Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4066, for Daniel Rex, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Rex, Daniel

NUMBER
S. 4066

carded
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Pennysylvania 5777

Daniel Rex of [blank] in the state of Pennsylvania, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Wright of the Reg't commanded by Col. [blank] in the [illegible] line for
3 mo -10-
3 [illegible] 30
40.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of March 1834 and sent to Hon. George Chambers HR

Arrears to the 4th of March 31 $20.00
Semiannl. allowance ending Sept 20.00
$40.00

.
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J. T.  Sprague, Clerk
Book D, Vol. 6, Page 80


Repr. 29 Mch 
See Letter to James Schott
Philadelphia

1877 Feby 8. Wm N Rex-- that no action or increase has been had since death of Pensioner (1835) to [illegible] none paid
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Pennsylvania 5777

Daniel Rex of [blank] in the State of Penna, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Wright of the Reg't commanded by Col. [blank] in the [illegible] line for
3 Mo  --10--
3. [illegible] --30--
40

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1834 and sent to Hon. George Chambers HR

Arrears to the 4th of March 34. $20.00
Semianl. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00
$40.00

=
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J. T. Sprague, Clark
Book D  Vol. 6 Page 80

Repr. 27th Mch
See letter to James Schott, Philadelphia

1877 Feby 8. Wm N Rex that no action or increase has been had since death of Pensioner (1835) [illegible] none paid
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10542
Daniel Rex Sr

Ensign 3 mo
Priv 3 mo

$40 per annum

Hon. T. H. Crawford HR
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed the 7th June 1832.
State of Pennsylvania County of Adams [seal]

On this second day of October [August crossed out] AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas and quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Gettysburg for the County aforesaid now sitting Daniel Rex senior a resident of Menallen Township in the County of Adams and State aforesaid aged 78 years who being first duly sworne [sic] according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

that he the said Daniel Rex entered of the United States service first as a drafted private in the Militia of Northampton County Penna under the following named officers and served two terms of service one as a private the other as an ensign. 

The first term of duty commenced in the year of 1777 for a period of three months from Northampton County and State of Penna his commanding officers were General Bull, Col. Nick's Carns, Capt Wright and Lieut Lightwalter and N. Marks. Said Daniel Rex resided at the time he was drafted in Whitehall township Northampton County and State aforesaid, served part of the tours in North Welsh [Wales] (then so called) about 20 or 30 miles from Philadelphia at the time Philadelphia was in possession of the British. that during the Tour he marched from North Welsh [Wales] to the vicinity of Philadelphia to make a feigned attack on
the place to divert the British from occupying some high ground (which they were then endeavouring to get possession of) which would have commanded the City and the neighbouring country. This march was made in company of a large body of men who assembled from different parts of the State the army was commanded by General Washington, and the time of this march to his best recollection was the 24 day Feb. 1777 or 1778
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he was in no battles nor did he ever recieve [sic] a written discharge but served a full term of three months 

that Tobias Starry and Felix Orner now residents of Adams County Pennsylvania served in the Tour with him whose certificates are hereunto annexed

the Second tour of duty the said Daniel Rex declares was Some time in 1780. he was commishoned [sic] an Insign [sic] of foot of the Militia of Penna first Batalion [sic] in the County of Northampton under the immediate command of Captain Zearfaus (so spelled in German). his commishion [sic] hearing date the 18 of May 1780 and herewith accompanying this declaration Col Strous Regiment. During this tour he was stationed and commanded on outposts on the frontiers (then so called) on the margins of the Pine Swamp of thirteen men Ten rank and file and three teamsters and spies to watch the Indians and as a Picket guart [sic]. during this term he was in no engagements but one fatigue and severe duty during this tour he preformed [sic] duty upwards of three months does not recollect wether [sic] his term of duty commenced immediately after being commishioned [sic] but in the summer or fall of that year and that he never recieved [sic] a written discharge as far as his recollection serves him 

