Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,065, John Weir, Pa.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey
Heir, John
S 2 3 0 6 5
CONTENTS

11. 827 Pennsylvania
John Weir
of Greene Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Jamison of the 2nd  Regt commanded by Col. Dean in the N. J. Div. line for Idaho -
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1833 and sent to R. P. Glenkin  U. Town
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $46.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept - 36.66
$183.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Wilkins Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 64

Greene County Pa State of Pennsylvania
On the 10th day of Sept
AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Greene. State of Pennsylvania now sitting. John Fries a resident of Franklin Township. County & State aforesaid, aged seventy three years last April. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832
That he was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in the year 1755 on the 19th day of April. That he remained there until 1775. and in June 1775 he enlisted  enlisted for three years service in Capt. John Lammer's company of state troops. and attached to the 6th Pa. Regt of Militia. That he engaged for two months, and marched from Bucks County Pa to South Amboy State of New Jersey, at which place he served the two months for which he was drafted. That the same day his term expired as a substitute he accepted in Capt. Thomas Fries Company of Pa. Militia, of the same Regt (6th Pa. Regt commanded by Col. William Bean) for two months. That they were marched from Amboy to Swatitown, & from thence to Brunswick & continued there until his term of service expired, making four months service in the two months engagements, two as a substitute for John Fries & two as a drafted soldier. That in December 1776 he again engaged as a substitute for the aforesaid John Fries, for two months

under the command of Capt William Walker, of the same 8 th  pa Reg t that he served there two months at & near Trenton and was engaged in the battle of Trenton at the taking of the Hessians. That he was sent under the command of Capt Crawford as a guard to conduct the prisoners to old Lancaster. That he returned to Trenton & and at the expiration of his two months was discharged at Newtown Eight miles from Trenton. That on the same day he stood his own draft and went out under Capt William Walker, and was taken on to the British lines who were then in possession of Philadelphia, and was thus employed scouring the country from Newtown to White Marsh & Germantown upon the Enemy's lines during the two months for which he was drafted. That at this time he also served four months without being on the service, two months as a substitute & two months as a drafted man. And was discharged at the expiration of the latter term at a small village called the Crooked Hill.
That in the spring of 1777 he volunteered in Capt John Simpson's company of Dragoons for three months to scour the British lines who were still in possession of Philadelphia. That he continued in this service during the three months for which he volunteered, and was discharged at a place called the Crap roads, in pa
That in Sept r 1777 Capt John Craig of Bucks

County raised a volunteer company called the Flying Camp to be joined to the 6 th Pa Regt for the term of nine months. That That he joined this company in Sept 1777 for the period above mentioned. That they first reported to White Marsh and were there placed under the command of Genl Stephens . That shortly after this, sometime in October the battle of Germantown was fought in which he was engaged. That he continued to serve in this company in the Flying Camp on the British lines for the nine months for which he volunteered, and was discharged at Newtown Pa
That in the fall of 1781 he was drafted in Captain Adams company of Pa Militia for two months and while he was attached to the 7 th Pa Regt commanded by Col. Samuel Lean. That this service was performed in the state of New Jersey, at Elizabethton town & Trenton. That he served out the two months and was discharged at New town Pa. That the whole period of his service as is now upon 1 three months. That he received some written discharge but took no care of them. That the Rev. N. Hays & J. L. Lusk by will certify for him as required. John Weir - 1, - Subscribed Sept 10 1832 Rev. N. Hays Pres.

Greene County Pennsylvania ss for on the 11th day of Sept 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of said name sitting John Weir
1st
We hereby certify that every claim whatever to any pension or annuity whatever, except the amount already mentioned that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state.
John Weir
Declaration of John Weir
and he served in Flying Artillery 9 months
admitted
We Nicholas Hager a Clergyman & James Lash by both of Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Weir who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is respected and beloved in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Nicholas Hager James Lash
Given under our hands this 11th day of Sept 1832
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the 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 Nicholas Hager who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Borough of Washington County of Greene, and that James Lash who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Borough and County, and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Greene County Pennsylvania
I William T. Hoag, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of John Nier for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19 th day of December 1832.
Wm T Hoag Pro.

Revolution
23065 INVALID.
File No. 23,065
John Weir Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Greene County Pennsylvania
Before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said county personally appeared John Weir who being duly sworn according to law saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot speak positively as to the length of the precise length of his service in the Flying Camp, he however believes that he engaged for nine months in that service, but upon reflection he is inclined to think he served three months of that term in an other corps, although he is positive he served at that time nine months, and he now thinks after deliberating on the matter, that he served six months in the Flying Camp and was then turned over to the Watch, where he served the other three months, he is however certain beyond any doubt that he served nine months at that time continuous without being out of the service, That the whole of his services for which he claims a pension is twenty two months, That he could have rendered other services of which however he has no recollection, as not to be able to speak with certainty made more than two years, but for the twenty two months he can speak with the greatest certainty.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 11 June 1833
John Weir
Michael J. P. And I further certify that I have been long & well acquainted with the above John Weir that he is a man of excellent moral character and of undoubted truth & veracity & that he is entitled to full & entire credit June 11. 1833
Michael J. P.

I hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with Mr. Weir the within named applicant for a pension for a number of years and that he has always sustained an excellent character for truth & honesty & I believe his statements are entitled to implicit confidence.
Andrew Stewart 11 June 1833
State of Pennsylvania } ss. Green County }
I James Hook Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green County do hereby certify that William Jack Esquire whose name appears to the within Certificate is an acting Justice of the said in and for said County duly Commissioned & sworn -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County June 11 th 1833
James Hook Prothonotary

Pittsburgh Agency
Cashed
22 mos
73.33
R. P. Flemickin Uniontown Pa

Union Town 20th June 1833
Genl. L. Edwards Esq
Cornfield P. P. Pensions
Sir
I believe you have the papers of Genl. Mier. I hope satisfactorily explained. I should regret much if his papers are not in order to entitle him to be placed on the list when received. This man I believe personally - he is a man of unquestioned veracity. his simple statement of every fact. (With Thoms asquithate him) would be taken as imparting absolute verity. I hope I shall soon have the pleasure of informing him that his claim has been admitted.
I have the honor to be Only your friend & servant
R. P. Fleming

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Heir, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Ike)  (Connecticut)
Pencil notation, only J
WARRANT NUMBER 6716 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 26, 1789 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.