Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22945, for John Quaintance, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Leuaintance, John S. 22945
CONTENTS

18.130 Pennsylvania
John Leaintance of Chester Co. in the State of Penn a who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Porterfield of the regiment commanded by Col. Morgan in the Virginia line for 21 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 70 Dollars per per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Jany 1830 and sent to B. I. Miller Esq. Coatesville
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 140. - Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. " 35. 00
$ 175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Duffield Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page 47
Dead. See letter to B. I. Miller Oct. 27. 1835

John Quaintance 10/3/53
Pennsylvania
See letter to Hon. Evans 18 Jan. '33
Adm. by the Comm. ee 16 July '33
21 months $70. -
B. V. Miller Esq. Coatesville
P-204 P 2
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BRIEF in the case of  John Quaintance of East Fallowfield  County of Chester  in the State of  Pennsylvania  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days     Say In 1777 1 9 10 Private Capt Pottersfield. Col Morgan   Regular  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine & Germantown  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fauquier County Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? his own oath  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas M. [unclear] Examining Clerk.

Declaration of John Quaintance
Regular troops.
N o 6355.

Pennsylvania Chester County ss
On this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, John Quaintance, a resident of the township of East Fallowfield in the county of Chester and state of Pennsylvania, aged near seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of January in the year 1777, with Captain Charles Portefield, and served in the seventh regiment of the Virginia line, under the following named officers: Colonel — Morgan, commander of the regiment. (The names of the other officers he cannot now recollect: That he left the service in the latter part of September or beginning of October 1778. That he served the whole of that time under Capt. Portefield  Porterfield and in the same regiment; That he resided in Fauquier County in the state of Virginia at the time he entered the service; That he was at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and was engaged in them; and marched through the states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; That he was in Winter quarters at the Valley Forge in the county of Chester aforesaid, and lay there until he was discharged and that to the best of his knowledge he was in the service about one year and nine months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that

his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Quaintance In open Court
John W. Cunningham Prot
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
By the Court
John W. Cunningham Prot
I John W. Cunningham Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Chester aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Quaintance for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of office this twenty first day of August A. D. 1832.
John W. Cunningham Prot

Personally before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Chester affirmed James Quaintance who being duly affirmed by me according to law doth depose and say, "That John Quaintance enlisted in January 1777 at Winchester in Virginia that he marched through Pennsylvania early in the Spring of that year to Philadelphia, that he was at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, that he was in the camp at Valley Forge, that he came to my house from that camp, showed me his furlough, that he was almost barefoot and badly clothed, and that he went back to the camp and was discharged in the summer of 1778."
Affirmed and subscribed James Quaintance before me this 5th day of June 1833
Daniel West J.P.
I do hereby that the above named deponent James Quaintance appears to me to be an honest respectable man and entitled to full credit in her declaration
Daniel West J.P.
Chester County ss.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Chester Susan Quaintance who being duly affirmed before me according to law, doth depose and say, that John Quaintance was enlisted in the American army during the revolutionary war more than a year but does not recollect the year, and that the said John Quaintance came home on furlough and returned to the army again
Affirmed and subscribed before me the 8th day of June 1833
Susan Quaintance, mark
John M. Mullins J.P.
I do certify that the above named deponent Susan Quaintance appears to me to be an honest woman and respectful and entitled to full credit in her declaration John M. Mullins

Chester County ss
I John W. Cunningham. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester do certify that Daniel Kent Esquire. and John M. Miller Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and who have respectively certified the same are and at the time which the same respectively bear date were Justices of the Peace of said Commonwealth duly commissioned and qualified for the said County of Chester to all whose several official acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at West Chester in said County this tenth day of June A D one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three
John W. Cunningham Prot

Oct 27
Mr. Ingham PA. coll
18153-PA
18153-PA Free
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City

Scotia Oct 22. 1835
J. L. Edwards
Sir On the 22 nd day of June last Mr. L. McIntire a soldier of the Revolution and who has been drawing a pension under the late act of Congress, died leaving an aged widow in low circumstances. who desires me to ask a continuance of the pension but on enquiry I find she was not his wife until some years after the close of the war I therefore have but little hope that the pension will be continued longer than till the time of his death. if in this I am correct, please direct me in the course to be pursued to obtain till his death, and if anything can be done more for her you will please inform me
With Respect
Yours Most obedt Giles P. Miller

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Quaintance a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Long 1777 Sep. 20th 1778 Col. Charles Porterfield Morgan Pa.          
Battles engaged in, Brandywine & Germantown Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fauquier Co. Va. Date of application for pension, Aug. 21, 1832. His el. al. Residence at date of application, East Fallamfield Twp. Chester Co. Penn. Age at date of application, near 76 years. He died June 22, 1835. Remarks: Soldier left a widow, no name is stated
The only soldier named Quaintance on Rev. War Records
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
See typewritten copy in Lawrence Butler Mt. 261-300 Rev. War

February 9, 1917.
Mrs. Erma Cline, 813 North Main Street, Larned, Kansas.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 27" ultimo, you are advised that the record of John Quaintance S. File No. 22,945 Revolutionary War was forwarded to Mrs. Cline at the above address on January 28, 1914.
It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same statement more than once to the same person.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

April 3, 1914.
Lloyd Cline, #313 N. Main Street, Larned, Kansas.
Madam:
In response to your undated letter received the 30" ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim Sur. File No. 22,945, of John Quaintance, it is not stated whether he had any children, and therefore, this Bureau is unable to aid you in proving that the above named soldier was related to your father.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Service engaged in, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Date of application for pension, Residence at date of application, Age at date of application,
Remarks:
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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JAN 27 6-30 P.M.
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
BUREAU OF PENSIONS JAN 31 1917 S.E. DIVISION
Pension Dept. Philadelphia Pa.

Larned. Kans. 1/27/17.
Pension Dept.
Philadelphia
Can you give me any information on a Revolutionary soldier or about his family by the name of John Lusaintance. He enlisted in Va. in 1777 + applied for a pension in 1832 from Chester Co. Pa.
Can you also give me anything on the Eschley family.
Yours Truly Mrs. Emma Clink
813 h. Main. Larned. Kans

813 N. Main St.
Larned, Kans. March. Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
Gen. - Your letter of Jan. 28 informing me of John Deaintance being an old soldier of the Revolution at Larned, and will say I tried to find out from the Dept. at Topeka also from Va. and Penn. if I could prove any relation - which and got no information. One referred me to a Lamboarn genealogy page 275 and said there was a reference to the family there, but they were not in possession of the book.
I will state that we know

the Lamborn's married into the Guaintance family. Could you give me any more light on the subject; in order that I can prove that this John Guaintance was a relative to my father William Guaintance. I will send the names of the family of W. P. Guaintance if that will be of any benefit..
   Samuel F. —  1808    Annie J. —  1810    Susannah D. —  1812    Elizabeth —  1814    John Wm. —  1816    Margaret E. —  1818    Rebecca B. —  1820    Charlotte R. —  1822    Joseph D. —  1824    Wm. P. —  1827   

As I stated before this W m . P. Guaintance was a soldier from the Indian war in Colo. and his widow is Margery E. Guaintance, Yours Truly. Mrs. Lloyd Cline.

Brookston
22945 INVALID.
File No. 22,945
John Durantance Rev War
Act: June 7 th 33 rd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 370
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 Jan 28 Hest. to Mrs. Lloyd Cline. V.L.M. 1914 Apr. 3. Mrs Lloyd Cline advised that it is not stated whether soldier had any children - 1917 Feb. 9 Mrs. Cline at 813 N. Main St. Earned Kans. notified that the record has been sent to the soldier 1930 Apr. 19. Hest. to Hon. John L. Cable for Miss Georgiana Fergu- son. MMNF Her letter in County land ch. of Lawrence Butler. Mt. 261-300
and carbon

Larned. Kans.
Jan. 19/1914
Dept. of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Gen. - In answer to this letter will say that the full name is William Penn Guain- tance. He enlisted in Colorado (Denver).
He was in Capt. Firesey Talbot's Company.
His discharge is signed by a Mr. Anderson, Capt. of the first Cavalry of Colo.

The date of his birth is Dec. 11 th 1827
Date of his death is Apr 3 rd 1894.
Given name of his widow is Margaret Co. Quaintance.
I wished to find if any of his people were in the Revolution, making me eligible to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Yours Truly Mrs. Lloyd Cline 813 N. Main, Larned. Kans.

JOHN L. CABLE 4TH DISTRICT OHIO
OFFICE: 494-A HOUSE OFFICE BLDG.
COMMITTEES: IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT COINAGE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES
Congress of the United States House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
16 April 1930
Honorable E. W. Morgan, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
In re: Quaintance, John, Virginia, and later of Chester County, Pa.
Dear Mr. Morgan:
Will you please advise as to pension record of above soldier of Revolutionary Army, and oblige?
Sincerely yours,
John L Cable
JLC:RM