Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,797, Jacob Hermany, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                
Penn.      

NUMBER 
W. 2,797

Hermany, Jacob or Harmany Christina 
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CONTENTS
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4 Sep 1835

No. 11020
Pennsylvania
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Jacob Hermany
of Berks Co. in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Grosscup of the Regt.  commanded
by Col. Baltzer in the Militia Penn line for 8 months Private $26.66
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of March 1833 and sent to Hon. H.A.
Muhlenberg Reading, Pa.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833               53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sep. 1833   13.33
                                                                 $66.65
   Revolutionary Claim,}
⎨ Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown.  Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 5 Page 23
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Pennsylvania . 3666
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Christina Hermany
widow of Jacob Hermany
who was a Penn pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 and who died on the 4th September 1836 of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Privt in the Company command Captain Grosscup of the Regt commanded by Ballzer in the line for 8 months-
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Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
as the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 5th September, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July
1839, and sent to Hon Geo M. Keim
Reading Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of March       $66.65
Semiannual allowance ending     13.33 
                                                   $79.98
{Act July 7,}
{1838.}

Recorded by Rosin Orme    Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 2  Page 82
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Application for a Pension
Jacob Hermany
Term of Service
8 months
Adm.
Private
8 Mo's
$26.66 
Hon. H.A. Muhlenberg
Reading Pa
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State of Pennsylvania
County of berks} Ss

On this ninth--day of February--1833 Personally appeared before the Honourable Garrick Mallary Esquire, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County of Berks---Jacob Harmarey a resident of the Township of Maxetawny in the said County of Berks, aged seventy six years and upwards, 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 entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

He was drafted in the Militia during the Revolutionary War, but does not recollect at what particular period of time, and joined the Company under the command of Captain Paul Grosscup, at Kemp's (then Levan's) Tavern in the said Township of Maxetawny, where he at that time resided, and marched from thence through Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton to Amboy where he remained until the term of his service expired, a period of two months he was then discharged and sent home. He does not recollect the names of the other officer under whom he served except Colonel Balzer Gecks and Major Lindemuth. 

He was again drafted in the Militia, and joined the Company of Captain James Ceause, alias Krause, at Reading and assisted in Guarding the Prisoner taken at Trenton for a period of Two months he can not recollect the names of the officers only that of Colonel Morgan. 

He was once more drafted in the Militia, and joined the Company of Captain Hummel at Reading in the neighbourhood of which he served for a period of Two months. he does not recollect the names of the other officers. 

He was a fourth time drafted in the Militia and joined the Company of the said Captain James Crause at Reading from whence they were marched to Bern Township in the said County of Berks where they were employed in guarding the Powder placed in the Ziegel or File church, for a period of two months, when he was discharged and sent home. 

He never received a discharge, and has no documentary evidence of his said services. He cannot recollect the continental Regiments or companies with which he served during either of the above periods.

He served in the whole of Eight months -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Pennsylvania. 

