Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,131, William Corn, Continental Penn.
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Service: Continental Penn

Corn, William
or Corun,
Or Corrn
or Kann
Elizabeth

Number: W. 3131
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18970
Pennsylvania
William Corn
of Mifflin County in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Pitkins of the Legion commanded by County Pulaski in the line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of May 1823 and sent to John Brown Esq Lewistown Pennsylvania
Arrear to 4th of Mar: 1823 $1.03
Semi anl. all'ce ending  $48-
$49.03

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18,1818, May 1, 1820}
march 1823
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3178
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Corn
widow of William Corn who died on the 15 March 1831,
of Juniutee in the State of Penn who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Pitkins of the regt commanded by Col Pulaski in the Penn line for 1 year Infantry, 1 year Cavalry.

Iscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rat of 90 dollars ----cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Jany 1840 & sent Enoch L Anderson, East Waterford, Penn

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $765.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 $45.00
$810.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}

Recorded by D McCurdy, Clerk.
Book A, Vol 2, Page 138

Letter to Paresiden Agt 22d May 1843
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Application of William Corn for a pension.

The applicant must prove his service by two credible deponent witnesses certified such by the Magistrate who administer oath
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County

On this 22d day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record held in Lewistown, in & for Mifflin County, & State of Pennsylvania, William Corn of Lack Township Mifflin County, aged sixty five years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820- That he enlisted in the company of Captain Point, of the Pennsylvania line in the year 1776, and was at the battle of Trenton, New Jersey. Deponent afterwards in the company of Captain Dail, was in the expedition of General Sullivan against the Indians- that he was discharged in 1778, and again enlisted in 1778 in Captain Pitkins company of Dragoons, of Col Cowatch's regiment, which was attached to Pulaski's Brigade, in which he served to the year 1779, when he was discharged, which discharge has since been lost. Deponent was in several skirmishes at Egg harbor, and was wounded at the Battle of Trenton.

And in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, bu gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions  of an act of Congress entitled an "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818- and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, viz:
one old barn $350
one old mare $20.00
one cow $10.00
after articles of household & kitchen furniture supposed to be worth $15.00
4850
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William Corn, aged 65 years, by occupation a weaver, but by age & infirmities is not able to work constantly. Elizabeth Corn aged 63 years, wife of applicant, Daniel Corn aged 21 years, works for himself generally I have no other property, and have but $3 coming to me and an indebted about $200.

Deponent applied for a pension in April 1818 but the application was lost in some way.

William Corn

Sworn & subscribed in poen court this 22d day of August 1890.

E Banks Proth.

I Ephrain Banks, clerk of the Court of Common Please, in & for Mifflin County, being a Court of Record, having general Jurisdiction, do hereby certify that the foregoing 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 Schedule aforesaid if forty eight dollars & fifty cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court-Done at Lewistown this 22d day of August 1820.

E Banks, Bof
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A list and valuation of the property of William Corn of Lack Township Mifflin County [Penn.?]

To last:
1 old saw $20.00
1 cow $10.00
a few articles of household furniture $15.00
old loom $3.50
$48.50

Mifflin County

Personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County, it being a Court of Record, Joseph Cunningham and James Jacob who being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that to the best of their knowledge, the above is a fair appraisement of the property therein set forth.

Joseph Cunningham
James Jacobs

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 22d day of August 1820.

E Banks Proth.
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4895
Elizabeth Corn
of Williams
Pennsylvania


1 yr Pr Inf
1 yr Pr Can.
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State of Pennsylvania
Juniata County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said County Joseph L Laird and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith he acted as agent for the within names William Corn is the drawing of his pension from the year 1826 to the time of his death and that he drew a pension previous to the year 1824.

Joseph L Laird

Sworn and subscribed this 23d day of February 1839.
Before me
Benjamin Kepner

State of Pennsylvania
Juniata County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber an associate Judge of the Court of the County aforesaid, David Hackathorn and hereof duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that je became acquainted with William Corn and Elizabeth Corn his wife (the within named) in the year 1797, and that they were then living together as man and wife and had four or five children, and continued to live together as man and wife unto the death of the said William Corn and that the said Elizabeth Corn is the widow if the aforesaid William Corn, and has remained a widow ever since.

David Hackathorn

Sworn and subscribed this 23 day of February 1839 before me.

