Other Court: Jacob Reiner, Revolutionary War Pension Application, 1832: Schuylkill County 

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Jacob Reiner, Revolutionary War Pension Application, 1832, 
         Schuylkill County  (Pension S22458)

State of Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County of October Term 1832

On the 30th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court
before the judges of the County Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill
County now composing a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
Jacob Reiner a resident of Upper Mahantongo Township in the County of
Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania aged between Seventy one and
Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named Officers and served as herein stated.

Some time in the Month of November, in the year 1779 he resided in
Upper Milford Township Northampton County and State of Pennsylvania,
he was then drafter in the Militia and Served for two months and was
regularly discharged. the discharge was verbal and was given to him
by his Captian - Cassimer Greenmoyer now deceased was his Captain. 
Stephan Balliett was the Colonel.  Bleis? was the Major.  Houpt?
Steinberger was the Lieutenant.  Deponent marched with his company
from home to Bethlehem thence to Nazareth thence by the Windgap
thence to Colonel Strout in Northampton County. was stationed in that
neighborhood until he Received his discharge and returned home.

The second time he resided in the same place and about three or four
months after, he turned out voluntarily as a substitute for Jacob
Rodeberger who had been drafted in the militia.  deponent served this
time two months and was again discharged in the same manner by Eis?,
Captain Zairfos the other officers were the same as his first term of
service aforesaid.  this time he marched through the same country as
the first and returned home after serving two months as aforesaid. 
he was engaged in no battle at either time.

About a year after he turned out again, still having resided at the
same place.  this time he also turned out as a substutute for Simon
Kale who had been drafted.  Michael Jacoby was his Captain, John
Balliott was the Lieutenant, John Lyenberger was the Serjeant, and
the general officers were the same as those first stated. this time
he marched from home to Knatenhuten in Northampton County when he was
stationed and served two months when he was again discharged as
aforesaid and returned home.  he was engaged in no battle.

About a year afterward he turned out again having been this time
drafted in the militia.  he resided at the same place Cassimer
Greemoyer was again his Captain and the other officers were the same
as on his first term of Service.  he again served two months and was
discharged as aforesaid.  this time he marched from home to the
Lehigh at a place called the Irish settlement or dry land.  thence
they marched towards Wyoming and came within twelve miles of that
place in which neighborhood they remained watching the Indians until
discharged when they again returned home.

Deponent was born on the 12th September 1761 in Upper Milford
Township Northampton County Pennsylvania.  he continued to reside
there in his fathers house until the year 1782.  he continued to
reside in Northampton County for several years after when he removed
to Berks County and resided there for about four years and then
removed to his present neighborhood where he has continued to reside
ever since.

Deponent saith that his is known by the Reverend John Hemping and
Daniel Mattern. in his neighborhood and whom he believes will testify
as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a
Soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an
annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on
the pension roll of any agency in any State

Sworn and subscribed the 30th day of October AD 1832 in Open Court

Jacob Reiner

Jas. Hammer Prothy