Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,432, Godfrey Carns, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Carns Godfrey
or Farns
or Fearn
NUMBER
S. 46,432.
R.R. Wt. 341-100
CONTENTS

[3-230.]
Certs
No. 366
Re-Issued.
Resig.
1101132
Name: Godfrey Carms Rank: Pr Comp'y: Clark Reg't: 8 th Pa Line
Agency.
RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.
1st Issue. { _____ Comm'g _____ 2d Issue. { _____ Comm'g _____ 3d Issue. { _____ Comm'g _____
DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT.
1st Issue. { _____ Sent to _____ 2d Issue. { _____ Sent to _____ 3d Issue. { _____ Sent to _____
Allowed Act 1828
Act 14th July, 1862 Bk. G., Vol. _____ Page _____ Registering Clerk: _____
1920 Feb 11 Hist. to Sara E. Barnes. 1931 - Mar. 28 - Hist. to Mrs. C.A. Dudley. Ld.

I Godfrey Curns of Pymatuning Township in the County of Mercer in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the War and continued in its service until its disbandment at which period I was a private soldier in Captain John Clark's Company in the eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, and I also declare that I never received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under the resolve of Congress passed May 15 th 1787. I further declare that on the fifteenth of May 1828 since my on the pension list of the United States, and that for the purpose of obtaining my lot of Military Land from the United States I put my discharge in to the hands of William Findley Esq. late of Westmoreland County Pa. and that since that time said discharge has not been to be found.
Witness my hand this fourth day of July 1828
Godfrey Curns
Mercer County ss
Before me Thomas Templeton A Justice of the peace in and for the County of Mercer in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared personally appeared William Anderson (a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army of the United States) now of the County and State aforesaid and did make Oath that the above signed Godfrey Curns by whom the foregoing declaration is made and signed was a soldier in the Army of the United States as stated by him in the above declaration and that to his certain knowledge he continued therein until regularly discharged at the end of the War, and that he is the same Godfrey Curns that served in the above stated Capt John Clark's Company of the eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line to the end of the War.  Subscribed before me this 4 th day of July 1828  Thomas Templeton  Wm Anderson

Mercer County ss
Before me Thomas Templeton Esq a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Mercer in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared this day John Findlay and did make Oath that Godfrey Coons by whom the foregoing Declaration is subscribed is generally is generally Reported and believed is generally Reported and Believed, to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution in Monmouth as therein stated And that I know he is now living on the land he obtained from the State of Pennsylvania for his services in the said War And that my Father (the late Wm Findlay of Westmoreland County) procured for him his patent for his Military land from the United States Said patent having been delivered by my Father to me and carried from Westmoreland County to Mercer County and by me delivered to the said Godfrey Coons, that since my Father's death I have searched his papers Carefully to find the Discharge of said Coons (which I believe to have been put into my Father's hands) but cannot find it and further this Deposition is true not J Findlay
Sworn and subscribed before me.
this 4th Day of July 1828
Thomas Templeton
Mercer County ss
I William J Rankin prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Mercer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Thomas Templeton before whom the foregoing Affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace And duly authorized to administer Oaths and that due faith and credit is due to his official acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of said court at Mercer this fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight and of the Independence of the United States the fifty third Wm J Rankin Protho

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
N. F. 46.432
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Godfrey Carns , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ end of war Pvt. John Clark Daniel Brodhead Pa.   3 yrs 2 mos        
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, July 4, 1828 His cl. was af.
Residence at date of application, Pyrmont Twp. Mercer Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, not stated
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

N o 127.
Godfrey Horns.
private -
Penn. a -
Lodg d by D r Hindley.
(Good)
W s N o 241

State of Pennsylvania Mercer County } ss
Personally appeared before me Francis Beatty a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer Martin Carringer who being duly sworn according to law doth say that he was a soldier in the 8 th regiment in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary war and commanded by Colonel Daniel Brodhead. That he was well acquainted with Godfrey Carns who was also a soldier in the same 8 th regiment in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment and that the said Godfrey Carns served as a private soldier in the above mentioned Regiment during the war of the Revolution and until peace took place when the Army was discharged. This Deponent says also that Godfrey Carns who now resides in Mercer County in the State of Pennsylvania is the same Godfrey Carns who served as a private soldier in the 8 th regiment in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment during the war of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this third day of June 1828 Francis Beatty
Witness my hand

Munroe County ss I William S Rankin Peterson clerk of the court of common pleas of said County Certify that Francis Brady Esqr before whom the within affidavit was had now is and was at the time of the taking thereof duly commissioned a Justice of the peace in and for said County & acting as such and that full faith and credit be due to all his official acts as such Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Munroe this 8th day of June A D 1828
Wm S Rankin Peterson

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Mercer Three County Penn June the 9th 1898
Sir
I was an enlisted soldier in the army of the United States in the Pennsylvania line on the Continent- al establishment and commanded by Colonel Daniel Brodhead —
Inclosed are two depositions showing that I continued in the army of the United States during the war of the revolution and — until I was regularly discharged
Many years ago I put my — discharge in the hands of William Findley who was at that time a — member of the State legislature, in — order that he might get my — donation land for me — he got my donation land for me, but my discharge I never seen since and now William Findley is dead. but I hope the — documents inclosed will be sufficient to entitle me to the benefit of the late act of Congress for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution
P.S. I am not on the pension list
Yours Respectfully
Godfrey Burns

Pennsylvania - Mercer County ss
Personally appeared before me Thomas Tiptleton a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Mercer William Amerson who being sworn according to law doth say, - That Godfrey Carns was an enlisted soldier during the war of the Revolution in the eighth Regiment in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment and that the said Godfrey Carns was a good and faithful soldier during the war of the Revolution and until peace took place when he was regularly discharged
That he the said William Amerson was a Lieutenant in the said 8 th Regiment in the Pennsylvania line Commanded by Colonel Daniel Brodhead and was well acquainted with Godfrey Carns above mentioned and knows that the facts above stated are just and true
He says also that Godfrey Carns who now resides in Mercer County in the State of Pennsylvania is the same Godfrey Carns who served as a soldier during the war of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8 th day of June 1828
Thomas Tiptleton
Wm Amerson

Munroe County ss I William S Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Certify that Thomas Simperton Esq before whom the within affidavit was had Now is and was at the time thereof duly commissioned a Justice of the peace in for County & acting as such & that full faith and credit shall be due to all his acts as such Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Union this 8th day of June 1828
William S Rankin Pro
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Power of Attorney from Godfrey Hearn To William Findley
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Know All men by these presents That I Godfrey Hearn of paymatoonning Town- ship in the County of Mercer and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Late a private Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Contest between Great Britain & the said United States in Colonel Broadheads Regiment of Infantry
Do hereby Authorise and empower William Findley Esq of Westmoreland County and Commonwealth aforesaid to apply for and receive at the War office of the United States my Bounty Land Warrant for one hundred Acres. & for me and in my Name to Sign any proper and Necessary Receipt for the Same Hereby giving to the said William Findley As my Attorney in fact All my power Authority and Strength In and About the premises and Ratifying Whatsoever he may Lawfully Do therein as fully and entirely as If I my self had Done the Same. Witness My hand and Seal this Twenty Sixth Day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Six
Witness present John Findley Mercer County ss
Godfrey Hearn
Be it remembered that on the Day and year above Written Before me William Amerson Esq one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the County aforesaid in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Came the above Named Godfrey Hearn in his proper person and Acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his act and Deed for the purposes therein Mentioned. And the Said Godfrey Hearn being Sworn according to Law Deposeth and Sayeth that he was a private Sol- dier in the Army of the United States as is above Stated that he has not Received The Bounty Land Warrant to which he is entitled nor has he Disposed of the same in any way to any other person or Authorised any other person than William Findley to Draw or Receive the Same
Acknowledged & Sworn before me the Day and year above Written In Testis money Whereof I have hereto Set my hand and Seal
Wm Amerson
Mercer County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss
I John Findley prothonotary of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the County in the Commonwealth aforesaid Do hereby Certify To All whom it may Concern that the above Signed William Amerson is and at the time of Signing there of was an Associate Judge of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the Said County of Mercer And that Due faith and Credit ought to be given to All his official Acts as Such either in Courts of Law or thereout
In Testimonies Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Affixed the Seal of my office At Mercer the Twenty Seventh Day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Six
John Findley Proth

No of 446 Pay 366. 452 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
July 29. 1828.
Mercer, Godfrey Coarns , of _____ in the County of _____ 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 Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private _____ in captain Clark  does not read list 's company, in the 8th regiment of the Pennsylvania line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States; and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. Jenkins.
Allowed Act 1728
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
2 nd August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Godfrey Kearns in the Pennsylvania line
It further appears that Godfrey Kearns - not - is now on the pension list of the  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
Clark Hagner Adm
No Record Paid Nov 12/28
(correct) No 78,309

THESE are to CERTIFY that the bearer hereof Godfrey Kirns  so listed in the Third Pennsylvania regiment, having faithfully served the United States Three Years and two Months and being inlisted for the war, is hereby discharged from the American army.
Given at Fort Pitt Pa. 1783
John Irvine B. Genl
Registered in the books of the regiment , Detachment
J. CRAWFORD Lt. 3 d Penn s Regt adjutant.

Butte, Montana Mar. 3, 1931.
U.S. Pension Bureau Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the war record of Godfrey Carns who fought in the Revolutionary War?
He was living in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1840 and was 79 years old.
Sincerely Eva L. Dudley
Mrs. C. A. Dudley 1247 W. Gold St. Butte Montana
P.S. This is needed to help fill out a D.A.P. blank.
E.L.D.

Pero 1-7-1920
Sharpsville, Penna.
Jan. 29-1920
Bureau of Pensions. Dept. of Interior. Rev. Record Division.
Dear Sir,
As I, wish to become a member of the D.A.R. will you please send me the Military Record of my Great-grand-fathers. One Godfrey Karns (Barnes) Date of birth unknown. Died 1842, and more than 90 yrs old. Drew a pension. Came from Westmorland Co. Penn. in 1801. Located in Pymatuning-Township, Mercer Co. Pa.
The other, John Kirkland. Date of birth and death unknown. He was a prisoner under Benedict Arnold in the St. Paul church in New York.
Thanking you for the favor.
Very respectfully yours,
Sara E. Barnes, #3 Main St. Sharpsville, Penna.

March 28, 1931.
Mrs. C. A. Dudley 1247 West Gold Street Butte, Montana.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46432, that Godfrey Carns or Kerns enlisted, served as private in Captain John Clark's Company, Colonel Daniel Brodhead's 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged in September, 1783, having served three years and two months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 4, 1828, while a resident of Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.