savage acting as a decoy. He attempted to calm their fears by assuring them in their German tongue that his name was Fast and that he was really their own son. At length his mother recalling some peculiarity about the pupils of his eyes and some spots on his breast, recognized him.
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Later, he located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, married and raised a family. In 1815, at the age of 53, he moved to what is now Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, and had scarcely arrived when an old warrior and a number of other Indians came to the camp where the Fast's
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were preparing supper. As the aged Indian neared Fast he gave a shout of joy. "Molunthe," he cried and grasped his hands in great friendliness. The old warrior was Tom Lyons, one of Fast's captors in 1781. He told Fast the Indians had always thought he had fallen into the river and drowned.
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During the next seven years, members of the Delaware tribe on hunting trips often camped in that neighborhood and were very friendly. They claimed Christian as a member of their tribe as having been formally adopted by the Delaware so many years before.
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At the time of his death on June 25, 1841, he was living in Orange Township, Richland County. Both he and his wife were buried near the town of Ashland where the County Historical Society marks his grave.
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(Reprinted from "The History of the Descendants of Nicklaus Fast", 1989)
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!NOTE: Paula (FAST) NANCE, FAST, Johann Jacob, Modified Register for; ; Hardcopy from Database (24 Dec 2000); 1, 4; ; .
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!NOTE: Robert George FAST, Nicklaus FAST of Gocklingen, Germany; ; Thomson-Shore, Inc. 1994; 134; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. An addenda to "By Way of Rotterdam", with "The Johann Nicklaus Fast Family" tree (page 134) updated January, 1997.
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!NOTE: FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 248-249, 342; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. . "The information which is at hand concerning Christian, the youngest known son of Nicklaus and Cadarina FAUST, offers a greater field for romantic imagination than do the stories of other sons of the family. Born May 20, 1762, in Frederick County, Maryland, he was a lad of thirteen years living with his parents in Monongalia County, Virginia, now Fayette County, Pennsylvania, almost on the frontier line of the Colonies, when the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired in far-off Massachusetts. Living on his father's plantation far removed from the Atlantic coast, he most probably had not heard of Paul Revere, the Minute Men, the famous Bridge, the firing of the shot that was to be heard 'round the world - even unto the present day; yet in avery few years he was to hear its reverberations and respond in a heroic way.
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Being the youngest son, he was doubtless somewhat further removed sentimentally from the stories of the Fatherland and earlier days of the family in America than were his brothers. He was a young colonial American. When he was a youth of sixteen or seveteen years, he enlisted in the service of the Colonies in the spring of 1778 or 1779, serving seven months under Captain Joseph NEEL, Col. Zachariah MORGAN's Virginia Regiment. In May or June of 1780, he substituted for his brother Jacob at Jared's Fort and served in Col. MINER's Virginia Regiment for one month, and later for two months at the same place under the same Colonel. In June or July, he enlisted in the Fayette County, Pennsylvania Cavalry under Captain Michael GATT (or CATT) for General George Rogers CLARK's famous expedition against the Indians; and while in a detachment under Col. LAUGHRY near the mouth of Laughry's Creek, the entire detachment was either killed or taken captive by the Indians. He was carried by his captors to the Miami country in Ohio and kept until the summer or fall of 1782. The story of his captivity is well known. From that slight description of his personal appearance - small and with "Hair as black as a raven, dark eyes, and a swarthy skin". It is a facinating picture we get of this clever, agile, attractive youth, named by the Indians "MOLUNTHE", finally making his escape, returning home, and being recognized by his mother, Cadarina, by "some peculiarity about the pupils of his eyes" and affectionately embraced by her.
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!NOTE: Richland (Ashland) County Court, State of Ohio, FAST, Anna Barbara (MASON) and (son) George, Court Testimonies of; ; 6 Nov 1843 & 21 Apr 1855; ; ; "State of Ohio
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Richland (Ashland) County
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Court Testimony
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6 Nov., 1843
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On the sixth day of
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November in the year of our Lord one
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Thousand eight hundred and forty three
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personnally appeared before the Court of
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Commons Pleas of the County of Richland
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Aforesaid Anna Barbara Fast a resident
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of Orange Township in the County of Rich
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land and State of Ohio aforesaid aged sev
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enty six years the 9th day of September A.D.
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1843 who being first duly sworn according
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to law doth on oath make the following
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit
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of the provision made by the Act of Con
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gress passed July 7 1838 entitled �An act
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granting half-pay and pensions to certain
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widows�. That she is the widow of Christian
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Fast who was a private in the Army of
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the Revolution and a Prisoner during
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at eighty dollars per annum during
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his natural life commencing the 4th
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of March 1831 and payable semi-annually
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on the 4th of March and 4th of September
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in every year and whose certificate of
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pension appears therefore to be recorded
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in the Pension Office in Book E Vol. 8
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and page 111.
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She further declares that she was mar
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ried to the said Christian Fast on the first
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day of August in the year of our Lord
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty
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three that her husband the aforesaid
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Christian Fast died on the twenty fifth day
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of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
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eight hundred and forty one that she
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was not married to him during prior
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to his having the service but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of Jan
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uary seventeen hundred and ninety four
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_____ at the time above stated.
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Attest: Elyah W. Lake AK Anne Barbara (her X mark) Fast
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Sworn to ans subscribed
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on the day and year above
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written before the said
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Court of Common Pleas
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in Open Court.
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E.W. Lake clerk
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I Elyah W. Lake Clerk of the
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Court of Common Please within
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and for the County of Richland
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do hereby certify the foregoing
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to be a correct copy of the entry
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made on the journal of said Court
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as the November ten thereof AD 1843
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given under my signature and the seal of said
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Court at Mansfield this 9th day of November AD 1843
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E.W. Lake clerk
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Barnabos B___ ___
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Anna B. Fast
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Ohio
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Act, 7 July 38
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m. 83 d. June 41
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Rejected
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Martin Fast Son of Christian Fast
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was bourn the 12th day of June 1784
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Nicholas Fast Bourn the 11th day of June 1786
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Jacob Fast was Bourn the 13th day of March 1788
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Ann Catrine Margaret was Bourn the 27th of July 1792
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William Fast was Bourn the 24th day of March 1794
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Christian Fast was Bourn the 6th day of October 1795
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David Fast was Bourn the first of August 1797
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Francis Fast was Bourn the 19th day of June 1799
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Barbara Fast was bourn the 12th day of February 1801
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Elizabeth Fast was bourn the 29th day of August 1804
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George Fast was bourn the 4th day of June 1807
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John Fast was bourn the 10th day of July 1809
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Christeany Fast was Bourn the 13th day of May 1811
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Christian Fast was bourn the 15th of January 1790
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and died the 1st of September 1792
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Nancy Fast was bourn the 7th day of November 1802
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and died the 19th day of September 1804
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Christian Fast Son of Nicholas Fast
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Was Bourn the 22nd day of June 1762
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and was Married to Barbara Mason
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the 1st day of August 1783
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Barbara Mason was Bourn the 9th day of September
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In the year of our Lord 1767
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The Said Barbara Fast above Mentioned
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Jeremiah, son of Ann C. Margaret Fast,
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Was bourn the 18th day of December 1807
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John Fast, Son of Christian Fast Junior
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Was Born the 16th Day of October, 1814
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Martin Fast
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was Born the 17th Day of February, 1816
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David Fast was borne the 22nd day of
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September in the year of our Lord 1818
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Isaac Fast was borne the 19th day of
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March in the year of our Lord 1820
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Levina Fast was born April
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The 22nd in the year of our Lord 1822
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George Fast was born March
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the 18th, 1824
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Clemmer Fast was bourn the
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24th day of March 1826
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Christian Fast was borne
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October the 12th 1828
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An. Elizabeth Fast was born
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June the 24th, 1830
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State of Ohio
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Richland County ss.