Benjamin Kepner
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State of Pennsylvania

On this twenty third day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before Benjamin Kepner one of the associate Judges of Juniata County, Elizabeth Corn a resident of Tuscarond Township in said County of Juniata and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and 7th July 1838 that she is the widow of William Corn who served as a private in the revolutionary war he served one [unk] as a substitute one in the militia and one in the standing army in a troop of horse under General Pulaski and resided in Pennsylvania before he joined the army. She further declares that she was married to the said William Corn in the year 1778 that her husband the aforesaid William Corn died in the month of March 1831 and previous to his death drew a pension for several years that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of Jan 1794.

Elizabeth Corn

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written and that she has remained a widow ever since. Before

Benjamin Kepner
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State of Pennsylvania
Juniata County: ss
I Lewis Burchfield Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid, do certify that Benjamin Kepner Esq before whom the foregoing preceding's were had is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Juniata, aforesaid and that the signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court at Mifflintown in & for said County on the 26th day of Feby A. D. 1839.
Lewis Burchfield Prothy
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Susannah was born AD 1778
Ann Mariah was born 13 Sept 1781
Katherine was born 15th July 1784
John was born 12 February 1789
George was born 2nd March 1793
William was born 19th July 1795
Daniel was born 19th June 1799

Translated by Joseph Yoder
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Document is dark, smudged and illegible
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Note:  Document is dark, smudged and illegible
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Widow, &c.

File No. 3131
Elizabeth Corn
widow
William Corn
Pri. Rev. War

Act: July 4, 1836
Index:- Vol. A, Page 142

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Elizabeth Corn
Pennsylvania
suspended
let 11 July 1839
Enoch L Anderson

Act 4 July '36
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Free
Ed Anderson Bell
Waterford

William Magill Esqr
Member of Assembly
at Harrisburg 
Penn
if on books file
if not address

6 Magill Mifflin
Pet. Wm corn rev.
Sold relief
W. R. Jan 15, 1822
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To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn. in general assembly net at the Session of 1821 & 1822 -
Humbly Sheweth that your petitioner beg [illegible] to represent that William Corn a corporal in the Army of the Revolutionary war and that he may be placed upon the pension list that he is now poor has to live by manual labour, he has no landed estate that he is now old is in his sisty seventh year in compliance herewith your petitioners will pray

David Barton
Samuel Bardon
Robt Bartone
En Anderson
Enoch L Anderson
John Wilson
Jas Wallace
Abner Beals
Joseph Fornshell
uel Hallick
Benjamin Fornsell
Robt Thornburgh
Thomas Wharry
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Mifflin County

Personally appeared before Enoch Anderson a Justice of the Peace in the County of Mifflin and common wealth of Penn William Coran who being sworn as law direct deposeth and saith that he deserted from the British Army at Elizabethtown Hersey in November 1776 that he belonged to the Waldeckey that he went with the American Army & that he was at the taken of the Hessians at Trenton in Dec 1776, that in February 1777. He enlisted in the Penn line in Capt Pattersons Company for one year & went under Gen Sullivan on the western expedition against the Indians at the expiration of the year he enlisted in the Regmt of County Pulaski for one year as a corporal that all the pay during his whole services he never recd but eight dollars, that in the year 1779 Count Pulaski gave him his discharge in writing but from the lapse of time it is either lost or mislaid & not to be found.

William Corn

Sworn and subscribed the 5th day of January 1822. 
Before
Enoch Anderson
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Waterford Jan 5th 1822

Dear Sir

I here enclose the petition and qualification of Wm Corn and he desires that you may attend to it and you can write him and enclose it in a letter to my Father. i enclose the deposition of Thos Turbet & Wm Corn wishes you would send it back again.

Yours respectfully
Enock Anderson

Wm Magill Esq

In the year 1804 I was a Member of Assembly for the State of Pennsylvania, William Corn sent to me his papers, which he had from his commanding officer, in the United States army, to try and obtain his bounty, it was then entire, but what of it is now lost by what means I cannot tell. Jany 7th 1817

Thomas Turbett

Mifflin County

Personally came the above named Thomas Turbett before Enoch Anderson Justice of the Peace in & for said County who being sworn as law directs saith that the above statement is just and true according to the best of his knowledge. 

