Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 3942, Henry Cherry, Continental New Jersey
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Continental
New Jersey

Cherry, Henry
Abigail

W3942
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No 614
Ohio
Henry Cherry
of Huron County in the State of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Spencer of the New Jersey line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8v Dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th  of June 1819 and sent to [illegible] Huron Ohio.

Arrears to 4th 0f Mar:1819: [illegible] $83.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819: $48
$131.96

{Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818}
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8799
Ohio Pittsburgh
Abigail Cherry dead
widow of Henry Cherry who was a Private in the Revolutionary War


Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1843, ending [illegible]

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of March 1850 and sent to [P. R. Hopkins Esq Milan, Ohio

[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A Vol 2. Page 202
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State of Ohio
Huron County

On this 26th day of April 1818 before me this
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Common Pleas aforesaid
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5326
Abigail Cherry of [illegible] Ohio
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.

State of Ohio
Huron County

On this 31st day of May 1839 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Huron Abigail Cherry a resident in the County of Huron aged eighty years in Oct. last. Who bring [illegible] duly sworn according to Law. doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions 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 Henry Cherry who was a pensioner up to the time of his death.

She further declares that she was married to Henry Cherry on the 20th day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five. That her husband the aforesaid Henry Cherry died on the fifth day of March eighteen hundred and twenty at [illegible] in said County of Huron.

That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty four. [illegible], at the time above stated 

Abigail Cherry
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the said Court  -

Atty. D. Gibbs [illegible]
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State of Ohio
Huron County

On the same day & year personally appeared before the said Court of Common Pleas in and further said County of Huron P R Hopkins of lawful age and being first duly sworn doth upon his oath depose and say that he was well acquainted with the law. Henry Cherry the person named in the declaration of Abigail Cherry and know they were ever [illegible] to be man & wife and lived & cohabitated as such up to the time of the death of said Henry Cherry. That he will remember that the said Henry Cherry died on the fifth day of March 1820 at Milan in said County. That he has known the said Abigail Cherry since the year 1818 and knows her to be & remain the widow of said Henry Cherry to this day and further says she has ever sustained the character of a woman of truth and [illegible] in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] whence she resided. That she has had by said Henry Cherry five children which are & have been personally known to me since the year 1818. and that said Henry Cherry during the time he lived at Milan which was about two years & a half before his death. He [illegible] and recognized the said children as his legitimate offspring of his marriage with the said Abigail whom he [illegible] his lawful wife. That the oldest of said children is now about fifty four years of age. and further this [illegible...] not sworn to and [illegible]before the court aforesaid this day & year above written

Atty P R Hopkins
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Original Claim [Centered]

Declaration in order to be placed uppan the [illegible] list as Children of Abigail Cherry [illegible] under the acts of Congress of the 3' March 1843 and 17 June 1844. 

[Note: there are multiple misspellings in the document and are captured directly]

Personally appeared before Mr. P.R. Hopkins a Notary Public duly authorized by Ian to administer Oath take acknowledgment of deeds and other [illegible] of writing. William Cherry & James Cherry who being first duly sworn according to Lord do on their Oaths make the following declaration order to obtain the Benefits of the acts of the 3rd of March 1843 and of the 14th June 1844 as the Legitimate Children of Abigail Cherry deceased. That they are the identical two men named in the certifyed copy of the reckords of the Cort of Common Pleas of Erie by Ohio dated the 19 day of October 1849 and Hannah Tupper as the Children of Abigial Cherry. That their said mother was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the Rate of Eighty Dollars Per Annum as appears in her Pensioner Certificate dated at the war office of the United States the 20 day of December 1839 and herewith surrendered that their said Mother died on the 30 Day of November 1844 That she had four children as married in said Copy of the Record and that John has not been heard of in many years. that they are such children together with the said Hannah Tupper are entitled to receive a Pension Certificate to obtain the money due said Abigail from the 4 of March 1843

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up to the said 30 Day of November 1844 the day of her dath [death].

Sworn to and Subscribed
before me this 20th  th day of March 1850

William Cherry [signature]
James Cherry  [signature]
PR Hopkins Notary Public  [signature]

In testimony where off I have hereunto [illegible] my hand and affixed my official seal This  Day of March 1850
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Abigail Cherry [illegible] widow of Henry Cherry, Ohio
[illegible]
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Deed of Gift
Jonathan Willis Esq.
to Henry Cherry
} a lot 3/10 acre land
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State of New Jersey
County of Sussex [illegible]

Be it remembered that on the first day of September in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Two Before me, Timothy Symmes Esquire One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Sussex aforesaid came Jonathan Willis Esquire the [illegible] and acknowledged that he signed [illegible] and as his voluntary act and deed delivered the [illegible] instrument of writing [illegible] Henry Cherry for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and contained and desired the same [illegible] be recorded as such.

