Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,360, for Matthias Shroyer, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
13
Shroyer, Matthias
NUMBER
W 3360
Mary
Penn Agency and residence
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9568
Pennsylvania
Matthias Shroyer of
Butler Co. in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Housegger of the Rhode Island
line, for the term of 3 years - see Rolls
Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 10th of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of April
and sent to Jas Bovard Esqr
Butler, Pennsa,
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 6 26/31  54.70
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.00
$102.70
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
18/66
Butler County

copy of [illegible] sent to Hon
W Beatty HR 
[illegible] 1838
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6676
Pennsylvania
Mary Shroyer
widow of Mathias Shroyer
who was a private
in the Maryland line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on
he 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
21 day of February 1845.
and sent to Hon. J. Buffington
H. R.

Act of March 3, 1843.
& 17 June 1844
Book A
Page 116

[illegible] Sept 15 1845
3rd [illegible] May 26/57
Let S. J. Mitchell
May 30 /57

Let same June 26/57
Same May 13/58
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Butler } SS
Know all men by these presents that I John Shroyer of the
County of Butler in the State of Pennsylvania have nominated
constituted and appointed H. C. Spalding of Washington City
D.C. my hand and attorney for me and in my name to
receive from the department of the interior of the United States
the pension to which I may ^be entitled to for services rendered
by my father Matthias Shroyer and to do all things whatsoever
[illegible] the obtaining of said pension in as full and ample a
maner as I might [word crossed out] or could do were I personally present with
full power of substitution hereby ratifying and confirming
whatsoever my said attorney or their substitute may lawfully
do in the premises with my hand and seal this 20th day
of September A.D. 1852
John Shroyer

Attest
S [illegible] 
acknowledged and subscribed the before me the day and year above written
John Byer Esqr
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Hon. W. Betty
H R
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State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } ss

Personally appeared before me Jacob Zeigler
Prothonatory of said County, the Hon John Duffy, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, who
being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith
That a leaf bearing the following description was torn out
of an old Dutch Psalms book (in my presence) belonging
to Mary Shroyer who is an applicant for a
Pension.  I examined the book which is really a
Specimen of antiquity and bears the impress of
age as also does the leaf, which is of a smoke
Colour and on one corner of which there is a
blotch of red ink. the entries on said leaf are 
in German Manuscript - the figures are legible
the first [illegible] is the 22d of some month and Year
1783.  The next in 1785.  The next appears to be in 1788
and the last in 1790.  In answer to an inquiry
made by Mr Gilmore the [illegible] woman stated that the
entries were made by her husband Mathias Shroyer
and at the birth of her children.  Mrs Shroyer
Stated that they had other children whose names
were not entered on this leaf, but that the eldest 
were marked and written in it.

Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 27th day of April AD 1840
Jacob Ziegler Prot,
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do hereby certify that Jacob Zegler who signed
the within paper is now Prothonotary of Butler County
and that is his signature
Wm Beatty M C
May [illegible] 1840
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State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } ss
On this fourth day of April
A.D. 1839 personally appeared in open Court before
the Judges of the Common Pleas of Butler County 
State aforesaid Mary Shroyer a resident
of Center Township in the County of Butler, and
State of Pennsylvania, aged Eighty one Years
past, who being first 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.  That she is the widow 
of Mathias Shroyer who was a Revolutionary
Soldier and Pensioner under the act of the
18th of March 1818.  She further declares that
she was married to the Said Mathias Shroyer 
on Tuesday of the first week in February in
the year seventeen hundred and Eighty two
*(and before the expiration of the last period of his lands service)
That she was married by the Revd. Mr Garosine
in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania 
and that she had a Certificate of her Marriage
but said Certificate is lost.  That her husband
the said Mathias Shoyer, died on the ninth
day of April AD 1826, at which time he was
drawing an United States pension at the rate
of Ninety Six dollars per annum; and that
She has remained a widow ever since that
period, as will more fully appear by reference 
to the proof hereto annexed
Mary her (V) mark Shroyer

Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above
written in open Court
* interlineation made before signing
J Ziegler Pro
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State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } ss
Personally appeared in
open Court on the 4th day of April AD 1839
Benedict Grossman of Center Township County
and State aforesaid, aged Eighty nine Years
who being first duly sworn according to law
deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with
the within claimant Mary Shroyer widow
and select of Mathias Shroyer late a Revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States, and
that he was acquainted with the said Mary
Shroyer before her marriage with Mathias
Shroyer and that deponent was present
at the marriage of the said Mary to
Mathias Shroyer.  That they were married
by the Revd Mr Garosine in the County
of York Pensylvania on the first week
of Febuary Seventeen Hundred and
Eighty two and that said marriage took
place before the Expiration of the last
period of the Service of the said Mathis
Shroyer and that the said Mathias
Shroyer ^died about twelve or thirteen years
ago.  And that the said Mary Shroyer
still remains the widow of Mathias
Shroyer, and Deponent further saith not
Benedict Grossman

Sworn and subscribed
in Open Court the day
and year above written
J Ziegler Pro
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State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } ss
Personally appeared in open
Court on the 4th day of April AD 1839, William
Carothers who being first duly sworn according to
law deposeth and saith that he is well
acquainted with Mary Shroyer widow of
Mathias Shroyer a revolutionary Pensioner
of the United States, and that the said Mathias
Shroyer died either on the Eight or
Ninth day of April AD 1826. and that
Deponent was at the funeral of the Said
Mathias Shroyer, And deponent further
declares that Mary Shroyer is still a
widow and remains unmarried And
deponent further saith not
Wm Carothers

Sworn and subscribed
in open Court the
day and year above
written
J Ziegler Pro

State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } ss
Personally appeared in open
Court John Gilmore who being duly sworn according to
Law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with
Mary Shoyer the within applicant and knows 
her to be the widow of Mathias Shroyer [word crossed out] for 
whom this deponent obtained a pension from the
United States for his Services in the Revolutionary
that the same Mary affliant by the
age she represents, he is also acquainted in the
Benedict Grosman the Father of the said Mary
he is very old [illegible].  He believes that the state [statement]
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ment {statement] made by the said Mary Shroyer also that
made by the said Benedict Grosman intitled
to full credit and further this deponent saith
not
Jn Gilmore

Sworn & subscribed in open
Court this 4th of April AD 1839
J Ziegler Pro

John Predis President Judge
the seventeenth Judicial District
in Pennsyvania composed of the
counties of Butler Beaver and [illegible] 
is and was Stated Do certify that
Mary Shroyer, Benedict Grosman
Wm Carothers & John Gilmore
Esq. the first named the widow
of Mathias Shroyer deceased the
other the witnesses and are persons
good repute forthwith and
[illegible]
personages & intitled to belief

In testimony whereof
I have hereto set my 
hand & [word crossed out] caused the
seal of the Court of
Common Pleas of
Butler County to be
hereto affixed at [illegible]
this 4th of June A.D. 1839 
John Predis
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Application of Susannah
Humphrey for arrears
of pension of Mary
Shroyer de.
1
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State of Pennsylvania
Butler County } SS

Be it known that before me, Robert Carnahan a Justice 
of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally 
appeared Susannah Humphreys of Sunberry 
in the County aforesaid widow, and made oath in
due form of law, that she is the daughter of Mary
Shroyer deceased (the widow of Mathias Shroyer
a Revolutionary Pensioner) the identical person
who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and to
whom a certificate of pension was issued as the
widow of the said Matthias Shroyer, who was a
Revolutionary Pensioner, that the said Certificate
has been mislaid and cannot now be had,
That the said Mary Shroyer mother of the deponent 
drew her pension up to the 4 March 1848, at 
as this deponent is informed by the department
and that she died on the 13. September 1848, at
the house of this deponent, her daughter in the
Village of Sunberry in the County of Butler aforesaid 
with whom she had been living prior to 
and at the time of her death, that the deceased 
pensioner resided in the said Village of Sunberry
in Clay township Butler [illegible] aforesaid for
the space of about one year previous to her death
and principally resided at and with the
deponent previous thereto.
Susannah her [&] mark Humphreys

Witness
Robt Carnahan
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Sworn and subscribed this twenty second
day of February AD 1858
Robt Carnahan

Know all men by these presents that I
Susannah Humphreys of the Village of
Sunberry, Clay township in the County of Butler 
and State of Pennsylvania daughter of Mary
Shroyer widow of Matthias Shroyer a Revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States, do hereby
constitute and [illegible] of Butler
Butler County Pennsylvania my true and lawful
Attorney for me and in my name to receive
from the agent of the United States for paying 
pensions in Pittsburg in the State of
Pennsylvania the balance of the pension of
the said Mary Shroyer decd from the 4. 
day of March 1848 to the 13 day of September, 
1848 being the day of her death

Witness my hand seal this 22 day
of February A D 1858
Susannah her [&] mark Humphreys
[drawing of a round seal with the word seal written inside]

Sealed & delivered in 
presence of
Robt Carnahan
State of Pennsylvania
Butler Couny ss } Be it known that on the
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twenty second day of February AD 1838, before the Subscriber
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally
appeared Susannah Humphreys above named and
acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney, [illegible] 
her act & deed.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand the day and year last above mentioned

Robt Carnahan J Peace

State of Pennsylvania
Country of Butler } SS
I Nathan Brown Prothonotary and Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas holden at Butler in and
for the County of Butler, do hereby certify that
satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the
said Court that Mary Shroyer widow of Matthais 
Shroyer, was a pensioner of the United States 
at the rate of ninety six dollars per 
year, was a resident of the County of Butler
in the State of Pennsylvania and died in the village
of Sunberry in the County of Butler in the State of 
Pennsylvania in the year 1848 on the 13 September. 
That she left children George Schroyer John Schroyer,
Simeon Schroyer, Peter Schroyer, Matthias Schroyer,  
Susannah Humphreys, and C Bennet.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal of Office
at Butler this twenty third
day of March AD 1858
Nathan Brown
Prothy
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District of Pennsylvania
Butler County SS. }

On this tenth day of August in the
year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
hundred and Eighteen Before me the 
Subscriber James Bovard one of the aforesaid 
Judges of the Court of Common pleas the
County of Butler in the Sixth Judicial
District in the State of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared Matthais Shroyer 
aged sixty six years Resident in the
County of Butler in the said District who
being duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions
made by 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" That he the
said Matthias Shroyer enlisted on the Eighth
day of July 1776 under Capt George Keeport afterwards 
was succeeded by Capt Bolsal first commanded 
by Col Husackar and afterwards by
Coll. Weltner in the Maryland line. That he
continued in the service for three years and
Recd. an honorable discharge which is lost that he
the said Mathias Shroyer was in the following
Battles Trenton, Princeton Brandywine and
Germantown.  That he is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance of his Country
for support, and that he has no other evidence
of his said Services nor of his [illegible] 
Matthais Shroyer

sworn & declared before me
the day & year aforesaid
James Bovard
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[Written sideways at the top of the page:]
Matthias Shroyer
Priv.
Col. Houregger
Pa In and
[crossed out: Maryland] Regt
1776- 3 yrs: [illegible]
10th August 1818.
Admitted.

[Written across the page:]
I James Bovard one of the deponents Judges 
of the Court of Common pleas in the County of
Butler in the Sixth Judicial District in the
State of Pennsylvania Do Certify that
it appears to my satisfaction that the
said Matthias Shroyer did serve in the
Revolutionary war as stated in the proceeding
declaration against the Common enemy and
that the said Matthias Shroyer is in reduced
Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance 
of his country for support.  And I will  
Transmit the proceedings and Testimony
taken and had [illegible] to the Secretary for 
the department of War, pursuant to the direction 
of the act of Congress.  Given under my 
hand & seal this tenth day of August A.D. 181
James Bovard  
[drawing of a round seal with the word seal written inside]

Butler County Ss
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
I John Negley Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County do certify that James
Bovard Esquire before whom the foregoing 
[illegible] of the Services of Matthias Schroy [page torn on edge]
in the revolutionary war (^was taken) is one of of the
asociate Judges of the Said Court and the 
full faith and credit is given him in all his special 
acts as such in Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and afixed the Seal of the said Court
at Butler this 29th day of August A.D. 1818
Jno Negley Prothy
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August 3, 1932.

