Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,709, Mark Coyle, Penn
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Coyle, Mark
NUMBER
S. 34,709
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4,119
Maryland Roll

Mark Coyle
Capt Weaver
Private- 4
Pennsylvania Line
In the army of of United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at
the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 23rd of May 1818

Certificate Pension issued the 4 of Nover 1818
and sent to Thomas Kennedy Payne
Ellerslie Hagerstown Maryland.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3 mo 9/31 & 4/30
$ 27.38
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4t March 1819 48:--
$75.38

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
& 75.38
'77
(this year 
Washington DC.

Notification sent September 
G Kennedy Hagerstown MD

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6. April 1838 from
4 Sep to 7 Dec 1840. Agt notified 24 May 1842
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District of Maryland Washington County
On this 23d day of May 1818 before me the
Subscriber chief Judge of the fifth Judicial
District of the State of Maryland, composed of
Frederick, Washington and Allegany Counties
personally residing in Washington County in the District aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath
to obtain the provisions made by the late 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, that he is the said Mark Coyle enlisted on
the 10th day of May 1777 at
Lancaster in the State of
Pennsylvania for
three years
or during the War, in the Company commanded by Capt Jacob  Weaver of the South Pennsylvania Regiment Colonel
Hampton - That he continued in the said Corps for nearly four years, when he was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey.  
That some months afterwards
he again enlisted in Capt Doney's
company in the Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Butler, and continued in service until the
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close of the war when he was discharge
at Lancaster. - That he was not in any
general battle but in several skirmishes
during the term of his service, and that he
is in reduced circumstances, and stands in
need of the assistance of his County for
Support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services -
to and declared

Sworn to and declared before me the day and 
and year aforesaid
Jno. Buchanan
I John Buchanan Chief Judge Ofc as aforesaid 
 do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
do certify that the said Mark Coyle did serve
the Revolutionary War, as stated in the
preceding declaration declaration against the common enemy,and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and heard
before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress  23d May
1818
Jno. Buchanan
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State of Maryland Washington County to wit
I Otho Holland Williams Clerk of the County Court of Washington County, do hereby certify that the honorable John Buchanan Esquire, who appears to have taken and signed
the foregoing affidavit is Chief Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the State of Maryland comprehending Frederick
Washington and Allegany Counties duly commissioned
and qualified; and to all his acts as such full faith and
Credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice
as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my
Official seal this first day of June 1818.
H. Williams Clk Wm Clyborne
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Mark Coyle
John Buchanan Chief Judge of the fifth Judicial
district aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Mark Coyle did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy, and that
he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in
need of the assistance of his country for support
and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony
taken and had before me
to the Secretary
for the Department of War, pursuant
to the 
directions
of the
Act of Congress
24 October 1818
-
Jn. Buchanan
Judge
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Mark Coyle
4.119,
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STATE OF MARYLAND, WASHINGTON COUNTY, SS.
On this
first day of August 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for said County, Mark Coyle aged about Sixty five 
years, resident in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
That he enlisted in May 1777 under Capt. Weaver in the 10 Pennsylvania Regiment Colonel Hampton and served nearly four years, and enlisted again under 
Capt Dorsey in the first Pennsylvania Regiment for
during the war that he made his original declaration on the 23d May 1818 and his Pension Certificate
is number 4 119 and bears date Nov 4th 1818
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY, &c.
1 Axe, 1 Wedge, 1 table, 1 Pot, 1 bucket seven stools
that he is a labourer by profession, but is very unable
to do work his wife is about forty five years of age and
he has seven children Viz. Marke aged 20 Mary 17
Edward 15 Elizabeth 13 Joseph 11 Paul 9 Barbara 7
his children therefore are not much able help to him
Mark Coyle
His Mark
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34709
Revy INVALID.
File No. 34,709
Mark Colye
Pri Rev War
Act: 188 March 18
Index Vol.2. Page 84
Arrangement of 1870.
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State of Maryland Washington County

On the 22 day of October 1818
before me a justice of the peace for the
County aforesaid personally appeared
Thomas Means - and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God,
that Mark Coyle of said County
An old Revolutionary Soldier is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of
the assistance of his County for support.  

Sworn before me
Jeremiah Mason
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Ellerslie Oct. 26t 1818
D Sir
I enclose you Mark Coyles
papers regularly certified this -  is the
last which is on hand here, and
I trust all will now pass without
any more difficulty. -

This day I received a letter
from Baltimore from W. Murray agent
at the Bank of the U. S. for pay pensions.
He states although certificates may be
issued, the Pensions will not be paid 
until a return of them is
made from the War Department, and
that probably will be no return made of those
issued since 4th September before next March
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This will be a serious disappointment to several of the poor applicants who have been counting on their little pittance to provide necessaries for the Winter - Some of them may not Survive until spring, and it seems hard to them, (connect it no doubt 
is, as to the Government) that after all
their trouble-- after having their application
returned - certified and re-certified - they should now be deprived of the country's 
Bounty for six months longer.  - 
It will therefore be a great favour conferred upon them if a report is made at an early
day of all those applicants whose certificates 
have papers, and where
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Pensions commence prior to 4th Sep 1818.has

I know the War Department
had an arduous task to perform
it will give me much please
can communicate to the old
Soldiers of the county previous to my 
leaving home for the Legislature, which
will be early in December
that their claims have
all been paper - that their 
Money is ready for them. - 

At your leisure  will you show this letter to the Secretary War. -- 
With Respect 
I am your obj 
Tho Kennedy
W. G Boyd
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War Department
Pension office
Washington

Mail
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
April 19th 1843.

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Mark Coyle, dec.
Pensioner on the Roll of the Maryland-
Agency, at the rate of eight
Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818 
has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 7th Dec. 1840.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.

TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
PRESENT