Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,488, John Young, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn.
Young, John Elizabeth
N 3,488
CONTENTS

Young, John Penn. W3488

These are to certify whom it may concern that John Young and Elizabeth Llewellyn were lawfully joined together in holy Ma- trimony, and pronounced Man and Wife, on the 9 th Day of April, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three, by me
M. Hultgren Swedish Minister at Philadelphia

Reported
2187.
Pennsylvania Philada Elizabeth Young widow of John Young, who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Captain,
Brick Mill
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. day of Sept. 1848, and sent to
J. R. Snodden Philada pa
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 300 Vol. 2,

H219
Elizabeth Young
Declaration
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detached Roll
1 mo. 12 d aug. 76
2 mo - may of me 77.
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emo capt
$120.
Also act 3 March 43
N o 6763
Wm Hodd
Present

State of Pennsylvania } Montgomery County } Sch
On this 25 th day of November 1843 Came before the honorable Josiah W. Evans one of the associate Judges of the Quarter Sessions Court in & for said County, Mrs Elizabeth Young, who on her Solemn Affirmation (being a resident of said County) makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of July 1838, 43 rd of March 1843 in Affiant being in the 8 th year of her age, States that she is informed & verily believes that her deceased husband John Young, was in the year 1776 Commissioned a Captain of Militia, and that he Commanded numerous Companies by virtue of said Commission, under the then proper authorities of the State aforesaid, that he was again & again Commissioned as a Captain of Militia and performed numerous tours of Service in Command of Companies, in the Regiment under the orders of Col. Huston, the Commissions, and pay rolls and such other documentary evidence as she has been enabled to save from loss together with papers &c she herewith furnishes, She States that as her marriage took place after the time he left the Service, that she does not know the battles he was engaged in if any nor the Countries through which he marched, tho' as he was Commissioned by the authorities of the State she presumes his Service was principally in the State of Pa, tho' she

has often heard her husband say in some of his tours he was ordered to the North that he went in conformity and Served, that she has often heard her husband say that he performed in the Capacity of Captain every order that his Superiors lawfully required of him, and that by the regulations of the Militia that he performed one or more Tours every year, that one Season he took the Command of a company of his brother's Capt Lewellen Young and and Served his tour out as his Substitute separate and apart from his own Command which he had previous done, that said John Young Lewellen Young were both from Phil a County and attached to Companies & Battalions of The same, that she in conclusion would state that she believes every order to go into Service given by his her husband Superior from the beginning of the Revolutionary war to the end thereof was promptly obeyed, and faithfully performed She would beseech to refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the evidence found on the files of his office, in the following application, Griffith Smith. Wolfgang Wm Elliott
all of whom have as this official is informed believes been inscribed on the pension roll from Penn y as Militia men who served as - privates in under the Command of her said husband, she further asks all the documentary evidence in regard to (if any) in Harrisburg or Washington City in aid of her claim, She states that Captain John Young departed this life about the year 1822 that she said Young intermarried with this official (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lewellen) in April 1783 a certificate of their marriage is herewith furnished, that she was not married previous to his leaving the Service but prior to 1 st of January

1794, that she knows of no one - like as above stated by whom she can show the no of companies her husband had the command of, unless it be by the testimony of her son which Capt Young had by a previous marriage, She states that she is able to walk a short distance but that she is from a nervous affection in her head unable to travel in a carriage without a serious injury to her health. From this infirmity is unable to travel to the court house which is 90 miles distant, Sworn to & Subscribed.
Tho L. Young
Elizabeth Young Mark
I Josiah W. Evans - a Judge as aforesaid court hereby certify that I attended at the house of Mrs Elizabeth Young in Said County of Montgomery, on the day above, that said house is nearly the Phil a County line & distant nine miles from Norristown, that said Mrs Young made Solem affirmation to the truth of the foregoing declaration according to the true oral meaning thereof. I further certify that Mrs Young is very old and appears infirm, Given under my hand at the day & year aforesaid
J. W. Evans

Montgomery County ss.
37 th said by Mr. Marks
I Jones Davis Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County in the State of Pennsylvania. Do Certify that Josiah W. Evans Esqr. before whom the foregoing acknowledgement or declara- -tion was or taken made as , and was at the time of taking the same, one of the associate Judges of said court; and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, and that I believe his signature to be genuino- Witness my hand & seal of said court Augt. 12 th 1844. — J. B. Evans for Jones Davis Protho.

