Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,150, William Denning, Continental (Pa.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Pa) Denning, William
S. 42,150
CONTENTS

Copies of Papers sent to Mr. Irwin, Staughton, Pa. Sept. 10. 1835.
Specification sent to John Boden Esq. 1 entire per 30.00 m.
No. 161 Pennsylvania
William Denning
of Cumberland Co. in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of February 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of Sep r 1819 and sent to Hon ble Andrew Boden Carlisle Penn a .
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819. 6 mos \frac{5}{28} \frac{4}{30} . 50.48
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820. 48 —
$ 98.48
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Approved

14161 11 Sept 1879
Mar '80
Wm Dunning
Can

Cumberland County, Pa. State of Pennsylvania
On this fifth day of August A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland aforesaid (the same being a court of Record in and for the said County and proceedings therein being according to the course of Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of their proceedings) William Denning aged seventy six years resident in said County of Cumberland who being first Duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, He enlisted in 1776 in Captain Nathaniel Grishes Company in Col. Benjamin Flowers Regiment of artillery & artificers, for four years and received his discharge in 1780 at Carlisle Barracks from Major Lukens and that the date of his original declaration is the 24 th of February 1819 and the number of his pension certificate 14.161.
And 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 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 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 by me subscribed.
Schedule. One horse two cows two iron kettles, one Iron pot six chairs one table one old writing desk three buckets one iron tea kettle one ten plate stove and one chest he is seventy six years of age by trade a blacksmith his family consists of one son & one daughter he is unable to work at his trade owing to the Rheumatic Pains, some small debts owing to deponent by different persons amounting to about twenty Dollars.
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of August 1820 Before Isa: Graham
Wm Denning 3

The above property valued at fifty six dollars fifty cents Cumberland County, Is. Per Curiam.
I Robert McCoy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Cumberland County do hereby certify that the foregoing oaths and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the property mentioned in said schedule is worth fifty six dollars fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Carlisle the sixteenth day of August A.D. 1820.
Robert McCoy Prothry

Beemherlan is located in the State of Pennsylvania etc.
Be it remembered that on the twenty day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine there before me Issiah Graham one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Berks- land in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid per- sonally appeared William Denning of Newtown township in said County and a resident citizen of the United States, and being duly sworn ac- cording to Law doth and and did say and declare that about the first of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he entered into the army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty, by enlistment as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Fish in the regi- ment commanded by Col. Benjamin Flower of the Pennsylvania Line at Phil- adelphia in the State of Pennsylvania for the term of one year, that after his enlistment as aforesaid he was marched in said Company and Regiment to Carlisle in said State where he was employed at the works at said place as for None man of a Foundry there for constructing Cannon etc and continued to be so employed for and during the above mentioned term of his enlistment. That after the expiration of the said term of his said enlistment he immediately reenlisted into the same Company and Regi- ment.

in the Pennsylvania Line for the term of three years and continued for and during the said term of three years to be employed in the service of the United Colonies as mentioned above as a Teamster of the said Foundery belonging to the United Colonies at Carlisle aforesaid for the construction of Cannon and other implements of war for the continental service. That in the capacity mentioned above he faithfully served the United Colonies, (now the United States) for and during the space of four years, the period of both terms of his enlistment as stated above against the common Enemy. That at the expiration of the last term of his enlistment he received a regular discharge from the service of the said United Colonies in writing signed by Major Charles at Carlisle aforesaid L. Rens, which said discharge has been long since lost. That he is seventy five years of age - in reduced and indigent circumstances and in need of support from his country and that he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists does hereby release the same to the United States sworn and subscribed before me this Twenty second day of February 1819 William Jennings Jas. Graham
born in the state of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and said county in said State William Ferguson of West Pennycross Township in said county who on his administered according to law doth say, that enlisted into service of the United Colonies in the company commanded

by the said Captain Irish in the regiment com- manded by the above named Col. Plowey of the Pennsylvania Line on the 13 th or 14 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at Carlisle in the said State of Pennsylvania for one year - that afterwards before the expiration said he re-enlisted in the same com- pany and regiment for three years commencing from the said 13 th or 14 th day of April 1777 that he continued in the same company and regiment in the service of the United Colonies till the 14 th day of May Anno Domini 1780 when he was regularly discharged from said service in writing signed General Irvine - That during the said time of his being in the service of the United he was intimately acquainted with above named applicant William Derringer being in the same company and regiment, and to the certain knowledge of this deponent that he the said William Derringer in the manner set forth in his deposition served faithfully the United Colonies against the common ene- my for the space of three years. Sworn and subscribed { William Ferguson before me the twenty sixth day of  February February 1819 Jas. Graham
I Isaiah Graham one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Cumberland in said State of Pennsylvan- ia do hereby certify, that it satisfactorily appears to me that the above named applic- ant William Derringer now residing in Newton Township in said County served in the revolutionary war as set forth in his depo- sition hereunto annexed against the com-

now enemy, and also that he said applicant is in reduced and indigent circumstances and in need of support from his country all which together with the affidavits I do respectfully transmit to the Secretary of War. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28 th day of February A.D. 1819
Isaac Graham Seal
I do certify that William Ferguson the within Deponent is a person of credibility and to me well known. Witness my hand & seal This 19 th day of July A.D. 1819
Isaac Graham Seal

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, } ss. 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
Isaiah Graham 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
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 22 nd day of
July 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 third
ATTEST.
Robert M c Coy PROTHONOTARY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
N.F. 42.150  In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of history of William Danning a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1. 1776 4 years Pvt. Nathaniel Irish Benjamin Flowers Pa.   of Artillery Artificers        
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Phila. Pa.
Date of application for pension, Feby 24. 1819. His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Union Twp. Cumberland Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, 75 years.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family other than a reference to one son & one daughter in 1820, their names are not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1920 Sept. 20 Hist. to Wis. Reed Holman. Letter in N.Y. 7999 Benjamin Kilbourn
42 150
INVALID.
Rev 
File No. 42, 150
William Dunning Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5/28. 1.42 6 mos 48 — 4/30 1.6 $ 50.48
4462 Case of Wm Denning!
Hon: Andre Bodew Carlisle, Pa
Rec d July 29. 1819.
Denn line
Col Flowers Reg t
477- 3 yrs —
Services rendered Wm Ferguson
Allowed