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Personally appeared before
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the subscriber an acting
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justice of the peace within and for said
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County Jacob Fast and after having
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been by me duly sworn accor
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ding to law depose and say that he
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is the Son of Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast and that the family Rec
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ord hereto attached is the family Record
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of the said Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast that between thirty and
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forty years ago the said Record was
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transcribed all except the last entry
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by one William Ayer at the request
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of the said Christian and Anna Barbara
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Fast from an old Psalmbook
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that the said Record hereto attached
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as aforesaid from the time of trans
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cribing as aforesaid the said Chris
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tian up to his death which took
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place June twenty fifth AD 1841
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kept and regarded as a correct family
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record and that since the death of
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the said Christian Fast the said re
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cord hereto attached as aforesaid has
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been kept by the said widow of the
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siad Christian until I received it
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of her about eighteen months since
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and gave it into the hands of her attor
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neys Messrs Bortty and Stevens and this
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aforesaid Record hereto attached is a true
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family Record of the said Christian
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Fast and Anna Barbara Fast. For
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the name of my mother, Anna
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Barbara Fast, appears to have been
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written Barbara without the Anna and
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so kept on the said Record but her
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name is and always has been Anne
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Barbara as I am informed by her
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and believe.
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Jacob Fast
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And has personally appeared George Fast
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and after having been first duly sworn
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according to law deposes and says that
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the facts set forth in the foregoing affi
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davit of Jacob Fast are correct
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and
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George Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before
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me this 6th day of November AD 1843
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_________P. Carson, J.P.
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Court Testimony
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Ashland County, Ohio
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21 Apr., 1855"
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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On this 21st day of April
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1855 personally appeared before me, Samuel
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Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the
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County and State aforesaid, George Fast, Guar
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dian of Barbara Ann Fast, who being
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duly sworn according to law says that the
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said Barbara Ann Fast is the widow of the
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identical Christian Fast who was a private
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in the Revolutionary War and the identical
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Barbara Fast who holds a Certificate for
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Pension given at the War Office of the United States
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on the 3rd day of March 1849. That said Cer
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tificate s is recorded in the Pension Office on the
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roll of Pensioners under Act February ___, 1848,
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Page 341, Vol 4. That the said Barbara Fast is
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aged eighty-nine years and that the said Chri
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tian Fast continued in active service in said
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war for the term of over fourteen days and
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that the said Barbara is a resident of the Coun
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ty and State aforesaid and that she is now the widow of Christian
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Fast, and has never married since his death.
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The said George Fast, Guardian as aforesaid,
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makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining Bounty Land Granted by the Act passed
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March 3rd 1843, and he hereby declares the the said
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Barbara Fast has not applied for or received
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Bounty Land except as above stated and the said
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George Fast hereby appoints Chas. C. Larchers of the
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City of Washington, DC his atty. to Prosecute this
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claim of said Barbara Fast and receive her
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warrant when issued.
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George Fast
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Guardian of Barbara Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
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and I certify that I have no interest in the above and am not
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concerned in its prosecution.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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Personally came Alexander
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Parker and Wells Kellogg, residents of the Town
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and County of Ashland, persons whom I certify to
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be respectable and entitled to credit and who
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being duly sworn say that they were present and
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saw George Fast sign his name to the foregoing
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declaration as Guardian for Barbara Fast
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and that they know him to be such Guardian and
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that they know Barbara Fast to be the identical
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person he represents her to be and they also
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swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
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Alexander Parker
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Wells Kellogg
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Sworn and suscribed before me this
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21st day of April 1855 and I certify that I know
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the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant
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is the person he represents himself to be and that
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I have no interest in the claim.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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I, I.O. Jennings Clerk of the County Court
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in and for the County and State above mentioned
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do hereby certify that Samuel Smith, whose genuine
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signature appears above is and was at the time
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of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in
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and for the County and State aforesaid duly Com
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missioned and sworn, that all his offi
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cial acts as such are entitled to full
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faith and credit and that the aforesaid
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County Court is a Court of Record has
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!NOTE: Richland County, State of Ohio, FAST, Christian - Court Testimony Application for Land Bounty; ; 23 Oct 1832; ; ; State of Ohio
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Richland County
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Court Testimony
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23 Oct., 1832
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On the 23rd day of October 1832 personally appeared before the judge of
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the court of Common Pleas as of said county in open court. Christian Fast
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a resident of Orange Township in the county of Richland and state of Ohio
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aforesaid aged seventy years who being duly sworn according to law do
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taken his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the
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benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th
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1832.
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That he was born in Frederick County Maryland the 22nd day of June
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1762. That he has a -- or a -- of this age in his Bible which he
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transcribed from his father's Bible. When about 10 or 11 years of age he
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moved with his parents and settled in Monougahula County Virginia. In the
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Spring of 1778 or 1779 he cannot recollect which but knows he was either
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16 or 17 he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in
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the Virginia Militia at Martin's Fort in said county under Capt. Joseph Neel
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and was stationed at Scott's Mill on the Mouougaheela River. David Gilkey
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was next in command in the station but he does not recollect what office
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he held. Col. Zacheriah Morgan was the Superior officer in that part of the
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country. He visited the station occasionally as an officer and once ordered
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the attachment from the station against the Tories. The attachment was
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stationed at this part to guard the frontiers. A part remained at the
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station and a part made excursions through the country between that and
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the Ohio River and took turns in the same alternately. He served a term of
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seven months and was regularly discharged late in the fall. He had a
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written discharge or certificate of his service which he gave his father to
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draw his pay and has never seen it since, thinks his father drew pay for
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his services.
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About the last of May or first of June 1780 he entered into the service of
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the United States in the Virginia Militia in said county as a subtitute for
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his brother Jacob Fast at Jared's Fort on Big Whitey and placed under Col.
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Minor and served in that station one month and was regularly dismissed
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but received no written discharge.
