Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,838, William Farnshield, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Farnshield, William
or Farnshild
NUMBER  S.34.838
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R.   
10.324 
Maryland 
Wm Farnshild 
Capt Betzin - Betsgin 
of     in the state of 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel   of the Penn line, for the term of years 3 years    - 
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania  at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of Nov 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 May 1819 and sent S. Bacon York Pa
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19 30.63 
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 19   48   
$78.63 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
Continued
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Tra – Cir  May 30: 37
Lett: Hon Isaac McKim same day – 
Transfer to Maryland for 4 March 37 – June 22 -37
Notification sent 6 May 1824 to Hon. S. D. Ingham H. R.
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Tra – Cir  May 30: 37
Lett: Hon Isaac McKim same day – 
Transfer to Maryland for 4 March 37 – June 22 -37
Notification sent 6 May 1824 to Hon. S. D. Ingham H. R.
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William Farnshield
private
Col. Cobatchs Regiment
1776 - 3 years
Pulaski's Legion
Admd
(13 Feb 79)
S. Bacon
York Pa
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York County 
Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County Abraham Danner & Christopher Stocke & on their Solemn oath taken in accordance to law, say that they respectively knew William Farnshild at the time he was a soldier in Count Pulaski’s Legion; These Deponents were not able to state how long said William Fahrenchild was in the service of the United States at that time but to the best of this knowledge & belief it was more than a year & further say not these deponents. 
Abraham Danner 
Chr. Stoche
Sworn & subscribed before me this tenth day of November 1818 Geo. Barnitz 
I George Barnitz one of the Judges as aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am & have long been personally acquainted with William Farnshild, Abraham Danner & Christopher Stochr & that I am fully satisfied that what they have respectively testified to is true they being all men of respectability & truth 
Geo Barnitz
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York County, 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SS 
Be it remembered that on the tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me George Barnitz one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared William Farnshild, now residing in the Borough of Marietta, Lancaster County, but formerly of this Borough of York, a resident Citizen of the United States who being duly sworn according to law, doth and did declare and say, that in or about the month of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, he entered into the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defense of American Liberty, and for repelling every possible invasion thereof as private soldier in a company of Light horse, under the command of Captain J Betjen Colonel Michael Cobatch in the Corps of General Court Bolesky [Pulaski], that he served in said Army and in the said Corps as light horseman untill the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, when he was honorably discharged, but since which time has lost or mislaid his written discharge, and he doth further declare and say that he is now old and poor and Much needeth the assistance of his Country, and that he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the
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United States, to his knowledge, and if any such exists, he doth hereby fully and entirely release the same to the United States 
Willhelm Farnnshill
Sworn and subscribed before me this tenth day of November 
Geo Barnitz 
York County Ss. – 
I George Barnitz one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of York do hereby certify that it satisfactorily appears to me that William Farnshild, now residing in the Borough of Marietta in the County of Lancaster served in the revolutionary War as set forth in his the foregoing deposition, and is old and poor, and needeth the assistance of his Country, and that he served against the Common Enemy as manifestly appears to me by the annexed depositions, which together with the affidavid, I do respectfully transmit to the Secretary of the department of War 
Geo. Barnitz
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Pennsylvania  
York County ss
I certify that George Barnes Esquire before whom the Deposition of Abraham Danner
Christopher Stocke, were made, and who has subscribed the same, on this Sheet
of Paper and also the Deposition of William Fahrenchild, on the annexed paper
now is, and at doing each of said Acts as well as granting the Certificate on
the annexed paper was one of our Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
for said County duly appointed and Commissioned, and that full faith
& Credit are due to all his official Act & Deeds, as such
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office at York the 23 day
of November 1818
W Barber, prot
of York County Penn
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Wm. Farnshield
Old Soldier
10324
Lar
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County, ss. 
On this twenty first day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said county, William Farnshield aged Sixty eight years, resident in the Borough of Marietta Lancaster county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In the year 1776 he enlisted under Capt Bodgen in the light horse where the served three years and upwards, and was regularly discharged by General Pulaski 
That his original declaration was made on the tenth day of November 1818- on which was granted a pension certificate, dated Seventh of May 1819 numbered 16,324 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States March 18, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with 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, in the Revolutionary War , passed March 18, 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 by me subscribed. 
