Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,348, for John Kroan, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Kroan John
S 22348
CONTENTS
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11.141 Pennsylvania
John Shrian
of York Co - in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the 1st Regt commanded by Col. Snipes in the Pennsylvania Key Stone Battery
S. No. 10 - 20
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars Costs per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of March 1833 to H. S. Handy Esq. Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 40 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 - 10
$ 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Sprague - Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 5 Page 31
V
Date of death not an AB

John Kican 211/4 8

State of Pennsylvania County of York ss
On this 29 th day of October 1832 personally appeared one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of York County John Brown a resident in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania then 78 years of age being first duly sworn according to law do hereby make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1832. That he enlisted on the 1 st of August 1777 in said County in Captain Dotts Company and Colonel Baughs Battalion for six months and marched through Lancaster and Chester Counties to Philadelphia from thence to Trenton in the State of New Jersey and from thence to Princeton, Brunswick and Elizabethtown and finally to Fort Lee where he was stationed to stand on the alert until Fort Washington was taken at which time and place his Captain with several of his Company were taken prisoners leaving Lieutenant Dotts and the remainder of the Company at Fort Lee who remained there until after the Battle of Fort Washington. The Company then was brought by the same and marched in company to Elizabethtown and from thence to Trenton through the State of New Jersey and finally into the State of Delaware into the State of Pennsylvania and remained in the State of Pennsylvania until the Battle of Trenton and Princeton at which time , at which time he was in Philadelphia where he remained until the 20 th of January 1778 when the time for which he enlisted has expired and that he was Honorably Discharged by the same in Philadelphia and that he is now seventy five years of age and was born in the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania and has since the Revolutionary war and I further declare that I have no documentary evidence in my possession nor do I know of any person living whose testimony I can procure to prove my services except John Stabb and that I served at least six months in the Army of the Revolution. I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity.
John Brown

except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State except that of the State of Pennsylvania
Question by the Judge 1 Where and in what place was you born
Answer I was born in Township in the County of York Pa
Question by the Judge 2 Have you any record of your age if so where is it
Answer I have no record of my age
Question by the Judge 3 When were you called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer I lived in York Township in the County of York Pa when I was called into Service and have lived in said County since the Revolutionary war I now live in York City
Question by the Judge 4 How were you called into Service were you drafted or did you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute in whom
Answer I Enlisted for five months
Question by the Judge 5 What the names of some of the Regular Officers who came with the Troops where you served and Continental and Militia Regiments as you can Recollect and the general circumstances of your Service
Answer I was well acquainted with Colonel Swift and Captain Donald Capt Spangler Capt Long and a number of officers of the Revolution whose names I have forgot
Question by the Judge 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer I received a discharge from Lieutenant Towne when discharged I have lost my Captain was then a prisoner
Question by the Judge 7 State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present Neighborhood and who can testify to your Character and their belief of your Service as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer John Rheinhart Jacob Wolf John Stout John Smith Can testify to my Character for Truth and their belief of my Service in the Revolutionary War John Kean
Geo. Barnitz

State of Pennsylvania County of York
Personally appeared me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of the same of a York in the State of Pennsylvania John Stabbe a resident of said County aged seventy four years a credible Witness who being first duly sworn according to Law saith that he was an Acquaintance with John Arsen during the Revolutionary war and that he enlisted in Hebel's Loafers in the said County of York about the 1 st of July 1776 in Captain Dett's Company & Colonel Swoope's Battalion for six months in the Army of the Revolution and duly served out the period of time for which he enlisted Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Geo. Barnitz
John Stabbe mark
We J. G. Schmucker, Residing in the Borough of York and John Stabbe in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Arsen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier and we believe in that Opinion sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Geo. Barnitz
J. G. Schmucker V. D. M.
John Stabbe mark
The said Judges do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the act entitled an act to provide for the trial of claims to land in the State of Pennsylvania by the Commissioners appointed under the said act and after hearing the evidence and arguments of the parties and after due deliberation do hereby certify that the said John Arsen is entitled to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for services rendered in the service of the Continental Congress and that the said John Stabbe is entitled to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for services rendered in the service of the Continental Congress and that the said John Arsen is entitled to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for services rendered in the service of the Continental Congress
Geo. Barnitz

Pennsylvania,
York County, ss. I Richard Porter prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do Certify that George Barnitz, Esquire, before whom the within Declaration was made & Depositions were taken, in & was, at the time of signing his name thereto, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, & as such is duly commissioned & qualified, I believe the signatures to the same to be in his proper hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court, at York County, this 15 day of December, A. D. 1832.
For Rich d Porter Prothon.
W. Hagenfritz Clerk.

21,148
John Hoar
Adm l
6 mds
Private
$20.00
David Cory by order to H. S. Haney Yak Spa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of John Kroan of York County Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl d 1776 6 Capt Dutts Col Swope thru Penn & New Jersey York County Pennsylvania aged 75 years Living Witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 26, 1937
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BA-J/REL John Kroan-S.22348
Mr. Donald V. Knau Phi Sigma Kappa House State College, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Kroan, of York County, Pennsylvania, who received pension in 1833 on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.22348, based upon the military service in that war of John Kroan.
John Kroan was born in York County, Pennsylvania. The date of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Helm Township, York County, Pennsylvania, John Kroan enlisted in July, 1776, served as a private in Captain Dritt's Company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania Regiment, marched to Fort Lee, was there when Fort Washington surrendered at which time as capt of the his captain and several members of his company were taken prisoners, Flying Camp, after which the company was commanded by Lieutenant "Tome". Soldier also Col. Michael was discharged January 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
Found Capt. Jacob Dritt in Heitman as capt of the Swope but could not identify any Lt. Tome, so quoted.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 29, 1832, while residing in York County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy-five years.
Capt Dritt also in Pa Archives 6" series, VOL. Page 416
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Kroan(S.22348), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data:

John Kroan, Certificate No. 11141, issued March 29, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Personal request
William R. Rosentiano
will call for record of
John Brown. Address record
to Frank L. Crone
Kendallville, Ind.
Sept. 14, 1916.

THIS SIDE OF CARDS IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.

February 16, 1937
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me a record of John Kroan from York County, who was given a pension in 1833 for services in the Revolutionary War.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours
No Response? Donald V. Knau Phi Sigma Kappa House State College, Pennsylvania

Revolution
22348 INVALID.
File No. 22348
John Brown
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 226
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 Sept. 14. Hist. to Frank B. Crone. P
1937- May 26- Hist to Donald Knapp- Bk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Keenan a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 6.22348
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1, 1776 6 mos. Battle Brigade Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hingham, Mass. Date of application for pension, Oct 22, 1837. Residence at date of application, York Co., Me. Age at date of application, 75
Remarks: _____  for the use of the Bureau  apply to the 2nd
Respectfully,
Wm. Archibald  6  2nd Lieut. Col. 11th Regt. N.H. Vols.
Commissioner.