Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2753, Anthony Carner, Navy N.C. Privateer
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Service - 
Navy
N.C.
Privateer


Carner, Anthony
Catherine


Number - W.2753
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Left side

11929 R


Pennsylvania


Anthony Carner

of Union County in the State of Penna.
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Clark of the No. Carolina
line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of September 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of June 1819 and sent to Seth Chapman Esq.
New Berlin, Pa.


Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819, 5 inst.  $45.03
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819   $48.00


$93.03


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

Continued

Right side

Paid at the treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1834 to 7 June 1834 the day of his death 
Agent notified 5th June 1839.


Notification sent May 30th 1821 to Simon Snyder Esq.
New Berlin Pa.
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District of Pennsylvania
Union County ss.

On the sixteenth day of September AD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Before me the subscriber  - President Judge of the Eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania, Personally appeared Anthony Carner aged sixty six years, resident in Union County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath according to Law 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 the said Anthony Carner enlisted in Hillsborough Orange County North Carolina in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in Captain John Thompson's company in the first Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Clark, and was taken from Hillsborough to Wilmington Cape Fear, from thence to Hadrell's point South Carolina opposite Charleston, from thence to Trenton New Jersey, a short time after the Hessians were taken. And was at the Battle of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown, where we lost General Francis Nash, which he helped to carry off the field to North Wales, and was with him till he was buried, and was superintendant of the Gun and blacksmith shop of the army and was discharged by General Mac Intosh at Valley Forge, who took the command after the death of General Nash, then the deponent went on with the troops to the lower ferry of Susquehanna, where he took sick, went a mile from there to an Uncle he had there and lay sick six weeks before he recovered, finding he could not overtake the troops, then he went back to Philadelphia to go round by Water, but went on board the Confederacy, a Continental frigate of thirty six guns, commanded by Captain Seth Harding of Boston Commandant to Cape Francois for Continental stores.
We captured on our way a ship laden with Slaves and Gold dust valued at Thirty thousand pounds for which he received nothing he was taken prisoner coming home by the Roe Buck and Orpheus and lay in the Prison ship five months, and eleven days, went out again with Captain Allen Brig Langobe and taken Prisoner to Jamaica three months, then went on board the St. Helena a letter of marque two voyages to France, and one to Havana.
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was taken and retook the lively sloop of war and carried her into Havana under the More Castle, when I came home peace was concluded, 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, as his house was burnt and nothing saved - 


Anthony Carner


Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid

Seth Chapman


I Seth Chapman president Judge of the eighth Judiciary district as aforesaid do certify that I am satisfied that Anthony Carner did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated, in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that it appears to my satisfaction 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 War Department, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress of 1818.

Seth Chapman
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State of Pennsylvania
Union County ss

I Simon Snyder Jurist Protonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Union aforesaid, do hereby certify that the Honorable Seth Chapman Esquire whose name appears to the preceding declaration, was at that time and yet is is President Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania, to all whose official acts due faith and credit is and ought to be given, as well as in court of Justice as elsewhere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at New Berlin the twenty fourth day of November AD Eighteen hundred and eighteen.

Simon Snyder
Jurist Protonotary
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State of N. Carolina Secretary's Office 8th May 1819

I William Hill Secretary of State, do hereby certify that it appears from the muster roll of the N. Carolina Continental line in the Revolutionary war, that Anthony Carney was mustered as a sergeant in Capt. Thompson's Company of the first Regt. in the year 1777 and was discharged on the 20th day of 1778. mustered again as a private in March 1778 and ? in July 1779.  Given under my hand at office the date above.

William Hill
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Anthony Carner
Cow.

J.L. E.

11.929  Sept. 19
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District of Pennsylvania
Union County ss.

On the 19th of December Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid being a Court of Record and having Common Law jurisdiction unlimited on point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceeding and expressly made a Court of Record by acts of Assembly Anthony Carner aged sixty seven years resident in said County who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he enlisted in Orange County in the State of North Carolina in the Corps commanded by Captain John Thompson in Regiment commanded by Colonel John Clark and remained in the service of the United States during about three years in the Revolutionary war and received his discharge and that he made his original application on the thirteenth day of September Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and Eighteen and that he received his pension his Certificate is numbered 11.929 and dated 12th day of June 1819 and that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with Interest thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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" passed on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained on the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed and that I am by occupation as
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Blacksmith I have no family except my wife Catharine who is aged about 57 years and am now old and by bodily infirmity am unable to support myself without assistance from my country.

Anthony Carner

Sworn to and subscribed to in
open Court this 19th day of December
1820 Coram


Simon Snyder J. Protonotary

A List of Property belonging to Anthony Carner viz. 

Forty dollars a year pension from the State of Penna.yearly   40.00
one chest of the value of 3.00
one plough of the value of 3.00
one ? of the value of 0.30
one plate and two knives of the value of 0.35
one old saddle of the value of 3.00
one spinning wheel of the value of 2.50
some spools and old benches of the value of 2.00
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$54.15

Sworn and subscribed to in open Court of Common Pleas the 19th day of December 1820 Coram

Sion Snyder J. Protonotary

December 20 1820 The Court are satisfied with the valuation 

Union County ss.

I Simon Snyder J. Protonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for Union County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty four dollars and fifteen cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at New Berlin December 20 1820

Simon Snyder J. Protonotary
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6366

Pennsylvania


Catharine Carner
widow of Anthony Carner


who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 17th June 1834 of Centre Co. in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Thompson of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Clark in the North Carolina
line for 1 year Private

Reduced from amount $120 W. ?
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Inscribed on the Roll of Penna.
at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
31 of March 1840
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of October 1841 and sent to George Buchanan
Bellefonte, Penna.

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Arrears to the 4th of March 1844   $400.00
allowance ending 31st March 1840 the day of her death $7.50


$407.50

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Letter to pension agent
Oct. 9th 1841