Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,041, for John Mc Henry, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  New York   Penn.

McHenry, John

NUMBER  S. 11,041

carded

CONTENTS 
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8307
New York

John McHenry of Tioga in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Has[illegible] of the Regt commanded by Col.. Paulding in the N. York line for 24 months

N, Y. and Pa.
Mch 24/05.
Records completed.  L.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars ["Cents" crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 1834 and sent to Th. Maxwell Elmira 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 77   $160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4" Sep 7[illegible] 40
$200

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 4, Page 25
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No 11438,
John McHenry. - 

[text crossed out]

Witnesses in court not certified to be credible

[illegible] Hand
8 Set '32
11 Dec "

Thos. Maxwell
Agent
Elmira 
N. York

[illegible] 147.

Co of Ulster, New
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No 11438.
Brief in the case of John McHenry of Southport, County of Tioga in the State of New York-. -
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
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3. How old is he?
72. Years.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.       Duration of Service.     Rank.
                   Years, Months, Days.   As a
July In 1776             5.                  Volunteer
Jany    1777.            2.                    "
April    1778.            9.                    "
May.    1779.            7.                  Boatman
   "        1780.            9.                  private


Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. Geo. Clinton
Capt Ha[illegible], Col. Pauling
Capt. A. Deye. Genl Clinton
Capt John Nelson
Capt John Morrison
Capt Thos Robinson

5. In what battles was he engaged?
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6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
[illegible]  County of Ulster, New York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By three living witnesses 2 last terms proved 7 & 9 mo.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
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I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord      Examining Clerk.
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J. McHenry
11438

boat service disallowed

Post office Elmira N. Y.
care Ths. Maxwell Agent

admd
24 mo. pri
80$
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   At a Court of Common Pleas held at the village of Elmira in and for the County of Tioga in the State of New York commencing on the first Tuesday in September 1832, the same being a court of record because it is declared to be in the constitution & & law of the state of New York and having a seal and a clerk.

Present:
Hon. G. B. Baldwin Esqr.   First Judge
"        John R. Drake Esqr. Judge
"        Darius Beutley "      Judge
"        Joseph L. Darling  " Judge
"        Elijah Shoemaker   " Judge

State of New York,
Tioga County} ss.

    On this 5th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges aforesaid now sitting John McHenry a resident of the town of Southport in the county aforesaid aged seventy-two years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the forgoing 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 at Manble town in the then county of Ulster in the State of New York as best as he can recollect in the month of July 1776 as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. Jacob  Hasbouck in Col. Levi Paulding's regiment in the brigade commanded by Brigadier General George Clinton for the term of five months;  that the said company was immediately marched to the North River embarked on a Sloops, and landed at Fort Mongomery where after remaining about a week, they were marched to Kingsbridge where they remained two months; that in the month of September in the said year 1776, immediately after the occupation of the city of New York by the British troops under Sir Henry Clinton, he marched with the said company to White Plains where remained until after the battle at White Plains, where he proceeded with the (next page)
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said company to Peckshill in the County of Westchester where after remaining there about a month he proceeded with the company aforesaid to Fort Constitution where he continued until his said term of five months expired, when he was regularly discharged.

    In the month of January 1777 he again entered the service at Marble Township County of Ulster aforesaid for the term of two months in a company of militia commanded by Captain Abraham Deyo in a regiment attached to Gen. Clinton's Brigade the name of the Colonel then in command he does not now recollect that they were taken in sleighs to a place called Gleuster in New Jersey near Ramasso, where he remained until said term of months expired when he was discharged.

    In the month of April 1778 he moved to the county of Northumberland in the state of Pennsylvania where together then resided - The inhabitants in that neighborhood were so much subjected to the attacks of the Indians that our company was formed for the protection which the said McHenry entered for nine months under the command of Capt. John Nelson, Lieutenant Simon Himrod under Major Robert Smith and in which he continued in active service until the expiration of the said nine months employed on the water of the West Branch of the Susquehanna and the adjoining county in the protection of the inhabitants against the incursions of the Indians by which they were continuing harasses.  In the following year 1779 in the month of May he Believes he enlisted for the term of seven months under Captain John Morrison at Northumberland in the state of Pennsylvania and was employed during the said term in scouting the Susquehanna River for the transportation of provisions and supplies for Sullivan's expedition against the Indians.
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Indians, from Middletown in Pennsylvania to Tioga Point at the confluence of the Susquehannah [Susquehanna] & Chemung rivers and occasionally as far up the Chemung River as Newtown, twenty miles over the junction of the said rivers where there was a temporary fort a embankment thrown up by Genl Sullivan, and near which he had an engagement with the Indians.

That there were nine companies enlisted for the said services, in the counties bordering on the Susquehannah [Susquehanna] river, in the State of Pennsylvania and were generally under the superintendence of Frederick Antes of Northumberland who was called, "Commodore" but under the immediate orders of Genl. Sullivan.  That he was discharged at Northumberland aforesaid in November or December following when his said term of seven months had expired.