Jonathan Willis

Acknowledged before me the day and year [illegible] }
Timothy Symmes
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To all persons to whome these presents may come I Jonathan Willis Esquire of Newton in the county of Sussex and State of New Jersey Send Greeting
Know Ye that I the said Jonathan Willis Esquire for and in consideration of the services to me herebefore rendered by Henry Cherry of Newton in the county and state aforesaid as well as for the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto him the said Henry Cherry and for his better maintainance (maintenance) and prefermant (preferment) Have Given, Granted, and Conveyed, and by these presents do Give, Grant, and Convey unto him the said Henry Cherry his Heirs and [illegible] All that [illegible] lott or parcel of land, [illegible] on the westerly side of the road leading from the Court House in Newton to Pepocotting (Papakating) in the Township of Newton in the aforesaid county of Sussex and Bounded as follows (viz) Begining at a corner adjoining Elisha Suttons line on the road aforesaid leading to Pepocotting (Papakating), Thence running South forty one degrees East one chain along said road to a stone for a corner, Thence South forty eight degrees West three chains to a stone thence North forty one degrees West one chain to Elisha Suttons line, Thence along said Suttons line to the place of begining containing three Tenths of an acre of land. Together with all the profits, priviledges, Heriditaments and Appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any use appertaining [illegible] all the Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Use, Trust, Possession, Reversions, Remainders, Property, Demand, whatsoever of me the said Jonathan Willis Esquire in law as well as equity of, in, to or out of the same or of any part or parcel thereof To Have and To Hold the said lot of land as above situated and bounded containing three tenths of an acre of land with all and singular the premises abovementioned and granted and every part and parcel thereof unto the said Henry Cherry his Heirs and assigns To the only [illegible] use, benefit and behoof of the said Henry Cherry his Heirs and assigns Forever. And I, the said Jonathan Willis Esquire, for myself my Heirs [illegible] and Administration do Covenant promise and Grant to and with the said Henry Cherry his Heirs and Assigns by these presents in manner following (viz) that I the said Jonathan Willis Esquire lot of land as above situated and bounded and every part and parcel thereof with the premises Hereditaments and Appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the [illegible] Henry Cherry his Heirs and assigns and in [illegible]
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aus [top right corner, hand written]

Rev. and 1812
Wars Section. 

April 4, 1924. 

Mrs. E.M. Blair,
University Place,
Nebr. 

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3942, it appears that Henry Cherry enlisted in Elizabethtown, New Jersey in the fall of 1775 and served as a private one year in Captain Piatt's Company, Colonel Wins' New Jersey Regiment. 
He enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served as a private in Captain Britten's New Jersey Company a short time, when he enlisted in Captain Pearson's Company, Colonel Spencer's New Jersey Regiment, served three years and was in the battle of Brandywine. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, while a resident of Huron County, Ohio, 

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aged sixty years. Par [Par is handwritten] He died March 5, 1820 at Milan, Huron County, Ohio. 
Soldier married January 20, 1785 at Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, Abigail (maiden name not started). Par [Par is handwritten] she was allowed pension on her application executed May 31, 1839, while a resident of Huron County, Ohio, aged eighty years. Par [Par is handwritten] She died November 30, 1844. 
There were five children, only names stated being, William born January 6, 1787; James, John; and Hannah Tupper. 

Respectfully, 

[Space left intentionally blank, no signature]

Commissioner.
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5526

Abigail Cherry
Ohio
Admitter

For 2 yr $80
Cap Pearson Col Spencer
N. Jersey
the
died 5th
March 1820
Act 7 July 1838
P.
R
Hopkins
Milan
Huron Co.
Ohio
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4748
Ohio Pittsburgh
Abigail Cherry
Widow of Henry Cherry died
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 5th March 1820
of Huron Co in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Pearson of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Spencer in the N. Jersey
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of O Pittsburgh
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Dec
1839 and sent J.R.
Hopkins Milan Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $280.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 40. 40.00
$320.00
Act July 7,1838
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book A  Vol. 2. Page 216

[Written sideways]
Noted for Hon. Kennedy 14 March "44
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Abigail Cherry
Ohio

Suspended

See let 30 Augt -
1839 D. Gibbs,

Acty  July 1838
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Payment to be made
at Pittsburgh PA
by M. Tiernan Esq.

