Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4892, John Henry, Continental Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Henry, John. Rosanna.
NR 4892
CONTENTS

State of Pennsylvania } Cumberland County }
On this 23 day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty two Personally appeared in open court before the subscribers justices of the orphans court for the County and state aforesaid - Mary Henry a Resident of Carlisle Cumberland County state of Penna aged years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. entitled an act granting certain pensions to widows and orphans, that she is a daughter of Rosanna Henry widow of John Henry a soldier of the Revolutionary war as to the proof of his service by Reference to the proof herewith transmitted will more fully appear she further declares that her Mother Rosanna Henry was married to the said John Henry in the year 1783, that her husband the aforesaid John Henry died on the day of - May 1807. leaving only two daughters named Ann. and Mary Henry, and are of full age, that her Mother was married to John Henry at the time above stated that her Mother Rosanna Henry died November 6 th 1833. as to the proof of her marriage herewith transmitted will more fully appear and there is no church record sworn to and subscribed Mary Henry The day and year first above written before me in Open Court D. Davis Esq.
Judge of the Court

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
N 416 4892
Bureau of Pensions,
Rev War
Washington, D. C., Mar. 11, 1905.
Sir,
In reply to your request of the 7th inst. received for a statement of the military history of John Venable a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his daughter'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     Jan 11, 1777 3 years 3 months Captain Moses Hazen Continental    (Mar 11, 1882 he was reported as serving in New York)
Battles engaged in, none mentioned
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Mar. 23, 1882, by Mary Venable
Residence at date of application, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 64 years
Remarks: Soldier married in the Spring of 1883 at Carlisle, Pa., Susan Woods. He died May 11, 1888, she died Dec. 1, 1888 leaving two children, John and Mary, and wife of John (Mary) and Mary Venable. These claims were never allowed for the reason that satisfactory proof of soldier's marriage and service were never furnished.
Very respectfully,
Miss Joseph C. Beale,
Room 1117 House of Representatives Bldg.
Washington, D. C.
Commissioner.

Mary Green N.C. act Feb 53.
M rs Henry act 36 Pa widow of John
Supplement
McLendon

Nov 14, 1853.
Wool co in case of Mary Henry, widow of daughter John. widow Mary Rosanna
Miss Lumpkin, Present
In the matter Mary Henry & daughter of John Patent gts. July 1835 Th. Lumpkin
No papers of Mary Henry of Pa filed

On Saturday 24th Oct 1851, the inclosed papers from Mr. H. H. which I hope will answer all enquiries these papers together with the former certificates, letters, & care for them, as also the Letter of Administration, do not all come with all other evidence that may enable us to have the reports for our (1850) as exhibited to our views properly look after
Prayer Graham who took Mrs Jackson & Miss Herbert Testimony, says he would have no hesitation to grant as such evidence the pension as there is a will for the 200 - to you of Mrs Jackson & Herbert was I think in May last, they both prove Mrs H. to be the daughter of the same John New, on the papers, I have not heard of Mr May since, if I can render any other service in the case I am yours Respectfully & sincerely
Yours Truly J. M. H. [?] [?]

REJECTED
119111
P. O.
William Henry
Service: Consolidated July 26 1882 with John Henry reg't Fla. 4892
Enlisted:
St. Petersburg, 18
Discharged:
, 18
Application filed:
, 18

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4896
P. O.
Marg Henry
Service: Consolidated July 28 1882 with John Henry, reg'd file 4892
the widow's name is Rosanna Enlisted: Mary is a daughter , 18
Discharged: M ch 3rd, 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18

REJECTED
P. O. Mary Henry (Daughter)
Service: John Henry Rosanna Henry, decd (wid)
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18__

No 15.052
Mary Hendy widow of John Pa
T. Lumpkin Nov 21. 1853
Jola Gray, Aug 11/56
4896
July 7. 1838

Canada, Conklments.
To J. G. Dodge Esq.

No 4622 John Henry dec. #356 Pa
Ino Gray June 9 52
4892
Act 7 June 1832 act July 7 1838

No. 7967
Rosana Henry dec. widow of John Pa
Thos. Lumpkin Aug 9/53 Thomas Lumpkin 3 rd Jan. 1854. " " April 27 1853-
4900
Ad July 4 1836

Declaration
Beaufort County State of Pennsylvania
On this 22 nd day of May in the year 1853 personally appeared before me James H. Graham president judge of the 9 th district the same being a grant of recore for the reasons aforesaid. Mary Henry aged over sixty years a resident of Beaufort County Pa being first duly sworn according to law with me her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of 1818 & 1836 & 1838 and its supplements that she is a daughter of John Henry who was a private soldier in the war of the revolution and lived as much as four or five years that he entered the service in or about the year 1777 and continued in service until the close of the war as she has always understood she is not certain as to what regiment he served under but thinks he was in Col. Faxon's Regt. and was attached to the South as at the end of the war a private pension was awarded her father frequently say when speaking of her father that her said father John Henry died on the 15 th of May 1808 and that he left a widow her mother whose maiden name was Rosanna Davis that said widow is now dead since the 15 th December 1838 having only two children the father John Henry Mary Henry also died in July 1840 leaving this Affiant, John Henry & Rosanna Woods her mother who married in the spring of 1783 from what she remembers to be in her father's Bible in Quilist & Owing to the entire loss by fire in July 1842 of Miss Mary's papers & other matters she is entirely unable to furnish any other documentary evidence of her father John Henry's service other than that already furnished from our Secretary of State to which she has refer- the proof of Mrs. M c Jackson & Miss Vestel fully establishes the fact of her service & Mary Henry being the children of the forgoing John & Rosanna Henry & that since the death of Mrs. Jackson Miss Elizabeth Vestel again testified to the facts already set forth and that she the said Mary Henry makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension due her mother the said Rosanna Henry wife up to the period of her death which occurs as before stated
True

10. I do hereby certify that Hon. Judge of the 9th Judicial District this 23 rd May 1853
Mary Henry
D. H. Graham
I do hereby certify that the said President Judge mentioned in the body of the foregoing depositions do hereby certify that satisfactory proof was exhibited to the said Judge that John Henry died on the 13 th May 1808 that he left a Widow whose name was Rosanna Henry and that she the said Rosanna Henry died on the 6 th December 1833 and that she was the Widow of John Henry upon her death she left only two children as above stated and that Mary Henry who now makes this declaration is the only surviving child
Witness my hand & seal this 23 rd May 1853
D. H. Graham
State of Pennsylvania County of Centre ss
I Geo. Zim. Roth of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that James H. Graham Esq. whose genuine signature is attached to the above certificate was at the time of subscribing the same President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the 9th Judicial District of Penna. Composed of the Counties of Centre and Perry and Juniata duly Commissioned and duly qualified. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at Centre this 23 rd of May A.D. 1853.
Geo. Zim. Roth

Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, State of Penna. Mrs. Margaret Jackson and Mrs. Elizabeth Westcott who being persons of good repute in truth & veracity upon being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that John Henry and Mary Henry were the only children of the late John Henry, who entered the Army, formerly a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and that he has been dead for many years; that John Henry the eldest daughter of the said John Henry was married to John Gray, that she is now dead having left several children, and her husband John Gray who now resides in the Borough of Carlisle County & State aforesaid.
And also that Mary Henry who is of adult age resides in the same place and is now the only living child of John Henry deceased; that there is not now living either parent or children of the said John or other than those above named. And also further say that they are not actuated in making these depositions by any selfish or interested motives, but are entirely free and disinterested.
Sworn and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace, as testimony of my hand this 7th October 1851 (M. Nicholson)
Margt. Jackson Elizabeth Westcott Smith
Cumberland County, ss.
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the signature of the said John Henry appearing to be his is genuine. Witness my hand and official seal at Carlisle this 8th October 1851 A. G. Cumberland: Deputy

Return of the Pennsylvania Line entitled to Pension Funds reported by the late Comptroller General
   Mark  Regiment  Number  Dis.    Horse Artillery   1st Pa. Light Arty  200  1200 6th Dis.  
I do hereby certify the above to be a true copy of an Entry in a Book containing a list of Officers and Soldiers entitled to Pensions who served in the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War as reported by the late Comptroller General.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate Genl's Office at Harrisburg this 31 st March 1852.
For J Porter Brawley S G William

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January 1860
Dear Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the enclosed is a copy of a letter from the General Manager of the Great Western Railway Company to the Board of Directors.
In taking this opportunity I have the honor to inform you that the enclosed is a copy of a letter from the General Manager of the Great Western Railway Company to the Board of Directors.
Yours faithfully, C. G. Mansel-Pleydell

from L. G. Brunn No. 41 Market St Phila

November 20th, 1841
Mr. John Henry
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is a copy of the bill of exchange which was drawn on you since last from the bank of Biller, for the sum of £100 to be paid at Oxford Co.
You will find that it was not paid when due and a bank bill.
Yours sincerely, J. M. Buchanan
Copy of letter to the President of Land in Oxford County, Nov 1840
 1786 Nov 20 Bill to be paid at London assigned to John Henry, recorded with the endorsement in Allegheny Co. Book 2 Page 288  1790 March 30 Same bill endorsed to James M. Buchanan  1796 July 15 Bill to be paid at London to John Henry  1814 Oct 11 Bill to be paid at London to James M. Buchanan  1840 May 16 Same bill endorsed to John Henry 
It is a bill of exchange on the Bank of England
John Henry's father was John Henry and he got the land through his will. John Henry's will
John H. Park also

Posanna Henry JR widow of John & Mary Act of death 1/35 filed May '33.

Mr. ... ... ... ... ... ...
John ... Henry ... ... of ... Oct 4 ... 1838 Feb ... 1838.

Thos Lumphrey Esq
Wartsville 22 Decr 1853
De Sir, I have not heard from you since I forwarded the findings from Harrisburg on 26 th Sept last, On that 17 th & 18 th I took the Liberty of again drawing your Attention to Miss Henrys case, It being now over one month since Miss H, thinks that in all probability, it may be cast on the shelf. I tell her its as well so as long as the Waldo term exists, from all the evidences that is before you there can be no doubt in the mind of any reasonable thinking man, that our Bro. Henry is the the identical Man of Col. Hazens Regt, In the First place W th L. B. Irvine, says of all the names he has of the Penn a Regts, there is Henry, one David George Jacob, & Bro. Henry Henry & all entitled to Land from the State, & the Lot ter and John Henry is no 1200 & lies in the 6 th Penn a District, This I inform d you of before, This Land passed out of his hands as the paper I sent you will set forth, this is the same m ortgage of Hazens Regt, which agreeable to your finding, Rec d from the U. States 100 Acres in Sep r 1799, This Land also passed out of his hands, you in the Letter stat ing this fact, Wish me say the time of his death, If you refer to my letter of 3 rd April 53 you will there find the time & place. Then as to the Records from Harrisburg Extracts of 182, & Oct 19 th 1782 you find our Bro. Henry one of the Return s Prisoners from New York belonging to Penn a & of the Canadian Old Regt Commanded by Col. Moses Hazen, This Statement if examined tells you he entered the Service 11 th Jan y 1777, Then please refer to Rec d Gen l Banks Certificate, of 14 th April 1853 and you will find in all these statements, there was no other John Henry But the one in Question, if our Friend Waldo can find a Mother Bro. Henry, Belonging to the Penn a Line than this one Mr John Irvine of the Office says it is more than they can do, I also to Refer to the Deposition of Mrs Jackson & Visick, taken before Squire Holcomb & B. B. in Oct. 1851, it says I think he entered the Army, was the Husband of the Widow & Father of the two children there described.
Pray Will it answer any good purpose for you to Request me to wait on Judge Beaham ask him to favor you with his note (Over)

Mr.
Certifying to the credibility of Miss. Vesbets Moral character for truth & etc. he has known her a long time indeed she has when she was able to be about them familiar with the family
as the Law of Last Session in favor of those of all those getting the in all probability it will be another sign if so you will put in for 60 acres for her & H. as her Father Deed out the 100. & may let us know from you soon.
Very Respectfully Remaining Your S er Wh. Gray

A. C. Heath Esq.
Charlestown 10th Apr. 1852
De Sir I enclose you have the declaration of Mary Henry for a pension by right of her Father John Henry who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. As soon as convenient please let me hear from you, & I believe your humble servt &c
W. S. Hovey for 18th Placentia

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Northumberland County State of Pennsylvania
in this 23 rd day of May in the year 1853
Personally appeared before the Hon. James H. Graham President Judge of the 9th District the same being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid William Anderson who upon his solemn oath says that he was well acquainted with Rosanna Hough whom he knew to be the daughter of the late Rosanna Hough who died on the 10th day of November 1850 and was well acquainted in the family that she had two children to wit, Ann who married John Hough, and who died in the year 1840 and Mary who is still alive and lives in Carlisle Pa. and that she was the daughter of the said deceased.
Sworn & subscribed before me this day & year above stated.
William his Andrew marks
J. H. Graham, Pres. Judge etc.
State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County ss.
I Geo. Zimms Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that James H. Graham Esquire before whom the above affidavit was taken and whose genuine signature appears to the same, was at the time of signing the same President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the 9th Judicial District of Penna. Composed of the Counties of Northumberland and Perry, and duly qualified.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Carlisle the 23 rd of May A.D. 1853
Geo Zimms Prothonotary

Washington May 27th 1853
Sir,
I herewith enclose declaration of Mary Henry, daughter and only heir of Rosanna and John Henry, claiming the benefit of the act of 11th July 1836 or - of Sec 38; also proof of marriage, and of her death and California showing that he the said John Henry was a War man in Hazens Regt. He can must be the same man who served in that Regt. and I trust to be able to show what disposition was made of his land hereafter Hon D. P. Hall; Very resp'y Thos. L. McKim comm.

State of Pennsylvania Cumberland County } ss
I James H. Graham President Judge of the ninth Judicial district in said State do certify that the Rev C. P. Wing is the pastor of the 2 nd Presbyterian Church in the Borough of Carlisle in the county State aforesaid & that his registration to me within certificate is genuine witness my hand & seal this 23 rd May 1853
J. H. Graham
Attest: James H. Graham Clerk of said Court
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office.
In witness whereof my signature is attached to the above certificate. I am President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the 9 th Judicial district of Penna. composed of the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin and Juniata, duly commissioned and qualified. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Carlisle this 23 rd day of May A. D. 1853.
Geo. Simelborth

Carlisle May 23 d 1853.
Having examined the books & papers now in the possession of the First Presbyterian Church in Carlisle I hereby certify that I find no records of Marriages solemnized by Rev. Dr. Nesbitt or by any other person acting as part of said Church previously to March A. D. 1785, it being commonly supposed that all such Records have in some way been irrecoverably lost.
C. P. Wing, Pastor of the First Pres. Church of Carl.

State of Pennsylvania } Berks County }
On this 23 rd day of December A.D. 1884 personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Francis Gibson Esq. Well known to me to be a man of truth and veracity, and of sound memory and mind, doth depose and say, it is now sixty five years since I first became acquainted with John Henry late of Carlisle Cumberland County Pa. now deceased, he was then married. He was then, or became after the father of two girls Anna, and Mary. Anna married John Grey, and is now deceased. Mary who still resides in Carlisle was always and is always considered the reputed daughter of John Henry. I never was very intimate with John Henry consequently he never communicated any of his affairs to me. I cannot positively undertake to say that he was a revolutionary soldier, but there was a great probability, from the following circumstance, that he was been a revolutionary soldier. After the revolutionary war there was a number of persons came to Carlisle to reside who were soldiers in that war. They were all Irishmen and I think John Henry was an Irishman. Their names were James Hutton James Mitchell James Gilbrath Alexander Gilbrath Barney Curly Neal McGeoffrey James Holmes. I am now about eighty one years of age. I never saw him since. He lived in Cumberland County Pa. and further deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed this 23 rd day of December A.D. 1884 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County John McGeoffrey
Francis Gibson

State of Pennsylvania Terry County
I James L Diven Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that John M Smiley Esq, before whom the within acknowledgment, was made, and whose name is thereunto subscribed, was at that time, and now is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified as such, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine, and in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bloomfield the 15 th day of March A D 1855.
James L Diven In thy

St. Luke Esq.                      Bristol 28 th June 56
For Sir I recd your favor but being confined, was not able to reply, & now respectfully say The names of my Father in law was John Hing his wife Rosanna Hing, when I married her was Rosanna Hoods. My Father died in May 1808, & his wife Mrs Hing died the 15 th 1838, any other information you want please inform yours
Respectfully &c.
John Gray

1861 The ... 1861

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1861. May 10. 1861.

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  List no  How  Name of Father  Where was Father  
  116  100 200  John Henry and Robert Mump   
In testimony that the above is a copy of an entry from the Book containing a list of the Location of Military Tracts of Land, granted to the Officers and Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War, remaining in the Hedges, Greene & Dauphin Counties. I have here set my hand and the seal of said Office at Harrisburg the 26 th day of September 1883
Thos. F. Fisher Secretary of State Geo. S. Shaffer 422

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss. On this 23 rd day of May 1853 personally appeared before the Hon. James H. Graham President Judge of the 9 th District the same being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Nesbit aged about 80 years a resident of the said County who being duly sworn according to law says that she was acquainted with John Henry a Revolutionary Soldier & Rosanna Wood who became his wife in the Spring of 1783 and probably in the month of May another Miss Nesbit comes to this conclusion is that on the morning after the Henrys marriage Miss Nesbit & the associates of the bride went to present her with garlands & flowers, this circumstance leads her to believe the Marriage Ceremony took place in the month of May in the borough of Quakertown, Penn s and that they are both dead, and that she is well acquainted with Mary Henry the daughter of the above defendants and that she is the only child of Marys now living, and that she now resides in Quakertown Pa. and that the said Rosanna Henry was the widow of John Henry deceased, who died in this borough on the 13 th day 1808 and the 10 th December 1808 was buried here.
Witness my hand & seal this 23 rd day of May 1853 J. H. Graham
Elizabeth Nesbit mark
I James H. Graham President Judge as above stated do certify that Elizabeth Nesbit was duly sworn & submitted the above foregoing affidavit by making her marks. The above is a true & correct statement witness my hand & seal this 23 rd May AD 1853
J. H. Graham

State of Pennsylvania Cumberland County ss
I, Geo. Nim. Bithy, of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that James H. Graham Esquire, whose genuine signature is attached to the within and foregoing certificate was at the time of subscribing the same President Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas of the 9 th Judicial district of Pennsylvania composed of the Counties of Cumberland, Perry and Juniata duly commissioned and qualified. Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court at Carlisle this 23 rd day of May A.D. 1853
George Nim. Bithy

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Henry, John GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13177 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 23, 1791 to not shown
*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.