Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32379, for Michael Lingenfelter, Maryland
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SERVICE 
Md

Lingenfelter, Michael 

NUMBER 
S.32379

CONTENTS
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+ Indiana 22106 
[Crossed out: Kentucky]

Michael Lingenfelter 
of Gallatin Co in the State of Kentucky 
who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Henry of the Regt commanded 
by Col Beattie in the Maryland 
line for 12 month 

 Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
at the rate of 40 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct 1833 and Hon.  R M Johnson

Arrears to the 4th of Sept……………..…..100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending  March….….20.00
……………………………………………………..…. $120.00 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 17 

See C. Tra - June 22. 1835 

To Indiana from 4 Mar 1835 
-July 13. 1835-

Date of death
not on AB
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State of Kentucky 
County of Gallatin⎬ 
On this 10th day of December 
1832 appeared in Open Court before the Worshipful 
Justices of the County Court of Gallatin now sitting 
Michael Lingenfelter a resident of the Town of Port 
William, County of Gallatin and State of Kentucky 
aged Seventy years on the 17th day of Novr last 
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth 
on his oath make the following statement in order 
to receive the benefit of the act of Congress passed 
June 7th 1832. That [crossed out: he entered the same under 
the following named officers and serviced as herein 
state] he was born in Fredrick town County of Frederick 
and State of Maryland on the 17th day of November 
1762 and [crossed out: on the service of the] that the time of 
his birth is recorded in the Church books of the Presbyterian 
Church in said town and that he was living in
 Fredericktown when called into service. That he entered 
the service of the United States as a volunteer in the 
summer of 1779 under Capt John Karcy and marched 
first to Nolins ferry on the Potomac to receive the 
prisoners that were taken under Burgoyne and had 
been sent over to Virginia and were sent back toward 
the North on the arrival of Cornwallis in Virginia 
The next service he performed was guarding the Torries 
With whom he was sent on to [several words, illegible] a line 
in Fredericktown. He states that according to the 
best of his recollection Capt Karcy died about this 
time to wit the latter part of the summer of 1779.
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he stood at this time as a minute man. The next 
service he performed was under Capt Thomas Beattie 
when he marched to George Town in the now district 
of Columbia at the time that Lord Dunmore 
was expected to seal up the Potomac to Alexandria 
Lord Dunmore not arriving at Alexandria 
as was expected he was marched back Fredericktown 
in Maryland. That he remained there a few days 
when it was expected that an attack would be 
made on Baltimore by the British fleet under the 
Command of Lord Dunmore and they were again 
Ordered to that section of Country and marched as far 
as Ellicott's mills, they remained there a few days 
and received an express that the enemy had passed 
and they marched back again to Fredericktown.
and were dismissed (standing as minute men they
did not receive any discharge. That shortly after 
Cornwallis was defeated, and he was not called 
on any more, having served about two years in 
all. He believes he can prove some of the 
statements above made by Mr Andrew Adams.
a respectable citizen of Gallatin County. He states 
that since the Revolutionary war he has lived in the 
State of Maryland, Virginia, and in Kentucky for 
the last twenty four years. 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 [inserted, name:] Michael Lingenfelter he would  refer to Michael Sittner & George W Brown as persons
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who can testify as to his character for veracity and belief 
of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year 
aforesaid 


We Thomas Spilman a Clergyman residing in the County 
of Gallatin and Jeremiah Strother of the same County 
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Michael
Lingenfelter who has subscribed and sworn to the above 
declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years 
of age; that he is reputed and believed in the 
neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that 
opinion 
Sworn and subscribed the day & year Afrsd
Thos Spilman 
Jeremiah Strotten 

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 Thomas Spilman 
who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman 
resident in the County of Gallatin and that Jeremiah 
Strotten who has also signed the same is a resident 
in the County of Gallatin and is a credible person
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their statement is entitled to Credit 
Jas Blair 

I Richard P Butler Clerk of the County Court 
of Gallatin County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the 
application of Michael Lingenfelter for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed 
the seal of said Court this 10th 
day of December 1832 
Richd P. Butler
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Michael Lingenfelter

