Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39980, John Bell, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Bell, John

Number
S.39980
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19421 R
Pennsylvania

John Bell

of Butler County in the state of Penn who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gheseline of the 6th regiment commanded by Colonel [illegible] in the Maryland line for the term of nine months from 1 July 1778 to 1 April 1779.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 19 of January 1825

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of April 1825 and sent to Honorable J. Allison, Beaver, PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1825 $14.96
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 sept 1825 $48.00
$62.96

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820}

March 1 1825
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Recase 19610
Application of John
Bell a Revolutionary soldier
to be placed on the Common 
List.

Where this shall have been returned from and Gen see orig'l declaration with Sep - orig'l cases.

Hon. J. Allison
Beaver, PA
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Butler County Pennsylvania

On the fourth day of January AD 1825 personally appeared in open court in the county of Butler in the fifth judicial district in the state of Pennsylvania being a court of record John Bell of the age of seventy years now a resident in the said county of Butler and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said John Bell enlisted under Capt. Geisland in the sixth Maryland Regiment and continued in service for eighteen months in or about the year 1777 as this deponent believes this deponent was afterwards enlisted for three years under Capt. Pickle in the sixth Maryland regiment as this deponent believes in or about the year 1779 and he continued in actual service in the same regiment to the end of the war and was honorably discharged - his discharge was lost but his name will appear in the books that his name has been on the pension list and the reason he did not apply sooner was that he was able until late to support himself by labor and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or
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in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it and bring myself within the provisions of the 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 the 18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me 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 that prior to the 18th March 1818 he has made no change in his property except one trifling {illegible} that would not altogether amount to five dollars that I have a wife who is about seventy years of age and one son grown now living with me. I have no land or personal property except some household furniture that would not be estimated at more than twenty dollars.

John Bell
His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed in open court 4rh Jany 1825
John Neyman - Prothy

Butler County Penn Court
I Hugh Murrin a man of credibility being duly sworn in open court according to law saith that he was intimately acquainted with John Bell the within applicant for pension that he knows
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of the service of the said John Bell in the Continental Establishment for upwards of three years in the sixth Maryland regiment in the Revolutionary Was that he lives convenient to the said John Bell and knows that he cannot support himself by labor and that he is in dire circumstances & knows that John Bell was a meritorious soldier and stands in need of assistance from his country & further saith not.

Hugh Murrin

Sworn & subscribed in open court 4th Jan 1825
John Neyman - Prothy

I John Neyman Proth of the Court of COmmon Pleas for the ocunty of Butler in the stae of PEnnsylvania do cerify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Bell did serve in the Revoltuionary war and that
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US Pension Office Stamp: Jul 2 1915
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Treasury Department
Washington
July 1, 1915

Office of
Auditor for Interior Department


The Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 30th ultimo, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U.S. Pension Agent, at Pittsburgh, PA the records of this office show last payment to have been made to John Bell, Priv. Army Rev. Certificate No. 19421 at $8.00 per month to March 4 1843 to Edward McCorkle, attorney.

Said pensioner died March 9, 1843 in Indiana Township, Allegheny Co., PA where he has resided for ten years and previous thereto, he resided in Mercer Co., PA.

Letter herewith returned.

Respectfully, 

Osca A Price
Auditor
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Left Side Page

39980
INVALID
Revy

File NO. 39,980
John Bell
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March '18
Index: Vol G, Page 33

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right Side Page

1915 June 30 Aud let for date death etc. AW
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, 20th April 1825

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that John Bell enlisted as a private in the Sixth Maryland regiment on the first day of July 1778 and was discharged on the 1st day of April 1779

Thos Karney
Auditor General
State of Maryland

N.B. The applicant was arranged to Capt. Gheselin's Company as set forth in his declaration.

T.K.
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19610
John Bell
Private
Cols Ford & Williams Regiments
Maryland Line

1781 - 2 years

(5 Lines scratched out and difficult to read)

Hon. J Allison, H.R.
Pittsburgh, PA (crossed out)
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Allegheny

On the first day of July AD 1818 before me the subscriber President of the fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania personally appeared John Bell aged about 62 years a resident citizen of the United States and now residing in the county of Allegheny and state aforesaid, who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision 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 War" That he the said John Bell entered under Capt. Benjamin Fickle of the 6th Maryland Regiment under the Colonels Ford and Williams, in the year of our Lord 1781 at Tawney town in said State of Maryland and shortly after his enlistment was transferred to the company commanded by Capt. Spice of said Regt under whom he served until the conclusion of the American War. That before his enlistment as aforesaid he served in the flying camp or Maryland Militia for a time of ten or eleven months during which time he fought at the battle of Monmouth and Guilford
he became wounded to Righton Hospital in academy. That he fought in several skirmishes during the time of his enlistment as aforesaid. That after the peace he received an honorable discharge from the Army of the U. States at Frederick Town in the state of Maryland, signed by Capt. Spices and Colonel Williams. That shortly after his discharge as aforesaid he accidently lost his said discharge at Tawney town in the said state of Maryland. That he faithfully served out the term of his enlistment (viz) three years in [illegible] discharged and performed his duty as a faithful soldier. That he is now in reduced circumstances and much needs the assistance of his country for his support. That he has never received any pension pay since his said discharge as aforesaid.

John Bell
His X Mark

Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year first above written

Sam Roberts
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I Samuel Roberts Esquire President of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he said John Bell did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in his within declaration against the common enemy and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his county for his support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and held before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the act of Congress.

Sam Roberts

County of Allegheny
State of Pennsylvania

I Ephraim Pentland Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Allegheny in the state of Pennsylvania do by these present certify that Samuel Roberts Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition were taken & who granted the above certificate and who has thereto in his own proper handwriting subscribed his name was at the time of taking such depositions and granting the said certificate and now is President of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania including the said County of Allegheny to all whose official acts as such due faith and credit is and of right ought to be given throughout the U. States and anyshere.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Pittsburgh in the said County this twelfth day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Attest

E. Pentland - Prothy
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US Pension Office Stamp: Jul 2 1915
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3-397
(Old No. 3-399)

Rev War Section
S.F.39980
John Bell

AW Ex'r

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. June 30, 1915

Sir:

For use in the above entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of John Bell pensioned under the Act Mar 18, 1818 from Jan 19 1825 by certificate No 19421 issued Apr 22, 1825 fate of $8 per mo. Penn Agency showing date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and date of soldier's death.

Very respectfully

E.C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner

The Auditor for the Interior Department,
Treasury Department.