Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2173, Leonard Devons, New Jersey

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Service: New Jersey
Devons, Leonard
Number S.2173

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223
Pennsylvania

Leonard Devons
of Plymouth Township in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Broadhead of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Spencer in the New Jersey
line, for the term of 2 years
from September 1776   to    17

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of Eighty dollars per month, to
commence on 25th day of March 1831
and

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of August 
1832 and sent to Elias
Hoyt Kingston Luzerne Co. Penn.

the roll on       day of
182     and notification sent to 
at 
Pension commencing on the 
of               182
Amount due on the 4th of Mar 1832       $80
Semi annual also 4 Sept "                         $40
                                                                  $120

Revolutionary Claim Act [s March 18, 1818
May 1, 1820.]
7 June 1832
Recorded book of  Vol 6 page 53

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
On this fourth day of June AD 1819 before me Jesse Fell one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in & for the said county of Luzerne in the 11th Judicial district of the said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appears Leonard Devons aged fifty eight years resident in Plymouth Township in the said County of Luzerne and Commonwealth afore said who being by me first duly sworn according to the 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 to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" That he the said Leonard Devons enlisted in walpach in Sussex County in the State of Jew Jersey about the later end of September in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt. James Broadhead in the 4th New Jersey reg. commanded by Col. Spencer General Maxfields Brigae in the New Jersey line that he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of the United States untill the first day of January AD 1779 being about two years & three months when he was discharged - that he had a discharge in writing signed by Col. Spencer which discharge is now lost - was discharged at the encampment near Morristown New Jersey - that he was at the Battles of Springfield, Muofors, Germantown & Monmouth and several scrimages and that he is now old and infirm and stands in need of the assistance os Country for his support tha he has no other evidence of his said service at present in his power but the Evidence of Lieut. Simeon Marsh the Lieut, in Capt. Broadheads company who he enlisted under who is now present and whose direction here follows-
Sworn to , Subscribed & Declared
before me the day & year aforesaid
by making his mark
Jesse Fell
his
Leonard X Devons
mark
On the same Day and at the same place came Simeon Marsh 
who

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who being duly sworn doth depose and say that about the month of September AD 1776 he was commissioned a Lieutenant in Cap. James Broadhead's Company in Col. Spencer regiment in General Maxfield's Brigade in the New Jersey line in the Service of the United States.  That about the latter end of September or first of October 1776 he enlisted the applicant Leonard Devons in his Company he being the first recruit he enlisted- that the said Leonard continued to serve in the said Company with this deponant until said deponant was discharged in June 1778 at which time the said Deponant left the said Leonard in the said Service of the United States
Sworn to and subscribed
June 4th 1819 before me 

Jesse Fell
Simeon Marsh

I Jesse Fell one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in + for the County of Luzerne in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Leonard Devons did Serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy and that the Witness Simeon Marsh is of good Character so far as I have over heard + I believe full faith and Credit may be given to his deposition and also that the Signers of the annexed Certificate are well known to me and of good Character and full faith + Credit may be placed on their Certificate. --- And I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.

[signature] Jesse Fell

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We the subscribers neighbors of Leonard Devons an applicant to the Secretary at the War for a pension under the late act of Congress do Certify that we belive the applicant to be in needy circumstance he being old and infirm and depending on his labour for his support we think him entitled to the assistance of the county
June 4th 1819
Daniel Hayward
Oliver Helme
Naphtali Hurlbut
Isaac Carpenter
Asa C Whitney

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State of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Jesse Fell Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is an acting associate Judge of the court of Common Pleas for said county duly commissioned that the within is his own proper signature and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts & Deeds.  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of said county at Wilkes Barred this 8th day of June Anno Domini 1819
A Beaumont Prot
4098
Care of Leonard Devons
Jesse Fell
Judge
Wilkes Barre, Pa
Rec. June 15.1819
Leonard Devons 
Private
Colonel Spencers Res
New Jersey line
1776- 3 years 
4t June 1819
on toll
Folk
Admitted

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Rev War
2173
INVALID.
File No. 2173
Leonard Devons
Private Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-Vol. Al, Page 92
Arrangement of 1870

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Payable semi-annually.  The first
payment on this Certificate will
be made on the 4th of September next, in Philadelphia, 
at the BK:U. States,
Pennsylvania

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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the
United State, of the 18th of March, 1818
Leonard Devons late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this twenty second day of 
July one thousand eight 
hundred and nineteen 
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

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See letter 12 June 1830
To George W. Layng Es
12,517
R
Pennsylvania
Leonard Devons
of Plymouth township in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey
line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of June 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819
and sent to Jesse Fell, Esq
Wilkes Barre, Pa
Portion of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4t Sept. 1819-3 1/31 24:25
$24:25
Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818
Luzerne County

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Ringtton Pa
July 26
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary at War
Washington City
July 30 1832
Pension 
Office

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Statement of Leonard Devons in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832
State of Pennsylvania
of County of Luzerne
Be it remembered that on the twenty third day of July A.D. 1832, Before me the subscriber & Justice of the peace in and for Said County - personally appeared Leonard Devons of the township of Plymouth in the County of Luzerne of one said, who being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that under the act of Congress of March 18,1818 he made application to the war department as a private in the army of the Revolution and was by the Secretary of War placed upon the Pension roll and after having drawn the pay for one or two periods, was stricken from the pension rolls on account of profanity - That he was a private in Captain Brodrick's Company belonging t the seventh Reg. of the N. Jersey troops - commanded by Col Spencer - that he is the same person who obtained a certificate from the War office on the twenty second of July A.D. 1819 - and also that he resides at the same place he did in 1819
Leonard Devens
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid. 
Rewben Hoglgate J.P.
58
Elias Hoyt attest the signature of
Leonard Devons
I Rueben Holgate a Justice of the peace for the county of Luzerne aforesaid do hereby certify that I have lived in the neighborhood of Leonard Devons the above named deponent for a considerable number of years -that he appears to be a man near eight years of age and that their is no doubt in my mind but he is the Leonard Devons who obtained a certificate from the war department in July 1819 as above stated. Testimony when of I have here unto set my hand 
seal this 23rd day of July A.D. 1832
Seal Reuben Holgate

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Luzerne County [?]
I Henry Pettebone, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County Certify that Reuben Holgate Esquire before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the time thereof a Justice of the Pleas and empowered to administer oaths.  Witness the seal of said Court at Wilkes Barre the twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1832
H Pettebone 
Prot.

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Kingston Luzerne County Penna.
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary at War,
Dear Sir
Inclosed I forward the certificate of Leonard Devens a pensioner of the revolutionary was together with his statement made in conformity with the regulations adopted at the war office for carrying into effect the late act of Congress -  which he hopes will be satisfactory and that he will entitled to the benefits of the late act.  Should any other testimony be required in his case please inform me and direst your communications to Kingston Luzerne County Penna.
Respectfully your able Servant,
Elias Hoyt