I am a Barber by trade, am lame with the Rheumatism and unable to earn my living, my wife Eve aged about sixty two is lame, and unable to earn a living; have no other family but the grand children whose mother is dead the one aged eight years the other seventeen months 
William Farnsheild (In german)
Sworn, declared, and subscribed August 21st 1820 in open Court. 
ATTEST   G. B. Porter Prothy   
A SCHEDULE of the property of William Farnshield a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, taken August 21st 1820 -
One house and lot in Marietta worth  $400.00   
incumbered with judgments, amounting to 1500.00 – 
$1100
Household and Kitchen furniture worth 14 
Amount he is in debt $1086.00 
The above contains a correct return of all my property, of whatever kind, necessary beding and clothing excepted. 
William Farnshield (in German)  
It is the opinion of the Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing Schedule, is as above stated-
Walter Franklin 
Saml Dale
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County, ss.
I, George B. Porter, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Lancaster, 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 as there stated viz that the applicant is indebted in $1086.00 more than his property is worth. 
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, at the city of Lancaster, this twenty first day of August in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and twenty --- 
G. B. Porter  Prothy
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. 
State of Maryland
Baltimore City Ss
On this sixteenth day of June 1837 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Baltimore aforesaid personally appeared William Farnshield who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Pitkin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Michael Covotch in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Maryland in the City of Baltimore where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Pennsylvania to the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland aforesaid, that is to say; he says he is now very old infirm, as also is his wife, and having no other family, came to the City of Baltimore for the purpose of living with a son of his who resides in the said City of Baltimore 
William Farnshield – his mark
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid  William Warfield
I hereby certify that I did see William Farnshield set his mark to the foregoing instrument of and at his request I subscribed my name hereto as witness William Warfield 
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed. 
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers. 
Mode of authenticating papers – In every every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of Maryland 
Baltimore City, to wit: 
On this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, Before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the City of Baltimore aforesaid, personally appeared Michael Klinefelter, and made oath on the Holy Evangely [unreadable] by God that William Farnshield who has taken the within and foregoing oath is the Identical person described in the affidavit, and I do hereby certify that the said Michael Klinefelter the witness above named is a person of veracity  
Sworn Before William Warfield 
State of Maryland 
Baltimore County Sct 
I hereby certify that William Warfield, Gentleman, before whom the aforegoing affidavit was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland , in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and Sworn In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court on this 16th day of June 1837 
Tho Kell Clk of Balto Cty Ct
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OWN
34838
Revy INVALID
File No. 34,838
William Farnshield
Pri Rev War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol 2, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Let this Transfer be made immediately
-- First ascertain from the 3 Auditor's Office whether the pension has not be paid to
March 4 1837
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Applicant aged 68 yrs
Rheumatism
wife 62 yrs old Lame -
2 gr children, their Mother dead - one 8 yrs old the other 17 mos
Home a loss  $400 - 
[unreadable] by judgements to the amt of $1500 owes $1086 more than he is worth - 
served 3 years
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July 25, 1821
written to
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Samuel Dale
Lancaster, Pa
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County, SS. 
On this twenty third day of October 1823 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said County, William Farrnshield aged Seventy years, lately resident in the borough of Marietta according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: in the year 1776 he enlisted under Captain Boetgen in the light horse where he served three years and upwards and was regularly discharged by General Pulaski 
That his original declaration was made on the tenth day of November 1818 on which was granted a pension certificate, dated Seventh of May 1819 numbered 10,324 ; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with 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, in the Revolutionary War , passed March 18, 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 by me subscribed. 
I am a Barber by trade and lame with the Rumatism [Rheumatism] and unable to earn my living my wife Eve aged about sixty four years is lame and unable to earn her living have no other family 
(Signed) William Farnshield 
Sworn, declared and subscribed October 1823 in open Court. 
ATTEST. (Signed) H.G. Long for Prothy 
A SCHEDULE of the property of William Farnshield a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, on October 23 1822 
One Stove about $6.00 
Two Chairs about 1.00 
$7.00 
The above contains a correct return of all my property, of whatever kind, necessary beding and clothing excepted. 
