Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,702, for Moses Mc Curdy, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Continental
Pennsylvania
McCurdy, Moses
Hughes, Margaret 
(Former Widow)
William
NUMBER 
W. 4,702
B.L. Wt. 283-100
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1981            
Pennsylvania                 
Margaret Hughes          
formerly widow of Moses McCurdy who died on the 13th August 1779 of Lancaster Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company command by Captain Walker of the reg’t Command by Col. Hartley in the Pennsylvania line for two years           
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.               
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of April 1838 --- and sent to D. Corey Prest.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838      $560.            
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 38  40    
$600               
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}
Recorded by Wm L Allison Clerk                
Book A   Vol. 2     Page 140         
let. 3d May 1838                
Hon J. Buchanan                 
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March to 5 May 1839     
Agt [agent] notified 3d April 1840
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[unreadable] they may be lawfully to be married [unreadable] matrimony pronounced that this marriage Margareth [unreadable] Moses McCurdy from this 9th Day of March Anno Domini 1775 [unreadable] in the State of Pennsylvania by me.                  
S. Rouse D. 11.   
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
McCurdy, Moses
Cont – Penn
W. 4722
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Moses McCurdy late a Soldier of the Penn’a line in the Army of the Revolution       
Margaret Hughes           
Hon. James Buchanan
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Return of the Pennsylvania Line entitled to Donation lands, by the late Comptroller General.
Names:  McCurdy Moses Rank  Private  Regiment  Pennsylvania Rank Private Regiment Hazen’s Acres 200  Nos. 104  1st district – his heirs 1803   
Pennsylvania Ss   
I do certify that the above is a true extract from the donation book of the Land Office.
Harrisburg Pa 
April 4 1838
Attest 
Jos Henderson
By Secretary
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.              
Second Comptroller's Office,            
March 27th 1840               
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the child of Margaret Hughes a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 5th May 1839, the day of his death                
Repectfully, yours,         
Albion K. Parris            
Comptroller  
To the Commissioner of Pensions        
Present.
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evidence of Moses McCurdy  having enlisted 15 March 1777 for the war & killed 13 Aug’st 1779 on file in Buy L’d office, being the certificate of Wm. Simmons and War Dept.  date Dec 13, 1803     
Admitted Pen             
276 $80                
Capt Hobbson or   
76 Inf 11th Regt
D. Corey, Esq
Present
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State of Pennsylvania              
City of Lancaster { Ss   
On this 27th day of March 1838 A. Domini  personally appeared before me the subscriber Judge of the District court of Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania Margaret Hughes a resident of said county, aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 and the act explanatory of said act March 3, 1837. That she was married to Moses McCurdy on the 9th of March 1775 at York in the State of Pennsylvania as will more fully appear by the marriage certificate signed by Parson Rouse then a Clergyman of the Lutheran Church at York, PA and that he was a soldier in the Year 1775 and an enlisted soldier in the Year 1776 for the during the war and that he was attached to a Company commanded by Captain Mather and Col Hartley Regiment which officers were residents and lived in said County previous to the Commencement of the war and after the war closed and that she [unreadable] the said Moses McCurdy to be in the actual service of the U States on or about three years before he was killed by the Indians and that after the death of said Moses McCurdy her husband, she was afterwards married to William Hughes as she stated in her former declaration sent to to the Pension Office with the former declaration. And that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 and still remains a widow as well more fully appear by reference had to the annexed proof sent to the pension office with the former declaration. She further declares that she did receive in her name and in the name of continued
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her Daughter Catherine McCurdy two hundred Acres of Land for which a deed or patent was given for the same granted by the State of Pennsylvania which deed or patent this deponant has had in her possession for the services of her Husband Moses McCurdy          
Margaret Hughes her mark
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day & year above written     A. L. Hayes   Judge of the Dist Court of the City & County of Lancaster Pa.  
I do hereby certify that Margaret Hughes the applicant above named is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity and blindness in consequence of which she has been confined to her house, for many years as I am informed and believe.      
Lancaster Pa March 27, 1838.      
A. L. Hayes          Juge D. C. & Lancaster                
Pennsylvania           
Lancaster County Ss}               
Z. McLenegan Prothonotary of the District Court for the City & County of Lancaster certify that the Hon. Alexander L. Hayes Esqr before whom the above proceedings were had is the President Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine -            
In Testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name this 27th day of March AD 1838              
Z. McLenegan Prothy
Hon R. F. Rouch
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Revy WIDOW &c.  OWN
File No. 4702
Margt Hughes former
Wid. of Moses McCurdy
Pvt. Pa. Line
Act:  July 4th / 36  Sec. 3
Index: - Vol.  A,  Page 355
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Marriage Ctf.
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3143
Pa.
