Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9438, for David Shaw, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn
Shaw David
R.9438
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32. 426 Dec 23
David Shaw
Pennsylvania
Rejected, did
not serve six months
in a military capacity
Hon
R Coulter
Pa
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Penna
Westmorland County

The declaration of David Shaw, a soldier of the revolution who appears in open Court on the fourth day of October A.D. 1834 and makes the following declaration on oath for the purpose of procuring a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th day of June 1832. He states that on the first of the month of October, as the Declarant believes, in the year 1777 he entered the service of his Country as a volunteer soldier under the command of Captain Robt McKee a captain in the Militia, in the Western part of Penn'a and was marched to Hannahtown, and engaged there in building a fort in which service this deponent continued for one tour being two months. the Declarant afterwards in the spring of the year 1780 served a tour of Militia duty under Lieut George Potts and commenced this tour the first of may during which time he served at the
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said Fort at Hannah Town, sometimes performing Scouts, the rest of the time engaged in the Common duty at the fort. In the year 1779 the declarant entered as a volunteer under Captain Jeremiah Lochrey to go against the Indians under Colonel Danl Brodhead – said company was not full and we were attached to the company of Captain Peterson of the regular forces. We started from Hannahstown about the last of July and marched to Pittsburg where we encamped for some time and then marched up the Alleghany river to the Indian towns near the Conewago which we destroyed; we had a little fight with them at a place on the river called Brady's when we defeated them, killed some & drove the rest into the river. We then destroyed their town and cut down their corn. It was as hard roasting ears. we then returned to Pittsburg where we were discharged. This deponent believes that it was about the second Tuesday of October when they returned to Hannah's Town Declarant
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claim for this campaign three months. The declarant states that during the year 1781 the declarant served as a volunteer under Captain James Brisson  guarding the fort at Hannahstown, but as Brisson was elected by the  volunteers this deponent does not know whether he was in the regular service or not except that he drew rations. This service continued for two months & during the time of it the said  Caption Brisson upon under the orders of Col Lochrey as deponent believes pulled down the fort and removed it & built at a more advantageous situation.  This deponent saith that he claims a pension for nine months. He further States that his fathers house in Hannah was Burnt in July 1782 – 12th July.  When all his papers including those relative to the above service were burnt. Declarant then making fight as well as he could against the savages who proceeded in burning the Town but did take the fort. The declarant states that he is seventy three years of age next
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February. That he is not on the roll of Pensioners of any State or of the United States, and that he hereby relinquishes all right to any pension from the United States except what he may possess under this application 
David Shaw
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court 
Randal McLaughlin Prot 
Westmorland County Ss
Alexander Shaw appears in open Court and says that being a younger brother of David Shaw he well recollects of services in the fort as a soldier but the length time he cannot say. He also well recollects his brother David the applicant, being a older in Broadheads army that Marched against Indians when Captain Lochreys Company started from Hannah Town to join Brodhead at Pittsburg this deponent well recollects of marching along with his brother as far as grave
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Yard Hill on old Forbes Road & then bedding there for well. But the Deponent cannot say how long he was gone but it was a good while he thinks the nights were cold 
Alexr Shaw
Sworn Subscribed in open Court. 
Randal McLaughlin Prot 
At the same time & place James Cain being duly sworn saith that he knows that David Shaw was a soldier in Brodheads Campaign against the Indians. The deponent being himself being a soldier in Captain Jacks company he often saw the said David Shaw during the Campaign 
James Kean his mark 
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court. 
Randal McLaughlin Prot
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Personally appeared in open Court the Rev’d Samuel McFerren & Samuel McCutchen who being duly Sworn certify that they are well acquainted with David Shaw that they believe he is of the age of which he states himself to be and that it is reported & believed in the neighborhood in which he lives that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war in which opinion they concur   
S. McFarren 
Samuel McCutchen
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court 6th Oct. 1834 
Randal McLaughlin, 
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and services he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that S. McFarren who has signed the above Certificate is a clergyman resident in Salem Township in this County and that Samuel McCutchen who has also signed the same is a resident of the same Township and is a credible person; and also that Alexander Shaw & James Kean who have signed the depositions immediately before the above are one are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit. 
Westmorland County ss. I Randal McLaughlin Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby Certify the fore going contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of David Shaw for a Pension - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at my office in Greensburgh this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four. 
Randal McLaughlin
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June 26, 1935. 
OWN 
BA-J/ady
Joshua Field or Fields
S. 21753
David Shaw R. 9438
Miss Emily E. Tassey 
514 Emerson Street, E. E. 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Joshua Field and David Shaw, soldiers of the Revolutionary War. that is found on the Revolutionary War.  
The record of the only David Shaw of Pennsylvania that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and the record  of Joshua Field or Fields are furnished you herein as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War. 
Joshua Field or Fields, S. 21753
Joshua Field or Fields was born June 5, 1746 in Winchester, New Hampshire. The names of his parents are not shown. 
While a resident of Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served five months as private in Captain Humphrey's Company, Colonel Wingate's New Hampshire Regiment. He was called out frequently on alarms, one when Royalton was burnt, amounting in all from one to four months, names of officers not given. 
About 1787 he moved to Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont.
Date of death not on A. B. [agency book] 
He was allowed pension on his application executed on July 31, 1832 while a resident of Brandon, Vermont. 
There are no family data. 
David Shaw, R.9438 
David Shaw was born in February 1762, day, place, and names of his parents are not shown.
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David Shaw applied for pension October 6, 1834 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and stated that he volunteered in the western part of Pennsylvania, place not given, the first of October 1777 and served two months as private under Captain Robert McKee in the militia, engaged in building a fort at Hannastown; that the first of May 1778, he served a tour under Lieutenant George Patty at the same fort and part of the time doing scout duty; that he volunteered about July 1779 under Captain Jeremiah Lochrey, was attached to Capt in Peterson's Company, Colonel Daniel Brodhead's Regiment, marched to the Indian Towns near the Conewago, destroyed them, and was in an engagement with the Indiana on the river, at Bradys Bend, length of this service three months; that he enlisted in 1781 and served two months in Captain James Brisson's Company guarding the fort at Hannastown; all this service in the Pennsylvania troops. 
His claim for pension was not allowed because the act of Congress under which he applied did not provide for frontier service, but for service of six months in a regularly organized military corps. 
The pension received by David Shaw as quoted on the 1800 List of Pensioners was possibly paid by the State of Pennsylvania. 
Soldier stated that his father's house in Hannastown was burnt by the Indians in July 1782. In 1834 Alexander Shaw, a younger brother of soldier made affidavit in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, his age not stated. There are no further family data. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1935 June 26 Hist. to Emily E. Tassey, see her letter in claim S. 21753, Joshua Field, A.D.Y.
REJECTED
9438. 
David Shaw  
Rejected & Suspended 
Pension List 1852 gives Reasons for rejection 
“He did not serve in a military capacity.”
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David Shaw
Penn’a  
Rejected 
9438
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Hon R. Coulter
27  Decr 1834
O. C. 
3
Record Vol 26 p. 270
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War Department 
Pension Office 
December 27, 1834. 
Sir
The declaration of David Shaw has been examined. He alleges to have served a tour of two months, during which he was engaged in building a fort at Hannah Town on the Indian frontiers in Pennsylvania. He also claims for two other tours all the same place and one tour under Colonel Broadhead against the Indians. The service at Hannah Town was not of that character, provided for by the act of 7th June 1832. He resided on the frontiers, and the inhabitants associated themselves for their mutual protection, and were liable to be called out when the exigencies of the times required then to protect themselves against the incursions of the Indians, such associations were proper but their liability to be called out under such circumstances forms no claimed for military service. The tour under Colonel Broadhead was for a less period than is required by the act under which he claims. A pension cannot therefore be granted. The papers will be filed in this office 
I have the honor to be very respectfully 
Your Obt Servt
Dec 23
Hon. R. Coulter 
House of Representatives