Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8603, David Gring, Penn.

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Gring David
S. 8603
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Pennsylvania 31,991
David Gring
Berks Co. in the State of Penn a
was a Private in the company commanded Captain Witman of the regt. commanded Col. Heister in the Penn.
for 6 months
scribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
ticato of Pension issued the 5 th day of October 1842 and sent to Samuel Levan, Reading, Penn.
ears to the 4th of Sept. 1842 230.00 ni=ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 43. 10.00
$ 240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
orded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Ms. E. 2. Vol. 5. Page 23

On this 29. day of September One Thousand eight hundred and fortytwo in Open Court of Common Pleas Now Sitting for the County of Bucks, in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared David Gring a Resident of the County of Bucks and State aforesaid, before the Honourable John Banks Esqr. President Judge of the said Court. David Gring Aged Eighty two Years and past (who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, = 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution and under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. That he entered a Reading Penn drafted into Captain John Witmans Comp. Musquetry on the Twelfth day of August AD 1776 and that he was in Regt. commanded by Col. Joseph Hiester, and that in this Service he Marcht. from Reading via a certain place called the Yellow- Tavern from here to Trenton from here to Newtown in the County of Bucks. Penn. That he continued said Service from the 12 th day of August to the fifteenth day of October the Year aforesaid, when he was Honourably discharged at Reading Penn for 1 Four duty Two Months Service rendered. By the written discharge of Captain John Witman said discharge has since the said War been lost or mislaid That he entered the second Service drafted at Reading Penn into Captain Stahlys Comp. Militia Musquetry entered AD 1777. on the first day of May in this Service I was chosen a Guard for the purposes of Guarding Ammunition Waggons & Militia Stores in and near Reading and that in this Service he was not attached to Regt. That he continued to serve as aforesaid from the first day of May to the second day of July. The Year aforesaid, when he was for his said Services Honourably discharged at Reading Penn. for one Four duty two Months by the written certificate of Captain

no 2 Starkly. That he has also lost or mislaid said discharge. That he entered a third service drafted into Captain George Reams Company and 4 th Class Militia Musquetry entered in Cummertownship Berks Co. Penn. To the best of this applicant knowledge was on the 7 th day of October A d Seventeen hundred and Eighty one in this service marched from Reading Penn To Newtown Bucks County Penn. The Reg t formed there and was commanded by Colo Joseph Viester & Major Daniel Reicher. That he continued this service from the seventh day of October To the twelfth day of December the year aforesaid when he was Honourably discharged at Reading Penn for one Tour of duty two Months by the written certificate of Captain G. Reams on account of the lapse of time I am much deprived of obtaining Testimony in my behalf John Ulrich of Berks County entered this service with me we both entered Captain Reams Co p on the same day and said Ulrich served with me with the above mentioned officers I am now deprived of his Testimony owing to his decease several years has elapsed since his decease. I have in my power the Testimony of Joseph Schnable a Resident of Berks County Penn. he served with me two Months in Captain John Wirtmans Co p he could not testify to the precise day on which I entered said Co p this is owing to being confined a bed nearly three years and is in body very weak, said Jos Schnable is in the receipt of a Pension Annuity from the United States and if my memory serves me I believe that said John Ulrich was in his lifetime also in the receipt of a Pension Annuity from the United States. I am also at a loss in the decease of Jacob Petry a Revolutionary Soldier on account of his Death I am also Deprived of his Testimony in my behalf he if surviving could have fully proved my three Tours of Services my reasons for not applying sooner for a Pension is as follows I was fully determined not to apply until Old Age & bodily infirmities

no 3 prohibited me from Manual Labour I now stand in need of my Country's Assistance I am far advanced in Old Age and unable to perform Manual Labour for my support, I have honestly and Obediently served three full Years of duty each of them Two full Months amounting to five Months Services rendered as aforesaid and for that Amount of Time I claim a Pension in all of my said Services I was Drafted I have no Church Record of my Age only a Family Record I was Born on the Ninth day of February AD one Thousand Seven hundred and sixty Born in the Township of Curwens in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania where I now reside and I have never changed my Residence only during the Time in which I was in the said Services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State. That he was acquainted with the following Named Persons who was in the service of the U S A in the Revolutionary war Captain Jacob Bower do Captain Peter Nagle do Captain Geist Colo Hunter colo Nicholas Stitz Colo Daniel Wodree { Seargeant Nicholas Sott Henry Neider James Heaton Philip Nagle a Drummer and many others as also Doctor Otto who attended the Hospital Given and subscribed in Open Court on this 29 th day September AD 1842 before Matthias V. Richard one of the Judges of the said Court.
David Spring
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above named David Spring the Applicant is of the age as he has stated Eighty two years and part, and that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories inscribed by the War Department that the above named

David Gring the applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that the applicant is entitled to credit on his oath and statements by him made to the foregoing Declaration and in Testimony whereof the said Court have hereunto set their hands and subscribed the same in their Court now sitting for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania on this 29 day of September A.D. 1842.
W. Brubaker
Pro tem Clerk
M. V. Richards a Judge of Berks County
Adams a Judge of Berks County
I have known David Gring for thirty years. He has always borne the character of an honest man, was indeed always noted for integrity, truth & honor. Reduced from wealth to comparative poverty, is, I believe, the only reason why he now applies for a pension.
Hen R. Muhlenberg Reading Penn a . Sep 29. 1842

35.396
David Goings Pennsylvania

NO 5
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County ss
Be it known that on the 24th day of September A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and forty two before me Wm Schoener a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks Penna Personally appeared Joseph Schnable a Resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath depose and says that he this Deponent is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and that he this Deponent was formerly a Member in Captain John Witmans Company of Musquetry in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that this Deponent knows of his own knowledge that David Gring of Berks County Penna entered Captain John Witmans Company in the Month of August A.D. 1776 and that said David Gring was in Regiment Commanded by Col. Joseph Heister and that David Gring continued in this service during the Months of August September until some time in the Month of October being a full term of two months and that said Gring did not leave said Company until the said Company was discharged To the best of this Deponents knowledge
Sworn and subscribed this 24th day of September A.D. 1842.
before me Wm Schoener J.P.
his Joseph Schnable
I Wm Schoener a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks do hereby certify that Joseph Schnable above named Deponent is entitled to credit on his oath and statements by him made that credit is an and ought of Right to him be given and that his Testimony will be received as such in any court of Justice I further certify that Joseph Schnable above named

No 6 is unable To appear in open court on account of Bodily infirmities and Old Age I am exceedingly informed That the Deponent Joseph Schnable has and is now confined to his bed nearly for a term of three years in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and subscribe the same at Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania on this 24 th day of September A D 1842
Wm Schoener

I Benjamin Tyson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the accompanying pages numbered from one to four contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Young for a Pension and I do further certify that the pages hereunto attached and numbered five and six contain the affidavit of Joseph Schnable and certificate of the credibility of the Deponent Joseph Schnable and that William Schoener Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and the said certificate of credibility and by him subscribed is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks. Penn a he is duly commissioned and authorized to administer oaths and I also certify that his signatures hereunto are truly genuine and in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court and subscribed my Name and Quality at Reading Berks City Penn a on this 29 th day of September A d 1842 Benjamin Tyson, Prothonotary

Jan: 7 th 1852
Copy of David Grings Applica- tion for a pension
Pa
Act 7 th June 1832
No agent mentioned
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State of Pennsylvania Berk County ss:
On this 29. day of September, One thousand eight hundred and forty two in open Court of Common Pleas now sitting for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared David Gring a resident of the County of Berks and State aforesaid, before the Honorable John Banks Esqr President Judge of the said Court. David Gring aged eighty two years and past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7- 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution and under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he entered a Reading Penna drafted into Captain John Witman's Company Musketry on the twelfth day of August A.D. 1776 and that he was in Regt commanded by Col. Joseph Heister and that in this service he marched from Reading via a certain place called the Yellow Tavern from here to Trenton from here to Newtown in the County of Bucks Penna. That he continued said service from the 13 th day of August to the fifteenth day of October the Year aforesaid, when he was honorably discharged at Reading Penna for four duty two months service rendered, by the written discharge of Captain John Witman, said discharge has

Since the said war been lost or mislaid. That he entered the second service drafted at Reading Penn into Captain Stahly's Comp a Militia Musquetry en- tered A.D. 1777 on the first day of May in this service I was chosen a guard for the purposes of guar- -ding Ammunition waggons & Military stores in and near Reading and that in this service he was not attach'd to Reg t that he continued to serve as afore- said from the first day of May to the second day of July, the year aforesaid, when he was for his said services honorably discharged at Reading Penn a for one term of duty two months by the written Certificate of Captain Stahly That he has also lost or mislaid said discharge. That he entered a third service drafted in Captain George Reams Company and 4 th Class Militia Musquetry entered in Centre Township Berks Cty. Penna to the best of this Applicant's knowledge was on the 1 th day of October A.D. Seventeen hundred and eighty one in this service I marched from Reading Penna to Newtown Bucks County Penna The Reg t formed there and was commanded by Col s Steph n Hoister & Major Daniel Kercher that he continued this service from the seventh day of October to the twelfth day of December the year aforesaid when he was honorably discharged at Reading Penna for one term of duty two months by the written certificate of Captain J. Reams on account of the lapse of time I am much deprived of obtaining testimony in my behalf. John Ulrich of Berks County entered this service with me we both entered Captain Reams Comp a on the same

day) and said Ulrich served with me with the above mentioned officers. I am now deprived of his testimony owing to his decease, several years has elapsed since his decease. I have in my power the testimony of Joseph Schnable a Resident of Berks County Penn he served with me two months in Captain John Witmans Co as he could not testify to the precise day on which I entered said Co as , this is owing to being confined a bed nearly three years and is in body very weak said Mr Schnable is in the receipt of a Pension Annuity from the United States and if my memory serves me I believe that said John Ulrich was in his life time also in the receipt of a Pension Annuity from the United States. I am also at a loss in the decease of Jacob Petry a Rev- olutionary Soldier on account of his death I am also deprived of his testimony in my behalf, he if surviving could have fully proved my three tours of services. My reasons for not applying sooner for a pension is as follows. I was fully determined not to apply until old age & bodily infirmities prohibited me from manual labour, I now stand in need of my Country's assistance I am far advanced in old age and unable to perform manual labour for my support, I have honestly and obediently served three full tours of duty each of them two full months Ammounting to six months services rendered as aforesaid and for that amount of time I claim a pension in all of my said services I was drafted, - I have no Church record of my age only a Family

no 4.
Record I was born on the ninth day of February A.D. one thousand seven hundred and fifty born in the Township of Curner in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, where I now reside and I have never changed my residence only during the time in which I was in the said services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state. That he was acquainted with the following named persons who was in the service of the U. S. A. in the Revolutionary war Captain Jacob Borer do Captain Peter Nagle do Captain Geist Colonel Hunter Colonel Nicholas Lotz Colonel David Udrey Sergeant Nicholas Lott. Henry Weider James Heaton Philip Nagle a drummer and many others as also Doctor Otto who attended the hospitals.
Known and subscribed in Open Court on this 29 th day September A.D. 1842 before.
David Gring.
Matthias C. Richards One of the judges of the said Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named David Gring the applicant of the age as he has stated eighty two years and past, and that after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War

Department That the above named David Gring the applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that the applicant is entitled to credit on his oath and statements by him made to the foregoing declaration and in testimony whereof the said Court have hereunto set their hands and subscribed the same in open court now sitting for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania on this 29. day of December A.D. 1842
M c Banks
Pres t Judges
M c V. Richards a Judge of Berks County.
W m Addams a Judge of Berks County
I have known David Gring for thirty years he has always borne the character of an honest man, was indeed always noted for integrity, truth, & honor. Reduction from wealth to comparative poverty, is, I believe the only reason why he now applies for a pension
Helen A. Michlenbergs
Reading Penn a Sep r . 29. 1842 —

State of Pennsylvania Berk County ss.
Be it known that on the 24th day of September One thousand eight hundred and forty two before me M rs Schoerner a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks Pen a personally appeared Joseph Schnable a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and says that he this deponent is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States And that he this deponent was formerly a member of Captain John Witmans Company of Munro's Battery in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war And that this deponent knows of his own knowledge that David Gring of Berks County Pen a entered Captain John Witmans Company in the month of August A.D. 1776 And that said David Gring was in Regiment commanded by Colo. Joseph Keister and that David Gring continued in this service during the months of August September until some time in the month of October being a full term of two months and that said Gring did not leave said Company until the said Company was discharged to the best of this deponent's knowledge.
Sworn and subscribed
this 24th day of September A.D. 1842
before me.
M rs Schoerner J.P.
his Joseph X Schnable mark

I W m Scholner a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks do hereby certify that Joseph Schnable above named deponent is entitled to credit on his oath and statements by him made that credit is an and ought of right to him be given and that his testimony will be received as such in any Courts of Justice. I further certify that Joseph Schnable above named is unable to appear in open court on account of bodily infirmities and old age I am credibly informed that the deponent Joseph Schnable has and is now confined to his bed nearly for a term of three years in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed the same at Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania on this 24 th day of September A.D. 1842.
W m Scholner
I Benjamin Tyson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the accompanying pages numbered from one to four contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David King for a pension. And I do further certify that the pages hereunto attached and numbered five and six contains the affidavit of Joseph Schnable and Certificate

No. 8
of the credibility of the deponent Steph Schnable and that William Schoener Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made and the said Certificate of Credibility and by him subscribed is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berks Penn, he is duly Commissioned and Authorized to administer oaths and I also Cer- -tify that his signatures hereunto are truly genuine and in testimony whereof I have here- -unto affixed the seal of the said Court and sub- -scribed my name and Quality at Reading Berks By Penn on this 29 th day of September A D 1842
Benjamin Tyson Prothonotary

Oct 3 1842
Ph.
Original
Honourable James L. Edwards C. of Pensylvania
Washington D.C.
FREE

Reading Penna
1842
Hon James L Edwards Esq
Sir I have enclosed the Declaration and Testimony in the case of David Gring for a Pension. This Old man I am personally acquainted with he is without doubt a Person of good Character for veracity and is much respected as such he has many times related to me of his Revolutionary services and many years have elapsed since he related the same to me he has often said to me that he had served three years of duty in the Revolutionary war and that he would not apply for a Pension until Old Age and infirmities would prohibit him from performing labour he is poor and comes before his country for the usual relief in such cases made & provided when the case has been tested upon Mr Edwards will have the kindness to report the results to me I oblige should the war Department Pension office have any Documents in possession of the following Captains viz Capt n John Pitman Capt n Stahly Captain George Ream it may probably shed a light to his the applicant's claim & subject
I remain Sir Respectfully your Obedient Servt
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

Jan 10 - 1857
Asking certificate of Pension of David Livingston in behalf of his widow -
Samuel Levan Hon J. C. Heath Reading Pa Commissaire of Pensions Pa 52 Washington D.C. Please examine this on receipt at Pension Office
Copy

City of Reading January 18 th 1851 Hon. S. P. Hesth Commissioner of Pensions etc
Dear Sir will you be so kind and issue a Certificate duly authenticated under the authority of Your Department That Daniel Grubb deceased of the County of Berks & State of Pennsylvania was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty Dollars Per Annum, under the act of June 7 th 1832 His Widow has applied to me, and I have drawn her Index and am ready to forward same to our Pennsylvania Legislature in order to secure a benefit from that branch You will Confer a kind favor by giving a Certified instrument in writing showing that he was a Pensioner of the United States which Certificate will require to be duly authenticated This Certificate you would Confer a kind favor by executing the same as early as is possible so that Your Certificate may accompany my other Documents & by dispatching will much oblige as the said Widow is poor, and the Object is honest
I am Sir Respectfully Your Obedient humble Servant
Hon. S. P. Hesth Commissioner
Samuel Levan Jr.

35.396
David Gring Pennsylvania
Admitted
Private 6 mo. $20 - Capt. Witman Col. Keystone Pa
Act 7 June 1882
Samuel Levan Reading Pa

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
4335.
P. O.
Davia Grings
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18

Rev. trap
8603 INVALID.
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File No. 8603
David Gring Priv. Boer War
Act: June 7 th / 32
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]