Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10435, for William Taylor, Pennsylvania
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(S-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER
Penn. Taylor, William R 10435

CONTENTS
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33415
Application of William Taylor
R. G. hale
Lewiston Mifflin county, PA
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State of Pennsylvania}
Centre County} ss
Personally appeared in open court of Common pleas of Centre County, William Taylor of Aaronsburg in said County, aged Seventy five years last September, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension law of the United States passed 7th June 1832
That he was born in Chester County Pa. in the year 1760 in the month of September (the 27th day) as he has been informed by his parents. That in the year 1776 in the month of April he volunteered in a company of Militia under the command of Captn [Captain] Aston in the 31st Regiment commanded by Col. Rogers & Lieut [Lieutenant] Col. Richard Thomas and Major (James or John) Dickson and marched to [illegible] where the company joined the Regiment (the 31st) from [illegible] the Regiment marched to Peter Town from there to [illegible], Chestnut hill and White plains. That he remained in this company & Regiment as a volunteer six months
doing guard duty, guarding prisoners & stores. That he recd. no discharge when he left the company commanded by Captain Aston. That immediately after leaving this
company he enlisted in Captain John Millers Company of Riflemen for the period of three years at Reading Penno [Pennsylvania] Capt [Captain] Millers Company was attached to the 1st Regiment of riflement [riflemen] commanded by Col -- Thompson Lieut [Lieutenant] Col. Henry Hand Major McGaw, Adjutant Huston after remaining about one month at Reading, we marched to Bethlehem when we remained two months, thence to Allentown where we remained three weeks, thence to Eastown where we remained about three weeks, thence to Hartford in Connecticut where we lay
about one month
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from Hartford marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts and lay there and around Boston for some months when we marched to New York. from there to spring town in New Jersey where we lay about two months, from there to Amboy and lay at and around Amboy [illegible]months from Amboy crossed over into Pennsylvania at the time the British marched upon Philadelphia in August or September 1777, and was in the Battle of Brandywine where Gen Washington commanded, and where this deponent received a flesh wound in his thigh from a musket ball, He was also in the battle of [illegible] a short time after, and made in December the army to Valley Forge where they went into Winter quarters where they continued till June 1778 when they marched into New Jersey in pursuit of the British army and took part in the battle of Monmouth. after this battle the army marched into the highlands on the Hudson when the army went into winter quarters. The following Spring and Summer, he was at various places in the Hudson had in New Jersey, and in various
skirmishes with the enemy, which by reason of loss of memory he cannot particularly specify up to December 1779, when He recd [received] a discharge the
time for which he enlisted had expired (The discharge is here exhibited), the discharge is now worn and effaced but this deponent has a copy which was taken many years since (this copy was produced & herewith annexed. That he knows of no person now living who can testify as to his service, and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to any other pension, and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State
Wm Taylor
Sworn & subscribed in open court the 28th November AD 1835}
Jas Gilleland Proty [Prothonotary]
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Personally appeared in open court of Common pleas  of Center County James Duncan & [illegible] Forster [illegible]sburg who being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they are well acquainted with William Taylor who has signed the foregoing declaration that they believe him to be seventy five years of age, and that he is a man of credit and veracity and that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
James Duncan
John Forster
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jas. Gilliland Proty [Prothonotary]

