Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,166, for George Lucas, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
Lucas George
NUMBER
S.7166
carded
CONTENTS
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6 March 29. a Pension

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33.342
Pennsylvania Pitts
George Lucas decd.
of [blank] in the State of [blank]
who was a Sergeant in the [blank] commanded
by [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Revolution
line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh
at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & ending
18 January 1841.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of March
1856 and sent to
W. T. R Saffell, Present
Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
Deduct former payments at the rate
of $96 per annum, under act of 1818.
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. T. Getty Clerk,
Book E Vol. 5 Page 38.
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State of Pennsylvania
Cambria County S.S.
I Moses Canan one of the Judges
of the Orphan's Court of the County of Cambria and
State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence
has been exhibited to said Court that George Lucas
of said County and formerly of Bedford County, State aforesaid
was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety-six
dollars per annum that said George Lucas died in said
County of Cambria on 18th day of January AD 1841 and that
he left no widow but one child only whose name is David Lucas,
residing in said County
To the said George Lucas there was issued from the proper
government department at Washington a certificate of Pension which
is mislaid. and I further certify that from my own
personal knowledge and observation and belief, that the facts
herein above set forth are true and faithful and the said David
Lucas is the identical person he represents himself to be
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused to be
affixed the Seal of said Court on this
eleventh day of February
Eighteen hundred and fifty-six.
M Canan
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State of Pennsylvania
Cambria County S. S.
Before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Cambria personally appeared David
Lucas and made oath in due form of Law that he is
the only surviving child of George Lucas deceased, who was a
Revolutionary pensioner, that his father George Lucas died on the
Eighteenth day of January Eighteen hundred and forty-one and
that he is the identical David Lucas mentioned in the annexed
Certificate of Court and I certify that from my own personal
knowledge the facts as above stated in the annexed certificate of
Court are true.
David Lucas
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 14th of February 1856
L B Cohick J.P.

State of Pennsylvania
Cambria County SS.
Before me a Justice of the Peace in
and for said County personally appeared George S. King and
made oath that he knew George Lucas in his life time, that
he was a pensioner of the United States, and that he died
on the Eighteenth day of January Eighteen hundred and forty-one and that he personally knows David Lucas and that all
the facts set forth in the annexed certificate of Court and the
statement of David Lucas are true.
Geo. S. King
Sworn to and subscribed before me
14th February 1856
L B Cohick J.P.
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State of Pennsylvania
Cambria County S.S.
I Milton Roberts Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that
Levi B Cohick Esq before whom the annexed affidavits appear
to have been made is and was at the time of signing a Justice
of the Peace for said County and that his signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the Seal of
Court on 16th Febry 1856,
Milton Roberts, Pro.
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George Lucas
(Sergt.)
7th Pennsyla. Regt.
1777 3years
23d May 1818-
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Bedford County in the
State of Pennsylvania SS
On this twenty third day of May
Anno Domini 1818 Before me the subscribed President
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the
District of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties of
Bedford, Huntingdon Mifflin in Centre and Clearfield
personally appeared George Lucas of St Clair
Township Bedford County aforesaid an applicant
for the benefit of the provisions of the late act of
Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War" who being
duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God doth declare and say That in the month
of February 1776 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania
he enlisted in the Regular Military service of the
United States, (then Colonies) in the Regiment commanded
by Col. William Irwin, for one year & served out
that time faithfully & was in the battle at the Three
Rivers, at the evacuation of Crown Point, &c
In January or February 1777 the deponent
enlisted again in the same service for three years
and served faithfully in the Seventh Regiment of the
Pennsylvania line during the time of said enlistment
The Deponent was drafted into the infantry. In 1777 the
Deponent was made an orderly Sergeant and continued
such during the whole time of his service
He was at the taking of Stoney Point and at
Battle of Monmouth and Brandywine and other
engagements. The Deponent was discharge on the 23d
day of January 1781 at Trenton - as will appear
by his discharge hereto annexed signed
Any.
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Wayne B.G. The Deponent was sixty eight years
of age in February last is infirm and poor and
from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in
need of assistance from his country for support-
That no pension has been granted him by the
United States to his knowledge, and if there
is any such granted he hereby relinquishes it
released his claim thereto to the United States
Geo. Lucas
Sworn Declared & Subscribed
this 23d day of May A.D. 1818
Before me
Jonathan Walker

