Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4419, Hugh Haffernan, Penn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Haffernan, Hugh
or
Heffernan
Catherine

NUMBER
R.4419

CONTENTS
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Dead. See letter to Hon. John
Galbraith June 30, 1834.
Let to Hon [illegible] Hone Feb 23 /50
Notification sent July 10th 1820 to William McArcher
Meadville
Crawford Cty
Pennsylvania

(235)
Pennsylvania.
Hugh Hafferman
Sergeant
4
Pennsylvania line 1777 War
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th of April, 1818.-

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of April, 1818 and sent to the Pensioner at Meadville, Pennsylvania
Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818 4 27/31 mo $38.96
$38.96
Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,}

Continental Crawford
20/63
Crawford
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Statement of Hugh Haffernan, residing in Crawford County,
State of Pennsylvania, who applies for a pension from the United States, in pursuance of an 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"" passed the 18th day of March 1818
Said Hugh Haffeman saith that he enlisted in April 1776 in Captain Abraham Marshall's Company, afterwards commanded
by Capt Joseph McClellan, in one of the State Regiments commanded by Col. Samuel J. Atlee, and was promoted to a Sergeant in June following.
That after the battle of Long Island
what remained of the regiment was sent to Fort Washington, where
he was taken prisoner on the 16th of Novr 1776. That he remained in prison in the Sugar house until the Spring of 1777 when he came
out on parole, and in June following enlisted for during the war in Capt Joseph McClellan's company in the 9th regiment
of the Penna. line commanded by Colonel George Nagle, and afterwards by Col. Richard Butler, that he was in the battles of
Brandywine & Germantown in 1777, and in the year 1779 he was transferred to Capt George Grants company in said Regt
and was with him at the taking of Stoney Point, that in Decr of said year he was transfered into Capt William Van Leer company in said Regt and continued in said company until the
revolt of the Penna line on the 1st of January 1781, when the 5th
and 9th regiments were consolidated into one regt commanded by
Col. Richard Butler; he was then transferred into Capt Thomas B Bowen's company, and continued in said company until the battle
of Green Springs in Virginia in July 1781, when the three Penna
regiments were put into two, and he was transferred into Capt Thomas
Bowin's company in the first regiment, and continued in the same
until during the siege of York town in 1781, and on the 5th of Nov same year marched from York town, and in the beginning of the
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year 1782 joined General Greene in South Carolina. In the
fall of that year he returned to Penna. and was transferred to Captain
Isaac Seely company of the 2d Regt of the Penna line commanded
by Col. Richard Humpton, from which company and Regt he was
honorably discharged in the month of June or July 1783- 
That his discharge was given to a person in Philada in 1786, and never
afterwards returned to him-- The said Hugh Haffernan hereby
relinquishes all claim to any pension that may heretofore have
been allowed to him by the laws of the United States, and further
saith, that, from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support
Hugh Haffernan
"
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Crawford County ss
On the ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, personally appeared before
Jesse Moore, President of the Sixth Judicial district of Pennsylvania, Hugh Haffernan, whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing statement, and having been duly sworn as the law directs did declare and say that the side statement was just and true.
Hugh Haffernan

Sworn & Subscribed the day
and year above written
before me
Jesse Moore
⎬
Crawford County in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss
To the Secretary of the Department of War

From the foregoing Deposition made by Hugh Haffernan, which
I believe entitled to full credit, I do hereby certify that it appears
to my satisfaction, that he served, as he has stated, in the Revolutionary war
against the common enemy. In testimony whereof this ninth
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen at Meadville in the said County of Crawford. I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal
Jesse Moore
"seal"
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Crawford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss.

I William Mac Arthur Prothonotary in and for the county of Crawford foresaid do
certify by these presents that the
Honble Jesse Moore before whom the foregoing deposition
in the preceding page of this paper, was taken is president of the several courts of the Sixth Judicial district of the
said Commonwealth comprising the counties of Butler, Mercer, Venango, Crawford and Erie are duly commissioned
and sworn and that he is now acting and the authority of the said Commonwealth. To all whose Official acts as
such faith and credit is due and of right ought to be given as well in courts of Justice of the United States of America as elsewhere.