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In June or the first of July he thinks in 1781 he was residing in what is
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now Fayette County Pennsylvania. A draft was ordered in the Militia of
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one fifth part to go in "Clark's Campaigne" and if five persons furnished a
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man they escaped a draft. His two brothers, two brothers-in-law and
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himself belonged to the same company and he agreed to go in the
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expedition to clear them of a draft. Accordingly he entered into the
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service of the United States under Capt. Michael Gatt. Melzor Baker was
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Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Militia. They marched to Wheeling and
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there joined General Clark's expedition against the Indians. He remained
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at Wheeling three or four weeks waiting for the arrival of Col. Laughery
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and then set out with the Army down the Ohio in boats without him. At
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the mouth of the little Kerkaway an express arrived informing Gen. Clark
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that Laughery had arrived at Wheeling and was following on but had no
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provisions. The General ordered Major Cracroft and nine men of whom he
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was over into a boat and provisions until Laughery arrived, then join his
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party and follow on. When Laughery arrived, he joined his party and
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continued down the river. After passing the mouth of the Big Miami mear
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the mouth of Laughery's Creek the whole detachment was killed or taken
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by the Indians. He was wounded in the hip by a ball. Col. Laughery was
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tomahawked after he surrendered. Many others died. He now recollects
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the names of the following officers who were taken prisoners: Major
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Cracroft, Capt. Orr, Lieut. Baker of the Militia he thinks, and Capt. Thomas
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Shakely he believes of the Regular Army. He was taken by the Indians back
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into the Miami country and kept a prisoner among them and wandered about
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in the woods with them.
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In the summer or fall of 1782 having obtained their confidence he was
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permitted to go with them on an expedition from Girty's --- against
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Wheeling. Col. McGee commanded the expedition. Simon Girty, James
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Girty, George Girty and Capt. Elliott were white men in the expedition.
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They moved slowly eastward and on the way were joined by a company of
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mounted Englishmen from Detroit. They crossed the Ohio about three
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miles below Fort Wheeling and surrounded it and held a party, but the men
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in the fort refused to surrender. They then kept up a fire for a few days
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and tried to burn the fort. A proposition was made to penetrate the
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country and make an attack upon the settlement. The family into which he
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was adopted refused to join the party. The night after the party set out he
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ran away from the Indians and the next day he came upon their trail and
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followed until by the signs he knew was near them. He then took a
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circuitous route and ran all day - rested at night and the next day about
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four o'clock arrived at Ross's Fork in the settlement on the waters of Ten
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Mile now in Washington Country and alarmed the settlement. About
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sundown the Indians attacked it but they were prepared and resisted
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successfully. The next day he arrived at his father's about the first of
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December 1782 having been about 17 months as he thinks from his best
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recollection. His officers were so dispersed that he never received any
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certificate of his services nor any pay. With respect to the date of the
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Campaigne he speaks from recollection and may be incorrect. After the
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Revolution he continued to reside in Fayette County until the spring of
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1816 when he moved to his present place of residence in Orange Township,
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Richland County, Ohio where he has resided ever since. And the said Fast
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respectfully is asking claim in whole to a or an annuity, except the
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present and he declares his name is not upon the pension roll in any state.
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He knows of the existence of no documentary evidence by which his
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services can be proved nor does he know of any person living by whom he
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can prove said services except Phillip Bowman whose affidavit is
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hereunto ---.
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His
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Christian Fast
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Mark
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Sworn to --
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before me
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this 23 Oct 1832
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Elly Haegulk
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A list was later found in British Records of Col. Archbald Lochry's
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Battalion, Pennsylvannia listing Christian Fast as a Prisoner of War,
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August 24, 1781. Christian's Pension Number is S4, 195 Prisoner.
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Original list is in British Museum. The Phillip Bowman mentioned was an
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Officer in the Continental Army.
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_______________________________________________________
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.
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!NOTE: Will of Nicklaus FAST; ; Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Will Book I, Vol. 2, page 600; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; Will Book Vol. 9, page 225; ; ; Will of Nicklaus Fast
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"In the name of God, Amen I Nicholas Fast of German Township Fayette County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, yoeman, being weak of Body but of a sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same do make, ordain and establish this my last Will and Testament in manner & form as follows, viz;
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"First - I give and bequeath unto three children of Mary Wibel, deceased wife, formerly of Frederick Wibel, one hundred acres of land situated in Jefferson County & State of Ohio being a part of a half section of land conveyed by my son Francis Fast to me on the sixth day of March 1807, being No. 23 in the Eleventh Township & fourth range said hundred acres of land to be laid off the west end of said half section said three children to have equal shares of said hundred acres of land --- .
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"Secondly - I do leave and bequeath to Henry Weaver, Frederick Wibel & John Sears each of them fifty cents and as for all the rest residue & remainder of my Estate both real & personal, it is my will that it should be sold and the neat proceeds thereof equally divided into seven parts or shares and given as follows, viz; one-seventh part to my son Jacob Fast, one-seventh part to my son Francis Fast, one-seventh part to my son Christian Fast, one-seventh part to my son Adam Fast, one-seventh part to my Daughter Barbra Aultman, one-seventh part to my Daughter Katy Bowman, and the other seventh part to the children of my Daughter Catherine Weaver, deceased, being eight in number, viz; Nicholas Weaver, John Weaver, Henry Weaver, Jr., Jacob Weaver, Barbra Weaver, Mahdlana Weaver, Elizabeth Weaver & Mary Weaver each to have equal shares of sd. seventh part - but whereas Mary Weaver was married to Frederick Wibel as above mentioned & is now deceased but left three children as above, namely Mary Wibel, Nicholas Wibel, & Elizabeth Wibel said Mary Weaver share is to be equally divided between her said three children - And Whereas the above named Mahdlana Weaver was married to John Sears and is now deceased but left seven children said Mahdlana's share is to be equally divided among her seven children - And I do hereby empower & Authorize my two Executors to sell all my estate Real and personal giving a reasonable credit & to give good and sufficient deeds to the purchasers for the same & I do give fours years to my Executors to sell collect & pay over but they must account with the heirs for all the interest that they receive - And I do hereby appoint, constitute & make my two sons Francis Fast and Christian Fast sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made, Ratifying & Confirming this to be my last Will and Testament and no other -
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"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this seventeenth day of January one thousand eight hundred & sixteen.
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Signed Nicholas Fast (Seal)"
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Signed and Sealed in Presence of
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John Auld
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James Sangston
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Simon Yandes"
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. . Co-Executor
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!NOTE: Will of Christian FAST; ; 5 Sep 1837; ; ; Will of Christian FAST
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�In the name of God, Amen. I, Christian FAST, of Richland County State of Ohio considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being desirous of disposing of my worldly affairs do make and publish this my last Will and testament in manner following that is to say.
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�First. I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Anna Barbary the use and occupancy of all and singular my real and personal of which I may die seized and possessed, said real and personal estate to be managed by my executors hereinafter named or the person or persons who may execute this my last Will and testament, and the entire use, profits benefits, and avails of said property shall be given and applied to the use of my beloved wife aforesaid during her natural life which I bequeath to her in lieu of dower. It is understood however that my executors shall be and are hereby authorized to sell at private sale a sufficient amount of my personal property to pay all my just and honest debts and the necessary costs and expenses of settling my estate.
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�Second. I give and bequeath to my son Jacob FAST one dollar to be paid out of my estate after the decease of my beloved wife.
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Third. I do order and direct that, after the decease of my beloved wife my executors hereinafter named or the person or persons who shall execute this my last will and testament shall cause all my estate of which I may die seized and possessed both real, and personal and mixed to be appraised by three disinterested freeholders and if my son George and my son-in-law Nathaniel BRYTE shall choose to take said property at the appraised value thereof, they shall have the privilege so to do by paying said amount and in that case this shall be a sufficient evidence of title to said property when appraised value aforesaid shall be paid. But if my son George and my son-in-law Nathaniel BRYTE shall not choose to take said land and property at the appraised value then and in that case my said Executors or the person or persons who shall execute this my last will and testament shall proceed immediately to sell said property both real and personal at public or private sale and make and execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a conveyance therefore which conveyance so made shall convey to them the said purchasers of said real estate a good estate of inheritance.
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�Fourth. I do further order and bequeath that my executors or other persons as aforesaid shall after paying all necessary expenses in settling my estate as aforesaid, divide the avails of said sale when received equally among my children hereinafter named (to wit) my sons Martin, Nicholas, William, Christian, David, Francis, George, and John and my daughters Margaret, Barbary, Elizabeth, and Christena all both sons and daughters lastly above named to share and share alike of the avails of the sale of my property aforesaid after discharging all necessary expenses as aforesaid.
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�Lastly I do constitute and appoint my son David FAST and my son-in-law Nathaniel BRYTE Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of September A. D. 1837.
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His
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Christian X Fast (seal)
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Mark
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�Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Christian FAST to be his last will and testament who in his presence and at his request have signed our names as witnesses thereto.
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J. P. REZNOR
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Silas ROBBINS�.
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!BIRTH: Sheila MCREYNOLDS, History of the Descendants of Nicklaus FAST (1999); ; printed 1999; 1,3; , Sheila McReynolds, 2626 Indiana, Joplin, MO 64804. Decendants of John Jay FAST. Reprinted privately every 10 years.
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!BIRTH: Paula (FAST) NANCE, FAST, Johann Jacob, Modified Register for; ; Hardcopy from Database (24 Dec 2000); 1, 4; ; .
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!BIRTH: Robert George FAST, Nicklaus FAST of Gocklingen, Germany; ; Thomson-Shore, Inc. 1994; 134; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. An addenda to "By Way of Rotterdam", with "The Johann Nicklaus Fast Family" tree (page 134) updated January, 1997.
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!BIRTH: FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 248; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. . Date shown as 20 May 1762.
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!BIRTH: Richland (Ashland) County Court, State of Ohio, FAST, Anna Barbara (MASON) and (son) George, Court Testimonies of; ; 6 Nov 1843 & 21 Apr 1855; ; ; "State of Ohio
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Richland (Ashland) County
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Court Testimony
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6 Nov., 1843
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On the sixth day of
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November in the year of our Lord one
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Thousand eight hundred and forty three
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personnally appeared before the Court of
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Commons Pleas of the County of Richland
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Aforesaid Anna Barbara Fast a resident
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of Orange Township in the County of Rich
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land and State of Ohio aforesaid aged sev
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enty six years the 9th day of September A.D.
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1843 who being first duly sworn according
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to law doth on oath make the following
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit
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of the provision made by the Act of Con
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gress passed July 7 1838 entitled �An act
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granting half-pay and pensions to certain
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widows�. That she is the widow of Christian
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Fast who was a private in the Army of
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the Revolution and a Prisoner during
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at eighty dollars per annum during
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his natural life commencing the 4th
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of March 1831 and payable semi-annually
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on the 4th of March and 4th of September
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in every year and whose certificate of
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pension appears therefore to be recorded
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in the Pension Office in Book E Vol. 8
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and page 111.
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She further declares that she was mar
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ried to the said Christian Fast on the first
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day of August in the year of our Lord
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty
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three that her husband the aforesaid
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Christian Fast died on the twenty fifth day
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of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
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eight hundred and forty one that she
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was not married to him during prior
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to his having the service but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of Jan
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uary seventeen hundred and ninety four
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_____ at the time above stated.
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Attest: Elyah W. Lake AK Anne Barbara (her X mark) Fast
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Sworn to ans subscribed
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on the day and year above
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written before the said
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Court of Common Pleas
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in Open Court.
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E.W. Lake clerk
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I Elyah W. Lake Clerk of the
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Court of Common Please within
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and for the County of Richland
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do hereby certify the foregoing
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to be a correct copy of the entry
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made on the journal of said Court
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as the November ten thereof AD 1843
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given under my signature and the seal of said
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Court at Mansfield this 9th day of November AD 1843
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E.W. Lake clerk
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Barnabos B___ ___
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9999
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Anna B. Fast
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Ohio
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Act, 7 July 38
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m. 83 d. June 41
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Rejected
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Martin Fast Son of Christian Fast
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was bourn the 12th day of June 1784
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Nicholas Fast Bourn the 11th day of June 1786
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Jacob Fast was Bourn the 13th day of March 1788
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Ann Catrine Margaret was Bourn the 27th of July 1792
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William Fast was Bourn the 24th day of March 1794
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Christian Fast was Bourn the 6th day of October 1795
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David Fast was Bourn the first of August 1797
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Francis Fast was Bourn the 19th day of June 1799
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Barbara Fast was bourn the 12th day of February 1801
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Elizabeth Fast was bourn the 29th day of August 1804
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George Fast was bourn the 4th day of June 1807
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John Fast was bourn the 10th day of July 1809
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Christeany Fast was Bourn the 13th day of May 1811
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Christian Fast was bourn the 15th of January 1790
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and died the 1st of September 1792
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Nancy Fast was bourn the 7th day of November 1802
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and died the 19th day of September 1804
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Christian Fast Son of Nicholas Fast
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Was Bourn the 22nd day of June 1762
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and was Married to Barbara Mason
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the 1st day of August 1783
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Barbara Mason was Bourn the 9th day of September
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In the year of our Lord 1767
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The Said Barbara Fast above Mentioned
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Jeremiah, son of Ann C. Margaret Fast,
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Was bourn the 18th day of December 1807
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John Fast, Son of Christian Fast Junior
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Was Born the 16th Day of October, 1814
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Martin Fast
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was Born the 17th Day of February, 1816
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David Fast was borne the 22nd day of
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September in the year of our Lord 1818
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Isaac Fast was borne the 19th day of
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March in the year of our Lord 1820
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Levina Fast was born April
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The 22nd in the year of our Lord 1822
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George Fast was born March
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the 18th, 1824
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Clemmer Fast was bourn the
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24th day of March 1826
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Christian Fast was borne
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October the 12th 1828
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An. Elizabeth Fast was born
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June the 24th, 1830
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State of Ohio
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Richland County ss.
