Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42,939, for Daniel Mc Carty, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

McCarty, Daniel

NUMBER
S42939

CONTENTS
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Typed document completed in handwriting

151154
New York

Daniel McCarty
Middeltown in the state of N York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton of the Massachusetts, for the term of Three Years

Subscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23rd of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sept 18 and sent to Erastus Root Esq. Delhi N York

Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819                   131.4
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 Mar 1820.       48.00
16 Mo 13/30
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                                                               $179.4

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continental
[too faint to read]

Notification sent to Root, [to faint to read]
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Notification sent to Root & Hobba Delhi Del, Co Ny 2 Oct 1820

Daniel McCarty
Certified copy of Inventory
Daniel McCarty
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State of New York
County of Delaware} ss

On this twenty sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred & twenty, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Ambrose Shiner Esq. Isaac Ogden and Gideon Frisbee Esquires, being in Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol delivery and having the power of fine and imprisonment, [strikethrough] hold president [strikethrough] and keeping a record of their proceedings, hold pursuant to the act entitled “an act concerning the circuit courts and sittings and the courts of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery” passed April 5th 1813 Daniel McCarty aged sixty six years, resident in the town of Andes in said County of Delaware, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Job Summer in a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Greaton in the Massachusetts State Line, in February 1777 for three years, that he served out said term and was discharged in the early part of 1780. That for two years next preceeding the said enlistment this deponent was in the service of the United States under different Commanders, that the date of the original declaration of this deponent transmitted to the secretary of War, was as this deponent believes on the 23rd April 1818 being the day it was sworn to before Ebenezer Foote Esq. a Judge of the Court of the Court of Common pleas for Delaware County, that he has received a pension
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certificate the number of which is 15,154.

And I the said Daniel McCarty do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or otherwise, or in 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 entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war” passed on the 18th March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed; -
David McCarty

Sworn & subscribed in open court - 

Schedule of property
1 cow, 1 calf, 2 hogs, 7 fowles, 3 geese, 1 table, 2 old chests, 8 chairs, 2 meat barrels, 1 old meal chest, pr anirons, shovel and tongs, 1 ax - narrow, 1 hoe, 1 schythe, 1 shicler, 1 large wheel, 1 small wheel, 1 neck, 1 bible, 1 new testement, 1 hymn book, some small pamphilets, 6 tea cups & saucers, 6 large plates, 6 small plates, 4 tin pans, 1 tin pail, 1 wooden pail, 6 knives & forks, 6 tea spoons pewter, 3 table spoons, 1 tea kittle iron, 1 tea pot, 2 iron pots, 1 small kittle, 2 gallon jugs, 1 quart decanter -

I have no more wearing apparel and bedding than is necessary for the use of my family

My trade is that of a miller, but from bodily dibility produced from old age and am long suffering under rheumatic complaints I am unable to [?] the same, I am able to work a small part of my time or firm, but am unable to procure a livelihood by my labor - I have in my family my
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wife and one child Orman McCarty, My wife is in her 62nd year of age. She is in tolerable good health and is as active as women in years are of her years - My grand son is six years of age, in good health -

And I now owe in small debts amounting in the aggregate to about $100 and have no other means of paying and discharging the same then out of the foregoing property and by means of my own labor -
Daniel McCarty -

I Asahel E. Pains - Clerk of the County of Delaware do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court, and do hereby certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty dollars and seventy five cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of [strikethrough] said [strikethrough] the court of common pleas of said County this 24th day of August 1820.
A.E. Pains Clk of Delaw County

There is an affixed seal
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1147
Case of Dan’l McCarty

Delaware Co. N. York

Judge
Ebenezer Hoste

Rec’d July 8 1818

Col. Greaton’s Massachu’t Regt
1777-1780
on Roll
Admitted

The Certificate of the charge as to the [?] admittance of the applicant is awaiting
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District of New York
County of Delaware ss

On this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord 1818 - Before me Ebenezer Foote one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County - personally came and appeared Daniel McCarty aged Sixty four years & a Resident in Middletown in said County - who being by me, duly sworn according to Law, doth on oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress Intitled an “Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.” That he is the said Daniel McCarty Enlisted in the 27th Regiment in the State of Massachusetts commanded by Col’o John Greaton in the Company commanded by Captain Job Summer for three years in the month of February 1877. that he continued to serve in that Corps untill the month of January 1780 -- That he was discharged from the Army at Peekskill in the State of Newyork - That he was in two Battles fought at the taking of Burgoyne - further that previous to the enlistment above mentioned he had served out the for twelve months in which last term he was at the Battle of Trenton and is now in Reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his Country for Support and that he has no other evidences now in his his power of his services -

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above written
Ebenezer Foote Judge of Comm pleas as aforesaid

I Do further Certify that I was acquainted with the above mentioned Col’o Greaton and Capt Summer during the Revolutionary war and from conversing with the above deponent Repeating various circumstances that record at that time do believe that the said Daniel McCarty did serve as a Soldier in the war aforesaid as Stated in the preceeding Declaration against the Common Enemy - and now deliver him those proceedings to transmit to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Ebenezer Foote

I Homer R Phelps Deputy Clerk of the County of Delaware do hereby certify that Ebenezer Foote whose signature appears to the above certificate is one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Delaware, that the above is his signature

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said court at Delhi this 22nd April 1818
H.R. Phelps Dep Clk

There is an attached seal
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I, Gideon Frisbee one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware, do certify the above described applicant, is in reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Dated Delhi July 26 1819 -
Gideon Frisbee one of the Judge for Court Com’n pleas

In testimony that Gideon Frisbee is a Judge as mentioned in the above certificate that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the same Judge & that the Signature to the above certificate appear to be the hand writing of the said Judge I have set my hand & affixed the Seal of the court of common pleas of said County this 26 July 1819
H R Phelps Asst clk

There is an attached seal
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Rev. War Section.
AW

May 12, 1921.

Mrs. B. D. Tait,
Nebraska City, Nebr.

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 30” ultimo, you are advised, that in the Revolutionary War pension claim File No. 42,939, of Daniel McCarty, there is no data on file as to his family, other than, that in 1820, his wife, name not stated, was in her sixty-second years and his grandson Orman or Osmun McCarty was six years old.

Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner,
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Typed document completed in handwriting

42939

Revy INVALID.

File No. 42,939
Daniel McCarty
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 3, Page 320

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Typed document completed in handwriting

42939

Revy INVALID.

File No. 42,939
Daniel McCarty
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol. 3, Page 320

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1894 Jan 2 & His to CF Brown New Burgh N.Y. c/o Hon F Marvin F.S.

1921 May 12 Mrs B.D. Tait - infd as to family data. AW
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Rev Se

Pension Dept
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,

Can you tell me who were immediate descendants to Daniel McCarty - who served in the Revolution in Canada and at Bunker Hill under Burgoyne, He died at Rhinebeck N.Y. - a pensioner.

Respectfully,
Mrs B. D. Tait
Nebraska City -
Nebraska

There is a stamp

PENSION
O
U. APR S.
20
1921
OFFICE