Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9200, for John Lap, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lap, John Sap or
R. 9200
To Baltimore; to Bedford Co., Pa.,
CONTENTS To Monongalia Co., Va., later called Preston Co.

the year 1874 and 59 th year of the Commonwealth
John Laps
Charles Byrne
Declaration 31 901
31 901

State of Virginia Preston County ss on this 20 th day of June in the year 1831, personally appeared before me William Conner a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Preston and State of Virginia, John Loh president of said county of Preston and state aforesaid aged 77 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 act of congress passed the 4 th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit Genl Putman Major Danport. Captain Bell Lieutenant Payne
That he enlisted for nine months in the Connecticut State troops in the spring of 1779 to the best of his recollection as a private in an Artillery company that at the time he enlisted he received a small bounty, that he joined his company and was stationed in the Town of Stamford on Long Island Sound in the county of Fairfield in the state of Connecticut where there was a guard house erected we had three cannon if no more the largest one was a six pounder which was not a great distance from New York which our enemy then occupied we was stationed in said Town for the purpose of protecting the adjoining country from the depredations of the foreign parties of our Enemy and for the purpose of annoying the British shipping and for the purpose of preventing the British from landing from their shipping we fired at the Enemys shipping several times when they would sail near to said Town and they would also fire at us we had several small skirmishes but no general engagement and when the British would be come in sight or in the neighbourhood of said Town we had to fire our cannon three times for the purpose of giving the Militia notice, that the enemy was near and for them to come to our assistance.

and late in the fall or the commencement of Winter my time expired. and I received a discharge with which was signed by said Bell or Payne. and I remained during that winter, in said Town and in the spring following I again enlisted, nine months in the same Troops and in the same Company and under the same officers and was stationed at the same place and was in the same kind of service that he was in during his first enlistment and in the winter of 1781 my time again expired but he then enlisted for nine months longer that he served under the same officers and was stationed at the same place and was in the same kind of service that he was in during his first enlistments and in the fall of that year his time expired and he received a discharge signed by said Bell. and he then retired from the service, that he was in the service in all two years and three months. that during his first enlistment he recollects of Genl. Putman retreating from the Enemy to Stamford where he collected some reinforcements and then he marched against the Enemy and they retreated. from the loss of memory and old age he cannot recollect the names of all my officers and the precise dates of my service. that he is blind of an eye and has had his feet frozen very badly and he is very much crippled. and that he has no family except a Wife who is quite old and infirm. and that he has no means of making their living except by their labour which affords them but a small support. that he was born the day of 1757 in Anspiker in Germany. and that he lived in said Town of Stamford when called into the service. and that he remained in said Town of Stamford for some time after the close of the War and from there I removed to Baltimore and remained there some length of time and from there I removed to Bedford County in the State of Pa where I had my house burnt and all of my discharges that I received while in the service together with all my papers and property. and from there I removed to Monongalia County Pa and I continued to reside in said County until the year 1818 when Preston County was taken off of said County

for of Monongalia and that he has resided ever since in the said county of Preston I have no record of my age. my discharges was all burnt as aforesaid, I am known in my present neighbourhood by John Rodeheaver Esqr William L Brown. Esqr Benjamin Shaw, and James Strahin & others who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my service, that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, that he has no documentary evidence of his service, he 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Laps
We William L Brown Benjamin Shaw and James Strahin residing in the said county of Preston and state aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Laps who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood 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
Wm L Brown
Benj. Shaw
James Strahin
And of the said William Conner a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Preston do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states, and I do further certify that from old age and bodily infirmity and being very much crippled that the said John Laps is not able to appear before the court of

this County to make his declaration. and I do further certify that there is no clergyman living in the neighbourhood of the said John Laps. and I do further certify that William L Brown. Col. Benjamin Shaw and James Strahin whose certificate is hereto annexed are men of veracity and truth truth and credit and to whose certificate full faith and credit should be given. Given under my hand this 20 th day of June in the year 1834
William Conner J.P.
Virginia Preston County Court
I Charles Byrne Clerk of the County Court of Preston County in the State of Virginia, do certify that William Conner Esq r is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such and was on the 20 th of June last past and that the above is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this first day of August in the year 1834 and 59 th year of the Commonwealth
John Laps
Charles Byrne
31901
Declaration
31901

