Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 2878, for John Strunk, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Pa-
Strunk, John Barbara
W 2878
CONTENTS

4,853 Pennsylvania Roll.
John Trunk Private
Pennsylvania Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of Dec r 1818 and sent to John Coolbaugh Esq r Middle Smithfield, Pike Co Penn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 $31.66 30 / 50 - 32.00 Semi-annual all's ending 4 th March 1819 - 48.00
$ 80.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
From 1776 to the End of the War.
Continued
Pike County.
Information sent Mar 17 1818 to Rev. John Coolbaugh Esq r Pike Co Penn.

W. H. ... =want... Pike City Penn Recd 11 May 1818
To the Honorable Secretary of war at the City of Washington.
Admitted

Pike County Pa Pennsylvania
On this second day of May in the year Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges for the said County personally appears John Shunk, Resident in the County aforesaid, who being by me first duly Sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declarations, to wit, that he enlisted a private Soldier, in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain some time in the year Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six; and that he enlisted during the continuation of the then war, in the Com- pany Commanded by Captain Thomas Buchanan in the first Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, Com- manded by Colonel Chambers, which Regiment was Attached to the Brigade of General Wayne, and was discharged some time in the year Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and eighty Three, and that his discharge was signed by General Washington But that he has since lost the same, and this deponent further declares that he was in the Battles of Paoli Germantown Brandywine and Monmouth and that

he is in Reduced Circumstances, and Stands in need of the Assistance of his Country, for Support, and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said Services, Sworn to and Declared before me this day and year aforesaid,
John Coolbaugh
His John Shunk mark
I John Coolbaugh One of the Associate Judges of the Court in and for the said County of Pike, do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Shunk did Serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the proceeding Declaration, against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony, taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of war pur- suant to the directions of the Act of Congress. Witness my hand this second day of May Anno Domine eighteen hundred and eighteen John Coolbaugh

Pike County ss
I Daniel Layne Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County of Pike, do hereby certify that John Coolbaugh Esquire, is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in the County aforesaid, in the State of Pennsylvania having been duly Commissioned and Appointed as such, and full faith and credit is to be given to him as a Judge of the said Court. Witness my hand and the Seal of the said County, At Milford the first day of May Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen
Dan Layne Prothy
Com- ment was and was

I do certify that the within petition John Brunk is a neighbour of mine and I well know his Circumstances and do certify by these presents Declare and say that he is in indigent Circumstances and should be not receive assistance from the government of the United States he must be supported by the Town as a pauper which may have at Middleburyfield Pike County and State of Pennsylvania this twenty first day of November 1818 -
John Grobbaugh - 11 -
Extracted
On the Pennsylvania line
Res for evidence of his indigency Circumstances to which the Judge must certify on the responsibility of those certifying the same

John Strunk
No 4853-
Dec 18
Carlbaugh Oct 28 th 20
Thos H. Reun Esq r Easton
Mal —

District of Pennsylvania Pike County
On this 26 th day of August A D 1820. Personally ap- pears in Open Court of Common Pleas held in and for said County John Strunk ~ Age 79 Years resident in Pike County in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath Declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz I enlisted under Capt. Thomas Baughman Col. Chambers first Regiment of Pennsylvania
And I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citi- zen of the United States March 18 th 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift Sale or in any other manner dispose of my property or any part there- of with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress in- titled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Passed March 18 th A D 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 viz one Cow, a table, one Iron pot five earthen plates three knives & forks six Cups and Saucers - I am a Shoemaker by trade but unable to follow it from infirmity of age I have five living in family with me Jonas Strunk 21 years old Jacob Strunk 16 years Joseph Strunk in his 14 th year William Strunk in his 9 th

and Sally who is 18 years old - Sworn to and subscribed day and date as above Before John his Strunk mark John P. Baugh

I Daniel Jayne Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Pike in and for the County of Pike Do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath or affirmation and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of value of the property is valued at ten Dollars and No more John Gottbungho
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Twenty fifth day of August, A.D. 1820
D. Jayne Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Pike

will Mr M c Lean have the goodness to inform me John Strunk by letter when he may collect or send for the money
never was came out
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101

X 882 3. Dec.
Barbara Stunk Pennsylvania
for a Parma roll, Book A page paid to 1 June 1781, $24 - etc. & on final settlement of accts.
Rejected
Wm D. Morgan AR

Commonwealth of Penn a County of Centre
On this twentyth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty-Six Barbara appears before me Jonas Hanna one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, Barbara Shunk of the Township of Middle Smithfield Township in said County aged near Seventy-three (whom hereby certify to be unable from bodily infirmity and old age to attend Court) who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 1836.
That she is the widow of John Shunk who was a private for better than six years in the regular Army of the Revolution that he was out about one year after they were married, that he drew a Pension of Eight Dollars per month for about Twelve years before his death - She further declares that she was married to the said John Shunk in the nineteenth beginning of the month of December in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty- One, that her husband the aforesaid John Shunk died on the third day of April A D 1830 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs herunto annexed - That she was married in Centre Township Northampton County Penn a by John Mann a Preacher in the presence of her husband's two brothers, that they are now as the preacher are now dead and that there is no person now living who saw them married neither is she able to obtain a Certificate of the fact - Sworn and subscribed on the Day and year above written
Barbara Shunk widow
Jonas Hanna of S.P.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Monroe
Before me the Subscriber John H. Miller one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County Personally appeared John Cookbaugh Esqr late one of the associate Judges of the said County (whom I hereby certify to be a man of high standing and credibility and his statement entitled to full credit and being who being duly sworn according to Law, says that he was once acquainted with John Strunk the revolutionary within named that he became acquainted with him in the Spring of 1782, that he was then married to the within named Barbara Strunk and that they lived and cohabited as man and wife from that time until the time of his death in 1830 and that she the said Barbara Strunk still remains his widow and unmarried
John Cookbaugh
Sworn and subscribed December the 20th day of December AD 1836 before me
John H. Miller J.P.
Commonwealth of Penna Monroe County
I Gideon Burnett Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Jonas Hanna and John H. Miller Esquires before whom the within and foregoing affidavits were made and taken were respectively at the time thereof and still are acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified to act and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to all their of- ficial acts as such and that their signatures thereunto set are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Stroudsburg the twentieth day of December Anno Domini 1836.
Gideon Burnett, Pro By Harris Gold

Payable to Lena Strunk, Jacob Strunk, Joseph Strunk, Sarah Witt, and William Strunk, children of said da?
Rept? see letter
Pennsylvania 9956.
Barbara Strunk, decd.
Widow of John Strunk who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 3 d April 1830 of Monroe Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Baughman of the reg't, commanded by Col. Colb - in the Pennsylvania line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836 & end February 25, 1839, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of April 1846. and sent to Hon. R. Brothman, House of Representatives
Total amount,
$
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Book D. Vol. 1.
Clerk,
Page 231

Declarations
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.
State of Pennsylvania
Monroe County ss.
On this sixth day of January A D 1846 personally appeared in (open court) before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County aforesaid William Strunk a resident of the township of Middle Smithfield in said County of Monroe aged thirty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That he is the son of Barbara Strunk who was the widow of John Strunk late of Middle Smithfield township in said Monroe County, dec d . who deponent is informed was reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War and Pensioner of the United States, That to the best of deponent's knowledge and information such belief the said John Strunk his father was married to his mother the said Barbara previous to the year seven hundred & eighty four. That the said John Strunk died at the township of Middle Smithfield aforesaid

on the third day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty
That the said Barclay the mother of the defendant died at the Pagnary township in the County of Warren State of New Jersey on the twenty fifth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty nine and that the said Barclay did not enter into any other marriage after the death of said John Strunk her husband but remained the widow of said John until the day of her death. That the said John and Barclay had issue and children who survived them whose names and residences are as follows. To wit Jonas Strunk Jacob Strunk Sarah intermarried with William Utt Joseph Strunk. William Strunk, of which Jonas Strunk Sarah Utt and William his assortment live in Middle Smithfield Township Warren County and State of Pennsylvania. Joseph Strunk live in Second Township County & State aforesaid. Jacob Strunk lives in Pagnary Township Warren County State of New Jersey
The interlining between the sixth & fifth line and the erasure on the fifth & sixth line done before the same was sworn to & subscribed
Sworn to and subscribed before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas (in Open Court) Witness my hand & seal of said Court this sixth day of January 1846
J. H. Strunk Prob
William Strunk

State of Pennsylvania Monroe County ss
Be it Remembered
That on this fourth day of February Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and forty six Before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came Henry Strunk of Smithfield Township in said County in the eighty fifth year of his age and being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is the brother of John Strunk deceased late of Smithfield Township in Monroe County who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and Pensioner of the United States that the said John Strunk was married to Barbary Hartzell Shortly after the return of the said John from the service of the United States as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and states as his reasons for recollecting the period of said marriage that the said John on his said return came to live with this deponent and remained with him until he was married to said Barbary Hartzell the deponent says he was not present at the marriage but remembers distinctly that the said John & Barbary were deemed & reputed to have been married prior to the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five that he has known the said John & Barbary from that time to the time of their respective

Depts the deponent further states that he remembers of hearing at that time that said John & Barbary were married at a place called Hellertown in Lehigh Township in Northampton County, that this Depo- nent at the time of said reputed marriage lived at upper Lehigh Township in Northampton County that the said John & Barbary from the period of the reputed marriage aforesaid lived & cohabited as man & wife and were so deemed taken and considered by all who knew them that they raised a family of children together and never had their marriage questioned or disputed that the said John died in the Spring of the year Eighteen hundred and thirty and that said Barbary continues the widow of said John until the day of her death which took place in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine and further saith not
Sworn & subscribed his before me this 4 day Henry X Strumr of Feby A D 1846 mark
B. V. Bush J. P.

