Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,901, for John Snider, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Snider, John
NUMBER: R. 9,901
CONTENTS
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32,854
John Snider
Ohio.
Rejected - did not serve six mo
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The State of Ohio} S.S.
County of Champaign
On this 31- day of October A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Champaign aforesaid John Snider a resident of Maurier township in said county of Champaign, aged eighty four years on the first day of September last past, he being first 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 7th 1832. That he was drafted to serve in the militia of the United States in the month of July, he thinks in the year 1780. He was drafted for six months and accordingly he entered the Service of the United States in the militia, some time in the latter part of the month of July in the year 178.~ at the time he was drafted and entered the Service he resided in Shenandoah county in the State of Virginia. He was first marched to Winchester in Virginia where he remained during his term of six months in the Barracks, assisting to guard the Hessians and British prisoners who had been sent there for safe keeping. He thinks his Captains name was Martin All. He does not remember the name of any other officer. He was not engaged in any battle during this tour of service. He was constantly employed in the Service at and in Winchester until after Christmas of the same year he entered the Service, when his time expired and he returned home to his residence in Shenandoah county. But he cannot recollect the precise time of his leaving the Service. He believes it was not long after Christmas. He remembers to have seen Gen. Morgan at the Barracks at Winchester. He cannot recollect any other officers of the regular army.
Again in the next year he was drafted for three months and left his residence in Shenandoah county in Virginia and entered the Service in the month of September, but what time in the month he cannot recollect. He was marched towards Cornwallace's army which was then in the lower part of Virginia, but before
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he arrived at Yorktown Cornwallace had surrendered, and on receiving this information, he was discharged and returned home. During this last service he was commanded by Captain Roush. He does not remember the name of any other officer. He cannot remember the precise time of entering or leaving the service in this last tour, but he believes he was in the Service at least one month. He does not remember to have received any discharge other than a verbal one. During the last tour, his time was spent in marching to and from the direction of Cornwallace's army, and he had arrived several miles below Fredericktown when he heard of the surrender of Cornwallace.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid.
1st. He was born in the year 1750 in the State of Pennsylvania about 8 miles from Philadelphia.
2d. He has no record of his age.
3d. He was living in Shenandoah county in the State of Virginia when called into the service. He removed from Virginia to South Carolina - son after the War. He lived about 6 years in Carolina, then moved to Greenbrier County Virginia - from thence he moved to where he now lives in Mudriver township Champaign County Ohio. about thirty three years ago.
4th. He was drafted into the service.
5th. He cannot State the names of other officers than are mentioned in the body of his declaration. He was not with the regular army; nor did he march much distance over the country. He is very much infeebled by age
He is almost entirely blind and been nearly blind for about three years. And his memory has about entirely failed so that he cannot recollect the circumstances of his service with any particularity.
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6 He has no recollection of ever having received a discharge in writing?

7 He is acquainted with the following persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood. & who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his Services as a soldier of the Revolution. (Viz)
William Runkle, Henry Pence, David Beaver and many others -
And the said applicant further makes oath and says that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: for six months, I served as a private soldier in the militia of the State of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. for which service I claim a pension.
John () his mark Snider
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
John C Pearson JP

We Daniel Beaver a clergyman residing in Madrider township Champaign County & State of Ohio, and within about one mile of the residence of the said John Snider, And Henry Pence residing in the same township, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Snider, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty four years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution: and that we concur in that opinion. 
Daniel Beaver
Simsing County
Sworn to and Subscribed
Oct 31. 1834
John C. Pearson clk
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Daniel Beaver who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the Madriver Township Champaign county Ohio, and that Henry Pence who has also signed the same is a resident in the township of Madriver aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court
Jno. C. Pearson Clk

I John C. Pearson clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Champaign in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Snider for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 31 day of October in the year 1834
John C. Pearson Clk
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Rejected
See letter to John C. Pearson
clk. Champaign Co. 
Urbanna P.O.
Ohio
12. March 1835
let: 1 Decr. 1836 I. S. Updegraff
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REJECTED
9901.
P.O.
John Snider
Service:
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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Lidney November 24th 1836
Hon.
Secretary of war
Sir enclosed is the declaration of John Snider under the pension law - you will see that the Court has not certified that the witnesses are credible. This was oweing to their living in a different County and our not being able to procure their attendance - If any thing is not right and you may favour us with any instructions direct them to Sidney Shelly County Ohio -
Yours with much
respect most
obdt s J. S. Updegraff

Hon. Secretary of War.
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32,854 Nov 10
Jno. Snider
Ohio
Rejected. did not serve six months.

