Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4475, for Jacob Landis, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE   Continental 
Penn.
Landis, Jacob
Sarah
NUMBER  W. 4475
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Pennsylvania 
3780 
Sarah Landis widow of Jacob Landis who died on the 16  Decr 1820 of Lancaster Co. in the State of Penna who was a Pr. Inf. & Cav. in the company commanded by Captain Graft of the Regt. commanded by  - in the Pa line for 6 mos. Pr. Inf.    20.00
2 mos Pr. Cav.  8.33
$28.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of September 1842 and sent to D. B. Vondermith Lancaster Pa
Arrears to the 4th of Septr 1842   325.79 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 14.16 
$339.95
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book C.  Vol 1  Page 155 
Reported to Agent 
3rd Auditor May 9 1834
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State of Pennsylvania )
Lancaster County       ) ss.

On this 15th day of August A.D. 1842, personally appeared before John R. Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the city of Lancaster, Sarah Landis a resident of Lancaster township in said County and state aforesaid aged 89 years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

To the best of declarants recollection in the year 1776, my husband Jacob Landis left Lancaster in company with Phillip Meck who also resided in the township of Lampeter, the company in which they belonged was marched towards Philadelphia from Lancaster. Their Captain was Graff or Graft from Lancaster. Mr. Atlee from Lancaster was also an officer in the company whether it was Major or Colonel I am not able to say. I accompanied my husband to Lancaster - I was told that the company was part of the "Flying Camp" at the time my husband joined them - I returned home the following day. I did not see my husband until his return home sometime in December 1776.

In the year 1777 to the best of declarant's recollection my said husband (Jacob Landis) was again called upon to join the militia. He refused, "and stated that if he was bound to go to war again he would go to Lancaster and join a troop of horse - Mr. Meck,, my husband and myself went -
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to Lancaster together on foot - immediately after arriving in Lancaster my husband enlisted in the troop of horse company. Mr. Meek for some cause, did not enlist, but paid some money to get cleared from serving in this campaign - the Captain of the troop was Heard - I did not see my husband until his return in the winter of 1780 - His statement to me on his return of this campaign was as follows as near as I can recollect - "that after the troop left Lancaster, they were marched to Germantown, and from thence to Brandywine. I believe here they got into engagement with the British, and were defeated, and from thence I believe he stated that they marched back to Germantown again, where they got into another battle, and were whipped again.  - It was not long after this until they were marched for "Valley Forge" to take up winter quarters (whilst my husband lay here (Valley Forge) I received a letter from him by the hands of an old soldier of the name of  Omen from our neighborhood (now deceased) who had been discharged on account of his bad health (so he stated to me) from "Valley Forge". - This was in the year 1778 in the early part of the spring when I recd the letter") . I have heard my husband frequently say in his life time that he was at the battle of Monmouth, the taking of Stoney Point, and believes him to have been in several other battles in the revolutionary war, but is not now able to mention any of them with certainty. The discharge of my husband I have often seen is his life time, and the letter which he had written to me, whilst at "Valley Forge," was attached to his discharge after his return. - And they have been lost or mislaid a few years before his death to the best of my knowledge.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Landis on the 10th day of May AD 1776
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and that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Landis died on the 16th day of December AD 1820, and that she was married to him prior to his entering the service. 
Sworn to & subscribed the year and day aforementioned before me – 
J K Findlay Recorder 
Sarah Landis her mark 
Test - Jacob B Amwake 
D B Vondersmith 
Lancaster Cty ss 
I, John R. Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Lancaster before whom the foregoing declaration was taken, do certify that Sarah Landis is a highly credible person, and that her declaration is entitled to full credit and belief. 
Witness my hand & seal at said city this 15th day of August AD 1842. 
J K Findlay [Seal] 
Lancaster County SS On this 15th day of August AD 1842, Personally appeared before John K Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the city of Lancaster, Philip Meck, a resident of Lampeter township, in the county and State aforesaid
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Said, a soldier and pensioner of the United States, who being first Sworn to according to law, states that he had a personal knowledge of the military services of Jacob Landis in the war of the Revolution and they were as follows viz:
I joined the army in the year 1776, about in the month of July, with Jacob Landis and Henry Omen (both now deceased) they were residents of Lampeter township, and us three were the only persons that joined the "Flying Camp" from this township. We went to Lancaster and there joined the Company under Captain Graff (which was called part of the "Flying Camp" (Jacob Landis's wife accompanied us to Lancaster. He was the only one that was married of us three). When the company left Lancaster we were marched to Philadelphia and from thence we marched to Elizabethtown (Jersey) from thence to Amboy (our Captain from Elizabethtown was John Doyle, and our Colonel was Atlee, all of Lancaster County) and from Amboy we were marched to "Kings Bridge" remained here but a short time - and from thence we were marched to New York barracks, and on our arrival we were immediately ordered to Long Island where we got into a hot engagement with the  British, we were defeated and lost principally all our cooking apparatus . We retreated to New York City, when the British entered we left - our detachment was then marched to Fort Washington (General Washington joined us here)  here we got into another engagement with the British, we retreated to Fort Lee remained here a few days, throwing up embankments we got into another skirmish with the British, we had to retreat to Brunswick (British still pursuing us) from thence we retreated to Princeton, from thence to Trenton, we arrived just as the battle had
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had commenced with the Hessians - after they had been taken prisoners our company was ordered as part of the guard to take them to the Lancaster Barracks - Jacob Landis was with me during all this campaign and we were discharged after the Hessians had been safely deposited in the Barracks at Lancaster which was in December 1776. I and Henry Omen were discharged in one certificate.
And the Deponent further states that he recollects well when the said Jacob Landis was again called upon with myself to enlist, this was in the year 1777. I and the said Jacob and his wife went to Lancaster on foot - and the said Jacob Landis enlisted in Captain Heard's troop of horse, the Colonel's name was I believe Moylen or Moylan, and the day that Jacob enlisted the company was marched towards Philadelphia. I paid a sum of money to a man by the name of Samuel Peters, who went as a substitute for me. Therefore I was not compelled to leave home. And to the best of my knowledge the said Jacob Landis did not return home util the year 1780. His discharge in this campaign I have seen but not for a number of years this company, in which the said Jacob belonged. I am certain fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, as I have heard it from soldiers who fought in these battles of the highest respectability, and that the said Landis belonged to the company until they were discharged. And that Sarah Landis, an applicant for a pension is the widow of the above named Jacob Landis who died on the 16th day of December AD 1820 and (that
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Lancaster City, SS:
I John Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Lancaster, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken do certify that Phillip Meck is a highly credible person and that his deposition is entitled to full credit and belief.
Witness my hand & seal at said city this 13th day of August AD 1842.
J. K. Findlay   Seal

