Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22390, for Francis Tearcot, Other
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Continental (Canada)  Tearcot, Francis  W.22390
Mary  B.L.Wt. 14511-169-55
New York residence and agency
name also spelled Taucot, Tarcot, Tarecott, Tauca, Terco
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116.061 Act Mch 3/55
May 4/
Mary Tercot and Francis Tearcot 
Mary Tearcot wid of
Francis Tearcot Prvt

Rev. War
Col. Hazen Congress Regt
Capt. N. Y. line,

War Rev.

Was a Pensioner of the U. States
m, Feby.  48-s946

Ad: 160 Acres Jany 16/56
Blyth


written diagonally across document:

No. 14511 iss Jany 18/56
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13,740
New York
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Francis Tearcot
4
of Thompson
in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hazen of the
line, for the term of 4 years War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of July 1819
and sent to Wm A. Thompson
Esqr Monticello, New York
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $88.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 48
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$136.49
===
Revolutionary claim,
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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3.9.46
New York City
Mary Tearcot
Widow of Francis Tearcot
N.Y.
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Incr from $80
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 1 of July, 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the
26th day of March, 1837
and sent to
J. Ellis Bloomingburgh, N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 226 Vol. 4
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State of New York
Sullivan County ⎬
Francis Tearcoat a resident of
the Town of Fallsburgh County and State aforesaid, who
being duly sworn according to law, says on his oath that
he is in his fifty third year of his age, that he is the son of
Francies Tearcot and Mary Tearcot named in the annexed-declaration,
that he has resided with his said father and Mother
or near to them till the time of his father death, that his
father the said Francis Tearcot was a pensioner under the
Act of Congress past March 18th 1818, and that his said
Father Francis Tearcot, died on the 20th day of October
1835, and that his mother the said Mary Tearcot, has
remained a widow eversince
his
Frances X Tarcot
mark

Sworn and Subscribed this
31 day of December 1838
Before me T Telton Judge &

I certify that the above named Francis Tearcot who
Subscribed, and was sworn to the above Affidavit is a
credible witness, and that his statement under oath
is entitled to full credit and belief
P Pelton Judge of Sullivan
Common Pleas

STATE OF NEW-YORK
SULLIVAN COUNTY, SS.
I, Darius Martin, Clerk of the County of Sullivan, Do hereby certify, Platt Pelton
whose name is
subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument
and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a
Judge of the Court of Com Plea in and for said County
Sullivan, dwelling in the said County Commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized
by law, to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds and Discharges
of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing
of said Judge and verily believe that the signature
to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal
of the said County, this 31 day
of December 1838
Davies Martin CLERK
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Francis Lancot
Deposition

to be filed with
Purcot papers

Mr Edward
will give this
and any other
business which
Judge Thompson
has his immediate 
attrition.
J.C.C.
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State of New York
Sullivan County
Francis Tarecot or Tareco. being duly sworn
according to law upon his oath saith
in addition to his former Declaration
that he is a Frenchman by Birth and
Born in Nova scotia, and joined the
American forces or Troops in 1777 in
Canada, that^he can neither read nor
write. that the French calld his name
Tareco or Terco, and that he is now
usually calld Tarecott or Tearcot.
that he gives the names of himself
of the officers as pronounced in English
his
Francis X Tarecott
mark

Sworn this 10th day of
August 1819 before me
Wm A Thompson
Prst Judge of the Court
of Com. Pleas for Sullivan County
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Mary Tearcot an applicant for Bounty lands under Act of March 3 1855
Joseph Ellis of Bloomingburgh Sullivan County, N.Y.
attorney

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116.061
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State of New York
County of Sullivan S.S.
Be it known, that before me a
Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly
authorized by law, to administer oaths, personally appeared
Mary Tearcot, and made oath in due form of law
that she is the identical person, named in an original
Certificate, in her possession, of which I certify the following is a true copy:
Department of the Interior.
Widows Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of 2d February
1848, Mary Tearcot, widow of Francis Tearcot, who was
a private, in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the
pension list at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum
Commencing on the 1st of July, 1848, and continuing for life
unless she should again marry; in which case the pension
is not payable after the time of such marriage; deducting
former payment at the rate of eighty dollars per annum.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this twenty sixth day of March
One thousand eight hundred
and fifty one.
Alex H. H. Stewart
Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and
Countersigned
J.E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions.

