Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22388, for Dennis Mc Carty, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn
CONTENTS
McCarty, Dennis
NUMBER
S.22388
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18.545
Pittsburgh
Dennis McCarty
of Fayette Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Spears of the Regt. commanded by   in the Pa. [illegible] line for 15 mo. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sept 1833 and sent to Hon. A. Stewart, W. T.

Arrears to the 4th of Septr [September] 1833. $125.00
Semi-an. allowance ending & March 34 - 25.00
$150.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. L. William Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 5 Page 84

Let to Hon. A. Buchanan, Dec 16 1836 - Do. to Hon. A Buchanan 31 Jan. 1837
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State of Pennsylvania
Fayette Co, Pa
On the Sixth day of September 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before
the Judges of the Court of Common pleas now sitting Dennis McCarty aged seventy seven years who being duly Sworn did on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein Stated.
That he first entered the Service of the U. States as a drafted militia man near  Greensburgh Westmoreland Co Penna for two months under Captain Weaver
Early in April 1781 which tour he served against the Indians in & near a place called Legonier immediately after the expiration of this tour he volunteerd [volunteered] in what was called State troops for four months or during the
compain [campaign] which was about to Miami town under General Clark of [illegible] he was attached to Captain Shearer, Lieut. Isaac Anderson Colonel
Langhing the marched to Wheeling where they took waters and descended the Ohio to near the mouth of the big Miami where they landed and shortly after were attacked by the Indians & the whole party Either killed or taken prisoners
this was about the 24th day of August 1781. He was among the number of persons taken prisoner & he was detained a prisoner until July 1782 when he made his Escape and returned to the Military stationed from which he marched viz Hannah's town in Westmoreland County where he was discharged by his Lieut [Lieutenant] Isaac Anderson thirteen months after they
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marched on the campaign - this was the last service he rendered Except short tours against the indians afterwards which he cannot [illegible] with certainty the truce or officers he was at Hannah's town when it was attacked, captured & Burnt by the savages in the summer of 1782. The time he claims a pension for is his two month Militia service under Captain Weaver in 1781 & the 13 months that he served & and was prisoner with the Indians during which captivity he
was treated with great seventy his ears mutilated & cut by the savages & [illegible]
He has no written discharge the one he got from Lieut. Anderson being lost at the Burning of Hannah's town by the Indians he has the affidavits of two witness to wit Judge [illegible] of [illegible] Co Pa & James Kean of Westmoreland Co. Pa proving his service which are herewith transmitted
He hereby relinquishes every claim to any other pension or annuity except a pension of forty Dollars from the State of Pennsylvania and declares that his name is on the pension Roll of no State Except Pennsylvania aforesaid.
In answer to the questions required to be put by the court
1 He was born in Middles[illegible]  County England the 28 day of April 1756
& came to the United States in April 1775.
2. That he has no record of his age it was recorded in his fathers bible 
3 He resided where when he entered the service in Westmoreland County Penn from where he removed to Fayette County where he now resides
4 He has no written discharge
5 He served under Captains Weaver Shearer, Col Doughty &c as set
forth in his declaration
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6 He went out as a drafted militia man & also as a volunteer
7. He can prove his character and his reputation as a revolutionary soldier by the Reverend John Phillips and George D. Stephenson both of Union Town Fayette
County Penna.
Dennis McCarty
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court 6th Sept 1833}
Richd [Richard] Beeson Proth [Prothonotary]}

The Reverend John Phillips and George D Stevenson of Union town Penna. do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Dennis McCarty who has sworn to & signed the foregoing declaration we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he has been reported & believed in the country & neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion his ears are cut & mutilated after the manner & custom and by the savages among themselves which he has always represented & we doubt not [illegible] to
have been done by the savages during his captivity among them.
John Phillips
Geo. D. Stevenson
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court 6th Sept 1833
Richd [Richard] Beeson Proth [Prothonotary]
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And the Court here their opinion after the investigation of the matter and put the
interrogatories prescribed by the war department. That Dennis McCarty who has made the foregoing declaration was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court do further certify that it appears to them that John Philips who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman resident of Union Town Fayette County and that George [illegible] Stephen is also a resident of the same place, and is a credible
person and that these statement is entitled to credit .