4 July '36
3d Sec
McCurdy, Moses
Cont - Penn Wd
D. W. Corey
of York Pa. Pct
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Augh the 2nd 1778  
My Dear Lovely wife I hope this [unreadable] to let you know I am in good health at present and these lines will find you in the same  I will be glad [unreadable] to have a letter from you for I hope you will not forget to send [unreadable] if you ever [unreadable] with me if you will with me till I have some [unreadable] if you would let me [unreadable] in every hour my coming home for these is no [unreadable] but of will [unreadable] to spare me and my [unreadable] but I hope [unreadable] at present your ever Loving husband [unreadable]
Moses McCurdy
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
McCurdy, Moses
Cont-Pen W.4702
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I certify that it appears by the Register of the Pennsylvania Line Continental establishment Colonel Hartley's Regiment that Moses McCurdy enlisted in Capt Hayes Company on the 13th of March 1777, for the war and that he was killed on the 13th of August 1779            
Sign Wm Simmons             
Awl War Department 
Dec’r 13 1803                
the above is a true copy of a certify presented to me by Henry Shelter this 4 Day of Nov’r 1805. H. Rogers
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David Corey
J. L. Edwards, Esqr
Pention Agent
Washington City
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1820
Congress Hall April 23rd   
J. L. Edwards               
Dear Sir             
I have this day Examined papers which will be exibited to you, by David Cory Esqr in support of a Claims of a certain Widdow Hugh which I have no doubt but they are substantially correct, and that the old woman is Justly entitled to a pention   
Very Respectfully Your       
Obt Svt
Henry Logan
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HARRISBURG
Mar 20

David Corey Esq
York
Penn'a
Single
David Corey
Present
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Land Office           
Harrisburg Pa            
March 22, 1838            
Dr. Sirs
Your letter of yesterday came to hand and agreeably to your request I have examined the case of Moses McCurdy.                   
His name appears to be recorded as a soldier of the Penna line in the Army of the Revolutionary war and as such his heirs rec’d a patent for 200 acres of land in Shenango township Bears County, No 104 in the first district of donation lands His widow will be entitled to a pension of 40 Dols per annum (if she has never drawn it) provided she was the wife of McCurdy during the war               
Respectfully yours             
Jos. Henderson 
D. Corey Esq
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JM - ab- Feb 5
Mr. Al
Margaret Hughes
Pa
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner or Pensions
Hon. Jos Buchanan
Senate US
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My dear Sir         Washington 3 Feb. 1838             
Will you be kind enough to enable me to answer the enclosed letter & return it to me?  
Yours very respectfully
James Buchanan
J L Edwards Esq
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Deposition       
John Brown           
Accompanying the petition of Margaret Hughes and Henry Shelter, in right of Catherine his wife, legal representatives of Moses - McCurdy deceased, presented 14th December 1803 – 
accompany
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York County Ss    
Before me George Lewis Lefler Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for said County, Personally appeared John Brown of the Borough of York in the County of York aforesaid, who on his Solemn Oath taken according to Law doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with a certain Moses McCurdy who enlisted in Captain Hobb's Company in the eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment in the revolutionary War, commanded by Colonel Thomas Hartley for and during the war, that Captain Hobbs, was killed at the Battle of Brandywine, that Captain Walker then being the successor   that Moses McCurdy, afterwards was killed in a battle with the Indians on the Susquehanna river near Chemung and that this Deponent being in the same Battle about five yards distant from the said Moses McCurdy when shot down & that the deceased left a Widow named Margaret, and one Daughter to survive him, which said Daughter is now intermarried to a certain Mr Henry Schettler, to this Deponents knowledge    
further saith not               
John Brown his mark
Sworn to & Subscribed the 10th day of December Anno Domini 1803. 
George Lewis Lefler
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Mr. Corey
York
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Lancaster March 5th 1898      
Mr. Corey
Sometime ago Mrs Hughes sent for me being anxious to hear about her pension She not having heard from you for some time became uneasy I immediately wrote to Mr Buchanan and in about a week after received the enclosed by which you will see it will require further proof    there is an old man in York who can give you some proof of the matter and he knows another I believe a Mr Hay the first alluded to is a Mr Shipe or     
Yrs &c      
Frederick Hambright                 
N. B. Mrs Hughes States the she has received a letter from you since I wrote to Mr Buchanan
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V3143
Margaret Hughes
formerly widow of Moses McCurdy
Pennsylvania
Hon James Buchanan
S.U.S.