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Personally appeared before
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the subscriber an acting
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justice of the peace within and for said
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County Jacob Fast and after having
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been by me duly sworn accor
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ding to law depose and say that he
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is the Son of Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast and that the family Rec
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ord hereto attached is the family Record
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of the said Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast that between thirty and
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forty years ago the said Record was
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transcribed all except the last entry
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by one William Ayer at the request
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of the said Christian and Anna Barbara
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Fast from an old Psalmbook
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that the said Record hereto attached
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as aforesaid from the time of trans
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cribing as aforesaid the said Chris
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tian up to his death which took
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place June twenty fifth AD 1841
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kept and regarded as a correct family
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record and that since the death of
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the said Christian Fast the said re
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cord hereto attached as aforesaid has
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been kept by the said widow of the
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siad Christian until I received it
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of her about eighteen months since
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and gave it into the hands of her attor
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neys Messrs Bortty and Stevens and this
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aforesaid Record hereto attached is a true
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family Record of the said Christian
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Fast and Anna Barbara Fast. For
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the name of my mother, Anna
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Barbara Fast, appears to have been
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written Barbara without the Anna and
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so kept on the said Record but her
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name is and always has been Anne
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Barbara as I am informed by her
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and believe.
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Jacob Fast
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And has personally appeared George Fast
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and after having been first duly sworn
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according to law deposes and says that
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the facts set forth in the foregoing affi
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davit of Jacob Fast are correct
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and
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George Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before
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me this 6th day of November AD 1843
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_________P. Carson, J.P.
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Court Testimony
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Ashland County, Ohio
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21 Apr., 1855"
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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On this 21st day of April
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1855 personally appeared before me, Samuel
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Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the
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County and State aforesaid, George Fast, Guar
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dian of Barbara Ann Fast, who being
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duly sworn according to law says that the
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said Barbara Ann Fast is the widow of the
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identical Christian Fast who was a private
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in the Revolutionary War and the identical
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Barbara Fast who holds a Certificate for
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Pension given at the War Office of the United States
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on the 3rd day of March 1849. That said Cer
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tificate s is recorded in the Pension Office on the
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roll of Pensioners under Act February ___, 1848,
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Page 341, Vol 4. That the said Barbara Fast is
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aged eighty-nine years and that the said Chri
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tian Fast continued in active service in said
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war for the term of over fourteen days and
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that the said Barbara is a resident of the Coun
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ty and State aforesaid and that she is now the widow of Christian
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Fast, and has never married since his death.
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The said George Fast, Guardian as aforesaid,
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makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining Bounty Land Granted by the Act passed
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March 3rd 1843, and he hereby declares the the said
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Barbara Fast has not applied for or received
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Bounty Land except as above stated and the said
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George Fast hereby appoints Chas. C. Larchers of the
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City of Washington, DC his atty. to Prosecute this
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claim of said Barbara Fast and receive her
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warrant when issued.
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George Fast
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Guardian of Barbara Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
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and I certify that I have no interest in the above and am not
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concerned in its prosecution.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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Personally came Alexander
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Parker and Wells Kellogg, residents of the Town
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and County of Ashland, persons whom I certify to
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be respectable and entitled to credit and who
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being duly sworn say that they were present and
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saw George Fast sign his name to the foregoing
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declaration as Guardian for Barbara Fast
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and that they know him to be such Guardian and
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that they know Barbara Fast to be the identical
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person he represents her to be and they also
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swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
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Alexander Parker
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Wells Kellogg
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Sworn and suscribed before me this
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21st day of April 1855 and I certify that I know
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the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant
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is the person he represents himself to be and that
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I have no interest in the claim.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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I, I.O. Jennings Clerk of the County Court
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in and for the County and State above mentioned
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do hereby certify that Samuel Smith, whose genuine
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signature appears above is and was at the time
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of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in
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and for the County and State aforesaid duly Com
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missioned and sworn, that all his offi
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cial acts as such are entitled to full
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faith and credit and that the aforesaid
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County Court is a Court of Record has
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.
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!BIRTH: Richland County, State of Ohio, FAST, Christian - Court Testimony Application for Land Bounty; ; 23 Oct 1832; ; ; State of Ohio
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Richland County
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Court Testimony
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23 Oct., 1832
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On the 23rd day of October 1832 personally appeared before the judge of
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the court of Common Pleas as of said county in open court. Christian Fast
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a resident of Orange Township in the county of Richland and state of Ohio
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aforesaid aged seventy years who being duly sworn according to law do
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taken his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the
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benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th
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1832.
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That he was born in Frederick County Maryland the 22nd day of June
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1762. That he has a -- or a -- of this age in his Bible which he
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transcribed from his father's Bible. When about 10 or 11 years of age he
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moved with his parents and settled in Monougahula County Virginia. In the
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Spring of 1778 or 1779 he cannot recollect which but knows he was either
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16 or 17 he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in
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the Virginia Militia at Martin's Fort in said county under Capt. Joseph Neel
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and was stationed at Scott's Mill on the Mouougaheela River. David Gilkey
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was next in command in the station but he does not recollect what office
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he held. Col. Zacheriah Morgan was the Superior officer in that part of the
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country. He visited the station occasionally as an officer and once ordered
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the attachment from the station against the Tories. The attachment was
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stationed at this part to guard the frontiers. A part remained at the
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station and a part made excursions through the country between that and
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the Ohio River and took turns in the same alternately. He served a term of
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seven months and was regularly discharged late in the fall. He had a
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written discharge or certificate of his service which he gave his father to
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draw his pay and has never seen it since, thinks his father drew pay for
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his services.
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About the last of May or first of June 1780 he entered into the service of
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the United States in the Virginia Militia in said county as a subtitute for
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his brother Jacob Fast at Jared's Fort on Big Whitey and placed under Col.
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Minor and served in that station one month and was regularly dismissed
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but received no written discharge.
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In June or the first of July he thinks in 1781 he was residing in what is
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now Fayette County Pennsylvania. A draft was ordered in the Militia of
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one fifth part to go in "Clark's Campaigne" and if five persons furnished a
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man they escaped a draft. His two brothers, two brothers-in-law and
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himself belonged to the same company and he agreed to go in the
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expedition to clear them of a draft. Accordingly he entered into the
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service of the United States under Capt. Michael Gatt. Melzor Baker was
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Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Militia. They marched to Wheeling and
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there joined General Clark's expedition against the Indians. He remained
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at Wheeling three or four weeks waiting for the arrival of Col. Laughery
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and then set out with the Army down the Ohio in boats without him. At
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the mouth of the little Kerkaway an express arrived informing Gen. Clark
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that Laughery had arrived at Wheeling and was following on but had no
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provisions. The General ordered Major Cracroft and nine men of whom he
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was over into a boat and provisions until Laughery arrived, then join his
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party and follow on. When Laughery arrived, he joined his party and
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continued down the river. After passing the mouth of the Big Miami mear
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the mouth of Laughery's Creek the whole detachment was killed or taken
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by the Indians. He was wounded in the hip by a ball. Col. Laughery was
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tomahawked after he surrendered. Many others died. He now recollects
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the names of the following officers who were taken prisoners: Major
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Cracroft, Capt. Orr, Lieut. Baker of the Militia he thinks, and Capt. Thomas
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Shakely he believes of the Regular Army. He was taken by the Indians back
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into the Miami country and kept a prisoner among them and wandered about
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in the woods with them.
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In the summer or fall of 1782 having obtained their confidence he was
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permitted to go with them on an expedition from Girty's --- against
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Wheeling. Col. McGee commanded the expedition. Simon Girty, James
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Girty, George Girty and Capt. Elliott were white men in the expedition.