Fayette County}
Pennsylvania}
I Richard Beeson Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Dennis McCarty for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and [illegible] of the said Court the 6th day of September AD 1833
Richd [Richard] Beeson Pro [Prothonotary]
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 22388
Revolution
INVALID.
File No.22,388
Dennis McCarty
Pri [Private] Rev War
Act: June 7" 32.
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 258
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pennsylvania
Armstrong County ss.}
Personally came before me, Frederick Rohrer, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Armstrong and state aforesaid, Robert Ore, Senior, Esquire, formerly
Sheriff of Westmoreland County, and now an associate Judge of Armstrong County, and being sworn, according to law, deposeth [deposes] and saith that Dennis McCarty, the bearer of this deposition was out with Colonel Archibald Lockrey or Laughrey in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, when we were attacked by the Indians
and our whole party killed or made prisoners, I the said deponent, and the said McCarty, being two of them.
Robert Orr
Sworn and subscribed before me 7th day of March A.D. 1832}
Fredk [Frederick] Rohrer

This deposition handed to the said Dennis McCarty my presence and in the presence of the said Robert Orr Esq.
Certified by me, this 7th March, A.D. 1832.
Fredk [Frederick] Rohrer
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Washington Decr [December] 12th 1836
Wm Pittman 3d Street-
Dr. Sir
The enclosed contains a request from one of my Constituents which I will thank you to enable me to comply with by sending me the original papers, or a copy as required
I am most respectfully your most obed [obedient].
Andne. Buchanan
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Dec 13

Free
ABuchanan

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner
Buchan
Pension office in
Washington

Dennis McCarty
[illegible]

Hon. A. Buchanan
H R
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(Transcriber's note: an addressed envelope.)

                                          FREE
15 mos.
$ 50.

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.

(Date stamp)
UNIONTOWN
       SEP
         9
        Pa.
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Uniontown Sept. 7, 1833

Sir,

    I send you enclosed the application of Dennis McCarty for a pension with the necessary vouchers.  Judge Orr's deposition wants the county seal, but I know it to be genuine.  However, as the services were in the militia the proof is superfluous so that there can by no difficulty in the case.
    As he is very poor & needy please send his certificate as soon as you can conveniently.

                                       Yours respectfully,
                                                  //s//
                                         Andrew Stewart
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Pennsylvania}
Westmoreland County ss}
Personally came before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County as
aforesaid James Kean a person of good character and credibility who being duly sworn according to Law Doth on his oath depose and say that he was well acquainted with Dennis McCarty during the Revolutionary War. that he knew him to be soldier in a company
commanded by Captain Shearer. This Deponent further saith that he marched out in the same campaign against the Indians to the Big Miami, with the same Dennis McCarty though attached to a different company from the said McCarty. That  He knew the said McCarty well on said Campaign, that he the said McCarty was taken prisoner by the Indians along with this Deponent about ten miles below the mouth of the Big Miami - To the best of this Deponents recollection it was on the 24th of August 1781 when the said McCarthy was taken prisoner by the Indians - This Deponent when a prisoner with the said McCarty was seperated [separated] and taken to different tribes. This Deponent was taken to the [illegible] Tribe and the said McCarty as he believes to the Deleware [Delaware] Tribe. This deponent further saith that he did not see the said McCarty again untill [until] the year 1784 but heard that from the Indians when a prisoner at upper Sandusky that the said McCarty had made his escape when at Detroit and wended his way back to Hannahstown in Pennsylvania - This Deponent understood after his return that the said McCarty was at the burning of Hannahstown - this
Deponent does not know the period of the said McCarty's Service
his
James X Kean
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty ninth day of May 1833
[illegible] 
Will McKenney
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State of Pennsylvania}
Westmoreland County ss}
I Randal McLaughlin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmorland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that William McKenney
Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition was made and whose name in his own proper
hand writing is to the foregoing Deposition appended; was then and now an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Westmoreland duly commissioned and appointed and
to all whose official acts and Deeds full faith and credit and of right due. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Greensburgh the twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three-
Randal McLaughlin Prot [Prothonotary]