Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,060, Martin Watters, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Watters, Martin
S 23,060
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania 26.116
Martin Wallas
of Phila Co in the State of Pa who was a sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Warner of the 1st Regt commanded by Col Paschalls in the Penna line for
1 Yr 1 Mo 14 D $ 13.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of March and sent to 1834 Rev D. B. Southland H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 130 0.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 4th " 21.66
$ 151.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. J. Spayn Clerk Book 6 - Vol. 3 Page 115

Revolution
23060
INVALID.
Am
File No. 23060
Martin Walters
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 433
[Arrangement of 1870.]

29.748
Adm 1 year and one month
Hon J. B. Southard No. 106
State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia }
ss.
On this first day of March, Anno Domini 1834, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia of record, now sitting, Martin Walter, a resident of Blockley Township in Philadelphia County of record, in the seventy seventh year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the continental service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated
He entered the service as a drafted Militia man in Blockley Township of record, in the beginning of August 1776, the day of the month he does not recollect, in the Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Warner, first Lieut. Page, Sec. Lieut. Peter Otto and ensign Peter Ross, and they were attached to Col. John Paschall's Regt. The Major was Matthias Jones, and the Adjt. Isaac Hughes, and lay for a short time in Philadelphia. They left Philadelphia and were conveyed by water to Trenton in New Jersey, and lay one night, and next day marched from Trenton through Princeton to New Brunswick and remained one night, and next day marched to South Amboy, where they encamped and lay about one week, to the best of his recollection, when they were marched to Bergen near New York, at which place they did not arrive until after the Battle of Long Island. They encamped and lay at Bergen he thinks about two weeks, when they were moved to Pollus Hook, and there remained about three weeks or more, perhaps, before they were marched back to Philadelphia, where they remained a short time and were discharged, sometime in October after having been in the service not less than two months

He again entered the service as a drafted Militia man, in the latter end of the month of August, 1777. in Blockly Company, in Capt Joseph Jones Company, the names of the other officers of the Company he does not recollect. He was detached with the Baggage waggons, which left Blockly for the Brandywine, with the Baggage of Genl. ash and others — They arrived at the Brandywine some days before the great battle was fought. They were ordered, the evening before the Battle, to return to Philadelphia with the Baggage. He remained with the Baggage until Capt Jones' Company returned and were encamped near the Schuylkill, above the Flat Rock or which was then called Matron's Ford. The company did not remain there after he joined it more than 3 or 4 days, but were kept marching about the Country, until they arrived at a place called the Trap, or the Reading Road, where they encamped. In the beginning of October he was one of those who volunteered their services, to march to the Ferry of the Schuylkill, to cut the Ferry Rope, to prevent the British, who were then in Philadelphia, from crossing on the West side of the Schuylkill, and to prevent the Tories from crossing with provision to them. They succeeded in cutting the Rope, without receiving any material injury, and they then marched to a place called Coopers town in Delaware County in Pennsylvania, and there encamped and lay until the last of December, when they were discharged after having been in the service not less than Four Months during this campaign. The reason of the his having remained in the service 4 Months this last campaign was that all who felt an interest in the welfare of his country volunteered to remain in the service , until the Army should go into winter quarters, which was the latter end of December. The British then having possession of Philadelphia, and sallying out and committing depredations on the surrounding Country —

In the beginning of January 1778. he joined a volunteer company commanded by Capt William Brooks (the names of the other Officers of the Company he does not recollect,) while the company was in winter Quarters at the Valley Forge in Chester County. and was engaged, during the winter and spring of 1778. as a guide, he having a knowledge of all the country and by that means they cut off a large supply of the provisions which would have been taken to the British in Philadelphia. He remained in Capt Brooks company until the beginning of June 1778. when he left the service to go home and take care of his father's family. His father was then a prisoner under the British. He was under Capt Brooks not less than five Months . He is not able to procure the testimony of any person who can testify to his term of service in Capt Brooks company as a Recruiter, and therefore if the regulations of the war department is such, that his term of service must be proven by two witnesses, he will have to relinquish all claim to the last term of service viz. the 5 Months he was under Capt Brooks.
He again entered the service as a drafted Militia man in the beginning of August 1781. and was in the Company commanded by Capt Roberts Ensign Anthony (the other Officers names he does not recollect. They left Bloomsbury on a march to Philadelphia where they took charge of 150 British Prisoners which were put on board a vessel and taken to Trenton in New Jersey. and from Trenton through Princeton & New Brunswick to Elizabeth Town Point, where the British Prisoners were exchanged, and they were marched back through New Brunswick & Princeton to Trenton and there crossed the Delaware, and marched to a place called New Town in Bucks County, in Pennsylvania, where they encamped and remained until the latter end of October, when they were discharged, after having been in the service during this campaign not less than two Months. And making Eight Months Service in the Militia, as a Private. for which he claims a Pension, and 5 Months service as a Recruiter for which he would like to have a Pension -

He has no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Ad Raybold Jps
his Martin Watters mark
We Henry Leech Esq. a resident of Blockley Township in Philadelphia County, and David Welford a resident of the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Watters, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be in the 77 th year of his age, that he is up to and believes in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
sworn to or affirmed and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Ad Raybold Jps
Henry Leech David Welford
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and service as he states. And the Court further certifies, that Henry Leech Esq. who has signed the above certificate is a resident of Blockley Township and that David Welford who has signed the same is also a resident of Blockley Township, that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edward King W. H. Randall
J. Richardson Palmer Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Watters for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Philadelphia, this first day of March 1834
J. W. Almy Prothonotary