Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 20429-160-50, for William Mc Henry

SERVICE
NUMBER
Rev War Wayne's War
McHenry William
D.L.M. 20427-160-50
1792-1795
CONTENTS
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27424 Apr 5/37
William M c Henry
mi Y Faulkner US Army Cap W Tavaconas
Col Clark Springer
out ap 192 as ap 95
hid war '90
3 enst office August 18. 1852
60  16  17 Henry served under Capt Faulkner from 27 April 1792 to the 1 st March 1793 when he joined Capt Springer Co and same to 30 April 1793 —
Blame
(Ad: 1) M c Henry Wauget 20.429 Sp Sept 3/37 sent to
WA Lodge Indiana Pena
PD Recd Dec 22.51
57. 26.
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page]
Vol 32 p 127

57. 26.
27424 Apr 5/57
William M c Henry
his Faulkner US Army
Cap W Fae conne
Col Clark Springer
out ap 192 as ap 95
hid war '90
3 enat office
August 18. 1852
60 th 16 th Heavy Artillery
under Capt Faulkner
27 April 1792 to the 1 st
March 1793 when he
joined Capt Springer Co
and same to 30 April
1893 —
Blame
(Ad.) M c Henry
Warrant 20.429
Sp Sept 3/57 sent to
WA Local Indiana
Penn a
(P)
Recd Dec 22.57
Vol 32 p 122
under Capt Springer on the 27th April 1792, and March 1793 when he joined Capt Springer Co and same to 30 April 1893 —

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County ss
On this first day of April A. D. 1851 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid William M c Henry aged eighty two years, a resident of Indiana County in the State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is the identical William M c Henry who was a private in the Company first commanded by Captain William Hancouder, afterwards commanded by Captain Elias Springer in the Third Regiment United States Riflemen, commanded by Col. Clark in the first place, and afterwards by Col. Keantramock - in the Indian war of 1790 that he enlisted on or about the first day of April 1792 for the term of three years, that he enlisted in Northumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania, for the term aforesaid and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three years and upwards and was honorably discharged at Granville on or about the twentieth day of April 1795. That he had a written discharge from said service, but that discharge he left with his Uncle, who resided in the State of Ohio, who is since dead, and he has not seen the discharge since, but has written several times since, the death of his Uncle and has been unable to obtain it, but the above facts will all appear by the Muster rolls of said Company.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed the 28 September 1850"
William M c Henry his mark
sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I do hereby certify that I believe the said William M c Henry to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated.
J. M. Watt S. P.

State of Pennsylvania Indiana County
I A. W. Saylor Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that J. M. Watt Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made was at that time and still is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County , duly elected commissioned and sworn and that his official acts as such are enti- tled to full faith and credit, and that his signature within written is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Indiana this 9th day of April A.D. 1857
A. W. Saylor, Pro.

27424 ap 5 /37
Wm Melbury his
L Rev
Wm Todd Indiana Penn

Honored Sir
I herewith enclose to you the evidence of William M c Henry's claim to Bunt Land Be kind enough to address what papers you may have to send upon the subject to
Hon. James V. Heath
Yours etc & Humble Servt W. A. Ladd Indiana Pa

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Indiana Pa. July 20, 1937.
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office Washington, D.C. 1
Please tell me if Isaac McHenry 1 was a brother of Jas. McHenry (who served as Sec. of War under Presidents Washington & Adams) Isaac born 1734.
2 Was. W m . McH. (son of Isaac) born 1771, in Rev. War? no
He was one of pensioners of Indiana Co. Washington Twp. in 1840. He served in Indian War. 1793-94 in Ohio with Gen. Wayne. His brother's Isaac and Jas. were also in same war. Isaac died during campaign, can you tell where & how, Where is he buried?
Please send all information you have soon, and Oblige, Mrs Nora S. Neal, R.D.#1 Box 76 Indiana, Pa.

August 4, 1937
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McC Henry William BLWT 20427-160-50
Mrs. Nora S. Neal R.F.D.# 1, Box 16, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not Isaac McHenry, born in 1734, was a brother to James McHenry, Secretary of War under Presidents Washington and Adams; also, if William McHenry (son of Isaac), born in 1771, served in the Revolutionary War; you state that William McHenry was a pensioner of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, in 1840, having served with General Wayne in 1793 and 1794, in Ohio, and that William's brothers, Isaac and James McHenry, served in same war and that Isaac died during the campaign and you desire to be furnished with the particulars of his death and the place of burial.
Information furnished by this office in regard to soldiers who rendered service anytime during the period, 1775-1815, are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Indian Wars between.
A careful search of the records has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of an Isaac McHenry, born in 1734: as you state that William McHenry was born in 1771, it is obvious that he could not have served in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783); there is no claim for pension on file nor record of the issuance of a warrant for bounty land based upon the military service of an Isaac McHenry in the Indian War, 1790-1793.
The record of James McHenry, who served in the Revolutionary War and that of William McHenry, who served in the Indian War, 1790-1793, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 4, 1937
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Mrs. Nora S. Neal R.F.D.# 1, Box 16 Indiana, Pennsylvania
BA-J/EEL James McHenry-B.L.Wt.#1480-400 William McHenry-B.L.Wt.#20429-160-
50
Dear Madam:
The records of this office show that Warrant No.1480, for four hundred acres of bounty land, was issued March 13, 1800, on account of the service of one James McHenry as major in the Revolutionary War.
There are no statements on file which were made by the applicant, because of the destruction of the papers when the War Office was burned in 1800, or when the public buildings were burned in 1814, hence this office has no information in regard to his family or relatives and no statements made by him in regard to his military service.
It is suggested that you consult Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 2, page 168 for a reference to James McHenry, also, F.B.Heitman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army.
William McHenry B.L.Wt.#20429-160-50
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in claim for bounty land based upon the service of William McHenry in the Indian War, 1790-1793.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of William McHenry are not shown.
William McHenry enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and served from April 27, 1792 to April 30, 1793, as a private in Captains Faulkner and Springer's Company in the Indian War.
This was a regular U.S. organiza- tion but and did not as state militia both capt in Heitman's 1812 book.

April 1, 1851, William McHenry, then aged eighty-two years and a resident of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of his service in the Indian War. He was granted one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 20429, under the Act of September 28, 1850.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land issued to James McHenry and William McHenry, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the numbers of the warrants, the acreage, the date of issuance in the case of James McHenry, and act under which William McHenry applied.
There are no data as to the wife or children of William McHenry and the date of soldier's death is not shown. He stated that he had an uncle living in Ohio, during the Indian War; said uncle was deceased in 1851, his name was not given.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service of this William McHenry. The list of pensioners of 1840 on which the name of William McHenry appears as a resident of Washington Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, was compiled from the reports of the marshals of the several judicial districts under the act for taking the Sixth Census, and without reference to the records of this office, hence it is not always possible to verify the statements contained therein. The pension of William McHenry, found on this list, may have been paid by the state from which he served.
As a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of Isaac McHenry, of the Revolutionary War and Isaac McHenry, of the Indian War, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.