(Signed) William Farnshield 
It is the opinion of the Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing Schedule, is Seven dollars 
(Signed) Walter Franklin 
(Signed) Saml Dale 
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County ss
I Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Lancaster, certify that the foregoing statement 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
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, at the city of Lancaster, this twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three 
F. Muhlenberg  Prothy
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County, ss. 
On this eight day of March 1823 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said county, William Farnshield aged seventy years, resident in the counties of Chester and Lancaster, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that after doing several tours of Militia duty he enlisted in the year 1776 in Capt Boetgin Troop of Horse Col. Regt Count Pulaski’s Legion where he served three years when he was regularly discharged that during his service he was in the Battle at Savannah Charlestown 
That his original declaration was made on the tenth day of November 1818 on which was granted a pension certificate, dated seventh of May 1819 numbered 10,324 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States March 18, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with 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, in the Revolutionary War , passed March 18, 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 by me subscribed. 
That his family consisted of himself his wife Eve who is about sixty five years old that she is decrepit with the Rhuematism that we are unable to earn our living by labor we have several children living but not near to us 
William Farnshield   
Sworn, declared, and subscribed March 18th 1823 in open Court. 
ATTEST. Christr Bachman 
A SCHEDULE of the property of William Farnshield a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, taken 18th March 1823 has no property whatsoever all was sold from him by the sheriff of Lancaster County within the last three years 
The above contains a correct return of all my property, of whatever kind, necessary bedding and clothing excepted .
William Farngshield
Above amount is correct
It is the opinion of the Court, that above amount is correct 
Walter Franklin 
Samuel Dale 
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lancaster County ss.  
I, Nathaniel W. Sample Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Lancaster, certify that the foregoing on the and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And 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 as above stated 
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, at in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty for 
N. W. Sample Prothy
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Lancaster City Augt 22d 1823 
John C Calhoun Esq 
Sir, William Farrenshield lives about twenty miles from this place. It is not an easy an easy matter for him in his feeble situation to travel on foot from such a distance. He gets letters written frequently which are addressed to me, complaining how hard it is in his old days to be obliged to live on the charity of a few neighbors. It was I that wrote his statement in which he swears that his property is worth $44.00, and that the judgments against him amount to $1500.00. The word "judgments” was used by him and so written by me. This certainly was a mistake in him; being an ignorant old man he has mistaken this word, for the word debts, for as far as I can collect information on the subject that seem is about the amount he owes; whereas the judgments against him dont appear to exceed one third of that sum, This however is a fact, that when he made his second statement October 23d 1822. he was then destitute of property except a stove & two chairs. 
Would it not be justice to continue his pension from the time of his second statement, when he was destitute of property; he will be content with that course; and if he could get the amount that this would afford him, it would enable him and his old wife to procure clothing for the ensuing winter. If we could be so fortunate as to have your opinion coincide
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with ours, and continue his pension as before requested so that he could draw it in September
next, it would soften the stony path which this old couple appear doomed to tread the
remainder of their days.
If we be importunate in this application, you will confer a favor by letting us know how
we shall proceed to obtain relief. He asks but little, nor will he ask that little, long.
With due respect,
Sir your Obt Servt
Sam Dale
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Mr. Edmonds
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
Recd. 19 Apl 1824.
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Mr. Edmonds
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
Recd. 19 Apl 1824.
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Lancaster Apr 15th 1824 
John C. Calhoun Esq 
Sir, when I wrote to you last on this subject of Farrenshields per sion, I did believe that the enclosed schedule and statement of the Prothonotary was before you. On receiving an answer, that his oath of the sale of his property by the Sheriff, and Certificate of the Sheriff was necessary I went to the Post office and found the schedule, and that it had not been copied, I have procured the Certificate of the Sheriff also – 
I hope this will be sufficient to have his pension continued from the time of the sale of his property, or even from the date of the enclosed schedule 
Your obt Svt
Sam Dale
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In the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County of January Term 1821 No 127 
John Mathiot Sheriff
vs
William Fornershield
and Samuel McKinney}
January 27th 1821 Judgment entered against Defendants for $405.00 
Lancaster County ss         I Frederick A. Muhlenberg Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Certify that the above mentioned Judgment remains unsatisfied on the records of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, and that on execution issued thereon which is now in the hands of the Sheriff of this County – 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at the City of Lancaster this 3 day of December 1824 – 
F. A. Muhlenberg 
I further certify that the execution above mentioned was this day returned by the Sheriff with an Inquisition thereto annexed by which the property of William Farnershield consisting of a half lot of ground with a two story frame House thereon erected situate in the Borough of Marietta, was condemned and appraised at and for the sum of Two hundred & twenty Dollars and that a writ of Venditioni Exponas was this day issued on the same commanding the sherift to sell the said property 
December 5th 1821 
F. A. Muhlenberg Prot
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I Frederick Hambright, High Sheriff of the County of Lancaster, hereby certify, that by virtue of the writ of Venditioni Exponas, (within mentioned) to me directed I did on the 22nd day of December 1821 sell the within described house and half lot of ground as the property of William 
Farrenshield to Peter Frank for 157 & that it was all the property that I could find belonging to said Farrenshield in testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 9th day of April 1824
Frederick Hambright  Shff
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Suspended - See letters to S. Dale, 25 Apl 1823 & 29 Augt 1823 - 
See return within recd 19 Apl 1824.
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Baltimore Jun 
Sir
Your letter of the 30th May past, was duly recd with a printed that enclosed, which now filled up and hope that it may have the desired effect in having placed on the Pension Book the name of Mr William Farnshield lately removed here from Pennsylvania and who handed me said paper 
I remain respectfully 
Sir your mo obt St 
Isaac McKim
To
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
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Girard Bank 
Philada May 31 1837 
Sir
Your letter of the 30th Inst. is received William Farnshield a pensioner on the Rolls of this Agency under act of 18 March 1818 was last paid to 4 March 1837. No further payments will be made him by me & his name is now noted on the Roll as transfered to the Maryland Agency from & after that time agreeably to your Instructions 
I am respectfully 
Yr Obt Servant 
Jas Knott 
J. L. Edwards Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington
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Baltimore, May 29 1837 
Sir
I am requested by Mr William Farnshield late a private in the Army of the - Revolution, and allowed a Pension under the laws of the U.S. by a Certificate from the Secretary of War dated the 7th day of May 1819, to inform you that he has resided for some time past in Chester County Pennsylvania and recd his pension at Phila but having removed to Baltimore he now desires that his pension may be made payable to him at Baltimore and request that you will please to give the necessary orders for the payment to be made here- 
I remain respectfully 
your Mo. Obt Svt
Isaac McKim
To 
James L. Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City 
I certify that the above letter contain my wish and Intentions 
William Farnshield his mark
Witness Present at John Farnshield
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Dec 31
Recd 7 April 1823
Wm. Farnshield
Sept 1819
See letter to S. Dale
April 25, 1823 and
29 Aug 1823
Free
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
City Washington
Mr. Edwards
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Lancaster City Apr 4th 1823     
John C Calhoun Esq 
Sir
John Mitchell an Invalid who has obtained a pension certificate No 966 for Eight dollars per month to commence on the 17th Decr 1822. applied to me to write him a power of Attorney to have his money brought to him, the officers of the U.S. Bank would pay but four dollars per month, that four was all that he was entitled to, but there is no deception in his certificate it is for Eight dollars without a shadow of erasure or alteration.  Will you be good enough to have the matter rectified soon that the poor man may get what little will be coming to him 
After failing in our first attempt to have the Pension Certificate of Wm Farnshield continued I made a new statement for him to the Court in Oct last a copy of which was forwarded but having received no answer, I presume it must not have come to hand I therefore now enclose another copy.   
The poor old man and his wife are now on the charity of the public he has not at this time even seven dollars which he has stated in his application 
With esteem Sir your Obt Servt 
Sam Dale
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I Echoltz 
I Norton 
E Sweeny 
T Roberts 
I Baker 
A Muskitness 
B Bennet 
M Bitzer 
C Obrian 
The above pensioners inhabitants of Lancaster County have died within 18 months or 2 years 
Ansd as to John Mitchell 8 Apl 1823.
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I Echoltz 
I Norton 
E Sweeny 
T Roberts 
I Baker 
A Muskitness 
B Bennet 
M Bitzer 
C Obrian 
The above pensioners inhabitants of Lancaster County have died within 18 months or 2 years 
Ansd as to John Mitchell 8 Apl 1823.