Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21039, Zerubbable Eager, Continental Mass.
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(3—1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Mass.

Eager, Zerubbable
Smith, Hannah
(Former widow)

NUMBER
W21039

CONTENTS
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5725.
Albany, N.  York

Hannah Eager, alias Smith, who was Mass widow of Zerubbable Eager who was a Fifer in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at t he rate of 88 Dollars [crossed out: Cents] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of June 1844 and sent to Hon. P. King
Ogdenburg, N. York.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 263.


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State of New York
St Lawrence County ss.

Be it known that before me Erastus W. White a Justice of the Peace in Morristown in said County personally appeared Polly Smith who being duly sworn deposes and says that she resides in the said town of Morristown, That she is the wife of Mier Smith and the daughter of Zerubbabel Eager and Hannah Eager, That this deponent was born in the town of Lunenburgh in the County of Essex in the state of Vermont in the year 1800_as she believes and as appears by the family record, That at the age of about seven years she the deponent remembers moving with her father and mother & family from Lunenburgh aforesaid to the town of Lowville in the County of Jervis in the State of New York, That she the deponent distinctly recollects seeing in the said town of Lowville Elijah Park with whom she the deponent is well acquainted and whose affidavit is now shown to her, That her the deponents father and mother together with deponent & family, moved from the said town of Lowville to the town of Pamelia in the County of Jefferson in the said State of New York and aforesaid moved to the town of Watertown in the said County of Jefferson where the deponents father Zerubbabel Eager died on the 16th day of September 1816. That soon after the death of her father she the deponent was married to the above mentioned Mier Smith and moved from Watertown to Canada, That as near as this deponent can recollect the deponents mother the said Hannah Eager about one year after the death of the said Zerubbabel Eager, came to Canada with her family and resided in this family
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of this deponent about the years when the said Hannah Eager with her family left Canada and returned to Watertown aforesaid this deponent with her (deponents) husband accompanying them from Canada to Watertown— That the said Hannah Eager did not marry while she resided in Canada and she the deponent has no knowledge of her the said Hannah Eager ever having married since the death of the said Zerubbabel Eager except to one Eliphalet Smith who is since dead This deponent further states that she the deponent has resided many years past and up the present time a near neighbor of her the deponents mother the said Hannah Eager who resides with her son Marshall Eager, and the deponent further says that the said Hannah Eager is now a widow—

Polly Smith

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 11th day of May 1844

E. W. White
Justice of the Peace

And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Polly Smith the deponent and that she is a creditable witness—

E. W. White
J. P.
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence ss

Be it known that before me Erastus W. White a Justice of the Peace of Morristown in said County personally appeared Fanny Parmelee who being duly sworn deposes and says that she resides in the town of Morristown aforesaid, That she is the wife of Henry Parmelee and the daughter of Zerubbabel Eager and Hannah Eager, That she this deponent was born in the town of Lunenburgh in the County of Essex within the state of Vermont in the year 1798, that she the deponent always understood from her father and she verily believes that he the said Zerubbabel Eager had resided in the said town of Lunenburgh some years previous to the birth of this deponent and that he and the deponents mother Hannah Eager aforesaid continued to reside there untill about the year 1907, That the deponent well remembers residing with her said father and mother in Lunenburgh aforesaid and remembers their moving from there to the town of Lowville in the County of Lewis in the state of New York in or about the year 1808, That she this deponent resided with her said father  and mother at Lowville aforesaid during the time they remained there to wit about one year when they the said Zerubbabel and Hannah Eager & family removed to the town of Pamelia in the County of Jefferson in the state of New York and afterwards to the town of Watertown in the said County of Jefferson and continued to reside in the last mentioned place untill the death of the said Zerubbabel Eager which took place on the 16th day of September 1816, That the said Hanah Eager the widow of the said Zerubbabel Eager and the mother of this deponent now
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now resides in the town of Morristown aforesaid and that the said Hannah Eager is now a widow —

This deponent further says that she always understood from her said father the said Zerubbabel Eager and verily believes that he served in the Army of the Revolution, that she has often heard him speak of his services in the said Revolutionary army and that it has been always matter of public repute and belief in the neighborhoods where the said Zerubbabel Eager resided that he was a Revolutionary soldier — —

Fanny, Parmelee

Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of May 1844

E. W. White
Justice of the Peace

And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Fanny Parmelee the deponent and that she is a creditable witness —

