Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40422, for Mathias Sheanor, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Shearer, Mathias or Shaner
S. 40422
CONTENTS

19. 222 R.
Dead Letter to Hon. J. Henry 15 July 1841.
Pennsylvania
Nathaniel Shaner
of Beaver County in the state of Pa. who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain McIlvaine of the regiment commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the Virginia line, for the term of 12 months. On Roll
Subscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 13 of January 1824
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of March 1824 and Butts General J. Allison G. Rep
Arrears to 4th of March 1824 13. 93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. 67. 50 8 $ 13. 93 $ 61. 93
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
March 1. 1828
24/80
Dec 1 Feb 10. 1828 A 13.

Mathias Shannon application for a pension

Beaver County Pa. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
On the 13 th day of January 1824 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Beaver Mathias Shanor aged upwards of eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Mathias Shanor enlisted for and during the War, in the month of December 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt. James Sullivan (and was appointed a Sergeant) in the Regiment commanded at that time by Col. William Crawford, in the line of the State of Virginia on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps under different commanders until the end of the American or Revolutionary War, until he was honorably discharged by Col. John Gibson, at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania at the end of the War, that he was in the Battles of Ritches Bridge, Brandywine and Germantown in the State of Pennsylvania & several skirmishes and that he has no other evidence now in his power than what accompanies his application, his discharge being long since lost. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 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 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained, nor have I any income whatsoever as herby by me subscribed to Schedule - No property whatsoever; had formerly a wife and children, but his wife is dead more than twenty years since, & family

dispersed many years ago; was formerly a Mill Carpenter but unable for more than ten years to labour bring a bedrel for several years & living on the Charity of well disposed Citizens Sworn & Subscribed this
13 th January 1824 in Open Court
John Dickey Pro th
of Cathias Shearer
State of Pennsylvania Beaver County Set.
I John Clarke Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do hereby Certify that the above is a true copy of the original application which is on file in my Office - With my hand & the Seal of said Court this 12 th March 1824.
John Clarke Pro th

April 29, 1931
Mrs. W. K. Herrin, Jr., P. O. Box 643 Clarksdale, Mississippi
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40422, that Mathias Sheanor or Shaner enlisted in December, 1776 and served as sergeant in Captain James Sullivan's company, Colonels William Crawford's and Gibson's Virginia regiments; he was in the battles of Ritchey's Bridge, Brandywine, Germantown and several skirmishes and served to the close of the war and was discharged at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Colonel John Gibson.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 13, 1824 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and was "upwards of eighty years of age".
In 1824 he stated that his wife had been dead more than twenty years, and at this time referred to children; the names of wife and children not given.
The soldier died February 10, 1828.
Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours, and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this bureau is unable to furnish more than two histories to each inquirer.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

40422 INVALID.
Rey
File No. 40,422
Mathias Shaw Seig Mr Tao
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 557
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1931-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100 her letter in George Shaw's B.38370 seq.

Vouchers accompanying Mathias Scheinor's application for a Pension
2/10/1877
Gen. James Wilson H. R.

City of Pittsburgh p
Personally appeared before me one of the Aldermen in and for the said city Peter Parchment who being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that he became acquainted with Mathias Henry Theaner the real in applicant for a pension, in the year 1775 and before the Rev he joined the army and afterwards knew him as a soldier in the Company of Captain Sullivan in the 9 th Virginia Regiment in the army of the Revolution that the deponent belonged to the same company, that Mathias Henry Theaner the above applicant was a sergeant in above company and continued in it together with the deponent until the close of the Revolutionary war when as the deponent believes he was honorably discharged at Fort Pitt That the deponent was in the the above applicant in the Battle of Brandywine and some skirmishes and further the deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd day of August 1823
Peter Parchment
James McCarty Alderman City of Pitt
City of Pittsburgh p
Personally appeared before me the third day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty three one of the aldermen in and for said city Abraham Boucher who being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith

That he was acquainted with Matthew  Henry Shearer the within applicant for a pension previous to his joining the army that he afterwards knew him in 1777 while a soldier in Capt. Sullerans company in the 9 th Reg t in a Regiment commanded by Col. Gibson that this deponent belonged to the same company with the brother applicant Matthew  Henry Shearer to wit the company commanded by Capt. Sullerans in the 9 th  Pennsylvania Reg t and belonging to the Continental Army that the said Matthew  Henry Shearer remained in the army and in the company aforesaid as long as this deponent remained in the army which was three years and this deponent understood and very likely that the aforesaid Matthew  Henry Shearer remained in the army until the close of the Revolutionary war and further this deponent saith not
Sealed & Subscribed this 3 rd day of August 1828.
Morna Eureka
Hosman 67 Pts
Beaver Highland county Pa.
Albany county ss Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in personally  appeared  before me Elisha Powell and for said County of Berrien — who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Peter Planchett one of the above deponents that he is a man of good character and upon whose oath the within claim may be placed Elisha Powell Sworn & subscribed to the within  affidavit 12 th day of February 1824 David D. Drennan A. Judge

Beaver
Beaver Allegheny county Pa
Before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Beaver — Ebednego Davis: Upon and saith that he is well acquainted with Abraham Brucker one of the above deponents, that he is a man of good character and upon whom sath the utmost reliance may be placed.
More than the long of the day .
to his Davis Bene go go Davis mark
12 th day of February 1824—
Dear Friend D. Judge
State of Pennsylvania & Beaver County ss.
Beaver County Feb. I John Clarke Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do hereby certify that David Dun- can Esqr before whom the deposition of E. Powell & Ebednzo Davis were made and subscribed was at the time thereof and yet is an acting Associate Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such - Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court This 12 th March A.D. 18211 - John Clarke Proth.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Shear, George GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10357 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 14, 1791 to Alexander Power, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.