Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,867, for Simon Krewson, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
[handwriting] Penn.  Krewson, Simon.  S 22.867 [/handwriting]

CONTENTS
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J. B. Sutherland 23 Dec 1852,
Hon Jno [John] Robbins Jr
Jny [January] 9 1855
893
April 20, H K Allen history prior
Let. Hon J. S. Cox Feb 11/58
[illegible]

25.8.76
Pennsylvania
Simon Krewson Phildelphia in the State of Penns [Pennsylvania] [wh]o was a
[illegible] in the Company commanded Captain Smith of the Regt commanded Col Antis in the Pennsylvania for Militia-
4 Mo St. $20.00
" 2 Mo Pr 6.66
26.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Jany [January] and Sent to 1834 S. D. Fisher, Philadelphia Pa

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 66.65
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 13.33
$ 79.98

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

[R]ecorded by John T. Sprague Clerk
[illegible] Vol. 5 Page 31
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Declaration of Lydia Funston, in order
to obtain a [illegible] of the pension said to be
due to the late Simon Krewson a Revolutionary Pensioner.

Lydia Funston, on ths Eighth _____ day ___ of November 18[illegible] personally appears, a resident of Columbus Ohio, but now in Philada aged about 61 years who being duly ____ [illegible] sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, before the President judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.

That she is the daughter of the late Simon Krewson, or Cruse, that said Krewson was formerly a pensioner (Revolutionary) at the time he died, & that he was entitled to a higher premium than he rec', as she has been informed & believes. She therefore, makes this declaration with the view of obtaining said pension [underlined] or her share thereof.[/underline] She further says, that, she was born in the county of Phi [illegible] & that she is well known to many citizens of Philadelphia to be [illegible] of the children of said Simon Krewson & as proof of that factm she has called upon Daniel H Carpenter and Margaret Carpenter whose oathes are hereunto annexed.
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She further states, that there were Eight children, that made up the family of said Simon Krewson, sometimes called Cruse five of the said children are believed to be alive, the other three are supposed to be dead, leaving children but where, she does not know.
If the five living {two of Petitioners sister.) reside at Holmeburg in Phila. Viz ●
Rebecca Burk & Nancy Hunt, Joshua Krewson or Cruse, a brother, lives in the State of Indiana another heirs Mary Tisdale. sister to applicant lives to the North of Columbus Ohio but the name of the place not recollected - said
Krewson received his pension, from the United States in Phila. where he died.
Lydia Fanston
Sworn & subscribed this 8th day of November 1854 in open Court.
Oswald Thompson
President Judge &c
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On this Eight day of November 1854 personally appeared before the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philad. [Philadelphia] Daniel Carpenter & his wife Margaret Residents of Phila. & State of 
Pennsylvania aged [about crossed out] who having duly sworn according to law, doth on their oaths make the following declaration in support of the application of Lydia Funston of the City of Columbus & State of Ohio, & now on a visit to her friends in Philad. [Philadelphia] for a share in a pension said to be due to her late father Simon Krewson, who was a pensioner (revolutionary) at the time of his death as witness always understood. They further state, that they are intimately acquainted with Lydia Funston, & know she was one of the children of the late Simon Krewson. Knew her while she resided in Philada [Philadelphia] before she & her late Husband John Funston went to Columbus in Ohio to live.
They further swear that that they saw Lydia Funston, the person to whom they have reposed in this deposition as the daughter of Simon Krewson, sign the preceding application and swear to the same in open Court in the City of Philada [Philadelphia]  on the day that
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they swore to this statement in the same Court & signed the same
Daniel H. Carpenter
her 
Margrett X Carpenter
mark
sworn to in open Court before me, Novr [November] 8th 1856
Oswald Thompson
President Judge