BA-J/ADY
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Matthias Shroyer
W. 3360

Mr. R. Lew Shroyer,
Elk's Club,
Fort Worth, Texas.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to
Matias Shroyer and John Shroyer, soldiers of the
Revolutionary War.

The history of the only soldier with surname
Shroyer, all spellings of the name searched, that
is found on the Revolutionary War records of this
office is furnished herewith.

From the papers on file in the Revolutionary War
claim for pension, W.3360, it appears that
Matthias Shroyer or Schroyer enlisted, place not stated,
July 8, 1776, served as a private in Captains George
Keeports' and Baltzel's Company, Colonels Haussegger's
and Weltner's German Regiment and was in the battles
of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown;
length of service three years. He also rendered service
after February 1782, no details of this service given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 10, 1818 while a resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania, 
aged sixty-six years.

He died April 9 or April 23, 1826, place not
stated. The date and place of his birth are not given.
No reference is made to his parents.

Soldier married on Tuesday, the first week in
February 1782, in York County, Pennsylvania, Mary.

She was allowed pension on her application executed
April 4, 1839 while a resident of Center Township,
Butler County, Pennsylvania, at which time she stated
that she was aged eighty-one years; in 1840 she gave her
age as eighty-three years and in 1845 as eighty-three
years.
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he died September 13, 1848 at the home of her
daughter, Susannah Humphreys in Sunbury, Clay Township,
Butler County, Pennsylvania.  Soldier's widow
Mary left the following children: John, George, Simon
or Lumon (not clearly written), Peter, Matthias Schroyer
or Shroyer, C. Bennet and Susannah Humphreys.  John
Shroyer was a resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania,
in 1852.  In 1858 Susannah Humphreys, a widow, was still
residing in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

The widow Mary Shroyer's brother Benedict Grossman
was a resident of Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, 
and aged eighty-nine years in 1839.  He was
dead in 1840. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Rev.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3360
Mary Shroyer
Widow
Mathias Shroyer
Pri. Rev. War
Act: March 3, 1843
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 204.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Dec 11 96
To Miss Ville Thompson
Carlmel N.Y,

1932 Aug. 3. Hist. to
Lew Shroyer. A.D.y.
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5338.
Pennsylvania

Mary Shroyer,
widow of Mathias Shroyer, decd. 
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 9th April 1826
of Butler Co in the State of Pennsylva.
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain [blank] of the regt commanded
by Col Housseger in the [crossed out: Maryland]
line for 2 years. (German Regiment)
Continental

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh
[page torn] the rate of 80 Dollars - [crossed out: Cents] per annum,
[page torn] commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of May
1840, & sent to Hon W. Beatty
House of Repres.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840 $320.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep '40 40.00
360.00
[equation is $320.00 + 40.00 = $360.00]
{Act July 7,}
{1838.}

Recorded by D M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 165.
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Mary Shroyer
Mathias-- Pa [illegible] 1843

[Written sideways:]
Commissiooner of Pensions
Washington
D. C. 

[stamp: FREE]

[Round date stamp: BUTLER May 13]
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J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
(D C)

[Written sideways]
6930
Pa  Jan 13 45
Mar 3 1843
Mary Shroyer
N533S

Adend priv @ $80 per ann
act 3d March 1843 +
7 June 1844

Hon Jos Buffington,
H Q
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CC  June 10, 57
Cole or Niles
[crossed out: Wilson]
Mary, nJ Mats
Shroyer. Sec Pa.
[illegible] Pa at 1843

[illegible]
[illegible]
in the Care
from JDW [illegible] Col
Niles

[stamp: FREE]
[Round date stamp: BUTLER Jun 8]
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[Check mark]
Mary Shroyer
Pennsylvania