Ed Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3488
Elizabeth Young, Widow
John Young, Capt. Pa. Res. Vol.
Act: Feb. 2 d 1848.
Index: — Vol. M. , Page 369.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Proof of Marriage

let to Wm H. Judd Nov. 30. 44

This is to certify that we the Subscribers Officers & Private Soldiers in Capt o Young's Comp y of Militia have Received of the s. Capt o Young one full Months pay viz from the eighth day of May to the eighth day of June next ensuing the date hereof Witness our Hands this 14 th day of May 1777 Matthias Maris 2 d Majr o
First Lieut
Joseph Groover
2 d Lieut. Isaac Williams
Ensign Clement Smith
4 Sergeants
1 William Schatz
2 William Smith
3 Daniel Elos
4
William Luck Patrick Lynch 2/6
In o Saltbox 2/6
John Elliot
William Hall
Hugh Montgomery
Joseph Price
Edward Robinson
James Hamilton
William Wilday

Received July the 9 th 1777 of Captain Young & Company of the 7 th Battalion of the County Militia (commanded by Col. Robert Mendenhall) 30 Old Muskets with Bayonets Bayonet Scabbards 24 Pith, 29 Shings, 34 Knapsacks 34 Cartouch Boxes, 22 Bandoliers 17 Blankets 9 Camp Kettles, and 1 Drum War of Sticks & Drum Carriage, the Property of the State of Pennsylvania.
Issued June John Lytle (L.H.)

full seven months service county Militia commanded by Col.
Received Aug. 12 th 1775 of Col. ten shillings in full for one Month's service in the 1 st of Philad a county Militia commanded by Col. Jon n Pasco
Jacob Baze
Received Aug. 14 th 1776 of Capt n Jn o Young two pounds ten shillings in full for one Month's service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a county commanded by Col n . Jon n Paschall.
Philip Helex
Received Aug. 14 th 1776 of Capt n Jn o Young two pounds ten shillings in full for one month's service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a county Militia commanded by Col n Jon n Paschall
Peter his May mark
Received Aug. 14 th 1776 of Capt n Jn o Young two pounds ten shillings in full for one month's service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a county Militia commanded by Col n Jonat n Paschall
John Whitehead
Received Aug. 14 th 1776 of Capt n Jn o Young two pounds ten shillings in full for one Month's service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a county Militia commanded by Col n Jon n Paschall
James Underwood
Received August 14 th 1776 of Capt n John Young two pounds ten shillings in full for one Month's service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a county Militia commanded by Col n Jonat n Paschall
Jacob his Latch mark

Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a County Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal
George Widdas
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st County Battalion of Philad a Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal Solomon
Humphrey
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a County Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal
Isaac Widdas
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a County Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal Simon Widdas
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st Battalion of Philad a County Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal
Wm Smith
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st County Battalion of Philad a Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal
George Condit
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full one month, Service in the 1 st County Battalion of Philad a Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal Jacob
his mark
Received Aug. 13. 1776 of Capt. John Young Two Pound ten Shilling in full for one months Service in the 1 st County Battalion of Philad a Militia commanded by Col. John Pashal David Righton

The deposition of Col Henry Derringer taken at Phil a on this day of July 1844. Deponent states that sometime in the month of Sept 1843, I gave Samuel Young of Montgomery County Pa. delivered into deponents possession. The following disenhs papers and documents, to wit a Commission directed to me Col John Young of Phil a County Pa. a Captain of Militia to serve in the act of the Assembly or during the pleasure of the Committee of Safety, during the Revolutionary war, dated 1776 also one or more muster rolls of Captain John Youngs Company for Phil a City Militia for the months of June & July 1777 on which roll was the names of several men deponent has known for years as revolutionary men from reputation toward the name of John Elliott. also an other Commission of May 1780 appointing said John Young Capt. of Phil a City Militia in Col. Meesters Regt. also a letter of M c Coats said Youngs Lieutenant stating that his men in 1780 were ready for service & after hearing a warrant appearance & duty, & signed by the proper authorities, also two other Commissions one of 1770 & 1789 appointing Captain Young Lieut. of Phil a City Militia. The above papers remained in deponents possession until the month of Nov. when deponent said Samuel Young & Son & W m Todd were present in Montgomery County Pa. and the papers were there examined in the presence of all the parties, and said Todd gave as his opinion that the papers were not worth anything for the heirs of said John Young being of a militia character, but that the papers records might be of use to Capt. Youngs left a widow, when Samuel Young asked said Todd take

minutes of said papers that he might give him advice in future which was done in deponent's presence, and then Squire Samuel Young one of the sons of said John Young took them home with him, and now refuses to give them up for the use of the widow Elizabeth Young as deponent is informed & believes. Said Samuel Young said that he received the aforesaid papers from the Hon. Joseph Remane with a view to take counsel on their value, and was to have returned them to said deponent. States that he was acting as the friend of all the parties at the time he took the papers from Squire Young's possession, and that it is during under that influence for all the parties, the residence of Squire Young is in the immediate vicinity of deponent's West End Estate & was shown with said Young in that neighborhood. Mrs. Young the widow also lives in the immediate neighborhood and as Squire Young is a step son of the widow some feeling which has got up between the parties Captain John Young has been dead for upwards of twenty years as deponent has always understood & believes among the neighborhood friends of the family for the deponent saith not.
Henry Derringer
State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County
I a Justice of the peace for said County hereby certify that Col. Henry Derringer came before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition & believes the same. Said Col. Derringer is a man of strict veracity & integrity. Given under my hand this 10th day of July 1844
J.P.R. 6

