Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,194, Jonathan Boyer, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Boyer, Jonathan
R. 20,194
CONTENTS

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act entitled "an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th of May, 1828, I Jonathan Boyer of Milford township, in the county of Somerset, in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such to the time when the arrangement of the Army provided by the resolves of Congress of the 3 rd and 21 st of October 1780, was carried into effect, and was reduced under that arrangement, at which period I was a captain in the regiment of the Virginia Line commanded by Colonel Ezekiel Morgan —
And I also declare, that I afterwards received a certificate (commonly called a commutation certificate) for a sum equal to the amount of five years full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress, of the 22 d March 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21 st of October, 1780. —
And I do further declare, that I have received of the United States, as a pensioner, since the 3 rd day of March 1826, no money. — —
Jonathan Boyer

Pennsylvania Somerset county set
Before me John Witt — a justice of the peace in & for the county of Somerset in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appeared George Meese and Michael Weimer — of the said county, who did, severally, make oath that Jonathan Boyer, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reported and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated. Witness my hand & seal this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & twenty eight —
John Witt seal
Pennsylvania Somerset county set
I Alexander Ogle Junior Recorder of Deeds & Commissions in & for said county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John Witt Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time an acting justice of the peace in & for said county duly qualified to administer oaths. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal this twentieth day of June 1828.
Alex Ogle Jr Recorder

Deposition of Joseph Boyer - relating to the Revolutionary services of Jonathan Boyer -

Pennsylvania Somerset county Vt.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the county and state aforesaid Joseph Boyer of the township of Southampton in said county & State and on his oath duly administered doth say and depose - That he is a brother of Captain Jonathan Boyer - That the said Jonathan Boyer entered the Army of the Revolution as a private soldier in the Virginia line soon after the "Declaration of Independence" - That the said Jonathan Boyer after being in the service about two years received a lieutenant's commission and was subsequently promoted to the command of a company in the Regiment under Col. Ezekiel Morgan - That the said Jonathan Boyer continued in the Army until the capture of Genl Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia. And further this deponent saith not. Sworn to & subscribed } Joseph Boyer This 18 th day of Sept 1828. } Before Jacob Martz
Pennsylvania Somerset County Vt.
I Alexander Dyle Junior Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Somerset in the state of Pennsylvania do by these presents certify that Jacob Martz Esquire before whom the above affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking such affidavit & now is an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn to all whereof faithful acts as such due faith ought of right to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5 th day of January 1829.
Alex Dyle Jr Prothonotary

Rejected
Ex't. OLD WAR.
No. 20194
Ex't.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Jonathan Boyer
Captain 7 th Line
Very Well
REJECTED
at _____
other claim.
, 187 .
Clerk.
Application filed: _____ , 18 .
Attorney: _____
$ . 0. _____
Evidence insufficient Act 1828.

Jonathan Boyer - Va line -
Capt -
Perm -
2 nd Col Ezekiel Morgan of the Virginia line.
Not Found,
Ed Ad Inv, Ad Wids.
Rip. & old Books.
Nov 11/79
No Record
ESB
ESB

Ms. A. 9. 2. 62
262.
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Revolutionary Claims
Honble Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury Washington. D.C.
June 22
Recd June 22, 1822 Ms. A. 9. 2. 62

Somerset Pa June 20 th 1828.
Hon ble Richard Rush Sec. of the Treasury
Sir
I have enclosed my declaration as an officer in the Army of the Revolution — My commission if in existence at all, is not now attainable by me — Agreeably to my present impressions, I delivered it with other documents about the year 1820, to Robert Wilson Esquire, then a Representative in Congress from Penna for the purpose of establishing a claim that I hold against Government — Mr Wilson has been enquired at, about my papers, & can give no more satisfactory answer, than, that he left them at the War office, in Washington city — I am in the 84 th year of my age — and have now in my possession no evidence, of my having served in the Revolutionary War; but I rest satisfied that the public records will contain that evidence. I entered the army as a private soldier, in the company of Capt. George Sticher — I was first appointed to a lieutenancy and subsequently, promoted to the command of a company in the Regiment under Col. Ezekiel Morgan — The number of the Regiment I do not now recollect —
My Pension you will be pleased to forward by mail to Somerset Penna
Yours very resp ly
Jonathan Boyer
by C. Egle

