Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 6096, for Frederick Simons, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   NUMBER

Md.  Simons Frederick  S6096
carded

CONTENTS

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Paid at the Treasury under 
the act of the 6 April
1838 from 4 March to 4th
Sept 1839. Agt Notified
18 June 1840

Paid as above from 4 March
to 4 Sep 1840. agt Notified 5
June 1841

31.258
Pennsylvania

Frederick Simons
of Bedford Co in the State of Pennsyl
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Creager of - the regt commanded 
by Col. Johnson in the Mary ? Militia 
for six months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of October
1837 and sent to Hon
Job Mann, Bedford Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $130.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar ss 10
$140

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 183

Recorded by Wm S. Allison C
Book 6. 2  Vol 5 Page 57
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31,406
Pennsylvania
Application of
Frederick Simons
for Pension in

July 5, (illegible)
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County
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On this 25th day of April
AD 1834, personally appeared in open Court before
the Honble Alexander Thomson President and his
associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas of
said County Frederick Simons a resident of Cumberland
Valley Township in the County of Bedford and State of
Pennsylvania aged seventy two years, who 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 enlisted into the service of the United 
States under the following named officers and served
as herein stated. In the year 1780 in the fall of the
year & on or about the 1st of November applicant with
two other young men was in Frederick Town Maryland
and it was proposed that they should enlist, which they
all agreed to, and they accordingly enlisted with a man
known as Captain Lynn from whom they each received
eight dollars. That after their enlistment they were directed
to return home & make preparation & hold themselves in
readiness, for active service. That they returned home
& remained then until the next spring, about the last of
March or first of April, when they were called to Frederick
town when they were stationed until about the 1st of
June, when they marched to join the regular army under
Genl Washington. That from Frederick applicant marched
with the company to George Town in the Potomack, when
on account of some difficulties which arose amongst
the officers, they encamped a considerable time 
applicant cannot recollect how long. That from Georgetown
they marched to Yorktown Virginia when Cornwallis
was besieged by the American Army & the French Fleet
and that he remained there engaged in duty until
Cornwallis surrendered - after the surrender of
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Cornwallis applicant returned to Frederick Town
with the Army, guarding the prisoners, British Hessians
who had been taken at York Town. That after his
return to Frederick he obtained a furlough for the
purpose of visiting his parents which continued three
or four weeks at the end of which time he returned 
again to Frederick & was again engaged in guarding
the prisoners until the last of March when he was
discharged

Applicant states that he marched from
Frederick Town under the command of Major
Arthur Fleming Captain Creager
Col. James Johnson & he thins Lieut Hillary.
That he enlisted for during the war, and resided
in Frederick County Md within eighteen miles from 
Frederick Town when he enlisted. That he was born in
March 1762 in Berks County Pennsylvania and was eighteen years of age when 
he enlisted having been taken whilst very young to
Maryland. That he has a record of his age in his
possession. He also states that he had a discharge
signed by Captain Conager (or Kreager) which he gave
to his father when he returned home, but cannot
say what became of it. He never had a commission.

There is no clergyman in his neighborhood whose
certificate he can produce. George Sliger & Campbell
Hendrickson can testify as to his character for 
veracity & their belief of his services-

There is no other testimony that he knows
of other than that hereto annexed

He hereby relinquishes every claim what 
soever to a pension or annuity except the
present, and declares that his name is
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not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State.  Applicant further states that after his return
from service he settled in Frederick
County Md. when he resided some time
when he removed to Franklin County and there resided until 
1795. when he settled in Cumberland 
in Allegheny County Md. where he
remained until 1797 where he
removed to Bedford County where
he has resided ever since -
Jacob S Simons

Sworn to & subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid
in Open Court
Job Mann Prothy

We George Sliger & Campbell Hendrickson residing
in Cumberland Clay Township Bedford County
Penna do certify that we are well acquainted with
Frederick Simons who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him
to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and 
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to 
have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur
in that opinion.
His
George X Sliger
Mark
Campbell Hendrickson

Sworn & Subscribed this
day & year aforesaid
Job Mann Prothy
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And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 served as he states
and
the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
George Sliger and Campbell Hendrickson who have signed 
the preceding certificate reside in the County of Bedford and
are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to
credit.

I Job Mann, Clerk, or Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas of Bedford County, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of
the application of Frederick Simons for a pension, and that
Philip Hardinger Esq. before when the foregoing deposition of Margaret Hardsock, appears to have been taken and by whom the
Certificate thereto attached appear to have been made was at the time
thereof & now is a Justice of the peace in and for said County
of Bedford duly commissioned & qualified by legal authority and
acting as such, and that the Signatures "Philip
Hardinger" thereto are genuine
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This Bureau can furnish the military
record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were
pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay
rolls of the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812 as are now in the possession
of the Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Depart-
ment. Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the
archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
L. 6096,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
May 1, 1897.

Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Frederick
Simons, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he
made an application for pension on April 25, 1834, at which time he was
72 years of age and residing in Bedford County, Penna., and his pension
was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the
Maryland troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under
Capt. Creager and Col. Johnson. He enlisted at Fredericktown, Md.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

Mr. A. S. Hubbard,
813 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ___, 19____

S.F. 6096

In reply to your request of ___, received ____
for a statement of the military history of Frederick Simons
a 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.
? 1, 1780
Mch or Apr 1781

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Mch 1782

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Lynn
Creager

COLONEL.
James Johnson

STATE.
Md
Battles engaged in, Siege of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Recruited from Frederick Town Md
Date of application for pension, Apr 25, 1824 (illegible)
Residence at date of application, Cumberland Valley (illegible) Bedford Co Penn
Age at date of application, Born Mch 1762 in Berkslea Penn
Remarks:
His parents were (illegible) living during the Rev
War.  No names are stated and there is no other family data

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6- (illegible)
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Frederich Beaard
Translated by 
Mr. Adler
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report to Morris
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case of Frederick Simons
of Penn
sent from Bedford
by John Mower

report to Hon.
J. Mann
H. R
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Frederick Simons
Pennsylvania
Suspended
Let: 27 January
1837 to Hon J Mann
do 28 August 1837
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Sharon, Pa  R.R. #58
July 17, 1914

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:
I am looking up family history
in order to inter my name for member-
ship in the D.A.R. The following
has been furnished me by a relative 
and I write to ask if it is authentic.
Fredrick Simons (my great grand father)
was a private soldier in the Maryland
troops under Captain Creager and Col
Johnson. He was with Washington at 
Valley Forge and participated in the
battle of Brandywine, References,
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Letter 16096. Dept of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
●
My knowledge is simply that he
was a soldier of the Revolution
as that is inscribed on his
tombstone in Williamsfield, Ohio,
Any information as to the truth-
fulness of the quoted statement
will be thankfully received.
Very Sincerely
(Mrs) Grace Troutman
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(stamp)
Pansion Office
USA
Jul 20 1914
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Rev War
6096
INVALID.
No. 6096
Frederick Simons
Pri Rev War
Act: June 14 1832
:--Vol. M, Page 342

(Arrangement of 1870.]
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May 1. 1897 - Hist to
Mr. A. S. Hubbard Market
St. San Francisco, Cal
July 27 Hist to (illegible)
(illegible)
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Free
Hon:  J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
W. S.
Washington City
D.C. 

(stamp)
Sep 19

Sept 22
(illegible)
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Pennsylvania
Bedford Sept. 19th 1837.

Dr Sir,
I herewith forward the Certificate in the case
of the application of Frederick Simons a soldier
of the Revolutionary War, for Pension under the 
Act of Congress of 1832 - with the certificate 
Seal of the Prothonotary of Adams County annexed
(it having been returned on account of that deficiency)
In yours of August last containing the above
certificate you state that on the return of the
certificate to you, "he might be allowed a
Pension for six months service. I have conversed
with the old man, he states he served a much
longer period but owing to the length of time
& number of the persons who knew of his service
having died, it would be extremely difficult to
make the proof & therefore will accept the
Pension for the period stated by you, should the same
be granted upon the proof presented-
Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Job Mann

Hon J.L. Edwards
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Free

Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.  

(stamp)

Aug 28

JM at MD
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Bedford, August 24th 1857

D Sir

At the request of Mr. Frederick Simons I forward to you the enclosed deposition in relations to his application for a pension. This case was suspended on account of some deficiency in the evidence. I am by no means certain that the deposition herewith forwarded will be sufficient to make out his case. I hereunto have no doubt you will give the matter full deliberation and inform me of the state if anything. it is in and what further is necessary to be done. I had your decision in writing on the subject last winter and forwarded it to Mr. Simons, but he states he never received it. Should it be in y our power to inform me from an examination of the papers, whether it would be probable that any documentary evidence could be procured and where application should be made it would be esteemed as a very great favour (favor). The applicant is old infirm and by late misfortune has become poor and if justly entitled to a pension I know it would be your wish to allow it should his case be brought within the law & rules of your department.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Job Mann

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Bedford PA
Jan 21st

Jan 24th

PA

1-1/4 oz
62.5 cents

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Bedford 20th Jan 1837

Sir

Enclosed is the application of Frederick Simons which was returned some time since for further proof.

The old man has exerted himself very much to obtain the requisite proof but finds that nearly all who knew him at the time of his services have died. He cannot find one alive who was out with him.

The depositions of Mr. Smith & John Ake contain all the additional testimony he has been able to procure. I hope they may be deemed sufficiently corroborative of the other statements to bring his case within the law.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Jno Mower

J.L. Edwards Esqr
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US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: Apr 14 1897

OLD WAR & NAVY FILES STAMP: Apr 16, 1897
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San Francisco, Cal., Apr 7th 1897

Hon Commissioner
of Pensions
Interior Dept
Washington D.C.

Sir,

Will you please furnish me the revolutionary war record of Frederick Simons who drew a pension as shown by the pension record 1840 from Cumberland Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Oblige

Your servant
A.S. Hubbard

819 Market St
San Francisco, Cal.
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
Juen 11, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" Frederick Simons a pensioner on the roll of the Philadelphia Agency at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th of Sept. 1839.

