Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20422, for Lawrence Lawson, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  New York

Lawson, Lawrence
Phebe

NUMBER
W2042

CONTENTS
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 24626 New York
Lawrence Lawson
of Comans in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain
of the Regt commanded
by Col Weisenfelt in the New York
line for 10 months and 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 35 Dollars 53 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Jany
1834 and sent to Hon. C Bodle Hs Reps

Arrears to the 4th  
of Sept 33  $88.82
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34  17.76
$96.58

Rev Claim,
Act 7, 1832.
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book E
Vol.4 Page 105
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1
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at $1031
111 live
---
widow of  Lawrence Lawson
who died on the 11 Mar 1834
of [illegible] in the State of New York
who was a Pri
in the
commanded
by Captain
of the
commanded
by
in the
line for [illegible]
---
Inscribed on the Roll of
at the rate of 3[illegible Dollars
[illegible] Cents per annum,
to commence on the 16th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 1
day of
March
and the [illegible]
by
Arrears to the State of
Semi-annual allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3
Recorded by [illegible] Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 121

[illegible] 6 June '44
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29265
In the matter of the
application of Lawrence
Lawson for Pension under the
act of Congress of the
7th 1832
Declaration &c
Roll of Capt Bunner
Admitted
Private 10 mo & 20 day
Hon C. Bodle
L Kenkins of Albany 
agent
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State of New York
County of Albany  On the 21st day of December AD 1833 [illegible] in open court before the justices court of the court of Albany now sitting /the former being a court of record/ Lawrence Lawson a resident of Carman, in the county of Albany State of New York formerly of Westchester County aged [illegible] eighty seven years, who being being duly sworn according to law [illegible] makes the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
In the year 1776 I enlisted in a company under the command of Capt Baudich & Lieut Sacket as a private soldier, and marched with my company from Peekskill in Westchester County to Shibur in Canada. We embarked in [illegible] to Albany From there we marched to Fort [illegible] and from there across Lake Yenge to St [illegible] where we remained then [illegible] under it Genl Montgomery I was present at the taking of St [illegible] we marched to Montreal which was also taken possession of by the American troops with Genl Montgomery - I did not go to Quebec it was stationed with part of the company [illegible] arrived in Montreal The captain after [illegible] remaining there a short time and returned Arabia  [illegible] their under the command of Lieut [illegible] I remained in Montreal with my company under the [illegible
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Montgomery. He was killed on New Years eve & remained in montreal about four days after the new year
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company to Saratoga, where we were stationed during the term of my enlistment and were in barracks - I do not recollect the name of the commanding General - There was one other regiment there [illegible] but its [illegible] recollect the names of the officers [illegible] lieutenant which was [illegible] what the time [illegible] and was marched to Albany where we [illegible] a band of [illegible] I was conveyed to Poukeepsie where we were discharged - I received a written discharge signed I believe by Col. [illegible] said discharge has been lost about thirty years
[illegible] said company commanded by Valthaut [illegible] regiment not up [illegible] four months
I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension list of the [illegible] of any state
To the interrogatories prescribed the the war department I [illegible]
1 I [illegible] Dutchess County the year 1746 in [illegible]
2. I have no record of my age
3. [illegible] as a private in Revolutionary war
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[illegible] to Albany
County where I resided [illegible] in said County
4. I enlisted I was not a  substitute
5. [illegible] to my preceding
declaration for an and
to this [illegible]
6. [illegible] No 5 
7. I am known to the Hurly M Hugus
Mr Witbeck, Caleb Tompkins Henry Knothering
i[illegible]
testify to my character in veracity & their belief of
my said service in war of the revolution
I never learned to write
Lawrence his x mark Lawson

Sworn to & signed in open court
this 21st day of December 1833
J.G. Wasson Clk
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state of New York
Albany Justices Court - Alexander Allen of the Town of [illegible] Albany County being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Lawrence Lawson of the town of Cornsug in said County - I have herewith resided then thirty years - He is reputed among his neighbours to have been a revolutionary soldier and has been to reputed ever since I knew him - and he is a man of good character for truth and I believe he was a revolutionary soldier & served the United States [illegible] fully in the revolutionary war.

