Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,290, Michael Coon, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Virginia
Coon, Michael
R 2,290
CONTENTS

No 38. 221
Michael Leon Pa
Act 7 June 1832
J. H. Wheeler

State of Pennsylvania City and County of Philadelphia
On this fifth day of July A. D. 1851. before me one of the Judges of the District Court of the said City and County, person- ally appeared Michael Boon a resident of the said County and State aged 89 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. — That he was drafted into the Army of the United States as a private in or about the year 1781. and served in the First Regiment of the Virginia line, under the following named Officers, viz. General Stevens, Colonel Wilson and Captain William Portefield; that he served in the Army for a period of six months or more and was honorably discharged at Winchester in Virginia; when drafted he resided in Virginia near Peter Leight's Mills; that he was engaged in the Battle of York Town and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis; he marched through Martinsburg to Yorktown and afterwards to Winchester where he was discharged. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not (to his knowledge) on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states.
Michael Boon
Geom Stroud

State of Pennsylvania } City & County of Philadelphia }
I, Notary Public of the District Court — of the said City and County, do hereby certify that George M. Stroud Esq. before whom the within affidavit and declaration was made, is one of the Judges of the said Court duly commissioned and qualified: and I do further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Michael Coons for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this Fifth — day of July Anno Domini 1851.
L. P. Kirt Notary Public W.C.

Michael Boon; Application for a Pension & Bounty Land.
Coh & Gordon
Address
M m W. Hubbell.
Atty. —
267 Arch St.
Philadelphia.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832, and such other Acts as may relate to the Applicant's case.
State of Pennsylvania } ss: County of Montgomery }
On this thirtieth day of June A.D. 1854 before me a Justice of the peace in and for said State and County duly authorized administer oath, &c. personally appeared Michael Boon Jr, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and its supplements and such other Acts as relate to his case - The said Michael Boon Jr declares - That he is now a resident of the Township of Lower Merion, County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, and I was I believe 88 years of age on the 4 th of March last. I enlisted when I was about 14 years of age in the Army of the United States, I and my Father Michael Boon, Senior, and my three Brothers, Daniel Boon, Joseph Boon, and Thomas Boon, We all enlisted in the same Company by order of General George Washington, I and my Father and Brothers enlisted in or about the year 1779 at Peter Sykes Mills near the Lake or Salt Spring in the State of Virginia, We all lived, that is, My Father and my Brothers and myself at Martinsburg near the said Mills, and we all enlisted at the same time, and served for six Months .

in the First Company in the Virginia Regiment of the Line under Captain William Porterfield, Colonel Daniel Shuster or Shuster and General Robert Stevens, under General George Washington's Command. We all enlisted as Soldiers as Privates . I and my Father and Three Brothers left the service, I think it was in 1779 (My memory is very poor as to the exact dates, it gets poorer the older I grow) We were engaged in the Battle at Little York in Virginia at the taking of Lord Cornwallis. We took him Prisoner and marched him to Winchester Barracks, and there at Winchester Barracks, we were discharged. My discharge and my Father's and Brother's were all signed by General George Washington. My Father and Brothers are all dead, I am the only one living. I was the Youngest of the family. I had all the discharges and the Bible which had our births recorded in it, and the House got on fire at Huntstown. State of New York where my Father had bought a farm, and the discharges and Bible were all burned up. My Father Michael Boon, Senior died about 30 years ago near Huntstown State of New York, My Brother Daniel died there soon afterwards, Joseph and Thomas my brothers, have been dead about 25 years, they died near Huntstown also. I had two Sisters they have been dead as much as 25 years.
I am the only one of my Brothers and Sisters Father and Mother now living, Mother died directly after Father had died. I now live with my Daughter and her Husband John Hutchinson, they support me, I cannot

work, I am too old and feeble, I used to follow the Millwright business and lost all my property by going security. I have no evidence now of my service, or of the discharges, and I do not know of any of my comrades or fellow soldiers or officers now living who were in the service with me then. All that I know of are dead and gone. I think that the State of Virginia or U.S. Government must have some knowledge of my being in the service as I have stated in the Revolutionary War at the taking of Cornwallis. My pay then and my Father's and Brother's was each Five Dollars a Month. ~ My two Sisters and my Brothers Joseph and Thomas died leaving children; How many they left or had or where they are now I do not know; they went away off somewhere, I believe they went West. My brother Daniel was married but had no children; his Widow also is dead, and also the Widows of my other brothers are dead. ~~~~~
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and I declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. ~ I claim my pension pay under the Act of June 7 th 1832 and its supplements or Amendments, from the fourth day of March 1831 to the present time, And also such Bounty Land as I may be entitled to under the Acts of Congress for the Revolutionary Services set forth.
~~~~ I said Michael Boon further declare on oath

that the County Court of the County of Montgomery is I am informed and believe to be held at Norristown the County Seat in August next, that the President Judge of the Court resides at Norristown, that the said Norristown is about Eleven Miles distant from my place of residence, and the journey there and back I know would be more than I am able to endure at my advanced age and consequent feeble health. The last journey I took was only Eleven Miles, it was about the first of March last, I had not before for several years taken such a journey, and for several days afterwards I was very sick, I believe that for me to attempt the journey to Norristown and back this hot weather to see the Judge of the Court, would endanger my life. I have often spoken about the propriety of my having a pension from the Government; but have never of late when I became necessitated and feeble had either money or an opportunity to have an application made out, last March I moved with my daughter and son in law next to the Country Seat of Lawyer William W. Hubbell of the City of Philadelphia, and I have now applied to him to attend to it for me. I pray that under the circumstances my oath before a Justice of the Peace will be deemed sufficient, and that the Commissioner of Pensions will excuse me from attempting to go to and from Norristown to see the County Judge in consequence of my advanced age and feeble health being unequal to the task.
Capt. G. Hall P.P.
Confully read over by me to the deponent and by him sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
A. E. M c Keen J.P.

And I the said Justice of the peace do hereby, declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and that his apparent age and infirmity are too great for him to go with safety to and from Norristown the County Seat
A. E. M c Keever
State of Pennsylvania County of Montgomery ss.
I, Nathaniel Jacoby, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Montgomery aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before A. E. M c Keever Esq r . a Justice of the Peace, in Lower Merion Township, County aforesaid, in the matter of the application of Michael Leoon, Junior for a Pension and Mounty Land, and that the said A. E. M c Keever is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified with power to administer oaths &c and that his signatures thereto annexed are his genuine signatures, and full faith and credit should be given to his acts and deeds as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, at Norristown this thirtieth day of June Anno Domini One Thousand eight hundred & fifty four.
Nath l Jacoby Prothonotary

Michael Coon, (R. File 2290) applied for pension July 5, 1851, while a resident of Philadelphia Co., Pa., and 89 years of age.
He stated that he, his brothers Daniel, Joseph and Thomas, and their father Michael Coon resided at Martinsburg, Va., when they all enlisted in 1781, as Privates in Capt. William Porterfield's company, Col. Wilson's or Daniel Shuster's Virginia regiment; that they were in the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and guarded him to Winchester, where they were discharged after six months' service.
This claim was not allowed for the reason that the claimant failed to furnish proof of his alleged service as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Hon Geo. W. Rauch H. of R.
Reply to his letter dated Dec. 9 recd Dec 10, 1909. in S. File 6074 Melchoir Segrist.

Philadelphia Aug 1-1854 Hon Comm te of Pensions.
Your letter in relation to Michael Boons application has been rec d & handed to him -
Your request that he prove his service by parol testimony after a lapse of 77 years, I submit is unreasonable & not an equitable request. He was but 14 years of age at the time, his companions were older & now dead, He has himself though then only 14 but a very short time to live; For him to prove service by parol evidence under such circumstan- -ces certainly could not have been in- -tended by Congress. The rule of law is that after a lapse of 30 years a Deed proves itself, the witnesses are supposed to be dead, & how can a man be supposed to be able to prove service rendered when he was a boy of 14 - & 77 years ago.
I submit

that you refer the Petition of Mr Coon to Mr Vandyske the U. S. Miss Attorney here, and request him to go and see Mr Coon in person and interrogate him & report to you whether he believes he serves as stated. This appears to me a perfectly legal and rational way under the circum- stances of the case.
Yours Jr
M m W. Hubbell

Philadelphia August 13 th 1837. 3 Law Buildings, So. 5 th Street.
A. E. Heath Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
On the 5 th July last I wrote to you enclosing the affidavit of Michael Coon and making application in his behalf for the benefit of the act of June 7. 1832.
Having received no acknowledgment of the receipt of my letter, I am anxious to know if it has come to hand and what is the fate of the application.
An answer will oblige
Yr Ob st St.
J. H. Wheeler

2492
Storans

Aug 16 1857
Rel. to estate of Nicholas Biddle
See letter to wheels Philadelphia Penn
Correspondence of Nicholas Washington H.C.

N o 38. 221
Michael Boon
Pa
Act 7 th June 1832
To S. H. Lecheleur. Oct 21. 1857
Wm. W. Hubbell July 7/54
Same Aug 7. 1854
2290
1832

Miss Lucy Brown P.O. Box 52
Call
FREE
AUG 1 18
Comm ee of Revision Pension Office Washington. D.C.

July 8 th 1857
Appr. of Michael Cobn. Capt. Triplett
J. H. Wheeler Philadelphia
Original
FREE
PHILA PA. JUL 10
Heath Colg. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
A. C.

N. E. Heath Esq. Commit. of Pensions

Philadelphia July 5 th 1857. 3 Law Buildings, 5 th St. below Chesnut
J. E. Heath Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I herewith enclose to you the affidavit of Michael Coon taken and made in strict accordance with the rules of your office and make application in his behalf for the benefit of the Act of June 7. 1832. Under that Act he is entitled to receive a Pension from the 4 March 1831. equal to at least 1/4 th of his pay in the Army, and I now claim for him the payment of pension due him from that time.
Your early attention to this case will be of great service to Mr. Coon, as he is very old and infirm.
I am very resply
Yrs & etc
A. H. Wheeler

Congressional
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M Moon
Claim No. Dec 10, 1909
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Michael boon
Service Rev
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No W.I. War Res. above except R.F. 2290.

1909 Dec. 13. Hist. to Hon Geo W. Rauch letter in S.F. 6074 Melchoir Segrist. $
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
2290
P. O. _____
Michael Eson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
REJECTED
Discharged: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .