Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,522, for Barnardus Swartwood, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn     

Swartwood, Barnardus

NUMBER
S.22.522

CONTENTS
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11.101
Pennsylvania
Barnadus Swartwood 
of Pike Co in the State of Pennsylvania
 who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Van Ellen of the ~~~ commanded by ~~~ 
Pennsylvania Militia.
2 Yrs Private $80

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars - per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1833 and sent O S Dimmick, Milford Pike Co

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 11833 40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by John T Spragure Clerk, 
Book E Vol 5 Page 52

See letters Nov 8 1836 to W Nyce & P agt do to Hon D D Wagener Dec 24 1840

Letter to 3rd Auditor 30 Jany 1845

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838, from Sept 1836 to 4 March 1840. Agt notified 6 March 1841.

Dead
Letter to Pension Agent 29 May 1843
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Barnardus Smartwood
State of Pennsylvania     19218

Pike County Ss

On this twenty third day of November AD
eighteen hundred and thirty two in open court before the Honorable John Coolbough and Daniel W Dingman apointe Judges of the Court of Common plead in and for said County of Pike now Sitting appeared Barnardus Swartwood a resident of Delaware (now Lehman) Township
in the said County now in the seventy third year of his age who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh AD eighteen hundred and thirty two that he was
born in Delaware (now Lehman Township County of Northampton (now Pike) in the State of Pennsylvania in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine where he has resided ever since except what time he was absent in the revolutionary war as a
soldier. That in the year of our Lord 1776 he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Pennsylvania Militia in the
company commanded by Captain Johannes Van Etten he marched into the County of Sussex in the State of New Jersey where they apprehended and took prisoners a Number of Tories and layed them in the Jail of Sussex County the names of the Tories were Brink
Price and Haggerty, Moses Vangorden and Andrew Dingman were in the same company with deponent, assisted in taking the said Tories. He further saith that in the same year he again entered the service of the United States in the Pennsylvania Militia in the Company commanded by Captain Lieutenant Gunsalus as a substitute for his Father Thomas Swartwood who had been drafted but on account of lameness could not perform military duty. That
before the company marched he went before James Vananken Esq a Justice of the peace and took the Oath of Fidelity to the United States he then marched to the City of Philadelphia and
soon after he had arrived there was ordered to march to Trenton in the State of New Jersey. When he arrived at that place the battle between the American and British armies had
commenced the American army was commanded by General Washington and the same night after the battle, and the American army had marched for Princeton he with his Lieutenant and a number of his company remained at the fires ordered
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to be built by General Washington to decoy the Enemy who were then on the oposite (sic) side of the Delaware River, during this tour he served one month as a private. He further saith that in the year 1777 he was drafted for the term of two months and served two months in the Pennsylvania Militia in the Company Commanded by Captain Weldon and Cornelius Decker Lieutenant during said term he marched to White Marsh a short distance above the City of Philadelphia no particular occurances (sic) took place during this tour. After performing his tour of duty he returned home Andrew Dingman was with deponent in this campaign. He further saith that in the year 1779 he was again drafted for the term of two months and served two months in the Pennsylvania Militia in the Company commanded by Captain Johannes Van Etten & Lieutenant Cornelius Decker, during this tour he marched in pursuit of the Indians to a placed called Shohola in the County of Northampton (now Pike) where according to previous arrangement he met a company of Continental Troops from then he marched to a placed called Coshecton on the Delaware River in the State of New York where he discovered a party of Indians. The Indians were attacked by our company and after receiving a fire pled into the woods and escaped. On our march to Coshecton the Company took a Tory descending the Delaware River in a canoe, and at that last mentioned place an other Tory was apprehended by the name of Mitchel who after undergoing a strict examination was delivered over to the Continental Troops. He further saith that in the same year he again entered the service in the Pennsylvania Militia in the Company commanded by Captain Emanuel Hoover having received information that the Indians had been committing outrages and murdering several persons at a placed called Peen Pack in the State of New York he marched to that place and there joined a Company of New York Militia from thence he marched through the wilderness along the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania side thereof to the mouth of the Lackawanna River on arriving at the latter place in the evening the signs of Indians were discovered and
