Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40661, Martin Wethknecht, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Wethknecht, Martin.
S 40661.
CONTENTS

6701 24
Pennsylvania Martin Wethknecht
of Lehigh County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Shaeffer of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 30 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of February and D o Hon. Mr. Rogers H. Repr.
  Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818  25.57    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48.95     73.52  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Handwritten signature or note

Notification sent January 4. 1821 to Hon. A. J. Rogers, W of Reps. U.S. Dead.
Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 6. April 1838, from 4. Sep 1834 to the 18 Dec 1834 agst Notification 2 o Oct 1841.
J. A. Shindell May 3 1836

40 661
Pay INVALID.
File No. 40 661 Wethnecht * Martin Wethnecht Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 537
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* W.W.H. July 30, 07.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 27 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the admin or of Martin Weithknecht dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and  Cents per annum month under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1834, to the 18 th Dec. 1834.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

District of Pennsylvania Lehigh County ss
On this thirtieth day of May. A.D. 1818. before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania personally appears Martin Wethknecht, aged fifty nine years, resident in the said County of Lehigh, in the said district. Who being by me first duly sworn, according to 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 Martin Wethknecht, enlisted in the month of February A.D. 1777, in the County of Northampton, State of Pennsylvania, in the Company commanded by Capt. Henry Shaeffer, of the fourth regiment of Pennsylvania line - That he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the united States, until the month of December, A.D. 1780. when he was discharged from service in Morristown, State of New Jersey, that he was in the Battle of Monmouth, and a number of skirmishes, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service
sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid
John Fogel
John Fogel
I John Fogel one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Lehigh in the district above said, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Martin Wethknecht, did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & have before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid act of Congress. Witness my hand May 30. A.D. 1818
John Fogel

State of Pennsylvania Lehigh County ss.
I Henry Wilson, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county. Do Hereby certify, that John Fogel, whose name is subscribed to the within instrument of writing, was, at the time of subscribing the same, and now is, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid, and full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts accordingly. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court, at the Borough of Northampton, the 2 nd day of June, A.D. 1818.
Henry Wilson, Protho.

The subscriber then and there within named does attest that the within certificate certify that the within named applicant is in Indigent Circum- stances, and a actuality in need of the assistance of his Country, I do hereby hand this 30 th day of January 1819
Johns Rogers
Marlin Wachnicki from Joseph Penn. No. 1. 1777 to 1780. 30 th May 1815
Rev. Mr. Rogers H. of Del.
Adm.
The Judge must satisfy as to required circum- stances of Applicant

Martin Weltknecht 6.701
(March 10/11)
21000
Lehigh Co.

The following is a just and true Inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels and Incomes of Martin Wethknecht of the county of Lehigh - one of the Revolutionary pensioners - viz. -
  One Ten plate stove to the value of $ 6. 50   One bow 10. 00   One axe 0. 75   Maul & Wedges 0. 40   2 Chests 1. 25   One Iron pot and one Iron Kettle (old) 1. 00   One frying pan 0. 25   One Iron shovel 0. 15   One Grubbing hoe 0. 25   One horse and five acres of land situate in Weissburg township county aforesaid, valued at 5 dollars per acre - amounting to 50. 00   $ 76. 55 
Lehigh County ss.
On the 18 th day of November 1820, personally appeared before me the subscribers one of the Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Casper Welen and John Wieandt, jun r , two creditable citizens of the said county, who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say, that they have valued and appraised the abovementioned articles and real estate to its just bona fide value - further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed, the date aforesaid, before me.
John Vogel.
Casper Welen
John Wieandt, jun r
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lehigh County ss.
On this sixth day of December 1820, personally appeared in open court, at a court of Common Pleas held at the Borough of Northampton in and for the aforesaid county of Lehigh, the said court being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the common law, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Martin Wethknecht, aged sixty two years, a resident in Weissburg township in said county, a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 (his certificate being numbered 6701.) and then and there exhibited to the said court the following Schedule, subscribed

schedule subscribed by him and had and produced before the same the following oath also taken and subscribed by him. I Martin Wethknecht do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposal of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of 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," passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property, securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule herewith annexed and by me subscribed.
Sworn and subscribed the 6 th day of December 1820 in open court.
Martin his X Wethknecht mark
R. Porter, President of the third judicial district of Pennsylvania
Schedule of property referred to in the foregoing oath (messary clothing and bedding excepted)
   One tin plated stove of the value of - $ 6.00   One Cow. _____ 10.00   One Ass _____ 0.75   One Maul and wedges _____ 0.40   Two chests _____ 1.25   One Iron pot and Kettle (old) - 1.00   One frying pan _____ 0.25   One Shovel & Grubbing - hoe _____ 0.40   $ 20.55   One house and five acres of land situate in the township of Weisfomberg, valued at the rate of $5. per acre _____ $ 50.00   $ 70.55  
The court are of opinion that the property returned is of the value of seventy dollars and fifty five cents.
Dec. 6. 1820.
Henry Wilson, Dist. Commr. Flem of Schuylkill County

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lehigh County ss.
I Henry Wilson, prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county. Do Herewith certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original proceedings and documents touching the case of Martin Wethknecht, and now remaining on the files of the said court. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said court at the Borough of Northampton this 27 th day of December, A. D. 1826.
Henry Wilson, pro.