Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39677, John Hening, Continental (Penn.)
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Continental (Penn.) Hening, John.  S. 39677
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18.834.
Pennsylvania
R.
John Hening
of Fayette Co. in the State of Pennsa who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Housger of the Pennsylva line, for the term of 3 years, from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of March 1822.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of Decm 1822 and sent to Saml. Smith, Esq. Union Town.
Arrears to 4th of Sept, 1822   47.25
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1823  48.00
5 Mos. 23/31 4/30   $95.25
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
21st May, 18[blacked out]
[illegible] 105
Fayette Coy.
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Samuel Smith 

Original Claim of John Hening a Revolutionary Soldier Col. Houseozer's Pennsa. [underline] Regt. 1776 - 3 yrs. [end underline] 8th March 1822
[crossed out] Not found on rolls of Pennsa. line, or of Houseozers German regt. -
Proof of service by two credible and distinguished witnesses, or by the certificate of an officer, is required. [end of crossed out section]
Admitted - Fayette Coy-
[crossed out] The residence of Applicant must be stated in the declaration.
3rd June 1822 [end of crossed out section]
Copy of Record [illegible
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Original Claim
Fourteenth Judicial
District of Pennsylvania
Fayette County
On this Eighth day of March 1822 personally appeared in open Court for the County of Fayette John Hening age seventy one years, Who being duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declarations in order to attain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that the said John Hening enlisted at Lancaster Pennsylvania for the term of three years on the - day of August in the year 1776 in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Smith in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hoscker in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the ende of his time when he was discharged from the said service in near Philadelphia on the State of Pennsylvania, and that he was in the Battles of Trenton Brandywine, Valley Forge, Germantown, Monmouth and that he has no other evidence of his service but what is hereto annexed 
And in pursuance of the Act of the first May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen 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 persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the Eighteenth day of March One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any
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other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz One Cow ten dollars - One loom ten dollars - Six knives and forks fifty cents, one pot and kettle worth four dollars, One razor twenty cents, in all worth about Twenty four dollars seventy cents $24.70. And that his wife Hester is Sixty four years of Age and three daughters of Barbary Susannah and Hester live with him, And that he is a [illegible] to trade, but by reason of age and disabilities is unable to fol it to perfection and that he now resides in the County of Fayette Penna  John Hensiz
Sworn to and declared on the Eighth day of March 1822 in open Court  before John B Snow Prothonotary 
I John B. Snow. Prothonotary  of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County Pennsylvania do here by certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court [something crossed out] And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the property in value exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty four dollars and seventy cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court on this Eighth day of March 1822.
John B. Snow Prothonotary   of the Court of Common Pleas of County of Fayette
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of John Hening a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [struck through (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Bureau.

S.39.677.

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||DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. || LENGTH OF SERVICE. || RANK. ||
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. |CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.|| STATE
Aug. 1776 || 3 years.|| [blank] || Joseph Smith | Haussegger/Weltner || German Battalion Continental troops

Battles engaged in, Trenton, Brandy, Valley Forge, Germ, & Monmouth.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl at Lancaster, Pa.
Date of application for pension, Mch. 8, 1822. His claim was alld.
Residence at date of application, German Township, Fayette Co., Penn.
Age at date of application, seventy one yrs.
Remarks: In 1822 he referred to his wife Hester at 64 yrs., and dau. Barbary, Susannah & Hester who resided with him.
There is no other data relatin to his family.

Respectfully,
[unsigned]
Comissioner.

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39677

INVALID.
Resy

No. 39,677
John Hening
Priv Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index: = Vol. 3, Page 221

([Arrangement of 1870.])

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1913 Oct. 31. History to Mrs. E. P. Irving ¢
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[handwritten]

[struck through] Miller, Thos.

