Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9574, John Hendershot, Penn.
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(3-1776)
Service Number
Penn. 
Hendershot, John
S. 9574
CONTENTS 
Carded
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26,373 - 26.5
Ohio, Pittsburgh Agnicy (Agency)
John Hendershot
of lanes in the State of Ohio
who was a Pr. in the Company commanded by Captain Porton of the Regt. commanded by Col. Martin in the Penn Militia
$20.00
by to Mar
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of May
and sent to - 
134 Sand MC Tuttle Nicodsfield, Ohio
Arrears to the 4th Mch. '04             60.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 10.00
                                                      $70.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D. J. Spague Clerk,
Book 6 - Vol. 8 Page 114
Died April 18, 1838
26,373 -

See letters 18 Oct 34 to Pitt. 4 of Ohio Pa Apts. & to W. Pallend
Pen. Agent Whaliey,
May 30, 1837
Order to pay 8 Sept 1837
E Dead
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Declaration: In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of Ohio, Monroe County. On this
day of March 1834, personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common
has for said County now sitting John Hendershot, a resident of Bethel Township in the County and State aforesaid, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declarate in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated tours -- In the month of June in the year 1780 in the 17th year of his age, he was the same as a substitute in the Militia of Pennsylvania Bedford County where he served at that time in Bethel Township under James Warford Captain, a substitute for Jacob Rush at Bloody run and March to Bedford there called Fort Liberty, from there to Nyest Garver Fort and Served two months under Warford. That he also served two months under Captain Samuel Paxton, and two months under Captain George Endow, and that he has no documentary Evidence, and that he was never in any Battle. That he has no knowledge of any of the Regular Officers except Lieutenant Kimler of Captain Boyd's Company stationed at Frankstown in Bedford County aforesaid. That the Regiment to which the applicant belongs was commanded by Col James Martin, that whilst in the same, he marched from Garver's Fort to Joseph Morrison at Snake Spring Valley, and from there to the Company of Sumatta to Col Martin Black Hook, then completed his six months since- that both the two shorter tours of two months were as a volunteer Militia member, and that during the whole thru him up two months each, he was a private soldier and not employed in any civil pension or employment, was Found or Stationed the whole time except when marching from my Station to another And this applicant further declares on oath that by unknown of old age and consequenct to of memory he cannot swear posting as to the times or day of entering the fence at either of the terms of duty but according to the best of his recollection it is he served in the years 1780 & 1781 three times of two months.
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each as a private Militiaman one of said Times as a Substitute for Jacob Rush --- And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State, 

Sworn to &  Subscribed this    day of     AD 1834, 

John Hendershot

We Robert F Naylor a Clergyman residing in Monroe County and William Eddie residing in said Monroe County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hendershot who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration    that we believe him to be Seventy years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforeseaid

Robert F Naylor

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William   X   Eddie
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And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the [illegible] of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Robert F Naylor who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County aforesaid And that William Eddie, who has also signed the Same is a resident in Said County and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit.

Alios Harper, [illegible] 4th Ct.

John Linn          }   Associate 
Amos B. Jones  }  Judges
Jer. Hollister     }

I Robert F. Naylor, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County afd do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of John Hendershot for a pension---  In Robert L. Potter Ewq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing depositions is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and commissioned as such and further that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as well in courts of Justice as elsewhere.  

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of March A.D. 1834 

Robert F. Naylor Clerk
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1 Where and in what year were you born & was on the I was born in Morris County New Jersey & raised in Bethel
Township Bedford County Pennsylvania in the year 1764.
2. Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. - He has no record of his age
3. Where were you living when called into service? Where have you 
lived  since the Revolutionary War? and where do you now live
Ans. Bedford County Pennsylvania since Revolution lived in Bedford County
Pennsylvania and in Washington County Pennsylvania and in Monroe County
Ohio when he now lives
4. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did
you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for
whom? Ans.- He volunteered for two terms of 2 months each
and was a substitute for Jacob Rush a term of two months
5. State the names of the Regular Officers who were with the
Troops where you had such Continental Militia Regiment
as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your 
service.  Ans. There were no Regular officers with the
Troops when he served - He knew no Militia Regiment but Col
Martins Regiment to which he belonged the number of which
he does not recollect- That the service of the applicant
consisted in performing duty at Fort Liberty at Bedford, at West
Garvin Fort and at Martin's Block House at the crossing of Juniata
all in Bedford County aforesaid and in his marching under
from from one place to the other
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6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it
given and what has become of it- Ans.-- He never received any discharge
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your
present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for
veracity and who can testify as to their belief of your services
as a soldier of the Revolution,-- Ans. William Eddie
John Linn Esq.  Jeremiah Hollister Esq. Robert Naylor Esq.
Simon Duker Esq. & Hupheley Minn Esq.
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March 3. 1833   Personally appeared in [illegible] Court William Eddie who being duly Sworn depos. & Saith that in the year 1781 he resided in the same neighbourhood with John Hendershot and knows that it was the [illegible] general belief of the neighbourhood that John Hendershot was at that time & in that year in the Armei of the United States 

