Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 993, Abraham Bollinger, Penn.
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Service: Penn.
Bollinger, Abraham
Number: R. 993
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No. 993
P.O. Abraham Bollinger
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19782

Abraham Bollinger
Allegheny Co PA

Claimant
Pittsburg, PA

Recd 15 Nov 1825
Rejected 16 Nov 1825
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5th Judicial District of Pennsylvania Allegheny County 
At the Court of Common Pleas held at the city of Pittsburgh, in and for the 5th judicial district before Charles Shaler Esquire, President, and Francis McClure and James Riddle Esquire associates, Judges of the same court, on the third day of February AD1825 personally appeared before the said Judges in open Court, being a court of record in and for the county of Allegheny, aforesaid, Abraham Bollinger aged about seventy-five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress of the 18th of March AD 1818 and the first day of May 80 1820: that he the said Abraham Bollinger served in the Revolutionary War, that on the 5th day of July AD 1777 he was appointed second lieutenant of a company of foot in the fifth Battalion of Militia in the County of York, Pennsylvania , commanded by Colonel Joseph Jeffries. That during the time he served as second lieutenant he performed a tour of duty Viz in 1777 and a tour in 1778: that he was at the Battle of Brandywine and Sundry Skirmishes during the time of his service aforesaid. That on the first day of May AD1783, he the said Abraham was appointed a Captain of a company of foot in the said fifth Battalion of Militia, in the said County of York Under the command of Colonel Rankin, and that he served in the said battalion until the close of the war when he and his company were dismissed the Service. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, except the present;
That his name is not on the role of any state as a pensioner and that the following are his reason or not making earlier application for a pension: Because he was unwilling as long as he could avoid it to become burdensome to the Government having only done his duty as an American citizen, and also because he occupied, with some of his Children a farm of land in Plum Township Allegheny County which supplied him with the necessary
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of life until the year 1821, when he was ejected from said farm after a contest of many years and had to dispose of almost all his personal property to defray the expense of the law suit, and finally that he had been for these years past endeavoring to procure testimony and get his application presented in proper form to enable him to procure a pension from the United States ??? the sundry documents herewith exhibited and the said Abraham Bollinger in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820, doth solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time, my gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of his property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of our act of Congress entitled " An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Services of the United States and the Revolutionary War" passed 18th day of March AD 1818 and that the he has not nor has any person in trust for him, any property or security, contracts or debts, due to him, nor has he any increase other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and buy him subscribed viz: one cow worth about seven dollars, six sheep the value of six dollars, one twelve gallon kettle ten dollars, one two gallon pot one dollar and fifty cents, half a dozen tea cups and saucers, half dozen pewter plates, half a dozen pewter spoons, one pewter platter, one tea kettle, one washing tub, one churn, one small table, and five tin cups, ale of the value of about seven dollars.
Abraham Bollinger
The said Abraham Bollinger further saith that he is by occupation a cooper, but that by reason of his bodily infirmity he is unable to pursue this or any other occupation for a livelihood. That he does not now keep house, but resides at present at his daughter Susann, married to George Ludwick, who is unable to support this Deponent, that he has also a dumb and unhealthy boy his son, to provide for. He has no son or daughter able to support him being all very poor and barely able to support themselves and families.  That therefore he has no means to support himself unless he obtains a pension.
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from the United States, except by private or public Charity.
Amount of property as per schedule 
  $22.75
Sworn to and declared an open court this third day of February 
Anno Domini 1825
Abraham Bollinger

Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania Allegany County
I William McCandless Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County in said district do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that they said Abraham Bollinger did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the time therein specified.
I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Two dollars and seventy five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at the City of Pittsburgh this third day of November Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and Twenty five.
Wm MCandless - Proth
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State of Pennsylvania, Centre County
Whereas, Michael Bollinger of the County of Centre aforesaid a Justice of the Peace received information, that his brother Abraham Bollinger, (who removed from York County to Allegheny County) left his Land in said Allegheny County, by a prior Title, and now unable to work, being far advanced in age, therefore intends to applie to the United States Government for a Pension for Revolutionary Services.
Therefore personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, the said Michael Bollinger, and upon his Solemn Oath according to Law, doth depose and say that to his, the said Deponents, contains knowledge; his said brother Abraham Bollinger served as a Lieutenant in the Militia of the State of Pennsylvania in the time of the Revolution, and marched from York County and that to his certain knowledge no other Person of the name of Abraham Bollinger, in York County, served in the Armies of the Revolution.
Michael Bollinger
Sworn and Subscribed the 20 first day of October 1824 before me
Jno M Beuck
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Centre County
I John Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of the Common Pleas in & for the County of Centre and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that John M Beuck Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace duty commissioned & sworn in & for the County of Centre aforesaid and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be had to all his official acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four. 1824 
Jn Rankin - Proth
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In the name and by the authority of the freemen of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
The Supreme Executive Council
of the said Commonwealth,
To Abraham Bollinger Gentleman
We reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, do by these presents, constitute and a Second Lieutenant of a Company of Foot in the fifth Battalion of Militia, on the County of York. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Second Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command to be obedient to your orders as Second Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such order and directions as you shall from time to time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior officers, according to the rules and discipline of war, and in pursuance of the acts of the Assembly of this State. This commission to continue enforce until your term, by the Laws of this State, shall of course expire.
Given under the lesser seal of the Commonwealth, at Philadelphia, this fifth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven
Tho Wharton ??
No. 1 Attest - ?. Matlaek Luy
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In the name and by the authority of the freemen of 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
The Supreme Executive Council
of the said Commonwealth, 
To Abraham Bollinger Esquire 
We reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, do by these presents, constitute and appoint you to be Captain of a Company of Foot in the fifth Battalion of Militia, on the County of York.  You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Captain by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command to be obedient to your orders as Captain And you are to observe and follow such order and directions as you shall from time to time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior officers, according to the rules and discipline of war, and in pursuance of the acts of the Assembly of this State. This commission to continue enforce until your term, by the Laws of this State, shall of course expire.
Given in council, under the hand of the President, and the lesser seal of the state, at Philadelphia, this first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three
No. 1 Attest - ?. Armstrong
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archive
NAME Bollington, John GRADE Private LINE 1st Regiment of Dragoons
WARRANT NUMBER 12762 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 4, 1793 To -not shown-
line typed here
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 and 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications  for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office record in The National Archives.