Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5788, for Frederick Jungkurth, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Jungkurth, Frederick Barbara
R. 5788
CONTENTS
Also given as Yonker, Yunker, and Younker.

Barbara Coughlin widow of Frederick Coughlin Pa; Act of July 1838.
June 4/55 Filed by K.C. Robinson Washington D.C.

State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County ss
On this twentyseventh day of May, 1855 personally appeared before the Subscriber, one of the Rebecca Lunkirth a resident of Germantown - in the County of Philadelphia aged Sixty four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. And that she is the Child of Frederick Lunkirth, Yonker, Younker, or Yunker, who was an Ensign and Lieutenant in the revolutionary War in the 7 th Battalion of Pennsylvania Militia and in a Company of foot in the second Battalion of Pennsylvania Militia, during the years 1780 to 1786. She thinks that a Henry Sorber was enlisted at the same time, and that his Captains Name was Lamar as will more fully appear from the Commission herewith transmitted. She further declares that her Father the said Frederick Lunkirth Yonker, Younker, or Yunker, died March 1816, in the State & County aforesaid. That her said Barbara Lunkirth Yonker, Younker, or Yunker, her Mother was married to the said Frederick Lunkirth, Yonker, Younker or Yunker by one Rev d Frederick Schmidt on the 31 st May 1784 That her Mother died on the about the 20 th day of August 1842. And that she left the following Children viz. Anna Magdalen, Christopher J, Rebecca, Frederica

Henry W. & Susanna. Sunkfurth, Ann E Mason Anna Sharma & Catharine Widdis, who are the only surviving children ~
Rebecca Sunkfurth
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me the Subscriber a Judge of the District Court  one of the  Court of Common Pleas for the County of
City and County of Philadelphia, ss.
✱ Ja Wöltecher , Esquire, Prothonotary of the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, Do CERTIFY, that the Honourable Clark Hare Esq. by whom the foregoing Attestation was made, and whose name is thereto subscribed, was at the time of making thereof, and still is, one of the  President Judges of the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, the Thirteenth day of May eighteen hundred and fifty- five
Ja Wöltecher Prothonotary.

Henry W. & Susanna. Jungkurth. Ann E Mason Anna Theresa & Catharine Widdis, who are the only surviving children ~
Rebecca Jungkurth
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. before me the Subscribed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia
Clark Hare Judge District Court.

Anna Magdalen ✓ Ann E. Nelson ✓ Christopher J. ✓ Rebecca ✓ Anna Sharina ✓ Frederika ✓ Catherine Widdit ✓ Henry W. ✓ Susannah ✓

Germantown Pa April 16 th 1855
M c Robinson
Sir I Rec d your letter the 14 and you wish to know about my parents My Father Died March 1816 aged 65 and my Mother Died August 1842 and they were Married May 31 st 1784 By Rev Frederick Schmidt there is no Child under fifty I send two papers but the third is so like the second if you need it i can send it but this is the contents he was appointed to be Lieutenant of the Eighth Company of foot in the Second Battalion of Militia but I wish the papers sent back again if you are done with them when Mothe was living she wanted to see about it but never Rec d any Satisfaction and i thought if there was any to be had i Might but see after it
Yours with Respect
Rebecca Tunkle

Pension Office
June 8 1883
Sir
The application of the children of Barbara Jungkurth, alias Yonker, alias Younker alias Yunker decd widow of Frederick of Pa has been examined and filed under the act of July 7 1835,
The commissions filed with the declaration are not evidence of service. Her husband may have been appointed and not have rendered any service as seems likely to have been the case, as one commission is dated 1780, in the same Battalion as his other two, and his commission as Lieutenant, is dated May 1783 after the war was virtually closed. It is not at all likely that he rendered any actual service under said commission. But if it were admitted that the first two commissions showed service, they would not indicate a period of six months. The term of the Pa Militia did not exceed two months, — Hit

is the intention of the claimants to prosecute this claim further, application should be made to the Audit- or Genl of Pa for evidence of the service, and the testimony of witnesses should be adduced who know that their father rendered the service for which a pension is claimed,
The date of the marriage must be proved agree- ably to our Regulations, And the date of the deaths of Frederick and Barbara Jungkenth as well as who are the surviving children must be proved by disinterested witnesses,
At the end of the declaration after the enumeration of the children the following words in your writing is added "Who are the only surviv- ing children" and just above the name of the Judge the words "Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written". The declaration was the declaration in your proposed be- fore the defendant had made her statements under oath;
Wm. W. Williamson June 1/51
H. E. Robinson Esq Present

July 25, 1936
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Anna M. Shutterly Free Public Library Brownsville, Pennsylvania
FREDERICK JUNGKURTH R. 5788 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jacob, John and Frederick Youngkin (surname variously spelled) who served from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and of Robert and Joseph Denbo who, also, served from Pennsylvania.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolution of John and Jacob Youngkin, or of Robert and Joseph Denbo; both surnames were searched under all spellings. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. The record has been found, however, of a Frederick Jungkurth (whose surname appears also under the spellings Jungkort, Yonker, Yunker and Younker). That record is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 5788, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Frederick Jungkurth are not shown in the claim.
In 1779, Frederick Jungkurth, a German, was residing in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned May 10, 1780, Ensign of a company of foot, 7" Battalion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania militia; he was commissioned May 1, 1783, Lieutenant of a company of foot, 2" Battalion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania militia, and his third commission as Lieutenant of the 9" Company of Foot, 2" Battalion, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania militia was dated May 1, 1786. It was stated that he served also in the "German Battalion". No dates of enlistment, names of officers or details of service were given. He died in March, 1816, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Frederick Jungkurth married May 31, 1784, place not given, Barbara, whose date and place of birth are not given, nor names of parents stated. She died August 20, 1842.

