Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,138, for Andrew Mc Pheran, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
McPheran, Andrew McPherran.
NUMBER
S. 40.138
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania and } Huntingdon County ss }
On this first day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid personally appeared Andrew M c Pherran aged about fifty nine years, resident in the County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That the said Andrew M c Pherran enlisted in the month of March or the Month of April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy six with Lieutenant James Reed of and in the County of York in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Church and in the Regiment commanded by Col l Anthony Wayne in the Pennsylvania line for one year, that he served that year, and at the expiration of said year he enlisted again with Captain Thomas Church and was sworn in during the War and continued in the service for four years, when he left the service (having first placed a substitute in his place) in order to assist his Father who was left without assistance at that time and aged about eighty four years, that he was in the battles of Three Rivers, Iron Hill or Cooch's Bridge, Brandywine, Germantown, and other Skirmishes and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. That he took a receipt from Captain Smith who had succeeded to the command of the Company in place of Captain Thomas Church who had been promoted to a Major commanding in the Regiment for the substitute he placed in his room & stead which receipt he hath lost or at present cannot find. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services That he hath no Pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States to his knowledge & if any such exists he doth hereby fully & entirely release the same to the United States. Sworn to and declared before me and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Before
Andrew M c Pherran
David Stewart
Pennsylvania & Huntingdon County ss.
I David Stewart an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Andrew M c Pherran did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit the Proceedings & Testimony taken and had before me, to the Hon ble The Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress. May 1 st 1818.
David Stewart

State of Pennsylvania Huntingdon County ss.
I William Steel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Huntingdon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DO certify that David Stewart Esquire before whom the within affidavit of Andrew M c Pheran appears to have been made and who has signed the within certificate, is now, and was at the time of taking the same and making the said certificate, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Huntingdon, and that to all his official acts as such, full faith and credit is due, and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice, as thereout-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Huntingdon, the fourth day of May A.D. 1818
William Steel Proth
Andrew M c Pheran
May 1 st
I have added an additional certificate in this case Nov r 20 th 1818
D.S.
David Stewart
15 Aug
Pennsylvania and Huntingdon County ss.
I David Stewart an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DO certify, that from the examination and oath of the said Andrew M c Pheran it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Andrew M c Pheran did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and that he is poor and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Hon ble the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress November 30 th 1818.
David Stewart (Seal)

287.
Application of Andrew McPherson McPherson 5098 Raritan Edwards - When this case is decided on please inform William Steel of Huntingdon Penn- of the result
Rec d 1 March 1821.

United States 4 Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County ss
vs a court of common Pleas held this day (to wit) Sixteenth day of August 1820 at Hunting- don in and for the said County Being a court of record Person- ally appeared Andrew M c Pherson who being duly sworn deposeth and saith and on his oath aforesaid doth declare that he enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary war for the space of three years in the company commanded by Captain Church in the Regiment called the 4 th Regiments in the Pennsylvania Line commanded by Colonel Wayne & served for five years upwards as set forth in his Declaration made the date of which he doth not now recollect but believes it was some time in April 1818 which declaration was forwarded to the war department and on which a pension certificate was issued to the said Andrew M c Pherson dated the 14 th day of April 1818 signed J. C. Calhoun Secretary of the war which certificate is numbered 5,098 and is in possession of the said declarant who in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 20 th of May 1820 makes the following declaration on oath (to wit) I, Andrew M c Pherson do 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 other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States in the Rev- olutionary war passed the 18 th day of March 1818 that I have not nor has any person or persons for me in trust any pro- perty or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedules hereto annexed and by me subscribed the said declarant also states that he is sixty two years of age at this time that he has no trade but follows at some times daily labour that his family consists of three boys one 13 years of age one 16 years of age & the other 19 years of age one

of whom is able to support himself and the other two are not more than able to support themselves That he has no wife Sworn to & subscribed in open court 11 th Augt 1820
Andrew W. Perron
William Steel Proxy
Schedule of Declarants Property Bed and Bedding excepted    4 Bee hives valued at 4.00   1 Desk 2.50   1 Rifle Gun 7.00   2 Chairs 1.50   1 Tea Kettle 1.50   1 Sayers Yarn or Iron 1.25   1 Set of maulings & wedges .75   1 Old Hackle 1.00   1 Woolen wheel 1.00   1 Wooden 24 hour clock 12.00   1 Draw knife .50   1 hands saw 1.00   1 foot adze .50   1 file .33   2 Kettles iron 4.00   1 falling sc .75 
$39.58
debt due by Evan Davis
5.30
Sworn & subscribed in open court 16 th Augt 1820
$44.88
William Steel Proxy
Andrew W. Perron
Debts due by Petitioner
  Samuel Harley $15.00   Wm Simpson Execution cost 6.00   Wm Engert 1.00   John King 40.00   Jonathan Masden 2.50   $64.50 
Balance of costs amt unknown to George Buchanan

Huntingdon County ss
John W Pherran being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Andrew W Pherran the above named Pensioner and his circumstances and property and estimates the same to be worth forty four Dollars and eighty eight Cents which in the opinion of deponent is the ultimate extent of its value his bed and bedding excepted
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 16 th August 1820
John W Pherran
William Steel Proty
Huntingdon County ss The foregoing declaration having been made in open court on the 16 th day of August 1820 and the schedule aforesaid being exhibited and the evidence of the value of the Property of Declarant Produced & stating the value of the same at forty four Dollars and eighty eight cents the court approved of the said valuation & concurs therein
By the court
William Steel Proty
Huntingdon County ss I William Steel Prothonotary of the court of common pleas for the county of Huntingdon aforesaid do certify that Andrew W Pherran named in the foregoing schedule and who has sworn to, and subscribed the same is a resident citizen of the said county of Huntingdon and has been so for more than twenty years given under my hand and seal of office at Huntingdon the 22 nd day of February AD 1821
William Steel Proty

Rev. and 1818 Wars Section.
Ans
June 30, 1927
Lida Beck 204 W. Adams St Fairfield, Iowa
Madam:
I have to advise you that in  the  old Revolutionary War pension claim of Andrew McPherran or McPheran (S. 40138), the name of his wife is not stated, nor does it appear that his widow applied for pension.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary war pensioner, Andrew McPherran (S. 40138), you should apply to the Civil Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-
Andrew McPherran or McPheran, Certificate No. 5098, issued December 24, 1818, rate eight dollars per month, commenced May 1, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Pennsylvania Agency.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

40 138
Rev INVALID.
1910 May 13 Hirt. to Miss Lida Beck. V.P. 1910 Aug. 22. same ref. to the latter. 1910. Sept 16 - Lida Beck advised no information as to wife. M.B.H. 1927-June 30 Lida Beck - wid. no wife's name & no widow applied awg. 1934-Feb 2 - Hirt to H. H. Waite. Bkt
File No. 40 138
Andrew W. Sherman Daughter
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: -Vol. 8 , Page 8/9
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Phelan Esq Sept 18, 1891 Andrew M c Parlan Esq
Mr. Phelan
Rev Mr.

J. E. McPHERRAN, Attorney at Law.
Sterling, Ill., Sept 18 1891
Genl. G. B. Rame Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
At Sir: My Grandfather appears on the military Rolls in the Recollec- tionary War, under name of Andrew McFaran. He served for some time in the 5 th Pa Line, until mid- summer of 1777. when he became a member of the Rifle Corps formed by Genl. Washington from divers Regts. placed under Genl. Morgan and sent to Yorktown at Saratoga. He re- mained with the corps after that battle, and was under Morgan in the South at Cowpens; first under Gates and afterwards under Genl. Greene. As the States enlisted men until the fall of 1778, the record of the transfers made from Regiments

J. E. McPHERRAN, Attorney at Law.
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Sterling, Ill.,.....189
prior thereto, is not duly preserved either in the State or National Departments appertaining to such matters. He drew a Pension, and I think that his application will show to some extent the nature & extent of his military services. As I know no one in Washington, and having only a slight acquaintance with you, formed at one of your visits to this place, may I ask you to direct that enquiry be made into the Pension Dept. and that a sub- stantial statement of such ap- plication be forwarded to me.
Respectfully
Yo. Obedt. Servt. J. C. McPherran

Bureau of Pensions.
Enlisted in Mar or April 1776 in Capt Thos Church's in a comp com. by Capt Thos. Church Col Anthony Wayne's Penn. Reg. for one year, and served 5 years for one year. at the expiration of his term of service he again enlisted in the same Co & Reg & served

four years when he left the service.
He states he was present and participated in the battle of Three Rivers,
Iron Hill, Brandy and Germantown.
Applied for pension May 1, 1818 from Huntingdon Co Pa (don)
aged 59 yrs.
pension was granted at the rate of 8 per month.
Signs name to Dec M c Pheran

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Ad. May 17, 1910
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. OW. J. File 40138
Claimant _____
Soldier Andrew M Phelan
Service Pa. 7
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No other Invalid

107
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. M. D. 10/9/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Andrew McPherran
Service Pa.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
Inv. 7. 40,138 No other Inv. No. Wid or Ref.

Fairfield, Iowa. April -4- 1927.
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Commissioners —
I am desirous to obtain information as to the filing of wife of Andrew M c Pherran Sur. File No. 40,138 Revolutionary War, date of his death June 10 - 1829 at Franklin Township, Huntingdon Co. Penna. To whom was the last payment of his pension made? I wish to know her name - From records, think she was living at time of his death, and filed claim for a pension. I have it that her name

Adams 2
was Martha, M c Pherran - not quite sure of it. Hope to be advised as to pension claim filed by wife and name of wife, date of claim if made.
Any information given will be most gratefully received.
most sincerely
Lida Beck
P.S. If in the claim filed her father and mother's is name is given, will you please make mention of each. Would like the wife's father given name. Thanks for the trouble -
204 West Adams St Fairfield, Iowa

SEP 10 1910

204 West Adams Street Fairfield, Iowa.
Sept. 6 - 1910.
Bureau of Pensions; - Washington D. C.
Sir:
Will you please send to me a copy in full of the application for pension of Susan M c Pherran widow of Andrew M c Pherran, Revolutionary War, Serving under Captain Church and Smith, Colonel Anthony Wayne, Fourth Penn'a Battalion 1776.
Date of application with for Pension May 1-1878, allowed Residence at date of application Huntingdon Co., Penn.
Date of death June, 16, - 1829 - at Franklin Township, Huntingdon Co. Pa. Certificate No. 3,098
I can not give the place of residence at birth, enlistment and after discharge nor date and place of birth. Widow's name Susan M c Pherran.
Am anxious to know the time place and to whom Andrew M c Pherran was married.
If widow received pension please send number of certificate. Many thanks for all information this office has given me.
Sincerely - Miss Lida Beck
204 West Adams St.

204 West Adams St.
Fairfield Iowa,
May-9. 1910.
To Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sirs:—
Am looking up the war record of Andrew M c Pherran a Revolutionary Soldier serving under Captain Church. Would like to be informed if Andrew M c Pherran or his widow received a pension
Can not state definitely but rather judge he was from Pennsylvania as that was his children's native state.
Would be pleased to have a reply soon and oblige —
MAY 13 1910
Sincerely Your (min) Lida Beck 204 West Adams Street

P.S. Please give volu me n and page upon upon which the record is made. Lda Bed
A. B. F.

H. H. WAITE ATTORNEY AT LAW HUNTINGDON, PA.
December 19, 1933.
Commissioner of Pensions, Veteran's Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have been trying to obtain a record of my ancestry on my mother's side, and I am informed that possibly you have a record in Washington of the service of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, and that I might obtain from the records information, at the rate of fifteen cents per page.
Andrew McPherran was a Revolutionary soldier and served under Captain Thomas Church, 4th Battalion, Continental Line, Col. Anthony Wayne commanding. Andrew McPherran was a native of York county and was pensioned by the United States Government in about 1818, and died in Huntingdon county in June, 1829.
I have been trying to get a list of the names of his children, which perhaps would be attached to his application for a pension which was granted to him between the date of 1800 and 1818.
Will you kindly let me know what the cost of an investigation would be, so that I may be able to obtain the names of his children. I believe one of his children, probably born in Huntingdon county, was my grandmother, Mary.
Very truly yours,
HHW-MJ
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "H. H. Waite". The signature is written in dark ink and features a large, stylized flourish underneath the name.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Andrew M. Purran Soc File 40138
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar 20 Apr 1776 4 or 5 yrs Pol. Thomas Church Smith Anthony Wayne Penn                                                   
Battles engaged in, Three Rivers Iron Hill or Coote's Bridge Brandywine and Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, May 1, 1818. The original.
Residence at date of application, Huntingdon Co Penn.
Age at date of application, 59 yrs.
Remarks: In 1818 soldier's father was 84 years old. There were three sons 15, 16, and 19 years of age in 1820. No names are stated.

rd Division.
August 22, 1910.
Miss Lida Beck,
# 204 West Adams Street,
Fairfield, Iowa.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 12" and received in this Bureau on the 17" instant, relative to the pension claim of Andrew McPheran, Sur. File No. 40,138, War of the Revolution, you are advised that in order to ascertain the date of last payment of soldier's pension and the person to whom it was paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Dept., citing all of the following data: "Andrew McPheran, Certificate No. 5,098, issued December 24, 1818, under the Act of March 18, at the Pennsylvania Agency."
In order to identify a claim for pension which may have been filed on account of service in the Revolution, in addition to the soldier's full name, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

February 2, 1934
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RA-J/TEL Q
Andrew McPheran-S.40138
Mr. H.H.Waite Attorney At Law Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Andrew McPherran, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner.
A very careful examination of the pension claim, S.40138, based upon service of Andrew McPheran or McPherran, has been made and the following data found.
The date and place of birth of Andrew McPheran are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
He enlisted in March or April, 1776, in York County, Pennsylvania, served as a private in Captains Thomas Church's and Smith's Companies, Colonel Anthony Wayne's 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment; was in the battles of Three Rivers, Iron Hill, Brandywine and Germantown and several skirmishes; length of service five years. He stated that he left the service in order to assist his father, who was at that time aged eighty-four years. The names of the parents of Andrew McPheran are not shown.
Andrew McPheran was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he was aged about fifty-nine years and resided in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820, the soldier stated that his family then residing with him consisted of three boys, aged respectively nineteen, sixteen and thirteen years, but did not give his relationship to the boys nor their names nor is the name of his wife shown.
He died June 16, 1829, place not given. Q/10
In 1820, one John McPharren made affidavit in Huntingdon County,

Pennsylvania, in support of the claim of Andrew McPheran for pension: no relationship was shown and there are no further data as family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension in the case of Andrew McPherran or McPheran(S.40138), Revolutionary War soldier, and the name and address of person paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Andrew McPherran or McPheran, Certificate No. 5098, issued December 24, 1818, rate $8 per month, commenced May 1, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.