Transcription, 1833 Revolutionary War Records of Harmon Hockenbery born 1744

The application by Harmon L. Hockenberry in 1833, for Revolutionary War service benefits, and the record granting those benefits, are below as transcribed in April 2015 by Elizabeth Ann Wilson Williams from document copies received April 2015 from researcher Chuck Owens. Indecipherable portions appear as___ blanks. Uncertain name spellings are followed by a question mark. Portions of genealogical interest shown in bold type by transcriber.

State of Pennsylvania Franklin County
On this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Governor Plias of Franklin county Pennsylvania (the same being a court of record) Harman Hockingberg resident in Path Vally in said county of Franklin aged eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in Albany in the state of New York on the tenth of March in the year 1744, and that he has no record of his age. That he was living in the state of New Jersey at the time of his service in the revolutionary war, in the county Sussex. And that he served the United States in the Militia in the revolution as follows. That he was drafted under Captain Samuel (Ethirkindoll/Ekirkindoll/Etterkindoll?) in the militia for Six weeks and went towards Brunswick that __served out there six weeks and was discharged and returned home; and that he was three successive times called out under the same Captain for thirty days each time, and that his whole service under this Captain was four months and afterwards which time he served out faithfully and was at the end of each service discharged by the captain. That his discharges have been lost many years since. That he was afterwards drafted in the militia under William Nice for thirty days. That the British came from Staten Island to a meeting house whence they were stationed plundering the country. That _____ called out under Capt. Nice and took four of the British prisoners which they were taking corn in a corn field. That he served out there thirty days under Captain Nice and was discharged by him but the discharge has been lost. That he was afterward (still living in New Jersey) drafted for thirty days under Captain Jacob Tester and served out the time faithfully and discharged but the discharge is lost. And that he afterwards served thirty days in the militia under Captain Tester and was again…
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…discharged but his discharge has been lost. That he was again drafted in the militia under Captain Abraham Swisher (still living in New Jersey) for thirty days; which thirty days he served out faithfully and was again drated in the militia under the same Captain thirty days more and that he served out both tours under Captain Swisher and was discharged but his discharges have been lost. That at the different times and under the different officers above named he served the United States the full period of nine months in the revolution. That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. That he states the name by Richard Morrow Esq. ___ of the Quarter Session of Franklin county Penna. And Peter Foreman in his present neighborhood who can testify to his character for voracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the revolutionary war. That he lived in the State of New Jersey for two or three years after the close of the revolution and then moved to Path Vally in the county of Franklin Penna. where he has resided ever since and still doth reside. That there is no clergyman in the vicinity whence he lives who knows him and who can testify for him. That his memory has become much impaired by age and that he is unable to state the particulars of his different tours of service and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend at court in Chambersburg a distance of thirty miles for the purpose of making this application. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except this present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state and that he draws no pension of any kind. Sworn and subscribed the day & year above said.
Harman X Hockingberg - His Mark
William (McKefsan/McKessan?)

We the subscribers residing in the county of Franklin Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Harman Hockingberg who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty nine years old, that he is refuted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. That we have been acquainted with him for more than thrity five years and never have heard his services in the revolution doubted. Sworn and subscribed this day & year aforesaid. Richard (Monord?) (Jostent Foremon?)
William (McKefsan/McKessan?)

The Harman Hockingbery Rev. War file pg.4, Granting of benefits by the War Department. Transcribed by EWW Apr.2015 from copy submitted by researcher Chuck Owens

No. 16722 Pennsylvania
Harman Hockingbery
of Franklin Co. in the state of Penna.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Kirkindaoll of the ___________
by _________in the N. Jersey Militia for 9 months 12 days Private $31.33

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 31 Dollars, 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1833 and signed by
Frederick Smith
Chambersburg Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $62.66
_?_ amt. allowances ending 4 Sept 1833 $15.66

(Total) $78.32

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 23