Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25218, Warner Barns, Conn. Continental
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Continental

Barns, Warner, Elizabeth
NUMBER
W. 25218
B.L. Wt. 30.611.-160.-55.-

CONTENTS
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14339
18396  New York

Warner Barns
of Albany Co in the State of New York
who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Ransom of the Regt commanded by Col Hazlet in the ct ma
line for 10 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May 1835 and Sept
J.B. Moore

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept - $16.66
-
$83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. J. Williams Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 4   Page 45
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Warner Barnes
18396
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State of New York
Albany County SS On this 12th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices
of the Justices Court of the City of Albany in
the County of Albany and State of New York
now sitting Warner Barnes a resident of the
town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany
and State of New York aged 68 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make 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.
He entered the said service
as a volunteer and enlisted in Capt Roswell
Ransoms Company in Colo Hazlets regiment
on the first day of March 1781 for the term of
Ten Months, as a private soldier, and joined
the said Company at Colchester in the State of
Connecticut, and was there ordered to take
charge of a continental team of Three yoke of
oxen and a cart, and carry boxes of balls and
ammunition &c from Middletown in the State of Connecticut to White Plains in the State of
New York and was employed in this way
as a teamster untill in the summer of the same
year 1781.  He then joined the said regiment
at White Plains aforesaid; this regiment was
called the Congress regiment, and was commanded by Colo Hazlet or Hazele, Major Torrey was also an officer in the said regiment
He continued at White Plains about three or
four weeks and untill the Army marched
to the South to take Cornwallis.  He was then
ordered to take charge of a Continental
team and marched with a load of Commissarys
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Stores &c with the Army untill he arrived at the
head of the river Elk in the State of Maryland
The Army there went on board of vessels and
started for Yorktown.  He this declarant remained in charge of his team at the head of Elk, untill
the Army returned after the surrender of
Cornwallis, and then he joined the army and
marched back to the Hudson river (still having charge of a team.)  and crossed the river at Kings ferry, after which the Amy went into winter quarters in the Highlands, and he was dismissed on the first of January 1782 and
returned home, having served Ten months
for which he claims a pension.
William Webster, Newton Ransom, Thadeus Loomis, Daniel Loomis, Amasa Loveridge, Julius Towser, James Warner and
David Wakely enlisted in the said Company
at the same time he did.  He does not know
whether any of them are now alive or not
or where any of them reside if alive.

He never received a written discharge, nor has he any documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person he can procure to testify to his service.
He was born in New Haven
in the State of Connecticut in the month
of September A.D. 1764, and removed from there to Waterbury in Connecticut when he was a boy where he resided when he entered the said service.  From Waterbury he removed
to Norfolk in Connecticut, and from there
to the said town of Rensselaerville where
he has resided for the last 38 years.  He
has no record of his age.
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He does not particularly reccollect the name of
any regular officers or any others except those belonging to the regiment he belonged to, nor what continental and militia
regiments he served with.
He is well known to Revd. John Winans, Sylvanus Purrington, Salmon Ford
Reuben Ford, Peter Hess, William Elsbell, Jeremiah Hallenbake and others  who reside in his present neighbourhood and who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier
of the revolution.  He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension other than the one under the act of June 7, 1832
Warner Barns

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court John P. Wasson
of John P. Wasson Clk
We Revd, John Winans a clergyman residing in the town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany and State of New York
and Sylvanus Purrington residing in the same
place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Warner Barnes who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration that we believe him to be 68 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
John Winans   Sylvas Purington
Sworn and subscribed this 10th day of November 1832 Before me
J. B. Moore Judge of 
Albany County Courts

I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of
Albany do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the Rev John Winans and Sylvanus Purrington
who have subscribed and sworn to the preceeding certificate that the said John Winans is a Clergyman resident in the said town of Rensselaerville and that the said Sylvanus Purrington is a resident of the said town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
J. B. Moore Judge &c

[following line is from different page]
team and marched with a load of Commissarys
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State of New York
Albany County SS. 
I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the City
and County of Albany do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore before whom the within certificate of John Winans and Sylvanus Purrington were from and
who has made the within certificate is a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany, and that the Signature "J. B. Moore" to the said Certificate is his genuine signature.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this [blank] day of November 1832
C. A. Ten Eyck clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further
certifies, that it appears to them that John Winans who has signed the within certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Rensselaerville and that Sylvanus Purrington who has also signed the within
certificate is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit

I John G. Wasson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany in the County of Albany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Warner Barnes for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of November 1832
John G. Wasson Clk
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No 18.396
Warner Barnes 
Albany Co 
N. Y 
admitted.
10 mo. Private.

J. B. Mooe

Albany Co
N.Y
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:  } ).  You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Warner Barnes Albany Co New York
Period when the service was rendered.

Vol March 1781}
until sum 81}
dismissed Jany 1782}

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years.   -
Months.   10
Days.  -

Rank of the claimant.
Private
teams
ten

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.

Capt Ransom 
Col Hazlet
Col Hazlet
Major Torrey


Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.

68 years
Waterbury
Connecticut

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditional evidence

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line." "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of} ss.
On this ___  day of ___   personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of ___   in the county of ___ and State, Territory or District
of ___ aged (c) ___ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___ , with ___ and
served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___
line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers;  the time he left the service;  (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;)  the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ;  the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ___ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I ___ of the Court of ___ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ___ day of ___ &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ___
and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___ who has
subscribed and sworn to the above  declaration;  that we believe him to be ___ 
years of age;  that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ___ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ___ Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ___ day of ___ &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission;  but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1.  Where and in what year were you born?
2.  Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service;  where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service;  were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served;  such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  {To a Soldier .{  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
 { To an Officer. {  Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832;  and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a]  The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b]  The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c]  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served;  otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every clamant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
     "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  __For ___ year ____months, and ___
days, I served as a _____.  For _____ month and _____ days, I served as a _____;  and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement the particular place or place where the service was performed;  that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;  that he was either in the field or in garrison;  and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j]  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
> The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
John N Ashton [signature]
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5.337
New York.  Albany
Elizabeth Barnes
widow of Warren Barnes
Con

who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 33- dollars 33 - cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
11th day of July 1855
and sent to
W. B Mattice
Durham Green Co N. Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 12. Vol. H
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14339
Elizabeth Barnes
Wid
-
Travner [?]

Sylvanus Purrington
Reuben & Salmon Ford

O? 10 Feby 1837
Triplett
M B Mattice Atty
Durham
Greene County
N Y
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State of New York
County of Albany ⎬ 
On this 27th day of June A D 1855 personally
appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace within and for the County & State
aforesaid Elizabeth Barnes a resident
of the Town of Rensselaer Ville Albany
County State of New York aged 73
years, 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 on the 3d day of
February 1853 granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the Revelutionary war:  that she is the widow
of Warner Barnes deceased who
was a teamster in the war of the
Revolution, but under whom he served
or what time he entered or left the
service she is unable to state, that
her said husband was a pensioner of
the United States at the time of his
death under the act of June 7th
1832 at the rate of $30 per annum
which was paid to him at the Pension
agents office in the City of Albany
State of New York.
She further states that she was married to the said Warner Barnes
at the Town of Renssalaer Ville County of
Albany & State of New York on the
20th day of September AD 1802 by one Samuel Fuller a Presbyterian clergyman
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and that her name before her said
manage was Elizabeth Purington
that her husband died at the Town of Rensselaer Ville aforesaid on the 18th
day of February AD 1837 That she
was not married to him prior to the
second of January Eighteen hundred
but at the time above stated, and
she further states the there is no
public or private record that will
shew her marriage aforesaid as
she is informed and believes
She further declares that her said
husband drew said pension until the
time of his death and that at the time
he was allowed the same he resided
in the Town of Rensselaer Ville aforesaid
and that she is now & was at the
passage of the act of February 3d
1853 a widow
The hereby appointed M. B. Mattice
of Durham Greene County N. Y. her true
and lawful attorney with power of
Substitution to prosecute this her claim
for a pension to receive the certificate
when issued & to do all other acts
necessary and proper in the premises
[signature illegible]

Sworn to and Subscribed before me in
the day and year first above mentioned
and I hereby certify that I am well
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acquainted with Elizabeth Barnes the
above named applicant & have been
for about 20 years last past, that
she is the identical person she above
represents herself to be and that I
believe she is of the age above stated,
that she is unable to appear in open
Court for the purpose of making the
above declaration by reason of old
age and bodily infirmity and that
I am not interested in this her claim
as attorney or otherwise
George Brant
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Albany ⎬ On this 27th
day of June A D 1855 personally
appeared before me the undersigned a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County
and State aforesaid Sylvanus Purington
Reuben Ford and Salomon Ford
who are to me well known
and who are credible witnesses and
who being by me duly sworn depose &
say that they are each well acquainted with
Elizabeth Barnes the above applicant for a pension, that they have known
her for about 50 years last past
That they were acquainted with Warner
Barnes her late husband have known
him for about 50 years previous to his
death, that they the said Elizabeth
Barnes & Warner Barnes lived together
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as husband and wife and were reputed
so to be that deponents never heard the
act of their mariage disputed or
questioned.  That the said Warner Barnes
died on the 10th day of February AD 1837
and the said Elizabeth Barnes has been
since that day and still is reputed to
be his widow which deponent believe to
be the fact That she has never married
since her said husbands death and still
is his widow and that her said husband
was the identical man mentioned as a
pensioner in the foregoing declaration
that the said Elizabeth Barnes is now
of the age of about 73 years and
that she resides 30 miles from the city of
Albany where the Courts of Albany
County are always held and that she
is unable from old age & bodily infirmity to attend a Court of Record in
said County for the purpose of making
said declaration as deponents believe and
further that they were present &
saw Elizabeth Barnes execute the
forgoing affidavit or declaration by signing her name thereto and making oath in
due form of law as to the truth of the
facts therein mentioned and that deponents
believe from the appearance & statements
of the applicant that she is the
identical person she represents herself to
be and that deponents do reside in the
County aforesaid, and that deponent
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Sylvanus Purrington was present and
saw the said Warner & Elizabeth
married at the time and place in said declaration mentioned.

Sylvanus Purington
Reuben Ford
Salmon Ford

Sworn to & Subscribed before me June 27th
A. D. 1855

George Brant Justice of the peace
Joe Brand Justice
of the peace

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 30 day of June 1855
R. Harper Clerk.
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Sylvanus Purington was present and
saw the said Warner & Elizabeth married at the time and place in said declaration mentioned.
Sylvanus Purington
Reuben Ford
[First name covered by paper] Ford
Sworn to & Subscribed before me June 27th


State of New York,
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office, } SS:

I, Robert Harper, Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that George Brant whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes;  and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the
said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 30 day of June 1855
R Harper Clerk.
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185.477
Act March 3.
July 7. ] ss


Elizabeth Barnes, wid.
Barnes
Warner Barnes

Private,

Rev'y. War
Pen? Act 7 June 1832,  Albany Agency
File  53 - 533 [illegible]

Ad: 160 AG Jun. 6/87
B. O. Sutter [? illegible]

M. B. Mattice
Durham N. Y.

Vol. B 1 - 24. [illegible]

[written diagonally] No 30622  [illegible]    June 13/56
Ra. N.
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State of New York}
County of Albany}

On this 27th day of
June A D one thousand Eight
hundred and fifty five personally
appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace within and for the County and
State aforesaid Elizabeth Barnes
Aged 73 years a resident of
the Town of Rensselaer Ville, County
of Albany and State of New York
who being duly sworn according to
law declares that she is the widow
of Warner Burnes deceased who
was a teamster in the Revolutionary war
but under what particular
Captain or Colonel he served or
what time he entered or left the
service she is unable to state.  That
her said husband was a pensioner
of the United States under the act
of June 7th 1832 at the rate of
$33.33 per annum which was paid
to him at the City of Albany
State of New York
She further states that she was
maried to the said Warner Barnes
at the Town of Rensselaer Ville
County of Albany N. Y. on the 20th day of
September A D 1802 by one James
Fuller a Presbyterian Clergyman
and that her name before her said
marriage was Elizabeth Purington
that her said husband died at the
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Town of Rensselaer Ville aforesaid
on the 16th day of February AD 1837
and that she is now a widow at the
date of executing this her declaration
She further declares that there
is no public or private [record] that will
show her said marriage as aforesaid
as she is informed and believes.
She makes this declaration for
the purpose of obtaining the Bounty
Land granted by the act passed
March 3d 1855 and hereby declares
that she has not applied for or
received and she believes she is
not entitled to Bounty Land except
as above stated and hereby appoints
M B Mattice of Durham Greene
County New York to prosecute this
claim & receive her warrant when
issued.
Elizabeth  Barnes
We Sylvanus Purrington, Reuben Ford and Salmon Ford
residents of the Town of
Rensselaer Ville Albany County State of
New York upon our oaths declare
that the foregoing declaration was
signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth
Barnes in our presence and all
believe from the appearance and
statements of the applicant that
she is the identical person she
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represents herself to be, that they are
Each well acquainted with the said
Elizabeth Barnes the above applicant
for Bounty Land.  that they have
known her for about 50 years last
past.  That they were acquainted with
Warner Barnes her late husband
having known him for about 56 years
previous to his death.  that they the
said Elizabeth Barnes & Warner
Barnes lived together as husband &
wife and were reputed so to be, that
deponents never heard the fact of
the marriage disputed or questioned.  That the said Warner Barnes died
on the 10th day of February 1837
and the said Elizabeth Barnes has
been since that day and still is reputed
to be his widow which deponent believe
to be the fact.  That she has never married since her said husbands death
and still is his widow and that her
said husband was the identical man
mentioned as a pensioner in her declaration above, and that deponent Sylvanus
Purington was present and saw the said
Warner & Elizabeth married at the time & place in said declaration mentioned.

Sylvanus Purington
Reuben Ford
Salmon Ford

The foregoing declaration & affidavit
were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written &
I certify that I know the affiants to be
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credible persons, that the claimant is the
person she represents herself to be and
that I have no interest in this
Claim
and that the erasure at the End of said declaration of said Elizabeth Barnes was made before Execution
George Brant } Justice of the Peace


State of New York,
City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office, } SS:

I, Robert Harper, Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Court of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that George Brant
whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the
annexed affidavit, was, on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace,
in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general
purposes;  and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the
said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 30 day of June 1855
R Harper  Clerk.

185.477.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25 48

Elizabeth Barnes
wid. of
Warren Barnes
Priv. Rev. war


Act Feb. 3rd 1853
Index:  Vol. A,  Page  41
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No  5; 860

Elizabeth Barnes
Widow of Warner
Albany Co  N Y

3 Feby 1833
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30. 611

160 acres
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Warner Barnes paid to 4 Sept 1836

Robt. J. Atkinson
Auditor
July 9, 1855
[previous lines upside down]

Pen OH July 7 1855

Sir
Please inform me when Warner Barnes of N Y. 
Act 1832, $33.33 a year, was last paid.

R. J. Atkinson Esq
3d D[illegible]

Very Respectfully
S. Cole
[illegible] Clerk

Triplett
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Elizabeth Barnes
Widow of Warren
Albany Co. N Y

Admd. Feby 3 1853
[illegible] $33.33
per annum
from 3d Feby 1833

Cert to
W B Mattice Esq
Durham
Green Co N Y
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Barnes widow of Warren
Albany County and State of N Y
act 3d Feby 1853

Claim, (" original, ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Her husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7 1832 at $33.33 a year (service based on his paper)
For cohabitation as man and wife, her identity as the widow of the pensioner, his death & her
present widowhood 
see the letter Jan 5 of
Sylvanus Purrington, Reuben Ford & Salmon Ford
[illegible] witness.
Name and residence of Agent
M B Mattice Esq
Durham N Y

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.
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185. 497
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Durham Greene Co. N. Y.
July 4th 1855
Hon L. P. Waldo
Commr of Pensions

Dear Sir
I herewith send you two Declarations of
Mrs Elizabeth Barnes widow of Warner Barnes one for a Pension under the act of
Feb 3d 1833 and the other
for Bounty Land under the
act of March 3d 1855
Hoping that the application
will be favorably considered
I remain
Your Obt Servt
M. B. Mattice
Pension claim taken out
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Barns, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER  5477
ACREAGE  100
ISSUED Oct. 16, 1789
to Theodosius Fowler ~
____
*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.