Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 27257, for John Norcross, Pennsylvania
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(8--1776)
SERVICE                                            NUMBER
Penn    Norcross, John                  S27257

CONTENTS
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187 Feby 5-- J. W. Norcross-giving
Service + evidence
27257
5171
New York 4
John Norcross,
Colo Morrow
private
Penn Line-1777-Mar
In the army of the United States bring the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1st of April 1818-
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certificate of Pension issued the 2d of Jany 1819
and sent to Mort: Warner Judge
Ontario Co. N.Y.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 
41-33
$48"
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$89.33
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not continental
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See letter to him
Dec 14 1819

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
5th
5 /30
Canandargua
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[page calculation]
32
540
$37 to
---
32 4 mo
30
15
4
-
¼
30 -8.
21
21
30 /65
7
50
18
to
5
100
65
51
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In the Matter of 
John Norcross
Certificate
Informal under the law
The Judge certifies as to his
circumstances but not that
he and for nine months
in the Continental establishment during the war of the Revolution
SN
Act 1874
Admitted
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To the Honorable the Secretary at War of the United States of America
I. Matthew Warner Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of  Ontario do certify that on the first day of April One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen personally came before me John Norcross of Genese in said County of Ontario who being duly sworn ??? and saith that in the year '77 he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in General Potters Brigade of Pennsylvania that he belonged to Col Morrows Regiment and continued to serve during the whole of the war in the Battle of Trenton and Princeton and several other minor engagements: that he is now seventy years of age; in low circumstances and has a family dependent on him for sustenance. that he now receives an annual pension of twenty four dollars in consequence of a wound he received at the battle of Trenton.
I further certify that from other testimony forsworn before me I am satisfied that he is in need of the bounty of his country for his support.        Matthew Warner
one of the judges of the 
Court of Common pleas
in and for the County 
of Ontario
J Matthew Warner Judge do affirm and further certify that I am fully satisfied that the above named John Norcross did serve in the citied above May 11 1818

I certify that Matthew Warner is a Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Ontario in the State of New York, and that his signature to the above certificate is genuine.
John C. Spencer
House of Representatives April 17, 1818
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April 25, 1939.

Honorable Frederick B. Norcross
620 South Sherman Street 
Denver, Colorado.

RA-J/ILL
John Norcross
S. 27257

My dear Mr. Norcross:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Lieutenant Aaron Norcross of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and that of John  Norcross who served from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and received a pension.

     A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found which was made to the United States based upon service of an Aaron Norcross. The claim for pension has been found based upon service and disability in service of John Norcross; his record is given herein, as shown in those papers.

    John Norcross enlisted early in the Revolutionary War,
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place of birth and the names of his parents are not shown.  He had a family dependent upon him for support in 1818, but did not state any of their names.  The soldier referred to his house in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in 1780, but did not designate any other town where he had resided.  In 1824, John Norcross resided some distance from Genesee post office, New York.  
The soldier died August 3, 1825.
It is suggested that further information in regard to the military record of this soldier might be obtained from The adjutant General, War Department, this city, also, from the Library at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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New York    1877 Friday 5. J.W. Norcross - giving service credence

John Norcross,
Private Co Capt Long
of Penn regt Colo Potter
in U.S Army
         Revy war
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Inscribed on the roll of 
the New York Agencey
at $2, and increased to $3.20
per month , by 24 April
1816
_____________________________
Formal certificate issued
15 March 1824, and sent 
to A.Stewart Genese, NY
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May 19, 1932
BA-J/AWF
XXXXXXXXXXXX
John Norcross
S. 27257

Mrs. Henry Edgar Bean
1065 Queen Ann Place
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request information in regard to John Norcross
, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
to from one
It ap from the [typed text blacked out] records of this office that John Norcross served in Captain Long's company, Colonel Morrow's Pennsylvania regiment and
in Colonel Potter's regiment, that he was wounded in the battle of Trenton, the nature of wound is not shown, was in the battle of Princeton and several other engagements, length of service not given.
He was pensioned from September 17, 1780, on account of disability resulting from the above noted wound, and was places on the roll of Pennsylvania in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
He was also pensioned by the state of Pennsylvania
.
In 1818 he was living in Geneseo, Ontario County,
New York, and was seventy years of age. He at this time
referred to a family dependent upon him, but he gave no names.
In 1824 he was in Livingston County, New York.
He died August 3, 1825.
Very truly yours
Do
AASBISHILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
ADY

August 12, 1929.

Mrs. W. C. Fisher,
Tipton, Michigan.

Dear Madam,
I advise you that from the paper in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 27257, it appears that John Norcross enlisted, place and date not stated, as a private in Captain Long's Company, Colonels Potter's and Morrow's Pennsylvania Regiments, was wounded in the battle of Trenton, was in the battle of Princeton and several engagements and continued to serve the whole of the war.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, while a resident of Geneseo, ( Genessee), Ontario County, New York, aged seventy years.

He stated he had a family dependent on him, but gave no names.
(Handwritten: He died Aug. 3, 1825.)

This is the history of the only soldier surnamed Norcross found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
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In order to make a proper search of the records for
a particular soldier surnamed Sizer, the full name is
essential and as much as possible of the following data:
approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence
at enlistment and after service and given name of
widow.
Very truly yours,
Earl D. Church, Commissioner,
The soldier stated that he was wounded and placed on the [] roll of PA in Northumberland Co
See page 553, Vol. 4, PA Archives, Northumberland PA
He was pensioned by the State of PA.  Also, see Invalid Pension of Genesee Co NY on 1835 first he was transferred from PA.  Died Aug 3, 1825.  Rule:  John Norcross was placed on the PA Roll Sept 17, 1780.  Pen commenced Sept 24, 1780.
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                                          620. So. Sherman St
                                          Denver, Colorado
                                          April 13, 1939
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs;-
Will you kindly send me the pension record from your office for the following Revolutionary Soldier?
From: Penn. Archives - Vol. 4- p.553 "Pension Applictions"

Jon Norcross: was in a Detachment of the Northumberland Co. (Pa) Militia under the Command of Col. James Morrow in Capt. Cookson Long's Co. In the Detachment under Col. Morrow's Command. Feb 1, 1777-
in the engagement at Piscataway. he was wounded by a musket ball, which entered his body at his left shoulder and came out of his throat. Pension Granted

Did Aaron Norcross of Northampton Co. Pa. . (Lieut) apply for a pension? - I searched Senate Documents No. 250 (23rd Congress) + could find no pension records. A descendant Wm R. Norcross settled in Fayette Co. but found no record there.
Thanking you for any information.
Sincerely Frederick B. Norcross
Representative to Colo. State Legislature
(620 So. Sherman St)
Denver. Colo
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Tipton, Mich., May 1, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
I am looking up the records of John Norcross and Aaron Norcross from Pennsylvania.

John Norcross was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Monmouth etc. afterwards drawing a pension.
Did he have a son or father in the war as a pensioner?
They also lived in New York at Geneseo and Groveland.
Will you kindly send me what records information the records may show. 
I want to join the D.A.R.'s will you please tell me what I have to do to get official records.
            and oblige.
      Yours Truly
Mrs. W.C. Fisher
P.S. Records of signers also
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no index for Blanche Morton Bean or Blanche Morton

none for Henry Edgar Bean

S 5/14/32
Per sub Div
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Los Angeles Calif 
May 9, 1932
A.D. Hiller 
Veterans Administration                       over
Dear Sir In reply to your favor of 
April 29, 1932 referring to file reference
BAJ/ILL may I say that I got my information 
from the Penn. Archives, 5th Series Vol IV p.553
It states that the abstract of the application is on file in the Penn State Library.
I supposed the same was on file in
Washington if you do not find it
after further search please notify me 
that I may apply to them
Thanking you for your consideration
??
Yours Truly
Blanche Morton Bean (Mrs. Henry Edgar)
1065 Queen Ann Place, Los Angeles
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[Stamp]
Department of the Interior
Jan 31, 1877
Pension Office
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Lynn [Massachusetts] Jan'y 29th

Mr. J.W. Bentley
Commissioner of Pensions

Your form of the 23d 
answering my inquiries concerning 
pensioners from Massachusetts 
& New Jersey was received
for which receive my 
thanks.

You wrote there was one
Norcross on the Pension
Rolls who enlisted from
Penn but did not give 
his name or residence.
I am getting into the
genealogy of the Norcross
family and wish to get
all the facts I can.
The Norcross family
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from one ancestor who
came to America in
1638. I have a list 
of nearly all his descendants
and a list of those 
who served in the 
Revolutionary and other wars
previous but I have
not the name of
any who enlisted in
Pa and ^ have only one family 
who lived there about
that time his name
was Charles but I did
not know he was in
service in the Revolutionary
War. There were three
Norcross who were in
service in Mass in
the forefront of the
war and enlisted in New
Jersey in the latter part
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perhaps this one who
is in the pension rolls
from in Penn is one of
these.

If not too much trouble
would like to know his
name, when he enlisted
and how long he received
a pension and if the
record shows anything else,
to know it.

Hoping to hear from you
soon.

I remain
yours truly
J.W. Norcross
Lynn, Mass
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See also Invalid file no. 27257

43086
INVALID
Recy.

File No. 43086
John Norcross
The Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol 3, Page 366

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Left page]

[Crossed out] See also Act 1818 file no. 43086

INVALID

Recy.

File No. 27237
John Norcross
The Penn Regt.

Act: [blank]
Index: Vol. 2, Page 297

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1929 Aug 12. Hist. to Mrs. W.C.
Fisher, NY.

1932 Mar 19 - hist to Mrs. 
Henry E. Bean, Mass.

1937 April 25 - Hist. to Hon. Frederick B.
Norcross - ILL.
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County of Livingston SS.

On this third day of February 1824
before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County
of Livingston personally appeared John Norcross who on his oath
declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the
Company commanded by Captain Long in the regiment
commanded by Colonel Potter in the service of the United States
that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of 
Pennsylvania that he received a certificate of that fact under
the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate
in or about the year seventeen hundred and eighty at the Town of
Milton in the County of Northumberland Pennsylvania he ac-
cording to his best recollection and belief [crossed out] he [end crossed out] deposited said
certificate among his papers at his house and that he has never
since seen the same but believes the same to have been lost or
destroyed in some manner not known to this deponent other than 
as above stated
Sworn and subscribed to before
me the day and year first
aforesaid
A. Bennett
J. Peace
State of New York
Livingston County

[signed] John Norcross

I, Sylvester Brown
Clerk of the County of Livingston
do hereby certify that Ambrose 
Bennett before whom the above
affadavit was made was at the time
of the taking said affidavit a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County of
Livingston. Commissioned and sworn and
duly authorized by law to take the same
and further that I am acquainted with
the handwriting of the said Justice and
verily believe the signature of A. Bennett sub-
scribed to said affidavit to be his proper hand-
writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said County
this third day of February 1824.
Sylvester Brown, Clerk
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The Secretary of War will please direct the papers
belonging to John Norcross to the care of A.
Stewart of Genusco[?] as the said Norcross resides
some distance from the post office.