Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11911, George Wunder, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Wunder, George Ann
R 11911
CONTENTS

20. 156
Pennsylvanian
George Wunder
of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania who was an Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Snyder of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Magan in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of from 17 to 17
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January 1828
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of May 1830 and sent to Hon. D. H. Miller H. Reps
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 522. 58 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1830 120. --
$ 642. 58
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
May 20, 1830
Rec: Book V. Vol. 6. fol. 91
Dead. See letter to Hon. J. B. Sutherland H. R. 30 th May 1836, let 12 June 1837 S. Moore

George Wunder
Dec 18 1827
Ref to form a Mil. Pensions
Feb 13 1828
Bill reported - no 166
Granted - commuted
His pension $20 per month
Dec 5th 1828
Ref to the loan on Mil. Pensions
December 16 1829
ref to the commutation on Military Pensions
Daniel H. Miller Esq.
M. C.
Petition of Geo. Wunder
The petition of George Wunder Northern District
Miller
Miller 5. Pensions

To the Honorable the house of Representatives of the Congress of the United States.
The petition of George Wunder of the Northern Liberties in the County of Philadelphia and state of Pennsylvania.
Respectfully sheweth. That your petitioner was enlisted in Capt. Jacob Shitz Company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hill in the Pennsylvania line as Ensign under Captain Armitage and Christian Snyder in the Regiment commanded by Col. McGuire in the Brigade commanded by Genl. Potter, was in the army at the battle of Amboy, Trenton and Brandywine and served to the close of the war as ensign, that your petitioner is now seventy five years of age, infirm and reduced in cir- cumstances, so that he is unable to support himself and family. He therefore humbly prays that your honorable Body will take his case into consideration and allow him such relief as the laws of the United States provides for the officers, who served in the revolu- tionary war.
And as in duty bound will ever pray &c.
November 30 th 1827.
Philadelphia County ss.
George Wunder
The sixth day of Dec r A.D.
1827 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County George Wunder the above named petitioner and on his solemn affirmation said that the petition above written is just, true, and correct according to the best of his knowledge and belief - witness my hand and seal.
Isaac Strong

We the subscribers have known your petitioner George Wunder thru many years, that he served in the rev- olutionary army and so far as our recollection serves us, his petition what is stated in his petition is correct. He has been an honest, sober and an industrious man and is now poor and much in want of assistance. Witness our hands and seals this sixth fifth day of Decr. a.d. 1827.
Sworn and subscribed before Jedidiah Strong
this sixth day of December a.d. 1827
Valentine Wunder
Levi 
This is to certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Valentine Wunder and Elias Beckard and they are sober honest and industrious men and much respected in Gurnan- town. Witness my hand and seal the day and year above said.
Jedidiah Strong

1770
Ann Wunder: Penn:

State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia }
on this Third day of April A D 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Susanna Beck who being first duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn Affirmation declare and say that she is well acquainted with Ann Wunder named in the annexed declar- -ation and certificate that she was present and witnessed the mar- -riage ceremony of the said Ann Wunder that her marriage with George Wunder was duly solemnised at the house of Jacob Wunder near Germantown by the Rev Mr Smith Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Michael at Germantown in the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1776 affirm- -ant further says that George Wunder the Husband of the said Ann Wunder died in the year 1828 and that she the said Ann Wunder has remained a widow ever since that period and I the said Justice do hereby certify that the affirmant is a highly respectable Lady and entitled to full confidence.
Witness my hand & seal the day and year first aforesaid W. B. Norbury J.P.
Susanna Beck mark
Affirmed & subscribed before me this 3. day of April 1837.
W. B. Norbury J.P.
State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia }
on this Third day of April A D 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Susan B. Johnson who being duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation declare and say that she is well acquainted with Ann Wunder named in the annexed declaration and that she has known her before and since the death of her husband George Wunder that he the said George Wunder died in the year 1828 and that she the said Ann Wunder has remained a Widow ever since that period and I the said Justice do hereby cer- -tify that the affirmant is a highly respectable lady and entitled to full confidence.
Witness my hand & seal the day & year first aforesaid
S B Johnson
Affirmed & subscribed before me this 3. day of April 1837.
W. B. Norbury J.P.
W. B. Norbury J.P.

Philadelphia County ss.
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County do certify that Jo- seph B. Starbury Esq. before whom the foregoing  severally affidavits were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of said duly commissioned and quali- fied to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this third day of April A.D. 1837
Robert Morris Prothonotary

Married "on the Eleventh day of June Anno Domini, One thousand seven hundred & seventy six, George Wunder to Anna von Acken, both single & of Germantown Township — after three times proclamation."
I certify the above to be a correct extract from the Records of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saint Michael, at Germantown, Pennsylvania. The name "Wunder" in the Record is spell in German "Wunder". Witness my hand & the seal of the congregation this first day of April A.D. 1837.
J. W. Richards V.D.M.
Pastor of said congregation.
State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
This first day of April A.D.
1837. Personally appeared the Rev J. W. Richards after being duly affirmed according to law, doth depose and say that the above certificate is a true copy from the records of the St Michael's Lutheran Church at Germantown, done before me, one the justices of the peace in and for said County, and I do certify that the above J. W. Richards is Pastor of said Church. Witness my hand and seal at Germantown the day and year above written.
John Leiberk.
J.P.

Philadelphia County ss.
I Robert Norris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County do Certify that John Libert Esq before whom the within affida- vit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith credit are and ought to be given as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Philadelphia this third day of April A D 1837
Robert Norris Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
On this thirtieth day of March A D Eighteen Hundred and Thirty seven personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia Ann Wunder a resident of west Kensington in the County of Phil- =adelphia and State of Pennsylvania Aged eighty years the sixteenth day of last August who be- duly affirmed according to Law doth on her solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed the fourth day of July A D 1836 that she is the Widow of George Wunder deceased who was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War and that he applied for and received a pen- =sion certificate in the year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Eight which was given in the hands of Charles Goodman to draw his arrears of pension after the death of the said George Wunder and was returned to the department lost or mislaid she further states that her husband the said George Wunder entered the service in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy six and that he was in several engagements which will more fully appear by reference to his declaration and proof thereunto annexed filed in the war Department She further declares that she was married to the said George Wunder on the eleventh day of June Seventeen Hundred and Seventy six and that he died on the 25 th day of Sept A D 1828 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed
Affirmed & Subscribed in open Court before
Richd. Mansell
Ann Wunder

Philadelphia County ss.
Robert Norris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County do certify that the Honorable Archibald Randall before whom the forgoing affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which said Court is a Court of Record duly Commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as Elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Philadelphia this third day of April A.D. 1887
Robert Norris Prothonotary

REJECTED
11.911 3
P. O. Ann Vander
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as;
Re-enlisted: "Pensioned under special act - no proof of service"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Cor
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____,

I certify that the name of Ann Warden of Kensington, Philadelphia County, is on the State Pension List, and regularly draws her Pension from this office
Treasurer's Office Phil a Co.
August 17 1840
George Read
Ex rs

Ann Wunders Pennsylvania
Suspended
See letter 12 June 1837 J. L. Moore let 21 Aug t 1840 Joseph Butler,
11911
Ait 4 July 1836

Aug 20. 1840.
Pk 11
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Pension Office
Washington D.C.

L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Philadelphia August 19 th 1840
Sir.
An application of Mrs. Ann Wunder, widow of George Wunder, (decd) who was an officer in the war of the Revolutionary and to whom a pension was about to be granted about the time of his death, the am t . of which she the said Ann received up to the time of his death. Since which, she made application as his widow for the benefit of such acts as were passed in favour of widows &c she informs me that her papers were made out by Joshua J. Moore, above two years ago. Since which, after waiting and repeatedly calling on him, all he tells her, he expects them acted on and she will receive her pension. The old Lady now solicits me to make the state of her case known to you, and to be informed, whether there is any thing due, her. The enclosed Certificate, is from Mr. George Read, as you will see she is inscribed as a pensioner from the state of Pennsylvania. Your kind attention to the same will be respectfully acknowledged by her as well as yours very Hon ble Serv t Joseph Butler

Philadelphia April 5/37
Sir
I enclose You the declaration of Ann Wunder widow of George Wunder whose claim for his pension was presented by Daniel H. Miller who was a member of Congress at that time from the Third district
I am Very Respectfully Your obedt Servt John Moore
J. L. Edwards Esq

V. G. Wood June 12. 1837 Pa

War Dept. P. Offi-
June 12, 1887
Sir
The papers in the case of Mid. Admitted 5031 Mrs. Elizabeth Ludwick widow of John Martin Ludwick have been lost & they are herewith returned in order that the affidavit of the witness as to the claimants marriage may be corrected. It It is stated therein that she was married in 1798. In drawing up the affidavit, the year should be stated in figures  written and not in figures. It should be stated whether under oath whether the claimants husband had any other name than that of Martin Ludwick and if so, his name should be given in full.
R. 9243 - Shredery W. L.
The claim of Catharine Schrader widow of Philip Schrader has also been lost & the papers filed in this office. In the declaration of Philip Schrader made at Albany 1820, he states that

He has only one daughter sending him who he is obliged to support. If he had a wife at that time living, it should be shown by the most undoubte proof, and it should also be shown by the testimony of some respectable person of known respectability who can evince their names that the person who now applies is the widow of the deceased, and the same person to whom he was married. She was married 22 July 1782; and her husband was discharged in January 1783 as appears from his papers under the act of 18 March 1818. The 8 th section of the act of 4 July 1836 provides for now whose husbands were married subsequent to the last service of their husbands. The claim has therefore been rejected the papers filed in this office.
The papers of Mrs. Ann Wunder widow of George Wunder have also been ex-1 filed with suspended cases. Her husband's claim was allowed by a special act of Congress, there being no evidence of his alleged service in this office. The claim cannot be admitted by the office without the testimony of witnesses as required in note j in the enclosed printed.

The claim may be allowed on application being made to Congress when in session, for a separate act in her
The claim of Mrs. Eleanor Kramer has been allowed and embodied in her pension certificate.
Joshua L. Moore Esq. Philadelphia

Genl. Officer 240. Augt 21, 1840
Sir
In reply to your enquiries in the case of Mrs Ann Wunder widow of George Wunder, deceased I have to inform you that her husband was allowed a pension for alleged service as an Ensign by a special act of Congress. And that there is no proof of his service in this office. In order to obtain a pension the claimant should produce the testimony record or documentary proof of his having been in service as an Ensign as alleged.
Mr. Joseph Buller, Philadelphia,
a. C 17/10 act '36

May 29. 1830
Geo. Wunder, ensign Rev. war $20 per mo. from Jan. 1. 1828. Penn c . Role - - act 20 May 1830 Hon. D. H. Miller H. R.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office
recd. 29 May 1830

Dear Sir      Please have the goodness to inform me what measures will be necessary to be pursued, in order to obtain the amount of Pension if any which the parties named in the enclosed letter are entitled to receive - and any information relative thereto which you may deem essential -
You will further oblige me if the information can be transmitted so as to reach me on Monday , morning
Very respectfully yours
D r H. Miller
J. L. Edwards Esq.
House of Representatives } May 29 th 1830 }

To what time was George Wunder, of Pennsylvania, a Revolutionary Pensioner, last paid?
[ See Roll act March 18, 1818. Wunder was placed on it under a law passed 20 May 1830. ]
J L Edwards 30 May 1836
Paid to the day of his death, which occurred on the 25th. September 1828.
S. Heyde 30 May 1836