Alexander Allen

Sworn and subscribed in open court, this 21st day of December 1833
J.G. Wasson Clk

State of New York Albany Justices court  John Keigh of the Town of [illegible] in the county of Albany being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith that he is forty years old, he knows Lawrence Lawson who resides in said town and has known said Lawson ever since the deponent can remember [illegible] of thirty years  I have always heard in that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war  and it is generally reputed in the neighbourhood  I believe he was such, his general [illegible]
John Keigh

Sworn and subscribed in open court this 23d day of December 1833
J G Wasson Clk
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[illegible] and the said court do hereby declare their opinion with the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the court further certifies that the above named Alexander Allan and John Keigh who have [illegible] are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John Y. Huber clerk of the [illegible] court of the City of Albany do hereby certify that the record contains the original procedings of said court & the matter of the application of Lawrence Lawson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court this 23d day of December 1833.

J Y Hubor Clk

29265 In the matter of the application of Lawrence Lason for a pension under the act of congress of June 7th 1832
declaration to [illegible] admitted private 10  mo & 20 days

Hon C Bodle
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No 5636
Phiber Lawrence
NY
Act 4 July '36
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State of New York
Albany County   On this nineteenth
in the year one thousand eight
hundred forty before me William Hill,
of the judges of the
Court of Common pleas 
of said County (the same being a Court of record) personally appeared Phoebe Lawrence residing in the town of Coeymans in the County of Albany and state aforesaid, aged eighty eight years, the
being first duly sworn according to law  saith [illegible] the following declaration in order to obtain the [illegible] thereof the provision made in the act of Congress passed June 7th 1834, That she is the widow of Lawrence Larson
who was a soldier in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war and served in [illegible] who commanded Capt Jean Wiks and Lieutenant Frederich Heissimer in a company commanded by Capt Hunt, and that he was a pensioner underthe act June 7th 1832 up to the year 1839 in which he died. [illegible] in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five that her husband [illegible]married Lawrence [illegible] Peekskill in Westchester County State of New York and that the [illegible]
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 [illegible]the aforementioned place and she further [illegible] record of her marriage in evidence to her knowledge

Phoebe her x mark Lawson

Sworn to and subscribed on the [illegible] above written
Witness seal of said court [illegible]
Wilem N Sile one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Albany
I certify that [illegible] in open court
Wilm N Sile

I hereby [illegible] I am seventy nine years of age and that I have been acquainted with Phobe Lawrence [illegible] and with her husband Lawrence Lawson (her husband) [illegible] I was present at her marriage and saw the marriage [illegible] the Rev Klachek in the [illegible] WestChester county state of New York which [illegible] month of April in the year one thosand seven hundred and seventy five.
Elisabeth her x mark Osterhout
Sworn to and subscribed this eighteenth day of June 1842 John Meed Justice of the peace
I certify that the above named person is [illegible] and credible witness
John Meed Justice
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[illegible] resident of the town of Coeymans Albany County State of New York I am sixty four years of age and have been acquainted with Phebe Lawson the reputed widow of Lawrence Lawson for the last forty years and with the said Lawrence Lawson 
[illegible] which he died in the town of Coeymans March 16th 1839 [illegible] the reputed widow of Lawrence Lawson [illegible]in her declaration which I have examined, [illegible] I know '
[illegible] children [illegible] sixty years of age. 

Francis his x mark Osterhout
 
sworn and subscribed this eighteenth day of June
18 1842 before me
John Meed Justice of the peace

I certify that the person who made the above affidavit is of sound minde and is a credible witness
John Meed Justice
State of New York

County of Albany
I hereby certify that John Meed is a justice of the peace residing in the Town of Coeymans County of Albany and State of New York and is legally authorised to [illegible] all things pertaining to that office & administer oaths and take affidavits. And I further certify that he is one of the judges of the
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Court of Common Pleas for the County of Albany (the same
being a Court of Record) and that the
signature annexed to the within declaration and
affidavits are genuine signatures
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my name and affixed the seal of the
said County this 29th day of July
1842
H. B. Haswell
of Albany County


No5636
Phebe Lawson
NY

Jany
act 4 July 36

Danl L Wheeler
Albany NY
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February 23, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Lawrence Lawson
W. 20422

Newman W. Adsit
317 East Sidney Avenue
Mount Vernon, New York.
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Lawrence Lawson, a pensioner of Albany
County, New York.
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in
pension claim, W. 20422, based upon service of Lawrence Lawson in the
Revolutionary War.
Lawrence Lawson was born in the month of December 1746, in
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; the day of his birth and
the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York
, he enlisted, served as a private in Captain Benedict's New York
company, went to Albany by water, thence to St. John's, Canada,
joined the troops under General Montgomery, was at the taking of St.
John's, after which he was stationed at Montreal until after General
Montgomery was killed, then marched back to Westchester County, having
served six months and twenty-one days. After his return, he belonged
to Captain Hyatt's Company, Colonel Samuel Drake's regiment of New York
troops, and was called out frequently. He enlisted about July
1782, and served four months in Captain that Colonel
Frederick Weisenfels' New York regiment.
The soldier moved about the year 1800 from Westchester County,
New York, to Coeymans, Albany County, New York.
Lawrence Lawson was allowed pension on his application executed December 21, 1833, at which time he resided in Coeymans, New York
. He died there March 16, 1834.
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Lawrence Lawson married at Crompond (later Peekskill), Westchester County, New York, Phebe Nodyne; they were married by a
Minister at the public Meeting House, and a supper was served at
her father's house afterwards; the names of her parents are not
shown. Phebe stated that she was married in April 1775; however,
other sworn statements show the date of said marrage as March 15,
1776, also in 1777. No record of their marriage was made by
either Lawrence of Phebe Lawson.
Phebe Lawson, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her
application executed July 19, 1842, at which time she was aged
eighty-eight years. She resided in Coeymans, Albany County, New York.
Lawrence Lawson and his wife, Phebe, had children; the name of
only one child was designated, that of William Lawson. In August
1843, he was in Coeymans, New York, and gave his age as sixty years.
He stated that during the troubles of the Revolution, his parents
were obliged to move from place to place for security, and that they
were dependent entirely upon recollection for the aged of their
children.
In 1843, one Lydia Devoux, of Coeymans, New York, gave her age
as eighty-three years; she stated that she was acquainted with Phebe
Nodyne from childhood, that they lived in Crompond, that they both
moved in 1800 to Coeymans, Albany County, New York, where they had
lived ever since. Said Lydia stated that she was born March 15, and
that Phebe was married to Lawrence Lawson on her birthday.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of
person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you
should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Phebe Lawson,
widow of Lawrence Lawson, Certificate #4031, issued June 6, 1844, rate
$35.53 per annum, commenced March 16, 1834, Act of July 4, 1836, New York
Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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April 19. 1844

NY
[illegible] proof
Phebe Lawson

married in 1776
husband died 16 March 1834
$33.53 per an. to commence March 16 1834

Send cat to D.B. Wheeler
Albany N.Y

Commissioner of Pensions
Hon J.L. Edwards
Washington DC
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Commissioner of Pensions
J L Edwards Esq
Washington FC

Aug 1. 1842
NY 
Act 
Phoebe Lawson
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Albany July 19th 1841

Mr J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
The enclosed [illegible], for the purpose of obtaining
pension under the law of June 7th 1832, her
husband Lawrence Lawson was a pensioner under
that act and [illegible] was placed in the pension list
in 1833, if you will please give this case as
prompt attention as practicable as the applicant is
quite [illegible] and from wounds received in attempting
to protect her hom and family from the attack of a party
British soldier; and she is now in much on
[illegible]
you will please to direct all communication in this matter to me in Albany
Yours very Respectfully
Daniel B Wheeler
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I Lydia Devoux hereby certify that I am acquainted with
Phebe Lawson formerly Phebe Rodyne and
have been from childhood we formerly lived
together at Crumb pond now in the Town of
Peekskill in State of New York we moved to Coeymans
together in the year 1800 and have lived the
ever since I am 83 years of age I was
present at her marriage with Lawrence
Lawson and on the marriage covenants
performed by a clergyman of that place
I know the month and say they were
married from the fact that it was my
birth day, I believe that I differ with her and
others about the month of the year that 
she was married, but I know it was
the
my birthday and can not be mistakened
because I have a record of my age, I do not
distinctly remember the year, I can
not say whether it was in the year 1776
or 1777 but it must be before 1778 for I
was married in that year, and she was
married near a year before I was, and
I do not remember whether it a little short or a little
over a year but it was in the month of
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March the 15th day of the month
Subscribed and sworn to by this
19th day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty three before 
me