That in the month of May 1780 as near as he can now recollect, he enlisted for the term of nine months together with Thomas McHenry (who yet survives) at Northumberland aforesaid, in a company of Rangers, then commanded by Captain Thomas Robinson to supply in part a deficiency produced in the said company in consequence of an engagement with the Indians at or near the mouth of Bald Eagle on the West Branch of the Susquehannah, [Susquehanna] in which about Thirty of the said company were captured by the Indians - That he continued in active service in the said company on the waters of the West Branch aforesaid & the surrounding Country, wherever the appearance of the Indians required their service, and occasionally at Fort Rice on the Chillisquaque a branch of the Susquehannah, [Susquehanna] which Fort was intended for the protection of the Inhabitants, until his said term of nine months expired, when he was discharged at Fort Rice - Moses Van Campen was Lieutenant under the said Capt. Robinson -
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That all his serving for which he claims a pension is Thirty two months - and the said John McHenry further on his oath states that he was born at Wallkill in the then County of Ulster in the State of New York (now Orange) on the 16th February 1760; that he resided in the county of Northumberland (Penna) at the close of the war, and continued to reside on Big Fishing Creek in the said county until the year 1792 when he removed to the County of Tioga in the State of New York where he has continued to reside ever since - That he recieved [received] written discharges at the expiration of his several periods of service, but they have long since been lost or destroyed. That he has no documentary evidence of his service now in his possession; that the only persons now living (and within his recollection) who can testify to his services are John FitzSimins of the Town of Southport in the said County of Tioga, and Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburgh [Rohrsburg] in the County of Columbia in State of Pennsylvania, the latter of whom he cannot without much inconvenience & expense produce in court. and John FitzSimmins of the said town of Southport etc hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the United States pension roll of the agency of any state - That he would refer to Caleb Baker & William Jenkin Esquire of the Town of Southport and Genl Matthew Carpenter & Col. John Henry of the Town of Elmira, all in the County of Tioga aforesaid for their belief of his character & the general belief in the neighborhood of his residence that he was a revolutionary soldier -
John McHenry

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Green M Tuthill Clk
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That all his serving for which he claims a pension is Thirty two months -  and the said John McHenry further on his oath states that he was born at Wallkill in the then County of Ulster in the State of New York (now Orange) on the 16th February 1760; that he resided in the county of Northumberland (Penna) at the close of the war, and continued to reside on Big Fishing Creek in the said county until the year 1792 when he removed to the County of Tioga in the State of New York where he has continued to reside ever since - That he recieved [received] written discharges at the expiration of his several periods of service, but they have long since been lost or destroyed.  That he has no documentary evidence of his service now in his possession; that the only persons now living (and within his recollection) who can testify to his services are John FitzSimins of the Town of Southport in the said County of Tioga, and Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburgh [Rohrsburg] in the County of Columbia in State of Pennsylvania, the latter of whom he cannot without much inconvenience & expense produce in court.  and John FitzSimmins of the said town of Southport etc hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the United States pension roll of the agency of any state - That he would refer to Caleb Baker & William Jenkin Esquire of the Town of Southport and Genl Matthew Carpenter & Col. John Henry of the Town of Elmira, all in the County of Tioga aforesaid for their belief of his character & the general belief in the neighborhood of his residence that he was a revolutionary soldier - 
John McHenry

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Green M Tuthill  Clk
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On the day and year aforesaid, before the Court aforesaid personally appeared Daniel Van Campen of the town of Chemung in the said County of Tioga aged sixty eight  years and upwards, who, being duly sworn deposeth & saith: that he is well acquainted with John McHenry the above named declarant now present in court: that he knew him in the year 1779 at Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania; that the said McHenry enlisted at Northumberland aforesaid early in the spring of that year in a company commanded by Capt. John Morrison, destined for Sullivan's Indian Expedition (being in the boat services) for the term of seven months: that the deponent was also in the same service, in a company commanded by Capt Thomas Gaskins & frequently saw the said John McHenry while engaged in service at various places along the Susquehannah [Susquehanna] and Chemung Rivers: he has no doubt that the said McHenry served his term out in the manner stated in his declaration - That he resided in the said County of Northumberland & from the general reputation in the neighborhood in regard to the services of the said McHenry has no doubt of the truth of his Statement in regard to the services alleged to have been performed under Captains Nelson & Robinson.
Daniel Van Campen

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Green M Tuthill  Clk

On the day & year aforesaid personally appeared in the Court aforesaid, before the Judges aforesaid John FitzSimmins of the town of Southport in the County of Tioga aged seventy one years & upwards who being duly sworn
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doth on his oath declare, that he is well acquainted with John McHenry who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration & sworn to the same: that he knew the said McHenry in the County of Northumberland during the latter part of the Revolutionary War & ever since; that their fathers occupied adjoining farms in the said County of Northumberland that he recollects his service as above detailed under Captain Robinson, having frequently seen him in expeditions while under Captn. Robinson & has no doubt that he served the time he mentions - He also believes the service he represents in the company commanded by Capt. Nelson as the deponent served in the same company with McHenry - He further states that it was understood in the neighborhood that he enlisted & served in the Boat service for Sullivans expedition in 1779 under Capt. Morrison - It was also the general reputation in the neighborhood that the said John McHenry had served in the County of Orange in the State of New York before he came to the State of Pennsylvania
John Fitsimmins

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Green] M Tuthill  Clk
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State of New York  Tioga County SS. }  Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburgh [Rohrsburg] in the County of Columbia & State of Pennsylvania aged seventy two years being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with John McHenry named in the foregoing declaration - that he has known him ever since his infancy, they being twin brothers - that he knows that the said John McHenry enlisted for the term of Seven months in Capt. John Morrisons Company in the month of April 1779, for the purpose of boating provisions & supplies for Sullivans army during his Indian expedition in the year 1779: that the said John McHenry served out his said term of service & was discharged at Northumberland at its expiration - That he knows the truth of this statement as he served in the same company under a similar enlistment with the said John McHenry.

The said [word crossed out] Thomas McHenry further states on his oath aforesaid that he also enlisted with the said John McHenry in the month of May 1780 for the term of nine months in a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Robinson, in which Samuel McGrady was a lieutenant, at Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania; & that he served with the said John McHenry for the said term of nine months, in the said company, as Rangers, on the waters of the West Branch of the Susquehannah [Susquehanna] River, & the neighboring country & occasionally at Fort Rice on the waters of the Chillisquaque, & that they were both discharged at Fort Rice at the expiration of their said term of Service - 
Thomas McHenry

Sworn & Subscribed the 25th July 1832 before me
W Maxwell Justice of the peace  Tioga Co NY.
J William Maxwell, a justice of the peace in & for
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State of New York Tioga County ss.

I Green M. Tuthill Clerk of the County of Tioga do hereby certify that William Maxwell Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Thomas McHenry was made on the day when the same was made & now is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned  Sworn & authorized by law to act as such - That I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe the signatures of "W. Maxwell" subscribed to the affidavit of the said Thomas McHenry & to the above certificate are the proper handwriting of the said Justice.  Witness my hand & the Seal of the said County the 7th day of September 1832 - 
Green M Tuthill   Clk
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[text crossed out]

We Simeon R Jones - a Clergyman residing in the town of Southport in the County of Tioga and Caleb Baker residing in the same town - do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John McHenry who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age & upwards; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - 
Simeon R. Jones
Caleb Baker

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before
Green M Tuthill  Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Simeon R. Jones - who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the
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town of Southport, County of Tioga and State of New York [text crossed out] and that Caleb Baker who has signed the same is also a resident of the said Town of Southport and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
G. B. Baldwin First Judge

I Green M Tuthill clerk of the said Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John McHenry for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my Seal of Office the 5th day of September 1832 - 
Green M Tuthill   Clk

Ribbon affixed Decr. 19 1832
G M Tuthill  Clk

J. McHenry
11438

boat service disallowed

Post Office Elmira N. Y.
care Ths. Maxwell agent

admd.
24 mo. pri
80$
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11,0041
Rev War

INVALID.

No. 11,041
John McHenry
Pri   Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
[torn]ex:-Vol. A, Page 247

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
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In the matter of the application of John McHenry for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832.

State of New York  Tioga County ss }  I Grant B Baldwin first Judge of the Said County of Tioga do hereby certify that the last September Term of the said Court the above named John McHenry appeared in Court & made a declaration of his services, and that Daniel Van Campen & John FitzSimmins were sworn as witnesses confirmatory of the truth of his declaration.

That the said Daniel Van Campen & John FitzSimmins are reputable & I believe disinterested witnesses, whose statements are entitled to full faith & credit - I hereby authorise this certificate to be attached to the original proceedings in the case.      Dec 24. 1832

G. B. Baldwin
First Judge
Tioga Co. N. Y.
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Elmira Dec 24. 1832

D Sir

After I returned the case of John McHenry it occurred to me that the certificate of credibility of the witnesses who were sworn in court to his declaration, might by mistake have been omitted.  If so, the annexed certificate of the First Judge may be necessary.  Will you direct it attached to the papers.

Yrs &
Th Maxwell
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We the subscribers, Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Tioga in the State of New York do hereby certify that we were present at the last September session of the said Court when the annexed declaration of John McHenry was made before the said Court:

That John FitzSimins & Daniel Van Campen both of the town of Southport in the county of Tioga who were sworn before the said court as witnesses in confirmation of the services alleged to have been performed by the said John McHenry are reputable men, and we believe credible & disinterested witnesses whose statements are entitled to credit.

Witness our hands and the Seal of the said Court the 15th Janr. AD 1833 -
G. B. Baldwin
E. Shoemaker Judge
Danl Bentley a Judge of Tioga Co