York County PA Archives Military Records.....Stoyer, John October 13, 1832
Mexican - Pension 
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Pension Application Of John Stoyer, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #S7633
Allegheny County, Maryland, October 13th, 1832, John Tobias Stoyer, aged 70 
years: “That he was 70 years of age on Sept. 20th last past (1832). That he 
entered the service of the United States for 6 months in Mannheim Township, 
York County, Pennsylvania ____ of the year before the capture of Cornwallis 
under Captain Conrad Shearard of the militia, and by him was marched to Little 
York, PA. Was then ?examined by Colonel Robinson and transferred to a company 
under the command of Captain William Wilson of Colonel Robinson’s regiment, 
Chambers-lieutenant colonel.”

“From Little York, was marched to Philadelphia, from thence to Trenton, ___ 
thence to Princeton, thence to Brunswick. The 2nd day after arriving the latter 
place, we joined the army under the command of General Wayne. _____ ___ in 
January following (as he thinks in 1781) sometime in the following  
_______________________- under Captain Copenhofer of ______ Pennsylvania __ ___ 
militia. Bailey-Major, as a substitute for my uncle, Jacob ?Eversold? Whilst in 
this service, was amongst those stationed seven miles below Little York to 
guard some prisoners taken, as is believed, with Burgoyne.” 

“Three days after the expiration of the last named service, I was drafted in 
the 6th class, Pennsylvania militia for two months under Captain ?Foreman. Was 
marched back _______ at the same place and for the same purpose as above 
mentioned. His ____ were John Long, John ?Epley and John Eichelberger, John 
Black and Adam Muler.”

Interrogatories:
“He was born at Codorus Creek, about 15 miles from Little York, on the 20th 
June, 1762. He has his father’s Bible at home in which is recorded the day of 
his birth. He was living in Mannheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania at 
__________ ________________________________ and he then removed to the western 
part of Maryland now called Allegheny County, where he has resided ever since…”
The rest is too faint to make out. 

Michael Smyzer and George M. Swan testified to his service.

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