Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46058, for Daniel Mc Cready, Pennsylvania
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Penna.                                   Number

Penn.     McCready, Daniel   S. 46058
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Contents
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46058
Daniel McCready
Private Capt. Patton Penna
Certif.  2,016       (Revy)
Act June 7, 1832
A search does not bring to light other papers.
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Penna, Agency
Crt. 2,016
Daniel McCready
Act June 7, 1832
Penna. Militia (from printed list.)
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No. 16 Daniel McCready
Pennsylvania 10291
Admitted
Private 7 1/2 months
$14.99
Pittsburgh Agency
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Brief in the case of Daniel McCready of Hanover County of Beaver in the State of Pennsylvania
{Act 7th June, 1832.}

1. Was the declaration made before a court of Judge?   Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant id disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  79 years

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

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Period/Duration of Service/Rank/Names of General and filed officers under whom he served.

Aug. 18 in 1776/-4Months13days/private/ Captain Patton Anderson Colonel Moore, Gen. Ewing Captain Johnson, Col Lowry
Augt. or Sept. 1777/-2-/Private/(same officers)
(Aug. or Sept. 1777/-1month2days/(same officers)

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  Brandywine & Germantown

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lancaster County Pennsylvania.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, of by the rolls?  Traditionary 

8.  Ae the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

    I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

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                      James Wilum Examining Clerk.
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State of Pennsylvania, Beaver County ss

    On this third day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Daniel McCleary a resident of Hanover township in the county of Beaver and State of Penna. aged seventy-nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
     That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated.  That he entered the service of the United States and marched as a militiaman on the 18th day of September 1776 from Chestnut Level Lancaster County, Pa. to Philadelphia and there was attached to the company of Captain Patton, embarked on board a vessel and sailed to Trenton, New Jersey from the latter place we marched to Amboy through Princeton and New Brunswick a few days after arrival at Amboy I enlisted n the company of Captain Nat. Henderson, Major Soloman Bush, Colonel Moore Commanding we marched from Amby to New York and in about fifteen days proceeded to Fort Lee and remained in the neighborhood of Fort Lee until a few days after the surrender of Fort Washington when we retreated to New Ark New Jersey and from the atter place marched to Trenton, and crossed the Delaware into Penna. a short time before General Washington attack of the Hessians at that place, and would have been (next page)
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at that attack but the troops under General Ewing to whose brigade was were attached could not cross the river, we then marched to Newtown Bucks County, Pennsylvania and was there discharged by Major Bush in the first day of January 1777.  I was again drafted about the last of August or first of September under Capt. Johnson, Major Dorran Wilson, Colonel Alexander Lowry commanding, soon after being drafted I was in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown this last was a term of two months which I served I was again drafted for the purpose of guarding prisoner in Lancaster, Pa. served one month and two days.  He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declared his name in not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  Deponent further saith that he has knowledge of any person now  living that has personal knowledge of his services in the Revolutionary War.

Question 1st - When and what year were you born?
Answer 1st - I was born in the County of Donegal Ireland in the year 1753 and emigrated to the United States then colonies in 1770.

Question 2nd - Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
Answer 2nd - I have no record of my age ther than memory.

Question 3rd - Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you live now?
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Answer to 2nd When called out I was living Chestnut Level Lancaster Co. I served as a militiaman, have lived in Penna the last thiry years in Hanover Township Beaver County, Penna.

Question 4th - How were you called into service when you drafted, did you volunteered of were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Answer 4th - I was called into service by draft. Deponent further saith that his whole term of service was not less than nine months.

Sworn & subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.

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James Logan Prothon.        Daniel  X  McCready
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We George M. Scott a clergyman residing in the COunty of Beaver and Joseph Ferran of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel McCready who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-nine years of age.  That he is reputed and believe in the neighborhood where he resides. I have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
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James Logan Prothy.      George Scott V.D.M.
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                                         Joseph M. Ferran
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the before named applicant Daniel McCready was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev. George Scott who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Beaver, and Joseph W. Ferran Esq, who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county of Beaver, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

Beaver County ss

    I James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the will court in the application of Daniel McCready for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court the 4th day of September A.D. 1832.

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                            James Logan Pro. 

Daniel W. McCready 10,291
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December 10, 1927

Mrs. A.T. Eckles
R.F.D. #2
New Castle, Penna.

Madam:

    I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 46058 it appears that Daniel McCready was born in 1753 in the County of Donegal, Ireland and emigrated to America in 1770,

    While a resident of Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted August 18, 1776, served as a private in Captain Patton's Pennsylvania Company and in Captain Nat. Henderson's Company, Colonel Moore's Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged January 1, 1777.

    He enlisted August 31, 1777 or September 1, 1777, served two months as a private in Captain Johnson's Company, Colonel Alexander Lowry's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.  He subsequently served one month and two guarding prisoners at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, no officers named. 

    He was allowed pension on his application executed (continues on next page)
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September 3, 1832 while a resident of Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania where he had lived for thirty years.

    There is no data on file as to his family.

    Herewith is returned your one dollar bill.  No charge is made for this service. 

                                 Respectfully,

                                 WINFIELD SCOTT
                                  Commissioner
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INVALID
Revy 
File No. 46058
Daniel McCready
Private
Rev. War

Act: ________
Index:-Vol. _____   Page _____
{Arrangement of 1870.}


1927 Dec. 10 Hist to Mrs. A.L/ Eckles & one dollar bill returned.      M.K.F.
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15822

3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Dec. 10, 1927
Chief: Rev and 1812 Wars Section Division.
I have this day received from Mrs. A.T. Eckles
Cash in the amount of $1.00 requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.

One Dollar bill returned Dec. 10, 1927.

                           C.J. Randall
                           Chief, Finance Division
                                                                H.H.L.
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New Castle, Pa. R.F.D. #2
Dec 7, 1927
                                                    (Date Stamp)
                                                 Finance Division 
Department of the Interior      Bookkeeper's Desk       
Bureau of Pensions                       DEC 10 1927
Washington D.C.                     Bureau of Pensions 

Commissioner of Pensions
Rev and 1812

    Enclosed is one dollar in payment of pert payment for copy of application for pension of Daniel McCready private in Penna Militia - Residing in Beaver Co. Pa. Nov. 15-1832 aged 80 years.

    This is copied from Penna. Archives Ser. 3 Vol. 23 Pg 522 a list of pensions as taken from the rolls in the Treasury Office, residing in the several counties of Pa. as required by resolution of Senate Mar. 3, 1835.

    Also of Thomas Morrow private, Penna Line, Pension granted Apr. 5-1826 aged 79 years residing in State of Kentucky.

    Thanking you most sincerely,
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Mrs. A.J. Eckles