Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Reg. 202428-'55, for Henry Pryne, New York
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N.Y. Pryne, Henry BL Reg. 202428-55
Rev. War R.202428
The National Archives
Act of 1855 Rejected #202,428
Veteran Henry Pryne
1775
Grade Priv
Service Cap Pettingale
Col Gansvortt (Gansvoort) N.Y. Hall
Can No 1744 Bundle No 32
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[illegible] E. Pryne application
Official Business
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[illegible] Aug 10
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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202428 Act March 8/63
Aug 14/57- Ser H.H. Morgan Sept 9/56
Elizabeth Pryne
Widow of Henry Pryne decd. prv.
Cap. Pettengale
Col Gansworth N.Y. mil
Elist 1775- or 76
Dlis. 8 years
War Rev.
N.Y. No Paper
H.H. Morgan
Herkimer P6
N.Y.
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Post Office
Herkimer N.Y.
Augt 10 1833

To Sir,
Please find enclosed an application of Mrs. Elizabeth Pryne for bounty lamel if a warrant is issued thereon please direct at me at this place
Your off service
H. H. Morgan
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know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she representers herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Newton Kough Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Herkimer
JJ
On this ninth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Pryne aged eighty-seven years, a resident of Schuyler, Herkimer county, State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Henry Pryne, deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Pettingale in the ___ regiment of New York State Militia commanded by Colonel Gansworth in the Revolutionary War and that her said husband entered the service at Charlestown [Charleston] Montgomery County State of New York sometime in the years 1775 or 1776 and continued in actual service in said war for about eight years and was honorably discharged at St Johnsville State of New York.
She further states that she was married to the said Henry Pryne on the some ___ day of February A.D. 1817 by one
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Wilcox a justice of the peace and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Mower and thinks there is a record of said marriage but does not know where to find it and that her husband died at Schuyler on the 20th day Oct 1836 and that she is now a widow and has not had a land warrant.
She makes this declaration with the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitle under the act approve March 3rd 1833 and she hereby recalls and annuls a power of attorney heretofore given to [illegible] to prossecute [prosecute] said claim and appoint in his stead Hubbard Hollorgan of Herkimer, Herkimer County, State of New York as her true and lawful attornay [attorney] to prossecute [prosecute] said claim.
Her mark, Elizabeth X Pryne
We Mary Mower and Elizabeth Mower, residents of the town of Schuyler, county of Herkimer, State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Pryne in our
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oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Pryne in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Mary Mower
Elizabeth Mower

I Coonrad Mower of the town of Schuyler, county of Herkimer, state of New York declare on my oath that I am a son of Elizabeth Pryne by a former husband and know that she is the person she represents herself to be and was married to and lived with Henry Pryne at least twenty years and that he died in Oct 26th 1836 and that she is now a widow and she further states that I have often heard the aforesaid Henry Pryne say that he had been in a battle in the Revolutionary War and think that it was at Oriskany in the State of New York.
His mark
Coonrad x Mower

I Mary Mower of the town of Schuyler, County of Herkimer, State of New York declare on my oath that I was well acquainted with the aforesaid Henry Pryne and that I have known him and the
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aforesaid Elizaberth Pryne to live together as husband and wife for at least twenty years.
Mary Mower

I Sarah Van [illegible] of the town and county of Herkimer and State of New York declare on my oath that I have often heard the aforesaid Henry Pryne say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War at that he was in the Oriskany Battle in the State of New York.
Sarah Van [illegible]

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Newton Kough Justice of the Peace
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State of New York,
Herkimer County Clerks Office ss
*, E.T. Cleland, Clerk of the County of Herkimer, DO CERTIFY that Newton Kough Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate and jurat of affidavit of the annexed instrument, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, duly elected and sworn; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the name subscribed to the said certificate and jurat of affidavit, to be his genuine signature.
En Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, at Herkimer, this day of July A.D. 1855
Wm H Barry Dep Clerk