Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39901, James Winning, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Winning, James
S. 39901
CONTENTS

14.29 R. Pennsylvania
James Winning
of Greenwood in the state of Pennsylv a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart 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 on the 16 th of November 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Jan y 1820 and sent to the Hon ble W m P. M c Clay. H. Rep s
Arrears to 4th of Semi-ann l all ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 - 29. 03 3 mo. \frac{15}{30} \frac{4}{31} $29.03
a.D. 20. 1823 { Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Mifflin Col.

James Winning Paid:
Col. Stewart Penny's Reef 1777- 3 years-
16 th Nov. 1829-
Roll

State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin county ss
On this sixteenth day of November
AD one thousand eight hundred & nineteen (1819) before the subscribers one of the associate judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county aforesaid in the State aforesaid personally appeared James Winning age sixty five years now residing in the township of Green- wood in the county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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 James Winning enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1775 in the company commanded by captain Williams of the first Penna regiment for the term of one year and served out the time of his enlistment; that he again enlisted at the city of Philadelphia in the month of January 1777 in the company commanded by captain Spear of the regiment then called the Pennsylvania State regiment commanded by colonel Bull which regiment was afterwards the 13 th regiment of the Penna line and was commanded by colonel Walter Stewart that by an arrangement of the army he afterwards belonged to the second regiment of the Penna line That the period time of his last enlistment was for three years that he served the whole of the said time and one year longer and was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey on the 14 day of January 1781 that he was in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown and at the battle of Monmouth - that he is now in reduced circumstances

and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no evidence in his powers of his said services except his discharge which was given him at Trenton by General Wayne and which is annexed to this declaration. Sworn and subscribed before } James Winning me the day and year first aforesaid Joseph Edmiston }
State of Pennsylvania Sullivan county ss }
Before me the subscribers associate Judges aforesaid personally came David Walker Esq well known to me as a credible witness who being by me first duly sworn doth say that he has been acquaint- ed with James Winning who makes the foregoing declaration for the last twenty years and upwards that he resides in the same neighbourhood with the said James and knows that he is in indigent cir- cumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support
David Walker
Sworn and subscribed the 16 th day of November AD 1819
Joseph Edmiston
I Joseph Edmiston Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named James Winning did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in the preceding declaration and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony

had before me to the Honorable the Secretary of the department of war pursuant to the directions of the act of congress aforesaid - and I further certify that it fully appears to my satisfaction that the said James Kenning is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the court of common pleas of the county aforesaid to be hereunto affixed this 18 th day of November AD 1819. Joseph Edmiston
E Banks Prob.

For Winning 18290
Mifflin Co
Jan 20.
W
address the result to H P Marley Leviston Penna

District of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss
On this twenty fourth day of August, Anno Domini one thousand, eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County, being a court of record for the said County, James Winning, aged sixty five years, six months & eight days, now residing in Greenwood township, in the said County, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz. that he enlisted in the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in November of the year 1775 - for the term of one year under Capt n Williams, that he joined the army under the Command of General Washington  Montgomery at Quebec in lower Canada, continued in the service till the term of his enlistment expired when he was discharged in the city of Philadelphia in November 1776 - that he again enlisted in the said city of Philadelphia the 14 th day of February  January for the term of three years under Capt n John Speer and joined the army under General Washington at Philadelphia and continued in the army till the expiration of the term of his enlistment, being the 14 th of January 1781, when he was honorably discharged at Trenton under Gen l Wayne that a declaration of said service was made on the 7 th day of January 1820 and a certificate granted by J C Calhoun Secretary of war that he was entitled on the pension list, Roll of the Pennsylvania agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the sixteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and nineteen which certificate is marked No 16.296 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 intent thereby 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 8 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or

or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed
Schedule of Property
one old loom & tacklings $ 4.00 two pots 1.00 one Grid iron 0.25 one ax & Spade 0.50 A pair of small steel yards 0.50 one old Chest & dough trough 0.25 A pair of tongs & meat barrel 0.50 And forty dollars annually from the state of Pennsylvania 47.00
I James Winning the deponent do further say that according to the best information which I have received, I am aged sixty five years, ten months & eight days. I am by trade a weaver, have no family, but am incapable of supporting myself by labour on account of rheumatic pains with which I have been afflicted, as well by reason of natural infirmity incident to old age
Sworn to and declared in open Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County this 26th day of August 1820
James Winning
Banks Bot
Mifflin County ss. Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Jones & Thomas Patton, who being duly sworn, say that the foregoing is a fair & conscionable appraisement of the property of James Winning Sworn & subscribed in Open Court 26th August 1820
Thomas Patton
Thom Jun
Banks Bot

Mifflin County ss:
I Ephraim Banks, Clerk of the court of Common pleas of said County, it being a court of record having general jurisdiction, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the said property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty seven dollars including a pension of forty dollars per year which he receives from the State of Penn a . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court the fifth day of September 1820.
E. Banks, Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Haining a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1775 1 year Pvt. Williams Penn   Jan'y 14 1777 Jan'y 14 1781 John Speer Ball   Walter Stewart      
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Philadelphia Pa. Date of application for pension, Apr. 16 1819 His el. was allowed by Residence at date of application, Greenwood Township, Mifflin Co. Penn. Age at date of application, 65 years * Died Dec. 20 1823
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
The only soldier this name found on the Rev. War records of this B.
Respectfully,
* from A.B.
Commissioner.

39901
1919 Laing 23 Hist. So J. H. Sheets.
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 89901
James Winning Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 3 , Page 567
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THIS is to certify that the Bearer Daniel Wm. Wm. Wm. having served in the 20. Regiment of Pennsylvania during the term of his Enlistment, is now discharged the Service of the United States of America . Given at Hunton this 12 th Day of May 1781.
Col. J. Wagner Col.
88. 11. 7. 3. 15 34. 16
discharged

Rev Sec Sir,
Long Prairie Minn Jan 14 th 1919
U S Pension Dept: I wish to get the record, if any, of a revolutionary soldier name "Winning", - christian name not known to me, supposed to have volunteered from Virginia - near Harper's Ferry.
Yours
J. H. Sheets