Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40821, John Churchfield, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn
Churchfield, John or Churchills
S. 40821
CONTENTS

40 821
Rey INVALID.
File No. 40 821
John Churchfield Rev Rev 1821
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12,792 R Pennsylvania
John Churchfield
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy - of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 7 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of $8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of July 1819 and sent to James Brady Esqr Greensburg Pa
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 83.96 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48..
10: 11/30 4/31 $131.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
12792 R Pennsylvania John Churchfield

21 st April 1818
John Churchfield, Private -
Enl: in 1775 (he thinks) for war Col. McCoy's Penna Reg t
John Reeda
Grenadier, Westmoreland Coy P a
Not on Roll } Rejected } Accepted
J. Churchfield

Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County Pa.
John Churchfield born of the county of Westmoreland personally appeared before the subscriber President of the court of common pleas of the tenth Judicial district of Pennsylvania and being duly sworn deponeth and saith, That he this deponent enlisted (he thinks) in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy five to serve during the war. That he was enlisted by John Hughes Lieutenant in captain James Montgomery's company which was afterwards annexed to the eighth eighth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel McCay. This deponent first joined the Regiment at Kittanning then in Westmoreland Co Penn a . They marched from there late in the succeeding fall to New Jersey. and The said Regiment was afterwards commanded successively by Col s Wilson and Broadhead and Byard. This deponent faithfully served the term of his enlistment viz. five years and six months, when he was discharged honorably discharged in Pittsburgh and his said discharge was signed by Colonel Broadhead. This deponent kept his said discharge for some time afterwards but it has been long since lost. This deponent is not aware of any person whose evidence is in his power to establish the above facts. He fears that

States That he has for several years past been on the pension list of Pennsylvania and has drawn forty dollars per annum but that he was never allowed any pension from the United States. And further That from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn & subscribed before me the 21 April 1818. John Young
John Churchill's mark
It having appeared to my satisfaction that the above named John Churchfield served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy in the manner set forth in the above deposition I do certify the testimony and proceedings had in the case to the Secretary at War agreeably to the act of Congress passed the 18th March 1818. Witness my hand and seal this 21 April A D 1818
John Young.
Westmoreland County ss
I John Morrison prothonotary of the court of common pleas for Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John Young Esquire before whom the within affidavit was taken and whose name is subscribed thereto as well as to the above certificate at the time of the taking thereof was and yet is President of the court of common pleas of the tenth judicial district of said commonwealth in which is included the County of Westmoreland duly commissioned & sworn to all whose official act as such full faith and credit is due. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at Greensburgh in said County this twenty first day of April Anno Domini eighteen hundred & eighteen
John Morrison Prothonotary

Pennsylvania Westmoreland County
I do further certify that upon the application of John Churchfield of said County for a pension under the act of Congress passed the 18 th March 1818 it appeared to my satisfaction that from his advanced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support. Witness my hand & seal this 18 th July 1878.
John Young. Esq.
Westmoreland County Set I John H. Wise Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County do certify that John Young Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same President of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County to whom official acts full faith and credit is due - Witness my hand seal of office the 22 nd July 1818 -
John H. Wise Prothonotary

Westmoreland County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber President of the 10 th Judicial District of Pennsylvania Hugh Harnill Esquire a very credible witness and disinterested witness who upon his solemn oath doth Depose and say that he was personally acquainted with John Churchfield the within named applicant for a pension and knew him to be a Soldier in the 8 th Regiment in the Pennsylvania line in the time of the Revolutionary war. That he this deponent was a Soldier in the same Regiment at the same time, that he believes that the said John Churchfield was enlisted for during the War. That to his this deponent's knowledge the principal facts set forth in the application of the said Churchfield are true. That he is now present and that he is certain that he is the same John Churchfield who served as a Soldier as set forth in his said application for a Pension This deponent believes the said applicant was enlisted in the fall of 1776  Sworn of subscribed } the 24 th May 1819 } Before } John Young  Hugh Harnill
John Churchfield late

9 th In August 1776 The Regiment was raised and marched to Philadelphia in the Winter of said year - John Churchfield was a soldier in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment Commanded by Col: Eneas McCoy and that he was indented and served In Captain James Montgomery Company in said Regt n - During the war - The Regt n Afterwards was Commanded by Col: Daniel Broadhead - the said Churchfield then was in Captain Cook's Company - and he served to the End of the war Against great Britain our Common Enemy - and that he was a faithfull soldier and Honorably Discharged
The above Statement I give is true Upon my Honor and Veracity My Oath would be no Better
Gabriel Peterson Late Lieut. 8 Penn t Regiment

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Churchill, Elijah GRADE Quartermaster Sergeant LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 5661 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 16, 1789 to Theodosius Fowler
*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.