Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,804, for John Koen, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.6.

Koen, John
NUMBER
S. 8804
carded
CONTENTS
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23.139
North Carolina
John Koen
f [of] [Pasouoatak] in the State of N.C.
who was a [illegible] in the commanded
by Captain of the Regn [illegible]commanded
by Col. Shepherd in the N. C [illegible] 
line for
2 years-
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 102. Dollars 66 Cents per annu 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension on the 15th day of [illegible]
and [illegible]
Elizabeth City N.Car
[Arrers] to the 4th of Sept 1833 256. 66
[Some-ant.] allowance ending 4 Mar 34 57.33
$307.99
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [signature][Illegible] Clerk,
Book E Vol 68 Page 62

Jany 26/10
Mrs Temple no law
to Pension decendents
Co mrs [nrm] CMB

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State of North Carolina
Pasquotank County ⎬ ss
On this 3rd day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared John Koen
resident of the said County of Pasquotank, in open Court being
the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions then sitting & held for the said County, aged seventy six years, since January last past, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7, 1832,
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with Captain Demsey Gregory, and served in the 10th Regiment of the line under the following Officers, Colonel Shepard, Captain Demsey Gregory, Lieut. Caleb Koen - after which he marched to the Valley Forge, when the 10th. Regiment were reduced into two, and the said John Koen then served in the first Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Clark, Captain Howell Tatem and Lieut. William Walton -
That he volunteered in the service in the month of May in the year 1777, and continued in the service till the last of July or first of August 1782, -that from the time his of enlistment day May 1777 he acted for the space of a month as drummer, that on marching to join the 10th Regiment he was made a Sergeant, & served as such, untill he entered
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the first Regiment in the month of April or May 1778 at Valley Forge, that on joining the first Regiment he was made a Corporal in Capt Cowell Tatum Company & served as such untill his discharge at Richmond in July or August
1782. - That he was born in the upper part of the said County of Pasquotank, that he has a record of his age, in the family Bible now in his possession, showing that he was born on the 27 day of January 1757 - that he was living in the said
County of Pasquotank when he volunteered in the service, and has lived and still doth live there, since the revolutionary war -that he recollects Colonel Patten of the 2nd Regiment &  Col Harney of the same - that he received a discharge but has lost it
- That George Tereba Esquire Clerk Master of the Court of Equity for the County of Camden
Owen Williams Esquire Chairman of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the said County of Pasquotank, and Charles True Esquire Clerk of the said Court are and have been for many years acquainted with this deponent and will readily testify as to his character for veracity &
their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution -That he was engaged at the Battle of Monmouth on that 28th day of June - after entering the service he marched to the Roanoke, from there through Virginia
.
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Maryland to head quarters, then at the Valley Forge- that after the Battle of Monmouth, he marched to White Plains, from there to West Point, from thence to Philadelphia, from there to Charleston South Carolina, where he was taken prisoner; after being exchanged in July 12,1782 he was transferred to James Town in Virginia from thence marched to Richmond where he was discharged
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present,
he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to be subscribed in open Court the day of year aforesaid
John Koen
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and that William Boswell, whose affidavit, taken in open Court hereunto annexed is a person worthy of belief and credit
State of North Carolina
Pasquotank County ⎬ 
This day William Boswell
and in open Court after being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith, that the statement made in the [illegible] declaration of John Koen, is true to his knowledge, he
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