Free
The Hon. The Secretary of War
Washington city
D.C.

Pension [illegible]

NOV 3
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John Snider/Declaration under P.L.

No. 81.
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State of Ohio
Shelby County} SS. On this 25th day of October A.D. 1836 personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas of the county aforesaid Now Sitting John Snider a resident of Salem Township in the County of Shelby aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law makes on his oath the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and Served as herein stated
Declarant states that he has no record of his age but knows from the information of his father that he was three years old at the time of Gen. Braddocks defeat - That at the time he entered the Service he lived in Virginia in the County of Shenandoah that he was 24 years of age when he entered the Service that he was drafted in the Militia of Virginia under Col. Rader and Capt. Martinall Soon after the harvest as he believes about the first of August A.D. 1776 to serve at the barracks at Winchester Virginia that Col. Rinker Commanded at the barracks and declarant states that he served out his term of six months the time for which he was drafted at the barracks -
Declarant states that the prisoners who were taken at the battle of Bunkers hill were under guard at the barracks during his term of Service there - Declarant states that he lived fourteen years after his service in Shenandoah County Va Moved thence to North Carolina lived there six years thence moved back to Virginia lived there six years thence moved to Callia County Ohio lived there (9) years thence to Champaign County Ohio lived there sixteen years and has lived in Shelby County four months that he has lost his discharge and has no documentary evidence by which to establish his claim and that he knows of no person except Henry Pents (whose certificate is hereto attached) whose testimony he can procure who can
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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 any State
John x his mark Snider
Sworn to and Subscribed
this 25th day of October 1836
in open Court
J. A. Wells Clk

And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he herein states

I J. A Wells clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Shelby County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Said Court in the matter of the application of John Snider for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 day of October AD. 1836 -
J. A. Wells Clerk

State of Ohio
Champaign County} SS - Henry Pents makes oath and States that he resides in the neighborhood that the within applicant John Snider lately resided that he is well acquainted with said John Snider who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he was acquainted with him and lived near him at the time of his Service. that he knows of his being about at that time that he was generally reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lived in Virginia at the time of his service as above stated to have been drafted in the
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Militia of Virginia and that he was engaged in the service guarding the barracks at Winchester Virginia that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood of his late residence in Champaign county to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion Francis Cantz
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 29 day of October
1836 David Smith JP

State of Ohio
Champaign County} I David Beaver a clergyman residing in the neighbourhood that the within applicant lately resided certify that I am well acquainted with John Snider who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood of his late residence in Champaign County to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion
Sworn to and Subscribed} Daniel Beaver Member
before me this 29 day} of the Regular Baptist
David Smith JP} Church

State of Ohio Champaign County SS
I John C. Pearson clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Said County, certify that said David Smith is a magistrate as above within and for said County & that said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Urbanna in said County this 29th day of Oct. 1836
John C. Pearson ck
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State of Ohio
County of Champaign} S.S.
On this thirty first day of October A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas of the County aforesaid, Henry Pence a resident of Mudriver township in said county, and being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is sixty five years of age; that he is well acquainted with John Snider who has this day made his declaration in this court in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832; that he lived near neighbour to said John Snider in the county of Shenandoah in the State of Virginia, during the revolutionary war. and this deponent well remembers that the said John Snider was drafted more than once, and that he did reside there once during the war as from home as a private soldier in the militia. How long he served this deponent cannot say. But he has a distinct recollection of the said John Snider being drafted, and going into the service more than once and residing for considerable time from home. And this deponent has lived near neighbour to said John Snider for the last fourteen years -
Francis Cantz

Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court Oct 31 1834 and the Court being satisfied that said Henry Pence is a credible person, it is so hereby certified.
In testimony whereof I John C. Pearson Clerk of   said Court have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court Oct. 31 1834
John C. Pearson Clk