Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34912, John Harkeshimer, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Harkeshimer, John or Harkishimer
S. 34912
CONTENTS

19.817.
Maryland.
John Harkeshimer
of Washington Co in the State of Maryland who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Kirkpatrick of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes in the Virginia line, for the term of 2 years and upwards, from November 1781 to the year 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th day of October 1827.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of October 1827 and sent to Thomas Kennedy Esq Hagerstown Maryland.
Arrears to 4th of March 1828 37. 93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending
$ 37. 93.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
respecting commencement of pension, see letter to T. Kennedy, Esq. Oct. 26. 1827.

20.331
John Harkeshimer
Washington Co
MD
18 March 1818
O. H. Williams
Agastown
MD

State of Maryland, Washington County Set. On this Second day of April 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Washington in the State of Maryland. John Harkesheimer resident in the said County aged Sixty eight years and about Eight months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 8 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820, that he the said John Harkesheimer enlisted for the term of three years some time in the month of November 1781 in the State of Virginia in a company commanded by Captain Henry Bedinger of the Virginia line on Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the disbandment of the Virginia line, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a claim pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any state except Virginia, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension - Because he was able to maintain himself by his personal labour, and did so maintain himself, but finds he can no longer do so, has no person to assist him in day labour - And in pursuance of the act of first May 1820 he does solemnly swear that he was resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed the 18 th March 1818, and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due

to him, nor has he any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed - that since the 18 th of March 1818 the following changes have been made, that about the 18 th March 1818 he possessed eight sheep and two cows, that he now possesses two cows and two sheep, he further declares on oath as aforesaid that he resides on a lot of Mountain Land aforesaid that he resides on a lot of Mountain Land of Six Acres belonging to his Son Peter Warhishimer that he has a wife aged about fifty seven years, who is very infirm, that no other person lives with him - Schedule of property now owned and in his possession viz -
2 Cows - Two Sheep - one old Table, Six Chairs all old - one large Kettle, one Iron pot, one Dutch oven - some plates 8 or 10 pieces & forks, one tin plate stove, one metal tub, some buckets, some legs - one pitch fork, washing tubs, one grubbing hoe Witness John X Warhishimer mark The Kennedy
Sworn to and declared on the Second of April 1827 in open Court - J. H. Williams Clerk
To the H. Williams Clerk of Washington County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule that appears, are truly copied from the record of the 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 thirty three dollars -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven -
J. H. Williams Clerk of the Court for the County of Washington

Berkeley County Virginia ss:
On the 30 th day of March 1827 Henry Bedenger, appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the said County, and made Oath, according to law that he enlisted John Harkeshimer, at Shepherds Town, as a soldier, late in the year 1781 or early in the year 1782 for three years, to serve as such in the Virginia Line, on Continental establishment, that the said John Harkeshimer remained in the service in said line until the close of the Revolutionary War, and was then regularly discharged, —
The affiant further states that said John Harkeshimer is now in the affiant's presence, and is perfectly recollected and recognized by him as the same John Harkeshimer, who enlisted and served as aforesaid, and who now resides, as he states to this affiant, near Boonsboro Washington, Maryland. —
Henry Bedenger, Captain 5 th Virginia Reg t Revolutionary Army —
Sworn to, and subscribed, before me, date above written
Benj - Conegys
State of Virginia
Berkeley County, to wit.
I David Hunter clerk of the County court of Berkeley in Virginia do hereby certify that Benjamin Conegys Gent:, before whom the above affidavit was made, was at that time and still is a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given. In testi-

34 912 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 912
John Barkeshime Pr Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pension Office
FILE
War Department
Washington
Recd Oct 26. 1827.

St Asaph Town Oct 24 1827
This is the last time that I shall trouble you about John Harker himself; — His Certificate has been received — but it appears his Pension is to commence on the 13 th October. — His declaration was made on the 2 nd April 1827 and the former mode was to allow them the Pension from the date of their original declaration. This was the true mode, as what followed in general was only explanation, and so it is in Harker himself. Yours respectfully Can. Geo. Kenedy Ga L. Edwards Esq.

Pension Office FROM War Department Washington.

State of Maryland Washington County.
On the thirteenth day of October 1827 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County personally appeared John Harkeshimer of said County and made oath in due form that he was enlisted as stated in his declaration made on the second day of April 1827 for Washington County Court by Henry Bedinger; - that he served under Capt. Kilpatrick, or Klippatrick, and that his Colonel was called Colonel Hawse - or Horse - for being an illiterate man who has no learning, and is also a German he is not able to give the true pronunciation or spelling of his Colonel's Name, but it sounded like Hawse - that his General was named Muhltenberg and this deponent was with him on James river sworn & subscribed before his John X Harkeshimer me David Brookshurst Mark
Justice of the Peace.

Sir,
Hague Town Oct 13 1827
I enclose you a deposition in the case of John Harkelburne just recd. from Boonsborough. He is a very old and illiterate man, but his identity has been fully proved by Capt. Redding — Colonel H & Ape he mentioned the name of his Colonel when I first asked him — I thought he meant Horse or Dr. Horse, you can easily see whether he was in Kirkpatrick's Company and in the Regiment he mentions. please send on his certificate as soon as he is signed.
Yrs Respectfully
Gen. L. Edwards } Tho. Kenned Washington }