And the said Judges hereby declare the opinion after a full investigation & putting the questions prescribed by the War Department that William Taylor is a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states in his declaration and further it appears to them that James Duncan and John Forster Esquires of Aaronsburg are reputable persons & their statement Entitled to credit
Isaac McKinney
Jacob Kryder
Judges
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I James Gilliland Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Center
hereby certify that Isaac McKinney and Jacob [illegible, are Judges of said Court & that the within signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that the accompanying are the original documents in the matter touching the Application of William Taylor for a pension
Witness my hand & the seal of said office this 25th day of November AD 1835
Jas Gillian Proty [Prothonotary]
[white paper attached to left margin]
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Aaronsburg   10
Jan 19
Ruben C. Hale Esqr [Esquire]
Lewistown Mifflin County
Pa
Single
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State of Pennsylvania
Centre County ss.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, William Taylor, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say. That about sixteen years ago. (the exact year Deponent don't remember) he called on Michael Bollinger Esqr [Esquire] and got him to copy a Discharge, which this Deponent had received from Capt [Captain] Miller, in whose company he served three years in the Revolutionary War. that he did so, the discharge having became worn and effaced by Time, and he being anxious to have a true copy of it, for his children, when the original should be gone. That at that time he had no [illegible] of applying for a Pension, being then in the enjoyment of Health and Strength, Sufficient to enable him to support himself, without the [illegible] of Goverment [Government] And that it was not until within a Short Period, that induced by the presentations of his neighbours, [neighbors] and seeing others around him enjoying their Pensions he hath entertained the idea of applying for a Pension That he knows of no person now living, who can testify upon the personal
Knowledge of his services in the 1st Regt of Pennsylvania Rifleman
And further says not -- William Taylor
William Taylor
Sworn and Subscribed this 15th day of January 1836 before me
Jno [John] M. Beuck
Hon. J Henderson HR

State of Pennsylvania}
Cantre County} ss
I James Gilliland Clerk of the Court of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Centre hereby certify that John M Beucks is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and set my hand this 26th day of January AD 1836 -
Jas Gilliland [illegible]
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Centre County January 16th 1836
Dear Sir, I distingly [distinctly] recolect [recollect] that William Taylor Brought me a certificate of discharge from his revolutionary servise [service] but I can not recollect, if I coppy [copy] it or not, it is do long since to keep it in memory; if I could see the coppy [copy] I could know by my hand writing if I did Coppy [copy] it, and would be willing to certify on oath the same, However if you Compair [Compare] the hand writing with this letter you can discover whether it is the same hand writing or not
very respectfully yours
Michael Bollinger

State of Pennsylvania}
County of Centre} Ss
I, James Gilliland, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County hereby certify that Michael Bollinger is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the above letter is in his proper hand writing and that the signature thereto annexed, purporting to be his is genuine - 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my seal of office and subscribed my hand this 26th day of January A D 1836 -
Jay Gilleland, Proty [Prothonotary]
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State of Pennsylvania}
Center County Ssi}
Personally appeared before Michael Bollinger a Justice of the peace in afor said [aforesaid] County Martin Cronemiller [illegible] statement is intitled [entitled] to Credit who being duly sworn according to law doth deposed & say that he was well acquainted with William Sayles now residing in Hains township Centre County aforesaid in the year 1776 & hour of his entering the service of the United States in the month of March of that year & knows that he was a drafted millitia [militia] man the said Taylor entred [entered] the service as such) & know that he servd [served] six months under Captain Georg Aston in the 4 Company of the 31 ridgment [regiment] of Militia Commanded by Colonel Richard Thomas after[illegible] as in the month of September in the same year to the best of this deponents recollection this deponen [deponent] then belonging to Captain Millers rifle company in Col Thompsons ridgment [regiment] was with her Company in the town of Reading whare [where] the said Wm Taylor enlisted in the said company of riflemen & servd [served] in the same for the space of one year to the
best of this deponant [deponent] recollection during the greater part of which time the said Taylor and this deponant [deponent] served together that the said William Taylor was wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Brandy wine but nevertheless servd [served] through his time till he was discharged & further said deponent saith not Martin Crommiller
Sworn & Subscribed this [illegible] day of May AD 1836
Michael Bollinger
Martin Commiller

State of Pennsylvania}
Center County ss}
Personally appieard [appeared] before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in for said County James Duncan & John Forster who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that they are well acquainted with Martin Cronemile this thirty years the above deponant [deponent] who statement they believe is entitled to full credit & belief
John Forster
James Duncan
Sworn & Subscribed before me this [illegible] day of May 1836
Michael Bollinger
James Duncan
John Forster
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State of Penna}
Center County ss}
I George Buchanan Prothy. [Prothonotary] of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Do Certify that Michael Bollinger before whom the within Affidavits was made and who has signed the same in his own proper
hand writing is an acting justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn and to all whose official acts as such due faith & credit is and ought to be given. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bellefonte the 1st day of June A. D. 1836.
Geo. Buchanan Prot. 

