Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10552, for Adam Myers, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Myers, Adam Moyer
W 10552
Mary
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 th March 1838. age Notified 24 th April 1839
No 19. 637
Ohio — Pillsbury
Adam Myers
of Huron Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Page  Page and of the Company commanded by _____ in the Penn s  _____ infantry 7. Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio — Pillsbury at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of August 1833 and sent to Boalt  Boalt Normal Co Ohio
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833 $ 46. 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. So p " 11. 66
$ 58. 32 1/2
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by T. A. Evans Clerk, Book E Vol. 8. Page 119.
25 th March 1837 The letter to General Agents

124. Ohio, Pittsburgh
Mary Myers,
widow of Adam Myers,
who was a private,
Pa in the Pennsylvania line.
Pa
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844. 15th. December, 1844.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Dec: 1845. and sent to N. Leake,
Present.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book H.
Vol. 1. Page 395.

Adam Myers was born the 25 day of March in year 1755 Memorandum
Mary Wiedman was Born in the year of Our Lord 1762 on February The First at the South Branch in Virginia. Her Father was Christian Wiedman & the Mother was Elizabeth Wiedman. and was Married To Adam Myers (Who was a son of Henry Myers Senior) on The Second Day of August, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy and Nine.
Who was Born Thursday Day of 17 th in the year of our Lord 1757 Unto whom was Born Barbara on Sunday the 2 th Day of July Anno Domini 1780. Godfather & Mother was Abraham Baker & his wife Elizabeth. Secondly!
John was Born on Thursday the 11 th Day of April 1782. whose Godfather was John Wiedman a Single Man, then. & Thirdly!
Jacob was Born on Friday the 13 th Day of August 1784. whose Godfather & Mother was Jacob Riffel Senior & his wife Mary Catherine and fourthly!
George was Born on Sunday The 3 rd day of December 1786. whose Godfather was George Yeager & his wife Elizabeth.
Fifthly Isaac was Born on Monday the 8 th of October 1789 when the sign was in the Twins.
Sixthly Elizabeth was Born on Wednesday the 20 th of January 1791
Seventhly this was Born the 1 st Day of September 1793
Eighthly this was Born December 23 rd 1795
Sarah Mires was Born July 1800
Silas Myers was born the 13 day of February in the year of our Lord 1802

Myers, Adam Pa. 10552
Memorandum
for
Adam Myers

20149 Adair Myers Huron Col Ohio
Return 4.50 adm 7. Months.
20 3.33 23.33. 1
12.30 10 11.66
C. L. Boalt Esq Worral & Co Huron Co 46. 86 Ohio

BRIEF in the case of  Adam Myers  of Huron Co in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     No date In 17 No time Specified As a Private   No date " " " " Capt. M. batt   " " 1 " "   " " 6 " " " J. Pignan Col. L. Morgan Maj Pels  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Binson Town Pennsylvania  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? For papers & no ribbon under the seal 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Joseph Rowen Examining Clerk.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836
State of Ohio 3 Huron County 3 ss . On Twentyfourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fortyfive personally appeared before the court of Common pleas of the County of Huron in said State of Ohio Mary Myers a resident of said County of Huron aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836:
That she is the widow of Adam Myers late of said County who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, Certificate N o 19,637. She further declares that she was married to the said Adam Myers on the second day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventynine
That her husband the aforesaid Adam Myers died on the fifteenth day of December 1844. And that she has remained a widow ever since that period - as will more fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed
her Mary Myers mark
State of Ohio 3 This day personally came in open court Mary Myers the identical Huron County 3 person who signed the above declaration and solemnly sworn to the facts therein set forth and that she made her mark at the same time being unable to write from age and infirmity and also came at the same time George Myers and swore to and subscribed the affidavit hereto attached and signed by George Myers. Witness, Henry Brown Clerk of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Norwalk this 24 th day of March A. D. 1845.
Attest C. M. Barnum Dept. Clerk. N. C. P.

