Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6400, for William Lockheart, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
Lockheart, William
NUMBER
R. 6400.
CONTENTS
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State of Virginia
Hampshire County SS
On this 28 day of July 1834 personally appeared before the County Court of Hampshire in open Court, the said court being a court of unlimited Jurisdiction in all cases of law and equity, William Lockhart, a resident of said County of Hampshire aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That in the year 1777 when the British [illegible] of war the Liverpool on the Roe Buck [illegible] at the Delaware river and it was apprehended they would land and plunder the country. Col. George Pierce ordered out the battalions of militia to which he was attached in en masse, that he went upon this service and was engaged about two weeks, that he served in the character of ensign, that about the 1st September 1777, he volunteered and joined the Army, that he was at the Battle of Brandywine, that a day or two after he was taken by the British near Chester and remained with them for some days until an opportunity offered and he escaped and returned to his father's in Chester County, Pennsylvania, that he was in this service for three weeks or more, that he took a violent cold on this occasion and was confined of near a month, that the enemy being in possession of the County where his father resided, it was unsafe for him to remain at home, that he called upon the County Lieutenant to know what he must do, that the Lieutenant informed him, the commanding General Washington had no further use for the militia having gone or being about to go into winter quarters, but
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told applicant if he would collect fines of those who referred to march when ordered into service for the purpose of paying those hired by the officers to take their places, that he should be allowed the same emoluments to which he would be entitled if with the army, that he was engaged in this service and in [illegible] Morgan's rifle men, so long as they were stationed along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and that he with others were employed occasionally in preventing  the county people from furnishing the enemy with marketing, that he was engaged in this collecting and other services until the enemy left Philadelphia in June 1778 as he thinks and that he was employed about eight months, that after this he was ordered out in pursuit of some toories who had shot a man employed by a Militia Captain to assist him in forcing those toories to pay their fines for refusing to do duty, that he was gone for two weeks upon this service, until the toories were taken, these toories were afterwards hanged, that after this he was again called into service and marched from Chester to Philadelphia where he remained about two weeks and the militia [illegible] sent him with orders to hold themselves in readiness to finish the tour, as he did so hold himself in readiness, that he has no evidence of any of his said services in his possession except the annexed affidavit of Wm Reed. 
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year herein before written.
Wm Lockheart
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Question 1: When and in what year were you born.
Answer: I was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and in the year 1759
Question 2: Have you any record of your age and if so, when is it.
Answer: I took my age from my father's bible where he kept it recorded.
Question 3: Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live.
Answer: I was called into service in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where I then lived, since the revolutionary war, I have lived in Wilmington, Delaware, on the [illegible] River in Virginia, now Snickers [illegible] and for the last 34 years in Hampshire County, Virginia.
Question 4: How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if so, substitute for whom.
Answer: This question is answered in my declaration.
Question 5: State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer: I knew General Wayne well, Colonel Percefer Frazin, Major John Harper and one Captain Joseph McClellan and others of the regular army of the Militia, I knew Colonel John Garner and I think Major Culverson and many other officers of inferior grade, the remainder
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of this question is answered in my declaration.
Question 6: Did you ever receive a commission and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it.
Answer: I did receive an Ensigns commission signed by the Governor Mifflin of Pennsylvania. I lost my commissions having been twice elected and commissioned ensign and other papers touching my service in moving about and living in small cabins without having any safe place to keep papers and not taking much care of them supposing they never would be of any service to me.
Question 7: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Answer: Christopher Heiskell, George Deaves, Spalding Kidwell and George Sharff, Esq.
We, Henry Louthan, a Clergyman, and Walter Louthan, residing in the County of Hampshire, State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Lockhart, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood when he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
H Louthan
Walter Louthan
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Romney Va
July 29
The Secretary of War
Pension office
Washington City, DC
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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 said William Lockhart was a revolutionary officer and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry Louthan, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said County and that Walter Louthan, who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, John B White, Clerk of the Court of the County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Lockhart for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 day of June, 1834
John B. White
Please let me know the fate of this application.
John B. White
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Certificate of William Reed
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J B White
Aug 1, 1834
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Depart of War
Penna Office
Aug 1, 1834
Sir
I have examined the declaration of William Lockheart and find that the whole of his alleged service, having any claim to the character of Military service amounts to less than 2 months.
His claim is therefore rejected and the paper placed on file.
JAN
J B White, Esq
Romney C. H.
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31523
Wm Lockheart
Virginia
Rejected - see letter Jno B White
Romney C H
Aug 1 1834
6400
Ed June 7, 1833
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I, William Reed of the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia, do certify that I was personally acquainted with William Lockheart when he resided in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania; that the said William Lockheart and myself were draughted [drafted] to serve a tour in the militia, from the County of Chester in the State aforesaid, during the Revolutionary War; but in what year, I do not now recollect. The said William Lockheart was an Ensign in the Company of Capt. Pitt attached to the Battalion of Col George Pierce. In the Company of the said Pitt, we marched from Chester to the City of Philadelphia, remained in the said City two weeks, to the best of my recollection, were dismissed from the Barracks in the said City, and were then ordered to hold ourselves in readiness to complete the remaining portion of the Tour for which we were drafted. This is all that I know in relation to the service of the said William Lockheart during the Revolutionary contest.
Wm. Reed
May 9th 1834
Frederick County to wit
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, William Reed, and made Oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Certificate are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of May in the year 1834.
Jno Hays
[Seal]
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Virginia
I, Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the Court of Frederick County, certify that John Hay, Esquire, is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 10th day of May in the year 1834.
T.A. Tidball
Clerk of the Court of Frederick County
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REJECTED
6400
P.O.: William Lockheart
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.: