Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4682, John Harrison, Penn.
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(3 - 1770)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
of
Harrison, John
Rachel
NUMBER
R. 4682
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Philadelphia January 17, 1854
Dear
Sir I have forwarded you a Number of Doccument
for a Pension for my whife for servises her
Farther Capt John Harrison performed during The
Revolution war teled on you wil please
To Address me at No 106 South Fourth St Philada
Waldo Esq
Yours
Respectfully
John Bessonett
To (illegible) Waldo Esq
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Family Record of Harrisons
John Harrison (the Father) was Born May 1748
Died Nov. 30th 1806 age 58
Rachel Harrison (the Mother) Born
1750
Died Sept 23. 1833 age. 83

Children
Abraham Harrison Born Sep16th 1771
Died April 19th 1833 age 62

Anna Harrison Born Oct 8th 1773
Died 1781

Elizabeth Harrison
Born April 1st 1775
Died Sep 14th 1829 age 54

Sarah Harrison Born Oct 21st 1776

John Harrison Junr Born July 24th 1778
Died July 4th 1824 age 47

George Harrison
Born Nov 27th 1780.
Died Jany. 3d 1852 age 72

State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County ss

On the 14th day of January A D 1834
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber, an Alderman of the County of Philadelphia and State aforesaid Daniel R Kelly___ being
duly sworn on his solemn oath doth depose &c that the facts above stated as to the genealogy of John Harrison above are just & true to the best of his knowledge and belief - and that the sd Daniel R Kelly provided the Family Bible of Abraham Vandys in which the facts above stated are there provided - before an Alderman. 
[signed]  Daniel R Kelly
Sworn to & Subscribed this 16 Jany AD 1854
Before me, and the Family Bible provided -

Michael W. Ash
Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania, 
COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, ss.

I, JAMES G. GIBSON, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, Do CERTIFY, that [handwritten] 'Micahel W Ash Esq'
before whom the annexed [handwritten] ''affidavit was made, [handwritten] 'is an' Alderman and ex officio Justice of the Peace of the [handwritten] 'County' of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths and affirmations, and to take acknowledgments, &c. and to all whose acts, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere, and that his signature thereto is genuine. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this [handwritten] 'twelveth' day of [handwritten] 'January' A.D. 1854

[signed] 'Jas Gibson' Prothonotary.
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State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County ss

On this Twelfth day of January A.D. 1854 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber, an Alderman in and for the Said County of Philadelphia, and Ex Officio, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Said County Ann Cooke, aged about Twenty three years in the Sixteenth day of May next - residing in Pine Street, North Side above(?) Sixth No 153 residing with Ms Ann Hartland ^ the said Ann being the widow of John Cooke deceased who being duly Sworn on her solemn oath doth depose and say, I was well acquainted with John Harrison in his life time for many years previous to his demise - that from general report prevailing during all his life time, that he was an officer in the Revolution, and belonged to Lieut Col Archibald MacKilroy's [McElroy?] Regiment __ Battalion - and has often heard of the names of the Said Archibald MacKilroy [McElroy?] Major Augustin Willett, Captain Robert Patterson, Richard Stilwell, Edmund Nutt, Lambert Pitner, Thomas Huston and the said John Harrison &c from this ___ she ___ that the said John Harrison was the identical John Harrison named in the annexed Certificate - besides he was always ___ "Captain Harrison"   

That the said Captain Harrison was married to one Rachel Vanzant - and lived during his life time with her as Husband & Wife - I was intimately acquainted with them the said Harrison and wife and I have lived with them at his House for Six months at a time in Bucks County and they lived reputably and were respected in this neighborhood as Husband & Wife - I was not present at their marriage - they have had Six children, to wit, Abraham Harrison, Ann Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, Sarah Harrison, John Harrison and George Harrison - who are all deceased except Sarah Harrison now intermarried with John Bessonett  - That the Said John Harrison the elder died on or about the 30th November AD 1806 - and was buried in Bucks County and State of Pennsylvania, in Bensalem Township - that his wife Rachel died in ___ ___ AD 1833, and was buried in the same Place - That the said Sarah Besonett is still living With her Husband John Besonett at No 106 South Fourth Street.
[signed] Ann Cooke
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above written before me
Michael W. Ashe
Alderman and
Ex Officio Justice of the Peace &c
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State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County ss.

