Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 17,021, for Hugh Pennel, Pennsylvania
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Penn                               Pennel, Hugh                 R17.021
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State of Ohio           
Harrison County} On this second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of common Pleas now sitting in and for the county of Harrison aforesaid Hugh Pennel a resident of the county of Jefferson and state of Ohio aged seventy three years of age who being first and duly sworn according to law with doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832.   That he entered the service of the United States in the year (he thinks) of 1780, and served as herein stated.                
His first Tour was performed under Captain Joseph Alison Lunt, James McConkey ensigns name not recollected. He entered the service on or about the first day of December A D 1780 and served a tour of four months and was discharged on the first of April AD 1781 This declarant states that when he first entered the service he resided in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania and they met not far from Philadelphia between that & Westchester shortly after he entered the service he was sent to Chesnut Ridge and there they had a battle. Gen'l Morgan commanded, the Declarant states that he was kept in reserve as an advance guard and was not in the heat of the battle, Morgan retreated across a field into a piece of woods and his men fot [fought] from behind trees. The battle lasted almost all day, and the British retreated leaving killed & wounded about 200 men, Americans, lost 70 men. During this tour we marched to a place call White Marsh and there we had a smart scrimmage and this declarant states that in that scrimmage one Capt Marshall was killed. The Americans kept the ground - we staid at that place a considerable time, From there we marched to a place called Swedes ford, in order to keep the Brittish from getting up into the great valley, which was rich & settled by Quakers. when we came to this ford aforesaid on the Schuylkill River. the Brittish as we understood were on the opposite side of the river. This trip was made after night and we came to the ford just at day break, and we made a bridge across the river in about two hours by putting the waggons in river end to end, and thus we crossed the river& got before the Brittish, The Brittish then
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went back to Philadelphia crossed at what was called the lower ford, our great object was to keep the British in Philadelphia and starve them if possible, about one month after, we heard that some Tories were coming driving cattle from Carolina or Georgia. 40 of us were sent to search after them, we marched two days and one night before we found them, and during this time we had not one mouthful to eat, we found with them forty head of cattle. Seven waggons loaded with bacon and sea bisket, we took all and the drivers, which about 20 in number to our camp. This declarant thinks the drivers were sent home without harm. We then marched to camp opposite Mud Island fort on Featherbed hill, we were under the command of Gen'l Wayne, Col Armstrong & Major McGowen, we lay at the last-mentioned place excepting several times we were out on scouting parties a considerable time, and until we were dismissed which was on the 1st of April A D 1781.      
2nd on the or about the first of October, (he thinks) in the year 1781 a preacher by the name of Armstrong came into the neighborhood in which this Declarant resided and stated that the Flying Camp men had put in their term and That the six month Tour men had filled their time and that Gen'l Washington was left almost desolate and he solicited every one to turn out that could. This declarant declares that he then volunteered for the term of four months and served this Tour under Captain Samuel McIlroy Lieut & ensign this Declarant cannot now recollect, Major John White Col Evens & Gen'l Wayne commanded us a part of this Tour. the Latter part of this Tour we were under Gen'l Irving we rendezvoused at Four lanes end or Middletown in Bucks County and remained there in a Quaker Meeting house four weeks. From there we went to Brandywine, And from there we continued to scout around Philadelphia keeping the British from coming out of Philadelphia. We marched to a place called the Long Medows, and there we had a scrimmage. The Americans were on one side of the meadow & the British on the other, in this engagement Gen'l Irving had two of his fingers shot off, his horse throwed him and he was taken prisoner. In a few days Washington got him back from the British. The Americans , in this engagement lost about 100 men and the British 200 or 300 med. Americans kept the ground.
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This declarant further states that during the eight months above mentioned he was not engaged in any civil pursuit but served faithfully as a soldier of the Revolution for the said eight months in an embodied corps. This declarant further states that he has no documentary evidence of his services, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. 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                   
Hugh Penner
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me in open Court before me Wm Tingley Clerk                 
The following on the answers of the applicant to the interrogatories propounded by the court pursuant the requisitions of the war department           
1st I was born on the 1st day of June AD 1763 in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania 2nd I have no record of my age-- I had one but it is lost about 17 years ago     
3 lived in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania, I lived There till the year 1887 when I removed to Jefferson County where I now live. The reasons why I make application in this county are as follows. I live near the county line within Eight mile of Cadiz, and I am 19 miles off Steubenville the County seat of my own county, also my witnesses who are my neighbors live in Harrison County.                   
