Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3072, Samuel Campbell, Penn.
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Service Penn.  Campbell, Samuel
Number W.3072
Mary
Contents Died 1822
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4,237
Pennsylvania
Samuel Campbell
Private
Col Magaw,
Pennsylvania line. 81 War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 18th of 
May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of Nov 1818
and sent to the case of Hiram M
McNeill
Judge, Norristown Pa
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $ 28.67
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819
$48.
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$76.67

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Not entitled
Mongomery Co
Reinstated 23 Feb. 1822
See letter to pensioner
Notification sent November 4. 1820 to
John G. Werster, West Chester Pennsylvania

Dead. See letter to [unintelligable]┃
Dec. 2d 1835
do to P Agt. Same day
Geo.
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Montgomery County Pa
On the eighteenth
day of May
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and eighteen appeared before the subscriber one of the
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the
County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania

Samuel Campbell who being duly sworn on the
holy evangelist of Almighty God doth depose and say
that he enlisted in the fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania
in the Revolutionary was in a company commanded
by Captain Samuel Bennet under Colonel Megaw
that he served until the twenty eighth day of
February in the year one thousand seven hundred
and eighty one against the common enemy at which
time he was discharged by Richard Humpton the
then Colonel of the sixth Pennsylvania Regiment
having first procured a person to serve in his place ┃
he the said Samuel Campbell having lost one
eye and being troubled with rheumatic pains
he is now a citizen of Pennsylvania and is near
eighty years of age poor and disabled and unable
to support himself and further he doth relinquish
his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by
the laws of the United States & further saith not
Sworn & subscribed
Samuel
before me this 7 day of ⎬
Campbell
ment
May 1818
Hiram M Null
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I, Wm Powell, Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery
in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that
Hiram McNeil at the time of and on the day of the taking of the within deposition of Samuel Campbell, was and now is an associate Judge of the County of Common pleas of said County, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to the same.
In belief whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court this eighteenth day of
May A. D. 1818.
Wm Powel, Prothy
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Philadelphia 28 Febry 1781
The Bearer, Saml Campbell, Soldier in the 6th Penn Regt, having lost one eye and troubled with Rheumatic pains. He is therefore discharged, Having provided a man to serve in his place During the war.
To all concerned Civil & Military 
Rich Humpton
Colonel of the Penn Reg.

Montgomery County SS
I hereby Certify the above to be a true Copy of the original discharge of Saml Campbell, Soldier in the 6th Penn Reg, which was left on Record the 24 of Novr 1784 In Commission Book No 1 page 8. In testimony hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office
this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1818
G Wack, Recorder
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Discharge of
Saml Campbell
Soldier in
6th Penn Regt
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I, Wm Powell, Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery
in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that
Hiram McNeil at the time of and on the day of the taking of the within deposition of Samuel Campbell, was and now is an associate Judge of the County of Common pleas of said County, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to the same.
In belief whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court this eighteenth day of
May A. D. 1818.
Wm Powel, Prothy
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Samuel Campbell
Letter for
Mr. C.
Chester Co 4287
$640.99
Received
not entitled
Nov 18
Ins: G Worster
West Chester
Penn
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District of Pennsylvania
Chester County ss:
On the thirty first day of July. one thousand Eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in the Court Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, being a Court proceeding according to the course of common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in
point of amount, and keeping a Record of its proceedings, Samuel Campbell, seventy-five years or upwards, now residing in the township of Coventry in the County of Chester aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, in open Court and upon his Oath declares, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz in the 5th Pennsyl. Regiment, afterwards called the 6th. Regiment, and commanded
Col. McGaw in the line of the State of Pennsylvania, and ha obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March, 1818, his being numbered 4237 as has been more fully stated, in a declaration made before Judge Markley in the month March in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
AND I the said Samuel Campbell
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ANI I, the said Samuel Campbell, do solemnly
Swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, 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. 
Saml. Campbell
His mark X
Sworn to, declared and subscribed on the thirty-first day of July 1820, in OPEN COURT of Common pleas, in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; the said Court, being a Court of Record by the Laws of the said Commonwealth.
J.G. Werster Prothonotary
Schedule of the property of Samuel Campbell -
I have, besides necessary clothing and bedding, two thirds of the following property (the other one third is claimed by my wife
Mary
(over)
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$s. ch.
16 Acres of improved Land, valued at the last Perennial assessment at 425.__
2 Cows valued at ditto.---14.00
Two chairs (now valued) at $0.70; one old chest $0.50.---1.20
One dresser, 6 teacups and saucers, 6 plates and two pint bowls 1.37½
Six table spoons, one iron pot and Tea Kettle, one dough hough-- 2.33
One cedar Tub and two buckets, two garden hoes and one shovel-- 1.80
One grubing hoe and one dung fork, one axe ----1.90
Six head of swine---5. 00
The following debts are due to me and recoverable
One debt of Seventy seven dollars and thirty three cents 77.33
One do. of Sixty four dollars, one cent---64.01
One do. of fifty one dollars, sixty three cents--
51.63
One do of one dollar, forty two cents---14.42
$646.99½
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I am indebted to the following persons, vizt:
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John Rees, per judgment obtained---13.60 ½
William Mintzer, per account rendered --32.45
Nathan Mitchener, pr. Doctor's Bill rendered-- 12.00
Lewis Wickey-- pr. do. do. --- 48.50
Jesse Kline - - - pr. account do. ---- 5.03
Jacob Murry - - - pr do. do ---- 7.39
John Campbell - - - do. do. --- 18.57
Peter Stager--- pr. do. do. ---- 16.15 
Thomas Tarrance --- pr. do. do. --13.10 
Jacob Crouse ---pr.  do. do. --- 12.43 ½
Charles Law --- pr. do. do --- 6.72 ½
Henry Minimer --- pr. do. do. --- 9.60
Hannah Campbell --- pr. do. do. --- 57.00
John Smith --- pr. do. do. --- 2,50
Samuel Defrain --- pr. do. do. --- 1.25
John Davis --- pr. do - -do-- 6.47½
Jacob Lewis --- pr. do - do --- 2.00
Thomas Walker --- pr. do - do --- 1.00
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$265.79
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     I am blind these several years past, and have no occupation, but by reason of age, infirmities and blindness, am not able to pursue any kind of business.  I have in family residing with me - four children, to-wit my son George, aged fourtein years, healthy - my daughter Sarah, aged twelve years, afflicted with the white-vething likely to become a cripple, my son Michael aged ten years, healthy, and my daughter Kesia, aged Eight years. healthy and also my grand-daughter Elisabeth, aged fifteen years, raised from an infant, her parents being dead, afflicted with falling fits.

