York County PA Archives Military Records.....Anderson, Andrew December 24, 1834
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Pension Application Of Andrew Anderson, National Archives Microseries M804, Roll __, Application #S8026
Wayne County, Ohio}
	On this 24th day of December, 1833, personally appeared before me, an 
associate judge of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Wayne in 
the state of Ohio, Andrew Anderson, a resident of the county of Wayne and state 
of Ohio, aged 72 years and six months, who having being by me duly sworn 
according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration…:

That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man under 
Captain Furry of the Pennsylvania militia in the county of York in the state of 
Pennsylvania. That he was twice drafted out to serve in the militia in York 
County in the state of Pennsylvania. That he was at each time drafted out for a 
tour of six months each and served said two tours of duty in the militia under 
said Captain “Furry,” a captain in the York County militia in the state of 
Pennsylvania, and the lieutenant’s name was Christian Sinn, who had been a 
butcher in Little York previous to his entering the service, and the major of 
the regiment was William Bailey and the colonel who commanded the regiment to 
which the applicant belonged was Colonel Davis.

That this applicant served his two tours of duty in the militia under his 
officers above named and that he was drafted out to serve in the county of 
York, in the township of Hopewell, of said county in the state of Pennsylvania. 
That this applicant was stationed during a part of his said two tours of duty 
at Little York, and a part of the time the company to which this applicant 
belonged was stationed at a place called Gettys-burgh in the state of 
Pennsylvania. That, whilst at Gettysburg, the part of the regiment that went to 
Gettysburg was commanded by Major William Bailey, the major of the regiment, 
and that whilst at Gettysburg, the drafted militia of the county of York joined 
the drafted militia of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. That, whilst at 
Gettysburg, the drafted militia of Franklin county was commanded by a colonel 
whose name was Colonel “Stoll.” That the adjutant of the regiment of the 
militia from Franklin County was Adjutant Russell, and the major of the 
Franklin County militia was Major George Swingley. That they all served at the 
time this applicant was in the service at Little York and at Gettysburg.

That this applicant entered the service on his first six months tour of service 
on the 1st of September 1777 and served to the first of March 1778, and was 
then verbally discharged by his Captain Furry, who commanded this applicant. 
That he never received and written discharge whatever.

That this applicant did a second time as above mentioned after being so 
discharged, once more enter the service under his second tour of duty as a 
militia man in York County in the state of Pennsylvania under his officers 
above named and served a second tour of six months under the same officers who 
commanded this applicant during the first tour of six months. That this 
applicant was, such 2nd time, drafted in Hopewell Township, York County, state 
of Pennsylvania as above mentioned. That this applicant was such second time 
drafted out for said period in the first of June 1778, and served from the 
first of June to the first of December 1778 in the militia York County state of 
Pennsylvania. That this applicant was, for some time, stationed at Little York, 
and for a part of the time thy were at Gettysburg, and a part of the time this 
applicant was stationed at a place called Williamsport on the Potomac River, 
and from thence they were marched back to Little York, and after the expiration 
of his said second tour of six months, was again verbally dismissed from the 
service by Captain Furry as above mentioned at Little York, state of 
Pennsylvania, where on the first of December 1778, this applicant was once more 
verbally dismissed from the service, having served under the said two drafts 
for the space of one year between the periods above mentioned.

That this applicant was once more drafted out to serve for a third time in the 
militia of York County in the state of Pennsylvania in said Hopewell Township 
above mentioned. That this applicant entered the service the third time under 
said Captain Furry and Lieutenant Sinn above mentioned. That this applicant was 
drafted sometime in the year 1781, this third tour for six months as above 
mentioned. That this applicant served under said third tour of duty for a 
period of three months from the 1st of September 1781 to the first of December 
1781, making a tour of three months actual service under his third draft. That 
he was drafted for six months, but was after being out in the service three 
months, was verbally discharged form the service by his Captain Furry, under 
whom this applicant served his said three tours of duty as above mentioned and 
specified; making a Revolutionary service of one year and three months of 
actual service in the militia in the state of Pennsylvania. That this applicant 
during his said third tour of militia duty commanded by Captain Furry, his old 
militia captain above mentioned, and major “William Bailey.” That Major Bailey 
was the highest officer in command during his third tour of duty. 

That this applicant, under his third draft, was for most of the time stationed 
at a garrison or fort in the vicinity of Little York, Pennsylvania where the 
soldiers laid a few miles from Little York. That the soldiers built a stockade 
at that place in the woods, where the soldiers built blockhouses to live in; 
that whilst stationed there they built a blockhouse to keep the prisoners in; 
That a portion of the prisoners who had been taken at the capture of Lord 
Cornwallis was sent to that place, where this applicant with the drafted 
militia of York County, under the command of Major William Bailey, who was the 
highest officer at that place in command, was employed to take care and keep 
guard of the British prisoners who had been sent there to be detained as 
prisoners of war. 

That this applicant recollects that whilst so stationed there, he and several 
others went out into the country to get straw to cover their log huts. That 
they got it by the farmers in the neighborhood of Little York. That the farmers 
told the soldiers they might have the straw if the grain was out of it. That 
Major Bailey sent this applicant along with several others to thresh out a 
large quantity of grain, that the soldiers could have the straw for use of the 
soldiers. 

That this applicant assisted in threshing it out, and assisted to bring it into 
the camp. That whilst the British soldiers were stationed at this place, a 
great number of them died of a complaint which seemed to be mortal to the 
prisoners, but did not spread or affect the Americans. That many of the 
prisoners died of the complaint whilst at that place.

