Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5095, Michael Hosler, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Hosler, Michael Christiana
R. 5095
CONTENTS.

Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the 3 section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1835
State of Tennessee
Roane County
3 Ls April
on this 5 day of 1841 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the peace for the County of Roane & State of Tennessee Christiana Kooper a resident Citizen of the County & State aforesaid aged Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1830 that she was the widow of Michel Kooper who was drafted into the service of the united States in the County of York & State of Pennsylvania in the year 1777 under the command of Captain George Beel and Lieut Frederick Reimer & as she believes in the Regiment Comman- ded by Col John Reimer & under the command of Gen Washington was in the Battle of Brandywine fought in the month of Sept same year when the Americans was defeated & the said Michel & the remnant of his Company afterwards collected under the same officers & was in the Battle of Germantown fought in October the same year when the Americans was again defeated & the said Michel taken prisoner by the english & remained a prisoner until exchanged about three weeks thereafter & was discharged after having served three months whether he received a discharge or not this affiant cannot tell after his discharge he retired to his home in York County Penn where he remained until the year 1781 when he was again drafted under what officers this applicant cannot now state but was marched to Lancaster to guard British prisoners & remained in there the service there for three months when he was again discharged & returned to York City Penn where he was immediately drafted under what officers this affiant cannot state she has often heard her husband say that he was drafted on this occasion to join the main Army under Gen Washington at Yorktown

but the enemy under Cornwallis surrendered before the Regiment to which the said Michel was attached arrived. Then when he was discharged about the 1 st of October in the same year whether he received a written discharge or not affiant cannot state but that he served three months as she has often heard him say she knows of no living witness by whom she can prove the service of her deceased husband nor has she any documentary evidence of the fact she further declares that she married to the said Michel Poosler about the 1 st of December 1777 in the County of York in the state of Pennsylvania by a Lutheran Minister of the Gospel whose name affiant cannot recollect. she has no family record of the marriage but has a record of the Births of the Children she had by the said Michel in the proper hand writing of the said Michel which is here Exhibited & attached to this declaration her eldest son Michel Poosler jun was born 29 th October 1778 her second son George was born the 2 nd July 1780 her third Child Chelsea the 8 th Dec 1781 a few days after her abroad returned from the last service her Children all as named in the exhibit was born in York County Penn there being eleven of them where they remained until the year 1800 when they moved to Anderson County Tennessee remained there some few years when they removed to Raone county Tennessee & died on the day of 1824 & that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written
Isaac Fisher
a Justice of the peace for Raone County
Christian Hays

State of Tennessee } Roane County } to
affiant three years
This day Michel Roessler appeared before the undersigned one of the justices of the peace for Roane County and made oath in due form of Law that according to the record as kept by his Father Michel Roessler & which record is exhibit A to Christiana Roessler's application for a Pension & which he believes is in the true & genuine hand writing of his father he was born on the 29 th day of October 1778. That Michel Roessler & Christiana Roessler was his father & mother that he has often heard them say that they had been lawfully married in the county of York Penn in the year 1777 where him & his brothers & sisters was all born to wit eleven in number that they was allways reputed to have been man & wife, & that they they resided in the said county of York until the year 1800 when they removed to Anderson county Tennessee where they remained some time & then removed to Roane Penn where his father died in 1824 aged about 78 years & that his mother has remained a widow & in said county ever since & that she is aged about 83 years affiant further states that he has often heard his father Michel Roessler speak of being in the Battle of Brandywine & Germantown in the year 1777 & of being taken prisoner by the British in the latter battle & detained until exchanged & that he has often heard him speak of the British feeding him & the other prisoners on rotten apples & that he had served three months under a Capt Deel or Deal Lieut Reimer & Col Reimer and that this service was performed before the marriage between him & affiant's mother affiant further states that he has often heard his father speak of being drafted on a three months tour in the begining of the year 1781 & marched to Lancaster to guard British Prisoners & was in said service three months when he was discharged & again in the same

ate 80 to year drafted to Little York to join the Main Army under Gen Washington but did not get there Cornwallis having surrendered before the arrival of the York County Regiment when he was discharged. after serving three months affiant had often heard his father say that he got home from the last service just before his mother had her third Child a daughter Chaterena was born to her he further states that owing to old age & bodily infirmities his mother Christiana Woosler the applicant is unable to travel to court sworn to before me this day 5 th  of April 1841
Isaac Fisher a Justice of the peace for Roane County
Winfield S. Gentry
State of Tennessee } Roane County } ss personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace for Roane County Lewis Riddpatrick aged 45 years who after being duly sworn deposes that he was well acquainted with Michel Woosler seen in his life time & that he had seen him write frequently that the Credit & To Christiana Woosler Declaration is an ancient Record & the Births of the Children eleven in number is in the hand writing of the said Michel affiant further states that that the said Michel Woosler & Christiana the applicant has always been reputed to be man & wife ever since they came to Tennessee lived & raised eleven Children as such until 1837 when he died & that she has remained a widow ever since she being now about 85 years of age affiant further states that he has often heard the said Michel spoken of as a  revolutionary soldier both before & since his death that he had the character of being a very honest man & that all his statements were entitled to credit & that the said Christiana

Michael Koster Was Born the 15 th Day of December 1754 Michael Koster His Father And Marget Koster His Mother 1754 —————
Michael Koster Was Born the 29 th Day of October 1778 Michael Koster His Father And Christina Koslerin His Mother 1778. —————
George Kappler Was Born the Second Day of February 1780 Michael Kappler his Father And Christina Kapplerin his mother 1780 —————
Chaterena Kaplerin Was Born the 6 th Day of December 1781 Michael Kappler her Father And Christina Kapplerin her Mother 1781 —————
Eve Kaplerin Was Born the Eleventh Day of August 1783 Michael Kappler her Father Christina Kapplerin her Mother 1783 —————
Marget Kapplerin Was Born the Thirteenth Day of July 1785 Michael Kappler her Father And Christina Kapplerin her Mother —————
Adam Kappler Was Born the Tenth Day of December 1787 Michael Kappler his father And Christina Kapplerin his mother —————

Was Born the Seventeenth year 1791. Michael Hafslern Hafslern his Mother 1791
Was Born the Twenty Second year 1793. Michael Hafslern Hafslern her Mother 1793
Was Born the Twenty fifth year 1795. Michael Hafslern Hafslern her Mother 1795

5340 Christian Hoffer of Michael No 5340

has allways bore an unblemished Character, and that owing to old age & infirmities she is unable to go to Court
Lewis Kirkpatrick
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 5 th day of April 1841
Noah Fisher
a Justice of the peace for Roane County
State of Tennessee } Roane County } ss.
I, one of the acting Justices of the peace for Roane County certify that I am well acquainted with Christiana Neosler the within numbered affidavit that she is about 83 years of age & unable to travel & that she has allways bore a good Character & was generally believed to be the widow of Michel Neosler died & that he died about the time stated that he has seen the Record Book & attached to her declaration containing the time of the Births of their Children & believes it to be in the true & genuine hand writing of the said Michel & further certify that I am well acquainted with Michel Neosler Jun & Lewis Kirkpatrick whose affidavits in here to annexed that they are both men of veracity & their statements are entitled to full faith & credit given under my hand this 5 th day of April 1841
Noah Fisher J.P. a justice of the peace for Roane County

State of Tennessee
Roane County
Sebastian L Greene
Clerk of the County Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Noah Fisher Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits of Christiana Wappler and Michael Wappler and Lewis Kirkpatrick and also whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate was at the date of said affidavits and Certi- cate an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Elected Commissioned and sworn for that purpose and that full faith & credit is given and due to all of his official acts as such and that the signature of said Justice appears to be in his own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Kingston the 7 th day of April AD 1841
Sebastian Greene Clerk of Roane County Court

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5,095
P. O. Christian Hosler
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Christiana Hofer of Michael Ternipee
Rejected
See let. 21 April 1841 S. L. Childers
5095
husband did not serve six months.
Act 21 July 1836

6219. April 20 1841.
Pension Office.
No 5340
Tenn July 4 1836
Christina Hofer
L. L. Childs. declaration of Mrs. C. Hofer for pension

Kingston Tennessee
7 th April 1841
Dear
in inclosed is the Declaration of old Mrs Walker for a Pension , I have no doubt but it is a genuine Claim she has always bore a good Character I have three other Claims before the department to wit Jesse Boyd of Roane County old Mrs McDaniel Miley though he resided in Rhea at the time time I believe both Claims should be passed they were filed in 1835 - Mrs Miley's alleged Claim has been before the department since 1839 I am well satisfied should be passed I would be glad those cases could be reexamined any information respecting Claims should be addressed to the undersigned at Kingston Tennessee
Yours Respectfully
Saml P Childs
Wm John Bell secretary of War
1815 if Mr Edwards is still Commissioner of Pensions I suppose he will recollect one J L C