Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1190, John Comingore, Penn.

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(3-1776) 
Service 
Penn.   

Comingore, John  

Number
S1190

carded

CONTENTS

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Kentucky
13688
John Comingore
of Mercer Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Campbell of the Regt commanded
by Col Vansdall in the Pennsylvania
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars – Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of June
1833 and sent Thomas Allen Harrodsburg

Arrears to the 4th of March 40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00
$50.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 3

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John Comingore
Revolutionary Claim

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State of Kentucky Mercer County Court
On this 6th day of May 1833 personally
in oppen Court John Comingore Sen’r aged eighty four years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June the 7th 1832. That he volunteered under Captain Hugh Campbell, Simon Vanardall, was our Lieutenant in York County Pennsylvania, in the month of August 1776, and march to Philladelphia, and from thence to Amboy in New Jersey when we were stationed and served a tower [tour] of full three months under the command of General Putnam, we rec’d our discharge at Amboy and returned home.
Again in September 1777, I was drafted in Major Vanansdall Battallion, my captain’s name I cannot recollect. We marched from the same County of York to a place near Philladelphia, called Darby as well as he can recollect, when we were stationed for some time. We march from thence by Swedes forge to a place near Mud fort early in the morning. The canon commenced firing from Mud fort and continued through the day, and in the evening one of the enemy ships was struck by a hot ball fired from the fort and blew up with a tremenduous explosion. At this place our second tour of three months having expired we were honorably discharged by our Major Simon Vanansdall, and returned home, having served two tours of three months each faithfully.
I rec’d my discharges, but have long since lost or mislaid them. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency in any state and further sayeth not. 
John Comingore {seal}
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year afs’d.

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We the undersigned do hereby state upon oath that we are well acquanted with John Comingore who has sworn to and subscribed the  foregoing declarations, that we were raised in the same county and neighborhood in the state Pennsylvania and recollect very well of his having served two tours of three months each in the Revolutionary War, as he has stated in his foregoing declaration and we know him to be the age he states himself to be, and that. he lives in Mercer County Kentucky and has resided there for the space forty years or upward and that he is a witness of as much credibility as any other whatever, Given from under our hands and seals this 6th day of May 1833.
Mercer County 
May Court 1833.  Samuel Banta
Henry Comingore
and this court do hereby declare this opinion after this investigation of this matter and after putting this interrogation prescribed by this War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that. it appears to them that Samual Banta and Henry Comingore son who have signed other above depositions are resident citizens of Mercer County Kentucky and credible persons and that this statement is entitled to  credit and we do further certify that John Comingore, the applicant for a pension herein and Samul Banta and Henry Comingore severally came into court and swore to the statement by these subscribed
Thomas Allin Jr Clerk of the Mercer County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Comingore for a pension.
In Testimony

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whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of May 1833
Tho Allin Jr
Clerk Mercer County Court

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No. 25107
John Comingore Mercer County
Kentucky

from 1776 private
6 months
                $20

Campbell
Major Vansdall
             Penn
          Harrodsburg
Thos. Allin Jr 6th Mercer County
Kentucky

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Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules,  and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margins with a brace, (}). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statment showing the service of John Comingore Mercer County Kentucky
General Putnam

Vol Aug 1776 | 3 months | Private | Cap. Campbell | 84 years York County Pennsylvania | Traditionary evidence certified credible. No clergyman named. No reason given, paper correct

Drafted 1777 | 3 months | Private | Major Vanarsdall | 

I am respectfully your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions

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Regulations Under the Act of June 7, 1852
The following regulations have been adopted.
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line." "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized s being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service
4.  Indian Spies

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting  the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } as.
On this day of. _____    personally appeared (a) 
before _______A.B.a resident (b) of ________ in the county of__________ and State, Territory or District of ________aged (c) years, 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 on June 7, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _______ , with and served in the  _______ (e) regiment of the  _________ one, under the following named officers:

{Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify
the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;)the town or county and 'state in which he marched.   [image of an hand pointing right] The form is to be varied so as to applied to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in terms of State of  ___________
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served s he states.
I ___________ of the Court of  ___________
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings o the said Court in the matter on the application  of  ______________  for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this  ________ day of  ______ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia  and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following written additions, viz: (k) We. A/B/. a Clergyman residing in the ___________ and  C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ____________, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  ______ years of age: that he is reputed 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 days and year aforesaid.
[ And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinon, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department , that the above names applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that  A.B. and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___________ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ____________ Clerk of the Court of __________ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ______________ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal ________ of office, this  _____ day of ______ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; ut if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances  connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be excepted.  All applicants will
appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and these subscribe and be sworn to, on elf the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants  for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.

1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or wee you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

6.  [large bracket To a Soldier, { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer{ Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the. names of persons to whom 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. T he Court will see that the answers to these are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the in the neighborhood  to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  if one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular
in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear In Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required , and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, o of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence s they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented form doin so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rules laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariabley be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served
[e]Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every clamant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words;
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn deposit and saith that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positvely as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  --- For_______year_______ months, and _________days, I served as a  _______, For _______ months and ______ days, I served as a  ______; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served; and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service.  The use of the phrase  about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f] The law makes the relinquishment os indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate to every case.
[I] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other sea, or if he has no public se of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, provincial the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying office who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent
 ay paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service,  and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as at the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character  and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.  [ graphic hand pointing to the next text is inserted here] The notes form  [a] to [I] are all equally applicable to the case of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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Mr. Charles E. Comingore Crawfordsville Indiana 

Dear Sir: May 6, 1940. X XXXX BA-J/ADY John Comingore, S.1190 Reference is made to your letter addressed to the National Archives, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Comingore. Your letter has been referred, for reply to the Veterans Administration, custodian of Revolutionary War pension claims. The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1190, based upon the military service in that war of John Comingore. The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Comingore are not shown. John Cominfore enlisted in York County, Pennsylvania, in August 1776, and served three months in Captain Hugh Campbell's Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted in September 1777 and served three months under Major Simon Vanarsdall in the Pennsylvania troops. He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1833, at which time he was aged eighty-four years and living in Mercer County, Kentucky, where he had resided forty years or more. He then signed John Comingore, Sr. Soldier's son, Abram Comingore, of Mercer County, Kentucky, was living in 1853, his age is not stated. One Henery Comingore was residing in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1833, his age and relationship to soldier are not stated. There are no further family data.
 In order to obtain the date of last payment of the pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General,

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General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and cite the following data: "John Comingore, Certificate No. 13688, issued June 3, 1833, rate $20.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency".
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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INVALID
FILE NO 1190
John Comingore
Pri. Pa. Line
Act June 7m 1892
Index:  Vol. A., Page 72
Arrangement of 1870
1934 Jan 15. Hist. to Mrs. Theodore D. Crain N.Y.
1940 May 4. Hist. to Charles E. Comingore, N,Y.

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Crawfordsville, Ind.
March 29, 1940
National Archives
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: A short time ago I wrote to you about my great-grandfather, John Comingore. This time I would like information concerning my great-great-grandfather John Comingore.
He was born in Penn, or New Jersey on Sept 16, 1749, and he married Anna Mathis. He served with honor during the Revolutionary War. He was listed as living in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1840. 
I want to thank you for your kind consideration in aiding me with my task of working out my family history. I have found this work interesting, and I will be sorry when my family genelogy is completed. I remain as ever, Yours very truly
Charles E. Comingore

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Division of Reference
REFERRAL SLIP

Date Apr 3 1940
Inquiry from
Mr. Charles E. Comingore
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Dated: March 29, 1940
Subject: Genealogical information concerning John Comingore, who served in the Revolutionary War.
Respectfully referred to:
Veterans' Administration Washington, D.C.
and the writer so informed.
P M Hammer
Chief Division of Reference