Frederick Jungkurth and his wife, Barbara, were survived by the following children: Anna Magdalen, Christopher I., Rebecca, Frederica, Henry W., Susanna Jungkurth, Ann E. Mason, Anna Sherman and Catharine Widdis.
May 29, 1855, soldier's daughter, Rebecca Jungkurth, then aged sixty-four years and living in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, applied for pension which might have been due on account of the Revolutionary War service of her father, Frederick Jungkurth. She applied in behalf of herself and the other surviving children.
The claim was not allowed as proof of service under his commissions was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law; service of at least six months being essential.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Frederick Jungkuth, or Youngker, or Yonker or Yunker? died 1816
Barbara " " " " 2 nd 20 Aug th 1842
Married 1784
Anna Magdalena 1 - Christopher 2 - Rebecca 3 , Fredinica 4
Henry W. 5 & Susanne Jungkuth 6 . John & Ann E Mason 7
Anna Sherman 8 & Catherine Midd 9

Barbara Loughsmith widow of Frederick Loughsmith Pa: Feb 7 July 1836.
June 21/55. V. L. Loughsmith N. C. Robinson Washington D.C.

Washington June 4 1855.
Dear Sir,
I enclose herewith the declaration of Rebecca Langhuth, one of the children of Frederick and Barbara Langhuth a citizen of Pa., in order to obtain such amount of pension as may be due under Act of July 1840. It appears that the said Frederick Langhuth was a German, serving in the "German Battalion" and that his name was pronounced Volfeld by those who received him on the roll, & he died on his commission, as Captain in 1780. He married in 1783, & died in 1785. There is a pension, herewith transmitted from the said Rebecca as the daughter, have remained in New Jersey part of the paper tell- ing her father for a long time, and she often heard as corroborative of her declaration.

which they are attached with his letter to myself containing them. Dated Apr 16 1855. Record evidence of service, Marriage, & death of the said Frederick Jungkuthy together with proof of kinship, identity, &c. will therefore be presented, and such other testimony as it may be proper to obtain to substantiate the claim.
I am, Very Respectful Your Obt Servt Henry C. Robinson
Rev. C. P. Wells Court of Pensions

Philad a County ss.
5 th 183.
I DO hereby CERTIFY, That Frederick Jungkort of Germantown
Hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the OATH of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the fifth day of December, A. D. 1778. Witness my hand and seal, the twentieth day of October A. D. 1779.
{ L.S. }
John Moore
Printed by J. Dunlap.

In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the F R E E M E N of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ,
The SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of the said Commonwealth,
To
Frederick Yorke Esquire
W E reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be
Battalion of Militia, in the County of Philadelphia . You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Ensign . And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in Pursuance of the Acts of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in force until your Term, by the Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.
G I V E N under the lesser Seal of the Commonwealth, at Philadelphia, this tenth Day of May in the Year of our
LORD, One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty
ATTEST.
W. M'Kean
President

In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the FREEMEN of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ,
The SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of the said Commonwealth,
To Frederick Yeunke Gentleman
James Ewing WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant of a Company of foot in the second Battalion of Militia, in the County of Philadelphia — You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto Belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in Pursuance of the Acts of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in Force until your Term, by the Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.
G I V E N in Council, under the hand of the Vice President, and the lesser Seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this first — Day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty three
ATTEST.
John Dickinson

In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the FREEMEN of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
The Supreme Executive Council of the said Commonwealth,
To Fredericks Yunus Gentleman
WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant of the Eighth Company of foot in the Second Battalion of Militia in the County of Philadelphia you are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall, from Time to Time, receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in pursuance of the Acts of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in Force until your Term, by the Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.
GIVEN in Council under the Hand of the Vice President, and the lesser Seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this 1st Day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six .
ATTEST.
Isaac Trimble for John Armstrong jur. Secy
Mr. Middle

REJECTED
5488.
1936 July 24 - sent to Anna M. Shutterby - m. & B.
P. O. Barbara Jungfurth Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: claim filed too late to be on printed list of 185-
Re-enlisted: of rejection.
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contact.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____

No 15305
Barbara Jungkunt Younger daughter widow of Frederick Pa
Robt. Robinson June 8 1885
1788
July 2 1888

FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BROWNSVILLE, PA.
June 24, 1936
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Our Library would like very much to have any data you could give us on the following men.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Jacob, John and Frederick Younkin (Youngken, Youngking, Junghen, Jungen, Jungken).
1. Jacob Youngken was a private in Capt. Mamus Yosts Company of Militia from Haycock Township, Buck County, Pennsylvania. Revolutinary War.
2. John Youngken, Revolutinary Soldier from Nochamixou Township, Buck County, Pennsylvania.
Please given the dates of enlistments of these men, time of discharge, if married, their wives names, also the names of children if any at that time. If you could give us anything concerning their brothers and sisters, we would be glad to have it. L oval

#2
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY BROWNSVILLE, PA.
I am giving you all the data on these men that we have, hoping it will help you to locate them. Anything you give us will be very much appreciated by our Library.
The other parties we wish to locate are Robert and Joseph Denbo.
Robert Denbo was listed as a member of Capt. Robert Sweeney's 6th. Co., 5th Battalion of Pennsylvania troops.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am
Sincerely yours,
Anna M. Shutterly
Librarian