Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4427, Adam Hagey, Penn.
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Service
Penn

Hagey, Adam

Number
R4427
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34.165

Adam Hagey’s
Pension Papers

Revolutionary Service
For Eight Months
Aged Eightry five years

Address
(?) B. Hens(?)ey Esq(?)
Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pennsylvania 

4427
1832
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of Pennsylvania 
Huntingdon County  SS.

On the 14th day of August 1837 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Adam Hagey a resident of Walker Township in the County of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty five years of age 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 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and service as herein stated.  That he entered the service under Col Smith, Major B(?), Capt Farrier, Capt John Wampler, Lieut Pennington of the York County Militia Pa.  That he entered the service of the said United States in the year of our Lord 1776 as a volunteer in the month of August of said year and served under Capt Farrier in the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania.  That he joined a company of militia of the County of York Pa under the command of Capt Farrier and served during the months of September October November and December of the year 1776 and served the said four months in the military of the County of York Pa.  That the name of the drummer of the company was one “(?) Mimm” That the names of his mess mates were Philip (?), John Eckert and Peter Eckert.  That one Datham was the Paymaster and one Scott was also the paymaster of the troops with whom he served.  That the said drummer and  mess mates were in the service with this applicant under the said Capt Farrier during said four months.  That he joined the said company of militia under Capt Farrier at a place then called McCollistertown in the County of York Pa.  From hence this applicant was marched to a place then called in the vicinity of old York town Pa. where this applicant and his fellow soldiers were employed in building a stockade fort by the order of Col Smith who at that time commanded a battalion of the York County militia to which this applicant belonged.  That this applicant was employed under the command of the said Capt Farrier who was a militia Captain in the Regiment or Battalion of the York County militia under the command of Col Smith to build a stockade fort to keep prisoners confined in.

That the said Stockade Fort was built of long split wood and the poles of trees cut down.  The poles were about fifteen feet long.  That one end of the poles were stuck down in the ground about four feet.  That the circumference of the Fort enclosed about four acres.  That this Stockade was built somewhat like the Stockade Fort  then erected at old Lancaster Pa.

That this applicant at the expiration of his four months tour of militia duty as a volunteer was verbally discharged by this Captain. 

That this was a tour four months during the months of September, October November and December anno domini 1776.  That it was served as aforesaid in erecting and finishing
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Said Fort in company with his fellow soldiers which was in detachment from the battalion to which he belonged of the said York County Militia and the said tour also consisted in doing duty as a guard over the prisoners of war that were captured and sent on there for safe keeping.

And this applicant further says that he was on one other tour of service under Capt John Wampler and the Lieutenant’s name was McCandless and the Major of the Regiment was Clark who was afterwards a Col and served in a Regiment of York County militia at that ^time commanded by Col Donaldson and served as a volunteer under the above officers during the cold winter of 1777.  That this applicant joined a company of a militia under Capt. John Wampler in York County, Pa in the months of January and served until the sixth of May following 1777 as a volunteer for said four months as a private soldier the whole period of said four months commencing on the six of January and ending on the sixth of May following 1777 comprising a full term of four months.  That this applicant served said four months as a guard at the Stockaded Fort in the neighborhood of Yorktown Pa.  That this applicant joined a detachment or company of militia under the command of Capt John Wampler who was a militia officer detached from a Battalion of the York County militia under the command of Col Donaldson at a place called Conestoga in the county of York Pa and from thence was marched to the said Stockade in which were confined a considerable number of British prisoners of war.  Some of them were called The K(?) Hessians.  Some The Waldeckers and some were called Yagers or Yorgers.  All of which were British Prisoners.  That no person was permitted to speak to the prisoners except in the presence of the officer of the Guard.  That the rolls of English prisoners were daily called.  That the rolls of the Hessians were not called as this applicant heard.  they were kept within the pickets and not allowed to come out.  That the British prisoners were kept separate and apart from the Hessian Barracks or apartments.  That this applicant’s brother belonged to the standing Army and assisted at Trenton N.J.  In the capture of about one thousand Hessians of the British Army.  That whilst this applicant was stationed at the said Stockade a number of other prisoners were brought there from the Picketed Fort or Stockade at old Lancaster Pa. for safe keeping.  That during the greater part of this applicant’s second tour of duty at the Stockade or Garrison above mentioned the snow was very deep and the weather during the said winter was unusually severe.  That during this tour or whilst this applicant was stationed at the said Fort in Yorktown Pa. A number of British prisoners were sent under an escort or guard to Brunswick in New Jersey.  That this applicant was at the expiration of his tour of four months vis. ^ from the six of January to the 6th of May inclusive 1777. verbally discharged from the service by his Capt under whom he served as above represented
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That this applicant says he served said periods above named as a private soldier and that he served in all his revolutionary services a period of eight months as above specified and this applicant further says that he now does not know of any living witness whom he can procure to prove the above services or any part thereof and that he was not at any time engaged in any civil pursuit whatever but was wholly devoted to the army as above mentioned.

Interrogatories

First.  When and in what year were you born
Answer.  I was born in Elizabeth township in the county of Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1752.
Second.  Have you any record of your age  and if so where is it
Answer.  I have no record myself I know my age from a record kept in my father pray [sic] book but said prayer book is out of my power to produce. But I believe the same is with my brother Jacob Hagey at Tuscarora
Third.  Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer.  Where I entered the service I lived in a place called Little Conawaga in York County Pennsylvania.  Since the Revolutionary war I lived in Hagerstown Washington County in the State of Maryland.  And in Huntingdon County Penna. where I have lived for rising forty years past.
Fourth.  How were you called into the service.  Were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer.  I volunteered for the periods as I have above stated.
Fifth.  State the names of some of the officers who served with you
Answer.  Col. Clark ^ Col. James Smith, Col Donaldson, Major Barniz, Capt John Wampler Capt Farrier on Doctor Nisbet was the surgeon and one Scott was the Paymaster of the Regiment and one Dallam was also a paymaster.
Sixth.  Did you ever receive a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer.  I never received a written discharge but was at the expiration of my two tours of duty verbally discharged.
Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it ?
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Answer    I never received a commission during the service but I served the periods above mentioned as a private soldier making a revolutionary service of eight months as above stated.