State of Ohio                      Personally came Helson County S. Before me Henry Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in open Court at the March Term of said Court for the County of Huron aforesaid George Myers who being duly sworn according to Law doth upon his oath depose & say that he is the person named in the family record hereto attached called George born on the 3 rd day of December 1786, that said paper has been in the family of said Adam and Mary Myers for many years and has always been considered as a correct record of the facts stated in it. That he this affiant well remembers that about forty five years  years ago that said Adam Myers procured this writing made from facts which he and said Mary then stated to a man in Pennsylvania by the name of Nicholas Riffle.
That the ages of all the persons named in said record have always been considered as their true ages and that their marriage took place as there in stated. Affiant further says that he is now in his fifty ninth year of his age and that said Adam and Mary Myers have lived and cohabited together as man & wife and have brought up their children as their legitimate of- spring during the whole of his remembrance and that said Adam departed this life on the 15 th day of December 1844 in the 90 th year of his age and that the said Mary Myers is still a widow. That said Adam was a pensioner at the rate of $23.33. per An. And further this affiant saith not.
George Myers.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 24 th day of March A. D. 1845. Henry Brown per D. M. Barnum Dept. Clk. H. C. P.

Adam Myers
Declaration >
20149
30 " day of July 1842 -
Philip Clark

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the seventh of June 1832 The State of Ohio Huron County ss.
On this the 30 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court Adam Myers a resident of the County of Huron of Ridgefield Township in said County in the State of Ohio aged seventy seven years on the 5 th day of March last 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. — That it was some time after the war between the United States & England broke out that this declarant was living in a settlement on the Monongahela River, then called Bensen Town now Union Town then in the State of Virginia now Pennsylvania — that said settlement was on said River below Morgan town & above what was then called Redstone Fort (now Brownstown) which was one of the first settlements in that country. Declarant cannot recollect the date but he states that the whole neighbourhood about seventy in number volunteered that after the return from Fort Pitt as herein after stated they or the greater part of them were sworn to support the laws of their country & that the date to the Justice certificate before whom this declarant was sworn (Jacob Reich) has been torn off or mutilated by time as may be seen by said certificate which is hereto attached & made a part of this declaration marked A.
Declarant further says that he belonged

a company of Militia organized in said Piesintown of which Michael Catt was the Captain and the said Jacob Rich had been Lieut but declarant believes he had been appointed elect Instid of the peace & that some other person whose name he does not now remember appointed Lieut in his stead at the time the claps of said Company to which he belonged went on to this Station as herein after represented. One of the Sergeants names was Joshua Shelby, one Alexander Legg or "Elect" as they called him and third name was Nicholas Riffle. There were six persons in a Clap - that to which this person declarant belonged when he went into service was composed of the following persons vizt George Fager, Andrew Larner, Joshua Shelby, Sergeant, but declarant does not remember the names of the other two per- sons beside himself who were in said Clap - said Clap went into service under Samuel Swingley Lieut in an other Com- pany and were stationed at Jarrets Fort upon the Big Whetely Creek which empties into the Monongahela about which settlement, Jarrets Fort was about 15 miles up said Creek from where it empties into the Monongahela - Declarant cannot give the name the place bears at this time - it was then a frontier settlement & this declarant has only been back to said parts of Pennsylvania in more than thirty years. That Declarant was then drafted for one month only & that he served for that month at said Station. That it was in the Spring of the year when we went home from the said last named Station - Declarant does not know that any of the above named officers are living. Capt. Catt

removed to Wabash some years ago & deponent does not know whether he is now living or not but supposes him to be dead as he was 25 or 30 years older than deponent. & he has no knowledge that any person that belonged to the class or company that he did is now in life. That the next spring after this declarant returned to his home as last aforesaid there was a company of about seventy that volunteered from the country where declarant lived as aforesaid and up and down on the Monongahela - We all carried rifles & we found them ourselves. Captain Jesse Pig- man took the command of the volunteers & a Mr. Miller was Lieut & Frederick Myers my Brother was the ensign - After the Company was raised it was said that we were designed to be marched over the Mountain to Philadelphia but we did not do so. A detachment of the company, of twenty five men under the command of Ensign Myers, I being one of the num- ber, were marched to Pickett's Fort where we staid about three or four weeks - Captain Pickett, a militia captain had com- mand of the Fort which is situated about 20 miles above Morgantown in the Monongahela - we went from Our de- tachment at the expiration of about three weeks, was marched back to a place called Swan's Fort upon Muddy Creek where the whole company met & prepared to go over the Mountain - had our next barbaqued all was in preparation saving the powder & while Captain Pigman was off after Powder the

