Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16193, for Thomas Mc Cune, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
McCune, Thomas
S. 16193
CONTENTS
Carded

Ohio - Wheeling - 31,565
Thomas McCune
of Jefferson in the State of Ohio
who was a P. in the Arty commanded
by Captain M c Kinney of the Reg t commanded
by - P. in the P. line
for 6 m. in the
Inscribed on the Roll of Wheeling
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of March 1831 and 28 th and 29 th March 1831 and 1 st April 1831
Arrears to the 4th of Sept - $ 15.00
Permitant. allowance ending 10.00
$ 160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book E 2 - Vol. 5. - Page 150
Dead
let 11 Dec 38 No -
N. T. Washington,
Order to pay 30 May 1839.
let to Hon. Wm. H. Cabaniss
4th May, 1840.
let to Hon. Wm. H. Cabaniss
order to G. L. Audr.
to pay May 15. 1844.
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6 th April 1833.
from 4 th March 1840 to 12 th
March 1842. Age notified in
June 1844

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 17 th 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child n of Thomas McBane, dec d . a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wheeling, V a . Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1840, to the 12 th March 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

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 in the States, and the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Benjamin Mitchell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Belmont County, Ohio, and Robert Dean and Henry Mast are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
P 4.5.49 Thomas McLean, Ohio Papers
Oct 1832
admitted Pr. #20.
Will be admitted for 6 months.

State of Ohio Jefferson County ss
On this first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common Pleas of said County now sitting Thomas Mcbune a resident of Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio aged eighty one years on the twelfth day of July last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two—
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, viz, he started from Cumberland County Pennsylvania in December in the the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six as a volunteer with many others under the command of Mayor Davis without any company officers to reinforce General Washington's army which had then retreated across the Delaware River— When we reached Philadelphia we were organized into companies and the company to which I belonged elected Alexander Laughlin Captain Thomas McKinney and James Barnahan first

and second lieutenants and William Glass Ensign - We assisted in guarding the Hessians captured at Trenton whilst in Philadelphia - We were soon after the battle of Princeton placed under the command of General Putnam and with much difficulty crossed the Delaware river at the Trenton Falls to Trenton from whence after two days we marched to Crosswicks where General Putnam drew out seven hundred volunteers for a secret expedition of which number I was one - The three Continental colonels colonels Hunton, Randolph and Guerny and Major Davis were our officers and we made a forced march without baggage waggons or tents in very inclement weather to Shrewsbury where about four hundred of the troops became unable to proceed from fatigue and sore feet - The remainder de continued our march to Somerset passing through the town in single file six paces apart after night with trailed arms and halted for two hours near the town when we resumed our march for Middletown the object of our expedition designing to attack it on two points at once, but when we reached it found that the enemy about five hundred strong with two field pieces had retreated in haste leaving their fires burning - We took a great quantity of stores including a large quantity of cloths, wine, tea, coffee, sugar molasses and peas, twenty or thirty valuable horses, paper and some arms - We had

been promised the plunder to induce us to volunteer at Crosswicks but General Washington represented the wants of the army to us so strongly that we all relinquished it for their use. We remained during the winter employed in very severe duties protecting the country marching different ways sometimes as much as eighteen miles in three hours encamping as we could without tents until about the first of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when we were discharged and returned home. I never slept under a tent the whole time and great numbers died soon after we reached home on account of the sufferings we had endured. We were paid something I do not remember what a bounty of seven pounds ten shillings each all in continental money which was worth very little to us.
About the middle of April in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight I was called out as a militia man under the command of Colonel Abraham Smith Captain McBlay Lieutenant Robert Huigley and Ensign John Laughlin and marched to a place called the crooked Billet near Philadelphia where we encamped. We numbered three or four hundred. There on the morning of the first of May we were surrounded by a large force of British troops before day. The company to which I belonged forced the lines but Capt. McBlay was killed and all the rank and file except myself and three others. General Lacey commanded at that place.

After this I was under the orders of General Potter a short time and then under the command of Brigadier General Frederick Watt until about the first of July when we were discharged and returned home.
I was called out again as a militia man in April one thousand seven hundred and eighty under Captain Thomas Askew, Lieutenant Theophilus Cissney and Ensign John Laughlin - Our Colonel was James Young. We were stationed at Frankstown now Holidayburg to protect the country from the Indians where I acted as assistant Quarter Master. I was there when the Bedford Volunteers were attacked by the Indians & several of them killed - I was one of those who went to their relief and assisted to bring in the wounded - This fight was at the Allegheny old Gap - We were discharged about the first of July and returned home - He never had any regular written discharges and he has no written evidence to prove his services except a written certificate signed by Robert Twiggley who was at its date May 29 th 1783 the Captain of the Company of Militia in Cumberland County Pennsylvania to which he belonged - He does not know of any person by whose testimony he can prove his last services - He resided in Cumberland County from the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four until the spring of

the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three when he removed to Huntingdon County Pennsylvania where he resided until September in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven when he removed to where he now resides where he has resided ever since — He was born in the State of Delaware on the twelfth day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty six as he has always been informed and believes where he resided until the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four when he removed to Cumberland County Pennsylvania — He has a record of his age
He is known to Robert Dean, Henry West and the Reverend Benjamin Mitchell who live in his neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State — Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
James Ross Wells Clerk
D. H. McEne

1 st I was born in the State of Delaware on the twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty six —
2 d I have a record of my age —
3 d I resided in Cumberland County Pennsylvania when I was in the service and until 1783 when I resided removed to Huntingdon County Pennsylvania where I resided until 1797 when I removed to where I now reside where I have resided ever since —
4 th I was a volunteer one tour and a militia man two other tours of more than two months each —
5 th I remember Colonels Hanton, Randolph, and Gurney, Generals Putnam, Potter, Lacey and Watt and many other Officers of the continental troops with whom I served — I served two months as a volunteer mostly in New Jersey at one tour, two months and upwards as a militia man near Philadelphia at another time and two months and upwards as a militia man at and about Frankstown at another time — I was in the fight at Crooked Billet and some other skirmishes in New Jersey —

6th I received no written discharge or other written evidence of service except the certificate furnished herewith —
7th Robert Dean, Henry West and the Reverend Benjamin Mitchell a clergyman live in my neighborhood and know me and can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution —
residing in Belmont County Ohio We Benjamin Mitchell a clergyman Robert Dean and Henry West residing in the Township of Warren in said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas McElune who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Ross Wells Clerk
B Mitchell Robert Dean Henry West

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 certify, that it appears to them that Benjamin Mitchell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Belmont County, Ohio, and Robert Dean and Henry West are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
24.5.49 Thomas McNamee, Ohio Superior.
Oct 1832
adm. the Pr. H. D.
adm. the Pr. H. D.
State of Ohio Jefferson County ss I James Rof Wells Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Jefferson do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas M c Cune for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of June AD 1838 James Rof Wells Clerk

July 16, 1935.
Mr. John Avril McCune 3035 Van Brunt Kansas City, Missouri.
BA-J/III Thomas McCune S. 16193
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas McCune who was born July 12, 1756, your ancestor.
The data given herein regarding Thomas McCune are found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 16193, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas McCune was born July 12, 1756 in Delaware, the place and names of his parents not shown; in 1774, he moved to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and resided in that county during the period of the war.
He volunteered sometime in December 1776, served as a private in Captain Alexander Laughlin's Pennsylvania company, guarded the prisoners taken at Trenton, was on an expedition through Shrewsbury, Somerset and Middletown under Colonels Hunton, Randolph and Guernsey and was discharged March 1, 1777. He enlisted the middle of April 1778, served as private in Captain McClay's company, Colonel Abraham Smith's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Crooked Billet and was discharged July 1, 1778. He enlisted in April 1780, served as quartermaster in Captain Thomas Askey's company, Colonel James Young's Pennsylvania regiment and was discharged July 1, 1780. He belonged to Captain Robert Quigley's company, eighth class, 5 th Battalion of Cumberland County Pennsylvania militia and served whenever called out until May 29, 1783.
The soldier moved in 1783 to Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania,

where he remained until September 1797, then moved to Jefferson County, Ohio.
Thomas McCune was allowed pension on his application executed June 1, 1838, at which time he resided in Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. He died there March 12, 1842.
Thomas McCune was survived by children, but their names are not given; the name of his wife is not shown, nor are there any data regarding their marriage.
In order to obtain the names of the persons to whom his last payment of pension was paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Thomas McCune Certificate 31563 Issued November 23, 1838 Rate $30 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio-Wheeling-Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

16 193 INVALID.
File No. 16.193
Thomas McCune
St. Peter, Minn.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 345
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1892 Apr 26 First to Read annunciation Phila Pa P.S.
Jan'y. 19-99. Thos. McCune.
Pelican Rapids, Minn.
1913, Sept. 2. History to Jos. Condit McCune
1928. Sept. 11. Visit to Hugh J. Sam-
island - MINN 1935. July 16. Visit to John Neil McCune - Ill.

This is to certify all whom it may concern that the bearer hereof Thomas W m Cune hath served in my Company in the Eight Class of the fifth Battalion of Cumberland County and did con- -stantly go out in his power when called and did alwise behave himself in his station as a good Soldier given under my hand this 29 th Day of May A.D. 1783.
Robert Dugley Robert Dugley Capt

Thomas M c ane Ohio.
Suspended,
per Ct 23 d Feb 38, R. M c and.