Samuel Campbell X his mark

[printed form follows with incidentals written in:] 
[a faint round stamp or seal is to the left of the first 5 lines following:]
     I John G. Werster Esquire
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the said
county of Chester; the same being a Court of Record 
by the Laws of Pennsylvania; Do hereby Certify, that the
foregoing Declaration & Oath
and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records 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 aforesaid Schedule, is  Six hundred and forty Six  ______________
dollars and  ninety nine & a 1/2  cents.     In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Westchester, this     fifteenth 
day of August   -----  one thousand eight hundred and Twenty.
   Jno,, G. Werster  Prothonotary.
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State of Pennsylvania}
Montgomery County S.S}
[to the left of the first paragraph is a paper-looking seal with many pointy edges with some points folded over so script can be read]
I John Bean Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for Said county, Penna, Do hereby certify that the Honorable Hohn Fose. before whom the within affidavit of Mary Cambell was taken, is now and was at the time of Taking the Same. President Judge of the Seventh Judicial district, composed of the Counties of Bucks & Montgomery:- and that the Honorable Joseph Royer before whom the affidavit aforesaid, was also taken , is now & was then one of the the associate Judges of the said county of Montgomery:-
and I hereby further certify, that John Richards within named was an acting Justice of the peace, in and for the county aforesaid for many years previous to his death, and that Jesse Kline Esquire before whom the within affidavits. of George Richards. Jacob Drinhouse and Benjamin Messimer. were taken. was then and is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Montgomery. and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given the official acts of the Several officers. above named. &c.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said court at Norristown the twenty third day of November. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
J.W. Evans Pro Proty
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I Jesse Kline the Justice before whom the within affidavits were taken and subscribed do certify that I have known Jacob Drinkhouse Esquire and Benjamin Missimer, the persons making the second and third of the within affidavits for a period of twenty years and upwards, that they are persons of respectability and of excellent moral character and that their declarations are entitled to full faith and credit. Witness my hand and seal the sixteenth day of November, A.D. 1838.
Jesse Kline seal(circled)
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(checkmark) 3459
Declaration of Mary Campbell in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions o certain widows

Pa
7 July '38

Hon J. Fry Jr HR
Mr Fry
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Pennsylvania Phila.
Mary Campbell
widow of Samuel Campbell
who was a Private
in the Pa. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars -cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
28th day of July, 1843
and sent to Joseph Campbell
West Chester Penn.

Act of March 3, 1843
recorded in Book A
Vol. 4 page 130

[along outside edge of other side of page is lightly written some words] 
Date of death sent on {illegible]
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June 4, 1935
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Samuel Campbell - W. 3072

Mr. Harold T. Smutz
377 North Taylor Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Sir: 

The Revolutionary War record of Samuel Campbell which follows me was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 3073, based upon his service in that war. 

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given. 

Samuel Campbell enlisted (date not given) and served as a private in Captain Samuel Benezet's company, Colonel Magaw's Pennsylvania regiment, and was discharged February 28, 1781 from Colonel Richard Humpton's Sixth Pennsylvania regiment, "having lost one eye and troubled with Rheumatic pains"; length of service "two years and upwards". It is not stated what caused the loss of his eye. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and giving his age "near eighty years". He was a resident of the Township of Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1820. He died September 23, 1822. 

The soldier, Samuel Campbell, married March 6, 1784 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Mary, whose maiden name is not given. 

She was allowed pension on her application executed, November 23, 1838, at which time she was seventy-
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seventy-eight years of age and living in Coventry Township, Pennsylvania. She was still a resident there in 1843. 

Samuel Campbell and his wife, Mary, had eighteen children. Reference was made in 1820 to the following children, and are the names of the only children designated: George, aged fourteen years; Sarah, aged twelve years; Michael, aged ten years; and Kezia, aged eight years. 

Their granddaughter, Elizabeth, was fiften years old in 1820, her parents were then dead. John Campbell and Hannah Campbell were referred to in 1820, but it was not shown that they were related to the family or were related to each other. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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following children are referred to in 1820 and are the names of the only children mentioned George aged fourteen years Sarah aged twelve years Michael aged ten years Kezia aged eight years an granddaughter Elizabeth aged fifteen years is also referred to in 1820 it is stated that her parents were dead at that time.
  
                                   respectfully 


                                   E. W. Morgan
                                   acting commissioner.