Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,091, for John Mc Hatton, Pennsylvania
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   SERVICE                                                                                   NUMBER

Penn.                             McHatton, John                              S. 36.091
                                              or
                                       McIlhatton

[handwritten]
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             31
             11
             ___
              20 =      5.16
                           20.00
                            2.58
                          -------
                          $9.74

                          27.74

    [handwritten calculations]
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(8-1776)
Service
Penn. McHatton, John
or McHhatton
Number
S.36,091

Copies of papers sent to Hon. R.M. Johnson, Jan 23 1840

19868
Kentucky
John McHatton or McHhatton of Scott Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Captain ("in the __ commanded by Captain __" has a line through it)
of the regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead in the Pennsylvania line, for a term of the war from 1776 to 1782.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12th day of January 1828.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of Feb 1828 and sent to Hon. R.M. Johnson, s.h.d.(?)
Arrears to 4th of March 1828   27.74. Semi-anl. all'ce ending.                      $27.74
{Revolutionary Claim,
 Acts of March, 18,
 and May 1, 18             }
(note: years are covered over but would be 1818)
Died Feb 21, 1831 (handwritten)
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Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the 18th of March 1818.  Scott County Ky.  On the 3rd day of Nov 1827 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Court of said county being a court of record for a county  John McHatton aliz John McHatton aged 87 years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth an his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that in July 1776 he was appointed a Capt by the state of Pennsylvania to command a company of militia volunteers in the service of the states in the revolutionary war, which company he commanded two months, that on the expiration of the time, he was appointed a Capt in the flying camp in the Pennsylvania Regiment- that He was taken prisoner by the enemy at the battle of Fort Washington and continued a prisoner about 2 years that He was 2 months of that time
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in the City of New York,  Then removed to Long Island and put on board the Jersey prison ship then returned to Long Island and was exchanged,  
That whilst he a prisoner was commissioned a Captain in a North Regiment of Pennsylvania uppon continental establishment but the name of the Col or the Regiment He does not now recollect as he was prisoner and not with the Army that He was exchanged a bout the time of the capture of Cornwallis and supernumery Officer and sent home and never afterwards called for Never resigned his Commission and belonged to the Army at the close of the war, That about the year 1818 He sent His two first commissions to the War Department with an application for a pension and that his last commission is lost or mislaid and cannot now find it, the reason why I have not pressed my application further, is that I was applying for bounty Land and rather declined the idea of asking a pension from my Government- but being poor, I feel it due to myself, the same Debt of Gratitude awarded to others for similar services and in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March.
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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 the Act of Congress instilled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States of the revolutionary war passed on the 18th of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person intrust from me any property as securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in this schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed that about 12 years passed he gave his title property to his children being unable to attend to his business from age and liability that his schedule of property is a mare worth $80 and two colts. That he owns no other property, and there has been no change in his property since the passage of the above named Acts of Congress. He states he was a farmer by occupation but from age and disability he is unable to pursue it.  He lives upon the charity of his children.
Signed John Mc Hatton
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Service
Number

Penn
McHatton, John
S. 36,091
or
 McHhatton

Contents
Scott County State of Ky
                        (?)
Justice of the County Court of Scott County where the Declarant resides, do hereby certify that the above named John McHatton alias Mc
Hhatton is from disease and sickness and [strikeout] debility unable to attend the court above named and from present appearances I do not think that he will be able to attend the court above named at its next session.  I have therefore in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the 1st March 1822 attended at his place of abode and administered the foregoing oath witness my hand this 2nd day of November 1827
                                 Ja[mes] Hucken Jps
Justice of the court for Scott County
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section


                                             May 21, 1928

Miss Lois Earseman
Tudor Hall
926 Massachusetts Ave. N. W.
Washington, D. C.

Madam:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim, S. 36091, it appears that John McHatton, or McIlhatton, was appointed in July 1776, Captain of a Company of Pennsylvania Militia, and served two months.

He was then commissioned Captain in Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania Regiment of the Flying Camp, was taken prisoner at the battle of Fort Washington, held captive two years in and near New York on the "Jersey" prison ship, was not exchanged until about the time of the surrender of Cornwallis; in the meantime was commissioned Captain in Colonel Brodhead's Pennsylvania Regiment and retained his commission to the close of the Revolution.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 3, 1827, in Scott County Kentucky, at which time he was aged eighty-seven years.

Soldier died February 21, 1831, place not named.
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In 1827 soldier referred to his children, their names and the name of his wife are not stated.

                                Respectfully,



                                  WINFIELD SCOTT
                                        Commissioner.