Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9114, for Peter Lanter, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Lanter, Peter or Lunter, Hannah
N. 9114 B.L. 40.005-160-55
CONTENTS

46117. Kentucky Hannah Lanter widow of Peter Lanter Ya who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars,
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of April 1849 and sent to
Seth Davis Williamstown, Grant Co. Ky.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 243 Vol. 3,

244. 827
Act mar. 3. D. May 18. 76
Hannah Lander for mil. Peter Lander for mil.
11/11 40
Revij. war.
Pen. act
Ky. agency
Ky Feb 48-4649 Ad. Noble, Aug: 28/56 Blyden
11/11
L. W. Bennett.
Present.
Vol L = 164

BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF 3d MARCH, 1855.
Claim (No. _____)
OF
2616.527
Hannah Suter
C. W. BENNETT, ATTORNEY,
H, Corner of 11th street,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, that
Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits
and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
Court, for the County aforesaid, this
day of
185
Clerk of
185
[Handwritten signatures and dates: J. B. [unclear] 1855, [unclear] Clerk of [unclear] County, [unclear] 1855]

State of Kentucky County of Grant
ss.
On this 17th day of March A. D. 185 6 , before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Damaris Smither aged 90 years, a resident of Grant in the County of Grant and State of Kentucky ; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Peter Smither deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain  in the regiment  commanded by in the War with  of the Revolution , and that deponent as his widow is a pensioner at the rate of $80. upon the Louisville, Ky. roll
That her husband entered the service at _____ about the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____ ; for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of _____ and was honorably discharged at _____ on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____ as will appear by her claim for a pension. She further states that she was married to the said Peter Smither in Orange County State of Virginia on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____ by one Rev. Mason Blackher a Minister ; and that her name before her said marriage was _____ that her husband died at _____ on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 51 , and that she is still his widow, as will appear by reference to the papers forming her claim for a pension on file in the Pension Office. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the _____ Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed 3rd March 1855  she also declares that she has received a Warrant for  Bounty Land, etc. No. _____ for _____ acres under Act of _____ which she has since  legally disposed of and cannot now return. That she has never applied for, or received under this or any other Act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned.
She hereby appoints C. W. BENNETT , of Washington, D. C. her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness, John D. Wood { John H. Stine { J.B.C.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Damaris Smither to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
State of _____ ss. On this _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____ , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the _____
a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. _____ the above applicant for Bounty Land—that he has known her for _____ years last past, that he has examined her family record—that he believes the same to be genuine—that it is contained in a book purporting to be the " _____ " and printed in the year _____ ; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same:
and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
Subscribed and Sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Justice of the Peace.
BOND VOL. 10 NO. 10 MARCH 1856

State of Kentucky County of Grant Town of 
ss.
On this 5th day of March A. D. 185 6 , personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County.
Sarah and Theresa Miller who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Hannah Sinter the above applicant for Bounty Land—that they have known her for 50 years last past. That they were acquainted with Peter Sinter her late husband, having known him for 7 years previous to his death; that they, the said Peter Sinter and Hannah Sinter lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Peter Sinter died on the 11th day of March 18 51 ; and the said Hannah Sinter has been since that day, and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier Spencer in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw Hannah Sinter execute the foregoing affidavit by making her mark to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witness, John S. Miller
His mark Theresa Miller mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 5th day of March A. D. 185 6
State of Kentucky County of Grant
ss.
Hereby Certify, that John Marshall Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits
and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Said Court, for the County aforesaid, this 5th day of March 185 6
Clerk of Grant Co Ky
BOUNTY LAND. ACT OF 3d MARCH, 1855.
Claim (No. 7111.127 ) OF Hannah Sinter
C. W. BENNETT, ATTORNEY, H. Corner of 11th street, WASHINGTON, D. C.

I Bartlett Bennett a Minister of the gospel formerly of Cabell County but now of Scott County Kentucky do certify that I was well acquainted with the late Peter Lantier and his wife and resided a neighbour to them in Orange County State of Virginia for many years and do well know that they were living together as man and wife in Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six at which time I became acquainted with them I do not recollect her given name but know she was a daughter of John Webbs and the said Peter Lantier was reputed and generally believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution in which opinion I do most fully concur then and his wife emigrated to Kentucky and I have been informed and believe that he has been dead many years and his widow now resides in Bourbon County State of Kentucky. Bartlett Bennett
County of Scott State of Kentucky }
Be it known that on this day Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Scott Bartlett Bennett an aged and respectable minister of the gospel and a man of respectability and truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me this 24 day of April 1839 Dno. Newlin. J.P.

State of Kentucky
Scott County Yes
I Rev B Ford Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that John Rawlins esq is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my said Office on Geo Town the 26th day of April 1839 and 47th Year of the Commonwealth
Rev B Ford

and believe his Midstos in now alive and leader in Bourbon County. He whips
Stark R. Tenney Jr.
50 per cent per annum
1838,
Yanagisawa Kikuzo
5725 State of Tennessee 5000 Gadsden, April 1838 to Peter Herbert in full of all accounts between us for the year 1837 and 1838 this 11th day of April 1838 A. Gadsden
ms. B.1.6 page 194 L
Quadrature

Declaration
State of Kentucky } County of Bourbon }
On this day Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bourbon said Hannah Lantier a resident of the County of Bourbon State of Kentucky aged Seventy Three years who being first duly sworn according to law, do hereby make the following declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions made by the act Congress passed  granting half July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows that she is the widow of the late Peter Lantier who was a soldier on the Virginia line during the war of the Revolution and she has been informed by him and others that he was born in the regular and Continental service and was in the service during the said war at least five years she well recollects of having his discharge since his death among his old papers but does not recollect by whom it was signed at his death since lost or destroyed as it was considered of no value. She has often heard him spe ak of the officers under whom he served but at this great length of time she has forgotten their names but she is under the impression he served under Genl Joseph Spencer, he was living in Orange County Virginia at the time he entered the service and also at the time our marriage took place she refers to the revolutionary records for evidence of the service of her husband the above said Peter Lantier and she further declares that to the best of her recollection she was married to the said Peter Lantier in the Summer of seventeen hundred and eighty five she has no family record and she is informed and believes that there is no record of as ancient date as her marriage in the County where she was married but she well knows that her eldest daughter is upwards of fifty years of age and that she was married to the aforesaid Peter Lantier some time prior to her birth and her husband the aforesaid Peter Lantier died on the fourteenth day of August

Eighteen Hundred and Eleven and she has remained a widow ever since his death that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place Previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above stated and she prays that the last sentence that can be produced in her case may be received and a Pension granted to her a just portion of a soldier of the Revolution from under my hand this 27 th day of
March 1839.
AB. interlined before signed C.A. J.P.B.C
Hannah her Lanter mark
State of Kentucky County of Bourbon
On this day personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid. Hannah Lanter a resident of the County aforesaid and State of Kentucky and cannot from closely intimate acquaintance with her and her family be known to me to be a woman of respectability and truth and did subscribe and make oath to the foregoing declaration before me. I do further certify that from my personal acquaintance with her and her family I do most fully concur in the truth of the declaration made by her given under my hand as a justice of the Peace in & for sd. City of Bourbon this 28 th March 1839.
Cannon Hearn J.P.B.C
Be it known that on this day personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and the City of Bourbon & Commonwealth of Ky Henry Huffman Wm Jett & John Markum all of whom are well known to me to be persons of respectability and truth and subscribed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me this the 28 th day of March 1839.
Cannon Hearn J.P.B.C

I Joanna Huffman State that I am a daughter of Peter & Hannah Lanter and believe that I was born on the tenth day of June Seventeen hundred & eightyseven, & believe that to be the genuine family record of my age, and that my Father & Mother was married previous to my birth, I have examined the declaration made by my Mother & believe it contains the truth, I have often heard my Father the sd Peter Lanter speak of his services of the Revolution, as stated by her, and know that he was reputed & generally believed by his neighbors to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that he died at the time stated by her, & she has remained a widow ever since his death given from under my hand this 28 th day of March 1839, her Joanna X Huffman mark
Bourbon City Ky.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting justice of the Peace in and for the City aforesaid. Joanna Huffman & did subscribe & make oath to the above statements as the Law requires given under my hand this 28 th March 1839.
Cannon Hearne J.P. B.C.
I do further certify that the sd Joanna Huffman is well known to me, to be a woman of truth & respectability and I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the Affidavit made by her and from my personal acquaintance with her and her family I believe her to be the age stated by her given under my hand this 28 th March 1839.
Cannon Hearne J.P. B.C.

We the undersigned neighbours of Hannah Santen state that we have examined the declaration made by her & believe it contains the truth, we having been acquainted with her for a number of years & always believed her to be of Woman of firmness and piety
Henry his Huffman mark
William J. Furst J. R. Callahan gath. mark
State of Kentucky Bourbon County ss I Thomas P. Smith clerk of the Court of Bourbon County do hereby certify that William Hearn is a Magistrate in above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal & subscribed my name this 28 th day of March 1849
Thos. P. Smith
Clerk of the Court of Bourbon County By Thos. P. Smith S. A. C.

State of Kentucky Scott County Yes
I Ben B Ford a clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that the Andrew Cabot say before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been made was at the time of making the acknowledgment of said declar- ation and now is one of the Ablest Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at this Town the 5th day of April 1839 and 47th Year of the Commonwealth
Attest Ben B Ford

I Jeremiah Minor of Scott County and State of Kentucky state that I was well acquainted with the Late Peter Lauter during the war of the Revolution and well know that he was a Private Soldier in Capt. Joseph Spencers Company and he thinks in the Regiment of Col. Scott or Woodford he is not certain which and was in the service at least five years on the Virginia Continental Line and some short time after the war he was married to Hannah Webb and to the best of my recollection it was in the fall of the year Sixteen hundred and Eighty five and know that they were married in Orange County State of Virginia I was well acquainted with them both before and after their marriage and they lived together as man and wife for many years and afterwards moved to Bourbon County and State of Kentucky and I have long since been informed of his death and believe his widow is now alive and resides in Bourbon County Kentucky
State of Kentucky. Scott County 5125 Personally appeared before me Jeremiah Minor in and for said County an aged and respectable person and well known to me to be a person of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me this 11 th day of August. 1838 A Calvert. J.P.
1838 August 11 th