Suspended
let 24 Sep '3 C
S. A. Gilmore
Butler Pa

let 19 Dec 36 16 [illegible]
J. J. Pierson Wooton do to Hon
W Beatty H R. May 26. 1838.
do. to ,same, Dec. 11. 1838

[written sideways:]
[illegible] 3-6676
Page 27

[illegible: too dark]
Page 28

[Page is mutilated on all of the edges]
[illegible]
22 1783
[illegible]
[illegible] 24 1785
[illegible] 1787
[illegible lines of text]
Page 29

Enter this
Memo. May 26 '38
Send to Hon. Wm. Beatty
papers in the case of
Mary Shroyer - &c
[illegible]
Page 30

copy the declaration of
Mathias Sawyer who
was a Revo. Pentioner 
of Penn. & Send to the
Hon. Wm Beatty HR.
Page 31

[illegible]
Mary Shroyer
Mathias - Pa [illegible] 1843

[written sideways:]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC.

[stamp: FREE]
[round date stamp: BUTLER Pa  Apr 1(illegible) 185(illegible) ]
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Pittsburgh Penn. Ageny
6926
comr
Mary Shroyer, widow of 
Mathias Shroyer, who 
was a pensioner
Act 18 March 1818. 

[Private Soldier U.S. Army
2 years - the original
paper mislaid] 

act July 7~ 1838
$80 per annum, to
commence 4 March
1836

Send cert: to Hon
W. Beatty
H. R.

[written sideways, on top of the previous text:]
Hon William Beatty
[illegible]
Washington City
D.C.

[stamp: FREE]
[round date stamp: BUTLER APR 27 (illegible)]
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House of Rep. 14 Jany 1845

Mr Edwards
Sir

I herewith enclose a deposition received
this morning of Mary Shroyer for the purpose
of obtaining the pension therein mentioned.
Will you please have the matter attended
to at your earliest convenience and apprise
me of the result.

I have the honor to be Sir
with great respect your
Obat Servt
Jos. Buffington
Page 34

[round date stamp: BUTLER Pa SEP]
Sept 15 '45
10 [Inverted: 01=10]

J L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington City

Mary Shroyer
Pa [illegible]
No 6676 _'43
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Butler, Pa. Sept 10th 1845.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
I have in my possession
a Certificate of Pension granted to Mary Shroyer, widow 
of an old soldier, calling for $80.00 per year, which has
been mislaid or lost. The Certificate is dated some
years back, perhaps in 1842 or - 3.  My affidavit of
the loss of the Certificate is herewith sent.  By forwarding 
another Certificate at as early period as possible
you will much oblige

Yours &c
Alfred Gilmore

Mary Shoryer was placed on the pension list
under the late act of Congress granting five 
years pension to the widow of old Solders when
married during the Revolutionary War.  The above 
letter was written by my clerk.  The Certificate was 
[illegible] lost January or February of this year.
Alfd Gilmore
Page 36

State of Pennsylvania
Butler County ss

Before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County, personally appeared
Alfred Gilmore Esquire, who being duly qualified 
according to law deposeth and saith, that he had in
his posession a certificate of Pension granted to
Mary Shroyer [^calling for eighty dollars per year] 
and that the same has been lost
or mislaid, and that although he has made
diligent search for said certificate he is unable
to find the same.
Alfred Gilmore

sworn and subscribed 
this 10th Sept 1845 before me}
Samuel G Purvis J P
Page 37

Pleas answer imediately as the person is
anxious to secure her semi-annual 
installment
Page 38

Butler Penna. May 13 1857

To the Commissioner of Pensions
There seems to be pension
money of Mary Shroyer who lived in the County and
was the widow of Matthias Shroyer coming to the
heirs of the said Mary Shroyer de.  One of
them Susannah Humphrey a resident of this
County desires me to obtain information with
regard to the matter.  I think a Power of
attorney from said Susannah Humphrey to me
is on file in the Department.  Will the
department forward me the necessary
instructions to enable me to get as the
matter of the claim is correct

Very Respectfully
Lewis Z Mitchell
Page 39

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's office
May 28, 1837.

Sir.
In reply to your letter of the 26 inst.
I have to inform you that the pension
of Mary Sroyer, Pittsburgh Pa. Agency,
under Act June 17, 1844, has been paid
to March 4, 1848, at $80.- per annum
I return the papers.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Robt J Morrison
Auditor

Geo. O Whiting Esqr
Commr of Pensions}
Page 40

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
April 8. 1838

Sir:
I return the vouchers for the arrears 
of pension claimed in the case of Mary
Shroyer, deceased, received from you under date
of the 5th inst.

In reply to your letter I have to
state that the pension granted to Mrs Mary
Shroyer, under the Act of June 17, 1844, has
been paid in full to March 4, 1848, & as
her name was not continued on the pension
roll under the act of Feb'y 2, 1848, nothing is
now due to her heirs.

Any further claim they may
have for pension to Sept. 13. 1848 the date of
her death, refers itself to the Commissioner
of Pensions.

Very Respectfully
Your obt Servt
Rob J Morrison
Auditor
Page 41

Lewis S. Mitchell Esqr
Butler, Butler County,
Pa.
Page 42

[on the left, round date stamp: BUTLER Pa AUG 25]
[stamp: FREE]

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[written sideways, on the left:]
Aug 30
Pa.
Mary Shroyer [illegible]
Geo Dobson 22 Aug
Page 43

Butler August 24th 1839

Dear Sir
About five months since I sent on the
application of Mary Shroyer & George Dobson
I hope you will excuse me for writing again
on this subject.  I am importuned by the
applicants to know what disposal has
been made of their application, but more
especially by the friends of George Dobson 
who has been confined to his bed
ever since his application in Court-
His friends say from his exertion in walking 
at the time he made his application
they think he will not survive many
months, and that the old man talks 
about it eaey day.  If it were possible
to examine his application, it would
relieve me very much, as they settled 
upon me.

I am with Sentiments of
Esteem Your Obedt Servant
Alfred Gilmore

Hon J L Edwards  Dec 18, '38
Page 44

[left side of page:]

[round date stamp: BUTLER Pa  SEP 22]
Hon J L Edwards
Pention Office
Washington City
&c
[round seal]

[right side of page]
Mary Shroyer
Pa
Act 4 July '36
German Regt
Keeports compey
enlistd 21, July 76 - for
3 years

[written sideways, on the left:]
[illegible] 27
Mary Shroyer
Pa
Page 45

Butler Pa Sept 20th1839

Hon J L Edwards
Sir you
have before
you an aplication of Mary Shroyer
for a pention I was well aquented with
her Husband and with Benedict Grossman 
their lifetime they were both Respectable 
and honest men and was fully
intitled to credit amoung their neighbors
I do not know what the have said
or testifyed too but I believe they
told the truth from my long aquentance
of them
yours truly
Wm Beatty

Mary is Poor and old }
without means of suport }
Page 46

Pension Office
April 21. 1840.

Sir,
The declaration of Mrs Mary
Shroyer widow of Mathias Shroyer, decd under act
7th July 1838, and the additional testimony in the case 
have been examined and filed.  All the original
papers in her case were sent to you on the 20th ulta. 
Before a final decision can be had, they should be
returned to this office.  The record referred to in 
the enclosed letter of Mr. Gilmore should be transmitted
to this office, as required in note c, in the enclosed 
printed sheet.

I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obt. servt.
J L Edwards

Hon. William Beatty,
House of Representatives.
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6926
Mary Shroyer
of Mathias
Pennsylvania

Hon W Beatty
HR
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State of Pennsylvania }
Butler County } ss

