Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39437, John Deleway, N.H.
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Service
N. H.
Deleway, John
or Delaway
NUMBER
S. 39437
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State of Vermont
Franklin County S.
On this 29th day of April AD. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court in & for said Franklin County, personally appears John Dilaway aged fifty nine years, resident in Georgier in the said County of Franklin, who being by me first duly sworn according to the doth on oath, make the following declaration, in order obtain the provision of made by the late act of entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"" that he the said John Dillaway enlisted in the month of January AD. 1776, in Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts in the Company
commanded by Captain Sotteridge of the infantry that he continued to serve in the said corps in the service of United States until February AD 1777 when he was discharged from service in the place called Mount Independence, & that he is in reduced circumstances in Werner [illegible] & in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that he has no other evidner [illegible] now
in his power of his said services - Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid -- John Dilaway

Sworn subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
before me Frederick Bliss Side Judge of
Jess Dinney Frank Bissell, Judges of the County
Court for the County of Franklin aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Dilerwey and in viewing did serve in the revolutionary war 22
as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had & taken before me to the Secretary of the department of War
to the conditions of the aforementioned out of Congress  April 29th 1818 - Frederick Bliss
Judge of Franklin Court
I further certify that the said John Delaway was on the 18 day of March 1818 & is still is a resident Citizen of the United States under on George as dated at Georgier the 29 day of April 1818-
Frederic Bliss late of ┃
Judge of Franklin County Court
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John Delaway
Franklin Vermb
29th April,1818

Col Enoch Poor
[illegible]
line, January 1776
1 year.
The testimony, on oath of two or more disinterested and credible persons, certified as
such by the judge must prove, explicitly from their own knowledge the service the applicant
Seth Wetmere, agent
St Albans, Vermont
Recd 20. July, 1820
DELEWAY, JOHN
(N.H) 5-39437
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John Henry
New Hamp
line
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Col Poors.
January 1776
[illegible] 1777
1 yr

John Delaway
Declaration
Writing the judges certificate of there dated circumstances of the applicant.
Return that the
[illegible line]
cant may state the regiment and line in which he served, the Regt being designated by the name of his colonel.
10 Sept 1810
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18.324
18.324
Vermont R
John Delaway of Georgie in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Poor of the NHampshire line, for the term of one year 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 29 of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Oct 1821 and sent to Joseph Watson Esq
City of Washington D.C.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1821, 40 mon 6/30 $321.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1822 48--
$369.60
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
first of May
1821
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John Deleway
Declaration
Franklin County Court
Sept Tenth 1821.
Copy of Record
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Revolutionary Claim, under Act of Congress, May 1, 1820.

STATE OF VERMONT
Franklin COUNTY, ss

Franklin County Court Sept Term 1821
 ON this 19th September
182  I personally appeared in open Court, being the County Court for the County of 
Franklin and a Court of Record for said County  of Franklin & State of Vermont John Delaway
aged 63 years, resident in Georgia in said County, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: --
I enlisted at Cambridge in Massachusetts about the first of January 1776 in Capt William Satheridges Company Col. Enoch Poors 
Regiment in the New Hampshire line for one year and served my time out and was  discharged at Mount Independence in the State of Vermont.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself  within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons  engaged in the land and naval service of the  United States, in the Revolutionary war." passed on 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: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed. By reason of a long Sickness with which my wife has been afflicted I have for a number of years been destitute of any real Estate & of Personal Estate I have one Cow one ax one scythe one sickle and one hoe. I have no family, I live with  a son in law and am dependant on him for my support Except what I labour for and on  account of a Rheumatic Complaint with which I am afflicted I am able to do but little work
John Deleway
Sworn to and declared on the 19th day of Sept
1821
Before the Court Attest Horace Janes Clerk

State of Vermont
Franklin County, ss
I Horace James Clerk of the County Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is thirteen
dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said court, on this 20th day of September 1821
Horace Janes CLERK
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John Delaways claim to a revolutionary pension-
Jos Watson, agent

deposited in the Pension Office
Jan. 30. 1821.
when a schedule shall have been received, a final decision will be had in this case See letter to Joseph Watson, 3d Aug 1821.
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Service proved satisfactorily
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39437
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 39437
John Delaney
Sister

Act: 18 March 1821
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 125
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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I Ezekiel Wardwell of Andover in the County
of Esex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of
lawful age testify & say that I was well acquainted with John Dillaway formerly of this
town and now living in the town of Fairfax in the County of Franklin & State of Vermont & that he served in the Revolutionary war
as a soldier in the company of Cap Wm Shortridge of which company I was orderly Sergeant & of consequence I know that the sd Dillaway was neither discharged nor did he desert during the time of ten months
which time I served as orderly Sergeant & which company belonged to Col. Enoch Poor's regiment of the Hampshire line & that the said service was performed in the year 1776 at Winter Hill & in Canada & further saith not your deponent
Ezekiel Wardwell
Essex ss And Decr 23d 1820. Then Ezekiel Wardwell above named made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before
Mark Newman Just Peace
1
Essex ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To all people to whom these presents, shall come; I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth, within and for the County of Essex do certify that Mark Newman Esq before whom the above deposition was taken, is one of the Justices of the peace within and for the County of Essex, and that his signature to the above certificate
is, as I believe, his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth, at Salem in said County of Essex this twenty third day of December Anno Domini 1820.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Court aforesaid-
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State of Vermont
Georgia District

I Seth Wetman Judge of Probate in & for the District of Georgia do Certify that John Delaway the declarant is in reduced
circumstances & stand in need of the assistance of his County for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of Office at Albans this 8 day of July 1820
Seth Wetman Judge
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
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This may certify that on the 29th day of April
AD 1818 Frederick Bliss Esq was a Judge of Franklin County Court & that the signature annexed to the declaration of John Delaway is the signature of the sd Frederic Bliss 
& the Court our which he then presided is
Court of Record. I further Certify that Seth Witman is a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Franklin & the signature annexed to the affidavit of Phillips Islessell is his signature-
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at St Alban this 11 day of August 1819-
Horace Janes Clerk
of Franklin County Court

State of Vermont
Franklin County
On this 28 day of Septemb 1819. before me 
Frederick Bliss, Esc late of Franklin County Court personally appears John Delaway
the person who hereunto made his declaration hereunto and that in addition to the  declaration heirs and that he belonged on the regiment commanded by Cap. Court of the New Hampshire line
Frederic Blips late Judge
of Franklin County Court
This may certify that John Delaway the declarant is in reduced circumstances & stand in need of the person [illegible] of the Country for support that the said John Delaway is a  
Citizen of the United States - Given under my 
hand this 24 day of Sept 1819
Frederic Bliss late Judge of Franklin County Court
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State of Vermont
Franklin County.

On this 11 day of August 1819 before me the
Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Franklin & State of Vermont personally appearing Phillips Bosley aged Seventy years resident in Fairfax in the County of Franklin who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration. To wit that he the said Phillip Blasdell in the year 1776 was a solder in the Company Commanded by Phillip Tilton in Col. Poors Regiment was knowing that John Delaway nor resident in Georgia in sd Franklin County who is now present was a soldier in Capt Tantride Company afterwards in Capt Heb Kembals Company in Col. Poors regiment for one year - that he has this day conversed with said John Delaway retaken to the transactions {illegible] which took place
in the Army, and is well satisfied that he was in sd Company & regiment from Jan. 1776 to Jany 1777-
subscribed & sworn before me the day & year above and I further Certify that the sd Phillip Blastell is a Credible Witness 
Seth Witman Jus Peace
Phillip X  Blasdell [his Mark]
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Be it remembered, that on this fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and nineteen came before me Daniel Richardson Esq one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts William Dane of Chelmsford in said county and made oath that he is well acquainted with John Delaway now residing in the State of Vermont that the said Delaway enlisted into the army of the revolution at the time the said Dane enlisted which was the winter part of the year of Seventeen hundred
seventy five for one years, and the said Dane
oath declares that the said Delaway messed with him during the whole of said term, and that the said Delaway served out his full term of one year in the company commanded at first by Capt Wm Sawtridge and after his decease by Capt Benjamin Kimball in Col Enock Poor's Regiment in the New
Hampshire Line and the said Dane declares that the said Delaway was at the expiration of said Term was honorably dismissed about the end of the year 1776.-
William Dane
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex June 5th 1819 Then William Dane
made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true
Before me Daniel Richardson Justice of
the Peace 

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Wm Dane and that I never heard his credibility doubted. 
Daniel Reardon
of Franklin County Court
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Js
I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial
Courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify
that Daniel Richardson Esquire is a Justice
of the peace acting under the authority of
this Commonwealth, & his name set to the within certificate is his own proper
Signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of the
Supreme Judicial Court this 27th day of
July 1819
Abraham Biglow
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The certificate of reduced circumstances should
be given and signed by a judge, in office as such at the time when the declaration was made
of in
Affidavit of Wm Dane