Benjamin Burd of the Town of Bedford County of Bedford &
State of Pennsylvania Esqr late a Captain in the fourth
Regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the Revolutionary
war being duly sworn doth depose and say
that has long has been and now is well acquainted with
Sergeant George Lucas the within applicant
and that to the personal knowledge of this Deponent the
for Lucas served in the Seventh Regiment of the Pennsylvania
line for upwards of three years - and that he had in
the army the character of a brave and faithful soldier and
that from his age infirmities & reduced circumstances in
life he the said Lucas stands in need of the assistance
of his Country for support
Benjn Burd
Sworn & subscribed the
23 May A.D. 1818.
Before me
Jonathan Walker
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I Jonathan Walker Esq. President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas as within mentioned Do
hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that George Lucas within named did serve in the
Revolutionary War as stated in his within written
declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the
term of four years and more, on the continental
establishment and that he the said George Lucas is
now infirm and in reduced circumstances and stands in
of the assistance of his country for support &
I hereby transmit to evidence according to act
of Congress &c.
Witness my hand & seal this
23d Day of May A.D. 1818
Jonathan Walker

Pennsylvania
Bedford County ss. I David Mann Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify
that Jonathan Walker Esquire before whom the foregoing
depositions of Gorge Lucas and Benjamin Burd appears
to have been taken and whose name is thereto affixed was
at the time of taking & signing the same one of the Judges of the
Court of Common pleas in and for said County duly Commissioned
and sworn to whose official acts as such full faith and
Credit is due as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of office at
Bedford the twenty fifth day of May Anno
Domini One thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.
David Mann Prothy
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Copy of
Declaration Sla
of
George Lucas
5477
20 Jany 1819
Con
$1[illegible]
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Western District of Pennsylvania,
County of Bedford, ss.
In the Court of Common pleas held
at Bedford in and for Bedford County the ninth day of August
A.D. 1820. being a Court of record and so established by act
of assembly of the State of Pennsylvania and keeping a record
of its proceedings personally came into open Court George Lucas
aged (Seventy years) last February, resident in St. Clair township
in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War
as follows. That he enlisted in Cumberland County now Franklin,
Pennsylvania under Capt Smith, that he served in the company
commanded by Capt John Alexander, and in the sixth
Regiment, afterwards transfered to the seventh, in the Pennsylvania line
and served for five years or thereabouts as a Sergeant and was
honourably discharged by a written discharge signed by Col.
Anthony Wayne, which discharge was annexed to the said Lucas
Original declaration and transmitted with it to the War Office
that the date of the said declaration the said George Lucas
does not recollect, and that a pension was granted him by certificate
No 5477 Dated 20th January 1819. And I the said
George Lucas Do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that
I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of
an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain pers.
engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States
(in the Revolutionary war passed) on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not - has any p[er]son
in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts
due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed vizt
An interest in a tract of land of land of 200 acres situate
in St. Clair township aforesaid in right of my wife being late the property
of George Dobson her father deceased, held by improvement and
no part of the purchase money paid to the State, four heirs in
all
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all and my wife intitled to a fourth part, I have contracted with
George Dobson Junior One of the heirs and have purchased out his
claim, one half and more of the test of this land we are out of
possessions of and it is held by Griffith Mickle by and adverse
right and it is now in law and has been for many years.
valued at $200.00-
1 Bible worth - $0.60
1 Colt - 40.00
2 Cows and one calf - 22.00
1 Sheep - 2.00
2 Hogs - 4.00
6 Chairs - 1.50
5 pewter spoons - 0.50
2 Dutch ovens broken - 1.00
1 Iron Pot. - 0.50
10 Geese - 3.70
Geo. Lucas

I have been by occupation a labourer at farming and
from age and infirmities am now wholly unable to labour
The only family that I have is a wife sixty four years old,
and three poor orphan grand children the eldest aged about
ten years - the next about seven years and the last two years
old
Geo Lucas
Sworn & Subscribed and declared
in Open Court 9th August 1820
David Mann, Prothy.

Whereupon the Court aforesaid upon examination of
John Wisegarver of St. Clair Township in said County of
Bedford on the oath as to the value of the property of the
said George Lucas, Do certify that from the proof aforesaid
the value of the said is two hundred Seventy five Dollars
and eighty cents
By the Court 9th August 1820
David Mann Prothy
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Bedford County Ss In Testimony that the foregoing is a true
Copy of the Original remaining in my office
at Bedford on file, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of Office at
Bedford, the twenty fourth day of August AD.
eighteen hundred and Twenty-
David March
Prothy
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Restore-
3d Sec. Act May 20. 1830
$8 per mo. from 1 Jan.
1828
Revo. Pa. Roll

recd. from Geo. Bard, Esq
Bedford, Pa
Sept. 2, 1830
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County SS
Be it known that before me Charles
McDowell Esquire a Justice of the peace
in & for the County aforesaid personally
appeared George Lucas and made
oath in due form of Law that he
is the identical George Lucas, named
in an act of Congress passed on the
day of it last Session of Congress.
That he is entitled to a pension of eight
Dollars per month on account
of Services rendered to the United States
during the Revolutionary War that
he served in Captain John Alexander's
company in the Seventh Regiment of
the Pennsylvania Line commanded
by Colonel William Irvine in the Brigade
commanded by General Thomson; that he
now resides in St. Clair Township Bedford
County and has resided there for the space
of forty two years past & that previous to that
he resided in Dublin Township in said
County.
Geo. Lucas
Sworn & Subscribed
this 28th August
1830.
Before me
Charles McDowell
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April 13, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS: MLB

Mrs. C. N. Gould
858 Fronheiser Street
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7166, that George Lucas
was born February 19, 1750, place not stated.
He enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in
February, 1776, served as private and sergeant in Captains
Smith's and John Alexander's companies in Colonel William
Irvine's Pennsylvania regiment. He was in the battle of
Three Rivers, at the evacuation of Crown Point and in the
battles of Brandywine, Monmouth and Stony Point. He was
discharged January 23, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May
23, 1818, at which time he was living in Saint Clair Township,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
The soldier married prior to 1788 the daughter of George
Dobson, her name not given. She was sixty-four years of age
in 1820. She died prior to May, 1827.
The soldier died January 18, 1841 in Cambria County,
Pennsylvania, and his only surviving child was David.
In 1827 reference was made to soldier's son-in-law,
Daniel Helm who had seven children; their names, and that of
his wife not given.
In 1820 reference was made to three orphan grandchildren
of the soldier, aged ten, seven and two years, names not stated.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County Ss
George Lucas of St Clair Township in said County
being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God doth depose & say that his age was 77 years
on the 19th day of February last, that he served five years in the Revolutionary
army in the Pennsylvania line & was honourably discharged in 1781 as
by his discharge signed by Col. Anthony Wayne now in the war office will
appear. The deponent in his discharge got two certificate for his
arrears of pay &c one to the best of his recollection for £75.8.4 the
other for about sixty dollars, both of which the deponent sold shortly
afterwards for a horse and a piece of cloth. The deponent was placed
on the pension list & received his pension for some years, which pension
is now stopped as appears by a letter from Mr Edwards of the pension
office dated 13th April last for the reasons therein stated. The deponent
on his oath aforesaid says that he never owned a foot of land in
his life except as hereafter mentioned. In the year 1761 or 1762
George Dobson the deponents late wifes father begun and Improvement on the
land the deponent lives upon. he never paid for the land nor took
out any warrant & and shortly after killed by the indians. a long
time afterward until about the year 1788 the deponent who had before
married one of George Dobsons daughters together with George Dobson Junior
of old George the first improver were upon the same land & begun to
clear under old George Dobsons right. the best part of the land had been
taken away by a warrant survey & patent in name of Campbell.
One Mickle who claimed under Campbell brought a suit against the
deponent for the land & recovered. Then the deponent brought an
Ejectment against the two sons of Mickle and after three Jury trials
and a removal afterwards to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania the
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heirs of Old George Dobson recovered the land in dispute. the dictment was
brought in the names of Dobson heirs. all the direct interest that the
deponent had in the land was as purchaser of Young George Dobsons claim.
There were four heirs of old George Dobson & their descendants. The
law suits about the land together with indictments &c arising from the same
dispute, lasted with very little intermission from 1798 to 1823. The
deponent does not know that the other heirs of Dobson Senior will ever claim
their shares. he thinks they ought not as the land as cost the deponent
and his family much more than it is worth. The whole of the land
now held under Dobsons claim is 200 acres. no part of the purchase
money for it has ever been paid to the Commonwealth. It will cost
one dollar & fifty cents per acre or very near that sum to complete the title & get a patent
from the State & the Legislature has enacted a law to charge compound
interest & to forfeit the land of the money is not soon paid.
The deponent is sure that eight dollars per acre never have been offered
for this land. The deponent further says that long before the [crossedout, date of]
grant of his pension & while he was at law with the Mickles he
the deponent promised his son David Lucas that if he David would
carry on the law suits he should have all the deponents rights & title
to the land in dispute if it could be recovered from the Mickles. and
said David did carry on the law suits for many years by himself without
any aid from the deponent, and did recover the land from Mickles
& went into possession thereof in the fall of 1823 for himself and never
did pay any rent to the deponent therefor. and the deponent has not
& has not pretended to have the least right title or interest in the part of
land they recovered from the Mickles. The land which the deponent
has in right of his deceased wife & on the title aforesaid is between 90
& 100 acres & no more. This land is badly improved. There is an old
log cabbin on it with a clap board roof, and two small old stables
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with clap board roofs. These building are all nearly falling down, and
there is no other building whatsoever on the land possessed by the deponent. This
tract of land containing go or 100 as [acres]. the deponent does not believe that he
could sell for more than four dollars cash per acre even if he had a complete
title to it. The deponent is unable to work this land himself.
he rents it upon the shares to Daniel Helm the deponents son in law
who is a very poor man & has a wife and seven children, five of the
children at home with him. Last year the Deponents share of the crops was
as follows-- 2 1/2 tons hay which the deponent sold for 16 dollars, 20 bushels
of oats & 6 bushels of buckwheat. the deponent got no wheat nor rye.
The year before deponent got no rent at all of any kind. The deponent
says further that he has no property at all except a note upon John Gore
due above three years ago for eighteen dollars. Gore is said &
believed to be insolvent, & except also a little mare worth about
thirty dollars, a Bible and a chest, The deponent owes a debt
of about forty three or forty four dollars to John Hershberger which
be contracted on faith of the continuance of his pension. The deponent
further says that he is now much poorer & much less able to work for a
living than he was when his pension was first granted to him
Sworn & subscribed the 10th May A.D. 1827 Before
the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
Geo. Lucas
Sworn and subscribed the 10th May A.D 1827 Before
me President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
& for Bedford County aforesaid. The words 
"or very near that sum" between the 11th & 12th
lines, 2d page being first interlined.
John Tod
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Bedford County ss
David Lucas Son of the within named George Lucas
being duly sworn doth depose & say that the facts within stated &
Sworn to by his father George Lucas are all true as far as the deponent
knows or believes - particularly the deponent says that some time
before the year 1817 the said George Lucas promised the deponent that if he the
deponent would carry on the law suit for the land then defending against
Griffith & John Mickle he the deponent might have all that he could
recover by said suit. Relying upon this promise which was frequently repeated,
the deponent did carry on the suit without his fathers engaging in
it at all and did in 1823 recover the disputed part & took possession
& has had the possession ever since & has never paid any thing therefor
to his said father by way of rent or otherwise, nor has any thing been
demanded therefor by his said father
David Lucas
Sworn & Subscribed 10th
May 1827 Before me
John Tod
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St. Clair Township Bedford County
To the Hon. The Secy of War
The undersigned, understanding
that George Lucas of our Township &
County receives a pension from the
General Government, deem it their
duty to inform you that this George
Lucas has a good title for & lives upon
a Tract of first rate Land containing
more than one hundred acres for
which he has been offered $8 per acre.
And from the turbulent & wrangling
nature of George Lucas we are induced
to believe what he has himself frequently
asserted "that he was one of the ringleaders
"of the mutiny of the Penna Line during the
"revolution war".
We are with much respect
your obedient servants
Jesse Panjer
Moses Wisegarver
George Wisegarver
Daniel Crisman
Samuel Sloan
William Bowen
John Lingefelter
Thomas Wisegarver
Andrew Satterfield
Samuel Slick
Phillip Slick
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Andrew Grisman
Jacob Sleek
Benjamin Hancock
David Sleek
John R Taylor
Jesse Willis
Anthony Blackburn
Samuel Carver
John Marquis
Thomas A Blackburn
Mortes Ickes
George Banager Jr
Mikele Speace
George Dobson
Daniel Wisegarver
Samuel Harbaugh
Isaac Bowser
John Wisel
Thomas Allison
Thomas B McElvee
Benjamin Brown
Jacob Hill
" - " - "
Jacob Andars
William Slick
Thomas Penrose Jr
John Mickle
Frederick Barkhiner
Will Garretson
John Ickes
Daniel Clark
Wm Crisman Jr
Jacob Marsh
Michael Wallick
Griffith Mickle
Wm Crisman
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In his 1st Schedule
he exhibits this claim and
values it $200.
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Pennsylvania
Bedford County ss
I certify that for Sundry years past &
as long as I have been in the Prothonotarys office the
Ejectment of Dobsons heirs against Griffith & John Mickle
was carried on by David Lucas for Pltffs [plaintiffs] - I have
known both George Lucas and his son David for many
years. They have the character of honest men and of
men of truth and I have no reason to doubt the truth
of all that is stated by them in the annexed affidavits.
Job Mann

I was counsel for plts [plaintiffs] in the law suit for the recovery of
the land in dispute with the Mickles. I know that the
suit was carried on & attended to by David Lucas for
plaintiffs for ten years past or thereabouts - I slightly
know Helm George Lucas son in law - he is a worthless
fellow & in my opinion not able to support his own
family, far less to help his father in law. I know David
Lucas very well. he is a rather better manager than
Helm, but is a careless fellow, & not more than able
to support himself & his own family. I believe Davids
character to be very goof for truth. I have no doubt
of the truth of the annexed affidavits by George & David
Lucas & that George Lucas is as poor as he states
himself to be. I know George Lucas' land betwen 90
- 100 as [acres]. I believe it to be not first rate land, nor
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good second rate. the buildings & improvements on it are very
worthless, & if the state officers go on according to law to
enforce the payment of the purchase money to the public
treasury I do not believe that the Lucas family
with all the aid they can get without the
pension will be able to redeem it. I believe that
George Lucas can live without his pension but not
comfortably. I believe that every pensioner I am
acquainted with can also live without his pension
John Tod

Pennsylvania
Bedford County Ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County, Job Mann and John Tod Esquires, who
being duly sworn depose and say that the annexed and
aforegoing Certificates severally signed by them are true
according to the best of these deponents knowlege and
belief.
John Tod
Job Mann
Sworn & subscribed the 14th
day of May A.D. 1827
Before me
Thos. R. Gettys
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
[partially obscured by seal] Bedford County Ss
I Job Mann Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County Do
hereby certify that the Honorable John Tod
Esq before the annexed affidavits of George
Lucas and David Lucas appears to have
been taken and whose name appear thereto subscribed was at
that time and now is President and Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the sixteenth Judicial District or
Circuit in the State of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties
of Franklin Bedford and Somerset. And that Thomas
R. Gettys Esquire before whom the aforegoing affidavits of
John Tod and Job Mann Esquires appear to have been
taken and whose name is thereto subscribed is a Justice of
the Peace in and for said County of Bedford both legally
Commissioned and sworn by legal authority.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bedford
the 14th day of May A.D. 1827
Job Mann
Prothy
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THIS is to certify that the Bearer George Lucas Sergeant having
served in the Seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania during the Term of his Enlistment,
is now discharged the Service of the United States of America. Given at
Trenton this 23rd day of January 1781. five days provisions
Anty Wayne BG
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[left page]
See letters to G. Burd & Agent 8 [Mar?]
1830.
30th [dates?]
[March?] 11/56
W. T. R. Saffell
March 19/56

[right page]
[partially obscured] 5477
Pennsylvania
George Lucas
of Bedford Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded
by Captain Alexander of the regt. commanded
by Colonel Irvine in the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of three years,
from [blank] 1777 to [blank] 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
ad the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 23d day of May 1818
and [blank]
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of January
1819 and sent to G. Lucas,
Bedford, Pa
Restored to the Roll on 3d day of
September 1830 and notification sent to
Geo. Burd at Bedford, Pa
Pension commencing on the 1
of January 1828.
Amount due on 4th of Sept. 1830 $257.03
Revolutionary Claim,
Acts [crossed out March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820]
20 May 1830
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Pension Office
March 17, 1856.
Sir,
I have filed the application of
David Lucas, who claims to be the only
surviving child of George Lucas, deceased,
late of Pennsylvania, who was at his death
a pensioner on the Pennsylvania Roll, under the
Act of May 20, 1830. at the rate of of $96.
per annum, claiming in right of his father,
the benefits of the act of June 7, 1832, in the
grade of Sergeant, and you are informed
that it will be necessary, before a certificate
at the increased rate can be issued, to have
an Administrator appointed upon the said
George's estate, evidence of which appointment,
and the amount of his bond,
must be filed in this office
Respectfully,
C. S. Cole
for Court
W. T. R. Saffell, Esq.
Present
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[left page]
[Restored?] 22d

[right page]
George Lucas
April 1, 1828
Refd to Comn Mil. Pensions
Apr. 29, 1828
Bill reported - No. 283
Dec. 5th 1828
Refd. to Com Mil. Pensions
Dec. 16, 1829
Refd to Comn on Mil. Pensions
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County SS
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the
Commonwealth Justices of the peace in and for said County
John Sleek a resident of St Clair Township Bedford County and a
creditable witness who having been by me sworn on the Holy Evangelists
of Almighty God, deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with
George Lucas a resident of said township and County a revolutionary
pensioner, and that many years ago deponent thinks about
fourteen years this deponent and said Lucas often had conversations
respecting a tract of land in said township and County, then occupied
by said Lucas and by one Griffith Mickel [Mickle], one hundred and three
acres of which were occupied by said Lucas and upwards of one
hundred by said Mickel [Mickle], that said Lucas and said Mickel [Mickle] had been contending at Law about - one hundred acres of the said land, then
so occupied by said Mickel [Mickle], that said Lucas had lost the law,
[partially obscured by seal] suit and the Land, but still considered he had the right, that
[partially obscured by seal] at the said time said Lucas observed that his son David, then
a man grown was going to assist him in carrying on the law
suit, and that he was industrious, and that he had promised said
David the said one hundred acres of land, provided the same
was gained at Law, Deponant further states that the law suit
was then carried on, and the expences sustained by said David Lucas
that said law suit was gained by said Lucas in the Court of
common pleas of said County, and removed by the Defendant to
the Supreme Court, and there gained by said Lucas, that immediately
after the recovery aforesaid, which was as deponant believes in 1823, the said
David Lucas went into possession of the said land so recovered and remained
in possession of the same ever since, that said one hundred acres of land so
recovered, could not according to Deponant belief, have been recovered, had
it not been for the assistance of the said David, that said George was
unable to carry on the law suit or attend to it. That he was much reduced
in his circumstances, partly owing to his law suits about said Tract of land
there having been three trials, before the one in which said Land was gained, that
said David Lucas, now exercises every act of ownership, over the said tract of
land, and resides on the same, that the tract of land so owned and
occupied by the said David Lucas is not patented land, and was
taken up on an old location, that it would cost a great deal of money
to patent the same, the said location deponant hath understood was in
1768 on an improvement made in 1763. and further deponant saith
not.
[illegible but presumably, John Sleek's signature]
Sworn to and subscribed
this seventh day of March
AD 1828
J. Bonnett
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County SS
Personally, came before
me the subscriber one of the Commonwealth's Justices
of the peace in & for said County, Samuel
Hammond a resident Citizen of Bedford Township
Bedford County who being duly affirmed saith
that he is well acquainted with George Lucas
of St Clair township in said County & heretofore
a revolutionary soldier & Pensioner of the United
States, that affirmant is also well acquainted with
the land whereon the said Lucas resides
being about one hundred acres, that said Land
is not of a very good quality a part of it is bottom
& is subject to being overflowed & is much washed
& infused, that the upland is then state land
& hilly, the improvements and very indifferent a cabbin
House, & two old stables with clapboard roof's, that
the cleared land hath not been well cultivated, that
in his estimation the said tract of Land collectively
is not worth more than three Dollars per acre, that
deponent hath understood said tract of Land is
yet to patent the costs of which will amount to
a considerable sum of money. That said tract of
and is now cultivated by a son in Law of said George
who doth not reside on the same, that said George
Lucas's [bare?] of Household goods, & that he is not able
to carry out  said farm & that in deponents opinion that if
a man were [strong?] handed he could not more than make a
mere living on said Land
Samuel Hammond
Afffirmed to & Subscribed
this 7th March 1828
Before me
J. Bonnett
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County Ss
Personally came before
me the Subscriber one of the Commonwealths
Justices of the peace in & for said County
John Felter a resident of St Clair township
in said County who having been duly sworn
deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted
with George Lucas of St Clair Township
in said County a Revolutionary pensioner
& that he also knows the tract of Land
on which the said George Lucas lives.
that it is called one hundred acres, that said
Land is not of a good quality a [good part?]
of the same being Hilly & of a state soil
that the improvements and very indifferent
& and such as are described in the forgoing
[crossed out, affidavit] affirmation of Samuel Hammond
with whom he concurs in valuing said Land
at three Dollars per acre or three hundred
Dollars the whole tract.
John Fetters
Sworn to subscribed
this 7th March 1828
J. Bonnett

Pennsylvania
Bedford CountySs
I Job Mann Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County, Do
certify that Jacob Bonnett Esquire before
whom the aforegoing Depositions appear to
have been taken and whose name is thereto
subscribed, was at the time thereof and now is a Justice of
the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and
qualified by legal authority, and acting as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bedford
the 24th day of March A.D. 1828.
Job Mann Prothy.
Page 34

[left page]
Rev War
7166
INVALID.
File No. 7166
George Lucas
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 230
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right page]
1914 [March?] 19, Hist to Mrs. Geo. A. Wagner
1922 [illegible] 15 " " Helen E. Lyons En
1931 Apr. 13 Hist to Mrs. C. N. 
Gould  M. C. S.
Page 35

[postmark]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
D
MAR
12
1914
Page 36

Kenton, Ohio.
Mar 10 / 14
U. S. Commission of Pensions,
Pension Office, War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: -
I would like to have official
proof that George Lucas, served in the Revolutionary
War. Kindly advise how to proceed.
George Lucas enlisted from the
state of Pennsylvania and made application
for a pension from Bedford Co., same state.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Geo. A. Wagner.
Page 37

[postmark]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
O
OCT
16
1922
Page 38

Petition for Pension
Petition of George Lucas of
St. Clair Township, Bedford Co.
Late a Sergeant in Penna. line
Enlisted at Green Castle 1776 in
6th Penna. Regiment under Col.
Wm. Erwin in Company commanded
by Capt. Abraham Smith. Marched
to Canada & was defeated at Three
Rivers. After his term of office
expired (one year) he returned home
and shortly after, again enlisted for
three years in 7th Penna. Regiment
Commanded by John Alexander.
Served to end of term, then honorably
discharged on 23rd day of Jan. 1781
In battle of Monmouth & Stony Point.
He had nine children to bring up. Eight
still living & three now with petitioner.
Testified by Jacob Bonnett, Thos. Hunt,
Chas. McDowell, David Reiley & Martin Reiley.
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[postmark]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
O
OCT
16
1922

Rev [illegible]
Oct 13 - 1922.
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
I am writing to your
department to ask if you
can give me any information
regarding one "George Lucas"
who served as a private in
the Revolutionary War.
My only information is,
Page 40

that he enlisted Feb. 16, 1776. from
Cumberland County Penna in the
64th, Penna. Battalion.
He later filed a petition for Pension
and am hoping through this fact
to gain some information about him.
as to dates ect [etc]. His petition for pension
is enclosed as I found it written.
in a Penna. State Book.
Thee information is desired in order
to become a member of the D.A.R.
and any thing you can advise will be
greatly appreciated. My father seems
to think he was given a grant of
land & he thinks it to be in
Mercer Co. Penna. Should I
write to the Land Office Dept.
about that. He had nine
Children & would like to know
you have the records of the names
and any other information about them.
Page 41

one of the nine children was
Samuel Carson Lucas who was
my father's Grand father.
Making the said George
Lucas my fathers Great
Grand Father. Kindly
let me know soon as possible
& if there is any fee I
will gladly forward same.
Thanking you for this
information. Beg to remain
your very truly
Helen E. Lyons
19 Normandie Apts.
McKeesport Pa.
Page 42

[logo] DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
QUEMAHONING CHAPTER
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Feb. 26, 1931.
Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the
pension record of George Lucas a Revolutionary
Soldier. He served in Sixth Pennsylvania
Ballation [battalion], and lived in East St. Clair township
Bedford Co. He died in Johnstown and is
burried [buried] in the Union cemetary [cemetery] there.
Thanking you for your trouble
I am very truly
Mrs. C. N. Gould
838 Fronheiser St.,
Johnstown, Penna.
Rev
Page 43

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S. F. 7166
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19 [blank]
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of George Lucas
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
[table column headings - DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT., LENGTH OF SERVICE., RABK., OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. - CAPTAIN., OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. - COLONEL., STATE.]
Feby 1776 | discharged Jany 23, 1781 | Pvt. & Sergt. | Smith | William Irvine | Penn.
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | John Alexander | [blank] | [blank]
Battles engaged in, Three Rivers, Evacuation of Crown Point, Brandywine, Monmouth, Stony Point.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Cumberland Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension, May 23, 1818. His cl. at.
Residence at date of application, St cClair Twp. Bedford Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, b. Feby 19 1750 d. June 18, 1841 in Cambria Co. Penn.
[margin note - 1818-68=1750]
Remarks: Soldier mar. the daughter of George Dobson She
was 64 yrs old in 1820, her name is not stated. David was
their son and Daniel Helm a son-in-law.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Page 44

J. Minot, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.
FREE
McRae
[postmark illegible]
George Lucas
[?] 32 - 33342
Page 45

Department of the Interior,
Pension Office, Official Business.
Minot
W. T. R Saffell, esq.
Present

David Lucas
Page 46

Pennsylvania Roll
George Lucas, dd [deceased?] who
was a Sergeant Col Innis'
Regt. Penn Line

[Per?] act June 7, 1832
2 years Sergeant
$120 per Ann.
[bg, begin?] March 4, 1831
end Jan 18, 1841, when
he died, [deducting?] [pension?]
payments at $96 per
Ann.
To David Lucas,
[???]
W. T. R. Saffell,
Present
Page 47

[left page]
5477
Pennsylvania
George Lucas (Sergt.)
Pennsylvania Line.
1777 3 Years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 23d of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of Jany 1819
and sent to George Lucas,
Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Arrears to 4th of Sept, 1818. 3. 9/31 4/30 27.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 48.00
$75.38
Revolutionary Claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
St. Clair Township
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
[very faint] Continued

[right page]
Notification sent October 12, 1820 to
David Mann, Clk C. C. P. Bedford Co Bedford
Pennsylvania
Page 48

THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE
Official Business
J. Minot, Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
Page 49

Bedford Pa
Apr 8
Pension Office
April 12, 1827
Recd. 12 April 1827
Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
Caveat
vs.
George Lucas.
Page 50

"Military Pensions"
George Lucas
Restoration to P. roll
Granted 15th Apl.
1828 - To commence
7th Jany 1828
Page 51

20th Congress
1st Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
April 1, 1828
On motion of Mr. Forward
Resolved, That the Committee on
Military Pensions, be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of restoring to the Pension roll,
the name of George Lucas
Attest
MW St Clair Clarke
Clerk
Page 52

Brief in the case of George Lucas [?]
Cambria County and State of Pennsylvania
act June 7, 1832.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
George Lucas was a Sergeant in the Line of Pennsylvania
for nearly three years. He was pensioned
under the Acts of March 18, 1818, and May
20, 1830, at $96 per Ann. He died Jan. 18, 1841,
His son has claimed the benefit of the Act of
June 1832, for service as a Sergeant. George Lucas's
death and the heirships, and, in the opinion
of the Commission, properly certified.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
W. T. R. Saffell
Present
Examining Clerk.
[Ogden Nelz?]
Page 53

