Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,950, William Yetts, Penn.
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Yetts, William
or Yeatts.
Elizabeth
NUMBER
R. 11,950
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to Mr T Stevens Esqr [Esquire]
Harrisburg, Pennsyl [Pennsylvania]
10
Heidlersburg
May the 18
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State of Pennsylvania
Adams County ss
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Andrew Honselman formerly of Northamton County now of Adams County Pennsylvania who upon his oath duly administered according to Law does depose and say that he was well acquainted with William Yetts deceased that he lived as a neighbour [neighbor] to him in Northhamton and afterwards in Adams County where said Willam Yetts died in the year 1812 or 13 that in the year 1774 or 75 that the said William Yetts now deceased served as a private under Captain Matthias Brobst in the Pennsylvania malitia [militia] in a tour of duty of two months intact time was mostly served in Jersey, the Major in Command was Jacob Yonz of Allens Town and the Col. name was-Giger the deponent further states that the said William Yetts served another Tour of duty in the Pennsylvania malitia [militia] of  two months under Captain Adam Staller the other officers he does not recollect but that he served the last two months across the blue mountains then so called the deponent further states that to his certain knowledge the said William Yetts served other tours of duty during the revolutionary war the precise time and place he does not recollect and that said William Yetts was afterwards Commissioned as an ensign and in the Pennsylvania Malitia [Militia] but does he recollect wether [whether] he served in that capacity
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in his last tour or not, but is certain he held a commission either during the last of the Revolutionary War or directly afterwards and that Elizabeth Yetts now a widow was the wife of said Wm Yetts.
Andrew Heintzelman
 Sworn and subscribed before me the 16 day of May Anno Domini 1836.
C. F. Keener 

Adams County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Adams and state of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Yetts the Widow of William Yetts deceased. Who upon her solemn oath duly administered according to law saith that she is the Widow of said William Yetts deceased,  mentioned in the foregoing deposition. That to her certain knowledge her said husband served eight tours of duty in the Pennsylvania militia. Four times he served as a substitute and four times as a drafted militia man or as a volunteer and that in each tour was two months. The first tour under the officers named in the foregoing deposition and that the last four tours were after he was married to this deponent and that during that time he held the Commission of an ensign. This deponent further states that all the documents relating to his service as well as his Commission were destroyed by the execution of her husband after his decease, they being considered as useless. And that all the tours of duty were performed during the Revolutionary War and while her husband lived in Northhamton County to Adams County Penn’a, where he died in the year 1812 or 13. And that he never  never applied or received any Pension, either from
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The United States or from the State of Pennsylvania.
 Sworn and subscribed before me this 16 day of May AD 1836.
C. F. Keener 
Elizabeth Yetts her mark

Witness to the signature or mark of Elizabeth Yetts 
Andrew Hintzelman

State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I Bernhart Gilbert Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County do certify that Charles F Keener Esq’r before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken is one of our Commonwealth’s Justices of the Peace, duly qualified as such; that they signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand an affixed the seal of said office at Gettysburg this 27th day of July AD 1836.
B Gilbert Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and State Eve Rice (a lady of respectability deserving full faith and credit) aged eighty-four on her solemn oath doth say that she was intimately acquainted with William Yetts and Elizabeth his wife and that she was also present at the time of her marriage to the said William Yetts upwards of fifty five years ago and knows her to be William Yetts's widow and was present at the time of his death. And also knows him to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Eve Rice her mark
 Sworn and subscribed before me this 26th day of July 1838.
Jas J Wills
 
State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I Bernhart Gilbert Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County do certify that Jas J Will Esq’r before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken is and was at the time of signing the same one of our Commonwealth’s Justices of the Peace, duly qualified as such & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand an affixed the seal of s’d Court this 27th day of July AD 1838.
B Gilbert Prothy
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V 3675
Elizabeth Yetts
Pennsylvania
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3675

Mr Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Franklin Co
Penn'a
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State of Pennsylvania
Adams County

Be it remembered that on this 26th day of July in the year 1838, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state aforesaid Elizabeth Yetts a lady of respectability deserving full faith and known by me for many years aged eighty-three years and made oath on Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that she is the lawful widow of William Yetts late a soldier of the Revolution war and that she was married about sixty-one years ago and that her husband William Yetts died about the 12th of March 1812 A.D. By reference to the documents herewith transmitted will more fully appear—

Now your petitioner would humbly pray your honorable body to grant the reward promised by an act of Congress in the year 1837 or 1838 to widows of soldiers of the Revolution War, and will for ever pray

her mark
Elizabeth Yetts

Sworn and subscribed before this 26 day of July A.D. 1838
C F Keener

Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Yetts, widow of William Yetts, deceased, do hereby constitute and appoint Jacob Barrick of Waynesboro Franklin County, state of Pennsylvania to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the pension office of the United States the reward
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Promised by an act of Congress and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and impowered to constitute and appoint one or more attorneys under him for the special purpose above [illegible]
Elizabeth Yetts her mark
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
C. F. Keener 
Adam Davis

On this 26th day of July 1838 personally appeared the above named Elizabeth Yetts, subscriber of the above declaration and in my presents acknowledged the above power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year above mentioned.
C. F. Keener 

