Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,011, John Boyle, Penn.

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SERVICE Penn.
Boyle, John
NUMBER S. 40,011

CONTENTS

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Pennsylvania
John Boyle
Dead
of Huntingdon in the state of Pa
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Butler of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence 
the 22 of June 1815

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Sep 181[9]
and sent to David Stewart
Yellow Springs Pa

Arrears of 4th Sep 1819                      115.40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending // March 20      48.00
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14 13/30                                             $163.40
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(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818)

Contd. 

[along right margin:] June 24, 1821
[along right margin:] Affix seal - April 17, 1821  [illegible] seal Huntingdon
[illegible]
[signature]

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Depositions of
Jacob Myers
Deposition of Jacob Moyer
for John Boyle

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John Boyle

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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
     On this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber, one of the associate judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania aforesaid, personally appears John Boyle aged sixty seven 
years, resident in Huntingdon County in Pennsylvania aforesaid, who being
by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late
act of Congress, entitled "An act of provide for certain persons engaged
in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary
war." That he the said John Boyle enlisted in the Town (now Borough) of
Carlisle in Cumberland County Pennsylvania with Lieutenant Thomas
Campbell of York County in the Company commanded by Captain
William Cross in the fourth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded
by Col. William Butler in the Pennsylvania line. That he continued
to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States until in
the month of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty one when 
he obtained a furlough and was discharged in the month of
April one thousand seven hundred and eighty two by Captain
(formerly Lieutenant) Thomas Campbell in Huntingdon (then Bedford)
County Pennsylvania aforesaid, which discharge he put into the
hands of David Dunham in order to draw the land that this
applicant thought himself entitled to, and he never seen it since, this
transaction took place in the year 1795. That he was in two battles of 
Brandywine and Germantown and in the year 1778 was detached under the
command of Genl. Sullivan to Scoharri [Schoharie], and in the year 1779 was in
the Battles of Newtown and Appletown with the Indians and also in a 
number of skirmishes with both the British Army and with the Indians.
That he is in reduced circumstances and blind having lost the sight
of his eyes, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, 
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of [illegible] services.
That he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the 
United States to his knowledge and if any such exists, he doth hereby fully
and entirely release the same to the United States. Sworn to
subscribed and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

Before David Stewart
John [signature] Boyle
his mark of signature

Pennsylvania and 
Huntingdon County
      I David Stewart, an associate Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Boyle

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did service in the revolutionary war, as sated in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy, and is poor and stands in need of the
assistance of this Country for support. And I now transmit the 
proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the
Honorable Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant
to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress - 
June 22, 1818

David Stewart [seal]

State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
     I William Steel Prothonotary of this Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County of Huntingdon do certify
that David Stewart Esq. before whom the within declaration appears to
have been made and who has signed the above aforegoing certificate was
at the time of taking the said declaration and making the said certificate
and now is one of the associate judges of the Court of Common
Pleas duly commissioned and sworn in and for said county and that to
all his official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as 
well in Courts of Justice as thereout.-
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at Huntingdon the 11th day of July
A.D. 1818.-
William Steel Prothonotary

John Boyle
Pennsylvania line.

Not found on the rolls.
Further evidence of
service required.

See endorsement in
the case of William
Andrew McMannus.

Administrator

Huntingdon County Pa
Before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the 
Peace in and for the county aforesaid
Personally came Jacob Myers who was a Revolutionary
soldier and doth depose and saith upon his solemn oath
that he was well aquanted [sic] with John Boyle who [illegible]
both in the fourth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded
by Colonel William Butler in the year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy eight and saith that he [illegible] that
the said John Boyle was [illegible]

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Huntingdon County Pa
Before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for the county aforesaid
Personally came Jacob Myers who was a Revolutionary
soldier and doth depose and saith upon his solemn oath
that he was well aquanted [sic] with John Boyle who [illegible]
both in the fourth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded
by Colonel William Butler in the year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy eight and saith that he [knows] that
the said John Boyle was in the army that hole [sic] year.
Jacob [Moyer]

Sorn and subscribed 
before me this tenth
day of August AD 1819
Thomas Rickets

Huntingdon County
     I David Steward an associate Judge of the Court of Common Plea in
and for said county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify
that Jacob Moyer who made the above affidavit before Thomas Rickets
Esquire is a citizen of Huntingdon County and a credible witness and 
that Thomas Rickets before whom the affidavit of Jacob Moyer was 
taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Huntingdon
duly commissioned and sworn into office, and that full faith and 
credit is to be given to his acts as such either in courts or elsewhere.
     In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 9th day of September A.D. 1819.
David Stewart [seal]

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Sinking Valley, 20thh August 1819
Dear 
Sir. This is to inform you that sometime in the year 
1795 John Boyles Sr. came to me along with a certain
David Dunham and then signed over a paper to said
Dunham which I believe was said Boyle's certification
of discharge from an officer of the army. This
Dunham had made him believe that he would
get him his land that he was intitled [sic] to as a soldier
and that he would pay him a certain sum for the
land when he got it. I recollect perfectly to [illegible]
John Boyles from giving it to Dunham and told
him I believed he would fool him out of his right
of his claim to any land as a soldier. I 
believe Dunham never was in this county since, 
at least I never heard of him since.
From your most
respectfully,
Samuel Kyle