On this 15th day of April 1840 personally appeared
before me John Duffy one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of Butler County State aforesaid Mary Shroyer a resident
of Center Township State and County aforesaid aged Eighty five
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, Entitled an
act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows. That she is
the widow of Mathias Shroyer who was a Revolutionary Soldier and
was a pensioner up to the time of his death as will more fully appear 
by reference to the declaration of this applicant accompanied with 
the deposition of Bendict Grosman decd which papers
are now before the Pension Department.  She further declared that
She was married to the said Mathers Shroyer on the first week of Febuary
in the year 1782 and previous to the 1st of January 1794, that she has
made every effort in her power to obtain record proof of her marriage
but has failed in getting the same, all being dead now
who were present at her marriage which took place in York
County now Adams, Penna. that she has no family record of
her marriage or of the ages of her Children that she is
yet a widow and remains unmarried and that her husband
the said Mathias Shroyer died on the 23d day
of April 1826 This applicant would state in order to
Explain an apparent discrepency in her former declaration
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with her husbands statement on file in the Pension Office, She
refers to where she states, that she was married before the
last period of her husbands Revolutionary Services, This
applicant would state that her husband did serve (as
She now understands) in the capacity of a substitute
after her marriage

Mary her [Z] mark Shroyer

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year
above written before me
John Duffy }

Butler County. }
State of Pennsylvania } ss
I John Duffy before whom
the above declaration was made do certify that
on the above date I went to the residence of
Mrs Mary Shroyer the above applicant who was
duly sworn to the contents of the above declaration
and that the said applicant is very old
and feeble and in my opinion would be
unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity
and feebleness, and would add that
when I went to the house of the applicant, I found
the applicant in bed, but after [erased: ward] some moments
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she arose from her bed and stated the facts
contained in her declaration
John Duffy

Sworn and subscribed before
me this 16th day of April 1840
Jacob Ziegler Pro

Butler County
State of Pennsylvania } ss.
I Jacob Ziegler Prothy of the Court of Common Pleas 
in and for said County, Do Certify that John Duffy
Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken
was at the time of taking such deposition and now is
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such
our faith and credit are and of right ought to be given throughout
the United States and Elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
16th day of April AD 1840
Jacob Ziegler Pro
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Honble Jas. E. Heath
Comr. of Pensions
[illegible]

[written sideways, on the right side:]
Power of Atty to
H C Spalding
filed 23 Oct 1852
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Washington Oct 23rd 1852-

Honrble Jas. E. Heath,
Comr of Pensions,

Sir, I have the honor to submit a
power of Attorney from John Shroyer of Butler
County Pa. heir of Matthias Shroyer of Pa decd,
who was a revolutionary Soldier and whose
widow Mary Shroyer applied for a pension.
The case of Mary Shroyer is suspended.
You will please permit me to examine the
papers on file.

Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
H. C. Spalding
Atty
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Butler June 1857.

In answer to yours of the 30 ultimo,
I state that Mary Shroyer, widow of Matthias
Shroyer, died on the 13 Sept. 1848.  In
yours, you state that the pension was to
March 4 1848, which would leave more than
six months of arrearage. [illegible] you
be so kind as to forward me instruction
how to proceed to obtain the same for the
children

Yours &c
Lewis Z Mitchell
Butler
Penna.

Commr. of Pensions
Washington
D C
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Butler Pa }
September 14 }

free

J L Edwards Esqr
Commiss of Pensions
Washington City

[written sideways, on the left: ]
Sept 19.
pa
2 July 1836.
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Butler Sept 13. 1836

Sir.
Enclosed you have the application of Mrs Mary
Shroyer for a pension under the act of 4 July 1836. 
She is the widow of the late Mathew Shroyer 
who [illegible] a U. S. pension under the act of
March 1818.  She is the only person now
I know [crossed out: in the County] who is entitled
to the benefit of this act in the county except
Mary [illegible] whose application is now
before the department, you will please
address the undersigned Bulter Penna.

Yours Truly
James [illegible signature]

J L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
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[crossed out: 566]

Butler Pa.}
April 7 }

James L. Edwards Esquir
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

[written sideways:]
[illegible] 149
Apr 12
Pa.
4 July 1836.