Aaronsburg May 9
16 1/8
Reuben C. Hale Esqr [Esquire]
Mifflin County
Lewistown Pa
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Washington Feb 4th 1836
Dear Sir
The purport of the enclosed is explained in the letter of Mr Hale accompanying
I would only add that the fullest reliance may be placed on on the statement of Michael Dollinger Esqr [Esquire] I will thank you for an early decision on the case
With much Esteem
Your obt [obedient] 
[illegible]
J L Edwards Esq
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Lewistown June 30th 1836
Dr Sir
Sometime since I forwarded to J. L. Edwards Esqr. [Esquire] the application of William Taylor, of Centre County for a pension. Accompanying the declaration, was the discharge recd. by Mr Taylor now illegible and a copy of it taken some years since by Michael Bollinger Esqr [Esquire] of Aaronsburg. The  Commissioner of Pensions required an explanation of the delay of Taylor in not applying under the Act of 1832 and his failure to apply under the act of 1818- Also the date & circumstances of his taking a copy of the paper reputed to be his discharge -
I wrote to Mr Edwards in the papers that I might have the deposition of Esqr. [Esquire] Bolling taken, but Mr Edwards writes me that under the rules of the Pension office this cannot be allowed Previous, however to receiving Mr Edwards last letter I had made a statement of the difficulty to Mr Taylor by letter, and he has sent his own deposition, accompanied by the statement of Esqr [Esquire] Bollinger, both of which under the Prothys. [Prothonotary's] certificate are herewith Enclosed - Perhaps the difficulty can be got over by acting upon the suggestion of Esqr [Esquire] Bollinger, and making a comparison of the Land writing of his letter & the copy of the certificate of discharge. A statement of the old Esquires character, from you, as you are doubtless acquainted with the same & perhaps with his hand writing might perhaps be of service, though his writing is accredited by the Prothys [Prothonotary's] certificate -
Very respectfully [illegible]
R A Hale
Jas. Henderson
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Washington March 4th 1837
Dear Sir
I enclose a paper containing some additional testimony to the services of William Tale 
applicant for Pension from Center County Penna
Very Respectfly [Respectfully]
Your Most obt [obedient] 
J Henderson
J L Edwards Eqr [Esquire] 
Commission of Pensions
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Dear Sir
I enclose the deposition of Martin Cronemiller in support of the claim of William
Taylor to [illegible] and whose application was last season filed in your Office.
Very Respectfully
Your most Obt [Obedient]
Jo Henderson
J. L. Edwards Esq
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[illegible] Washington June 17th 1836
Dear Sir
I Will thank you to give this case an examination I have no doubt of the services of the Applicant and Esq Bolinger is personally known to me as a many of such integrity and the Witnesses to the character of Cronemiller [illegible] Duncan & Fortes are of the most respectable of the Citizens of Center county
Very Respectfully
Your Most Obt [Obedient] 
J Henderson

