Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5755, for John Mc Fadden, Maryland
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Service
MD

McFadden, John

Number
S.5755

carded
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Left Side Page

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the acts of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1840 - {missing} notified 8th June 1844

Right Side Page

Pennsylvania
John McFadd*
of Venango Co in the state of Penn
who was a private in the company
of Captain Adams of the Regt commanded
by Col Small in the MD
line for 1 year

*McFadden 
31618

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 40 dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day or April 1839 and sent to Hon. A Plumer, Franklin Pa

Arrears to the 4th of March '39 $320.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept '39 $20.00
$340.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E 2  Vol 5 Page 41
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
June 4, 1841

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" the children of John McFadden dec'd a pensioner on the roll of the Philadelphia Pa agency at the rate of forty dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of March to the 4th of Sept 1840.

Respectfully yours

Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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34725
John McFadden
Pa
Declaration of
John McFadden for
Pension

Hon A. Plumer
Franklin, Pa
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Declaration of John McFadden of Sugar Creek Township, Venango County in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. Who states that he is eighty-three years of age, that he was born in the county of Cecil in the state of Maryland and was living there in the year 1776 when he entered the service of the United States. He enlisted in March of that year for twelve months in the infantry company commanded by Captain Peter Adams, the company rendezvoused at Annapolis at this place we were joined by several other companies and were under the command of Colonel Smith, Major Brice has an officer of the regiment and Captain Stone commanded one of the companies and Captain Scott another company. I was retained in Capt. Adam's company from Annapolis we were marched to Philadelphia. We went by water to the Head of Elk and marched from thence to Philadelphia under Colonel Smith as aforesaid. From thence we marched to New York we lay at New York a few days until the battle of Long Island took place. Applicant was not in that engagement being confined by fever to his tent at the battle of Long Island the company applicant belonged to was so much reduced that but fourteen or fifteen men remained and these were attached to Captain Ramsay's infantry company of the same regiment and were then marched up the North River to Kingsbridge and lay there some time and applicant in company
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with Lieutenant Ewing - went to Newark in Jersey where he remained with the Lieutenant in came a guard of ill health sometime where the Lieutenant and applicant joined their regiment at Trenton, soon after which an engagement took place between the British and our army under Washington. After dark the fires were sighted, and we were marched to Princeton where an engagement took place. Petitioner was engaged in this battle and in the [illegible] part of the engagement and was within a few yards of General Mercer when he fell. After this engagement the time of his enlistment having expired, petitioner returned to his place of residence in Maryland with his comrades. Petitioner further states that he has no documentary evidence to establish his service. He received a regular discharge signed by Lieutenant Ewing, but he has long since mislaid and lost it. He further states that he knows of no person now living who can testify to the fact of his services but that Andrew Bowman, Alexander McCalmont, Samuel Hays will state their knowledge of his character for veracity and his reputation as a soldier of the revolution.

John McFadden

Sworn and subscribed in open court Aug. 31 1838

A McDowell - 

Alexander McCalmont, George Power, and Samuel Hays being duly sworn say that they are acquainted with the above-named petitioner and know to be a person of good repute for truth and honesty and that he has been and is now reputed to have served in the army of
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the revoltuion.

Sworn and subscribed in open court Aug 21, 1838

A McCalmont
Saml Hays

Personally appear before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Crawford, Thomas Powel of the township of Fairfield & county of Crawford who after being duly sworn by me did affirm that John McFaden of Venango County in Sugar Creek township in the said county I have been acquainted with the said John McFaden better than forty years. I heard him say that he was in the Revolutionary war as an enlisted soldier under the command of Gen Mercer near to Trenton and other places in the vicinity of that country. I often heard him speak of the fortitude and hardships he underwent during his servitude - I do further say that form my long acquaintance of the said John McFaden that I do consider him to be a man of truth and veracity and good moral habits during my acquaintance with him further saith not.

Thomas Powell - SEAL

Sworn & subscribed before me the 29th day of Aug AD 1838
Wm McKnight.
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the revolution

A McCalmont
Saml Hays
George Powers

Sworn and subscribed in open court Aug 31st, 1838

A. McDowell

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the foregoing application was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Alexander McCalmont, Samuel Hays and George Power of Venango County and Thomas Power of Crawford County are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

Aug 31, 1838

Attest
Alex McDowell

Pennsylvania
Venango County

I Alexander McDowell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of John McFadden for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal Oct 1st, 1838.

A McDowell - prothy

SEAL
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5755
Rev War
INVALID

File No. 5755

John McFadden
Pri Rev War

Act June 7th, '32

Index Vol M Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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John McFadden
Private
Rev War
Act 7 June '32
Penn Roll

1 yr 1776
$40 per ann

Send cert to Hon 
A Plumer
Franklin PA
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Land Office, Annapolis, 18th April 1839

Sir

Your letter of the 5th inst with the declaratin of John McFaden enclosed was received. He alleges to have served in a company commanded by Captain Peter Adams - I find his name upon the muster rolls of Captain Peter Adams' Company to have enlisted on the 23rd day of January 177 but the roll does not show how long he was in service or when he left the service. I also find the name of John McFaden upon the muster rolls of the 6th Maryland Regiment to have enlisted on the 1st of June 1778 for the term of nine months and to have been discharged the 4th of January 1779 - whether it was the same John McFaden that enlisted in 1776 in Captain Adam's company or not I am unable to say - the records of the revolution are very imperfect.

Very respectfully
Your Obt serv

G.G. Brewer

J L Edwards Esq
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Free
 A Plumer

Hon A. Plumer

FRANKLIN PA STAMP - Mar 29

[illegible] at PA

J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Washington City DC Stamp - Apr 23

J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions

FREE

Hon A. Plumer
Franklin, Pennsylvania
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War Department
Pension Office
April 22nd, 1839

Sir

Proof of John McFadden's having been an enlisted soldier in Capt. Adam's company has been received from G.G. Brewer, Esq. Register of the Land Office at Annapolis. Before the claim can be allowed he should state under oath his reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension.

I have the honor to by
very respectfully
your obt servt

J L Edwards

Hon A Plumer
Franklin, Pennsylvania
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In obedience with the within request I humbly state on oath that my reason for not making an earlier application for a pension are as follows to wit: that as long as I was able by industry to earn my living it was not my desire to put myself a charge to the public, that ever so equitable but now I have got old and very infirm which is the cause of my applying at this time for the pension granted to revolutionary soldiers.

John McFadden
May 6th 1837

Venango County

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid John McFadden above named who on his solemn oath deposeth and saith that the above reason for not acting earlier to application for a pension is true and further deponent saith not.

John McFadden

Sworn and subscribed before me this 6 day of May 1839

John Wilson
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Venango County

I James P hoover Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas and clerk of the county Quarter Sessions in and for said county do certify that John Wilso Esq before whom the foregoing deposition was taken is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned & to whose official acts full faith and credit is due.

Given under my hand & seal of court at Franklin the 6th day of May AD 1839.

J.P Hoover - Prothy
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FREE
A. Plumer

Franklin PA Mail Stamp - May 6

Jno McFadden
PA '32

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.