Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23794, for Thomas Mc Carty, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
PENN.
McCarty, Thomas
Number
S 23794
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Pennsylvania 25,953 
Thomas McCarty of Bucks Co in the State of  Pa  who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Herline of the Regt. commanded by Col. Kachlow in the  Penna. line for 
8 Mo  Pr   $ 26.60 
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March,1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Feby 1834 and sent to C. E. Dubois Doylestown Pa
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 -  66.67
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mch ’34  13.33
$80.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk,
Book C Vol 5 Page 40
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State of Pennsylvania 
Bucks County ss }
On this thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before William Long Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bucks Thomas McCarty a resident of Haycock township in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy four years who being, being first 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 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated    
In the fall of the year 1777 he was drafted into the militia of Penn as a private in the Company commanded by Capt George Heinline Lieut Adam Litzenberger in Col Lacy’s regiment. He left Col. Rachlines Tavern in Rockhill township Bucks County and marched from there to White Marsh in Montgomery County, from thence to a place near the Gulf [Gulph] Mills in Chester County where he was stationed, he remained for some time when he marched back to the Crooked Billet in Montgomery County and was discharged verbally having served two months in the capacity of a private Soldier     
The next period of service was in the winter of 1778 in the month of January as near as he can recollect, he was drafted in the Company commanded by Capt Conrad Stinger (Lieut Philip State) in Col Joseph Sanitz's Regiment he started from Erwinna on the River Delaware and from there was ordered to guard the Hessian prisoners taken at Burgoynes surrender to Taney Town in the State of Maryland from thence returned Lancaster Penn and was discharged having served two months as a private     
The third time of service was in the spring of 1778, was drafted in the Company commanded by Capt Hugh McFall (Lieut Robert Stewart) in Col George Walls Regiment, started from Col Rachlines Tavern to the River Delaware to guard the Craft and ferry boats on the said River between Trenton &
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and Blacks Eddy and was discharged near said Eddy having served two months as a private     
The last time he served in the fall of the same year of 1778 was drafted in Capt Maurice Yosts Company (Lieut Samuel Wilson), in Col John Kellers Regiment Thomas Long Major, Left Rachlines Tavern and marched from there to Newtown in Bucks where he was stationed remained there two months and was discharged verbally having served the said two months as a private - Having served in the whole a period of eight months and for this time he claims a pension - That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service     
He 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 
Thomas McCarty 
The said applicant in answer to the following interrogatories answers.  
1st I was born in Haycock Township Bucks County the 1759 
2d Have no record of my age 
3d  When called into service I lived in Haycock township Bucks County, have lived there since the Revolutionary war and live there at this time – 
4 I was drafted in the different periods of my service in the Penn Militia as stated in my foregoing application 
5 In answer to the fifth interrogatory my answers that the names of the different officers under whom he served are stated in his application as also the general circumstances of his service 
6. Never received any written discharged, always received a
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verbal discharge from the Captain of the Company        
7.  He begs leave to refer to James Smith Esq and Henry Miller Esquire as persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He assigns as a reason for not obtaining the certificate of a Clergyman, that he belongs to the Catholic Church and that the Clergyman who officiate in the Church to which he belongs resides in Berks County at a distance of at least 30 miles from his place of residence, and that the said Clergyman is a young man who is unacquainted with the fact of his having served in the Revolution 
Thomas McCarty
Sworn & Subscribed before me December 30th 1833 
William Long Associate Judge 
We James Smith Esq and Henry Miller Esq. residing in the township of Nockamixon in the County of Bucks hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas McCarty who has subscribed and sworn to the above & foregoing declaration that we believe him of to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
James Smith
Henry Miller
Sworn and subscribed the Seventh day of November 1833. 
Daniel Applebach J. Peace 
And the said William Long Esq one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County 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 served as he States. And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that James Smith Esq and Henry Miller Esq. who have signed the preceding certificate are resident of Bucks County and
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are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit 
William Long  Assoc Judge
Bucks County Ss   
I William Purdy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that William Long before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a regularly commissioned Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bucks and has been duly qualified as such and I verily believe the signature to be his and I do further certify that Daniel Applebach Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and now is a regularly commissioned Justice in and for said County and has been duly qualified as such and I believe the signature to be his 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Doylestown this second day of January A.D. One thousand eight hundred & thirty four – 
Wm Purdy Prothonotary 
29.308 
Adm 8 months 
C. E. Dubois 
Doylestown Pa 
Application for a pension on behalf of Thomas McCarty of Bucks County Pa
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M.C.S.
