Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42609, John Way, New York
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(8— 1776)

SERVICE  
New York.  

Way, John. 

NUMBER
S 42609
B.L.W.A. 7992-100 a Pvt.
Issued Mch. 19, 1792
No papers 

CONTENTS
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R 32680, A.

New York 
John Way Dec?
of in the State of 
who was a Private & Corporal in the company commanded by Captain  Arson  of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gannvorst in the line for Pri. 10: 18
Corp. 1: 12 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 84 Dollars 42 cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 20th February 1843, when he died
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of December 1849 and Sent to the 
Hon. J.J. Slingerland Prest.
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Arrears to the 4th of
Semiannual allowance ending,
Payable to surviving children 
Mary Andersen 
Letty Tripp
Margaret Spring
Abbe Emmons
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Ordered by J.P. Chase, Clerk
12 Vol. 4  Page 83
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1170
New York. Albany
John Way, deceased
Of [swirly line] in the State of New York
Who was a Sargent in the [swirly line] commanded
by Captain [swirly line] of the commanded
by Col. Gansevort in the NY Revolution nine [crossed out] for two years.

Inscribed on the roll of Albany 
at the rate of 120 dollars 00 cents per annum,
to commence on the 3rd day of March 1826, End of
February 20, 1843 
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of February 1854 and sent to J. I. Slingerland
Arrears to the 4th of East Cobbleskill
Semi-annual allowance ending
Inco from $84.42
Act May 15/28
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1882. [date crossed out and replaced by]
May 15, 1828
HR Weightman, Clerk
Vol. Page
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Canada West §
Victoria District § On this seventh day of September A.D 1849 personally appeared before 
To Wit § Mr Richard Lazier Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid district of Victoria in Canada West duly authorised by Law to administer oaths, the Rev
Philip F Roblin a resident of the Township of Synedenaga [needs to be confirmed] in said District of Victoria aged fifty two years and upwards, with whom I am personally
acquainted and whom well know to be a man of good standing and a Clergyman reputable in his profession and who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say, that he formerly resided in the Township of Ameliasburg in the District of Prince Edward in Canada West and was their will and intimately acquainted with
John Way who [added by a caret] died on the Twentieth day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty
three in the said Township of Ameliasburgh that Deponent as a Clergyman preached the funeral sermon officiated at the funeral of the said John Way and saw his remains property intend that Deponent was well acquainted with the said John Way for the space of thirty years previous to the said day of his death and was also well acquainted with the family of the said John Way. That the said John Way was at the said day of his death a very aged man and was always respected and beloved by the inhabitants of said District of Prince Edward, to have lived during the War: of the Revolution in Fishkill in County of Dutches and State of New York and to have been a soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution. This has long been the common and current report
among —
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among the inhabitants of the said District of Prince Edward and from deponents own personal acquaintance and this current report Deponent verily believes that the said John Way lived during the War of the
Revolution in Fishkill in the State of New York
and from thence entered the service of the United States and that the said John Wary was a soldier of the United States, from Fish Kill aforesaid in the time of the Revolution

And that the John Way has now four
Children living to wit Mary Anderson Margret
Sprung and Letty Tripp all living in said
District of Prince Edward (and Abbe Emmass said to be living in Fishkill in said State of New York)

Published and Sworn to before me §
this 7th day of September A.D. 1849 §
Richard Lazier Justice of the Peace §


Philip J. Roblin
Clergyman
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Province of  Canada §
Victoria District § I William Fitzgibbon, clerk of the Peace in and for the district of Victoria and therein aforesaid, do hereby certify that Richard Lazier esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn and executed was at the date thereof an acting justice of the peace in and for the  said district, duly appointed and qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Richard Lazier as such justice, and verily believe the said deposition to be in the handwriting of the said Richard Lazier and that the name of Richard Lazier set and subscribed to the jurat of the said affidavit is the handwriting of the said Richard Lazier.
Dated 10th September A.D. 1849.
William Fitzgibbon
Clerk of the peace district of Victoria
By James Gerald Fitzgibbon
Deputy clerk of the peace District of Victoria
In witness there of I have here unto set and affixed the seal of my office this 10th day of September in the year aforesaid, one thousand eight hundred and forty nine at Belleville in the District aforesaid §
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TS Singerland , Esq.
Warnerville 
Schoharie County, 
New York
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District of Prince Edward §
Canada West,
personally came before me Mr. John Howell
One of her Majesty’s justices of the peace in and for the District aforesaid Elizabeth Foster widow of the late Joseph Foster, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is now 85 years of age that she resided in duchess County, the state of New York during the war of the revolution and resided in the family of John Way occasionally, who served as a soldier during a part of the time of said war in the United States army this deponent further saith that she frequently saw his uniform coat and epaulettes which he received while in the service of the United States Army. This deponent further deposeth and saith that she moved into Canada about 52 years ago, the said John Way also moved into Canada and resided near this deponent until the day of his decease which took place in the winter of one thousand eight hundred and forty three and that his remains were interred on the farm of this deponent, that the said John Way left no widow, as his wife died previous to himself, but had left a family of children, four of them are now living.
Vis: Mary Andersen, Margaret Sprung, Elethicia Hipp, Abby Emerson, the rest of his children are dead. This deponent further saith that there was another John Way living in or near Duchess county who was a much older man than the above described John Way, and who from his advanced age  was incapable of performing military duty.
Elizabeth Foster 
X her mark
Subscribed to and sworn before 
Me this 15th day of June 1847 
John Howell, J.P.
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I hear by certify that I am personally acquainted with the written named Elizabeth Foster, that I know her to be a person of integrity, respectability, and a credible witness.
June 15, 1847
John Howell
Sophiasburgh, P. Ed.
Canada West

Canada
District of Prince Edward§
To wit:
I hear by certify that the above named John Howell of Sophiasburgh and the said district 
Esquire. Is an acting magistrate in and for the said district.
Picture The 15 th June 1847
PH Low
Clerk of the Peace
District of Prince Edward 
Canada
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Declaration
In order to obtain the pension due John Way at the time of his death under the act of June 7, 1832.
State of New York
Oswego County §SS:
On this eighth day of June Anno Domini (1847) Eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas in and for said county of Oswego, now sitting Margaret Sprung a resident of the township of Ameliasburgh in the district and county of Prince Edwards in Canada, West, aged 47 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the arrears and pension do her father John Way at the time of his death and under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That her father. Said John Wayne died on the 20th day of February 1843 in Canada aforesaid. That her father said John Way was a soldier during the war of the revolution that during said war of the American Revolution, her said father resided in Fishkill in the county of Dutchess in the said state of New York. That as declarant had always been heard her said father relate and verily believes true, that in the year in which Burgoyne was captured he enlisted into the company of Captain Arson, in the regiment of Colonel Gansevoort as a regular soldier and continued to serve therin for a number of years until the close of said war. That he was a Sargent in said company of Captain Arson that he went from Fishkill aforesaid in Duchess County to Neskayana near Schenectady in the then county of Albany at which place he entered said service. That he was a soldier for five or six years in said war and was a sergeant. That after the war, he was an Ensign in the militia, and that the accompanying in his commission to act as
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Ensign in the militia, after the close of said war that her father said John Way died as aforesaid on the 20th day of February 1843 in said Township of Ameliasburgh  in the aforesaid County and a district of Prince Edward in Canada West. That for many years previous to his death as aforesaid he was affected with disease, and for sometime before he died was very informed. His friends from the states wrote to him and informed him that he was entitled to a pension for his service. In the revolutionary war, and that in order to obtain said pension he must visit the United States and have requisite papers made out and executed, but owing to his infirmities of body, he was unable to do so, and could not make so long a journey. That he once employed declarants husband, Richard Sprung to assist him in collecting the proof and to obtain his pension, but that he said father not becoming able to take the necessary journey to the states as aforesaid died without asserting, his claim for his said pension. Declarant now visits Oswego aforesaid for the purpose of making this application for his said pension.
She further declares that her said father John Way had eight children, only five of whom survived their said father, to wit: John Way, Mary Andersen, Abbe Emmons, Letty Tripp, and Margaret Sprung, this declarant.
That her brother said John Way died on the seventh day of November eighteen hundred and forty five in Ameliasburgh aforesaid. 
Letty Tripp living in the Township of Hillier,  Margaret Sprung the declarant living in said Township of Ameliasburgh and all in said District and County of Prince Edwards in Canada West, and Abbe Emmons living in Fishkill in said County of Dutchess and State of New York, that the last mentioned four are the only now surviving children of her father the said John Way, and all four of whom
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are as declarant verily believes still living. That her father said John Way left no widows, him surviving. Declarant’s mother having died previous to the death of declarant’s said father. That each and all. Children are over 21 years of age.
