Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40823, Richard Cheyney, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Cheyney, Richard
S. 40823
CONTENTS
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13132.
Pennsylvania
Richard Grayney Capt Bedkin
in the state of
who was a private in the Legion regiment commanded by Colonel Pulasky of the Pen n ne, for the term of 18 months
scribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of January 1819
ertificate of Pension issued the 31 st of July 1819 and sent to Hon: W m Darlington West Chester, Chester County pa
Arrears to 4th of, Mar: 1819 = $16.25 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep rs 1819 48..
2 mo 1/31.
$6 4-25
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not entitled
Widow of Richard Grayney, deceased John G. Webster, Clerk Chester County Penna

State of Pennsylvania
Chester County ss - On the fourth day of January in the year of our LORD one Thousand Eight hundred and Nineteen Before me James Boyd Esquire one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester aforesaid Personally Appear Richard Cheyney who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress Entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the war of the Revolution" That the said Richard Cheyney enlisted in Captain Bedkins troop of horse belonging to Pulaski's Legion, that he was Enlisted in Bucks County Pennsylvania, and served in the aforesaid Corps, or in the service of the United States from the month of April 1778 untill the month of December 1779 being One Year and Eight months, and that he was then Honorably Discharged, and his discharge was signed by Genl. Lord Sterling, and that the same is lost And further the declarant says he is fifty Eight Years of age and upwards and from his reduced situation and circumstances in life is in need of Assistance from his country for support and that he has never heretofore received any pension from the United States - also that he has no other Evidence in his Power of his services -
Sworn & subscribed before me the date above
James Boyd
The Associate Judge as above mentioned do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Cheyney did serve in the war of the Revolution against the common Enemy for the space of One year and Eight months, and that from the proof and evidence laid before me I am satisfied that the Applicant is poor, and stands in need of the Assistance of his country for support - And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress. Witness my hand & seal this fourth day of January - 1819
James Boyd

Chester County Pa. } I John G. Webster Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of Chester County do certify that the within mentioned James Boyd is an Acting Associate Judge of the court of common pleas of Chester County aforesaid that full faith and credit is due to all his Official Acts - Given under my hand and seal of Office at West Chester the fifth day of January 1819. John Webster Proth
Declaration & Proof of Richard Cheyney an Old Soldier
Respectfully Harris Dickinson
Suspended Adm c ~ 11 m
From: W m Darlington West Chester, Chester Co Penn a

Richard Cheyney
Sam -
for Mr. E.
not entitled
13132
short cut 67
$516
July 19
John G. Worcester West Chester Penn a

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
CHESTER COUNTY, ss:
ON this first day of
August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and two only . Personally appeared in OPEN COURT of Common Pleas, held at Westchester, in and for the county of Chester, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; being a court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the Common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings,
Richard Cheyney
aged Sixty
years and upwards, resident in the township of Louden - a crv in the said county of Chester, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820; That he served in the Revolutionary war, in the Company of
Commanded by Captain Velasky and Captain Bedkin first troop of Horse under the Command of General Polaski
on the Continental Establishment, and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March 1818, his certificate being numbered 13132.
AND I the said Richard Cheyney do solemnly Swear , that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income; other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Richard Cheyney
Sworn to, declared and subscribed, on the first day of August 1820, in OPEN COURT of Common pleas, in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the said Court, being a Court of Record by the Laws of the said Commonwealth.
Mr. G. W. Winters Prothonotary.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
  5 Horses $200. 2 feather Beds $20.-   3 Cows 30 1 Case Drawers 6   1 Yoke Oxen 45 Tables and Chair 6   4 Young Cattle 30. Kitchen furnished 10.   1 Wagon 40 Crop of grain 100.   1 plough 8 Hay 6   1 Harrow 3   11 Hogs 12   Dols. 368.00 148.   368. 
Amount of property Dols 516.

I owe the following Debts to wit    To Francis Hickman  $90.    To Thomas Best  60    To Dr Alison Calo  50.    To Samuel Starvey  32.    To Henry Adams  15.    To sundry others  5. —    Rent due  150. —    Amount of Debts  $ 402. 00  
My family consists of a wife named Eleanor aged fifty six being very weak and infirm and four children living with me. — And that I am by occupation a Farmer but am able from age and infirmity of body to do very little work. Having lost the use of one arm for nearly thirty years past. —  Richard Gloyney
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, CHESTER COUNTY, ss:
I John G. Wuester Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the said county of Chester; the same being a Court of Record by the Laws of Pennsylvania; Do hereby Certify, that the foregoing Declaration and Cash and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; AND I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Five hundred and Sixteen dollars and cents . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Westchester, this Fourteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty  John G. Wuester Prothonotary.

M. Chestertown, Aug 25
1 March 1823, Pa
Richard Henry John C. Calhoun Recd. 30 Aug. 1823
C. Calhoun

West Chester Chester County Penn. a
J. B. Calhoun Esq. Secy of War
Sir, The Enclosed Documents are transmitted by our Department at the request of Richard Cheyney a Revolutionary soldier
The answer will be directed to this place. to him
Yours respectfully Your ob t serv t J. D. Barnard

Pennsylvania
Richard Cheyney, Jr. Served 18 m. from 1798.
1 st Sched: dated Aug. 1820. Personal property $516.— In debt a — 402.
Sched: under Act Mar 1823 dated 15 Aug. 1823. Nothing —
accounts for the decrease of property, by the sale of the whole of his at Vendue in the Spring of 1821, which did not cover the whole of his debts. a certificate from one of his creditors corroborating claimants statement. —
Resided West Chester
Sep 1879

40823
Very INVALID.
File No. 40823
Richard Cheyney P. P. F. D.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chester County Jr.
On the 15 th day of August 1823. personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas, held at West Chester in and for the County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings.
Richard Cheyney aged Sixty three years & upwards, resident in the township of Thornbury in the said County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818, the 1 st of May 1820 & the 1 st of March 1823. that he the said Richard Cheyney, enlisted on the 18 th of April 1778. for the term of one year from the time the Corps was, compleated with Captain Bedkin, in the Legion of Count Polaski, on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps, in the troops of Captain Bedkin & Polaski until the 18 th of December 1779. that after the expiration of his term of service of one year, from the time the Legion was compleated he continued to serve as a volunteer for upwards of three months in the said Corps, & was discharged from the said service, in the state of New Jersey by Lord Sterling which discharge has been since lost.
And I do solemnly swear that I was, a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth of March eighteen hundred & eighteen & that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent, thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress "entitled" an act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th of March 1818. and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me (except my necessary wearing Apparel) Nor have I any income of any kind whatever. That the said Richard Cheyney, was placed on the United States pension List, under the Act of Congress, his Certificate being numbered 13132, but his pension was, suspended by an order of the war department, of the 7 th of November 1820. on account of the amount of his property then returned, But that since the prohibition of his schedule of property aforesaid, the same has been altogether sold for the payment of his debts, & he is not at this time nor has he since the sale of his property as aforesaid in March 1821. any property whatever, except his necessary wearing apparel.

That the said Richard Cheyney, in his Application to the Court aforesaid on the first day of August 1820. under the Acts of Congress, then returned the following schedule of property to wit.
  5 Horses $200.00   8 Cows 30.00 Kitchen Furniture $10.00   1 Yoke of Oxen 45.00 Crops of grain 100.00   4 young cattle 30.00 Hay 6.00   1 Wagon 40.00   1 plough 8.00   1 Harrow 3.00   4 Hogs 12.00   2 feather Beds 20.00   1 Case of Drawers 6.00   Table & Chairs 6.00   $516.00 
And the following List of Debts, owing by me the said Richard Cheyney    via. Francis Hickman $90.00   Thomas Best 60.00   Dr. Allison Estate 30.00   Samuel Harvey 32.00   Alexander Adams 15.00   others 15.00   Rent due 150.00   $412.00 
And the said Richard Cheyney upon his solemn oath doth say that he made a public Vendue, of all his property in March 1821, and his creditors attended & purchased property in satisfaction of their debts. That his then property did not extend to pay all his debts, and he is at this time indebted to several persons without any property whatever to pay them with, but it is impossible for him to recollect to which of his creditors, particular articles of his property went. He knows that all his property was disposed of to pay his debts, & that he has not at this time one article, returned by him in his former schedule, & he is still indebted upwards of $200.00.
Richard Cheyney
Sworn to declared subscribed in open Court this fifteenth day of August 1820.
Thomas Davis Prothonotary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Chester County Jo:
On the said fifteenth day of August 1823. Personally came the said Richard Cheyney in the Court aforesaid & being further sworn, says that he resides at this time with his brother Wm. Cheyney, & that no part of his family resides with him, that his wife is deceased, that his Children are scattered in various directions, & are not able to contribute to his support that owing to his age & infirmities, he is not able to maintain himself by his labour, that he is a Miller by trade, but is not able to pursue it by reason of rheumatism & debility, That his Complaints are in some measure, owing to his his Hardships, & Exposure in the Legion during the Revolutionary war. — Richard Cheyney
Sworn to declared & subscribed in open court aforesaid the said fifteenth day of August 1823.
Thomas Davis Prothonotary
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Chester County Jo:
George Ortlip of London Derry township in Chester County, being sworn according to law, doth depose & say that in the spring of the year 1821, Richard Cheyney who has applied for a continuation of his pension under the acts of Congress, made sale of all his property to his Creditors in payment of his debts That this deponent was one of his Creditors, & purchased property to the amount of his claim. That deponent knows that the same was the case, with his other Creditors, who attended therefor the purpose in consequence of notice given by Mr. Cheyney. —
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the 15 th day of August 1823.
George Ortlip
Thomas Davis Proth.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Chester County Jo:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
West Chester County, ss.
I Thomas Davis Esquire Prothonotary of
of the court of Common pleas of said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of Amount & keeping a record of its proceedings. Do. Certify that the foregoing is truly & correctly copied, from the Original Documents filed of record in said Court, and I further Certify that the said Court are satisfied, from the proof contained in said Documents that the said Richard Cheney, has not at this time any property Debts, Contracts, securities, or any in some whatever, & that the statement made by him of the situation of his property is correct and true.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at West Chester this fifteenth day of August 1823.
Thomas Davis Proth.