Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,071, for Abraham Lancer, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Lancer, L'brabam or Laniert
S. 40,071
CONTENTS

16,376 R Pennsylvania
Abraham Lance or Columbia Landolt in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Miles of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 1 1/2 year.
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. of Jan y 1820 and sent to Hon. John Allen House of Representatives
arrears to 4th of Sept r 1819 118.95 emi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48 14 2/3 106.93
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Extrapolated to 100% ... 15

State of Pennsylvania, Columbia County, ss.
On this 9 th day of June 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of Columbia County, in said State personally appears Abraham Lancer aged 69 years, resident in Columbia Co. in the said State , who being by me duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Abraham Lancer enlisted in Berks Co. in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1778 in the company commanded by Captain Henry Kissel of the Pennsylvania State Regiment that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until after the Battle of Germantown, when he was discharged from the service at Valley Forge State of Pennsylvania, in the winter of 1777-8, that he was in the battle of Brandywine and was wounded, and that was in the Battle of Red Bank but has lost his discharge 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. and that he has no pension from the United States.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. William Montgomery  Abraham Lancer
I, W. Montgomery Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Abraham Lancer did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. W. Montgomery
Sealed and sealed June 9 th 1818.
William Montgomery

Abraham Lincoln Private Pennsylvania State Dept. 1776 to battle of Gettysburg 1777-
One Case Judge Mendenhall June 2 19 June 1861
Danville Va June 10
The Hon. Jas. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City

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Not on the continental Establishment. State Troop not provided for by the Act of the 18 th of March 1868.
This claim is
Rejected.

Columbia County Pa.
Seal
The within Named Judge do Certify that I am fully satisfied Abraham Lawler is in poor and truly stands in need of the support of his County, I am also fully satisfied he served more than nine months and is fully entitled to a pension Witness my hand & Seal the 6 th of April 1819. William Montgomery

Pennsylvania Columbia County ss
I Geo A Frick Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County do certify that William Montgomery esquire who signed his name to the within Certificate is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County aforesaid and that to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Danville the ninth day of June A.D. 1818
for Geo A Frick Prothonotary William G. Harle
to Abraham... Dec. 9. 1818

Abraham Lincoln
16376
16376
20 Jan 70
sent to hence a Trick Es. Danielle pas, od in

Columbia County District of Columbia
On the 8th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court of common pleas held in Danville in the county of Columbia being a court of record for receiving recordings of the records of common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings. Michael Baumer aged 71 years resident in Columbia County in said District who being first duly sworn according to law, clothed on his oath, spoke the following declaration in order to obtain provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st of May 1820 That he served in the Revolutionary war in the company commanded by Henry Christ captain in the regiment commanded by Col. [illegible] and have obtained a pension under the act of the 18th March 1818 his certificate being numbered 11.371
And I do solemnly swear
That I was a resident of Columbia County citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that to my best knowledge I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to dimin- ish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" before the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property 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
Abraham Larer

Inventory of property
I have besides my very clothing and bedding    1 Small iron ware set 30   2 and one of them not good for 10 or 12 years each 20   3 Iron 06   1 Iron stove stove and pipes 20   1 Cupboard 4   1 set iron and iron kettle 13   6 Sheep 6.00   6 Sows & pigs 1.50   8 Cows 1.50   1 Sows & pigs & horses & pigs 2.00   1 Horse & a few chickens 0.10   1 Axe 1.00   3 Hoes & 13 Saws a few earthen pots 0.75   $96.85 
I have no pension from the State of Pennsylvania or any other State. I am entitled several small sums amounting to about thirty dollars. I have owing to me not more than three or four dollars. I am by trade a Shoemaker but able to do but very little at it owing to infirmity. My wife Catherine about sixty years of age is quite infirm. My children are all of age doing for themselves. I have no help but my wife and am unable to support myself.  Abraham Gainger
Sworn to and delivered by Abraham Gainger on the 8th day of August 1820. Before a Court of common pleas held in Danville for the county of Columbia Pennsylvania
Geo A. Kinick Pres. Wm G. Healey

George A. Frick Clerk of the Court of common Pleas of Columbia county do hereby certify that the fore- going oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court and I do hereby certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ninety six dollars and eighty-five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hitherto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 22 nd day of August 1820
For Geo. A. Frick Pres. Wm. G. Hurley
11376

Deposition of Peter Fisher relating to a Writ James M. Smith vs. Fisher

District of Pennsylvania Schuylkill county ss:
On the twenty second day of Oct. A.D. 1819 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Schuylkill, personally appeared
Peter Fisher age sixty seven years, resident in the county & District aforesaid, who being by me duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Abraham Lantz and was at the time he enlisted in the month of April or May Seventeen hundred and seventy six in the county of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, in the Company commanded by Captain Henry Christ in the Regiment commanded by Col. Miller, that continued to serve with me in said Corps or in the service of the United States, until the Battle of Germantown in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy seven, when he was severely wounded in his heel — Col. Miller was taken off Long Island & succeeded by Col. Bradhead, succeeded by Col. Butler, succeeded by Col. Stewart
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
his Peter X Fisher in act.
Glauk

40.071 INVALID. Rev
File No. 40,071
William Lancer
By his son
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I certify that it appears by the records of the revolutionary War in this Office that the name of Abm Lansert is included in the muster roll of Capt Henry Christ's company of the second Battalion of Pennsylvania Riflemen for the Month of October 1776 Colonel Miles regiment — Witness my hand and the seal of the Office of the Auditor General the 1 st December (1819)
Geo. Maynard Aud. Genl

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lancet, John Sr. (?) or La (?) GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7399 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 3, 1790 to Cornelius V. Dyck, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.