Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23792, for James Mc Kissick, Pennsylvania
Page 1

SERVICE   Penn.
McKissick, James
NUMBER  S.23792
Page 2

SERVICE   Penn.
McKissick, James
NUMBER  S.23792
Page 4

29.725
John McKissick
Pa.
Adm [admitted] 1 year 1 Month & 5 days
24 June issd Certificate
40
3.33
55
23.88
Dan’l Standard
Indiana
Penn’a
Page 5

State of Pennsylvania      
Indiana County }          
Before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County, being a Court of record, having a Seal and proceeding according to common Law at a term holden in said County the 4th monday in June 1833         
Personally came James McKissick a resident of Young Township, Indiana County, and State of Pennsylvania, aged Eighty five years, who being first Duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832.    That he inlisted in the army of the United States on the 3 day of February in the year 1776 and served in the Sixth regiment of the Pennsylvania line commanded by Col. Wm. Irwin and Major Dunlap, and in the Company Commanded by Cap’t Abr’m Smith. Deponant saith he inlisted in Cumberland County, State of Penna that he marched to Philadelphia, from thence to New York , from thence to Albany, and from thence into Lower Canada, that he was engaged in a Battle at the Three Rivers, under the command of Gen’l Thompson, and continued to serve in said Corps during the term of thirteen months and five days, that the pay of the troops in which he served was fifty shillings per month Penn Currency.  Deponent saith he received no Bounty or Clothing from government, that he was
Page 6

Discharged by parole at the town of Carlisle, in the month of March 1777.        this Deponent saith that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declairs that his name is not on the pension roal of any agency in any State     
James McKissick  his mark     
Sworn & subscribed in open court 24th day of June A.D. 1833               
R. B. McCabe Prothy     
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states     
I Rich’d B McCabe Protherotary of the court of Common pleas of the County of Indiana do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application James McKissick for a pension               
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court at Indiana this 24 day of June A.D. 1833        
Rich’d B. McCabe Prot.
Page 7

Indiana County S. S. Pa.  
Before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally good came John Montgomery, a man of Character, personally known to me to be credible witness, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that the several facts set forth in the declaration of James McKissick is just and true, deponent saith he enlisted at the same time, marched the same course, served in the same Company, and returned and was discharged at the same time and place, that to his certain knowledge the Declaration of James McKissick is correct further deponant saith not      John Montgomery
Sworn and subscribed 19th June 1833 before me 
Sam’l Templeton  J. P.  }    
State of Pennsylvania           
Indiana County ss }   I Richard B McCabe Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County Do hereby certify that Samuel Templeton Esquire before whom the above affidavit was made was at the time and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Indiana duly commissioned and sworn and that the above Signature "Samuel Templeton" is the proper Signature and hand writing of the said Justice to whose official acts as such full faith & credit is due as well in Courts of Justice as thereout    In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Indiana the 24 June AD 1833   Rich’d B. McCabe Prot
Page 8

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. 
MMHF
June 30, 1930    
Robert M. Herron
Dalton, 
Georgia
Dear Sir:            
I advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to show a claim for pension on file in account of the services of a James McKissen.                 
One James McKissick of Indiana County, Pennsylvania was placed on the pension roll March 4, 1834.           
Since your ancestor was a McKissen, it is presumed you are not interested in the soldier surnamed McKissick.           
Very truly yours, 
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
Page 9

Revolution
23792
INVALID   
File No. 23,792     
James McKissick    
Pri  Rev War      
Act: June 7th, 32   
Index:--Vol.  2  , Page 255 
[Arrangement of 1870.]     
1920 - June 30 R.M. Herron 
also that this soldier’s name was McKissick & not McKessen 
MMHF
Page 10

Penn’a [unreadable]
17 February 1834
EBENSBURG
20 Jan 1834
PA
Pension Office 
Feb’y 17th 1834
Free
Honble Lewis Cass
Sec’y of War
Washington City
Page 11

Sir     Indiana 10 Feby 1834            
I herewith enclose the declaration James McKissick made to obtain a Pension Please write to me on the Subject at Indiana Penn’a     
Respectfully yours 
Dan Stanard
Page 12

order renewed
on account
of 90 days
having expired
Augt 30, 1837
Page 14

Indiana Pa 26th May 1837      
Sir   
The enclosed was forwarded to the Agent for pensions at Phil’a Pa, and when presented, payment was refused upon the grounds that the Order of the Commissioner of Pensions was necessary inasmuch as there was 12 months pension due, and without that order the agent could in no case pay unless for a shorter period than 12 months             
You will please give the necessary order and return the paper immediately 
Yours &c  
F. Cannon
J. L. Edwards
Com’r of Pension}