Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,614, Levi Griffith, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Griffith, Levi
S 39614
{ B.L.Wt 837 - 200 - Lieut. Issued Feb. 13, 1797 No papers.
CONTENTS

8, 241
Pennsylvania
Levi Griffith 4 of Fayette Co. in the state of Penn a , who was a Lieut. in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wayne of the Penn a line, for the term of six years. War
scribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of March 1818 and sent to Judge Hinley Uniontown, Pa.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 185.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819 120 - 9. 8/31 — $305.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
died Jan 30, 1825 see my ency book Cth Amm 10
Jan 30. '25

At to the A. Stewart June 30 '46
1868
Jun 24 Mrs SW H Egan with brief items that no Griffiths positively identified Letters in File 39.625) — Prior
Memoranda sent to John J. O'Leary 4 Oct 1890 Memoranda

W. H. Stewart June 30 '46
1888
Jun 29 Mrs W H Egan with brief items that no Ginkgo positively identified Letters in file 39.625) - Prior
Stewart sent to John J. Hopkins 4 Oct 1890 Memoranda

Fayette County
Pennsylvania To Before me one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Personally appeared
Levi Greffeth aged 82 years who has been a resident of only that he now resides with his son in Virginia this County near 24 years and still continues such is who being affirmed according to law saith that he entered into the service of his country in the year 1876 in January in the rank of sergeant in the fourth Regiment then commanded by Col. Antony Wayne and his commission of lieutenant which will accompany this information will show a later engagement in the Revolutionary war he continued in the same grade and same Regiment during the war and then returned home from Philadelphia his situation in life at present is so reduced as that he needs assistance from his country for support and he doth hereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore allowed him by any of the laws of the united States Affirmed and subscribed before
me this 28 th of May 1878 Witness my hand seal James Finley Esq. Levi Greffeth
I do further certify that I am fully satisfied the affiant has an unblemished character as to truth and honesty
I James Finley judge as aforesaid James Finley do hereby certify that from my long and late knowledge of above informant that he has no means of support but what is derived from the very indigent circumstances of his family connections Witness my hand and seal this 23 rd of Febry 1879 James Finley Esq.

Fayette County Pa. ss. I John H. Blair Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for said County do certify that the within named James Tenley before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of so doing and still is Junior associate judge of said court and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as well within court of justice as thereout. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this twenty eighth day of May eighteen hundred and eighteen John H. Blair Proth'y

(The lady's certificate of the  the  circumstances  circumstances  of  of  her  her  marriage  marriage there is no record as to the time of entering the the  the  the 17th Feb 1874 WATSON

Fayette county in the State of Pennsylvania } Fourteenth Judicial district
On this sixth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county Levi Griffith aged eighty two years and three months, resident in Wharton Township in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows. VIZ. In Colonel Anthony Wayne's Regiment in Chester county Penn a Captain Frazer's Company of which he was first lieutenant. And the date of his original discharges was on the 22 d of May 1818
June 7 th 1820 Sworn to and declared in open court
Levi Griffith
John P t Blair Presby
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 15 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposal of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not now has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any in common other than what is contained in the schedule herewith annexed and by me subscribed
Levi Griffith
Sworn to and declared in open court
June 7 th 1820
John P t Blair Presby
A schedule of my property
  1 Mare and Colt $65 also a tract of land in the county of Mercer and secured by me of no value. It was granted to me by the United States eighteen years ago, but upon sending my sons to improve the land they consumed it of so little worth that they returned without any improvement.   3 Cows 45   2 Calves 8   Seven or eight Sheep 12   Four hogs 10   one table 2   one old chest 1   one bakers oven 2   two pots 3   one old winding horse 2   one old shovel 2   $150 
Levi Griffith

The following is a schedule of the sums I am in debt
To John Freimble $280 also a few small debts that } 20 may amount to _____
Debts due to me
From Christian Miller $100
Levi Griffith
Sum to and due and in open court
7 th June 1820 John H Blair Prothonotary
I John H Blair Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas Fourteenth Judicial district in and for Fayette County and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and fifty dollars. That the amount of debts due by the applicant is three hundred dollars. and the amount of debt due him is one hundred dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said court at Uniontown the seventh day of June AD 1820
John H Blair Prothonotary of the Court of Com: Pleas. 14 th Jud. Dist.
See No 22 May 1828
2241 22 May 1828
Levi Griffith

September 28, 1935
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BA-J/MCS Levi Griffith, S. 39614
Miss Hazel G. Siberts 802 S. Iowa Avenue Washington, Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of September 20, 1935, requesting information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers named Levi Griffith.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 39614, based upon the military service of Levi Griffith, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
He entered the service in January, 1776, as ensign in Captain Frazer's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment, serving in Chester County; he was commissioned first lieutenant of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, January 1, 1777, and served until the close of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 28, 1818, at which time he was living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
In June, 1820, he was aged eighty-two years and three months and was living in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He referred to his sons, one living in Virginia, but he did not give their names. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Levi Griffith died January 30, 1825.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 29 46
Levi Grafton
Dear Sir,
Rev. Schwartz (M)
Hon. A. Stewart Oct 22
Levi Grafton Esq. Com of Pensions War Dept.
181

Bonn - 2 Rpts
26 June 46
St. Lawrence Is 14.11.1946 Dr. Sir
Will you be so good as to furnish me an answer to the inquiries contained in the enclosed letter and oblige
Yours respectfully
A. Stewart
P.S. please return the enclosed letter with yr answer

June 27, 1935
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BA-J/MCS Levi Griffith, S. 39614
Mrs. W. T. Bishop 616 W. 6th Sedalia, Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Levi Griffith, a Revolutionary War soldier who died in 1825 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 39614, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Levi Griffith.
He entered the service in January, 1776, as ensign in Captain Frazer's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment, serving in Chester County; he was commissioned first lieutenant of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, January 1, 1777, and served until the close of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 28, 1818, at which time he was living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
In June, 1820, he was aged eighty-two years and three months and was living in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He referred to his sons, one living in Virginia, but he did not give their names. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Levi Griffith died January 30, 1825.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

January 24, 1929
Honorable S.A.Kendall House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Kendall:
In response to your letter of January 18, 1929, relative to information desired by Mr. Darrell W. Smiley, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, which was transmitted from the office of the Adjutant General, War Department, I have the honor to advise you as follows:
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39614, it appears that Levi Griffith entered the service in January, 1776, as an ensign in Captain Frazer's Company, in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania Regiment; He was commissioned first lieutenant of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, January 1, 1777 and served until the close of the Revolution. in Chester Co Pa
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 28, 1818, at which time he was living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
In June, 1820, he was aged eighty-two years and three

months and was living in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Reference was made to his sons and one lived in Virginia. names not given The name of his wife is not given.
Levi Griffith died, January 30, 1825.
This is the history of the only soldier by the name of Levi Griffith that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

616 W. 6th
Sedalia, Mo.
June 17, 1935
Pension Commissioner
Veterans Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear sir,
From the Pa. State library I have the suggestion I might find some help which I am waiting concerning Levi Griffith who died in Fayette Co. Pa. 1825 (Jan. 30). I should like to have the names, dates of any and all of his family which may appear on his pension records. I am especially interested in having names of his sons, as it seems my Griffith lineage may go back to him. Accord- ing to Pa. Arch. he was made 1st lieut. 11-1777. in 5th Pa. I wonder if he was a son of Griffith Griffiths who settled in Chester Co. 1715. Thanking you for any favor, Very truly Mrs. W. T. Bishop.

A.G.201(Griffith, Levi)1-18-29)ORD
1st Ind.
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War Department, A. G. O., January 21, 1929. - To the Commissioner of Pensions.
1. Transmitted to the Bureau of Pensions and Honorable S. A. Kendall, House of Representatives, so informed by letter a copy of which is hereto attached.
C. H. Bridges Brigadier General, Acting The Adjutant General. By A.
2 Inclosures:
(1) Letter dated 1-16-29. (1) Copy of letter dated 1-21-29.
Hon. S. A. Kendall desires hist. of Levi Griffith for Darrell W. Smiley Uniontown, Pa.

802 S. Iowa Ave Washington, Iowa Sept. 20, 1935
A. D. Hiller, Exec. Ass. Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Only me -
Is there any record in your office of a pension being given to wife or family of Lieut. Levi Griffith of the Fourth Penna. Battalion, a soldier of the Revolutionary War? If so what was his wifes name and those of his children if given? Levi Griffith died Fayette County Jan. 30, 1825 according to Pa. Archive records.
There is another Levi Griffith who died in Fayette Co, Pa. in 1813. Is there any record of this man, his wife, children and pension?
I should appreciate any information you may have on these men.
Yours truly, (Miss) Hazel G. Liberts

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File No. 89 614
Levi Griffith Lient Peter Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Churton Co. St. 1874 16 Pay. 1874  1874  1874 } Gen 1736 4 th Nov 1874

Apr. 29-1902 Inv. G. Boggs Clayton Del
Dec-6-1902
To above - name of wife mak slote - Now to get date of last pay nit.
1929 Jan. 24 hist. to Hon. J. A. Kencal for Darrell W. Smiley Mrs.
1935 June 27, hist. to Mrs. W. T. Bishop Mrs.
1935 Sept. 28, hist. to Miss Hazel G. Diberts Mrs.

N o 2
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Levi Griffith Esquire, Greeting. We, Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO, by these presents constitute and appoint you, to be a Lieutenant in the fifth Pennsylvania Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 1 st day of January A.D. 1777: You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do hereby charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as a Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of the Army, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress forementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board West
Secretary of the Board of War
Witness his Excellency: JOHN HANCOCK Esquire President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the tenth day of April A.D. 1779, and in the third Year of our Independence
JOHN HANCOCK