Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6651, for John Mc Cormick, Maryland
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Service
Md
Penn

Name
McCormick, John

Number
R.6651
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6651
John McCormick
[illegible] Co PA Feb 13'34 83 yrs
Sept 22, 1850
Born in Ireland settled in Kent Co Md
Jan 1777 in Washington Co Md
at Hagerstown, Capt. Scott Col. Jos. Smith
1778 then in Pa Franklin Co at Chambersburg Capt. Young
[illegible] Capt. Young
Col. Buchanan to Valley Forge
Aug 1778 again Capt. Wood & Col. [illegible]
about 1822 went to Ohio

REJECTED
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Act 7 June 1832
Suspended
6651
Service less than 
6 months
See letter 22nd March
1834
J. Purdy
Mansfield, Ohio

See F E Hassler Nov 6/54
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Mansfield Richland Co Ohio
March 6th, 1834

J.L. Edwards, Esq.

Dear Sir

Inclosed (enclosed) I send you the declaration of John McCormick a soldier of the Revolution to obtain a pension.

Yours very
Respectfully

J. Purdy
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John McCormick
Declaration for a
Pension
Service 6 months

29881
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State of Ohio
Richland County

On this twentieth day of February AD 1834 personally appeared before me William Maxwell a Justice of the Peace of said county John McCormick a resident of said county of Richland in the state of Ohio aged eighty-three 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 act of congress passed 7th June 1832.

That he was born in Ireland and arrived to this country with his parents some time before the Revolutionary War and settled in Kent County Maryland. He was born on the 22nd Sept 1750 as he was informed but has no record of his age.

In January he thinks in the year 1777 then residing in what is now Washington County, Maryland he entered into the service of the United States at Hagerstown as a private soldier in the Maryland Militia being drafted he thinks under Capt. James Smith, Major Secringer and Col. Joseph Smith from thence marched to New Jersey and was stationed near Lord Sterlings Castle was in one skirmish near that place. Gen. Green of the Regular army had the command there at that time served out his tour of two months and was discharged received a written discharge but took no care of it and it is now lost.

Again, in January 1778 then residing in Pennsylvania in what is now called Franklin County he entered into the service of the United States at Chambersburg as a private soldier in the Pennsylvania Militia being drafted under Captain Young, Major Mitchell and Col. Buchanan. Marched to Valley Forge, Doylestown and other places in that neighborhood and served out a tour of two months and was discharged and received a written discharge but did not keep it
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In August he thinks in the year 1778 still residing at Franklin County he again entered into the service of the United states at Chambersburg as a private soldier in the Pennsylvania Militia being drafted or called by his class to serve a tour of two months - he entered the service under Captain Ward and Col. Mitchell the same who had been his Major in the former tour - his Major's name not now recollected and marched to Lancaster and was stationed there some time from there returned to Franklin County and remained there under orders until the end of his tour of two months and was discharged but received no written discharge. He has no knowledge of any of the officers of the Regular Army except Gen. Green - he was under the immediate command of Militia officers and in small detachments or scouting parties. After the Revolutionary war he continued to reside in Franklin County Pennsylvania until about 12 years ago he removed to Richland County in the state of Ohio where he now resides - Johnathan Beach & Jerimiah Post reside in his present neighborhood and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.

John McCormick
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.

Wm Maxwell
Justice of the peace

We Jonathan Beach & Jeremiah Post residing in the neighborhood of the above named John McCormick
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And I William Maxwell the said Justice of the Peace do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above name applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states. I further certify that Jonathan Beach and Jeremiah Post who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in Richland County and credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit - And I further certify that the above applicant is unable to appear in court by reason of bodily infirmity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of February AD 1833

Wm Maxwell
Justice of the Peace

SEAL
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The State of Ohio
Richland County - Clerk

I Ellery Hedges clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that William Maxwell is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 20th day of April 1831 and will expire on the 19th of April 1834 & that his signatures within written is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of said county this 1st day of July 1834

Ellery Hedges - Clerk
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The National Archives

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: McCormick, John
Grade: Private
Line: New York
Warrant Number: 7486
Acreage: 100
Issued: Sept 15, 1790
To John S Hobart et al assignees
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The National Archives

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: McCormick, John
Grade: Private
Line: Pennsylvania
Warrant Number: 9882
Acreage: 100 
Issued: July 9, 1789
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