Ky
to
Indiana 

M Lingenfelter
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Application for a Transfer 
County of Marion State of Indiana. - ss
On this twenty sixth day of May 1835, before the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace for the said County of Marion, personally appeared Michael 
Lingenfelter, who in his oath, declares he is the same person, who formerly belonged 
to the Company commanded by Captain Jon Carey, and afterwards under the 
comand of Captain Thos Beaty in the service of the United States; that his name 
was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Kentucky, from whence he has lately 
removed; that he now resides in the State of Indiana, Marion County, where he 
intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following 
are his reasons for removing from the State of Kentucky, to the State of Indiana 
viz, being old and infirm, and the pension received, not being sufficient to enable 
him to procure the necessities required, to make him comfortable, and having 
two sons residing in Indianapolis Indiana, he has been compelled to throw 
himself under their protection 
Michael Lingenfelter 

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid 
Caleb Scudder Justice of the Peace 

State of Indiana 
Marion County } SS
Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the 
County aforesaid personally came William M. Ray of Marion County, of lawful 
age, who being duly sworn upon his oath saith, that Michael Lingenfelter who has this 
day exhibited before me this original certificate, as a Revolutionary Pensioner, on the roll 
of the Kentucky Agency, is well known to him, and is the identical Michael 
Lingenfelter, named in said original pension Certificate, and who has drawn his 
pension thereon, and further saith that said Michael Lingenfelter, resides in 
Indianapolis Marion County, State of Indiana 
William M. Ray JP

Sworn and subscribed, this if twenty sixth day of May, 1835, before me, and I 
certify that the said Witness William M. Ray, is a man of respectability and 
entitled to belief 
Cable [sic] Scudder Justice of the Peace 

State of Indiana Marion County 
I, Robert B. Duncan, Clerk of the Court of Marion County, certify that 
Caleb Scudder is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting 
to be his are genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of 
office, and subscribed my name this twenty sixth day of May 
in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five Robert B. Duncan 
Clerk of the Court of Marion County
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WAR DEPARTMEN 
Pension Office, 
May 17 183 

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has 
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of 
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and 
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, 
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is 
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, 
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: ⎬). You will, when 
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and 
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your 
claim. 

A Statement, shewing the Service of Michael Lingenfelter, of Gallatin Cy, Ky 
Period when the service was rendered
Vol 1779
Duration of the claimant's service. 
Years: About 2 in all
Months: ____
Days: ____

Rank of the claimant. Prv

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Capt. John Karey,
Capt Th: Beattie

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.____

Battles in which the applicant was engaged. ____

Country through which he marched. 
Virginia, Georgetown from thence 
to Fredericktown, Md. 

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period- Frederictown Aged 70 years.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported Traditionary.

No allowance can be made excepting for excepting for such 
time as he was in actual service. From the duty term 
“probable” it is more then probable he was not in actual 
service more then six or nine months 
Sept. 9 

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[See original document]
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[See original document]
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Mr Winslow will 
see the memorandum and within 
It is probable that Col Edward’s 
will allow 12 months 
Ph Johnson
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January 6, 1938 

XXXXX XXXX 

BA-J/EEL 
Michael Lingenfelter-32379 

Mrs. W. M. Livingston 
4845 Chicago Avenue 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War record of Michael Lingenfelter, who served as 
private in the Maryland troops and received a pension on account 
of his services. You ask, also, if the name Bondurant appears 
on the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and 
no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been 
made to the United States based upon the military service in that 
war of any soldier with surname Bondurant [inserted to Day:] Searched by A. Day .  The record of Michael 
Lingenfelter is furnished herein. 

Michael Lingenfelter S. 32379 

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file 
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32379, based upon the military 
service in that war of Michael Lingenfelter. 

Michael Lingenfelter was born November 17, 1782, in Fredericktown, 
Frederick County, Maryland. Soldier stated that his birth 
was recorded in the records of the Presbyterian Church of that town. 
The names of his parents are not shown. 

While residing in said Fredericktown, Michael Lingenfelter 
enlisted in 1779 and served three months or more in Captain John 
Carey's Maryland Company during 1780 and 1781, he served at various 
times as private and minute man in Captain Thomas Beatty's Maryland 
Company, his entire service amounting to about twenty-one months. 

