Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,282, John Vance, Mass. N.H. N.J.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Mass.
N.H. 
N.J.

★ Vance, John
NUMBER 
S. 41,282

CONTENTS
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[printed form, blanks filled by hand]

10.350
D
Vermont 
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John Vance
of Holland, in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crilly of the New Hampshire Line, for the term of three years 1777-
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of May 1819 and sent to T. Stanley Esquire, Craftsbury Vermont
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 13/30 $83.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819. 48.00
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$131.43
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{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
[Written on bottom of card]
Continued, Notification sent Sept 29, 1820 to Ira Merflen[?] Irasburg, Vermont
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[printed form, blanks filled by hand]

41282
INVALID
Revy
File No. 41.282
John Vance
Pri. Rev. War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 524
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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I searched every "Sackett" in the New York Books and found no Capt. Sackett in a Colonel Delevan's Regt., nor is the name John Vance in the New York books-
This may save time - MMTF
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John Vance
Declaration
Derby, Orleans County, Vermont
[written on bottom of paper]
10350
May 19 
Sept 19
29 Sept 1820
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State of Vermont Orleans County } ss
At a County Court began and holden at Irasburgh on the fourth monday of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record and made such by the statute laws of the
State, John Vance age sixty five years resident in Derby in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth as his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, in the regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Silley, in the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Frye in New Hampshire line as per original declaration dated the 22d day of April 1818 for which he has received a pension certificate No. 10. 350. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to deminish 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 United States in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18 day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any persons 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 and by me subscribed to wit,
Real estate none
Personal D. 1 Service, 1 small chest, three old chairs, 1 Table, one pail kettle, 1 tea kettle, three tea cups & four saucers, 3 or 4 knives and forks, one pail, Family a wife and one Child, my occupation a carpenter able to do but very little, my wife named Anna aged sixty four years weakly, my son James aged 18 years , an idiot incapable of any business — I have
a broad axe, square and compasses, two chisels and two augers.
[signed] John Vance

Sworn and declared in open Court this 30 day of June AD. 1820
Before me [signed] William Howe Judge of Orleans County Court
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I Ira H Allen Cleark of Orleans County Court do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed
an truly copied from the records of 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 in the aforesaid schedule is ten dollars. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court this 11. day of July 1820.
Ira H. Allen Clerk of the Court of the County
of Orleans
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John Vance, private
col. Selly's Regt New Hampshire
June 1777 - 3 years
April 22nd, 1818
[Written in pencil]
Admitted.
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I John Vance of Holland in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont testify and say I volunteered into the service in 1775 and served six weeks near Boston then
listed into Captain Moses M Farlan's Company Col Nixon's Regiment Massachusetts line for nine months & served my time out - In 1776 I listed in Captain Joseph Dearborn's Company Col. Wynans Regiment New Hampshire
line for five months and served that time at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain. That in the year 1777 I enlisted in Captain Ebenezer Fry's Company Col Joseph Lilleys Regiment General Poor's Brigade New Hampshire
line for three years served the time out and received my discharge the 30th day of April 1780. I then listed into Captain Sackets Company Col. Delivern's Regt N York line for
ten months served between seven and eight months and was then dismissed never received any written discharge except at the end of the three years service and that was burnt with my house twenty four years since I further say I am infirm and in reduced circumstances and need the assistance of my own by for support-
John Vance
State of Vermont
Orleans County ⎬ Greensboro, April 22nd 1818 Then Personally appeared John Vance and after being duly Cautioned and examined made solemn oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth-
Before me
[?] Stanley Judge of Orleans
County Court
and I hereby certify that the said John Vance has produced satisfactory proof that he served in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy as stated in his declaration, and that he is in infirm and in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support
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and
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I transmit the proceedings and testimony taken
in the case to the Secretary of the department
of War
Jim Stanley Judge of Orleans
County Court
State of Vermont
Orleans County
I certify that the Hon Timothy
Stanley is an assistant Judge of Orleans
County Court and that the above & his
signature, Att Ira H Allen Clerk & Notary
Public

John Vance [on left margin]