Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,199, for Christian Reinick, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
Service |  Number
Penn.  | Reinick or Rheinick, Christian | W. 3,199
Watson, Christina (former widow)
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4.238
Pennsylvania [illegible]
Christina Watson [illegible] widow of Christian Reinick who died on the [illegible] Sept. 1777 of [illegible] in the State of [illegible] who was a [illegible] in the Mato commanded by Captain [ blank] of the [blank] commanded  by [blank] in the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 388 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the [illegible] day of march, 18 31 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of [illegible] 1832 and [illegible]
(signed) [illegible] Pough
[illegible] to the 4th of [illegible] semiannual allowance ending [illegible]
revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
section the 
Recorded by W.M. Rae Clerk
Book D. Vol. 2 Page 371
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No.1282
Christian Reinick
Surgeon's Mate
[illegible] 5 July 1806
[illegible] Zeigler
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to the worshipful the justices of the Orphans Court held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster, the eighth day of June Anno domini One thousand seven hundred and eight-five.
The petition of Catherine Reinick, a minor Daughter of Doctor Christian Reinick late of the county of Lancaster deceased.
Humbly Sheweth
That your petitioners father the said doctor Christian Reinick at an early period of the war, was appointed and served as a surgeon's mate in the first Pennsylvania State Regiment, lately commanded  by Colonel James Chambers in the service of the United States.
That your petitioner's said father continued in the service aforesaid until killed in the Action at Chester county commonly called the Battle of Paoli on the 21st day of September 1777 leaving your petitioner his lawful issue and only child, then an infant aged one year and eight months wanting a few day and also a widow Christina Reinick since married.
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your worship to grant her an order on the Treasurer of Lancaster County for the Half-pay of her said father until she arrives to the age of fourteen years and appoint her a guardian  agreeable to the directions of the laws of Pennsylvania in such case made and provided. and your petitioner as in only bound will ever pray   [illegible] her.
9signed0
Catharine C.R.  Reinick
 mark
(endorsed as follows)
June 8th1785
Petitions of Catharine Reinick for the half day of her deceased father Christian Reinick a Surgeon's Mate in the Continental  Army.
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The within Petition being read and ordered to continue under advisement. December 6. 1785.
     Resumed G ordered that an order be drawn on the County Treasurer for the Arrearages now due G for the half pay as the same shall become due, until the Petitioner attained the age of fourteen years.

     Philadelphia June 7th 1788

    These are to certify that Christian Reinick, Doctor Medicinae and Christina Huble are lawfully joined together in the Hly estate of matrimony at Lancaster the (large space) in the Year of Our Lord 1774 by me.
(signed) As witnessed my hand
Henry Helmuth
Protestant Minister
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I, William Magaw, Esquire, late surgeon of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, late of Lancaster County deceased, was appointed and commissioned as Surgeon’s mate for the said Regiment, and that he served and always was mustered as such in the Rolls of the same regiment.  And I also do further certify, that the said Doctor Christian Reinick was killed on the twenty first day of September Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred seventy seven at Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania in the Action Community called the Action of Paola, whilst in the service aforesaid.
     Witness my hand and seal this first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seven hundred and eighty five.
Test.                 (Signed).   William Magaw (seal)
Ross Thomson
James Riddle

Lancaster County (ss)
       At an Orphans Court held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster, the eighth Day of June Anno Domini 1788 Before Michael Hurley, Emanuel Carpenter and Henry Dehuff Esquires Justices of the same court 
     Appeared Adam Hurley Esquire, late Lieutenant Colonel Commandant in the Pennsylvania Line and being duly sworn according to Law did depose and say that he knew Christian Reinick, a Surgeon’s mate, of the first Pennsylvania State Regiment, that the said Christian Reinick performed the office and duty of a Surgeon’s mate in the army of the United States, until the Battle in Chester County commonly called he Battle of Paoli, where he was idled in the same Battle. That the Deponent himself saw the said Christian Reinick a dead corpse on 
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The field of Battle and further this Deponent saith not.
(Signed)
Sworn in open Court the 8th June 1785
John Hubley.  Clk.                  Adam Hubley

     Appeared Edwards Hand Esquire, late Major General in the Army of the United States and being duly sworn according to Law, did depose and say, that while the said Deponent commanded the first Pennsylvania Regiment as Colonel Christian Reinick was appointed (in the usual way at that time) a Surgeon’s mate. That the said Christian Reinick performed the duties of a Surgeon’s mate in the Regiment, aforesaid and continued as such, while the said Deponent commanded the said Regiment, during which time he said Christian Reinick was mustered as such in the Rolls of the said Regiment: And further this Deponent saith net. 
(Signed)

Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the 8th May 1785.                      Edwards Hand
John Hubley Clk
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6373
Christina Watson
Pennsylvania
Act of 4 July ‘36
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M74 - Killed 21 Sept 77

From 12 March to 21 of September 1777
6 mo 9 days served Malt