PHILADELPHIS CITY AND COUNTY, ss.
I, James Gibson Esquire, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia, to CERTIFY, that the Honourable [honorable] Oswald Thompson Esq. by whom the foregoing Attestation was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of making thereof, and still is, Resident Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court and Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the City and County of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, the Eighth day of November eighteen hundred and fifty four
James G Gibson PROTHONOTARY.
sent to the Pension Office by
J B Sutherland
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Adm 4 Mo Serg [Sergeant] 20
" 2 pr 666
26.66
J. Griffitts Fisher
Philadelphia
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Philadelphia} ss
On this Tenth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Edward [illegible] President, and Jonathan Knight Esquire one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, Simon Krewson a resident of the town of Holmesburg in the County aforesaid, aged Seventy eight 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 June 7th 1832.
That in August 1776 he entered the service of the State of Pennsylvania under Captain Edwards and went to Amboy in New Jersey, where the army was commanded by General Washington, under whom General Putnam Colonel Lewis, and Major Lawler the brigade and regimental officers of said Krewson's brigade and regiment, acted. He remained under said officer during a tour of duty of two months.
That his next tour of duty was served under Colonel Dean, Major Laughlin and Captain Swift, during which the battle of Princeton was fought, at which said Newson was engaged, from Princeton he went with the regiment to Morristown where he remained during the rest of his tour, the whole time of service in said tour being two months-
That his next tour commenced at Whitemarsh, under General Armstrong, General Erwin, Colonel Antis, and Captain Swift, during this tour his regiment
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was engaged in the battle of Edgehill, in which Genl: [General] Irwin was taken prisoner, this tour occupied two months.
That said Krewson immediately after leaving camp for home, was taken prisoner by the enemy, and confined in the jail at Philadelphia for four months and afterward being removed to New York remained there a prisoner for one month, until he was exchanged. That during the whole period of his service he acted as orderly Sergeant for four months.
That the documentary evidence of his service is lost and that he knows no person living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his service. 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 Except as by an act of the legislature of Pennsylvania passed 11th Jan. 1801 entitled "An act for the relief of Simon Krewson a soldier of the Revolution $40 [illegible] $40, annuity.
Simon Krewson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court of Common Pleas
F. A. Raybold J P

[ crossed out: We a clergyman residing in the vicinity of Holmsburg and County of Philadelphia and residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Simon Krewson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in the opinion.]
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Holmesburgh Pa Decr [December] 6. 1833
This is to Certify that I George Sheets, Rector of Trinity Church Oxford Township, and Allsaints Church Lower Dublin Township, and County of Phila Having been personally acquainted with Simon Krewson for nearly Eighteen years, am of opinion that he is of the age which he professes to be, and that he has been a Soldier in the revolutionary war and performed the services which he makes statements of in his declaration, and such I believe is the universal report in the neighbourhood, [neighborhood] [illegible]. He is a
man of reputable character of sobriety, Industry and reputed probity: And moreover, as he is in humble circumstances in life, I am very decidedly of opinion, that he is a particularly suitable person to enjoy the benefit of the act of Congress for the relief of revolutionary Soldiers.
Given under my hand this sixth day of Decr [December] 1833
George Sheets
Sworn and subscribed  Before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Philad [Philadelphia] Benjamin Crispin
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Burtleton Decr [December] 6th 1833
This is to certify that I Jacob Shearer, having been personally acquainted with Simon Krewson for above sixty five years, am of opinion that he is of the age which he professes to be, and that he was a Soldier in the revolutionary war during the whole term of the whole war, when ever his class was called out, never having paid a fine nor procured a substitute, that he performed the services and was taken prisoner, as stated in his declaration.
That he has always been in general estimation, a man of Industry sobriety, and veracity. I do not firmly believe that all the particulars stated in his declaration are perfectly true
Given under my hand this sixth day of Decr [December] 1833
Jacob Shearer
Sworn & subscribed before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County
of Philda [Philadelphia] 
Benjamin Crispin
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February 25th 1833
In 1776 turn out to serve my cuntry [country] in August and went under Captin [Captain] Einerd to Amboy when the English was on Statin [Staten] island and command by general Washington and general Putman and curnel [colonel] [illegible] and [illegible] and served my tour out my next tour I served under Washington and Curnel [colonel] Deen and major Edington and Captin [Captain] Swift when we fout [[fought] princetown Battel [Battle] where we kiled [killed] 2 hundred and took 2 hundred prisners [prisoners] we went from thare [there] to moritown and thare [there] served my tower[tour] out my next tour was at Whitemash served under Captin [Captain] Swift genarel [general] Erwin and general Armstrong and Curnel [colonel] antis thare [there] we [illegible] Edghill Buttel [Battle] where Genarel [general] Erwin taking prisner [prisoner] whare [where] I serve my tour out then came home, to wait for my next tour and going to git [get] my hors [horse] shod and taken prisner [prisoner] where they [illegible] me of forty Dollers [Dollars] horse sail [saddle] and Bridel [bridle] and put me in Philadelphia Jale [Jail] where I was five month prisner [prisoner] 4 month in Philadelphia Jale [Jail] and one month at Newyork [New York] where we ware Exchang [Exchanged] 
we suffered on Bad provision I had a [illegible] Braut [Brought] me provision from home once a week which I youse [used] to share with the sick I served as Orderly Sergan [Sergeant] 
when taking prisner [prisoner] they asked me if ever was at Camp [illegible] there I Just came home from Camp they asked me how often I told them they asked if I was willing to go again I told them if I was at liberty would serve my Cuntry [Country]  where going prisner [prisoner] to Philadelphia thay [they] said if I would and take an oath to be true to the King I might go home I told them if did take an Oath it should be for my Cuntry [Country]
I am now in in my 78 year
Simon Krewson Homesburg
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James Dungan residing in Lower Dublin township Co. of Philada. [Philadelphia] being duly qualified deposes & says that he has been acquainted with Simon Krewson an applicant for a pension for revolutionary services about sixty years. Deponent believes said Krewson to be of the age he represents viz seven eighty [illegible, torn] deponent knew said Krewson during the revolutionary war & served one tour of duty along with
him & firmly believes said Krewson served on many other occasions during the war & that the facts set forth in said Krewsons declaration are correct & that such is the general repute in the neighborhood & that said Krewson is a person who has always sustained a good character.
James Dungan 
County of Philad. [Philadelphia] ss
Sworn & subscribed before me one of the Justices of the peace for said County Dec 9th 1833.
Benjamin Crispin
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[crossed out: Sworn to and subscribed before me Jonathan T. Knight Esquire, the day and year aforesaid.]

And we the said Judges of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And further that it appears to them that George Sheets -- who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a clergyman resident in the vicinity of Holmesburg and County of Philadelphia and that Jacob Shearer who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Edward Kerr
Jon. T. Knight

I, Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the said Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Simon Krewson for a pension. In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this
tenth day of December 1833.
R Palmer
Proty [Prothonotary]
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3-816

BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Finance Division
April 28, 1814
Chief of Law Division
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 
Cash for $1.00

Case of 
Certificate No. 

Rev. War record a (illegible) letter herewith.

Very respectfully,
W. N. Campell   JJC

Chief of Division.
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Commissioner of Pension April 27/14

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

    Will you please let me have the record of Simon Krewson of the Revolutionary War.  He drew a pension as near as I can find out from 1832-45.

    Mrs. Mary E. Clark
11753 Grisom St.
Hansford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Enclosed find 
One dollar.

(Date stamps)
PENSION 
       A
     APR
U.    28   S.


FINANCE DIVISION
APR 28 1914
(illegible)


CHIEF DIVISION
APR 30 1914
RECEIVED
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John V. Allen, M.D.
Franklin Philida. July 7th

U.S. Department of War,
Bureau of Pensions of War of the Revolution

   To all whom in may concern,

Dear Sir -

    Will you kindly forward me a copy of the Pensions of Simon Krews who drew pension for services rendered on Revolutionary War, and who lived at Holmesburg, Phila., Pa, and dieb about the year 1843 or 1845.

    I am making application to membership in the Society of Sons of the Revolution, and it is necessary for me to have facts as to my eligibility.

    Simon Krews was my great-uncle, and I am a direct blood descendant.

    Hoping you will favor me with copy of the name at once.

                         I am Very Respectfully
                          Jonus Allen M.D. 
                          4637 Mansfield Ave.
                          Philadelphia
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Law Division

May 9, 1914.

Mrs. Mary E. Clark,

4753 Criscom St.,
Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Madam:

In further response to letter of the 27th ult., requesting a statement as to the military history of Simon Krewson, Revolutionary War survivor, File No. 22,867, you will find herewith the one-dollar bill enclosed with your letter, no charge being made for the statement given to you relative to said soldier's claim for pension.

Respectfully,

G. M. SALTZGABER.

Commissioner.

JP./WDC.
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Washington
Jany [January] 5, 1855
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Com[missioner] of Pen[sions]
Dr Sir: 
I herein enclose a letter from [illegible] Hunt Esq who married the Daughter of Simon Krewson a revolutionary soldier of Phila[delphia] Penna. said Krewson died Nov. 18, 1844, he received a pension from U. S -- They want to know whether any portion of the Pension is due to his heirs? Has any Law been passed that gives anything to the children of Rev. Soldiers - In fine is anything coming to the heirs An agent "Mr Knight" wrote to them that they had some claim or something to that effect.
Your reply will oblige
Yours truly
John Robbins [illegible]
Please return enclosed letter
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Philada [Philadelphia] 10th Decr [December] 1833
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Sir
I have the honour [honor] to enclose to you the papers of Simon Krewson an
applicant for the benefit of the Pension act of 7th June. They have been prepared under the circular instructions of the Department, and I believe correspond therewith in every [illegible] particular. May I ask as early an attention to the case as corresponds with the regulations of your bureau?
With the Utmost Respect
Y mo obt servt [Your most obedient servant]
S. Griffitts Fisher
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Revolution
22867
INVALID.
File No. 22,867
Simon Krewson
Pri [private] Rev War

Act June 7" 32 "
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 14 '96 [illegible] pens to Jno [John] V Allen Phila Pa. LWB

Aug. 24, 1905 History to J. Ernest Dean, Phila, Pa.

1914 May 8. History to Mrs. Mary E. Clark. [cent]