June 10, 1897.
John Lapp R 9200
Sir:
Replying to your request for information concerning John and Jacob Lopp, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, you are advised as follows:
From a careful search made and from data given the name of Jacob Lopp has not been found upon the Revolutionary War pension records on file in this Bureau.
One John Lop made an application for pension on June 20, 1834, at which time he was 77 years of age and residing in Preston county, Va. In his application he alleges that he enlisted in the spring of 1779, and served as a private at the town of Stamford, Conn., but his claim was rejected however on the ground that he was a Hessian deserter, and that he was unable to prove six months' service as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which his claim was filed.
Very respectfully,
Mr. William H. Lopp,
Commissioner.
Washington, D. C.

WM. H. LOPP,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
L
April 27, 1897.
Sir:-
I desire to locate the company and regiment in the Revolutionary War in which John Lopp and Jacob Lopp served. I do not know if you have on file any of the records. If you have will you be kind enough to furnish me with the data. I have already the data in the Record and Pension Office of the War Department showing that Jacob Lopp served in Captain Gray's Company of Beatausmen from North Carolina.
You will find them in either the North Carolina or Pennsylvania records. If you have no records on file please advise me.
Respectfully,
D. H. R. P.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
City.

June 10. 1897. History to Mr. William H. Lopp. Washington, D.C.
Acts of July 14, 1902, and March 3, 1903.
REJECTED
9200
P. John Luper Lapp
Surname: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

The Saps or Laps Virginia
Sussex -
23 March 1835
W. G. Singleton -
9200

John Laps Virginia
Rejected ~ At 26 Mar. 35 In Byrd's

Aug 29.
John Lark
1010 River Road
Hyattsville Va.
Washington
Recd
2 cents for Postage Co
Secretary of War
Thununda August 23
Emerson Hough 29 Congress Ave Somerville

The last service performed by Capt. Bell in the artillery was in 1778 —

Apr 17.
Clarkburg Va Alu Apr 13
Mr. Allen
James L. Edwards Esq. Barron's Pension Washington City.

Clarkburg April 12. 1835
Sir
I have the honor to enclose you a copy of the 2d. report from Winchester, requesting examination to be made in the case of John Dupo & William H. H. of Preston county, - this case was commenced by me in August last and have been separated since - see my "Report for Preston county"
I am compelled to set out for Winchester for the night, as I must depart there again, my book of notes being before me, on reference to which I find beside the closing notes, to the examina- tion of Dupo & H. - "It is probable that man John Dupo - has recollections about which (if indeed he has any) is wholly uninstructed, - he seems to have nothing of date, or of the years or years when which he seems, has indeed of other matter & things pertaining to the war - his mind and body is both exceedingly pale - proof of his services (under the circumstances) ought to be required"
I will procure Mr. Gifford or some one else to copy my exam- ination of William H. H. & transcribe it again to you - there is some trifling discrepancy in the statements given me, and that furnished by your letter, I cannot resist the belief that this is attributable to the gentleman who drew the acceleration. I believe if there be a man living entitled to a Pension, H. H. is equally entitled, his examination was decidedly more satisfactory than any I made. - the result of our court affairs since commencement when I have been
Yours &c
W. G. Gifford

John Laps — Apple
Parker etc.
Int Entlets —
Reported

Dear Capt. Applebaum,
I called on the old Lieutenant on the 6 th of Aug. last-1834, and from a long conversation with him I came to the conclusion that it is highly probable , that he was a soldier in the army of the revolution - his recollection of his services (if he has any) is exceedingly vague and indistinct, he has not the remnant recollection of the dates of his services, the names of his officers, or under of any thing, appears in my to his mind, and yet he is not by any means, delinquent - he states in general terms that he is a German by birth, that he came to the United States some time or other from after the war commenced, a soldier in the Prussian army. Landed at New York, - was stationed at Kingsbridge from then onwards, went into Connecticut and there met Capt. G. B. Dole, for a while, and there enlisted under Capt. Dole for nine months , and was stationed at Farmington Connecticut. - he alleges that he served at some place three times of three months each, and of which were enlistments, - were there any enlistments in Connecticut of nine months?
W. Garayetes Nov. 28. 1834