Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,134, for William Mc Connell, New York

SERVICE
New York. Penns
McConnell William
NUMBER
S. 40.134
B.L. M ts 7506-100.
CONTENTS
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10,383
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Pennsylvania Wm McCamell
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Klief of the N York line, for the term of Years  12mo
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of May and sent to Robert Orr Wittanning, Penn
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  41-29 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19  48
5 30 35
$ 89 29
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Robert Orr Wittanning Penn Sept 13 1820

Copy: letter to Hon Robt. Orr abt.
Wm. McLennan Warr. prairie Yrs
19 Dec 1827

copy Washington County land office The Honble 19 th Dec r 1827
Robert Orr
Sir
I find that land warrant No. 7506 issued to Sam Broome assigned for William Mc- -Cone's land on the 11 th of November 1791.
Robert Taylor
Recorded in Vol. III Land Wts issued prior to 1800 - under New York service. No papers.

2 Cases 2559 v
Robt Orr, Judge.
Kittanning, Pa.
Rec d Oct. 30. 1818.
M rs W m McCormell
Private
Leob Van Schaick, Reg d
New York Line
1777- 8 years & 6 months
Endorsed on rolls.
Adm d

20 Octbr 1818
Free
To the Honourable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of the War department
Washington City

To the Honorable John C. Calhoun Secretary of the Department of War
Whereas William M c Connell of Redbank Township in the County of Armstrong & State of Pennsylvania An Invalid Soldier of the Revolutionary War, personally appeared before Me and made Oath as follows
That on the 14 th of November 1775 He was Enlisted in the County of Lancaster in said State, to serve in the Regiment. Commanded by the Honorable Colonel Anthony Wayne To serve for One Year, Marched under His command to Saratoga & was left there on account of bad health. That on the 12 th of December 1776 He again enlisted at Saratoga to serve During the war & entered into the first Regiment New York Commanded by the Honorable Goosey Van-Slyck, & served in the Company commanded by Captain Charles Parson, & Remained under his Command for 6 years & six months, When he was Honorably discharged at New Windsor on the North River — That He was in the following Battles, at Saratoga, at Monmouth, was wounded, and at the taking of Cornwallis at York Town in Virginia, Still under Captain Charles Parson. & from Him Received His discharge. Which is Now lost, & that He is now about 63 years of age, in Necessitous circumstances He is in need of assistance from His adopted Country — Sworn before me this 30 th Day of September 1818
William M c Connell
Robert Orr
I Robert Orr One of the Associate Judges for the County of Armstrong in the State of Pennsylvania DO hereby Certify
That I am Acquainted with the above Deponent William M c Connell, that he is of a good Character, that he is in very necessitous Circumstance, And that I believe that which is set forth in the above Deposition to be finally true Given under my Hand & Seal September the 30 th 1818
Robert Orr Seal

I the subscriber Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Armstrong in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the within named Robert Orr Esquire before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and still is a judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified by the proper authority and that full faith and credit may be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning this thirtieth day of September A.D. 1818.
Ebenezer Smith Kelley, Pro.

William McConnel...
10383
Houston Tex
May 19
1888

I Eben Smith Kelley Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Armstrong in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) 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, exclusive of the pension from the state is forty eight dollars and eighty eight cents -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twentyfifth day of September A. D. 1820.
E. S. Kelley -

County of Armstrong State of Pennsylvania
On the eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court William McConnell at a court of Common Pleas holden at Kittanning in the county aforesaid, being a court of record under the statute laws of this state, aged sixty five years resident in the township of Red bank in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as a private in Capt. James Taylor's company commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne, in which he served one year. He then enlisted in the first New York Regiment under Capt. Charles Pearson commanded by Col. Goose Van Schaik, that he was in the battle of Monmouth, where he this deponent got wounded, that he was also at the siege of Yorktown at the taking of Cornwallis, and this deponent continued in public service in all about seven years and six months, when he received his discharge from the said Col. Goose Van Schaik, that he first applied on the 30 th day of September 1818 for a pension from the United States under the act of congress of the 18 th of March preceding and obtained his pension certificate No. 10.383 dated 8 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it 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 Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 18 Sept. 1820.
(Signed) William McConnell.
E. I. Kelley, PRO.

Schedule of the property of the above named William McConnel his necessary clothing & bedding excepted as follows,
A pension from the state of Pennsylvania of forty dollars per annum - $40.00 
  1 shot gun $5.00   3 sheep 3.00   5 yearling hogs 7.50   1 chair 0.18 3 / 4   3 cups & 3 saucers 0.12 1 / 2   1 tea pot 0.18 3 / 4   1 rough table 0.12 1 / 2   1 iron pot 0.50   1 do (cracked) 0.98   1 axe 1.00   1 hilling hoe 0.53   1 cow 12.00   1 milk pail 0.20   1 wooden bucket 0.20   $30.88 
  Balance of a due bill on Daniel Hahender  18.00     48.88  
(Signed) William McConnel
This deponent is by trade a Taylor but from the advanced age of his wife, and a pain in his breast is unable to make a livelihood, nor has he worked but trifling at his trade for nearly six years, his family consists of no person but himself and his wife Martha who is now eighty three years of age, and that he is indebted to the amount of about fifteen dollars.
(Signed) William McConnel
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 18 th day of September A.D. 1820.
E. I. Kelley, Pro.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section REL cur
October 21, 1929
Miss Nancy Jefferson 310 S. Lime Street Lexington, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.40134 , it appears that William McConnell enlisted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1775, and served one year as private in Captain James Taylor's Company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He re-enlisted at Saratoga, New York, December 12, 1776, and served six years and six months, date of discharge not given, in Captain Charles Parsons' Company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's New York Regiment. He was in the battles of Saratoga, Monmouth, where wounded, and at the taking of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years and resided in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

In 1820, he referred to his wife, Martha, as being eighty-three years of age.
The dates of his birth and death are not given and there are no further data as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier named William McConnell, under any spelling of that name, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McConnell, William GRADE Private LINE New York (S 40134)
WARRANT NUMBER 7506 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Nov. 11, 1791 to Sam. Broome, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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1914 May 14. Hist. to Hon. Thomas M. Bell. p.
1924 June 2. Tombstone data to D.M. General. AW
1929 Oct 21 - Hist. to Miss Nancy Jefferson. Etch

310 S. Lime St. Lexington, Kentucky. Aug. 21, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:—
Pend
Could you give me any information concerning the dates of the birth and death of William Mc Connell who served as a private in the Lancaster Co. Penn. militia during the Revolutionary war? From the information I can obtain at present, he was buried in Bourbon, Co. Ky. in 1823.
Any facts concerning the birth, death, and military service of this man will be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you, I am,
Sincerely yours,
(Miss) Nancy Jefferson 310 S. Lime St. Lexington, Ky.

SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
JOHN A. MOON, TENN., CHAIRMAN. DAVID E. FINLEY, S. C. ALFRED G. ALLEN, OHIO. JAMES T. LLOYD, MO. THOMAS L. REILLY, CONN. THOMAS M. BELL, GA. JOHN W. WEEKS, MASS. WILLIAM E. COX, IND. JOHN J. GARDNER, N. J. FRANK E. WILSON, N. Y. VICTOR MURDOCK, KANS. DANNITTE H. MAYS, FLA. SAMUEL W. SMITH, MICH. WILLIAM E. TUTTLE, JR., N. J. DANIEL F. LAFEAN, PA. ARTHUR B. ROUSE, KY. HALVOR STEENERSON, MINN. H. ROBERT FOWLER, ILL. MARTIN B. MADDEN, ILL. FRED L. BLACKMON, ALA. RALPH H. CAMERON, ARIZ. CURTIS H. GREGG, PA.
JO J. IVINS, CLERK.
Committee on The Post-Office and Post-Roads, House of Representatives, United States, Washington.
May 12, 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please inform me if the names of Thomas Kimsey and William McConnell who had service in the War of the Revolution are to be found on the pension roll. This information is wanted for the purpose of completing an application for admission to the Daughters of the Revolution.
Very respectfully,
TMB-W

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
IN REPLY REFER TO QM 293 A-C McConnell, William
May 27, 1924
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
In order that a headstone may be provided for the grave of the decedent appearing below, The Quartermaster General requests that the correct military service and the spelling of the name be supplied from the records of the Pension Bureau:
Private William McConnell, Served during the Revolution in Capt. James Ross' Company, 3rd Battalion, Lancaster Co., Penn. Militia. Entered service December 12, 1776.
Very truly yours,
R. P. HARBOLD, Assistant.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. aw
June 2, 1924.
R. P. Harbold, Assistant, Office of Quartermaster General, U. S. A. Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to a William McConnell who served in Capt. James Ross' Company, Third Battalion, Lancaster County, Penn., Militia.
It appears that one William McConnell enlisted in Lancaster County, Penn., Nov. 14, 1775, and served as Private in Captain James Taylor's Company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's Penn. Regiment for one year.
He re-enlisted at Saratoga, N. Y. December 12, 1776, and served in Capt. Charles Parson's Company, Col. Goose Van Schaick's New York Regiment until the close of the war, date of discharge not stated. Served in all six years and six months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Sept. 30, 1818, while living in Armstrong County, Penn., aged 63 years.
The dates of his birth and death are not on record.
The above noted is the only William McConnell, under any spelling of that name found on the records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

OW JSC May 14, 1914.
Hon. Thomas M. Bell.
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Bell:
In response to your letter dated the twelfth instant. I have the honor to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Thomas Kimsey, and to furnish you the military history of the only William McConnell found on said records.
William McConnell, Sur. File No. 40,134. Rev. War, was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1818, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and a resident of Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
He states that he enlisted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1775, as a Private in Captain James Taylor's company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's regiment for one year, and re-enlisted at Saratoga December 12, 1776, in Captain Charles Parsons' company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's 1st New York regiment, he engaged in the battles of Saratoga; Monmouth, where he was wounded; siege of Yorktown and capture of Cornwallis; and served six years and six months, after which he

was discharged by Captain Parsons.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Martha aged eighty-three years.
There is no other family data on file.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.
Sept 22-1914. See B. L. records

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McConnell, William GRADE Sergeant LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9989 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 23, 1789 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.