Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,242, Jabez Weaver, Continental Vt.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Vt.
Weaver, Jabez
NUMBER
R. 11.242
CONTENTS
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Morris S Miller, Esq
Judge,
Utica J 
Oneida County,
New York
 
Jabez Weaver
New Hampshire line,
Revolutionary Claim
The roll of New Hampshire have not yet been
received at the pension
office.
For testimony of the
applicant service, and
reduced circumstances,
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See endorsement in the
case of Nuel Bostwick
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Jabez Weaver
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Inadmissible
As it does not appear
that the company in
which the applicant
served was on continental establishment.
July 1819
=
R.B. Further proof is herein
furnished. 2 July 1822.
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[signature] M S Miller
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State of New York
Oneida County. 
Benjamin Johnson aged Sixty years and upwards, being
duly sworn saith that he was a soldier in Captain Lees Independent Company, for part of the year 1776 the whole of 1777 and
of the year 1778. and at the time well knew Jabez Weaver
he was enlisted in that Company and acted as a Sergeant therein
on the last of the year 1776 until in the year 1778, when as this deponent
uderstood at the time, the said Weaver was honourably discharged
hiring a substitute to serve out the residue of the three years
for which term the said Weaver had enlisted
Benjamin Johnson
[signature] Benjamin Johnson
Sworn 1. June 1819 by Benjamin
son, who is in my judgment is
of truth and veracity
before me
[signature] A. J. Miller
first Judge of Juda

Nathan Daniels aged Seventy one years, being sworn saith he well remember that Jabez Weaver served as a Soldier in Capt Lee Independent Company during the
Revolutionary war that the said Company was stationed at Rutland in
Vermont near which this Deponent lived at the time and saw the said Weaver
frequently acting on duty in said Company. This deponent cannot say of his
own knowledge, how long the said Weaver served; but he verily believes that he
serve for the term and under the circumstances above set forth by Benj Johnson
Sworn 1. June 1819. by Nathan Daniel
[signature] Nathan Daniels
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State of New-York
ONEIDA COUNTY, ss.
MORRIS S. MILLER, First Judge of the county of Oneida, do certify, that
it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Jabez Weaver.
did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, on the Continental
Establishment, for the term of nine months or longer, as stated in the declaration
hereto annexed. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had
before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of
the Act of 18th March, 1818. Dated this 14
day of May
1818. And that by reason of reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for support.-
M.S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida.

STATE OF NEW YORK,
CLERK'S OFFICE OF ONEIDA COUNTY.
I do certify that the above signature, and the signatures
to the certificates of the affidavits hereto annexed
are in the proper hand writing of Morris S. Miller, the
First Judge of the county of Oneida. In witness where
of I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Court
Dated the 15 of May 1818.
[signature] Francis A Bloodgood Clk
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State of New York
Oneida County 
Jabez Weaver being duly sworn saith that he
is a resident of the County of Oneida & State of New York that by reason of
his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his County
for support that he served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution for two
years and upwards - that he enlisted in 1776 and served five months in Potters copany Warners Regt. they were called the Green Mountain Boys but do not
know what line, but believes it was New Hampshire- that he after
Nineteen months in Lee's Independent Company, which was sometimes attached
to Warners and sometimes to Aldridge Regt - that this deponent in 1770
hired a substitute and left the army after having personally served for the
time aforesaid. And that he never had any pension followed him by
the laws of the United States.
[signature] Jabez Weaver
Sworn this 1. Apl 1818
Before me
Vermont
[signature] M S Miller
First Judge of Oneida.
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State of New York
Oneida County
Benjamin Hinman being duly sworn saith
that he knows the within named Jabez Weaver, and believes him to be a man
of truth and veracity and that he this Deponent fully believe the matters
set forth in the within affidavit of the said Jabez Weaver.
[signature] Benjamin Hinman
Sworn this 11. Apr. 1818
Before me
[signature] M. S. Miller
first Judge of Oneida
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Jabez Weaver
N.York. Revo
Suspd- Has never exhibited a schedule of property
let to Hon AM Doig
Sep 11 40
11242
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By Thomas Lane Captain
of an 
[illegible]
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[newspaper clipping]
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REJECTED
1242
Staber Weaver
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
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Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract.
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House of Rep. Sept 10. 1841
Sir
Will you be so good as to examine
the enclosed and give me the required
information? Direct to me at Lowville Lewis Co. New York
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Andrew W. Doig


