Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,855, Robert Cochran, Penn
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SERVICE  Penn.
Cochran, Robert
NUMBER  S.40.855
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16.750. R 
Pennsylvania 
Robert Cochran 
of Fayette township  in the state of who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Johnston of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 3 years – 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 18 of July 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Apr. 1820 and sent to Honbl Mr Lowrie Senate U.S. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1820,   156.64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 48.00 
$204.64
19 Mos 18/31
 {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 } 
20/60
W
Continued
Allegheny Co’y.
Notification sent November 4 1820 to 
E. Pentland Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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To the honorable John C. Calhoun, Esquire, Secretary at War of the United States
The declaration of Robert Cochran of Fayette Township, Allegheny County, State of Pennsylvania, respectfully saith that I Robert Cochran, born in the state of Pennsylvania, aged fifty-eight years, enlisted in the fifth Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Col. Francis Johnston, Capt. Frederick Vernons company at Old Chester, Delaware County in the year 1777 on the eighth day of May and served three years and six months and at the expiration of which time I received an honorable discharged signed by General Anthony Wayne at Trenton, New Jersey, which discharge I have lost.
The evidence of service is contained in the books of the Pennsylvania Line.  I am now (illegible) age, poverty and bodily infirmity totally incapable of earning a livelihood and stand in need of the assistance of my country.
Robt. Cochran
The above Robert Cochran was sworn to the truth of the foregoing declaration before me the resident judge of the 5th judicial district of Pennsylvania.
July 16 1818
Sam Roberts
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
David May, being duly sworn before me this 2nd July 1818, saith that he has been well acquainted with the within named Robert Cochran for several years and that he labors with a bodily infirmity which prevents him from being a witness for himself officially.  That he is in poor circumstances and stands in need of assistance.
David May
Sworn and subscribed before me
July 1st 1818
Sam Roberts

Pennsylvania
I, Samuel Roberts, president of the court of common pleas of the 5th judicial district do certify that from the proofs above contained together with the certificate of the auditor general confirming this position, satisfied that the petitioner hath served in the army of the (illegible) against the common enemy in the Revolutionary war for a period exceeding nine months and that from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for his support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at the New City of Pittsburgh this first day of July A.D. 1818
Sam Roberts
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Allegheny County ss. 
1 Ephram Pentland, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Do by these presents Certify that Samuel Roberts, Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and who has thereunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name was at the time of taking such de position and now is President of the fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania & including the County of Alleghany to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and of right ought to be given throughout the United State and elsewhere. Witness my hand & seal of Office at Pittsburgh, this 8th August A.D. 1818 
E. Pentland Pro
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I certify that it appears by the pay-rolls of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War in this Office that the name of Robert Cochran is included in the Roll of the 5th Regiment, and that he was paid up to the 1st January 1781 - also that he served three years or more - Witness my hand and the seal of the Office of the Auditor General this 6th day of June 1818 
Geo.  Bryan A.G
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No. 1
Robert Cochran
Private
Col. Johnstons Regt  
Pennsylvania Line 
1777 3 years
July 18 – 1818 
Admitted  
Admitted
Hon. W. Lowrie, Senate U.S.
Pennsylvania SS
Before on the subscriber President of the courts of Common pleas of the Fifth Judicial District personally appeared the petitioner Robert Cochran and being duly sworn doth depose & say that it is not in his power to comply with the regulation indorsed on his papers returned from the War Office - The Petitioner resides now at a very great distant from the place where he enlisted which was in the town of Chester Pennsylvania - That he has no knowledge of any officer of the Regiment now living - but that he knows number of them and said - The Regiment was raised by the late General Anthony Wayne was after whose promotion, and when the Deponent enlisted it was commanded by the late Col. Francis Johnston, Persifor Frazer Esqr now dec’d was Col. The late Capt Frederick Vernon, commanded the company wherein the deponent served at the time deponent enlisted Major Robinson was attached to the Regr and Major C. Stewart was Major of the Regt & the late John Menges was Col. at the time deponent was discharged and further he saith not 
Robert Cochran
Sworn & Subscribed this 15th day of February 20 
Saml Roberts
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Pennsylvania Sct. 
At a Court of Common Pleas, held by adjournment at the City of Pittsburg in and for the County of Allegheny in the fifth Judicial District the third Monday of June 1820 before the Honourable Samuel Robert, Esquire, President, & Francis McClure, Esquire, Associate Judge of the said Court On this 23 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, in the Court aforesaid, being a court of record, proceeding according to the case of the Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, Robert Cochran age (nearly) sixty years, resident in the County of Allegheny aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows He enlisted on the 8th May 1777 in Chester County a in the 5th Regt of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of three years or during the war the Regiment was then commanded by Col Francis Johnstone Fred’k Vernon was the caption under whom deponent served: That deponent continued to serve in same regiment in the line of the army, till 26th January, 1781, when he was discharged at Trenton by Brig. Genl Wayne which discharge is lost 
The deponent further saith that he is inscribed on the pension list roll of the Pennsylvania agency and both received a pension un to the act of 18th March 1818 which commenced on the 18th day of July 1818. That his certificate of pension is dated 22d April 1820, and numbered 16,750. And the deponent further saith that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale
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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 an act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he hath not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to him her hath to any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by him subscribed the deponent further saith that he was brought up farmer, but that from bodily infirmity he is altogether incapable of laboring on a farm; that the deponent has taken up the business of making rough shoes, but from an infirmity which he hath labored under many years, and which he believes to be incurable, be is frequently rendered incapable of any kind of labor for work together.   
The Deponent hath a wife who is a cripple and nearly blind. He hath also a child three years of age, last May, and a grand Child two years of age last April 
Robert Cochran
Sworn and subscribed in open Court June 23d 1820
E. Pentland Pro
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Schedule of the property of the aforesaid Robert Cochan 
One Cow worth $10 or $11. 
One old lame more not worth five dollars 
Household and Kitchen furniture, not exceeding Eight dollars in value 
Also the debts due by me are as follows 
Fifty dollars 
Also the debts owing are fifteen dollars 
Rob’t Cochran
Sworn and subscribed in open court 23d June 1820}  
E Pentland Pro   
I Ephraim Pentland Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Alleghany County aforesaid do hereby and the certify that the aforegoing 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 in value of the property exhibited in the said Schedule is 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 23 day of June, 1820 
E. Pentland Pro
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40855 
Revy INVALID 
File No. 40.855 
Robert Cochran 
Pri Rev War   
Act: 18” March 18” 
Index:- Vol. 5 Page 94 
[Arrangement of 1870.]