Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 11983, for Samuel Lane, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Lane Samuel
P 11983.
Jane or
CONTENTS

Act of July 15, 1862, and March 3, 1872
11.983 aw
P. O. _____
Samuel Lane
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Samuel Lane Pennsylvania
Rejected
See letter 9 th Oct r 1837 Hon. Thos. H. W.  W.  W.  W. 1) do. 26 (See 37)
did not serve six months in a military capacity of that character provided for by act of 7 th June 1832,
11983

Ms. -- at Oct 9 JFK
Free Thos Henry
Thos Henry H.R.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions War department

J P Edwards Esq
Sir
I enclose you an application for a pension for Samuel Lane. I do not know the applicant personally, but I presume every thing touching his claim is correct
With great regard, your obedt Servant
Thos Kennedy
Washington City 7 Oct 1887

Pennsylvania Beaver County ss
Personally came before the Honorable John Breton President and his associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now held in and for said county of Beaver. Samuel Lane an applicant for Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 who being sworn according to law saith, That having stated in his application for a pension, that he served at the Three Springs in Bedford, Pennsylvania for a term of six months, - would further state that he believes he was called out either for a term of two, or four months, (which he cannot now recollect) and that the Captain Phillips being taken prisoner, he with the remainder of the company was left at the Three Springs under command of Lieutenant Shirley. That they marched down to Morrisons valley, in pursuit of Indians and found by their fires and spits upon which they roasted their meat (having stolen twelve horses) that the party was very large, they returned to the fort - that in consequence of the Indians being very numerous, and continually committing depredations, he with the company were detained for six months at the fort, - being sometime after their term had expired - that at the end of that time they dispersed without receiving any discharge. And further saith not
Sworn and subscribed Samuel Lane in open Court this 27 th day of November A.D. 1837 John A Scroggs Pro

The and Residing in the county of Beaver, in the state of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify. That we are well acquainted with the within named Samuel Loane, who has subscribed and sworn to the within deposition, and who we have heard is an applicant for a pension. - That he is now and has been for years reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion. And further that he is of good repute for truth, and that we believe that any statement made by him is entitled to credit
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 27 th day of November 1837
Samuel Loane Affidavit
Personally appeared before the Hon. John Brannan President and his associates judges of the court of common pleas now held in and for the county of Beaver Robert Sherer and James Kiddoo who being sworn according to law saith that they are acquainted with the within named applicant Samuel Loane, and have been acquainted with him for some years that his char- =acter for truth is good, and that we do not believe he would make any state- =ment that he did not believe to be correct and that such is his reputation
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 6 th day of Decr. 1837
James Kiddoo Robert Sherer
John A. Scroggs clk.
Thos Henry
Hn. J. Henry H.R.

V 34. 203 Samuel Zane Pennsylvania
Hon. The Henry HR

State of Pennsylvania } ss County of Beaver }
On this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1837 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John Bredin President, and Benjamin Adams and John Nesbitt Esquires. Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Beaver Samuel Loane, a resident of New Brighton, in the County of Beaver and a State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy five 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he was drafted or called out in the militia of Pennsylvania on the first of June 1781 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain William Phillips under the orders of Colonel Piper. - That he resided in Bedford County, State of Pennsylvania at the time he entered the service - That the company to which he was attached commanded by Capt. Phillips assembled at the fort of the 3 Springs in Bedford County, and remained there six months to guard the Fort - a part of the Company went to Tuscarora Mountain by order of Colonel Piper - Captain Phillips was there taken prisoner by the Indians and fifteen of his men killed - and that he was discharged from the service sometime in the month of December 1781 - That he did not receive a written discharge, the Captain being dead, and no officer who had the roll - That there is no person now living of whom he has any knowledge who can testify as to his service - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency or state in any state Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Loane
John A. Snodgrass Pm

State of Pennsylvania } ss County of Beaver } ss
We John Nesbitt — and Nicholas Sippy residing in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Loane who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion And that he is a person who is entitled to credit Sworn and subscribed in open John Nesbitt Court this 2 a day of October 1837 Nicholas Sippy John A Scroggs Pro
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Nesbitt Esq and Nicholas Sippy are residents in the County of Beaver, and that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
I John A. Scroggs Clerk of the Court of Common pleas, of Beaver County, State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Loane for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 a day of October A.D. 1837
John A Scroggs Clerk

John Nesbitt Esq: one of the Clerks of Mr Lane is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
Thos Henry