Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43415, John Crane, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Crane, John

NUMBER
S. 43415
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10.144

New York

John Crane of Caledonian in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift of the Conn. line, for the term of 3 years 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 18th of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd of May 1809and sent to John H. James Poggt Caledonian New York

Arrears of 4th of March 1819 -S3.6
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th Sept 1819 
68.49
48.99
$116.49

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March 1818

Gennefree County
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1908 April 22 History to Miss Elizabeth Cowing

43 415
Invalid
Rec;d

File No. 43 415
John Crane

Sw Rev War

Act: 18th May 1800
Index: - Vol 5, Page 106

[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of New York. On this 14th April [illegible] 
of the Judges of the Court of Common [illegible] in
said State, formally appears John Crane aged sixty five years, resident
in Cardina in [illegible] County who being by me first duly sworn, 
on his oath make the following declaration in order to maintain 
provision made by Congress entitle "An Ad to provide the hard and manual service of the   revolutionary war" - What Now? 
John Crane [illegible]
day of January 1777
at Killingworth in the State of Connecticut
the company commanded by Captain Aaron Stevens of the Connecticut

Regt and by Heman Swift. That he continued to serve in the corps 
 or in the service of the United States until January 1780, when
he was discharged from service in Morris Town in Jersey that
he was in the County of German Town, Monmouth, and that he
is in reduced circumstance and stand in need of the assistance of his ┃
Country in support. And that he no further in
his prime of his services
sworn and declared on this day and year [illegible] before me John Jones

I John Jones 
said before me
 Judge & as aforesaid do certify that then to my satisfaction
that the said John Crane did serve in the revolutionary War as
in the forwarding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now
transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the
secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the direction of the
aforementioned act of Congress-- dated at Quart in the County of
German this 18th day of April 1818
the certify that I have satisfactory proof of the
John H. Jones
given of the above mentioned John Crane
June 5th 1818
John H. Jones
I certify that from the above as written affidavits, I am well satisfied of
the facts set forth therein, and that the form
in such reduced instance or absolutely to new
Willam of the Country for his support. John Jones
Sept 5th 1818-
first [illegible]
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State of New York - Genin County
On this 31 August 1818 came
before me, Asa Buel to me well known, who being duly
sworn, doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with
John Crane. that he knew him
during the revolutionary War - that he knows of the said John
Crane having entitled unto the service of the United States for a
term of three years, in January 1776 in a Company on by Capt
Aaron Stevens in Heman Swifts Regt the 7th of the form
to him that this deponent belonged to the same may
and the greater part of the time was his messmate indwell
recollects that the said John Crane served out faithfully the fore
term of his enlistment and was honorably discharged from the
service of the United States, and further saith not
Sworn to and subscribed the
Asa Buel
date aforesaid before me
John Jones first in
of Genen County
State of New York Commant
1797
and private
line

On this 31 and 1873 came
for me,now having been sworn by me duly sworn doth
 say that he is acquainted with the within
described John Frank, and well and that he the said John Crane
is in such resand circumstances, or absolutely to see the ap
of this
gain and subscribed the
date aforesaid before
me
John to Jane him
the
of Given
Joseph Survey
State of New York I Simeon Conings Clerk of said County
Genesee Coun
ty do hereby certify that John H. Jones before
whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were
made was at the several dates thereof first Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of
Genesee acting under the authority of this
and that the signatures of John H. Jones within
and above are the hand writing of the said Judge
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal
of said Court this 5th day of September 1818
S. Cumings
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At a court of Common Please held at the Court House in the village of Batavia, in and of the County of Genesee in the State of New York, on the sixteenth day of June of the term of June 1820, being a Court of Record, in pursuance of the 41st article of the Constitution of the state of New York, which has unlimited jurisdiction, keeps records of its proceedings, and has immemorially exercised the power of fine and imprisonment. Present, the Hon. John H. Jones , Richard Hayden & Isaac Wilson Genesee County, On this sixteenth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Record,) Jonn Crane aged sixty eight years, resident of the town of York in said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth , on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:

Three years in Capt. Aaron Stevens Company 
in Col, Herman Lunfre Regimen of the Connecticut line was discharged the 2nd of January 1780 that his discharge was dated the eighteenth day of April 1818 and his certificat4e is numbered 10.144. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it for certian persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me: no have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed any by me subscribed,

Inventory or schedule Real estate I have none Personal property,

2 cows & 1 calf -1 mare & colt
6 swine - 2 good axes & 2 iron [illegible]
1 boor [illegible] 4 sickle - 1 old saddle & bridle
1 10 gallon iron kettle cracked - 1.3 Gallon old brass kettle
1 2 gallon pot - 1 frying pan - 1 good [illegible]
1 meat barrel -1 four barrel
2 pair s of trash tub
2 old common chests
4 old common chairs - 1 wooden wheel
1 loom - 4 [illegible] & grill
1 common kitchen table & chairs 6 cups & saucers.
1 tea kettle 1 tea pot - 8 earthen plates & 1 earthen platter
4 plates - 4 earthen bowls
2 Tin milk pans old pot
6 knives, 4 forks - 3 common spoons, & 3 tea spoons
The last six months pension has not been rec'd. I am in dept to Doctors Holloway and little for attendance on a son who died the 4th of April last aged 17 years. Fifty-seven Dollars - 
$57.00 and the department further says he is a farmer by occupation.
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but that his right shoulder has been badly dislocated and he is not able to do any hard labor, that he had a wife named Soley aged fifty two years and two children Eliza Ann aged 14 years, and Soretta Surrey a grand child aged 7 years, and that the necessary wearing apparel and bedding for himself and family do not exceed the sum of fifty dollars in value from [illegible] subscribed the 16th day John Crane of June 1820 before me S. Cummings Clerk of the Genesee Ct in [illegible] court.
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I Simeon Cumings Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Genessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in  value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eighty Eight dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Seventeenth day of 1820.
S Cumings Clerk of the Court for the county of Genesee.
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In reply to your request                   received             
for a statement of the military history of John Crane a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR
, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 43,415

5 column table
1 entry

DATES OF ENLISSTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Jany 3 77 to Jan 3 80 dies Morristown, NJ
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
blank
RANK
Priv.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTION
Aaron Stevens
COLONEL
Heman Swift
STATE
7 Conn

Battles engaged in, 
Germ. Mor.

Residence of soldier at enlistment
Enlisted at Killingworth, Conn.

Date of application for pension,
Apl. 18, 1818

Residence at date of application, 
Caledonia, Genesee Co, N.Y.

Age at date of application, 
65 year

Remarks:
1820 wife Loley ae 52 yrs & ch Eliza Ann 14 yrs Loretta Survey a gr child ae 7 yrs
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24. E. Bayard St
Seneca Falls,
4 - 15 - 1908.

Pension Bureau. S43415

Would like a copy of the pension papers of
John Crane of Connecticut application made from New York State act of 1818. He had a
daughter living at Canandaigua Ontario Co. New York. 
Also enclose a typewritten Copy of an article taken from Buffalo paper. I would like by much to know
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the first or Christian name of the Capt. Capron of
Vermont Volunteers. The other part does not interest me at all, also his place of residence.

Address
Miss Elizabeth Cowing,
24. E. Bayard St.
Seneca Falls
New York