Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40114, for Johannes Marx, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
Continental (Pa) | Marx, Johannes | S. 40114
Marks, John
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16. [illegible]
Pennsylvania
R
John Marks
of Milford towns in the state of Pennsylv.a
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Procter of the Pennsylvanian
line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 24 of August 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of May 1820
and deliv.d Hon: M.e M.e Clay
H. [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 - 147.09
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1820 - 48.00
18 mo.s 12/31

$195.09

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued
Mifflin [illegible]

[opposite page, written perpendicular:
Application sent to November 11. 1820 to
Ephrain Banks, Lewistown, Pennsylvania]
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Mifflin County fs
State of Pennsylvania

On this 23rd day of August 1820 Personally appeared
on open Court Joh Marks of Milford Township
Mifflin County it being a court of the end for said County
who hung first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows
That is to say, he first enlisted in Chester State
of Pennsylvania in Captain Porter Company of
Artillery [illegible] by Col. Porter of the Pennsylvania
line and that he enlisted sometime in June 1777 and that
he continued to serve in said Company and Regiment for
the full term of three years which ended in the summer
of 1780 when he was honorably discharged in Morristown in the State of
Jersy. That his declaration for the purpose of obtaining
a pension from the United States was first made before Joseph
Edmonton Esq. One of the Associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas Of Mifflin County and is dated on
the 24th day August 1818. In pursuance of which a certificate
the 10th day of May1820 Authorising him to receive $8.00
per month from the said 24th day of Aug 1818. which certificate
is numbered 16.887.
And that the said John Marks doth solumnly swear that he was
a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818.
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And that he has not since that time by gifts at or in any manner
disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereof
so to diminish it as to bring himself within provisions of an
Act of Congress within an act to provide for certain persons
in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary
War passed on the 18th of March 1818, and that he has not
nor has any person in trust for him any property as security contracts
or debts due to him, nor has he any income of his than
what is contained in a schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed.

Schedule of List of John Marks property

1 S male Bay mare 14 yrs old and a spring colt $15.00
1 S male Brown horse 8 yrs old $15.00
1 Red Milking Cow 11.00
4 Sheep and 3 lambs 8.00
[illegible] Hogs 11.00
1 Plow and 2 pair of Gears 4.00
1 Old Saddle 1.50

{About 130 Dozens of Rye and 30 of wheat in the Stack out of which
he is to pay $30 and Repair fences on the plantation he
lives on to the value of 11 Dollars. Say the grain
would be worth about 6 Dol. more than the rent}  $6.00

$71.00

He has a few acres of corn in the ground and Buckwheat and
a patch of potatoes
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Application of 
John Marks

10887
Mifflin Co
[illegible]
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John Marks further declares that he has not $10.00 [illegible] or to become
[illegible] from any person or persons in the world - except that he annually
receives forty Dollars of a Pension from the State of Pennsylvania
and that he is indebted to Shoemakers Blacksmiths and others about the
sum of Seventy Dollars - $70.00
John Marks further declares that his occupation is
a farmer and that he is about 64 years of age and that his bodily
strengths and abilities are so far gone that he is unable to work on
follow his occupation, as formerly - And that he has a wife named
Mary ago at 40 years and that he has five children by her, that live in
the house and family with him, [illegible] learguret, aged 11 past.
Harriote aged 10 years last June. Nancy aged, 8 years last
March Ann Eliza aged 6 years last May, Samuel J Marks
aged 4 years against Sept. next, Tho saw John Marks
further declares that the above Schedule or list of property and 
the situation of his family is as above stated, and that he has no real
property in the world, another he has no personal property but what 
is above stated except the clothing and [illegible] bedding for him
self and family and some small articles of [illegible] and kitchen [illegible]
[illegible]

Johannes Marses
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court 23rd Aug. 1820

Cor. 
E. Banks Pnoth.