Respectfully Yours.

Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Certificate
Frederick Simons
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Adams County State of Pennsylvania to wit

SEAL

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the commonwealths' justices of the peace in and for said county Frederick Beard and deposeth and saith that he this deponent and Frederick Simons were both soldiers together in the revolutionary war and further deponent deposeth and saith that he and Frederick Simons were mess mates and marched under the command of Captain Creager.

Frederick Beard

Sworn and subscribed 17th August 1837 before me
Jas McDivit JP

Adams County 
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for said county Henry McDivit and John Eck who on their solemn oaths deposeth and saith that they believe Frederick Beard to be a man of truth, and that all confidence may be placed in any declaration made by him on oath.

Harry McDivit
John Eck

sworn and subscribed before me 17 Aug 1837
Jas McDivit
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Adams County (illegible)
State of Penn

I Bernhart Gilbert Prothonotary of
the Court of  Common Pleas at 
Adams County State aforesaid
do certify that James McDivit
Esqr before whom the foregoing
proceedings were had is one of our Common
wealth Justices of the Peace duly qualified &
that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at
Gettysburg this 4th day of September 1837
B Gilbert Prothy
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Fred Simons
Pennyl-

G. G. Brewer

Clk (illegible) 
(illegible) Co
Pa
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Land Office Annapolis July 9th 1834
Sir
I have carefully examined the master and pay 
rolls of the revolution in this office; and do not find the
name of Frederick Simons upon any of the rolls, as
having served in the Maryland line - his declaration
is herewith returned.
I am respectfully
yr Obe Svt
G. G. Brewer

J L. Edwards Esqr
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
May 26th 1841

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Frederick Simons,-
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at
the rate of Twenty Dollars and---
Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1840
to the 4th Sept. 1840

Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Deposition of
John Ake (illegible)

Frederick Simons
(illegible)
Pennyl
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Bedford County
4

Appeared Personally Margarett Hartsock
aged seventy four before Phillip Hardinger
one of our Justices of the peace for six
County and being duly sworn
deposed and said the Frederick Simons
listed in the service of the United States
in Fredericktown Md. and was
Absent from home for several
Months - Further this deponent
said not.
Her
Margerett Hartsock
Mark

Sworn & Subscribed this
17th day of April AD 1834
Before Philip Hardinger

I certify that Margarett Hartsock the above
witness is a person of respectability & veracity
integrity of belief on oath or otherwise.
Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid.
Philip Hardinger
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Bedford County SS
Personly append before the Subscriber a Justisce of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
Barberry Smith and after being duly Sworn
according to Law doth depose and say that he
formerly Resided in Fredrick County State of
Maryland in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred
and Eighteen or Nine I was well acquainted 
With Fredrick Simons and further I know him
to be an inlisted soldier in the Revolutionary War
and finden saith that.  
His 
Barberry X Smith 
Mark

Sworn and Subscribed
the 18 day of January
Eighteen hundred and thirty
Seven Before me
Jacob Ripley

I Jacob Ripley do certify that Barberry 
Smith who has made the above affidant is
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I Jacob Ripley do certify that Barberry
Smith who has made the above affidant is
a person of respectability and good
character for veracity and that her
Statement is entitled to full credit
Witness my hand this Eighteenth day of January
Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
Jacob Riley

State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County ss
John Ake Sears a resident
of said County, aged about seventy five years
(missing words) with that he is well
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County ss

John She Sears a resident
of said County, aged about (missing words)
having been duly sworn saith that he is well 
acquainted with Frederick Simons who has
applied for a Pension. That he (this deponant
in the latter part of the year 1781 was engaged
in guarding the prisoners who had been taken
at the surrender of Cornwallis and who had 
been marched to Fredericktown in Maryland
That the events & circumstances connected with
his service at that time are fresh in his memory.

That he has conversed several times in his memory 
with said Frederick Simons about things which occurred
at that time, and about persons engaged in the 
same service, and particularly Captain Creger
(or Kreger) and from all he has heard from
said F Simons he verily believes he was engaged
at that time as he states, & feels certain he was
there and thinks it probable he was
acquainted with him at that time.
John Rake

Sworn to & Submitted
this 24th day of
August 1836
before me Jacob Fletcher

I certify that the above named John Ake
Sears is a person of the highest respectability & is worthy of full credit
Jacob Fletcher
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(seal) 

Disposition of Margarett Hartsock

In Testimony whereof I have hereinto 
set my hand & seal of Office at
Bedford the 10th June A.D. 1834
Job Mann Prothy

State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County ss
I John G Martin Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas &c of Bedford Con
Penn do certify that Jacob Ripley & Jacob Fletcher
appeared before (illegible)
annexed affidavits were taken are Justices of
Peace duly commissioned, and that their 
signatures thereto are genuine.

The testimony whereof I have
to
hereunto subscribed my name and 
affixed the seal of said Court
this 20th day of January AD 1837
John S. Martin
Clerk