Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1004, Andrew Uhler, Navy Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
1 SERVICE Harry Penn
Uhler, Andrew Bones, Rachel
NUMBER R. 1004.
Former widow
CONTENTS
arrived

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Rachel Bones Pennsylvania
Cosma J. Moore Philadelphia

State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
On the Eighth day of August A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Philadelphia Rachel Bones a resident of the district of the Northern Liberties in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty three years who being first duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3 rd 1837 that she was lawfully married to Andrew Whler who was a Marine Soldier in the Revolutionary war that he enlisted at the commencement of the war and served on board the Frigate Columbus commanded by Capt Whipple for the term of Thirteen months and that he received a severe wound in his thigh at the taking of an English Frigate and that he received his discharge which has since been lost or mislaid, and that he afterwards volunteered in the land service and was at the battle of Trenton and the battle of Princeton under Capt Morris who fell at Princeton and was succeeded by Capt. Ash under whom the said Andrew Whler served out the campaign. She further declares that she was married to the said Andrew Whler on the Eighteenth day of February in Seventeen Hundred and Seventy two as appears by the annexed certificate of marriage and that her husband the aforesaid Andrew Whler died on the Tenth day of October in the year 1798 and that she was afterwards married to Samuel Bones on the Twenty seventh day of August in the year Eighteen Hundred and one who died in the year 1820 and that she was a widow on the fourth day of July A.D. 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed she further declares that she makes this declaration before me a Judge of the Court on account of her inability to appear in open Court and I the said Judge do certify that the said affiant is unable to appear before the Court by reason of her bodily infirmity
affidavit subscribed before me August 8, 1837 J. H. Buchanan
Rachel Bones mark

Philadelphia County ss
I Robert Morris Prothono- tary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia. Do certify that the Honorable Archibald Randall before whom the within Decla- ration on Affirmation was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas which is a Court of Record duly Commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Indicature as there- out
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837
Robt. Morris Prothonotary

On the eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy two, Andreas Uhler, baker, and Regina Weißmann, daughter of John Weißmann, both of the City of Philadelphia & single persons, were after due proclamation joined in holy matrimony.
That the above is a true copy from the Records of the German Lutheran Congreg: of St. Michael's & Zion in the City of Philadelphia, I certify with my hand and seal.
Philadelphia, April 18 th 1837.
Chs. A. Lemme, Pastor of the said Congreg.

State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } 4
On this Tenth day of August A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me the subscriber an Alderman and Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia Margaret Hand a resident of the District of the Northern Liberties in the County and State aforesaid who being first duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation declare and say that she is personally acquainted with Rachel Bones named in the annexed declaration and that she knew her husband Andrew Whler previous to his death which took place on the Tenth day of October A.D. 1798 and that he the said Andrew Whler was reputed and believed to have been a Marine Soldier apprehended on board of the Frigate Columbus in the war of the Revolution and that after the decease of her first Husband she the said Rachel Bones was married to Samuel Bones on the Twenty seventh day of August in the year Eighteen Hundred and one who died in the year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty and that she the said Rachel Bones was a widow on the fourth day of July A.D. 1836. and still remains a widow as she states in the annexed declaration.
Affirmed and Subscribed Margaret X  her Hand Define me, by the Above mark
named Margaret Hand, who has been long known to me and I verily believe is a woman to whose affirmation, full credit is to be given. Witness my hand and Seal, at the County of Philadelphia, the day and year first Above Written. Mordecai L. Bryan
Alderman Justice of the Peace Phila. County.

Philadelphia County ss
I Robert Morris Prothono- tary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philad- elphia County do certify that Mordecai My Brzant Esq r . before whom the above acknow- ledgment was made and who has thereunto Subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is an Alderman of the County of Philadelphia and Ex officio Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and qualified to all where Acts as such full faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Jurisdiction as Elsewhere
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Philadelphia this Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837
Robert Morris Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } 40
In this Tenth day of August A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me the subscriber an Alderman and Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia Jeremiah Hand as resident of the district of Northern Liberties in the County and State aforesaid who being duly affirmed according to Law doth on his solemn affirmation declare and say that he is personally acquainted with Rachel Bones named in the annexed declaration that he knew her shortly after the decease of her first husband Andrew Whler and that she was afterwards married to Samuel Bones on the Twenty seventh day of August in the year eighteen Hundred and one who died in the year eighteen Hundred and Twenty and that she the said Rachel Bones was a widow on the fourth day of July 1836 and still remains a widow as she states in her an- nexed declaration
Jeremiah Hand
Affirmed and Subscribed before me, by the above named Jeremiah Hand, who has been long known to me, and I verily believe, is a man, to whose affirmations, full credit, is to be given. Witness my hand and Seal, at the County of Philadelphia the day and year first above written.
Mordecai J. Bryant Alderman Justice of the Peace Phila. County.

Philadelphia County ss
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Do Certify that Mordecai G Bryant Esq. before whom the above Acknowledgment was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is an Alderman of the County of Philadelphia and Ex officio Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and qualified to all whose Acts as such full faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as Elsewhere
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Philadelphia this Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837
Robert Morris Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania } ss County of Philadelphia }
On this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837 personally appeared before me John Lewis one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia and State aforesaid John Uhler so resident of the Northern Liberties in the said County of Philadelphia who being duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath depose and say that he was personally acquainted with Andrew Uhler before and during the War of the Revolution, and that he the said Andrew Uhler enlisted at the commencement of the Revolutionary War on board of the Frigate Columbus Commanded by Captain Whipple and served on board Thirteen Months, and that he was wounded in the thigh at the taking of the English Bomb Brig, and that the said Andrew Uhler was discharged thirteen Months from and after the date of his enlistment. And that the said Andrew Uhler subsequently volunteered in the land service under Captain Morris and was at the Battle of Trenton and at the Battle of Princeton, and that Captain Morris fell at the Battle of Princeton and that Lieutenant Ash took command of the company and that the said Andrew Uhler served under Captain Ash during the Campaign, and Deponent further states that the said Andrew Uhler died in the year seventeen hundred and ninety eight and that his Widow Rachel Uhler married with Samuel Bones in the year Eighteen hundred and one and that the said Samuel Bones died in the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty, and that she the said Rachel Bones has remained a widow and unmarried ever since the period of the said Samuel Bones decease.
Sworn to and subscribed } before me this 18 th day of } August A.D. 1837 }
John Uhler
J. H. Lewis
Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Deponent John Uhler so and that he is a highly respectable Old Gentleman and that he is entitled to full credit and belief as a witness
J. H. Lewis

Philadelphia County ss
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County do certify that John Laws Esq. before whom the above acknowledgment was made and has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is an alderman of the County of Philadelphia and Ex Officio Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Indicare as Elsewhere
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Philadelphia this Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837
Robert Morris Prothonotary

Ex'r.
INVALID.
REJECTED
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
1000
P.O.
Rachel Dimes, family of Andrew Uhlen
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. _____