Mifflin County fo
Personally appeared in open Court in andfor said county William Beah who being
duly sworn according to Law Saith that the property mentioned in the foregoing
schedule belonging to John Marks was appraised by him and W William Mc[illegible]
according to the respection [illegible] annexed to each article on the 2 Sep 1820 and
to the best of his Knowledge is a fair appraisment of the property of therein set forth
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the 23 of August 1820

[illegible] Banks. Prott.
William Beale
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Mifflin County fr.
I Ephraim Banks clerk of Court [crossed out: quart Sep[illegible] Common
Pleas in and for Mifflin County being a court of record having general
jurisdiction, Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the
Schedule there unto annexed and truly [illegible] from the record
of the said Court And I do further Certify that it's In opinion
of the said Court that the total value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid Schedule is Seventy one Dollars and no [illegible]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Courts
at Lewistown this 4th day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and twenty.

E Banks, [illegible]
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John Marks
Priv:
Col. Procter's 
Pennsylvania. Rep [illegible]
1777 -  3 years
24 Aug 1818
Not on [illegible]
[illegible]

[Crossed out: The cerificate of another

additional [illegible] duty
qualified, is required
in this case.

Pension office
9 May 1820]

Admitted
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1 Old case

[after fold and perpendicular to the above:
Declaration of 
John Marks
Private Col Lamb's Regiment
of Artillery 2
1777 - 3 years

24 Aug 1818]

{Crossed out:
There was [illegible} Col [illegible]
belonged to the Pennsylvania
{illegible}}

[after fold and perpendicular to the above:
MClay]
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[State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss}

On the twenty fourth day of August
AD 1818 Before me the clerks enter one of Judges of
the court of Mifflin county and state of Pennsylvania
personally appeared John Marks - aged 60 years resident
in Mifflin a township, county and state aforesaid, who being
by me first duly sworn according to law doth an his [illegible]
oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
provisions, made by the date 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". That he the said John Marks enlisted in the year
company commanded by Captain Andrew Porter, in
the Regiment of artillery commanded by Lamb of
the Pennsylvania line that he this havent continued
to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United
States, until the year 1780 - having enlisted for three years
which [illegible] he fully completed - and obtained an 
honorable discharge he has since lost - That this deponent
was at the Battles of Brandywine, given an [illegible] and
Monmouth - and [illegible] have a the [illegible] under
Gen. Sullivan against the Indian - And that he is
now in reduced circumstances - and stands in need
of the assistance of his country for support - and that
he has no other evidence of his [illegible] services now
in his home.

{Sworn and Subscribed before 
me this 24 day of August 1818
Joseph Edmiston}

Johannes Marx
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Mifflin County ss

Personally appeared before the subscriber
and of the Judge of the courts of said county
Thomas Horrell Esq. who being duly sworn according
to law doth depose and say that he is personally
acquainted with John Marks the written in and
deponent that he knows him to be poor - and that
he stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support - And further sayeth not

{Sworn 2 [illegible]
24 August 1818 - Before
Joseph Edmiston}

THORRELL

I Joseph Edmiston Judge as aforesaid do certify
that it appears to my dates faction, that the said John
Marks, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated
in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy - And I now transmit the proceedings and 
testimony taken and had by me to the Secretary for
the Department of War in Pursuance of direction of
the aforementioned act of Congress - And it further
fully appears to my dates faction that the said John
Marks is poor - and stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support. Given in an my hand
at Lewistown the 24 day of Augt AD 1818
Joseph Edmiston
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Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss

I Ephraim Banks, Prothonotary
of the court of common pleas in and for the
county of Mifflin in the State aforesaid do
certify that Joseph Edmiston, Esquire, before
named is an associate Judge of said court
duly appointed and commissioned and that
full faith and credit is and ought to be given [illegible]
his official acts as well in courts of Justice
as thereout - Witness my hand and the
Seal of said court at Lewistown in said
county the twenty ninth day of august
Anno Domini 1818 -