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They moved slowly eastward and on the way were joined by a company of
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mounted Englishmen from Detroit. They crossed the Ohio about three
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miles below Fort Wheeling and surrounded it and held a party, but the men
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in the fort refused to surrender. They then kept up a fire for a few days
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and tried to burn the fort. A proposition was made to penetrate the
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country and make an attack upon the settlement. The family into which he
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was adopted refused to join the party. The night after the party set out he
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ran away from the Indians and the next day he came upon their trail and
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followed until by the signs he knew was near them. He then took a
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circuitous route and ran all day - rested at night and the next day about
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four o'clock arrived at Ross's Fork in the settlement on the waters of Ten
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Mile now in Washington Country and alarmed the settlement. About
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sundown the Indians attacked it but they were prepared and resisted
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successfully. The next day he arrived at his father's about the first of
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December 1782 having been about 17 months as he thinks from his best
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recollection. His officers were so dispersed that he never received any
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certificate of his services nor any pay. With respect to the date of the
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Campaigne he speaks from recollection and may be incorrect. After the
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Revolution he continued to reside in Fayette County until the spring of
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1816 when he moved to his present place of residence in Orange Township,
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Richland County, Ohio where he has resided ever since. And the said Fast
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respectfully is asking claim in whole to a or an annuity, except the
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present and he declares his name is not upon the pension roll in any state.
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He knows of the existence of no documentary evidence by which his
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services can be proved nor does he know of any person living by whom he
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can prove said services except Phillip Bowman whose affidavit is
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hereunto ---.
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His
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Christian Fast
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Mark
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Sworn to --
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before me
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this 23 Oct 1832
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Elly Haegulk
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______________________________________________________
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A list was later found in British Records of Col. Archbald Lochry's
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Battalion, Pennsylvannia listing Christian Fast as a Prisoner of War,
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August 24, 1781. Christian's Pension Number is S4, 195 Prisoner.
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Original list is in British Museum. The Phillip Bowman mentioned was an
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Officer in the Continental Army.
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_______________________________________________________
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. . "That he was born in Frederick County Maryland the 22nd day of June
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1762. "
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!DEATH: Sheila MCREYNOLDS, History of the Descendants of Nicklaus FAST (1999); ; printed 1999; 1, 3, 3-3; , Sheila McReynolds, 2626 Indiana, Joplin, MO 64804. Decendants of John Jay FAST. Reprinted privately every 10 years.
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!DEATH: Paula (FAST) NANCE, FAST, Johann Jacob, Modified Register for; ; Hardcopy from Database (24 Dec 2000); 1; ; . . Date erroneously shown as 23 Jun 1841.
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!DEATH: Robert George FAST, Nicklaus FAST of Gocklingen, Germany; ; Thomson-Shore, Inc. 1994; 134; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. An addenda to "By Way of Rotterdam", with "The Johann Nicklaus Fast Family" tree (page 134) updated January, 1997.
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!DEATH: FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 260; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804.
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!DEATH: Richland (Ashland) County Court, State of Ohio, FAST, Anna Barbara (MASON) and (son) George, Court Testimonies of; ; 6 Nov 1843 & 21 Apr 1855; ; ; "State of Ohio
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Richland (Ashland) County
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Court Testimony
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6 Nov., 1843
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On the sixth day of
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November in the year of our Lord one
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Thousand eight hundred and forty three
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personnally appeared before the Court of
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Commons Pleas of the County of Richland
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Aforesaid Anna Barbara Fast a resident
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of Orange Township in the County of Rich
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land and State of Ohio aforesaid aged sev
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enty six years the 9th day of September A.D.
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1843 who being first duly sworn according
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to law doth on oath make the following
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit
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of the provision made by the Act of Con
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gress passed July 7 1838 entitled �An act
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granting half-pay and pensions to certain
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widows�. That she is the widow of Christian
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Fast who was a private in the Army of
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the Revolution and a Prisoner during
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at eighty dollars per annum during
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his natural life commencing the 4th
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of March 1831 and payable semi-annually
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on the 4th of March and 4th of September
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in every year and whose certificate of
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pension appears therefore to be recorded
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in the Pension Office in Book E Vol. 8
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and page 111.
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She further declares that she was mar
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ried to the said Christian Fast on the first
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day of August in the year of our Lord
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty
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three that her husband the aforesaid
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Christian Fast died on the twenty fifth day
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of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
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eight hundred and forty one that she
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was not married to him during prior
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to his having the service but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of Jan
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uary seventeen hundred and ninety four
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_____ at the time above stated.
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Attest: Elyah W. Lake AK Anne Barbara (her X mark) Fast
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Sworn to ans subscribed
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on the day and year above
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written before the said
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Court of Common Pleas
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in Open Court.
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E.W. Lake clerk
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I Elyah W. Lake Clerk of the
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Court of Common Please within
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and for the County of Richland
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do hereby certify the foregoing
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to be a correct copy of the entry
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made on the journal of said Court
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as the November ten thereof AD 1843
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given under my signature and the seal of said
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Court at Mansfield this 9th day of November AD 1843
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E.W. Lake clerk
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Barnabos B___ ___
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9999
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Anna B. Fast
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Ohio
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Act, 7 July 38
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m. 83 d. June 41
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Rejected
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Martin Fast Son of Christian Fast
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was bourn the 12th day of June 1784
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Nicholas Fast Bourn the 11th day of June 1786
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Jacob Fast was Bourn the 13th day of March 1788
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Ann Catrine Margaret was Bourn the 27th of July 1792
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William Fast was Bourn the 24th day of March 1794
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Christian Fast was Bourn the 6th day of October 1795
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David Fast was Bourn the first of August 1797
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Francis Fast was Bourn the 19th day of June 1799
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Barbara Fast was bourn the 12th day of February 1801
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Elizabeth Fast was bourn the 29th day of August 1804
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George Fast was bourn the 4th day of June 1807
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John Fast was bourn the 10th day of July 1809
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Christeany Fast was Bourn the 13th day of May 1811
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Christian Fast was bourn the 15th of January 1790
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and died the 1st of September 1792
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Nancy Fast was bourn the 7th day of November 1802
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and died the 19th day of September 1804
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Christian Fast Son of Nicholas Fast
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Was Bourn the 22nd day of June 1762
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and was Married to Barbara Mason
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the 1st day of August 1783
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Barbara Mason was Bourn the 9th day of September
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In the year of our Lord 1767
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The Said Barbara Fast above Mentioned
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Jeremiah, son of Ann C. Margaret Fast,
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Was bourn the 18th day of December 1807
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John Fast, Son of Christian Fast Junior
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Was Born the 16th Day of October, 1814
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Martin Fast
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was Born the 17th Day of February, 1816
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David Fast was borne the 22nd day of
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September in the year of our Lord 1818
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Isaac Fast was borne the 19th day of
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March in the year of our Lord 1820
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Levina Fast was born April
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The 22nd in the year of our Lord 1822
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George Fast was born March
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the 18th, 1824
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Clemmer Fast was bourn the
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24th day of March 1826
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Christian Fast was borne
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October the 12th 1828
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An. Elizabeth Fast was born
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June the 24th, 1830
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State of Ohio
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Richland County ss.
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Personally appeared before
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the subscriber an acting
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justice of the peace within and for said
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County Jacob Fast and after having
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been by me duly sworn accor
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ding to law depose and say that he
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is the Son of Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast and that the family Rec
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ord hereto attached is the family Record
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of the said Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast that between thirty and
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forty years ago the said Record was
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transcribed all except the last entry
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by one William Ayer at the request
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of the said Christian and Anna Barbara
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Fast from an old Psalmbook
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that the said Record hereto attached
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as aforesaid from the time of trans
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cribing as aforesaid the said Chris
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tian up to his death which took
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place June twenty fifth AD 1841
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kept and regarded as a correct family
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record and that since the death of
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the said Christian Fast the said re
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cord hereto attached as aforesaid has
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been kept by the said widow of the
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siad Christian until I received it
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of her about eighteen months since
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and gave it into the hands of her attor
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neys Messrs Bortty and Stevens and this
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aforesaid Record hereto attached is a true
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family Record of the said Christian
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Fast and Anna Barbara Fast. For
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the name of my mother, Anna
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Barbara Fast, appears to have been
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written Barbara without the Anna and
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so kept on the said Record but her
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name is and always has been Anne
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Barbara as I am informed by her
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and believe.
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Jacob Fast
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And has personally appeared George Fast
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and after having been first duly sworn
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according to law deposes and says that
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the facts set forth in the foregoing affi
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davit of Jacob Fast are correct
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and
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George Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before
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me this 6th day of November AD 1843
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_________P. Carson, J.P.
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Court Testimony
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Ashland County, Ohio
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21 Apr., 1855"
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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On this 21st day of April
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1855 personally appeared before me, Samuel
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Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the
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County and State aforesaid, George Fast, Guar
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dian of Barbara Ann Fast, who being
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duly sworn according to law says that the
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said Barbara Ann Fast is the widow of the
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identical Christian Fast who was a private
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in the Revolutionary War and the identical
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Barbara Fast who holds a Certificate for
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Pension given at the War Office of the United States
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on the 3rd day of March 1849. That said Cer
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tificate s is recorded in the Pension Office on the
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roll of Pensioners under Act February ___, 1848,
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Page 341, Vol 4. That the said Barbara Fast is
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aged eighty-nine years and that the said Chri
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tian Fast continued in active service in said
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war for the term of over fourteen days and
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that the said Barbara is a resident of the Coun
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ty and State aforesaid and that she is now the widow of Christian
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Fast, and has never married since his death.
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The said George Fast, Guardian as aforesaid,
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makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining Bounty Land Granted by the Act passed
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March 3rd 1843, and he hereby declares the the said
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Barbara Fast has not applied for or received
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Bounty Land except as above stated and the said
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George Fast hereby appoints Chas. C. Larchers of the
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City of Washington, DC his atty. to Prosecute this
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claim of said Barbara Fast and receive her
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warrant when issued.
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George Fast
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Guardian of Barbara Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
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and I certify that I have no interest in the above and am not
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concerned in its prosecution.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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Personally came Alexander
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Parker and Wells Kellogg, residents of the Town
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and County of Ashland, persons whom I certify to
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be respectable and entitled to credit and who
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being duly sworn say that they were present and
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saw George Fast sign his name to the foregoing
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declaration as Guardian for Barbara Fast
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and that they know him to be such Guardian and
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that they know Barbara Fast to be the identical
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person he represents her to be and they also
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swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
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Alexander Parker
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Wells Kellogg
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Sworn and suscribed before me this
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21st day of April 1855 and I certify that I know
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the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant
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is the person he represents himself to be and that
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I have no interest in the claim.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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I, I.O. Jennings Clerk of the County Court
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in and for the County and State above mentioned
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do hereby certify that Samuel Smith, whose genuine
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signature appears above is and was at the time
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of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in
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and for the County and State aforesaid duly Com
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missioned and sworn, that all his offi
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cial acts as such are entitled to full
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faith and credit and that the aforesaid
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County Court is a Court of Record has
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.
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!BURIAL: Sheila MCREYNOLDS, History of the Descendants of Nicklaus FAST (1999); ; printed 1999; 3; , Sheila McReynolds, 2626 Indiana, Joplin, MO 64804. Decendants of John Jay FAST. Reprinted privately every 10 years.
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!BURIAL: FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 260; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. . Grave marked by the Ashland County Historical Society.
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!MARRIAGE:FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 258; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804.
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!MARRIAGE:Sheila MCREYNOLDS, History of the Descendants of Nicklaus FAST (1999); ; printed 1999; 3; , Sheila McReynolds, 2626 Indiana, Joplin, MO 64804. Decendants of John Jay FAST. Reprinted privately every 10 years.
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!MARRIAGE:Paula (FAST) NANCE, FAST, Johann Jacob, Modified Register for; ; Hardcopy from Database (24 Dec 2000); 4; ; .
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!MARRIAGE:Robert George FAST, Nicklaus FAST of Gocklingen, Germany; ; Thomson-Shore, Inc. 1994; 134; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. An addenda to "By Way of Rotterdam", with "The Johann Nicklaus Fast Family" tree (page 134) updated January, 1997.
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!MARRIAGE:FAUST, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; ; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; 342; , Robert G. Fast, 2309 Jonathon's Landing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46804. . Date not shown.
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!MARRIAGE:Richland (Ashland) County Court, State of Ohio, FAST, Anna Barbara (MASON) and (son) George, Court Testimonies of; ; 6 Nov 1843 & 21 Apr 1855; ; ; "State of Ohio
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Richland (Ashland) County
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Court Testimony
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6 Nov., 1843
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On the sixth day of
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November in the year of our Lord one
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Thousand eight hundred and forty three
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personnally appeared before the Court of
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Commons Pleas of the County of Richland
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Aforesaid Anna Barbara Fast a resident
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of Orange Township in the County of Rich
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land and State of Ohio aforesaid aged sev
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enty six years the 9th day of September A.D.
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1843 who being first duly sworn according
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to law doth on oath make the following
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit
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of the provision made by the Act of Con
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gress passed July 7 1838 entitled �An act
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granting half-pay and pensions to certain
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widows�. That she is the widow of Christian
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Fast who was a private in the Army of
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the Revolution and a Prisoner during
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at eighty dollars per annum during
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his natural life commencing the 4th
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of March 1831 and payable semi-annually
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on the 4th of March and 4th of September
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in every year and whose certificate of
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pension appears therefore to be recorded
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in the Pension Office in Book E Vol. 8
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and page 111.
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She further declares that she was mar
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ried to the said Christian Fast on the first
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day of August in the year of our Lord
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty
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three that her husband the aforesaid
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Christian Fast died on the twenty fifth day
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of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
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eight hundred and forty one that she
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was not married to him during prior
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to his having the service but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of Jan
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uary seventeen hundred and ninety four
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_____ at the time above stated.
