Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5135, Cornelius Holgate, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Holgate, cornelius Mary
R. 5135
CONTENTS

Cornelius Holgate was born Jan 27 th 1758
Mary Holgate  Levening was born Jan 13 1755
Cornelius Holgate and Mary Levening was joined in Wedding on the 29 th of March 1781 and their issue was as followeth viz
The first was a son named John who was born March 12 th 1882
The second was a son named William who was born December 28 1783 and deceased September 14 th 1805
The third was a son named Abraham who was born Sep 19 th 1785 and deceased November 30 1886
The fourth was a Daughter named Anna who was born Jan 5 1788
The fifth was a Daughter named Jane who was born July 23 1789
The sixth was a son named Abraham who was born March 1 th 1791
The seventh was a son named Griffith who was born November 2 nd 1792
The eighth was a Daughter named Sarah who was born November 20 th 1794
The ninth was a son named Thomas who was born March 9 1796 and deceased August 12 1797
The tenth was a Daughter named Maria who was born December 5 th 1797
The eleventh was a Daughter named Susan who was born December 21 st 1800

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, ss.
Declaration of Mrs. Mary Holgate
PERSONALLY APPEARED IN OPEN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
Before the Honourable Archibald Kennedall
on this 10th day of December A.D. 1838.
Mrs. Mary Holgate a resident of Eastwick Hill in the county of Philadelphia aged eighty  eighty years, who, being first duly affirmed 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Samuel Holgate who was a United States man in the Revolutionary War . Her husband was first out in the Year 1776 as a Shafter  United States man. He was at the Battle of Trenton , Princeton , German town , and other places, as her brother  William Holgate , whose testimony is hereto affixed . will more fully show. Applicant was married to the said Samuel Holgate by the Reverend Joseph Powell of the Baptist Church at her father's house in Roxborough in Philadelphia County . Applicant had her Marriage Certificate for Mary  Jerry but it is lost and she cannot say how. But the said William Holgate was present at her marriage. There is no other record than the copy from said Certificate as to the date of said marriage and the birth and death of the children of herself and her said husband to her to affixed . The original of said entry being in the family Bible now therein in her said city from Her , where she can not just now procure the same. She for the declares that she has residents no papers or broad

To prove the said her bonds. But her husband was at the time of his death the Captain of the Hol- gate, and the other she deposes upon her oath before as the only surviving child of her husband's estate and when after marriage-
She further declares that she was married to the said Francis Holgate on the Twenty Ninth day of March - in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty Nine ; that her husband, the aforesaid Francis Holgate died on the Fourteenth day of April A.D. 1888 - ; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place pre- vious to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated, and that she has never since been married to any other person.
affirmed Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, in open Court of Common Pleas.
John G. Mansel Judge C. P.
Mary M c Holgate M c

In the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia In the matter of the Claim of Mary Mary Holgate for a Dower Personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of Philadelphia on this tenth day of November A.D. 1838 Israel Gilbert of the County of Philadelphia aged Forty Nine Years and upwards, who being duly affirmed according to Law says. That He is the Son in law of the said Mary Holgate and of Samuel Holgate deceased - That he knows the said Samuel in his life time very well. That he knows him since I speak of his being out in the Borough of Moyamensing. That Samuel always in his words that the said Samuel was a man and as has been stated by his Mother in law - That the eldest child of said Party is now living a book-keeper in New York City, and Affirmant knows his age is about Twenty Fifty Six Years although he cannot positively state it - Affirmant knows that said Party al- ways lived together as man & wife and that said Mary Holgate is still single - never having been married again since her husband's death - which was at the time his Mother in law spoke of - He further knows that said Mary is a woman of true & veracity having of belief upon her oaths affirmed and subscribed.
Tenth day of November A.D. 1838
Richd. Randall Judge C.P.
affirmant - Affirmant is also well acquainted with William Holgate and knows him to be worthy of belief upon his oaths affirmed.
Israel Gilbert

I solemnly appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia. on this 11th day of November. A.D. 1838. Richard Fenton of the County of Montgomery State of Pennsylvania, being duly affirm- ed according to Law, says that he is the son in law of Mary Holgate, and of her husband, Francis Holgate deceased. That Affirmant has always held the copy of the family record herein affixed for the true copy of the same, and always used the words that said Francis was married at the time of his death for the - That affirmant believes that John Holgate the son of said Francis now living about the house said Francis from here is about Fifty Six Years of age. He also knows that the said Mary Holgate is a woman of her husband's race and the wife upon her mother's affirmation. affirmant is now about Forty Six Years of age and his wife about Forty Years.
affirmed & subscribed as above stated before me in open court as aforesaid.
With Randall A. Judge C.P.
Randall Fenton

Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas, before the Honourable Archibald Randall Judge of the Court of Common Pleas on this affirmed day of March 20 A.D. 1838
who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, That She is well acquainted with the above named Mary Holgate (who is her mother) and also with Emeline Holgate (her father) her husband now deceased; that said parties lived together and were generally reputed to be man and wife for all the time of affirmation years, to this deponent's knowledge; That the said Mary Holgate is still his widow, never having married again to deponent's knowledge—That the said Mary Holgate is a woman of truth and veracity, worthy of belief upon her oath. Affirma
Sworn to and subscribed before me, in open } time as is also William Holgate Court as aforesaid.
Maria Fenton
Arch d Randall D Judge C.P.

CERTIFICATE OF JUDGE
I Richard Randall
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia, do hereby CERTIFY, That the above named
Mary Holgate now Mary Holgate has been duly proved before me, to be of sound a woman of truth and veracity, and worthy of belief upon her oath, and that the foregoing is all true to the best of my knowledge
Witness my hand this 10th day of November
In the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Richard E. Randall
Passes fully Mary Holgate for a Penmanship

State of Pennsylvania S.S. Philadelphia County S.S.
Personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia on this Thirteenth - day of November A.D. 1838. William Holgate aged Twenty Five Years and upward, who being duly affirmed according to Law said. That he is the brother of Amos Holgate deceased and the brother in Law of Mrs. Mary Holgate, the wife then appearing. That he was present to her the said facts were narrated at her father's house at Roxborough, in the County of Philadelphia in the Year Seven thousand eight hundred and Eighty four - By the Reverend Joseph P. Powell That the said Amos Holgate went out as a Militia man from the State of Pennsylvania in the Year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six under the Command of Captain Holgate, and Lieutenant Colonel Fleming. That they marched from Philadelphia County to the City of Trenton and from thence to the Amboy and New Brunswick and at that time at the time - under the Command of General Mifflin. They were then out of service - upon the expiration of said term. That General Mifflin drew up the Troops and caused the said to remain longer in the service - That therefor the said Captain Holgate and his Company agreed to remain in the Army and his said brother Amos did so likewise. That they remained over the term of service, and served it out That they then returned to Philadelphia County, and after a few weeks - They were again mustered and again entered the service and were in the Battle of Trenton

That from Trenton they went to Princeton and won in that Battle. after that they passed through New Brunswick and from thence to Amboy where they to have they laid all the winter, enduring the greatest hardships - at the expiration of that term of thirty the Company returned home. They were then ordered out again under Colonel Daniel Ristow and served again a full three months. altogether they had been there that they served at least one year in different ways - The reason that the militia went out so often was that after being out in the service once as a division that they were attacked by the Tories, and they they left in the service after they once entered it - I believe, for the who commanded the Company was named also then Wolgate. His brother from long way out the town, that under Ristow with Captain Hough- ton all the rest in the other than Wolgate - I believe is a Division now of the United States - Officers and Subordinates before in open Court of Common Pleas in the day and there before me John Richter Docket  William Wolgate  Judge of the Court of Common Pleas -

I John Richter Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of Philadelphia Do certify that I am well acquainted with Captain William Holgate the above named de- ponent and that he is worthy of full belief and credit in respect to the matter herein- stated this Thirteenth — day of March A.D. 1788 John Richter Esq.
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
J. Robert Morris Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify that the Hon. Archibald Randall Esq. before whom the afore- going declaration on both and affidavits in open Court of Common Pleas aforesaid were made on the tenth inst. and by whom the foregoing Certificate and attestation were made and given and who in his own proper hand writing has thereunto severally sub- scribed his name was at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the said Court and do further Certify that the Hon. John Richter Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Holgate was made in open Court of Common Pleas aforesaid on 13 th inst. and by whom the above Certifi- cate and attestation were made and given and whom in his own proper hand writing has thereunto subscribed his name was also at the time of so doing and now is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas which is a Court of Record duly Commission- ed and qualified to all whose acts as such Judge full faith and credit are due and to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 16th. Nov. 1838.
Rembrandt Peale
3237
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Mrs Mary Scott, etc. Case

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
November 14, 1928
Mrs. John W. Meehan 420 Fulton Mt. Vernon, Washington
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5135, it appears that Mary Holgate applied for pension November 10, 1838, at which time she was living at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and alleged that her husband, Cornelius Holgate, enlisted in 1776 and served in Captain Matthew Holgate's (soldier's brother) Company, was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Germantown; it also is alleged that he served in Captain Slaughter's Company under Lieutenant Colonel Levering and Colonel Daniel Hiester, all service in Pennsylvania Militia.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
It also appears in said claim that the soldier was born January 27, 1758, and that he married March 29, 1781, Mary Levering, at her father's home in Roxborough, Phila-

delphia County, Pennsylvania. She was born January 13, 1755.
Soldier died April 4, 1828.
Their children were:
John born March 12, 1782. William " December 28, 1783, died September 14, 1805. Abraham born September 19, 1785, 5- died November 30, 1786. Anna born January 5, 1788. Jane " July 27, 1789. Abraham " March 1, 1791. Griffith " November 2, 1792. Sarah " November 20, 1794. Thomas " March 9, 1796, died August 12, 1797. Maria born December 5, 1797 married Randall Fenton. Susan born December 21, 1800.
A son-in-law, Israel Gilbert, was forty-nine years old in 1838, and living in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
1100.
Mary Holgate
Service:
Widow of Cornelius
Elected: _____, 18_____
Discharged: _____, 18_____
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension
Application filed: _____, 18_____
"Suspended for want of proof"
Alluges:
Reenlisted:
Attorney:
P
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18____
1928-Nov. 14 - Head: To mor. John W. Meehan

Mary Holgate of Cornwall Pennsylvania
Suspended.
Act 23 Feb 1839  and  Jan
5135
Act 7 July 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Carnifex of Penins.
Bradlington

J L Ellsworth 887
Dr Sir,
I enclose with this, the Deeds of the Mary Holgate for a Pension. Her Claim is amply made out for the Year - service - the time allowed for continuous Militia Service, has been given by Captain Holgate viz. That after being out once they were marked by the train- hand they went out again upon being mustered
Yours affly
J. S. Saeal
Nov 16. 1838

War Dept. P. Office Feb 25 1869
Sir,
The papers in support of the claim of Mrs Mary Holgate widow of Cornelius Holgate did have been examined and filed with suspended cases. The claimant should specify in her declaration each term of service for which she claims as the regulations require. Only two months service were performed by the Pennsylvania militia under one engagement. If the militia remained in service after the expiration of the term for which they were engaged, it was for a few days only.
In the case of Mrs Sabina Bouderman widow of Jacob Bouderman did I have to state that she was allowed a pension on account of her husband's service under his years enlistment. The records here do not show his service. To obtain an increase

of pension her husband, other alleged services should be proved by witnesses from personal knowledge.
The affidavit of William Holgate in the cause of Mrs Barbara Beit- weiler widow of John Beitweiler deceased has been examined and filed with the other papers. It refers to two loans of service one in 1776, and one one in 1777, being the same which have been testified to by one of the original witnesses. The loans did not exceed two months. The claim cannot therefore be allowed on the testimony exhibited.
25 Feb '39 GE
C. J. Jack Esq. Philadelphia
3237 Oct 7 Feb '78 103 Mrs Donahue's order out for interest

MRS. JOHN W. MEEHAN 420 FULTON MT. VERNON, WASHINGTON
Jan. 31, '28
W. S. Com. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Do you have a pension record for Captain John Holgate or Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Holgate of Tenn.?
Matthew Holgate was 2 Lieutenant Colonel of the Seventh Battalion, Eighth Phila- delphia Regiment in 1780.
John Holgate served as Captain

MRS. JOHN W. MEEHAN 420 FULTON MT. VERNON, WASHINGTON
2.
under Matthew Holgate, in the same Battalion. Matthew Holgate was also 2 nd Lt. of Lewis Penn. Battalion of the Flying Camp, July to Dec. 1776.
Do you have a pension record for Cornelius Holgate (1758-1829) who married Mary leaving out of file
Our family record gives Cornelius as the son of John and John as the son of Matthew. But we do not know the wives of John or Matthew or the dates of birth and death of these men! (over)

Do you have any records which will give these dates, or can you tell us where we may find them?
Yours truly, (Mrs. John) Sarah McDowell Wesham.