Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11758, Conrad Witters, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Witters Conrad
R. 11758
Susanna
CONTENTS
188278

Ohio 17. 357 R
Conrad Witters
of Montgomery Co in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Procter of the Pennsylvanian line, for the term of 3 years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of June 1820 and sent to Joseph H Crane Esq Dayton, Montgomery Co Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 18 mos 19 /31 - 148.90 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1820 48
$ 196.90
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
File Sept 20 Continued

see let: to John Folkerth Dayton, Ohio, 25. Augt: 1841
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 th March to 4. Sept 1840. Agt notified 21 st Sep 1841.
Bank New 23. 1840 Bunger, Dayton, Ohio

Deposition of Widow Christina Poorman of Miles township Centre County state of Pennsylvania reduced to writing to serve as evidence in the Marriage of Susanah Kiblinger with Conrad Witters Centre County ss
I the said Widow Christina Poorman being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was at the wedding of my sister Susanah with Conrad Witters present the marriage was at my Father House Henry Kiblinger in Tolpachken township and at that time Berks County Pa. took place in the Fall of 1852 and the marriage ceremony was done by Mr. Wendal in presence of myself a number besides
Sworn and subscribed before me Tho Wolf one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County November 19 th 1852
Signed Christina her P. Poorman mark
Witness Present Melchior Poorman

Canada Wits (Private) Col Proctor's Rpt of Arbitration 1779 - 3 years
Wanted Judge's Code of revised circumstances His phone that he lived as stated within (the deposition as sent is not sufficient) the deposition of two witnesses certified by the Judge to be credible as required.
1 Cent 1917 v
Prof. H. Grant
Three Days for Judge
Recd and P.P.
His Secretary
Payton O.L. July 18th
Sub

The State of Ohio  Montgomery County  ss  On this  seventeenth  day of  August  one  thousand  eight  hundred  eighteen  before  me  the  Subscriber , President  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  the  State  of  Ohio , personally  appeared  Conrad  Wotters  aged  fifty  eight  years , residing  in  the  State  of  Ohio , who  being  by  me  first  sworn  according  to  law , soth  in  his  oath  make  the  following  declaration , in  order  to  obtain  the  provisions  made  by  the  late  Act  of  Congress , entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  certain  persons  engaged  in  the  Land  &  Naval  Service  of  the  United  States , in  the  Revolutionary  War"  that  he  the  said  Conrad  Wotters  is  a  native  of  the  county  of  Berks  State  of  Pennsylvania  &  that  he  enlisted  on  the  fifth  day  of  April  seventeen  hundred  eighty  nine , at  Reading  Berks  Co  Pennsylvania  in  the  company  commanded  by  Capt  James  Thompson  of  the  Regiment  of  Artillery  commanded  by  Col  Anthony  Proctor , in  the  Brigade  under  the  command  of  Genl  Know , that  he  enlisted  for  three  years , &  that  he  continued  to  serve  in  the  said  corps  untill  the  tenth  of  December  seventeen  hundred  eighty  two , when  he  was  discharged  from  service  at  Burlington  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey  that  he  was  at  the  Storming  of  Stoney  Point , &  the  siege  of  York  Town , was  wounded  in  an  engagement  at

Springfield in the state of New Jersey in the right side by a grape shot which broke two of his ribs, & in the belly near the navel by a thrust from a sword that in consequence of those wounds he has ever since been incapable of hard & long continued labour, that about six years ago, in crossing the Juniata river Penn- the chest containing his discharge was in moving with his family to Huntingdon County Penn a he upset his waggons & the chest containing his discharge & other papers was wet, In consequence of that accident his discharge was destroyed, & he further states that he has not obtained a pension from the United States, that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, & that he has no other evidence now of his power of his said services
I sworn to & declared before me the day & year as above Conrad Wilt Joseph H. Crane Pres t 1 st Circ t Ohio
Joseph H. Crane President of the Courts of Common Pleas in the first Circuit in the state of Ohio do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said

Conrad Witters did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years on the Conti- nental establishment & now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress August 18 th 1818
Joseph H Crane
The State of Ohio } ss I Benjamin Van Cleve Clerk of the Montgomery County } Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph H. Crane before whom the above depositions was taken is and was at the time of taking the same President and of the said Court of the first Circuit of Ohio; and his official acts are en- titled to full credit as such In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Dayton the eighteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
B. Van Cleve Clerk

Pleas at Dayton before the Honorable Joseph H Crane Esquire President and his associate judges of the court of common Pleas of the County of Montgomery and State of Ohio of the term of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Application of Conrad Witters for a Pension
Montgomery ss Be it remembered that at a court of common Pleas, held at Dayton in the County of Montgomery and State of Ohio on the fourth Monday of July in the year of our Lord one thou- and eight hundred and twenty before the Hon- orable Joseph H Crane Esquire President & his associate judges of the county aforesaid came the Conrad Witters & produced his application for a pension in the words following to wit:
"The State of Ohio Montgomery County ss District of Ohio ss on this twentyfifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court being the first Circuit of the court of common Pleas in the State of Ohio now sitting at Dayton in Mont- gomery County in said State Conrad Witters aged sixty years Resident in Montgomery County in said District who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revo- lutionary war as follows - as a private in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Anthony Proctor & Company commanded by Capt James Thomson in the Pennsylvania Line - The original declaration is dated some time in the year of our Lord 1818 and the Number of my certificate is 17.354 date 2nd June 1820 And I do solemnly swear

that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval establishments of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not now has any person in trust for me any property 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 which I hold
Real property - none
Personal property none except some few clothes & some poor bedding
Conrad Witter
My occupation is a farmer or laborer by reason of the wounds which I received in the service & my age I am not able to pursue it. I have eight children four of whom reside with me named as follows Daniel Witter aged 27 years whose trade is that of a carpenter & follows his trade David Witter aged twenty years who is an apprentice to his brother, Conrad Witter aged 18 years likewise an apprentice, William Witter aged 14 years likewise an apprentice
Conrad Witter
Sworn to & declared in open court on the 25th day of July 1820 before the said Court of Common Pleas
Attest B. Van Evers Clerk

On the application of Conrad Witten a petitioner for a pension under the several acts of congress The court are of opinion that the petitioner or applicant has no property real or personal except some poor clothes & poor bedding as stated by him & it is ordered by the court that the petition and declaration of said Witten & the schedule thereto annexed be entered of record
The State of Ohio Montgomery County
Let Benjamin Van Cleve Clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the applicant has no property either real or personal except the poor clothes & bedding mentioned in his schedule
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Dayton on this twenty fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred & twenty

Conrad Witter
17 857
Sept. 10/20
Con
Warren Minges
Dayton
Ohio
Con

Heir of Susannah Wille, application for Pension

State of Ohio
Montgomery County } p On this third day of December Eighteen hundred and fifty personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Montgomery and State of Ohio aforesaid George Witters of Gray Township in Montgomery County Ohio aged sixty years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth upon his oath make the following declaration on behalf of himself and the other surviving children of Susannah Witters deceased in order to obtain the pension due to her the said Susannah Witters at the time of her decease, under the act of July 7 th 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows, That the said Susannah Witters was the widow of Conrad Witters late of Montgomery County in the state of Ohio deceased who was a private in the war of the Revolution, for which he received a pension at his death at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum That the said Susannah Witters was married to the said Conrad Witters as this affiant is informed and believes On the            day of            in the year seventeen hun- -dred and Eighty two. That her husband the aforesaid Conrad Witters died on the Eleventh day of June in the year Eighteen hundred and Forty two leaving the said Susannah Witters his widow, who remained his widow to the time of her death. He further declares that the said Susannah Witters died on the twentyfourth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty-seven. — leaving the following children who are her only surviving children to wit, Jacob Witters, George Witters, Daniel Witters, Susannah Arnold, Mary Stover, William Witters Montgomery County Ohio. David Witters Rush County Indiana and Conrad Witters Delaware County Indiana He further declares that the said Susannah Witters not married to the said Conrad Witters as this affiant is informed and believes prior to his leaving

the service but that the marriage took place previous to the year seventeen hundred and ninety-four to wit. at the time before stated Sworn to and subscribed his George Witter mark in open court the 3 rd day of December 1850 John Beers Pres Judge
The State of Ohio Montgomery County ss I William M c Kinney Clerk of the court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that John Beers whose signature is attached to the above declaration of Geo Witter signed by himself as appears above is President Judge of the first Judicial Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said State duly Commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such
also that M c Kinney before whom the affidavit setting forth the death of Conrad Witter and Susannah Witter and of Susannah Witter widowhood herunto attached was at the time and is now an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such
In testimony Whereof I the said Clerk have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Dayton in said County this 3 rd day of December 1850

State of Ohio } Montgomery County } ss On this Second day of December Eighteen hundred and fifty personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in Perry Township in said County of Montgomery John Lasure and Eliza- -beth Lasure who first being duly sworn say that they were personally acquainted with Conrad Witters who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and that he died on the Eleventh day of June Eighteen hundred and forty-two leaving a widow whose name was Susannah Witters with whom we were also personally acquainted and that she died on the twenty fourth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty-seven leaving the following Children who are her only surviving Children Jacob Witters, George Witters, Daniel Witters - Mary Stora, Susannah Arnold, David Witters, Conrad Witters, William Witters, John Lasure further declares that he has been acquainted with the above named Conrad Witters and Susannah Witters since March Eighteen hundred and twenty-one and has been informed and believes their oldest surviving Child is Sixty one or Sixty two years old at this present time and the said John Lasure Susannah remained a widow until Elizabeth Lasure her death Sworn to and subscribed before me The day and year above written M. Mundhenk J.P.

Ocon Rod Witter
Power of Agency & Atty to
W m C Best
for Arrears of Pension

State of Ohio } ss County of Darke }
Be it known that before me AR H Alderwood, Probate Judge within and for the County and State afore said Coon Rod Witters aged 65 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of Law, states that he is the son of Coon Rod Witters, who was a Revolutionary soldier, & a pensioned. of the state of Ohio, and that he died on the 8 th day May AD 1842 and that his Mother named Susanah Witters died on or about the year 1850, and that they were Mariad on or about 12 day July in the year 1779 and that they were Residents of the state of Virginia, and that they Removed to state of Meriland & Resided there near 18 years then Removed to state of Ohio, and was a Resident of Montgomery County Ohio when he drew his Pension, and when he died, and that he further more by these Presents Constitutes and appoints William C. Best of Greenville Ohio with Powers of substitution irrevocably, as his true and Lawful agent and Atty for him and in his name and stead to examine into, to prosecute
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to demand and to Receive from the United States Government Officers his Rights in all and in any manner of claim for increas or arrears of Pension or Land that he may be intitled to as son and one of & heirs of the afforessaid Coon Rod Witters the Pensioner & his Wife Susanah Witters Who died Leaving the same undrawn as in as in right of Law, Custom, or Equity he is or may be intitled, In witness Whereof he has on this 16 day of May AD 1855 here unto Signed his name and affixed his Seal his Coonrod Witters (Seal) mark
Witness A R Caldemord D M Stevenson
Signed, Sealed acknowledged, and sworn to before me on this 16th day of May 1855 A R Caldemord Probate Judge

May 18 th 1855
Greenville P.O. Ohio Hon. L. P. Waldo Com r of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Mr. Sir
Inclosed please find the Power of Agency & Atty. Executed by Coonrod Witters for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of Pension due him as son of Coonrod Witters & Susanah Witters, Dec d of Montgomery County Ohio the Present Applicant is a man of no Education Unacquainted with Business transactions &c his statements is that his Father Coonrod Witters drew a Pension of 96 $ per annum that one Charles Hight who is deceased at obtained the Pension Money from Cincinnati Ohio for his Father. that there is one years back pay on the part of his Father on the account of the decease of said Hight, that he does not believe his brothers & sisters any of them ever made application for the arrears of Pension due his Parents Coonrod & Susanah Witters Dec d . that his Fathers Papers in Relation to this Matter he cannot find &c (See next page)

Mr. Waldo Please Examine the Service of this Pensioner Coon Rod Witters (the applicant is dutch & d mny Miss Shell the name it May possibly be Whitters or Wetters) and state what amount of Pension arrears is Likely to be due to the Living Children of Boonrod & Susannah Witters from the data here Presented of the deaths of the parties also state if the Service is of that class that would intitle to Milton Land Please state the act that he was Pensioned under, also state if preferable to apply through an administrator, or whether a power of Attorney from all the living Children would be sufficient &c
Please send the instructions applicable to this case and answer as soon as convenient If anything due this Claimant he certainly needs it &c &c his brothers prefer donating their interest to him &c
If the information desired, is obtainable in the 2 nd or 3 rd Auditor's office and not from your self Please Present the case with a Request that the facts of this case be presented &c soon — Respectfully your most humble implorer William C Best Hon. J. P. Waldo Com. of Pensions

1929-Jan 3- H.E. Nutt furnished names of witnesses - MMNF. See cl. of John D. Bowers - M.1216 for Corres.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
11.758
P. O. Susanna Nuttall
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Official Business
To the Honorable Cole Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
DC 11
Susanna Watson born 1804 - d. 1838

Pension Office June 1, 1853.
The Third Auditor will please certify the date to which within named pensions may paid
D. K. Cole Chief Clerk
Conrad Witters died 11 June 1842 paid in full
Robert Stanton Auditor
11 June 42

N o 14.269.
Susanna Witters decd. widow of Conrad, Ohio
Act July 7 th 1838
Letter to C. Anthony Esq Springfield - Ohio - Jan: 29 - 1857 - let. Wm. C. Best June 1/55.
Rejected 11758

