Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22179, John Connor, N.Y.
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Service
N.Y.
Connor, John
Number
S.22179
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Pennsylvania 18.968

John Connor of Northampton Co. in the State of Penn who was a Sgt in the Company commanded by CAptain Weeks of the Regt commanded by Col Alton in the Pennsylvania Militia

13 Mo Sgt $65.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania  at the rate of 66 Dollars Cents [Cents is crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Novr and sent to 1833 Brodhead St. Easton [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 -         162.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 - 32.50
                                                            $195.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Acr June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J. T. Sprague [name is crossed out] D. Brown Clerk,
Book C Vol. 5 Page 10

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Deed 2 March 1836
Let to Hon R. Brodhead
24 May 1854
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27 714
John Connor

Admit by Commr.
13 mos
Sergt

R. Brodhead Jr. Esq

Easton
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Northampton

On this fifteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three Personally appeared in the open Court of Common Pleas of said County before the honorable Garrick Mallery President and John Cooper and Daniel Wagener Associate Judges of the said court John Connor aged near seventy nine years a resident of the borough of Easton in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth o  his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress (?) June 7th 1833

That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - In the year 1778 in the month of February he became a volunteer and was appointed orderly sargent in the Company of James Wicks and marched from his then place  of residence in the Town  of Fish Rice in the County of Dutches in the State of New York to the City of New York and was there placed under the Command of Genl George Clinton and remained there a short time more than a month to be certain he only swears to one month, to guard the city and was then discharged, there being no occasion for our detention any longer. Came home and immediately inlisted under Captain for one year and was again appointed orderly sargent and joined other forces under the command of Col Jacobs Smartwood and marched down the river to Roan's Bridge and there commenced  building barracks and remained there until Fall, when they understood the enemy were at White Plains and there upon they were immediately ordered there, they arrived the night before the Battle at that place. the next day he thinks on the 27th or 28th of October the Battle was fought which lasted about Three quarters of an hour. The British gave back and incamped in the Town the Americans prepared for a general engagement, dug trenches and the like, and remained in waiting about 13 days when the British off to their shipping. We remained there sometime and were then ordered to the Fish Rice Barracks. Some of the Forces were discharged. But he remained at the Barracks until the year  for which he had inlisted had expired and was then discharged making the whole time which he served and for which he claims a pension thirteen months which he solemnly swears he did serve, he has no Documentary evidence and knows of no person living who can testify to his service and knows of no Clergyman in the Borough of Easton who can Testify to his reputation, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of State or (of any)only on that of the agency of the State of New York
Sworn & Subscribed this
15th Day of Oct 1833 in open court
Wm Sebring Prothy

John Connor
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HE James Connor Justice Gould being Duly Sworn according to Law do Depose and say that they are well acquainted with John Conner who has sworn and subscribed the within Declaration, that they Believe him to be near the age of Seventy nine, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that they Concur without heretation in that opinion
James Connor [signature]
Justice Gould [signature]

Sworn & Subscribed this 15th Day of October in open court
Wm L. Sebring [signature] Proser

And the said Court after [after is crossed out] Do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatives prescribed by the War
Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Connor Esquire of Justice Gould who have signed the preceeding affidavit are neighbors of the said
John Connor and men of high standing and credibility and that these statements are entitled to Credit and Belief
Garrick Mallery [signature]
Prest Judge-

Jno. Cooper [signature] Judge
Daniel Wagener [signature] a Judge

I William L Sebring Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of John Connor for a Pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this Day of October AD 1833

Wm L. Sebring [signature] Proser
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION

3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., June 26, 1922

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Jno. 
Connor a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [or his wodow's is crpssed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S.22179

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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Feb. 1776
Immediately after

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 Mo.
1 yr.

RANK.
Ord Sgt.
     "

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Jas. Wicks
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COLONEL.
[checkmark]
Jacobus Swartwout

STATE.
NY
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Battles engaged in, White Plains

Residence of soldier at enlistment Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY

Date of application for pension, Oct. 15, 1833, al

Residence at date of application, Borough of Easton Northampton Co. Pa.

Age at date of application, 79 yeasr, place of birth not stated.

Remarks: There is no family data on file

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Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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2 TDE
PEC

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RECORDS DIVISION
JUN 19 1923

S. H. Kress & Co.
114 Fifth Avenue
New York

Executive

June 16, 1923

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

Dear Sirs:
With reference to the enclosed copy of
application for pension, will you please advise whether or not Desire (Hall) Connor - wife of John Connor - who died December 21, 1842, seven years after the death of her husband, filed application for a continuation of his pension in her name. If so, please send a copy of the full particulars of the application as received and filed.

John Connor was a member of the second regiment of the Dutchess County Militia. He died in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., March 2, 1836.

Thanking you for the courtesy of a reply and any information you may be able to give us

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RECORDS DIVISION
JUN 29 1923

Respectfully yours,
R. H. Kress
By Prendergast, Secty

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RECORDS DIVISION
JUN 19 1923

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
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JUN 18 1923
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enclosed 
EB.

S. H. Kress & Co.
114 Fifth Avenue
New York

Executive

May 17, 1922

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Rev. [underlined]
MK
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
M
MAY 18 1922

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
On April 17th, through my secretary, I sent original of the attached letter to the Office of the Adjutant General. The reply was to the
effect that there were many men by the name of John Connor who had served in the Revolutionary War in different New York organizations and they were unable to ascertain which, "if any of them, is the man whose military record is desired."

They suggested that possibly his service could be identified upon application to you so will
appreciate any information or suggestions you can give me.

Might state that John Connor whose record we are searching for was married three times, his third wife, Desire (Hall) Connor, surviving him by seven years. She lived with her children in Easton and Mauch Chunk, died in Mauch Chunk December 21, 1842, and was buried in Easton from the home of her son, David
Connor, December 23rd.

I have information about his first wife who was of a prominent New York family - Elizabeth Wiltse - and a good deal of information about the John Connor in question, so if there is any further information I could give to assist you in locating his record, will be glad to do so.

Thanking you for your attention to this matter.

Respectfully yours,
R. H. Kress
By Prendergast, Secty

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P.S. Self-addressed envelope enclosed.
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Rev. War Section. July 26, 1923. 
R. H. Kress,
114 Fifth Ave.,
New York City.
Sir;
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, fail to show that any one ever applied for pension, as the widow of John Connor, Revolutionary War pensioner, S. 22179. 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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Revolution
22179
INVALID.

File No. 22.179
John Connonr
Sergt. Rev. War

Act June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 77

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1922, June 26 hist to Mr. R. H. Kress EW
1923. July 26 R. H. Kress informed
that no one apr. for [illegible] as widow
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Pension Office
May 22/54

$65

Do 2 Mar 36

Please state to what time John Connor was last paid and Oblig.
Yours &c
S. Cole [signature]
Ch Clerk

3d Auditor

John Connor, act 1832
$65 per annum, died
2 March 1836, paid

F. Burt [signature]
Auditor [underlined]
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pa [underlined] Oct 25

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EASTON PA
OCT 22

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James L Edwards Esquire 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Easton Oct. 22d 1833

Dear Sir,
Inclosed you will find the application of John Connor and George P Kressler for pensions, which I respectfully ask you to examine and inform me of the result -

Some time last July I enclosed you the application of John Ohe and the Latter part of last August I send you the app [app is crossed out] application of Benjamin Van Horn Henry Sigle, George Burge Eve Bush of Carper Marsh. The old men are calling on me Daily to know what has been done with their application - permit me to call your attention to them, and desire you to exam them.

Truly Yours
R. Brodhead Jr

Jas L Edwards Esquire
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Connor, John
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9219
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Novmeber 5, 1789
to - not shown - 

The information conerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commission officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.