Thomas Turbett

Sworn & subscribed this 7th Jany 1817 Before me

Enoch Anderson
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Harrisburgh March 21st 1822

Dear Sir,

I received your letter and agreeable to your request I searched the office particularly after the Clerk had searched and the name of Wm Conn or Corn was not upon the books. Wm Corn is now in town and he & I went to the office and we searched again to no purpose and as we came out of the office we met with Mr Gregg and Corn told him the regiment that he belonged to Mr Gregg said that he belonged to the United army, he has gone to Middletown and procured a document that maw be of service at the Federal City. This Legislature does not grant any pension to any old soldier that did not serve in the Pennsylvania Line. I am respectfully your &c

Wm Magill

James Dixon Esq
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4895
Elizabeth Corn
of Williams
Pennsylvania

admitted
Pr Inf & Cavy 2yrs
1 yr Pr Inf $40
1 yr Pri Cav $50
[total]  $90

Capt Pitkins Col Pulaski

died 15 March 1831

Act 4 July 1836

Enoch Anderson
East Waterford
Pa
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Samuel F Smith
Pension Agent
Philad. May 19, 1843

with Voucher of Elizabeth Corn
dec. for examination
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Philadelphia Bank
May 19, 1843

Sir

Am I authorized to pay the amount due on the [illegible] vouchers, or will it be necessary for the children to testify that Elizabeth Corn remained a widow until the day of her death.

Respectfully 

Saml F Smith
Pension Agent
Chas W Bacon

To J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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East Waterford}
4 Nov 14}   free
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commisr. Pensions
City Washington 
DC

6372 
Nov 25
pa
Mrs Corn
July 7, 1838
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East Waterford Nov 14th 1839

Dear Sir

Enclosed you will get the papers of Elizabeth Corn which as soon as practical you will inform me. I remain yours most respectfully,

Enoch L Anderson

J L Edwards
Commis of Pensions
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see page 31, Req

William Corn

John Brown Lewistown, PA
Recd 28 Apl. 1823
Admitted

[written sideways across above writing:]
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Sec of War
Washingnton City
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[unk]town April 22, 1823
Sir
Enclosed is an application of William Con or Corn a Revolutionary Soldier requesting your attention, with a desire to be placed on the pension list. If there should be any defect in the testimony you will please direct your clerks to gave me written directions so as to have the material adjusted.
 I believe from all the information I have rec'd of the situation of the applicant is justly entitled to assistance from the Government, your attention will be thankfully acknowledged by your friend.

Humblest
Jno Brown

The Honorable J L Calhoun Esq

NB For the [illegible] stated in Mr Alagitts letter William Corn. received no pension from the State.
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Dauphin County

Modlina Kessinger appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Dauphine aforesaid and being sworn according to law and depose and say that in the late Revolutionary war with Great Britain, she was a young girl of about fourteen or fifteen years of age, residing with her Father on Genl Heisters land near Middletown in the said County, that  Col Cowatch commanding a Detachment or Division of light horse was stationed in Middletown in said County about the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight or none, or near as she can remember, and in the winter season & that his Company of horse were stationed or quartered in the surrounding neighborhood of Middletown aforesaid, that either five or six of them was at her Father's house aforesaid, that she well remembers that Corporal William Corn was one of them that lodged at her Father's house, that he the said Corporal Corn was said to be a weaver by trade.

Modlina Kessinger her mark X

Sworn and subscribed the first day of July AD 1819 before me

Elisha Green
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Dauphin County & State of Pennsylvania

I Joshua Machesney Prothoudary of the County of Dauphin & State aforesaid do certify that Elisha Green Esq before whom the preceding deposition was made was at that time & yet is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Dauphin duly commissioned & sworn, to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Harrisburg the first day of July 1819.

John Machesney Prot.

I Elisha Green, the Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, and certify that Modelina Kesing[?] was a person of good moral heredity and worthy of full credit on her oath. Given under my hand this.

The above was forwarded to Middletown and returned with notice that Elisha Green Esq was dead.

