Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39998, Thomas Bingham, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Bingham, Thomas
NUMBER
S 39998
CONTENTS

1855 act. 6. To H. L. (Braynard)
18.170
Pennsylvania Thomas Bingham
of Mercer Co in the State of Pen who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne of the Pen - line, for the term of one year
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of October 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of June 1821 and sent to  Robert Moore Esq Beaver town, Beaver County
arrears to 4th of March 1821  228.12 emi-anl. all'ce ending Sept 1821  48
28 mo. 16/31 8 224 4.12 28.12 $ 276.12 { Revolutionary claim. } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
May 1. 1820
$

admitted
Commence Oct 20, 1818
Thomas Benigham, Private.
Wagons - one year
Mercer County.
Care of Robert Moore Esq. Denver Town, June 19. 1818
- See his signature. I have herewith Subscribed my Name and Affixed my Seal
Thos. Benigham (Seal)

Commonwealth of Penn a Mercer County S s
I Alexander Brown one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Central Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County aforesaid Do hereby officially Certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Bingham did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in his preceding declaration against the common enemy. That I am well acquainted with the two Corroborating witnesses and know them to be men of good character to whose testimony full credit may be given. That I am well acquainted with Mr Thos Bingham the within Applicant. and know him to be in (what I call) indigent Circumstances. and I now transmit the proceedings, and testimony had and taken before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, Pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, In testimony whereof at the Town of Mercer, this twentieth day of October A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen. I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal.
A. Brown. (Seal)

Thomas Bingham a Citizen of the United States of America and of the Commonwealth of Penn a and formerly a Soldier in the Army of the U.S. in the revolutionary war do by these Presents apply for the benefit of the late law of Congress passed the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818. Granting Pensions to the Officers & Soldiers who served in the Continental establishment in the Army of U.S. in the revolutionary war Oct. 20. 1818 To the Secy of the war department of United States
Thomas Bingham
Mercer County Pa
Before me Alexander Brown one of the Judges in and for said County Personally came Thomas Bingham of Mercer County and State of Penn a and upon oath made the following declaration viz That in February 1776 he this deponent enlisted in Captain Thomas Churches Company, Col. Arty y & Co. and afterwar d Johnstons Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line for the term of one year and at the expiration of that term he left the service that he and and others of the Comp y to which he was attached apply d for their pay but received none in consequence of which they refused to take a written discharge expecting they at some future period would receive both pay and discharge at same time but to this day has neither received pay nor discharge. He said deponent further states that he is upwards of seventy years of age infirm and in reduced circumstances consequently stands in need of the provision made by his Country Sworn and subscribed before me this 20 th Oct. 1818
Thomas Bingham
A. Brown

Commonwealth of Pa. Mercer County Pa.
Before me Alexander Brown one of the associate Judges in and for Said County Personally came Jonathan Bochan who on his solemn oath oath did depose and say that he was and is personally acquainted with Thomas Wingham the within applicant for a pension and knew that he enlisted in February 1776 in the service of the Continental establishment for one year and that it was more than one year after said enlistment when he returned to settlement where he enlisted and went from
Learn and Subscribe
Upon me this
20 th day of Oct r 1818
A. Brown
6 am on even the 1 st - 18 th Mercer County Pa.
Before me Alexander Brown one of the associate Judges in and for Said County Personally came Samuel M c Eune who on his solemn oath did depose and say that he was and is personally acquainted with Thomas Bingham the within applicant for a Pension and knew that he enlisted in February 1776 in the Company of Captain Col Col. Col  Col Col. Col  Col Col. in the Service of the Continental establishment for the term of one year and that he was more than one year in the Service aforesaid. Samuel M c Eune
Swann and Subscribed the
Before me this 20 th day
of Oct 1878 - A Brown .
A. Brown.
Cambridge wealth of Pen u incer, Can'ty 18-
Camden County, New Jersey Before me Alexander Beavan one of the associate Judges in and for said County Personally came John McMillan and did depose and say on his solemn oath that he was and is personally acquainted with Thomas Bingham the western applicant for a pension and knew that he enlisted in the in the Col d of Capt. Church in the Service of the Continental establishment for the term of one year and that he was more than one year absent and he believes in the Service aforesaid Subscribed before me this 20 day of Dec 1818 J. Brown. John McMillan

Pennsylvania Chester County
I James Miller Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Chester County, Do hereby certify, that Alexander Brown Esquire, before whom the within oaths were taken and certificate given, and whose hand is thereto subscribed is and was at the time, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose official acts as such, full faith & credit are and ought be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere - Given under my hand and seal of said Court at Chester the twelfth day of April eighteen hundred and nineteen
James Miller Pro

District of Pennsylvania
Mercer County ss — On this ninth day of Febry 1821
Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County Thomas Bingham, Aged Seventy five Years — Resident in Mercer County in said district who being duly sworn According to Law doth on his Solemn Oath declare that he served in Revolutionary War as follows to wit — in Captain Thomas Churches Company Col. Anthony Wayne Regt being in the Pennsylvania line afterwards commanded by Johnston — that this deponent enlisted in Feby 1776 at March Creek — for the term of one Year which term he served out and more on the Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary War — That his original declaration accompanies this dated the 20 th day of October 1818 — and 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 so as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & 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 in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed — That I am a laborer or farmer by Occupation and have no family
Schedule of Property
  one Cow — 12 dotts  1 Cow 10 dotts  1 Do 10 Do  $32.00    one Cow $2.50 —  3 Calves $5.00  one Steer $9.00  18.50    one Steer $7.00 —  Six Sheep $12.00   19.00       $69.50  
Sworn to and declared in open Court before me this 9 th day of Feby A. D. 1821 Thomas Bingham
James Miller Proffy

District of Pennsylvania
Mercer County ss — I James Miller Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule — hereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court And I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the — property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixty nine dollars & fifty cents — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Mercer the 9 th day of Feby 1821
James Miller Protho of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County —

Adams County ss
Before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally came John Solie Regnier who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Thomas Bigham, that he the said Bigham enlisted in the 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment, then commanded by Col Wayne in the year 1776, early in the year, that this deponent saw him in said Regiment in Canada in the same year, that he the said Bigham was in the Battle of Three Rivers, and that he was behaved himself well, and obtained his discharge after his term for which he had enlisted was expired, and further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me Oct 7 th 1820.
John Solie 11
James M. King
State of Pennsylvania
Adams County ss
I James Duncan Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas, in and for the said County of Adams. Do hereby certify that Sampson King Esquire before whom the above deposition was made, is now, and was at that time one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the Peace in and for said County by lawful authority duly Commissioned and sworn. To all whose official acts and duties are faith and Credit is and ought to be given. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Gettysburg. October 7 th 1820
James Duncan Esq.

1930 - Oct 23 - Hist lo Mrs Weir C. Ketler. Letter in case of Ezekiel Day, O. 39998 Gat
39998
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39998
Thomas Bingham Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
EEI
October 23, 1930
Mrs. Weir C. Ketler 221 W. Main Street Grove City, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39898, that Thomas Bingham enlisted at Marsh Creek, state not named, in February, 1776, served as a private in Captain Thomas Church's Company, Colonels Anthony Wayne and Johnston's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in the battle of Three Rivers, length of service one year.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 20, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. In 1821, he stated that he was seventy-five years of age.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Date of death not in pp