State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I Bernhart Gilbert Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County do certify that Charles F Keener Esq’r before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is and was at the time of signing one of our Commonwealth’s Justices of the Peace, duly qualified as [such]; and that they signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand an affixed the seal of s’d Court at Gettysburg this 27th day of July AD 1838.
B Gilbert Prothy
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Eliz;'a Yetts
wid of Wm
suspended
Penn'a
Ex B V Ellis atty
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Know all men by these presents that we William Yetts and John Yetts, both of Adams County in the State of Pennsylvania, two of Sons of Elizabeth Yetts dec’d, and parties interested in the claim herein mentioned, do hereby constitute and appoint David McConaughy of the borough of Gettysburg in said County, and Vespasian Ellis of Washington City - they or either of them - our true and lawful agents and attorneys to prosecute the claim of Elizabeth Yetts, widow of William Yetts who served as an officer in the war of the Revolution & now both deceased, for any amount of Revolutionary pension or increase of pension that may be due: and we hereby authorize our said agents and attorneys - they or either of them - to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said calim, on file in the departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, and to do all things that we might or could do were we personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said attorneys and agents - they or either of them - should lawfully do in the premises. And hereby revoking all Powers of Attorney and every authority heretofore given to any other agent or attorney. Witness our hands and seals this ninth day of March AD 1852.
William [illegible] Yetts {seal} 
John Yetts  {seal}
 Witness D A Buehler
 John Arnold
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State of Pennsylvania County of Adams ss
Be it known that William Yetts and John Yetts above named, on this ninth day of March AD one thousand & eight hundred and fifty two personally came before me, the subscriber, 
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County,  and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned, and also made oath that said William and John Yetts are parties directly interested in the claim above mentioned as claimants.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
 D A Buehler

State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I William W Paxton Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, do certify that D A Buehler
 Esq’r, before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and oath made,  is and was at the time of the doing of the same, one of our Commonwealth Justices of the Peace, duly Elected, Commissioned and qualified, as such, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Gettysburg this 9th day March AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
W W Paxton Prothy
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Adams County State of Pennsylvania ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Yetts widow of William Yetts, dec’d, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, being first duly sworn according to law doth under oath say that there is no record of her marriage and that the record herewith transmitted is the original record of the births of her children. And that it was wrote by the hand of her husband and has remained in her possession ever since that period. She further states that the witness as to her husband's service died in June last, by the name of Andrew Hintzelman.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7 day of Feby 1839.
 Simon Becker 
Elizabeth Yetts her mark
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State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, John Yeatts of the borough of Gettysburg, who on his solemn oath doth say that the record hereunto attached is made in the handwriting of his father William Yeatts, as he believes. That he hath often seen said record in the family Bible of his said father, and that he believes the said paper to be the original record of the births & ages of the children of the said William Yeatts.
 J Arn. Yeatts
Sworn & subscribed this 8th day of Feby 1839
S R Russell

 Adams County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, William McClellan of the borough of Gettysburg who on his oath saith that he has known Elizabeth Yetts, widow of William Yetts dec’d, since the year 1804. That she is a woman of truth and veracity and has always borne that character and that he has no doubt of the truth of her affidavit on the preceding page.
 William McClellan
 Sworn & subscribed this 8th day of Febr 1839.
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State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I J B Danner Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, do certify that Simon Becker & Samuel R Russell,  Esq’rs, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, are and were at the time of doing the same, two of our Commonwealth’s Justices of the Peace, duly qualified as such, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Gettysburg this 8th day of February AD 1839.
J B Danner Prothy
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Hon D Sheffer
H R
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[page one of list of Children's birth's written in German(?) See scan #21 for English translaton and transcription]
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[page two of list of Children's birth's written in German(?) See scan #22 for English translaton and transcription]
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Translation of family record of  William Yetts
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December 19th 1780 was born unto me a daughter named Elisabeth who was baptised Feb 2d 1781. Her Sponsons were Christian Claus and his wife Elisabeth.
March 23 1782 was born unto me a daughter named Anna Maria was baptised May 5th in the same year her sponsors were John Rice and his wife Anne Maria. 
Sept 26th 1783 was born unto me a son named Simon who was baptised Nov 23d in the same year. His Sponsors were Simon Kocher and Anne Maria Rees both single persons.
October 3d 1785 was born unto me a son named John who was baptised November 27th in the same year. His sponsors were John Criglow and Elizabeth Thomas, both single persons.
July 8th 1788 was born unto me a daughter named Anna Margareta who was baptised August 3 in the same year. Her sponsors were Andrew Heintzelman and his wife Anna Margareta.
October 27th 1789 was born unto me a son named William who was baptised December 25th in the same year. His Sponsors were John Backman and Anna Maria Backman, both in a single state.
August 8th 1791 was born unto me a Son named Daniel who was baptised October 9th in the same year. His Sponsors were Daniel Rice and his wife Eve.
September 22 1793 was born unto me a Son Caller Jones who was baptised October 20th in the same year. His sponsors were ourselves.
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January 4th 1797 was born unto me a daughter name Susana
who was baptized the [blank] 1797 the Sponsors were Adam Keiss and his wife Susana

November 19th 1800 was born unto me a daughter name Sarah who was baptized May 25th 1801 the Sponsors were her father and mother
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11950 OWN
P. O.
Elizabeth Yetts
Service: Widow William Yetts
REJECTED

Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Wm Yeates, dec'd
Pa revy suspended
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Elizabeth Yetts
Pennsylvania
11950
Suspended

See let 16th
Augt 1838 Jacob
Barrick
do 22d Oct 38
let 20 Feb: 1839 Hon
D. Sheffer
Act 4 July 1836
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3675
Elizabeth Yetts
Pennsylvania
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Adams County Penna S.S.
On this first day of September In the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County, Elizabeth Yetts, a resident of Menallen Township in said County (formerly of Northampton
County Lynn Township) aged 83 years a Lady
of respectability, deserving of full faith & credit,
known for a number of years to the subscribed as
such - who being first duly sworn according to
Law deposeth and makteth the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of
the provision made by the Act of Congress passed
July the 7th in the year 1838. That she is the
widow of William Yetts deceased, who was a
soldier of the Revolution, that he entered the
service in the year 1775 and served two months;
in the drafted Militia, and that she further
says that he served after the year 1777 and
during the same year the tour of two months.
Also afterwards he served several tours
untill the conclusion of the war when he observed
to this deponent that he was amongst the first
men in the service, and the last to leave it, when
as he said the war was now ended-
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she this this deponent further saith, that she was
Married to the said William Yetts in the month
of December in the year 1777, that her Husband the
aforesaid William Betts died on the 11th of March
in the year 1811 & that she has remained a widow ever since
that period, as will more fully appear by reference to
the papers filed with suspended cases
in the Commissioner’s office of pensions.
Elizabeth Yetts her Mark
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year first written.
Before me
Wm Clean

I hereby certify that the foregoing deposition
of Elizabeth Yetts, was taken at her dwelling
in Menallen Township Adams County Penn’a
and that from bodily infirmity she is unable
to attend in open Court.
Wm Clean
Sept 1 1838

I also certify that I have this day attended at the
dwelling of Eve Rice for the purpose of taking her deposition
Relative to the claim of Elizabeth Yetts, who stated
that she was present at the Marriage of Wm & Elizabeth
Yetts and that she rode with them to the Ministers
but absolutely refused to be sworn, as she said she
had already testified before Esquire Wills all she
knew about it.
Witness my hand this 1st day of Sept 1838.
Wm Clean
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1201 [# appears to be part of seal]

Adams County S.S. State of Penn’a
 I Bernhart Gilbert Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of Adams County
do Certify that William McClean
before whom the foregoing proceedings were
had, is and was at the time of signing
his name one of our Judges of the Court
Common Pleas of said County that the Signature
purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of said Court at Gettysburg this third day of September A.D. 1838.
B Gilbert Prothy
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Washington Feb 15th 1839
Dr Sir
The enclosed letter, deposition and family register were forwarded to me by her Banck with a desire that the same may be [illegible] to the proper department. All I can say in relation to Elizabeth Yetts is that she is an elderly respectable lady residing about seven miles from me and whom I have known for upwards of thirty years. Her son John is also a respectable man, the other deponent is William McLellan, late Prothonotary of Adams Co, also a highly respectable gentleman. 
Of her [illegible] I cannot speak, not knowing her, only by name. The family are also respectable. Thinking that as the family record is written in the German language that probably you was not conversant, therewith I have made a translation which is also forwarded. Whatever may be done in the matter I should like to be informed of at as early a day as may suit your convenience, as the session is fast drawing to a close.
I remain very respectfully yours
Dan Sheffer
House of Reps

James L. Edwards Esqr
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Act of July 4. 1836
Suspended Claim of Elizabeth Yett widow of William
/Penna./
Power of Attorney to examine Claim
Chas. C. Tucker
Atty.
Present.
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Act of July 4. 1836
Suspended Claim of Elizabeth Yett widow of William
/Penna./
Power of Attorney to examine Claim
Chas. C. Tucker
Atty.
Present.
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Know all men by these presents that I Simon Yeatts of the County of Adams in the State of Pennsylvania have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint Charles C Tucker of the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, place and thus to prosecute a pension claim of Elizabeth Yetts in right of William Yetts, late of Adams County aforesaid, giving and granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever, requisite and necessary to be done, in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do, if personally present. with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby notifying and confirming all that my said attorney, or his substitute, shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of March AD 1854.
Simon Yeatts {seal}
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
D A Buehler
James G Reed

State of Pennsylvania County of Adams ss
On this 16th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand & eight hundred and fifty four before me personally came Simon Yeatts, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the annexed power of attorney, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein mentioned. 
D A Buehler {seal}
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State of Pennsylvania Adams County ss
I William W Paxton Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, hereby certify that David A Buehler
 Esq’r, whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed Power of Attorney, was at the time of taking the same, a  Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and authorized to take the same: that I am  acquainted with his handwriting, and believe the signature to the Jurat of said affidavit genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 21st day of March AD 1854.
W W Paxton Prothy