Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40670, Barney Welts, Continental (Conn Or Pa.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (comm. or Pa.)
Welts, Barney
8 40670
CONTENTS

18.966.
Pennsylvania
Barney Wells
of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Courtney of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Procter in the Penn a 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 1 of March 1823 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of May 1823 and sent to D Caldwell Esq Philadelphia Penn a
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1823 - $ 1.03 Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1823 - $ 8.
$ 9.03
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. & }
March 1823
2285 1823 1823

18,665 Barney Wells his
Col. Proctor Penns ce Recd 1777 - for 3 yrs Admitted.
6 Dec r 1822
It should be certified that Charles Francis, is a credible & disinterested witness.
It should also be duly certified that the magistrates, before whom the within affidavits taken, were duly commissioned. * * *
12 Dec r 1822
Philad a C. O. J.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia
On this sixth day of December 1822 personally appeared in open court, being the District Court of the U. States for this District Barney Wells aged eighty five years, who being duly sworn according to Law on his Oath doth make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Provisions made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the first of May A.D. 1820. That he the said Barney Wells enlisted for the Term of Three years sometime in the year 1777 in the Town of Hartford and in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Courtney (deponent believes in the Pennsylvania Line) and in the Regiment commanded by Col. Procter on the Continental Establishment - that he continued to serve in said Corps until sometime in the year 1778 when he was discharged from said Service at White Marsh in the State of Pennsylvania - That his discharge was signed by Col. Procter and General Mifflin, and that Deponents discharge was accidentally lost after the Revolutionary War, that he was at the Battle of Long Island, was wounded in the Shoulder at Paulis Hook New Jersey by a Shot from a British Man of War - He was at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton and in many skirmishes at Places which he does not distinctly recollect - Deponent served the full Term of his Enlistment, but has no other Evidence of his Services now in his Power, except that which is herewith annexed. Barney his X Wells Marks
In pursuance of the Act of the first of May, 1820 I do solemnly swear that I am now a Resident of the County of Philadelphia, that I was a resident citizen of the U. States on the 18 day of March A.D. 1818. That I have not since that Time by Gift, Grant, Sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my Property, or any part thereof with Intent thereby

to disinherit 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 U. States in the Revolutionary War, passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any Person in Trust for me any Property either real, Personal or mixed, nor is there any Securities, contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any Income. I have no occupation, nor Family residing with me, and none able to contribute to my support residing elsewhere. I am aged and infirm and in great need of Assistance from my Country.
Barney Wells Mark
Sworn to in open Court December 6 th 1822 Richard Peters
United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania } Set
I D. Caldwell, Clerk of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, do Certify that the foregoing is truly Copied from the Records of the said Court. And Further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the said Barney Wells has no Property whereof to form a Schedule. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name and affixed the Seal of the said District Court, at Philadelphia, this Sixth day of December A.D. 1822. and in the Forty Seventh Year of the Independence of the said United States.
D Caldwell - CL. Dist. Ct.

Philadelphia County
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one tho- ught hundred and twenty two personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County who Miller of the Township of Lower Dublin in said County and being duly sworn according to law did depose and say, that he was well acquainted with Barney Weller late a private in the Col- Bracklen Artillery while in the Revolutionary War, and this deponent knew that the said Barney Weller, enlisted in said Artillery for the term of three years and that he served the full term of his enlistment, and was honorably discharged And this deponent knows that the said Barney Weller was wounded in the service of his country and that he is now Poor and stands in need of assistance from his country.
Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year above written
his William T Miller Mark
Witness my hand and Seal.
John Holmes. Justice of the peace
It appears to me that William Miller is a man worthy of credit - 6. Dec. 1822 Richard Peters
Be it known that this day the deposition of Charles Francis Kelly 14. 1822 J. W. Lewis

Philadelphia County ss.
I, Matthew Randall Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia, do certify that Jacob Reamer Esquire be- fore whom the annexed affidavits were made and whose name in thereto an- nexed was at the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified to all whose acts as such Justice faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia the fifth day of March A.D. 1823. —
Matthew Randall

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia ss.
Be it remembered that on the sixteenth day of November 1822. Before me the subscriber personally came and appeared Charles Francis who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Barney Wells during the revolutionary war, and knows that he belonged to Colonel Proctor's Reg't of U. States Artillery, and that he enlisted and served in said Artillery for more than nine months in one engagement, and this de- ponent further saith that he was present at Powlers Hook, New Jersey, when the said Barney was severely wounded in the shoulder, by a shot from a British Man of war.
Charles his Francis mark
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal the day of the date first above written
Joseph Reaver J P

I the within named Jacob Reaver, the Magistrate before whom, within deposition was made, do certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Francis and believe to be a man of truth and veracity and entitled full credit and belief on his oath - And I do also certify that said Charles, is not fit to attend the Court of Philadelphia in consequence of a stroke of the palsy -
Certified by me this Fifteenth day of February 1823
Jacob Reaver
Charles Francis Witness

18.665 v
Birney Wells To the Hon.ble
D. Caldwell, Philadelphia. Recd. 18 Nov. 1823.
Calhoun - Sey at War, City of Washington.
Recd Jan 1824

Phila. 25. Oct. 1822.
Sir.
I am requested by Harry Watts to return his Declaration of with further Proofs.
I am with great Confiduation Your ob t Serv t .
D. Baldcock
To the Honble W. Calhoun

40 670
INVALID.
Very
File No. 40.670
Barney Wells By the law
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 537
[Arrangement of 1870.]