Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,709, for Lewis Keizer, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Heiger, Lewis or Heiser
No. 4,709
CONTENTS
Ann Elizabeth or Anna Elizabeth

431 Pennsylvania Ann Elizabeth Keiger widow of Lewis Keiger of Phila Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Dragoon in the Corps commanded by Captain Van Heorn of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Pennsylvania Line time for two years from 1779
Fixed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Janu- 1837 and sent to H. — H. S. Bachman Esq. N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $ 5 50 — Semi-annual allowance ending Oct 31 5 0
$ 6 00 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by John Allison Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 167

State of Pennsylvania Berks County ss.
On this 23 rd day of August A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and thirty six before me Martha V. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Janna Elizabeth Heiser , widow of Lewis Heiser deceased, a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy five years and past, who being first 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 3 rd 1836. That she is the widow of Lewis Heiser deceased who was formerly a private duly Enlisted in the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution, and in the Company of Dragoons commanded by Captain Bartholomew Von Heen and that her said Husband continued to serve in said Company for a term of two years and six months; that at present she can not state the day & year in which her said Husband entered said Service and that she had in her power a Certificate drawn under the Hand and Signature of said Captain Von Heen stating in said Certificate that her said Husband Lewis Heiser was duly Enlisted a member in said Captain's Company of Dragoons and in said Certificate was fully mentioned that her said Husband was then entitled to receive the Depreciation Money in pursuance of the Act of Congress and that the same Certificate which was in her possession was presented heretofore by the Hon. Henry A. Muhlenberg to the auditor's offices of the U.S. States and it then appeared in said offices that Von Heen had drawn the Amount due her said Husband the Depreciation Money aforesaid reference thereunto had

will more fully appear in the Revolutionary Records of the War Department of the U.S. States, and she further Declares that she was Lawfully Married to the said Lewis Reiser in Reading Penn a by the then Pastor William Boas of the German Reformed Presbyterian Congregation that she was Married as aforesaid on the 22 d day of January A D 1785 and that her Husband was in actual service during the time in which she was his wife a Certificate of her said Marriage given under the Hands of the present Pastor of said Church Namely William Pauli is herunto annexed fully proving Marriage and that her Maiden Name was Anna Elizabeth Smith and that she is now in the receipt of a Pension annuity of Forty Dollars from the State of Pennsylvania payable semi-annually at Harrisburg Penn a July 5 th and Janua y 1 st in every year and she further declares that her Husband the aforesaid Lewis Reiser Died on the 12 day of November A D 1788 and that she has remained a Widow ever since that Period and is now his widow as all will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed Anna Elizabeth her mark Reiser Sworn to and Subscribed the Day & Year aforesaid Before me Aug t 23. 1836 Matthias V. Ridland a Judge of Berks County
State of Pennsylvania Berks County ss On this 23 d day of August A D 1836 Before me Matthias V. Ridland a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, Pennsylvania personally appeared Samuel Levan who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath depose and says that above named Anna Elizabeth Reiser is the widow of Lewis Reiser dec d and that said Anna Elizabeth Reiser has remained a Widow ever since his her Husband's decease and is now the Widow of Lewis Reiser, and that

and that to his certain knowledge he knows that said Elizabeth Heiser had in her possession a written Certificate signed by Captain Bartholomew Von Heer at Philadelphia Penn in which Certificate was stated that Lewis Heiser was a member duly Enlisted in the Company of Dragoons of above named Captain & further that the said Certificate also mentioned that said Lewis Heiser was entitled to receive from the Secretary of the War Department the Depreciation Money &c and that said Anna E. Heiser who is now deceased is in the receipt of an annuity Pension of Forty Dollars from the State of Penn during her natural life in virtue of an act of the Penn Legislature for the services rendered in the Revolutionary war in the service of the U. States by her said husband Lewis Heiser formerly a private in Captain Von Heer's Dragoons after further Deposition says Not Sworn to and subscribed. The Day & Year aforesaid Before me Aug. 23 d 1836. Matthias V. Richard a Judge of Berks County.
Samuel Evan
Lewis Heiser and Elizabeth Smith were joined in the bonds of holy matrimony on the 22 nd day of January AD 1787. by W m Boas, Pastor.
I do hereby certify that the above is a true ex- tract from the records of the German Reformed Church of Reading in the County of Berks and State of Penn a and in testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and subscribed the same on this 23 d day of August 1836
W m Pauli Pastor of the German Reformed Church of Reading Penn a

State of Pennsylvania Berk Co. ss
I Matthias V. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that it appears that the foregoing named applicant Anna Elizabeth Weiser is unable to attend the Court on account of bodily infirmities. I have therefore in pursuance of the Act of Congress administered the foregoing Oaths, and I do further certify that Anna Elizabeth Weiser the foregoing named Declarant and Samuel Levan who has sworn and subscribed his Name to the foregoing, and that on their respective Oaths and statements made, that credit is due and ought to them be given in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed the same at Reading in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania On this 23. day of August 1836
Matthias V. Richards
I Alexander Wetmore Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Matthias V. Richards Esq. Judge as aforesaid in the matter of the application of Anna Elizabeth Weiser for a Pension, and I further certify that the Names purporting to be the Names of Matthias V. Richards are all and every of them his genuine Signatures and that he is a Judge as aforesaid duly qualified and authorized to administer Oaths and in Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court and subscribed my Name & quality at Reading Berks County Penna
August 23 rd A.D. 1836.
A. Wetmore
Prothonotary
100 admitted to be true
Elizabeth Weiser

Philadelphia Dec r 8 th 1781
I do here by certify that Lewis Freiser a Dragoon of my Troop having been Enlisted March 1 st 1779. & has not Received his Disbursation for the Time he has been Mustered as it Appears in the Adolers Book wherein the Sum due is mentioned Given under my hand this 8 th Day of Dec r 1781
W th von Keer Cap t L t D r .
To the Hon ble Secretarius of the United States Treasury

Act 4 July 1836 Ann Elizabeth Keizer Pennsylvania
Suspended
Act 30 Augt 1836 Hon N. A. Muhlenberg N. 55
admitted.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4709
Ann Eliz th Keizer
Wid.
Lewis Keizer
Prof. Pa. line
Act: June 7 th /36
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 391
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Reading Septemb 4. 1836.
Dear Sir.
I have been requested to hand you the accompanying declaration for examination.
Your last of the 30 th ult. has been received. The certificate of Capt Van Horn in regard to Lewis Keizers services will be procured as soon as may be & forwarded according to your desire.
Mrs Elis. Keaton has no papers at Harrisburg. Her husband's papers are on file at Washington having been a pensioner under the Act of 1818. You stated in a letter dated Aug 20. "There is no question as to the service of her (Mrs Keaton) deceased husband and the only difficulty is the defective proof of the period & legality of the marriage" This arose from a certificate of Rev d Mr s Pauli which was not sufficiently definite. This, I presume, has been remedied by a new certificate & a statement made in my last to which I respectfully refer you. There can scarcely be a difficulty in this case at least.
Very respectfully
Your ob t Serv t
Hen m M c Clintock
J L Edwards Esq r Com. of Pensions.
Adm te 2 nd let

Jan 30
In at P.M.
Hamelnberg
Frankenburg H.H.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Frankenburg H.H.
War Department

House of Rep s Jan y 28. 1887
Dear Sir.
I enclose a certificate of Capt. Van Horn, bearing materially upon the suspended case of A. E. Keiser, a widow, claiming a pension under the Act of 1836. The certificate was alluded to in the papers before you & in consequence you demanded its pro- duction. There was some difficulty in procuring it at Harrisburgh where it had been deposited. I trust it will lead to a favorable decision
Very respectfully
Your ob t Serv t
Ann Annaberg
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chair. of Pensions