Mary Shroyer
Retd Case

[faint writing, overwritten by the previous text:]
Mrs Shroyer
[illegible] Mathias

[illegible] under Act
March 18 1818 not
[illegible]
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Butler April 5th 1839

Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you the application
of Mary Shroyer with the accompanying
evidence to be placed on the Pension 
Role under the Act of July 4th 1836
I hope you will deem the
evidence sufficient. as I have endeavored
to follow the directions of
the Department to the letter
I will merely state that the
application could not come from
an [illegible] more deserving than  
Mary Shroyer

The applicant is very
old and needy, which requires 
the early action of the Department

If any thing is wrong, please advise
me of it [illegible] 

I am with sentiments 
of Esteem Your Obt. Servant
Alfred Gilmore

J L Edwards Esq
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6930
Received
January 15 1845.
h.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of
Congress of the 3d of March 1843 Granting pensions for one year
to Certain widows who have received pensions under the
Act of the 7th July 1838

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Butler } ss

On this 4th day of January
1845 personally appeared before me John Sutton
a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Mary
Shroyer of Center Township in the County of
Butler aforesaid aged Eighty three years, who being
first duly Sworn according to laws, doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit 
of the pension made by act of Congress passed
the 3d of March 1843, Granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the
widow of Mathias Shroyer who was a Private in the 
Revolutionary War and a Pensioner of the United States, and
that she received Eighty dollars per annum under the
act of July 7th 1838.  She further declared that she is
Still a widow
Mary her [U] mark Shroyer

Shorn and Subscribed
on the day and year first
above written In presence
of
John Sutton JP

I certify that the above applicant Mary Shroyer is personally
known to me that she is still the widow of Mathias 
Shroyer decd who was a Pensioner of the United
and that the said Mary Shroyer from the appearance is the
age above stated and is the same person who drew a
pension for the Military Services of her husband

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written
John Sutton [drawing of a round seal with the word seal written inside]
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BUTLER COUNTY 
State of Pennsylvania, 88 

I, Jacob Mechling, Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Butler, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that John Sutton Esquire, before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand-writing, subscribed his name, was at the time of taking such deposition and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, at Butler in the said County, this 16th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four. Jacob Mechling Jr
Prothy
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[Page letterhead reading: DREW SEMINARY FOR YOUNG WOMEN, JAMES MARTIN YEAGER D. D., PRES, and showing a large building fronted by trees]

S.  P.

CARMEL, N. Y., Nov 28 96.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 

Dear Sir:  Kindly send me the
military record of Matthias
Shroyer who was a member of
a German Regiment [^from Pennsylvania] 
commanded by Lieut Col Weltner, who was
also a Pensioner in 1820 & 1825
residing in Union County Pa

Very Truly Yours
Viette Thompson
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[rectangular date stamp:]
OLD WAR & NAVY
NOV 25 1896
FILES.

[circular date stamp:]
PENSION
U. S. 
OFFICE.
NOV
23
1896
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R. Lew Shroyer
Forth Worth National Branch Building
Fort Worth, Texas

June Twentieth
1932

Director of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C

Dear Sir:

It would be of great assistance to me of to your files and master rolls of September 9, 1778, and give me all of the information available regarding Matias Shroyer, who served in the War of the Revolution in the German Regiment of Captain Chas. Balsel's Company.

Also all of the information available in your Department on John Shroyer, who served in the Second Battalion of the Lancaster County Militia guarding prisoners at Lancaster August 20, 1781 to October 20, 1781. 

I presume your files contain the information as to who was the father of these two Shroyers and all of the data on these men pertaining to their history prior to enlistment. 

It is understood that the Shroyer family originated in the Netherlands or Germany, and it is very important that I obtain the information as to who was the father and mother of Matias and John Shroyer, and their place of residence at the time of the Revolutionary War, and if possible the place of birth, if in Germany, Holland of the Netherlands. 

I am a World War Veteran and served over seas, and this information would be greatly appreciated. 

Knowing that you will give this matter your immediate and personal attention, and awaiting your answer with interest, I remain, 

Very truly yours,
R. LEW SHROYER
Elk's Club 
Ft. Worth, Texas

RLS:R

Received
Jun 22 1932
Pension Files
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. & N. Div. 360 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., 
December 11, 1896.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Mathias Schroyer, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that a Mathias Shroyer made application for pension on August 10, 1818, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing at Butler, Pa., and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Maryland troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Col. Housigger. Place of enlistment not stated. 
His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.

Miss. Viette Thompson, Carmel, N. Y.