In Testimony of which I
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the County Seal at Meadville the ninth day of April in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and Eighteen

William Macarthur, Prothy
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Hugh Heffernales
Deposition & Schedule
of property
2/35 April 1818
Hugh Heffernall appears to owe debts
to amt of $69.50 after
his credit for
any property he claims is
calculated
Sept 1818
[illegible]
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Crawford County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss
On the tenth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record in and for the said
County of Crawford, in pursuance of an act of the legislative
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania establishing it as such. Hugh Haffernen aged sixty three on the 24th day of
December next resident, in said County and Commonwealth, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on
his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows. 
In the month of April 1776 he enlisted for
one year and nine months in Capt Joseph McClelland's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel
John Atlee in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental establishment. Served in the said company and req
ment untill the 16th day of November 1776 when he was taken prisoner by the enemy at Fort Washington in the State of New York.
remained a prisoner untill about the first
of March 1777, when he was liberated on parole. In the month of June 1777 he re-enlisted for and during the
war in said Capt Joseph McClelland's company then in the ninth Pennsylvania regiment on the continental establishment, commanded by Colonel George Nagle.
Continued in the said company regiment until the reavolt of the Pennsylvania line in the month of January 1781. after which the fifth and ninth Penna regiments were consolidated into one regiment, which was afterwards called the second, and was commanded by
Colonel Richard Butler - served in the said regiment untill July or August 1783 and received an honourable
discharge there from at that time having served his country faithfully more than seven years. 
The said Hugh Haffernan
has receives a pension from the United States in pursuance of an act of congress of the 18th day of March 1818; on his application therefore, dated the 9th day of April 1818; and the
certificate of the Hon Secretary of War, placing him on the pension list is dated the 22nd day of April 1818 which certificate is numbered 235.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent hereby so to diminish it as to bring myself with
in the provisions of an act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
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navel service of the United States in the revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I
have not, nor any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court for the County of Crawford
this 10th day of June 1820 before
William Mac Arthur Prothy
Hugh Haffernan

Schedule of property belonging to Hugh Hefferman. 
I have no real property in my own right. I reside on a lot of donation land of two hundred & fifty acres, situate in Wayne township Crawford County, which I drew as administrator of the
estate of my cousin Thomas Haffernan deceased, which land is subject to the heirs or legal representatives of the said Thomas
Haffernan, the same not yet having been divided amongst them. I do not know whether any of the said land may fall to me, the said Thomas Heffernan left one daughter
living at the time of his decease. I heard of her about ten years since, but she has never nor has any of her heirs
yet appeared to claim said land, I cannot tell how soon they may appear to take possession of the
of it.
Three Cows one mare and Colt. two steers of two years old each, eight head of
hogs old and young, three spring calves, and two
Calves one year old, all of which are now under execution for debt, but one of the Cows. One plaugh, household furniture, excepting bedding of the value from ten to twelve dollars.
The debts I owe amount to between one hundred
eighty and ninety dollars. I have no debts due me. I have received for about six years a pension of forty dollars per annum from the state of Pennsylvania.  .
The family have living with me is a wife and one daughter about sixteen years of age, all my other children excepting a son of fourteen years of age, have left me & are doing for themselves, being over age. I have been by occupation a farmer; but from my age and infirmities, and a round in my right leg received in battle during the revolutionary war I am totally inable to obtain a livelihood by labour, and unless
assisted by my country, I must depend for subsist
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ence on public or private charity.

Sworn and subscribed in open Court
for the County of Crawford this 10th day of June 1820 before 
William Mac Arthur Prothy
Hugh Haffernan

I William Mac Arthur Prothy of the court of Common pleas in and for the aforesaid County do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and the Schedule there[illegible]
annexed, are truly copied from the record of
the said County; and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedules, excepting the land to which the said Haffernan appears to have no title.
After deducting his debts he appears to owe sixty nine dollars fifty cents
more than the property returned

In testimony
have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court, on this twenty
sixth day of June AD [illegible]
William Mac Arthur Prothy of
the Court for the County of Crawford
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7609
Catherine Haffernan
widow of Hugh
Pennsylvania