Margaret X her mark, Sprung
Subscribed and sworn the day and year first aforesaid in open court being said Court of Common Pleas now sitting
D McCarty, Deputy Clerk
(Clerk Absent)

State of New York
Oswego County§
I, D McCarty deputy clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County the same being a court of record do hereby certify that at a court of common pleas held in and for said county at the courthouse in the Village of Oswego, before the Judges thereof on the eighth day of June Anni Domini 1847, eighteen hundred and forty seven, it was proved by the addition of testimony satisfactory to the said court that John Way named in the foregoing declaration died on the 20th day of February eighteen hundred and forty three, in the township of Ameliasburgh in the county and district of Prince Edward in Canada, West; what he left his surviving the following named children, Jonh Way, Mary Anderson, Abby Emmons, Letty Tripp, and Margaret Sprung, the above named declarant, that the said child, John Way died on the seventh day of November eighteen hundred and forty five in the Township of Ameliasburgh aforesaid.
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That there are now only four children of said John Way now living who survived their said father, to wit: Mary Anderson living in Ameliasburgh aforesaid, Letty Tripp, living in the township of Hillier, Margaret Sprung, the declarant,  living in Ameliasburgh aforesaid and all three of them in said district and county of Prince Edward in Canada, West. And Abby Emmons living in Fishkill in the county of Duchess and said state of New York. That the last mentioned four are the only now surviving children of the aforesaid John Way, the soldier and all four of whom are now still living and are each of them over 21 years of age I further certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of said Margaret Sprung for a pension and that the said court have full confidence in the foregoing declaration of said Margaret Sprung.
In testimony  whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this eighth day of June A.D. 1847.
D. McCarty. Deputy clerk, clerk absent.
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State of New York
Onondaga county
Clerks office § SS:
I certify that it appears from the records in the office that John Way drew lot number 63 in the township of Manilius for a military service in the revolutionary war, and from an examination of the record field deeds it appears that John Way deeded the said lot purporting to contain 600 acres to Joseph Tinker, for the consideration of $30 which said deed is dated the 26th day of January 1792, and was recorded and entered on the seventh day of March 1794 as appears from the record thereof in this office. No other person appears to have signed and acknowledged the said deed and from an examination of the records by the alphabetical index, I find no deed records for Sid premises, which appears to have been executed by the wife of said John Way, if he had one.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County at Syracuse, this 28th day of February 1848.
V.W. Smith, Clerk
By, S.J. Gillette, Dep.Clk.
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Bounty land warrant record card
Division of veterans administration
The national archives
Name Way John
Grade Private 
Line New York
Warrant number 7992
Acreage 100
Issue March 19, 1792
To  Not shown
* the information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volume 2 to 4 of Land warrants issued prior to the 1800s which are registers of bounty land warrant issued to noncommissioned 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 used to be found in general land office records in the national archives.
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August 19, 1939.
Mr. Glenn C. Way
1631 Niagara Ave.
Niagara Falls, New York.
BA-J/CC
John Way
S. 42609
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which he request the revolutionary war record of John Way, of Half Moon, Albany County, New York, and who served in the eighth regiment, Albany County Militia.
The data which follows were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim number S. 42609, based upon service of John Way in the Revolutionary War and is the only pension record found based upon service in that war of John Way, who served with the New York troops.
John Way and his wife had eight children, the name of his wife, the date of their marriage, the date of her death, their ages or names of their parents are not shown. He died February 20, 1843, in Ameliasburgh Township, district and county of Prince Edward, Canada West, leaving no Widow.  He was survived by five children, whose names are shown as follows: Margaret Sprung, Abby Emmons, Mary Anderson, Letty Tripp, and John Way Jr.
The name of the other three children are not shown.
On June 8, 1847, Margaret Sprung, aged 47 years and upwards, made application for pension in Oswego County, New York on an account of the service of her father John Way in the revolutionary war. Her residence was then Ameliasburgh Township, district and county of Prince Edward, Canada West. She made this application. On behalf of herself and her three sisters then surviving,  her brother John Way Jr. having died November 7, 1845 in said Ameliasburgh.
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The residences of her sisters at that time are shown as follows:
Mary Anderson of Ameliasburgh Township, Canada
Letty Tripp, Hillier Township, County of Prince Edward, Canada, West.
Abby or Abbe wife of John Emmons or Emmans of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, aged about fifty- one years.
The husband of Margaret was Richard Sprung. The names of the husbands of Mary Anderson and Letty Tripp are not designated. 
In the application for pension, it is shown that John Way named shown as Wey, while he was a resident of Fishkill, Duchess County, New York enlisted June 4, 1777 served as private, corporal and Sergeant in Captain Aaron Arson’s company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort’s 3rd New York regiment, and in Colonel van Schsick’s 1st New York regiment served against  Burgoyne at Saratoga in the expedition down the Susquehanna river and Chemung against the Indians, served at Fort Stanix, morristown and Pompton, New Jersey served also at West Point Verplank’s point and other post on the Hudson and Delaware Rivers, his service terminating at the close of the war. He was subsequently commissioned to March 22, 1796, in New York City, Ensign of a company of Duchess County militia, in the regiment command, commanded by Isaac, Veil, Lieutenant Colonel, commandant.
The pension which was due said children on account of the service of their father, John Way, in the revolutionary war was granted. One Elizabeth Foster, the widow of Joseph Foster, stated in 1847, at which time she was aged about 85 years and resided in the district of. Prince Edward, Canada, West, in which Providence. She had lived for about 52 years that she resided in Duchess County, New York, during the revolutionary war, occasionally in the family of John Wayne, the soldier and he and that he removed to Canada about 1805, and resided near her until he died and that he was buried on her farm. She stated further that there was another John way, the soldier, and who because of his advanced age was incapable of performing military duty. She did not state whether or not they were related.
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In 1849, one John B. Way was Justice of the Peace in the District of Prince Edward, Canada, West. In 1852, one John M. Emma’s was Justice of the Peace of Dutchess County, New York. Their relationship to the family not stated.
In 1849, the following persons were living in the District of Prince Edward, Canada, West. 
Their relationship to the soldier’s family not shown:
Reuben B. Way, George R. Way, William C. Way, Issac Tripp, Daniel Sprung, Richard Sprung, David Sprung, John Anderson, George Anderson, William Anderson, Sr. William Anderson, Jr. James W. Anderson and Levi Anderson. 
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the administrator.
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Canada West
County and district
Of Prince Edward §
Charles Kellogg, a resident of the town of Ameliasburgh in the sad county and district of Prince Edward of lawful age, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with John Way, who died in said Township of Ameliasburgh on the 20th day of February, 1843. That Deponent is a carpenter and joiner by trade and made the coffin for the said John Way and find from examination that he made the coffin for the Sid John Way on the 21st day of February 1843. At the said day of his death, the said John Way was a very aged man not less than 
( blank ) years of age. That it is the common and current report among the inhabitants of said Ameliasburgh that the said John Way lived during the war of the revolution in Fishkill in the county of Duchess and state of New York, and that he had been a regular soldier in the service of the Militia states during said war of the revolution. That upon all public occasions and collections of the people in which they said John Way was accustomed to attend, he he always looked upon by the people as having been such soldier, and it is generally believed by the inhabitants of said Ameliasburgh that they say John Wayne had been such revolutionary soldier.
Charles Kellogg
Subscribed and a sworn to before me
This sixth day of September A.D. 1849
John B. Way, Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that the witness deponent
Said Charles Kellogg is a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
John B. Way J. P. Justice of the Peace
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Canada West
Prince Edward District§
On the 11th day of September A.D. 1849 personally appeared before me, John Howell, justice of the peace in and for the said District of Prince Edward in Canada West, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Jacob Howell, Esquire, a resident of the township of Sophiasburgh and said district of Prince Edward, aged 62 years with whom I am personally acquainted, and whom I will know to be a man of good standing, and who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he has been well and intimately acquainted with John Way, who died in the adjoining Township of Ameliasburgh in said District of Prince Edward on or about the 20th day of February A.D. 1843 during the whole of the residence of the said John Way in the said District of Prince Edward, which was about forty years, that the said John Way has often told deponent that he came from Fishkill in the County of Dutchess and State of New York where he had resided during the Revolutionary War, to said District of Prince Edward, that the said John Way always looked upon by the inhabitants of the said District as having been a soldier of the United States from said Fishkill during the war of the Revolution. He always manifested a great partiality for the government of the United States while living in said District as aforesaid. That upon all public occasions and gathering s which he attended (which were many) he was always looked upon by the people
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People as such revolutionary soldiers of the United States, and by them recognized and acknowledged to have been such that the said John Way left no widow him surviving, but that he left the following children him surviving, to wit: Margaret Sprung, Mary Anderson, and Letty Tripp, all of said district of Prince Edward and Abbe Emmons said to be living in Fishkill aforesaid.
Jacob Howell
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first aforesaid 
John Howell J. P.
I hear by certify that Jacob Howell, Esquire, the above opponent is a magistrate in and for the aforesaid district, a good repute, and is a credible witness whose statements can be implicitly relied upon.
John Howell J.P.
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Township of Sophiasburgh 
District of Prince Edward 
Canada West § SS:
Be it known the on the eleventh day of September A.D.1849 personally appeared before me Jacob Howell a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid District of Prince Edward, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, the undersigned persons who being by me each and all of them separately and singly duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they are all and each of them residents of the aforesaid District township in said district of Prince Edward, and are of lawful age, that they are each and all of them well and intimately acquainted with John Way who died in the adjoining township of Ameliasburgh on or about the 20th day of February eighteen hundred and forty three. That at the said day of his death, the said John Way was a very aged man and was always believed by the inhabitants of the said district of Prince Edward to have been a revolutionary soldier of the United States, that it always been currently reported and believed by the inhabitants in the district of Prince Edward, that the aforesaid John Way lived during the world of the Revolution in Fishkill in Duchess County, State of New York, and that he had there being a soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution that upon all public occasions and gatherings in which he was a accustomed to attend, he was always looked upon by the people as having been such revolutionary soldier of the United States, and was their recognized and believed to have been such soldier and from their per-
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sonal acquaintance with the said John Wayne, and from the common and current report, deponent verily believes that said John Way to have been such a soldier from Fishkill as aforesaid.
David McTaggart  Johnathan Greeley
Joseph R. Mooden  Joseph Butler
William Foster  Frank H. Breton
Asa Foster Hugh McGuire
Daniel Baker James Hart
T.D. Nexan Alan L. Hart
Daniel Lay John Allison Justice of the Peace
Jeremiah Osborn Isaac Eaton
Daniel Osborn William Wood
Reuben B. Way Nathaniel Parker
Isaac Tripp James Osborn
D. VanBlaricom Valentine Rightmeyer
Daniel Sprung
John M. Fox
Fleet Brown

The above named persons, each and all of them being duly sworn according to law on the day and year first aforesaid, did depose and say that the foregoing statement by them subscribed is true and correct, and I do hereby certify that the above deponents whose names are subscribed to the said deposition are each and all of them highly reputable citizens, are credible witnesses and  in point of character rank among the most respectable citizens of the aforesaid District and that the above statements by them subscribed is entitled to full faith and credit.
Jacob Howell J.P.
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Canada West
County and District 
Of Prince Edward §SS:
Be it known that on the sixth day of September A.D. 1849, personally appeared before me John B. Way, Esq. a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and District aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, the undersigned persons who being by me each and all of them separately and singly duly sworn according to law, being all of them residents of the Town of Ameliasburgh in said county and district in Canada West, and of lawful age, do depose and say that they, each and all of them, well acquainted with John Way, who died in said town of Ameliasburgh on or about the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty three. That at the said day of his death he was a very aged man and was always believed by the inhabitants of said district to have been a Revolutionary soldier of the United States, It has always been currently reported and believed by the inhabitants in the said district of Prince Edward that the aforesaid John Way lived in the war of the revolution in Fishkill and Dutchess county in the state of New York and that he had their been a soldier in the service of the United States in the war, the Revolution that upon a public occasions and gatherings, which they said, John Way was accustomed to attend he was looked upon by the people as having been in such of a revolutionary soldier of
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The United States, and was recognized and believed to have been such, and from our personal acquaintance with the said John Way and from the common and current reports we verily believe him to have been such a soldier from Fishkill as aforesaid.
Griffith Howell William T. Gibs
John Anderson William Anderson Junior
Richard Sprung William C. Way
George R. Way  David Sprung
William Anderson Senior
James P. Anderson Levi Anderson 
The above named persons each and all of these personally appeared before me on this sixth day of September A. D. 1849 and being each and all of them by me duly sworn according to law, I did depose and say that the foregoing instrument by them subscribed is true and correct. By certify that the above named persons or each and all of them credible witnesses and in point of character, rank among the finest and most respectable inhabitants of the aforesaid Town of Ameliasburgh.
John B. Way Justice of the Peace
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Heirs of John Way
Application for
Additional pension
Acts May 15, 1828
And June 7, 1832
Additional Evidence 
T.S.Slingerland, Atty.
East Cobbleskill
Schoharie County
N. York
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Declaration
In order to obtain the balance and amount of pension money due to John Way at the time of his deceased under the act 15 of May 1828
State of New York
County of Duchess § SS:
On the 19th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three before me, John S. Emmons justice of the peace in and for the said County personally appeared Abbe Emmons resident of the town of East Fishkill in the aforesaid county of Duchess and state of New York of lawful age who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the balance sum and amount of pension money due to John Way at the time of his decease under the act of Congress passed May 15 th, 1828, entitled “ An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution.”
That she, this declarant, verily believed her father, the said John Way, died on the 20Th day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and forty three in the Township of Ameliasburgh in the county of Prince Edward in Canada West.
