Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16561, for John Moore, Pennsylvania
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Penn. Moore, John R16561
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Greene County
Pennsylvania

on the 16th day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court
before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Greene County, John Moore, aged sixty-eight years, a resident of Whitely township in said county who being duly sworn did on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
the 7th of June 1832.

That he served under the following named officers and served as he now states.  That he first entered the service of the US as a volunteer militia man under Captain Samuel Swindler for a tour of three months to guard the frontier against the Indians.  he was then about fifteen years of age.  He then lived at his father's on Whitely creek in the said County of Greene and served out his tour on the county of Wheeling and camped near the Ohioi River. That he next went out as a volunteer again the first of April 1783 under Captain William Crawford for a tour of six months and went with a company of Spies & rangers to watch the movements and repel the Indians who were housing on the skirts of the western settlements and making frequent and dreadful inroads on the defenseless settlers, many of whom were murdered in their fields and houses.  He served out this tour and was discharged at Washington township by Colonel Gabriel Blakeny. That he then served a tour of two months militia duty under captain Jacob Frazier. Also a tour of one month as a substitute for James Braton under captain Colinton Nichols. he also served two other terms of one month each during the revolutionary war at different times against the Indians, [illegible] duty of one month under Captain William Gregg, one month under Captain Henry Dickinson, one month under Captain Abraham Scott, one under Captain James Asbry, and one under Captain Robert Ross, making in all a service of seventeen months, besides many tours and scouts against the Indians of a few days and weeks at a time without being under any particular officers.  He cannot now specify the times with accuracy.
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He has no discharge or documentary evidence to prove his service.  That his neighbors Jacob Bailey Esquire and Caleb Spragg will certify to his reputation as a revolutionary soldier and his character for truth & veracity.

He hereby relinqushes my claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present & declares that his name is not on the rolls of the agency of any State

In answer to the questions put by the court in examination:

1.  He was born in Muddy Creek in Evan County Penn in the year of 1756.
2.  That he has no record of his age.
3.  That when he first entered the service, he lived in Muddy Creek in Evan county and state being within half a mile of the same place.
4. He went out as a volunteer. He was drafted militia man as stated before
5. That the names of his officers and the [illegible] of his service are as stated in his declaration.
6.  That his discharge was under Captain [illegible]

John Moore

Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court Sept 16. 1834

Enos Hook, Prothy

We Joab Baily and Caleb Spragg both of Greene County Penn do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Moore the above named applicant; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed to have
been a soldier of the revolution in the neighborhood where he resides and they concur in that opinion & further that he is a highly respectable citizen & a man of the most undoubted truth and veracity.

Joab Bailey
Caleb Spragg

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court Sept. 16th 1834

Enos Hook, Prothy
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December 9, 1935.
Mrs. A. J. Berger
Box 379
Arkansas City, Kansas.

RA-J/Ill
John Moore
R. 16561

Dear Madam:

The data given herein regarding John Moore are found in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 16561, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

John Moore was born “in the last of 1766”, on Muddy Creek, called also Whiteley Creek, Green County, Pennsyvania; the names of his parents are not shown.

John Moore, when aged about sixteen years, and residing with his father on Muddy Creek, Pennsylvania, enlisted and served three months in Captain Samuel Swindler’s Pennsylvania company, guarding the frontier. He enlisted April 1, 1783, served six months as private in Captain William Crawford’s company of spies or rangers on the frontiers and was discharged by Colonel Gabriel Blakeney. He served subsequently two months under Captain Jacob Frasier, one month under Captain Valentine Nichols, and tours of one month each under Captains William Gregg, Henry Dickerson, Abraham Asbry and Robert Rose, also, short tours of a few days each, officers not named

John Moore applied for pension on account of his service, stated above, on September 16, 1834; he resided then in Whiteley Township, Green County, Pennsylvania. His claim was not allowed as he did not render service of six months prior to April 1785, and the service rendered sunsequently [subsequently] was not provided for in the pension law under which he applied. [handwritten “Mrs. Finch”]

The soldier made no reference to wife or children.

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER, 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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32, 418
John Moore
Pennsylvania
17 M [illegible]

rejected did not show six months during the Revoly. War, See letter 27 Dec  '34 to [illegible] Stewart

Hon. A Stewart
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And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that John Moore was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the court do further certify that it appears to them that Joab Baily Esq and Caleb Spragg who have signed the foregoing certificate are both residents of Greene County and are reputable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Evan Hook, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Moore for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of November AD 1834

Evan Hook, Clerk
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16361

John Moore

REJECTED

alleges:  Not found on the printed list of 1852


1923 Dec 21 - Hist to Mrs H O Bennick

1935 - Dec 9 - Hist to Mrs A J Berger
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Des Moines Ia.
November - 6- 1923
U.S. Pension Dept:
Washington. D.C.

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office D Nov 9 1923

Dear Sirs,
Am writing you in regard to obtaining information of a John Moore or an Armstrong Moore who enlisted at Greene County. Penna. for
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service in the Revolutionary War. Will you please give me date and age of his enlistment also date of death.
Thanking you kindly,
Mrs. H.O. Bennick
3827- W. 11th St - 
Des Moines.
Iowa.
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J L Edwards, Esq
Washington DC

John Moore
Pa Reg 32

June 29 1843
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Union Town
June 26th 1843

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions - 
Dr Sir
I am requested to write to you on behalf of John Moore of Greene County Penna who applied through me for a pension some 8 or 10 years aga but whose application was rejected (as you will see by refering to your files, on the ground that his services were subsequent to 1783 - 
By subsequent acts of Congress he conceives he is now entitled to his pension. Please refer to his application on file & let me know whether his care is provided for in the subsequent acts of Congress or not, 
Yours Respectfully

A. Stewart
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Hon A Stewart
July 3. 1843
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Pen Off
July 3, 1843

Sir:

In answer to your [illegible] in the case of John Moore, I have the honor to inform you that no law has been passed since my letter to you of 27 Dec 1834 rejecting his claim which provided for him.  His service within the reolutionary was was less than 6 months and his services subsequently to the war offer no ground for a claim under the pension laws
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PA

let Hon A Stewart 27 Dec 38 and 3 July 43
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Hon A Stewart
27 Dec 1834
DC

Record Vol 26, p 275
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War Dept. Pension Office
December 27, 1834

Sir
The declaration of John Moore has been exd (examined). He alleges that he served
one tour of three months and a second tour
from April 1783. The revolutionary War closed [closed is crossed out]
terminated in April 1783. The act of June
1832, provides for none who did not serve
at least six months, during the revolutionary war. The claim has therefore been rejected
and the papers placed on file in this office
Hon. Andrew Stewart,
H. R.
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December 9, 1935.

BA-J/ILL

Mrs. A.J.Berger
Box 379
Arkansas City, Kansas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is  made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Zachariah Carlisle (Carlyle) and David
Williams of Virginia, whose wife was Mary, also two soldiers of
Pennsylvania named John Moore, one a pensioner of Mercer County,
Pennsylvania, in 1835, Report of Secretary of War, and the other
listed as a pensioner of Green County, Pennsylvania, according to
the "Pennsylvania Manuscript Pension Books"

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Zachariah Carlisle, under
any spelling of that surname, nor has it been possible to identify
the record of any particular soldier named David Williams with the
meager data given by you. The records of John Moore of the pensioner
of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and of John Moore who applied for
pension while residing in Green County, Pennsylvania, are furnished
herewith.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[typewritten letter]
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

December 31, 1913

Mrs. H. O. Bennick
3827 West Eleventh St.,
Des Moines, Iowa

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 16561 it appears that John Moore was born in the latter part of 1766 of Muddy Creek, in Green County, Pennsylvania.
While living in Whiteley Township, Green County, Pennsylvania, he applied for pension September 16, 1834 and stated that, when he was about sixteen years of age and a resident on Whiteley Creek or Muddy Creek, Green County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served three months in Captain Samuel Swindler's Company.
He enlisted on April 1, 1783 and served six months in Captain William Crawford's Company of Spies and Rangers on the frontiers and was discharged by Colonel
Gabriel Blakeney. He also served two months under Captain Jacob Frasier, one month under Captain Valentine
Nichols, and five tours of one month each under Cap-
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tains William Gregg, Henry Dickerson, Abraham Scott, James Asbry and Robert Ross, and many other short tours of a few days each, against the Indians, officers not stated.
His claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months during the Revolution as required by the pension laws; service after April 1783 not being considered as during said war.
There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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Box 379
Arkansas City, Kansas
Nov. 18th, 1935.

Veteran's Administration,
Revolutionary War Section,
Pension Division,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you please advise me of the information on file in the Revolutionary
pension application, or granted claim of JOHN MOORE of Pennsylvania-- Two men by the name of John Moore received Revolutionary War pensions--one resided in Mercer county Penn., and the information that he received a Pension is in the report of the Sec. of War for 1835 - and I believe this is the record I am seeking--- and am anxious to obtain all family data possible which is given in his application or granted claim for pension -- as name of wife, names of children, and also any dates regarding his own birth, marriage etc.
The other John Moore to whom I refer is listed as a pensioner in Green Co. Penn. according to the Penn. Manuscript Pension Books -- and if the John Moore of Mercer Co. does not give any information in his application or claim for pension will you kindly advise me of the John Moore of Green Co. Penn. and the information given in his application or granted pension claim.
I shall also appreciate your advising me if either of the following two men received, or make application for a Revolutionary War Pension: --
1. Zachariah Carlisle or Carlyle -- probably of Va. (Had wife named Rebecca)
2. David Williams of Va. -- (had wife named Mary, and a dau. named (Rebecca)
Thanking you most kindly for any information you may be able to give me regarding the above named parties.
Respectfully,
Ruth Morris Berger
Mrs A.J.Berger

[stamped] Received Nov 21 1935 Mail Sub.Div Vet Adm Reader 29