Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2307, William Hensel, Penn.
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( 8 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Penn.
Hensel
William
NUMBER
S2307
carded
Contents
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1158
Pennsylvania.
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Wm Hensel
of Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Thomas
of the Regt commanded
by Col. Hand in the Penna troops
for 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 30 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of October
1832
and sent to Pensioner 
Lancaster Pa
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 45.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Mch of 1833 -15.00 
$60.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by Wm Duffield Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 61

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Date of Death not on AB -
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832

State of Pennsylvania}
Lancaster City            } ss

On this twentieth day of August AD one
thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County now sitting, William Hensel
a resident of the City of Lancaster County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, aged
eighty years, who being first sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served
as herein stated. In the latter part of June AD 1776, the Philadelphia militia was called out, I belonged to Captain Francis Hand's Company, first Lieutenant William Montgomery, second
Lieutenant George Esterly of the second battalion commanded by Col Biard, Lieutenant Coln Cox, Major Bradford, went by water to Trenton, marched to Perth Amboy, where
we were cannonaded by the British from Staten Island, we then marched to  Elizabeth town point, laid there until the time of service expired. Before the regiment could be discharged, they had to turn out sixty five men,
volunteers or draughts, to serve as flying camp, to serve six months from the time we were mustered, in which company I  volunteered & enlisted the company was commanded by Captain Thomas
only three companies turned out for the flying camp and were joined and went under the name of Captain Thomas's detachment to Genl Hands brigade In the above two tours I served but seven months, although I was allowed for
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for and settled with for eight months.
After several movements we were stationed on fort Lee
on the Hudson, remained there until fort Washington was
taken by the British, who then advanced against fort Lee,
which we evacuated on the 18th November, we marched through
Jersey, recrossed the Delaware and on the 26th December took two
regiments of Hessians, viz: Rahls and Kneiphouser's; we
were discharged on the first day of January. I immediately
joined my former company of Philadelphia militia then on
their march from Bordentown to Trenton, in the afternoon of the
second of January had the cannonade of Trenton, next marched
round the British army and attacked Princeton about sunrise
in the morning, after beating the British took possession of the
town for a short time. The whole British army marched
from Trenton to Princeton far superior in number to us;
General Washington marched the army to a place in Jersey
called Pluckhimin, [Pluckemin] thence to Morristown, to winter quarters.
on this occasion our engagement was for two months, but at
the request of General Washington we remained three months.
At the battle of Princeton, the following field officers
commanded, Lieutenant Coln Cox, Major Bradford & Bryans.
In this engagement I received two wounds from musket
balls, one in the knee and one in the ancle[ankle] of the left leg-
General Cadwallader commanded the Philadelphia militia,
Generals Washington and Mifflin commanded on horseback.
In 1777, after the return of the militia I entered a company
of artificers and artilerists, we worked at the cantonment;
making stables for the light horses on the bank of the Schuylkill until the month of September when we were classed
with the other militia, and the first four classes were called
into service.
I being in the eighth class entered as a substitute
and marched with the others in Captain Burn's
company under Col William Wills
Our company was
stationed at the middle ferry on the Schuylkill to guard
it until the 25th September, when we were ordered into Billings port, New Jersey, to join the rest of the battalion, we remained
there until the first October when it was evacuated and we
were sent to fort Miflin on Mud Island.
Colr Smith
who commanded the fort, not having immediate need for
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musquetry, we were again landed on the Jersey shore, marched
to Bristol, crossed the river and joined Washington's army
at White Marsh but under the command of General Irwin
until our term of service expired in the month of November,
That I received discharges, at the expiration of the various
times of service, which have been long since lost or destroyed.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity except the present, and declare that my name
is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.

