Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2802, for John Mc Intire, Pennsylvania
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Penn

McIntire, John

S.2802
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1929 Apr 26 - History to W Scott Johnston.  His letter in claim of John McIntire, W.3702, MEE

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File No 2802
John McIntire
Private, Rev War

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol A, Page 243
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Ohio  19872

John McIntire

of [Chan ] in the state of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wire of the regiment commanded by Col Hart in the Pennsylvania line for 8 months and 1 day.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 28 dollars and no cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of September 1833 and J C Pearson

Arrears to the 4th of Sept  $70
Semiannual allowance ended 4th Sept  $14

Total $84

Recorded by Dan Boyd, Clerk
Book E, Vol 8, Page 17
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State of Ohio
County of Champaign

On this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Champaign aforesaid now sitting in said county, John McIntire a resident of Harrison Township in the County of Champaign and State of Ohio, aged seventy four years last January, who 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

He volunteered in the militia in the latter part of the month of December in the year 1776, for the term of two months, under Capt. Thomas Wier, who died in this tour. Wm Robinson was Lieutenant, Wm Walker was ensign. He was attached to the regiment commanded by Col. Hart. McMasters was a major. He cannot recollect the day of the month he entered the service.  He resided in Warwick township, Bucks
County in the State of Pennsylvania when he entered the service. He first marched about 20 miles to the falls of the Delaware opposite Trenton. He stayed here till after the Hessians were taken, then marched over to Trenton; Stayed here till the 2d day of Jan, on which day he marched to Princeton in the night. His company was ordered to pull in the rear of Gen. Mifflin's Brigade,  He was then marched up to the engagement with the enemy but about the time he came into the engagement, the British had surrendered, after which he was marched to Morristown, at which place he remained till his term of two months expired, and some time after for he stayed till other militia came to supply his place. during this tour he was out some more than two months. He was discharged at Morristown in the latter part of Febuary A.D. 1777 by Gen. Mifflin. it was a usual discharge. He cannot say the precise day of the month he received it. Gen. Mifflin at the same time turned his thanks to this company for their service. During the first part of this time he was under Gen. Even who left the service, he then came under Gen. Mifflin; he frequently saw Gen. Washington, & others whose name he cannot
recollect.
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Again in the last of the month of June in the year 1777, but what day of the month he cannot now recall, he volunteered for two months in the militia, under Capt. Thomas, first name not recollected, Lieuts. Talbot and Parker were officers of his company. Major McMaster commanded the battallion, and he thinks Col. McElroy commanded the regiment to which this company belonged. Gen. James Potter commanded the Brigade to which this company belonged. At the time of entering upon this tour he resided at the same place he did when he entered the first as above stated.  He first marched under Capt. Thomas to Correll's ferry on Delaware river-- remained here about three weeks - thence marched to Chester them on board a sloop to Billingsport with Major McMasters Battallion, He remained here till he was taken sick and remained sick some time, but how long he cannot now say. He received a certificate from Dr Erwin, Surgeon of his regiment for admission to the Hospital at Philadelphia. He then went to Philadelphia to be received into the hospital, but he stopped at a tavern and did not apply for admission to the hospital. he remained here till his sister came and conveyed him home while yet sick. He had a furlough to go home.  He arrived home a few days before his time of two months expired, but he cannot say what day of the month he returned; it was in the month of August 1777.  He was not engaged in any battle during this tour. He remained sick some time after returning home, and after those
of his company returned who went for the same period.

Aqain about the middle of Sept in the year 1777 he was drafted and entered the militia under Capt. Henry Lot, First Lieutenant  Wm Robinson, 2d Lieut. Wm Haynes. His company was attached to Gen. Potter's Brigade. He was not under the immediate command of any Colonel.  Capt Lot commanded three companies. At the time of entering this tour he resided at the same place, he did when he first entered. He first marched to Tweeds ford on Schuylkill river,; stayed here about two weeks at different places, guarding there and building y breastworks.  thence he marched on the west side the Schuylkill in Chester County, when he was kept to guard Gen Patten's provisions, placed there under Commisary Scott.  Then he was marched to Whitemarsh hill, where the regular army lay under Gen. Washington. He remained there till his term of two months expired, and then was marched home by his Captain with his company, which were from the same place. he received no regular discharge. His Capt was permitted by Gen. Potter to march home.  he returned in the latter part of Nov 1777 but what day he cannot say. He was in the town of Germantown. He was employed the most of this two months as a guard.
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Again in latter part of August or fore part of Sept. 1781, he entered the service as a substitute for Hugh Ramsey who had been drafted. He entered for two months.  at this time he resided at the same place that he did when he first entered the service. John Jamison was his Capt and Wm Walker was his Lieut. He was first marched to Trenton New Jersey when he joined an army of about 2000 militia under Major Gen. Reed, then Governor of Pennsylvania, Gen. Lacy was a Brigader Gen. then in command. He thinks Col. M. Elroy commanded the regiment to which his company was attached. The professed object of this tour was to march to New York to prevent the British from sending assistance to Lord Cornwallis.  Here they remained till the news of the surrender of Cornwallis was received, soon after which Governor Reed paraded the army and discharged them. He then returned home. He was not out the whole period of two months for which he enlisted, and he cannot now recollect precisely how long he was out, but he thinks it was six weeks.

Again shortly before the conclusion of the war he was drafted for two months, and entered the service under Capt. Goan Adams and marched to Newtown in Bucks County P.M. and was stationed there under Brigadier Gen. Lacy with about 500 or 600 militia. He entered the last of Sept or first of August, but he cannot now recollect what year it was. He remained all the time at Newtown, Did not stay the whole term of two months, but was discharged after having been there four or five weeks. At this time he resided where he did when he first entered the service. This was the last of his service in the Revolution. He never received any written discharge. He
received a certificate from Capt. Jamison that he had served all the time required of his class, which was long ago last. He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. 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 of any state.

In answer to the interrogatories put by the court, he says

That he was born in Warwick township, Bucks County, State of Pennsylvania, in the month of January 1759. He has no record of his age; his age was recorded in his father's bible, but he does not know where that is.

He was residing in the place of his maturity when called into service. Since the revolution he has lived in Cumberland and in Westmorland Counties PA. He moved far Westmoreland County PA to Champaign County Ohio where he now resides in the year 1813.
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The particular manner of being called into the service is as above stated.

And the names of the offices whom he knew & under whom he served are above stated.

He received no discharge in writing nor did any of the private soldiers with whom he served received a written discharge.

He is acquainted with Joel Fuson, Wm Cunnings, John Wallace and others to  whom he is known in his present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.

John McIntire

Sworn to and Subscribed in Court July 24th 1833 
John C. Pearson Clk

We, Joel Person a Clergyman residing in Harrison township Champaign County Ohio, and Samuel McCord, residing in the same county hereby certify, that we are
well acquainted with John McIntire, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion

Joel Fuson (his mark)
Sam McCord

Sworn to and subscribed July 24th, 1833 in open court

John C Pearson, Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 Joel Fuson who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Harrison Township Champaign County Ohio. And that Samuel McCord who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person. And that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I John C. Pearson as clerk of the court of Common Pleas aforseaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John McIntire for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 29th day
of July 1833.

John D. Pearson Clk
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John McIntire
Ohio
Champaign County

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J C Pearson
Urbana, Ohio
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J L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, DC
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April 26, 1929

W Scott Johnston
267 - 5th Avenue
New York, New York

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2302, it appears that John McIntire was born in January, 1759, in Warwick Township, Bucks
County, Pennsylvania.

While residing in the place of his nativity, he enlisted in the latter part of December, 1776, served as a private in Captain Thomas Mier's Company, Colonel Hart's
Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Princeton, and was discharged the latter part of February, 1777.

He enlisted the last of June, 1777, served as a private in Captain Thomas' Company, Colonel McElroy's Pennsylvania Regiment, and was discharged in August, 1777.

About the middle of September, 1777, he enlisted, served as a guard in Captain Henry Lott's Pennsylvania Company, was in the battle of Germantown, and was discharged the latter part of November, 1777.
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About the first of September, 1781, he enlisted and served six weeks as private in Captain John Jamison's Company, Colonel McElroy's Pennsylvania Regiment.

He enlisted the last of August or the first of September, 1778, and four or five weeks as a private in Captain Gawn Adams' Pennsylvania Company.

After the Revolution, he lived in Cumberland and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania, and in 1813 he moved to Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio, where he was
residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed July 24, 1833.

There are no data as to wife and children.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.