Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22201, Emanuel Deyer, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Dyer, Emanuel
NUMBER _____
S. 22201
CONTENTS

Revolution
22 201
INVALID.
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File No. 22,201
Emanuel Deger
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N. 18,789. Pennsylvania
Emanuel Deyer of Lancaster Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gantz of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Penn. Militia time for 6 months & 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 21 Dollars 54 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of Nov. 1833 and sent to Sam d Dale Lancaster Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833 53.85 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 31 10.77 $ 64.52
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book E. Vol. 5 Page 14

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June AD 1832.
State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County
On this 20 th day of August AD 1833 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County Emanuel Dyer who a resident of Raphae Township, Lancaster County aged 73 years who on his solemn oath according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated.
I was born in Lancaster on the 23 rd of August AD 1760 my age is recorded in my family bible.
I entered in Captain George Gantz company of Militia in Manheim Township Lancaster County in the month of July 1776 for a term of two months marched through Lancaster to Philadelphia thence to Trenton from Trenton to Princeton thence to Brunswick and then to Amboy, from Amboy to Elizabeth in New Jersey, from Elizabeth Town to New Ark, to Burlington and then to Poughkeepsie near New York where we remained until our two months expired we marched back to Philadelphia where we received our discharge, and returned home having served 2 months. In the month of July 1777 I entered as a private for two months in Captain Forrey's company of militia under Lieutenants John Burr and John Dyer marched from Manheim to Elizabeth Town and up the river

Susquehanna to Sh Sunberland and croshed over the river to Northumberland then to Buffalo Valley and Pennvalley where we remained until our two months expired in guarding the farmers and assisting in taking in the harvest.
In the month of August 1779 I entered in Captain Isaac Geesey militia I marched to Downing Town where we lay a few days and received information that we would not be wanted any more and were accordingly discharged though we served but two weeks in this tour we received full pay for the two months.
On the 22 d of August 1782 I was drafted to stand guard at the Barracks at Lancaster for two months under Capt n Benjamin Mills and served out my two months in guarding the prisoners which had been taken at the taking of Corn Wallace. If ever I received a discharge in writing I have long since lost it.
I have no documentary evidence nor do I know of any person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service except John Katz whose deposition is hereto attached.
I hereby relinquish every claim 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. I was born in Lancaster County and have lived in it all my life.
Emanuel Dyer
Sworn and subscribed in open Court August 10 th 1823
Attest Krat Bachner Brother.
I John Katz residing in Donegal Township Lancaster County do Certify that I am well acquainted with Emanuel Dyer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy three years of age, that I served two tours of duty with him, that I entered with him in Capt n Geo. Gantz company of Militia and march with him from Manheim to Philadelphia

Trenton Brunswick Amboy &c. That I afterwards served two months from July to September 1777 in Captain Horry's company of militia marched to Sunbury Buffalo Valley, Penns Valley &c, assisting the farmers in taking in their grain &c, and guarding them against the Indians; during all of which tour he was with me and received his discharge & returned with me.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court August 20 th 1833
Attest Wm. Lockhart Clerk.
Joseph Lutz
I Christian Hershey — a clergyman residing in Manheim Township Lancaster County and Baltzer Walter — residing in Raphoe Township do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Emanuel Deyer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion.
affirmed and subscribed August 20 th 1833
Attest Wm. Lockhart Clerk.
Christian Hershey
See my order
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Christian Hershey who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a clergyman residing in Manheim Township Lancaster County and that Baltzer Walter who has also signed the same, is a resident of Raphoe Township and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Walter Franklin
Sam D. Dale

Christian Bachman Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County do hereby certify that the within and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Emanuel Doyer for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Lancaster this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three - Christ. Bachman Notary.
21752 Emanuel Doyer application for a pension

FREE
James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sept 26
Admitted Nov 14 51

Leicester Sept. 23 rd 1893.
Chas. Edwards Esq.
Enclosed is the application of Emanuel Dyer for a pension.
Yours with Respect
Sam Dale