Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16942, for Francis Malone, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
Penn
Malone, Francis
NUMBER
S16942
CONTENTS
bearded

19330  Indiana
See letter Nov. 12. 1836 to P. Agt.
Francis Malone of Vincennes in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Daugherty of the 1st Regt. commanded by Col. Tipton in the Pa. line for 2 years
Note of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll of Ind at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug 1833 and J Pearson Newport
Arrears to the 14th of March 160.00 Semestral allowance ending 1 Sept 40.00 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Jam. [illegible] Cler. Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 120

State of Indiana } Vermillion County } ss:
On this 13 th day of May A D 1833 personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Vermillion and State of Indiana, Francis Malone, a resident of Holt Township in the County of Vermillion State of Indiana, aged about seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th A D 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That is to say that he entered the service under Captain William Morrow, of the Pennsylvanian Militia as a volunteer and Indian Spy, in the Month of June A D 1777. That he served for five years and quit the service in the Month of June 1782. That during the whole of this time, that is from the Spring of 1777 till June 1782, he was constantly in service as an Indian Spy - engaged in ranging the frontiers, on the West branch of the Susquehanna River. During this period he was engaged in no other business or occupation of any kind excepting that of an Indian Spy. Every Company of the Militia was at that time required to have four Spies, and Applicant, before when he was turned of seventeen years old, before he was of age to be enrolled in the Militia, volunteered as a Spy under Captain Morrow. When the companies to which the Spies belonged returned from a tour of duty, the Spies, and Applicant among them, remained on the frontiers, so that during the five years above men-

tioned, applicant was constantly in service -
Applicant was living in Northumberland County in Pennsylvania at the time he entered the service -
The name of the Colonel of the Regiment to which Captain Morris's Company belonged was James Morris -
Applicant remembers serving several tours of duty, as a as an Indian Spy, under Captain Donoherty & Captain Bown of Northumberland County Pennsylvania - These two last mentioned Captains, Bown & Donoherty, had formerly belonged to the Continental Service, but had returned home - and when applicant served under them they had raised volunteers to patrol the frontier against the Indians - Applicant also served in the same capacity in three expeditions under Col: Kelly of the Penn: Militia and also under Colonel Hutton - In the Spring of the year 1782, when serving under Colonel Hutton of the Pennsylvania Militia, there were in the same expedition about a dozen Pennsylvania State troops under Major Potter -
Captain Harris of the Pennsylvania State troops was also engaged in raising men in Northumberland County - Applicant served also under him as a Spy - Applicant mentions the names of these officers as being some of those under whom he served - but he is unable to say by reason of the length of time, and of his age he cannot state the time he served under each officer - There were were also a number of other officers under whom Applicant served, whose names he cannot recollect - During the whole

five years, before stated, he served as a spy, was constantly in service - and was under the command of a great number of officers, at the different periods of his service - Applicant served the whole time as a private -
Applicant further says that during, the whole five years that he served as a spy he found his own provisions and clothing, arms and ammunition and was entitled to receive, one Dollar a day for his services - That he never received any money or other compensation for his services, excepting two Dollars on one occasion for his services as a guide -
Applicant says says that during his services as a spy he was constantly employed for five years in the woods or in some of the stations established on the frontiers -
Applicant further states that he has no documentary proof or evidence of his services, and he knows of no person excepting Joseph Alexander and Martha Malone (whose depositions are read to the Court) whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
Applicant says he was born in Lancaster County, in Pennsylvania, in the year 1700 - he has at home a record of his age in his bible which he was copied from his father's bible - Since the Revolution war, Applicant has lived in various places - For a few years after the war he lived in Pennsylvania, thence he removed to Kentucky - thence to Ohio - thence to this State and he now lives in Holt Township Vermilion County - When Applicant entered the service it was as a volunteer as

he has stated above - He never received any discharge - Applicant can refer to Richard Mack Minister of the Gospel and Isaac Miller, his neighbors who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Applicant 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 agency of any State -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Sworn in Open Court & Francis his Malone
John N. Rush clerk Mark
We Richard Mack a clergyman residing in Belt Township Vermillion County Indiana and Isaac Miller residing in the same township do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Francis Malone who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that the we believe him to be in the Seventy third year of his age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Richard Mack Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid & Isaac Miller in open court
John N. Rush Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Richard Mack who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Township of Helt, County of Vermillion State of Indiana and that Isaac Miller who has also signed the same is a resident in the same township and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Indiana Vermillion County set
Rezn. Shelby Probate Judge
I, John M. Rush Clerk of the Probate Court of Vermillion County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the Matter of the application of Francis Malone for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Newport this 13 th day of May A D 1833.
J. M. Rush Clerk

