Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,284, Henry Weaver, New York
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Service
New York

Weaver, Henry

Number
S. 43284
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Notified ___ __ D R Bulkley

Poughkeepsie , N York 20th 
July 1820

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the act of April 1838 from 4 Sep 1883 or 10 Jany 1834 
Age notified 27 Jany 1845

9686 [or ? 9080]

New York
Henry Weaver at Rhinebeck in the state of New York was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick of the New York of the New York line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 233 of April 1810 [or 1819 ?]
and sent to Archibald Smith Esquire Rhinebeck New York 

Arrears to 4th of March 1819.             $ 90.06
Semi-and. all’ce ending 4 Sept 1819.    48.
                                                               _________
                                                                $138.06

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

Continental
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In the matter of 
Henry Weaver a Pensioner
of the United States

A_____ 9686
9686 23 April 1819


Sept 1819
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At a court of common pleas held at the cCourt House in the Village of Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York on Monday the twenty sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
 Present the Hon James Smott First Judge
  Daniel C Van Olanck &
  Abraham D Van Wyek Esquire Judges
  Thomas Sweet

 District of New York }
Dutchess County Ss}

 On this 26th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court Henry Weaver aged sixty two years resident in America in said District who being first duly sworn accruing to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows
 In the year 1776 I enlisted in the month of April in the Company commanded by Captain Abraham Swartwout in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort for the 1st time of six months, at the expiration of the six months I enlisted in the same company and regiment commanded by the above mentioned officers for the term of three years and proceeded with the said Regiment to Fort Stanwix and was there until after the said fort was besieged from whence I went with the Regiment to Saratoga and there the regiment in which I was in joined the army commanded by General Sullivan and went in the western campaign and continued there during the said campaign and at or before the experiation of the said three years I enlisted during the War, in the company commanded by Capt Austin in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Scaick and continued in the said company and regiment until sometime in the month of may 1782 when I procured a furlough from the officers to leave the Regiment, the date of my original declaration 23rd day of April 1819 and the number of my pension certificate is 9686~ And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and
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that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dismissed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War “ passed pm the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me or have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed~
  has no property whatever, necessary clothing excepted.- 
By occupation a farmer, but unable to work. has no family, has been a town expense for a number of years previous to receiving pernsion money~
                         Henry Weaver
                               his X mark

Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of
June 1820 in open court-
  _Henry Pulkley (Depy Clerk
 I John Johnston Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the records of said Court- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of June in the year 1820-
                 John Johnston Clerk
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Henry Weaver’s
application
New York
Private 
Col’s Gansevoort & Schaick
Regiments 1777 - 3 years
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State of New York}
Dutchess County } Ss

  Henry Weaver being duly sworn deposeth and 
saith that in the spring of the year one thousand  seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted six months as a private soldier in the company of Captain Swartwout under Colonel Ganesvoort third regiment of the New York Brigade. At the expiration of said term he again enlisted under the same captain and in the same corps, for three years, he was some time thereafter transferred to the company of Captain Johnson, under Colonel Van Schaick’s regiment of the New York Brigade, in which company and corps he continued in actual service and before his term of three years had expired, again enlisted therein for the duration of the war.
From that time without interruption he continued in Land Corps as a private, and fighting against the Common enemy until the early part of the summer of the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty two where from the previous Captain Cornwallis the war being considered at a close 
he by persuasion of his officers retired from the service at  Pumptown in the State of New Jersey and has ever since been a citizen of the United States. He was in the Patriot service during the war of the Revolution about six years and fought the British at the siege of fort Stanwix, the Indian Campaign and at the capture Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia on the Nineteenth day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, he is now sixty tow years of age with a broken constitution, destitute of property and a public charge upon the town of Rhinebeck  in the county of Dutchess & State of New York and further saith not. 

                             Henry Weaver
                                    his X mark
Taken & sworn before me the
28th day of March 1818
Martin Hermance } One of the Judges in and for said County}
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I Jacob Van Ness Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Martin Harmance before whom the annexed affidavit were taken was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of this State and that the within is his signature. In witness whereof I have hereto set may hand and the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen-
                  Jacob Van Ness
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State of New York }
County of Dutchess } Ss

  On the twenty eighth day of March 1818 before me this subscriber on of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Dutchess, personally appeared Henry Weaver to me well known aged sixty two years, resident in the town of Rhinebeck in said County who being by me first duly sworn “did on his oath make the annexed affidavit & declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled ‘An act to provide for certain person engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war’
  The said Henry Weaver declares _____ ____ time of making his said affidavit that hereunto further proves his said services by one William Smith, a soldier of the Revolution, I the said Judge deferred this _____ of the proceedings before me until the testimony of said Smith could be obtained 
  and now at this day, that is to say or the twenty first day of April 1818, personally appeared before me William Smith above named who being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith that he personally well know the above named applicant Henry Weaver to be in the services of the United, at Fort Montgomery in the year 1776; that at that time said Weaver was a private in the third Regiment of New York troops, Col. Gansevoort Commander,
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That at Fort Montgomery, said Weaver Enlisted into this serves of the United States for three years & continued in such service for as much as five years, as this deponent well knows- for this deponent said saw him frequently afterwards to wit, during the Indian campaign at really ____; and at the Capture of Cornwallace, they were together in the trenches fighting the common enemy- and afterwards at the encampment of the army, at Pumptown in the State of New Jersey in the year 1782.
  And I thee said Martin Hermance, Judge __ as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Henry Weaver did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the annexed affidavit & in the above declarations against the Common enemy: and now particular form of proceeding having been published at the time the said Henry Weaver made his said application, I now transmit the proceedings & testimony in the form the same were taken & had before me, to the secretary of the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Rhinebeck, Dutchess county, April 21st 1818.
                   Marin Hermance
LS
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Supplementary affidavit

State of New York
Yates [?] County Ss

  Peter W Ostrander being duly sworn on his oath says that he this deponent is well acquainted with Henry Weaver a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and now an applicant for a pension under the act entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war” that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution and belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain Thomas Dewitt, afterwards drafted into Captain Forsyth company in colonel Gansevoort Regiment and well knew the said Henry Weaverr that said Henry Weaver belonged to the Company commanded by Daptian Swartwout in the same Regiment with this deponent, and this deponent frequently saw said Henry Weaverr in said service & knows that said Henry Weaver was at Fort Stanwix & capture of Cornwallis, and to the knowledge of this deponent was in the United States Service in arms against the Common enemy for more than four years during the Revolutionary war and this deponent knows that after the capture of Cornwallis the said Henry Weaver by persuasion of his officers retired from the service in Pumptown in the State of New Jersey-

  Peter Ostrander
  his X mark 

  Sworn before me this 28th 
 day of July 1818 before me
Benjamin J Moore
Justice of the Peace of 
Yates [?] County
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I Benjamin P Moore 
  one of the Justices of the Peace for Ulster county do certify that the within named Peter W Ostrander who took & subscribed this the written affidavit before me is a man of good character for truth and veracity
                 Benjamin I Moore J Peace

I Christopher Sapper ____ to Clerk of the County of Ulster within described Certify that the within above named Benjamin I Moore before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of the taking the same one of the Justices of the Peace of said county acting under the authority of the State of New York and that this name within signed above seen then is his proper hand writing 
Witness the seal of said County 
July 28th 1818
           Ch. Sapper Clerk
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State of New York }
Ulster County } Ss

  George Wever being duly sworn on his oath says that he this deponent has been a private and done services in the line of said State and in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary war with Great Brittin [Britian] enlisted in Capt Billinu’s company in Ganuforts Regiment third Regt of the N. York Brigade was stationed near six months at Fort Montgommery then reenlisted in Capt James Craig’s Company in said regiment during the war then was stationed at fort Stanwix from thence to Saratoga and then was drafted I served at life guard to General Phillip Sawyer [?]
during the said War and this deponent _____ saith that his brother Henry Weaver on whose application this affidavit is made was known by him to be a private in Capt Swartwaretz Compnay in said Ganuforts Regiment and was stationed at Fort Montgomery during the time this deponent was there, reenlisted in the same company & regiment [‘during’ is crossed out] for three years then was drafted in Capt. Cornelius [?] Johnson’s Company in Van Seay’s Regiment then reenlisted during the war U was stationed at Fort Stanwix and Suretoga [Saratoga] and that the said Henry Wever [Weaver]  did as actual service as a private soldier for more than two years in the said _____
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Company & right before stated. And during the term the said Regiment was stationed at the said forts- and that Coll Van Seays Regiment went in ______ expedition against the indians as he understood and further saith not
                                    George Oliver
                                          his X mark
Sworn before me 
this 30th day of July
1818
  Tobias Wynkoop Junior
 one of the Justices of the peace of
the County of Ulster 

  County ~~ _____ of New York
  I Tobias Wynkoop Junior do  Certify that George Wever who appears by me Sworn & in my presents Subscribed to this affidavit is a person well known by me and that I have carefully examined him as to the matters contained in said affidavit and do belief that this his affidavit can be relyed on as to truth
  Tobias Wynkoop 
         J Peace

 Ulster Clerk Office Ss
   I certify that Tobias Wynkoop __ above named is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified by the land of the State of New York & that his name ____ above & ___ is his own hand writing Witness the seal of said office July 31 1818
 Ch Sapper Jun Clk
  of Ulster County
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Supplementary Return of 1hr.        Judge

State of New York 
County of Dutchess Ss

  I Martin Hermance, before whom as one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Dutchess the application of Henry Weaver, a soldier of the Revolution war made in addition to the return by me heretofore made & hereunto annexed, do hereby return to the Hon the Secretary of War, that I am personally well acquainted with the said Henry Weaver, the applicant for the pension in the said former return by me made mentioned & I hereby certify that the said Henry Weaver is in very indigent circumstances being a public pauper on the Town of Rhinebeck in said county & in great need of assistance from his country for support. That his character is good for truth & veracity & that he has always claimed, & been reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution ever since I knew him which has been for twenty years past.——-

August 3d 1818
                                    Martin Hermance
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43284

INVALID
File No. 43,284

Henry Weaver
Pri Rev War
 Act: 18 March 18”
Index:—- Vol, S [?] , Page 552

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Gideon, Prister

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
 SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE.
           May 17th, 1844

Sir:
  Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “ An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child of Henry Weaver, dec’d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, New York Agency, at the rate of —Eight————-Dollars ———— Cents per Month [‘annum’ is crossed out] under the law of the 18th March 1818. has been paid at third Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1833, to the 10th Jan’y 1834.
     Respectfully, yours
                Albion K Parris
                           Comptroller.
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Hon Secretary of War

__________
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Rhinebeck, County of Dutchess August 15th 1818

Hon Secretary of War

  Sir,
             I have the honor to ____ to you the application of Henry Weaver, a Revolutionary Soldier. This claim was lately sent back from the War office, with a note attached requiring the further testimony of two creditable witness, proving Weaver’s Service, and the certificate of the Judge that Weaver is in indigent circumstances.
         I now send the Judges’s supplementary return stating Weavers poverty; and the affidavits of Peter W Ostrander & George Weaver, soldiers of the Revolution proving Weaver’s services. These affidavits together with the affidavit of William Smith, contained in the Judges first return, hereunto annexed, will it is believed give the necessary proof.
      Permit me, sir respectfully to request, that this claim may be acted upon, by the day in Sept. __, on which the half yearly pension will be paid to such soldiers of this state as receive certificates,

  I am Sir, your Obd humble Servant
       Archibald Smith
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name      Weaver, Henry
Grade       Private
Line          Pennsylvania 

Warrant Number.  10621
Acreage 100
Issued September 5, 1791
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