Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8631, John Grosscross, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Grosscross, John
S. 8631
CONTENTS
carded

30,503
Pennsylvania (Pitts. Co.)
John Groscroft Beaver Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Beutinger of the reg t commanded by Col McColloch in the Penn s line for six months from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn s (Pitts. Co.) at the rate of 20 Dollars + Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1836 } and sent to Hon. R Denny. N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $ 100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 36 10.00 $110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7. 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk, Book C. 2a Vol. 5, Page 23

H. H. Denny AR

Pennsylvania Beaver County
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that it appears to them that the within named Jacob Groscrop is and has been for many years a resident of the said County of Beaver, and that he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit
I John A. Scroggs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is the Original affidavit and proceed- ings of the said Court touching the matter of the application of John Groscrop for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of March 1836
John A Scroggs, Clk Joseph ... President

Pennsylvania Beaver County ss
On this ninth day of March A.D. 1836 personally appeared in open Court at a Court of Common Pleas held in and for Beaver County aforesaid, Jacob Groscrop who being duly sworn according to Law, Deposeth and saith that Sometime during the Revolution, and sometime before the taking of Fort Washington, he knew John Groscrop to be drafted in the militia of Pennsylvania at York under the command of Capt. Nicholas Pittinger, and that he marched to Amboy in New Jersey, and that he was taken sick at Trenton, and afterwards removed to Phila- delphia, where he was discharged after having served according to the best of this deponent's recollection more than three months, and that after being out sometime, he the said John Groscrop with some others enlisted in the "Flying Camp" and that he believes that he was in the Flying Camp at least three months. Altho' old and infirm this deponent being unable now to give any particular history of the times, would say that he knew John Groscrop to be in the service during the Revolution at least six months in the whole
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this ninth day March 1836
Jacob
by X Groscrop mark
John A. Scagg. Pro

33.5-49
John Gruber Pennsylvania
Application of John Gruber For a Pension
allow for six months $20.
Hon H Denny WR

State of Pennsylvania Beaver County 318
On this 1 st day of July A.D. 1833 Personally appeared before the Hon. John Brechin Pres. and Thomas Henry and Benj. Adams associates, judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County aforesaid. John Grastorp a resident of South Beaver Township, in the County of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, aged eighty two years, who being sworn first fully 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 th 1832 that he was was drafted in the militia in the year 1776 in the month of June under Captain Nicholas Beatingen belonging to Col. McCallister regiment of Pennsylvania line. I do not remember that we had any other general but general Washington. I was enlisted drafted at the county of Little York and State of Pennsylvania and was marched marched through Trenton to Amboy in the State of New Jersey. I was two months in the militia until from the time I was marched from York until time was May, out. I then enlisted in the regular army, by Capt. Beatingen aforesaid who was appointed a Capt. of the regular Army, of Col. McCallister's regiment he being also appoin- ted a Col. of the regular Army, in the Flying Camp, from Amboy We were marched to Fort Lee, and from Fort Lee to Trenton where I was taken sick & sent to the hospital at Philadelphia where I was discharged. I had not recovered when I was discharged. and I was sent to the hospital at Lancaster Penna. The whole term of my service was two months in the militia & four months in the regular service. We had a battle at Staten Island with the British & we took about fifteen hessian prisoners. The service was all in the same year of 1776. He hereby relin- =uishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the sending role of any agency in any State. And that there is no clergyman

in his neighborhood whose attendance could be procured who knows of his services Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me John his Groscrop James Logan Prothy mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I James Logan Prothy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Groscrop of said County for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 1 st day of July 1835
The Jacob Groscrop & the Broadwing and Frederick Court residing in the County of Beaver and state of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Groscrop, who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration and that we believe him to be eighty years (or more) of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution. And that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court James Logan Prothy
Jacob Groscrop Frederick Broadwing Thomas Reed

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Jacob Groscrop, Thomas Bradshaw and Frederick Court, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Beaver aforesaid, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I James Logan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Groscrop for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office. This first day of July A.D. 1833.
James Logan Prothry

Mar 22 Pa.
Miss C
FREE
Dennis H.R.
Hon. Harman Lunny Washington D.C.

Dear March 15 th 1836
Hon. H.enny
I enclose you an affidavit in the case of the application of John Gropcraft for a pension, and presume it will be sufficient
The witness I have known for many years, and would say that he is entitled to credit in every thing which he may say or recollect
Your attention to this business Will be gratefully remembered by your friend And M c Leod
J. D. Clarke

Dr Sir
I transmit to you for examination the application of Mrs Groscrop for a pension
Yours Respectfully
Harman Denny
20th Feb - 1836
Washington
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions

Feb 22
pa
Hon H. Denny
W.R.
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pension Pension Office War Dept Washington D.C.

Rev War
8631 INVALID.
File No. 8631
John Groscroft Pris. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 104 , Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]