Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42664, Thomas Cunningham, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Cunningham, Thomas
S. 42664
CONTENTS

15.007 Mr Ohio
Thomas Cunningham of Huntington Township Ohio in the state of Indiana who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brodhead of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 4 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana Ohio at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Sept. 1819 and sent to Mrs. Anderson Esq. Ripley, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 - 16 4 / 30 129.06 Semi-annual acct ending 4 Mar. 1820 - 40.00
$177.06
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Drummond
a correct certificate of pension issued and sent to Mrs. Anderson Ripley, Ohio on 19 th June 1821.

4102 Case of Thos. Cunningham Pris:
Wm. Anderson Judge Ripley, Ohio.
Rec. June 15. 1819.
enter the decision on this case in the book of entries.
Col. Broadhead's Pennsylv. & Pres.
1777. 4 years - Roll. 1 st May W10
107 Admitted

See certificate of date of 1 st declaration at the close of this declaration - (1 st May 1818.)
State of Ohio } Brown County }
So on this first day of
April 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Associate Judges in and for the County of Brown, personally appeared Thomas Cunnings, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions 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 revolutionary war: That he, the said Thomas Cunnings, has enlisted for the term of three years or during the war, on or about the last of March or first of April in the year 1777 in Pittsburg in the State of Pennsylvania, in the Company commanded by Captain Henry Heath, called an independent Company raised by the State of Virginia and afterwards attached to the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Brad Head, in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps, until the month of June or July 1781, when he was discharged from the service in Pittsburg State of Pennsylvania - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his

Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. Thomas Curran
I William Anderson one of the associate Judges in and for the County of Brown duly Commissioned and qualified, certify that it ap- pears, to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Curran has a private soldier did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establish- ment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directi- ons of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
William Anderson A. J.
State of Ohio Brown County ss
I William Middleton Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Anderson Esq. whose signature is annexed to the foregoing certificate was at the time of signing the same and is now an associate Judge within & for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & qualified and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Ripley this 26 th day of May 1819.
William Middleton D. Clk. B.C.

I do hereby certify that Thomas Cunningham made his first declaration on the first day of May 1818 before me - William Anderson one of the Associate Judges for Brown County (and of course ought to, have been dated with that July 18 th 1819 - date)

Rev Sec
Hillsboro, O., March 22:21
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D. C.
Is there any record of descendants of Thomas Cunningham , placed on pension roll Sept. 30. 1819, then a resident of Brown County, Ohio, a member of Penn. Continental.
Or a record of ✓

John Parke, placed on pension roll Aug. 9-18 33 a private of Virginia Militia, a resident of Brown County, Ohio.
If record of either is found, please notify
Mrs. Clifford Stevenson, 331 W. Walnut St., Hillsboro Ohio

1921 Apr. 21 Hist. to Mr. Clifford Stevenson.
42 664
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42,664
Thomas Cunningham Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
1.7.42664
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Cunningham a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. Apr. 1777 June or July 1781 Col. Henry Heath Independent Co. of Va. Pa.                                     
Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Date of application for pension, May 11 1818 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, born Feb. 2 1742
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.