Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10224, for Jacob Stoneking, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Perry
Stonking, Jacob
TP 10224.
CONTENTS

Jacob Stone King Pom a Suspended
See letter to Hon. A. Stewart 27. Dec r 1834. do to Hon H W Besson June 23 d 1842.
10224
ad d June 1835

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
10,224 P. O.
David Houching Service:
RECEIVED Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

32. 416. Jacob Stoneking
newest man.
Suspected letter of Dec 34 to No A. Stewart.
Am. C Stewart

Greene County Pa. ss. on the 16 th day of September 1834 Pennsylvania ss. personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County Now in Prison Jacob Monking aged Sixty Eight years residing in said county who being duly sworn makes oath to the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of the 7 th of June 1834
That on the first of March in the Year 1781 he entered the Service of the United States as an Enlisted and Soldier for during the war - that he was Enlisted in the town of Little York York County Penn a by James McFarland adj. of the 1 st Penn a Regiment in Captain McCloud's company & was sworn in before Esq. McLean of the town aforesaid the regiment was commanded by Col. Robins on a Major Moon he was about 14 years of age & was intended for a fifer but shortly after his enlistment he went in June with adjutant McFarland as a servant on public duty to Pittsburgh where they were on duty under Col. Irvine till September when they returned - but found their Company had marched to the South under Genl. Wayne & he was then attached to Captain Wilson's company belonging to the same regiment & he continued under him - marched to Phil a & most of the detachment took shipping to proceed against Cornwallis but he remained in Phil a and was next under command of Capt. Burke & was stationed at Lancaster Penn a to guard the Prisoners and he continued to serve as required until the close of the war and was discharged in the city of Lancaster he received only one month's pay this was during the first year he received from the time of his enlistment until the time of his discharge about the first of June 1783 two years and three months - he has no discharge or other documentary evidence to prove his service but thinks he can produce the testimony of living witnesses to his service as above set forth.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the government of any state that he rejected the offer of the Rev. Mr. Maple to certify for him that he has not attended but his nephew Jonathan Miller & Alexander Harrison were entitled for him
Sworn to subscribed in Open Court Sept 16 1834
E. Root Clerk
Isaac Stoneking
Jonathan Miller & Alexander Harrison his neighbors residing in Dunkirk township Greene county with the defendant do hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Isaac Stoneking who has sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is believed to have been a soldier of the revolution when he resides here concerning our opinion & further that he is a man of veracity.
Sworn to subscribed in Open Court Sept 16 1834 E. Root Clerk
Jonathan Miller Alexander Harrison
And the court do hereby certify that it declares their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the court by statement that Isaac Stoneking was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court do further certify that it appears to them that Jonathan Miller and Alexander Harrison who have signed the above certificate are both residents of Greene County and are credible persons. and that this statement is entitled to credit
I Esau Root Clerk of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Stoneking for a pension
Given under my hand & seal of office this 21st day of November A.D. 1834 Esau Root Clerk