E. W. White
J. P. —
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State of New York
St Lawrence County ss

Be it known that before me Erastus W White a Justice of the Peace of Morristown in the said county personally appeared Marshall Eager who being duly sworn deposes and says that he resides in the town of Morristown aforesaid. That he is the son of Zerubbabel Eager and Hannah Eager, - that deponent was born in the town of Lunenburgh in the county of Essex in the state of Vermont in the year 1804 as this deponent fully believes - and as appears by the family record – That this deponent well remember the death of his father the said Zerubbabel Eager which took place in the town of Watertown in the county of Jefferson in the state of New York in the year 1816 – That in the winter following to wit 1816 – 1817 the deponents mother Hannah Eager with the deponent and family moved from Watertown aforesaid to sackett Harbor in the said county of Jefferson where they all resided untill the fall of 1817- at which time the said Hannah Eager together with the deponent and family moved to canada and there resided about three year int he family of Meir Smith a brother in law of this deponent and the husband of his sister Polly – that in the winter of 1821 the deponents mother aforesaid and family moved back to the aforesaid town of Watertown where they resided untill the next fall when they removed to the town of Antwerp in the
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aforesaid county of Jefferson where they lived untill the following winter to wit in the month of Febuary when they removed to the town of Fowler in the county of St Lawrence in the state of New York in which last mentioned place the deponents mother the said Hannah Eager was married to Eliphalet Smith with whom she lived about one year at which time the deponents mother the said Hannah Eager separated from the said Smith the marriage having been considered unlawful in consequence of the said Smith having at that time another wife living — —

The deponent further says that his mother the said Hannah Eager is the same person who was the wife of his father the said Zerubbable Eager at the time of his death and that she has not been married to any person whatever except to the above named Smith (who died in 1840) and that she is now a Widow

Marshall Eager

Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of May 1844

E. W. White
Justice of teh Peace –

And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Marshall Eager the deponent and that he is a credible witness —

E. W. White J P.
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I Stephen Howe of Lunenburg in the County of Essex and State of Vermont, depose and say that there is recorded upon the records of the town of Lunenburg aforesaid, the following record to wit,

"Mr Zerubbable Eager and Miss Hannah Dodge "married October thirteenth in the year of our Lord "one thousand seven hundred and ninety three by David Hopkinson Esqr. "Recorded by Samuel Phelps Town Clerk"

That it is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "Octr 30th 1793"

I Stephen How above mentioned depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Lunenburg in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above mentioned as certified by me

Stephen Howe
Town Clerk of said Lunenburg

State of Vermont
Essex County ss

At Lunenburg March 5th 1844 personally appeared Stephen Howe & [illegible] & made oaths to the truth of the foregoing affidavits—

Before me W. Heyward Just peace
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I Samuel Gates of Lunenburg in the county of Essex and State of Vermont depose and say that I was born in Marlborough in the county of Middlesex & commonwealth of Massachusetts & lived there till I was twenty three years of age when I moved to said town of Lunenburg. During the time that I lived in said [crossed out: Lunenburg] Marlborough I was well acquainted with Zerubbabel Eager who then lived in said Marlborough and I served in the Revolutionary War with said Eager four years viz one year in 1776 in Col. [Jona?] Wards Regiment & Capt. Daniel Barnes company and three years in Col Timothy [Brighams?] Regt & Capt Daniel Barnes Company. I am positive that said Eager served the whole four years in the same company with me. When I first came to said Lunenburg I came up in company with said Eager. He had moved up a year before & had lived here about a year when I moved up here. I moved from said Marlborough to said Lunenburg in March 1783– said Eager lived in said Lunenburg about twenty two years & then moved to the state of New York & since then I have not seen him While said Eager lived in this town he was married to Hannah Dodge with whom I was well acquainted – I am now in my eighty fourth year & draw a pension for my services in the Revolutionary War. I think that said Eager was about two years older than myself. The farm where David Hopkinson formerly lived which is now in Guildhall was once in the limits of Lunenburgh–

Saml Gates

State of Vermont. Essex [crossed out: Essex] ss At Lunenburg March 5, 1844 [Now?] Samuel Gates personally appeared & subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.

