Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23754, for John Kochenderffer, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
1★
NUMBER
Penn.
Kochenderffer, John
S. 23754
CONTENTS

6821 Pennsylvania
John Kochenderffer
of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private, in the Company commanded by Captain Wilbert of the Reg t commanded by Col. Haisler in the Pennsylvania line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of March 1833 and sent in Hov. J. C. Fisher 76 of R
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 32. $120 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar ch 33. 40 $160
{ Revolutionary Claim } Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by C. C. [Signature] Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 7 Page 65

John Nochenderfer Declaration.
18592
adm d
2 years pri
80 $

Declaration of John Kochenderffer in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 June, 1832.
Lebanon county and State of Pennsylvania ss.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Lebanon the above named John Kochenderffer (who being duly Affirmed according to Law) and a resident of Lebanon Township in the said County of Lebanon and State aforesaid, aged 74 years in the present harvest, who doth depose and say and on his Oath makes, the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in army of the United States in the month of February 1776, with Captain Wilbut and served in 4 th Regt. of Pennsylvania (called the German regiment in the commencement of the war) under the following named officers, Capt. Wilbut, George Hubley Lieutenants, Col. Busicker, Stricker, and Col. Wetner, Brigadier Genl. Peter Muhlenberg and Genl. Anthony Wayne B.G. and left the service on the 18 th Jan y 1781 as appears from his discharge herewith sent. signed Anthony Wayne B.G. I was in listed but did not serve, I lived at near Shefferstown and was a farmer and was working at my trade in Chambersburg at the time of my enlistment in this State, was in the Battle at Trenton at the taking of the Hessians, Battle Princeton, Battle of Monmouth, Germantown, Brandywine and in a number of other little fights. After my enlistment I went to Philadelphia marched from there to Trenton which was with the army then until discharged. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension role or agency of any state.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21 July 1832
J. L. H. H. H.

And now to wit this 10 th day of August 1832 the said court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above named applicant John Kochenderfer was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
M c Clusky J n L o ningen Baldoff
I Adam Ritscher Prothonotary and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kochenderfer for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court this 11 th day of August A.D. 1832.
Adam Ritscher. Clk.

1.20 1.2 THIS is to certify that the Bearer J. Coenffer a Soldier having served in the 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania during the Term of his Enlistment, is now discharged the Service of the United States of America . Given at Shentons this 18th Day of Janry . 1781.
John Mays dep Peter 1781

Cash £2 10/- 1 pr. Breeches 1 pr. Shoes 1 Shirt Jos. Dean

No 16592 H. Koehndorfer
com d
Wm. J. C. Bucher
J. B. Madman Seban an Pa.

BRIEF in the case of John Rockenderfer of the  of Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? no reason stated.  3. How old is he? 74  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.     In 1776 Feby to "81 Jany 5 — — As a Private Gen. Col. Hasken, Shuler and Wetmore Capt. Wilbert, Hubley.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, Germantown, Brandywine & a number of other little fights.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? now Lebanon  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? document to wit his discharge  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

Partition
23,754.
INVALID.
File No. 23,754
John Kochenderffer
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 226
[Arrangement of 1870.]