Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3090, John Budd, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Budd, John
S 3090
Carded
CONTENTS

No 7.717
Ohio
John Budd
of Delaware Co in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Can. party commanded by Captain Jenkins of the ————— commanded by ————— in the Penn a & U. line for 11. Months from 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of $6. Dollars 66. Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of March 1833 and sent to T. Reynolds At Delaware Co. Ohio
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $ 73. 32 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept " " 18. 33
$ 91. 65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. Evans Clerk Book E Vol. 8 Page 21

20116
Jn d Budd
Ohio
Admitted for 11 Months From 1797—$36. 66. \frac{2}{3} .
Jn Reynolds Atty Delaware Co. Ohio

BRIEF in the case of John Buddo  County of Delaware 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? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank, As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     Val In 1776 or 77  3  Private Capt Jenkins,   "  1  " Capt Badlock   1778 —  7  " Capt Blancher  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Wyoming  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wyoming Pa  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forrest Examining Clerk.

John Budd,
Application for Pension.
20115

The State of Ohio
Delaware County, ss.
Be it remembered that on the nineteenth day of November in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty two. Personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Delaware now in session John Budd of Harlem Township in the said County of Delaware aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. I the said John Budd on my said oath state that I entered the service of the United States and served therein under the following named officers and under the following circumstances as herein stated, to wit:— I was born on Long Island, New York, October 23 rd 1750. In 1771 or 2 I moved with my father to Wyoming Penna. where I resided during the war of the revolution. About a year or two before the battle of Wyoming, I volunteered to serve a term of service under Capt. John Jenkins. We mustered our company at Kingston in Wyoming. Our object was to go up the Susquehannah river to guard it from the enemy and to drive off the Indians and Tories. We loaded a batteau with provisions and took it up with us. We went up the river about 70 miles to a place called the Standing Stone Flatts. We also took provisions from the Tories in the country where we went. We stayed in the country as long as our provisions lasted, and then we returned home. As near as I can recollect I served this time in this service three months. In December previous to the battle of Wyoming, I again volunteered to serve another term of service similar to the last under Capt. Badlock. We mustered at Kingston and went up the river into the same country as before, carrying our provisions on pack horses. We went up the river 8 or 10 miles further than before to a town of Tories called She-she-guin. The weather was very bad and the travelling very difficult. At She-she-guin we took some

indians and about 30 white men who were called Tories, who were afterwards sent to Connecticut as prisoners, which state then claimed jurisdiction over the Wyoming Country. We also took a number of cattle and horses, which were brought to Wyoming and turned into the service. After some time we returned home. I was in this service at least one month.
In March or April before the battle of Wyoming I went to a place called Scravans about 10 miles above the Ft. at Wilksbury, where I belonged and served in a Company under Capt. Plancher and was under arms until the 11 th of July following. Soon after I went there I was employed with the rest of the Company under Capt. Plancher, in building a block house to defend the Country from the Indians, which we completed a short time before the battle at Wilksbury or Wyoming which was on the 3 rd of July 1778. While I was stationed here I was several times sent with a detachment of men from the Fort, to skirmish with the Indians and spy their movements. The garrison during this time was almost always in a state of alarm and under arms. On the 4 th of July while the Fort was besieged a message was sent with a flag of truce to us from the Forts at Wilksbury, informing us that they had been beaten in battle on the day previous, and that they had capitulated; and that the whole Country was surrendered to the enemy . The terms of the capitulation were that we were not to take up arms again during the war. We marched out of the Fort, stacked our arms and surrendered to the enemy, who were there commanded by a British Lieutenant. In consequence of the terms of this capitulation I was never again called upon or permitted again to take up arms during the war. Those who came under the capitulation until the place was retaken wore bands of white cloth around their hats, by the order and directions of the British officers. I was however employed several times in bringing ammunition through the swamp from a Fort near Boston to Wilksbury. Before I was taken prisoner I served at least seven months.

I resided in the Wyoming Country until 1810 when I removed from there to Delaware County, Ohio, where I now reside. I have no documentary evidence, and know of no person whose testimony I can procure, who can testify to my services.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Given and subscribed to, the day & year aforesaid.
John Budd
We Daniel Bennett (a Methodist E.P. Clergyman) & Sherman Fairchild residents of Harlem Township in said County & residing in the neighbourhood of the above named John Budd hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said John Budd who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Given and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid.
Daniel Bennett Sherman Fairchild
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter then after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant is a revolutionary soldier, and so as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Daniel Bennett is a Clergyman and Sherman

I Thomas Reynolds, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the Budd for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal the nineteenth day of November A.D. 1832.
T. Reynolds, Clerk

August 16, 1939.
Mrs. George A. Frank 426 North Butan Wichita, Kansas
BA-J/edy John Budd See S. 3090
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Budd, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.3090, based upon the military service in that war of John Budd.
John Budd was born October 23, 1750, on Long Island, New York, and in 1771 or 1772 moved with his father to Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Wyoming, Pennsylvania, John Budd enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served three months as private in Captain John Jenkins' Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted in December 1777, and served one month as private in Captain Badlock's Pennsylvania Company. He then enlisted, served seven months as private in Captain Blancher's Pennsylvania Company and was in the battle of Wyoming and several skirmishes with the Indians.
In 1810 he moved from the Wyoming country to Delaware County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 19, 1832, at which time he was living in Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio.
It is not shown whether soldier ever married and there are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of

pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "John Budd, Certificate No. 7717, issued March 22, 1833, rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rehring
3090 INVALID.
Mar. 29, 1904 - His to N.C. Elliott - Reynoldsville Pa
1239 Aug. 16. Hist. to Mrs. Geo. A. Frank. A.D.Y.
File No. 3090
John Budd Pitt. Pa. U.
Act: June 24 '32
Index: —Vol. A , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Budd
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2, 5, 6, 7.
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Wichita Kansas July 15-1939
Office of the Pension Commissioner Veterans Bureau Washington D. C.
Would it be possible for you to -give me a copy of the pension appli- cation of John Budd from Delaware Co Ohio 11/19/1832 -- Ref. Pa. S. 2090 Reported by state N. A. R.
Pvt. VA. ST. TROPS. EN. 1775 or 7 Wyoming Pa. Served 11 mos. Born 10/23/1750 -- Long Island N.Y. Resided with Father before the war.
I should like to know who his father was & more if possible.
I have been referred to this office by Joseph L. Rafter director state Library & Museum - Harrisburg Pa.
Very sincerely
Mr. Geo. A. Frank 426 - N - Rutan Wichita Kan

Wichita Kansas June 9. 1939
The War Dept Pension Dept U.S.A. Washington D.C.
Will you please send me a copy of the pension granted to -
"John Budd Delaware Co. Pvt VA. ST. TROPS. EN. 1776 or 7 Wyoming Pa. Served 11 mo. Born 10/23/1738 Long Island N.Y. Res. with father before the war. (Poss bur Harlem twp. repts Delaware chapter) Was resident of Wyoming PA. at time of enlistment, and resided there until 1810 then moved to Delaware Co Ohio. Pension appl. for from Delaware Co Ohio 11/19/1832. Ref. PA. S. 2090 reported by state D.A.R."
The above was taken from a recently compiled book by Ohio state historian D.A.R.
"Official Roster Soldiers American Revolution Who lived in the state of Ohio."
Very sincerely Mrs. George A. Frank 426 - N. Rutan Wichita Kansas

Reynoldsville, Pa., March 11 1904
Sir:-
Was John Budd, of Tioga Co. Pa., (or Bradford Co.) a Rev. pensioner? He served in the Revolutionary war. I wish to know for family history. If he made appli- cation for pension kindly examine what is recorded concerning him and answer the following questions: When and where was he born? When and where did he die? When and where did he enlist? What company, reg. bat., etc. did he enter. Kindly give a short sketch of his service in the war. Is his original signature attached to his application
Yours Resp. W. C. Elliott
1832 82 195