Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6355, for John Lindsey, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

Lindsey, John

R.6355
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Mount Holly NY 
J R Slack 
Recd 26 July 53 
and same to Walter Lindsey 
John Lindsey 
Revy War 
Respectfully refused by the Commissioner of Pensions 
[unreadable] Office July 26, 1853 
F Bush
3 Auditor
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Mount Holly - July 20 1853
New Jersey

Dear Sir:

John Lindsey of Delaware Co. Penna was a soldier of the Revolution. He has been dead for many years, but left 5 children, two of them viz: Walter Lindsey & Mrs Siddle now reside in this town.  a month or so since a letter was recd at a Post office in Delaware Co. Pa. from a gentleman of your city, directed to John Lindsey or his heirs. I informed them that there was some amount of money due to John Lindsey & offered to collect it for one third. Walter called on me to day. He says that he knows that his father John Lindsey was a revolutionary soldier, & that he was with the army in New Jersey, but he cannot name the officers he served under, nor in what capacity or how long his father served.-- I suppose there is a record of it in the department, and if you could give me any information, I would like
to obtain for them whatever may be their due

yours truly

J R Slack
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4 177
John Lindsey
Pennsylvania

Hon Edw'd Darlington
HR
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Delaware

On this twenty eighth day of August Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the Hon Isaac Darlington President and Joseph Engle and George Smith his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, John Lindsey of the Township of Middletown in
the said County of Delaware and state of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy Seven 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the eighth of August in the year 1780 by Thomas Lewis Esq and served in the fourth company of the fifth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line under the following named officers as follows to wit

The declarant was enlisted on the eighth
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of August as aforesaid by Thos Lewis, Esq from whom he received some bounty while resident in Nether or Lower Providence, Delaware County aforesaid.  that the day after he was enlisted he was marched to Kensington Barracks above Philadelphia where he remained with other soldiers about a month. That he was taken from thence & placed on board of a shallop to serve as one of a guard over certain State Stores with which the said Shallop was laden for the use of the army.  that he sailed in the said Shallop up the Delaware and landed at Trenton where the said stores were transferred to the baggage wagons of the army there waiting and transported by them to Mount Holly, your
declarant still attending them as one of the said guard which was under the command of a Lieutenant whose name he cannot remember; that when he arrived at Mount Holly he found encamped there the third, fourth and fifth Regiments of the Pennsylvania line (then according to the best of his recollection are the numbers of the said Regiments), under
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the immediate command of Genl Anthony Wayne but mustered once or twice by Genl Washington whilst lying at that place.  that immediately upon the arrival of your declarant at Mount Holly he was placed as a private in the ranks of the fourth company of the fifth Regiment aforesaid under the command of Captain Sealy.  the officers of the said regiment so far as he can remember being named as follows to wit, Colonel Menges, a Dutchman officer, Lieut Colonels and Major were held by Frederick Varum and William Smith of your declarant members aught but to which of these offices they respectively belonged he cannot say, the office of Sergeant Major was filled by Walter Lindsey a Brother of your declarant; the names of any other officers of the fifth Regiment he disremembers except that of John Varnam who was captain of one of the companies of the same.

this declarant further states that after remaining a few weeks at Mount Holly information of the traitorous conduct of Arnold was received about 9 oclock at night then
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the troops immediately struck their tents and marched for West Point to take charge of the fortifications at and near that place. that they marched most of that night when they were obliged by a heavy rain and great darkness to hold until morning, when they again proceeded and arrived at West Point that day very much fatigued. that they took possession of the fortifications and remained in them two or three weeks when they were relieved by other troops from Connecticut and New Jersey. that the troops to which your declarant was attached then marched back through New Jersey and encamped be thinks some where near Princeton, the name of the place he does not remember where they remained during the winter and until your declarant left them on the fourth of May of the following spring, that whilst encamped here your declarant was one of about two or three hundred of the troops who were sent to attack a Block House near Elizabethtown N. Jersey which they succeeded in taking together with about one hundred and twenty prisoners, after
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a slight skirmish, the night after which the detachment laid in a meeting House in Elizabethtown and the next day returned to the Camp. this was the only engagement which your declarant took any part during his service. 
Your declarant further states that during the winter of this encampment he suffered much from disease and in the Spring to wit on the 4th of May after he walked, (waiting for days) Service through exertions of his brother and other friends he received a written discharge by the hand of Lieutenant William Daugherty who was first Lieutenant of your declarants Company and who commanded it all the time of his service therein, Captain Sealy having been taken prisoner previous to declarants arrival at Mount Holly and not having been released until a short time previous to his discharge at aforesaid, when said Captain returned to the company of which he was captain. Your declarant also remembers in addition to the officers before mentioned the first Sergeant
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of his company whose name was pronounced William Tator, a dutchman, also the Ensign of the company whose name was William South there being two individuals of that name in the Regiment. 
These are the particulars of your declarant's services so far as he can remember the same. He knows of no one living who could testify of their personal knowledge to your declarant's services. 
In answer to the interogatories directed to be propounded by the court he states as follows to wit:   
to the 1st That he was born in Radnor Township, Delaware County aforesaid but in what year he has no record of knowing except from the following facts. to wit your declarant was bound as an apprentice to a certain William Harris of Springfield Township, Delaware County aforesaid for the term of two years and some months; that after serving him one year and a few months he entered the service as before stated which was the year of the discovery of Arnold's treason at which time the said Harris informed him that he was twenty years of age
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from this data your declarant concludes that he was born in the year of the Lord one thousand seven hundred and Sixty.  

To the 2nd that he has no record of his age and does not know that any ever existed

To the 3d That he was living in Nether or Lower Providence Township Delaware County aforesaid when called into service. that since the Revolution he has resided in the same township principally, and also
some time in Springfield Ridley and Middletown Township County of Delaware aforesaid to the last named of which he now resides.

To the 4th that he was drafted.

To the 5th That he cannot answer further than is contained in the foregoing declaration.

To the 6th That he received a written discharge from the service as herein before stated but thinking it of no use after he got home he took no care of it and does not know what became of it

To the 7th He states the name of Henry Forrest of Nether Providence Township and
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Isaac Cochran of Upper Providence, both of Delaware County aforesaid & further that he is no Minister of the Gospel in his neighbourhood who could testify as to his [unreadable] being acquainted with declarant. -  The declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State, 
John Lindsey his mark 
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court the day and year aforesaid 
John Richards, Prothy 
We Henry Forrest residing in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County aforesaid and Isaac Cochran residing in Upper Providence Township of the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Lindsey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age;
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that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and
that we concur in that opinion.

Henry Forrest
Isaac Cochran

Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
John Richards, Prothy

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 Henry Forrest who has signed the preceeding certificate is a resident of Nether Providence Township Delaware County aforesaid and that Isaac Cochran who has alsosigned the preceding certificate is a resident in Upper Providence Township and County aforesaid and that
they are both credible persons and that their

(over)
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Statement is entitled to credit.

I John Richards Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Delaware in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Lindsey for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty eighth day
of August AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven

John Richards
Prothy
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
John Lindsey  R. F. 6355
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Aug. 8 1780. Discharged May 4, 1781  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK. Pvt   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Seeley  Colonel Mentges  STATE.  Penn.
at Kensington barracks above Phila then guarded stores for the army on a shallop carrying stores to Mount Holly
Battles engaged in, Elizabeth town N. J.  
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Nether or Lower Providence Twp Delaware Co.  Penna  
Date of application for pension, Aug 18. 1836 
Residence at date of application, Middletown Delaware Co. Penn 
Age at date of application, born in Radnor Twp, Delaware Co. Penna in 1760. 
Remarks: In 1853 it is stated that soldier had been dead many years and left 5 children, two of whom, Walter Lindsey and Mrs. Siddle were living at Mount Holly N.J. at that date The claim was not allowed as there was no proof of his service 
Very respectfully,
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1910 Nov. 5 Hist to Dr. Lewis B. Thomson 
6355  
John Lindsey
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John Lindsey
Pennsylvania
Suspended
See Letter 8th Sept 1837 Hon. E. Darlington 
Letter to Hon E. Darlington Oct 7 1837  
let 18 Dec 37 Hon H. A. Mulberley 
J. R. Slack, July 28 / 53
6355
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A&T
3-871
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by A. Mare 31/10/10
John Lindsay 
Lindsey
Additional Service Rev
REMARKS
No Inv. or Wid of any service 
Rej; 6,355 (Pa)
No other Rej at all
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LEWIS B. THOMSON, M. D. 
3423 16TH ST.
WASHINGTON D.C.
Oct. 28 /10
To the Commr of Pensions 
Sir:- 
I would thank you to refer to the Revolutionary War Records and see if the name of a soldier can be found there name of by Capt John Lindsay or Lindsey and if so, what county in Maryland or Pa. did be hail from? 
If such a man came or enlisted from one of the eastern counties of either state, I would be interested to know his age, when he enlisted, & if married or single 
Very Respy 
L. B. Thomson 
OCT 23 1910