Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 547, for Christian Koon, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Penn.)
Koon, Christian
S. 547
CONTENTS
carded

9232
New York
Christian Keon
Orange County in the state of New York who was a Drummer Maj in the regiment commanded by colonel Moylan of the Penn n re, for the term of 3 years
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 11 th of April 1818
ertificate of Pension issued the 12 th of April 1818 and sent to Joseph Merrill Esq Judge Newburgh NY
rears to 4th of March 1819 / \frac{120}{30} \times \frac{9}{31} \times \$86.30 emi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept r 1819 48.
$134.30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }

In the matter of Christian Koon, late an invalid pen- sioner of the United States,
City & County of New York ss: George Case of the said City being duly sworn, saith, that Christian Koon late of the town of Montgomery in the county of Orange, died on or about the 23 rd day of January, 1823 that at the time of his death he was an invalid pensioner of the United States, on the New Jersey Agency Roll, at the rate of eight dollars per month. That letters of adminis- tration upon the personal estate of the said Christian Koon have been duly granted to this deponent, as appears by the certificate hereto annexed: That the said Chris- tian Koon was, at the time of his death, entitled to arrears of pension from the United States, from the 4 th day of September then next preceding: That this deponent as his administrator aforesaid, some time during the month of September year last past, in order to obtain said arrears of pension, transmitted in the mail, certain papers necessary for that purpose, including the pension certif- icates of the said Christian Koon, and that the said papers and certificate did not come to hand; But, this deponent believes, that they were lost in the mail; And that it is necessary for this deponent to have and produce a certified copy of the said certif- icate, in order to draw the aforesaid arrears of pension.
Sworn the 15 th day of May. 1824, before me, William S. Sears Commissioner to take affidavits.
Geo Case
State of New York City & County of New York ss:
I John Woodward Clerk of the City & County of New York, do hereby certify, that William S. Sears whose name is subscribed to the above affa- davit, was on the day of the date on which the said affidavit was taken, was a commissioner dwelling in the said City & County, duly au- thorized by the laws of the said State to take affidavits. & that the said signature is the proper handwriting of the said William S. Sears. Witness my hand & the seal of the said City & County. John Woodward Clerk

Christian Noon
Trumpet Major or Col. Milans Regiment St. Ingh
Pyars
Adm l

State of New York Orange County } ss. On the eleventh Day of April in the year one thousand eight hun- dred and Eighty three and the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange personally ap- pears before me Christian Koch aged sixty four years who being by me first Duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pen- sion allowed by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolution- ary war. That he the said Christian Koch enlisted in the year one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy six in the City of Phila- delphia in the State of Pennsylvania in a Company of Light Dragoons commanded by Capt. William H. Pike in the fourth Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Col. Milan. That he continued to serve in said Regiment as Trumpet Major for six years when he was transferred to Capt. Shanairs Company and continued to serve in said Company one year when he was discharged from the service in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three in the County of Orange State of New York. That he was in the battles of Brandywine Germantown

Monument Springfield and Hany Point - And that now he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support - And that he has no other evidence now in his power except the affidavit of William Crum which is herewith annexed Given before me this
Christian Hoag
11 Day of April 1818
Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange State N.Y. State of New York
Orange County ss - William Crum of the County of Orange and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Christian Hoag the within Deponent - And that he the said William Crum was well acquainted with the said Christian Hoag during the Revolutionary war - And that this Deponent served with the said Hoag in the fourth Regiment for three years from the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight to the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one according to the best of this Deponent's recol- lection - and further this Deponent saith that Given before me this 11 th
William Crum
Day of April 1818
Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Courts Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange

Joseph Morrell Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Christian Wren did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the within Declaration against the common enemy.
Dated 11 June 1815 Joseph Morrell
Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Courts Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange
do also hereby certify that Christian Wren above named is in reduced circumstances and in my opinion stands in need of the assistance of his country for support -
Dated June 10th 1815
Joseph Morrell