State of Indiana ss. Before me the under signed a Vermillion county justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared.
Martha Malone and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that Between the years A.D. 1777 and 1794. She is poselied that Francis Malone of the State of Indiana Vermillion county Hett township did actually serve in the army of the Revolution for some time but the length of time she can't recollect and further this deponent saith not.
Martha Malone
Sworn and subscribed to be foreme this thirteenth day of October A.D. 1832 Joseph Schooling J.P.
State of Indiana
Vermillion County ss.
I Stephen D. Gardner Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Schooling whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate was at the time the same was attested, an acting justice of the peace in and for said county - My hand and seal of office this 5th November 1832 S.D. Gardner Clerk

State of Indiana Vermillion County } Set
I Joseph Schooling Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Martha Malone who hath signed and sworn to the within deposition and that I know her to be a person of veracity and I believe her statement entitled to credit. Witness my hand this 13 th day of May AD 1833. Joseph Schooling J.P.

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BRIEF in the case of Francis Malone of Vermillion Co in the State of Indiana. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.      vol In 1777 apt — to apt 1782 5 Infy  Col. M c Morrow { P. m a  Capt. Dougherty { Boon  Col. Kelly — Col. Auty " "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Northumberland Co. Pa.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradly. Two witnesses, to whom he swears that he served from 1777 to 1782 as Indian spy — the other that he was in the war from '77 & '82.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. L. Williams Examining Clerk.

for further info see file here in Shaw-Walker 8929-1829 1 Oct 77 1938 July 18, 1938
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Mr. J.D.A. Morrow Pittsburgh Coal Company Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BA-J/EEL Francis Malone-S.16942
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you have learned that the name of the father of John Malone, the War of 1812 soldier whose record was furnished you, was not John. You request to know whether there are any other Malones or Malones, Revolutionary War soldiers, probably of Pennsylvania.
The record has been found of a Francis Malone who served from Pennsylvania and later lived in the states named in your former letter. His record follows as found in pension claim, S.16942, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War which may be the record you seek.
Francis Malone was born in 1760, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Francis Malone volunteered in April, 1777, served as a private under Captains William Morrow, Dougherty, Beon and Harris, Colonels James Morrow, Kelly and Antis in the Pennsylvania troops, and was discharged in April, 1782. During the whole of this service, he was constantly engaged as an Indian Spy employed at the forts and in scouting and ranging along the frontier on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River against the Indians.
After the Revolution, he resided for a few years in Pennsylvania, then moved to Kentucky, thence to Ohio, and then to Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, while residing in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.

It is not stated that the soldier, Francis Malone, was ever married.
In 1832, one Martha Mallone made affidavit in Vermillion County, Indiana, but no relationship to the soldier was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War soldier, Francis Malone(S.16942), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Francis Malone Certificate No.19350 Issued August 27, 1833 Rate, $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Newport Indls 16 May 21 st 3 Free
Treasurer of Department
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Newport Vermillion Co. Ind
May 20 th 1833
Hon. Louis M c Lane Secretary of the Treasury Sir,
Be kind enough to inform me, whether during the late conflagration of the Treasury building, the papers relating to the application of various individuals, for the benefit of the Laws of the U.S. passed June 7 th 1832, for the relief of the soldiers of the Revolution were destroyed? I have forwarded to the department several applications of the kind, and the veterans are anxious lest they should have been destroyed.
Yours with great Respect
Isaac Pearson

16942 INVALID.
1931-Jan 8 List to Miss Maud Penn. Letter in case Leo Rmt 812755 861
1938-July 16-7 list to J.A.H. Mowbray - 85.
File No. 16942
Francis Malone
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pittsburgh Coal Company
J. D. A. MORROW PRESIDENT
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 22, 1938.
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hiller:-
Thank you very much for your courteous letter of the 16th, file BA-J/MLB, with the information contained. The John Melone, with the service record in the War of 1812, is without question the John Malone about whom I was inquiring.
Since writing you I have ascertained that I was wrong in stating that his father, a Revolutionary soldier about whom I wish information, may not have been named John. In fact, I have not been able to find out any definite information about his name except the "belief" of one of his descendants that his name was John.
If you have any other Melones or Malones with a Revolutionary record, probably from Pennsylvania, I would appreciate your giving me what data you have on him.
Very truly yours,
J. D. A. Morrow President.

