Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,31, James Guest, Penn.
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Penn.
Guest, James
S.3431 - larded
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4036
Pennsylvania
James Guest
of Chester Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Sergt & Lieut in the Company commanded
by Captain North of the Reg commanded 
by Col Wayne in the Pennsylvania
line for Sergeant 15 mo          $75.00
                Lieut           4 "                53.32
                                                        $128.32

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 128 Dollars 32 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of January
                                     1833 and Hon D. Potts Jr
                                                  House Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 -                     $192.48
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833   64.16  
                                                                                  $256.64

                                                       {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                                       {   Act June 7, 1832.      }  
Recorded by Vinal Luce   Clerk,
Book D  Vo. 6  Page 87
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10,971.
James Guest.


$75 per ann

Sergt. 15 mo.
Lieut. 4 mo.

Hon W. Potts
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State of Pennsylvania
Chester County -            } Ss.
 
On this eighth day of September Anno Domi-
ni on thousand eight hundred and thirty two
personally appeared before romwell Pearce
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Chester
James Guest a resident of East Nantmeal 
Township in the County of Chester & State of Penn-
sylvania aged seventy seven years, who being
first duly sworn according to law doth, on
his oath, make the following declaration, in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832; -
That he enlisted in the army of the United 
States on the 23d day of January in the year
1776 in Vincent Township County & State aforesaid
in the Company commanded by Captain Caleb 
North in the fourth Pennsylvania Regiment com-
manded by Colonel Anthony Wayne but afterwards
commanded by Colonel Johnson, both regiments
being of the line; that he continued to serve in
said Regiments from the time of his enlistment,
which was for one year, until the 25th day
of April 1777, having served three months
over his time of enlistment on account of the
delay of the troops that were to relieve them; -
that the following is a correct statement of
his services: - that he enlisted as before mentioned
with Captn North & marched with is company
from Vincent Township to old Chester on the
Delaware; that he was, on his enlistment, 
appointed second sergeant of said Company,
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George North a brother of the Captain being
first sergt - Hayes third & Alex Longwelk
fourth Sergt., that the companies composing said
Regiment all assembled at Old Chester under
the following officers in addition to Col.
Wayne; -he thinks Johnson was then Lieut
Colonel & Housacker Major, that the following
are the names of the Captains of the Regiment
viz Captains North, Church, Morse, Lacy
Christy, Vernon, Bartholomew, & he thinks Davis, 
That from Chester the Regiment moved up
to Trenton & thence to Albany where it
laid a month or two when we were ordered
to Fort Edward & soon after our arrival there
we were ordered to Fort Ticonderoga where
Genl Gates had command & he also remem-
bers Arnold's having command of the 
fleet on Champlain & his desiring of the declarant
to take command of four of the guns of a lower
galley; that there was no attack made
upon Ticonderoga whilst he was there;
that he was near St Johns with a small
party to watch the movements of the enemy's
that he was in no engagement during his
term of service; that he received a discharge
from Col Fraser which he thinks was sent
on to Washington in 1819 when your declarant
was making an application for a pension under
the act of 1818 but did not succeed, that
he has never had said discharge since
& has no other documentary evidence that the
foregoing contains all that your declarant can
state with regard to his service in the Penn-
sylvania Line.
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He further declares that when the British
were in Philadelphia after the Battle of Brandy-
wine in 1777 he was commissioned by Lewis
[illegible] as a First Lieutenant in the militia to serve
for two months, under Captain John Snyder,
Regiment commanded by Col. Wm Evans & Major Smith,
Genl Potter had command of this Regiment
with many others; that said Regiment was
not out of the state but was employed in 
moving from place to place within the counties
of Philadelphia, Montgomery & Chester & that
after the two months expired he left the Regi-
ment & that during said two months he
was not engaged in any battle.
He further declares that in the summer
of 1778 he was again [illegible] a Lieutenant
under the same commission as above mentioned
for two months, that Capt. Snyder out of
his pay gave the declarant $20 per month
to do his duties as captain which he did,
Snyder not appearing to take command; that
Evans continued to command the regiment
& the other officers were the same as mentioned 
in his first tour, that during these 
two months he was not out of Penn
but was employed in moving through
the counties adjoining Phila; that they were
near Mud Island Fort on the night it
was taken by the British & all the buil-
dings burned; that they did not assist
in the defence of the fort; that he was in
no engagement during these two months &
after their Expiration returned home, this
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was your declarants last term of services,
He further states that he is blind & considera-
bly deaf & that his memory has so much
failed him that it is impossible for him
to give a very clear & connected statement of
his services.
In answer to the interogatories he answered
that he was born in West Whiteland Town
ship Chester County in the year 1754, does
not know what month & does not know
that there was ever any record made of
his birth, but remembered that he was
said by his parents to be in his 22nd year
when he enlisted under Capt North.  That
he was living in East Nantmeal, both 
when he was enlisted in the Penna Line
& when he performed the duties of first
Lieutenant during four months in the Militia
& that he has resided in the same ever
since; that he enlisted when in the 
Penna Line & was drafted in the Militia
that he is unable to state the names of
any others of the regular officers than those
before mentioned nor can he make any state-
ment as to the continental or militia
Regiments.  That he received a discharge, as
he has stated before, from the regular
service & a commission as Lieutenant in the Militia which
is lost;  your declarant never having taken
any care to preserve it, he remembers that
[illegible]'s name was to it; that the following
named persons to whom the declarant is known
in his present neighbourhood can testify as
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to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution, with David Potts Jr & Thomas Guest, Col. Thomas Bull, & others.