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after night the Indian fires were discovered about one mile from the last mentioned place. It being the same party of Indians which was ascertained on our return home that had defeated and killed nearly all the New York Militia that same day oposite (sic) the mouth of the Lackawanna River in the State of New York. A counsel was held by the commanding officers of his Company as to the priopriety of attacking the Indians that night considering the weakness of our forces and not knowing the strength of the Indians it was decided to be impracticable to make an attack that night. When the day dawned the next morning the Indians had marched off after reconoitering (sic) the country along the Delaware River deponent returned home. Deponent cannot now recollect how long he served in this tour. He further saith that in the same year he served as a private in the Pennsylvania Militia at the Fort which was thrown up around the house of Captain Johannes VanEtten for the term of five months. Captain VanEtten commanded the troops in the fort during which time an engagement took place with the Indians near the house of Phillip McCarty on the Pennsylvania side of the river Delaware in which one Indian was killed from the appearance of his dress was supposed to be an officer. The Indians retreated into the woods three or four miles where the Militia again gave them battle in which Captain Peter Westbrook & Lieutenant Benjamin Enis (sic) were killed the last named officer was scalped. Samuel Helm was wounded in both thighs & James VanEtten was wounded in his shoulder. The said Benjamin Ennis was the brother in law of this deponent and the deponent saith he helped to carry the said Benjamin Ennis after he was killed to the Fort abovementioned, he further saith that in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty, he again served as a private in the Militia inrolled (sic) in Captain Johannes VanEtten's Company of Pennsylvania Militia for the term of
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seven months during which time he was stationed at the fort thrown up around the house of Johannes Brink in the County of Northhampton (now Pike) for the purpose of protecting the frontier inhabitants along the Delaware River from the incursions of the Indians, who had during that year committed several murders and outrages on the inhabitants and he further saith that in the year 1781 he again served as a private in the Pennsylvania Militia inrolled (sic) in the company commanded by the said Captain Johnanes VanEtten during which time he was principally stationed at the fort around the House of the said Johannes Brink and served in said year seven months. In the fall of that year the Indians retired to Canada and returned no more to disturb the inhabitants on the Frontier, and he further saith that he did serve as a prive in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war for a term of two years at least either as a drafted militiaman substitute or volunteer, he further saith that he does not recollect of receiving any discharge if he ever did receive any they have been lost or destroyed, he further saith that he has no other records of his age than what appears on the Family Bible of his Father in which is Birth is recorded, he further saith that Moses VanGorden was with him when he performed several tours of duty in the revolutionary war who, he believes will certify to the same, and he further saith that James G Force is a minister of the Gosple of the Township of Sandyston Sussex County State of New Jersey and that Moses VanGorden and Garret Brodheads are two of the oldest inhabitants and residents in the neighborhood and will as deponent believes testify as to his veracity and the deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state--
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Barnardus Swartwood
Charles B Seaman Proty
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we James G Force a clergyman residing in the Township of Sandyston County of Sussex and State of New Jersey and Garret Brodhead and Moses VanGorden residing in the County of Pike and State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Barbardus Swartwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above and forgoing (sic) declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 
James G Force
Garet Brodhead
Moses VanGorden
Charles B Seaman Proty 
State of Pennsylvania
Pike County p.
on the twenty third day of November AD eighteen hundred and thirty two in open court before the honorable John Coolbough and Daniel W Dingman Apelate (sic) Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Pike now sitting come Moses VanGorden, a resident in Lehman Township in the said County, now in the seventy ninth year of his age who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is well acquanted with Barnardus Swartwood who has signed the foregoing declaration that he served in the United State service during the revolutionary war as a private with the said Barnardus Swartwood on several tours of duty but how long he cannot at this time recollect and further saith not--sown to subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Moses VanGorden
Charles B Seaman Proty
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State of Pennsylvania
Pike County fs.

and now the Twenty third day of November AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two We John Coolbough and Daniel W Dingman Appellate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county do hereby declare our opinion after Investigation of the Matter and after putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War department that the within named applicant Barnardus Swartwood was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and it further appeared to us that James G Force who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Sandyston County of Sussex and State of New Jersey and that Garret Brodhead and Moses VanGorden who have also signed the same are residents in the County of Pike and State of Pennsylvania and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
John Collbough
Dan W Dingman 

