Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,098, for Thomas Leonard, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Leonard Thomas Esther
N. 3,098
CONTENTS.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839. agent Notified 10. June 1840
Pittsburg Pa 1809 Esther Leonard widow of Thomas Leonard decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 28 th Jan y 1836 of Beaver Co in the State of Pa who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Phillips of the Reg t commanded by Col. Henry in the N.Y. line for Emus Service 2 nd Pri
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburg Pa at the rate of 40 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb y 1839 and sent Com. J. Henry Sec y of Rep.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept 1838 $16.67 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39, 23.33 $140.00
Act July 18 th
Recorded by M. G. Badger Vol. 24 Page 157

11931. Pennsylvania
Thomas Leonard
of Beaver in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Philip of the Regt: commanded by Col. Henry in the Pa. V. M. C. line for Mrs. Sarah S. 2 " per
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of July 1863 and sent to Claimant M c Jackson
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 93.32 Pension allowance ending Sept — 23.33
$ 116.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page 83

Vol 13 Ser. 1 According to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." in the matter of Thomas Leonard. She further deposes that instructions, and was placed in the agency of the business in 1833. under the provisions of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832. and that he received a pension at the rate of forty six dollars & sixty six cents per annum, and that he

State of Pennsylvania Beaver County ss 3
On 26 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before the Subscribers one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Esther Leonard a Resident in the Township of North Beaver in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania aged about seventy six 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows, that she is the widow of Thomas Leonard late who served in the Army of the United States, and was placed on the pension list for private agency she believes in 1833. under the provisions of the act of Congress of 7 th June 1832. and that he received a pension at the rate of forty six dollars & sixty six cents per annum, and that he died the 28 th day of January 1836.
And she further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Leonard on the sixth day of March 1781. in Cumberland County Pennsylvania by the Rev. Mr. McGill. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 at the time above stated. That she has no documentary evidence to offer in proof of her marriage, nor does she know of any person living that was present at her marriage. That she had nine children by the

The said Thomas Leonard eight of whom are now living. That she and her husband removed from Chester County Penn te to Beaver County where she now lives in the year 1803.
Sworn & subscribed before me the — day and year first written. John, Visbet associate judge } Esther Leonard
Beaver County Pa
Personally came before the subscriber one of judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Beaver County Abner Leonard & being duly sworn saith he is the oldest son of the above named Esther Leonard. That by the entry in his father's hand writing in the Bible he was born the 11 th of April 1786. That he had two sisters older than him, That he often heard his father and mother speak of their marriage and from the information he always received from them they were married at the time stated by his mother, That his father received a pension under the act of Congress of 7 th of June 1832 of forty six dollars & sixty six cents. That he died the 28 th day of January 1836. That his mother still remains his widow unmarried. That she is now so old and frail & lives so much as eighteen miles from where the Court is held in Beaver that she could not go to Court with the risk of injuring her health. That his father Thomas Leonard lived in Beaver County from 1803 until his death Abner Leonard
Sworn & subscribed before me the 26 th day of September 1838 John, Visbet associate judge

Beaver County Pa
Personally come before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Beaver County, John Clarke Esqr and being duly sworn saith that he has been intimately acquainted with Thomas Leonard & Esther his wife more than thirty years, up to the time of his death, that they were always reported to be and lived together as man and wife, and sustained a good character, that they lived in the same Township with him during that time and raised a numerous family, and that the said Esther Leonard still remains the widow of the said Thomas Leonard unmarried.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 26 th September 1838
John Clarke
John M c Kittoe associate Judge
Beaver County Pa
I John M c Kittoe one of the Judges of the Court of Common-pleas in and for Beaver County do hereby certify that I have been intimately acquainted with John Clarke Esqr and Thomas Leonard the foregoing named deponents for upwards of thirty years, that they are men of integrity whose characters for credibility & veracity are unimpeached, —
Given under my hand this 26 th day of September A D 1838
John M c Kittoe

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK; AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, By His MAJESTY'S Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.
EDINBURGH:
Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His MAJESTY'S Printers. MDCCXCV.

