Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5226, Henry Horn, Penn
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Penn

Horn, Henry
or Hahn
or Hawn
or Hon

NUMBER
R.5226.

CONTENTS
Christena
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Dauphin [crossed out and replaced by York
SS.
On this 30th day of December personally appeared before the
Justice of Peace of the town of New-Market York Co 
Christena Horn a resident of New Market
in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania aged 85 years, who being first duly
sworn according to law doth in her oath make, make the following declaration in order to obtain the [benefit] of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, that she is the widow of Henry Horn who was a musician a fife Major
He enlisted soon after the battle of Germantown.  He lives in Berks County and served throughout the whole war. I do not recollect the precise year in which I was married I think in 1779. I recollect these or  four men who served with him their names were Daniel Bart-hower Ludwig Eiger George
Garent John Bangorhauf.

She further declares she was married to the said Henry Horn - on the 4th day of March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine
that her husband aforesaid, Henry Horn
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died on the 8th day of March 1840 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear, by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before.
Jacob Kirk
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of  York

Catherine Horn [struck out]
Christena Horn
x.. her mark -

The above name Christena Horn or Hawn, is too old and infirmed to affix before a county [illegible] - She is a woman of good character, and heretofore is entitled to full credit.
[signed] Jacob Kirk, Jr.

Susan Miller with whom the old lady lived, says, I hereafter heard the old man say, he had served in the revolutionary war, [and that struck out] he was my father.
Susan [her] Miller
          [mark]

6703 [underlined]
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November18, 1939

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HENRY HORN
Mrs. R. B. Horn  |  R. 5226
Herndon    |   BA-J/MLB
Virgina

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Henry Horn or Horne who, you state, served in the Revolution, probably from Pennsylvania, Virginia or the New England States, who had a son, Jacob, born in 1786 who lived in that part of Augusta County which was later Rockbridge County, Virginia, and who was one of twelve children of Henry Horn.

With the information furnished, it was not possible to identify, definitely, the record of the particular Henry Horn in whom you are interested: the record has been found, however, of a Henry Horn (whose surname is shown as Hahn, Hawn or Hon, also).  That record follows as found in the papers of pension claim, R. 5226, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.  His surname does not appear Horne.

     The date and place of birth of Henry Horn and names of his parents were not given. [stricken line] He died March 8, 1840.

     Henry Horn married March 4, 1779, place not shown, Christena______.  The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown. [added by hand] He died Mch. 8, 1840.
[left side margin handwritten note] death [illegible] here

     Christena Horn, while living in New Market, York County, Pennsylvana,[sic] applied for pension at the age of eighty-five years, which might have been due on account of the service of her husband, Henry, in the Revolutionary War.  she stated that he was a Hessian soldier, was taken prisoner at the battle of Germantown, then came to Berks County, Pennsylvania, and soon after, enlisted in the American Army; in order to prevent detection by the British, he changed  his name and had his mail addressed to him sometimes Hahn, again Hawn or Hon, that he was a fife major and that he served to the close of the Revolutionary War. No further details of his service were given. 

    Christena Horn's claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of her husband's service in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
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The only child of Henry Horn whose name appears in the claim was a daughter, Mrs. Susan Miller, with whom soldier's widow, Christena Horn, lived in York County, Pennsylvania.

If this is not the Henry Horn in whom you are interested, and you are able to obtain as much as possible of the following data in regard to him, another search of the records will be made in your
behalf and a report furnished: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of wife or widow.

No charge is made for furnishing this report.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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[Lined Thru]
Acts of July 14, 1862,and March 9, 1878.

REJECTED

5226.
P.O. ______
Christian Horn
SERVICE: ___________
Printed List of 1852, Rejected &
suspended claims, shows following
cause of suspension:
Enlisted: _______, 18 .
Discharged; ____, 18 .
"Neither marriage No 18
service established"
Application Filed: ______, 18 .

Alleges: _________
Re-enlisted: ______

Attorney: ________
P.O. __________

___________ Recognized.     ______________ Contra|
_______ Cert of Dis.     Searched For ________, 18

1927 - Aug. 22 - Photos given to Dr. Gustave Aujou - see corresp. d receipt in Rev.
War claim Henry Horn S.5535 Awf.
1739. Nov, 18 - Hist to Mrs. R.B. Horn - MLB
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V 6.703.
Christena Horn
Penna 
_________________
[Struck Thru]
Let to F.C. [Illegible] June 18, '46

5226
Act 4 July 30.
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F. C. Carsons
June 18, '40
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485

Pension Office
June 18, 1846

Sir,
     The papers forwarded by you in the case of W. Christina Horn have been examined and filed.

     The claim, as it now stands, is inadmissible the wide furnished neither establishing the service claimed, [illegible, struck through] the date of the marriage nor the identity of the claimant as the wife of the soldier for where service to pensioner is claimed.

     Before a pension can be allowed in this cased, it will have to be shown, by the next indubitable testimony, that the service set up was certainly performed by the individual in whose name the claim is opened, that the claimant was the wife of the soldier referred to. This is made the more necessary from the fact that your letter states a not improbable circumstance as caring from Mr. Horn, it being entirely contrary to the rule in such ins- that the soldier was a Hesian, taken prisoner, and shortly after enlisted into the U.S. army
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6703
April 4/46
be
Christian Horn
or Harn

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[Postal Stamp]
HARRISBURG PA.
2
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Harrisburg April 5th 1846

Sir:
     Enclosed you will find the application of Christina Hahn for a pension.She is now very old and says her husband was a Hessian taken prisoner at the Battle of Germantown came to Berks County and soon after enlisted. Her memory is very imperfect. She says that her husband changed his name upon enlisting in the American Service to escape detection by the British, Hence persons spelled his name differently. She says that letters came to him directed sometimes Hahn sometimes Hawn sometimes Hon. I have searched the records in the Secretary’s office here and find a Henry Hahn having served eight months and who enlisted in Berks County Pa. I can get no certificate of her marriage. An early answer will oblige
your Obedient Servant
F.C. Carson

(Bottom left hand corner)
THere is a Henry Horn on role 32, but he is of New Bedford Co and was a private of (maybe: Cayg) I have [examined] the papers and he is not the same Hensian NL ref to
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6.703
___________
Christena Horn
PennA
Widow of Henry
____________
Act 4 July '36

F. C. Carson, Esq
Harrisburg,
Penna
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Herndon, Virginia. Nov. 3. 1939.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

[Round Stamp]
RECEIVED
NOV 4 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 5
VETS ADM

3 oz Pa
a Henry Hahn also

Dear sir --
I would be very pleased to have any records you have in regard to a Henry Horn that was in the revolutionary War.
He had a son Jacob that was born in 1786 and lived in the part of Augusta Co., Virginia that is now Rockbridge Co., There was a Jacob Horn in Hagerstown, Md. in 1739 and would think
a brother of Henry,
I believe he enlisted from Penna, although it may have from Virginia or the New England States. He had twelve children. I would be glad to learn if his name was spelled Horn or Horne, age, residence, wife's name and if records show, his brothers or sons.
I will pay for this information, if you will let me know the charge,
Yours truly,
Mrs. R. B. Horn.