Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6062, for Daniel Kuntz, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
★ Kuntz, Daniel or Kuhns
R 6062
CONTENTS

26.654
160 acres

Suspended. See letter 29 May 1835 to John H. Bean over, Grantham.
6062

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6062. REJECTED and
P. O. _____
Daniel Kuhns
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

May 25
Ph
Free
James P. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington - D.C.

Greensburgh May 21 st 1835-
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send the Application of Mr. Daniel Sturtevant for a pension
Respectfully yours
J L Edwards Esq. John F. Weaver

State of Pennsylvania } On this 20 th day of May A.D. 1835 Westmoreland County ss } In open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of Westmoreland County assembled
Personally appeared Daniel Lakin of North Huntingdon Township in said County, aged eighty seven years past, and on his Oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That He entered the United States Service , in the Pennsylvania Militia under the command of Col. Stephen Bolyn of Northampton County Penn a on or about the beginning of September 1776. From Easton in said County declarant marched to a place called Pluckemin in the state of New Jersey and stationed at the place last mentioned, as the regular troops who were stationed there a short time before being called by Gen l Washington as declarant belongs to the North River, in this service he remained until about the fourth of January 1777. When he was discharged, and declarant states that about the middle of May 1777. he was drafted in Egypt in Northampton County Penn a for two months, he marched from the place last mentioned to Philadelphia, where he was placed as a guard of the Hessians who were then prisoners in the City, mentioned, in this service declarant was two months, during the whole of which time he served under the said Col. Bolyn. On the 3 rd day of September 1777. declarant further states that he was drafted for 2 months from Egypt in the County last mentioned declarant marched to Chester where he was posted under the command of General Irvine, Col. Stephen Bolyn yet commanded the Regiment of Militia in which declarant performed the tour last mentioned. While declarant was lying at Chester the Battle of Brandywine was fought, but declarant believes that Gen l Irvine was not ordered to the place of action, but remained at his post, till after the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown where declarant and the rest of the Militia at Chester were discharged. In this service declarant was two full months, that he has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure.

Whom he can prove his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, by reason of old age and bodily infirmity declarant cannot state precisely the days and times on which he left the service, and left it but he is certain that he served not less than the period mentioned below & with seven months and one fourth or a draughted Militia service, and for such service he claimed a pension.
D. 1. 1. 1. Interrogatory 1 st
Where and in what year was you born? Answer 1 I was Born in Elkins in Germany & in the year 1747.
2 Have you any record of your age & if so where is it? I have no record of my age but I know that from the annuity given me by my elder brothers that I am 87 years of age past
3 Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live. In Northampton County Pa when I enlisted until the year 1795 when I removed to Westmoreland County where I now reside
4 Have you been called into the service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
I was drafted as I have stated in my foregoing declaration,
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, and contemporary reports as you can recollect.
Col Stephen Bolz and Genl. Irvine, were regular officers who commanded when I served.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so what has become of it?
I rec d a written discharge for each time that I have stated to have served.

State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
I am well known in my neighborhood, and mention the names of the Rev. A. M'Gandless Andrew Byers Esq., John Shrum Esq. Rev. J. M'Gandless all of whom can testify to my character and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Given under my hand in open Court This 21 st Day of May A.D. 1835 Before me
Randal McLaughlin Pres.
Michael J. Steck John Shrum
We the undersigned, A. M. Steck a Clergyman residing in the Borough of Pumbrough in Westmoreland County - and John Shrum Esq. residing in Humpstead Township in said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Kirkland of said County, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be 87 years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Given under my hand in open Court This 21 st Day of May A.D. 1835. Before me
Randal McLaughlin Pres.
Michael J. Steck John Shrum

State of Pennsylvania } In the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland Westmoreland County ss } County. President John Young Esquire and John John Young & Thos. Pollock Esqrs. Present -
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Daniel Richards was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Michael J. Steck who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Borough of Greensburg, in Westmoreland County, and that John Shrum Esquire who has also signed the same is resident in the neighborhood of the said applicant and is a Credible Person, and that their statements are entitled to Credit
I R. M c Laughlin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westmoreland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Daniel Richards for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Greensburg this 21 st day of May A D 1835
Randal M c Laughlin Proth.
32.939
Daniel Richards
James McLaughlin
Prof.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Luntz, Henry GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9750 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 16, 1791
to John M. Taylor, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.