Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 19073, for Jonas Snow, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Mass.
Vt.

Snow, Jonas
           Mary

NUMBER
W 19073

CONTENTS
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3771
Albany N York
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Mary Snow
widow of Jonas Snow
Mass
who died on the 23. Oct. 1813
of Jefferson Co in the State of N. York
who was a Sergt Eng & Lt in the - command
by Captain - of the - cmmanded by - in the Revolution line for -
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of August 1842 and sent to Adriel Ely
Watertown N York
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1842         690.00
Semi=annual allowence ending mar43  30.00
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                                                            $720.00
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{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act (crossed out: july 4 1836)}
{11th August 1842}
Recorded by D Brown  Clerk,
book C Vol 1  Page 128

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Reposted to agent
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V 1523
In the matter of Mary Snow for a pension

Adriel Ely
Watertown NY
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State of New York

jefferson county Ss On this sith day of March 1837 personally appeared before me the subscriber  one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the county aforesaid mary Snow a resident of the town of clayton in the County of jefferson and State of New York aged eighty years the 10th day of October 1836 who bing first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed at July 4 1836 - that the is the widow of JOnas Snow, who was a sargeant Ensign and Lieutenant in the Revoluionary Army and served one year and nine or ten months pror to his marriage to hte deponent one year of which was as Ennsign the other as  lieutenant and oderly Sargeant- that he was at the taking of Burgoyne nd served as lieutenant - then after that said Jonas and his deponent were married  he acted as recruiting officer for one or more years in hte character of a lieutenant and that during the whole war he was subject to the calls of his country and was out  a number of times with his company - the evidence of which will be found with affidavit accompanying this declaration of Ezekiel pierce, Hannah Sabin, Abraham Shaw, Zenos Hyde, John Snow and Peter Blood to which she refers - she also refers to the daily journal of the said Jonas snow her deceased husband, which will accompany this  and also to the certificate of the town clerk of  Putney showing that Jonas Snow and mary Graham this deponent were published in ( ) 1777-
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She further declares that she was married to the said Jonas Snow on the 13th day of November 1777, herself and the said Jonas at the time both residents of the town of Putney Vermont nd that this said Jonas Snow her husband died on the 23rd day of October 1813 in hte town of Lemay in Jefferson County New York when he and this deponent had resided several years: and that she has  remained a widow  ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof annexed hereto
 sworn to and subscribed on the  day and year above written before me
G Brown Judge                        Mary Snow
Jeff Count Courts
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State of New Yrk
Jefferson County SS

On this sixth day of March 1837 peronally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Cmmon Pea of Jefferson County Ebenezer Stevens who being duly sworn says that he  is well aquainted with Mrs. mary Snow of Clayton County ( ) aforesaid Mary Snow was the legal wife of this said Jonas deceased. That said Jonas Snow died on the 23rd day of October 1813 and that the aforesaid Mary Snow has remained his widow ever since that period.
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written (signed) Ebenezer Stevens
before me:
G Brown Jusge
Jeff County Courts

I certify that the above feponent is a credible person   (signed)  G Brown Jusdge
                         Jeff County Courts

State of New York}
Jefferson County Clerks office} SS
I, Peleg Burchard, clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that George Brown Esq  before whom the annexed affidavit pupports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Judge of Jefferson County Courts in and for the said County, commisioned and sworn and duly authorised to take the same - and further, that I am well acquainted with his habd writing and verily believe is name subscribed to the same to be..(not visable)
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Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written (signed) Ebenezer Stevens
before me
(signed) Georg Brown Judge
Jeff County Courts
I certify that the bove deponent is a credible person
(signed) 
G Brown Judge
Jeff County Courts

State of New York}
Jefferson County Courts, Office} Ss
I peleg Burchard, clerk of said county, do hereby Certify, that George Brow Esq before whom the annexed affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of Jefferson County Courts in and for the said County, commisioned and sworn and duly authorised to take the same - and further, that I am well acquainted  with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed tot he same to his prper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of said county, this Eighth day of March in the year 1837
P Buchard Clerk
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State of vermont.
Windham county Court, Clerks Office
Newfane, February 20th - A.D. 1837
I Marshall Miller, Clerk of the County Court, for the County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Phineas White - is a Justice of the Peace within and foresaid County, duly commisioned and qualified, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and sffixed the Seal of the said County Court, the day and year above written.
Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk
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New York
Mary Snow-
Supended let to Adriel ely - June 6 39
do to fame June 21 1837 - do to Hn- J.H. Bronson Sept 121837 -  Do to Hon W K. Bond Feb. 28 1838
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State of new York,
Jefferson County Ss   I Mary Snow now of Orleans County and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law depose and say that I am the  widow of Jonas Snow and was married to him 13 Nov 1777 and that he died 23 October 1813 and that i have remained his widow ever since his death and am  now eighty five years old and further that the said Jonas was in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution and was a Sargeant and ensign in Capt. Josiah Fay's Company in Colonel Jonathan ward's Regiment the Massachusetts Line and performed various other services which are more  particulary  set forth in the declaration made in conformity to the act of July 4 1836 and which was on file in the office of the commissioner of Pensions and is supposed to be now among the records of the present Congress to whom petitioned for a pension from the District had  charge of my petition and the law in my favor  on ( ) in the Senate and was passed the House of Representitives on the fifth day of August ( ) I furthermore swear that I am the identical  Mary Snow named in said act and I hereby request the commision of Pensions to issue  2 Pension certificate in my favor and deliver the same to Adriel ely Watertown N Y
Sorn & subscribed this 12th day of August 1842 before me                         her
Hiram Dewey                      Mary Snow
Judge of Jefferson Court         X Mark
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State of New YOrk}
Jefferson County Clerk's Office }ss,
 I Daniel Lee, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify,
that Hiram Dewey Esquire before when the annexed affidavit puports to have been sowrn,
was at the date of the same a judge jefferson County Court in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same and further, that I am well aquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature.
WITNESS my hand, and seal of said County, this thirteenth day of August in the year 1842
Daniel Lee  Clerk.
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Mary Snow
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Mary Snow
Widow of Jonas Snow

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