Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8235, George Adam Comp, Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVIC  NUMBER
Penn. Comp, George Adam  S. 8235

Carded
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8235
Rev War  INVALID.
File No. 8235
George Adam Comp
Pri. Rev. War

Act: June 7th, 32
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 18503
Maryland
George Adam Comp of Allegany Co., in the State of Maryland who was a Private in the company commanded by, Captain Landy of the Regt. commanded by Col. Eckhart in the Pa Troops line for 11 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7th, day of Sept. 1833 and sent to pensioner Cumberland, Md.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833  91.67
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1834 18.33
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$110.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk,
Book. E Vol. 5 Page 102

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Dead, Letter to Hon Fra. Thomas
H.R. Apr 1, 1836
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Apl 1
Geo. Adam Comp
No. 18503

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pen.
Washington City

Hon. Fra Thomas
H.R.
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Washington City
March 29, 1835
Sir
I have been applied to by the widow of Geo Adam Comp of Cumberland Alleghany County Maryland to know how she can obtain the payment of small sum due to her late husband. He was on the pension list on account of his revolutionary service, and died on 1st of June 1834 leaving due to him a pension from the 6th of the preceding March. There has been no Administration on his estate, and I presume there will be none unless the small pittance due to his widow cannot be had by other means.
An early answer containing the information desired will be gratifying.
Your ob. Sv. [obedient servant]
[Signed] Francis Thomas

J. L. Edwards Esq
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Admit [Illegible] 11 mons. Pensioner Cumberland

[The declaration begins here]
State of Maryland, Allegany County; ss
On this Twelfth day of October 1832, personally appeared before the Court of said County, George Adam Comp a resident of the Town of Cumberland in said County and State aged about sixty eight years, 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 the 7, 1832, That he entered in the Army of the United States in the year 1782 with major Carglo and Served in the Pennsylvania line, but does not recollect the number of the regiment, under the following officers to wit, Colonel Miller, Major Carglo and Archpola [illegible] not recollected. Also served as a Substitute for two months in the year 1781 in the aforesaid line under Colonel Eckhart and Captain Lamdy, that in the first mentioned service the continuance of it was nine months that at the time he entered said services he lived in Berks County State of Pennsylvania, that he marched from Berks County to Chester County in said State of Pennsylvania, and was discharged at Newtown in the last named County and that he was not engaged in any battle, that in the year 1792, his house was burnt with his discharge that he was born in Berks County aforesaid in the year 1765, that his age in recorded in his fathers bible now in his the said Comp's possession, that he lived in said County of Berks, when he went into the United States service and subsequently resides in the same place until the year 1789, that he then removed to Bedford County in the State of Pennsylvania, where he resided about 12 years, and then removed to Allegany County in the State of Maryland, where he has since resided, that he was a substitute for Andrew Boligh, that he cannot recollect the names of officers further than he has stated, nor of regiments, that his discharge was signed by Colonel Miller, that the Rev. Adam Sigler of the Methodist Church, Henry Korns, Peter Troutman, William
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Troutman, John Comp and Jacob Wit, can testify to his veracity and belief in his Services as stated, and the said Comp, hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is upon the pension Role of the agency of any state.
[Signed] George Adam Comp
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Maryland Allegany County to wit
I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was sworn to in open court. In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said County on this 12th day of October 1832
[Signed] Aza Beall Clerk
Allegany Court Maryland

We Adam Sigler a Clergyman of the Methodist Church residing in the Town of Cumberland, Allegany County State of Maryland and Henry Korn also residing in the said Town of Cumberland, certify that we are well acquainted with George Adam Comp who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about 68 years of age; that he is reputed, and believed in the neighbourhood [sic] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed] Adam Sigler
[Signed] Henry Korn
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Maryland Allegany County to wit
I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County Court hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of Adam Sigler and Henry Korn as of sworn to in open Court.
In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the 12 day of October 1832.
[Signed] Aza Beall Clerk Allgy Cont Crt Maryland

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Adam Sigler who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, and that Henry Korn who has also signed the same, reside in the said Town of Cumberland and are credible persons, and their statement is entitled to credit.
Maryland Allegany County ss.
I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County Court hereby certify that the foregoing is the opinion and act of Allegany County Court now sitting.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said County Court the 12th day of October 1832.
[Signed] Aza Beall Clerk
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Maryland Allegany County to wit

    I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County (iilegible) in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George A. Comp for a pension.

    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my and seal of office this 12th day of October 1832.
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Aza Beall Clerk
Allegany County Court
Maryland

Maryland Allegany County to wit

    On this 31st day of July in the year 1833 personally appeared George A. Comp before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for Allegany County & state aforesaid & first being duly sworn according to law, that he served under Colonel Miller, Major Carglo & Archford for the term of nine months as a private, and that he hath not seen or heard of any person for forty years, who can testify to the service aforesaid and that he joined the Army on the nineteenth day of March in the year 1782, and that he was discharged on the seventh day of December in said year.
       That on the sixteenth or seventeenth day of  September 1786 he joined the Army as a substitute as aforesaid and that he served two months under Colonel Eckart & Captain Jacob Sandick as a private, and that William Troutman was with him during the said term of two months, and can testify to this.
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Maryland, Allegany County ss

    On this 31st day of July 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said state and county John Comp, a credible witness, and brother to said George A. Comp who deposeth and saith, that he is the brother of the George A. Comp and that he recollects and knows that said George A. Comp joined the Pennsylvania Line and was absent from home during the terms as he has stated in his affidavit and that he joined the Army at the time as herein stated to the best of his recollection.
    Also at the same time personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, William Troutman, a credible witness, who deposeth and saith that he served with the said George A. Comp for two months in the Pennsylvania line under Colonel Eckhart and Captain Jacob Sandick and that they entered the said line in the sixteenth or seventeenth day of September 1781 and that they marched from Berks County to southern Chester County where they were discharged.
    The above oaths sworn before me a Justice of the Peace aforesaid, on the day aforesaid.  Witness my hand and seal. 

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Jacob Snyder 

State of Maryland, Allegany County, To wit

    I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County Court do hereby certify that Jacob Snyder, Gentleman, before whom the within affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county and state duly commissioned and sworn, and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is due and aught to be given as well in Court of Justices thereout.
    In testimony whereof I have & hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court this the fourth day of August A.D. 1833.
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Aza Beall Clk
Allegany County Court
Maryland