Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,864, John Crossan, Penn. General Wayne'S Army 1812 U.S. Navy

SERVICE
Penn
General Wayne's Army
1812
Crossan, John
NUMBER
S. 40864
CONTENTS
U.S. Navy
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SERVICE
Penn
General Hays's Army
1812
Korossan, John
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 40864
CONTENTS
U. S. Navy

40 864
Ree INVALID.
File No. 40 864
John Crossan Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4,058
Pennsylvania Roll-
John Crossan
Col. Shay Private - Pennsylvania line 76 1818 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of October 1818 and sent to G.W. Barker — Bedford Penn —
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 mos. \frac{26}{30} ... 38:93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st March 1819 — 48: —
$86:93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ 207 165 144 Gentlemen
19 of Bedford.
Wof. ... sent ... Oct 30 1818 ... of Bedford

Copy of Petition, Declaration etc of Jn. Crossan
Em
4068
30 Oct 1878
Notification to be sent to Wm Reynolds Bedford pa
£1.01/2

At a court of Common Pleas now held at Bedford in and for Bedford County of August Term 1820. Before the Honorable Charles Huston Esquire, President and his Associates Judges of the said Court which composed part of the 4th Judicial District of Pennsylvania. On this day, to wit, on Wednesday the ninth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record in and for said County of Bedford, John Crossan aged sixty five years on the twentyfifth day of April last, resident in the said County of Bedford who being first duly sworn according to law Oath on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in his declaration forwarded to the War Department and on which a Pension Certificate was issued to him the said John Crossan dated the ninth day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen signed J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War. No. 4,068, and that he was a resident citizen of the United States, to wit, of the County of Bedford in the State of Pennsylvania on the 18th day of March 1818. and that he hath not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it as to bring himself 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 "to pay from the 18th day of March 1818." and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due him nor has any income other than that is contained in the annexed schedule, except a pension of forty dollars per year granted him by the State of Pennsylvania, and the pension aforesaid from the United States, that his wife Elizabeth Crossan is the only part of his family living with him, that said Elizabeth is about fifty two years of age, and that the said John Crossan hath no child now living in the State of Pennsylvania.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 8th August 1820
Davies M c Manus Esq r .
His John X Crossan mark

A Schedule of the Property of John Crossan —
 1 bro. bought with part of the pension Recd from the United States  1 half from said bro —  2 Chaff beds one blanket one bed quilt,  3 Knives forks & plates  5 Tin cups  1/2 doz. Cups & Saucers  2 Three legged stools  3 Chickens & 7 young do  1 Ax 2 hoes  3 Metal pots  1 Broken bake oven  5 Earthen crocks 
Debts due by John Crossan To William Reynolds $31.76 Elijah Adams 24.00 John Ward 5.00 Philip Hindricks 1.00
John Crossan Mark
The said John Crossan being duly sworn as aforesaid doth further say that the whole of his property does not exceed in value twenty three Dollars —
Sworn to & Subscribed in open court this 9th August 1820 D. Mann, Proth.
John Crossan Mark
Deaford County, ss. Frederick Beigel a citizen of Deaford County being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with the aforesaid John Crossan and his circumstances and that he believes the above to be a true schedule of the property of said John Crossan, and that to the best of his judgment the whole of said property does not exceed in value the sum of twenty three Dollars —
Sworn to & Subscribed in open court D. Mann, Proth.
Frederick Beigel

The foregoing declaration on Oath and Schedule being produced in Open Court 9 th August 1820. And the Court having Con- sidered the testimony adduced before them, do approve of the valuation of the value of John Crossan's property as stated in the Deposition of Frederick Biegel at twentythree Dollars, and Concur therewith —
By the Court
David Munn, Prothry.
Berkford County ss.
In Testimony that the foregoing is a true copy of the Original, remaining in my Office at Bedford on file. I have hereunto set my Hand and Affixed the Seal of Office at Bedford, this twentyfourth day of August A. D. 1820 —
David Munn Prothry.

suspe d for Penn s Roles
John Cooper
Not on Roll
Admitted
(2/or)
G. W. Barker
Bedford
pa

Bedford County Pa
Be it remembered that on the ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eighteen hundred and Eighteen before Jonathan Walker Walker Esquire President of the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford County & John Dickey and Abraham Martin Esquires, Associate Judges of said Court now held in and for the County of Bedford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania came into Court John Krapf of the County of Bedford and a resident Citizen of the United States and being duly sworn according to Law doth declare and say that he entered into the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof by enlisting as a Soldier on the twelfth day of June one thousand seven hundred and seventy six with Captain William West at Lancaster Pennsylvania, of the 3 d Regiment of the Pennsylvania line which said Regiment was then commanded by Col. Shay & composed part of General Mifflin's Brigade in which Regiment deponent served as a Soldier until the capture of Fort Washington that after his release from captivity the term of his enlistment having expired he was regularly discharged that deponent thereupon enlisted with Captain James Darboun in General Ewing's Brigade & served as a Soldier in said Brigade for two years was again discharged then enlisted with Captain Glediford of the 5 th Regiment in the Pennsylvania line served in said Regiment for three years & was again discharged, then enlisted with Captain Thomas Bowls of the 9 th Pennsylvania Regiment and served Captain Bowls monthly with him was at the capture of Cornwallis & continued in said service of the United Colonies afterwards United States of America until the close of the war when he was honorably discharged. That he afterwards enlisted with Captain Proctor of the Western Army under General Wayne served with him three years was regularly discharged, afterwards enlisted,

in the United States Marine Corps & served on Board the John Adams up the Mediterranean three years under the command of Commodore Preble & Rogers then served two years under Commodore Painbridge in the Norfolk Block of War was regularly discharged then enlisted in the year Eighteen hundred & thirteen in New York with Captain Williams of the 13 th Regiment United States Infantry & was regularly discharged at Greenbush in the same year that all his discharges & papers respecting his said services were left in the hands of Commodore O'Brien at Portsmouth in the year 1814 & that deponent hath now as yet no record circumstances in life he is in need of a pension from his Country for support that he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States to his knowledge if any such exists he doth hereby fully and entirely relinquish the same to the United States.
Given to me Subscribed 9 th April 1818 in open Court David Munn (Prot) Bedford County Pa.
His John Cropan Mark
late a Captain in the U.S. Army. George W. Barker being duly sworn deponent saith that he is well acquainted with the above applicant deponent John Cropan & that he believes the above facts as stated to be true & that said John Cropan from the reduced circumstances & stands in need of a pension from the Government for support. Bedford County Pa. David Munn (Prot) Geo. W. Barker
Penjamin Burr formerly a Captain in the revolutionary Army being duly sworn in open Court deponent saith that he is acquainted with the deponent above named John Cropan & that from conversations had with the said John Cropan he believes the said John Cropan served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war & that from his knowledge of the said John Cropan he believes the facts set forth in said Cropan's deposition to be true. Sworn to & subscribed in open Court 9 th April 1818 David Munn (Prot) Penjamin Burr

Bedford County Pa.
We Jonathan Walker President of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and John Dickey and Abraham Martin Associate Judges of said Court now holden do certify that it satisfactorily appears to us that John Brown named in the forgoing deposition served in the Revolutionary War as did Gorth in his deposition hereto annexed against the Common Enemy as well as in the Army & Navy of the United States at the other times & seasons & places & times which together with the forgoing affidavits we do respectfully transmit to the Secretary of the department of War
Jonathan Walker President
John Dickey
Abraham Martin
Associate Judges
Pennsylvania
Bedford County Pa. I David Mann Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do certify that the Honourable Jonathan Walker Esquire whose name is subscribed to the forgoing Certificate is President of the Courts of Common Pleas in the fourth Judicial district of Pennsylvania including the County of Bedford aforesaid, and that the Honourable John Dickey and Abraham Martin Esquires whose names are subscribed to the forgoing Certificate are Associate Judges of said Court in & for the County of Bedford all duly Commissioned and sworn to the whose Official acts as such full faith and credit is due as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office at Bedford the sixteenth day of April Anno Domine one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
David Mays Prothry
Subp. for Penn. & Hols
John Stephen
Michael
Adriatic
(2/10) J. H. Barker
Bedford
p. 2

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Grossen, Asa GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3007 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 24, 1790 to Peleg Sanford, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.