Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,022, George Bomgardner, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.

Bomgardner, George
or Bumgardner

NUMBER
S. 40.022
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19073
Pennsylvania
George Bomgardner
of Westmoreland Co in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the regiment commanded by Colone Williams in the Maryland line for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 25 of August 1823.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of Sept 1823 and sent to John Young Esq Greensburg Penn

Arrear to 4th of Sept 1823 - 2.86
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1824 $48.00
$50.86

{Revolutionary Claim Acts March 18 ,1818, and May 1, 1920, March 1, 1823}
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Original claim of George Bumgardner
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Westmoreland County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Orginal Claim
of George Bumgardner

  On the twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty four personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (being a court of record for the said County of Westmorland and proceeding according to the Court of the Common law and having jurisdiction in all pleas (illegible) personal and mixed according to the Statutes and laws  of said Commonwealth and keeping a record of their proceeding George Bumgardner aged sixty nine years and a resident in the aforesaid County of Westmorland who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said George Bumgardner enlisted for the term of three years or during the war on the --- day of --- in the year One Thousand Seven hundred and seventy nine in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Smith in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Otho Williams in the line of the State of Maryland in the Continental Establishment. That he continued to serve in the said Corps and in the Company of Captain Henry Dobson, into which he was drafted after the Battle of Camden and after General Greer took command of the Southern Army in the Regiments commanded by Col. Howard until the latter part of the year 1802 or 1803, when he was discharged from said service in Annapolis in the State of Maryland.  That he was not personally present in any Battle being generally detailed and employed as a Waggoner in said Army particularly towards the end of his term of service.  That he had no other evidence nor in his power of his said services except the depositions of George Mantle and Michael Sewers intended to accompany their applications to the War Department.
  And in pursuance of the Act of the first of 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 by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent 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 and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any properties or secreted contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income whatever nor any article of real of person property necessary clothing excepted.
  Sworn to & declared in open court on the 25th day of August AD Eighteen hundred twenty three before the Honorable John Young Esquire President and his associate judge of said Court.
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Schedule referred to in the foregoing deposition of George Bumgardner 

The deponent has no property real, personal or mixed other than his wearing apparel in possession ever in or remainder either in trust or otherwise.

The declarant is by occupation a laborer but from age infirmity and disease and unable to pursue it. That he has no family, never having been married and that he is incapable of supporting himself without the aid of government except by private or public charity.

Signed - George Bumgardner
His X Mark

Westmoreland County

I Eli Coulter prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the said George Bumgardner is not possessed of property of any value except his wearing apparel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court of Greensburg this twenty-fifth day of August AD eighteen hundred & twenty-three.

Eli Coulter

Proth - SEAL
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18912
George Bombgardner

Declaration is informal - Let the enclosed blank form be filled up

The Service is admitted
Return all the papers

Aug 13, 1823

John Young Esq
Greensburg
Penn
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Westmoreland County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Before the Subscriber President of the Court of Common Pleas in the Tenth Judicial District in said Commonwealth personally appeared George Bumgardner now of Westmorland County in said District and on his solemn oath did depose and say That during the Revolutionary War and about the year one Thousand seven hundred & Seventy nine he enlisted as a private soldier in the Sixth Maryland Regiment commanded at that time by Colonel Otto Williams in the Company
Commanded by Captain Smith that this deponents term of Enlistment was for three years or during the War  that shortly after he was enlisted they proceeded partly by
land & partly by water & joined the Southern Army under the command of General Gates. That after the Battle of Cambden & after General Green took the command of the Southern army this Deponent was drafted
into the Company of Captain Henry Dobson
in the Regiment commanded by Col Howard
that this Deponent continued with the army in the South & was detailed & employed for upwards of a year as a Waggoner in the said Army & returned with the army to Anapolis when he was discharged in the year one thousand seven hundred & Eighty two that this Deponent is in reduced circumstances in life having no property whatever & stands in need of assistance from his Country
for support
Sworn & subscribed
the 19 July 1823
Before
John Young

The dependence of 
George Bumgardner
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Auditor's Office Annapolis 4th Augt 1823
I hereby certify, that it appears from the
 pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that G. Bomgardner pt received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of $80,
for arrears of pay from the 1st Augt 1780
to the 1st Jan 1782. Also, the sum of $ 80, for pay
from the 18 Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783
and also the sum of $43.30 on the 1st Jany 1783
to the 15th Nov 1783, when
his time expired.

Thos Karney A. G. S. Md.
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40.022
Revy INVALID
File No. 40, 822
George Bomgardner
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th  March 18"
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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pay the County Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the Subertor one of the Common Wealth Justices of the peace in and for said County Michael Sowers Esqr and being sworn according to law upon his solem oath saith that he was a solder in the Revolutionary was belonging to the sixth Regiment in the Maryland line commanded by
Col Othey Williams and that he this deponent at a knoudge of George Bomgardner a Soldier in the Regular service belonging  to same Regiment and this deponent thinks that Bomgardner belonged to the same company
that he being and he further thinks that George Bomgardner must have ben enlisted for three years or during the war Sworn and subscribed before me this  11 day of July 1823
Michael Sowers

Thomas M Kibbey
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Washington County 
Personally came before me a justice of
of the peace and for said County George Month who on oath state that George Burngardner was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. That this deponent knows that he the said Bumgardiner was at the (illegible) 
and that he remained in the Army
untill peace was proclamed said
deponent served in the same company and Reg at least three years-- our Col was. Howard, Henry Hardman as Major and Henry Dobson Captain
George & Montle  his mark


Sworn and Subscrided the 
11th July 1823
James Blane
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18,912
George Bomgardner
---
John Young
Greensburgh Pa

Recd 17 Sept 1823

Hon. John C. Calhoon  Secr of War
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Greensburgh 10 Apr 1823
Sir
I transmitted the claim for George Bomgardner with the papers 
Requesting you to be so good as to send the
the letter addressed to Midshipman Young to the acting Secry  of the Navy for the purpose of being forwarded 
I remain
Sir
Yours Respectfully
John Young