Rev. & 1812 War Section 
December 15, 1926
Mrs. W. S. Perry 
218 Washington Boulevard 
River Forest, Ill. 
Madam: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23794, it appears that Thomas McCarty was born in 1759 in Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 
While a resident of said place he enlisted and served as a private with the Pennsylvania troops as follows: 
In the fall of 1777, two months in Captain George Heinline's Company in Colonel Lacy's Regiment. 
From January, 1778, two months in Captain Conrad Stinger's Company in Colonel Joseph Savitz's Regiment. 
In the spring of 1778, two months in Captain Hugh McFall's Company in Colonel George Wall's Regiment. 
In the fall of 1778, two months in Captain Maurice's Company in Colonel John Keller's Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Haycock Township, Pennsylvania. 
There are no data on file relative to his family. 
Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner
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Revolution  
23794 INVALID. 
File No.   23794   
Thomas McCarty 
Pri Rev War   
Act: June 7" 32" 
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 238 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
1916 Jany 31 Hist to Leo McCarty
1926 Dec 15 Hist to Mrs. W. S. Perry MCS
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Doylestown Pa }
Jan 2
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Penna original
6 January 1834
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Doyles Town Jany 2d 1834 – 
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send another application for a pension on behalf of Thomas McCarty. The certificate as to his revolutionary services is attested by James Smith Esq the father of our late Member of Congress S.A. Smith and also by H. Miller Esq. a respectable Justice of the peace [unreadable] The reason of his not obtaining a cert from Clergyman is contained in his declaration – 
Very respectfully Yours &c &c 
C.E. DuBois 
J. L. Edwards Esq 
Comm of Pensions
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Station S 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Sta S. Phila P.O 
Rev Serv
Commissioner of Pensions 
Sir I have in my possession a copy of certificate of service of one Thomas McCarty one of my Revolutionary War ancestors. This paper shows that he received in March 4th 1831 a pension of 26.66 per Annun it further shows that he was 76 years of age and resided in Nockamixon (Feb 4, 1834) Township Bucks Co Pa Original by Lew Cass Sec of War J L. Edwards Com of Pensions. Will you kindly send me certificate of service
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as to the Regt and particulars of said Thomas McCarty 
Patrick McCarty Private Capt Manno Yosts Co 1st Regt of foot service of U.S. Col John Keller Bucks Co. Militia can you give me any additional information relative to him also Sergeant Robert McEntire same Co and Regt under Col John Keller Bucks Co Militia. I will appreciate any information you can give me 
Respectfully 
Leo McCarty 
Jan  22nd 1916
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218 Washington Boulevard 
River Forest Ill 
Oct 18, 1826 
To the Commissioner Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War record or a copy of the pension papers payable to whom of Thomas McCarty who was in a Penn. militia from Haycock Co commanded by John Keller on rolls of Captain M Yost. He died 1834. 
I will be very grateful for this information 
Sincerely 
Mrs. W. S. Perry
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.     3 -- 525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. 19
S. F. 23.794 
In reply to your request of    received    a statement of the military history of Thomas McCarley soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Fall of 1777   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 mos.   RANK  Pvt.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain George Heinline  Colonel Lacy   STATE.  Penn  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  January 1778    LENGTH OF SERVICE. 2 mos.   RANK  Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Conrad Stinger  Colonel Joseph Sanitz   STATE.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Spring 1778   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 mos.   RANK  Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Hugh McFall  Colonel George Wall STATE.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Fall 1778    LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 mos.    RANK  Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Maurice Yost  Colonel John Keller   STATE.  
Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Haycock Twp Berks Co Penn   
Date of application for pension, Dec. 30 1833   
Residence at date of application, Haycock Twp   Bucks Co. Penn 
Age at date of application, born in 1759 in Haycock Twp, Bucks Co. Pa.  
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner