York County PA Archives Military Records.....Koppenhofer, Michael April 8, 1934
Revwar - Pension 
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Pennsylvania   Michael Coppenhaffer of York Co. in the State of Penna. who was 
a Pr. in the company commanded by Captain Harbaughs of the Regt D commanded by 
Col. Swopes in the Penna line for ....$20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 20 Dollars  costs per annum to 
commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued on the 17th day of April and back to 1834....
Arrears to the 4th of Mch '34          60.00
Semi-ann allowance ending Sep          10.00
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		                      $70.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832}
Recorded by S. T. Spragye, Clerk, Book C, Vol. 5, Page 14 
(Notation:  Died July 28, 1836)
(Image 396 & 397)  State of Penna.   York County
	One this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred 
and thirty four Personally appeared in open court in the court of Common Pleas 
in and for the County of York, Michael Coppenhaffer, a resident of Conawaga 
Township York county in the state of Pennsylvania aged seventy six years, who 
being first duly sworn according to law saith, and doth make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act 
of Congress passed the seventh June eighteen hundred and thirty two.  That he 
_____ the service of the United States, under the following named officer and 
served as _______ after stated.  To wit, that he continued the serving at York 
Pennsylvania as a volunteer in the company of volunteers commanded by York 
Harbaugh, on or about the first day of July seventeen hundred and seventy 
six, - that he remained as a member of Capt. Harbaugh's company through 
Lancaster to Philadelphia, that they went from there in a vessel to Trenton 
New Jersey, and there marched through N. Jersey to Amboy.  From Amboy they 
marched to Bergen, that at Elizabeth Point he enlisted into the Flying Camp in 
the comapny commanded by Capt. Michael Smyser in the regiment of Col. Michael 
Swopes for the term of six months, that he served the whole time of the six 
months for which he enlisted, that he has no discharge, that at the time Capt. 
Swope was taken prisoner, he was laying sick in the neighborhood of fort Lee, 
that he lived in the County of York at the time he volunteered, but was a 
_______ of Lancaster County in this state, of that part, now Lebanon County.  
That he humbly relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 
except this present, and declares that his name is not on this pension roll of 
the agency of any state, and further saith not.    [sig] Michael Coppenhaffer
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid in open court as 
aforesaid.  The word appeared in the _____ and the words "at York 
Pennsylvania" being first interlined_______ the words "at York Pennsylvania" 
being interlined in the _____ from top.  Walter Franklin
	Yourk County, State of Penna:  Personally appeared in open court in 
the Court of Com. Pleas of York County on the eighth day of April eighteen 
hundred and thirty four Andrew Smith, aged eighty six years, who upon his 
solemn oath taken according to law saith that he enlisted from York, York 
County, Penna. as a colunteer in the company of Capt. Yost Harbach in the 
early part of July seventeen hundred and seventy six, to Phila. through 
Lancaster from there to Trenton, N.J. in a boat, or vessel and marched from 
there to Amboy and Bergen.  That Michael Coppenhaffer the above applicant was 
a member of said company, & marched with them, and that after they had arrived 
at Bergen or in that neighborhood he Michael Coppenhaffer enlisted in the 
Flying Camp, and marched to .....

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