Agent for paying pensioners, in the
Agency of Pittsburg.
Payable on the 4th March and 
4th September in each year.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in
Booke 9  Vol. 2d

Pages 216 by D.D. Addison  Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Five years' Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Abigail Cherry of Ohio  widow of Henry Cherry decd
who was a Private in the Revolution and died on the 5th day of March 1820 is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of Eighty dollars and -----cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this
20th day of December  one thousand eight
hundred and thirty nine

J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned.
Geo Wm Crump
Acting  Commissioner of Pensions
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Milan Ohio, June 19, 1850.
Sir
By a letter from the 2nd Comptroller of the Treasury Department dated May 24, 1850, directed to me he says, "the commissioner of Pensions has refered your letter of the 17th [illegible] to this office." He says, further,
"on examination I find that Abigail Cherry, the
widow of Henry Cherry was on the 28th of March last placed on the Pension Roll of the Pittsburgh Agency by the Secretary of the Interior at the rate of $80 per annum, commencing on the 4th of March 1843 and terminating on the 30th of November 1844 and that the pension is made payable to her surviving children William Cherry, James Cherry, John Cherry and Hannah Tupper." The letter also says, "the pension agent must pay according to the directions in the Certificate, and if the three children residing in Erie County, Ohio, claim to be entitled to the
whole on account of the long absence of the
brother John it will be necessary for them to return the Pension Certificate to the Commissioner of Pensions, that it may be altered and made payable agreeably to the wishes."
Now in relation to the above pension, the papers and vouchers were made out in conformity to the Pension Certificate with John's name in them and sent by me to the Agent for paying
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Pensions at Pittsburgh, and he sent them back
and requested John's name to be left out entirely. The vouchers were again made out in accordance with his directions and sent on with the pension certificate. This was done before receiving the above letter from the Comptroller. I wrote immediately to the agent to send the certificate to the Pension office
but he retained the certificate and has paid three shares to the three children here, deducting John Cherry's share from the full amount. The certificate is out of their power. These children now ask for a new certificate for John's share made payable to them to enable them to draw the same.
I am Very Respectfully
[illegible]
P. R Hopkins
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Com of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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The State of Ohio
Erie County ss Court of Common Pleas. October Term 1849
to wit: On the 4th day of October A.D. 1849 -
Be it known that at the October term of the Court of Common
Pleas for 1849 the same being a Court of Records William Cherry & James Cherry of said County Exhibited testimony in open Court
satisfactory to said Court that Abigail Cherry late of said County was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, that she died on the 30th day of November 1844, that she had not intermarried previous to her death but remained the widow of Henry Cherry deceased. Also that William Cherry, James
Cherry and Hannah Tupper of Erie County are legitimate children of said Abigail. Also that John Cherry another of said Abigails sons,
went to Canada about 30 years ago, and has not been heard from in many years although inquiry has been made to ascertain whether he
is dead or alive without success.
E. B. Sadler President Judge
The State of Ohio
Erie County

I Rice Harper Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County of Erie do hereby certify that the above is truly taken and copied from the Journals of the proceedings of said
Court of Common Pleas of the October [illegible word inserted] thereof AD 1849 - In Testimony whereof I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Sandusky City this 19th day of October AD 1849.
Rice Harper Clerk
by Earl Bill dep clk
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State of Ohio
Huron County SS