2 40.005
} New Am

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 914
Hannah Lanter Wid. of Peter Lanter Post Rev. War
Act: Feb. 24/78
Index:—Vol. A , Page 418
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5725
Hon James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

1839 Georgetown Scituate Ms April 5.
Dear Sir
The enclosed Papers are in the care of Mrs Hannah Lantier the widow of the Late Peter Lantier For the benefit of the act of Congress July 7. 1838 you will please to have the Papers to examine and see whether there is any second evidence showing that he was a Soldier of the Revolution
Yours with great respect Isaac C. Duggett
Hon James L Edwards Commissioner Pensions Washington City D.C.

Against Downey Key March 27 th 11
14803 Key
Hon. J. G. A. Commissioner

J. C. Williams Grant County, Kentucky March 27th 1849.
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir
Enclosed send You the declaration of Mrs. Hannah Lunt, who makes application for a Pension Certificate under the act of 2 d February 1848 (as the old Lady stands much in need of Her Pension Certificate to enable Her to draw Her Pension. will You be so obliging as to forward it to me at Your earliest convenience.
I am most Respectfully
Your Obs t Serv t
Cath e Doud

Long Sick Scott Co NY May 27 1843
Dear Sir The enclosed Declaration of Mrs Hannah Hunter is to affirm the benefit of the act of March 3. 1843 I am yours &c James B Suggitt J L Edward Esq

May 4
Ken. Addison Hannah
ap 11 N o 5125
Free
James L. Edwards Commissioner of Prisons Washington City D.C.

Georgetown Scote Co Ky April 27 th 1839
Dear Sir The enclosed is the Affidavit of Elean Bart Burnett in Substant of the Claim of Hannah Lantier Widow of the late Peter Lantier for the Benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 th 1839 Andrew C Suggitt
Hon James I Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D C

3586 Kentucky.
+ Repd
Hannah Sauter.
widow of Peter Sauter, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 14 th : August, 1811. of Bourbon in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company: commanded by Captain Spencer of the Regt - commanded by Col: Scott - in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky. at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of July 1839 and sent to L. B. Suggatt, George Town, Ky: - Arrears to the 4 th of March 1839 $240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 40 
280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Book 
McAulay
Vol. 
Page 211
Clerk,

Rev. Aug 13 -
1483.
Kentucky
Hannah Sauter widow of Peter Sauter who was a Private in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of August, 1843. and sent to
L. C. Suggitt Long Lick Ken.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4.
Vol. 1 Page 171.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843 granting Pensions for an year to certain widows under the act of July 7, 1838
State of Kentucky County of Fayette
on this twenty sixth day of May Eighteen Hundred and forty three personally appears before me the undersign a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Hannah Lanturn a resident of Kentucky in the county of Fayette age seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress on the 3 d of March 1843 granting Pension to Widows of persons who survived during the war the Revolution war that she is the widow of Peter Lanturn who was a regular soldier on the Virginia Continental line in the war of the Revolution In Captain Joseph O'Neills Company and Colonel Scotts or Woodards regiment in which he survived the usual amount of Pension she received was Eighty
Dollars a year under the act of July the 7 th 1838 she further declares that she still remains the widow of Peter Lanturn interlined below signed Hannah Lanturn

State of Kentucky County of Fayette
on the Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and she is known to me to be the same Person who received a pension as stated by her in her Declaration.
J. P. James
Commonwealth of Kentucky Fayette County ss I James C. Rodes clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid which is a Court of Record do certify that John P. James whose name is signed to the above certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified according to law and that his said signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lexington this Twenty sixth  26 day of May 1843 Eighteen hundred and forty three. Attest James C. Rodes clerk

State of Kentucky Grant County. S.S.
On this 19 th day of March 1849 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Hannah Santet a resident of Said County aged about Eighty Years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d of February 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War - And She is the Widow of Peter Santet who was a Private in the Revolution, and for particulars of the time of his Service and Regiment in which He served (Her recollection not serving Her to state clearly) She refers to the proofs made out in a former Declaration filed in the Office of the War Department and under which proofs a Pension was granted to Her and that She received an Annual Pension of Eighty Dollars under the act of 17 th June 1844. She further declares That She is still a Widow Sworn and Subscribed on the day and Year last above written before me
Martin Draper J.P.C. Witness Joth Doud
Hannah Santet mark
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me and that She is the same individual who drew a Pension as stated by Her in the foregoing declaration Martin Draper J.P.C.
State of Kentucky Grant County. S.S.
I William Smith clerk of Said County Certify that Martin Draper is a Magistrate in and for Said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine His Commission is dated on the day of 1840 and continued during good behaviour In testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name this 26 day of March 1849. William Smith clerk