E Banks Proty

Mifflin County ss, State of Penn.a
Personally came before me Joseph Edmonston
one of the associate Judges for said county being the
same Joseph Edmonston before whom John Marks the within
named applicant for a Pension did [illegible, page folded/cut on words]
make oath of his services as will fully appear by his said
deposition taken before me on the 24th of Augt 1818, And the said
John Marks being now again duly sworn as law directs
of [illegible] that the deponent served in the Revolutionary War; and
not in Col Lambs Regt as he has mistakenly stated in his 
deposition on this same sheet of Paper; and in the company of
Capt Andw. Porter, who belonged to said Col. Proctors Regt.
The deponent further states and saith, that he believes the reason of
him making the mistaken of the Regt he served in; was, that the Regt.
of Col. Lamb, and the Regt. of Col Proctor lay along side of each other
mixing with each other, this circumstance thinks together
with his mind and memory having much failed by reason of old age, and
labour and fatigue through life.

Johanes Marx

Sworn and Subscribed before me the 17 of
Febry 1820
Jo.s Edmiston
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

MCS/HMM

September 17, 1929.

Mrs. Orlow D. Hicks
1132 E. Bronson Street
South Ben
Indiana.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 40114, it appears that Johannes Marx (pensioned as John
Marks) enlisted in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in June 1777 and
served three years as a private in Captain Andrew Porter's Company,
in Colonel Proctor's Regiment of Artillery; he was in the battles
of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and was in General Sullivan's
Indian expedition. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed August
1818, at which time he was sixty years of age and living in Milford
Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820 he referred to his wife, Mary, aged forty years, and 
also to the following children:

Margaret Aged over eleven years
Harriott Born June 1810
Nancy Born March 1812
Ann Eliza Born May 1814
Samuel J ( or I) Born 1816

Very truly yours,

Earl D. Church
Commissioner.
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May 23, 1919.

Hon. Andrew J. Hickey,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Hickey:

In reply to, your letter of the twenty-first
instant requesting information for Miss Maude Marks, 102 First
Street, LaPorte, Indiana, I have the honor to advise you that
from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor
File No. 40,114. it appears that John Marks enlisted in Chester
County, Penn. in June 1777 and served three years in Captain Andrew
Porter's company, Colonel Procter's Regiment of Artillery,
and was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August
24, 1818, at which time he was sixty years old and
Milford Township, Mifflin Co. Penn.

In 1820 he referred to his wife Mary aged forty years and
their children; Margaret aged over eleven years; Harriott born in
June 1810; Nancy born in March 1812; Ann Eliza born in May 1814
And Samuel I. born in September 1816.  

Very truly yours, 
[illegible]
Commissioner.
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Andrew J. Hickey
13th Dist. Indiana

House of Representatives H.S.
Washington, D.C.

May 21, 1919.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Commissioner:-

I have a request from Miss Maude Marks, 102 First St.
LaPorte, In. to assist her in gathering up some family
history. She desires to complete her records for a membership
in the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She is not quite certain whether her great, great father
John Marks of Pennsylvania, was a Revolutionary war veteran
or not, but she says there is a family tradition that he
was a privete, serving five years and that he fought
in the battle of Brandywine.

Would you please look in the Pennsylvania Pension Records
and see if John Marks, or Mifflin or Juainta Counties was
a Revolutionary War Veteran, kindly give us all the information
you can find on the subject.


She states that she believes he was pensioned in May 1820
aged at that date aged at that date seventy eight years.

I will appreciate an earlyreply from you.
Very truly yours,
AJHickey

AJH:JWR.

Seal:
Pension Office
U.S.
May
22
1919
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Northern Division
L. D. Fowler Agency
The Connecticut Mutual in Indiana
First Since Frontier Campfires

Gertrude C. Hicks
Special Agent

1132 E. Bronson St.
Telephone 3-1894

South Bend, Indiana

Aug 14- 1929

Department of Interior
Mis Finch Dept Room 5033
Washington D.C.