William Hensel [signature]

Sworn to, and Subscribed the day}
and year aforesaid in open Court-}
Christ [Christian]Bachman
Prothy
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We John C Baker a clergyman residing in the City of Lancaster and James Hopkins residing in same City hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with William Hensel
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be in his 80th years of his age; that he is reputed and
believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a
soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and Subscribed, the day and year}
aforesaid in open Court                          }
Attest
Christ[ian] Bachman Prothy

John C. Baker
James Hopkins [signatures]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above
named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Walter Franklin
Sam Dale
John Lightman [signatures]

I Christian Backman, Prothonotary of the Court of Commons Pleas of Lancaster County do hereby
certify, that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
William Hensel, for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of August AD 1832
Christ Bachman
Prothy.
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State of Pennsylvania}
Lancaster County       } ss

On this twenty fifth day of July 1832 personally appeared before
me the subscriber a Justice of Peace in and for said County,
Jacob Stahle of Cocalico Township in the said County and being
duly sworn -- according to Law saith that he was acquainted
with William Hensel at Philadelphia in the year 1776 that
in the beginning of the month of July 1776 this deponent joined
the association at Philadelphia and that the said William Hensel
was at that time a militia man and that deponent and said William
Hensel were messmates and marched together under command of
Captain Francis Waid to Amboy by way of Princetown [sic]and Trenton
and lay some time at Amboy from thence to Elizabeth town point.
The field officers were Col. Byard, Major Bradford the other field officers
not recollected. At Elizabeth town point deponent and William Hensel
enlisted in the flying Camp and served together and were messmates
until the latter part of December 1776 when deponent took
sick and was removed to Philadelphia at which time the said
William Hensel was still in the service in the flying Camp, Deponant [sic]
recollects that Capt Thomas was one of their Commanders, does not
recollect all the rest. The term of the Militia campaign in the
association was two months and the term of enlistment of
the flying Camp was six months. and further saith not
Jacob Stahle [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me}
the 25th day of July 1832.            }
John Wilson [signature]

I do further certify that the said Jacob Stahle deponent
above named is very old and infirm in body, that he resides
about seventeen miles from the City of Lancaster and that
by reason of his bodily infirmity he is unable to attend at open
Court to testify to the facts above stated
John Wilson [signature]
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County ss

I Christian Bachman Prothonotary of the Court
of Common pleas in and for said County Do Certify
that John Wilson Esquire before whom the within affidavit
was made, was at the time, and now is a Justice
of the Peace for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and 
that the signature annexed is his genuine signature

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal
of said Court this twentieth day of August A. D. 1832
Christ Bachman
Prothy

William Hensel
No 1804
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No 1804
Wm Hensel
Pennsylvania
-admitted

Private 9 months
$30

To Pensioner
Lancaster
Lancaster Co
Penna
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Brief in the case of Wm Hensel
of Lancaster county of Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania.
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 80
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. - In 1776 1777
Duration of Service. -Months - 7+3 = 10 mo
from his statement he served longer but the time not exactly stated.
Rank.
As a - Soldier
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. - Capt Thomas, Genl Hand
Genl Washington Genl Irvine
Col J. Smith
the month he marked as artificer
not allowed  - Total 9 months
5. In what battles was he engaged? In the Battle 26th Oct with the Hessians Princeton
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Philadelphia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? - Living
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
James Wilms
Examining Clerk.
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December 3, 1930
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB 
[initialed]

Florence H. Bursk
152 West Louther Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2307,[underlined] that William Hensel [underlined] enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the latter part of June 1776 and served about seven months in Captain Francis Waid's company, Colonel Bayard's Pennsylvania regiment, was in battle of [Germantown crossed out, replaced in pencil "Princeton"] where he was wounded in the leg and ankle by a musket ball; after which, he enlisted in the flying camp and served six months under Captain Thomas.  He served in 1777 in a company of artificers under Captain Burns and Colonel William Wills, length of this service not specified.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, aged eighty years.

There are no data as to his family.

Very truly yours

E. W.  MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev War
2307
INVALID.
File No. 2307
William Hensel
Privt Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930-Dec. 3 Hist to Florence
H. Bursk
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Florence H. Bursk
152 West Louther Street
Carlisle, Penna.

11/9/'30.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you please send me the service record of Revolutionary Pensioner William [word "only" written above in pencil] Hensel, who died at Martic (or Martic Township), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, September 14th, 1842.

Respectfully yours,
Florence H. Bursk

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US Pension Office
Nov 11 1930

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