Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,139, Jacob Hershey, Penn.
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SERVICE: Penn.
Hershey, Jacob
Margaret
NUMBER: R. 3139
CONTENTS:
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Pennsylvania 3961
Margaret Hershey
widow of Jacob Hershey
who died on the 11th of April 1828 of Lancaster Co in the State of Penns. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Graff of the - commanded by - in the Pennsylvania Militia for 12 months

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of December 1843 and sent to Hon Buchanan W. Hales Senate

Arrears tot he 4th of September, 1843 500.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1844 20.00
                                                                    520.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 
Recorded by Geo. C. Ames Clerk.
Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 153

3d Auditor May 1 1859
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co. ss:
I john C. Baker, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Holy Trinity in the city of Lancaster and the county and state aforesaid, do certify that the following contract, showing the marriage of Jacob Hershey and Margaret Herr, taken from the record of said church, to wit, from a Register of marriage kept by the Rev. Muhlenberg, formerly pastor of said Congregation, of a true copy of the record, excepting the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows, viz: 1775
Dec. 10. Mous. of [illegible] Jacob Hershey und Margaret Herr C.N.
which said record was written and kept by the said Rev. Henry Muhlenberg in the German language in the aforesaid Register: the record of which said marriage being translated in the English language is as follows, viz:
1775.
Dec. 10. According to proclamation Jacob Hershey and Margaret Herr they being married -
I John take above-named, deposed and say that I hold the Office of Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Holy Trinity in the city country and state aforesaid and that the above German extract is a true extract from the record of said congregation, and that the English translation of the same is a fair translation.
Sworn to and subscribed this day the 12th of October A.D. 1843 before me
John c. Baker
h. t. Pastor
Teste. Geo Musser, x sid
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County ss.
I Rudolph F. Roach Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County - do certify that Emanuel Schaeffer Esq. is one of the Appointed Judges of said Court of Common Pleas: George Musser Esq, an alderman of the City of Lancaster in said County: and Henry Carpenter Esq, a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County, as stated in the foregoing proceedings; all duly Commissioned & qualified: and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and Subscribed my name this Twenty fourth day of October in the year of our LORD, One thousand eight hundred and forty three.
Rud F. Roach
Prothy
pr
Saml. Dorwart
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Pension claim under the Act of Congress 4th July 1836
State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co. ss.

On this 30th day of September, A.D. 1843, Personally appeared before me, Emanuel Schaeffer, one of the Appropriate Judges of the Court of Common Please for the aforesaid county, Margaret Hershey, of the township of Ephrata, in the county and state aforesaid, aged 85 years, who being first sworn according to law doth depose and say as follows, viz:
That she is the widow of Jacob Hershey, of the township county and state aforesaid, a soldier of the Revolution, deceased.
That her said husband Jacob Hershey enlisted in the army of the Revolution in the year 1776, a few days after they married, in the borough (now city) of Lancaster. His captain was Andrew Graff. He returned again in December 1776 as one of the guard of the Hessian prisoners who were taken at Trenton.
In the year 1777 he was drafted to stand guard at the barrack, and stockade at Lancaster for five months under Captain Crawford; and at the expiration of his period of service he was regularly discharged.
In the same year 1777 he was again drafted for two months encampment to stand guard at the Barrack and stockades, and at the expiration of that time he was regularly discharged.
I know that he again stood guard after this at the Barrack, and stockades, but I am unable to say for what time and under what officer.
In the year 1778 he again joined the army, under
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Captain John Hubley in the borough (now City) of Lancaster, and was marched to Shamokin. After remaining there during the winter he returned to Lancaster, sometime in the year 1779, & was then regularly discharged.
He afterwards did service in the army of the Revolution but I do not remember the period or the names of the officers under when he served.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Hershey on the tenth day of December A.D. 1775 and that her said husband died on the 10th day of April A.D. 1828 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
Margaret Hershey
x her mark

E. Schaeffer

Test. S. S. Carpenter

Lancaster Co ss:
I Emanual Schaeffer, one of the Aforesaid Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, before when the foregoing declaration was taken, do certify that Margaret Hershey is a highly reputable lady, and that her declaration is certified to full credit and belief.
Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of September, A.D. 1843.
E. Schaeffer
Test. S. S. Carpenter
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co. ss:

On this 2nd day of October AD 1843 personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of Lancaster County, Peter Maurer of the township of ______ and the county and state aforesaid, a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say as follows, viz:

In the year 1776, I was drafted under Captain John Henry, and was marched to Philadelphia, and remained there a short time. The news came that the Hessians had surrendered, and that our company was to guard them to the Lancaster Barrack. The prisoners arrived under guard of Graff's company which had left Lancaster in July, 1776; among the guard I saw Jacob Hershey, with whom I was well acquainted. He aided us in bringing the prisoners to Lancaster where we were all regularly discharged in December 1776.
Sometime in the year 1777 I was again drafted to stand guard at the Barrack and Stockade, at Lancaster, at the same time and place I saw Jacob Hershey standing guard under Captain Crawford.
In the same year 1777 I again saw him standing guard at the barrack, and stockade, under Captain. Craw-
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ford. I saw him again in the year 1778 leave Lancaster under Captain Hubley for Shamokin. (I was then standing guard at the Barrack, and Stockade, at Lancaster.) I saw him again on his return to Lancaster in the year 1779, sometime in the spring. I was standing guard at the Barrack and Stockade, when he returned. Further deponent saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed this 3rd day of October A.D. 1843 before me
Petter Marren
E. Schaeffer
Teste S. S. Carpenter
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Signature of E. Schaeffer
Geo. Musser
&
John C. Baker
& Certificate of marriage are forgeries

