Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,127, for John Maclain, New York

SERVICE
SERVICE New York
★ MacLain, John
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 40.127
CONTENTS

18,887.
Pennsylvania.
John MacLain.
of Centre Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the command of Captain Austin of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Cortland in the New York line, for the term of 4 years, for town.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of April 1821.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of Feb: 1823 and sent to Hon. John Brown, A.R.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822  $ 130 93    Semi anl. all'ce ending 11 Mar: 1823  48 00    16 months     2 1/2  $ 178 93  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Acts March 18, 1818, } { and May 1, 1820. }

40127
INVALID.
Rev y
File No.
40127
John Maclean Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 356
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Department,
Pension Office,
9 Dec r 1892.
Sir,
I herewith return John MacLean's letter to you, together with his declaration. He has omitted to set forth the age of his wife, and her ability to labor. When he shall have supplied that omission, and returned his declaration to this Department, a final decision will be had on his claim.
The memorandum respecting the administrator of Henry Michael, is also returned; and I have to inform you, that the claim for arrearage of pay, will be settled at the 3 d Auditor's Office, and that for land, at the Bounty Land Bureau under the care of Nathaniel Cutting, Esq r .
I am, respectfully,
Yr. Ob t . Serv t .
J. L. Edwards
Hon: John Brown, House of Rep s .

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Centre County ss.
Court of Common Pleas 4 th Judicial District April 24 th 1821.
On the 24 th day of April A.D. 1821 personally appeared in Open court, being a court of Record by the Laws of the United States for the said County of Centre, John MacLain, aged about Sixty nine years Resident in the Township of Potter, in the County of Centre aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served as a Soldier during the War of the Revolution as follows, to wit - In the Spring of the year 1778 he enlisted to serve during the War, in the City of Albany in the State of New York, with Captain Aaron Austin who commanded a Company in the Third New York Regiment, Colonel Willets, about one week after his enlistment he was marched to Fort Stanwix where he joined the Regiment, and remained there until the fall of the year when we were marched to the Barracks near the City of Albany where they passed the winter; In the Summer of 1779 we were marched along the Northern and Northwestern frontier of New York under the command of Gen t James Clinton, during which time they had no engagement with the Enemy - We eventually passed down the North West branch of the Susquehanna River to Singa Point where we met the Troops under Gen t Sullivan to whom command we were attached, we then marched up the Seneca River for the purpose of destroying the Indian Corn Crops having effected this object we were marched on to Cayuga Lake from whence in the fall of the year 1779 we returned by the way of Ulverning & Easton, and through New Jersey to winter quarters at Morristown; In the ensuing Summer we were under the command of Col l Courtland and attached to the command of the Marquis La Fayette, and passed the Winter, after having been marched and placed in different Garrisons during the Summer, at Saratoga Barracks - that during the Winter of 1781 the 3 rd New York Regiment was consolidated with the first New York Reg t in the Spring of which year they were marched to join the main Army (Colonel Vandeveer then commanding the first Regiment) and were present at the Siege of Yorktown in Virginia and the capture of Lord Cornwallis - After which circumstance having taken place they were marched back to Jersey and passed the Winter in Huts at Pompton in the New Jersey, he continued in the service until the Spring of the year 1783 when, after having passed the Winter at Newburgh in the State of New York, he was discharged, after having served out his time faithfully but that his discharge was burned in the City of Philadelphia either in the year 1787 or 1788 - That he receives no pension either from the United States or from any of the Individual States -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner dispose of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby to annul it, so as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolution, any War" passed the 18 th March 1818 (And that I have not, nor has any person for me) in trust any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; Nor have I any income other than what

is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed viz,
  One Bay Mare $50.00   One do do 25.00   1 Waggon & Sled 60.00   4 Cows 36.00   2 Yearling Steers 10.00   5 Yearling Hogs 7.00   1 Sled 1.00   6 Sheep 7.00   1 Plough & Harrow 3.00   Household Furniture 30.00 $229.00 
I am a Shoemaker by trade, but am unable to work at it because of an affection of my breast and my extreme age; I have a wife advanced in years and in bad health, I have no children; The property on which I reside belongs to the heirs of James Potter deceased on which I am permitted to live during life on the payment of an annual rent of twenty six dollars and sixty seven cents. I am old and infirm unable to work to support myself - and in need of the assistance of my Country for support - I am also indebted to an amount larger than the appraised amount of my property - Sworn & Subscribed in
his John X Maclean mark
Open Court the 24 th day of April A.D. 1828 - J. L. Source Pres.
It is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within and foregoing schedule, is two hundred and twenty-nine dollars -
By the Court the 24 th April 1828.

Pennsylvania Centre County ss
I John G Lowrey Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby Certify, that the within and foregoing oaths, and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred and twenty nine Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Bellefonte in the said County of Centre the twenty fourth day of April AD 1821
J. G. Lowrey Pro.
24 April 1821
Commonwealth of Penn a Centre County ss — }
Court of Common Pleas
4 th Judicial District
On the twenty eighth day of January 1823 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record by the laws of the united States, for the said County of Centre, John M c Clain, who being first sworn according to law, doth depose and say that in addition to the facts sworn to by him in the affidavit made by him on the 24 th of April 1821, and to which this is annexed, that his wife Agnes M c Clain is fifty seven years of age, that she is afflicted with Rheumatic pains and is totally unable to assist in the support of herself, and this deponent.
John M c Clain his mark
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 28 of January 1823 }
Attest —
J. G. Lowrey Pro.