Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,938, for George Lenox, Pennsylvania
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Penn

Lenox, George
or
Lehrig, Georg

S.40938
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Application sent January 15, 1821 to Honorable A Badcock, House of Representatives

13321

Pennsylvania

George Lenox

of Union County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead in the Penn Line for the term of 4 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 21st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issues the 21st of July 1819 and sent to Simon SNyder, Esq, Protonotary, New Berlin PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 (9 mo and 16/31) = $75.87
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept 1819 = $48.00

Total  $123.87

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818

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Application sent January 15, 1821 to Honorable A Badcock, House of Representatives

13321

Pennsylvania

George Lenox

of Union County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead in the Penn Line for the term of 4 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 21st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issues the 21st of July 1819 and sent to Simon SNyder, Esq, Protonotary, New Berlin PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 (9 mo and 16/31) = $75.87
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept 1819 = $48.00

Total $123.87

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818

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George Lenox

13.321
Sept 1819

Con
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District of Pennsylvania
Union County

 on the twenty first day of December AD Eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, being a Court of Record and having common law Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings & expressly made a Court of Record by act of assembly of this State, George Lenox aged about sixty three years, resident in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he enlisted in the Corps commanded by Captain Christ, and afterwards in the Corps commanded by Captain Bankson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart and that he made his original application on the 28 day of May 1818. his certificate is numbered 13321 and dated 21 day of July 1819 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof within intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress "entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 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 other income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

I am by occupation a Labourer but from old age and bodily infirmity I am unable to get a living without assistance. I have no family except my wife Peggy aged 61 years residing with me.

George Lenox

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the 21st day of Dec 1820

Simon Snyder Prothy
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A List of all the Real and Personal Estate of George Lenox

Seven acres of broken land - 40.00
Two Cows - 14.00
One Stove - 14.00
one Chair - 0.50
one Pot - 0.50
one Kettle - 0.50
a few spoons & dishes - 1.00

Total - $70.50

George Lenox

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the 21st of Dec 1820
Simon Snyder Junior, Prothy

Dec 21. 1820 The Court is satisfied with the valuation

Union County 

I Simon Snyder Junior, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the
Records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Seventy dollars and fifty cents.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 21st day of December AD 1820

Simon Snyder Junior, Prothy
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George lenox
Pennsylvania Line

found on the rolls.
Service admitted

Judge's certificate of reduced circumstances wanted

Admitted
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Eighth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania
Union County 

On the twenty first day of May AD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber President Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania personally appeared George Lenox aged fifty nine years resident in Union County in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by 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"

That the said George Lenox enlisted in Reading in Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania, in April one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in the Company of Captain Henry Christ in the Penndsylvania line & afterwards in the Company commanded by Captain Anderson & afterwars in the company commanded by Captain Mills and afterwards in the company commanded by Captain Bankson in the Pennsylvania line in the Second Regiment commanded by Colonel Daniel Broadhead & Colonel Bull & Colonel Stewart in the service of the United States; discharged fourteenth day of January one thousand seven hundred & eighty one, as per discharge, from the service of the United States; that he was in the Battles of Long Island, White Plains, Brandywine, Poole and Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services

George Lenox (George Lefwig)


Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Seth Chapman
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Pennsylvania
Union County

I Simon Snyder Junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Union County aforesaid do certify that the Honorable Seth Chapman Esquire whose name is subscribed to the preceding Deposition was at that time & yet is President Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania to all whose official acts due faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere, (the County of Union aforesaid composing part of the eighth Judiciary district aforesaid)

In Testimony of which, I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at New Berlin the thirteenth day of June AD 1818.

Simon Snyder Junior Prot
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Eighth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania 
Union County

I Seth Chapman President Judge of the Eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said George Lenox did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Seth Chapman
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40.938

INVALID

File No:  40938
George Lenox

Private, Rev War

Act:  18th March 1818

Index - Vol 3, Page 291
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Lenox, George

or

Lehrig, Georg
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This is to certify that the Bearer George Lenox having served in the [illegible] Regiment of Pennsylvania during the term of his enlistment, is now discharged the Service of the United States of America.  Given at Trentont his 11th day of January 1781

Anthony J Wayne, Adj