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
December 12, 1925
Sir:
Replying to your request for the military record of Christian Koon, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, whose name was placed on the New York pension roll under the act of March 18, 1818, you are advised that the Bureau is not able to furnish the desired information inasmuch as the papers in his case, under that act, appear to have been lost long ago. It seems that his name (as Christian Koon), was originally inscribed on the New Jersey roll as an invalid pensioner under the act of August 11, 1790, for disabilities received while serving as a member of Capt. Addison Pike's company in Col. Moylan's regiment of dragoons, and it was stated by the administrator of his estate that he drew his pension under that act up to the time of his death which took place at Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., about January 28, 1828. The original papers under this act, if any were filed, were destroyed by the burning of the War Department building in the years 1801 and 1814.
When the act of March 18, 1818, became a law, many of the soldiers then receiving pensions under the old "Invalid Acts"

made application under the new law, and it is possible that Koon may have done so and that his claim was inadvertently allowed under that law owing to the peculiar spelling of his name and to the fact that his place of residence had been changed from New Jersey to the state of New York. If such was the case he could not, of course, receive two pensions, and when the error was discovered his papers after the act of March 18, 1818, may have been withdrawn or destroyed.
Very respectfully,
Wm. H. S. Stryker, Adjutant General, Trenton, N.J.
Commissioner.

2 Christian Koon 1 Service Sept 1790
From George base, Wardsbridge, c. 1841
ans. by sending a form of application for formal certificate, 27 Oct. 1821
Warington b. bal hound 1458 Recd 27 Oct 1821 New Certificate

State of New York:
Orange County ss: On this 31 day of October, 1821, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Orange, personally appeared Christian Koon, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Tebulon Pike, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Moylan, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey, but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one — Christian Koon sworn & subscribed to, before me, the day & year aforesaid. §
S. W. Eager
State of New York
Orange County ss
I David H. Westcott, Clerk of the said County of Orange Do hereby certify that Samuel W. Eager, Esq. before whom the above affidavit was made, was at the date thereof, one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County — that I am acquainted with his hand writing and do believe that the name "S. W. Eager" above subscribed is the proper hand writing and true signature of the said Samuel W. Eager. — In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County of Orange the first day of November, 1821.
D. H. Westcott

Sir:
In consequence of an order lately made at your office it has become necessary for Pensioners to present a certificate of their names being placed on the roll, in order to draw their money - Enclosed you have an affidavit to procure one for Christian Koon, who is a Pensioner formerly of New-Lesser - You will please to forward me a certificate from the records in your office as soon as convenient - Yours respectfully Geo Case
Wadsworth, N. Y. 15 Oct. 1821
When will there be funds to pay Koon's pension who still receives it in New-Lesser?

State of New York:
Orange County ss: On this 15 th day of October, 1821, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county of Orange, personally appeared Christian Koon, who made oath that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Zebulon Pike, in the Regiment commanded by Col: Moylan, in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New Jersey by an act of Congress passed August 11. 1778, and has drawn his pension ever since under that act —
Sworn & subscribed. Christian Koon before me at Poughkeepsie
M c Cluer

New Jersey
Koorn Christian Koorn or Kuhn or Kuhn Private Kuhn or Kuhn Colo Maryland Pen n in the army of the U S
Inscribed on the roll of the New Jersey agency at the rate of $8 per month
Formal Certificate Jan 13 Nov 1821 and sent to George Case Esq Wardsbridge, Orange County, New York
Duplicate certificate issued 19 May 1824, and sent to G. Case Esq n New York

Relg
nd
INVALID.
5/11/77 Christian Ahern Cont. line Khun or Kuhn Paw. St. Mary
-Vol. 2 , Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Dec. 12, 1895
Miss. Lissy To Miss W. S. Mayhew Trenton, N.J.
File No.
Act:
Index:-

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks:
Your name and address:

