MILITARY – REVWAR PENSION:  Henry AMENT, 1832, Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., PA 

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Pension Application Of Henry Ament, National Archives Microseries M804, Roll __, 
Application #S22085
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
     On this 20th day of August, 1832, personally appeared in open court 
before the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Henry Ament of Strasburg 
Township, Lancaster County, state of Pennsylvania, aged about 85 years:

     I was born in York County, Pennsylvania on the 24th of October 1847. I 
enlisted for six months at Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, in Captain 
Graeff’s company, Colonel Cunningham’s battalion of Flying Camp. We marched 
from Lancaster, the place of our enlistment to Philadelphia, proceeded from 
thence through Trenton to Princeton, from thence to Elizabethtown Point and 
Long Island, and on the 27th of August, was in the battle of that place. 

     We then returned to New York and was in it on the 15th of September 
when it was taken by the British. After frequent maneuvering, we proceeded to 
White Plains and was there in battle on the 28th of October. We then crossed 
over to Fort Washington and marched to Brunswick in the Jerseys where we were 
in battle. After leaving Brunswick we marched to Princeton where our term of 
service expired and we returned to Lancaster. After I had served out my time of 
six months, I received my discharge dated February 8th, 1777 and signed by my 
captain, George Graeff. For my discharge, see Philip Meek’s application. Henry 
Ament

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      On this 20th day of August, 1832, personally appeared before the Court 
of Common Pleas in open court, Philip Meek, who being sworn according to law, 
deposeth and saith:

     That he was well acquainted with Henry Ament, the foregoing petitioner. 
That the said henry enlisted with this deponent for six months in the month of 
June, 1776 in captain Graeff’s company of flying camp and served out his full 
term, as by him stated, and that his captain George Graeff gave but one 
discharge for us both, as we enlisted at the same time and departed together. 
Philip Meeks