Lydia Devoux
John Mead Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the person signing the foregoing affadavit is of sound mind and credible witness
John Mead Justice
of the peace
State of New York
Albany County Henry B Haswell Clerk of the said County do
hereby certify that John Mead before whom the foregoing affidavit and certificate purports to have been sworn and certified to
on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace
and for the said County and that his name subscribed
to the said affidavit certificate of his proper hand writing &
Signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of
the said County this 2d day of October A.D. 1843
H B Haswell Clerk
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Mr J.L. Edwards
Washington
Commissioner of Pensions

Phoebe Lawson add proof

W
Oct 5 1843
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Albany Oct 2 1843

Sir
I received your letter of Aug 2 1842 stating
that in the case of Phoebe Lawsons application
for a pension, that the proof of the date of her
marriage was insufficient, I informed the applicant
of the same, on my return home this summer
they made a second application to me and
furnished me with the additional testimony
herein enclosed, I have no reason to suppose
from circumstances that there is or ever was
any record of her marriage, there are several
other persons whose affidivits are not taken, that
have some recollection of her marriage, by being
present, or residing in the neighborhood at the time
it took place, from the great age of the applicant
and the witnesses, it is very difficult to obtain more than
one or two facts from the same person, and no
recollects
one distinctly recollects any thing without some assisting
circumstance connected with the fact, I have enclosed
to you the best of all the evidence produced to me
and I believe the best the case will admit off
Sarah Meed seems to establish the year, and
Lydia Devoux devour the month and day with a good
degree of certainty, I learned the fact from
[illegible] residing in the neighborhood that her
Son Wm Lawson had occasion some 8 or 10
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years ago to search records now requisite, for
the purpose of establishing an heirship, and
found none, I have therefore sent you his
affidavit upon the subject, I think there can
no reasonable doubt of the validity of the applicants claim, at any rate she has been some service
as she has the marks of bullets on her person
I believe the department has granted a pension
in a case very similar to this, where the applicant
stated in her declaration that there was no record
of her marriage to her knowledge, and the fact
or her marriage and the dates were only proved
by a single witness; I refer to the case of Freelove
Wright whose papers I sent to the department I
think in the month of July or August 1839
A B
Phebe Lawsons papers were sent to the
department in the month of July 1842
early attention to this is respectfully solicited
as I have neglected it to long myself and the
applicant is in straitened circumstances
L. Edwards
your very Respectfully
Daniel B Wheeler
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Albany April 17th 1844
Sir
Your letter of the 11st inst respecting the case of Phoebe Lawson
claiming a pension under the act of July 4th
1836 stating that the additional testimony has
been examined and filed, has been duly received 
you will by the enclosed certificate that
Lawrence Lawson allegation of service in his
declaration is well [illegible] by the Rolls at Albany
an therefore reason why the Widow
does not clearly come under the provision of the
third section of the Act approved by Congress
July 4th 1836, there is but very little evidence of
Revolutionary service at any earlier than 1780
hope this will prove satisfactory; as my services
gratuitous I wish to the end of it, I hope
will be able to give this immediate attention
as the applicant in seal want,
Yours respectfully
, Edwards
Lannel
commisioner of Pensions
Washington
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of
the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the
following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz
1780 Lawrence Lawson  L4 - 10 - 6
1781   Do    Do 8-10-6

STATE OF NEW YORK.
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, [illegible] 1844.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 17. now
remaining in this
office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the
following officers, viz:
First - under Capt. John Drake in Col Jan'l Drake Regt
Second [illegible] 
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Philip Phelps
Dept Comptroller
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Albany Jun 5, 1844

[illegible]
Sir
In my answer to your letter [illegible] 11th I enclosed to you the [illegible] certificate of what appears on the [illegible]
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it is consistent with your duty you will
please to so state the matter in answer to this

Yours very respectfully
Daniel B [illegible]

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

I think I stated to you in the letter inclosing
the testimony in this case, that there was other
respectable evidence of the same kind that I
[illegible] but for her I did not I will just so that
there two more witnesses of her marriage still
living whose testimony can be obtained would
of any service, but as they had no event to wit
their memory as to affix my date with certain
I thought their testimony not as important as what
though they are both positive that the marriage
place previous to 1778, but think you have
all that the law requires in the absence of
recorded testimony though no one witness in the case
the the fact of her Marriage at a particular date
the combined testimony of the three witnesses I think
establish the date of her marriage doubt, from
the very particular incidents they have to wit
their memory; you have doubtless got the best
credible evidence in her case and by what you
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have her case must be decided, unless you
deem the testimony of sufficient importance to call
for it, but you have the substance of their testimony
in the possible
J. L.E.
Yours, D. B. W.
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NEWMAN W. ADSIT
31 EAST SIDNEY AVENUE
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y.
Feb 5 1938

Pension Division
War Department
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen
Lawrence Lawson (1747-1834) was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War and a
pensioner according to the N.Y. Pension rolls page 263. He resided most of his life near Coymans Albany County N.Y.

I desire a copy of the data this Lawrence Lawson submitted in his application for a pension which pertains to his birth place [illegible]. I am preparing a family history of this Lawson family of which my wife mabel [illegible] Lawson is a member. Your assistance will be helpful and deeply appreciated. and the usual fee will be paid.

Yours very truly
[illegible]
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1938 Feb 23. Hist to Mr Newan W
East.
File No.
WIDOW, &c.
17
Phebe Lawson Widow of
Lawrence Lawson
Pri Rev War
.
---
Act: [illegible]

Index: -- Vol. [illegible]
Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sarah Meed hereby testify that I am 81 years
of age and that I am acquainted with Phebe
Lawson formerly Nodine, she was married to
Lawrence Lawson in the year 1779 at a place
then called Curt and now the Town of Peekskill
I do not recollect the month or day of her marriage
and I probably should have no distinct recollection
of the matter if it was not for one or two facts
connected with it, first I was hired in her Fathers
family to do their spinning and weaving, and acted as
waiter at her wedding, and saw the marriage covenants performed by the Minister of the above named
place, second my father died the year that I lived at
Nodynes which must be the year of her marriage
I did not live in her fathers family but one
year and I know by referring to records that my father
died February 14th 1776, I have been acquainted with
her and her now deceased husband Lawrence Lawson
nearly the whole period of time since their marriage
and uninteruptedly for the last forty years up to
the time of his death in 1834,
I know the parties herein mentioned to have been
lawfully married by the facts above related and
that she has remained the widow of Lawrence
Lawson since his decease to the present time.
Sarah Her x mark Meed

Subscribed and sworn to
this 19 day of August in the
of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty three
before me John Meed Justice
of the peace
I hereby certify that the person signing the above
affadavit is of sound mind and a credible witness
John Meed Justice
of the peace
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I William Lawson hereby certify that I am 60 years
of age and am a son of Phebe and Lawrence
Lawson, and I further declare that there is no family
record that goes farther back than my own marriage
to the best of my knowledge and belief, as I have once
had occasion to examine for the now required accord
for another purpose and was not able to find any
and I have often heard my firent regret that they
would not obtain any record of their marriage as their
certificate of Marriage was lost during the troubles of the
revolution when they were obliged to move from place
to place for security, and were dependent entirely upon recollection of the ages of their children.
 William Lawson
Subscribed and sworn to this
19th day of August
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty three
before me
John Meed
 Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that the person 
 signing the above affidavit
is a person of sound mind and a credible witness
John Mead Justice
of the peace
State of New York
Albany County
I Henry B Haswell Clerk of the said
County do hereby certify that John Meed before whom the
foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn was
in the day of the date of the points to the same a las
the peace in and for said County and that
his signature to the said Jerats are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed
the end of the said County this second day of October
1843
H B Haswell Clerk