Lancaster County SS.
On this 15th day of August AD 1842, personally appeared before John K. Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the city of Lancaster Peter Shindle, a resident of the city of Lancaster, a soldier and pensioner of the United States, who being duly sworn according to law states that he had a personal knowledge of
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of the military services of Jacob Landis in the Revolutionary War, and they were as follows viz:

In the year 1777, I was marched from Lebanon County, to the city of Lancaster, and I was the fifer of the Company. When we arrived in Lancaster we remained a few days - we were then marched for Germantown (on our march from Lancaster to Germantown, I became acquainted with Jacob Landis and Henry Omen and many others, members of Captain Heard's troop of horse) the greater part of the members of the troop were natives of Lancaster County - from Germantown we were marched to Brandywine (among the companies that accompanied us from Germantown was Captain Heard's troop of horse) . We remained here but a short time until we got into an engagement with the British (I saw General Lafayette when he was wounded in the field). We were in General Sullivan's detachment at the time of the engagement. We were defeated and retreated to Chester (I might mention here that Captain Heard's troops suffered severely here, lost great many of the members). We were then marched back to Germantown, we remained here but one day until the British made an attack upon us and were compelled to retreat to "White Marsh". We encamped here but a short time until we were removed to "Valley Forge" to take up winter quarters. We remained here encamped until the forepart of June 1778 - when the encampment broke up - the companies were divided into different detachments - at the breaking up of the encampment at "Valley Forge" was the last that I saw of Captain Heard's troop on
(Jacob)
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Jacob Landis - upon the affirmation that I have taken, I do say that I saw Jacob Landis personally engaged in all the battles that I have mentioned in my deposition. I have known the said Jacob Landis to my knowledge to have belonged to the Army from the time we left Lancaster, which was either in March or April 1777, until the encampment broke up at Valley Forge which was early in June 1778. And that Sarah Landis, an applicant for a pension from the United States is the widow of Jacob Landis who died on the 16th day of December AD 1820, and that she still remains his widow. Further Deponent Saith not -
Sworn to & subscribed the year & day aforesaid before me.
J.K. Findlay
Jacob B. Amwake
D.R. Vondersmith,
Lancaster City SS
I, John K. Findlay Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Lancaster, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do certify that Peter Shindle is a highly credible person, and that his deposition is entitle to full credit and belief. -
Witness my and seal at said city this 15th day of August AD 1842.