Before me Wm S Rose Justice of the peace
in the Township of Milan in said County
personally came this day Wm Cherry
person well known to me and who is a credible witness and being by me first duly Sworn to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing
but the truth upon his said oath doth depose & say that he is the oldest son of Henry and Abigail Cherry and is the person named first on the record of birth of said Henry and Abigail, and he has always understood that he was born on the 6th day of January 1787, in the
State of New Jersey and will be 53 years old on the 6th Jany of next. He further states that he well recollects that some time in the year 1801. deponents father and mother Henry and
Abigail Cherry procured a school master who then boarded in the family to make the record of the births of their children on the parchment herewith sent, that the said
Record has always been in the family ever since and has been considered as containing the correct dates of the births of the children said Henry and Abigail Cherry. That this
deponent had at the time said Record was made four Brothers and one sister whose name are as stated on sd parchment. Deponent further says that he well recollects
of Hearing his said father and mother speak of the circumstances of their marriage as having taken place in the town of Newton in Sussex County New Jersey and further says
that he lived with his said father & mother nearly all the time untill he was 25 years old & much of the time untill he was 28 years old, that they always lived & cohabited together up to the this of [crossed out] the death of said Henry Cherry in March 1820 as lawful man and wife and always treated all their said children as the legitimate offspring of their marriage. This deponent knows of no other family record then the parchment above named & further deponant saith not. William Cherry
Sworn to & subscribed this 27th day of Sept 1839 before me
William S. Rose Justice Peace
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The State of Ohio
Huron County ss
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas  in and for the said
County of Huron do certify that William S.
Rose is a lawfull Magistrate as above &
that the foregoing signature purporting to be
his is genuine. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of said Court at Norwalk
this 27 day of Sept AD 1839
D. Gibbs Clk M.C.P.
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The applicant Abigail Cherry has had the record of marriages searched in Newton in New Jersey
and it appears that no record of marriages was kept in that State previous to 1795. The person who married them is long since dead.
Milan Huron County O.  PR Hopkins
Oct 1st 1839
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Rev/ & 1812
Wars Section
AWF/ILL
July 28, 1930.
Mrs. Rose Cherry
[illegible] Columbus Avenue
Sandusky, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
July 28, 1850.
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3943, that Henry Cherry enlisted in Elisabethtown, New Jersey, in the fall of 1775 and served as a private one year in Captain Platt's Company, Colonel Winds' New
Jersey Regiment. He enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served as a private in Captain Britten's New Jersey Company a short time, when he enlisted in Captain Pearson's Company, Colonel Spencer's New Jersey Regiment, served three years and was in the battle of Brandywine.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, while a resident of Huron County, Ohio, aged sixty years.
He died March 3, 1820 at Milan, Huron County, Ohio.
Soldier married January 20, 1785 at Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, Abigail, Maiden name not stated.
She was allowed pension on her application executed May 31, 1839, while a resident of Huron County, Ohio, aged eighty years.
She died November 30, 1833.
There are five [crossed out] six children; the only names stated [circled with a question mark] are William, born January 6, 1787, James, John and Hannah Tupper. 
[in handwriting in right margin] Henry and Edsell all named on the parchment.

Very truly yours,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
[in handwriting at bottom of letter] said that when the parchment was written he then had 4 [underlined] brothers (making 5 sons of the soldier) & 1 sister - (6 children all named & their births on the parchment)
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S. COLUMBUS AVENUE SANDUSKY, OHIO
TELEPHONE MAIN 2274-W

ROSS CHERRY
SANDUSCKY SANDS
6/20/30

War Depart
Washington, D.C.

InRe. Rev Soldier, Henry Cherry
Gentlemen: 
Can you give me any information about the Revolutionary soldier Henry Cherry, private N.J. Continentals placed on pension list June 7 1819, under act of Congress Mar 18-1818.  He is buried in Huron Ohio.  If I could learn where he came from, who his wife was and what children he had, if any. 

Please send answer to Mrs. Ross Cherry in envelope enclosed

Sincerely
Mrs. Ross Cherry [Signature]

[Black circle stamp which says Pension Office, US, Jun 28 1930]
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University Place, Neb. Mar.2, '24
Pension Department
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
In the list of the "Officers and Men of the Revolution from New Jersey" by William S. Stryker, Adjutan General, I find that Henry Cherry was a Private, "Spencers' Regiment," Continental Army.
Will you please let me know if Henry Cherry ever drew a pension and send me any data you might have on this soldier. 
Respectfully yours
Mrs. E.M. Bair

Pension [U.]S. Mar 5 1924
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Revy Widow, &c
File No. 3942
Abigail Cherry Wid. Henry Cherry Pvt. Rev. War
Act Mch 3rd/43, June 17th / 44
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870]

1924 - Apr. 4 - Hist to Mrs. E. M. Bair [illegible]
1930 - July 29 - Hist to Mrs. Ross Cherry [illegible]
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Milan Erie Co O March 20 1850

Sir the heirs of Henry Cherry a revolutionary Soldier who died in 1820 at this place claim that land was due to their late father for his revolutionary services which he never received. Evidence of his service is on file in the War Office in the pension department of the year 1820 to which I ask your attention. If said Henry Cherry was entitled to any land by any law of Congress his heirs will make due proof of heirship to obtain it.
with much respect your obedint Svt
P R Hopkins
To Hon Secretary of War
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Washington 
March 1 1844
Sir

We [illegible] is sent to [illegible], to [illegible] an allowance for the person [illegible].
If the [illegible] is sent [illegible] as to support the [illegible].
[illegible]
A. Kennedy
Mr Edwards
Com of pensions
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Cherry, John   
Grade Private 
Line New York

Warrant Number 6930 
Acreage 100
Issued September 15, 179-
to William Bell, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.