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Apr 3 1940
Mr. Charles E. Comingore
Crawfordsville, Indiana
My dear Mr. Comingore:
This is in reply to your letter of March 29, 1940, requesting information concerning your great-great-grandfather, John Comingore, who served in the Revolutionary War.
If John Comingore received a pension based upon his service, his pension record may contain genealogical information concerning him. The records relating to Revolutionary War pensions are in the custody of the Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C., and we are therefore referring your request to that office.
Very truly yours, V.G. Setser, Acting Chief Division of Reference
EB:rt

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Mr. H.D. Hillor Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington DC 
Dec 14 1933
Dear sir - 
Will you please send me copies of the Rev War pensions of John and Henry Comingore. There were of the Pa line and moved to Mercer Co KY where they were given pensions 1831 or 33. One of these may belong to me. Thanking you. I am sincerely, Julia I. Craven
Mrs. Theodore D Craven
1433 Bellefountaine St
Indianapolis, Indiana

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Copied from hist. MMHF 10-28-25
[line points to Henery  4 lines bleow, prior to body of letter.]

January 15, 1934

BA-J/ady
Henery Comingore 
W.1391 and 
John Comingore, s. 1190

Mrs. Theodore D. Craven 
1433 Bellefountaine Street 
Indianapolis Indiana

Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Henry Comingore and John Comingore, Revolutionary War pensioners.
Their records are furnished you herewith, as found in the respective claims for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War. 

[handwritten note] 
Henery Comingore, w. 1391.

Henery (pensioned Henry) Comingore was reared in York County, Pennsylvania, the date of his birth is not stated. He enlisted in Yorktown, York County, Pennsylvania, late in December 1776 and served four months as private in Captain Simon Vanarsdale's Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted in the winter of 1777, served three months as private in Captain McIlvain's Pennsylvania Company and was discharged in February or March 1778. He enlisted in 1779 and served two months under Major Vanarsdale in the Pennsylvania troops. In 1781 he was a minute man for about three months, or until the surrender of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1833 while a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, aged eighty-four years. He died January 29, 1836 in said Mercer County. 
Soldier married January 2, or 18, 1822 in Nelson County, Kentucky, Tiny (or Teny) Rinearson or Rynerson. She was allowed pension on her application executed March 24, 1853 while living in Mercer County, Kentucky, aged seventy-eight years. S.1190 John Comingore
John Comingore enlisted in York County, Pennsylvania, in

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August 1776 and served three months in Captain Hugh Campbell's Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted in September 1777 and served three months under Major Simon Vanarsdall in the Pennsylvania troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 6, 1833 at which time he was aged eighty-four years and living in Mercer County, Kentucky, where he had resided forty years or more. He then signed John Comingore, Sr.
Soldier's son, Abram Comingore of Mercer County, Kentucky, was living in 1853, his age is not stated. One Henery Comingore was residing in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1833, his age or relationship to soldier not stated. There are no further family data. 

[handwritten to side]Date of death not on aB. 

Very truly yours, 
A.D. Hiller 
Assistant to Administrator

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Abram Comingore
Son of Jno

M Triplett

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Know all men by these presents, That I Abram
Comingore, son Jno. Comingore Dec’d
who was a Revolutionary Pensioner
who was a Soldier
in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint my true and lawful Attorney
for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I may have to arrears of pay or Pension
money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July, 1818 -- as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828,
and 7th June, 1832.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching
my interests, and to obtain from any Department of the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or
evidences of the amounts due me, and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon said attorney hereby ratifying
and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
Witness my hand and seal this 26th day of March 1853

Abram Comingore his Mark {L. S.} 
M T Gannett

State of Kentucky Mercer County, sct

BE IT KNOWN, that on the 26 day of March 1853 before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
subscribers to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering
the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name.
M T Gamett  J P M C

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State of Kentucky
Mircer County

I, Thos Allen, Clerk of the court for the county aforesaid, hereby certify that M. T. Garnett Esq, before whom the written power of attorney was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name, is, and was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected, commissioned and sworn, and that his said signature is genuine. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 26th day of March 1833.
Tho Allen

Abram Comingore
Son of Jno

M Triplett