State of Indiana } Before me the under signed a justice Vermillion County } of the peace in and for the county afore said personally appeared Joseph Alexander and made oath that Francis Malone of Wabamun- ship county and state aforesaid served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War under Col. William Morrow of the State of Pennsylvania as spy from the year A.D. 1777 until 1782 and further he saith not
Joseph Alexander
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 31 st day of October A.D. 1832 Joseph Schooling, J.P.
State of Indiana Vermillion County } I, Stephen B. Gardner Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Schooling whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting justice of the Peace of said County
Witness my hand and seal of office this 2 nd November A.D. 1832
S. B. Gardner Clerk

State of Indiana } 1st Vermillion County
I Joseph Schooling a justice of the peace of said county county do hereby certify that I believe Joseph Alexander who hath sworn to and subscribed the within deposition to be a man of veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Witness My hand this 13 th day of May Joseph Schooling J.P.
AB1833

State of Indiana Vermillion County ss:
In this fifth day of November eighteen hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before Milo Gookins and Charles Woodbridge Esquires the Court of Commissioners in and for said County now sitting Francis Malone a resident of Heckton Township in said County, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the ben- efit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following Officers and served as herein stated, that is to say, That he entered the service under Captain William Morrow, of the Pennsylvania Militia as a Volunteer, and Indian Spy in the month of April A.D. 1777 that he served for five years, and quit the service in the month of April 1782. That at the time of entering the service, he lived in Northumberland County Pennsylvania. That the name of the Colonel of the Regiment to which Capt. Morrow belonged was James Morrow. That applicant remembers, serving, by order of Captain Morrow, several tours of duty as an Indian Spy, under Captains Dougherty and Cross, who had belonged to the regular Continental line, but had resigned, and returned to their homes in Northumberland County Penn: and raised volunteer Companies to protect the frontier against the Indians - Applicant also served in the same capacity on three expeditions under Colonel Kelly of the Penn: Militia - Served also in same capacity under Colonel Stiles of Pennsylvania Militia - In the Spring of 1782, when serving as a Spy for Colonel Stiles, there was a small number of Penn: Natl  regular troops in the same expedition (applicant believes only twelve) under Ensign Potter -

Applicant also recollects that Captain Harris of the Regulars, served during the expedition under Col. Anthony in the Spring of 1782 - Capt Harris (whose Christian name Applicant believes was Samuel) was engaged in Northern Indiana County Pa in raising a minute Men to serve six months for the protection of the frontier against the Indians -
Applicant further states that inasmuch as he was not a soldier in the Regulars during his services as an Indian Spy he provided his own provisions and clothing and was entitled to receive one Dollar per day for his services - That he never received any money or other compensation for his services, excepting upon one occasion he received the sum of two Dollars for acting as a guide -
Applicant has no documentary Evidence of his services and he knows of no person excepting Joseph Alexander (whose deposition is herewith to the Court) whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
Applicant 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 agency of any State -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Stephen B. Gardner Clerk of the Commissioners Court Vermillion County
Francis Mark Malone
We Isaac Miller and Charles Howbridge of the County of Vermillion and State of Indiana, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Francis Malone who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration - That we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Stephen B. Gardner Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Vermillion County
Isaac Miller Charles Howbridge

And the said Court do hereby deliver their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that Isaac Miller and Charles Charles Trowbridge who have signed the foregoing certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Stephen R. Gardner Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Vermillion County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Francis Malone for a pension. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of November A.D. 1832.
Stephen R. Gardner Clerk

January 5, 193/
Miss Maud Penn P.O.Box 7 Monticello, Georgia
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16942, that Francis Malone was born in 1760, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
While residing in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he volunteered in April, 1777, served as a private and Indian Spy under Captains William Morrow, Dougherty, Boon and Harris, Colonels James Morrow, Kelly, and Antes in the Pennsylvania Troops, and was discharged in April, 1782. During the whole of this service he was constantly employed at the forts and in scouting and ranging on the frontiers against the Indians.
After the Revolution he resided for a few years in the State of Pennsylvania, then moved to the State of Kentucky, thence to the State of Ohio, and thence to the State of Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1832, while residing in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
One Martha Malone testified in 1832, in Vermillion County, Indiana, no relationship to soldier shown.
Very truly yours
Date of death not on DB E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.