Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,823 And S. 34996, for John Mc Keowen, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

McKeowen, John
or
Mackeon

NUMBER
S. 41823
and S. 34996


CONTENTS
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3334
Pennsylvania Roll
John McKeowen
Capt Marshall

Penn Private
 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 30th of March 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Oct. 1818
and given to the Pensioner

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818.  41.57
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48.
$99.57

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Pennsylvania line
4 years & Ten Months
Washington City D. C.
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4.328
Maryland
4
John Mackeon
Capt Marshall Private
Pennsylvania Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th of Nov 1818
and sent John Moriaty Esq.
Baltimore Maryland

Arrears to 4th of Sep 18[06] 4 22/30   37.86
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48.
$85.86

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
78
this year

Baltimore
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found the name of John Mc
Cowen on the Roll of the 2d Penn
Regt - He is no doubt, the same
man who has made the within
Declaration - He cannot read, & of
course does not know her to spell his
name

Judge Thurston
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DISTRICT OF Columbia, ss
On this eighth day of October 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the circuit Court of the United States for the
said district, personally appeared John McKeown, aged 68
years, resident in Washington in the said district, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"" That he,
the said John McKeowen enlisted in 1776 at McCall's Ferry in the State of
Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain John Marshall of the second regiment Pennsylvania line and Wayne’s brigade; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States four years ten months, when he was discharged from service in Trenton, state of New Jersey, that he was in the battles of Long Island, Brandywine, German Town, White Plains and at the storming of Stony Point. and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. He further swears that he made a similar declaration on or before the 30th March 1818.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.


I, Buckner Houston Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said John McKowen did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the
term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to
the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I also certify that I am
satisfied that he is in reduced circumstances
Given under my hand this 8th of October 1818
B. Thruston
SEAL OF
THE COURT.
The Hon’ble The Secretary at War
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County
On the 13th day of April
in the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight hundred
and Eighteen, before me the Subscriber, chief
Judge of Baltimore County Court, personally
appears John Makeon, who makes solemn
Oath on the Holy Evangelists, that in the course
of the revolutionary War, he served as a Soldier
in the Army of the United States, that in the
Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy
six at Chesnutt Level near the River Susquehanna
in Lancaster County, State of Pennsylvania he
enlisted in the Rifle company commanded by
Captain Marshall of the Regiment under the
command of Colonel Miles, that having
enlisted as aforesaid for the Term, Eighteen months
he fought at the Battles of Long Island,
White Plains and Brandywine, and his said
Term of service being expired, he reenlisted in
the company commanded by Captain Ashman
of the second Pennsylvania Regiment, and was
discharged, about the fifteenth day of January
in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty two
from said Pennsylvania Regiment, the company
to which he belonged, at the time of his said
Discharge having been commanded by Captain
Talbott. having, from the period of his said
first Enlistment, to the day of his Discharge
served in the said Army, for four years and
ten months, and his discharge, which became
mutilated and intirely broken, so as to be in this manner
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I Walter Dorsey, Chief Judge of Baltimore
County Court, before whom the annexed Declaration
of John McKeon was sworn to do hereby certify, that
it appears to my satisfaction that the said John McKeon
 did serve in the revolutionary War, against the common
 Enemy as stated in said annexed declaration for the
Term of nine months, and longer, in the Continental
Establishment; and also that he is in reduced
 circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support: and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me
to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant
to the directions of the late Act of Congress, in that
case made and provided.
Walter Dorsey
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destroyed, was signed by Generals Wayne and 
McKane. And the said John Makeon on solemn
Oath, declares, that from his reduced circumstances
he needs the assistance of his Country for
Support -
Sworn in open Court before
Walter Dorsey

State of Maryland Baltimore County
 hereby certify that Walter Dorsey Gentleman
before whom the aforegoing Deposition was made and
who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the
time of so doing Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial
District of the State of Maryland and of
Baltimore County Court duly commissioned and
Sworn. In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and seal of my office
the Fourteenth day of April
Eighteen hundred and Eighteen
Wm Gibson Clk Balt’m City Co

John McKeon
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34,996
Revy INVALID

File No. 34,996

or Mackeon
John McKeon

Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 264
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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[left column entries transcribed at end of each right column lines] ]


41823
Revy INVALID.
---
File No. 41.823
John McKeowen
Pri Rev War
---
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3 , Page 820
{Arrangement of 1870.}

Oct. 3-1900. Hist. to
Geo. F. McEwen Pittsburg, Pa. 

Aug 27, 1901
J. S. DuShane
New Castle, Pa.
---
Mar. 2, 1903
to above- no additional
information in case
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John McKeon or Macken. Revolutionary 
pensioner per act 18 March 1818-paid to
March 1820-- reported "dead 1820"
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J. S. DUSHANE, PRESIDENT
R. C. CLARKE, SECRETARY
NEW CASTLE CHAPTER
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
W. A. STRITMATER TREASURER
C. P. DUSHANE REGISTRAR
New Castle, Pa.

[rectangle stamp]
O.  W. & N. DIVISION
JUL 19 1901
RECEIVED 

July 16 1801
Com. of Pensions
Dear Sir
If John McGowen (or John McCowen) of Penna. Troops, Revolutionary War, applied
for a pension will you please give us such
personal and military history as may be contained
therein? 
The State records give no Company
or Regiment - say he lived in Beaver Co. Pa. in 1812.

Yours truly
J. S. Deshane
Pres