Col. James L. Edwards
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Samll Beach of Whiting in the County of
Addison now at Middlebury in said County in the
State of Vermont do testify and say that I served as an 
officer, in a Regiment in the Army of the Revolution
commanded by Colo Seth Warner and that soon after
the retreat of the Northern army from Ticonderoga
(which happened on the 6th day of July 1777) an independent
company which had been previously raised by orders
issued by Major General Gates to Capt Thomas
Lee Joined said Warners Regiment and did duty
in said Regiment and drew their pay cloathing
and rations with the said Regiment and further
the deponant saith that he was and still well
acquainted with one Jabez Weaver formerly of the
Town of Clarendon County of Rutland and State of
Veronton of the Town of Wilna County of
Jefferson and State of New York and that the
said Weaver enlisted into the said Capt Lees
Company sometime the last of the year 1776 or
begining of the year of 1777 and that sometime
in the month of April of said year this deponant
with a number of recruits which he had enlisted
joined a number of Capt Lees Company thereon
their march to Join the main Northern Army
at Ticonderoga and that the said Weaver at that
time served as a Sergeant in said Company and
further that the said Weaver after the said Regiment
Company was anexed to said Warners Regiment did the
duty of a Seargeant in said Company and that in
the Battle of Bennington which happened on the
16th of August AD 1777 the said Weaver was under the
more immediate command of this deponant and
that ever sustain the character of a good and faithfull
Soldier and that this deponent does not know the precise time
the said Weaver left the Army but knew him in
the winter of AD 1776 & 1777 as a recruiting Sergeant
and were with him at Ticonderoga at Bennington &
the taking of Mt Defiance and the after the
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campaign of A1777 this deponent understood
that the said Weaver procured a substitute and
was honourably discharged from the service this
deponent would further state that at the
City of Quebee with the rest of the unfortunate
General Mongomerys army the said Weaver
was amongst the first men that come to
the assistance of the men who still
the possession of the ground before the Walls of
Quebec and farther this deponent saith that he has
since known the above said Jabez Weaver
and that he commanded a company of Militia
in the Town of Clarendon State aforesaid
and that he knows nothing to the
Contrary but what he considered an honest
man the in rather indigenent [illegible]
by reason of sickness and other unforeseen
accidents and further this deponant saith
not 
[signature] Samuel Beach St in the
Revolutionary Army

State of Vermont
Addison County of
June 12 1822
Then Personally appeared Samuel
Beach, and made oath that the foregoing affidavit
by him subscribed contains the truth and
nothing but the truth-
Before me Wm Slade Jun Judge of
Addison Co Ct

I hereby certify that the above named Samuel
much is a credible witness
[signature] Wm Slade Jun Judge.
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State of Vermont
Allison County I Saml Swift Clerk of the County
Court for said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the
within named William Slade Jun. is Judge of said Court
and his name within written is his own signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at
Middlebury this 12th day of June A.D. 1822.
[signature] Saml Swift Clerk &
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Jona & Jas Eddy,
affidavits
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I Jona Eddy of Manton in the County
of lRuttland and State of Vermont
lawful age testify and say that I am
now and was previous to the year 1776
acquainted with Jabez Weaver then of [illegible]
knowing to the said Weavers belonging to
Capt Laws independent Company
in the year 1776 and 1777 and that he
did duty as a Sergeant in Company
I was also knowing to his drawing
the continental
clothing a rations from the continetnal stores and that this company was considered as attached to Col Seth Warners regiment in the revolutionary army that I had a Brother in the said
has company which induced me
be frequently at their rendezvous whenever it was situated in the vicinity where I lived that my Brother
enlisted for three years and I always
understood that the sd Weaver enlisted
for the years and that he served
the greatest part of a Term and
[illegible] whom I was acquainted to serve the remainder of sd
time that I was equally out
in alarms with sd Weaver brigade
to his turn, that he has since
commanded a company of Militia
in the sd Town of of [illegible] and that he was always considered a good faithful soldier and further this deponent saith not
dated this 17th day
of June 1822
[signature] Jonathan Eddy
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I James Eddy of Clarendon
in the County of Rutland &
State of Vermont of lawful age
certify & say that I am knowing to the facts set forth in
the foregoing deposition of my
Brother Jona Eddy and further
that I was present at Jabez
Weavers Enlisting into said Lee
Company and further the
deponent saith not
dated June the 17th 1822
[signature] James Eddy

State of Vermont
Ruttland County
June 17th 1822
Then Personally appeared and
then had and James Eddy and
made oath that the foregoing of
affidavits by them respectively subscribed
contains the truth and nothing
but the truth
Before me Henry Hodges Judge
of Rutland County Ct

I hereby certify that the above named and
Jona & James Eddy are well known
to me to be credible witnesses
Henry Hodges Judge
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State of Vermont
Ruttland County ss
I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the
County Court for the County
of Rutland do certify that the
Hon Henry Hodges is a Judge
of said Court duly commissioned
that the foregoing to his
Signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Rutland this 19th day
of June AD 1822
[signature] R Peirpoint