Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22068, for John Rice, New York
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(3-1776) SERVICE New York Rice, John Catharine NUMBER W. 22068 CONTENTS
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8876 A. New York Catharine Rice decd. [deceased] widow of John Rice who was a Private in the Revolution for two years. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & end 4 Febry. 1846. When she died Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of [illegible] and sent to Hon. E. Risley House of Reps [Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.] Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 84 Payable to only surviving children_ see back of this file. Reported. Only surviving children to wit. Margaret Ingersoll John Rice Hannah Louks Elizabeth Rappole Peter Rice Anna Spencer & Barbara Jennings
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State of New York Chautauque County Js} On this thirtieth day of May AD 1845 personally appeared before me John M. Edison one of the Judges of the court of Common pleas in and for Chautauque aforesaid, Catharine Rice a resident of the town  of [illegible] in the County of Chautauque aforesaid aged eight four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on there oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the profit of the provision made by An act of Congress, passed July 7. [illegible] entitled " an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of John Rise who was a Private in the army of the Revolution, that she was herself born [illegfible] the Town of [illegible], Montgomery.