Daniel R. Kelly 

[signed] Daniel R Kelly

Sworn to & Subscribed before me -  and I certify that I ___ the above said Daniel R Kelly No 106 South Fourth Street and the above said Ann Cook are both persons of reputability and certify? of belief on oath as Alderman

Michael W Ash
Alderman and Ex Officio ___
Justice of the Peace
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[strikethrough] 'Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.'

[stamp] REJECTED

4682.

P.O
Rachel Harrison
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18__.
Discharged: [blank], 18__.
Application filed: [blank], 18__.
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized.
[blank] Contract.
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No. 8026
Rachel Harrison Dec?
Widow of John
Pa
Jno Bessonett Jny 19 1854.
Hon T. B. Florence 31st Jany. 1854

4682

Rejected. He died 1806
She died 1833

Act July 4 1836
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Rachel Harrison &
widow of John
Pa

Rejected
July 4 1836
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Fourth Battalion No 4

Archibald MacKilroy [McElroy] Lieut Col
Augustine Willet Major

Captains
Robert Patterson
Richard Stillwell
Edmund Nutt
Lambert Pitner
Thomas Huston
John Harrison

I do hereby certify that the foregoing return both of field and company officers with their respective ranks is just and true to the best of my knowledge and belief - 
May the 10th 1780

signed Joseph Hart
Lieut of Bucks County

His Excellency
Joseph Reed Esq
President &c
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Extract of A Roll of the now commissioned officers and privates of the invalid Regiment in the service of United States for pay from 1st August 1780 to 1st June 1781.

Capt Lt. William McElliseltons Company

[Table]
Names + Rank | States where from | When commissioned | Where left the regiment or discharge | No of months served | Pay per month

Charles Eastwood | Virginia | 1 August 80 | 31 May 1781 | 10 months | $6.60

Peter Eager | Pennsylvania | 1 August 80 | 31 May 1781 | 10 months | $6.60

Charles Teagan | Maryland | 1 August 80 | Oct 24 80| 2 months 24 days | $6.60

John Harrison | Pennsylvania | 1 Augt 1780 | May 31 81 | 10 months | $6.60 [This entry is bold and underlined]

Ezekial Johnson | Pennsylvania | 1 Augt 1780 | Oct 24 1780 | 4 mon 24 days | $6.60


This Roll is entitled "Account of pay for the non commissioned and privates from 1st Augt 1780. to May 31/81

signed
John Taylor
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List of Prisoners at New York belonging to this State November 19. 1782.

Lieut Smith
stephen Briddle
Peter Kelly
Thomas Dundus
Richd Simpson
William Flanigen
John Harrison [underlined]
William James
and others.
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Bucks County May 12th 1783

A Return of Malitia officers elected agreeable
to the Malitia Law, and now returned to the Supreme Executive Council for Commissions &c

signed Joseph Hart
Lieut of said County.

Battalion No 4.


Augustine Millet Lieut Colonel
Joshua Vanhorn Major

Captains
John Harrison
Amos Shaw
Daniel Thompson
Robert Patterson
Richard Stillwell and others

I do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a just and true return to the best of my knowledge and belief
signed Joseph Hart L.B.C

Commissions made out and
dated 1st May 1783
Forwarded to Bucks Co by Col Mall
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Pennsylvania ss.
Secretary's Office

[Seal] 

I do hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed is a true and correct extract of the
Original Muster Rolls now remaining on file in this office 

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Secretary Office to be affixed at Harrisburg this Tenth day of January A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty four

E.S.Goodrick
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: Harrison, John
Grade: Sergeant
Line: Virginia (Lee's Legion)

Warrant Numbers 12182 and 13241
Acreage 100
Issued March 19, 1790
to  - not shown-

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.