Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42301, for John Simons, [Blank]
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(3-1776)
Service
Navy
Simons, John
Simmons
NUMBER
S.42301
Contents
Rev.-N.Y.
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15203

New York

John Simons

of Canaan in the State of New York
who was a Marine on board ship Confederacy
Capt. Harding N.Y. Navy
line for the term of fifteen months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Sept. 1818 and sent to David W. Patterson Hudson New York

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819   133.33
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Mar. 1820   48.00

16 mos. 20/50

$181.33

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued 


Notification sent to Bathnell Edmunds
June 20, 1820 Hudson New York
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John Simons

Mariner

Ship Confederacy

Captain Harding

1779 - 15 months

Admitted

It is requested in this case to produce some additional evidence as a certificate of a commissioned Officer who served in the revolution on continental establishment or the deposition of 2 witnesses, (certified by the Judge to be credible) proving said service over consideration of the within

? for the County aforesaid
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State of New York
Columbia County ss.

I John Simons aged fifty seven years by the town of Canaan in the County aforesaid being duly sworn declareth and saith that he the said John Simons enlisted and entered on board the ship Confederacy commanded by Captain Seth Harding at the port of New London in the State of Connecticut on the seventeenth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and served as Marine on board said ship until the twentieth day of may one thousand seven hundred and eighty at which time the said deponent at the city of Philadelphia received a regular discharge signed by the said Captain Seth Harding that the said ship mounted thirty six guns and belonged to, and was ? - the time he served on board in the employment of the United States against the Common Enemy and the said John Simons further deposeth and saith that he was born in and now resides in the United
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States and has a family now living in the said County of Columbia, and has no other mean of supporting his family but by his own labor and that he actually needs public aid to obtain a comfortable support in his advanced years.  And the deponent further saith that the said Captain Harding is dead and that he has lost his discharge and knows of no person living in this part of the country who served with him on board said ship or could give evidence of his actual service, and the deponent further saith that he served on board the United States ship Warren mounting thirty two guns for thirty six days in the year 1778 and said ship was commanded by Col. John B. Hopkins he enlisted and served for the special purpose of running said ship to some safe port and that he left the ship in the port of Boston.

John Simons

Subscribed and sworn the 15th day of April 1818.
Before me David W. Patterson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Columbia

David W. Patterson
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I David W. Patterson Judgeetc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Simons did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of the pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

David W. Patterson

State of New York
Columbia County
Clerk's Office

I certify that David W. Patterson whose signature appears to the annexed affidavit and certificate within.  I know to be his hand writing and is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for  Columbia County. 
Witness my hand with the Seal of said County this 4th May 1818.

C. Miller
Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County ss.

I do further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the within named John Simons for twenty years past and that the ? the character of an ? was that he is temperate and industrious and that by ? and Misfortune has become poor and ? needs his aid for support and that in my opinion full credit may be given to his declaration when under oath.

2nd May 1818

David W. Patterson
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid
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Free

The Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Copy John Simons


John Simmon's Schedule

received 19 June 1820


continued 

March 1820

Sent to Bathnell and 
Hudson New York

June 1820
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State of New York
County of Columbia ss.

On this eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said county of Columbia John Simmons aged fifty nine years residing in the town of Canaan in said county of Columbia who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:  he enlisted as a marine on board of the frigate Confederacy lying at New London commanded by Seth Harding on the Seventeenth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy nine and was honorably discharged in the port of Philadelphia on the twentieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty - he did his original declaration and application for a pension under the act of Congress passed 18 March 1818.
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plates, six knives, and forks, six pewter tea spoons, 5 iron table spoons, four fowls. I have no trade but sometimes work on a farm, sometimes attend a grist mill, and have to get my living by my daily labour.  I am quite infirm and have not the ability to do a hard days' work: I have in my family my wife who is a very weakly woman, and three children to wit:
Rachael of the age of fifteen, who is unable to work out much, on account of the weak state of her health.
Lavina of the age of thirteen who works out most of the time and Horatio child ten years old who lives at home entirely.

John Simons

Sworn to and declared on the sixth day of June 1820 before John J. Miller first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County.
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The Hon. Secretary of War

Sir,
We forward you the papers in this application I would thank you for information when the application shall be allowed.

Your Humble Servants,

Bathnell and Edmonds
Hudson, June 14, 1820
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INVALID

Revy.

File No 4230  Navy

John Simons

Mariner

Ship Confederacy

Act March 18,1818
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I Nathaniel Richards of Waterford in the County of New London and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I was Purser on board the United States Frigate Confederacy Seth Harding Esquire Commander during the period stated in the annexed declaration of John Simons dated the 15th of April 1818 and attested to before David W. Pattersson one of the Judges of Common Pleas for the County of Columbia State of New York and have no hesitation in declaring that he the said Simons was on board the said ship in the capacity of Marine stated more than nine months  - we sailed in the Confederacy from the Port of New London about the last of April 1779 and proceeded thence to the Delaware and thence with Mr. Jay ? on boards bound on his Embassy to Spain but having lost all our Masts, Bowsprit, and Rudder we proceeded for Martinique where having undergone considerable repairs and obtained a new Rudder and temporary masts we returned to the Delaware I believe about the last of April or first of May 1780 and from there proceeded to Philadelphia for new Masts and repairs.
I have no particular recollection of the date so Simons discharge but that he was on board on our leaving New London untill our return after ship wreck to the Delaware compassing a period of more than nine months - I have no hesitation in declaring - 

Nathaniel Richards

New London
30 July 1810
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State of Connecticut this 30th day of July 1819 for town and county of New London
Personally appeared Nathaniel Richard Esquire subscriber to the written deposition and having been duly cautioned made solemn oath to the truth of the same 
Before me
Elias Perkins
Judge of County Court for New London County


New London July 30th 1819

I hereby certify that Nathaniel Richards Esquire subscriber to the within deposition is a credible witness and full faith and credit may be given to his testimony and that I have attached this deposition to the declaration of the applicant

Elias Perkins
Judge of the County Court for New London County

Both of the witnesses subscribed their depositions before me.

E. Perkins Judge
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I Phineas Hyde of Stonington in New London County and State of Connecticut, do testify and say that I was on Board the Continental Frigate Confederacy, Seth Harding Esquire Commander as first Surgeon's mate during the period stated in the annexed Declaration of John Smons Dated the 18th April 1818 and attested to before me David W. Patterson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Columbia State of New York, and have no hesitation in declaring that the said John Simons was on board said Frigate more than nine months in the capacity of a Marine soldier and for further particulars would refer to the testimony of Nathaniel Richards hereunto annexed which is substantially correct according to my best recollection.

Phineas Hyde

New London July 30th 1819

State of Connecticut Town and County of New London this 30th day of July 1819

Personally appeared Phineas Hyde Esquire subscriber to the above deposition and having been duly cautioned, made solemn oath to the same before the subscribing authority.

Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court for New London County

New London July 30th 1819

I do hereby certify that Doctor Phineas Hyde the above deponent is a credible witness and full faith and credit ought to be given to said testimony and that I have attached the deposition to the declaration of the applicant

Elias Perkins
Judge of C.C. N. L. County