Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40509, for Adam Stonebraker, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Penn.

CONTENTS

Stonebraker, Adam

NUMBER
S40509
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5,104
Pennsylvania Roll

[illegible] Penna German Regiment 

Adam Stonebraker Penn Private 4

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of May 1818 _

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Decr. 1818. and sent to David Stewart Esqr Judge
Huntingdon Penn

Arrears to 4th of Sepr. 1818 - 3 mo 26/31 & 4/30  
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4" March 1819

31:76
48:
$79:76

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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d. Nov 1 1827 G B
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POSTAL CARD - ONE CENT
United States of America
THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY.

Hon. H. C. Evans,
Commissioner of PensionS,
Washington, D.C.

[circular stamp in black ink reading "N.Y. & PITTS TRIO R. P. O."]

[circular stamp in black ink reading "PENSION U. S. OFFICE FEB 1 1898"]
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Huntingdon, Pa., Jan 31/98
Please give me a statement from the records of your office of the service (and whatever else they may show concerning him) of  Adam Stonebraker, a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner. He belonged to Captain Heyset's company of the German (Maryland) regiment.
Milton S. Lyde
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40 509
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 40,509
Adam Stonebraker
Prv Rev War

Act 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 487

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feb. 19/98. Mr. M.S. Lyde
Huntington - Penna -

1928 Sept 19 - Hist to Jackson Willoughby [illegible] letter [illegible] William Lytle S 13810
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Adam Stonebraker private
Housecker, Pensylvania
German Regiment
6th May 1818 . . . . . . 
I have added an additional Certificate in this case Nov 30th, 1818
D.S.

[illegible] Book [illegible]
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Huntingdon County ss.

On this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, before me the Subscriber, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appears Adam Stonebraker aged about Sixty eight years, resident in Huntington County & Commonwealth aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War" That he the said Adam Stonebraker enlisted in the Town of York in Pennsylvania and County of York, in the Company commanded by Captain William Aliser, in the German Regiment of Pennsylvania, commanded by Col. Houseeker, in General Muhlenberg Brigade, in the month of August, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six; That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States, until the month of August in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, when he was discharged by Capt. Burner, of said regiment from service above the town of Sunberry near Wyoming in Pennsylvania, which discharge he lost by being thrown from his house into Concocheague Creek where it became wet and rubbed into pieces before he attended to have it dried, That he was in the Battles of Trenton at the taking the Hessians, Princetown, Brandywine, Germantown where he was shot through the Leg with a buck shot, and in the Battle of Monmouth besides the skirmish at Couches Bridge in the State of Delaware & other Skirmishes, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support having lost his hearing by hardship he states in the army: and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, to his knowledge & if any such exists he doth hereby fully & entirely release the same to the United States. Sworn to subscribed and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Before [signature] David Stewart
[signature] [illegible]

Pennsylvania & Huntingdon County, ss.
I David Stewart an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do Certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Adam Stonebraker did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforemementioned act of Congress.
May 6th, 1818.
David Stewart
[seal]
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State of Pennsylvania Huntingdon County
I William Steel Prothonotary of the the Court of Common pleas for said County do certify that David Stewart Esquire Before whom the within and foregoing appears to have been sworn to and by him [illegible] was at that time and still is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County and that all his official acts as such due faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said County to be affixed at Huntingdon the 20th day of May AD 1818
[signature] William Steel Proty

Pennsylvania & Huntingdon County ss
I David Stewart an associate Judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do Certify, that from the examination and oath of the said Adam Stonebraker it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Adam Stonebreaker, did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and that he is poor & 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 Honble the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. November 30th, 1818.
[signature] David Stewart

[seal]
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Declaration of
Adam Stonebraker
[illegible]
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Huntingdon County ss
On this 15th day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record declared such by Act of Assembly of Pennsylvania for the said County Adam Stonebraker aged Seventy years resident in the Township of Franklin County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows first enlisted in Hagerstown Maryland and served in the company commanded by Captain William Hiser in the Regiment commanded then by Colonel Houseeker and afterwards by Colonel Wallner he having succeeded to the command of said Regiment called the German Regiment and that my declaration dated the 6th May 1818 has already been made in conformity to the Act of the 11th March 1818 and that I have received a pension the number of my Pension Sertificate is 5.104 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz one large English Bible one old English watch one Chest and a pension of forty Dollars a year from the State of Pennsylvania
[signature] Adam Stonebraker
And that my occupation is a Miller but being deprived of my hearing and other infirmities am not able to pursue said occupation nor any other so as to procure myself a lively [illegible] and that no part of my family now lives with me my wife
being deed and my children having all left me
[signature] Adam Stonebraker
Sworn to & declared in open Court on the 15th day of August 1820 
[signature] William Steel Clk
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Huntingdon County ss
John Stonebraker of Franklin Township in said County, being duly sworn doth depose & say that he well knows the Property of Adam Stonebraker the within Petitioner and that in the opinion of the Deponant the same is worth
as follows to wit
One old English watch - Six Dollars
one large English Bible ten Dollarshttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.png
one Chest - one Dollar
John Stonebraker
Sworn & subscribed in open Court 15th August 1820
William Steel Clk

Huntingdon county ss
The foregoing declaration having been made in open Court and schedule Subscribed and evidence of the value of said declarants property being produced valuing the same at seventeen Dollars the Court approved of said valuation and concur therein
By the Court
William Steel Proty
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section.
[illegible]

September 19, 1928.
Adam Stoneraker
S40509

Jack M. Willoughby,
Huntingdon,
Pennsylvania.

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.40509, it appears that Adam Stonebraker enlisted in York, Pennsylvania or Hagerstown, Maryland in August 1776 and served in Captain William Heyser's Company, Colonels Haussegger's and Weltner's German Regiment, he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, where he was shot through the leg, battle of Monmouth, and several skirmishes, and served until in August 1779.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1818, at which time he was living in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-eight years.

In 1820 he stated that his wife was dead and all of his children had left him, but did not give any names.

He died November 1, 1827.

Owing to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose , only two histories are furnished each inquirer.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner,