Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,843, John Hetrich, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Hetrich, John
R. 4,843.
Hedrick
Susanna
CONTENTS

No 14116
Declaration of Susanna Hetrick, wife John Pa
Was not a woman at the death of the husband on 7 July 1838

State of Pennsylvania County of Lebanon
ss.
On the 7 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting John Hetrick a resident of East Hanover Township in the said County of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy five years one month and fourteen years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 June 1832.
That he acted entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I entered the service of the Colonies in the Revolutionary War in Captain Thomas Copenhaver's Company in the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five he is not certain as to the particular time but knows that it was shortly before the taking of New York by the British troops His Colonel was Peter Hetrick his father. That he left home & went to Wrights in Hanover Township afterwards from there they marched down to Lancaster then to the City of Philadelphia they embarked in the City and went about thirty miles up the Delaware River, went through Trenton to Brunswick to Amboy; while at Amboy our time expired and many returned home with our Captain but as volunteers were wanted I remained and served until November with a number of my comrades who turned out of whom I recollect the names of some of my companions in the service and were named, Simon Drey, Christian Stockkey & Henry Mark & Joseph McFarling the first three died in the service and I returned home in the fall later after having served the term in the Company Captain Crain - after I joined Captain Crain's Company we marched about 14 miles further towards New York but the place I do not recollect - think Paulus Hook - we were discharged. I was in the service more than six months from the time I left home until I returned.

home to Wilt from the month of May 1776 to the month of November 1776. Mr. Parley also never returned home but what became of him I do not know but reports said that he died in the service - Great Captain Copenhaver moved to Ohio whose report says he has died - My father the Colonel is also long since dead and Captain Brim came home and lived some time after the war and report says he is long since dead - I never saw the British on Staten Island but never was in battle - After my return I remained in East Hanover Township and have lived there ever since - I do not know any person now living who could testify as to my service who was out with me, but my neighbors Casper Kreiser and Philip Hetrick know that I was out in the service of the Revolutionary war. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. The Record of my age is in the family Bible on a loose piece of paper which is in the hand writing of my father and contains the ages of the rest of his children.
John Hetrick
Joseph Hetrick
Lebanon County state of Pennsylvania ss.
Personally appeared in open court at the same time Casper Kreiser a witness aged 72 years who is entitled to credit as a witness and say after being sworn according to law in open court do hereby declare that he is well acquainted with the above named applicant John Hetrick and has known him ever since he can recollect any body - that he knows that the said John Hetrick marched out with the militia - but does not know how long he was out - it is so long since that I cannot pretend to say, but the fact that he was out, I recollect perfectly for we were near neighbors and I know

that he marked under his father Corland Hetrick, I know Captain Thomas Goppenhauer, both of whom are now dead - I have lived a near neighbor of the applicant John Hetrick ever since and have known him to reside in East Hanover township he is a man of credit and reputation among his neighbors.
Casper + Kreider marks
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 7 th Augt. 1837 M c Clusky J d
Lebanon County Penn s . ss.
Personally appeared before me the in open Court at the same time Philip Hetrick a brother of the said applicant a credible witness age 73 years who being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he knows that his brother marked under Captain Thomas Goppenhauer & his father Colonel Hetrick when this deponent was ably just able to plow and harrow that his father and brother entered the service of the United States during the American revolution that they left home in the spring of the year and did not return home until late in the fall or Christmas month that this deponent and the females had to do the work at home such as Hay- ing harvest and put out the seed in the full day the time that deponents father and his brother the ap- plicants were gone to the wars of the country. That his father Col Hetrick is dead long since and so is Thomas Goppenhauer the Captain of his brother who is also dead.
Philip his Hetrick marks
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the 7 th Augt. 1837 M c Clusky J d

State of Pennsylvania } Lebanon County } p.
Be it known that on the 17 th day of May A.D. 1850 personally appeared in open court Henry Schuff Stierle who being duly sworn - according to law - declared that he has frequently seen Dr. John B. Misch, whose name is appended to the foregoing and before three affidavits write, and that the said three signatures are genuine to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn - and subscribed in } open court the day and year } aforesaid before us the judges } thereof.
Henry Schuff
J. J. Pearson
Henry Schuff
Henry Carmody
State of Pennsylvania } County of Lebanon } p.p.
Application of
John B. Misch
I, David Hoffman Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County do hereby certify that the Hon John J. Pearson, the Hon William Rank and the Hon Henry Carmody whose names are appended to the foregoing affidavit were at the date of the same Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine: and I further certify that John B. Misch was Prothonotary, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Lebanon on the 7 th day of August A.D. 1837. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal this 17 th day of May A.D. 1850.
David Hoffman Prothon

in the State of Pennsylvania, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: In County of Lebanon, ss: We the undersigned, John J. Pearson, President of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify that the Hon. Philip R. Baucus and the Hon. Henry Warmouth, Judges of said Court, a resident of East Hanover Township, County aforesaid, aged eighty-two years, was being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is the following declarant, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows": that she is the widow of John Hedrick, who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, that she believes him to have served more than six months in said army as a militiaman in the manner and form as specified in his own affidavit, which is hereto annexed, and which she has often heard him relate, beyond which relation she has no knowledge of his services.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Hedrick in the then town now Borough of Lebanon by the Rev. Dr. [illegible] some time in the month of [illegible] day of February, Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and eighty-eight, and that her husband the aforesaid John Hedrick, died at the said township of East Hanover, in the County aforesaid on the ninth or tenth day of February A.D. 1846, leaving this deponent his widow, and seven children, to wit; George Isaac, Henry Eve, intermarried to Jacob Kunkelman, Susan, intermarried with David Heilman, Elizabeth intermarried with John Stoum, and Catherine intermarried with John Baumsfardner.

And she the deponent states that she has never again married, but remains and still is the widow of the said John Hedrick, and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety five, to wit in the month of the day of February the 24th A.D. 1788. Seventeen hundred and eighty eight before me, the undersigned authority, appeared Susanna Hedrick known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit and acknowledged that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of February A.D. 1888. Henry Armstrong Notary Public
I, David Hoffman, Prothonotary and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County do hereby certify that John J. Peaslee was the President Judge, and William Rapp and Henry Garmy were Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon County, at the time of signing the foregoing affidavit duly qualified, com- petent and acting as such, and that the sig- natures appended to the said affidavit purporting to be theirs are genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this seventeenth day of May A.D. 1850. David Hoffman Prothonotary

Ames Rev. War Section.
October 8, 1919.
Mary Holdeman, 1337 10 th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 24 th ultimo, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to any John Hetrich ( under any spelling of that name ) other than the one whose history was furnished you August 26, 1919, Rejected File No. 4843.
Pension was never allowed either, to him, or his widow and a statement made by him, August 7, 1837, at East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Penn., relative to his Revolutionary War service, was not filed until his widow applied for pension in 1850.
It is proper to add, that the volume quoted by you, namely; The Census of Pensioners of 1840, was compiled from the returns of the Marshalls of the several judicial districts, under the Act for taking the sixth census, ( see the title page of said book ) and without reference to the records of this Bureau. It contains many inaccuracies, being often incapable of verification. It is therefore probable that John Hetrich may have made some statement as to his services and was improperly reported as a pensioner by the census enumerator.
Very respectfully,
M. C. Fitzgerald Commissioner.
Office note. This affidavit was not even sworn to before Deane until May 17, 1850

N o 14116 Susanna Hedrick wid. of John.
Penn.
Set Hon. Mr. Strong Jan 1850 letter to A. M. Langhorne May 1853. C. C. Tucker Dec 21. 1853.
4843
July 7. 1838.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Ketrich or Kedrick a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 to Nov. 1775 Thos. Koppenhaver Brain Peter Ketrich (his father) Penn.   The pension claim was rejected owing to lack of satisfactory proof of the above noted alleged service  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Hanover Twp. Lebanon Co. Pa.
Date of application for pension, April 11, 1850.
Residence at date of application, East Hanover Twp. Pa.
Age at date of application, 88 yrs.  The soldier was born in 1762
Remarks: Soldier married in Lebanon Pa. Feb. 20, 1788, Susanna Felman. He died in East Hanover Twp. Feb. 7, or 9, or 10, 1846, leaving 7 children, George, Isaac, Henry, Eve mar. Jacob Runkelman, Susan mar. David Heilman, Elizabeth mar. John Stoner, Catherine mar. John Baumgardner.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Copy Paper of Attorney

Power of Attorney
For ascertaining whether any Pensions or increase of arms or Pensions are due the Widows or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners
State of Pennsylvania Union County Pa.
Be it known that before me John Bruner a Justice of the Peace in and for said county) Personally appeared Susannah Hedrick aged Eighty-four years, who being duly cautioned, and then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the widow of John Hedrick, who was a Revolutionary soldier in the State of Pennsylvania, and that he died on the 7th day of February 1845, and that she was married to the said John Hedrick on the 20th day of February 1788, and that they were residents of Lebanon County in the State of Pennsylvania, and that they resided there from the time of their marriage, up to the day of the death of said husband John Hedrick and that she still continues to reside there, and that further more she hereby, by these presents, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and Authorizes, irrevocably and with power of Substitution Abraham M. Farguhar of the City of Washington D.C. As her true and lawful Attorney for her and in her name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the United States Government and State officials her rights in all and in any manner of claims for increase allowance or arrear of Pension or Land that may be due her as widow of John Hedrick who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law she may be entitled.
In Witness whereof she has on this 8th day of September A.D. 1852, hereunto signed her name and affixed her seal Witness: M c Brumner }                      Susannah her Hedrick Seal Samuel Boltz }
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, and I further certify, that she has always by the community been known as the widow of John Hedrick. Dated on this eighth day of September A.D. 1852.
M rs Brunner June 7 th 1889

State of Pennsylvania Lebanon County ss
I hereby certify that Wm Brummer Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgments were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly Commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures above written is genuine.
(Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon County, Penn a ) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County this 9 th day of September A. D. 1852.
David Hoffman, Prothonotary, of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County

Act of July 7. 1830.
Susannah Weadick. widow of John Perry.
Power of Attorney.
to examine claim.
Col. Anderson July 14/33.
Chas. B. Tucker Atty Present.

State of Pennsylvania Lebanon County ss.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Notwithstanding of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County that Isaac Hartwick, the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing declaration and power of attorney is the child of John Hartwick reputed father aforesaid. I further certify, that facts stated by me upon whom the foregoing affidavit and power of attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing, a justice of the peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at Office this eleventh day of July A. D. 1853.
Jos. F. Light Pootey of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon Co.

State of Pennsylvania County of Lebanon ss.
Be it known that on this eleventh day of July A.D. 1883, before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace, in and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Isaac Hedrick a resident of Union Township, Lebanon County aforesaid, and made oath according to law that he is one of the legal heirs of John Hedrick who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the pension act of
That he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my agent may use in prosecuting said claim. Countermanning and revoking all powers of attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint Charles C. Becker of Washington City my true and lawful attorney to prosecute the claim of John Hedrick for any amount of Revolutionary pension, or arrears of pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Herby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness
Isaac Hedrick Isaac Hedrick
Isaac Hedrick
Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Isaac Hedrick to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
Isaac Hedrick
justice of the peace.

Lebanon bounty for Einmalpenn D. for etc Personally appeared before me Christoph D. Gehring one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county of Lebanon this twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1850, who subscribed Casper Kreiser sen who being duly sworn according to law and saith that he does respect the time when John Ketterich was married to his present living widow Susannah in born Lebanon and that the said widow, yet living was the first wife of the said John Ketterich lawfully married to him, and further saith that he the said Casper Kreiser got married in the year A.D. 1792 or 1793 and that the said John Ketterich and Susannah his wife got married before he was married and further saith not taken and subscribed before me Christoph D. Gehring J.P. Casper Kreiser sen. mark

State of Pennsylvania County of Lebanon } s.s.
I, David Hoffman, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Elias- ter D. Gehring was, at the date of the taking of the within affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly qualified, commissioned and acting as such, and that the signature appended to the within affidavit purporting to be his is genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 17 th day of May A. D. 1850.
David Hoffman Prothry

Affidavit of Casper Briscoe
...the within copy is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof Casper Briscoe

Chas. C. Tucker
Feb 21/54

Pension Office
941
Feby 21. 1854
Sir
In answer to your letter of 14 th inst. in the case of Susannah Hedrick, widow of John, of Pa, under the act of 1838, I have to inform you that no application of Martin Meily of Pa is found on the suspended or rejected files of this office under the act of 1832.
If the claim was under any other act please inform me.
Chas. Tucker Esq. Present.

A. M. Farquhar,
May 9/53

Pension Office.
9 th May 1853.
Sir,
In conformity with your request, please find a copy of the only letter of this office relating to the claim of John Hedrick under the Act of 7 th June 1832 and of Susanna Hedrick under the Act of 7 th July 1838: also the form of Declaration under each of said Acts.
The original Power of Attorney, authorizing your agency, must be filed in this office.
A. M c . Farquhar Esq. Washington. D. C.

Susanna H. Hick -
Pa Nov 38

Washington D.C. Feb. 14. 1854.
Hon Loren P. Waldo. Commisioner of Pensions Sir.
I would respectfully ask that the claim of Susanna Hedrick widow of John of Pennsylvania under Act of July 7. 1838. may be taken up and examined.
I am informed that the name of the soldier can be found on the roll of a Company attached to Col Peter Grubbi Regiment. which roll is now on file in your Office having been filed as evidence in support of the claim of Martin Miely of Lebanon Co. Penna. which claim has been rejected or suspended. —
A power of Atty from the claimant has been filed by me.
Very respectfully Your Obt. Servt.
Chas. B. Tucker. —

8 Pension Office May 21 st 1850
I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Susanna Detrick, widow of John Detrick, under the act of 7 May 1838 and of her husband under the act of 7 June 1832, have been examined and filed.
Mrs. Detrick has no claim under the act of 7 May 1838, as she was not a widow at the time of its passage, and before we can issue a certificate in the name of her husband John Detrick, some satisfactory proof from the near of Pennsylvania or from those who were themselves in service with him showing that he engaged in actual service not less than 90 days, must be produced.
John Detrick claims for 6 months. Only which he always was all rendered in one term. His statement must be clearly established to the full extent that he claimed to being here

within the act of 7 June 1832. The manner now plead is not sufficient to show that he knew as much as omniscient
1 June 1850
Hon William Strong Dunn of Mels

Washington Decem: 6. 1852
To the Commissioners of Pensions
Sir
Herewith you will receive a copy of a Power of Attorney, the Original remaining in my hands with a request that you will cause to prepared copies of the letters & letters assigning the reasons of not allowing a pension to John Hedrick, or his widow. I maintain the Application is on the file of the Office under Suspension. John Hedrick was a Soldier of the Pennsylvania Line and died in 1845 leaving the above named widow who is desirous to perfect the proof and obtain the back Pensions and to be placed on the Pension list.
I have retained the original Power of Attorney to enable me to have access to other Bureau. If necessary I will print the original —
Very Respectfully J. M. Farquhar
P.S. I will be obliged to you if you return the copy of Power of Atty herewith sent you. I wish to file one at Harrisburg —
Farquhar

REJECTED
4843
1919 Aug. 26. Henry & Mary Holleman. Rec
P. O. Susanna Holleman
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleged: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as "Not a widow at the date of the Act - husband not pensioned under Act of 1832."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1237 - 10 St N. W.
Washington, D. C. Aug 20, 1919.
Rev Sec 1. 2B
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Do the records of the Pension Office show a soldier of the Revolution from Pennsylvania, by the name of John Hedrick , and who in 1840 lived in East Hanover, Lebanon County, Penna, as drawing a pension?
If so, I would be pleased to know the date of his service and the organization in which he served, and also, if the records show, the date and place of birth.
Thanking you in advance for the courtesy,
I am, Very respectfully,
Mary Holdeman.

Low
1237 - 10th St N. W.
Washington. D. C. Sept 24, 1919.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: In the Census of Pensioners published in 1840, appears the name of John Hedrick or (Hetrick) of East Hanover, Lebanon County, Penn.
or 77 re. with John Detrich P. 114
If consistent with the policy of your office, I would be pleased to receive the record of service of this soldier upon which the pension was granted , and a copy of the certificate .
Thanking you in advance for as early a reply as possible,
I am Very respectfully,
Mary Holdeman
Head at in Aug 1919 & told claim not allowed. This is the only one explains about Census of 1840