Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 988, John Bohannon, New Jersey
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SERVICE
New Jersey

Bohannon, John

NUMBER
R. 988.
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State of New York
Oswego County  SS   I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with William Bohannon the within deponent and further that his character for truth and veracity is good

Orla H. Whitney
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York )
Oswego County    )  SS

  William Buhanin of the Town of Mexico being duly Sworn says that hes forty five years of age, that he is a son of John Buhanin that he has heard read the said Declaration of the Said John hereto attached - that he believes the facts set forth in Said Declaration to be true - That it was always understood & believed in the family & amongst the relatives of Said John & by the neighbours where he resided in New Jersey that he had served in the Revolutionary War as Stated in Said Declaration
   William Bohannon
Subscribed & Sworn before me
this 12th Day of Sept 1834
   Orla H Whitney
   Justice of the Peace
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(Filled in form)

State of New York
COUNTY OF Oswego } ss.  Charlotte Keeler Wife of Daniel Keeler, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that She is a child and heir of John Bohannon deceased, to whom a pension was probably due and who was an applicant for a pension from the State of New York that this deponent is directly interested as one of the claimants in said claim.
   Charlotte Keeler

  Sworn and subscribed before me this 15th day October 1852 and I do hereby certify that the said Charlotte Keeler is a respectable person, and that I have full faith in the truth of the above statement sworn to by her as being directly interested in said claim.
   Gilbert C Forsyth
   Justice of the Peace

  Know all Men by these Presents, that I Charlotte Keeler, a child & heir of John Bohannon deceased, to whom a pension was probably due, and was an applicant for a pension from the State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Arad Joy, of Ovid, N.Y. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested, as also for and in behalf of all others interested in the claim or application for a pension as above mentioned.
  Witness my hand and seal, this 15th day of October 1852
     Charlotte Keeler
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN
THE PRESENCE OF
Gilbert A Forsyth
Starr Clark

State OF New York
County of Oswego   )  Be it known that on the 15th day of October 1852 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, personally appeared Charlotte Keeler above named, and duly acknowledged the above Power of Attorney and affidavits to be her act and deed.
  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and date above mentioned.
   Gilbert C Forsyth
   Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Oswego County    )  SS
   On this sixteenth Day of September in the year 1834 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas at the Court house in the Town of Richland in Said County now Sitting John Buhanin(sp) a resident of the Town of Mexico in Said County & State aforesaid aged Seventy years the 24th Day of January last past 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers & Served as herein Stated = that he was born in the Town of Hardystown County of Sussex & State of New Jersey on the 24th Day of January 1764 - that a record of the time of his birth was made in the family bible kept by his father & from which he transcribed the Same into a Bible kept by himself - that he cannot now State when he last Saw Said Record kept by his father neither does he now know where it is - that he resided in Said place aforesaid from the time he was born until he enlisted in the Spring of the year 1781 that in the forepart of the month of April in the year 1781 he enlisted into the Service of the State of New Jersey in the revolutionary Army for the term of Six months - that the officers name who enlisted him was James Bunnel that he enlisted at a tavern kept in Said
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by George Wally - that it was on a training day - that he recollects one Nathaniel Johnson who enlisted at the Same time - that about three days after he enlisted he went to New Town by direction of the Officer who enlisted him where the company to which he belonged was mustered - James Bunnel was Capt. Elimus Westbrook was Lieut. John Wellen was Ensign James Hadly Orderly Sergt. Joseph Garlinghouse & Abram Corson Sergts- William Colum Joseph Smith Joseph Cuykendall & Johnathan Elston were Corporals.  Joseph Edsall Josiah Elston Henry Brink Peter Van Gorder Edward Cavanier Benjamin Pedrick James Rose were some of the privates belonging to Said Company that on the next day he marched with Said Company to a place called Minisink on the Delaware River where they were Stationed during the whole time for which he enlisted - that they were there engaged in guarding the settlements from depredations by the Indians - that they were quartered at a private house belonging to Abraham Chambers - that a part of the company were out as a scouting party the whole time - that the Indians frequently crossed the Delaware during the night & murdered the Inhabitants & then recrossed before moring - that they were engaged the whole time in Scouting parties as before stated & guarding the river - that no other company was stationed at said place during the time aforesaid - that Said Company was not to his knowledge attached to any Regiment but was commanded solely by the officers of the company - that the company was made up of persons who were drafted & who enlisted voluntarily as before Stated - that he was
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discharged some time in the month of November after he enlisted - that at the expiration of Said Six months the officers of said company refused to discharge them for the reason that the Indians were still hanging about the opposite side of the River.  That between the middle & the last of November Said Company were discharged at Minisink - that he received no written discharge from his Capt. or any other officer - that the company were called out & were told by the Capt. that they were discharged - that after being discharged he went to his fathers in Hardystown where he resided until the year 1818 when he removed to Addison in the county of Addison in the State of Vermont where he resided until May 1833 when he removed to the place first aforesaid - That he knows of no person now living who was in the Service with him - that he is acquainted with Alexander J. Danby Otis Pond & others in the neighbourhood where he resides who are acquainted with his character for veracity -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn to & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid - Erie Poor Clerk
  Per D.H. Bailey Dep Clk     John Bohannon