Leonard was Born August 22 1753 wednesday Esther Leonard was Born Feb. 6-1762 Priscilla Leonard was Born Novr. 23. 1784 Mary Leonard was Born Januy - 8- 1784 Abner Leonard was Born April - 11 1786 Tuesday Clarissa Leonard was Born Novr. 21 - 1788 Saturday Lucretia Leonard was Born January 19 1791 wednesday Absalom Leonard was Born Novr. 28 1792 Hiel Leonard was Born April 12 1795 Sabbathday Pli Leonard was Born May 17 1797 Asahel Leonard was Born Sept. 5 1799
Samuel Leonard (son of Samuel & Ann Leonard) was born at the Co. of ... & departed this Life the 3 rd Day of February 1830 at 20 lbs. aged 99 years and 11 months & 24 days.
Mary Leonard wife of Sam l Leonard departed this Life January 23 1793 aged 77 years 4 Months & 4 Days being the Daughter of Stephen & Mary

21.1H2 Thomas Leonard
K.
Admitted
8 mos Sergeant $40.00 2 " private 6.66 $ 46.66
claimant M c Jackson C. Office Beaver County Pa

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. Those 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, shewing the Service of Thomas Leonard of Beaver 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.     Vol d 1776 1 Private Capt Ward Col Lowry through New Jersey Huntingdon County   " 1776 1 " Philip New Jersey Traditionary   " 1776 1 Sergt aged 79 years Evidence   " " 1 "   " " 1 " Snicker   aft d 1777 1 " Snicker   " 1777 1 " Davis   " 1777 1 " Heun Phillips Battle of Monmouth   " 1778 1 " Philip   " " 1   10  
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 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 the 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 , 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 [j] 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.

June 10.
PA
10th June
L. E. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
for the -0- 2- 2- 2-
FREE

The following are the Interrogatories propounded to Thomas Leonard an applicant for a Pension with by the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County at June Term 1833 to wit the 5 th day of June with his answers thereto
Interrogatory 1 Wherein what year were you born
Answer I was born in the year 1753 the 22 d day of August in the edge of Somerset County near the line of Huntingdon in the state of New Jersey
Int 2 d Have you any record of your age, if so where is it ans. I have a Record in my bible taken from my Father which is all that I know of
Int 3 d Where were you living when when called into service when have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live
ans. I was living in Huntingdon County New Jersey when called into the service from that place I went to Mifflin County & from thence removed to Beaver County Pennsylvania in which place I have resided since the Revolutionary War & at this time reside in north Beaver township Beaver County
Int 4 th How were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute for whom
ans I volunteered the first month the second was drafted the third as a substitute for a draft the 4 th month for myself on a draft the fifth a substitute for John Smith as a draft the remainder were drafts for myself the name of the person for whom I served the third month not recollected
Int 5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your services.
answ r They are stated fully & circumstantially in my Declaration of 5 th Dec r 1832 reference being thereunto made

Int. 6 th did you ever Receive a Discharge from the Service if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Ans. I never Received a Written discharge but always Rec d a verbal discharge when my term at the expiration of each month had elapsed
State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify to your Character for veracity & their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Ans. In a new thinking William Miller Esq. Robert A. Brown & Rev. James Wright John Clarke Esq. & others if required Reference being had to my declaration here exhibited dated 5 th Dec r 1832 for a more full answer
to the foregoing Interrogatories
Beaver County Penn a ss James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Statement of the Interrogatories propounded by the Court of Common Pleas of said County to Thomas Leonard an applicant for a pension whose declaration herewith forwarded bearing date the 5 th day of Dec r 1832 with his answer thereto annexed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Beaver this 15 th day of June 1833 James Logan Protho.

Thomas Leonard John Braden
Beaver County vs The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In this fifth  sixth day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable John Braden President and Thomas Henry & Joseph Humphreys his associates, now sitting as a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Thomas Leonard a Resident of said County aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he lived in Huntingdon County in the State of New Jersey in the year 1776 in the last of May or first of June in that year, he volunteered his services in defence of his country in the Company commanded by Captain John Yard in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Pawley, Marched immediately after he volunteered to Amboy and remained there for one month, which was the period he had volunteered for, he was discharged and returned home, he was not home many days until he got notice he was drafted for to perform a tour in the Militia of one month, and thereupon immediately after under Captain Henry Phelps, he cannot now recollect the name of his Colonel, Marched first to Elizabeth Town first and from thence to Amboy, and was kept there during the month, and was discharged, he then entered immediately as a substitute, at the same place, for a Gentleman who had just arrived there, that he cannot recollect his name now, that he served a month as a substitute, & having served the month, got notice without ever going home that he must serve another month for himself, and accordingly stayed, and at the end of that month, without leaving the place entered as a substitute for a certain John Smith to serve another month, the end of this month brought it to the about

about the first of November, this month that he served as a Substitute for Smith, he was commanded by Capt. Wm. Tucker, at the end of this month he returned home from Ambay. The April following which was in 1777, he was drafted, and marched under Captain Tucker, to Morris-Town, and from thence to Brunswick, and remained there until his month was out, which was the period he was drafted for, he went home and remained at home a month. & was called upon again for another month and marched under ensign Samuel Briggs, till they arrived at Redbank and there placed under the command of Captain Davis, he remained there in that neighborhood, with his company as a scouting party until this month terminated, he was discharged & went home he thinks he remained at home then until about the 1st of August, was then drafted and marched under Captain John Hunt, went first to Trenton, stayed there that month, was discharged at the end of the month and returned home, and stayed at home until about the first of March following which was the year 1778, was then drafted for a month and was placed under the command of Col. Joseph Phelps his Captain's name he cannot now recollect, was marched to Trenton Station and kept there for the month, was discharged and went home & stayed there for two  one months, about the first of June was drafted again and marched to Trenton was taken there to guard prisoners, who were brought to that place, The British at this time left Philadelphia & crossed over to Jersey, & passed on to Monmouth, this deponent was marched to Monmouth, and on the 28 th of June the Battle of Monmouth was fought, and he was in that battle, immediately after the Battle he was discharged and went home, which terminated his month

This deponent has now gone through and enumerated ten months service, his estimate and calculation always was that he had served in all using thirteen months, but from his advanced age, the imperfection of his memory, and the great lapse of time he cannot now detail all his service with precision and certainty, and although he will not pretend to go into detail more than the ten months he is nevertheless conscious that he served considerably more, that the whole of this service with the exception of two months he served in the capacity of a Sergeant. He was Born in Jersey in the year 1753, has a record of his age in his Bible, when called into service resided in Jersey, volunteered for one month, served as a Substitute two months, one month for a Mr. Smith, the other he cannot recollect his name, and served the balance as a drafted Militiaman. He knows the name of a number of the Genl. officers where he was stationed, At Amboy there was no Genl. officers, other than State Generals, nor was there any regular officers, At Red Bank Col. Schreurs, and Captain Cummins both regular officers were there, while at Trenton Col. Butler of the regular Army had that place a visit, and at Monmouth, Genl. Washington, Genl. Lee Genl. La Fayette & Genl. Green were all there. He never received any written discharge, was always discharged by Parole, That he has no written or documentary evidence to show any thing about his service, that he has lived in Pennsylvania since the year 1780, and now lives in Berks County. That he now now knows of no person living that can testify as to his service as to persons who have a knowledge of his character for veracity etc, he will mention Major Andrew Jenkins William Miller Esq. & Robert McLean Esq. & Salomon had in open Court the day of year aforesaid. James Logan Pro Thos. Leonard