After the Revolution, he resided in Maryland and in Virginia, 
then moved to Kentucky.
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Michael Lingenfelter was allowed pension on his application 
executed December 10, 1832, while a resident of Port 
William , Gallatin County, Kentucky, where he had resided 
twenty-four years. 

In 1836, he had moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to be with 
his two sons who were residents of that city; their names and 
name of soldier's wife are not stated. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the 
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of 
the Revolutionary War pensioner, Michael Lingenfelter (S.32379), 
you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting 
Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: 
Michael Lingenfelter 
Certificate No. 22106 
Issued October 10, 1833 
Rate, $40.00 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831 
Act of June 7, 1832 
Indiana Agency. 

Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Adminstrator.
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32379
INVALID.
Rvy

File No. 32,379
Michael Lingenfelter
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 39"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 243

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1928- Aug. 9. Hist. to Vinnie
D. Foster. MMHF
1933. Oct 13. Hist. to Miss Nadine
Hodges- Letter 'w case
John Cleaveland W2989/MMHF
[Illegible]

1938 Jan 6 - 7 Link The Mrs
W.M. Livingston. 'EL
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Port William September 25th 1833.

Dear Sir

Your kind letter of the 21st Inst was
received on yesterday and the contents submitted to the
old Revolutionary soldier. It is truly unfortunate
for the old gentleman that a part of his service
is such as is not recognized by the law & for why it
[illegible] he can receive no compensation but as he can
receive full pay I am instructed to say that [illegible]
allowance however small, would be gratefully
received. You will please, therefore, return
the papers to the Department and get an
allowance for as long a period as practicable.
Accept my grateful acknowledgments
for the prompt attention which you have
bestowed on this business hitherto & believe me

Your obliged Servt
R M Johnson
W. B. Winslow

Col R M Hohnson
Scott County Ky

Dear Col. I think you can allow
a half pension to the poor old
man  _ allow what you can & send
the certificate.
RM  Johnson
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Pension papers
June 12

[Postmark, obscured, but:] JUN 4

Free
Geo. B Kinnard
FREE

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comr Pensions
City of Washington

[Writing in left margin, illegible]
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Indianapolis
May 30th 1835.

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comr Pensions
Sir
Herewith you will receive the
application of Andrew Lawson an 
invalid soldier of the late war, for the transfer
of his pension from Cincinnati agency
to this place. Your early attention to this
matter will much oblige the soldier, & myself

Please direct to Mr William M. Ray
Indianapolis Ind
and
I am very respectfully
Yr  Obedt Serv
Geo. L. Kinnard

May 30th 1835
By the request of Colnl Kinnard, I have also enclosed
the application for a transfer of the payment of the pensions
of Michael Lingenfelter & Robert Caldwell, which please [inserted:] direct in
the same manner as the above.
Yours Respectfully
William M. Ray
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21.683

Michl Lingenfelter

Amended Declaration
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Personally appeared before methe undersign
a Justice of the peace in and for Gallatin
County and State of Kentucky Michael Lingenfelter
who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that by reason of old age and the consequent
loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to
the precise length of his service; but, according
to the best of his recollection, he served not less
than the periods mentioned below, for the year
1779 I served as a private three months and
more in Capt John Kareys Company - as in
declaration mentioned, for the year 1780 and
1781. I served at least 21 month, twenty one
months, most of the time in actual service on
duty, and the [illegible] subject to be called in
to actual service at any moment, this service
was in Captain Thomas Beaty Company as
in my declaration stated _ that he was during
the said years engaged in no civil persunt
from his imperfection of memory he cannot
state whether he volunteered for any particular
period but knows that from the beginning of
the year 1780 to the end of the war engaded
as aforesaid: He does not know who were
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his officers above that of Captain, although
he well recollect the names of the following officers
whom he personally knew. Colonel Wittner, (German)
Capt. Morrison, Genl Williams, Maj Hurdman
Maj Marnes -
Michael Lingenfelter

Gallatin County IN
The above named affiant this day personally
appeared before me and made oath that the
statements contained in said affidavit are
true to the best of his knowledge and belief
Given under my hand this 29th day of Augh
1833.
H Harris