Seventh.  State the names of persons to whol you are known in your present & neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.

Answer   I will name Isaac Vandevender Esquire, John Geisseinger, Simon FOx, Valentine Hefner, Daniel Flannes, George Roland

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid   There is a crossed out name of Robert Campbell

[is a signature can't read]

Relinquishment.
I Adam Hagey the applicant for a pension do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.   Sworn to and subscribed in open Court of Record the day and year aforesaid  Look to be Adam Hagey's signature

We Jonathan Zellers and Jacob McGahan residing in the County of Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Hagey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be eighty five years of age (underlined).  That he is refuted and believed in the neighborhood where he reside, to have been a soldier of the Revolution.  That the belief as to his having been a soldier of the Revolution is general and that no doubts to our knowledge have ever existed on the subject and that we fully concur in the general opinion and belief.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of August 1837
Signed by Jonathan Zeller and Jacob McGahan on the right and by Isaac Vandevander on the left

I do hereby certify that Jonathan Zeller and Jacob McGahan who have subscribed and sworn to the above certificate  an credible/reasons and that their statement is entitled to credit given under my hand the 10th day of August 1837
Signed by Isaac Vendevander
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County 
We Jonathan Zeller a clergy man residing in the County of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania and Jacob McGahan residing in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Hagey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eight five years of age that he is refuted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Signed by Jonathan Zeller and Jacob McGahan on the right  and Isaac Vandewander on the left
I do hereby certify that the Reverend Jonathan Zellers and Jacob McGahan who have subscribed and sworn to the above certificate are credible/persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County signature of Isaac Vandewander


    I Adam Hagey the above applicant for a pension being dulysworn deposed and say that is is out of my power without too much  expression and inconvenience to produce in open Court of Record the Reverend Jonathan Zellers and  Jacob McGahan who have subscribed and sworn to the preceding certificate. Sworn and subscribed in open Court of Record this 14th day of August 1837
Signed by Robert Campbell Prot(honatary)
Signed by Adam Hagey
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Zellers who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania and that Jacob McGahan who has also signed the same is a resident in the township of Walker in the County of Huntingdon and the State of Pennsylvania and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Joseph W Care
Jos. Adams
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of sd. County.



State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County

I Robert Campbell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that this foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Adam Hagey for a pension.  and I the said Prothonotary, do further certify that Isaac Vandevander Esquire who has subscribed the preceding certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania and duly Commissioned and qualified.  And that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit as well in Court of Justice as out thereof and that his signatures and seals thereto affixed is his genuine signature and seals.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1837.

Robert Campbell, Prot
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Adam Hagey Rejd                R

Pa.  Act 1832
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Huntingdon

Be it known, that on this eleventh day of April A. D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared:  Samuel Hagey, resident of Mill Creek in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of the identical man Adam Hagey who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of _______.  That he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.

Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney to prosecute the claim of Adam Hagey, for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department of Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do the premises.
Samuel Hagey

Sworn to, subscribed, and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Samuel Hagey to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.

Geo Taylor
Prest. Judge & of the 24th Judicial District of Penna


State of Pennsylvania
County of Huntingdon

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County that Samuel Hagy the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the child of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I further certify that George Taylor Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing President Judge of the Court appears, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this eleventh day of April 1853
Theo H. Cromer Prothy

1.  Claimant's name or names in full.
2.  Post office address.
3.  "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," &c., &c.
4.  Leave this line blank.  5.  "He is," or "they are."  6.  Revolutionary soldier's full name.   7.  Claimant's signature.   8.  Claimant's name.   
9. Magistrate's signature.
10.  "Identical," "widow of" or, "child of"
11.  Magistrate's name."
12.  Clerk's signature.

n. B.  Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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Rejected
4427
Adam Hagey
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Adam Hagey
Pennsylvania

Rejected

See letter 31
Augt. 37 J. B. Henzey
let 12 June 1838 Hon W. W. 
Potter.

did not serve six months.

papers copied sent to Michael Downey, 
[illegible].

1832
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From
M Downey
[unreadable} 10.38


Addressed to  Hon. J.L. Edwards
                     Commissioner of Pensions
                     Washington City DC.

FREE is stamped over Edwards

T left of address is some writing and a stamp
Stamp--round stamp  EBENSBURGH PA 4 APR
Writing  AFL 9  ???not sure of this
                  W Allison is written over stamp
                  Below stamp is J[unreadable]
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Ebensberg, Cambria Cy. April 3 1838

Dear Sir

The following named applicants for pensions.  Adam Hagey, Valentine Hefner and John Geissenger of Huntingdon County Pa. have employed me to renew their applications for their respective military claims, owing to their advanced age and consequent debility their memory is greatly impaired so much so that they cannot recollect much about their services.

Therefore I respectfully request you will forward to me at this place their papers filed in office over which you preside for the purpose of assisting us in preparing their claims for presentation to our State Legislature.  Your immediate compliance will do an act of Justice for the old soldiers and relieve the agent from much labour.

I am Dear Sir, Respectfully yours,

Michael Downey

Hon J. L. Edwards