J. K. FIndlay   (seal)
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I John C. Baker pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Holy Trinity, in the city of Lancaster in the county and state aforesaid, do certify that the following extract showing the marriage of Jacob Landis and Sarah Bartel taken from the records of said church, to wit from a Register of Marriages kept by the Reverend Henry Muhlenburg formerly pastor of said congregation is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows - 1775 
May 10. Phref. Adrv. Jacob Landis and Sarah Bartel. O.R. which said record was written and kept by the said Reverend Henry Muhlenburg in the german language, in the aforesaid Register, the record of which said marriage being translated into the English language as follows- 
1775 
May 10. According to Proclamation Jacob Landis & Sarah Bartel they, being married,     
I John C. Baker, above named depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Holy Trinity in the City and County aforesaid, and that the above german extract is a true extract from the records of said congregation, and that the English translation of the same, is a fair translation of the same. Sworn to and subscribed this 10th day of August AD 1842, before me – 
Geo Musser, Ald. 
John C. Baker 
h t Pastor
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W.5650
Lancaster City
August A.D. 1842
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Lancaster City SS:

I Jacob Myers, clerk of the Mayor's Court in and for said city, do certify that the foregoing viz: Sarah Landis declaration, Philip Meck, Peter Shindle and Peter Maurer's depositions, contain the original proceedings of the said court and that the said testimony adduced was satisfactory to the Court, and testified by John K. Findlay Esq., Recorder of said Court signing his name thereto - and that George Musser Esq., whose name is attached to the certificate of marriage, is an alderman, duly commissioned in and for the said city of Lancaster. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court this First day of September AD 1842 -
Jacob Myers
Clerk M.C.
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Rev and 1812 Wars Section 
MEE/HMM 
July 22, 1929. 
Mrs. James B. Leekinzy, 
Tarkio, Missouri. 
Dear Madam: 
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4475, it appears that Jacob Landis while residing in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in July 1776 went to Lancaster and there enlisted and served as a private in Captains Graff's and John Doyle's Companies, Colonel Atlee's Pennsylvania Regiment of the Flying Camp, was in the retreat from Long Island and the battles of Fort Washington, Fort Lee, Trenton and Princeton and was discharged having served about 6 months.   
He enlisted in March or April 1777, served as a private in Captain Heard's Company, Colonel Moylan's Regiment of Dragoons was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth Stony Point and other battles, and was discharged in the winter of 1780. 
He died December 16, 1820. His age is not given.   
The soldier married May 10, 1775, in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sarah Bartel. She was allowed pension on her application executed August 15, 1842, while a resident of Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. There are no further family data.
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Rev. War
The above noted is the history of the only soldier named Jacob Landis found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. 
It is suggested, since the Congressional Library is open the the public, you designate some person to obtain the desired information. 
Very truly yours, 
EARL D. CHURCH, 
Commissioner. 
On a form she was advised there is no John Landis found on Rev War records of this bureau – July 22 1929
MEE
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Signature of 
George Musser
Foregoing

Witnesses     Geo. Musser
                     Lancaster PA

                      Jac Landis
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Sarah Landis of Jacob 
Pennsylvania 
Suspended  
See let. 7th Sep 1842 
D. B. Vondersmith 
Act 4 July 1836
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Dr. J. B. Leezkinzy
Dentist
Tarkio, Missouri
July 11, 1929

Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC.

