Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,805, William Guynn, Penn.
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Service| |Number
Penn.|Guynn, William|S.22805
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Explanation has been given on voucher why the pensioner could not sign his name [illegible] 1837. E.
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Pennsylvania 25.844
William Guynn
of Adams Co in the State of Penna. who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Payton of the Reg 4 commanded by Col McAllister in the Pennsylvanian [illegible] Flying Camp
; Mo 4 $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvaniaat the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of January 1834 PG. King, and sent to Gettysburg, PA
Arrears to the 4th of Apr 1833 50.00 Smei-anl. allownce ending 4 Mch '34 10.00
$60.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by P.F. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 51 Page 22
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Sau[illegible] S. King x
Pension Agent
Apl 27, 1837
Hon Thor B. Florence Fine 30/58
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22805

Revolution

File No. 22,805
William Guynn
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Wm Guynn
of Gaynn
pa
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Gettysburg, Ads. Co Pa, December 9th 1850

The Commissioner of Pensions and the several Departments of the Government of the United States at Washington, will please furnish Vespasian Ellis Esq information it is in their power to afford, and to permit him to examine the pension application and proofs, and all papers filed & records in relation to the claim & services of William Guynn who served as a private in the Pennsylvania Militia in the war of the Revolution, and in right of his services as such was placed on the pension roll of the United States, on the 15th day of January, A. D. 1834, under the act of 1832: and died on the 10th day of July 1842.  As I am a daughter & party entitled to the benefit thereof.

Oblige
Catharine Guynn

Witness.
D. McConaughy
James McAllister
Executor of William Guynn
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29.098

Adm 6 Months
$20

Sampson S. King
Gettysburg
Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania
Adam County

On the twenty fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable John Reid President and his associates Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Adams aforesaid, William Guynn, a resident of the County of Adam and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 76th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He joined the company of Captain John Payton, of the Flying Camp, as a private, in June 1776, he marched from that part of York County Pennsylvania, which is now Adams County, on the first day of July 1776, under the command of said Captain John Payton the Regiment was commanded by Col Richard McCallister, that they marched through York and Lancaster to Philadelphia, where they staid a few days and were organized they crossed the River Delaware to  New Jersey, and marched to Amboy, where they remained sometime, from there they marched to Bergen and then to near Fort Lee, they had in the mean time been marched back and forward to several places, but he cannot recollect the names of the different places, during the time they were near Fort Lee it was taken by the enemy, sometime after which they were ordered home.  He did not know any of the Regular officers, who were occasionally with them, he is so old and it is so long [illegible] that he cannot be particular in many things.  He was in no battle during his service, except that where they were stationed at Amboy, they crossed over to Staten Island, and had a battle or skirmish with the enemy and took several prisoners.  His company was discharged on the first day of January 1777, the time to which they had ingaged, he however, being sick, did not return home for some time afterwards, he cannot recollect how long, but he was brought home in a wagon, he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service other than James McCallister and Andrew Quinn, whose depositions accompany this declaration.  He was born in York County Pennsylvania, now Adams County, he has no record of his age.  He was living at the place where he was born when he entered the service, he has lived in the same neighborhood ever since, except six years, he lived in Baltimore not long after he returned home from the service, he entered voluntarily into the service, and served the whole six months on his own account, he has no distinct recollection of any of the officers except of his own immediate commanders.  He cannot recollect that he got any discharge, if he did, it is lost long ago.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present
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and declares that his name is not on rthe previous roll of the agency of any state
William Guynn
Sworn & subscribed in open court.
Nov. 25th 1833.
G Ziegler Prothy

Pennsylvania
Adams County
Personally appeared in open court James McCallister, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath upon and say, that he is well acquainted with William Guynn, who made and signed the foregoing declaration, that Captain John Payton in the summer of 1776, in the latter part of June, raised a company of men for the flying camp, to served six months, the company was raised in that part of York County Pennsylvania, which is now Adams County, that William Guynn joined the said company and marched with it.  about the first of July of that year, and staid out his time of service, and indeed longer, as he was sick and unable to return with the rest of the company.  his brother went for him, and brought him home sometime in January 1777, Deponent had a brother who served in the same Company
his
James X McCallister
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Sworn & subscribed November 28th
1835 in open court
G. Zeigler, Prothy

We John Garvin and James Dobbins, residing in the County of Adams and State of Pennsylvania, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Guynn, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Jno Garvin
James Dobbin

Sworn & subscribed the 28th day of November 1833 in open court
G Zeigler Prothy

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, and after the investigating the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Garvin and James Dobbin, who signed the proceeding certificate, and James McCallister who made
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and signed the foregoing affidavit, are credible persons that their statements are entitled to credit
John Reed
Wm Mclean

I George Ziegler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County in the State of Pennsylvania, Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Guynn for a pension.

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Gettysburg this 28th day of November A. D. 1833.

G. Ziegler Prothy

#William Guynn is dead since the foregoing declaration was drawn up.