REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - DANIEL BOYER

Contributed by: Barbara Boyer [barb@aningdon.net]
October 13, 2002

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The State of Ohio Licking County ??

On this 30th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court of Common 
Pleas now sitting written and for the County of Licking aforesaid before the 
Judges then of the Daniel Boyer resident of Newton Township in said County. Aged 
seventy seven years on the 9th day of March 1756 was born in Kent County State 
of Delaware his age was recorded in his fathers Bible but which of his fathers 
children has it he is unable to say. Who being duly sworn in open Court doth on 
his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 
provision made by the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States by enlistment for six months at 
his own house in Kent County Delaware on the 1st June 1776 that he served in the 
Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Caldwell in the 2nd Delaware Regiment as a 
sergeant joined the Troops at Dover in said state. Thence they marched to 
Christene Bridge remained there two or three weeks. Thence to Woodbridge New 
Jersey from thence in a short time to Fort Lee on the Hudson River (the troops 
being under the Command of Gen'l Mercer). In about a month afterwards they were 
ordered to Amboy here we remained until the 1st of Dec 1776 during the time the 
troops were stationed at Amboy they were crossed over to Staten Island and had a 
skirmish with the British took eighteen prisoners the British were driven back 
on the last day of his time of enlistment Lord Cornwellis came on and after some 
fighting with our troops they took possession of the place. States that he was 
discharged at Philadelphia having marched on with his Company to that place, 
rec'd a written discharge signed by Col. Patterson, which has been long since 
lost, or distroyed. He states that he was acquainted with the officers of his 
regiment - Col. Samuel Patterson, Major Henry Neal, and Capt. Joseph Caldwell - 
Peter Loper 1st and 2nd Lieut. Coe Cordy

Despondent states that he afterwards rec'd a commission signed by Caesar Rodney 
Governor of State of Delaware in February 1777 as Lieutenant and was stationed 
on the Beach on Jones Neck toward the Coast. Had the command of twenty-five men 
and remained on duty from the first of April until sometime in the month of 
October. When he was discharged from that post six months and more, that he 
continued to hold said commission for two years and had the command of the 
Minute Men to guard the coast bordering upon the state of Delaware and for most 
of the time during the said two years he was actively engaged on duty along the 
coast to prevent the enemy from landing and coming up robbing and plundering the 
farmers bordering along the coast. Has no documentary evidence nor does he know 
of any persons by whom he cape make further proof. He duly 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 agency in any state (signature DANIEL 
BOYER) from to and subscribe in open court

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We Samuel Fogger and Caleb Boyer both residing in Newton Township Licking County 
Ohio do certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Boyer who has subscribed 
and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be about seventy seven 
years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he 
resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and served as he states and we 
concur in that opinion

Signature SAMUEL FOGGER

CALEB BOYER

And the Court do hereby declare our opinion after an investigation of the matter 
and putting the interigatered prescribed by the War Department that the above 
named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States --- That he 
is entitled as near they can determine from his statement to a pension for one 
years service - without including the time in which he says he was employed 
along the coast. Be the length of which he does not state with sufficient 
presuison - And that he Court further certified that Samuel Foggar and Caleb 
Boyer (who have signed & sworn to the above certificate) and that they are 
credible persons, and that their sealment above is entitled to credit obelus

I Amos H Caffee Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing 
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the 
application of Daniel Boyer for a pension (there was no clergyman in the 
neighborhood who could testify in favor of said Boyer in testimony where of I 
have hereunto sat my hand and seal of said Court this 3rd day of December AD 
1832

Signature A H CAFFEE ck

The State of Ohio Licking County

The above named Daniel Boyer personally appeared before me the subscribe a 
Justice of the Peace for said county of Licking whole being duly sworn saith in 
addition to an in a explanation of his declaration as to the first objection to 
?? ???? of his claim - there was no officers of a higher grade than Lieutenant 
on the service in as much he was employed on the coast and none ??? man higher 
than a sergeant - He was appointed under and commissioned by the Governor and 
remained in service under a law of the State of Delaware, it not less than six 
months. He cannot now produce any commission it has long been lost or destroyed, 
nor can he produce two living witnesses to swear that he was a Lieutenant - He 
can produce the deposition of a woman of respectable character who knows that he 
was out, and served as Lieutenant as believes, but this is all the proof he 
could get in this country and he knows of none where he formerly lived. Not 
knowing Whittier the ???? ???? would be if any avail he has not taken the 
trouble to get it to establish his claim as a Lieutenant. If under present 
circumstances he cannot have his claim admitted as a Lieutenant he hopes it may 
be admitted as a private and therefor claims a pension for the following period 
of service viz - six months as secondly within mentioned making in all one years 
service & for then he claims a pension relinquishing all else. Deponent states 
that he was well acquainted with Captain Allen McLane of Delaware who if he was 
now living could testify as to his service, but he ???? ????? understand he is 
dead. There us no clergy man in his neighborhood who can testify as to the 
belief of his age & service but in lieu there of have produced the affidavit of 
two respectable citizens to that effect.

Signature DAVID BOYER

Sworn Subscribed before me this 18th day April 1833

Signature JOHN CUNNINGHAM seal

Justice of the

I Amos H Caffee Clerk of the Court of Common Please of the count of Licking and 
State of Ohio do certify that ???? John Cunningham Esq above named is and was at 
the time of taking the foregoing affidavit a Justice of the peace of said county 
duly commissioned and that the signature above ???? to be his is genuine

??????? where of have here to ??? my hand and Seal of said County May 20 1833

` Signature A H CAFFEE ck