Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39668, George Heckman, Penn.
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(8-1776)
Service                                                                              Number
Penn                            Heckman, George.                        S. 39668


Contents
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14.yye
Pennsylvania

George Heckman
Columbia in the state of Pa
who was a _______in the regiment commanded b [Word not finished]
Colonel Hand of the [Pennsylvania]
line, for the term of [2 years]

Inscribed on the Roll of _______
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence o [Word not finished]
the _______ of August 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Sept 18[Word not finished]
and sent to _______     _______
a _______   _______
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819, _______
Semi-anl. all'ce ending _______
_______
$____5___,76
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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39 668
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39,668
George Heckman
[Illegible]
Act: 18 March 18
Index :-- Vol. s, Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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George Heckman
Private
1st Penn a [Fifth] Regiment
1775- [2 years]
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[handwritten]
[check mark]
1788
Rec 00 20 May 1818
S. Chapman
Danville, Co.
I Case
The deposition of [illegible] (certified by the Judge to be credable) proving J Ms. in [illegible] on [illegible illegible, illegible], is required

[the following was upside down on other half of page]
George Heckman
private
1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
1775 - 2 years
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State of Pennsylvania Columbia County, ss.
On this [Fifth] day of [August] 1818, before me the subscriber, [ it says "One of" but it's marked out"] [President] [It says "the associate" but it's marked out] Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, of Columbia County, in said district personally appears [George Heckman] aged [Illegible] years, resident in [Columbia County] in the said district, who being by me duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the fol-lowing declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 said [George Heckman] enlisted in [Philad.a county] in the state of [Pennsylvania on the first may 1775] in the company commanded by Captain [Charles Craig] of the [Reg of Rifleman Col. [Illegible] that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the [spring of 1777], when he was discharged from the service  [at Valley Forge] state of [Penn a_________ ], that he was in the battles of Long Island - White Plains - & [Germantown]

and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support ; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

[Seth Chapman] [Illegible] [Illegible]

I [Seth Chapman] Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said [George Heckman] did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy ; and [it says 'I now' but is scratched out] [Illegible] [Illegible][Illegible] [Illegible] [Illegible] [Illegible] Transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Depart-ment of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

[august [Illegible] 1818-]
[Seth Chapman]
[It is stamped SEAL OF THE COURT.]
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14.773
Rev : Heckman
Columbia C°
pa
24 [feb] '19
mar'20
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District of Pennsylvania
On the tenth day of November one thousand eight hundred twenty Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County being a Court of Records proceeding according to the Court of Common Law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount once keeping a record of its proceedings George Heckman aged sixty three resident in Columbia County in said district, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and 1st May 1820 that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Company Commanded by Charles Craig afterwards Samuel Craig Captain in the Regiment Commanded by Col Hand and afterwards as Charmberg And has obtained a pension under the act of 18th of March 1818 his Certificate being numbered H. 773.  And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 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 [illegible] on Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property Security contracts on Debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
George Heckman

I have no property except necessary ties and bedding, I am indebted to sundry persons about one hundred Dollars.  I have no trade, I have a wife aged about 55 but who is infirm and helpless.  I have ten children, seven girls and three boys.  Three of my children yet live with me, I am becoming infirm and unable to support myself by labor.
George Heckman

Sworn and declared by George Heckman on the tenth day of November AD 1820 before a Court of Common Pleas held in Danville for the County of Columbia Pennsylvania
Geo. A. Frick Prothy

Columbia County
I George A. Frick Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed and truly copied from the Records of the Said Court.  And I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing [following text crossed out, illegible].  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said court at Danville the Sixteenth day of November AD eighteen hundred and twenty.
Geo. A. Frick Clerk
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In the case of the application of George Heckman [illegible] hereto, and originally made before the Hon. Seth Chapman the sixth day of August 1818.

Before the Hon. John Cooper, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  This thirteenth day of September AD. 1819.

Conrad Fry, a revolutionary pensioner and a citizen of said county being duly sworn says that the aforesaid applicants declaration has been read to him and that in as much as he enlisted at the same time with the applicant, was one of the same [illegible], and with him received an honorable discharge, he knows that said applicants declaration containeth the truth.
Conrad Fry
Sworn [illegible] before
Jno Cooper

Frederick Wagener, a Citizen of sd. County, deposes and says he first duly sworn, that he knows that the applicant was a soldier in the revolutionary war in Capn. Charles Craig & company of Pennsylvania troops on the Continental establishment that he remained about two years in service, when he returned, that before his enlistment & after his discharge he was an inmate of deponents family that he is in poor circumstances & requires the aid of his Country for support.
[signature illegible]

Sworn duly & before
Jno Cooper

I John Cooper, Judge as aforesd, do Certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named applicant George Heckman did serve in the revolutionary war (as stated in the preceding declaration [against has been crossed out] before the Hon. Seth Chapman,) against the common enemy, & I now [illegible] the testimony & proceedings had taken before me to the Secretary of War according to law done at Easton in Sd County.  Now that I am satisfied that his circumstances are such as stated by the afsd F. Wagener with whom I am well acquainted whose character is good.
Jno. Cooper
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Northampton County

I Henry Spering Esquire Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of the aforesd County do Certify, That The Hon. John Cooper Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within certificate & affidavit is and was at the time of affixing the same, one of the Judges of the sd Court that due faith & credence is to be given to his acts as such.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Hand The Seal of the sd Court this thirteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred nineteen, at Easton in sd County.
H Spering Prothy
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Danville Pa
augt 12
Three
John C Calhoun [illegible]
Secretary at War
Washington
[illegible]
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Columbia County  Det.
            of the Court of Common
of the county   do hereby certify that the      Chapman ESq who has signed the forgoing Certificate is  Judge of this Court of Commons place this county of comulbia                    duly commisioned and swarn