Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,521, Frederick Axe, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Axe, Frederick
NUMBER  S. 23,521
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11,282 
Pennsylvania 
Frederick Axe 
of Philadelphia Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Lt & Pr. in the Company commanded Captain Dungan of the Rept commanded by Col Hill in the Pennsylvania line for 
2 Mo. Lieutenant
6 Mo. Private     }  46.66 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of April and Sent to Hon J B Sutherland, Philadelphia  
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 –  93.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  23.33 
$116.65 
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, 
Book E  Vol. 5 Page  1 -
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of Pennsylvania 
County of Philadelphia } 
On this second day of April A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philad’a now sitting Frederick Axe a resident of Manayunk in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy five years the 28 of October last, who being first duly affirmed according to law, doth on his affirmation make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the summer of 1776 as a volunteer, under Capt. Thomas Dungan and Colonel Henry Hill - assembled at Germantown in the said County, marched to Philadelphia where they got arms thence in a Shallop to (he thinks) Trenton, thence to Brunswick thence to Woodbridge, thence to Blazing star, thence to Perth Amboy, there the two months ended and rec’d a verbal discharge/
2nd duty In 1776 winter volunteered again under Capt. Thomas Dungan at Germantown, marched to Philad’a thence to Burlington, thence to Bordentown, thence to Trenton when he assisted in the cannonade - thence to Princeton where he was engaged in the battle - Thomas Mifflin was (he thinks) Brigadier General 
3 duty In the summer of 1777 (probably) August was drafted at Germantown, Capt Matthias Gensell, Lieutenant Colonel Reed, Col John Moor, marched to Philad’a lay in the Barracks a few days - thence down the Delaware to Fort Mifflin at that place were put aboard the Row Gallies and taken to Wilmington, thence marched to Newport, thence back to Wilmington thence to Brandywine, thence about 2 miles further down, thence up to the battle ground-- Was in the battle which took place of Sept. theirs was the first company in the regiment. General Potter was Brigadier General.  Armstrong Major General.  From Brandywine retreated to Philadelphia commons, thence over Schuylkill to the White Horse on Lancaster road, thence to Schuylkill and waded across it & down to Swedes ford
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thence to the Perkiomen thence to the Trap and its neighbour hood, thence to Germantown and was engaged in the battle there, thence retreated to the Trap
4th duty In the fall of 1781 was again drafted at German town Capt. Winnard Nice, Col. Daniel Beck - Marched from Germantown directly to Newtown Bucks County as a lieutenant there encamped 2 months, thence marched back to Germantown & dismissed during this time under the command of General Lacey 
Each of the above four periods of 2 mo duration marking in all 8 months - His discharges at their expiration were always regularly obtained, but were merely verbal – X except below – he held three commissions 2 of ensign, which he held when not in service -  the other of lieutenant, the last was signed by Moore, President. He served as lieutenant in the rest of the time a private – 
Was born in Germantown in 1757 - The record of age is in an old bible in his possession - was living when called into service, and since the Revolution in Germantown and is now residing in Manayunk Philadelphia County and State of Pennsylvania
Frederick Axe
Affirmed and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court 
F. A. Raybold
PP Philadelphia County SS  
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally Appeared the undersigned soldiers of the revolution and being duly sworn according to Law says that they are well acquainted with Frederick Axe the above or within applicant for a pension that they believe him to be Seventy five 1 years of age and that he resided in Germantown Phila County Pa during the Revolution and that he was a volunteer and a drafted Soldier During the Revolution and that he served as before stated in the Army of the Revolution 
William Holgate Capt
Jacob Keyser
Paul Bishop
Sworn & Subscribed this first day of March Anno Domini 1833 
F. Murphy Justice of peace
X all of which are irrecoverably lost
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We Samuel A Burnstead a Clergyman residing in Roxborough Phila County and Jacob Dewees residing at Manayunk said Township hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Fredrick Axe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration (or intends so to do) that we believe him to be 75 yrs of age; that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion 
Samuel A. Burnstead
Pastor of the Ref. Dutch Church of Manayunk Pa.
Jacob Dewees
Sworn and subscribed this 28 day of February A.D. 1833 
It being too inconvenient & expensive to the app’t of Manayunk Pa to produce them, in open court before me the 27th day of Feb 1833 
Personally appeared the above named Samuel A Burnstead and Jacob Dewees and did both solemnly swear that the foregoing is true & Correct Sworn & Subscribed at date above 
F. Murphy [seal] - 1 Justice of peace in for the County of Phila Pa 
Additional declaration to be taken as part of the above The above applicant Frederick Are also declares that he has no documentary evidence of service except the affidavits of Cap William Holgate, Jacob Keyser and Paul Bishop who were soldiers in the revolution and knew the applicant personally during that period.   
William Holgate, Jacob Keyser, Paul Bishop, Hon. Joel B. Sutherland, Col. John Thompson and many others in his neighbourhood can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except of the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll Agency of any state. 
The applicant is unable on account of defect of memory to mention the periods of the war when he served further than the general statements above made, nor has he any means of ascertaining the same He declares, however that he was in all 6 months in full service and
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that during 2 months of that period he was a lieutenant, the remainder as a private 
Frederick Axe
Affirmed and subscribed this 2nd day of April, A.D. 1833 in open Court of Common Pleas of the 
County of Philad’a  
F. A. Raybold  
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel A. Burnstead who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Manayunk, County of Philadelphia, and is a credible person, that Jacob Lewis who has also signed the same, Capt. William Holgate, Jacob Keyser and Paul Bishop who have also signed the other, are all credible persons, and that they reside in the neighbourhood of said applicant. And the court also certify that the above persons could not be produced in Court without too much expense and in convenience to the applicant 
Edward King  
J. B Sutherland 
I Richard Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Frederick Axe for a pension. That Francis Murphy whose name appears above is a Justice of the Peace of the County of Philad’a and that the the signature annexed is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of said office this second day of April A. D. 1833
Richd Palmer
The Commissioner of Pensions requested to address his communications to B M Thomas No. 223 N 6th  Street Philadelphia, who is the agent of the applicant 
BML
Frederick Axe The old soldier name
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PHIL 4 APR
$46.66  per ann
2 mo. Lieut.
6 mo. Private
J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington
Hon. J. B. Sutherland
Phil’a
free
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Dear Sir 
Please attend to the enclosed & send on the pension certificate, with as little delay as possible.  I spoke frequently to you about his are during in my congressional district the late session. He resides in my Congressional district – 
Yours –
J. B.  Sutherland
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Revolution
23521 
INVALID. 
File No.  23,521 
Frederick Axe 
Lieut Rev War – 
Act: June 7” 32” 
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 16 
[Arrangement of 1870.]