Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,000, for Peter Jungst, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Jungst, Peter or Jongst or Yungst
S 8.000.
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29.922
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh,
Peter Jungst, of Armstrong in the State of Pennsylvania, who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regiment commanded by Col Seruby in the Pennsylvania Militia for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Pa., at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of May 1835, and sent to Joseph Buffington, Kittaning, Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1835 $133.32
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 1835 $16.67
$149.99
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath. Rice, Clerk, Book E2, Vol. 5 Page 137
Letter to Hon. Jos. Buffington, Feb 24, 1844
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State of Pennsylvannia Armstrong County

On this seventeenth day of December anno Domini one thousand and eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the county court of Common Please of the county  of now sitting Peter Yungst a resident of the Township of Allegheny in the county of Armstrong aftersaid and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy five years again the sixth day of May who being duly sworn according to doth on his auto make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress who the June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under Captain Leonard Emmet in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Curtis Scrub as a substitute for his father Henry Yungst the company where deployment first stationed at Lebannon in Lancaster county Pennsylvannia in the time the British were in Philadelphia when all the ammunitions and arms were brought up to Lebannon to be guarded and taken care of. This deployment was one of the  who was charged with the care and guard of the arms and ammunition and was also one who guarded the baggage wagons to Philadelphia after the British had retreated from the city he continued in the service at this time as a xx soldier or substitute as near as he can now recollect six months - At the end of the time he was bound to serve as a substitute for the said Henry Youngst he was dismissed and returned to Lebannon.  He remained at home two or three years except occasionally waggoning for the public service until the year xxhundred and eighty one he entered the company as a private in Captains xxx company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Custis Scrub and continued in the service as a private for the space of two months - during this time he was engaged guarding the British  XXX in the
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Town of Lancaster and also the public magazines. The next company he serviced in was commanded by Captain Halderbaum in which he served for two of two months in the same regiment immediately succeeding the last tour in Capt XXX company during this time he served as a private and his duty was to guard the British prisoners and ammunitions and arms in the said Town of Lancaster Lancaster county Penn. The next two months he served as a private substitute from at the same place performing the same duties in a company commanded by Captain Cuspis Stein in the same Regiment commanded by Col. Scrub. The next two months he was engaged as a private substitute for one Henry Long in a company commanded by Captain Balzen Orth in the same regiment part of this time he was engaged in guarding xxx at Lebannon and the balance of the time at xx on the Susquehanna River guarding the arms ammunitions and military xx. He hereby relinquishes every claim what 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.
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day of year aforesaid 

1 where and what year were you born. Ans I was born in Germany near the River Rhine on the sixth day of May A.D. seventeen hundred and sixty
2 Have you any Record of your age? Ans. "I have none"
3 Where were you living when you were called into the service. Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
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Ans I lived when called into the service in Lebanon in the county of Lancaster as it was then and state of Pennsylvania. After the war I lived about three years in Lebanon and then moved to Millerstown about five miles from Lebanon where I lived one year. I then moved about two miles east of Lebanon where I lived two years. I then moved to the xxx Creek and lived there about four years. I then moved again to the neighborhood of Millerstown and lived there about two years where I moved to Cumberland county and reside there xx years. I then moved to Allegheny County in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh where I lived about nine years whereas I removed to Armstrong County where I now reside and have resided there ever since.
2 How were you called into the service and were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was a substitute at all times but once. The first six months I was a substitute for my father Henry Yungst. The next two months that I served in Capt. Krauli company I served as a substitute but for whom I cannot recollect. The next two months I served was drafted and served for myself. The next two months that I served under Captain's xxx I was a substitute for one Moulfare whose christian name I cannot recollect. The two months that I served under Capt Orth I was a substitute for one Henry Long.
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with Hoops where you served. Such  xx and militia regiment as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans Our colonel was Curtis Scrub. Our Major's name was Edward but I cannot recollect his christian name. The general circumstances of my service I have detailed in my general statement. 

6.Since xxx receive a discharge from the service
Ans. I did not at the end of our term xx dismissed any discharge
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State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for security and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. The Reverend G.A. Reichart. Philip Clingsmith and Jacob Bill Esquire

G.A. Reichert a clergyman of the German Lutheran church residing in the Bourough of Kittaning and county of Armstroung and Philip Clingsmith of Jacob Mill residing in the same county and neighbors of the said Peter Yungst do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Peter Yungst who has xxx and sworn to the above declarations and we believe him to be seventy four or seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 16 day of December A.D. 1834 J.A. Reichart Philip Clingsmith, Jacob Hill

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the xxx 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 G. A. Reichart who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the borough of Kittanning in the county of Armstrong and state of Pennsylvania and that Philip Clingsmith and Jacob Hill who have also signed the same are residents of Allegheny Township county and are credible persons and that their states are entitled to credit.
John Young
Joseph Rankin
Robert XXX
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October 23, 1914.
Mrs. S.A. West,
105 State Street,
Newburyport, Mass.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 19th instant, you are advised that from the papers on file in this Bureau, it appears that Peter Jungst or Joungst (who signed in German) was allowed pension as Peter Yungst on his application executed December 16, 1834, while a resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
He stated that he was born May 6, 1760, in Germany, near the river Rhine, and resided at Lebanon, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when he served in the Pennsylvania troops as follows:
At the time the British occupied Philadelphia, he enlisted as a substitute for his faterh Henry Jungst, and served as a Private under Captain Leonard Immel in Colonel Curtis Grubb's regiment, was stationed at Lebanon, and guarded the baggage wagone to Philadelphia after the British retreated. 
Enlisted in 1781, as Private in Colonel Curtis Grubb's regiment and served two months under Captain Krauss, two months
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under Captain Holdebaum, two months under Captain Casper Stever and two months under Captain Baltzer Orth, during which time he was engaged in guarding arms, ammunition and prisoners at Lancaster, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
There is no further data relative to his family. The above soldier was pensioned at the Pittsburgh Agency, and is the only pensioner of that or similar name, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
E.P. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.
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Lebanon County
State of Pennsylvania, SS.
Before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lebanon aforesaid, personally came and appeared George Hoss of the Borough of Lebanon in the County aforesaid, a credible witness and on his solemn oath deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Peter Jungst, formerly an inhabitant of Lebanon aforesaid, but now residing in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. That the said Peter Jungst performed a tour of duty in the war of the revolution for two months in Captain David [illegible] Company of the Pennsylvania Militia, in the year 1781, guarding the British prisoners in the town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as a private soldier. That this deponent served in the same company and at the same time and often saw the said Peter Jungst do duty as a soldier in the said company at the time above mentioned.
George Hess
Sworn and subscribed the 3rd day of October 1834
Before 'me'.
The words of the Pennsylvania Militia being underlined before the oath was administered.
Jon. Gloninger
At the same time personally came and appeared before me, Peter Slogon of the Borough of [illegible] in the County aforesaid, a credible witness and on his solemn oath deposeth ad saith that he is acquainted with Peter Jungst, formerly an inhabitant of Lebanon aforesaid, but is now residing in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. That the said Peter Jungst performed a tour of duty of two months in the war of the revolution in Captain Holtenbaum's Company of the Pennsylvania Militia in the year 1781, guarding the British prisoners in the town of Lancaster, County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. That this deponent served in the same company at the same time and often [illegible] the said Peter Jungst do duty as soldier in the [illegible] at the time above mentioned.
Peter [illegible]
Sworn and subscribed the 3rd day of October 1834
Before me.
Jon. Gloninger
At the same time personally came and appeared before me John Rohner of the Borough of Lebanon in the County aforesaid, a credible witness and on his solemn oath, deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Peter Jungst, formerly an inhabitant of Lebanon aforesaid, but now residing in Armstrong
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County, Pennsylvania. That the said Peter Jungst performed a tour of duty of two months in the Revolutionary war in the year 1781 in Captain Krause's Company of the Pennsylvania Militia, guarding the British prisoners at the Town of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. That this deponent served in the same Company at the same time and often saw the said Peter Jungst do duty as soldier in the Company and at the time before mentioned.
John Rohner
Sworn and subscribed the 3rd day of October 1834
Before me, Jon. Gloninger
Also came and appeared George Hogt of the Township of Lebanon in the County aforesaid, a credible witness and on his solemn oath deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Peter Jungst, formerly of the town of Lebanon, but now an inhabitant of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. That the said Peter Jungst performed a tour of duty of two months in the revolutionary war in Captain Balzer Orth's Company of the Pennsylvania Militia, part of the time guarding the Hessian prisoners in the town of Lebanon and the remainder of the said time at Coacstown on the river Susquehanna, guarding the military stores at that place. That this deponent served in the same company at the same time and often saw the said Peter Jungst do duty as soldier in the company and at the time above mentioned, which, according to the best of this deponant's recollection and belief was in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty.
George Hogt
Sworn and subscribed the 6th day of October 1834.
Before me,
Jon. Gloninger
Lebanon County, SS.
I, Adam Ritscher, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Lebanon, do certify that John Gloninger, before whom the above depositions were taken, is and was at the time, one of our Judges of our said Court, regular appointed as such.
As witness my hand and Seal of Court this 6th day of October 1834.
Adam Ritscher, Prothonotary and Clerk
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pa