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 30 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," Conrad Witters — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Eight — Dollars and — Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Admitted

The State of Ohio Butler County ss.
Corrected Declaration -
On this nineteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, before me Henry Weaver one of the Associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Butler, personally appeared Conrad Witters aged fifty nine years, resident in the County of Montgomery, State of Ohio, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth 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 Conrad Witters is a native of the County of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, and that he enlisted on the fifth day of April seventeen hundred and seventy nine at Reading Berks County Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Capt. James Thompson, of the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Anthony Procter, in the Brigade under the Command of General Knox, that he enlisted for three years, and that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the sixth of December seventeen hundred and eighty two, when he was discharged from service at Burlington in the State of New Jersey, that he was at the Storming of Stony Point, and the siege of Yorktown, & was wounded in an engagement at Springfield in the State of New Jersey on the night side by a grape shot which broke two of his ribs, & in the belly near the navel by a thrust from a bayonet which in consequence of those wounds he has ever since been incapable of hard & long continued labour, that about seven years ago in crossing the Juniata river Penn a in Monong with his family to Huntingdon County Penn a he upset his waggon & the chest containing his Discharge and other papers was wet, in consequence of that accident his discharge was destroyed, and he further states that he has not obtained any pension from the United States, and that he is in reduced circumstances from his inability to labour from the wounds he has

received in the service of his Country,) and that he stands in great need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services —
Sworn to & Declared before me the day & year aforesaid Henry Weaver
Conrad Witters
Associate Judge B.C.B.
The State of Ohio Butler County, ss.
Before me Henry Weaver one of the Associate Judges, within and for said County, personally appeared Michael Anspach of said County of Butler, who being Duly sworn according to law Deposed and saith, that he was well acquainted with the above named applicant Conrad Witters in Berks County Pennsylvania and that he knows to his own certain know- ledge that the said Conrad Witters served in the Continental Army as stated in his Declaration alone stated for the term of three years. This deponent further saith that his place of residence in Butler County is about two miles from the place of residence of the said Conrad in Montgomery County and that to his certain knowledge the said Conrad is in very reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, —
Sworn to and declared before me the Nineteenth Day of August Eighteen hundred and Nineteen Michael Anspach Henry Weaver —
The State of Ohio Butler County, ss.
Before me Henry Weaver, one of the Associate Judges within and for said County, personally appeared Charles McGuire a President of Butler County who being Duly sworn according to law Deposed and said, that to the best of his knowledge the above named Conrad Witters was a Continental soldier in revolutionary army as stated in his Declaration alone. This Deponent has seen him perform duty in the Artillery in the battle of Springfield and other places, and that this deponent

now resides in Butler County about about four miles from the applicant Conrad Witters and from his own personal know- ledge the said Conrad is in reduced circumstances and said is in need of the assistance of his country for support and further this Deponent saith not. Sworn and Subscribed before me this Nineteenth Day of August 1849 —
Henry Weaver
Charles M c Guire Mark
The State of Ohio Butler county ss.
I Henry Weaver Associate Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Conrad Witters did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years on the Continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the afore- mentioned act of Congress, together with the one taken before Joseph H. Crane President of the Court of Common Pleas in the first Circuit in the State of Ohio, on the Seventeenth Day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, I am also satisfied from the testimony of the two Creditable Witnesses and from my own knowledge of the man that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed my seal the Eight Day of February, eighteen hundred and Twenty —
Henry Weaver
The State of Ohio Butler county ss
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of common pleas of the county of Butler aforesaid do certify that Henry Weaver Esquire before whom the foregoing depositions were taken and by whom the foregoing certificate was made was at the time of the taking and making thereof an Associate Judge of the said court of common pleas In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal at Hamilton the twelfth day of February 1820
John Reily

Decr 13/50 14209 Susanna Watters due Andrew J. Canine Declaration
Ohio 18 1/2 7 Feb 1851
Montgomery Co.
Ohio
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
FREE
Anthony Springfield Ohio

Sir
Enclosed I hand you the application of Sarah -nah Williams, here, for Pension due her. In reply please to address Mr
Hon'd Commissaire of Pensions
G. Anthony City of Springfield Dec. 5. 1850

Ohio 247. Recd. 17 Nov. 1820
J. C. Calhoun
J. C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary at War of the U. States of America

Dayton October 23 d 1820
Sir, Enclosed is a statement of the amount of Property owned by Conrad Miller who has a certificate No 17,354 for his services in the revolutionary war you will please examine and transmit to me or the said Miller at Dayton Ohio the result and whatever is necessary by the rules of your office I am yours respectfully
John C. Calhoun Secy. of War
Warren Menger