The Tories took him & kept him in confinement one night & then let him go & the next day we were commanded to catch the Tories & we were engaged three days & nights catching them at the expiration of which time we had a house full of them handcuffed & tied together by pairs and after we got through with catching Tories twenty five of us  we were marched to Redstone Fort to guard a Magazine the others still engaged in catching Tories - We then went to Swans Fort & there we all met again & then the whole company marched to Fort Pitt under the Command of the same officers & there we staid the ballance of our six months out for which time we volunteered as aforesaid - James Pew the Major & Col Zachariah Morgan went with us to Fort Pitt, where General Hand had command. We drew no clothes or pay while at Pitt & our Captain & Major Pew & Col. Morgan staid at Fort Pitt some time after we came away for the purpose of receiving our pay for us but did not get it. There was about fifty regulars at the Fort when we were there - Col Morgan was of Morgantown - Declarant does not know that any person is now living that was out with him in this service - He knows that a man by the name of Staleter Jacob Staleter who was quite a Boy when this declarant was in the service & who had lived on the opposite side of the Monongahela from Picton but whose parents had been driven in by the Indians about the time we were catching Tories, & who t

Whom Father before this declarant saw at that time, is now living on the Whetstone Creek & quite at the head of the east branch of said Creek in the County of Marion or it may be in Richland County in the State of Ohio - This declarant knows of no other person who saw him in the Service - That said Hatcher's testimony was taken before Esquire Van Rensselaer in this the County of Marion about two years ago on an application made by me for a pension which said Van Rensselaer sent on to Washington City as he said afterwards told me with my affidavit & which application was denied as he also informed me because I did not belong to the continental Establishment - Declarant says he believes the said Hatcher is still living but he resides about 50 or 60 miles distant from Deponent's residence - That he thinks he can yet procure his testimony if it is deemed absolutely necessary & for the present refers to his deposition before made. This declarant was not in any engagement - Col. Gibson was Col. of the Regulars at Fort Pitt when this declarant was there - Declarant does not remember the names of the other officers of the Regular Army & he remembers Col. Gibson more particularly for this incident - and Gibson had a Squaw for a wife & the Indians kept about him & while one of the men belonging to declarant's company was on duty an Indian in

The house where Gibson lived put his head out of the window in the second story when the Centinel pointed his Rifle at him where upon the Indian complained to Col. Gibson & the latter put the Centinel in the Guard House which so incensed the Soldiers that they openly declared that they would kill him this Squaw & Indians unless he put them away - he did put them away - the Squaw has children which she had by them him & one of which was a son who had a squaw scar on his left shoulder caused by a burn when he was young & while this Declarant was living on the Virginia side of the Ohio directly opposite Fort Harmar now Marietta many years after this declarant was at Fort Pitt, this son had was brought in by one Hamilton Carr who, with others had been on a scout against the Indians - Declarant says that he staid his regular time out that the General at Fort Pitt promised to have the written discharges ready for us the next day after we were about to start home - That the next day he wanted us to stay the Garrison being weak but he had nothing to clothe or pay for any but the regulars & we concluded to go home and did so without written discharges - This Declarant relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Adam his Myers mark
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day & year above written. Attest J. Gibbs Clerk sup. Ct.

Jacob Rich Exhibit marked A.
In Huron County ss. Supreme Court July 7. 1832 Personally appeared in open court James Williams to David Gibbs Clerk of this Court, who being do say certify that we are well acquainted with Myles, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declar- ation - That we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - Also personally appeared at the same time and place the Rev. Francis H. Johnson a clergyman residing in the Township of Lyons in said County being duly sworn do certify that he is acquainted with Adam Myles who has subscri- bed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be rising seventy seven 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 I concur in that opinion -
J. H. Johnson
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day & year aforesaid -
D. Gibbs J. Williams
D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.

was both taken and subscribed the oath and directed by an act of General the male inhabitants of this state above and to the same and for other — this 10. of October Jacob Rich.
Supreme Court July 7. 1832 open court James Williams Clerk of this court, who being that we are well acquainted described sworn to the above declar-
ation — That we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is has reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution that we concur in that opinion — Also personally appeared at the same time and place the Rev. Francis H. Johnson a clergyman residing in the Township of Lyme in said County being duly sworn doth certify that he is acquainted with Adam Myers who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be nearly seventy seven 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 I concur in that opinion —
F. H. Johnson
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day & year aforesaid —
D. Gibbs J. Williams
D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.

The State of Ohio Huron County ss. Supreme Court July 7. 1832
Personally appeared in open court James Williams Esq. & Also David Gibbs Clerk of this Court, who being duly sworn do say & certify that we are well acquainted with Adam Myers who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - That we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - Also personally appeared at the same time and place the Rev. Francis H. Johnson a clergyman residing in the Township of Lyons in said County being duly sworn do certify that he is acquainted with Adam Myers who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy seven 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 I concur in that opinion -
J. H. Johnson
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court the day & year aforesaid -
D. Gibbs J. Williams
D. Gibbs Clerk Sup. Ct.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Francis G. Johnson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said County in the Township of Lymen in said County and that James Williams & David Gibbs who have also signed the same are residents of towns also in the County of Huron and are credible persons & all of their statements are entitled to credit.
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Supreme Court within and for the County of Huron & State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Adam Myers for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court this the 30 th day of July A.D. 1832 -
D. Gibbs Clerk
Adam Myers Declaration
20149

March 11, 1908.
Hon. James McKinney,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. McKinney:
In reply to your letter dated the 4" and received the 6" instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in pension claim (Wid. File 10,558), it appears that Adam Moyer or Myers who signed by mark, the son of Henry Moyer Sr. was born March 5, 15, or 25th. 1775, at Fort Town on South branch of Potomac River in Virginia, was allowed pension as Adam Myers on an application executed July 30, 1832, while a resident of Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio.
He stated that he belonged to Captain Michael Catt's company of militia which was organized in Biosentown, afterwards called Uniontown then in Virginia, now Pennsylvania, and served one month; also served 6 months in a company of Riflemen under Captain Jesse Pign in which his brother Frederick Myers was Ensign.
Soldier married August 8, 1779, Mary daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Wiedman. She was born February 1, 1762 at South Branch Virginia. He died December 15, 1844. She was allowed pension on an application executed March 24, 1832 1833, a resident of Huron County, Ohio.
Their children were; Barbara born July 3, 1780; John born April 11, 1782; Jacob born Aug. 13, 1784; George born Dec. 3, 1786; Isaac born Oct. 8, 1789; Elizabeth born Jan. 26, 1791; Hanah born Sept. 6, 1793; Adam born Dec. 23, 1795; Sarah born July 10, ---; Silas born Feb. 13, 1802.

From the papers pension claim (Wid. File 4537), it appears that Michael Everly entered the service at commencement of war and was wounded in ankle in the battle of Brandywine; that he was an Ensign from June 1780 to November 1780 in 10th. Pennsylvania regiment, and Lieutenant from November 1780 to November 1783 in 1st. Pennsylvania regiment, and that he was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
He married October 27, 1781, at Lancaster Pennsylvania, Catharine Walter, and died September 14, 1794, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; they had two sons and seven daughters, one named Betzy, other names not stated. She married September 1, 1796 Martin Markley, who died April 15, 1814, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and she was allowed pension as the former widow of Michael Everly, on an application executed May 8, 1838 while a resident of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, aged 75 years.
The Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to Peter Everly described in said letter.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

21688
Pension Office Oct. 18 th 1830
Rejected Oct. 19. 1830.
City Washington Pension Office Yours at the
J. Van Klief P.M.

Monroeville, O. } For F. Van Kuren 8 October ~ } P.M.
Esquire at the United States Pension office Washington City

The State of Ohio Huron County, ss In the Court of Common Pleas
The amended declaration of Adam Myers to his original Declaration made on the 30 th day of July 1832 before the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio held within and for the County of Huron and State aforesaid on the day and year aforesaid in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th day of June 1832. On this 8 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in open Court Adam Myers who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he cannot swear with greater certainty as to precise length of time that he bore arms and served in the revolutionary war than has already stated in his above mentioned Declaration - that Defendant has no doubt as to the length of time that he served and he states so that that time according to his best recollection was not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades to wit. One month as a private under a requisition made upon the company of Captain Bell, in the militia and also six months as private in a company of Riflemen making seven months in all as a private and for such service I claim a Pension -
The following questions were thereupon put by the court to the said Myers and the following answers,

were thereupon given to wit:
Question. When and in what year were you born?
Answer by said Myrs. I was On the 15 th day of March next I shall be seventy nine years of age and was consequently born in 1755 and at a place called Fort Town on the South branch of the Potomac River in Virginia then a new settlement.
Question. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer by Deponent, Myrs. I have a record of my age now in an old bible, at my house in this county - it is a translation from into english from a record of ages kept in dutch taken from a Bible that belonged to my father. The original was in the possession of George Ball the last I knew any thing about he went to the Wabash in Indiana some twenty five years or so ago.
And the said Myrs further states that by reason of the lapse of time and old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot (though he retains his faculties better than old people generally do) swear positively as to the period of the war when he served as aforesaid. He was living in an a sparsely inhabited & a new part of the country. He remembers very well that the country about where he was living was kept in a state of alarm & apprehension for some time before he went & he thinks for at least a year or two by reason of the Indians and he also remembers

that there were apprehensions of an evil after he returned but he does not recollect that any battle took place while he was in the Army saving one between Wheeling and Green Creek between the Indians and a Company from the South branch of the Potomac. And the said Myers doth further say that the facts set forth in his Declaration aforesaid are true as therein related.
Adam his Myers
Attest C. L. Beall, Sworn & Subscribed in open Court June 8, 1833. D. Gibbs Clerk H. C. P.
Also personally appeared in open Court James Williams, who being duly sworn doth depose & certify that I am well acquainted with Adam Myers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion and that I am a resident of Rowland Run 6: I have known said Myers more than fifteen years who lives four miles distant from him at this time - J. Williams
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court June 8, 1833. D. Gibbs Clerk H. C. P.
And the said Court having inspected the original application and after putting the above interrogatories do declare their opinion that the said Myers was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states in said original application & this amendment. And they further certify that James Williams who swore to & subscribed the above deposition is a credible person & his statement is entitled to credit. D. H. G. in 3 Pres. Judge
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court

aforsaid do hereby certify that that the foregoing contains the original amendment to the application of said Myres as originally made before the Supreme Court as aforsaid and further that that the said original application is here to attached by a ribbon passing through whereon the seal here to offered & affixed to said said original by the same means as of this In testimony whereof I the said Gibbs have hereunto set my hand & seal this the seal of the Court of Common Pleas aforsaid at the Court House this the 8 th day of June 1833
A. Gibbs Clerk. H. & P.

S.S. The State of Ohio, Huron County To.
Before me Schuyler Van Rensselaer one of the Justices of the peace for Ridgefield Township in said County, personally came Adame Myers, who being duly sworn according to Law, deponeth and saith, That he is was born in Virginia called town Fort and raised in Penn a . Aged 76 Years the 15 th of March 1830 and now is and has been a resident of Ridgefield Township in the County of Huron, this 15 th Years, and in consequence of misfortunes, deems it his bounden duty to himself & family to ask for a pension, on the following account, he was a soldier & was sworn to be true to the United States, in Virginia more that time, it has been attached to Penn a about the close of the old war and that he and 70 in Company turned out as volunteers under Captain Jesse Pigman served with under him as a soldier six months, then we was stationed at Fort Stone Fort (now called Brownsville in Penn a .) Two weeks, from that place, we were ordered to Fort Pitt or Pittsburgh at which place we remained under Captain Jesse Pigman five & half months, Col n  Back Morgan, Maj t James Penn & Genl. Hand where the names of the other officers, and during that time we all found ourselves with arms & clothing, provisions & ammunition was furnished by the United States, I would have

staid longer, but could not procure clothing The Genl informed us he had no clothing nor money and further this deponent with not attend his Adam Myles S. Van Rensselaer mark Cyrus Cole
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 6 th day of October A.D. 1830. S. Van Rensselaer J.P.
2 d . The state of Ohio, Union County ss.
Before me Schuyler Van Rensselaer on the premises of the house for Ridgfield township in said county, personally came Jacob Stollen aged Sixty four years the 24 th of last may and has been well acquainted with Adam Myles since my remembrance, also well recollect that the said Adam Myles was a soldier, in Penn a about the last of the old war, and that the officers names were Capt. Jesse Pigman, Col. Zachariah Morgan, Maj. James Reed, & Genl. Hand, furthermore that I have known said Adam Myles, this 7 or 8 years past as a resident of Ridgfield in Ohio and that I now am and have been about that time a resident of Washington Town ship in the County of Marion Ohio and further this deponent with not Jacob his Stollen mark
attend S. Van Rensselaer Cyrus Cole Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6 th day of October A.D. 1830. S. Van Rensselaer J.P.