I Richard P. Butler Clerk of the County
Court of Gallatin County in the State of Kentucky
do certify that Hugh Harris who has certified
the foregoing declaration of Michl Lingenfelter
was at the time of certifying the same and still
is an acting Justice of the peace in and for
the County of Gallatin, and that, to all his
official acts as such full faith & credit are
due. And that the foregoing signature is in
the hand writing of the said Harris
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of said
Court at Port Wm this 31st of Augt
1833.
R. Butter Clk
By Edwd W. Hawkins DC
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Wmsport Pa.
Apr. 26, 1928

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 27 1926

The Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir:
Your reply to my request
concerning my Great Grand Father
Lingenfelters name being on the
pension roll of Bedford Co. Pa. was
received and I thank you so much
since my Great grand father moved
from Loudoun Co. Va. to Bedford Co Pa
as I am told, it may be possible he
belonged to some Virginia Regiment,
and moved to Bedford Co. Pa. after
the war. Would it be to much
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trouble for you to look over the
Loudoun Co. Va. list for the Lingenfelter
name as I would like to have his
full name. I certainly would be
pleased for any information you
might be able to give me in this
matter
Respectfully
Miss Vinnie D. Foster
341 - Academy St.
Williamsport,
Pa
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27, 1937

Mr W. C. Black
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I wish to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of November
27, 1937 and to express my appreciation
for the information concerning the
history of John R. Lingenfelter
In a subsequent search for
further information I find
Michael Lingenfelter of Oldham
County, Kentucky a private in
the Maryland line who was on the
rall of pensioner of 1776 He died October 16
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1834. age 72. I should like to know
if the pension records givan my
information concerning his birth place
or other family history.
Also would it be possible to
secure from the department thi
information? I should like to
know if the name & Bondurant
BONDURANT
appears on the Revolutionary 
War Pension records
Thank you for the help you
have given me in this search
Yours very truly
Mrs W.M. Livingston
4845 Chicago Ave
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October 13, 1933

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BA-J/EEL

Miss Nadine Hodges
c/o Southwestern Milling Company
928 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
war records of John Cleveland and Michael Lingenfelter,
who received pensions for their services; also information in regard
to George Cleveland or Cleaveland, brother of John

You are furnished herewith the records of John Cleaveland (W. 2999)
and Michael Lingenfelter (S.32379), the data for which were obtained
from their respective claims for pension based upon their military
service in the Revolutionary War.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
for George Gleaveland or Cleveland and no record found of a claim
for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based
upon the military service of that soldier in the War of the Revolution.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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October 13, 1933

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BA-J/MMHF/eel
Michael Lingenfelter-S.32379

Miss Nadine Hodges
c/o Southwester Milling Company
928 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Madam:

The data furnished below are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32379, based upon the military
service of Michael Lingenfelter in that war.

Michael Lingenfelter was born November 17, 1762, in Fredericktown,
Frederick County, Maryland.

While a resident of Fredericktown, Maryland, he enlisted in 1779
and served three months or more in Captain John Carey's Maryland Company: he served at various times during 1780 and 1781 as private and
minute man in Captain Thomas Beatty's Maryland Company, amounting to
about twenty-one months.

After the Revolution, he lived in Maryland and Virginia, thence
to Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10,
1832 while a resident of Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky,
where he had resided for twenty-four years.

In 1835, he had moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to be with his
sons who were residents of that city. Their names and the name of
soldier's wife are not given and there are no further family data.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

August 9, 1928.

Vinnie D. Foster,
341 Academy Street,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 32379, it appears that Michael Lingenfelter
 was born November 17, 1762 in Fredericktown, Frederick
County, Maryland.
While a resident of Fredericktown, Maryland he enlisted
in 1779 and served three months or more in Captain John
Carey's Maryland Company.
He served at various times during 1780 and 1781 as private
and minute man in Captain Thomas Beatty's Maryland Company,
amounting to about twenty-one months.
After the Revolution he lived in Maryland and Virginia,
thence to Kentucky,
He was allowed pension on his application executed 
December 10, 1832 while a resident of Port William, Gallatin
County, Kentucky where he had resided for twenty-four years.
In 1835 he had moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to be
with his two sons who were residents of that city. Their
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names and the name of soldier's wife are not given.
This history is that of the only soldier with the
surname Lingenfelter that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.

Date of death
not on AB
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Lingo, Henry GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9854 ACREAGE. 100 ISSUED September 10, 1790
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.