Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 539, Simon Barnet, Penn. Sea Service
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn. Sea Service

Barnet, Simon
or Barnett

NUMBER
R.539

CONTENTS
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State of New York

Chenango County Ss:
On this 25th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before this Honorable Robert Morrell vice Chancellor of the sixth Circuit of the state of New York at a court of  Chenango held at the residence of the vice Chancellor in the Town of Greene in the county of Chenango and State of New York not sitting Simon Barnet a resident of the town of Green in the county of Chenango and State of New York, 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 [illegible] officers and served as [illegible] stated-
That at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War he resided in the city of Philadelphia and was a ship carpenter that previous to the taking possession of Philadelphia by the British but the precise time he cannot state he performed the following services that he was employed of John Whorton and Joshua Hummphrey's to build a Row Galley which mounted the 18 pounder-which was armed, manned and stationed in the given as a guard to the city of
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Philadelphia and in this service he was engaged one month-that he also helped build a second galley of the same description built by one Simon Shulick this was also stationed in the [illegible] as a guard to the city and in which service he was engaged one month also he also assisted in building another in the yard of Shutick that was intended to be put to sea or stationed off the Hook in this service he was engaged six weeks-He also assisted in building the  Che"baux"; de'fries" one of two of them he built at the City of Philadelphia and others in the Jersey shore five miles below the city.
[illegible]  were sunk at Fort Mifflin (so called) and others at what was called "Hog Island" that he worked at them at least six months-
That he resided in the City of Philadelphia untill after the British evacuated the city and he was then employed to build [illegible] at the "Saratoga creek" to be United with the boats built on the "Otsego Lake" and which came down with "Sullivan" at this time of his expedition against the Indians the boats were taken up the river to "Wyoming" and from there up the "Cheuning river" that in   this service he was engaged six months that he performed his last mentioned since under Capt Robins and Col Mash.
That after this: but the time he cannot state he enlisted on said New brig "Fair American" Capt Stephen Decatur-
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for a three months cruise, he enlisted at Philadelphia, cruised off Charlestown and had an engagement off New York and took the brig "Arbuthnon(?) in which engagement he was wounded in the thigh, that they took several other prizes, that they returned to Philadelphia and refitted after having served out his three months cruise.

That he again entered on board the same brig and  the same captain for a second three months cruise, that during this cruise they had an engagement with another ship (named not recollected), they fought her (illegible) daylight until twelve o'clock and took it, this vessel mounted 10 guns and the "Fair American (illegible)," that they also took a refugee schooner, ran her aground and also ran aground themselves, they also took the ship "Lady Beaugart"(?) invoiced at thirty-five thousand pounds.  That he served out the three months cruise and was discharged.

That he afterwards engaged on board Capt. Carson's ship twenty guns called the "Rising Star" for a three months cruise and served out the time, that they took seven prizes and brought some into port and some were retaken, that he also entered on board the ship "Washington", Capt. Isiah, and went nine months cruise to France in company with the ship "St. James", Capt. Kane, each of them of  20 guns, on their way they took a ship of forty guns called "The Lion", they also took the ship "Luxforce"(?) and a
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cutter called the "Will", while in France they heard the news of peace and bought the news home to America, that at this time he served full nine months as he believes.

That he has no documentary evidence of this service and knows of no person who can testify as to any part of his services.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.
Signed: Simon (his X mark) Barnett

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Signed:  Robt. Morrell
Vice Chancellor

The following questions were (illegible) by the court to the applicant.

1st.  When and in what year were you born.
Ans:  He was born on the Island of Martinique the year 1743.
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removed to the town of Greene County of (illegible) where he has resided for 36 years and now resides.

4th.  How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or if for a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans.  He always volunteered or enlisted.

5th.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were the with the troops when you served such as continental or militia regiments you can recollect and the general circumstance of your service.
Ans.  Capt. Stephen Decatur, Capt. Carson, Capt. Robins, Capt. (illegible), Capt. Josiah.  He was in the naval service and engaged in (illegible) building. (illegible)

6th.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. He has never received a discharge.

7th.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character and veracity and the belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans.  Aaron Chappel, Charles Squires, (illegible), Warren Gray Esq., Robert Morrell, Joseph Juliand.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a  tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following  rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your  attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (this:}).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Peter Barnhart of Chantague County, Evidence

Period when the service was rendered.
Fall of 1777

Duration of the claimant's service.
Year. Months. days.
was engaged off and on from 1777 till the fall of 1782 in Guarding against the Indians.

Rank of the claimant.

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt Wells

Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers.
no Genl or [illegible] officers mentioned.

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
None

Country through which he marched.
Scouting the Pennsylvania after Indians

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Bedford County, Pennsylvania  aged 81 years

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary evidence


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions

Vide. (underlined) amendatory declaration for removal of existing objections.
J.A.O.
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Power of Attorney
case of
Simon Barnet
New York

Filed Oct 2nd 52

F E Hassler
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New York
Revo:
539
Simon Barnet

Rejected, let
Robt. Parker, Greene
N.Y. 
6 June 1833
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Simon Barnett
21881
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Jonathan L Woods
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