Esquire, United States Pension Office
Sir
As agreeable to the request of Adam Myers, you will receive his affidavit attached to this, he is an old man and poor, have been acquainted with him the 12 years past, should he be entitled to a pension, to be sincerely, it may be granted on his account, will thank you to give him an answer as soon as convenient
Yours Affly
O. Van Pels
that is Mansfield, Huron County, Ohio
6 Oct. 1838

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
7534.
P. O. Adam Meyers
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18

1444
Mary Myrs
Rel to P. R. W. P. R.
May 24 1843
See W. P. R. Hopkins Aug. 11/45
Act 4 July 1836

See family record for name Moyer

Adam Myers, Act 18 May 1818
Ohio.
Resides. See letter to H. van Rensselaer 19 Oct. 1830
AD 32-19637
7534

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Mary Myers
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from 15 Dec 44 the day of her husband's death
Nathan Keake Esq Present

State of Ohio Huron County, ss
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 17 th 1844,
On this 28 th day of September 1845 Personally appeared the undersigned one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for said County. Mary Myers a resident of said County aged as stated in a former declaration made by her and now on file in the pension office who being first duly sworn according to Law doth upon oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 17 th 1844 Entitled an act to continue the pensions of certain widows. That she is the widow of Adam Myers who was a private in the war of the revolution and a revolutionary pensioner. That she was married to the said Adam Myers on the 2 nd day of August 1779. and that her husband the said Adam Myers died on the 15 th day of December 1844. 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 (1794) at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Mary mark Myers
J. Callahan Justice of Common Pleas
Thereby certify that
Mary Myers through bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court and also is unable to write her name.
J. Callahan Justice of Common Pleas

State of Ohio Warren Co. ss
I Henry Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Warren do hereby certify that A. Gallatin Sutter is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, aforesaid, duly Elected Commissioned and sworn according to law and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and Affixed the seal of said Court at Normal this 9 th day of October A.D. 1845 Attest H. Brown Clerk A.C.P.
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Atty June 1844
m 19. of 15. Dec 1844
Admnl 7 mo of file
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for B Dec 44 the day of her husband's death
Katharine Hake Present

6444 April 1. 1845.
Mary Myers, July 4. 1836.
Mr. Department Pension Office Washington

11444
Mary Myers
Mother of Adam
Q.
Act 4 July 1836
In 79. Q 1844
4 2 Department Division office Washington

Milan Erie Co Ohio Ma
Dear Sir I forward to the Pension off the papers of Mary Myers of Huron County If the pension should be granted on the forwarded please communicate with her at this place - The applicant is Dutch and understands English badly -
Hon. L. Edwards -
Yours &c P. H. Hopkins

Pension Claim
July 2
Ohio
Mr
No

Not walk June 8 th 1833
I send enclosed the Declaration of Mr Adams Myers original recommended with the Brief and hope it may be found correct
I have not been enabled to get word to Mr John Taylor who resides in a distant part of the County but will forward his papers by the first opportunity
I am &c
C L Boalt

Payments to be made at Pittsburgh Penn a by the Pres. Mt. P. Bk Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Ohio. — Pittsburgh
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 8 Page 119. by H. S. Evans Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Adam Myers of the State of Ohio who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March , 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March , and 4th of September in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three .
L. Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined } Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Merchants & Manufacturers Bk Pittsburgh March 28 th 1837
Sir I have the honor to transmit Panchers in case of Adam Meyers Pension under the Act April 1832. who was last paid up to the 4 th Sept. 1834. and Pancher of Walter Dixon Insane Pension, at 2.66 2 / 3 per month, who was last paid up to the 4 th September 1835.
I remain very Respectfully Yours affly Break Kane for M c Learen P g
Genl Edwards Esq Commrs of Pensions Washington

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
20 th March 1839
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adam Myers a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh, Penn. Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and Thirty Three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the fourth of March 1837 to the fourth March 1838
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

