Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,529, for John Christian Muschert, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
French.  Muschert, John Christian R,7,529
or Muschart
Catharine
CONTENTS
Prv. res
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X 3114
Catharine Muschert
Pennsylvania
Jno. Christian M.

Hon. L. Paynter
H.R.
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State of Pennsylvania }
County of Philadelphia } SS
On this fifth day of December A.D. 1837, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Philadelphia Catharine Muschert Resident of the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and state aforesaid, aged Eighty One years, who being duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July Fourth Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six, That she is the widow of John Christian Muschert who was a French Master in the French Army and served during the Revolution and remained in the Service until the War ended and the French Troops returned home and He received his discharge which has been lost or mislaid. The reason of his being appointed French Master was, that he spoke the French, German, and the English languages; and she further states that she was Married to the said John Christian Muschert on the Eighth day of July Seventeen Hundred and Eighty One as will appear by her annexed Certificate of Marriage, and that the said John Christian Muschert died in the year Eighteen hundred and that she has remained his widow ever since the period of her Husband's death the said John Christian Muschert.
[signed with the note "her mark"] Catharine Muschert
Affirmed and Subscribed before me in open Court
December 5, 1837 Archd Randall
Judge Common Pleas Phila. County
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County } ss.
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do certify that the Hon. Archibald Randall Esq. before whom the within declaration on oath was made and whom his own proper hand writing has hereunto Subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and same is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Please (which is a Court of Record) duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts of such full faith and credit was and aught to begin as well in County of [illegible] therein.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th January A.D. 1838.
[signed] R. Morris Prothy
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"Married July 8th, 1781 John Christian Muschert to Catharine Millenberger, both single & of Germantown Township"

I certify the above to be a true & correct extract from the Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Michael, in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Germantown Nov. 29th 1837.

[illegible] The above abstract is recorded in German.} 
J. W. Richards, V.D.M. Pastor of the aforesaid church.

Philadelphia County ss:
The Reverend John W. Richards, now Pastor of the Evangelical Church of St. Michael in Germantown above mentioned being affirmed according to law did affirm and say that the matter stated in the above written certificate are true and correct. [signed] J.W. Richards
Affirmed & Subscribed this 29th day of November A.D. 1837, before John Leibert.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named J.W. Richards, and that he is the Pastor of the aforesaid Lutheran Church, and is entitled to entire belief.
[signed] John Leibert
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County } ss.
I, Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid County Do Certify that John Leibert Esq. before whom the within affirmation was made and by whom the within Certificate was made and given and whom his own proper hand writing has thereunto [illegible] subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and might to be given as well in Courts of Judges as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th January A.D. 1838.
[signed] R Morris Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia  }ss. On this twentieth day of September A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the  County of Philadelphia and State aforesaid  William  Rex resident of Chestnut Hill in the County of Philadelphia who being duly sworn according to law  doth on his oath  depose and say that he was personally acquainted with John Christian Merchert who was a  Forage Master in the French Army  during the Revolutionary  War and served until the war ended, and deponent further states that he was personally acquainted with Catharine Merchert  widow of the said John Christian Merchert before and since her marriage to the said John Christian Merchert. Wm Rex ( signed ) Sworn and subscribed before me.  Dan Snyder ( signed ) J. Peace   I do hereby certify  that the above deponent  William Rex is a highly respectable  gentleman and entitled to full faith and confidence as a witness. Dan Snyder ( signed ) J. Peace  

Pennsylvania Philadelphia County}ss.  I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the  Court of Common Pleas of said County  do certify that Daniel Snyder Esq. before whom the above and annexed affidavits were made  and by whom  the above annexed certificate were made  and given and who in his  own proper hand writing has hereunto severally subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and  now is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned  and qualified  to  all whose acts as such full faith and credit  are and ought to be given as well in  Court of Indenture as thereout.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th day of January  A.D. 1838. Robt  Morris ( signed ) Prothy.
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia} ss 
On this twentieth day of September A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the  County of Philadelphia and State aforesaid  Henry Cross resident of Chestnut Hill in the County of Philadelphia  who being duly  sworn according to law  doth on his solemn oath depose and say that he was personally acquainted with  John Christian Merchert , who was a Forage Master in the French Army during the  Revolutionary War and served until the war ended, and deponent further states that he was personally acquainted with  Catharine Merchert  widow of  the said John Christian Merchert before an since her marriage to the said John Christian Merchert.  Henry Cross ( signed )  Sworn and subscribed before me  Dan Snyder ( signed ) J Peace      

I hereby certify that the  above deponent Henry Cross is a highly respectable gentleman  and entitled to full faith and confidence as a witness. Dan Snyder ( signed ) J. Peace
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia } SS
On this second day of December AD 1837 personally appeared before me an Alderman and Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia and state aforesaid Catharine Forward who being duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation depose and say that she was personally acquainted with Catharine Muschert before and sine her Marriage with John Christian Muschert who was a forage Master in the French Army during the Revolution and served until the war ended. That she lived in the family of Michael Millenberger the father of the said Catharine Muschert at the time the said John Christian Muschert and the said Catharine Millenberger were married in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty one, and the said Catharine Muschert has remained his widow since the period of her Husband's death the said John Christian Muschert.    [Signed with the note "her mark"] Catharine Forward
Affirmed and subscribed before me the 2nd day of December A.D. 1837 
[Signed] Jno Laws [illegible] & Justice of the Peace

I do certify that the above named Deponent Catharine Forward is a highly respectable old Lady and entitled to full confidence as a witness.

Pennsylvania }
Philadelphia County } ss.
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please of said County Do Certify that John Laws Esq. before whom the aforesaid Certificate was made and given and before whom the aforegoing affidavit was made and who in his own proper hand writing has thereon severally subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and was an alderman and Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such
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Full faith and credit aught to be given as well in Court of Indicature or thereout

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th January A.D. 1838.
[signed] Robt Morris
Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania }
County of Philadelphia } ss.
On this sixteenth day of January A.D, 1838 personally appeared before me an alderman and Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state aforesaid, Anna Margaret Muschert who being dully affirmed according to law, doth on her solemn affirmation declare and say that she is personally acquainted with Catharine Muschert widow of John Christian Muschert deceased, who died in the year Eighteen hundred and that the said Catharine Muschert has remained his widow ever since the period of her husband's death the said John Christian Muschert.
[signed with the note "Her mark"] Anna X Margaret Muschert
Affirmed and subscribed before me 
[signed] Saml Weyant J. P.
Witness S.D. S.Bower

I do hereby certify that the above named Deponent Anna Margaret Muschert, is a Respectable person and entitled to full confidence as a witness.
[signed] Saml Weyant

Pennsylvania }
Philadelphia County } ss
I Robert Morris Prothontary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county Do Certify that Samuel Weyant Esq. before whom the above certificate was made and given and who in his own proper hand writing has therein
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Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and aught to be given as well in Courts of Indicature as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th day of January A.D. 1838.
Robt Morris
Prothny.
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Catharine Muschert
Pennsylvania
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Rejected
See let 25 Jan. 1838 Hon. L. Paynter
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Her husband served in the French army
7529

one of 99 French cases
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Acts of July 14, 1882, and March 3, 1873. [line crossed out]

7529 REJECTED
P.O. Musachert
Catharine Marchart ["Marchart" crossed out]
Service: Widow
John C. Muschert

Enlisted: a.o.i  , 18 [blank].
Discharged: Aug. 21, 1906 , 18 [blank].

Application filed:  [blank], 18 [blank].

Alleges: [blank]

Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]

[blank] Recognized.  [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank], 18 [blank].