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All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/ *********************************************************************** Joseph Cunningham Revolutionary War Pension W2767 State of Pennsylvania Mifflin County On this 27 day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred & Eighteen Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Mifflin aforesaid Sate of Pennsylvania Personally, appears Joseph Cunningham aged Sixty Six or Sixty Seven years resident in Mifflin County aforesaid who being by me _____duly sworn according to the Law doth on his solemn oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the provisions made by a late 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; That he the said Joseph Cunningham Enlisted in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Seven in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain John Brady of the Twelfth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line from which Regiment he was taken to the third Regiment, Colonel Thomas Craig commandant. That he continued to serve in the _________or in the service of the United States until the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty one when he was discharged at Trenton from the service by General Anthony Wayne, that he was in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now of his service in his possession and the he is not drawing pension from the United States. Sworn to and declared to before me the day and year aforesaid David Beale Joseph Cunningham I David Beale, Judge, in the aforesaid certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he the said Joseph Cunningham did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceeding testimony taken and sworn to before me to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress, given under my hand the 27th day of April 1818. David Beale Pennsylvania Mifflin County I Ephraim Banks, Prothonotary of this court of common pleas in and for Mifflin County in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the above named David Beale esquire was and is one of our associate judges of said courts of common pleas duly appointed and commissioned and that full faith and _____ is and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in courts of justice as thereunto witness my hand and the seal of said court at Lewistown. The sixth day of May AD 1818 E. Banks, Prothy State of Pennsylvania Mifflin County On this 22 day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record held in and for Mifflin County and State of Pennsylvania, Joseph Cunningham, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as following viz; That he enlisted at Northumberland, Pennsylvania in the company of Captain Brady in the 12th Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Col. Cook in the year 1776; was afterwards consolidated into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regt. And that deponent continued to serve until the year 1780 when he was discharged, was at the battle of Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth, and at the Massacre of the Paoli, and in a great number of skirmishes and the deponent applied for and has received a pension under the law of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 but the certificate thereof has been transmitted to the Bank of the United States and that he has it not in his power at present to get the no. or date of it. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the law 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 the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person for me in trust any property or securities contracts or debs due me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz; 1 lot of mountain land with a weavers shop on it containing about 20 acres~~~~~~~~$10.00 1 wheel & 2 pots~~~~~~~$3.00 two cows~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20.00 1skillet 1 coffee pot~~~~~ 1.00 one mare~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20.00 6 spoons 1 churn bucket} 3 sheep~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3.00 & pail } 2.00 3 hogs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6.00 1 table 3 chairs~~~~~~~~ 3.75 Joseph Cunningham ages 67 a laborer but now incapacitated from labor by reason of age & infirmities. Margaret Cunningham aged 60 wife of applicant Mary Cunningham aged 25 years daughter of applicant Deponent has no debts due him but owes sundry persons about $70.00. He now receives a pension of $40 per year from the State of Pennsylvania. Sworn and subscribed in open Court 22nd August 1820 E. Banks, Prot Joseph Cunningham Mifflin County Personally appeared in open court William Conn & Samuel Barton who being duly sworn according to law say that the above appraisement of the property of Cunningham is a fair and a conscionable appraisement according to the best of their knowledge. Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 23rd august 1820 Samuel Barton E. Banks Prot William Conn I, Ephraim Banks clerk of the court of common pleas of Mifflin County being a court of record having general jurisdiction do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property inhibited in the foregoing schedule is $57.75. In testimony wherefore I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal Of the said Court Done at Lewistown in open court this 22nd day Of August A.D. 1920 E. Banks Prot State of Pennsylvania } Juniata County } On the 15th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the hon. Benjamin Kepner one of the associate Judges of the court of common pleas of Juniata County aforesaid Margaret Cunningham a resident of Tuscarora Township in the county of Juniata State of Pennsylvania aged seventy seven or eight years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows: that she was the widow of Joseph Cunningham who was a private in the army of the Revolution. He was in the battle of Brandywine, and Paoli. His residence was in Pennsylvania when he entered the service. This deponent is unable to state in detail the time when he entered the service, his officers, or the particulars of that service. She further states that the said Joseph Cunningham was inscribed on the Pension Dist. Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency by a certificate dated 3rd Nov 1818 as a pensioner of which the following is a true copy - to wit - "War Department" Revolutionary claim "I certify, that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818 Joseph Cunningham late a private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List roll of the Pennsylvania Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred eighteen. Given at the War Office of the United States this 3rd day of November one thousand eight hundred eighteen which is number 4236 and that she is the widow of the ___________Joseph Cunningham mentioned in same certificate. She is unable to give any other evidence of his service nor has she any documentary evidence nor does she know of any person now living who can prove them. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Cunningham on the thirty-first day of January seventeen hundred and eighty-six, that her husband this aforesaid Joseph Cunningham died on the fourteenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service that the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four at this time above she further states that she is unable to go to court to make this declaration due to her great age & as she resides miles from the seat. Sworn & subscribed on the day her & year above written before Margaret X Cunningham Benjamin Kepner mark Personally appeared before the subscriber Daniel Collins and being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Joseph Cunningham from 1807 and that he was drawing a pension from 181 and he died on the 14th of August last - and that Margaret Cunningham the above named applicant and Joseph Cunningham lived together as man and wife. He further says he has seen the certificate of their marriage singed by ________________ in Chester County and she is the widow of the said Joseph Cunningham and remains his widow. Sworn and subscribed by me This 15th day of December Benjamin Kepner Daniel Collins