I Charles B Seaman clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Pike in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings (sic) of the said Court in the matter of the application of Barnardus Swartwood for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Twenty third day of November AD Eighteen Hundred and Thirty two 
Charles B Seaman Clk
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19218
Barnardus Swartwood
11.101
Adm'd
2yrs
Private
$80

E S Dimmiek
Milton Pike Co Pa
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BRIEF in the case of Barnardus Swartwood of Delaware County of Pike in the State of Pensylvania (sic)
(Act 7th June 1932)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [no answer]

3. How old is he? in his 73rd year 

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

Period - Duration of Service - Rank - Names of General and Field Officers under who he served. 
In       Years, Months, Days.   As a      Gen.

1776 time of service in this tour not specified, Private, Cap Van Etten
Lieut Gunsaulus
1776 1 month Private Cap Nelson Major Westbrook
1777 2 months Private Cap VanEtten
1779 2 months Private  Cap Hoover
1779 time of service not stated Private Cap Hoover
1779 5 months Private  Cap VanEtten
1780 7 months Private Cap VanEtten
1781 7 months Private Cap VanEtten

5. In what battles was he engaged? some skirmishes with the Indians

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Delaware Township, Pike Co Pensylvania (sic)

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? a living witness and traditionary evidence

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

A B Ghruston Examining Clerk
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March 21, 1940

BA-J/AWF
Barnardus Swartwood
S. 22522

Mrs. Louis M. Teed
Amarillo, P.O.Box 3125
Texas

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Swartwout or Swartwood born about 1730, and of his son, Barnardus Swartwout (Swartwood) of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found, based upon service of a Thomas Swartwout or Swartwood, as cited above. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 22522, based upon military service of Barnardus Swartwood, in the War of the Revolution. His signature is shown in the claim "Barnardus Swartwood". 

Barnardus Swwartwood was born in the year 1759 in Delware (later Lehman) Township, Northampton County, that part later Pike County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Thomas Swartwood, the name of his mother not given. 

While residing in said Delaware Township, Barnardus Swartwood served as a private in the Pennsylvania troops as follows--
In 1776, in Captain Johannes VanEtten's company, in pursuit of Tories, length of this service not
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given; again in 1776, one month as substitute for his father (who on account of lameness could not perform military duty) under Lieutenant Gunsaulus, marked to Trenton, when they arrived there the battle had begtun, and after the battle he (Barnardus Swartwood) and his lieutenant, with several others, remained at the fires which had been ordered by General Washington to be kept burning to decoy the enemy; in 1777, two months in Captain Nelson's company; in 1779 two months in Captain Johannes Van Etten's company, in pursuit of Indians to "Shohola" and "Coshecton"; again in 1779, in Captain Emanuel Hoover's company, length of this tour not given; again in 1779, five months in Captain Johannes Van Etten's company, was in an engagement with the Indians in which his brother-in-law, Lientenant Benjamin Ennis, was killed; in 1780, seven months in Captain Johannes Van Etten's company; in 1781, seven months in same company. 

Barnardus Swartwood was allowed pension on his application executed November 23, 1832, then a resident of Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, where he had lived always. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to wife or children of the soldier, Barnardus Swartwood. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possible the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, records Division, this city, and furnish the following data; 

Barnardus Swartwood
Certificate 11101, issued March 27, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1932, Pennsylvania Agency. 

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
February 3rd, 1841,

Sir:

Uder 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," Barnardus Swartwood, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars [and Cents was crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept. 1836, to the 4th March 1840. 

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Philadelphia Bank
May 26, 1843

Sir
Am I authorized to pay the amount due the heirs of Barnardus Swartwood on the enclosed vouchers which were recd. through one of the Country Banks and if correct will be collected by our cashier who will take the attorneys Oath. 

Respectfully 
James F Smith
Pension Agent
for Chas W Bacon

To J L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Since the receipt of yours of the 20th J. J. Smith's transfer with his pension certificate have come to hand.
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Dec 23, 1840
Barnardus Swartwood 
Pa roll

From
David D Wagener

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
The Present 

Hon D. D. Wagener, H R
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J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner

My Dear Sir
I enclose you Mr. Brodhead letters and request this information he ask'd. 

