Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42653, Francis Costigan, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Costigan, Francis " Costigin
S 42653
CONTENTS

Notifications sent Nov. 18. 1820 to Humphrey. Shadwellon C.C.O.P. Cincinnati Ohio
4 duplicate certificates issued in the 23rd year 1819, and sent to H. W. Campbell, House of Reps.
2.366  Ohio Francis Costigan  of Adams County in the state of Ohio who was a Lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sterling of the New Jersey line, for the term of 15 weeks  Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of August 1818  of Pension issued the 2 nd of July 1819 Sent to H. Dinning Esq. West Union, Ohio    Arrears to 4th of March 1819  139.35    Semi-annual all'ce ending 1 Sept 1819.  120    b. 26/4 b. 31/30  $259.35    Decd July 29 1821 { Revolutionary claim, { { Act 18th March, 1818. }  $ 259.35  Continued

State of Ohio Adams County ss
On this 6 th day of August 1818 before me the Sub- scribed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Francis Cor- tigin aged 68 years a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn accord- ing to law doth on this Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision 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 Francis Cortigin entered the service of the United States in the New Jersey line in the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain John Barnaway of the first New Jersey Regiment That he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States until the End of the War when he was discharged from service in the city of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania. That he was in the Battle of the Three Rivers, the battle of Brandywine, the battle of Trenton, the battle of Princeton, the battle of Monmouth, the battle of the Valley Forge, and at the taking of Cornwallis That he was a D o Lieutenant when he entered the service and was just Lieutenant when he left the service at the close of the war That his Commission is irrecoverably lost by falling into the hands of the enemy and that he is in re- duced circumstances and stands in need of the as- sistance of his country for support Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Job Dinning Esq. to as aforesaid do certify that it ap- pears to my satisfaction that the said Francis Cortezin did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the pre- ceding declaration against the common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress Given under my hand and seal this 6 th day of August 1818
Job Dinning Esq.
State of Ohio Adams County ss
Joseph Darinton Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that the above named Job Dinning Esq. is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid duly Commis- sioned and qualified and that full faith and Credit is due to his said certificate as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at West Union this 6 th day of August in the year of our Lord 1818
Joseph Darinton

The State of Ohio Adams County ss
I Job Dinning a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of said do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the before mentioned Francis Cortez (he being a close neighbour to me) and that from my own knowledge he is in reduced Circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance & the assistance of the country for his support. that he is very old, infirm and without either real or personal property given under my hand and seal this 22 d day of May 1819
Job Dinning
The State of Ohio Adams County ss
I Joseph Darlington Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of said do hereby certify that the above named Job Dinning Esq r whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate was at the time of signing the same (and still is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of said duly Commissioned and qualified and that full faith and Credit is due to his said Certificate as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 22 d day of May in the year of our Lord 1819 & in the 17 th year of this state
Joseph Darlington

Corporal Francis Cortigian Lieutenant 1st New Jersey Regiment Served from the Battle of the 3 Rivers until the close of the War.
Nov 1775 - Bull.
1719 ✓ Rec a Aug 25 1885. Rob. Winning Judge West Union Ia 1 Case.
Washington City
1 Mar
John
The Certificate of the Judge, who reduced circumstances of Applicant, is wanting.

Yrs
The Honble The Secretary of War
Washington City
7 May
1419 on Aug 25 1885 to Mr. [unclear] Cleveland 1419 1419 1419

State of Ohio } Adams County } ss.
Personally appeared before me John Kincaid a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Francis Costigan Lieutenant who being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he has good reason to believe that a cer- tificate of his being entitled to twenty dollars per month pension from the United States has issued for him from the proper department but that he has never received the same, he therefore believes that the said certificate (if one have issued) has been lost or miscarried.
Francis Costigan
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13 th day of September 1819.
John Kincaid
Seal
The State of Ohio Adams County ss I Joseph Darlington Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that the above named John Kincaid whom name is subscribed to the above Certificate was at the time of signing the same (and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & qualified

And that full faith (and credit is due to his said Certificate as well in courts of Justice as otherwise)
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand (and affixed the seal of the said Court at West Union this 16 th day of September in the year of our Lord 1819
Joseph Darlington

Francis Lee 12366
July 19
FREE
Rev. Noble P. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City

State of Ohio Court of Common Pleas for Ross County Ross County ss) August Term 1820.
On this twenty second day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open Court, this being a Court of record for said County, Francis Costigan, aged seventy one years, late a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War Resident in Chillicothe in the said County of Ross, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, Declares that he served in the Revolutionary War as Lieuten- -ant in Captain MacMylers company in the first New Jersey Regiment commanded by Colonel Allen, and remained in service till the close of the war, that he applied at the War office and received a Pension certi- ficate enrolling him on the Ohio agency at the rate of twenty dollars per month, commencing on the sixth day of August 1818, and number 12.366.
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 so 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 therein in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or security, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me: nor have I any other income, than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit - 1 Bed and bedding $ 10.00 1 Table 1.50 3 Chairs 1. 1-9 Sallon Chairs 2. 1 Oven & Lid 1.

  1 Pot . . . . . 75   1 Tea Kettle . . . . . 1.00   10 Lucas guano pears, . . . . . 1.62 1/2   9 Cane & Sauces . . . . . 1.   1 Teapot & Coffee pot . . . . . 1.25   1 Coffee mill . . . . . 0.75   2 W Buckets 50 cts 1 Tin do 50 . . . . . 1.00   1 Spinning wheel . . . . . 2.00   1 Cow . . . . . 15.00   1 Churn . . . . . 0.50   3 China Bowls . . . . . 0.50   6 do plates . . . . . 0.50   1/2 doz Crocke for micks . . . . . 0.75   $ 41.18 3/4 
That I am by reason of old age unable to work & that for several years past I have pursued the occupation and employment of a Schoolmaster, but now have declined that employment, that I have no family but a wife at present, and need the assistance of my country for support:
Francis Colligan Sworn to, and subscribed in Open Court this 22 nd day of August 1820, Attest H. Fullerton CLK.
State of Ohio, Ross County ss. I, Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court: And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Forty one Dollars, fifteen and one half cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 4 th day of November 1820.
Humphrey Fullerton

August 22, 1932
A.S.Chambers 545 Warerbury Circle Des Moines, Iowa
Francis Costigan-S.42653 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BA-J/ENL On
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Francis Costigan, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.42653, based upon the military service of Francis Costigan in that war.
Francis Costigan(the name also appears as Costigin) entered the service in the state of New Jersey as second lieutenant, served in Captains John Conway's and Mc Mires' Companies, Colonel Winds' First New Jersey Regiment, and was a first lieutenant when he left the service at the close of the war; no dates of his service are given; he was in the battles of Three Rivers, Trenton, Princeton and Eiconderoga; was at Valley Forge, at the battle of Monmouth and the taking of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Adams County, Ohio.
In 1820, he was residing in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, and at that time referred to his wife, but did not give her name or the date of their marriage and there is no reference to children.
He died July 29, 1821. The date and place of his birth, and his residence at time of death are not shown.
He stated that he was a schoolmaster.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Washington October 16, 1931
Charles D. Duly Major, G.S.(P.A.) Office of the Chief of Staff War Department Washington, D.C.
BA-J/EEH
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Francis Costigan, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.42653, based upon the military service of Francis Costigan in that war.
Francis Costigan(the name also appears as Costigin) entered the service in the State of New Jersey as second lieutenant, served in Captains John Conway's and McMires' Companies, Colonel Winds' First New Jersey Regiment, and was a first lieutenant when he left the service at the close of the war; no dates of his service are given. He was in the battles of Three Rivers, Trenton, Princeton and Ticonderoga; was at Valley Forge, at the battle of Monmouth and the taking of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-eight years and resided in Adams County, Ohio.
In 1820, he was residing in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, and at that time referred to his wife, but did not give her name or the date of their marriage and there is no reference to children.
He died July 29, 1821. 156 2 v ->
It was stated that he was a schoolmaster.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
From AB

Pension Department Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen, Will you kindly tell me if Lieut Francis Costigan , who served in a New Jersey Regiment in 1776 received a pension if so what was the date of his birth & death and what were the places of his birth death & residence I understand he died in Adams Co. Ohio but do not know where
Yours truly
Ely S. Chambers
545 Habersburg Arch
Aug 7-1932 Des Moines Ia

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
In replying refer to
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WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF WASHINGTON
Pension Office V.S.O. Wash. D.C.
Gentlemen -
Request that you be advised as to what records you have of the following Revolutionary War Officers who came from New Jersey
✓ Francis Costigin or (Costigan)
✓ and Lewis Johnson Costigin
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Yours truly, yours
Frank Daly Major G. S. (P.A.)

42653 INVALID.
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File No. 42653
Francis Costigan Lient Genl Duv
Act: 18 th March 18 th
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Gen. J. W. Campbell New Castle, Ky. 9th Dec. 1879.

Washington City Dec. 6. 1819.
Sir,
A day or two before my departure from home I received your line pointing out the mode to be pursued for obtaining a copy of a Pension certificate for Francis Costigan. The papers required for this purpose are herein enclosed.
Respectfully
Young
J. M. Campbell
Please to send the duplicate to me

State of Ohio Rep County Mayors Office Chillicothe } No. 1.
Be it known that Francis Castigan personally appeared before me the Mayor of the Town of Chillicothe and made oath that he has never directly nor indirectly received his Pension Certificate as is alleged to have been forwarded from the City. That he is the identical Francis Castigan who applied for and as is informed has been placed on the Pension Roll as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army.
The above was sworn to and subscribed before me
Francis Castigan
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this twenty second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Levin Bell Mayor.

West Union 96 Lpr
How
The Secy. of War
Washington City

West Union Sep. 16. 1819.
James L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
It appears from the list of pensioners in the hands of the Agent for this State that Francis Costigan is entitled to a pension tho' a certificate has not been recd by him as will appear from the enclosed app. He wishes one as soon as convenient.
Yours respectfully
W. Campbell

Col Dunning Certificate

West Union Ohio
Nov 18 th 1819
I do hereby certify that I have never directly nor indirectly received from the War department nor Pension office a certi- ficate of a pension for Francis Costigan. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal the day & date above written
Job Dinning Seal one of the Assoc d Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County

Old case.
Am
War office Washington City

West Union 3rd June 1879
In - close you will find Mr. Francis Castlegin application for a Pension in good enough to power the certificate to me
Respectfully
Yours
Wm Lloyd

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of Sept r next, in Circleville Ohio at the U. S. Branch Bank
Warden

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Francis Costigan late a Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty dollars per month, to commence on the Sixth day of August one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Second day of July one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.