Before me Wm Hayward Justice of Peace
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Samuel Gates the Deponent & he is a credible witness

Wm Heywood Just peace

State of Vermont
Essex County ss

I Isaac Cummings clerk of the County Court in & for the county of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that William Heywood is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Essex duly Commissioned and qualified that his commission is elected in on the first day of October A.D. 1843 and will expire the 30th Day of [Novr?] 1844 and that his signatures to the foregoing certificates are genuine —

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said [illegible] & subscribed my name at Guildhall in said county this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord 1844–

Isaac Cummings Clerk
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 21,039
Hannah Eager
Widow of alias Smith Zerubbable Eager 
Fifer Rev. War

Act March 3d 43
Index: Vol. A, Page 207

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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We the undersigned inhabitants of Morristown in the County of Lawrence in the state of New York do certify that we are well acquainted with an aged widow woman known as "Mrs Eager" –(some of us for the last 12 to 18 years past) – That she resides in this village– That we are well acquainted with Fanny Parmelee and Polly Smith her daughters— all of whom are respectable and are of good moral character and we believe them to be fully entitled to credit for what they have stated in their affidavits herewith annexed

Dated Morristown 2d April 1844

E. W. White –J. P.

Henry Hooker J. P.
Thos Hill
A. Rawby
H Hurlburr Dept. Collector
John Brewer
Augustus Chapman
Luther Parish
Henry Bernard

I know the above named persons & have done so for many years. They are worthy respectable men & would not, upon any consideration, in my opinion, attempt to mislead the Commissioner of Pensions

[crossed out: March] April 2, 1844

R. H. Gillet
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State of New York
Jefferson County ss

Moses Bacon being duly sworn saith that he is a resident of Watertown in the county of Jefferson aforesaid aged 67 years. and has resided, in said county since the year 1800. most of which time, his residence, has been in Watertown, and the remainder of the time about 4 or 5 years, he resided in Pamelia and about one & one half miles distant from Watertown–

And this deponent further saith, that he resided in Pamelia aforesaid, at the time Zerubbable Eager, removed from Lowville in Lewis County, to the town of Pamelia aforesaid that he resided there within about 20 rods of this deponent– That he cannot state the precise time when the said Eagar so removed to Pamelia, but knows that it was a number of years before the last war. that from Pamelia, the said Eagar removed to and resided in the village of Watertown up to the time of his death –at which time this deponent, was also a resident of Watertown, was with him, and tended upon him in his last sickness & took an active part in his funeral after his decease–

That he the said deponent cannot specifically state the day of the death of the said Eager, but, thinks, & believes that he died, the next year after proclamation of peace, between the United States & Great Britain

Moses Bacon

Sworn and subscribed before me by Moses Bacon who is to me personally known, this 25th day of March 1844

Wm H Shumway, Justice of the Peace
Watertown Jeff. Co. NY.
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State of New York
Jefferson County
ss

Jasan Fairbanks of Watertown in said county of Jefferson being duly sworn saith that he is a resident of Watertown Jefferson county N.Y. and has been for the last thirty six years, that he was personally acquainted with Zerubbable Eager, mentioned and described in the affidavits of A Trowbridge  & Moses Bacon, – That he knew him previous to his removing to Watertown and while he the said Eagar resided in Lowville in the county of Lewis, and known this person so living at Watertown to be the same person who resided at Lowville sometime in or about the Year 1807, or 1808

Jason Fairbanks

Sworn & Subscribed before me this 25 March 1844 by Jasan Fairbanks to me personally known

Wm H Shumway
Justice of the Peace
Watertown
Jefferson Co
N_Y_
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State of New York
Jefferson County ss

Amasa Trowbridge being duly sworn saith that he is a practicing Physician and surgeon and has resided in Watertown in the county of Jefferson from the year 1809, except temporary absence, that he was the family Physician of Zerubbable Eager mentioned in the affidavit of Moses Bacon hereto annexed that he attended said Eager in his last sickness which deponents  thinks was in the year 1816 when he the said Eagar died of a fever And this deponent further saith that at the time of his residence here it was generally understood that he was originally from Vermont, and as deponent understood, that he was a soldier of the revolution

This deponent further saith that he always understood & believed that the said Eagar [formerly?] & immediately before his coming to reside in the County of Jefferson, resided at Loweville in the county of Lewis,

AmasaTrowbridge M.L.
Late Surgeon U.S. army

Sworn & Subscribed before me this 25th March 1844, by Amasa Trowbridge to me personally known

Wm H Shumway
Justice of the Peace
Watertown
Jefferson County
New York
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State of New York,
Jefferson County Clerk's Office
SS.

I, Charles B. Hoard, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Wm. H. Shumway Esqr before whom the annexed affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said County, this 25th day of March in the year 1844.