I further certify that the words "dated 1776" was made before signing as an intimation
State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } ss
On the Twenty third day July A D 1844 before me the Subscriber an Alderman in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared the above named Henry Derringer and being duly sworn according to Law saith that the facts and statements set forth and contained in the foregoing deposition are just and true and I further certify that the words "dated 1776" was made before signing as an intimation & that said H t Derringer is a man of strict veracity & integrity Witness my hand & seal the day and year above written
George Eretz Ald
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
J. Richard Palmer
Esq. Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that George Eretz Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and whom his own proper hand & writing has then unto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is an alderman in and for the County of Philadelphia duly commis- sioned and qualified to administer oaths take acknowledgments proofs of deeds & depositions & to all whose acts as such full

faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Equity as thereon.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 12th day of August 1844.
R. Saltonstall per J. S. Jennings
Joseph Root 1844

Commissions to be made out for the Officers of the 5 th Bat- tal n of the County of Philada that are now ordered to march for Bristol
John Hamilton 1 st Capt n of the 1 st Company 5 th Batt n John Young Capt n of the 3 rd Company 7 th Batt n This gentleman goes in the place of the first Capt n Philad a May 12 th 1777 W m Coats Lieut n C.C.
Return of the Officers of the Eight Battalions of Philadelphia County Militia Seventh Battalion 3 rd Company Captain John Young
Return of the Officers Selected for the several Battalions of the Militia for the County of Philadelphia Vizt ly Third Battalion Lt. Col. James Barry Esq r Captain 4. John Young " 5 Lewis Knoll Philad a County June 17 th 1778 W m Coats Lieutenant C.C.
Pennsylvania, Ss.
Secretary's Office
I certify that the foregoing are true Extracts from Original Papers remaining on file in this Office
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Office at Harrisburg this 10 th day of August A.D. 1844
Chas. McIlwaine Secretary of the Com tee

Eliza Young Case Joseph Furnance Deposition

Koristown May 22 nd 1844
Montgomery County for
I do hereby certify that some five years ago or thereabouts there were placed in my possession certain papers belonging to, or that had at one time belonged to Captain John Young, of Lower Merion township in this County, that among those papers were at least two commissions and it is my firm belief there were three commissions as an officer in the Pennsylvania militia, the date of the commissions I cannot recollect, but am certain that one commission as captain was dated during the revolutionary war and am also of opinion that there was one commission dated after the close of the war, granting him a commission in militia. There were also among the papers in my possession at least three muster rolls bearing date during the revolution, and showing the names of his company men and their attendance on parade; in this I cannot be mistaken for I have repeatedly referred to those papers whilst in my possession to see who among my neighbours had served under Captain John Young during the revolution. I further certify that perhaps a year ago or more I permitted a friend to take those papers away, supposing they would be safe, and perhaps no longer of much use; and that at this time I am unable to find them or to get them for the use of the widow who now desires to have them.
Sworn and subscribed before that that the facts above stated are
Joseph Homan ce
Montgomery County for
Joseph Homan ce above named being sworn according to law doth say that the facts above stated are true as he firmly believes Sworn & subscribed before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County the 22 nd of May 45-1844
Joseph Homan ce
THOMAS POWELL

Montgomery County ss I Jones Davis Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, in the State of Penn lyl . Do Certify that Benjamin Powell Esq r . before whom the within deposi- -tion, or affidavit was taken, is and was at the time of the taking the same an acting Justice of the peace or magistrate in and for said County of Montgomery aforesaid, And that I believe his signature to be genuine. —
Witness my hand & seal of said Court at Norristown May 22 nd 1821 H. —
Jones Davis — Proth ry .

