Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8197, Philip Christ, Penn.
Page 1

(3 - 1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
Penn. | Christ, Philip | S.8197
carded
CONTENTS
Page 2

Virginia 16.623
Philip Christ - of Botetourt in the State of Va:
who was a pri in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col: Ker in the Pa.
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 20 - Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 - day of Sept:  33. and Such Henry W Bowyer. Fincastle CH. Va

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: "34

50-
10 -
$60 -

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 5
Page 3

8194
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 8197
Philip Christ 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. [illegible], Page 66 -
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 4

Virginia At a Court held at the Court house for
the County of Botetourt on Monday the 12th day of August 1833 -

On this 12th day of August in the year 1833 personally appeared in open Court (the same being a Court of record for Botetourt County)
Philip Christ now a resident of Botetourt County State of Virginia and upwards of
Seventy four 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 provisions of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he was born
in Berks County State of Pennsylvania long Swamp Township in the year 1759 that in the year 1776 this applicant was drafted into service under the command of Captain
Philip Mertz and joined a Battallion under the command of Major Lindwood and Col. Balser Ker in Redding from whence he marched to Amboy in New Jersey at which place this applicant was in a Skirmish with the Enemy but received no injury

this applicant remained in Amboy two months and was discharged and returned to Berks County where he remained till the latter part of the summer of 1777 when he was again
drafted into service under the command of Capt Peter Smith and rendezvoused at Redding and joined a regiment under the command of Col. Utray from whence he
marched to Chester (by way of Philadelphia this applicant remained at Chester Some short time when the Army under the command of Genl. Washington marched by Chester to the Battle of Brandywine
Page 5

when this applicant under the command of General Irvine Marched on to Brandywine in rear of the main army and remained there during the Battle after which we retreated to Chester where this applicant remained
the balance of his tour and was discharged (having served in this Tour Two Months) and returned home where he remained some time he does not recollect how long but was drafted sometime afterwards under Captain
Crouse and remained at Redding two months Guarding Burgoines pensioners when he was discharge and returned home and remained till the year 1778 shortly after the Massacre at Wyoming when this applicant was again
drafted into service under Captain Beaver and rendezvoused at Redding under Major Carrisher and Colo May from whence this applicant marched to Sansberry and from
thence to Fort Jinkins where he remained during his tour with the exception of a short time he was sent as a guard with provision to fort Wyoming this applicant served two months this Tour and was discharged &
returned home where he remained to year 1785 when he removed to Shepherdstown in Virginia where he remained five years and then removed to Greenbrier where he remained five years and from thence to Botetourt where he has resided ever since and now resides this
applicant states that he served Eight months as a private in the revolutionary war that he has no documentary Evidence of his service that he does not know the number of his regiment that he never received a written discharge
but was discharged by his Captain that the Militia was [illegible] in his neighbourhood and served two months
Page 6

at atime that he has no register of his age nor does this applicant now know any one in this part of the County by whom he can prove his service that he is known in his neighborhood by Joseph Hannah & William Anderson - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever ┃
to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State whatsoever given under my hand this day and year first above written sworn to & subscribed
in open Court the day & year first above written [illegible]
(Translated, Philip Crist
We
Joseph Hannah and William Anderson residing in the neighbourhood of the within named applicant Philip Crist do hereby certify that we are  well acquainted with him that we believe him to be about Seventy four years of age and that he is a man of strict veracity and that we do put full reliance in what he says on the subject of his application for a pension given under our hands and Seals this 12th of August 1833

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court 
Joseph Hannah ["Seal" written in squiggly-lined circle]
Wm Anderson  ["seal" written in squiggly-lined circle]

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 above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he stated and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Joseph Hannah and William Anderson
Page 7

who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents in the County of Botetourt and are credible persons and that then statement is entitled to Credit and the Court further certifies that there is no Clergyman
residing in the neighbourhood of the said applicant
Virginia Botetourt County Sct
Henry W Bowyer Clerk of the Court of Botetourt County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Crist for a pension -

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of which I am clerk this 22nd day of August in the year of our Lord
1833
H W Bowyer Clerk
of Botetourt County Court
Page 8

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Christal, Timothy GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3881 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 19, 1796 to Dan Bartlet, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.