Am
Va removed to Ohio
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Mrs. E. P. Irving
Librarian B + O RR - 
Mt Royal Sta. Baltimore, Md - 
[rubber stamp] OCT 29 1913
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18433
Mr Edwards
John Hening
[oval stamp with UNION TOWN PA at the top and bottom, Nov 29 handwritten in the center]
Saml. Smith,
Union Town - 
Recd. 4 Dec. 1822
[written at a 90 degree angle from the previous writing]
Hon. John C. Calhoun  free
Secy. of War
Washington City, D.C.
[written at another 90 degrees from the previous writing]
Recd.
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Union Town Penna
November 27th [written over 26th] 1822

Honored Sir I again beg leave to enclose Claim of John Hening, with Proof of Service
It appears the testimony of Adam Sny[page cuts off here] that Col Hoseker [illegible] traded and that the German Regiment was there Commanded by Col Welk[page cuts off here] I am told that this Regiment was once called the Boston Regiment. This may be the reason that the Soldiers name could not be found, being [page is damaged here]  by different Cols and baering different names
I am told by Col Coar [illegible] Kendall that Hening is an honest inoffencive poor old man and Leede he appears to be 
I am your 
Obt Servt
Samuel Smith
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[Illegible]
Reed & Snyder, 
affidavits favoring
Henig




S Smith
Union Town Penna
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No. 1
County of Fayette Penna
personally appeared Phillip Crusnluff and being duly qualified Saith that he is well acquainted with John Hening, of German Township Fayette County Penna and this depssant Saieth that he is fully Convinced that the Said John Hening did serve in Col. Hosekers regiment for at least eighteen months at one time in the Revolutionary War, and that it was in the years Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven and Seventy Eight he thinks Said John Hening this dipossant Saieth that he was discharged in 1778 and after reenlisted for during the war on Easter Monday in about fifteen months afterwards and the deponant Saieth that he first belonged to Major Tolberts Company, then enlisted in Capt John Doyls Company for during the war - to Penna Regt. 
Sworn to and Subscribed this 11th Day of November 1822 before Mr Thos Hadden
Phillip x  Crusnluff 
his mark 
I Certify that the deponant is a Credible witness Given under my hand this 16 day of Nov 1822
Thos Hadden 
Fayette County
I John B Snow Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Fayette County do certify that Thomas Hadden Esquire before whom the forgoing and following depositions No.1, 2 + 3 were taken was at the time of so doing and now is an acting  Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly Commisioned and quartered to all whose official acts full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Union Town this 27th day of November A.D. 1822 
John B Snow
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County of Fayette Penna No. 2
Personally appeared Adam Snyder and being duly qualified deposed and Saieth that he was a Sergeant in Captain Jacob Bower Company of the first Pennsylvania Regiment, and the first Company of Said regiment and on Continental establishment in the revolutionary war, and that this deponant will know [John, crossed out]  John Hening, who was a regular enlisted Soldier in Captain Joseph Smiths Company of the German regiment commanded by Cols Hoseker and after Hoseker turned traitor the regiment was Commanded by Col Welkner of the Pennsylvania line aforesaid, and this deponant Saieth he knew the said John Heaning in Service on continental establishment as aforesaid at least three year from Some time in the yeare seventeen hundred and Seventy Six, and was in the Battles of Trenton Brandywine and Germantown and that we lay at Valley Forge one winter together, and this deponant knew Said Hening in Several at other places and that he Hening now lives in the county of Fayette Penna, and is justely entitles to asistance from his Cuntry for his Meritorious Services - 
Sworn to and Subscribed this 5th day of November 1822 before me a justice of the peace in and for said County -
Thos Hadden  Adam Snider 
I certify that the deponant is a Credible witness Such as would be taken in our Courts of Justice 
Nov 5th 1822  Thos Hadden
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County of Fayette Penna No. 3
Personally appeared Giles Reed and being duly qualified disposeth and Saieth that he is well acquainted with John Hening who was a regular enlisted Soldier in Capt Joseph Smiths company of the German regiment of the Pennsylvania line an Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War and that he this deponant knew John Hening to be in the Battle of Brandy wine in September 1777 and in the Battle of Germantown in October Same yeare and in the Battle of Monmouth in the yeare Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight, and this deponant knows that the Said Hening was in the Service as aforesaid at least two years on Continental establishment and this deponant Saieth that he belonged to Capt Thomas Pattersons  Company Col Elear Daytons Regiment New Jersey line on the Continental establishment aforesaid, and this deponant Saieth that the Said Hening now resides in the County of Fayette Penna Sworn to and Subscribed this 5th day of November 1822 before me a Justice of the Peace in Said County, 
Thos Hadden   Giles [plus sign]Reed his mark
I certify that the deponant is a Credible witness whose testimony would be Receaved in our Courts of Justice by my hand this 5th Nov 1822 
Thos Hadden