Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40232, for William Owen, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Owen, William
S. 40232
CONTENTS

8754
Ohio
William Owen
Clermont Co in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy of the Pennsylvanian line, for the term of 3 years
Subscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 2 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of April 1818 and sent to Judge Morris Clermont Co. Ohio
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 8 mos 20 d  29 4/31  72 7    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819   48 2      120 9  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

William Owen
2 June 1818 — private
Col M c Coy Pennsylvania
76 Three years Wanted the judge's certificate of the re- duced circumstances of the claimant
1818 June 2
Ms. A. 9. 2. 11

One Case
Judge Morris Ohio Pittsburgh Pa
Recd 19 th June 1810
Wm Bury June 10 th B
Thomas J. C. Callahan
Secretary of the department of War
Washington City
John Smith John Col:ville envelope

The State of Ohio ss On the second day of Clermont County ss of June in the year Eighteen hundred and Eighteen personally came before me John Morris one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County William Owen aged Ninety three years a resident of the said County of Clermont and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist deposeth and saith that in the year 1776. he enlisted as a Private Soldier (near Pittsburgh Pa.) in the Company commanded by Captain Miller in 8 th Regiment commanded by Col. O. H. Gray in the Pennsylvania line on Continental Estab- lishment that he served three years during the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy, that he received his discharge at Pitts- burgh Pa. sometime in the year 1779. which dis- charge since that time has been by accident destroyed, that he never has heretofore applied for nor received any pension from the United States, that he hereby relinquishes his  all claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the States of the United States, that he has no other evidence in his power except the enclosed Certifi- cate of Col. O. H. Gray, and the said William Owen upon his oath aforesaid saith that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
William Owen

I do certify that the within named William Owen took and subscribed before me the date first above mentioned the aforesaid Oath and that it appeared to my satisfaction that the said William Owen served in the Revolutionary war as aforesaid against the Common Enemy — Given my hand John Morris
The State of Ohio Clermont County ss. I David C Bryan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do certify that John Morris to whom whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate of the deposition of the therein named William Owen and before whom the same appears to have been made now is and was at the time of signing his name thereto a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith is credit is and ought to be given to all his acts as such — M c Clusky
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
David C Bryan

William Oliver
0754
1 Sept. 1814
(Sept. 1814.)
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Parish of Bryan Br
Wilt.
St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's
M.D.

The State of Ohio On this 8 th day of June 1820 Belmont County. personally appeared in open court (being the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, and also being a Court of record, which have the power of fine and imprisonment.) William Aren aged ninety five Years, resident in said County who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary War as follows, (to wit) in the 8 th Regiment Com- manded by Col. McCoy, and afterwards in the Reg t of Riflemen commanded by Col. Morgan, and first in the Company commanded by Capt n Miller, and afterwards in the Company commanded by Capt n Swearingen, in the Penns a Line, and that he was notified of his being inscribed, on the pension list roll, of the Ohio agency at eight dollars p r month commencing on the 2 nd day of June 1818, by a pension certificate N o 8754, bearing date the 1 st day of April 1819. & I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since, that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War." passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. That I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have

in the Schedule I am income, other than what is contained herein to annexed and by me subscribed, to wit real Estate none, personally Property none, except the necessary wearing apparel, he has no family save himself, and owing to great age and infirmities I am unable, to do but very little, towards supp- -orting myself — Sworn to and declared on the 8 th day of June 1820 before the said Court } his William Owen — mark
I David C. Bryan Clerk of the Court of Common pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule where to annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court. I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the amount of property in the schedule aforesaid is nothing more than the necessary wearing apparel.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this 13 th day of June 1820
David C. Bryan Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Clermont County Ohio

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Arren 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. S. F. 40232
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 to 1779 Priv Sneerington Miller Acum Mackey Magaw Pa.    
Battles engaged in, Capture of Burgoyne Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted near Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of application for pension, June 2, 1818 His cl. was cl. Residence at date of application, Clermont Co., Ohio Age at date of application, 93 yrs Remarks: There is no data relative to wife or children
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
1818  93  1725

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1913. Jan. 10. History to Miss Alice Truby. For letter with cl. d. 11944. Adm. Adlam
Ray INVALID.
File No. 40232
William Owen Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 372
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cart 60. Novell

Neville, Clermont County Ohio. May 9 th 1818
I do hereby certify that William Owens the Bearer hereof enlisted into the 8 th Pennsylv a Reg t commanded by Col o Reuben M c Toy in the fall of the year 1776 for the term of three years, and that to the best of my knowledge, he served out his time faithfully, that in the summer of 1777 he was drafted from the 8 th Pennsylv a Reg t into Morgan's Rifle corps, that he was at the capture of Burgoyne at Saratoga, and that he always behaved well -
William Owens is now old & very poor, & well entitled to the bounty of his country -
Frederick Reville took a true copy in the archives of the Revolution & Ad t Genl to May r Gen l the Marquis de la Fayette