Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8694, for Martin Reiner, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Reiner Martin
P8694
CONTENTS

Letter to Abt. Patrick March 43.
8697

8694
P. O.
Kustin Heinier
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

35457
Martin Reiner
Pa
at 7 June '32
S
W

State of Pennsylvania Franklin County
On this 19 th day of November in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred and forty two personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the court of common pleas in and for the county and State aforesaid Martin Reiner a Resident of Chambersburg Franklin County State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty two 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 June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as here in stated that he resided in Northampton County upper Millford township, State of Pennsylvania that he was draughted in May in the year 1776, for two months and served 2 under Capt. Joseph Gogen, Col. Robert Major Steven Boland and was marched to Easton from their over the Blue mountain against the Indians and served two months and was discharged by Capt. Gogen. That he was draugh- 2 ted in September 1777, for two months and served under Capt. Gogen, marched from Northampton County to Brandy wine and the Battle was over when we got there then to Philadelphia after serving two months was discharged by Capt. Gogen. That he was draughted for two months 2 August 1 st 1778, was marched to Easton from their over the mountains against the Indians under Capt. Gogen that they lost 2 of their men which was shot by the Indians that after serving two months was discharged by Capt. Gogen. That he lost all his discharges, that he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no one whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service that he was not employed in any civil pursuit the time during which the service was performed, that he is a native of the United States That he was born in upper Millford township Northampton County State of Penna That he was born on the 20 th day of May 1760. That he has a record of his age which was taken out of his over

fathers Bible, that he lived in upper millford township North ampton county Penn a at the time when draughted Each time, and went into service that he has lived in Franklin county state of Penn a for fifty five years past and now live in Chambersburg Franklin county state of Penn a , that he was draughted three tours each tour two months, that he received three discharges all from Capt Gogin, which were lost, that John Groff & George Snyder who can testify as to my character for veracity, and their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.
Martin Reiner L. S. Mark
We John Groff and Residing in the town of Chambersburg and state of Penn a hereby certify, that they are well acquainted with Martin Reiner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
John Groff George Snyder
L. S. Mark
I do hereby certify that the foregoing deposition of Martin Reiner was taken at his dwelling in the town of Chambersburg Franklin county Penn a and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend in open court
L. S. Mark

I 2 d Mark President Judge of the 16. Judicial District of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties of Franklin Bedford & Somerset before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were made hereby declare it as my opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the within named Applicant (Martin Reiner was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that it has been made appear to me that George Snyder & John Gropp who signed and swore to the preceding Certificate reside in the town of Chambersburg and are men of integrity and their statement is entitled to credit
Witness my hand & seal the 19. day of November 1842 -
J. L. Mark
State of Pennsylvania Franklin County. S. S. } I Matthias Bead Bothmoley of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County Penn a do certify that Jeremiah S. Black Esq r . before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is President Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District of the said State, composed of the counties of Franklin, Bedford and Somerset, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Chambersburg this nineteenth day of November A. D. 1842.
Matthias Bead Bothmoley By Reg d . P. Cread Deputy