Chas B. Hoard Clerk.
By Chas Clark Depy Clk
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Morristown St. Lawrence County
New York — May 13th 1814

J. L Edwards, Esqr

Sir -

I Send you herewith Declaration of my mother Hannah Eager and other papers showing her claim to a pension as the Widow of Zerubbabel Eager — They are as follows

No. 1 Declaration of Hannah Eager
2 Certificate of Enrollment, Secretary of State of Mass,
3 Certificate of Marriage & affidavit of S. Gates –
4 Proof of Death & other affidavits –
5 & 6_ Identity of the Widow [illegible]

On Examination if you find any required facts that have been omitted please address me and I will endeavor to supply them –

I am Dr Sir
Vry Respectfully
Your Obd Servant
Marshall Eager
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State of New York
St Lawrence County ss.

Personally appeared before me, Guy Earl of the Town of Edwards and county aforesaid who being duly sworn saith that in 1822 he became acquainted with a woman formerly known as the Widow Eager who (about that time) was married to Eliphalet Smith, the Father-in-Law of this Deponant and the said Smith and the above mentioned Woman lived to-gether about one year and then seperated. Since which time she has lived in the village of Morristown in the county aforesaid (as I have been informed) with her Son, Marshall Eager with whom I am well acquainted

This Deponant further saith that the said Eliphalet Smith Died at his (Depontants) house in the said town of Edwards on the 15th Day of April 1840.

Guy Earl

I further certify that I am acquainted with this Deponant and know him to be a reputable witness Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th Day of May 1844. – John D. Brayton, Justice of the Peace

Edwards, St Lawrence County
New-York
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence
ss

I Martin Thatcher Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, of the County of and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joh D Brayton is a Justice of the peace in and for St Lawrence County duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission is dated on the first day of January 1844 and will Expire on the last day of December 1847 and that his signature within written is genuine –

Given under my hand and the seal of said County the 11th day of May 1844 —

Martin Thatcher Clerk
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House of Representatives

May 27. 1844

Col. J. L. Edwards
Coms of Pensions

Dear Sir –

I enclose you papers of application for pension for Hannah Eager and ask your early attention

Yours Respectfully

Preston King
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
No 105

Secretary's Office, April 19 1844

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Zerubel Eager is borne upon the books of the 15th regiment, Col Bigelow, as a fifer in the company of Capt Barnes from March 17. 1777 to [Aug?] 31. 1777 & in the company of Capt Dow from [Jan?] 1 to March 17. 1780. 31 months, and is the only one that [bears?] any  [illegible] [claims?] to Zorababel Eagar on said books. He was from Marlborough Massachusetts
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And I further Certify, That, before search made fore evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

Wm. Tuft Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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The Secreatary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my husband Zerubbabel Eager a soldier of the War of the Revolution

He enlisted from the town of Marlborough in the County of Middlesex in the state of Mass.tts in the year 1776 or 1777 as a private, as I have been informed he served four years (viz) one year in Col. Ward's Regiment and three years in Col. Bigelows Regiment and was in the company commanded by Capt Barnes. I am now 71 years of age and my memory does not ennable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated

Witness my hand this fifth day of April 1844

Hannah her X mark Eager

Sworn and subscribed before me this sixth day of April 1844

E. W. White
Justice of the Peace
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5725
New York

Hannah Eager, alias Smith, who was widow of Zerubbable Eager who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank] and who died on the 16th Deptember 1816 of Lawrence Co. in the State of New York who was a Fifer in the company commanded by Captain Barnes of the regt. commanded by Col. Ward in the Mass. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 88 Dollars [crossed out: Cents] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the [blank] day of June 1844 and sent to Hon. P. King

Total amount, $440:00

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by [blank] Clerk,
Book D, Vol. 1, Page 155.


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No. 1. 11009

Albany Roll, July 7 1838

Hannah Eager, alias Smith, who was [crossed out: formerly] widow of Zerubbable Eager fifer $88 pr anm. from 4 March 1838

married Oct 30 1793, died 16th Sept 1816

Issue cert also under act Mar 3d 1843.

6055

Hn P King
[illegible]
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows," & other acts supplemental thereto.

State of New York
County of St. Laurence
ss:

On this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty four at the village of Ogdensburgh in said county, personally appeared before the Honorable John Fine, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county of St. Laurence, Hannah Eager, a resident of the town of Morristown in said county of St. Laurence, aged seventy one years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" – the act of Congress, passed August 23d 1842, amending the last mentioned act, & the act of Congress passed March 3d 1843, entitled "An act granting a pension to certain Revolutionary Soldiers:"

