Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,593, for William Ranney, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn [Connecticut Ranney, William
NUMBER
R.8.593
CONTENTS
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4072
Examplification of William Ranney's pension papers
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Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the 18th March 1815.
State of New York
Herkimer County ss
On the 4th day of October 1831 personally appeared in Open Court to wit a court of common pleas for the county aforesaid and being a court of record and constituted such court by the laws and statutes of the state aforesaid William Ramsey a resident of said county aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said William Ranney enlisted for the term of one year the first of May 1776 in Captain Bononi Cutlers company in Colonel Andrew Wards regiment of the Connecticut line on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps untill [until the first of May following in the year 1777 and after he had served out his time he was honorably discharged at Morristown in the state of New Jersey in the year last afor3said that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and tht his name is not on the roll of any state and the following are the reason for not making earlier application for a pension 
I once made an application on the year 1819 or 1820 when I lived in the state of Pennsylvania but I failed for the want of competent proof of my services as I was then informed and some which time I have been so very poor that I have not been able to look up witnesses and provide for my family without leaving them to the charity of neighbors for support. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a  resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
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of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1815 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the scheduled hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I have no real estate either in possession reversion or remainder either in law or equity.
Personal property. I have one Sunday suit of clothing and one very [every] day suit
I have not debts due to me nor do I owe any person to my knowledge there has been no changes in my property since the 18th day of March 1818 as I have had none to dispose of
I am a farmer by profession
I have no wife
I have no children to support now and none able to support me.
William Ranney
Subscribed and sworn this 4th day of October 1831
Edward C Pinney Deputy clerk of Herkimer County
It is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing save the wearing apparrel [apparel] mentioned in said schedule and it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said William Ranney did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of one year under one engagement on the continental establishment
Judges of
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Michael Hoffman
John Mahon
Rufus Crane
Herkimer Common Pleas
State of New York Clerk's Office Herkimer County ss
I Abijah Beckwith clerk of the court of common pleas do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said William Ranney did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy forth term of one year under one engagement on the Continental Establishment.
I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 the property exhibited on the aforesaid schedule is nothing save the wearing apparrel [apparel] therein mentioned and I do further certify that the annexed affidavit of Amos Badcock taken before Thomas Hall Esq commissioner and the affidavit also annexed of William Waddel taken before Frederick Getman esquire are all connected with tape the ends thereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 4th of October 1831
Abijah Beckwith clerk
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8.593
P.O. [blank]
William Ranney
Service: enlisted May 1776 Capt [Captain] B Cutler Co. [Company]
Col [Colonel A. Ward's reg't [regiment] for 12 mos.
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
REJECTED
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
156[illegible]7
[blank] Recognized [blank] Contract
[blank] Cert of Dis. 
Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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4072
William Ranney
New York
Revolutionary
Susp'd See letter of Oct 1831 to W.B. Goff 
do 20 Jany [January] 1832 to Hon. Mr. Hoffman
do to W. Small April 3 1832
8593
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Herkimer October 4th 1831
Dear Sir
Enclosed I transmit you a new set of pension papers for Mr. William Ranney who is a poor and deserving soldier if he should be found entitled have the goodness to send his certificate & oblige your humble serv't [servant] direct to the subscriber at Herkimer New York
Yours respectfully
Wm. B. Goff
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss
William Waddel of the town of Sullivan in the county of [illegible strike out "St....] Maddison being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with William Ranney in the American Revolution and has been since and that he the said William Ranney enlisted some time in the month of May in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six in Captain Bononi Cutlers company in Colonel Andrew Ward's regiment in the Connecticut line for one year and that he served out his time faithfully and was discharged at Morristown in the state of New Jersey some time in the month of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven and that the said William Ranney was in the battle of White Plains and Piscatua [Piscataqua] Hills and that the said regiment was stationed all the time with the first New York York regiment commanded by Col [Colonel] Vanschaick [Van Schaick] in which [illegible] regiment this deponant [deponent] served during the war and during the whole year in which the said William Ranney served in Colonel Wards regiment of the Connecticut line this deponant [deponent was in the habit of seeing him almost every day & further saith not.
William Waddel [by] his mark
Sworn before me this 23rd day of July 1831
Frederick Getman Justice Peace
I certify that William Waddel who took the foregoing oath is a credible witness
Frederick Getman J.P.
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State of New York clerks office Herkimer County ss
I Abijah Beckworth clerk of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Frederick Getman whose signature appears to the within affidavit of William Waddel was at the time mentioned therein a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid duly elected & qualified as such Justice of the peace. And I further certify that Thomas Hall whose signature appears to the annexed affidavit of Amos Badcock was at the time mentioned therein a commissioner of the county aforesaid to take acknowledgements and affidavits and duly elected and qualified as such commissioner and I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Thomas Hall and verily believe the signature to each affidavit to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office at Herkimer this 15h day of August 1831
Abijah Beckwith clerk
Pr Edward C Pinney deputy clerk
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State of New York Herkimer County ss
Amos Badcock of the county of Otego being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with William Ranney and was also well acquainted with him in the American Revolution that he the said William Ranney enlisted sometime in the month of May in the year 1776 in Captain Benoni Cutlers company in Colonel Andrew Wards regiment in the Connecticut line on the continental establishment for one year and served out his time faithfully and was discharged some time in the month of May 1777 "and that he was in the battle at white plains" he was discharged at Morristown in the State of New Jersey & this deponant [deponent] was in the regiment with the said William Ranny [Ranney] during all that time and served in Captain Dana's company in the said Colonel Andrew Wards regiment and was in the habit of occasionally seeing the said William Ranney during the whole year.
Amos Badcock
Sworn before me this 5 day of August 1831
Thomas Hall commissioner to take acknowledgements and oath
I certify that Amos Badcock who took the foregoing oath is a credible witness and strict reliance may be placed on his testimony
Thomas Hall Com & Com
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State of New York
County of Herkimer ss
I Abijah Beckwith clerk of the said county do certify that Thomas Hall before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and also whose signature affixed to the within certificate was at the date of the same a commissioner of deeds in and for said county and by the laws of said state duly authorized to take affidavits and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit [strike out "to be his"] and to the said certificate to be hi proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this fourth day of October AD 1831
Abijah Beckwith clerk