Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,820, for Jacob Pettibone, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Green Mt. Boys
Mass.

Pettibone, Jacob

SERVICE
S43820

CONTENTS (blank)

(lower right corner)
This Envelope includes FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
(ILLEGIBLE)
Received from GAO
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New York Roll 
1304 
Jacob Pettibone 
Capt Hollis 
Private Massachusetts Line 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of April 1818. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to David Holt Esq Herkimer, New York 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 4 months 11 /30 $32.93
date of death Aug. 22, 1840 
from Agency Book

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
2 years
Vose 
Manheim of Herkimer Co Continued 

Notification sent to David Holt Esqr 3d October 1820 Herkimer New York
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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK. (1818) Albany, November 6 1840 
RECEIVED of the President of said Bank, Agent for paying Pensioners, Twenty nine- dollars and eighty four cents,  being for [crossed out:six] 5 months 18 days Pension,  due to the children of Jacob Pettibone dcd named in the annexed power of attorney from the 4 day of March 1840 to the 22 day of Augt 1840 for which I have signed duplicate receipts. 
$29.84 

Edward Wilson
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Herkiomer Co. Pleas
In the matter of the Heirs of Jacob Pettibone deceased who was a Pensioner
Record of Pens

107 
Jacob Pettibone Children of $29.84 
18 Mar 1818 

FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss
I [illegible] [illegible] Clerk of the Court of Com.
[illegible] [illegible] at the Court House in Herkimer in and for the County of Herkimer do hereby certify that satisfactory [illegible] has been [illegible] to said Court that said Jacob Pettibone was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eight Dollars per month - that said Jacob Pettibone was a resident of the town of Manheim in said County of Herkimer & State of New York and that he died in the said Town of Manheim on the twenty second day of August one thousand Eight hundred & Forty - 
That he [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] That the said Jacob Pettibone at the time of his death [illegible] the following Children, all of whom
are of lawful age - and at the said [illegible] on the [illegible] Children of the said Jacob Pettibone deceased, [illegible] - Henry
Pettibone, Sally Pettibone, now a widow having been the wife of Jacob Yorman, Phoebe Pettiborn, the wife of John Murray - Electa Pettibone now the wife of George Rightmeyer, Polly Pettibone, wife of Patrick [illegible] [illegible], & [illegible] Pettibone.

[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] Clerk as aforesaid have hereto in
hand & name & have affixed the
seal of my office at Herkimer in said
County of Herkimer this sixth day of
October One thousand Eight hundred &
Forty -
J Dygert Clerk

Henry Pettibone
Sally
Jacob Yorman
Phebe Murry
Electa George Richmeyer
Polly Patrick Van [illegible]
[illegible] Pettibone

[math calculations:]
464
40
6/4464
744
2976
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Know all men by their presents that we Jacob
Pettibone, widow Sally Yoran, formerly Sally
Pettibone, Electa Pettibone, now wife of George
Richtmyer, Polly Pettibone, now the wife of
Patrick Van Dressen, children and heirs at
law of the late Jacob Pettibone one of the Town of Manheim, a Revolutionary pensioner of the
United States, do hereby constitute and
appoint Edward Wilson of the City of Albany our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our name to receive from the agent of the United States
for paying pensions in the City of Albany
our proportion of the pension money due
the late Jacob Pettibone at the time of his
decease, [illegible] from the fourth day of March 1840 to the twenty second day of August 1846, Witness our hands and seals this 19th day of October 1840. In presence of
John D. Richtmyer
Jacob Pettibone
Richard Walden
Electy Richtmyre
witnesses to the first two names
John D Richtmyer J.P.
Levi Snell
John D Richtmyer J.P.
John J Beardslie
Sally her X mark Yoran
Polly her X mark Vandresen

State of New York
Herkimer County ss. be it known that on the 19th
day of October 1840, before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Pettibone, Sally Yoran, widow of Jacob Yoran, Electa Richtmyer, wife
of George Richtmyer, Polly Van Dressan wife of Patick Van Dressen all to me well known as the persons above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be their act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this day and year first above mentioned
John D Richtmyer J.P.
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State of New York Herkimer County ss

I the subscriber & Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid do certify that I am personally acquainted with Sally Yoran and Polly Van Dressen within named, and have been for several years last past and that for want of education they are unable to write their names, witness my hand at (illegible) 19th day of October 1840
John D Richtmyer J. P.
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Jacob Pettibone 
Herkimer County N. York

(illegible) 24 April

Correct DM

David Holt Herkimer N. York
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State of New York Herkimer County ss
 
On the 24th day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen, before me David Holt, one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Herkimer and state aforesaid personally appears Jacob Pettibone of the town of Manheim in said County, aged 58 years who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war”.  That he the said Jacob enlisted at Lanesborough in Massachusetts on or about the eighth day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, in Captain Halls company in Colonel Warner‘s regiment of Vermont troops, then on the continental establishment that he enlisted for no definite period, and was discharged from the service after the retreat of the forces from Quebec at Ticonderoga in New York in June 1776.
That about the last of June in said year or the first of July, he enlisted again at Lanesborough aforesaid as a private soldier in Captain Newell’s company in Colonel Smith’s regiment in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment for nine months and served in said company during said term, when he was discharged at Croton river in New York. 
That in the spring of the year 1779 he enlisted again at or near Lanesborough aforesaid as a private for nine months, in Capt. Lieutenant Hollister‘s company in the first regiment in the Massachusetts line, commanded by Col. Vose, then on the continental establishment that he served the said nine months, in said company, at the expiration of which time he was honorably discharged at West Point in N. York
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That he the said Jacob was in the militia service at the battles at Fort Ann, at Stillwater at Bemis Heights, and of Bennington, and at the taking of Gen. Benjamins army, that he was also in the continental service in the battle of Three Rivers in Canada, and those of Harlem Heights and White Plains, in N. York - That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service as his discharges have been lost for many years past - and that he relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States. 
Signed Jacob Pettibone 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 
David Holt


State of New York 
Herkimer County ss

On the 24th day of April, 1818 before me David Holt, personally appeared David Richtmeryn, to me known, who being duly sworn saith that he has known the aforesaid Jacob Pettibone for about twelve years that he is a resident of the town of Manheim in the county aforesaid - that he is reputed to be a man of veracity and integrity and that he is in indigent circumstances.

[signed] David Richtmeryn

Subscribed and sworn to 
April 24, 1828 before me 
David Holtz judge of Herkimer County 
Pleas
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I, David Holt, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and for the county of Herkimer and state of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Pettibone 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 war pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress in the aforesaid declaration mentioned. Given under my hand at Herkimer this 24th day of April, 1818

David Holt

State of New York Herkimer County ss
I Walter Fish clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Herkimer do certify that David Holt who signed the preceeding certificate is a judge of said court & that the said court is one of the courts of records of the state of New York. In witness of which I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said court at Herkimer this 23d day of April 1818

Walter Fish Clerk
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Jacob Pettibone 
Certificate of Exemplification
No 10-

Herkimer Co

Can
Sep 18
Can

1304
30 June 1818

Notification sent to 
David Holt Esq
Herkimer NY
3 Oct. '20
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Schedule

State of New York Herkimer ss

On this 4th day of July 1820 in open court to wit, the court of Common Pleas in and for said county said court being a court of records this constituted by the laws of the state of New York personally appeared Jacob Pettibone aged sixty years a resident in the town of Manheim in said county who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows Viz part from the year 1776 to 1778 I served in different corps in the United States army and in the month of June 1778 I enlisted at Lanesborough Mass. in Capt. Lieut Hollisters company in the first regiment in the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Vose for nine months and served in said company and regiment untill after the expiration of said term, when I was honorably discharged at West Point N. York. The date of my original certificate is the 24th day of April 1818 and the number of said certificate is 1,304 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 other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day March 1818 and that have not nor has 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit,

Real estate none
Personal property two swine worth $4.00. 2 tables $2.00. 2 chests $3.00. One desk $3.oo. 1 trunk $1.oo. Ironware 1 pot 1 kettle & 1 tea kettle #3. 1 ax & hoe $1.00. fire dogs and shovel & tongs & shovell $3.00. Crockery tea set $1.50. 1 pewter tea pot$0.75. Stoneware worth $2.00. Tinware worth $0.75. Wooden ware, tubs and barrels $1.50. 1 rake $0.50-

I am by occupation a farmer but for 5 years have been a cripple and unable to labour. My family consists of myself my wife Sarah 57 years old affected by a nervous complaint and unable to support herself my daughter Polly 17 years old and my son Jacob 13 years old both my children healthy

Jacob Pettibone
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Subscribed & Sworn to July 4th 1818 before David Holt Judge of Herkimer Com Pleas 

The opinion of the Court is that the value of the property mentioned in the above Schedule is twenty nine Dollars 
David Holt 
John J Prendergast  
George Roncrantz 
} Judges

State of New York 
Clerks office 
Herkimer County ⎬ 
I Walter Fish Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto attached are truly copied from the record of the 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 Sched is twenty nine Dollars, 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 11th day of by 1820 
Walter Fish Clerk of the Court for the County of Herkimer
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. , 
September 25, 1936

Mrs S E Turner
33 Argyle St. Chicago, Ills. 

Madam;
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 43830, it appears that Jacob Pettibone enlisted at Lanesborough, Massachusetts on January 8, 1776 served as a private in Captain Hall's Company, Colonel Warner's Regiment of Green Mountain Boys, was at the battle of Three Rivers, Canada and served until June 1776. 

He enlisted in June or July 1776 and served nine months in Captain Newell's Company, Colonel Smith's Mass. Regiment and was at the battles of Harlem and White Plains. here 

He enlisted in the spring of 1778 or 1779 and served nine months in Captain Lieutenant Hollister's Company, Colenel Vose's Mass. Regiment. [handwritten with arrow pointing the word "here" at the end of the previous paragraph] place this paragraph

He was also engaged in the militia, in the battles at Fort Ann, Bennington and Stillwater, names of officers not given. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1818, at which time he was fifty-eight years old and a resident of Manhein, Herkimer County, N. Y.
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In 1820, he referred to his wife Sarah aged fifty-seven years and his children; Polly, seventeen and Jacob, thirteen. there is no further data on file as to family. 
He died August 22, 1849. 
Respectfully, E W Morgan 
E.W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.
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43830
Revy  
INVALID. 
File No. 43820
Jacob Pettibone 
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18 March 18 
Index:- Vol. 3 Page 390 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1926 Sept 28, Henst to Mrs. H. E. Turner aw
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Payable on the 4 March & 4 Sept of each year at the U. States Branch Bank, N. York by Isaac Lawrence, Prvist acting as agent for Pensions FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER Received from GAO Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18 March 1818, Jacob Pettibone late a Private in  the Army of the Revolution  is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the twenty fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and 18, - 
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this 30. day of June one thousand eight hundred and 18. 
J. C. Calhoun Sec. of War
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Mrs H. E. TURNER 928 ARGYLE STREET CHICAGO 

Dear Sir:-
Please give me the record of one Jacob Pettibone pensioner of the war of the Revolution, living in 1840, in Manheim, Herkimer County, with Jacob Pettibone, Jr., and greatly oblige Yours very truly Jane Pettibone Turner
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STATE OF NEW-YORK, ALBANY COUNTY, ss
Be it known, That on the 6th day of November 1840 before the subscriber, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the said county, personally appeared Edward Wilson the Attorney named in the annexed Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any SALE, TRANSFER, or MORTGAGE of the Pension of Arrears of Pension, therein authorized to be received by him. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me. 
R Shepherd Com of Deeds.
Edward Wilson