186. Oct. 16. 1895.
Mary Mayers.
June 17. 1894.
For J. A. Edwards Court of Pensions Washington

Washington Oct 16 1844
Sir
I enclose herewith the application of Mrs Mary Myers of Ohio - for the benefits of the act of 17 th June 1844 - her claim was originally filed under the act of 7 th July 1838 - & was I believe rejected. her husband having lived till Dec 1844 - & drew a pension till his death at the rate of $23 33 / 100 per ann.
The old lady is very poor & needy, and I present her claim for her as an act of charity to her. And hope for this reason that her claim be early considered & if found entitled, that a certificate may issue to my direction
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servant
Nathan Scudder

Dec. 2. 1845.
Recd. May 1845.
From J. L. Edwards, Caret of Pension, Present.

Washington Nov 28 th 1845.
Sir
On the 16 th day of October I received the declaration of Mrs Mary Myers of Ohio, in the law of 3 d March 21 st , since which I have heard nothing, thinking the case might possibly have been overlooked, or mistaid; (as I have heard from several others of later date). I have thought it was proper to call your attention to the fact, & respectfully ask that the case may be early considered & reported to me, as the old lady is very old & poor I agreed to look after it for her without any charge whatever.
I am with respect Your obed Servant Nathan Leake
Mrs J. S. Edwards Home of Pension Present

June 28, 1845.
Ascended die.
Mary Myers
Pension office
War department
Washington City

Milan Erie Co O. June 21. 1845
Sir I received yours 31 st May last enclosing Mary Myers papers for application for Pension by virtue of her late husband Adam Myers having drawn a pension. and have corrected the error of the date and herewith return the same papers as you desired. And if the declaration is insufficient to grant the same amount of pension which said Adam was allow per annum. I wish you would have the goodness to send the Law of June 17 th 1844 as this part of the country are destitute of the laws of Congress for the year 1844. They have not been sent to Huron or Erie Counties as usual. And we do not know the provisions of the law.
If a pension should be granted she does not expect to be allowed anymore than Adam Myers was allowed but would be glad to draw from the time he last drew.
Yours with much Respect P. R. Hopkins.
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pen.

6444
Re April 1. 1875.
This declaration should be returned to this office

Jas. M c Kinney V.L.M.
1908 Mar. 11. Hist. Soc. to Hon.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10552
Mary Myers Widow of Adam Myers Pr. Penn Vols
Act: June 17 th 44
Index:—Vol. Om , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]

JAMES M C KINNEY 14TH ILL. DISTRICT
House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
Washington, March 4, 1908
Hon. V. Warner,
Commissioner of Pensions.
My dear Mr. Warner:
In further search for the military records of her ancestors that she may establish her title to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. Herman Stocker of Macomb, Illinois, has again written me making request for more information.
Mrs. Stocker asks for the record of Michael Everly, who she believes was a ranger from Pennsylvania, 1778-1783, company ensign under Lt. Col. Hays' Company, 10th Penna. Regt. commanded by Col. Richard Hampton.
She also wants to know the record of Peter Everly, a son or brother of the former, and who enlisted from Northumberland county, Penna. She would like, if possible to be advised of the relationship of these two men.
Also, the record of Adam Myer whose name she thinks appears as Myser on part of the records. He was also a ranger from Pennsylvania and after the war settled in Fayette county.
If the records of your Bureau contain the names of these men, I will appreciate it if you will give me so much of their record as you can.
Very respectfully,
James McKinney

Congressional 3-595
Reward Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Mar. 7, 1908.
Searched by Gill
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Adam Myer
Service, or Myser
Pa. Service
Rev. War
Remarks: _____
No claim as above except W. 10,552.
_____ Chief of Division.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Adam Myers wid file 101652
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1 mo. Pvt. Michael Leath militia Pa.   6 mos. " Jesse Pigman                    
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Uniontown, Pa.
Date of application for pension, July 20 1822
Residence at date of application, Midland Twp. Huron Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, 35 or 36
Remarks: Soldier's name John H. Myers. He was born Feb. 1, 1782, at South Branch Va. He married Mary ... in 1799. He died Dec. 15, 1844. He was a resident of ... Ohio. He was pensioned on an application filed Mar. 24, 1845 while a resident of ... Ohio.
Very respectfully,