Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 69,32, for John Marshall, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Marshall John
R 6932
Mary Magdalene B.L.Wt. 81.532-160-55
CONTENTS

Cir. D.M. Conaughy Sept 8/55
Pa
No Papers
38.263 April 25/50 Coram 289270 Oct 55
Mary M. Marshall. John Marshall wid. min.
Capt. 18 Forreston pa. mill. Ent. Rev. Mar.
Penn To Rev. Papers
AD: 16009 Jan. 10/58,
B. D. Up. Dr. Sheet B.
Vol. 1. page 56, 19th: Wilson Riley. 190: REP:
D. M. Conaughy Gettysburg pa.

State of Pennsylvania County of Adams 3 S.
On this 30 th thirty first day of March A.D., one thousand eight hundred & fifty five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid, Mary M. Marshall aged ninety years - a resident of Oxford Township, County of Adams, in the State of Pennsylvania, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Marshall, deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Jacob Foreman (Lieutenant Gilbert McMaster) in the regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the war of the Revolution, that her said husband joined the army at or near York on or about the - (date deponent is not certain)
for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at York Pennsylvania - on or about the - (date unknown to deponent) She further states that she was married to the said John Marshall in Conowingo township, Adams County, on the 18 th day of August A.D. 1799 by the Rev. John Pellin a clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church, and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Magdalena Greene; that her said husband died in Adams County aforesaid, on the 18 th day of October A.D. 1850, and that she is still his widow, she states further that her said husband in his life time was allowed a Gratuity of forty dollars ($40) by the State of Pennsylvania, and that since his death she was by act of 19 th April 1853, of said State

Legislature granted and is now drawing annually a State pension or annuity of forty dollars ($40) as his widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3 rd 1855." She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor —
(Signed) Mary M c Marshall
We John Ginter and John Lilly mark residents of Oxford township, Adams County in the State of Pennsylvania, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Mary M c Marshall in our presence, and that from the appearance and statements of the applicant, we believe that she is the identical person she represents herself to be —
John Ginter
John Lilly
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interests in this claim —
Henry Riley J.P.
Adams County Pa.
On this 30 th day of March A D 1855, before me a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Margaret Adams an credible witness to me known, and on her solemn oath duly administered did say that she was personally present and saw Mary Magda-

Lena (Marshall) the Claimant united in marriage to the said John Marshall, at Conestogo Township, in said County, on the eighteenth day of August A.D. 1799, by Rev. John Fellin a clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. That her name before said marriage was Mary M. Green. That her said husband John Marshall died in Oxford Township, in said County, on the 18th day of October A.D. 1800 - and that she has ever since remained, and still is his widow - never having married again.
Subscribed this day of March A.D. 1855, before me
Henry Reily J.P.
Margaret his  his Adam his  his
I know all men by these presents, that I Mary M. Marshall have this day retained David McConaughy, of Gettysburg, Adams County, Penn te as my Attorney for me and in my name to prefer my claim to and receive from the United States, the bounty land warrant to which I may be entitled in right of the services of my said husband, as above stated, hereby granting him my full authority & power and confirming all his lawful acts in the premises,
Witness my hand and seal this twentyth day of March A.D. 1855.
Acknowledged before me by the said M. M. Marshall as her act & deed, the day and year above written
My Not Public Seal mark
Henry Reily J.P.

38.2.63. Declaration De. Mary M c Michael widow of John M c Michael private in Company of Capt. Freeman Penn a War of the Rebellion & Power of Attorney to Dr. M c Conahay By her att 3 rd Mar. 1855.
State of Pennsylvania } County of Adams } ss.
I John Picking, Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas of the County of Adams aforesaid, do certify that Henry Reilly Esq. before whom the foregoing acknowledgment and affidavit were made & Power of Attorney was acknowledged, is and was, at the time of doing the same, one of our Justices of the peace, in and for said County of Adams, duly commissioned & qualified to act as such, and that due faith and credit are to be given to all his official acts and deeds, and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, at Gettysburg Penn a this 31 st day of March A D 1855.  John Picking, Pro

No 289.270
Additional testimony Application County Court Mary Marshall wid of John Marshall
Her husband spoke of John being under Capt Andrews (Dr. Miller) in quarters prisoner at York, and of General Geiger his neighbor, doing in the house

State of Pennsylvania } Adams County } ss
In this 14 th day of May 1858 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace, within and for the county aforesaid, Mary Mc Marshall, who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that she is the widow of John Marshall deceased, who was a soldier of the revolution, as will appear by the application she made in March 1855 on which application she received no bounty land, and about the middle of March, 1858 she made another application, in which she neglected to give her middle name, which is Magdalene, as it has been never used except in some business transactions on paper - that she had no design in the matter, that it was simply an omission - that she also made a mistake, as it appears in the letter of the Commissioner of Pensions, in stating, in the last application, that she had never before made application for bounty land, that mistake must have occurred as follows, when the declaration was, read to her she understood it to say that she had never received any Bounty Land, and not that she had not before made application for it - and that she had omitted stating to the Clerk who wrote it, that she had before made application - that she is now about 74 years of age, confined constantly to bed, and never expects to rise from it - and it would be far from her to try to lead astray, or deceive, and that whatever errors or mistakes have been made in the declaration have been wholly unintentional on her part, as her hearing & eyesight are both bad, she might easily have misunderstood the papers, when read to her, or might have made omissions herself which led her Agent astray in this matter. That she would now say most distinctly that she is the same Mary Mc Marshall who made the application in March 1855 before Esquire Reiley and in March 1858 before Esquire Gubernator - and she would further state that she has heard her husband speak of serving under Capt. Andrew Foreman, in quarters prisoners at York, and of Emanuel Ziegler his neighbor, serving in the same

company - That he also spoke of having served under Capt Eichelberger, but cannot recollect the names of any who served in his company
Mary E. H. Marshall
Sworn and subscribed before me a justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid, who do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the within deponent and know her to be a person of truth and veracity, and that if she has committed any errors or mistakes in her depositions they were wholly unintentional on her part. I believe from my long acquaintance with her.
John L. Gubernator S.P.
State of Pennsylvania } S.S. Adams County }
I Jacob Bushey, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Adams, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the same being a Court of Record) Do by these presents certify that John L.
Gubernator Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper handwriting, subscribed his name, was at that time, and now is an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn, & authorized by law to administer Oaths &c. to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Gettysburg in said County, the 19 th day of May A. D. 1858.
Jacob Bushey Protho

State of Pennsylvania County of Adams } SS
On this 16 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Marshall, aged about 84 years, a resident of the State and County aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of John Marshall Deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Capt Andrew Foreman of the York County Militia, in the war of the revolution, but cannot say how long he served under the above Capt Foreman, believes that he served two other tours, cannot tell the length of the tours, but thinks that Eichelberger was one of the captains under whom he served, and that her said husband was drafted in York County, sometime in December 1781 as she has often heard him say, she cannot say the length of service made by him in any of the above tours, she has no discharge of his in her possession, but believes that he was honorably discharged sometime near the close of the war. She further states that she was married to the said John Marshall at Conestoga Chapel the 18 th day of August 1793 by one Rev Mr Kallentz a Priest, and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Green and that her said husband died at Shipton on the 18 th day of October AD 1850 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855. And she further declares that she has not received or applied for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress.
Witness present Henry Kuhn R.S. Paxton
Mary her Marshall mark

We H. J. Kuhn and R. S. Paxton residents of Adams Co in the State of Pennsylvania, upon our oaths declare that the fore- going declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Marshall in our presence; and that we believe from the app- earance and statements of the applicant, that she is the iden- tical person she represents herself to be and that she is still a widow
Henry J. Kuhn R. S. Paxton
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and is still a widow, and that I have no interest in this claim and that I have known the within Politibener and her husband upwards of fifty years, and that they have lived together as man and wife during all that time. I have often heard him speak of his revolutionary services, and especially of his having guarded the Hessian prisoners at York Pa. but how many hours he served I cannot say
Wm L. Gubernator J.P.

Adams County, { ss. State of Pennsylvania }
I, Jacob Bushey, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Adams, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, (the same being a court of Law & Record) do by these presents certify that John L. Gehman Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken and who has thereunto in his own proper hand-writing, subscribed his name, was at the time and now is an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn & authorized by law to administer Oaths &c. to all whose oaths, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Gettysburg in said County, this 12 th day of April A.D. 1858.
Jacob Bushey, Prothy
W. H. Harshall. Deputy Marshal Penn'y Land Description

Marshall. - 2
John Marshall R. file 6932 Private of Pennsylvania Militia in 1781; married August 18, 1783 Mary Magdalene Green.
He died October 18, 1850, at Irishtown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and she was allowed bounty land by the United States Government on account of his services.
If either of these soldiers is the one whose record Mr. Overfield desires, please designate the same by the File number and a full history will be given you.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.

29.270 Act March 3/55 38.263 apl 15/58
Mr. W. Reilly, Apr 22/58 " " " May 28/58
Mary Marshall wid of John Marshall per
Capt Andrew Freeman & Pa " Eichelberger } Mil Revolution
P. S. M'Henry Gettysburgh Pa

State of Pennsylvania County of Adams
On this 14 th day of May 1858 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county of Adams, and state aforesaid, Mary Marshall a resident of Frishtown in the county aforesaid, aged about 94 years who being first duly sworn according to law, took an oath and made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 1 st 1836. That she is the widow of John Marshall, who was a private soldier in the war of the rebellion, and served as follows, according to the best of her knowledge and belief, under Capt. Andrew Worrenman of the York County Militia one tour, and two other tours under Capt. Cinkelberger of the York County Militia, she cannot say the length of either of the tours, but was always under the impression, from what he said that he was over six months out in service. That he had been three times drafted, that each draft was for two or three months, she cannot say positively which. That she thinks he first entered the service in October 1781. She cannot say positively when he left the service but it was near the end of the war. That he resided near Hellam in then York County, now Adams. That some of the above service was made at York Pa., guarding prisoners. Cannot recollect the battles in which he was engaged but had often heard him speak in his lifetime, of trying to get a pension from the General Government but had never made application therefor. Her husband the above named John Marshall resided in the same neighborhood after the war in which he had lived before going into the service. That her name before her marriage with the said John Marshall was Mary Green, and she resided in the neighborhood of Littlestown York County, now Adams. That she was married to the above named John Marshall sometime in the August 1793, that she knows of no record of the marriage nor does she know of any person now living who was an eyewitness. She was married at Conestoga Chapel by Rev. Dr. Vanant. That her husband the above named John Marshall died October the 18 th 1850 in Frishtown Adams County, Pa formerly York County, and that

She has ever since remained a widow as will more fully appear by testimony hereto annexed
With the 25 percent Henry J. Huhne E. J. Payton
Mary her X Marshall mark
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written who do hereby certify that the applicant, Mary Marshall widow of John Marshall deceased, cannot from bodily infirmity, attend the Court and that I believe that the within applicant's statements is true and that her husband the said John Marshall served in the revolutionary war as hereto stated and that I have known the within petitioner and her husband upwards of fifty years, and that they have lived together as man and wife during all that time. I have often heard him speak of his revolutionary services, and especially of his having guarded the Hessian prisoners at York, Pa. But how many times he served I cannot say. He used to go to the State House in the city of York page 100 before the interview. Wm L. Gubernator Secy.

State of Pennsylvania } Adams County } SS
On this 17 th day of May 1858 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid Charles Will Esq., the present member of the Legislature from Adams County Pa. who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is now about 46 years of age, that he is well acquainted with Mary Mc Marshall, widow of John Marshall deceased who was a soldier of the revolution, as he has often heard him say and has often heard him spoken of as such, and never heard it doubted in the neighborhood that he served in the revolutionary war. That this Deponent has been a near neighbor of the above named John Marshall and wife for a long time. That the said John Marshall died sometime in 1850 in Gettysburg Adams County Pa. not over a mile from this Deponents residence. That his widow Mary Mc Marshall still resides in Gettysburg where her husband died, is very old, and infirm, and is now confined to her bed, that her hearing and eyesight is both bad, but her memory pretty good. That this Deponent knows her to be a woman of sterling integrity, and very conscientious in all her dealings, and that he knows her to be a woman of truth and veracity, who would not make any statements that was incorrect or untrue if she knew it. And if she has made any error or committed any mistakes in her last declaration he is fully satisfied that it was not intentional as he believes her to be scrupulously honest and conscientious in all her dealings, and that her general character in the neighborhood, in which she lives is good, and entirely above suspicion, and this Deponent further states that he is well acquainted with J. L. Gebermator the justice of the peace before whom her last declaration was taken, and knows him to be a man of integrity both in his official and private character, so that whatever mistakes or errors there was in the declaration, they were he believes entirely unintentional. Charles Will