We Andrew Jenkins William Miller & Robert McGowan all residing in Beaver County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Leonard who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, having lived in the same neighbor- -hood with him for a long time, that we believe him to be about Seventy nine years of age, and that he is considered & held in estima- -tion as a man of veracity & truth and 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 Given & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court Andrew Jenkins William Miller Robert McGowan James Logan Pro
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department and that the before mentioned applicant was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Major Andrew Jenkins William Miller Esq. & Robert McGowan who have signed the preceding certificate are Residents in Beaver County and all Gentlemen of good Character and that their Statement is entitled to Credit
Beaver County James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Leonard for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th day of December A.D. 1832 James Logan Pro

Beaver County Pa.
Before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Courts of Record of said County Personally Appeared Alva Leonard and being Duly Sworn According to Law Maketh the following Statement - to wit.
I am the Ninth and the Youngest Child of Thomas & Esther Leonard and According to their frequent Statement to me, and agreeable to the Record in my father's Old Bible I was Born on the 5 th day of September 1799. and it is in my father's own hand Writing, and the last on Record, they Being Written as follows.
Thomas Leonard was Born Aug. 22 nd 1753.
Esther Leonard was Born Feby. 6 th 1762.
Then he has commenced with the Births of their Children. Priscilla Leonard was Born Nov. 23 rd 1787.
Mary Leonard was Born Jan'y 8 th - 1784.
Abner Leonard was Born Apr. 11 th 1786
Clarissa Leonard was Born Nov 21 st 1788.
Lucretia Leonard was Born Jan'y 19 th 1791.
Absalom Leonard was Born Nov. 28. 1792.
Hiel Leonard was Born April 12 th 1795.
Eli Leonard was Born May 17 th 1797.
Alva Leonard was Born Sept. 5 th 1799.
These are all Written (I say it with safety) in my Father's own hand write, I have Always been considered his Child, and I know as by him made Liberally his heir and was in his Last Will Appointed his Executor. And Ever since my Recollection they cohabited as man and wife untill the day of his Death which was on the 28 th day of January 1836. I have frequently heard him State of their Marriage which I know he said in March and I think in 1787. - in then Cumberland County Penn a and Afterwards in the Division of Counties called Mifflin. from which place he Moved in 1803. to Beaver County where he Remained untill his Death. I know he Drew a Pension for I Drove Myself for his Widow the amount from the 4 th of Sept. untill his Death -

At that time I gave Mr. Siernan President of the Merchants & Manufacturers Bank of Pittsburgh all his pension papers. that I could find and all that I believe he had. I Also know that the present Applicant Esther Leonard is the one that he Acknowledged for his wife and that she is yet his widow and that she has never since her marriage Sworn and subscribed before me this 16 th day of October 1838 John Nesbitt
Alva Leonard
Beaver County ss I John Nesbitt, one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas, in and for Beaver County do hereby certify that I have been intimately acquainted with Col. Alva Leonard ever since his Boyhood that he is a man of Integrity whose character for credibility and veracity are unsoiled Given under my hand this 26 th 16 th day of October 1838 John Nesbitt

W. S. Am
September 25, 1926
Mrs. W. C. Bartol Lewisburg Pa.
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3098 , that THOMAS LEONARD was born August 22, 1753, in Somerset County, New Jersey.
While a resident of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, he enlisted and served with the New Jersey troops at various times from May or June, 1776, until July, 1778, about ten months in all, as private and sergeant under Captains John Ward, Henry Phillips, William Tucker, Tucker, Davis, John Hunt, and Joseph Phillips, and Colonel Thomas Lowrey; he was in the battle of Monmouth.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He died January 28, 1836, in said county.
He married June 6, 1781, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Esther (her maiden name not stated) who was born February 6, 1762. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838, at which time she was a resident of North Beaver Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Thomas and Esther Leonard:
Priscilla born November 23, 1781. Mary " January 8, 1784. Abner " April 11, 1786. Clarissa " November 21, 1788. Lucretia " January 19, 1791. Absalom " November 28, 1792. Niel " April 12, 1795. Eli " May 17, 1797. Alvah " September 5, 1799.
The family record also gives the following (relationship to Thomas Leonard, soldier of the Revolution, not stated): Samuel Leonard, son of Nathaniel and Anna Leonard, was born December 10, 1716, and departed this life the third day of February, 1810, at eight o'clock, aged ninety-three years, one month and twenty-four days. Mary Leonard, wife of Samuel Leonard, departed this life January 28, 1793, aged seventy-seven years, four months and fourteen days, being the daughter of Stephen and Mary (surname illegible).
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
ms. April 28, 1925
Mrs. May Leonard Quick 718 Pearl St. Plymouth, Ind.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.3098, it appears that Thomas Leonard was born August 22, 1753, in Somerset County, New Jersey.
While a resident of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, he enlisted and served with the New Jersey Troops at various times from May or June 1776 until July 1778, about ten months in all, as private and Sergeant under Captains John Yard, Henry Phillips, William Tucker, Tucker, Davis, John Hunt, and Joseph Phillips, and Colonel Thomas Lowray; was in the battle of Monmouth.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He died January 28, 1836, in said county.
He married March 6, 1781, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Esther (maiden name not stated) who was born February 6, 1762. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838, at which time she was a resident of North Beaver Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Thomas and Esther Leonard:
Priscilla born November 23, 1781. Mary " January 8, 1784. Abner " April 11, 1786. Clarissa " November 21, 1788. Lucretia " January 19, 1791. Absalom " November 28, 1792. Hiel " April 12, 1795. Eli " May 17, 1797. Alvah " September 5, 1799.
The family record gives the following (relationship not stated):
Samuel Leonard, son of Nathaniel and Anna Leonard, was born December 10, 1716, and departed this life the third day of February 1810, at eight o'clock, aged 93 years, 1 month, and 24 days.
Mary Leonard, wife of Samuel Leonard, departed this life January 28, 1793, aged 77 years, 4 months, and 14 days, being the daughter of Stephen and Mary ---- (illegible).
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Thomas Leonard 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. File 3093
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May or June 76 1 mo. Corl Sgt John Ward Thos. Forney N.J.   " 76 1 " Henry Phillips   " 76 2 " ✓   Oct. 76 1 " Wm. Tucker   Apr. 77 1 " Tucker   ✓ Aug 77 1 " Davis   Aug 78 1 " John Stuart   June 78 1 " Dr. Phillips  
Bible record of births in this case Oct. 18 1797
Battles engaged in, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stratford Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 5 1832. Id al
Residence at date of application, Stratford Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 22, 1753 in Somerset Co. N.J. near Shurton's Mill
Remarks: Sister - Sarah - born Dec. 1 1754 Father born 1722 Died Jan. 23 1826 - in Beaver Co. Pa Not appl. Sept. 16 1832 - Nov. 1832 - 1833 - 1834 - 1835 children and births
Very respectfully,
Family data - Over

W. 3098
In addition to mil hist etc
you are furnished the following family data from the paper on file.
 Thomas Leonard born Aug. 22, 1753.  Ester " " Feb. 6, 1762.  Priscilla " " Nov. 23, 1781  Mary " " Jany. 8, 1784  Abner " " Apr. 11, 1786  Clarissa " " Nov. 21, 1788  Lucretia " " Jany. 19, 1791  Abiah " " Nov. 28, 1792  Hiel " " Apr. 12, 1795  Eli " " May 17, 1797  Alvah " " Sept. 5, 1799 
One in search of "family data" would consider this most valuable.
Samuel Leonard son of Nathaniel and Anna Leonard was born Dec 10, 1716 and departed this life the 3 rd day of Feby 1810 at 8 o'clock aged 93 yrs - 1 month 24 days - Mary Leonard wife of Sam l Leonard departed this life Jany 28 - 1793 aged 77 years 4 months 14 days being the daughter of Stephen & Mary Leonard ??.
relationship not stated not included in letter MS 2.07 -

aw Record Division. sea
8-1865.
GEK
John DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 14, 1907.
Mrs. Bertha L. W. Ramsey, 141 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the tenth instant and received the eleventh, you are advised that in order to identify a claim for pension that may have been filed for the within described Thomas Leonard, some of the following data is essential; name of war in which he served and of officers under whom service was rendered; places of residence at enlistment and after discharge; approximate dates of birth and death and given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
V. Warner
Commissioner.

28/11/82

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS LEWISBURG, PA.
Aug. 7- 1926.
W. C. BARTOL, PH. D. PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
C. A. LINDEMANN, A. M. PROFESSOR OF PURE MATHEMATICS
H. S. EVERETT, PH. D. PROFESSOR OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY
J. S. GOLD, A. M. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir -
In the Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services under the Sixth census published in 1841 on page 121 are two names, a copy of whose pensions I would like:-
Beaver Co.
Darlington Twp.
Isaac Leonard age 50
North  Beaver Twp
Esther Leonard age 79.
I am trying to learn from what part of New Jersey, they came and if possible other family connections.
What census' of Revolutionary pensioners were taken previous to this one taken in 1841?
I shall be grateful for the information I am asking. Very truly. Mrs. W. C. Bartol Historian Shulchimo chapter DAR Lewisburg, Pa.

718 Pearl St., Plymouth, Indiana, April 13, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Please send me the Pension record of Thomas Leonard, born in 1753, died 1836, who was a soldier of the Revolution.
I wrote for this information the first week of March but having received no reply presume same was lost.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly
ans- May Leonard Quick

718 Pearl Street, Plymouth, Indiana, March 4th, 1925.
Department of the Interior:
Please send me the war record of Serg. Thomas Nathaniel Leonard, 1753-1836. Born in Hurterdon, N.J., died in Beaver Co., Pa.
Thanking you, I am
Yours truly,
Mrs. May Leonard Quick.
ans

718 Pearl Street, Plymouth, Indiana, March 4th, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Please send me the (Revolution) Pension Record of Serg. Thomas Nathaniel Leonard (1753-1836) born in Hurtendon, N.J., died in Beaver Co., Pa., wife was Esther Heath. Thanking you, I am
Mrs. May Leonard Quick

Rev Sec
New Castle Ind Jan 15 '22
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen,
In order to establish the fact of my being eligible for membership in "The Daughters of the American Revolution" I am requesting you to send me the proper

credentials, which is contained in your records, regarding my ancestors, a brief sum- mary of what I know of my genealogy is, my mother's name was Elizabeth Leonard Nicholson who was the daughter of Samuel Leonard, who was the son of Thomas Leonard, who was also the son of a Thomas Leonard of Revolutionary fame

The said Thomas Leonard a Rev. Soldier, enlisted for Rev. War in May or June 1776. His Colonel was a Thomas Lowery. Leonard was engaged in battle of Monmouth. The widow of Thomas Leonard received a pension and is known on the pension file as No 3098
My father who was the late Nathan Nicholson is also on your pension

as a "Civil War" soldier if any further proof of my identity is needed
Hoping I may hear something favorable from you soon and Thanking you for same I am
Sincerely
Charles Nicholson Keeling 421 - So - 11 th New Castle Ind
(Mr. J. M. Keeling)
MAR 18 1922

Rev. Sun
New Castle Ind 1-13-22
To department of Old War and Navy Division.
I am writing for a record of my P.S. Grand Father Thomas Leonard. who participated in the battle of Monmouth. What history I have shows he enlisted in May or June 1776. his captain. John Yard. at that time. My Mother Jennie I Men-denhall has his history furnished by you in Oct-18-1907. would like to have one for my self to make me elligible to the D.A.R. Thanking you kindly. Alice M. Hossin New castle Ind.
Box 305. 811 st New castle

M. 3098
Thos. Leonard Buffalo New York Nov. 24 th 1907
M c V. Warner Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am returning herewith all papers concerning inquiry regarding Military History of Thomas Leonard, together with the following information at hand.
Thomas Leonard enlisted in the Revolutionary War, 1776, at Huntington Co., New Jersey, as a private. He was afterwards promoted to Sergeant. He was engaged in the Battle of Monmouth.
Trusting the above data will be sufficient to locate the above described I am.
Yours Mrs. Bertha Leonard W. Ramsey. 141 W. Chipewa Street

Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. 10 th 1907
Mrs V. Warner, Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Any information you can send me concerning the military history of my great-grandfather, Thomas Leonard, will be greatly appreciated.
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs Bertha Leonard Wickerham Ramsey
# 141 W. Chippewa St

Henry County Farmers' Insurance Association
-Office of the Secretary-
1008 North Main, New Castle, Ind. 9-29.
1907
Mr W. Clay Evans,
Commissioner of the Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington D. C.
Sir Will you send me my Grand Father (Thomas Leonard) Military History,
What I know is very little. He enlisted some time 1770. was engaged in one battle. so I am told
Relying on your kindness. hope to hear from you soon.
With many thanks.
Mrs. Jennie Leonard Mendenhall

L. S. W.

Cor.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3098
Arthur Leonard
Widow
Thomas Leonard
Br. Rev. War
Act: July 7 1835
Index: Vol. a Page 426
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 9-1908 Mrs. E.B. Ayers Huntington Ind
1907 Oct. 18. History to Mrs. Jennie L. Mundenhall 1907 Dec. 2. Heir to Mrs. B.S.W. Ramsey. Au.
1922, Feb. 6 Heir to Alice M. Hoier
1922, Feb. 10 " " Mrs. J.M. Keeling En
1925, Apr 28 Heir to
Mrs. Mary L. Quick Mrs?
1926. Sept. 25 Heir
to Mrs. W.C. Bartol.
Mrs.

Esther Leonard Pennsylvania
Suspended
See let. 25 th Oct. 1838. Non. S. Henry.
Act 7 July 1838,

Feb 5.
In. ct.
Mrs. Leona  an  an
L. L. Edwards Commission
Henry Pensions H. R.

W R Washington City 4 July 1839
Hon L D Edmonds
I herewith enclose you additional evidence in testimony to widow Leonard the widow of Thomas Leonard Esq. I hope what is now sent with the former will be sufficient
I have the honor to be With great Respect
Thos Henry

Free Thos Henry
7 Feb 1838
(R)
Inverness
Miss
27/13
Rev. J. L. Edwards Cannonsburg of Pines Washington City

Beaver 19 th Oct r 1838
Hon J. L. Edmonds
Dear Sir,
I am requested to enclose to you the declaration of Madame Leonard of this County. She has not been able to find any person who knew Thomas Leonard her husband & her living and christening as man & wife previous to 1 st Jan y 1794 except her sons, who are both highly respectable men.
I have no doubt of the honesty of their case. I have known the family for the last thirty years, and I believe prepared Mr. Leonards papers that procured his pension & I know I prepared the proof, that enabled the old lady to receive the bal ce of pension after the death of her husband.
I have the honor to be with great respect
Thos Henry

Thoma, Leonard Pittsburgh Pa. Act of June 1832 to what time paid? Pen: Office Due 28 Jan: 1834 for that period Oct: 25. 1838 J.H.

I James Wright Glasgow in Westfield Con- gregation, North Beaver Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, do certify, that I have been acquainted with Thomas Leonard for a number of years. That I believe him to be about eighty years of age; and that in the neighborhood where he lives, he is gene- rally believed to have been in a soldier in the revolutionary war.
Beaver County, Pa.
James Wright
[Seal] Personally came before me William Viret an of an Justice of the Peace in and for Beaver County the Rev. James Wright, who on oath said that the above Declaration is just and true, according to the Best of his knowledge and information
Sworn to, and Subscribed May 30th 1833.
Under Seal
81 50 Paid.
William Viret,
James Wright
State of Penn a
Beaver County ss
Thomas Leonard of said County
On this 1 st day of June A.D. 1833 Personally
appeared in Open Court before the Honorable John Braden President and his Associates Thomas Henry and Joseph Hemphill of the Court of Common Pleas to & add the following amendment to his declaration of the 15 th day of December 1832 that he hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State Sworn & subscribed in Open Court the day and year aforesaid
Thos Leonard
James Logan Pro

And the Court in addition to their Certificate on the declaration of the 1 st Dec r  last to which this is append ed Certify that it appears to them that James Wright of the County aforesaid who has subscribed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman entitled to credit as such as within stated in his Certificate
We the undersigned Associate Judges aforesaid do further certify that we are personally acquainted with the Rev d James Wright aforesaid who is a clergyman of Respectability in whose statements the most implicit confidence may be placed
Beaver County Pa. Thos. Henry Joseph Humphreys James Logan Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County do hereby further certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court on the application of Thomas Leonard for a Pension & that the Honorable Thomas Henry & Joseph Humphreys who subscribe the foregoing Certificate are Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & that William Nesbitt Esq. before whom the deposition of the Rev d James Wright was taken as within is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn to whose official acts full faith and credit is due In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Beaver this 1 st day of Jan 1833.
James Logan Pro

Beaver County ss.
Personally came before the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas for Beaver County, Alvin Leonard and being duly sworn, saith in addition to his first statement made the 26th of Sept. last, that he can well recollect several circumstances that occurred when he was six & seven years old, and that he knows that Thomas Leonard and Esther Leonard his reputed father & mother, cohabited as man and wife previous to the first of January, 1794, and that they have ever done so until the day of his death, and further saith that he has recently examined a copy drawn off the Bible by my youngest brother Alva Leonard stating the time of the births of my brothers and sisters, that it is a true copy, and that it is in my father's own hand writing.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of October 1838
Alvin Leonard
John Nesbitt
Beaver County ss the Commonwealth of Penn a
I John A. Scruggs Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for said county of Beaver do hereby certify that the above named John Nesbitt is and was at the time of taking the foregoing Depositions an associate judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county of Beaver duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that his signature to said Depositions is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Beaver the 19th day of October A D 1838
John A. Scruggs Protho y

Hon Thos Henry Wick

I John Nesbitt an Associate Judge of the Court of common pleas for the County of Beaver, before whom the declaration of Esther Leonard and the accompanying depositions were made in September last in order to entitle her to half pay and pensions under the Act of Con- gress of the 7 th July 1832. Do certify that the said Applicant Esther Leonard was not able on account of bodily infirmity to attend court to make her declaration given under my hand this 19 th day of January AD 1839 John Nesbitt Associate Judge
State of Pennsylvania Beaver County ss I John Nesbitts Brother Judge of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for Said County do certify that the above na- med John Nesbitt is and was at the time of taking and signing the above and foregoing deposition, &c an acting Associate Judge of the several Courts of Beaver County duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his of- ficial acts as such and that his signature to said deposition is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Beaver this 29 th day of January A.D. 1839 John N. Nesbitt. Bro

Y Brauer County ss. Before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Record for said County Personally came Abner Leonard and after being duly sworn saith that the Bible to which this is a part was Bought (According to my Information) in 1803. and about that time my Father (Thomas Leonard) drew the Births of his Children off another Book I think the Methodist Discipline, and placed them in the Bible and in this place as they now stand and it is in his own hand Write and I have frequently read them till the age of his Children and it honestly agreed with this. and further saith that the Bible of which this is a part was in my Fathers possession until the day of his Death it was then given to my Mother and she has lived with me ever since and that the Bible has since been in my care. Abner Leonard
Sworn and subscribed before me this 19 th day of January.
A. D. 1829.
John Nibbet Associate Judge

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 1 st 1840.
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," Esther Leonard, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa. Agency, at the rate of Forty Six Dollars and Sixty five Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Leon S. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.