Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2711, for George Knep, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
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Kenep, George
S. 2711
CONTENTS
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5433
Pennsylvania
George Knepp
the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lindith of the Reg't commanded in the Penn. line for Private Service $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Feb'y 1831 and signed H. L. Duane
Arrears to 14th of Feb. 1832 $30.00 Pension allowance ending 14 Mar 1833 10.00 $40.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Virial Luce Clerk, Book D Vol. 6 Page 65

New Map
2711. INVALID.
File No. 2711
George. Amf. Pilot Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 210
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration of George Knapp for a pension
Acquitted Private 6 months $20.00
Hon. L. Stewart Ho. Reps
L Stewart

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
State of Pennsylvania } Union County - } set
On this twenty fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the court of Common Pleas, at New Berlin, in and for the county of Union, Now Sitting, George Knepp - a resident of Beaver Township, in the county of Union and state of Pennsylvania, aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I that lived in Longswamp Township, Bucks county Pennsylvania when I entered the service the first time. I volunteered for three months, and marched in Capt. John Eigner's company from the place where I resided to Newtown in Bucks county, Penna. I don't recollect any other officers except Philip Mertz who was sergeant. The year in which I turned out I can't recollect any more. But it was but a short time either before or after the battle of Germantown. The British were in Philadelphia while we were in Newtown, or at least they told us so. I recollect that it was but a week or two before Christmas when we left home - there was snow on the ground. We lay in Newtown until our term of three months had expired, when we were discharged by parol & I came home. I was in no battle, nor do I remember of having seen any listed soldiers, except one young lad who came to us in Newtown had his feet frozen. We were discharged towards Spring, I think about the first of April. I got no written discharge. When our three months were up we were all told that we might go home. While we lay at Newtown there were no other troops of any kind with us that I can remember, except the company to which I belonged. We performed no other duty than training every day.
after I returned home,
About a year and a half, as near as I can remember, I again turned out as a volunteer for three months under Capt. Lindemuth. I can't recollect any other officer except the Capt. and the man that furnished us with provisions, whose name was also Lindemuth, & was said to be the father of our Captain. We marched from Longswamp Township in Bucks county, the place from which we marched before, and proceeded to Sunbury situated just below the forks of the river.

Susquehannah. At Sunbury we lay about four days when we marched up the North branch of the Susquehannah till about thirty miles on this side of Wyoming, where we lay about two months, watching the Indians. While there a boat load of powder, lead, whisky and provisions came up the river from Sunbury under guard from that place. When it came to us, I and eighteen or twenty others turned out as a guard to conduct it to Wyoming. We went to Wyoming one day & the next we returned to to the rest of our company, where we lay a couple of weeks longer, after which we were discharged by hand, and then we went home. The object of this expedition was to oppose the Indians but we saw none during the whole time. There were no other regularly organized company with us but our own. There were a number of other men with us from time to time, but not organized into a company.
13 The whole term of my service was six months
From the lapse of time and change of residence I know of no person now living who can testify as to my services. There may be persons in Berks county yet who know it, but who they are I know not to find I could not say.
 1. - I was born in Elmer Township, Berks county, Penna. in the year seventeen hundred and fifty three.  2. Being brought up from my childhood among stones I have no record of my age, nor do I know that there ever was any made by any person.  3. I lived in Longswamp Township, Berks county, Penna. at each time I entered the service, and during the whole of the revolutionary war, and after the war till about 47 years ago when I moved to Black oak Ridge, Union (formerly Northumberland) county where I have continued to reside ever since, with the exception of one year during which I lived in Buffalo Township, Union Co. after which I moved back again to Beaver Township, my present residence.  4. This is answered in my general declaration.  5. This is also answered in my declaration as far as I can recollect.  6. I never got any but a parol  worded discharge which I think was given by an captain.  7. Mr. Muddlesworth, Esq. Henry Mick, Thomas Pennycuick & John Bawn - and John Cummings Esq. can testify as to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a Revolutionary soldier. 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Subscribed the day 2 years ago as Joseph Silverell Body
George Krap his mark

George Krapf William Conner a clergyman, residing in Middleburg  Buffalo Township Union co. Penna. and Henry Shipton residing in Beaver Township Union County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Geo. Krapf who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is pious and believes, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Soon subscribe the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Stetwell Prothonotary
George Krapf Henry Shipton
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that George Krapf who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, residing in Buffalo Township  Buffalo Township Union county - Penna. and that Henry Shipton who has also signed the same, is a resident of Beaver Township Union co. Penna. and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Chapman Hugh Wilson
Pennsylvania } set Union County }
Joseph Stetwell Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Union and state of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Krapf - for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 th day of December 1832.
Joseph Stetwell Prothonotary