Sworn and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid day and year above written, who do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the within deponent, and know him to be a man of truth and veracity
Geo Arnold J.P.
State of Pennsylvania } S.S. Adams County
I, Jacob Bushey, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: (the same being a court of Record) Do by these presents certify that Geo Arnold Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was at that time, and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn & authorized by law to Admin- ister Oaths &c. to all whose acts, as such, due faith & credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Gettysburg, in said County, this 19 th day of May A.D. 1858.
Jacob Bushey Prothny

289.270

No. 132383 of.
£ 10.10.0 Specie
I do hereby certify, that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to Sirs Marshall of York County Militia in the sum of ten pounds ten Shillings Specie, with law-Interest from the first Day of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty three: the same being due upon an Account settled in this Office, Pursuant to an Act of Assembly passed the first Day of April 1784.
Auditor General's Office } £ 10.10.0 26 Oct. 1786. } 10.17.4
Jn: Nicholson
Auditor General's Office Harrisburg Mar. 3. 1835.
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original remaining on file in this Department.
Witness my hand and seal of Office the day & year aforesaid.
Jacob Forster Auditor

289.270 Application of Mary Marshall widow of John Marshall a Revolutionary soldier for bounty land
Act 1855
Filed by R. M. McHenry Circuit Clerk Tenn.

Chambersburg
June 22 d 1858
Hon J. C. Whitney
Dr Sir
I send you an application for a Pension. When I was about leaving Washington I tore up a good many of useless letters and unfortunately tore the envelope in which this application was enclosed. I hope it will do as it is. Please let me know what prospect there may be for the applicant.
Respectfully
Yours M c St.
M. Reilly

6932
Dec. 1913. 12. Outline to John Philip P. Campbell, letter in John Marshall 8.4.1797. P
P.O.
Mary M. Marshall
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

State of Pennsylvania County of Adams } S.S.
Be it known that on this tenth day of April 1858 before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid came personally John Ginter a resident of said County aged forty-seven years who being duly sworn according to law says that he is acquainted with Mary Marshall widow of John Marshall and who has now made application for bounty land for the revolutionary services of said John Marshall - That he knew said parties in the life-time of the said John Marshall. That they lived together as husband and wife and were so known and reputed in the neighborhood - That said John Marshall died on the 18th day of October 1850; that this deponent was present at his death and made an entry of the date at the time - and that he was also at the funeral. and that said Mary Marshall is still a widow and further saith not,
Sworn and subscribed before me the date first above written and I certify that said deponent is a credible and respectable person and that I have no interest in this claim Geo AMoss JP.
John Ginter

State of Pennsylvania Adams County, { ss.
I. Jacob Bushey, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Adams, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (The same being a court of Law & Record) Do by these presents certify that George Arnold Esq. be- fore whom the within affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper handwriting subscribed his name, was at the time, and now is an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to administer Oaths Ver to all whose Acts, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States & elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Gettysburg, in said County, the 12 th day of April A.D. 1858
Jacob Bushey Prothoy
284.270

Mr. Kiely (Dover of R.R.) requests immediate action R.G.
Has Mr. Roberts was here about Anna Williams' case. —

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Waverly

No 1492
Mary M. Marshall, wid; John PA PA;
Ham. D. Bailey, leg. 7/5 8
6932
Act 29 July, 48,

Add: W.
Special Gov 9 Nov 1858
Act 1853
Not for the purpose of the...
Mr. Riley Pa Adolph Am. Wilson Riley Dr of Rel Fees $1.25. —————
Remit

An Act, Granting annuities to certain widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary and Indian wars.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to each of the following named persons, to wit: to Nancy Boies of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Swager of Lawrence County, to Martha Cook of Mercer County, to Sarah Cather, late of Greene County, to Elizabeth Fry of Mercer County, to Mary Magdalena Marshall, of the County of Adams to Hannah Stroop of Philadelphia, to Mary Ozier of Monroe County, widows of soldiers, and Archibald Merriman of Crawford County, a soldier of the Revolutionary and Indian wars, an annuity of forty dollars during life, to be paid half yearly, commencing on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
W. P. Schell

W. P. Schell
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
H. Carson,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved - The nineteenth day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
W m Bigler

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Harrisburg, June 1 st A. D. 1858
PENNSYLVANIA, ss:
I do hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed, is a full, true and correct copy of the original Act of the General Assembly as the same remains on file in this office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and caused the Seal of the Secretary's Office to be affixed the day and year above written.
H. L. Diefenbach Secy. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH