Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 2883, for Charles Tipper, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn.
Tipper, Charles Mary
W 2883
CONTENTS

(3,002)
Pennsylvania Roll
Charles Tippet
(private) Pennsylvania line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of Sept r 1818 and sent to John Dickey Esq r McConnelsburg Penn a
Arrears to 4th of Sept r - 1818 - 36.00 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar. 1819 - 48.00
Arrears to M o 15/30 $84.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 year 20 Continued - 107
Bedford Co.
let. 2 o July 1820 G. Chambers
Washington (P.C.) 6 th Oct r 1820. Notification returned to Mr Davis, (Inkber)

5757 Pennsylvania
Mary Tipton widow of Charles Tipton, dec d who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818, — and who died on the 5 Sept r 1834, — of Franklin in the State of Penn a who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Smith of the reg t commanded by Col. Irvin in the Penn a line for one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Sept r 1840, to Len te Hon. George Chambers, Chambersburg, Pa Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1840 $ 180.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 41 20.00
$ 200.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D m Courdy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2, Page 167.

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
Charles Tipper Born February 14 th 1753 - Mary Tipper - Born May 23 rd 1769 - Andrew Tipper - Born May 23 rd 1786 - Robert Tipper Born June 25 th 1788 - Margaret Tipper - Born 20 th September 1791 - John Tipper - Born August 8 th 1794 - Charles Tipper - Born April 4 th 1797 - Mary Tipper - Born February 4 th 1800 - Susan Tipper - Born April 11 th 1805 -
BIRTHS.
Mary Ann Tipper Born 5 th March 1824 William Tipper Born 30 th June 1826 - Rebecca Jane Tipper Born 9 th February 1830 Susan Tipper Born 23 rd July 1831 - James Brundine Tipper Born 27 th June 1832 - Mary Tipper was born January 8 th 1835. John Harrison Tipper was born the 28 th of September 1836.
Charles Tipper
To the Chamber

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Charles & Mary Tipton Married April 3 rd 1786 Margaret Tipton Married
Mary Tipton Married August 10 th 1820
MARRIAGES.
Charles Tipton and Rebecca Jane Simpkins Married 6 th February 1823

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
Andrew Tipton was born June the seventeenth 1838

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
Robert Tipton Deceased this life November 15 th 1791 - John Tipton Departed this life August 8 th 1818
Charles Tipton of McConnel- town died 5 th September A.D. 1834 -
DEATHS.
Rebecca Jane Tipton departed this life 30 th March 1830 -
Susan Tipton departed this life 5 th August - 1831 -
James Burdine Tipton departed this life 17 th Decem- ber 1832. -
Mary Tipton departed this life the 11 th day of January 1835.

Pennsylvania
Franklin County
On this twelfth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of said County now in Sister  Mary Tipher a resident of the County of Franklin afore said aged seventy or thereabouts & not exceeding seventy two who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled An Act, granting half pay & pensions to certain widows, that she is the Widow of Charles Tipher deceased, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army, having as she understood enlisted at Carlisle in the state of Pennsylvania , at order whom he served or in what company this Deponent does not recollect, That he was a person of the United States under the Act of Congress and as such received her pension from the United States for a number of years before her death which was in one thousand eight hundred & thirty one four, and that this Deponent as her Widow received from the War Department her pension for about six months, and that she has not received her pensions in relation to said Pension, except one from the Pension Office bearing date the 6 th October 1820 hereto annexed — She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Tipher about the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty six by Mr Maxwell then a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Franklin , that she has no certificate or Record of said marriage nor does she know when there is one, except one in the papers of her son Charles , being a

family one, in a family Bible - she further declares that in the said Charles, she had seven children viz Andrew - Robert Margaret, John, Charles, - Mary, & Susan, and that their ages as entered in the Family Bible now in possession of said Charles, & exhibited now in Court, is as she believes correct as well as the time of the marriage of this Deponent & her said husband - She further declares that her said husband died on the fall of the year one thousand, eight hundred and thirty four - that she was not married to him prior to her leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January A D one thousand eight hundred & thirty four viz at the time above stated - and that this Deponent is now unmarried & hath remained unmarried since the death of the said Charles Tipton deceased - That she has resided in Franklin County for the last fifteen years, - and that she lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania about twenty years - & the remaining years, she lived in the said County of Franklin where she was born -
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court
Mr Mead Prothry
his Mary Tipton mark

2/16 90
Charles Tupper Pr.
20 April 1818
John Dickey Esq Mc Connelsburg Penn.
Admitted
John Dickey Esq of Mc Connelsburg

Bedford County ss
Personally appeared before me one of the Associate Judges in and for Bedford County Charles Tippet, and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he served in the revolutionary army as a common soldier in the Company of Col l Abraham Smith, 6 th Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Col l William Irvine. That he entered the service in March 1776. Served in the expedition to Canada was discharged and left the service in April 1777. Served one tour in the militia the time the English was in Philadelphia, and one other tour when Gen l Washington marched against Cornwallis and from his reduced circumstances and bodily infirmities he needs the assistance of his country for support Sworn to and subscribed this 20 th day of April A D 1818 before me - Jno o Dickey Charles Tippet
Bedford County ss
Personally appeared before me one of the associate Judges in and for Bedford County, Daniel Bloom and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he knew Charles Tippet, the above applicant, when in Canada in the revolutionary war, and saw him in the battle of the Three Rivers and saw him at Ticonderoga during the winter of 1777 Sworn to and subscribed this 20 th day of April A D 1818 before me Jno o Dickey Daniel Bloom
I do hereby certify that from my own personal knowledge of the indictment of the above applicant Charles Tippet, as well as the above Deposition of Daniel Bloom, that the statement made by him as above is true -
Jno o Dickey

Pennsylvania
Bradford County, ss. I David Mann Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that John Dickey Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition of Charles (and whose name is thereto subscribed) Tupper appears to have been taken, was at the time of taking and signing the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Bradford County, duly Commissioned and sworn to whom Official acts as such full faith and credit is due as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office at Bradford the 20 th day of April A.D. 1818.
David Mann Protho ry

Pennsylvania Franklin County
Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County appeared William Marmill who being duly sworn that he is the Executor of the Will of James Marmill Esq, of said County deceased, that said James was his Uncle & died in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven - That said James had been a Justice of the Peace at an early day in the County & afterwards an Associate Judge of the Courts of the County - That the Deponent has his Docket as Justice & has searched the same at request for the marriage of Charles Tappan & Mary his Wife, but that he has not been able to find any record of said marriage or of any other marriages that were made before the said James Marmill Esq as Justice of the Peace
Sworn & subscribed
Before me this Twenty third day of March A D 1840
Louis Deutz
William Marmill

Pennsylvania Franklin County ss
On this twelfth day of November in the Year one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, then composing said Court Andrew Tappan who being first duly sworn accor- ding to Law doth depose & say that he is according to the best of information that he has been able ever to recollect about fifty Three Years of age in May last, that he is the son of Charles Tappan Junior & Mary his wife, being their eldest Child - that he has heard his said Father say in his life time that he had been married to Mary his now Widow in the Year one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine or one thousand eight hundred & eighty nine, and that the Deponent is confident that it was before the first of January A D one thousand eight hundred & ninety four & that he was not married prior to her leaving the Service of the United States as a Soldier - That he always understood his said Father to be a Revolutionary Soldier & that he received a pension from the Government for a number of years & that said Charles died on the 5 th of September A D one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine & that the Deponent assisted his said Mother Mary in getting some months pay after the death of said Charles - That said Mary who then did make her declaration in Court as the Widow of said Charles & has always been reputed his Wife & has remained unmarried ever since the death of said Charles - That the Deponent hath seen the Family Bible then also exhibited in this Court by her Brother Charles, as stated in his Deposition & that he recollects said Bible as having seen it in the possession of his said Father many years before his death & that he believes the entries in the same of the time of marriage of his said Father & Mother & their ages as well as the Births of their children is correct & corresponds with the understanding of himself & the Family respecting the same - That his said

Mother has lived in Franklin County for about fifteen years. Here the time in the family of the Deponent & part with her son or son John Witherow Esq. & that she is he thinks about seventy two years of age - That her said mother was as he understood born in the County of Franklin & lived in this County for a long time before her said Charles & Mary moved to Bedford County -
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court
And J. Griffin
Mr. Read Potts

Pennsylvania
Franklin County
At the same time affiored Charles Tipher who being duly sworn in said Court of Common Pleas in and for said County doth depose & say that he always understood from his Fa- ther Charles Tipher deceased that he had been a Soldier in the Revolutionary army & received a Pension as such from the United States, and that the said Charles Tipher Senior, died about 1785 was since in the County of Bedford State of Pennsylvania, and that about five years before his death said Charles Tipher Senior gave to the Deponent a Bible, which the Deponent has preserved & now produces in other Court & that said Bible then contained and now contains the following entries under the Family Records viz - "Charles and Mary Tipher, married April 3 1786." - and in the record of Births as follows viz: "Charles Tipher Born Feb 14 1753. Mary Tipher, born May 23 1769, - Andrew Tipher born May 25 1786 - Robert Tipher born Jan 25 1788 - Margaret Tipher born 20 th September 1791 - John Tipher born August 8 th 1794 - Charles Tipher born April 4 th 1797 - Mary Tipher born February 4 th 1800 - & Sarah Tipher born April 6 th 1805. - That said Charles Tipher Senior told the Deponent, at the time he presented the Depo- nent with said Bible, which is a large Quarto, that the entries in the same of the time of Marriage & the said Births of said Children was correct and that the Deponent says as he has always considered it, corresponds with the said entries in said Bible - That said Charles the Father of the Deponent lived many years in the County of Bedford, in the State of Pennsylvania and that said Mary his Mother lived in said County of Bedford for many years & for the last fifteen years in the said County on Franklin, and that for some

low years before the death of said Charles, the said Mary lived in the said County of Franklin with her son in Law John Witherspoon Esquire & with her son Ardin Tipton, in the township of Mitch in the said County of Franklin - which is the adjoining County to that of Bedford - The said Mary Tipton has remained unmarried ever since the death of the said Charles who died about five years since, in the said County of Bedford - That the Deponent does not know in whose hand writing the said Register of marriage & Births in said Bible, as before given as, but said entries were in the said Bible when he got them from his said Father about ten years ago & that this Deponent has ever since preserved the same with care as the family record  Sworn & subscribed in open } Charles Tipton Court - }  McMann Proffey
At the same time I here appeared John Witherspoon Esquire, an active Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Franklin, who, being duly sworn in Open Court doth depose that he is married to Susan Tipton Daughter of said Charles Tipton deceased & the said Mary Tipton Widow of said Charles - that said Charles was reputed a Revolutionary Soldier & that he received a pension from the United States, that said Charles died on the 5 th of September one thousand eight hundred & thirty four, that this Deponent attended his Funeral on the day following his death - That this Deponent was married to said Susan Tipton in August A D 1824 & that he has known said Mary Tipton Widow for twenty years & upwards & she has always reputed the Wife of the said Charles Tipton deceased, that said Mary has lived many years in said County of Franklin, having also lived some years in the County of Bedford in the said state & that said Mary has remained unmarried since the death of the said Charles Tipton, and is as he supposes about seventy years of age -  Sworn & subscribed in Open } John Witherspoon Court }

Certificate of Charles Tupper
3002
March 1819
Cont a
D. T.

Berks County, Pa.
On the 7 th day of August 1820. Personally appeared in Open Court being a court of record for the said County, having power of fine and imprisonment and jurisdiction unlimited as to amount, Charles Pippin aged Sixty seven years, residence in McConnellsburg said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows. In the company of Captain Abram Smith, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wm. Irwin in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment.
I have received a pension from the United States in conformity with the law of March 18 th 1818. The certificate of which is dated September 26 th 1818. No. 3002. (I have no original declaration, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or in any way part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, except a pension from the State of Pennsylvania of forty dollars per annum I am a Shoemaker by trade but have no family that lives with me. I have been alone for twenty or fifteen years. and have not been able within that time to follow any business.
Schedule of Charles Pippins property
  1 House & two lots (Back) subject to 2.67 per years rent.  1 Small brick work  21.50    1 Iron pot — $-50  1 tin Bucket — 25  3 Spoons — $- 25    1 Skillet — 50  3 Plates — 12 1/2  3 Old Chairs — 50     2 Dishes — 12 1/2  1 Do. table — 1.00  

  1 Tin tea kettle — — —  $ — 25  Ditto Due by C Tipped     3 Tea Spoons — — — — —  10  To James Agnew — — —  $ 35.00    1 Stove — — — — —  12.00  " George W. Durrah — — —  6.00    3 Cups and Spoons Saucers } worth — — — — —  10  " Andrew Work — — — —  1.33    1 Pitcher — — — — —  12 1/2  " John Smith — — — —  2.00      Tot. 39     Charles Tippet
The said Charles Tippet on his oaths aforesaid doth further say that the whole of his property does (not valued) one hundred and sixty five dollars —
Sworn declared & subscribed in open court 7 th Aug t 1820 David Manns Notary
Charles Tippet
The foregoing declaration on oaths and schedule being produced in open court 7 th August 1820. Having examined witnesses on oaths respecting the value of the said property the Court do approve of the valuation of one hundred and sixty five dollars, and confirm their wills —
By the Court D. Manns Notary
Filed 7 th August 1820. D. Manns
Pennsylvania Bedford County ss.
In Testimony that the foregoing is a true copy of the original remaining in my office at Bedford, on file, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Office at Bedford the twelfth day of August A.D. 1820
David Manns Notary

Pennsylvania
Franklin County
60
Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County affirmed Charles Tupper, who being duly sworn, doth depose & say that he is the son of Charles Tupper since deceased & that the Deponent apprehended understood from his said Father that he had been a soldier in the Revolutionary Army & received a pension as such from the United States; & that his said Father died in the County of Bedford between five & six years since viz in September one thousand eight hundred & thirty four, and that about two years before his death his said Father gave the Deponent, a large quarto family Bible & that said Bible then contained & ever since the following family Record viz. "Charles & Mary Tupper married April 3 1786" and on the record of births as follows viz "Charles Tupper Born Feb 14 th 1753 - Mary Tupper born Mar 22 1769. Andrew Tupper born Mar 23 1786 - Robert Tupper born Jan 25 th 1788, Mary Tupper born 20 th September 1791 John Tupper, born August 8 th 1794 - Charles Tupper, born April 4 th 1797, Mary Tupper born February 4 th 1800 & Susan Tupper born Apr 6 th 1805" - and that his said Father when he gave the Deponent said Bible, told him that the entries in said Bible of the time of marriage & the Births of Children were correct & that the Deponent's age as it is entered in said Bible has always corresponded with what he understood to be his age - That the Deponent has perused said Bible and has entered in the same the family Records of his own family which Bible he produced in open Court at Chambersburg as referred to in his former Deposition, and learning that he was required that he should send on to the War Department, the sheets of said Bible containing said Records, which he took out of said Bible the week last and has now annexed them to this Deposition & identified by writing his name on them on the margin -  Sworn & subscribed before me the 7 th of August A.D 1840
Charles Tupper
James Wright

C. C. War Department, N o 3,002.
PENSION OFFICE,
6 th Oct r . 1820.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the schedule of your property has been examined; and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
To Mr. Charles Tipton

Pennsylvania
Franklin County p
on this fifteenth day of January
in the Year one thousand eight hundred & forty appeared in Open Court of the Common Pleas of said County. Mathew Patterson Esquire one of the Judges of said Court who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he will be sixty four years of age next April & that he was acquainted with Charles Tappan deceased, who was a prisoner of the United States - where the Deponent was a small boy - that said Charles lived & worked a great deal at the Father of the Deponent in the township of Peters in said County, & he was also acquainted with Mary his wife & present Widow, her maiden name was Mary Campbell & her Father Robert Campbell lived on the adjoining Farm to the Deponent's Father & that the Deponent recollects hearing of the marriage of said Charles & Mary taking place between fifty & fifty five years since, & that they lived together as Man & Wife & were always reported so - that the Deponent knew them well & has often been in their house. - many years since said Charles moved into Bedford County, where he died a few years since leaving the said Mary to survive him - the Deponent knows Andrew Tappan the son of said Charles & Mary & that he is a man of good character & reputation & entitled to full credit - The Deponent is well satisfied that the marriage of said Charles & Mary was after the Revolutionary War & before the first of January One thousand seven hundred & ninety four - James Maxwell Esq. was a Justice of the peace in said township of Peters in 1786 & before & after - & has been dead many years since,
Sworn & Subscribed in } Open Court
Matthews Neill Prothon
Mathew Patterson

Pennsylvania Franklin County ss -
I Matthias Made Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Franklin do certify that the foregoing deposition of Mary Tiffey Charles Tiffey John Wilkinson. Andrew Tiffey & Matthias Patton were duly made in open Court of Common Pleas of said County at the time stated & their substance by them and attested by me and that the Bible referred to in the deposition of said Charles Tiffey which was a large quarto was produced in open Court (and the same was examined & compared with the Acts & times & times referred to in the deposition of said Charles Tiffey which were correct -
I do further certify that Lewis Beving Esq before whom the annexed deposition of William Marshall is taken is a Justice of the Peace in the said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand & seal of office this twenty third day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred & forty -
Matthias Made Prothonotary

Aug 10. 40
Pa.
Mary Tupper
nets case
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
REC'D

Chambersburg August 7 1840
Dear Sir
I received a short time since the Deposition & papers which had been forwarded you on the application of Mary Tappan Widow for a Pension under the Act of Congress. I have had supplied what was signed by you; - Mr Charles Tappan who held the office of the Agents Bible board a considerable distance from this. He is very desirous of having returned to him through me, the Family Record which was taken out of the Bible & annexed to his Deposition. There is also furnished the Certificate of the Clerk of the Court - The Witnesses are also personally known to me & of unexceptionable character -
Will you please to give this item your early attention & if satisfactory, send me the Certificate -
I put my name as a Witness to the signature of Charles Tappan on the Bible leaves -
Very Respectfully
Yours
Geo c Chambers
L. Edwards E

6911 Mary Tepper of Charles Pennsylvania
admitted Pa. 1 st yr p 40. - bap Smithstown Pa.
died 5 th Sep 1834
Act 7 July 1838.
Rev Geo. Chambers Chambersburg. Pa

RGR
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2883
Mary Tupper Widow
Charles Tupper Pa. Pa. Linn.
Act: July 7, 1838
Index: —Vol. M. , Page 275.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pennsylvania Franklin County
I Matthias Neaa Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County State of Pennsylvania - Do hereby certify that the said Matthew Patton Esq. John Workman Esq. Charles Tippu. Andrew Tippu & William Maxwell whose depositions are herein contained are credible witnesses - And that James Wright Esq. before whom the annexed deposition of Charles Tippu was taken, is a credible witness of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal of office. This Seventh day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty -
Matthias Neaa
Prothonotary

Mar. 24
Pa
16911
7 July 1838
Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper wid of Charles
L L Edwards Esq re
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington -
FEB

Chamberlay March 23 rd 1840
Dear Sir
I send you the enclosed papers in relation to the claim of Mary Tipton Widow to a pension under the Act of Congress. Her husband was a prisoner of the United States until his death, as will be found on the Records of your Office - It appears from the evidence that she was married to Charles Tipton in 1786 - Judge Paton swears to having of the marriage between 50 & 55 years since, - he was their neighbour - The oath of the old woman is not only supported by the evidence of Judge Paton, but of a Family Bible, which has been in possession of Charles Tipton the son, for many years before the death of her Father. It is also corroborated by the ages of her Sons -
They were married by a Justice of the Peace who has been dead upwards of 30 years, & the records of the marriage cannot be found
The Evidence would I think be plenary to establish her marriage before 1794. - The Witnesses are highly respectable. Several of whom must be known to our Senator the Hon. James Buchanan.
If the Evidence is satisfactory to you. You will confer a favour on the old Widow, by sending the Certificate to me at an early day as may suit your convenience -
With much Respect
I remain Sir
Yours
George Chamber
1 Edmonds

of Bedford Co. Pa care of Mr. Davis, Washington, D. C.