Ref 25 Bounty L d Office
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 25 July 1828.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Jonathan Boyer — under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution; and, if so, whether he became entitled to the same by service to the termination of the war, or in what other manner.
Richard Rush
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department Bounty land office
The records of this office do not show that Jonathan Boyer as a Captain or officer of any grade of the Virginia line in the revolutionary war, ever received a warrant for bounty land or is entitled thereto from the United States.
Robert Taylor
Nov 18/28

No Record of the Name
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
Examined original Book not found
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
21 July 1828.
Jonathan Boyer. _____ of Milford in the County of Somerset in the State of Pennsylvania has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such until reduced under the arrangement of the 3 d and 21 st of October 1780.,
at which period he was a Captain in Col Morgan's regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing.  dollars, paid to him by the agent
In the State of
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary F.A. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
23 d July 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to _____ in the _____ line, amounting to _____ dollars.
It further appears that _____ is now on the pension list of the _____ agency, and has been since the _____ at the rate of _____ per month.
The Revolutionary records in this office furnish no evidence whatever, of Cap t Jonathan Boyer's services -
John Hagner Aud r
correct

102 General Land Office 29 Jan. 1829.
The name of Jonathan Bayer does not appear on the lists of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond Va so far as they have been revised
G. H. Graham Commissioner

J Boyer N o 10 Janv 1829.
261.

Somerset Pa. January 5 th 1829.
Hon. Richard Rush.
I have delayed forwarding the enclosed depositions until the present time with the hope, that I would be able to furnish you with some official documentary evidence of my revolutionary services — This however after using the utmost diligence to obtain I find cannot be had — so that, unless the within depositions should be deemed satisfactory, I must despair of obtaining, what I am justly entitled to, under the Act of the last Session of Congress, and pass the remnant of my days, in poverty and want — If the affidavits now transmitted of two persons who are both personally acquainted with my revolutionary services, are satisfactory, a Draft, for the amount due me, can be forwarded addressed to me at Somerset Penn a —
Yours very respectfully Jonathan Bryan
N.B. An immediate answer is requested

Treasury Department Abner Dinkins, Acting Secretary
FREE
Mr. Jonathan Boyer Somerset Pa.
16 October 1829 Returned as a dead letter

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the Act, entitled, "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved, 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
4 th May 1829.
Sir,
The further evidence transmitted in support of your claim under the above mentioned act has been examined, but not found satisfactory. There does not appear to have been any such Colonel as Ezekiel Morgan in the Virginia Continental line.
I am, Very Respectfully, Your obedt. Servant
Abner D. Perkins. Acting Secretary
W. J. Boyd

Deposition of Mary Anne Fisher relating to the Revolutionary services of Jonathan Booyer -

Pennsylvania Somerset county ss
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the county & State aforesaid Mary Anne Fisher of the township of Milford in said county & State and on her oath duly administered doth say & depose - That she is well acquainted with Captain Jonathan Boyer - That she knew him well & saw him frequently before and during the Revolutionary War - That the said Jonathan Boyer entered the Army of the Revolu- tion as a private in the Virginia line shortly after the declaration of Independence - That in about two years he was appointed a lieutenant - and soon after was made a Captain in the Regiment under Col. Morgan. That said Jonathan Boyer continued in the service as Captain until after Cornwallis was taken at Yorktown - Sworn & Subscribed this 27 th day of September 1828. Before me Jacob Knable
her Mary Anne X Fisher mark
Pennsylvania Somerset County ss
I Alexander Dyle Junior Prothonotary of the Court of common pleas in and for the county of Somerset in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Jacob Knable Esquire before whom the above affidavit was taken was at the time of taking such affidavit & now is an acting justice of the peace in & for said county duly commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such due faith ought of right to be given - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 5 th day of January 1829. Alex Dyle Jr Prothonotary Reynolds Esq