Yours Respectfully,
David D Wagener
House of Reps
Dec 23 1840
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Barnardus Swartwood, Penna. Mil, Act
June 7. 1832, at $80 per Annum.

Be pleased to say to what time he has been paid, and whether there are any back payments which he has not received.

Pension Office
Dec. 24 1840.

pd. of. 4 Sep 1836 - no back pay due.
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Barnardus Swartwaut
Col. Philip Van Cortland - Regt.
Capt Abner French R
Co - 2nd N. Y. Continentals
Enlisted Sept. 1 1778
at Terrytown N.Y.
as Ensign-
In service about 4. years
Details of his service-
Battles he  was in 

Mrs. WJ Tichenor
Trumansburg, N.Y.

F. A. Smith
Board of Review
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Pittston Pa R. F. #1,
April 11, 1929,

To Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, DC. Will you kindly let me know if one Barnardus Swartwood, from New York Received a pension for service in the Rev Army, or his wife if his wife give me her name and where found for reference. Also John Grover and wife from Lancaster, Lancaster Co. Penna.
Thanking you in advance, 
Mrs. Flora K. McCabe
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22522
INVALID.

File No. 22522
Barnardus Swartwood
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32nd
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 6' 98
Mrs. W. J Tichenor
Trimauet, NY

1929 July 25 - Hist to. to Mrs. Flora K. McCabe awf

1940 - March 21 - Hist to Mr. Louis M Teed awf
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July 25, 1929

Mrs. Flora K. McCabe
R.F. D. # 1,
Pittston, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22522, it appears that Barnardus Swartwood was born in 1759, at Delaware, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which was later Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

While residing there, he enlisted and served as a private with the Pennsylvania Troops as follows:

In 1776, length of service not stated, in Captain Johannes Van Etten's Company; again in 1776, one month as a substitute for his father, Thomas Swartwood, under Lieutenant Gunsaulus, marched to Trenton, when they arrived there, the battle had commenced; afte the battle he, with his lieutenant and several others, remained at hte fires which had been ordered by General Washington to be burnt to decoy the British; In 1777, two months in Captain Nelson's Compnay; in 1779, tho months in Captain Johannes
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Ven Etten's Company; again in 1779, length of service not stated, in Captain Emanuel Hoover's Company; again in 1779, five months in Captain Johannes Van Etten's Company, was in an engagement with the Indians in which his brother-in-law, Benjamin Ennis, was killed; in 1780, seven month in Captain Johannes Van Etten's Company;in 1781, seven months in Captain Johannes Van Etten's Conmpany.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 233, 1832, at which time he was living in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania.

It was not stated whether soldier was married.

This is the history of the only soldier named Barnardus Swartwood found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

In order to identify the record of a particular soldier of the Revolution named John Grover, who might be the subject of your request, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at elistment and after service and given name of widow.

Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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L. W. B.
I. 22522.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
June 6th. 1898.

Madam:-

In compliance with a requst on the part of Mr. F. A. Smith, you are advised that one Barnardus Swartwood (or Swartwout) made an application for pension on November 23rd, 1832, at which time he was 73 years of age and residing in Lohman, Penna., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Johannes VanEtten. He enlisted in Northampton County, Penna.

The above is the only pensioner found upon the Revolutionary war pension records which in any way corresponds with the data furnished.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. W. J. Tichenor,
Trumansburg, New York.
(Thro' Mr. F. A. Smith,
B. of R., Pension Bureau.)
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Feb 29 1940

Amarillo, Texas,
February 25, 1940

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Attention: Mr. A.D.Hiller

Gentlemen:

Will you kindly advise if your Revolutionary War records show war service of the following:

Thomas Swartwout (or Swartwood) born about 1730 (wife, Elizabeth Ennes - married 1754)

Barnardus, son of Thomas, born ---?

I am endeavoring to establish one of the above of my ancestors as having had Revolutionary War service in order to become eligible to the D.A.R.

A brother of Barnardus, Alexander, born May 13, 1764 served as a private in the militia of Northampton Co., Pa., June 1781 under Capt. James VenEtten.

Thank you for your courtesy, I am

Very sincerely,
Jeannie M. Teed
Jeannie M. Teed (Mrs. Louis M.)

P.O. Box 3125,
amarillo, Texas.