David Stewart Esquire

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Declaration 
of
John Boyle
March 20
Must state
his residence
Town or county
The date must
be witnessed before
a Court of [illegible]
in the County
where he was

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United States
     4th Judicial District in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     Huntingdon County
At a Court of Common Pleas held this day to wit the 
16th day of August 1820 at Huntingdon Pa and for said
County of Huntingdon before the Honourable Charles
Huston Esq. and his associates David Steward and
Joseph McCane Esquires, Judges of said Court (said
court being a court of records by the laws of said 
Commonwealth) personally appeared in open Court John
Boyles who being duly sworn deposeth and saith on his
oath aforesaid doth declare and say that he served as 
a soldier in the Revolutionary War for the space of four years
and three months, two years in a company commanded 
by Captain William Cross in the 4th Regiment Pennsylvania
Line commanded by Colonel William Butler and the
remainder of his time in a company commanded by Captain
Benjamin Fishburn as set forth in the original declaration
the date of which is the 22nd day of June 1818 which said
declaration was forwarded to the War Department and
on which a pension certificate was paid to the said John
Boyle dated the 27th day of September 1819 signed by 
J C Calhown Secretary of War which certificate is numbered 
14,968 and is now in possession of Declarant who 
the pursuance of the act of Congress of 20th May 1820 makes
the following declaration on oath, to wit, I John Boyle 
do 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 an 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 land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and
that I have not nor has any person or persons in trust
for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due
me nor have I any other income than what is contained
in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.
The said declarant also states that he is in the 69th year 
of his age, that he has for the last eighteen years been
totally deprived of sight by reason of a cataract in his eyes and

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has been unable to do anything towards the support of 
himself and wife, that his family consists only of his wife
Elizabeth sixty six years of age who by reason of old age 
and other infirmities is unable to do anything towards
their support.

John Boyle

Sworn and subscribed
in open court 16th
August 1820

William Steel, Prothonotary

A schedule of Declarant's property, beds and bedding
excepted
a pension from the State of Pennsylvania of forty dollars

1 cow value of     $14.00
2 pewter plates        1.00
3 Queensware plates   20
3 knives and forks       25
1 Dutch oven           1.50     
1 pot                        2.00             
John Boyle

Sworn and subscribed
in open court 16th August 1820
William Steel, Prothonotary

Huntingdon County
     John Boyle Junior being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with
John Boyle the above named pensioner and his 
circumstances and property and estimates the same to be worth
$18.95 which in the opinion of deponent is the
utmost extent of its value, his beds and bedding excepted.
John Boyle Jr.

Sworn and subscribed
in open court 16th
August 1820

William Steel, Prothonotary

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Huntingdon County
       The foregoing declaration being sworn
to in open Court and the proof of the value of his property as
contained in the foregoing schedule also being made
stating the same to be of the value of $18.95 the said
Court approve of said valuation of $18.95 and concur
therein
By the Court
William Steel, Prothonotary

Huntingdon County
     I William Steel Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Huntingdon
aforesaid do certify that John Boyle the applicant
in the foregoing declaration named is an inhabitant
and resident of the County of Huntingdon and in the
State of Pennsylvania.
     Given under my hand and seal and said Court
at Huntingdon on the 17th day of December AD
1820.
William Steel, Prothonotary

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February 28, 1934

James Boyle-S.40019
John Boyle-S.40011
BA-1/AFW 

Mr. Miers Busch
1006 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you 
request the Revolutionary War records of James and
John Boyle, both of Pennsylvania.

     The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claims, based upon their
services in the War of the Revolution.

James Boyle-S.40019

     The date and place of birth of James Boyle are
not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his 
parents stated.

     He enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in July, 
1776, served as a private in Captain Carson's company,
Colonels Mackey' and [illegible]'s Eighth Pennsylvania
regiment, was captured at the battle of Bound Brook
and held sixteen months in the Sugar House in New York
City.

     James Boyle was allowed pension on his 
application executed May 8, 1818, then aged about 
sixty-four years and living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He 
died June 28, 1825.

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John Boyle-S.40011

     The date and place of birth of John Boyle are not

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shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents
given.

     John Boyle enlisted at Carlisle, Cumberland 
County, Pennsylvania, no definite date given, served
as a private in Captains William Cross' and Benjamin
Fishbourne's companies, Colonel William Butler's
Fourth Pennsylvania regiment; he was in the battles
of Brandywine, Germantown, in Sullivan's expedition
in 1779, in the battle of Newtown and in several
skirmishes with the Indians, and was discharged in April,
1782.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 22, 1818, then a resident of Huntingdon
County, Pennsylvania and aged about sixty-seven years.

     In 1820 his wife, Elizabeth, was sixty-six years
of age, and one John Boyle, Junior in 1820 was in
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, his relationship to the
family not stated. The soldier John Boyle died June 24, 1821

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

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40,011
[Resy] Invalid

File No. 40,011
John Boyle
Private Revolutionary War

Act: 18th March 1800

Index: - Vol. 3, Page 53

[Arrangement of 187.0]

[along right margin:] 1934 Feb 28 - letter to Mrs. Miers Busch - see two letters
James Boyle S.40019 [illegible]