| Record Group: | Department of Defense |
| Subgroup: | Adjutant General's Office (Revolutionary War) |
| Series: | Abstracts of Federal Pension Claims, 1810s-1840s |
| Accession #: | 1968.001 prob. |
| Series #: | SDEA1003 |
| Guide Date: | 9/1998 (JK) |
| Volume: | 15.5 c.f. [31 boxes]; 12 reels [35-mm] |
Content Note | Contents | Reel List
| Institutional History During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress established basic guidelines for granting service pensions, but left their actual administration to the states. On August 26, 1776, in its first general act regarding pensions, congress resolved to provide half pay for servicemen (including those on naval vessels) who, as a result of disabilities incurred while in the service of the United States, were not capable of earning a living. The payment would continue for the duration of the disability. Subsequent legislation changed the rules for claiming a pension many times over. In most cases changes were beneficial to those who had served, resulting in greater eligibility for claimees. (See Appendix A for list of major pension legislation.) Ultimately, the government established three basic types of pensions:
The actual administration of pensions was transferred from the states to the federal government in 1789, soon after of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Specific application procedures varied according to the act under which benefits were sought. Generally speaking, the applicant had to appear before a court of record in his state of residency and describe the service for which he was claiming a pension. To claim a widow's pension, information concerning her marriage to the veteran must be provided. In either case, the application and any supporting papers, certified by the court, were then sent to the official responsible for administrating the act under which the claim was made, usually the secretary of war or commissioner of pensions. The applicant was then notified of his status - rejected, approved, or pending eligibility (further proof had to be supplied). If approved, he was placed on the roll and paid semi-annually through federal pension agents. |
Bibliography National
Genealogical Society. Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications
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These abstracts are condensed versions of original federal claims located in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. Arranged alphabetically, they give the applicant’s claim number, rank, state, and general service record. Widows’ claims are also included in these abstracts. |
| Box 1 |
| Abbott - Ayres |
| Box 2 |
| Bacon - Bennett |
| Box 3 |
| Bereman - Boyle |
| Box 4 |
| Bradford - Butterfoss |
| Box 5 |
| Cahill - Christie |
| Box 6 |
| Clair - Cook |
| Box 7 |
| Coolbaugh - Cuyzer |
| Box 8 |
| Dailey - Disbrow |
| Box 9 |
| Dodd - Ewing |
| Box 10 |
| Fagan - Furman |
| Box 11 |
| Gage - Gwinnup |
| Box 12 |
| Haas - Heath |
| Box 13 |
| Hedden - Housler |
| Box 14 |
| Howard - Jobs |
| Box 15 |
| Johnson - Kittle |
| Box 16 |
| Kline - Lisk |
| Box 17 |
| Little - Martin, Gershom |
| Box 18 |
| Martin, James - Mesler |
| Box 19 |
| Mickle - Nephew |
| Box 20 |
| Nesbet - Paynton |
| Box 21 |
| Peachy - Powles |
| Box 22 |
| Prall - Rittenhouse |
| Box 23 |
| Roark - Schaffer |
| Box 24 |
| Schamp - Simpson |
| Box 25 |
| Sims - Starke |
| Box 26 |
| Stateser - Swick |
| Box 27 |
| Tallman - Turner |
| Box 28 |
| Tuttle - Van Wagner |
| Box 29 |
| Van Wickle - Wardell |
| Box 30 |
| Ware - Williamson |
| Box 31 |
| Willis - Zeluff |
| Reel | Contents | Explanatory Notes |
| 188 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Abbott, John - Barton, Cornelius |
GSU Reel #573321 |
| 189 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Bastedo, William - Campbell, William |
GSU Reel #573322 |
| 190 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Campbell, Jabez - Conover, John M. |
GSU Reel #573323 |
| 191 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Conover, John M. - Doughty, Skillman |
GSU Reel #573324 |
| 192 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Douglass, Alexander - Grove, John |
GSU Reel #573325 |
| 193 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Grove, Samuel - Hutching, William |
GSU Reel #573326 |
| 194 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Huyler, John - Lizier, Peter |
GSU Reel #573327 |
| 195 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Lizier, Peter - O'Niel, John |
GSU Reel #573328 |
| 196 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims O'Niel, John - Rush, Jacob |
GSU Reel #573329 |
| 197 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Rush, John - Stricker, Dennis |
GSU Reel #573330 |
| 198 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Strickland, Joseph - Vreeland, John |
GSU Reel #573331 |
| 199 | Abstracts
of Federal Pension Claims Vreeland, Peter - Zeluff, Daniel |
GSU Reel #573332 |
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