Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 465, John Ballard, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Ballard, John
Mary
R.465
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5188

Mary Ballard
John
Act. 1838

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Married 1775
Husband died 3d Aug. 1805
See Marriage Record Certificates
Paid [UK Pound symbol]. 0.18.9
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON, } ss.

I, WILLIAM H. STANLEY, Clerk of the County of Livingston, do hereby
certify, That Harlem G Chamberlin Esq
whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of
the annexed instrument, and thereon written was at the time of taking such
proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned
and sworn and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well
acquainted with the hand-writing of such Justice
and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment
is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, the Sixth
day of April 1839
W. H. Stanley Clerk
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State of New York
Livingston County SS.

On this Twenty third day of February
in the year 1839 personally
appeared before James Forseshoe Esquire one of the
Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Livingston County Mary Ballard, a resident of Sparta in the County
of Livingston aforesaid aged Eighty nine years & upwards who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled
"An act granting half pay and pensions to 
certain widows", 
that she is the widow of John Ballard
late of Charleston in the County of Montgomery and
State of New York now deceased, who was a
private soldier in the Revolutionary army of the
United States and that the particulars of his
service as such soldier according to the best
recollection information and belief of the said Mary Ballard, are as follows, that he entered the
service in 1776 as a volunteer in the
Militia of New Jersey, that his first
Service was in the guarding of the borders of
that State and stated [illegible], that from
thence he followed and joined General
Washington Army through Jersey, that
he was in the Battle of Trenton, Germantown, 
Springfield and Monmouth,
under Cols. [illegible]  Taylor and
Frelinghuysen,  his first captains name
was Jacob Seneyek (?), and after his death
he was under Captain James Quick
That the whole services performed by
said John Ballard amounted to 
the opinion of this deponant to be at least
two years. That the said John Ballard
resided at Hillsborough, Somerset County
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State of New Jersey that she has no documentary evidence of her late husband
in the Revolutionary War
and the further declares that she was
married to John Ballard in the summer
of 1775. by the Reverend Hardenbrough
in the Town of Hillsborough in the County
of Somerset and State of New Jersey, and
that she continued to live with him until
the third day of August 1805, at which
time the said the Ballard died
in Charleston Montgomery County and
State of New York

Her
Mary  X Ballard
Mark

And I further certify that said Mary
Ballard is, per her appearance, in
advanced age and feeble health and
unable to undergo the fatigue of a journey
to Genessee, the capital of this County,
She is scarcely able to leave her room.


sworn and subscribed
before me this 23 day of Feb'y 1839
James Pinkney

Judge of Livingston County Court

Pensioner: Mary Ballard
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON,
I, WILLIAM H. STANLEY, Clerk of the County of Livingston, do hereby
certify, That James Faulkner Esq
whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of
the annexed instrument, and thereon written; was at the time of taking such
proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of County Courts
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned
and sworn and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well
acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge
and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment
is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, the
Sixth
day of April 1839.
W. H. Stanley Clerk
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State
of New York
Livingston County ss
Elizabeth Voorhees wife of Court Voorhees
residing in the town of Sparta in the said County
being duly sworn says that she is aged sixty seven years and is a daughter of Mary Ballard  named in the annexed deposition, a connection [illegible] her marriage to John Ballard, that the said Mary Ballard is the widow of John Ballard, late of the town of Charleston
in the County of Montgomery now deceased and lived with him until his death and she has not been married since his death; that the said John Ballard during the Revolutionary war resided in a place called Renton in Hillsborough Somerset County in the
State of New Jersey and was reputed to have served in the said war; and the deponent has often heard
him give an account of his service in the said war 
this deponent further said that Sarah Ballantyne, wife of Cordell Ballantyne [illegible] who resides in Sheron
Schoharie County in this State is a sister of the said
May Ballard and further saith not
Elisabeth Voorhees
State of New York
Kingston County 
I, J Harmon Chambers one of the
Justices of the peace in and for said County do certify that
Elizabeth Voorhees wife of Court and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit personally came before me
this day and made oath in due form of law that the matters therein set forth all true to the best of her [illegible] recollection and belief, that I am acquainted with the said
Elizabeth Voorhees & the she is a woman of respectability
and that her character for veracity [illegible].  at 
Witness my hand this third day of April
1837
Colin T. Cain


Pensioner: Mary Ballard
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State of New York
Schoharie County SS.
Sarah Van Wagner wife
of Conrad von Wagner of the town of Sharon in
the County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and
says that she was acquainted with John Ballard
late of the Town of Charleston, County of Montgomery,
and State of New York, deceased, and this deponant
recollects that the said John Ballard was the Lawful
husband of Mary Ballard now of the Town of Sparta
County of Livingston and State aforesaid, and that the
said John Ballard served as a private soldier in the
Revolutionary war, and that the aforesaid Mary Ballard was his wife during the time of said service, and
that her recollection concerning their Marriage and
his services are as follows. This deponant is a sister of Mary Ballard, knows of her being married to
John Ballard thinks it was in the year 1776 in the
fall, married at her fathers house in Raritan,
Somerset County State of New Jersey this deponent was present at the Marriage, were married by the Rev. Mr. Hardenburgh, and lived after their Marriage, with deponent's Father
the last part of one year, and after words in the
Neighbourhood until the year 1794 and this deponent knows that the said John Ballard was in the service at different times, always went when called on and to her best recollection is satisfied
that he was in the service at different times  
two years or more, knows that John Ballard
and Mary his wife moved from Somerset County
New Jersey to Charlestown - Montgomery
County N. York in the year 1794 and after residing
then some time had their House Burned loosing
all the papers, and further this deponent said
not.


Sarah von Wagner
Subscribed & sworn to this 11th day of
March 1839 before me Henry Thos J.P.
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State of New York
Schoharie County SS.
I Henry J. Noah
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the
said County do certify that Sarah Von Wagner
wife of Conrad Von Wagner, whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing affadavit
Personally came before me on this day and 
made oath in due form of law that the
matters therein set forth are true to the
best of her knowledge recollection and belief 
and that I am acquainted with the said
Sarah Von Wagner and that she is a
Woman of respectability and that her character for truth and veracity is unimpeachable
Witness my hand this 17th day
of March 1832
Henry J. Noah J.P.
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State of New York
Schoharie County SS.
Conrad von Wagner of the Town of
Sharon in the County aforesaid duly sworn
deposeth and says that he was acquainted with
John Ballard late of the Town of Charlestown County
of Montgomery and State of New York, deceased,
this deponent well recollects that the said John
Ballard served as a Private Soldier in the Revolutionary
war and that the particulars of such Service according
to the best recollection of this Deponent as follows,
John Ballard Commenced his service about the
commencement of the Revolution was served
under Colonel Frelinghuysen Taylor and Voorhees. knows
he was with General Washington at the
taking of the Hessians at Trenton in 76-- Knows
he served under Capt. Jacob Ten Eyck as a man
it man, and under Capt Quick, from
the best of his recollection is satisfied he was
in the service at different times, all of two years or
more
knows he was married to Mary Bogert- thinks
they were married in 76, thinks John Ballard
died in the year 1800 or 1801. and that Mary Ballard has remained his widow ever since his
Death. knows of John Ballard and Mary his wife
owing to Charleston Montgomery County N York in the year 1794, and having the House burned
together with all this papers and further this
deponent saith not

Conrad Von Wagner

Subscribed & Sworn this
11th day of March 1839
before me
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Henry J. Shook J.P.


Pensioner: Mary Ballard
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Schoharie County
State of New York

I, Henry J. Mook
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said
County do certify that Conrad van Wagner 
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
affidavit Personally came before me this
day and made oath in due form of law
that the matters therein set forth are true
to the best of his knowledge recollection
and belief - and that I am acquainted with
the said Conrad Von Wagner and
that he is a man of respectability and that
his character for truth and veracity is
unimpeachable-
Witness my hand this 11th day of March
1839
Henry J. Mook, J.P.
State of New York
County of Schoharie S. 
I William M. Holton Clerk of the said
County, do certify that Henry J Mook before whom
the preceding affidavits purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted
with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said
affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand & seal of office this 12th day of March 1839
William M. Holton, Clerk
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V
N. York
Mary Ballard
let. to George Hastings 29 July 1839
"  Hon. John Young Aug. 2, 1842
"  Wm. C. H. Carroll August 14 '46
same for
May 22d 1847

465
Act July 1838
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_________________Ex'r.
INVALID.
Mary Ballard
Act of July 1, 1862, and 1812
[Lines below not filled in]
Service:

Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
[illegible]
Re-enlisted:
Attorney
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5188  April 16
7 July 1838

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Mary Ballard

Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington, D.C.
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Dr Sir
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I enclose to you the application and accompanying papers of Mary
Ballard for a pension. You will please
direct any communication you may have
to make to me-

Yours
Geo Hastings
Mt. Morris NY April 8th 1839
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Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Sir
You are hereby requested to furnish W. G. Wade of Rose
New York, with such information
from your Office, as will enable him
to further the investigation of the claim
of the late widow Mary Ballard
an applicant for a pension under
act of Congress of 4th July 1836, as he
is the attorney duly authorised to make
such investigation.  By me, the only surviving
child
I am, Sir
Very respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Elizabeth
Voorhees
Byersville N Y
July 24th 1846
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Washington Augt 6, 1846
Hon J.L. Edwards
Dear Sir

at the request of W. G. Wade
of those her work, I inclose the within from
Elizabeth Voorhees in relation to the claim of the
late widow Mary Ballard for a Pension

Yours Respectfully,
G H Connell
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Washington City
Augt 1 1843
Dear Sir
will
you be kind enough to
advise me in regards to the
accompanying letter [illegible]
the Same
Very Respectfully
Yours
Hon J L Edwards