Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6546, for David Lynch, Pennsylvania
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Service                                      Number
Penna.      Lynch, David            R.6546
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Contents
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Suspended

Let: 23 May 1836
W.F. Johnson

Hon. John Covode
Feb. 9, 1858

6546
Act 7th June 1818
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John Covode
M.C

Hon. Geo. C. Whitney
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Jno. Covode
M.C.

Hon, Geo. C. Whitney
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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6546
P.O. David Lynch
Service: ___________
REJECTED

Enlisted: ______, 18__
Discharged: ___, 18__
Application Filed: _____.18__
Alleges: ______
re-enlisted: ______
Attorney: ______

____Recognized.  ______Contract
____Cert. of Dis.  Searched for _____,18__
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33.699

David Lynch

Pennsylvania
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County ss}

    On this 21st day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six personally appeared before Robert Orr and Joseph Rankin Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County, in open court said court being a court of record in and for said county. David Lynch a resident of Kiskiminita Township in the county of Armstrong and state of Pennsylvania aged eighty-seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832.  That he volunteered in the Army of the United States about the third week in the month of June 1777 - at a place not far from Carlisle in county of Cumberland, Pennsylvania under Captain James Juston to serve six months in Col. Watt;s Regiment of Infantry - that he marched from Conococheague when he enlisted near to Carlisle from thence to Little York in Pennsylvania thence to Lancaster, Penna. and thence to Philadelphia.  That his company there crossed the Delaware into the state of New Jersey when they were united to their regiments commanded as stated above by Col. Watt.   His major's name was Galbraith and our general's name was Ewing.  When in Jersey, he was not engaged in any battle of skirmishing, that he remained in the Jersey in Fort Lee or Fort Constitution which was called for this term of six months doing such duties as was required.   Deponent further states that seven of the men belonging to his Company of about thirty - joined Genl. Washington and marched toward a place called Clove, but that this deponent was not among them.  The full six months for which he continued, that as he and of the time he was discharged by his Captain but received from him no discharge in writing.  That from his old age and (??) before hearing and bodily infirmities he has suffered loss of memory that he cannot give any fuller statement of his services than the above.
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
                                                 //s//
                                           David Lynch
Sworn & subscribed in
open court this 21 March 1836.

                                                //s//
                                     W.W. Gibson Proth.


   Armstrong County ss

    Mr. Gabriel Adam Reichert clergyman residing in the borough of Kittanning Armstrong County and Christopher Iman of the Township of Kiskimintas in said county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Lynch who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty-seven years of age and he states &  from his appearance and he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
                                          //s//
                                  G.A. Reichert
                                            his
                         Christopher  X   Iman
                                             Mark
Sworn & subscribed
in open court this 
21 March 1831
//s//
W.W. Gibson Proth.


   And the 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 and served as he stated. 
    And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Gabriel Adam Reichert who has signed the preceding is a clergyman resident in the borough of Kittanning Armstrong County and that Christopher Iman who has also signed the same is a resident of Armstrong County and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit.
    I further certify that the continuing on first page & (illegible) was made before signing.
                                    //s//
                            Joseph Rankin
                            Robert Orr
                             Judges on the Court
                             of Common Pleas
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Interrogatories sent by court to the applicant.

1.  When and what year were you born?
Ans.  The city of Dublin Ireland in the year AD 1749.

2. Have you a record of you age, and if so, where is it?
Ans.  I have no record of my age but have it drawn from information from my peole.

3. Where were you living when called into the service, where (illegible) lived once the Revolutionary War and where do you live now?
Ans. In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. I continue to reside in Cumberland County until I joined Gen. Wayne's Army against the Indians and after living (in) that any town. In 2nd Army - I went back to Cumberland County (now Armstrong County) where I have since resided.  I moved out I think about the year 1798.
4.  How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so, for whom?
Ans.  I was a volunteer - I never was a substitute.
5. Note the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops, when you served? And Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans.  I cannot recollect any other officers or regiments than already names in my statement.  And from very old age and infirmity I cannot give any fuller or more (illegible) statements of my services.
6. Did you receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. Verbal discharge by my captains.
7.  State the names of persons to whom you know in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
                                            //s//
                                     Gabriel A. Rechant
                                            //s//
                                       Christoher Iman
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County ss

    I W.W. Gibson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county and state aforesaid do certify that Joseph Rankin and Robert Orr Esquires by whom the foregoing certificate is made and interrogations were put were acting associate Judges of the Court aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit are and of right ought to be given as well throughout the county and state aforesaid as elsewhere and that the foregoing affidavits and examination was made in Open COurt before the said Judges on the day of the date thereof and that the named "Joseph Rnakin and Robert Orr" are genuine and in their own proper hand writing and that the foregoing are the original proceedings in full in said case. 

    Witness my hand and the seal of said court at Kittanning this sixth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty six. 

                                        //s//
                               W.W. Gibson                                                  
                              Prothonotary by D. Phelps
                                                       his deputy
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(An addressed envelope)

(Date Stamp)
Kittaning
   APR
     8
    PA
                                                     FREE
                       J.L. Edwards
                             Comm'n. of Pensions
                                    Washington City
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D. Sir,

    In enclosed the application for a pension of said David Lynch which I hope will receive your early attention.

                           Truly yours
                                   //s//
                            W. H. Johnston
                             Kittanning Armstrong Co. 
                             April 4th, 1836