and this deponent further states that he was well acquainted with Hendershot at that time and is well convinced from his recollection of the facts & ccumences of that period & the report belief of the neighbourhood that the Applicant was in the Armei as he states – tho ghe particular times of his entering & day & month he cannot recollect.  
 
And further this deponent Saith not -------

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William    X    Eddie
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Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court Before me---

Robert S. Naylor Clerk
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
January 24, 1934
BA-J/EEL
John Hendershot-S.9574
Honorable C. R. Carden
Room 1540, House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Carden:
Reference is made to your request by telephone on January 23, for the Revolutionary War record of John Thomas Hendershot, of New Jerssey.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a John Thomas Hendershot. The record of only one John Hendershot has been found and is given herein as found in pension claim, S.9574, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John Hendershot was born in 1764, in Morris County, New Jersey, and was reared in Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. the names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in said Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in June, 1780, and served two months in Captain James Warford's Company; later, date not stated, two months in Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, and again, date not stated, two months in Captain George Enslow's Company, all in Colonel James Martin's Pennsylvania Regiment. His service was rendered as a private and was during the years 1780 and 1781.
After the Revolution, he lived in Bedford and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, and Monroe County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 4, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Monroe County, Ohio.
He died April 18, 1838, place not shown.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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9574
INVALID.
Rev. War
File No. 9574
John Hendershot
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th, 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 169.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[Written on right side of card]
1929-Nov. 22, Hist to Mrs. Ethalyn Johnson, M.E.E.
1934 Jan 24 - Hist to Hon. C. R. Carden EES
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North Western Bankoffa
May 27” 1837

Sir

I enclose herewith for your inspection, pension [illegible] of Jno. Hendershot of Monroe Co Ohio.  Pensioner under Act of “ June ’32 at $20 per annum, Claiming his pension for eighteen months from “ Septm 1835 to March 1836--

I am Respectfully yours &c

Arch [illegible] Pension Agt
Jno S. Browne

J L Edwards Esq
Com' of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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John Hendershot, Ohio Adm &th June 1832.
for Rev. JW Evans to exc
July 31 '55
by Com
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[Postage Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE X SEP 25 1929
Pamassus[?], Pa
23-29
Dear Sirs
I am trying to find out if the man mentioned in enclosed letters, was in the War of the Revolution, and have been reffered[referred] to you for desired information.
Your sincerely
Mrs. Ethalyn Johnsen
613 4th Ave.
Pamassus[?] Pa.
Reference was made to John + Jacob Hendershot (Hendershoot.) The letters were from the Adj. General's Office + from the Archivist, Pa. State Library + were returned with the history of John Hendershot.
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Hon. C. R. Carden (Representative)
Room 1540 House off. Bldg.
Washington, D.C.
Requested by phone the record
of John Thomas Hendershot of
New Jersey
MMNF
Jan. 23, 1934
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/ eel

November 22, 1929

Mrs. Ethalyn Johnson
613-4th Avenue
Parnussus, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 9574, it appears that John Hendershot was born in 1764, in Morris County, New Jersey, and was reared in Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  

While residing in said Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in June, 1780, and served two months in Captain James Warford’s company; later, date not stated, two months in Captain Samuel Paxton’s Company and again, date not stated, two months in Captain George Enslow’s Company, all in Colonel James Martin’s Pennsylvania Regiment.  His service was rendered as a private and was during the years 1780 and 1781.  

After the Revolution, he lived in Bedford and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, and Monroe County, Ohio.  

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 4, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio.

He died April 18, 1838.  [“Agency Book” handwritten beside this line]

There are no data concerning his family.

The above noted is the only soldier named John Hendershot that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau and said records fail to afford any information in regard to Jacob Hendershot.

Very truly yours, 

EARL D. Church
Commissioner.
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Ohio
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original
May 19
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30, gr 1834
John Hendershot
Ohio
fr 1780 for 6m
$20

Saml H. Guthrie
Woodfield, Ohio

Woodsfield, O
May the 13th

Pension Claim

Free
[Illegible] Department
Washington
Dist. Columbia
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address to Samuel H Guthrie, at Woodfield
Monroe County
Ohio