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
March 14, 1836.
Sir,
I herewith return the papers on
which George Lucas was inscribed on the
Pennsylvania Roll, under the special Act
of May 20, 1830, at the rate of $96. per annum,
enclosed in your letter of the 11th inst &
in reply have to inform you, that his
pension has been paid to 4 Sept 1840.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Rob J [Simmons?]
Auditor
J. Minot Esqr.
Commr. of Pensions
Page 54

U.S. Pension Agency
Pittsburgh, March 26, 1856
J. Minot, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
Your order dated the 20th inst. to inscribe on
the Roll the name of George Lucas, decd. under the act of
7th June 1832, at the annual rate of $120, deducting former
payments at the rate of $96 per annum under act of
18th March 1818, and pay to David Lucas, his only surviving
child, has been duly received; and after the most
diligent search, I have not been able to find the said George
Lucas' name on any Roll in my possession. I therefore
very respectfully request to be informed of the amount
to be paid.
Respectfully
Your obt Servant
Geo Grayson
P. Agent
Page 55

George Lucas
Pa. to 18 Mr 1818.
3d Auditor
March 11/56
Page 56

Washington D.C
Mar. 4, 1856
Sir,
Enclosed you will find
the application of Mr David
Lucas Son of George Lucas
dec. of Bedford (now Cambria)
County Pa. asking that his
father's name may be transferred
from the act of 1818
to that of 1832 & allow
him the difference between $96
& $120 per annum from 4th
March 1831 to 18 Jany 1841.
George Lucas served as
Sergeant 2 yrs as you will
discover by his discharge on
file. Please send the Certificate
of pension to my care
Very respectfully
W. T. R. Saffell
J. Minott Esq
Commr of Pens
Page 57

Recd. 17 May 1827
Bedford Pa
May 14
Free
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
Page 58

Bedford Penna. 14 May 1827
If the enclosed are deemed not sufficient to reinstate
George Lucas, M Edwards is requested to point
out the deficiency by letter to me or to Lucas
directed to this place
may respectfully &
John Tod
Page 59

Recd. Dec. 20 1827
Hon C. Forward
HR
J. L. Edwards Esq
War Dep.
Page 60

Washington City 18th Dec. 1827
J. L. Edward Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I have just recd. from
George Lucas one of my constituents the enclosed
letter. By it I should understand that
he has been stricken from the Pension
Roll. Will you be kind enough to state
to me the cause or causes for such a
measure, provided it be so. An answer
as soon as convenient is respectfully
solicited.
Yours &c
C. Forward
Page 61

George Lucas
Petitioner was placed on the Pension roll
at the war department as a revolutionary
soldier at the rate of $8 per month
on the 3d of May 1818. He has since
been stricken off by reason of
his being the owner of a tract of
land of the value of more than
#200. The testimony of John Sleeck [Sleek]
& Samuel Hammond & John Fetters proves the
land to be worth about $300. said
tract being 100 acres - of poor state said
& the improvement indifferent & the
land not patented - the improvements
commenced in 1768. The patenting fees
are a lien upon the land and would
probably amount to nearly if
not quite the whole value of it.
The land is now occupied by his son
who assisted in recovering it at the
end of a tedious & expensive law suit
under a promise from the father that
he should have the land provided the
suit prove eventual in his favor.
At all events it appears to the
Page 62

the land would not support an aged
and infirm man who is unable to
cultivate it - and inasmuch as it is
encumbered to nearly or with its whole
value [crossed out, the] a sale could be of no service
to the old soldier. The committee
therefore are clearly of opinion
that George Lucas deserves a restoration
to the Pension Roll.
Page 63

Bedford Pa
July 14
Free
To the Honble.
The Secretary of War
Washington
D. C.

[upside down]
see letter to W. Crisman
&c. July 17, 1830
Page 64

Bedford July 13-1830
To the Hon.
The Secretary at War.
At the last Session of
Congress we are informed an act was passed
placing the name of George Lucas of Bedford
County a revolutionary soldier, upon the Pension
List and authorising the payment to him
of money due from the time his name was erased
until it was replaced by the act of last winter.
We are the neighbors of George Lucas, and
know his circumstances well. He has two valuable
farms lying on Dunnings Creek, and the greater part of
them excellent & productive bottom land. at
a low calculation the farms are worth two thousand
Dollars. We believe, indeed we are sure that these
facts can be attested by indisputable testimony, and
we would be much obliged to you, if you inform us
of the manner of proceeding. We believe that no
revolutionary Soldier is entitled to a pension who
owns property over and above a limited sum a few hundred
Dolls-
Yours very
respectfully
Wm Crisman
Moses T Wisegarver