Act of July 1836
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State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County ss
On this eighteenth day of March A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County aforesaid G. W Hefferman a resident of Canal township in
the County of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, aged about 60
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th A.D. 1836.
That he is the son of Hugh Hefferman who was a revolutionary soldier and a pensioner under the laws of the United States.
He further states and declares that his father Hugh Heffernan was on the 11th day of April A.D. 1781 married to one Catherine Singer, that they lived together as man and wife until May
A.D. 1832, when his father Hugh Heffernan, departed this life.
That the said Catherine remained his widow until the month of January A.D. 1836 when she died, that the said
Hugh & Catherine were married before the said Hugh left
the service of the United States, as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed-
G.W. his mark Heffernan
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day & year first above written & in
open Court
F F A Wilson Prothy
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Crawford County
Be it known that on this eighteenth day
of March A.D. 1830. Before me personally appeared G. W Heffeman, named in the above declaration and exhibited
a bible purporting to be the family bible of his father Hugh Heffernan and his mother Catherine, the wife of the said Hugh
and containing a family record showing that the said Hugh and Catherine were married on the 11th day of April A.D. 1781 and upon his solemn oath doth say that such record appears in the hand writing of his father the said Hugh.
also a bible of the father and mother of the said Catherine, contining a record of such family, and that among such record is an entry showing the marriage of their daughter Catherine to Hugh Heffernon on the eleventh day of April A.D. 1781, that the said G. W. Heffernan also
saith upon his oath that his mother Catherine departed this life in the month of January A.D. 1836, and that her children Rosana, Mary, Maranda, and Cyrus Washington, survive her. And thats from the statements
of the said G. W Hefferman, and the testimony of David Dick Esq. and David Derickson Esq. It is my opinion that the statements of the George and just & true, and particularly to
the evidence of Mr Dick, I am of the opinion that the record refered to in the within application, is in the hand writing of the said Hugh Hefferman.
Gaylord Church
Pres. Judge of
the 6th Dist Co Pl. of Pennsylvania
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No. 7609
Catherine Hufferman
Widow of Hugh
Pennsylvania

Rejected
Hon. J. W. Howe 17th Apr. '50
same 23 May [illegible]

[was not living at the [illegible] July 4, 1856 was passed

4419

Act July 4, 1836
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REJECTED
4419
Cathaerine Hafferman
Widow of Hugh
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February 8, 1850
Hon. J.W Howe

Letter from G. W Hefferman for pension

Feby 12/50
[illegible]

Court of pension for answer
Dept. of the Interior
February 11/50
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Washington
Feby. 8, 1850

Hon Thomas Ewing
Dept of Interior

I do not know of any better my
to obtain from your Department desired inormation than by sending
the original letter of inquiry  [illegible] [illegible]
that it be returned to one in due time with all the information that can be given
Direction & [illegible]
I have the honor 
to be very Respectfully yours,

J. W. Howe
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Washington
May 18th, 1850

Dear Cal (Col.)
Because I am qute unable to get out & up, to see you, I enclose the letter of Saml. Holstein JP who writing in behalf of John [illegible]  of [illegible] County Pa.
Also the letter of Geo. W. Heffernan to myself it is a [illegible] thing but you will [illegible] by [illegible] what the man is driving at.
Also, a letter from your department to me which I have sent to J. Newton [illegible] JP who is looking after the interest of the {illegible] Heffernan, Mr. [illegible] returned it to me thinking that you have misapprehended the [illegible]. See paper on tile .[illegible] send you Mr. Ps letter.
I will thank you to do up Mr. [illegible] Brown and letter & advise.
I have the honor to be your friend,
J. W. Howe

[illegible] L Edwards
Comm. of pensions
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[illegible] [illegible]
April 15th, 1850
C. R. J.L Edwards
Dear Sir,
May I call your attention to evidence submitted to you some time since in the matter of the application by G. W. Heffernan for a pension Heffernon is poor [illegible].

I have the honor to be your friend
J.W. Howe
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Washington
March 23rd 1850

Col. James L. Edwards
Sir,
I have the honor to hand you the evidence as furnished me by George W. Heffernan [illegible] [illegible] pension in light of his [illegible] forth. see paper
Respectfully your Obt. servant
J. W. Howe
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Hugh Haffernan
Correct under the law
Apr. 21st 1818
JB
Pennsylvania Roll
9.4
4.8
4.27/31
32
6.96
$58.96
27
8
31{216/696
180
300
275
210
156

Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secy. Dept of War
Washington City
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Meadville, Penna 10 April 1818
Sir:
I herewith enclose you the proof required by
the act of Congress of 18th March last, to establish my claim to the provisions of the said act, granting a pension to the Soldiers of the revolutonary war.
I would be under great obligations to you to
inform me by letter directed to the post office at this place, whether, in pursuance of said act and of the proof I herewith forward you, my name has been placed on the pension list, and if so, at what times and on whom I will
have to draw for the same, and whether the same is to be drawn by my draft, or a power of attorney given to some person to draw the same for me as it may become due. there
are things I am unacquainted with, and which it
becomes necessary for me to know
I am very unputfully
your obt Servt
Hugh Hafferman

J.C. Calhoun
secy. at War
Hugh Hafferman