That as declarant has always understood and verily believed that her father the said John Way was a soldier of the United States in the war of the American Revolution from the town of Fishkill in the aforesaid county of Dutchess 
From where he enlisted into the company of captain Anson in the Regiment of Colonel Gansevoort of the New York line ( third New York Regiment) to serve for during the war, and that he continued in actual service in said war of the Revolution until the close thereof, having served some six years as private, corporal and Sargent and after the close of said war he drew 600 acres of bounty land for his said services
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And declarant further saith that as she verily believes application was made for the sum and amount of pension money due to the said John Way under the Act of June 7th 1832, in or about the year 1847 by Margaret Sprung, a sister of declarant who now lives in the aforesaid Township of Ameliasburgh, in Canada West.
That, as declarant further believes a pension was subsequently granted to the heirs of the said John Way on said application of said sister under the said act of June 7, 1832, for his said services as a private and corporal at the rate of $84.42 per annum.
That her father, the said John Way, deceased, left no widow surviving him, but that he left the following named children, and which are his only children heirs, surviving, to wit: Mary Anderson, Letty Tripp, Margaret Sprung, and this declarant.
That declarant makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the balance sum and amount of pension money not paid and due to the said John Way at the time of his death under the act of 15th May 1828 for the services of her said father as a sergeant as declarant verily believes that her father that said John Wayne did serve for more than two years as a sergeant, previous to the clothes of the sad war and the regiment of Colonel Gansevoort and the regiment of Colonel Van Schaick, that she verily believes a pension has been granted under the said act of 1828 at the said rate of $84.42 per year, but as her said  father served for more than two years as a sergeant in said war, she verily believes that he is entitled to a sergeant’s pay. Declarat hereby appoints Terrence S. Slingerland of East Cobbleskill, in the county of Schoharie, in the State of New York, her attorney to act for her in the premises and to receive the certificate for said pension from the proper officer of the department of the interior of the government of the United States and to act for his heirs of the said John Way, deceased, in the
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Department of the Interior of the Government of the United States and to act for the heirs of the said John Way, deceased, in the premises and and to do all the business necessary to be done in order to establish said claim.
Declarant refers to the proofs on file in. The pension office at the city of Washington for the evidence of the revolutionary services of her father the said John Way, deceased.
Abbe Emmons
Subscribed and sworn to before me on. The day and year aforesaid.
John S. Emmons, Justice of the Peace of Dutchess County
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State of New York
County of Duchess§ 
I, George H. Tompkins clerk of the county of Duchess end of the county courts of said county do hereby certify that John T. Emory, Esq. Who’s name is subscribed to the annexed Jarat or certificate and thereon written was at the time of making the same a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the Sedd County, Dooley, elected, and sworn and authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and verily believe his signature to the said Jarat or certificate genuine.
In testimony, aware of, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of the said court and County, the 20 day of July A.D. 1853.
George H. Tompkins, Clerk
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38.447 Sept. 16/52
Heirs of John Way, dec 
Application for pension
Under the act of May 15th 1828 and
June 7, 1832
T.S. Slingerland, Atty.
East Cobbleskill 
Schoharie Co.
N.Y.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the amount of pension money due to John Way at the time of his deceased under the act of 15 May 1828.
State of New York
County of Duchess§ SS:
On this 25th day of August in the year, 1852 personally appeared before me, John S. Emmans a justice of the peace in and for the said county, Abby Emmons, a resident of the town of East Fishkill, and said county of Duchess of lawful age, being about 56 years of age who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the [illegible] and amount of pension money due to John Way at the time of his death under the act of Congress passed on the 15th day of May in the year 1828 entitled and act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution and also for any sum or amount that may be to the said John Way or his heirs at law under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That she, this declarant, is a daughter of and one of the children of said John Way deceased. That, as declarant believe her father that said John Wayne died on the 20th day of February in the year 1843 in the Township of Ameliasburgh in the county of Prince Edward and in Canada West. That as declarant has always understood and verily believed that her father the said John Way was a soldier of the United States during the war of the American Revolution from the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County aforesaid from where he enlisted into the company of Captain Anson, in the regiment of Colonel Gansevoort of the New York line to serve for three
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Years for during the war and continued an actual service and said war until the close thereof, having served some six years in the capacity of, corporal and Sergeant, and at the end of the side war drew 600 acres of bounty land for his said services. And declarant further Saith that as she verily believes application was made for the sum and amount of pension money due to said John Wayne under the act of June 7, 1832 in or about the year 1847 by Margaret Sprung a sister of declarant, who now lives in the aforesaid Township of Ameliasburgh in Canada West.
That as declarant, further believes a pension was subsequently granted to the heirs of the said John Way on said application of her said sister under the act of 7, June 1832 for his services as a private and corporal at the rate of $84.43 per annum.
That her father that said John Way left no widow surviving him, and that there are now only four children of the said John Way living to wit: Mary Anderson, living in the township of Ameliasburgh , Letty Tripp, living in the township of Hillier, Margaret Sprung living in, said Ameliasburgh and all three in the county of Prince Edward and Canada, West, and this declarant of East Fishkill aforesaid to wit, Abbe Emmons.
The declarant makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the sum and amount of pension money due to the said John Way under the act of Congress passed May 15, 1828 and also for the sum and amount of the balance of pension money due to her father, they said John Way under the act of Congress passed on the 7th day of June A.D. 1832 for his service rendered in the capacity of a sergeant for which service as such sergeant, she verily believes no pay was allowed to the said heirs and she therefore now applies for Sargent pay.
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Declarant hereby appoints Tennis S. Slingerland of the town of Cobleskill in the county of Schoharie and state of New York her true and lawful attorney for her to act in the premises and here by authorizes, the said Slingerland to receive the certificate or certificates of pension that may be so issued for the heirs of the said John Way from the commissioner of pensions or other proper officer at the city of Washington and authorizing, said Slingerland to do all business necessary to be done to establish the claim to said pension money.
Declarant refers to the proofs on file in the pension department at the city of Washington for the evidence of the revolutionary services of her father, the said John Way deceased. And that other necessary proofs to establish disclaim.
Abby Emmons
Subscribed and sworn too before me on the day and year first aforesaid.
John S. Emmons
Justice of the Peace of  Dutchess County
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State of New York
County of Duchess
Clerks office § SS:
I, Henry CW Watts, deputy clerk of the aforesaid county of Duchess in the state of New York and also clerk of the courts thereof, do hereby certify that John S. Emmons, Esq. Before whom the forgoing declaration purports to have been sworn and executed, was at the date of the same an acting justice of the peace in and for this said county of Duchess, duly elected and qualified, and duly authorized by law to act as such justice and to take the same, and that his signature to the Jurat of the declaration  is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County at Poughkeepsie in said County on this 30th day of August A.D. 1852.
Henry C. W. Watts deputy clerk.
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East Cobbleskill, N.Y.
September 13, 1852
Hon. J. E. Heath
Commissioner of pensions
Dear sir:
Enclosed herewith I send you declaration of Mrs. Abbe Emmons, daughter of John Way, deceased for pension under the act of May 15, 1828. The said John Way was during “wars man”, and drew 600 acres of bounty land of the New York line, and consequently was entitled to pension under the above mentioned act. 
Please examine this claim and send the pension certificate to me as soon as convenient.
I am sir, very respectfully your Obt. Servt.
T.S. Slingerland 
East Cobbleskill
Schoharie Co.
N.Y. 
Attorney for the heirs of John Way, deceased
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F. E. Halpin Feby 23, 1853

1.170
New York
John Way deceased
Priv. And corp.
In the line for a revolution,
Inscribed on the roll of Albany
At the rate of $84.42 per annum
To commence on the fourth day of March 1826 and and 20 February 1843
Certificate pension issued the 24th day of January 1853 and sent to J. S. Slingerland.
East Cobleskill N.Y.

Former payments under act of June 1832 to be deducted.
Recorded by R. McRae, clerk
Revolutionary Claim 15 May 1828
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John Way, deceased
New York
Act May 15, 1828
For increase 
Admitted- Sargent
At $120 per annum
From March 3, 1826 to 
Feby 20 th 1843 when he died.
Deducting former payments
At $84.42 per annum
Certificate payable to
Mary Anderson
Letty Tripp
Margaret Sprung
and Abbe Emmons
His only surviving children
Agent
T.S. Slingerland
East Cobbleskill
N.Y.
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Brief in the case of John Way, deceased
County and state of New York, NY agency
Act May 15, 1828
Claim, for increase.
Proof exhibited, if original
Is a documentary traditionally or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
If for increase, has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
No additional proof of service. Rolls show most conclusively that he was a war’s man and was a sergeant at the end of the war.
Name and residence of Agent.
J.S. Slingerland 
East Cobbleskill 
N.Y.
S.G. Dodge
Examining Clerk
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Reg. Oct.1 ‘52
Revolutionary Pension
John Way
New York
Kirby
Filed Oct 1852
F.E. Hassler
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Washington December 10th 1849
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 4 (illegible), which was sent to Albany by mistake, I have to say that I will accept the certificate in the case of John Way for services as a private and a corporal.
Yours truly 
John T. Slingerland
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Pension Office
Jany 19 1853
NY Rolls, Albany
Act June 7 1832
$84.42 per an § John Way Dec.
                                To what time paid?
T.S. Gallagher, Esq.
3 auditor 
T. Triplett
Died 20Th February 1843
Paid to his death
BLB
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37530
John Way, Dec.d
New York
Letter to T.S. Slingerland.
September 18, 1847
Letter to same July 19/47
Letter to T. S. Slingerland.
September 23/48
Act 7th, June 1832
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John Way, Dec.
New York
Suspended 
Letter to John T.S. Slingerland 
Dec. 4/49
Act of June 1832
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42609
INVALID
Revy
File No. 42.609
John Way
Pri. Rev War
Act: 18” March 18”
Index: Vol. 3, Page 535
Arrangement of 1870
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Oct.13, 1904 Hist to
To Mrs. Sarah J Wilton
Eagle Wis.
9-Aug 19 Hist to 
(Illegible) C. Way cc
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13,1904 Hist.
Sarah J. Wilton
Eagle Wis.
1939 Aug 19 Hist to
Glen C Way cc
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Will the Comm. Of Pensions Mr. Edwards please report this case to me at National Hotel Washington D.C.
John S. Slingerland
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the member of the Provincial Parliament from the said District of Prince Edwards and also the Warden of said District.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal as director of the said district this thirteenth day of Sept, A.D. 1849
Philip Low
Clerk of the Peace for the District of Prince Edward 
By, Chr. S. Patterson
His Deputy
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He is unable fully to describe the service of said John Way in said army, but as deponent lived as a neighbor to him when he entered, said Service and well remembers when said John returned home from said army after having been duly discharged there from and having at different times visited him and his family while living in Canada aforesaid, he well knows him to be the identical person who rendered the aforesaid service. Said John Way had a family of children all of whom as deponent has been informed are dead except for, to wit: Mary Anderson, Letty Tripp, , Margaret Sprung, and Abbe Emmons who still now lives in Fishkill aforesaid. Deponent understood and verily believes that he drew his bounty land in Onondaga County.
Francis Giles
Subscribed and sworn this ninth day of August AD 1847 before me. And I certify that said Francis Giles is a highly reputable person and a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full fait and credit.
Thomas Davenport, Justice of the Prace
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State of New York
Putnam County SS:
I, Timothy Wood being duly sworn according to law depose and say that I have lived in the town of Philipstown in the aforesaid county of Putnam and am upwards of 88 years of age. That I was a soldier in the war of the revolution. now a revolutionary pensioner. The during a portion of a said war, I resided in the town of Fishkill in the county of Duchess, In a said state. That I served under different officers in said war among whom were captain Delavan,  Ostrander, and Van Dusen.
That while at Fishkill I became and was well acquainted with John Way who also lived in  Fishkill aforesaid, were he then resided. I then lived as neighbor to said John Way. I know him well in Fishkill aforesaid where he often resided. Said John Wayne was also a soldier. During the war of the Revolution, he served in the company of Captain Anson and regiment of Colonel Gansevoort through said war, but as I did not serve in company with him, I am not now able to describe his service. I believe, however that he served to the north, against Burgoyne at West Point, Fort Stannix, Morristown, and the other places to which his regiment was called to march and serve. I believe that he performed the duties of Sergeant while in said service for at least a portion of the time. After the close of the war, he returned to Fishkill where he continued to live until about 40 years ago when he moved to upper Canada, where, I have been informed, he died sometime four or five years ago and left a family of children one of whom is Abbe  and now still lives in Fishkill aforesaid. I always understood and verily believe that he drew his bounty land in Onondaga County New York.
Timothy Wood
Subscribed and sworn before me this third day of August A.D. 1847
And I certify that said Timothy Wood is a highly reputable person and credible witness.
Thomas Davenport Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Putnam County
Clerks office SS:
I, R. D. Barnum clerk of said county of Putnam do hereby certify that Thomas Davenport before whom the the written affidavit of Timothy Wood and the annexed affidavit of Francis Giles purport to have been sworn and executed was at the time said, affidavits, respectively, bear date, an acting justice of the peace in and for said county, duly elected and qualified and authorized by law to take the same and further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the aforesaid justice and verily believe his signature to the respective Jurats  of said affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 11th day of August A. D. 1847.
R.D. Barnum, Clerk