July 13 1929 (postmark)

Gentlemen:
Can you tell me whether a Jacob Landis who came to this country in 1740 or his son John Landis was in the Revolutionary War?
My grandfather was John Landis his father Jacob Landis, his grandfather Landis and great grandfather Jacob Landis so one
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Dr. J. B. Leekinzy
Dentist
Tarkio Missouri

of the line should have been in the Army. I want to be a D.A.R.
How could I get the information I need from the volume on the Landis family in the Congressional library?
Yours truly,
Mrs. James B. Leekinzy
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O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior,  
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
Washington, D. C. 
Respectfully returned to 
Aug 15 1842
D. B. Vondersmith Esq
76 Jun 8 Lancaster Co. Pa
Jacob Landis
Col Atlee
Pvt 6 mos
77 Cap Heard
Calvary
Pvt
9 June 78
Pennsylvania [unreadable]
Mar. Sarah Bartel
Dec 16 1820
Commissioner
1606b3m
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Lancaster County SS:
On this 16th day of August AD 1842, personally appeared before John K. Findlay, Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the city of Lancaster, Peter Maurer, a resident of Manheim township in the county and state aforesaid, a revolutionary soldier of the United States, who being duly affirmed according to law, states that he has a personal knowledge of the military services of Jacob Landis in the war of the Revolution and they were as follows viz:

In the summer of the year 1776, I saw Philip Meck and Jacob Landis and many others leave the city of Lancaster under Captain Graf or Graft, for Long Island - at this time I was drafted as a militia man under Captain Henry K. Heard, guard at the Lancaster Stockades - in the month of November 1776). We were taken on to Philadelphia, and remained there but a short time until the Hessian prisoners arrived from Trenton (under Captain Hoyle). I saw Jacob Landis and Philip Meck as part of the guard over the prisoners. We were then ordered to aid the bringing of the prisoners to aid the bringing of the prisoners to the "Lancaster Barracks." We arrived in Lancaster in the latter part of December 1776.

In the year 1777, I saw the said Jacob Landis leave in Captain Heard's troop of horse from Lancaster for Philadelphia (this year I was drafted as a militiaman to stand guard, at the Barracks & Stockades, this was Captain Heard's headquarters, before he left). I saw Jacob Landis on his return with part of the troop, many of them were slain in the battles that they had been - I was standing guard at the Barracks (under Captain Crawford) when the  

(troop)
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troop returned, this was either in the year 1779 or 80. I am not certain which - And that Sarah Landis, an applicant for a pension, is the widow of the above named Jacob Landis, who died on the 16th day of December AD 1820, and that she has remained his widow ever since that time. -

Sworn to and subscribed the year and day above written before me.
J. K Findlay

Peter Morrer  (seal)

Lancaster City SS:
I John K. Findlay Recorder of the Mayor's Court in and for the City of Lancaster, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do certify that Peter Morrer is a highly credible person and that his deposition is entitled to full credit and belief. --
Witness my hand and seal at said City this 16th day of August AD 1842