Christian Koon. Cert #9,232, N.Y. Agency, Act Mar. 18, 1818.
File
Date of last payment 4 March 1820

See File 547
42805
INVALID.
Recy
File No. 42805 Christian Official Record Cont. Line Trumpet Prof. Ser. Ser.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See
J. C. Calhoun
Washington City
Mr. Calhoun 1839 The Smithsonian

Sir:
Enclosed you have Christian Roos's application for a certificate, duly authenticated, and made in manner and form prescribed by your instructions — Yours, &c.
Geo. Case
Wadsworth A. G. 2 Nov

Dear War Dr. Lane reply
1864 1864
Rev. William Lockhart
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Honorable S. P. Hildreth
Will you please give me your papers on file as statement of his military service as given by himself. This soldier was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was pensioned as resident in New York. Will you please send me a list of names of Christian Koon a Trooper Major. He was pensioned under Act of March 18, 1818. I have the names of those pensioned. Yours sincerely, W. Lockhart. In the printed report of the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives January 19, 1820, giving the names of those pensioned under the Act of March 18, 1818.

SECOND NOV 26 1895 COMM.
State of New Jersey.
Office of Adjutant General.
Trenton.
November 25, 1895.
Hon. William Lochren, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
In the printed report of the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, January 19, 1820, giving the names of those placed on the pension list under Act of March 18, 1818, I find on page 407 the name of Christian Koon a Trumpet Major from Pennsylvania, but pensioned as resident in New York. Will you please give me from the papers on file a statement of his military service as given by himself? This soldier was at the Battle of Trenton it is understood and escaped and joined the American Army.
Yours truly,
William H. Hueston Adjutant General.

File 547
Rev
Christian Koon -
Originally inscribed on N.J. as an Invalid & name Christian Khunna (by act 1790)
On N.Y. roll under act March 18. 1818 in Christian Koon (certificate No 9.232) but no papers can be found - When the N.J. Invalid died, his attorney - Geo. Case - obtained Administration from Orange County N.Y. where pensioner had resided - Invalid receiving pension, but applied, also, under the act of March 18. 1818, but
could not receive both & Koon, if living in N.Y. may have inadvertently been allowed, because his residence & the spelling of his name was changed but when discovered, his papers under act of 1818 were withdrawn or destroyed (as has been found in a few instances) & no record made of the fact against his name on N.Y. roll - Indications are somewhat strong that both cases were for same person -

Recd. 17 th May 1824
Calhoun Esq Secy of War Washington City
Hon. Mr. McPherson
Mr Edwards Pension office.

New York 15 May. 1824
Sir,
Inclosed you have the papers certified. &c. (as directed) for a duplicate pension certificate of Christian Root dec d . I wish you to return to me the certificate of the Surrogate, as it is necessary that it should satisfactorily appear to the agent for paying pensions, that I am the deceased's legal representative of the deceased. Perhaps you can make it sufficiently appear by, or on the certificate. The amount of arrears of pension, will scarcely satisfy the trouble and expense, of procuring so many affidavits & certificates —
Yours. &c.
J. S. Edwards Esq Pension Office.
Geo Case
P.S. The necessity of my furnishing a certificate of being the legal representative of the deceased, is not very obvious, as it could be of no service to me, without making that appear —

The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God free & independent: To all to whom these presents shall come or may, concern, Send Greeting:
Know ye, that at Goshen in the County of Orange on the eighteenth day, of August last past, Administration of all and singular the goods & chattels & credits which were of Christian Boon, then late of the Town of Montg- omery, in said County deceased was duly granted unto George Cox, a friend of said Christian Boon, & that the letters of such Administration of record in the office of our Surrogate of our said County of Orange.
In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate, to be hereunto affixed.
Witness, Wheler Cox, Surrogate of our said County, at Goshen aforesaid, the Thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, year 4 of our independence the 48 th
Wheler Cox Surrogate.