Monroe County Pa
I B G Bush of Smithfield Township a Justice of the peace in & for said County Do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Henry Strent R the witness or deponent named & mentioned in the foregoing deposition that he is a person of credibility of good Repute Witness my hand this 4 day of Feby A D 1846 B G Bush J. Peace
State of Pennsylvania } Monroe County } ss
I James H Howard Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Monroe County Do certify that B G Bush the justice before whom the above & foregoing proceedings were had was at the time the said proceedings were had and now is a justice of the peace for said County of Monroe duly commissioned & qualified to act as such and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this sixth day of February — A D 1846
J. H. Howard Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania vs. William (last name illegible)
On this seventh day of March 1824 the undersigned being of sound mind and fully informed before the subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania hereby declare that I am a resident of Lehightown Lehigh County and State of Pennsylvania and being first duly sworn were sworn to the deponent and said that she was well acquainted with Barclay Hostetter before her marriage to John Stunk. That the said Barclay and this deponent lived neighbors. The said Barclay at the time she was married lived at Lehightown Lehigh County Pennsylvania. This deponent further states that she is positive the said Barclay Hostetter was married to John Stunk previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. She is positive was not present at the time of the marriage but recollects that at the time the marriage took place of hearing of the marriage. That they the said John Stunk and Barclay his wife lived and cohabited together from the time of their reported marriage until the death of John Stunk. This deponent further states as the reason why she is positive that the marriage of said John and Barclay took place before the first day of January (1794) that this deponent was married on the first day of October seventeen hundred and ninety seven and that she knows positively that

The said Barbary was married to John Strunk five or six years before this deposition and thinks she might have been married much longer time than five or six years before this deposition. This deposition further states that she is now seventy years of age. That said John and Barbary lived together as man and wife during family of children and that she never heard her marriage questioned or disputed. And further this deposition saith not.  sworn to and subscribed Elizabeth Root before me this day and year first above written  Chas. Taylor J.P.
I Charles Taylor the Justice before whom the above deposition appeared and was as sworn to in above deposition. do certify that Elizabeth Root the above depositor is a person of respectability and that her statements are entitled to credit. Witness my hand this seventh day of March 1846.
State of Pennsylvania Monroe County ss
Chas. Taylor
I James H. Strong Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Monroe County do certify that Charles Taylor the Justice of the Peace before whom the above proceedings were had, was at the time the above proceedings were had and now is a Justice of the peace for the county of Monroe & State of Penn s duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that the signatures purporting to be his are his genuine signatures. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court this Ninth day of March 1846
J. H. Strong Prothonotary

State of Pennsylvania } Monroe County } ss James H Streck —
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County do hereby certify that on this sixth day of January A D one thousand eight hundred and forty six satisfactory proof was made before said court on oath of credible witness that Barbara Streck widow of John Streck Dec'd of Middle Smithfield Township county and State of said died on the twenty fifth day of February A D eighteen hundred and thirty nine and that said John and Barbara have issue and children whose names are as follows to wit Jonas Streck Jacob Streck Joseph Streck Sarah intermarried with William UEE and William Streck all of whom are now living.
Witness my hand and seal of said court the day and year first above written
J. H. Streck (Perky)

12,568
Barbara Strunk die March 14. 1846 widow of John Pa
act 7 July 1838
Maria before 1794 husband died April 3 rd 1830 widow died Feb 25 1839

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of _____ 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.
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     96 Priv Thos Buchanan { Chas Smith Pa   ditto 1783   
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1912
Residence at date of application, Peterboro, Pa.
Age at date of application, 77
Remarks: Not much - however, in the middle of the - found in 1981 - 18th century - 18th century Not a lot - 18th century - 18th century - 18th century - 18th century - 18th century She died in Pahoa - 18th century - 18th century - 18th century - 18th century overcoming ch - Jones, Jacob, Joseph, 18th century - 18th century - 18th century
Very respectfully,

Barbara Strunk Pennsylvania
Rejected in letter 30 Dec 36 Rev: S. D. Wagner, Rev: J. Westbrock Dec 24/36
Married after the termination of her husband's service

April 30, 1907.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 6th instant, and received in this Bureau on the 6th, you are advised that a careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that a claim was filed on account of the service of Henry Strunk or Henry Biles in the Revolutionary War.
A statement of the military history of John Strunk is furnished you herewith.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mrs. Augusta Hegarty, Wachville, Pennsylvania.

O. T. H. 74
C
Utahville, Pa.
April 5- '07
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please advise me if the records of the Pension Department contain the names of John Strunk, Henry Strunk and Henry Biles as pensioners of the War of the Revolution. John Strunk was a Private, Penna. Line from Pike Co. Penna.
Henry Strunk was a Private in Capt. DeTurck's company of Berks Co. Associators.
I cannot say what regiment Henry Biles belonged to but he probably enlisted from what is now Bucks Co.
These men were ancestors of mine

and the information is desired to assist me in joining the Society of D.A.R.
Thanking you for any courtesy you may extend to me.
I remain
Yours Respectfully Mrs. Augusta Hegarty

Rev-
WIDOW, &c.
1907 Apl. 27 History to Mrs. Augusta Hegarty.
File No. 2878 Barbara Strunk Widow John Strunk Pri. Rev War.
Act: July 7, 1838.
Index:—Vol. 11. Page 239.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 12.568
Barbara Strub d widow of John Pr
act 7 July, 1838
Anna 2 years Pr
$80 00 per annum
from 4 March 1838 to 25 th February 1839, the day of her death payable to John Strub, Jacob Strub, Joseph Strub, Sarah Met, and William Strub, only sur- viving children of Barbara Strub d
Hon. R. Bronhead House of Reps

Washington City Dec. 21 st 1842
Dear J. L. Edwards / This enclosed is a letter of Enquiry relative to a Dredge's dredging arrangement of Benison by enclosing the enclosed you will perceive that it is please answer the Enquiry and transmit it with the enclosed yours respectfully &c
John Westbrooks

pr 4 July 36
Hon. David D. Hagen
Member of Congress
Washington City
D.C.
Hon. D. D. Hagen D.R.

Easton Penn a Oct 21 st 1836
My Dr Sir.
I enclose you the application of Mrs Shunk for a Pension under the act of July 1836 - I have no doubt from what the Judge Court says that she will come within the Provisions of said act - Be pleased to hand it to Mr Edwards -
Truly your Friend
PT Dorrhead Jr
Dans Hagenes Esq

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7 th July 1838, Barbara Strunk, dec d late of Pennsylvania, widow of John Strunk, who was a Private in the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum; and having died on the 25 th of February 1839, the amount due, from the 4 th of March, 1836, to the time of her death, is payable is payable to Jonas Strunk, Jacob Strunk, Joseph Strunk, Sarah Utt, and William Strunk, children of said Barbara Strunk, deceased.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 16. — day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. } S
Commissioner of Pensions.

Hall of the House of Reps March 12. 1846
James L. Edwards Esq Committee of Pensions Sir
I herewith send you the application of the Heirs of Barbara Strunk widow of John Strunk who was an old Soldier & rec d a pension -
The marriage cannot be proved by Record Evidence as is stated in two letters of the Rev d same step (who is well known to me to be a respectable (bargeman) but the parole evidence I think is sufficient -
I have no hesitation in saying that this is an honest claim by the Heirs under the act of 1838, because during the life time of the old Lady I drew her application  declaration & proof for a Pension under the act of 1836, but as she was not  the marriage was married until after the last period of his Service, it was not granted - [See said application and accompanying papers dated I think in 1836 or -)
Yours Respectfully
Rich d Woodhead

1 Kellertown March 2
3
M. M. Sinnick
Stroudsburg Pa.

Hellersbourn Febr 27 th -46
Dear Sir
I received yours from the 11 th of this Month and as answer to your request I must say that there is nothing to be found on the records of Springfield Church.
But I made some inquiry by several individuals, and found one by the name of Merrill a quite old person, who said, that he knew the little and family Barbarees very well and that they lived there as near neighbours about '53 to 57 years ago.
which will bring it 1789 to 93.
Yours with respect
Samuel Hoff
M m . Linnick

3
Mr W. M. Dinnick Strowdsburg
Hellertown Jan'y 29
Same, Hef

Wellerstown January 17 th 54
Dear Sir:
I take the opportunity to write a few lines on the subject you are inquiring about Barbara Strunk . I don't expect that there any thing to be found, on records in Salem Church - but if there is any thing on record it must be in Springfield Church - where she at that time lived when she got married - I expect to have an opportunity to see the records in a  some weeks. - But I am certain that there are some living Persons to be found very easy to prove that she Barbara Barbara Hertzel was married to John Strunk.
Yours with respect &c.
Samuel Hess
N.B. the Persons I relate to are very old, and not capable to be taken any where from home as witness