J. K. Findlay   (seal)
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Lancaster Sept. 9 42
Sir -
I recd your letter this morning stating therein that a service of two months in a company of Cavalry under Capt. Heard, and six months service in the "Flying Camp" in 1776 would be allowed - and not more unless documentary evidence would be produced as to the services in the Cavalry. - Documentary evidence that they were longer in service than two months, would be impossible for us to produce - but we can prove by an old soldier of the Revolution, that Heard's troop of Cavalry served in the battles of Germantown & Brandywine, and also that they encamped at "Valley Forge."
I think the Department should allow service under Captain Heard of the company of Cavalry from the time that her husband (Jacob Landis) enlisted at Lancaster which was in the year (1777) to the time of the breaking up of the encampment at "Valley Forge" which was in June (1778), as proven by the witnesses-this was positively proven - after the breaking up of the encampment at "Valley Forge" we have no positive proof. The Department may use their discretion - but if they are not willing to grant more than they have mentioned in their last letter - we of course will submit to it - The old lady is very feeble and entirely depends upon this claim for her future support.
I have the Honor to be, very
Respectfully your obt. Svt.
D. B. Vondersmith
Hon. J. L. Edwards  )
Comm. of Pensions)
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RECORD DIVISION  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. --- 19 
W. 4,475
In reply to your request of -  received  -  for a statement of the military history of Jacob Landis    a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   July 1776   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Dec 1776   RANK, Pvt   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Graff or Graft   Colonel Atlee    STATE.  Penn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  1777   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  winter 1780   RANK,   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Heard Colonel Moylan    STATE.  Cont [Continental]   
Battles engaged in, Long Island, Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, Stoney Point, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension,   [unreadable]
Residence at date of application,  Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co. Penn
Age at date of application, she was 89 years old 
Remarks: He was mar May 10 1775 at Lancaster Penn Sarah Bartel  He died Dec 16 1820
No further family data
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
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Lancaster Sept. 2 42
Dear Sir -
Your letter came to  hand the 1st inst,  containing the Documents of Mrs. Sarah Landis an applicant for a pension - stating that the Clerk of the Court should certify therein to the authenticity of all the papers in the case & "  _ I have complied with the request of the Department - I should not have sent the papers to the Department, had I known that the Certificate was incorrect - it was drawn up in the usual form of the Clerk of the Court - however I think the present one will be sufficient as it states precisely what was taken before the Court - there can be no doubt as to the claim of Sarah Landis, for the services of her husband, as their is positive proof by two witnesses who where in the Revolutionary war with the said Jacob and fought by his side - 
I saw Mrs. Landis yesterday, and read your letter to her, and her reply was "that she is willing to take whatever the Department think she is justly entitled to and nothing more"  - 
In referring to the rules of the Department, I find it is simply this ... where there is no record evidence, that the proof of two respectable witnesses who had a personal knowledge of the services shall entitle the applicant to a pension - those witnesses are of unexceptionable character, which must be well known to the Department. -
I hope therefore that the Department will grant the claim of Mrs. Landis which is so justly due her.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully your
obedient servant -
D. B. Vondersmith

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions.
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LANCASTER PA SEP 3
5 Sep 1842
Mr Allison
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
6
Sep 2 1842
D. B. Vondersmith
Sarah Landis
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5650 
Sarah Landis of Jacob 
Pennsylvania – 
Admitted : 
Pr: Inf 6 mo  $20
Pr. Cav 2 mo     8.33
$28.33
Cap Graff Col – Pa  
died 16 Dec. 1820 
Act 4 July 1836 
D. B. Vondersmith, 
Lancaster Pa
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LANCASTER PA SEP 9
10 Sep 1842
Mr Allison
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
6
Sep 9 1842
D. B. Vondersmith
Sarah Landis
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June 6, 1903. 
Hist to E. M. Cosley Troy Ohio 
1913 Feby 10 Hist to Mrs. J.F. Reasch  VLM
1929 - July 22 Hist to Mrs. James B. Leekinzy MEE  
Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 4475 
Sarah Landis 
Wid 
Jacob Landis 
Pvt,  Pa. line 
Act: July 4” / 36, Sec 3d
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 416 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 3 1913
From
Mrs J Fredrick Reusch 
421 Emmet St. 
Petoskey Mich 
Registrar of Pa-w-se-ga Chapter Daughters of American Rev- 
To Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington 
Dear Sir Will you kindly send me any service of Jacob Landis (Landes)
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or Martin Landis 
I wish it for the service of joining the Sons of Revolution for my son on his Fathers side  who’s mother was Lucinda Landis m at Bressvills Seneca Co 1833 N. Y. her Father Jacob & his father  Martin In the  “Landis Family” of
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D. B. Landis of Lancaster Pa the name of  Jacob is given on pg. 51 as serving in the Rev and also “Ann Landis” as  a Sister I will be glad to pay the required fee for information & Data 
I wrote the Adjutant General he hold me to write you.
 Thanking you for any trouble Yours truly  
Mrs. Jacob H. Landis Reusch 
Mrs. Marquerite Hanna Reusch
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12 - 5 - 41 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
NAME  Landis, Roger  GRADE  Private   LINE  Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER    11432   ACREAGE  100   ISSUED   March 21, 1792 - to not shown - The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found 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 dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants 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.