Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40671, Samuel Whitehead, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Whitehead, Samuel
S 40671
CONTENTS

4689
Pennsylvania Roll.
Samuel Whitehead N Jersey Private Capt Luce war
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Oct r . 1818 and sent to Daniel Dungan Esq r Judge Milford P a
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 mo. & 1/2 — 35 73 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:
$ 83:73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
50/14

40671 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 40671
Samuel Withhead
Pr New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 559
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Found on the New- Jersey roll -
The judge is desired to certify, that he is satis- fied, the applicant is in indigent circumstances, and needs the support of his country. - The Clerk or prothonotary of the county, is required to certify, under seal, instead of the recorder of deeds .

Pike County Pennsylvania
District of
53.
On this Twentyfirst day of April — 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said County District , personally appears Samuel Whitehead — aged 54 — years, resident in said County Town of Milford  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 Samuel Whitehead enlisted in Elizabeth Town in the state of New Jersey  22 March 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Henry Luce — of the 2. Jersey Regiment — ; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the end of the War — , when he was discharged from service in Little Britain — state of New York . June 22 1983, that he was in the battles of Monmouth Springfield Strawberry Hill  Crobrucks at the taking of Fort Mifflin with Sullivan against the Indians 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 services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Danl W. Dingman
I, Daniel W. Dingman — Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Whitehead — did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Danl W. Dingman

Prothonotary and I Daniel Jayne Recorder of deeds &c. in and for the County of Pike in the State of Pennsylvania Do certify that Daniel W. Dingman Esquire, within named - at the time of his signing the within Affidavit and declaration was, as appears from the records in my keeping, an Associate Judge in and for the said County of Pike, and that due faith and credit ought to be given to the judicial and official Acts of the said Daniel W. Dingman
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said Office at Milford this 25th of April A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen
The words "Prothonotary and" in the first line - interlined for Daniel Jayne Protho y and Recorder Ebenezer Mott jun. r
for Daniel Jayne Rec. Ebenezer Mott jun. r
I Daniel W. Dingman one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Pike aforesaid do certify that I am satisfied that the within named Samuel Whitehead is in indigent circumstances and needs the support of his Country and I now again transmit the proceedings and testimony heretofore had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. July 3 rd 1818.
Daniel W. Dingman

Milford Pa Nov 25th
Free
The Hon. the Secretary of War Washington
Oct 22nd

The enclosed Certificate by some unaccountable negligence has lain in the Clerk's office ever since Judge Dingman's last Certificate which is dated the 3 d July 1818, it is to be hoped the poor old soldier will not be prejudiced by the delay, —