J Dickson
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Mifflin County ss
Personally appeared before me one of [obscured] peace in and for said County Martha Spangler who being sworn according to Law do depose and say that she this deponant was well acquainted with Mrs  [illegible] Kissinger the foregoing subscribing witness and that she was woman of good moral character and her oath is [obscured] of full faith and credit & further saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me
her mark [hand drawn X] Martha Spangler
this 29th Day of May [obscured] 822
Mifflin County 
Justice of the peace
William Swanzey 
Mifflin County
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Jno. Brown who being sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted Elisha Green Esqr the Justice of the peace before whom the deposition of Madeline Kissing was taken and that the said Elisha Green Esqr is since deceas'd. sworn and subscribed before me this 29th Day May 1822
Jno. Brown
William Swanzey
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Mifflin County ss
{Seal}
I Wm Swanzey a Justice of the peace in & for the said county do certify that Martha Spangler the foregoing witness is a woman of good moral character - whose oath deserves full faith & credit - 
Witness my hand & seal the 30 may 1822-
Wm Swanzey
Mifflin County ss
I Robert Craig prothonotary of the said County Courts do certify that William Swancey Esqr is one of the Justices of the peace duly commissioned in and for said County, and that full faith and credit ought to be given as well in Court as elsewhere 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and afixed [affixed] the seal of the said Court done at Lewistown the 22nd day of April A. D. 1823
Robert Craig Prothy
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[illegible]

letter 2 Feb 1836
W B Lewis Esq
2nd auditor
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Mifflin County

Personally appeared before the subscriber and of the associate Judges of the courts of Mifflin County John Smith an old Revolutionary soldier, who being sworn as law directs, doth depose & say that he say William Corn, the applicant, at [unk], in the year, one thousand seven hundred & twenty eight, in the month of August & that William Corn was a soldier in Captain Pitkins company of light horse and that deponent believes the said Mr Corn did serve in the said corps, and always conducted himself well as a soldier, & further says not.

Johannes Smith

Sworn & subscribed before me this 19th day of February 1821.

David Beale
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I Robert Craig, prothouatary of the courts of Mifflin County, do certify that David Beale Esq is one of the Associate Judges of the courts of Mifflin County & that full faith and credit ought to be given to his arts, as will in courts of law as elsewhere. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the said Court. Given under my [unk] this 22nd day of April AD 1823.

Robert Craig Prothy
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Earl Waterford }
Feb 28 } free
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington DC

[written sideways in margin:]
Mar 4, 1839
4840
7 July 1838
Mrs Corn
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East Waterford Feb 27th 1839

Dear Sir

Enclosed you have the declaration of the widow when deceased or you will please direct it to me requests. I remain yours very respectfully

Enoch L Anderson

J L Edwards Esq
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6372
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State of Pennsylvania
Juriata County

On the 26th day of October 1839, personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the associate Judges in and for Juriata County, Elizabeth Corn a resident of Jowearora township in said County of Juriata, aged seventy none or eighty years of age, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to Widows. That she is the widow of William Corn who served as a private in the Revolutionary War, he served one tour as a substitute one in the militia and one in the standing army in a troop of hors eunder Gen Pulaski and that he resided in the state of Pennsylvania before he joined the army. She further declares that she was married to the said Wm Corn in the year 1777 or 1778 that her husband the aforesaid Wm Corn died in the month of March 1831 and previous to his death drew a pension for several years and she was not married to him previous to his quitting the army and further saith not.

Elizabeth Corn her mark X

Sworn and subscribed before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges in and for Juriatta Co this 26th day of October 1839.

Benjm Kepner

State of Pennsylvania
Juriatta County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges in and for Juriatta County George and Daniel Corn and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that the accompanying papers written in German is the records of the Births of the children of the aforesaid Wm and Elizabeth Corn.

In testimony there of I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of October 1839.

George Corn
Daniel Corn

Benjm Kepner
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State of Pennsylvania
Juriatta County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges in and for Juriatta, Joseph S Laird and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that Wm Corn within named, was a Revolutionary Pensioner and that he acted as agent for him in drawing his pension for  a number of years and further saith not.

Joseph S Laird

Sworn and subscribed before me one of the associate Judges in and for Juriatta Co this 26th day of October 1839.

Benjm Kepner

'
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State of Penn
Juriatta County

I Lewis Burchfield Prot of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Kepner the foregoing proceedings were had is one of the Associate Judges in and for the County of Juriatta aforesaid regularly commissioned and qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Mifflintown this 8th day of Nov 1839.

L Burchfield Prot