That for some of the time, the soldiers had nothing to eat but flour. That the 
soldiers could get no meat. That they got, each man, two pounds of flour, and 
lived on that till they could get meat. They lived on flour, or bread alone, 
without meat, for two or three weeks. That, after they got meat, that the 
soldiers were frequently out of bread as well as meat, during the applicants 
third tour of three months service. 

That this applicant served the said three tours of duty as above mentioned, 
being one year and three months as a private soldier in the drafted militia of 
York County, Pennsylvania, and that during said one year and three months, this 
applicant was not engaged in any civil pursuit, but the whole time was devoted 
to his duty as a soldier of the drafted militia of York County in the state of 
Pennsylvania as above mentioned and set forth. That no living witness can be 
had or procured to prove the above mentioned service other or farther than the 
annexed deposition herewith exhibited and attached.

That the officers under whom this applicant served and who were in the service 
during the time of this applicant’s service are as follows:

Captain Furry, Major William Bailey and Colonel Davis, and Lieutenant Christian 
Sinn. The officers of the Franklin county drafted militia were Colonel Stoll, 
the adjutant was ?Russell?  and Major George Swingley a brother to Captain 
Peter Swingley of the Franklin County drafted militia. That they all served at 
the time I was in the service for the period above mentioned.

Interrogatories:

Where and when were you born? I was born in the county of York, Hopewell 
Township, state of Pennsylvania on the 12th day of May in the year 1761, which 
makes my present age 72 years and six months of age.

Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? I have a copy of an 
old entry, which is taken and copied from an original entry made by my father. 
The original record of my father is long since lost, but I have a copy of it in 
my house at this time, and from that and the best information I always received 
from my parents, I am now 72 years and six months of age.

Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the 
Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? At the time I entered the 
service, at each time that I was drafted, I resided in the township of 
Hopewell, in the county of York in the state of Pennsylvania, and since the 
Revolutionary War, I have lived in York County, Pennsylvania, in Brooke county, 
Virginia, and in Wayne County, state of Ohio, in the township of Perry, where I 
now live. 

How were you called into service? Were you drafted, were you a volunteer or 
were you a substitute for someone? I was three times drafted to serve, for six 
months, each period in the militia of York county, Pennsylvania. In the first 
two drafts I served out, and the third tour of six months, I served only three 
months of the time and was then discharged, making a Revolutionary service of 
one year and three months, all of which time I served as a private soldier.

State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where you 
served, such regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of 
your service. My captain was Captain Furry of York County, PA drafted militia. 
My Lieutenant was Lieutenant Christian Sinn, a butcher of York County, PA 
previous to his entering the service. My major was major William bailey and the 
colonel was Colonel Davis. The officers who was in the service with me at the 
time and commanded a regiment of drafted militia of Franklin County, PA and was 
in the service at the time I served was Colonel Stoll, Major George Swingley, 
and Adjutant ?Burgess? and Captain Peter Swingley, and the above officers 
served with the drafted militia regiment of Franklin County, PA when I served 
and etc.

One circumstance I well recollect was that the mess that I belonged to went out 
one evening whilst we were at Gettysburg, Pa. Some of the soldiers went out and 
got a bee hive full of honey and brought it into camp, and in the morning we 
got the captain and lieutenant to eat breakfast with us for the purpose of 
having our officers eat a part of the honey with us. I expect the soldiers 
stole it, but I do not know positively, whether they stole it or not. We ate it 
and heard no more about it.

Some of the British prisoners of war which we had the care of at the station in 
York County, PA had their wives with them whilst we were guarding them, The 
prisoners’ wives, some of them Tories, came out and would talk and converse 
with us, and I distinctly recollect that some of them were, as they declared, 
themselves heartily glad that the Americans had taken them and their husbands 
prisoners, as they were relieved from the constant perils and dangers of their 
marches and with the ____ troops…

Jerome ?Will, Wayne County, Ohio, May 8, 1834
Honorable J. L. Edwards,
	I herewith enclose to you the pension papers of Andrew Anderson, an 
old, worthy veteran of the Revolutionary War. He is a man of stern integrity 
and excellent moral character and is esteemed as one of our most honest and 
virtuous citizens. He is the father of Colonel John Anderson, of this state. 
The old man’s memory has evidently very much failed. He was out in the service 
about 18 months, but in his amendments to his papers, he claims only for 12 
months service and he cannot sufficiently recollect the precise length of his 
service. The old man most assuredly merits his pension and stands much in need 
of it at this time. He is now very frail. I had much trouble to get him to 
attend before the magistrate in preparing his papers and the amendments. I have 
prepared his amendments to his case as I deemed in pursuance of the instruction 
from the War Department. It is earnestly hoped that the Department will now 
deem him worthy of his small compensation to which his services entitle him. He 
really very much needs and merits it. Your obedient servant, John Faulk. 

Delhi, Feb. 22nd, 1850
Dear sir,
	I send you a copy of the pension papers of my father soliciting you to 
assist me in procuring whatever I may be entitled to through my father’s 
service as a Revolutionary soldier. According to the best of my recollection, 
he died on the 19th day of May, 1846. 

Copy of pension paper
War Department, Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States on the 7th of 
June 1832, Andrew Anderson of the state of Ohio, who was a private during the 
Revolutionary War is entitled to receive $40 per annum during his natural life, 
commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of 
March and the 4 of September in every year. 
	Given at the War Office of the United States, this 20th day of May, 
1834. Lew C____, Secretary of War.

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