J. L. Edwards Esq
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Lewistown June 3d 1836
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send the deposition of Martin Cronemiller in relation to the application of
William Taylor for a pension and also the deposition of James Duncan and John Forster
and as to the credibility of Cronemillers statement -
The depositions you will perceive are in Esqr [Esquire] Bollingers hand writing. Any statement you may see proper to make with regard to the character of Esqr [Esquire] Bollinger or [illegible] Duncan & Forster, will be thankfully acknowledged by the applicant - And I shall be much obliged to you for you attention to the same
Very respectfully
yr. Obt. Servt. [Your Obedient Servant]
R A Hale
Hon. Jos. Henderson
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Lewistown Decr [December] 10th 1835
Sir
Yours of the 7th inst [instant] relating to the claim of Henry Henig and William Taylor for pensions hav [have] been this day received
The objection to the claim of William Taylor that he claimed as having served for six months as a militiaman in the 1st Regt. of Penna. Riflemen, whereas the Penna. militia man were not called out on tour of two months service,) Either is, or ought to have been explained by me in his declaration by the circumstance of his having [illegible] as the
the whole tour, or at least the last four months as a [illegible] But, if his name does not
appear in the roll, and as he cannot furnish direct proof of his actual service, at least at this time, this claim of course cannot be acted on
The delay of making his application under the Act of 1832 and his failure of applying
under the act of 1818 can be accounted for from the circumstances of his having an amount of property which [illegible] the idea of his receiving a pension under the act of 1818 -- which also is the case given by him for the delay of applying under the act of 1832
till misfortune and failure in business added to the frailty of old age, prompted him to seek for the gratuity granted by Congress to the soldiers of the Revolution --
The discharge, spoken of in your letter was copied by ---- Bollinger Esqr [Esquire] a Justice
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of the Peace in Centre County Pa. and I suppose it would be necessary to have the original and copy to submit to him previous to taking his deposition that they might be identifyed  [identified] by him
If it is consistent with the [illegible] of the Pension Office, to return the discharges to me, I will have the deposition of [illegible] Bollinger taken & return the same in the Pension Office as speedily as possible
very respectfully
yr. obt servt [your obedient servant]
R A Hale

J. L. Edwards Esqr [Esquire]
Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions
Washington City
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The paper that purports to be the original discharge is a forgery. A few words which
appear show that it was written by the same hand that wrote the copy. See the word "full" near the left [illegible] in the [illegible], and the same word in the latter whether they were written by Taylor or by Bollinger, I cannot decide
H H S
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870.

10.435
P. O. 
William Taylor
Service:

REJECTED

Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18

Application filed: , 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P. O.

Recognized. Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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State of Pennsylvania
Centre County} ss

    Personally appeared before Michael Bollinger a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Daniel Livingston whose statement is entitled to credit & who being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he was well acquainted with William Taylor now residing in Gaines Township, Centre County aforesaid in the year 1774 and knows of his entering the service of the United States in the month of March of that year and he knows that the said Wm. Taylor entered the service a volunteer militiaman & knows that he served a tour of six months under Captain George Aston in the Company of the 31st Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Gerhard Thomas he served but two months under one engagement but still served out his six months & then enlisted in a rifle company (of) the first regiment of Pennsylvania Riflemen commanded by Colonel Thompson to the best of this deponent's recollection the same year the said was Taylor in the rifle company and the deponent saw no more of Taylor - until he was discharged & came home and father said deponent saith not.   
                                           //s//
                                    Danile Laviston*
State of Pennsylvania
Centre Couty} ss

    Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county John Irvin & David Duncan who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that they are well acquainted with Daniel Livingston the above deponent whose statement they believe is entitled to full credit and faith.  
    Sworn & subscribed before me Michael Bollinger this 3rd day of February 1837.
                                               //s//
                                          Daniel Duncan
                                                //s//
                                           John Irwin 

*(Transcriber's note: this could be a misspelling for Livingston.)
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August 7, 1820 

Commission of Pensions
Pension Office Washington City

Hon. J. L. Edwards

    Sir, if you wood only alow me a pension for my militia service as you alredy say some of my papers are not genuine, that they are fauls or forgery but they are not for I wood not take a fauls oath now in my old days nor I woodent wish any person to take me for - to beshire the papers are old & dim & were very (illegible) that  the satisfaction be made out of them for my service in the rifle ridgment that may go if goverment wood allow me something for my Militia tours in captain Georg Auston's company Col. Richard Thomases Ridgment it wood me my lifetime.  I am an old man & a poorman when a man arives to the age that I am (illegible) on the borders of eighty a man at that age cant expect to be long in this world.  I never had no paper such as a discharge for my Militia services if you (illegible) wood grant me some little assistance now in my old days I shood be very thankfull to you now when I standing need of it & for an old Revolutioner to come
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Aaronsburg                                Paid
July 16
                                                     
                    Reuben Hale Esqr.
                    Lewistown, Mifflin County 



N.C. State
with deposition
relative to committee


Hon. J. C. Henderson
                          H.R.
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State of Tennessee         Aarons burg July 12, 1836

    Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county Martine Cronemiller who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and say in answer to the objection made by the pension office to his testimony in the matter of the application of William Taylor for a petition. First; in his declaration made on his own application for a pension he did not set forth his services in the rifle regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson because he was told by his attorney in that case that he did not receive a pension for any service but those in the militia without direct (illegible) & at that time he did not know of any person then living by whom he could (illegible) his services that since that time he has met with the present applicant, Second; that he did not apply under the act of 1818 inasmuch as he was then able to support himself & had property which incapacitated him from receiving a pension under that act & further said deponent saith not. 
Sworn & subscribed before the subscriber. Michael Bollinger this 12 day of July, AD 1836.

                                           //s//
                                  Martin Cronemiller
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(Transcriber's note: This page is in such a faded state that any attempt to transcribe would be guess work.)


Hn. Geo. McCullouch
                        H.R.
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State of Pennsylvania ss
Centre County ss

    Personally appeared before Michael Bollinger a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Martin Cronemiller & Jacob Duck whose statement is entitled to credit & who being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that they was well acquainted with William Taylor now residing in Hains Township Centre County aforesaid in the year 1776 and knowing of his entering service of the United States the month of March of that year a drafted militiaman but knows he served six months under Captain Gaston in the 4th Company of the 31 Regiment of Militia  commanded by Col. Thomas. He served two months at a town that afterwards in the month of September in the same year to the best of this deponent's recollection this deponent Martin Cronemiller was only with Wm. Taylor in his militia services Jacob Duck.  This deponent belonging to Captain Miller's Rifle Company and Col. Thompson's Regiment was with his company in Reading where the said William Taylor enlisted in the said company of riflemen & served for the space of three years the best of this deponent's recollection during the greatest past of which time the said Wm. Taylor & this deponent served together.  That said William Taylor at the battle of Germantown received a slight wound in the thigh but nevertheless served through his time till he was discharged the said Taylor discharged is genuine he received it from Col. Thompson & further said this deponent saith not.                                           Jacob Burk
                                                        his
                                                          X
                                                        mark

                                               //s//
                                      Martin Cronemiller
Sworn & subscribed this
2d day of June AD 1837

State of Pennsylvania
Centre County ss

    Personally appeared before this subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said county who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that they are well acquainted with Martin Cronemiller & Jacob Duck the above deponents who statement they believe is entitled to full credit & belief.
                                                   //s//
                                             James Duncan
                                             John Forter
Sworn & subscribed before me
this 2d June AD 1837

These men's depositions was taken in 1837/.
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1778 September 10th.  William Taylor Junior enlisted in my company for the term of three years (illegible) or a faithful & an obedient soldier during the time of his servitude therefore I give him his full discharge for his obedience in my company given under (my) hand this 10 day of December 1779.

1st Regiment of Riflemen         //s//
                                          Capt. J. Miller

September 11th, Battle of Brandywine 1779
Copy of Discharge.
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(Transcriber's note: this appears to be a supply list and the costs.)

1 lb Coffee --------------------
1/4 (Sugar)-------------------- .70
1 lb (illegible) ----------------- .67
                                                ____
                                                $3.56
By (illegible) allowance order    3.50
                                                 _____
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