Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,008, Abner Blanchard, Continental (N.Y.)
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(8-1776)

Service
Continental (N.Y.) [handwritten]

Blanchard, Abner [handwritten]

Number
S. 40,008 [handwritten]

Contents
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1885 Aug 12. Saul Van Der Voort with history relating to the battle at Bennington VT [illegible]

[ ] July 24 1821 and sent to Uriah Spencer 
Tioga Pens

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16.362
Pennsylvania
Abner Blanchard
Tioga County in the state of Penna.. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Warner of the New Hampshire line, for the term of nine months.

[]nscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10th of April, 1818. ___

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of Jan.y 1820 and sent to Ira ilburn, Esqr. 
Laurenceville, Penna..

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819. 16[ ] 25/30.134.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1819[crossed-out]. 20 48.00
$:182:66

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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District of Pennsylvania, ss., Tioga County
On this 10th day of April 1818, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County for the said [illegible][crossed out], personally appeared Abner Blanchard aged eighty two years, resident in Tioga County [ ] in the said district, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make  the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Abner Blanchard . . enlisted for the term of nine months on the [blank] day of May or June in the year 1776 in Ticontaroga in the state of New York . . in the company commanded by Captain Gideon Bronson __ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner . . . . . in the line of the State of New York on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first of March, then next . . , when he was discharged from service in [ ] Borough [ ] ^ [ ] White Hall state of New York also in [ ] under same officers two years after war [ ] ___ that he was in the battles of Saint Johns under Gen. Montgomery -- next in the battle at Longgale near Montreal, next at Hubbleton when near one third of the regiment was slain - next at Benington next at the battle and taking of Burgoine at Bemus Hights - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services[crossed out]

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

Ira Kilburn Apointed Judge [illegible] Blanchard

I, Ira Kilburn Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Abner Blanchard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Ira Kilburn Apointed Judge
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{Seal of the Court}
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[ ] Tioga County ss Pa
Personally appears before me Charles Blanchard a credible and disinterested witness and on oath says that he ^was knowing to Abner Blanchard having served nine months or more at one continued term of time in the Revolutionary War of the U.S. on Continental Establishment, and that he received a discharge from said service, which discharge this deponant has read, and believes said discharge was burnt in the house of this applicant___ This service was under Col. Seth Warner___ Also knows that the said Abner Blanchard was from home, and as this deponant believes, and as it was credibly reported at the time, in the service of the U.S. on Continental establishment upwards of two years afterwards_
Charles Blanchard

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of Nov. 1819
Ira Kilburn Apointed Judge
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16.362

Abner Blanchard {vertical}

[ ] July 24, 1821 + first to Uriah Spencer
Tioga, Pen^a

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No 6 A Blanchard {vertical}
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District of Pennsylvania
County of Tioga ss
                               On this 19th Day of September AD 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common pleas held in. Wellsborough for the County of Tioga being a Court of a Record procedeing according to the Cause of Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and Keeping a Record of procedeings. Abner Blanchard aged Eighty three years resident in Tioga County in said District who being first duly sworn according to [ ] Doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first day of May 1828 that he served in the revolutionary war in the Company Commanded by Col. Seth Warner. ____ in the State{crossed-out} line of the State of New York and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 16.302,, dated the Eighteenth day of January Eighteen hundred and Twenty (J.C. Calhoun Secretary of War_____ Payable semianually. This first payment will be made on this certificate on the fourth of March [ ] in Philidelphia at the Bank of the United States) And I do solemly swear that I was a [ ] Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any Manner Desposed of my property or any part
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thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my self within the provisions of the acts of Congress entitled an act to provid for Certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary War_ [ ] on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me any properly [ ] Contracts or debts due to me (in trust) nor have I any Contracts{crossed out} income other than what is [ ] in the schedule hereunto [ ] and by me subscribed 
          his
Abner x Blanchard
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Sworn and subscribed in open court the 19th day of September AD 1820
Uriah Spencer Proty