That she is the Widow of Zerubbable EAger, who as this deponent has been informed by said Zerubbable, & others, & verily believes, enlisted as a private in the service of the United States in the Army of the Revolution, at the town of Marlborough, in the county of Middlesex [crossed out: Essex] in Massachusets, where the said Zerubbable then resided, in Captain, Daniel Barnes Company, in Colonel Jonathan Wards Regiment, sometime in the year 1776, in which company he served for about the space of one year. That he, the said Zerubbabel Eager, also served in the said Captain Daniel Barnes' company in Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Regiment, two years & nine months from march 17th 1777 to December 31st 1779, as a musician. And that the said Zerubbable also served in Captain Dows Company in Colonel Bigelows Regiment
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about three months from January 1, 1780 to March 17 1780. That according to the best information & belief of deponent the said Zerubbable enlisted in said service as a volunteer, but she has no positive information thereof. That she this deponent hath no Documentary evidence in support of her said claim. And she cannot state the country through which he marched, nor the battles (if any) in which he was engaged.

She further declares that her maiden name was Hannah Dodge; that she was married to the said Zerubbable Eager, on the 30th day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred & ninety three by David Hopkins Esquire, in the town of Lunenburg in the county of Essex in the State of Vermont.

That her husband the aforesaid Zerubbable Eager died on the 16th day of September in the year 1816, at the town of Watertown, Jefferson county, state of New York That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.

That in the month of February in the year 1822, she was married to Eliphalet Smith, at the town of Fowler in the county of St. Laurence in the state of New York. That the said Eliphalet Smith died on the 15th day of April 1840 at the town of Edwards in the said county of St. Laurence. That after she had resided with the said Eliphalet Smith about one year, she found reason to doubt the legality of her marriage to him & for that cause left him, & has not since resided with him, & for the same reason did not change her name from Eager to Smith, but has ever since her separation from the said Smith, been called, &
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is now only known as Hannah Eager.

She further declares as the reason for her not having previously made her claim for a pension, that she has never had the means of clearly proving the illegality of her marriage to the said Smith, which she was advised she would have to do, prior to the death of the said Smith, & the passage of the said Act of August 23d 1842. And that since the passage of the last mentioned act she has not been able to obtain proof of the services of her said husband Zerubbable Eager until the present time.

Hannah her X mark Eager

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & yar above written, before me (The word "Middlesex" first written in place of "Essex" in the 26 line, 1st page.) also "before" [interlined?] on the 1st page 9th line) 

The above having been first read to her by me
John Fine
First Judge of St Lawrence Cy NY

I certify that I am satisfied the above Mrs Eager is unable to travel to Canton to attend Court by reason of Bodily infirmity. Ogdensburgh May 10 1844

John Fine
First Judge
of [illegible]

State of New York
County of St Lawrence
ss

I Martin Thatcher Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Fine is First Judge of St Lawrence County Common Pleas Courts, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission is dated
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on the 16th day of February 1843 and that his signature above written is genuine –

Given under my hand and seal of the said County the 11th day of May 1844

Martin Thatcher Clerk
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State of New York
St Lawrence County
ss

Personally came and appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County – Elijah Park who being duly sworn says that he resides in the town of Morristown in the said County __ That he formerly lived in the town of Lowville in the County of Lewis in the state of New York – That he was well acquainted with Zerubbabel Eager during the said Eagers residence in the said town of Lowville. – That the said Eager moved his family into the said town of Lowville sometime between the years 1804 and 1808 as near as the deponent can recollect – That that he the deponent was at that time living with the brother of the said Eager (and which the deponent fully believes) that he the said Eager moved from the town of Lunenburgh in the State of Vermont, That the said Eager lived about one year in Lowville when he moved his family away as he understood to Watertown (or near there) in the County of Jefferson – The deponent afterwards [believed?] that the said Eager did live in Watertown –

The deponent further says that he is personally acquainted with Mrs Eager an aged Widow Woman now living n this town of Morristown aforesaid and he knows her to be the Widow of the above mentioned Zerubbabel Eager and that she is the same person who the deponent knew as the Wife of the said Eager while living in Lowville as above stated -

The deponent further says he the deponent is fifty eight years of age —

Elijah Park

Sworn and subscribed before me this 22 day of March 1844

E. W. White
J. P.

(turn over
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with [crossed out: the] Elijah Park, the within named deponent and that he is a creditable witness and one whose oath may be fully relied upon

E. W. White
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of St Lawrence

I Martin Thatcher Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Erastus W. White is a Justice of the Peace in and for St Lawrence County duly Commissioned and qualified; that his commission is dated on the 18th day of February 1842 and will expire on the last day of December 1844 and that his signature above written is genuine

Given under my hand and the seal of said county the 11th day of May 1844

Martin Thatcher Clk