That she has not intermarried but continues the widow
of the above mentioned Francis Tearcot, and that she
now resides in the County of Sullivan in the State of New
York, and has resided there for the space of about 3-9
years past, and that previous thereto she resided in
Dutches County in said State. Of the truth
of which statement I am fully satisfied.
That she makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled
under the act approved March 3d 1853. She also declares
that she has never applied for nor received under
this or any other act of Congress any Bounty Land
whatever and that she gives reference to the papers
now on file in the Office of the Commissioner of
pensions, on which she obtained her pension, to prove
her marriage and her late husbands services.
Joseph Ellis of Bloomingbough Sullivan County
N.Y. is hereby authorized as my attorney to prosecute
this claim, and to receive any Warrant
or Certificate which may be issued herein.
her
Mary X Tearcot
mark

We Mary M Tearcot and John Tearcot Residents
of Sullivan County, in the State of New York upon
our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed
and acknowledged by Mary Tearcot, in our presence
and that we believe and know her to be a widow.
and that we know her to be the identical person she
represents herself to be
Mary M. Tearcot
John G. Tarket

I the said Justice do hereby certify that the foregoing
affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day
of April, 1855, and I further certify that I know the affiants
to be credible persons, and that I know the Claimant
Mary Tearcot, to be in the receipt of a pension as stated by
her in the foregoing Declaration, and that I the said Justice
have no interest in this claim for Bounty Land whatever, two erasures
before the execution hereof.
Walter Hoyt
Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York}
Sullivan County}
On this fourteenth day of June 1820 personally appeared in
Open Court in the County of Common Pleas in & for said County
being a Court of record for the said County by the Constitution laws
of said State, Francis Tearcot aged sixty eight years resident in
the town of Thompson in said County who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war as follows- In the commencement of the war
to the best of his recollection in the year 1776 he enlisted in Captain
Robicheans Company in Colonel Washingtons Regiment in which he served
about three years then entered Captain Goslands company in Colonel
Hazens Regiment & continued to serve therein until the close of the war
in the year 1783 when he was discharged at West Point- That
he applied for a pension on the third day of April 1818 &
has received a certificate from the war department for a
pension of Eight dollars per month which he has drawn
up to 4th March last. The number this certificate is 13740
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that
I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner 
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions
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 the 18th day
of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in [illegible]
for me any property or securities contracts or debt due to me
nor have I any income other than what is contained in
the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
And I do further swear that my occupation is that of
a labourer but in consequence of my age and of having
my feet frozen during the revolutionary war & while I was
in service I am a cripple & totally unable to labor-
my family consists only of my wife Mary Tearcot aged
fifty seven years who is weak & feeble & unable to labor
much

(Signed)
his
Francis X Tearcot
mark

Sworn to & declared on the
14th day of June 1820 in
open Court, before me
J. P. Jones Clk
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Schedule of the property of Francis Tearcot within named
Real property - Name
Personal Property - 1 Kettle $2.50
1 Pot 1. 25
1 Tea kettle .50
1 Pail .18
1 old chest 25
2 Earthen pots 25
5 Earthen plates 30
2 Pewter [illegible] 18
3 Knives & Forks  50
1 Tin pan 37
3 Tea Cups Holiday 9
2 Small tin Cups 16
1 Tea pot 25
1 Barrel 37
1 Swine 3.00
2 Earthen bowls 16
1 Churn 25
1 Trammel 50
2 Earthen plates 18
5 Spoons 15
1 old table 25
5 Chairs 1.75
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13.39

(Signed)
his
Francis X Tearcot
mark

Signed in presence of
P F Hunn
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State of New York}
Sullivan County}
Be it known that before me the
Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in
and for said County, personally appeared Mary Pearcot a resident
of the Town of Fallsbrugh County and State aforesaid, aged 75
years on the 3d day of August last past, who being duly Sworn deciding to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act
of Congress, part July 7th 1838, entitled an act granted half
pay and pensions to certain widows, that she is the widow
of Francis Pearcot, who was a pensioner under the act of Congress past March the 18th 1818, that she was married to her
husband the said Francis Pearcot on the 16th day of April
1785 by William Wright Esqr. who was a Justice of the peace
at that time in the County of Duches were this deponent and
the said Francis Pearce then resided, and that her name before
marriage was Mary Gee and that her husband the said
Francis Pearcet died on the 20th day of October 1855 and
that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her
husband the said Francis Pearcot, and that she had five 
Children by her said husband, the oldest of which whose name
is Francis is now in his 53 year, that she has no family
Record of her marriage, or the birth of her children, and must
rely upon such living witnesses that she may be able to
procure, that her marriage did not take place prior to
her said husband leaving the service, but the marriage took
place previous to the first of January 1796, & 27 at the time above Stated
Sworn and Subscribed this
her day of December 1838
Mary K Sanot
Mark
Before me P Pelton Judge
I said Judge do hereby certify that the above named applicant who
by making her mark she never having [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 
Subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing declaration, is from age and
infirmity unable to attend Court
Pelton Judge of Sullivan Pleas
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State of New York}
Sullivan County}

Be it Known that Mary Sawyer a resident of the Town of Mamakating, County and State aforesaid aged 77 years on the 25th day of  April last last past, personally appeared before me James Sevens a Justice of the peace in and for Said County, and made oath in due form of law that in the year 1785 She resided in the place called the High Lands in Duches County, and was then well acquainted with Francis Tearcot late of Sullivan County deceased, and with his present widow Mary Tearcot, now a resident of Said County of Sullivan, according to the Beast of this deponents recollection, it was in the spring of the year 1785 She was Caled [called] on by the said Mary Tearcot to make her wedding dress, that She was agoing to be married to the Said Francis Tearcot, and likewise was called on by Said Francis Tearcot to make his weding [wedding] Shirt and did make Said Shirt, and afterwards this deponent understood that the Said Francis and Said Mary was married by Esqr Wright, who was a Justice of the peace in that Neighborhood, that the Said Francis and Mary was reputed and resided together as man and wife up to the time of Said Francis death, and this deponent never heard the marriage of the Said Francis and Mary Contradicted doubted or disputed

Sworn and Subscribed by
making her mark december 4th 1838, before me

 Mary her mark  X  Sawyer

James Sevens Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK.}
SULLIVAN COUNTY} SS. (stamp)
 I, Darius Martin, Clerk of the County of Susan Do hereby certify, That James Sevens,  Esqr whose name is subscribed to the Certificate the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a  Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Sullivan, dwelling in the said County,  Commissioned and sworn,  And further, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgement, is genuine.

 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal
of the said County, this 31st day of December 1838

Darius Martin Clerk
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Francis Tarecoat
Declaration
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State of New York}
Sullivan County } ss  on the 3d day of April 1818 before me Wm A. Thompson head judge of the Court of Gen pl: fr  Sullivan personley Frances Tearcot of the town of Thompson County in sd county-aged 67 years who is personally known to me  & who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his  [illegible] make the following 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 service of the United States in the Revolutionary War -That the P. Frances, first listed into a company commanded by Capt - by -  a French Gentleman at Montreal who served the American forces to go attack Quebec, and was at the attack of Quebec under Gen Montgomery that after the Retreat he came to Albany and listed into the company of Capt James Livingston & in Leuit Col Livingston Regiment of the New York Regmt in I was in the year after thee defeat of Quebec - that he continued in that Regiment while he listed as a soldier he joined Capt Goselins Company in Col Haven Common calld the Congress Regiment of which Regiment was Leuit Colonl Cutte that the Regiment of which went from Albany to Johnstown, then to Rhode Island from heare to Peekskill, thence to Fort Stanwix, after that he went with his Regiment at the taking of Genl Bergoyne in Jersey then to Rhode Island - thence back to Pompton from thence to Fiskell that the Regiment went to Virginia to the taking of Lord Cornwallis and left this deponent sick at Pompton in New Jersey, that on the return of the Regiment he joined his Regiment, and went to FishKill and Remained at Fishkill & West Point in Hazens Regiment [illegible] he was discharged in July 1783 at West Point. That he listed for three years, or during the War of dont know which but in the Revolutionary War he continued in the service of the United States, as soldier for the attack on Quebec to the Peace in 1788 that there was a Lieut Goselin and Lieut Young Cap Goselin Company, that this particular date of the marches he not remember, and the deponent says that he has been same of a cripple ever since the peace by mean of having frozen his foot in that the deponent is [illegible] poor and has lasted on the charity of his People for a number of years past, that he is [illegible] circumstances of [illegible] in kind of the assistance of his Country for support & has no [illegible] evidence and in his [illegible] of his sd service that he lost his Discharge, about 20 years ago
Frances Tarecoat her X mark
Sworn the 3rd day of April 1818
before me Wm A Thompson Clerk
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August 15, 1934

BA-J/ady
Francis Tearcot
W.22390

Mr. John MacFarland
25 East 99 Street
New York City

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Francis Tarket, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim, W.22390, based upon the military service of Francis Tearcot, the name is also shown as Tarcot, Tarecott, Taucot, Tauco and Teroo.

