Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,733, David Harbison, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn

Harbison, David [Star stamp above name]

NUMBER
S.31.733
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CONTENTS
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11.803
Delaware
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David Harbison of Delaware District in the State of Delaware who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain McDowell of the Regt: commanded by Col Montgomery in the PA line for 6 1/2 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Delaware at the rate of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June 1833 and sent to Wm T. Read
Present
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $43.32
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept. -  $10.83

$54.15

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by W L Williams Clerk
Book E, Vol 5, Page 132
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31.733

Revy

INVALID

File No  31733

David Harbison
Priv - Rev War

Act: June

Index:-- Vol 2, Page 173

[Arrangement of 1870]
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6 mo 15 days

Private
$21.66 per ann

Wm T Read, Esq
Present
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress approved June 7, 1832.

Delaware District ss.

On the Twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared before an adjourned Circuit Court of the United States held at Newcastle, in and for the Delaware District, David Harbison a resident of the City of Wilmington in Newcastle County and State of Dedware, aged eighty four years and upwards, who in open court being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the Act of Congress approved June 7, 1832

At the commencement of the war of the revolution this deponent resided in New London township, Chester County and State of Pennsylvania, and belonged to a volunteer company of militia, commanded by John McDowell Captain, (James Hewes being first lieutenant, David Corry second lieutenant, and Allan Cunningham ensign) attached to a Regiment commanded by William Montgomery Colonel. This company in said war, in the Campaign of one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, marched to Philadelphia, and thence to Princeton, in New Jersey; it marched in the time of harvest, and this deponent's brother in law William Shields also belonging to it, it was necessary for one of them to remain to secure the wheat crop; this deponent remained by permission, and as soon as the wheat crop was secured, he proceeded to Philadelphia, where he was joined by about twenty men of different companies of militia, who had been detained for the same purpose, and with them he proceeded to a place called the blazing Star, about five miles from Princeton, and there he joined his company which remained at this place until after the battle of Long Island, and returned home in September, and was dismissed for the occasion but not discharged. At this term, this deponent served two months. In November, or early in December of the same year, this company was again called out, John McDowell Captain and James Hewes first lieutenant, and Evan Evans colonel commanding the Regiment. This Deponent then marched in this company to Philadelphia where he was taken sick, and was detained by that sickness in Philadelphia; the Regiment marched into New Jersey; this deponent was attended in this sickness by Doctor Duffield, and was laboring under it at the time of the battle of Princeton; and upon his convalescence afterward was sent home by Doctor Duffield, which deponent reached in January or February one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven; and soon afterward the regiment returned. on this occasion the Term of service was two and one half months. In the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, when all the able bodied men were classed; this deponent, with about forty others, was detached from the company of John McDowell captain, which consisted of about one hundred and twenty men, and was enrolled in the company of Samuel Evans, Captain of London Britain township, in Chester County aforesaid, attached to the Regiment of which Evan Evans was colonel. In the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven
this deponent was in the sixth class under Captain Hays, attached to the Regiment commanded by Coloner Gibbons, but he being sick, Lieutenant Coloner Bartholomew was in actual command. In this class the deponent marched in October in the last mentioned year from New London township aforesaid to Downingstown, and thence to White Marsh, where the Regiment lay several
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several weeks and having served out its term returned home; the deponent on this occasion served two months. This deponent saith, that he served his term every time he was called upon, and did his duty as others, except when disabled by sickness as aforementioned.

This deponent has no documentary evidence; 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 any State.

David Harbison [signature]

Sworn to, and subscribed in open Court}
the day and year first aforesaid.              }

Thos Witherspoon Clerk

The said David Harbison, in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, upon his oath saith,
1st That he was born in New London township, Chester County and State of Pennsylvania on the first day of March in the year one thousand, seven hundred and forty nine.

2nd That he has not any record of his age; it was in his fathers family bible, where he has often seen it. This bible was taken by his sister, who removed to the State of Virginia where she died.

3rd That he was living, when called into service, in New London township, aforesaid, and that he lived in that Township until his age of fifty two years, when he moved into New Castle County in the State of Delaware, and for four years lived within the limits of Wilmington in the said County and for five years without said limits but near to that place, and then moved into Wilmington and has there resided to the present time.

4th. He volunteered

5th The first time he was out, General Irwin and General Potter were with the troops where he served, and on his third tour, when he was at White Marsh, General Irwin and General Potter also were with the troops, where he served, the regiment in which deponent was, was within the command of General Irwin, who was taken prisoner by the enemy at Chesnut [sic] hill in sight of White Marsh.  General Washington and General Wayne were both there.

6th That he never received any written discharge from the service; and he believes that none was given to the members of either of the companies in which he was

7th That he is known to many persons in Wilmington, and among others, well known to the Revd E.W. Gilbert, pastor of the Church of which he is a member, and to Allan Thomson.

David Harbison [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court}
the day and year first aforesaid.             }
Thos Witherspoon Clerk
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State of Delaware }
Newcastle County } SS

We E.W. Gilbert, pastor of the Hanover Street Presbyterian Church, of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware and Allan Thomson of the same Wilmington, do certify, that we are well acquainted with David Harbison who has sworn and subscribed the foregoing declaration and answers, and that he is a man of unimpeachable veracity; and that we believe, that he is eighty four years of age and upwards, and that his statement is in every particular true, and that he the said David Harbison is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in the opinion.

E.W. Gilbert
Allen Thomson [signatures]

Sworn to and subscribed in}
open Court, June 20. 1833. }

Thos Witherspoon Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant David Harbison was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that E.W. Gilbert who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the City of Wilmington, and that Allan Thomson who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same City and is a Credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit

I Thomas Witherspoon Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the Delaware District do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Harbison for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office at the City of Wilmington this Twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty three

Thos Witherspoon Clerk Dist Cot D.D.