Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,647, for John Reece, Pennsylvania
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
PENN. [Pennsylvania] 
Reece, John
NUMBER
R. 8647|
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Rejected

See letter to Hon. B. Hardin
3 Feb. 1835

8647
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8647

John Reece

REJECTED
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32.719
John Reece's
Kentucky
Declaration
for
Pension under act of 1832 -

Rejected, did not serve six months, per letter 3 Feb 1835 to Hon B Hardin



Hon B. Hardin
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State of Kentucky
Hart County Sct 
On this 8th day of Decr 1834, personally appeared John Reece a resident citizen of said County in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of said County now sitting who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June the 7th 1832.
That he entered the service as a soldier of the American Revolution in the continental army in the spring of 1781 sometime during the first of April of that year as well as he now recollects. That it was in the State of Pennsylvania in the County of York, that he enlisted, and that the body of of troops which he and those that enlisted at the same time and place with him joined had a short time before this been near by all cut off, and that they were recruiting in the County in which he lived for the purpose of going to the south to operate against the enemy in that section. He states he enlisted for eighteen months and was to receive the same pay that the soldiers of the regular army did but that he never has received a cent except a Bounty of twenty four dollars which He which he received when he entered the service.  He states the Company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain McCurdy whose Christian name was Thomas, that his Lieutenants were of the names of White and Everly, their Christian names he does not recollect, that there was a Major Moore belonging to the same body-- that the Col was of the name of Robison, and that there was an Adjutant as he was called of the name of McFerrin who generally mustered them - He states they were rendevoused at Little York where they remained until sometime after
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Cornwallace [Cornwallis] was taken, and were then marched towards Philadelphia crossing the Susquehannah river and in through Lancaster county-- that when they reached a small town some distance from the town of Lancaster which was either in the County of Lancaster or an adjoining one, the troops were disbanded says was the last of November of the first of December 1781 making the term for which he served at least eight months. He states he received a written discharge but has long ago lost or mislaid it. That he has no documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any body by whom he can prove that he was a soldier.
Said Reece states he was 70 years old last May does not know what day the reason why he recollects his age he says is from the circumstance that he was bound out to the Black Smiths trade in the ninth of May preceeding the declaration of Independance, and that he was told by his mother that he was at that time twelve years old he says he has no record evidence of his age nor does he know that it was ever set down.   
He says he was born in Bucks County New Jersey, but that his parents moved from there to York County Pennsylvania while be was a child as he has been informed. 
That after he was discharged from the army he went to Maryland where he lived  several years from there he went to Berkley
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County it was in the near of vicinity where he remained four of five years then went back to Cumberland in Maryland staid a year from which place he moved to Madison County in this State and from there to this County then Barron in 1800 where he has lived ever since.  
He hereby relinquishes every claim for a a pension whatever, except the present, and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency of any State
John Reece his mark 
State of Kentucky 
Hart County Sct}  Hart County Court December Term 1834. 
Be it known that before the justices of the said county personally appeared a resident clergyman of said county Jeremiah Dawson who being first duly sworn according to law, states that he will be seventy one years old next May, that he has known intimately John Reece who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing declaration about thirty years. He says from his acquaintance with Reece he feels no hesitation in saying he is an honest correct man and that the most entire confidence may be given to whatever he would state upon
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Pension Papers of John Reece   
Oath;  and that he believes the statements contained in his declaration for a pension are true. He says that he has frequently heard said Reece speak of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war before he had an idea of applying ten years or more since pension, and that his statements on three occasions agree with what he has stated in his declaration contained on this sheet of paper which this affiant has just heard read -  said Reece, he says supports R a fair character in his neighborhood for truth and honesty Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Jeremiah Dawson his mark 
Amos Goodman a resident citizen of said County and a clergyman residing in the neighborhood of said Reece who has subscribed the above declaration for a pension, also appeared in open court by ore the Justices of the Hart County Court at their December term 1836 being first duly sworn deposeth and says that he is intimately acquainted with said Reece who has subscribed said declaration for a pension, & resides in the same neighborhood, and concurs with said Jeremiah Dawson in stating that said Reece is man of truth & honesty, and that such is his general character in the neighbourhood that he is now & has been for years past reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in believing the report to be true that he served as he has stated and this affiant believes said Rice to be seventy years of age or thereabouts 
Sworn & subscribed the day stated above
Amos Goodman
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also the deposition of John Edgar who appearing in open court of the Hart County Court, before the Justices thereof and being duly sworn according to law depose and stated that he was 76 years of age on the 16th of February 1844 and a resident citizen of said County, that he was & now is a pensioner of the United States for his services as a soldier of the revolution in the army of the United States, and that he has been acquainted with John Reece who has signed the foregoing declaration for a pension, for about thirty years, that said Reece has always so far as he has ever heard or known supported the character of man of truth and honesty, and that he has many years since at least ten or fifteen years since heard said Reece speak of his service which he has stated in his declaration as a soldier of the American revolution and being a brother soldier they have frequently talked over their fatigues & services in the War of the revolution - he concurs in stating as the other witnesses have done that said John Reece was a soldier of the revolution in his belief and served as he has stated such is the reputation in the neighborhood & this he has never heard disputed or doubted. He believes said Reece to be of the age he has stated to wit seventy years 
Subscribed & sworn the day & date above
John Edgar
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and the court after hearing the declaration of the applicant John Reece and the testimony (being the affidavits of Jeremiah Dawson, John Edgar and Amos Goodman) being heard & the inquires required by the war Department being put to the said applicant, the court are of the opinion that the said John Reece was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he has stated in his declaration, and the court further certify that said Jeremiah Dawson and John Edgar are persons of credit and their testimony entitled to full faith and credence, and that said Amos Goodman who he subscribed and sworn to his said affidavit is a clergyman, and a man of truth and respectability – 
I George T Wood Clerk of the Hart County Court do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original of the proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of said John Reece for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of said office done at Munfordsville this day of 9th December 1834. 
“the words John Edgar, and John Edger interlined before signed”
G. T. Wood Clerk