Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39142, John Zeans, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Zeans, John
or Zeanes

NUMBER
S 39,142

CONTENTS
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John Zeans
Colo North
Private
Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 20th of May

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d of October 1818 and sent to Hiram McNeill Norristown Montgomery County Pa

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 3mths. 12/31 & 4/30  28:15
Semi-anl. all'ce [annual allowance] ending 4 March 1819 48:-
$76:15

7 years
[illegible] 

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued.
26/63 
Philada [Philadelphia]
Montgomery County

Notification sent May 3 1821 John [illegible]
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John Zeanes
private.
20th May
admitted on Penna. Roll
To. Hiram Mill
Norristown
Monty [Montgomery] Cy [County] 
Penna.
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Montgomery County ss
On the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen appeared before the subscriber one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania John Zeans who being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God doth depose and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred hundred and seventy six he enlisted in the Army of the Revolution in a company commanded by Captain John Davis in the ninth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Butter that he served during the whole war against the Common enemy and received his discharge after the Treaty of Peace in Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania which discharge he has since lost or worn out that he is now a citizen of the United States and is in his sixty second year of his age in indigent circumstances unable to support himself and further he doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States & further saith not-
Sworn and subscribed
his John X Leans
mark
Sworn and subscribed the date above written before me the day aforesaid
Coram McNeill
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The within named Hiram McNeill one of the Judges & as within stated is hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named John Zeanes did serve in the Revolutionary war as within stated against the common enemy, that he is now in indigent circumstances and does stand in need of the support of his country therefore now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary the war department pursuant to an act of congress for the relief of revolutionary officers & soldiers passed in March 1818
Hiram McNeill
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Pennsylvania
Montgomery County ss
I William Powel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County aforesaid, Do certify that the Honourable [Honorable] Hiram McNeill before whom the foregoing deposition was made & taken, was at the time thereof, & still is an Associate Judge of the said Court by Lawful authority duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit, are due and of right ought to be given to all his official acts
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court at Norristown in said County this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
Wm Powel Prot.
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Forms in cases of Rev. claims-

John Zeans private
Col Butlers Regiment
Pennsylvania Line
1776- 7 years

Roll
27th April 1819
John Zane 9th Regt

36.60
70.36
88.00
80.00
274.96

Admitted-

David Corey
153 Walnut
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United States}
Eastern District of Pennsylvania} Sct
I Certify, That the Honourable [Honorable] Richard Peters, who has subscribed the foregoing Attestation is the Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
duly commissioned and qualified 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said District Court at Philadelphia, this twenty sixth Day of April- A.D. 1819, and in the forty third year of the Indepence [Independence] of [the] said United States-
D. Caldwell Clk [Clerk] Dis. [illegible]
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Eastern DISTRICT OF Pennsylvania
On this 27th day of April 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judge of the Pennsilvania [Pennsylvania] District of the United States
personally appeared John Zeans aged 62. years, resident in the County of Philadelphia in the said district, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the said John Zeans enlisted for the term of, during the War on the day of February in the year Seventeen hundred [illegible] in Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain John Davis of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Richard Butler (9th regt [regiment]) in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the end of the revolutionary war, when he was discharged from service in Lancaster state of Pennsylvania that he was in the battles of Germantown Monmouth Brandywine and Paoli
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
his
John X Zeans
mark

I, Richard Peter Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said John Zeans did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Richard Peters
[8]
SEAL OF  THE COURT
John Zeans is a pauper supported by the Guardian of the poor for the Township of Roxbury. His therefore in [illegible] circumstances
Richard Peters
27th April 1819.
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Free
Germantown
Pa April 21st 

308

The Honble [Honorable] 
The Secretary of War 
Washington City

Mr Edwards

John Zeans
Recd. 30 Apl. [April] 182

3834

Mar: 19

[illegible] J. L. E

Ex
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County Ss
On the twenty third day of April one thousand eight hundred and
twenty one personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas for said County the said Court being a Court of Record, having a Prothenotary [Prothonotary], a Seal and exercising common law Jurisdiction, John Zeans aged sixty five years, residing in Renborough Township Philadelphia County who being first duly sworn in open Court according to law on his oath declare, and say that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz. In the Regiment of Infantry Commanded by Col. Caleb North of the line of the State of Pennsylvania and Company commanded by Capt. John Davis Date of orginal declaration 20" of May 1818. number of Pension Certificate 3834 and I the said John Zeans do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th. day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself as to bring
myself within the provisions of the 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 the 18th of March 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.
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the twenty third day
of April 1821
Matthew Randall
Proty [Prothonotary]
his
John X Zeans 
mark
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Inventory of the property of John Zeans - 

None either real or personal (property) except the homespun suit of clothes. I have now on me.
                                
                                                His
                                         John  X  Zeans
                                                mark
Test
//s//
H.S. Shoemaker

Philadelphia County ]ss

    I, Matthew Randall Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia do certify that the forgoing schedule and oath are truly copied from the original filed and remaining of (need) in my office, and I do further certify that in the opinion of the said Court the whole value of the property owned by the said John Zeans is - (Zero).

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia the twenty third day of April 1821.

//s//
Matthew Randall
Prothonotary C.C.
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The Honorable the Secretary of War

Sir, 

    I forward you the annexed claim of John Zeans to a continuance of his former granted pension.  Please to annex his papers in my name or care.

//s//
John F. Watson

Germantown, Pa 25 April 1821.
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39142
Rev INVALID

File No. 39,142

John Zeans
Priv. Rev War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 8, Page 605.

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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(Transcriber note: This is obviously an incorrectly Land Warrant Card for Michael Zeaster and not John Zeans.)

The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT CARD 

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name, Zeaster, Michael Grade Private Line New York

Warrant Number 8066, Acreage 100, Issued  February 14, 1791 to Not shown


The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent date.  Other records relative to the applications for warrant appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.