Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Reg. 240,516-1855, Frederick Anthony, Penn.

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                              B.L.Reg.240,516 - 1855
Penn. Anthony, Frederick
Willamina
P.
Anthony, Frederick
Willamina
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
COUNTY LAND FILES
ACT OF 1855 Rejected #240,516
VETERAN Frederick Anthony
1776
GRADE Pri
SERVICE Capt. Barbs[...]
Col. Knox Pa Mu
CAN NO. 1770       BUNDLE NO. 12

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Frederick Anthony duty
Penns
[...]
June 19
FREE

Geo C. Whiting
Com of Pensions,
Washington City,
D.C.
℗
17
Additional Evidence

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Hon. J. Minot
Commr' of Pensions
Washington City,
D.C.

Postmark 
Philadelphia
     Mar
       29

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240.516     Ad mon 3. 42
                  Aoril  1, 46

Willemina Anthony    (unintelligible)
Frederick Anthony      (unintelligible)

[Capt.?]  Barkman
[Leut.?] Kinae

Pa.
Ma.

Rev'y War

No papers

Set: Jackson Ford Oct: 9/56
 "         "          "     June 25/57

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Additional Evidence No. 240516
                                                           Philada June 16, 1857

Hon. Geo. C Whiting,
               Comi. of Pensions,
                      Dr. Sir,
                                    In the matter of the claim for Bounty
Land of Willamina Anthony, under act of March 3. 1855, No 240516
widow of Frederick Anthony a revolutionary Soldier, It is impossible
for this poor old woman now nearly 84 years of age to obtain proof 
of actual Service of her husbands, Of Course it is hoped, and believed
that the department will exercise a reasonable liberality, and indulgence
to the aged and infirm relicts of a class of noblemen whose self sacrificing
devotion and unyielding patriotism, have given to us, and to posterity, a 
country, a constitution, and a government unequaled in the history of the 
World.  The best she can do is to state, the names of distinguished
officers, familiarly mentionds by her husbande in his life time.
And to beg that a careful examination of the Rolls may be
made.  These names remembered by her now, are a Capt Barnette,
or Brackman, or Bankson, Col. Knox.  Major Randalls and Let. Renshaw,
She think he was discharged at Philada about Octo 1777, and
was at the Battle of Germantown and was wounded in the leg.
  Your kind attention will confer a favor on her, and oblige, 
        Very faithfully,
                                  Your Obds Servts,
                                                     Jackson ___ Ford
                                                     No. 72 _____ Forth 3___

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State of Pennsylvania, } SS.
City of Philadelphia, }
                                            On this Twenty ninth day of March ___ A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty six----____ personally appeared before me an Alderman
and ex-officio, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the City and State aforesaid, ___________
__Willamina Anthony __ aged _82_ years, a resident of __No. 35 Charlotte Street__
__Philadelphia__ in the State of __Pennsylvania__ who being duly sworn, according to law,
declares, that she is the widow of __Frederick Anthony__ deceased, who was a 
__private in the Captn Barkman's Cmp. Col Knox Right (she thinks)__
__Pa Militia__  commanded by ______________________________________________                     
in the War with __Great Britain_______________________ declared by the United States on
the __4th of July 1776__ that her said husband __was drafted_________________________
at __Philadelphia__ on or about the _________________ day of ________________________
A.D. ________ for the term of ________ and continued in actual service in 
said War for the term of __ One month or more________________ and was honorably discharged
at __Philadelphia__ on or about the __________ day of __October__ A.D., __1777__
She further states, that she was married to the said  __Frederick Anthony____________________
in __Philadelphia________ on the __15th__ day of __September__
A.D., __1799__ by one __Coates, and Alderman, __ and that her name before 
her said marriage was __Willamina Mummas__ that her said husband died at
__Philadelphia__ on the __30th__ day of __November____
A.D.. __1841__ and that she is now a widow.  ___that She has lost her marriage certificate
and is unable to obtain any Public or private record of her said marriage or the
death of her Said husband, and she relies on the testimony of witness heretofore
for proof of reputation cohabitation or of her said marriage and of reputation
and notoriety of his Said death.  She further declares that her said husband
served in the Battle of Germantown, She never saw his discharge__
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be 
entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855.  She also declares that she has never received a
Bounty Land Warrant, under this or any other Act of Congress and never made application
for one before______________________________________________
Attest
(signed) Charles D. Freeman   Willemina Anthony
We __Sarah A. Foulkood a resident of __No. 14 Charlotte Street 
__City aforesaid ----__ and Samuel Anthony --__ a resident
of __the City aforesaid__ upon our Oaths declare that the foregoing declar-
ration was signed and acknowledged by __(signed) Williamina Anthony__ in our presence,
and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical
person she represents herself to be, and that we have no interest in this claim. (handwritten): and they declare they well know the applicant, and well knew her and her said husband during his lifetime that they lived
together and cohabitated, as husband and wife, and as such were esteemed and respected, and so regarded
and respected by their neighbors and friends, and that he died on or about the date above stated they know
from having been present as and attended the funeral of said Frederick Anthony, and they declare she 
is now a widow.                                                        Sarah A. Foulkood
                                                                                 Samuel Anthony

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State of Pennsylvania}
City of Philadelphia}  SS.
                                          I, (illegible) W. Fletcher, Prothonotary of the District
Court in and for the City and State aforesaid, Certify that Charles D. Freeman, Esq.,
before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, was at the time of so doing an
Alderman and ex-officio a Justice of the Peace in and for the City and State aforesaid, that his
official acts are entitled to confidence, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

               In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
                 Court, this 29th day of March, AD 1856

(signed) JaWFletcher,
                          Prothontary

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APPLICATION
Willamina Anthony  wid
Fredk. Anthon
Capt Brinkman
Col Knox


War of 4th of July 1776.
BOUNTY LAND
Act March 3, 1855



Jackson & Ford,
Attorneys,
No 72 South Third Street ,
 Philadelphia.