Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40839, George Connor, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Connor, George or Conner
S. 40839
CONTENTS

40 839
Rey INVALID.
File No. 40. 839
George Connor P. O. Box 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 94
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cumberland County, } ss. State of Pennsylvania, }
I, Robert M. Coy Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cumberland, in the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that Jacob H. Gendel Esquire, before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, and who hath thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such Deposition and now is, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit is and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Carlisle, in the said County, this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America, the
ATTEST,
Robt M. Coy Protho

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, } 88. STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, }
Wm. B. & J. Underwood, printers.
I, Robert M c Coy, Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cumberland, in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Do, by these Presents Certify that James Armstrong Esquire, by  by whom the foregoing Certificate was made  written , and who hath thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such making such Certificate
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and now is an acting Justice of the Peace , in and for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such, due faith and credit is, and of right ought to be, given throughout the United States and elsewhere. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Carlisle, in the said county, this fourteenth  Seventyfourth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen and of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America, the forty fourth
ATTEST.
Robert M c Coy
PROTHONOTARY.

151500 R  Pennsylvania George Connor Son of Mifflin Township in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Irving of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of Octr 1818 and sent to John Williamson Esq. Carlisle Pennsylvania
  Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  1832 0    Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820  48 0    16 Mo. \frac{15}{30}  $180 0  
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

George Connor Lieut.
Private
Oct. 75 - 1776 prisoner 4 mo. released August 1776 exchanged Spring 1778
Irvine's 5 Reg. Pennsylvania Line
20 th April 1818
Admitted
Informal . The deposition of 2 respectable witnesses is required that he served 9 months in Continental establishment & the judge's certificate as to the reduced circumstances is wanting.
Do the secondary of the 20 th
Return to E. D. Miller, B.H.

Cumberland County and State of Pennsylvania ss.
Be it remembered that on the twentyeth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Jacob Wendel one the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Cum- berland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appeared George Bonner senior of Muff- lin Township in the said County of Cumberland and a resident Citizen of the United States, and being sworn according to law doth and did say and declare, that in the month of October or November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five he was entered into the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defense of American liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof, by enlistment as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain Green of the Sixth Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line Commanded by Colonel Irvine at York- town in the State of Virginia. That after the company and Regiment aforesaid arrived at the City of New York this de- ponent in the said Company and Regiment was marched under General Sullivan the Com- mander of the Expedition to Canada, to Cana- da. That he was  was this deponent at the Battle of the three rivers about fifty miles on this side of Quebec where the said Colonel Irvine and General Thompson were taken prisoners by the enemy. That after said battle this deponent with eleven others were sent out from Fort George in Canada to which place treaty had been made after the battle above mentioned, to on a scouting party and were all taken prisoners by the enemy opposite

to Fort George. That he with the other prisoners were taken to Quebec from thence, and kept in close confinement there for the space of four months. That he was released from the confinement aforesaid on the Seven the day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six on his parole of honour never to bear Arms against his excellency
General Charlton the Commander in Chief of the British Army in Canada. That he continued under his parole of honour and the obligation thereof untill in the year Spring of the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight when he was exchanged at the City of New York. That this deponent served as a private soldier in the Army of the United Colonies, now the United States as aforesaid against the common enemy from the month of October or November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five untill in the month as he believes of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six when as stated above he was taken prisoner by the enemy and kept a prisoner for four months from the last mentioned date as aforesaid and from the time of his release from confinement by the enemy continued under the obligation of his parole of honour untill the said time of his exchange. And after his exchange never entered the said Army of the United Colonies, his term of enlistment being for the space of one year. That he said

deponent lost his papers relative to the foregoing events in the burning of his house about the close months ago. That he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for support and that he hath no pension here to fore allowed him by the laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists doth hereby fully and entirely release the same to the United States That against the seventh day of May next ensuing this date this deponent will be seventy seven years of age -  Sworn and subscribed this 20 th day of April 1818  his Mark George Conner
Before Jacob Hendel
I Jacob Hendel one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Camberland do hereby certify that it satisfactorily appear to me that the said George Conner now residing in Mifflin Township in the County of Camberland served in the Revolutionary war as set forth in his deposition here to annexed against the common enemy - All which together with the affidavit I do respectfully transmit to the Secretary of War department. April 20 th 1818
Jacob Hendel

To the Secretary of War
Please to send notice of the within application being allowed to John Williamson attorney at Law in Carlisle Pennsylvania
Witness
Asaph Foster
his mark George M c Corner senior
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State of Pennsylvania ss.
I James Armstrong one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Centre do certify that it satisfactorily appears to me that George Corner of Mifflin township in said County is in reduced circumstances and in need of assistance from his country for his support Witness my hand and seal at Carlisle the 23 d day of September A.D. 1819
James Armstrong