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Attest: Elyah W. Lake AK Anne Barbara (her X mark) Fast
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Sworn to ans subscribed
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on the day and year above
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written before the said
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Court of Common Pleas
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in Open Court.
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E.W. Lake clerk
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I Elyah W. Lake Clerk of the
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Court of Common Please within
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and for the County of Richland
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do hereby certify the foregoing
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to be a correct copy of the entry
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made on the journal of said Court
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as the November ten thereof AD 1843
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given under my signature and the seal of said
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Court at Mansfield this 9th day of November AD 1843
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E.W. Lake clerk
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Barnabos B___ ___
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9999
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Anna B. Fast
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Ohio
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Act, 7 July 38
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m. 83 d. June 41
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Rejected
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Martin Fast Son of Christian Fast
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was bourn the 12th day of June 1784
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Nicholas Fast Bourn the 11th day of June 1786
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Jacob Fast was Bourn the 13th day of March 1788
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Ann Catrine Margaret was Bourn the 27th of July 1792
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William Fast was Bourn the 24th day of March 1794
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Christian Fast was Bourn the 6th day of October 1795
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David Fast was Bourn the first of August 1797
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Francis Fast was Bourn the 19th day of June 1799
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Barbara Fast was bourn the 12th day of February 1801
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Elizabeth Fast was bourn the 29th day of August 1804
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George Fast was bourn the 4th day of June 1807
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John Fast was bourn the 10th day of July 1809
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Christeany Fast was Bourn the 13th day of May 1811
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Christian Fast was bourn the 15th of January 1790
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and died the 1st of September 1792
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Nancy Fast was bourn the 7th day of November 1802
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and died the 19th day of September 1804
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Christian Fast Son of Nicholas Fast
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Was Bourn the 22nd day of June 1762
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and was Married to Barbara Mason
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the 1st day of August 1783
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Barbara Mason was Bourn the 9th day of September
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In the year of our Lord 1767
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The Said Barbara Fast above Mentioned
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Jeremiah, son of Ann C. Margaret Fast,
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Was bourn the 18th day of December 1807
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John Fast, Son of Christian Fast Junior
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Was Born the 16th Day of October, 1814
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Martin Fast
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was Born the 17th Day of February, 1816
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David Fast was borne the 22nd day of
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September in the year of our Lord 1818
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Isaac Fast was borne the 19th day of
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March in the year of our Lord 1820
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Levina Fast was born April
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The 22nd in the year of our Lord 1822
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George Fast was born March
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the 18th, 1824
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Clemmer Fast was bourn the
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24th day of March 1826
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Christian Fast was borne
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October the 12th 1828
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An. Elizabeth Fast was born
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June the 24th, 1830
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State of Ohio
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Richland County ss.
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Personally appeared before
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the subscriber an acting
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justice of the peace within and for said
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County Jacob Fast and after having
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been by me duly sworn accor
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ding to law depose and say that he
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is the Son of Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast and that the family Rec
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ord hereto attached is the family Record
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of the said Christian Fast and Anne
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Barbara Fast that between thirty and
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forty years ago the said Record was
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transcribed all except the last entry
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by one William Ayer at the request
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of the said Christian and Anna Barbara
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Fast from an old Psalmbook
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that the said Record hereto attached
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as aforesaid from the time of trans
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cribing as aforesaid the said Chris
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tian up to his death which took
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place June twenty fifth AD 1841
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kept and regarded as a correct family
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record and that since the death of
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the said Christian Fast the said re
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cord hereto attached as aforesaid has
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been kept by the said widow of the
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siad Christian until I received it
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of her about eighteen months since
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and gave it into the hands of her attor
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neys Messrs Bortty and Stevens and this
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aforesaid Record hereto attached is a true
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family Record of the said Christian
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Fast and Anna Barbara Fast. For
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the name of my mother, Anna
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Barbara Fast, appears to have been
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written Barbara without the Anna and
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so kept on the said Record but her
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name is and always has been Anne
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Barbara as I am informed by her
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and believe.
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Jacob Fast
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And has personally appeared George Fast
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and after having been first duly sworn
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according to law deposes and says that
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the facts set forth in the foregoing affi
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davit of Jacob Fast are correct
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and
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George Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before
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me this 6th day of November AD 1843
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_________P. Carson, J.P.
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Court Testimony
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Ashland County, Ohio
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21 Apr., 1855"
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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On this 21st day of April
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1855 personally appeared before me, Samuel
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Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the
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County and State aforesaid, George Fast, Guar
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dian of Barbara Ann Fast, who being
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duly sworn according to law says that the
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said Barbara Ann Fast is the widow of the
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identical Christian Fast who was a private
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in the Revolutionary War and the identical
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Barbara Fast who holds a Certificate for
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Pension given at the War Office of the United States
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on the 3rd day of March 1849. That said Cer
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tificate s is recorded in the Pension Office on the
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roll of Pensioners under Act February ___, 1848,
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Page 341, Vol 4. That the said Barbara Fast is
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aged eighty-nine years and that the said Chri
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tian Fast continued in active service in said
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war for the term of over fourteen days and
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that the said Barbara is a resident of the Coun
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ty and State aforesaid and that she is now the widow of Christian
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Fast, and has never married since his death.
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The said George Fast, Guardian as aforesaid,
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makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining Bounty Land Granted by the Act passed
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March 3rd 1843, and he hereby declares the the said
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Barbara Fast has not applied for or received
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Bounty Land except as above stated and the said
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George Fast hereby appoints Chas. C. Larchers of the
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City of Washington, DC his atty. to Prosecute this
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claim of said Barbara Fast and receive her
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warrant when issued.
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George Fast
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Guardian of Barbara Fast
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
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and I certify that I have no interest in the above and am not
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concerned in its prosecution.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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Personally came Alexander
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Parker and Wells Kellogg, residents of the Town
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and County of Ashland, persons whom I certify to
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be respectable and entitled to credit and who
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being duly sworn say that they were present and
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saw George Fast sign his name to the foregoing
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declaration as Guardian for Barbara Fast
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and that they know him to be such Guardian and
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that they know Barbara Fast to be the identical
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person he represents her to be and they also
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swear that they are disinterested witnesses.
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Alexander Parker
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Wells Kellogg
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Sworn and suscribed before me this
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21st day of April 1855 and I certify that I know
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the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant
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is the person he represents himself to be and that
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I have no interest in the claim.
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Samuel Smith
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Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
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Ashland County ss.
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I, I.O. Jennings Clerk of the County Court
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in and for the County and State above mentioned
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do hereby certify that Samuel Smith, whose genuine
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Christian Fast's Timeline
1762 |
June 22, 1762
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Frederick County, Maryland, Colonial America
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1784 |
June 12, 1784
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Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1786 |
June 11, 1786
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Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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1788 |
March 13, 1788
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Greene County, Pennsylvania
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1790 |
January 15, 1790
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German Township, Washington, Pennsylvania
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1792 |
July 27, 1792
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Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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1794 |
March 24, 1794
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Greene, Pennsylvania
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1795 |
October 6, 1795
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Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1797 |
August 1, 1797
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Dunkard, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
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