Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40412, for Daniel Shirley, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Shirley, Daniel

NUMBER
S. 40412

CONTENTS
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Notification sent Nov 3d 1820 to A. Potter
Mayville N. York

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priv--  11,907
New York   R
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to Pennsylvania.
Daniel Shirley
of Clarence in the state of N. York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the N Hamp
line, for the term of 3 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of June 1819 and sent to Jacob Houghton Esqr.
Mayville, Chautauque County
N York
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Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 9 mo 6/21=73.54
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819         48.
..............................................................................=====...............................................................................$121.54
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(Revolutionary claim,     )
(Act 18th March, 1818.  )

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State of New York
Chautauqua County fs.

On this thirtieth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held at ["being a court of Record for Said County" stricken out] the Courthouse in Mayville in & for the county of Chautauqua being a court of Record for Said County Daniel Shirley aged about fifty nine years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows for the term of three years in Capt Amos Amersons Company in Col Seelyes Regiment in General Poors Brigade in the New Hampshire line that he served in the company & regiment above named at the time of his discharge, that he made a declaration of Said Services on the thirteenth day of May in the year 1818 & received a pension certificate in conformity to the act of Congrefs of the 18th of March 1818 which certificate is Numbered on the back thereof 11,907.  And I the said Daniel Shirley do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 diminish it as to bring myself within the provifions of the act on Congrefs entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Navel Service of the United States in the revolutionary war pafsed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person 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 anne3xe3d and by me Subscribed
Daniel  his x mark  Shirley

Sworn & Subscribed the 30th day of June 1820 in open Court
Thos. B. Campbell  Clk.

A true [illegible stricken out] Inventory of the Property belonging to daniel Shirley on the 30th day of June 1820.  his right in twenty five acres of land under an article from the Holland Land Company on which land there is now due to the Company rising one hundred & twelve Dollars; there is no improvement on the land.  I have no other property whatever--I have no debts due to me & owe none.  Have no income other than that derived from my daily labour and my pension
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have no family, my wife died about seven years since & my children live in different places & different States   I at present reside with one of them in the town & County of Chautauqua & State of New York.
Daniel  his x mark  Shirley

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the 30th day of June 1820.
T.B. Campbell  Clk.

The court are of opinion that the Lane mentioned in the within Schedule is of no Value under the incumbrance thereon
T.B. Campbell  Clk.

State of New York
Chautauqua County  fs.

I Calvin E Macomber Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua in Said State do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit containing an inventory or Schedule of the of Daniel Shirley is hereby copied from the record of the said Court & I further certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the said inventory or Schedule is of no Value under the incumbrance thereon

In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of the Said Court on this Seventeenth day of July 1820--
C.E. Macomber  Dep Clk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above 2 paragraphs]

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Revolutionary Claim
Daniel Shirley
11.907
Sept 1819
Con
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State of New York              )
Niagara County   fs.           )

On this 30th day of May of in the year of our Lord 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for Niagara County personally came Daniel Shirley aged about fifty six years a resident of of the Town of Clarence in Said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congrefs entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.

That the Said Daniel Shirley on or about the fifteenth day of April in the Year 1777 enlisted as a private Soldier at Londonderry in Rockingham County in the State of New Hampshire under Captain Amos Emmerson, for the Term of three years.  That he was attached to Col. Filleys Regiment which was as he believes the first Regiment of New Hampshire Troops.  That he faithfully served the United States the aforesaid Term of three years and at the expiration thereof was honorably discharged by the Said Cap. Filly;  That Said discharge has since been accidentally lost mislaid or destroyed;  that he was in several engagements with the British Northern Army previous to the surrender of Burgoyne.
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and was also in the Battle of Monmouth.

That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the afsistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power to produce of his said services.
Daniel  his x mark  Shirley

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written--
Oliver Forward
Judge of Com Pleas
Niag. County

I Oliver Forward Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Daniel Shirley did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding deposition, and that he does stand in actual need of the afsistence of his country for Support, and I now transmit the testimony and proceedings taken and had before me the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the aforesaid act of Congrefs
Oliver Forward
Judge &c
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State of New York        )
Niagara County  fs      )

Lemuel Kingley being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Shirley of the Town of Clarence in Said County, and Knows that he is in indigent circumstances and in actual want of the common necefsaries of life and that he is wholly unable to support himself
Lemuel Kingley

Sworn to and Subscribed before me May 30. 1818.
Oliver Forward
Judge of the Com
pleas  Niag. County
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State of New York--Chautauqua County fs.  [all underlined]

I, Daniel Shirley, the Soldier named in the annexed Declaration, do, on my Oath, make the following additional declaration to correct, amend & explain the annexed declaration, viz.  That in April, 1777, at Londonderry in the State of New Hampshire, I inlisted as a Private Soldier in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, in the company commanded by Capt Amos Emerson, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seelye (pronounced Scilly by the Soldiers) & in the Brigade commanded by General Poor of the New Hampshire line for the term of three years--That I served said term as such Soldier & was honorably discharged from service at West Point in the State of New York--

The Error in the name of the Colonel was made by the person, who drew the annexed declaration--and it was not noticed by me at the time the oath was administered to me by Judge Forward--And I further declare that the annexed Declaration, in all other respects, is true in substance & matters of fact--
Daniel  his x mark  Shirley

Sworn before me May 24th 1819
William Peacock
one of the Judges for Chautauqua County

State of New York
Chautauqua County  fs.  [underlined]

I, William Peacock, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua in the State of New York, do hereby certify, in addition to the certificate of Oliver Forward, a Judge of Niagara County, hereto annexed, that I am satisfied that the annexed
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Declaration & this additional Declaration also annexed are true--And I further certify that [second "that" stricken out] I am Satisfied that the above named Daniel Shirley is in reduced circumstances [illegible stricken out] & quite poor & stands in need of the afsistance of his country for support
Dated May 24th 1819--
William Peacock

State of New York            )
Chautauqua County  fs.   )

I John Dexter, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for the Said County do Certify that William Peacock is a Judge of Said Court duly appointed, Commifsioned & Sworn, residing in Said County and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Said William & verily believe that the Signatures of William Peacock to the above additional affidavit & certificate are his genuine Signatures.

In Testimony Whereof I have affixed the Seal of Said Court to these Presents and Signed the Same with my own hand at Mayville in Said County this twenty fourth day of May 1819.
John Dexter.

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Daniel Shirley
a Private Soldier, &c
______________________________
Declaration, &c.
______________________________
Jacob Houghton,
______________________________
of Mayville,
Chautauqua County
N.Y.--Agent--
______________________________
Adm'd.
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[following all stricken out]

Col Tilley's Regiment was
Not on the Continental
Establishment
In admifsible

[following not stricken out]

Daniel Shirley
Private
Colonel Cilleys Regt
New Hampire line
1777--3 years
on Roll
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State of New York     )
Niagara County        )  fs.
Clerk's office             )

I Roswell Chapin Deputy Clerk of the County of Niagara do hereby certify that Oliver Forward before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Niagara, acting under the authority of this State and that the foregoing hereto annexed is his own proper Signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal at Buffalo this 30th day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen
Roswell Chapin  Dep C

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Dan'l. Shirley
___________________
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Owc

In reply to your request of............., received............ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Shirley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [last 3 words stricken out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.   S.F. 40,412

[Column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 15, 1777

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 yrs.

[Column 3]
RANK.
Pri.

[Column 4 & 5]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.............................COLONEL.
Amos Emerson              Cilley

[Column 6]
STATE.
N.H.

Battles engaged in,  Monmouth.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, [checkmark] Enl. at Londonderry, Rockingham Co.  N.H.

Date of application for pension,  May 30, 1818.  His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application,  Clarence, ["Chautauqua" stricken out] Niagara Co., N.Y.

Age at date of application,  56 yrs.

Remarks:   His wife (name not stated) died about 1813.   Several children were alive in 1820, no names states.   In 1826, soldier lived at Warren, Warren Co., Pa.

Respectfully,
Comissioner.
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40412

Revy  INVALID.

File No.  40,412

Daniel Shirley
Pri   Rev   War

Act:  18" March 18"

Index:---Vol. J,  Page 457

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mch. 13. 1897   History to
Mr. Fred M. Shirley
Warren, Penna.
__________________________________________
1914.  July 3.  Hist. to
Mrs. F. A. Bugbee.
__________________________________________
1916.  Jan. 10.   History to
Viola Root Cameron
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Dan'l Shirley
for transfer
_______________________
Rc'd  May 6. 1826
_______________________
Lansing Witmore
Proth'y.
Warren Pen

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Mothers Day
April 21  87

free

Secretary at War
Washington City

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Pen Ofc
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State of Pennsylvania        )
Warren County  fs             )

On this 24th day of April A.D. 1826 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Warren personally appeared Daniel Shirley who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Amos Amerson, in the regiment commanded by Colonel---Celey in the Newhampshire line in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Newyork, from whence he has removed, that he now resides in the town of Warren, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be ["there" stricken out] payable in future in the state of Pennsylvania
Daniel his x mark  Shirley

Sworn and Subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Daniel Jackson
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State of Pennsylvania  )
Warren County  fs.      )

In testimony that the within written Daniel Jackson was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths take acknowledgements &c in the State of Pennsylvania at the within date, and that his name there subsribed appears to him to be in the proper hand writing of said Justice--I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Warren the 25th day of April AD 1826
Lansing Witmore  Proth'y
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PHONE BRYANT 6563

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CABLEGRAM  VIROCAM

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LAW DIVISION
DEC 28 1915
RECEIVED

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Viola Root Cameron
GENEALOGIST
ARTISTIC STATIONER
ANTIQUES

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MEMBER
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL
AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

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BRYANT BUILDING
47 WEST 42nd STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Dec. 27, 1915.

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

May I ask you to send me the Pension Record of Daniel Shirley, who served three years as a Private in Captain Amos Emerson's Company in New Hampshire?

He enlisted at Londonderry and applied for pension May 30th, 1813, living at that time at Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y.

Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am,

Cordially,
Viola Root Cameron

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U.S. PENSION
O
DEC
28
1915
OFFICE.
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June 24, 1914

WI

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Will you kindly give me the pension record of my  ancestor Daniel Shirley [name underlined] who was in the Revolutionary War.  probably from New Hampshire, but he died in Kinzua Pa. (Warren Co.)

Very truly yours
Mrs. F. A. Bugbee
142 South Main St
Putnam, Conn.
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U.S. PENSION
D 
JUN
26
1914
OFFICE.