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State of Pennsylvania            
Lancaster Co } Ss    
On this 23d day of December Domino 1837 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber the Judges of the District Court for the City & County of Lancaster Pa. in the state of Penn’a   
Margaret Hughes aged seventy nine years who being by me 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 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3d 1837    That she was married to Moses McCurdy of York County from the 9th day of March 1776 who was a soldier in Captain Walkers Company and Col Hartley’s Regiment and that he Enlisted at York for and during the war on or about the year 1775 and that he died in the Service of the United States as she was informed being slain by the Indians in the northern part of Penn’a,  that he was in the battle of Brandywine and was wounded in the arm in that battle, She further declares that she was afterwards married to William Hughes who died more than thirty years ago and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear reference had to the annexed proof
Margaret Hughes her mark
Sworn & subscribed the day first above mentioned  A. L. Hayes Pr. Judge of the D. C. for the City & County of Lancaster
State of Pennsylvania           
City of Lancaster }Ss                 
Personally appeared before me the subscriber President Judge of the District Court for the County of Lancaster   John Hensel and Mary Anderson       
who being by me duly sworn according to law saith that they are well acquainted with Margaret Hughes the applicant for a pension and that she was a widow on the 1st day of July 1836 and the never been married since the death of William Hughes to our knowledge                    
John Hensel
Mary Anderson
sworn & subscribed this 6 day of December 1837 before me  A. L. Hayes P. Judge D. C. for the City of Lancaster
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I do certify that the words “for the City and County” in the third line of the within declaration, and the words “that he was in the battle of Brandywine and was shot in the arm in that battle”  between the fifth and tenth lines of the same, were interlined before the applicant Margaret Hughes subscribed and swore to the said declaration                          
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of December 1837 A D    A. L. Hayes P. Judge D.C. for the County & City of Lancaster P. A.            
David Corey
June 2d 36
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Know all men by these presents that I Margaret Hughes of the City of Lancaster do hereby make constitute and appoint  David Corey of York my [unreadable] & Lawfull attorney for me and in my name and my uses to ask and receive of the Secretary of war of the U States or of the Commissioner of pensions to receive my pension Certificate due me for the service of Moses McCurdy who died in the service of the States in the Revolutionary war 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Lancaster City this 23rd day of December 1837     Margaret Hughes  her mark
Sealed and delivered in presence of 
John Hensell   A. L. Hayes   
State of Pa
City of Lancaster } Ss   
Personally appeared the above named Margaret Hughes and acknowledged the forgoing Power of Attorney to be her free act of and deed in testimony hereof I have hereto set my this 23d day of Decr 1837    A. L. Hayes P. Judge of the City & County   
 I further certify that Margaret Hughes is not able to appear in open Court is consequence of Blindness & bodily infirmity A. L. Hayes, P. Judge D. C. Court for the City & County of Lancaster
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Pennsylvania       
Lancaster County }ss.             
I, Z. McLenegan, Prothonotary of the District Court for the City and County of Lancaster, and of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, certify, that Alexander L. Hayes, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits, certificate, and acknowledgment were made, is the President Judge of the said District Court, duly commissioned and qualified; and that all the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine     
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, the 23 day of December A.D. 1837.        
Z. McLenegan Prot }    
V3143.  
Margaret Hughes   
formerly widow of Moses McCurdy  Pennsylvania
Hon. James Buchanan
S. U. S.
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See acts of Congress 2d Session of 8th Congress page 299             
No. 7
Petition of Margaret Hughes and Henry Shetler in right of Catherine his wife, legal representatives of Moses McCurdy, deceased           
14 December, 1803 - referred to the committee appointed on the fifth instant “to enquire into the expediency of granting further time to the proprietors of military land warrants to obtain and locate the same.”     
Issued W4  No 283    
Mr Vanhorne
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Petition of
Margaret Hughes
          &
Henry Shetler

Commission Land Warrants
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To the Honorable, the Congress of the United States of America  - 
The Petition of Margaret Hughes late the Widow and Relict of Moses McCurdy Dec’d and Henry Shetler in the Right of Catharine his wife, one of the Daughters of the said Dec’d -                
Most Humbly Sheweth              
That your Petitioners are the legal Representatives of Moses McCurdy late one of the soldiers of the United States of America, Enlisted for and During the late Revolutionary war, with Great Britain, and that he the said Moses McCurdy was wounded by the Enemy in Battle (as can be made appear by sundrie Depositions from some of his Fellow Soldiers) of which wounds he Died. We therefore Pray Your Honorable Body to Grant a further time for Making Applications for Military lands.                     
And Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound will Ever Pray                   
Margaret Hughes her mark             
Henry Shetler
Catharine McCurdy
Henry Shetler
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES         
Form VAM-51-            
12-5-41     
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
NAME  McCurdy, Patrick   GRADE  Private    LINE Delaware   
WARRANT NUMBER   10824  ACREAGE  100   ISSUED  September 2, 1789 – ts – 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.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES         
Form VAM-51-            
12-5-41     
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
NAME  McCurdy, Robert   GRADE  Private    LINE  Pennsylvania   
WARRANT NUMBER   9878  ACREAGE  100   ISSUED  December 20, 1791 – to George Walton, assignee
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.