Schedule of the property of the ABner Blanchard taken September the 19th 1820
I have besides necessary beding and clothing Two cows one of which was purchased with any pension money allready [ ] 2 steers, 2 yearling calves, 2 [ ] calves, 2 hogs, 1 old mare and Colt, one waggon bought with my pension money already [ ], from Kettle and Tea Kettle B. Knives and forks, one old hand saw, 2 shaves,
I am by trade a Cooper but from infirmity am not able to preserve that occupation I ^age 85 have no family living with me except my wife old and infirm like my self aged seventy two years
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and one Grand son aged fifteen years
his
Abner x Blanchard
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Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 19th day of September AD 1820
Uriah Spencer Proty 

War Department Revolutionary Claim I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818, Abner Blanchard [ ] a private in the army of the revolution is inscribed on the pension list Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to [ ] on the tenth day of April on thousand eight hundred & eighteen Given at the War office of the United States this Eighteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty J.C. Calhoun Secretary of war

Tioga County ss.
Uriah Spencer Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said Country do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereunto [ ] are truly copies from [  ] of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred eleven dollars + [ ]/100 I on
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testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Wellsborough the 19th Day of September AD 1820
Uriah Spencer Proty

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16.302

Abner Blanchard

[ ] July 24, 1821 + 
first Uriah Spencer
Tioga, [ ]
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40 008

[ ] Invalid

File No. 40,008
Abner Blanchard
[ ]

Act: 18th March 18th

Index:--Vol. [ ], Page 49

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Applicant aged 83 yrs.._
- Infirm _
-Wife 72 yrs. old _ Infirm _
Gr. son 15 yrs. old _

Sched: $ 111. 75 _ principal part [ ] that [ ] was    [ ] with pension money _
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Served 9 mon.
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Abner Blanchard, in April 1818 of Tioga Co Penn aged 82 years _ was in Capt. Gideon Bronson Co in Colo Seth Warner's regt _ was in the battle of Hubbardton where near 1/3 of the regt was Slain ; in the battles of Bennington + Capture of Burgoyne (Enlisted at Ticonderoga 1776)
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Bradford County, ss,
Personally appeared before [ ] President judge of the Court of Common Pleas [ ] Bradford and Tioga County Pennsylvania, Elishama Tozer who being by me first duly sworn [ ] and saith that he will know Abner Blanchard of Tioga County, an applicant for the benefit of "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" and that the said Blanchard sometime in the [ ] two hundred twenty six [ ] as a private soldier in the army of the United States; in the company of which deponent was Lieutenant Commanded by Col. Seth Warner of the New York State [ ] _ that the said Abner Blanchard was marched to Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Montreal, Twin River, + [ ] and back to Wellsbourgh, and was in the various skirmishes and battles that took place in that campaign, and that he was afterwards in the [ ] battle[crossed out} regiment in the Bennington battle battle _ that said Blanchard served his country in [ ] and [ ] and that he was honorably discharged as deponent truly believes _ Elishama Tozer
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 12th August 1819 ___ [ ]
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State of Pennsylvania Proty Office
Tioga County ss
I Uriah Spencer Proty of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga do certify that Edward Kerrch [ ] is and was of the time of signing and taking the foregoing [ ] and certifying the Some President and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of [ ] Bradford and Tioga County in the State of Pennsylvania that signature is his proper hand writing and that full forth credit one due to his acts on such [ ] whereof I have set my hand and officed the seal of this office at Wellsborough [ ] this third day of September anno domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Uriah Spencer Proty
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Pennsylvania Poga County 
Personally appears before me Ira Hilburn Associate Judge in and for said County, Jonathan Cory a credible and disinterested witness, and on oath says that he was well acquainted with Abner Blanchard in the revolutionary war, and knows that he served in Colo Seth Warner's regiment between two and three years as a private on continental establishment, and that he is sure that Abner Blanchard did serve in said regiment nine months and more at one continued term of time, on Continental establishment, in the revolutionary war - that he does not know the time of enlistment, or discharge but thinks the service was performed in the year 1776 and 1777- 

Jonathon Corey
Sworn and subscribed before me
Ira Kilburn Associate Judge
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State of Pennsylvania
Tioga County
Prothonotarys Office
I Uriah Spencer Proty of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga Certify and make known that Tru Kilburn is and was at the time of signing and taking the foregoing depositions and certifying the same Associate Judge of the County of Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania that the signature is his proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Office at Wellsborough in the County of Tioga aforesaid this sixteenth day of November anno domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Uriah Spencer Proty