Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3715, for William Peck, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Peck, William Barbara
W 3713-
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Reported
5385. Phil.
Pennsylvania.
Barbara Beck
widow of William Beck
Penn n who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a pri. of Art y .
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Mar. 1850 and sent to
Mrs. Thaddeus Stevens House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 259 Vol. 2
4 Return letter annexed

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Pennsylvania } Lancaster County } ss On this Second day of February A.D. 1850 personally appeared before me Jacob Grosh one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Barbara Peck a resident of the township of Mount Joy in said County of Lancaster and state of Pennsylvania aged ninety 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 provision 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 William Peck who was a private for three years in the service of the United States during the war of the Revolution That he entered the service in the year 1876 and continued in service during the years Seventeen hundred Seventy Six, Seventy seven and Seventy eight and served principally in Captain Joseph Moulder's Company of Artillery in the Pennsylvania Line and was in said Company at the battles of Trenton and Princeton Said William Peck was born and brought up in the City of Philadelphia and deponent thinks he resided there when he entered the service That about the time of his discharge from the service he came to reside in the aforesaid County of Lancaster and about the year 1827 he was granted a pension by the State of Pennsylvania on account of his services in the Revolution She further declares that she was married to the said William Peck on the eleventh day of September in the year one thousand Seven hundred and ninety one in the township of Donegal in said County of Lancaster and state of Pennsylvania by Mr. Suppa a minister of the Gospel, that her maiden name was Barbara Speck that her husband the aforesaid William Peck died on the 25 th day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four (1834) in the aforesaid township of Mount Joy Lancaster County & State of Pennsylvania.

that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated. She further declares that her said husband was of German descent and that his name was written in the German as William Beck instead of William Peck the latter generally prevailing when written in English.
In the presence of J. Grosh Joseph Peck
Barbara Peck mark
Seem to me subscribed on the day and year above written before me J. Grosh.
One of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said Lancaster County Pa.
I certify that I have for many years been personally acquainted with Barbara Peck above named and know her to be the widow of the said William Peck or Beck above described. I also further certify that by reason of her bodily infirmity she is unable to appear before a Court of Records.
State of Pennsylvania } Lancaster County ss. } I, Henry Stock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County do certify that the Hon. J. Grosh Esq. before whom the above and foregoing affidavits and certificates were had, is and was at the time of taking the same, one of the judges of said Court of Common Pleas, duly appointed and qualified, and to whose acts, as such implicit confidence is due, and also that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court the 5th day of February 1850 Henry Stock Prothon.

Dieses Buch Gehöret Barbara Beckin
Gekauft den 13ten März Im Jahr 1826.
Diesen Ehegatten als Johann Bernhard Beck und seiner ehelichen Hausfrau Maria Magdalena, eine gebohr- ne Krehingerin, ist eine Tochter zur Welt gebohren. Den 1ten Tag November 1759, in der Stadt Saargau.
Gekauft den 11ten November 1759. Taufzeu- gen waren: Johann Koch und dessen Ehefrau. Ist auf und angenommen worden zur Evan- gelischen Lutherschen Gemeinde von Herrn Michael Enderlein, den 19ten May 1777.
Verheuratet
Mit William Beck den 11ten September,
1791.
Von Herrn Lupp. In dieser Ehe zeugten Sie Sieben Kinder, fünf Söhne und zwei
Töchter.
Geschrieben den 20ten März. A. D. 1826.

State of Pennsylvania Lebanon County } Beit-Knowen that before me Jacob Grosh one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Lebanon Pennsylvania appeared Joseph Peck a resident of the township of Mount Joy in said county of Lebanon aged fifty one years who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirmation say that he is the son of William and Barbara Peck That his father the said William Peck was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States and about the year 1827 was granted a pension by the State of Pennsylvania and continued in the receipt of it until his death which took place in said town- ship of Mount Joy in the month of February in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty four when he had resided for upwards of sixty years That at his death he left a widow the above named Barbara Peck who now resides in said township of Mount Joy and has remained a widow unmarriied since the death of her husband the said William Peck That this affiant has now in his possession a family record containing the date of the birth and marriage of the said Barbara Peck that said record is in the handwriting of one Henry Heitland and was made in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty six and since which time it has been in the possession of this affiant the maiden name of the said Barbara Peck was Barbara Beck That the said William Peck was of German extraction and in the German language his name was written William Beck , affiant is the third child of the said William & Barbara Peck The said William Peck while in the service belonged to the Artillery corps in the Pennsylvania Service
Affirmed to & subscribed this Second day of February February A.D. 1850 before me J. Grosh Joseph Peck J. Grosh
John Young
I certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Joseph Peck for several years and that he is a credible person and entitled to belief
J. Grosh

State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County } Be it known that before me Isaac Shertzler a justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the said County of Lancaster personally appeared Mary Speck a resident of the Township of East Donegal in the aforesaid County of Lancaster aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that she is the Sister of Barbara Peck widow of William Peck that the said Barbara was married to the said William Peck in the township of Donegal in the County aforesaid in the state of Pennsylvania in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one Deponent was then about twelve years of age and was knowing to said marriage the maiden name of the said Barbara was Barbara Speck and she was born and brought up in said Lancaster County and is now ninety years of age That her husband the said William Peck was a reputed soldier and drew a pension from the state of Pennsylvania that he died in the township of Mount Joy in the aforesaid County of Lancaster in the year one thousand eight- hundred and thirty four and was at the time of his death a very aged man his reputation as a soldier was for services performed in the Revolutionary war
Mary Speck her mark
In the presence of Isaac Shertzler B. B. Chapman } Sworn & subscribed before me this 26 th day of January A.D. 1880. Isaac Shertzler J.P.
The State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County } Be it known that before me Isaac Shertzler a justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared James Laine a resident of the township of Mount Joy in said Lancaster County aged fifty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that for more than thirty years he has been personally acquainted with Barbara Peck widow of William Peck That he was also acquainted with the said William Peck husband of the said Barbara that he died in the said township of Mount Joy about fifteen years ago where he had resided for many years That his widow the said Barbara has

remained a widow and unmarried since the death of her husband the said William Beck and now resides in the said township of Mount Joy Lancaster County and is a very aged woman
James Laird
Affirmed & subscribed before me this 29 th day of January A.D. 1850 Isaac Shertzler J.P.
I certify that I have been for several years personally acquainted with the above named deponents Mary Speck and James Laird and that they are credible persons and entitled to belief the said James Laird has been Postmaster at Mount Joy for many years previous to April last
Isaac Shertzler
Justice of the Peace -
State of Pennsylvania } Lancaster County ss. }
I Henry Stock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, do Certify, that Isaac Shertzler Esqr. before whom the foregoing oath and affirmation of Mary Speck & James Laird was made is and was at the time of making the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Lancaster the twenty-ninth day of January A.D. 1850.
Henry Stock Prothon.

State of Pennsylvania } Be it known that before me Dauphin County } Henry Beader a justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the court aforesaid personally appeared Jacob Kistler a resident of the township of Mount- joy in the County of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania aged forty two years and a Representative to the Legislature of the State aforesaid now in session at Harrisburg who being first duly sworn according to law doth hereunto depose and say that from his earliest remembrance he has been personally ac- quainted with Barbara Beck widow of William Beck who now resides in the aforesaid township of Mountjoy where she has resided for many years and has remained a widow since the death of her husband the said William Beck Deponent was also for many years acquainted with the said William Beck who died in said township of Mountjoy in February in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty four and was at the time of his death a very aged man who was a reputed Soldier of the Revolution and was granted a pension by the State of Pennsylvania Deponent is acquainted with Mary Speck, James Laird and Joseph Beck residents of said Dauphin County and that they are persons whose testimony is fully entitled to credit The said Joseph Beck is now fifty years of age and has a brother Martin Beck who is a son of the said William and Barbara and who is several years older than the said Joseph Deponent has examined the signatures to the petition of the said William Beck for a pension made to the Legislature of Pennsylvania in the year 1826 and can say that they were among the most respectable men then living in Dauphin County Jacob Kistler Subscribed & sworn to before me Henry Beader J.P. Jan'y 28 1850

State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County. S d
I. Stephen Miller Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County do hereby Certify that Henry Beader Esq whose name is subscribed to the within Affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County and State, duly elected & Commissioned, and that the Signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court at Harrisburg this 28 th day of January A D 1858.
Stephen Miller Protho y

27. Lauman Lancaster
Petition of William Peck an old revolutionary soldier of the Pennsylvania line
— J o 76 Dec r 7. L.R. Mch 11. 1826
Clus.

To the honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general Assembly met.
The Subscriber an inhabitant of Lancaster County most respectfully represents to Your honourable body,
That Your Petitioner is an old Soldier who has fought and endured many hardships in the revolutionary war for the freedom and liberty of the Country in 1776-7 and 8 under Jos Moulder Captain of Artillery and other Officers in the Pennsylvania line not recollected, and obtained an honourable discharge
Your Petitioner is now far advanced in Years, Sickly and helpless, and in distressing Circumstances; He therefore most humbly prays your honourable body to grant him such remuneration by Annuity or gratuity as you in your wisdom and kindness may be pleased to allow,
And Your Petitioner will ever pray &c W Beck
And Your Petitioner will ever pray &c
We the Subscribers Citizens of Lancaster County do Certify that we are well acquainted with William Beck the above Petitioner, and that he is an Old and Sickly Man, and in indigent Circumstances - but otherwise to the best of our knowledge he is an honest, sober and good Citizen, and in our opinion well deserving the Legislative aid if the case in the above Petition stated is made appear to be a fact.
John Watson Henry Boggs Henry Haines
Jacob Rohrer David Kelp Peter Horst Henry Shively Abraham Shively David Shively Abraham Horst Samuel Shively

Lancaster Co. Pa
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for Said County the Within (named) William Peck Who being affirmed according to Law Saith that the Within Statement of Services during in the Revolutionary War is just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief affirmed and subscribed before me the 1 st day of November A D 1826 William Peck
Seton Albright
27. Pauman Lancaster
Petition of William Peck an old revolutionary soldier of the Pennsylvania line
— J o 76 Dec r 7 1826 L.R. Mch 11 1826
Ans.

No 14079 Phil. Barbara Peck widow of William Pennsylvania, Phil a Agnes
admitted
Pr Acts 6 m - A 25 - con 4 March 1836 to 41 for 43 to 48 for 48 for life,
underact 7 July 38
No 37747 and under act 7 June 32 for 4 March 1831 to 25 Feb 1834, when she died,
Rev. Thaddeus Stevens, H R

Treasury Office of Pa
Jan 28 1830
I hereby certify that William Peck of Lancaster Co was granted a Pension of forty dollars per Annum by Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania Approved the 7 day of March 1827 and that he has drawn said pension up the 25th Feby 1834 the time of his death
Tho Nicholson G J Ball state Tr

L 44:0 0

Phil l auct 6 th 1778.
Sir These May Certify that the Beaver William Peck has served in my Company of artillery and was out with me at the Battle of Trenton & Princetown
Jos: Moulden Col l artillery

Pennsylvania
William Peck, dec d
of _____ in the State of Penn a who was a pr. arty in the Comp y commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. I end 25 Feby 1834, when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Mar. 1857 and sent to Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to his widow Barbara Peck
{ Revolutionary Claim, Oct 2nd, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 5 Page (49)

8787
Phil
Pennsylvania
Barbara Peck
widow of W m Peck
who was a Pr. of Art 4.
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Mar. 1857 and sent to
M rs . Thaddeus Stevens House of Reps
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book Vol. 2
Page 114
by
J. P. Chase, Ck

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3715
Barbara Peck Widow William Peck Bet. Rev. War
Act: Feby. 3. 1848
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10869
Phil a
Pennsylvania
Barbara Peck
Widow of William Peck who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 25 Feby 1834 of in the State of Penn a who was a ps. arty in the Company commanded by Captain of the Reg t commanded by in the line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Mar. 1837 and sent to Hon. Thaddeus Stevens. M.P.
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Book
Vol. 1 Page
Chase Clerk.