Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42127, John Clark, Penn.

SERVICE
Penmanship
Clark, John
NUMBER _____
S. 42127
CONTENTS

18.466 Ohio
R
John Clark
of Brown Co. in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hubley of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of October 1821.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Jan'y 1822. and sent to Wm. Shepherd, Esq. Ripley, Ohio.
Appears to 4th of Sept. 1821. — Portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1822, 34:86
4 Oct. \frac{7}{31} \frac{4}{30}
$ 34:86
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
21 st May 1822
Brown County —
Let J. P. Fyffe Aug 29. 1857
and for those given to her mother

42 127 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42 127
John Clark Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Clark - priv.
Col: Aubrey's
The seat of the court is Penns a Reg t not affixed -
1779 - 1 year
Private order 25 Oct r 1821.
Expanded -
On Boll. 11 th Reg t 26,
Brown County -

Original Claim
District of Ohio Brown county ss
on this 25 th day of
October 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of record by possessing the power of fine and imprisonment for the county of Brown and State of Ohio John Clark resided aged 73 years resident in the County and District aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820 that he the said John Clark enlisted for the term of one year some time in the month of March in the year 1779 in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Alexander in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hartley (afterwards commanded by Col. Hookly) in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corps until some time in the month of January in the year 1780 when he was discharged from said service in Easttown in the State of Pennsylvania that he was in the battle at Shilunburg twelve miles from Tioga in Pennsylvania And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and 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 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 18 th day 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 nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I am by occupation a farmer not of ability to do more than one fourth labour now reside with my son Thomas Clark to whom I now look to for my present nourishment I have no property of any description that would enable me to support myself but depend upon my friends and country for my future support.
John Clark sworn to and subscribed in open court this 25 th day of October A.D. 1821
A. Shepherd clk.
The State of Ohio Brown county ss
I Abraham Shepherd clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the affiant possesses no property of any description.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court aforesaid this 21 st day of November December in the year A.D. 1821
Abraham Shepherd clerk B.C.