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me

Jacob  his X mark  Hermany

[signed] Garrick Mallary
Prest. Judge of the 3rd Judi.l Dist-
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We Daniel Sigfried, and George Leibalsperger both residing in the Township
of Martawny and County of Berks aforesaid
hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with Jacob Hermany, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age and upwards; 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
Sworn and Subscribed before the undersigned 
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for
the said County of Berks February 9th 1833
Jas Donagan
Daniel Siegfried
George Leibalsperger 
And I the said Garrick Mallery Esquire, President Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas, do hereby declare my 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 I do certify that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court And I do further certify that it appears to me
that Daniel Siegfried and George Leibelsperger are both residents of the said
Township of Maritawny, and are credible persons, and that their statements are
entitled to credit
Garrick Mallory
Prest Judge of the 
Judl Dist
I Jacob Lallade Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of the said County of Berks, do hereby certify that the Honourable Garrick
Mallary Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to and
subscribed is President
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County
and that the signature thereto annexed is his genuine signature. And I do
further hereby certify that James Donagan before whom the foregoing certificate
was subscribed and sworn to is a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned in
and for the said County, and that the signature thereto annexed is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
eleventh day of February in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty three.
Jac Lallade, Rob.
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Penna Berks County
Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for
the said County, Personally came Jacob Esser of the Borough of Kutztown, whom
I hereby certify to be a credible person, and whose statement is entitled to credit
and after being duly sworn according to Law Saith that he is well acquainted with
Jacob Harmany the foregoing applicant for a pension, and knows of his own
certain knowledge that he served two tours of two months each in the militia
during the revolutionary war. The first in Captain Paul Gropps Company at
Amboy, and the second in the Company of Captain James Crouse at the Borough
of Reading where he assisted in guarding the prisoners taken at Trenton.
Sworn to and Subscribed February 7th 1833
before me
Jas Donagan
Jacob Po
Penna Berks County
Before James Donagan one of the Justices of the Peace in
and for the said County, Personally came Christian Schmick of the Township of Manatawny in the said County whom I hereby certify to be a credible person, and whose
statement is entitled to credit, and after being duly sworn according to Law Saith
that he is well acquainted with Jacob Harmany the foregoing applicant for a pension
and knows of his own certain knowledge that he served a tour in the Militia of two
months in the Company of Captain James Crouse, during the revolutionary war, during
which time he assisted in guarding the prisoners taken at Trenton
Sworn to and Subscribed February 7th 1833
before me.
Jas Donagan
Suition
Penna Berks County
I Jacob Lallade, Prothonotary and Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Berks, do hereby certify that
James Donagan before whom the foregoing depositions were sworn to and subscribed
is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned in and for the said Coun
ty, and that the signatures thereto annexed are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this eleventh
day of February
in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Jac Lallade, Rot.
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County 
On this fifteenth day of June One thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Hon
John Banks Esqr President Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas & of the County of Berks aforesaid, Christina Hermany
a resident of Manetawny Township Berks County and State of
Pennsylvania aged Seventy six
years who being duly sworn
solemn affidation
according to Law, doth, on  her solemn affirmation make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "an act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows". that she is the widow of
Jacob Hermany late of the said Township of Manetawny and County
of Berks, who was a private in the militia of the State of Pennsylvania, during the Revolutionary War, and served the United States
for four terms of two months each, part of the time under the command of Captain Paul Proscup in the Regiment of Colonel Butler
Geer, and who was a pensioner of the United States under the
act of the 7th June 1832 his pension certificate bearing date
some time in the month of March 1833.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob
Hermany on the twenty third day of February, in the year one
thousand seven hundred and ninety by Parson Getz at Jordan
in Lehigh County and State aforesaid, that her husband the afore
said Jacob Hermany died on the fourth day of September One
thousand eight hundred and thirty six: that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place
previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety
four, viz at the time above stated, that she can find no record of
her marriage and has no other proof of the same, than the subjoined
Certificate from the said Parson Getz and the annexed affidavit of
Benjamin Hermany
Affirmed to and subscribed in the day
and year above written before.
Christina
Hermany (X her mark)
Banks
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
I John Banks Esquire, President Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Berks and State of
Pennsylvania aforesaid, do hereby certify that Christina Hermany
the declarant aforenamed is prevented from appearing in open
Court by reason of bodily infirmity. Witness my hand this
fifteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Mr. Banks
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
On the Seventeenth day of June one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before J Donague
Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County
Benjamin Hermany of the Borough of Kutztown in said County
aged Seventy one years whom I certify to be a credible witness &
whose statement is entitled to credit. Who being duly sworn
according to Law deponeth and saith, that he is the brother
of Jacob Hermany late of Maxetawny Township in said County
deceased who was a soldier of the Revolution, that the said Jacob
Hermany saw, four tours of two months each, in drafted militia
man, during the Revolutionary War in one of which he was
in the Company of Captain Paul Gresser in the Regiment of
Cole Batzer Geehr, and marched to Amboy. The other tours he
can not recollect with whom but is certain that he saw
four tours of two months each, that his said brother, married
Christina Leibansperger the declarant aforesaid, some time in the year
One thousand seven hundred and ninety with whom he continued to
cohabit as man and wife up to the time of his death which took
place on the fourth day of September 1836. That his said brother
made a will in which he devised all his Estate, real and personal
to his widow the said Christine absolutely and that the said Jacob
Hermany and Christine his wife were legally married according to
the best of deponents knowledge
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above.
Donagan 
Emmon
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Marriage
Certificate.
Jacob Herman
Christina Leipertsberger

Translation of Marriage Certificate
Mr Jacob Hermany was this day, regularly united in Gods name
in the holy bonds of Matrimony with Christina Leipensperger
Jordan Feby 23d 1790
By me
Pitz Clergyman
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Berks County SS.
I Benjamin Tyson Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Berks aforesaid do hereby certify that
John Banks whose signature is annexed is President Judge of the Court of Commons pleas and that the signature
annexed his genuine signature
and further I do hereby certify
that James Donegan and Peter Nagle, Esqr. who have
signed the foregoing affidavits are acting Justices of the peace
duly commissioned in and for the said County that full
faith and
credence is to be given to their
.
in said capacity and further the that the signatures
assigned to the said affidavits are the genuine
Signatures in witness whereof I have set the seal of said court
this 25th day of July A.D. 1839.
Benjamin Tyson Proth
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 2707
Christian Hermany
Widow
Jacob Hermany
Pri Rev War
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Act: July 7. 1838.
Index: -- Vol. A,  Page 323

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1920 Dec. 13 M.D. Batchelder advised that this
pensioners name is erroneously represented as 
Herriman on list of 1834: elc. AW.
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Nov. 15
Batchelder
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Mark D. Batchelder
120[unintelligible number] Jefferson Building
Peoria, Illinois

November 11th, 1920.

[Unintelligible]

Commissioner of Pension,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the pension record of Jacob Herriman of Berks County, Penn. He was a pensioner of the Revolution placed on the roll March 15, 1833.
Pension commenced March 4th, 1831.
Thank you for same, I remain,

Yours very truly,
Mark D. Batchelder
MDB:TW

[stamped U. S. Pension Office
Nov 15 1920]
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Rev. War Section.

Dec. 13, 1980.

M. D. Batchelder,
1808 Jefferson Building,
Peoria, Ills.

Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 11" ultimo, you are advised that the pensioner of the Revolution, a resident of Berks Co. Fenn., placed on the roll Mar. 15, 1833, was named Jacob Harmany or Hermany, he died Sept. 4, 1836, and left a widow Christina. His name is erroneously recorded as Herriman on the list of pensioners printed in 1835.

There is however a pensioner of the Revolution, who lived in Lyooming Co, Penn., named Jacob Harriman or Herriman, he died Mar. 9, 1834, leaving a widow Sarah.

Please stats which of the above soldiers is the one whose record yo desire and his history will be furnished you.
Very respectfully, 
F G Royse.
Acting Commissioner.