Admit Private
10 months $33.33.
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Revolutionary

Kittaning
Apr 10 PA

J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington, City
District of Columbia
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Kittaning Armstrong County
Penna April 9th 1835

Dear Sir
I enclose your pension papers of Peter Jungst which was submitted to you in January last by the Hon L.L. xxx to whom they have been enclosed by me. The following is a copy of your letter to have the papers in support of Peter Jungst have been xxx herewith returned. The militia of Penna were xxx drafted to serve for two months only.  If the applicant served in combination for so long as term as six months as set forth it should be shown by what actually the company to solicit he belonged such called into service for that long of time. Only he can also exhibit direct proof of service. Service his claims only be allowed for the three tours of time months each for which he claims.
I have since had an interview with the applicant and he is not able to obtain the proof you require to establish his claims for the whole period. You will xxx xxx that in his general detail he xxx terms of two months each although he has not been able to establish his claims for one of the times by any audiance xxx his own statement. You will xxx a
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32.535
Peter Jingst
Peter Jungst
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
Hon. S. S. Harrison
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State of Pennsylvania,
Armstrong County, Set.
I, Frederick Rohner, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, said court being a court of record, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Jungst, for a pension; and that John Young, Joseph Rankin and Robert Or, Esquire, are Judges of the same Court, whose signatures to the same is in their own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my and affixed the seal of said office, at Kittanning, this 24th day of December, A.D. 1834.
Frederick Rohner, Prothonotary
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Will Mr. Adler
kindly translate the soldier's signature
and place the same
below.
J. M C. Aug 31. 1904,
Peter Jongst or
Peter Jungst, it is 
probably intended for the latter.

L.A.
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8000
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 8000
Peter Jungst, Private, Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. [illegible], Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 Oct 23. History to Mrs. S.A. West, J.S.C. per an
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105 State St., Newburyport, Mass.
Oct. 19th, 1914
Pension Office, Washington
I am anxious to obtain the correctly spelled name of a revolutionary Soldier who lived and died in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and drew his pension at Pittsburgh. He was 96 years old when he died, which was after 1817.
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His name began with "G", I think and may have been a name that sounded like Gingst. He was a German, I think, this much known, he can be identified from the records of the Pension Office.
Yours Truly,
Mrs. S. A. West