Witnesses - E. Schaeffer Lancaster
Geo Musser 
Rev. John C. Baker Phila
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M. Hewty
Signature of George Musser Ald.
John C. Baker
Certificate of Marriage Forgeries

Witnesses - Geo. Musser Lancaster
Rev. John C. Baker Phila
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REv.
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 3139

Margaret Hershey
Widow
Jacob Hershey
Pri. Rev. war
Act: July 4, 1836
Index: -Vol. A. Page 323
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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FREE

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Nov 17 1843

Com. Mary Hershey
Per '36
No 5980
and 230L
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Lancaster, November 16, 1843

Dear Sir:
It is with the greatest unwillingness that I trouble you with a communication with regard to the claim of Mrs. Margaret Hershey forwarded about four or five weeks ago, but I am compelled to do so from the fact that I anticipate leaving Lancaster in a week or two to locate permanently somewhere else. Would you have the kindness, therefore to investigate the claim immediately, and let me know the result within a week or few days. If I were obliged to leave before the claim was acted upon it would produce a great deal of trouble & difficulty to all parties concerned. Under these circumstances, I would feel deeply indebted to you for immediate action on the claim. I know that I ask a great favor, considering the great pull of business in the Department, but I hope the necessity of this case may excuse me.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your must obt. Sevt.
S. Carpenter

Hon J. L. Edwards,
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co. ss

On this 16th day of October A.D. 1843, personally appeared before me, Henry Carpenter,, a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned, in the township of Lampeter and the county and state aforesaid, Philip Meck of the township, county and state aforesaid, a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, who being first sworn according to law, doth depose and say as follows, viz:

In July 1776, I joined Graff's company (of the Flying Camp) at the same time and place Jacob Hershey joined said company, and we were marched to Philadelphia, and from there through the Jersey to New York. From there we were marched to Long Island where we had a battle with the British. We retreated back to New York and from there to Fort Washington, and from there to Fort Lee where we remained a few days, throwing up embankments. On the approach of the British we retreated across the river to New Brunswick and from there through the Jersey to Trenton, arriving when the Hessians surrendered. Our company was ordered a part of the guard of the Hessian prisoners to the Lancaster Barrack. We arrived in Lancaster sometime in December 1776, when Hershey and myself were regularly discharged, Jacob Hershey served faithfully during the whole campaign.
It may not be enough to state that at the battle of Long Island, the lock of Hershey's gun was completely 
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knocked off by a musket ball from the English.
Further deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, 
Henry Carpenter J. P.
Philip Meck
x his mark
Teste
Jacob Bushong
John Meck

Lancaster Co. ss:

I Henry Carpenter, a duly commissioned Justice of the Peace in the township of Lampeter and county aforesaid, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do certify that Philip Meck is a highly reputable person & that his deposition is entitled to full credit and belief.
Witness my hand and seal this 16th day of October A.D. 1843
Henry Carpenter 
J.P.
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster Co.

On this 10th day of October A.D. 1843 personally appeared before me George Musser, a duly commissioned Alderman for the city of Lancaster, in the county and state aforesaid, John Gonter, of the city, county, and state aforesaid, a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, who, being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say as follows, viz:

In the year 1778, I was drafted into Captain John Habley's company to march to Shamokin; and at the same time and place Jacob Hershey of Ephrata was drafted in said company, and marched with us to Shamokin, and remained with us during the winter of 1778-9, and returned sometime in the spring of 1779. When we returned to Lancaster we were all regularly discharged. The said Jacob Hershey served faithfully in the campaign.
And further that the applicant is the widow of the said Jacob Hershey who died at Ephrata in the year 1828.
Further deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
John Gonter
Geo. Musser, Ald.
Teste
S. S. Carpenter
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Lancaster Co ss:

I, George Musser, a duly commissioned Alderman for the City of Lancaster, in the county aforesaid and the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that John Gonter, (the deponent in the foregoing deposition which was taken before me) is a highly reputable person, and that his deposition is entitled to full credit and belief.
Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of October A.D. 1843.

Geo. Musser
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Margaret Hershey
Widow of Jacob Hershey, Private, Penn. Militia (76-77-78-79)
12 months service
$40 per ann
Philadelphia Agency
Act 4 July '36
Send certificate to Hon James Buchanan, Senate U. States
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FREE

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pension
Washington D.C.

5980
Oct 23 1863

pa. 
July 4 1836
Margaret Hershey.
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Lancaster October 21st, 43

Dear Sir:

I have the honor to forward for your consideration the claim of Mrs. Margaret Hershey for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 4th 1836 for service performed in the War of the Revolution by her late husband Jacob Hershey dec'd. It will be seen that the claim is fully substantiated by the strongest possible testimony: - that of persons who served with him, and saw for themselves the nature of his services. Additional testimony might have been produced had it been considered in the least necessary.
The claim however will speak for itself: and the necessitory circumstance, and the greatly advanced age of the old lady (being 85) are, in themselves, I beg hear the day I am confident, sufficient to urge upon the Department the notify for the earliest possible attention to the claim.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your most obt. Servt.
S. S. Carpenter

Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington D.C.