[illegible] relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

Daniel Rex Sr
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We George Swegen and Barnhart Gilbert residing in Adams County Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Rex Senior who has subscribed and sworn in the forgoing declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy 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 with that opinion

G. Swegen 
B. Gilbert

And for these Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating the matter after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears from [illegible] George Sweger, who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents of the County of Adams aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

John and 
Daniel Sheffer 
[illegible], Judges


Pennsylvania, Adams County
I George Welsh, prothonotary of the court of common please in and for the County of Adams do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Rex for a pension. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Gettysburg the Second day of October 1832.

G. Welsh, prothy
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June 27, 1934.
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S. B. Bellows
Historical Society of York County
York, Pennsylvania

BA-J/ady
Daniel Rex
S.4066

Dear Sir:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.4066, based upon the military service of Daniel Rex in that war.

While a resident of Whitehall Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Daniel Rex enlisted in February 1777 and served three months as private in Captain Wright's Company, Colonel Nickolus Karns' Pennsylvania Regiment. On May 10, 1780 he was commissioned ensign in Captain Zearfaus'
Company of Foot, First Battalion, Colonel Strous' Pennsylvania Regiment and served more than three months in the summer or fall
of 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832 at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was then known as Daniel Rex, Sr.

He died in August 1835, place not stated.

In 1850 soldier's son, William Rex, was living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

In 1877 one William N. Rex was residing in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, no relationship stated. There are no further family data.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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5777
Pennsylvania

Daniel Rex
of [blank] in the State of Penna, who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Wright of the Reg commanded by Col Nichamin [?] in the Penna line for Private [illegible] $20.00

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Feb
1833 and sent to Hon T. H. Crawford House Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 -- $30.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 --10
$40.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. ⎬

Recorded by Vinal Luce, Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 80
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1934 May 29 Hist to
M. Burnham R. Creer

1934 June 27. Hist to S.B. Bellows. See letter in
Philip Miller W 4549.

Rev War
4066
INVALID.
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File No. 4066
Daniel Rex
Privt and Ensign Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 31 1

{Arrangement of 1870.}
W. D. H. Oct 31, 07.
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Increase
Present pension
6 months private
should be 3 months

private -- 3 months
Ensign -- See papers within
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Gettysburg Oct 10th 1832

Dear Sir,

I take the liberty of sending herewith the application of Daniel Rex for a pension; if a certificate is granted to him, you will please to forward it to me.

I am with respect, your ob't servant,

Saml T. King

J. L. Edwards, Esquire
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Department of the [illegible]
Feb 5 1877
Pension office
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5777  20 40
4066

Shelby
Jan 30th 1877

To the Commissioner of the Pension Department of DC I wish that you would inform me in regard
of Pension money that was paid to the [illegible--heirs?] of Daniel Rex a Revolutionary Soldier he lived in the State of Pennsylvania the first money was
Drawen [sic] in 1853 or 1834 Please give me the whole
amount that was paid and to who it was paid

Yours Respectfully

William N. Rex
Shelby Richland County Ohio
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Danl Rex
Sold
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Gettysburg Ads. Co. Pa. Nov 26th/60

The several Departments of the Government
of the United States at Washington will please furnish Vespasian Ellis Esq. whatever information it is in their power to afford and to permit him to examine all papers, files, and records, in relation to the claim of Daniel Rex who was a private & ensign in the Pennsylvania Militia, in the Revolutionary War---and in right of his services as such, was placed on the pension roll on the 14th of July 1832---as I am a party entitled to the benefit thereof---being a son of said Daniel Rex
who is now dead

Yr oblige, Wm Rex

Witness
George A. Gross
D. McConaughy

allowed
act June 7/32

Daniel Rex died in August 1835
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Pennsylvania
Adams County

On the second day of October 1832 Before the Honorable John Reed and his appointed helpers of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Tobias Starry, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with
Daniel Rex, who is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that he served a tour of Militia with the said Daniel Rex in the year 1777 when the British army lay at Philadelphia, that they marched from the same neighborhood in Northampton County Pennsylvania, that he knows the said Daniel Rex served out the
term of three months, as a private; that  afterwards he thinks in the year 1780 he served another term of three months against the Indians, as an Ensign, Deponent was not with him that time, but he recollects well that he went out and served three months as deponent was out at the same time, tho in a different regiment.

[Tobias] Starry

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
2d day of October 1832
G. Welsh, prothy


Pennsylvania
Adams County

Also at the same time appeared Felix Orner who being sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with the said Daniel Rex, that in the year 1777 he was living with the said Daniel Rex in Northampton County, when he marched as a private to join the army near Philadelphia, that Rex was away better than three months, he also resided with the said Rex (working on his farm) in the 1780s when said Rex marched as an officer against the Indians, that said Rex was absent that time also better than three months. Deponent recollects that he was afterward called out to take some Tories, but he was not many days away that time.

Felix Orner X his mark

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
2d day of October 1832
G. Welsh, prothy
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June 27, 1934.

BA-J/ILL
W. 4549
Philip Miller

S.B. Bellows
Historical Society of York County
York, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Philip Miller and Daniel Rex of Pennsylvania, both pensioners.

The records of these two soldiers are furnished herewith from pension claims based upon service in that war.

Very truly yours, 
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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May 29, 1934.
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BA-J/ ady
Daniel Rex
S. 4066

Mrs. Burnham R. Creer
438 Kenneth Road
Glendale, California

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Daniel Rex, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.4066, based upon his military service in that war.

While a resident of Whitehall Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Daniel Rex enlisted in February 1777 and served three months as private in Captain Wright's Company, Colonel Nickolus Karns' Pennsylvania Regiment. On May 10, 1780 he was commissioned ensign in Captain Zearfaus'
Company of Foot, First Battalion, Colonel Strous' Pennsylvania Regiment and served more than three months in the summer or fall of 1780.


He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832 at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was then known as Daniel Rex, Sr.

He died in August 1835, place not stated. 

In 1850 soldier's son, William Rex, was living in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [Marginal note in pencil: Date of death on on A.B.]

In 1877 one William N. Rex was residing in Shelby Richland County, Ohio, no relationship stated. There are no further family data.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[[illegible]

May 18, 1934
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MRS. BURNHAM N. CREER
488 KENNETH ROAD
GLENDALE CALIFORNIA

May 14, 1934

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

For genealogical purposes, I would appreciate any information in the pension rolls (Revolutionary War) of Daniel Rex of Adams Co., Pa., a private & ensign in Pa. Militia.

Printed Pa. Archives state according to rolls in Treas office, of date Feb. 15, 1833, he was 80 yrs. of age. My understanding is he resided
in Menallen Twp. (Bendersville), Pa., in that part of York Co., which was set off as Adams Co. about 1800.

Very truly yours,
Margaret Phillips Creer

This Daniel Rex sometimes signed his surname
as Reger or Rieger -- the old form used
by the original immigrant to Amer.
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Payments to be made
at Philadelphia Penn 
by the Penna Bank U.S.
Agent for paying Pensioners
in the Agency of Pennsylvania

Recorded by Vinal Luce
Clerk, in Book D, Vol 6
page 80
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Daniel Rex of the State of Pennsylvania, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and --- cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 
1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
 
Given at the War Office of the United States, this
15 day of February
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
J L Edwards

Lew[is] Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and
Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
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5777
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J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington
Hon. Geo Chambers
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Washington March 17, 1834

Dear Sir
I have issued the certificate of Daniel Rex in which the mistake was made in not providing for him as an Ensign, and which we examined together at your office a few days since.

As soon as the mistake can be corrected, I will thank you to have delivered to me his proper certificate

Very respectfully yours

George Chambers