That Col. North will testify as to his personal knowledge of his services in the Penna Line but he knows of no person who can testify of his personal knowledge as to his services in the Militia.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency in any state.
his
James X Guest
mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Cromwell Pearce

We Davide Potts Jr and Thomas Guest, both residing in the Township of East Nantincut County of Chester & State of Penna hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Guest who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we conc8ur in that opinion.
David Potts
Thomas Guest
Sworn or affixed & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
Cromwell Pearce
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State of Pennsylvania
Chester County

Caleb North a resident of the Township of Coventry, County & State above mentioned during the Summer Season and a resident of the City of Philadelphia during the winter season being affirmed in due form of law declares and says, that James Guest the subscribed to the foregoing declaration was enlisted by him in [illegible] Township early in the year 1776 he thinks in February, that your affirmant appointed him a Sergeant, that he was marched by the affirmant from old Chester to Trenton from thence to Long Island thence to Albany & thence to Ticonderoga, that said James Guest served with the affirmant more than one year, how much more he cannot positively state but believes three months and that he was a good soldier.  Your affirmant further states that he has heard that part of said Guest declaration read which relates to his service in the Pennsylvania Line, that said declaration is correct, except the list of Captains, that the following is a correct list of the original Captains of said regiment viz Captains Frazer, Robinson, Vernon, North, Church, Moore, Taylor & Lacy; that Davis Bartholomew and Christy whom the declarant mentions as Captains were
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Lieutenants in the said regiment, this is the only mistake that your affirmant believes to exist in said declaration of the said James Guest and further saith not he.
Caleb North
Late a Lt of Revolutionary Army

Affirmed and subscribed before me this eighth day of September Anno Domini 1832.
Cromwell Pearce

And the said Cromwell Pearce one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chester & State of Pennsylvania, the same being a court of Record, does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And he further certifies that it appears to him that David Potts Jr and Thomas Guest, residents of the Township of East Nantneal County and State aforesaid who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit; and he further certifies that the said James Guest cannot from bodily infirmity attend court; He also further certifies that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before him in the matter of the application of James Guest for a Pension.  In testimony whereof he has hereunto set his hand and seal this eighth day of September Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred thirty two.
Cromwell Pearce
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State of Pennsylvania
Chester County

I, John W. Cunningham Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester & State of Pennsylvania, Do hereby certify that Cromwell Pearce before whom the proceedings in the matter of the application of James Guest for a pension, were had this duly commissioned and qualified associate Judge of the County of Common Pleas in and for said County of Chester, the same being a Court of Record and that the signatures affixed to the preceding certificate, affidavits and declaration are the genuine signatures of the said Cromwell Pearce.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this eleventh day of September the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John W. Cunningham Prot
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3431 
INVALID.
line
[written in left upper corner of right side of page]
Rev War
File No.  3431
James Guest
Lieut, Pa. line
Act:  June 7, 32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 154

[Arrangement of 1870.]