York County PA Archives Military Records.....Barnitz, Jacob September 12, 1838
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of The Widow Of Jacob Barnitz, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W3066
York County, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1838, before me, George Barnitz, one 
of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of York County, Mary Barnitz of the 
Borough of York of said County of York, aged 76 years: “That she is the widow 
of Jacob Barnitz who was an ensign in Captain Stoke’s company in Colonel 
Swope’s battalion of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp in the Revolutionary War, who 
entered the service in July 1776 and at the capture of Fort Washington on the 
16th of November, 1776 was wounded and taken prisoner by the enemy under 
General Howe, and remained a prisoner until February 1778, when he was 
exchanged.”

“She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Barnitz on the 
23rd day of September, 1784. That her husband, the aforesaid Jacob Barnitz died 
on the 16th day of April in the year 1828, etc.”

Additional Comments:
From a letter from the War Department to a descendant's written inquiry in 
1939: Mary’s maiden name was McLean, and she was the daughter of Archibald and 
Ann McLean. She was married to Jacob in Work, Pennsylvania. Their daughter 
Rebecca was born October 16, 1790 and son Jacob was born on August 28, year not 
given. Photocopies of the Bible pages are included in the pension application. 
Jacob was born in York County, PA and was the son of Charles and Barbara 
Barnitz. He was wounded in both legs and suffered many hardships during his 
imprisonment. [See text of prison description in this PAgenweb posting about 
prisoners.] He received a disability pension in 1785 as a result of the damage 
he suffered to his legs. See also his account books.

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