[rubber stamp:
Revolutionary & 1812 Wars
Section
Aug 17 1929
Bureau of Pensions]

My dear Madame -

In June while I was in Wash. your office looked up for me
the Revolutionary record of John Marks file no
S40.114. It is the John Marks of Pa.- In his
declaration for pension he gives his children
their name and age - some way I have lost this
record I took. Will you kindly send me these
again - Also any data there pretaining to his
wife or wives if more than one. I shall
appreciate hearing from you as soon as
possible - for I am anxious to get into the D.A.R.
through this line. Thanking you Jane

Sincerely Your
Gertrude C. Hicks
(Mrs Arlow D. Hicks)

"Professional Insurance Service"
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40114
Invalid.
Res Y
File No. 40,114
John Marks
Prv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 5, Page 506
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Opposite page written perpendicular:

1919 May 23 History to Hon Andrew J. Hickey [illegible]
11929. Sept. 17. hist to Mrs. Arlow D. Hicks 
[illegible]
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We the subscribers, Citizens of Mifflin County do certify that we
are, aside have been well acquainted with the bearer John Marks
of this County there many years, who we understand and believe was
a soldier in the Pennsylvania line in Capt. Andrew Porter's company
of Artillery, and that he served three years, and was regularly
discharged. And that the said Marks is an honest civil and
industrious man, but he is now old and consequently getting
infirm and not able to support himself and wife by hand labore and
that he had no real estate, and that he is but in low circumstances, he has some
little personal property about his rented house, we cannot exactly tell how
much, perhaps not much more than would pay his debts - And we do
recommend the said Marks is the honorable [illegible] (for the purpose of appointed)
as a fit person to be placed on the pension list of this State
of Pennsylvania and we thinks he is a fit object and will be justly embraced
by the Act for the relief of disabled, aged and poor revolutionary
Officers and Soldiers, passed the 25th of Feby 1813
Given under our hands this 22 Au.t, 1813

Wm Beale
Ja.S Know
Jacob Wright
MM Mcmahan
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I do hereby certify that the within named John Marks
was enlisted as a soldier in the Pennsyl.a. Regiment of
Artillery in the Revolutionary War for three years, and at 
the expiration of said terms was honorably discharged

And.w Porter, Colonel
Penn.a "Reg.t" Artillery

Harrisburg Aug.t 25th 1813
BB The pay of a soldier in the Artillery was eight dollars a Month.
And.w Porter.

I certify that the annexed and foregoing are correct
copies of the original on the files in the Office of
the Office of the Auditor General; With my hands
and Seal of Office the twenty seventh day of
Oct.r 1819.

[illegible] Bryan [Illegible]
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Lewistown

John Marks

[illegible] proof
M - McClay.

50ct p.d for certificate
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Pennsylvania
Chester County ss

Best remembered that on this first -
day of November Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and
nineteen, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Chester [illegible] a foresaw
John Sayler of Brandywine Township in said County
aged sixty five years and upwards, to me well
known as a witness entitled to full credit, and being
duly sworn according to law doth say, that he has
been acquainted with John Marks, since the year
one thousand seven hundred and seventy 
three,- That this deponent knows that  the said
John Mark enlisted some time before the
battle of Brandywine, in Captain Andrew Porter's
Company of Artillery, in Col. Procter's regiment, that
deponent knows that the said Marks was in the
service of the United States in the Continental Establishment
for more that two years. That deponent
saw him when in Winter Quarters at Morristown,
N.J. knew him to be in the Battles of Brandywine, 
Germantown & Monmouthe - At the
Battle of Monmouth deponent saw him holding
the horses after the pieces were unfinished
at the time Lieutenant [McNair? illegible] was killed And
deponent verily believed he was honorable discharged
at the expiration of the of the periods of his enlistment.
He said John Marks now resided
in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Deponent visited
him about three years since, and found him
in reduced circumstances

{Sworn and Subscribed 
Before 
John Baylor}
John Sayler
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I John G. Wersler Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do Certify that
John Ralstons Esquire before whom the withins
Depositions was taken, is and at that time was
one of the Associate Judges of the Court aforesaid
duly appointed and Commissioned and qualified, to
all whose official acts as such full faith and
Credit are ought to be given. 
In Testimony where of I have 
hereunto set my hands and affixed 
the Seal of the Court aforesaid at
West Chester in the County aforesaid
the second day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen.

Jn. G. Wersler Prot