He was a Canadian Frenchman and born in Nova Scotia, date and names of parents not shown.

He enlisted in Montreal in a company commanded by a French captain, they joined the American forces in the attack of Quebec and after the retreat he came to Albany and enlisted in the summer of 1778, served in Captain Robihaux's Company, Colonel Livingston's Regiment; from 1779 he served in Captain Gosselin's Company, Colonel Hazen's Congress Regiment; was at the taking of General Burgoyne and discharged in July 1783. While in service at Rhode Island he had one of his feet frozen and later became lame.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818 at which time he was about sixty-seven years old and a resident of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.

He died October 20, 1835 in Dutchess County, New York, Mare Gee, who was born August 3, 1783, place not stated. At the time of their marriage they were both residents of Dutchess County, New York, and in 1796 moved to Sullivan County, New York.

She was allowed pension on her application executed December 31, 1838 while a resident of Fallsburgh, Sullivan County, New York. She was still residing in said county in 1855.
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Soldier and Mary had five children, the only name designated was Francis, a resident of Fallsburgh, New York, in 1838 and aged fifty-two years.

In 1855 one Mary M. Tarket and one John G. Tarket were living in Sullivan County, New York, no relationship to soldier stated. There are no further family data.

A. D. HIller
Assistant to Administrator

Date of widow's death not on A.B.
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Let to G. B. Cox Nov 18/50

Reported
21 Feb 49

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3946
New York City
Mary Tearcot
widow of Francis Tearcot
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
-----
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
21 day of Feb 1849
and sent to
Hon D B St John
H of R
----
Recorded on Roll of Pensioner under act
February 2, 1848, Page 226 Vol.4
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2801
New York City
Mary Tearcot
widow of Francis Tearcot
who was a Private
in the New York line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued 
22nd day of November, 1943
and sent to A. C. Niven
Monticello, New York

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book [illegible]
Vol. 1 Page 115
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State of New York, Sullivan County, fs
I, James S Stewart, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that at the date of the
certificate of proof or acknowledgement to which this is subjoined, the said Walter Hoyt was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, this 28th day of April A.D.1855
J. S. Stewart Clerk
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State of New York
County of Sullivan⎬ Ss:
On this 25th day of September A.D. 1850 before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Tearcot aged over 80 years who being sworn upon her oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the act of Congress of 29th July 1848 and the joint resolution of 1st July 1848 to wit; that she is the widow of Francis Tearcot late of Sullivan deceased who was a revolutionary pensioner at the rate of $96 per annum - that since the decease of her said husband she has been placed upon the pension roll at the rate of $80 - per annum and is now in the receipt of said pension - And she further states that she has been advised that by virtue of said act of 29th July 1848 and said joint resolution of 1st July 1848 she is entitled to receive the same rate of pension that her said husband received in his lifetime. She therefore herewith  returns the certificate she now holds and prays that a new certificate may be issued to her for such increase of pension as she may be entitled to by law, the word Francis Tearcot [illegible] before [illegible] in the 7th line the [illegible] [illegible]
her
Mary X Tearcot
mark

Sworn and subscribed by making
before me this 25th day of September
63 1850 Joseph Ellis Justice of the peace

State of New York
Sullivan County ⎬ September 25th 1850
personally appeared before me Joseph Ellis a Justice of the peace in and for said County Frances Tearcot a Resident of said County aged 63 years and made oath in due form of law and States on his oath that he is a son of Mary Tearcot who made the foregoing declaration and that she is the Identical person who drew a pension under the act of February 2d 1848 and that the annexed certifficate [sic]
of pension is the same on which she drew her pension and that she is now a resident of the County of Sullivan on in the State of New York aforesaid and that she still Remains the widow of Francis Tearcot depart
his
Francis X Tearcot
mark

Sworn and Subscribed before me
By making his mark Joseph Ellis justice of the peace
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STATE OF NEW YOK: Sullivan County Clerks Office
I Certify that Joseph Ellis Esq., the person subscribing the annexed or foregoing deposition and before whom the same was taken was on the 25th day of September A.D. 1850 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and sworn and authorized to take the same; and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 7th day of October A.D. 1850
Gad Wales Clerk
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State of New York}
Sullivan County}  SS  Be it known that on this 23d day of October 1848 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sullivan in said State Mary Tearcot a resident of the County of Sullivan aforesaid aged about Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law and doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Act of Congress passed on the 2d of February 1848 granting pensions to certain widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Francis Tearcot who was a Soldier and served as a private during the war of the Revolution, and that she was a  pensioner and drew a pension under the Act of 1844 at the rate of $80 per
annum under said Act
her
Mary X Tearcot
Mark

Sworn and Subscribed
This 23 day of October 1848 before me
N.W. Rumsey Justice of the Peace

N.W. Rumsey
R. B. Towner

I the said Justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Mary Tearcot and that I know her to be in the receipt of a pension at the rate of $80 per annum as stated by her in the above affidavit 
N.W. Rumsey J.P.

State of New York}
Sullivan County} 
I Gad Wales Deputy Clerk of the County of Sullivan do hereby certify that N W Rumsey Esqr. whose named is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace for said County residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
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of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this twenty third day of October A.D. 1848
Gad Wales Dep. Clerk
the clerk being absent
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State of New York
Sullivan Count ss. On this second day of May one thousand eight hundred & forty three personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of said County, Mary Tearcot, a resident of the town of Fallsburgh in the county of Sullivan aforesaid aged seventy nine years well known to me who being first duly sworn, according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Francis Tearcot, who was a private in the army of the revolution; but she cannot now, from deficiency of memory state the Regiment or corps in which he served. that the annual amount of the Pension which she received under the act of July 7. 1838 was eighty dollars: She further declares that she is still a widow.
Mary ["X her mark"] Tearcot
Sworn to & subscribed on this second day of May above written before me}
[signed] Roderick Royce Justice of the Peace

I Henry W. Howell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Sullivan, certify that Roderick Royce is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this fifteenth day of May 1843
[signed] Henry W. Howell Clerk of the Court of Com Pleas of Sull. Co.
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Reported to Pen. Agt. May 6. 1839
Letter to A. C. Niven June 26th 1843

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New York 2403
Mary Tearcot widow of Francis Tearcot
who was a pensioner under the Act of of March 1818 and who dies on the 20. October 1835 of Sullivan co. in the state of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by captain Robicheau of the Regt. commanded by Col. Livingston in the N. York line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18. day of April 1839 and sent to H. Armstrong
Present

Arrears to the 4th of March '39  240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep.  40.00
[Total] $280.00
{Act July 7, 1838.}
[illegible] by D. Brown 
[illegible] Page [illegible]
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 22.390
Mary Tearcot
widow of
Francis Tearcot
Priv Rev War
Act Feb. 2, 1848
Index: Vol. M, Page 268
(Arrangement of 1870)

1934, Aug. 15 Hist to John Mac Farland. A.D.Y.
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25 East 99th Street
New York N.Y.
August 1st 1934

[stamped] RECEIVED
AUG 2 1934
[illegible]

United States
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me from your records of the Revolutionary war, any information regarding Francis Tarket, who was one of the soldiers sent from France to serve under General Lafayette. As his family had a sword of his it is supposed he was an officer.

We have a record of "where he came to the town of Thompson, Sullivan County N.Y. in 1790." His wife we are told received a pension from our Government.
We are trying to check up on family history, and will appreciate whatever help you can give us.

Thanking you we are
Very truly yours
[signed] John Mac Farland
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State of New York
Sullivan County ss Peter Budd of the Town of Mammakating in sd County aged 59 years who being duly sworn according to Law upon his Oath doth declare and that he lived near West Point on the North River for the last two years of the Revolutionary War, that he personally well knew Francis Tarecot of the Town of Thompson in sd County during the his last years of sd War, that sd Tarecot
was a soldier on West Point and was Supposed and Reputed to belong to the
Congress Regiment commanded by Col Hazen, that sd Tarecot drew his
provision among the Invalids, that he remembers that sd Tarecot was lame when he was at Philips Town and West Point; that sd Tarecot was considered at West point as a Soldier during the War, that he has continued his acquaintance with sd Tarecot eversince the war and that Tarecot has been a cripple eversince the peace and now remains a cripple in a very helpless State and is very poor & indigent that sd Tarecot worked on his fathers farm after he was discharged from the army after the peace, that he has seen the sd Tarecot draw his provision from the Commissary at Fishkill and at West
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Point
Point that sd Tarecot was among the troops that listed into the American Troops in Canada. That sd Tarecot is a very illiterate man. That the deponent’s father’s farm was situated in the neighbourhood of West Point.
Peter Budd

Sworn the 22nd of March 1819
before me Wm A Thompson, Judge
of the Court of Com. Pleas for Sullivan County

I do certify that Peter Budd is well known to me & that he is a person of good moral character and likewise his wife Phebe who has made her mark & her deposition is the same.
Wm A Thompson
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Obediah Brown
Depo for
Frances Tarecoot
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Obadiah Brown
State of New York ss
Sullivan County
Obadiah Brown of the Town of Thompson Sullivan County aged 63 years being sworn according to law maketh oath that he was himself a soldier in the Connecticut line during the war & served for about five years in Wyllysland
Graveners Regiment, and the Deponent further says that he was personally well acquainted with Francis Tarecot of the sd War of Revolution and knows that he was in the American army at the close of the Revolutionary war at West Point in the Congress Regiment commanded by Col. Hazen that he has been well acquainted with sd Tarecot ever since his Discharge from West Point
Obadiah Brown

Sworn this 25 day of June 1818
before me Wm A Thompson
prst Judge of the Court of
Comm Pls for Sull County
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} ss John Budd aged 60 years of the Town of Mammakating in sd County and Elenor Budd wife to sd John being severally sworn upon Oath doth severally depose and say that they the Deponents during the Revolutionary War
lived near West Point on the North River that he remaind there untill Decemr 1799 when he moved with his family to the sd Town of Mammakating, and the Deponents further say that they will remember and personally knew Francis Tearcot of the Town of Thompson for the two last years of the Revolutionary War
and that they severally saw sd Tearcot at sd West Point as a soldier, and that he belonged to the Congress Regiment commanded by Col. Hazen, that sd Tearcot drew his provision among the Invalids, that the Deponents remember that sd Tearcot was lame at the time he was at Philips Town & West Point the Deponent remember that sd Tearcot was reputed & considered as a soldier during the War
but have no knowledge of his lasting with Capt James Levington --- the Deponents both perfectly remember when the sd Tearcot was Discharged after the peace, and that the sd Tearcot worked with the sd John Budds Father on his farm after he was discharged, and frequently saw sd Tearcot draw his provision for the Commissary
John Budd
Elenor Budd

Sworn this 22d day of March 1819
before me Wm A Thompson prst
Judge of the Court of Com pls
for Sullivan County
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I do certify that John Budd & Eleanor
Budd are personally known to me and they
are persons of good moral character
Wm A Thompson
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Francis Tarecot
Papers-
Saml Jones one of the
Evidence has late removed
from Orange County to the
Town -
Wm A Thompson

Admi

Monticello, New York
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State of New York}
Sullivan County } ss
Samuel Jones the 3rd aged 58 years. Resident in the Town of Thompson in sd County being duly sworn on oath deposeth and saith that he was a solder in Col John Livingston Regiment in the Revolutionary War and that he personally well knew Francis Tarecot of the sd Town of Thompson while he was a Soldier in Capt Robbeshoe Company in in sd Col Livingston Regiment from some time in the year 1776 untill the year 1779. that the Deponent believes that sd Tarecot about two & one half years in the Regiment with him. That that this Deponent remembers that he froze or his feet were frost bitten while he was at Rhode Ilsand [sic] in 1778 or 1779. that sd Tarecot now remains a Cripple and has been so eversince that time, that the sd Tarecot was one of the Canadian Frenchmen the Join.d sd Livingston Regiment that this Depondent is a neighbor of sd Tarecot & is certain that he is the same person that was in Capt Robeshoes Company, that sd Tarecot is poor and very very needy.
his
Samuel X Jones the 3rd
mark

Sworn the 24th day of March 1819
before me
Wm A Thompson pst Judge
of the Court of Common Pls for Sullivan County

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p.s. Sam Jones cannot write his name
Wm A Thompson
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State of New York}
Sullivan County } ss
Phebe Budd Wife to Peter Budd of the Town of Mammakating aged 55 years who
being duly sworn according to Law on her Oath doth depose and say that during the last two years of the Revolutionary War she lived with her Father near West Point in the north River and that the personally will knew Frances Tarecot of the Town of Thompson during the last two years of the Revolutionary War. that sd Tarecot was a solder at West Point and belonged to Col Hazen Regiment which was- commonly calld the Congress Regiment that sd Tarecot drew provisions among the Invalid and French Troops that came from Canada - and further saith not
Phebe X Budd

Sworn this 22nd day of March 1819
before me
Wm A Thompson
prst Judge of the Court of Common pleas
for Sullivan County

I do certify that Phebe Budd does not write her name by made her mark after the Deposition was read to her, & sworn to the above as certified
Wm A Thompson
P.S. Phebe Budd is known to me to be a person to whom credit is to be given Wm A Thompson
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State of New York}
Sullivan County } ss
Francis Tareat of the town of Thompson in sd County (in addition to his former declaration) being duly sworn according to Law on his Oath doth declare that he served as a soldier about two years and one half year from the Summer of 1776 to the year 1779 in the Company of Capt Robbeshoe in the Regiment commanded by Col John Livingston in the New York line of troops in the - -Revolutionary War and the Deponent further says that his feet were frozen while he was a Soldier in Capt Robbeshoe's Company at Rhode Island he further says that a new--arrangement took place about the 1779 when he listed as a soldier into Capt Gooselins
Company in Col Hazen's Regiment and in which Regiment he continued untill the peace when he was discharged at West Point-
his
Francis X Tareat
mark

Sworn this on this 24th day of March 1819
before me
Wm A Thompson prst Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan County
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State of New York
Sullivan County
I John P. Jones Clerk of the
County of Sullivan and Clerk of the Court
of Common pleas in and for sd County Do hereby
certify that Wm A Thompson within named
and before whom the annexed affidavits were
taken was at the time of taking the same and
still is duly commissioned and sworn as first
Judge of said County, and that I am well
acquainted with the hand writing of the said
Wm A Thompson, and verily believe the
Certificates to the annexed affidavits to be
his own proper hand writing and signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court
this twenty fourth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen
J P Jones Clk
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State of New York
Sullivan County
I William A Thompson prst Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas for Sullivan
County as aforesaid do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Francis
Tarecot or (Tearcoat), did serve in the
Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding [sic]
Declaration against the Common Enemy- and
likewise in the prior affidavits of Obediah
Brown John Budd and Elenor his wife of Peter
Budd and Phebe his wife which was hereunto
annexed, and do further certify that the said
Francis is an illiterate person and cannot
write his name but has made his mark to his
declaration and that said Tarecot has been
personly known to me, for more than 25 years
that sd Francis is a cripple and has
lost the use of one of his feet, by being frozen
when in the army (as he says) that Francis
is very poor and has subscribed upon the Charity
of the people for some years & a little help from
his children. sd Francis appears to be a Canadian
Frenchman he is uncertain whether Col Hayes
Regiment belonged to the New York line, or was a
Regiment raised by Congress or belonged to no
particular line or State
Wm A Thompson prst
March 24. 1819 Judge of the Court of Gen Pls & Ses
Sullivan County

and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had [illegible]
me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the Directors
of the act of Congress W A Thompson
March 24. 1819.

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I have taken [illegible]
since this certificate
Wm. A. Thompson
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Mary Tarcot
Act July 7th 1838
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Hon John C Brodhead
House of Representatives
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Beaty Burgh 2nd Feby 1809

Your Letters of the 25 & 26th of last month with their enclosures was duly received, and all comments

The one containg the answer in the case of Mrs Mackany, I return, and reply to it that Mrs. Mackany widow of James Mackany who was a Pensioner under the act of March 18, 1818, reside in Ulster County during the time he was a pensioner after his Decease his widow removed into Sullivan County and resided with her son at the date of her application for a Pension under act of July 7 1838

Be so good as to hand in the enclosed papers the Widow Tarecot, and call up the following claims for examinations

Mary Upright Widow of Nathan Upright applicants for pension under act of July 7 1838 and a resident Ulster County New York

Catherine Low formerly widow of Captain Cornelius S. Jansen; Applicant, under act of July 7 1838. a resident of Orange County and

Catharine Monroe Widow of Josiah Monroe likewise an applicant under act of July 7, 1838 and also a resident of Orange County New York

Very Respectfully your obt set
Beaty
Hon. John C Brodhead
House of Representatives

I have not the least doubt that the statement made by Obediah Beaty is true and correct in the case of Mrs. Mackney I believe Mr Mackney died in the adjoining town where I reside and I know her well.
J. Brodhead 
H. Reps
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N.
Sep. 20th 1843
Mary Tearcot
Act 1843
N. Y.
$80 per an

A. C. Niven
Monticello
N. York

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Pension Office
Washington
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Monticello Sull Co
N Y Sept 16. 1843
J L Edwards Esq
The enclosed affidavit or declaration
was forwarded to the Pension Department in
May & returned to me saying that the printed
instructions should be strictly complied with
I cannot see any thing on comparing it with
the printed instructions & will thank you to note
in pencil wherein it is deficient
the interlineation with red ink has been
made since its return
Your Obt Sert
A. C Niven
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From Pen. Agt
Ausd May 6 1819
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Medhanics Bank
New York 4th May 1839

Sir
Sarah Terwilliger, widow of Evert Terwilliger, a pensioner under the act of 4th July 1836 at $31.66 per annum, and Mary Tearcot, widow of Francis Tearcot, a pensioner under the act of 7th July 1838 at $80 per Annum, have applied for their pensions; Their names have not been reported to this Agency.
I am very Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
G Knapp Prest

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Mary Tearcoat an
aplicant for an pension
under the act of July 29th
1848
Gorge B Core Agent
Bloomingburgh
Sullivan County NY

Incd to $96 de'g $80 per an
Coing 1 July 1848

M City Roll

J Ellis
Bloomingburgh
NY
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Pm. 2d Feb: 48, N.Y.
B [illegible]
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14.511
Mev Ams
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Payment to be made at New York
by
B.S. Hart,
Agent for paying Pensioners,
Agency of New York

Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 226 Vol. 4
S. Cole Clerk

Mary Tearcot
Joseph Ellis Attorney
Bloomingburgh
Sullivan county
NY
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848,
Mary Havach,
widow of Vincent Havach,
who was a Private in the Revolutionary War,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of eighty
dollars and 00 cents per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry, in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United
States this 21st day of July
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine,

W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned,
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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New York City

Francis Tearcot on roll act 1818 to what time paid?
VL
John Harry Esq
pd to 4 Sep 1835
JH
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State of New York}
Sullivan County}

Joseph of Bell a resident of the Town of Mamakating County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, says on his oath that he is in the Eighty fourth year of his age, that in the year 1785, he resided in Duches County and was well acquainted with Francis Tercott late of the Town of Fazzleburgh deceased, and with his present widow Mary Tercott, and that this deponant was present when the said Francis and Mary was married on the 16th day of April 1785, by William Wright Esq. who was a justice of the peace in the Neighbourhood where the parties and this deponant resided in the said County of Duches, and that this deponant was well acquainted with the said Francis & Mary before they were married was present at their marriage, and was well acquainted with the said Francis to the time of his death, which took place on the 20th of October 1835, and that the said Mary has not intermarried but continues the of the said widow of the said Francis Tercott and now resides in the Town of Faulsburgh County of Sullivan and State aforesaid and further saith not the word (year) between the 3d & 4th line from the top was first interlined before executed the words (Faulsburgh, between the 5th 6th line from the top was first interlined before executed & (Mamakating aforesaid) anart, the word (widow ) between the 3d & 4th line from the botem was first interlined before executed
Sworn and subscribed
this 15th day of January 1839
before me
Joseph F Bell

James Devins Justice of the peace
I do certify that Joseph J. Bell who made the foregoing
affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief
James Devins J. P.
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
SULLIVAN COUNTY, SS.
I, Darius Martin, Clerk of the County of Sullivan, Do hereby certify, That James Devens Esq whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County
of Sullivan dwelling in the said County Commissioned and sworn, [crossed out - and duly authorized by law, to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds and Discharges of Mortgaged &c). And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal
of the said County, this 29th day of January 1839
Darius Martin CLERK
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State of New York
Sullivan County }         ss

Also appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of Said County Joseph Ellis a resident of Said County aged 48 years from Nov last past and made oath in due form of law, that he went into the County of Dutches for the purpose of Searching for the records of William Wright Esq late of said County of Dutches deceased, and was served the Books by the Son of the Said William Wright Esq. Containing entreyes of Judgements, and some for marriages: this deponent was searching for the marriage of Francis Tercott late of Sullivan County deceased, to his present widow Mary -Tercott, and found one whole leal and part of another containing marriages, and several leaves adjoining was cut or torn out, and could not find the marriage of the said Francis Tearcott and wife  
Joseph Ellis 

Sworn and Subscribed Before me 
James Devins a Justice of the peace


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2403  Widow Tearcot      4317 
died 20 Oct '35
Admitted 
Private 2 years

H. Armstrong Esq
 Present
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Francis Tearcots
oath & schedule
13.740
Sept 1819
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I John P. Jones, Clerk of Sullivan County do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath and the
Schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied
from the record of the 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 thirty
nine cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court this
twenty seventh day of July 1820—
[signature]
Clerk of the Court for the
County of Sullivan