We Isaiah Keeler a clergyman residing in the Town of Mexico & County of Oswego & Alexander J Danby residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John
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Buhanin who has Subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been A Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
   Isaiah Keeler
   A J Danby
Sworn & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid. Erie Poor, Clerk
  Per D.H. Bailey Dep Clk

And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & Served as he States.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaih Keeler who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Mexico & that Alexander J Danby is a resident of the Same place & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
Lowell Johnson
Samuel Freeman   Judges of Oswego
J Reynolds               County Court

I Erie Poor clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the County of Oswego do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Buhanin for a pension & I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of Orla H. Whitney,
[seal affixed]  whose name is subscribed to the affdts hereto attached & that the same is his proper signature & further that he was a Justice of the peace of said county at the time said affdts were taken - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 17th Day of September 1804.  Erie Poor Clerk
   Per D.H. Bailey Dep Clk

Margin notes:
In matter of 
John Buhanin
Application for
Pension

32272
John Bohannon
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State of New York
Oswego County   )  SS

   John Looker of the Town of Mexico in Said County being Sworn Says that he was Seventy three years old the 23d Day of April last past - that he knows John Buhanin of said Town - that he has been well acquainted with Said John since the year 1781 - that at the time last mentioned this Deponent & Said John were residents of the Town of Hardystown in the County of Sussex & State of New Jersey - that in the Spring of Said year 1781 this deponent attended a training at a Tavern kept by George Wally in Said Town - that he then saw Said John enlist into a company commanded by James Bunnel for the term of Six months - that it was said that the design of raising said troops was to go up the Delaware River to guard the Settlements on said River against incursions from the Indians & Torys - that Said John went into the Service & was absent as he believes during the Summer after he enlisted - that he has no doubt that Said John Served the whole time for which he enlisted in the service of the State of New Jersey - And this Deponent further says that he has recd A pension from the United States for Services performed in the Revolutionary War since March 1831 which was granted to him Sometime in the fall of 1833.  And further this Deponent Says not
   Johnson Looker
Subscribed & Sworn before me
this 18th Day of Aug. 1834.
  Orla H. Whitney -      )
  Justice of the peace  )
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State of New York
Oswego County  SS   I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Johnson Looker of the Town of Mexico, in said county, and further that the character of said Looker for truth and veracity is good

   Orla H. Whitney
   Justoce of the Peace
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J. L. Edwards Esq.

Sir -

  Enclosed I Send you pension papers in case of John Buhanin.  I believe they are made out pursuant to the instructions of your Department

I am yours ty
O. Robinson