4th I volunteered both lines that I was called into service            
5th Genl Washington Genl Wayne. Genl Irving, Col. Evens Col. Armstrong Major McGowen Major White, Capt. Marshall Capt Allison Capt Samuel McIlroy &c              
6th I received written discharges both times that I was dismissed from the service, signed by my captains but they are lost             
7th Revd John Rae James Simpson David Freene              
Hugh Pennel
Sworn to & subscribed this 2nd day of July AD 1840 in open court before me Wm Tingley Clerk}            
We John Rea a clergyman residing in the County of Harrison & State of Ohio, and Josiah Scott residing in the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hugh Pennel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration & we believe him to be seventy three years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion         
Josiah Scott
John Rea Sen’r
Sworn to & subscribed this day of July  AD 1836 before me in open Court 
Wm Tingley Clerk }
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33.784
Hugh Pennel   
Ohio    
Personally appeared in open Court John McIlroy who being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he lived in the neighborhood of Hugh Pennel the above declarant during the Revolutionary war, that the said Hugh Pennel went out in the service of the United States, two Tours. This deponant thinks that it was in the year 1777 and 1778. This Deponant further states that the reason he recollects the circumstance so well is this, to wit. This deponant had a brother who was in the service at the same time, this Deponant was 12 years of age at that time his Deponant further states that he believes the said Hugh Pennel is at least six years older than this deponent and that he this Deponant is 77 on the first day of December next And also that the said Hugh Pennel is believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & this deponant concurs in that opinion. John McIlroy               
Sworn to and subscribed this second day of July in open Court before me 
Wm Tingley Clerk       
The State of Ohio 
Harrison County } SS
At a Court of Common Pleas in session at Cadiz within & for the County of Harrison on the on the 2nd day of July A.D. 1836 Present the Honourable Jeremiah H. Hallock President Thomas Bingham Robert Maxwell & Alexander Patterson Esqrs associate Judges of said Court. The foregoing Declaration was [unreadable] the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation matter, & after putting the interrogatories proscribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Rea Senr who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Harrison County & that Josiah Scott who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Harrison, and is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit,    I, William Tingley, Clerk of said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hugh Pennel for a pension. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed of said Court at Cadiz this 2nd day of July A.D 1836.         
W, Tingley Clerk
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H. C.
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War Dept Pen Office       
Augt 2, 1836                   
Sir              
The declaration of Hugh Pennell has been ex’d [examined]. He alleges to have some two tours as a militia man of Pensyl’a of four months each.  First the Militia of that state did not serve more than two months under one engagement He could not therefore have served more them four months in all and as the act under which he claims provides for none who did not serve six months.  The claim has been rejected and the declaration filed.    
Cor     
Allen C. Turner Esq            
Cadiz Ohio
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1914 Nov. 14 Hist. to W. W. Pennell
1914 Dec 23, sent to W. W. Pennell at 100 N. Main St. Mt. Vernon Ohio
Had left Penn when record reached there.
17021
REJECTED
Hugh Pennel
Revolution
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Hugh Pennell
Ohio
Rejected
See letter 2d Augt 1836 A. C. Turner
did not serve 6 months
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Philadelphia, November 11, 1914. 
Commissioner of Pensions,       
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir:              
Will you please have me furnished with any data your records may afford concerning Hugh Pennell, who served during the war, from Little Brittain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was living in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1823, and died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.             
This information concerning my ancestor, is desired for a family history I am preparing.              
Yours very truly,               
W. W. Pennell           
M. L. M.          
Address, 
W. W. Pennell,           
231 Buckingham Place,          
Philadelphia, Pa.
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CADIZ OHIO
JUL 7
Original  July 11
Ohio
Free
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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Cadiz  July 5th 1836   
Dr. Sir.  Please send a return to the within as soon as convenient.
Respect,
Yours
Allen C. Turner
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525  
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,             
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.             
Washington, D. C. 19            
Rej. 17021     
In reply to your request of      received           a statement of the military history of Hugh Pennel a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.                
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   1777     LENGTH OF SERVICE.    RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Joseph Alison  Colonel Armstrong   STATE.   Penn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.        LENGTH OF SERVICE.    RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Samuel McIlroy  Colonel Evans    STATE.   
Battles engaged in, Chestnut Ridge, White Marsh            
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lancaster Co. Penn.    
Date of application for pension, July 1  1836                
Residence at date of application, Jefferson Co.  Ohio                
Age at date of application, born June 1 1763 in Lancaster Co. Penn.             
Remarks: No data as to family      
The claim was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of 6 mo. service as required by the act of June 7, 1832 under which he applied                         
Respectfully, 
Commissioner   
Date could not have been 1780 as both battles took place in 1777