The Deposition of Jacob Latch taken at his residence in Montgomery County Penn y on the 27 th day of July 1844 To be read as evidence on the behalf of Elizabeth Latch.
Deponent states that he is now in the 86 th year of his age and is a pensioner of the United States at the rate of 24 $ per Annum for Service in the Militia in Phil a County during the Revolutionary war.
That his first tour of two months was done in 1776 under Captain John Young of said County that said John Young acted as the Commandant of a company for the months in that year.
That in the year 1777. Deponent was again out for two months as a Militia Soldier in Captain Joseph Jones that Deponent served out the said two months under Jones. That during this tour in the fall of 1777 commencing on the 13 th of Sept. & ending in Nov. deponent well recalled, to have seen Captain John Young commanding a company of Militia tho' this deponent was not under his commands, that said Deponent had a shop by the name of Ephraighton Wayne under the command of said Young immediately after the battle of Germantown in 1777 the same time deponent was out.
Deponent thinks said John Young was commanding a company of Militia out in the Spring of 1777

tho of this Deponent first two months in the Spring of 1777 Deponent only speaks from information,
Deponent was again out in the Fall of 1778 under Capt. Rorer, and served out his term of two months; thinks Capt. Young was out in the Spring or Summer of that year but not to Deponent's certain knowledge, Deponent thinks & believes that said Young was out as Commandant of a Co every Season & twice in 1777. tho he only speaks certainly of two terms served in 1776 & 1777. - Tho Deponent was born in the immediate vicinity of his now residence and has been conversant with a great number of Revolutionary men, and from the various conversations he has had with those that knew Deponent is enabled to say that Capt. John Young was a brave and meritorious Soldier and officer during the war of the Revolution,
further Deponent saith not. Seorn to the libentor this 27th day of July 1844
Jacob Latch
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Montgomery S.S.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, the above named Jacob Latch, and signed and made solemn oaths to the truth of —

and acknowledged the foregoing declaration; the Subscriber has known the said Jacob Marks for more than thirty years to be a man of respectability and his veracity is undoubted.
Witness my hand and seal at Lower Merion town- ship, Montgomery County this 27 th day of July 1844.
Edw d Harvey J. C. Seal
Montgomery County ss. 37 1/2 paid by Mr. Marks I Jones Davis Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgom- ery County, in the state of Pennsylvania. Do hereby certify that Edward Harvey Esqr before whom the foregoing acknow- ledgement was taken, is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in said Montgomery County, and that full faith and credit is due, and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, — and that I believe his signature to be genuine. —
Witness my hand & seal of said Court this 12 th day of August A.D. 1844. —
J.B. Evans for Jones Davis Protho

Pension Office,
November 30. 1844.
Sir,
In the case of Elizabeth Young, the proof establishes the date of the marriage before 1794, and that her husband was a Captain as early as 1776, in the Pennsylvania militia. The documents show that he was in service three times, but one of these tours was 1 month 12 days only and the other could not have exceeded two months each. Wolfork, Elliott & Co. - do not in their declarations refer to any service under her husband and their service is estimated by themselves at six months in three tours. No more than six months service can be allowed upon the present exhibits.
Respectfully, Your obt. servant. J L Edwards
Wm H. Todd, Esq. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the above Case I accept for Mrs Elizabeth Young Six months Service not on the present State of evidence, without prejudice to more evidence. Dec 1844 Wm H Todd for Mrs Young

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1842 , 27 February 1842 entitled "An Act making further provision for serving orders of pensions on the Revolution certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838."
State Pennsylvania } ss. County of Philadelphia
On this 1st day of September 1842, personally appeared before the subscriber, an Justice of the Peace, for said county, Elizabeth Young, a resident of Lower Merion, in the county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1842  27 February 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Young who was a Captain in Col. Paschal and Col. Heister's Regiments, in the Revolutionary war —
and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838  14 April 1842 , was One Hundred and twenty — dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Elizabeth S. Young mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Witness Present Thos L. Young Peter Hoagland
John Alexander
State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Philadelphia
184
I, John Alexander a Magistrate in the county above named, do hereby certify, that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz. my own personal knowledge, that Elizabeth Young who this day appeared before me, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Given under my hand at Manayunk, Phil. Co. on the day and year above written.
I, John Smith Prothonotary Public Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia county, certify that John Alexander is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this First day of September in the year
Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Eight Michael S. Hill John Smith Prothonotary

6480 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Young, widow of John Young, who was a Captain, in the Penn Line,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Dec r 1844, and sent to W. H. Todd, Esq. Present.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 128.
2. Certs: 1838 5 rep. 1843 7 rep.

8.918
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Young
widow of John Young who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 1822 of Montgomery in the State of Pennsa who was a Captain in the Com commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by _____ in the Penn: line for Omni
Inscribed on the Roll of Phila at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Decem 44 and sent to M.A. Todd: Present
Total amount, $600.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Mann Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 237

Lower Merion, Montgomery Co. Pa. Sept. 1, 1848.
Sir:
I inclose herewith the declaration required to procure my Pension under the Act of 20 th of February 1840. You will oblige me by forwarding my new Pension Certificate to the care of J. R. Snowden, Esq. Pension Agent. Philadelphia.
I am, very respectfully Your obedient servant
Elizabeth her G Young. mark.
Witness Thos L. Young
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions