Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 2959, for Daniel Mc Coy, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE                                         NUMBER

Penn             McCoy, Daniel            W 2959
                   or Mackey
                                Nancy
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10942                                  [Illegible]
           Pennsylvania
           Nancy McCoy dec
Widow of Daniel McCoy or Mackay who was a pensioner under the Act of [left blank] and who died on the 23 April 1809 of Washington Co. in the State of Penna who was a Prv in the Company commanded by Captain [left blank] the Penn line for [blank]

Inscribed on this Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836,  and end 18 July 1844 when she died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day if July 1850 and sent to S. Godmin, Present --

Payable to his only living children John McCo, James McCoy, Kenneth M. McCoy, Elizabeth Armstrong & Christiana Sutherland [Act July 7, 1838.] 

Recorded by J. [illegible] Chase Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1  Page 225

{Right Page has black stain in middle of page]

Letter to P. Howard
Sept. 30. 183[illegible]
{illegible] Owen Esq.
Let- to [illegible]
Sept. {illegible]  1830
Reputed
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                                                   Pittsburgh Pa
                                                    January 7 1850

Sir
      Herewith I send you the declaration  of Deborah Hamilton widow of John Hamilton late of Bracken County State of Kentucky a revolutionary pensioner, praying for a pension to be allowed him under the act of 2d Feb 1848.

And in reply to your letter of 1st Aug 1848 , touching the case of Nancy McCoy widow of Daniel McCoy, say, I now furnish you in the affidavits of James McCoy, Issabella McCoy & Jane Frazier herewith enclosed the best, very best, proof that can be found in reply to the requirements made in your letter aforesaid.

What your letter seems most to require is to identify our Daniel McCoy with the person of that name who served in the 5th Pa Regt of the Line this {illegible] [illegible] appears to be all that can be required. We have sought unavailingly for the testimony of those who served with Daniel McCoy, & we can  hear of no one living who served in the 5th Pa Regt. with him.

   But we claim to have shown by the testimony enclosed that our Daniel McCoy is the brother of Alexander McCoy who has been pensioned for services in said 5th Penna Reg.t that they both entered the service together & served under
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the same officers.  That from a careful examination of Records in the Auditor Generals Office in Penna but the one Daniel McCoy is found to have served in the 8th Pa Reg.t and the records in your office we believe will corroborate our statement. 
     
      Have we not then sufficiently identified our Daniel McCoy with the person of that name attached to the 8th Penna Reg.t and do not the records in your office show clearly his service for more than two years.

     Had (our Daniel McCoy) the person who served in the 8th Reg.t and to whom a certificate of Gratuity was issued, drawn bounty land, or if it had been donated him, we could without doubt furnish you with stronger proof of identity, but the records show that the
bounty land to which he was by right entitled to receive was not donated to him and that having died at an early period no application was made for it, and his heirs neglected to apply for it also, though they have often contemplated doing so.  I have been furnished (by James McCoy with a certificate of his fathers (Alex McCoy) service which is in the hand writing of Capt. Finley under whom he served, dated many years back, which goes to sustain the statement, James McCoy [illegible] touching the service of Alex McCoy and which I would send to you now, was it not wanted by the heirs of Alex McCoy in an application which
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they are about to make. And I will say further that diligent search has been made for the affidavit once made by Capt. John Finley proving the service of Daniel McCoy, which James McCoy refers to in his testimony but that it cannot be found.  

     We hope & trust you will properly consider the circumstances in this case and allow the claim, which from our knowledge of the parties applying we know is a meritorious one.
                           I am Very Respectfully Your
                                                  Obt Servt
                            [ Signature Morris Owen]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington  D.C.
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[Right Side]

No 13 88
Nancy McCoy
widow of Daniel
Pa
Act 7 July 1838
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Washington SS

              On this 22e day of February 1849 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of said County John McCoy a resident of Finlay Township in said County aged sixty five years the twenty third day of October last, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount due to the heirs of Nancy McCoy deceased under the act of 7th July 1838

     This declarant states that he is the son of Nancy McCoy who was the wife & widow of Daniel McCoy, alias Mackay of the said township of West Finley
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This declarant further states from information and belief that his said father Daniel McCoy attached to the second regiment of Pennsylvania at the time of his discharge, and also states that a brother of his said father named Alexander McCoy or McCay enlisted at the same time and in the same company with his father and remained both of them in service together until the were discharged and that the widow of the said Alexander McCoy is inscribed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio.

This declarant further states that proof of the service of the said Daniel McCoy is supposed to be found among the records of the war department at Washington.

This declarant further states that the said Daniel McCoy died on the twenty third (23) day of April in the year eighteen hundred and nine (1809) in the said township of West Finley in said county and state.

This declaration further states that the said Daniel McCoy was married to the said Nancy who maiden name was Nancy McCoy in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two (1782) (as declarant believes) that the ceremony was performed by a Presbyterian clergyman named John McMillan and took place at the house of Alexander McCoy, the father of the said Nancy, in the said County of Washington in said state and that no record of said marriage can now be found or witness living to testify to the same.

This declarant further states and that annexed records are two true copies of the original family record of his said father Daniel McCoy, that said copies are made in declarants own handwriting and were made by the direction of his declarants said father from the original family record aforesaid in the year seventeen hundred and ninety six or in the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven (1796 or 1797) in which of said years declarant
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cannot now tell, that they contain as this declarant believes a true statement of the time of the births of said parents children, that it was so regarded by the said Daniel & Nancy McCoy during their life time, that the original record aforesaid was destroyed in the burning of the house where his declarants father lived and died on the 11th day of March 1811, that the [illegible] records have been preserved & held in the possession of said declarants mother & himself since the death of the said Daniel McCoy.

     This declarant further states that the said Nancy McCoy died on the eighteenth (18th) day of July in the year eighteen hundred & forth (1840) in the said township of West Finley in said County & State, that after the death of her husband the said Daniel McCoy, she did not again marry, but died being his widow.

     This declarant further states that the said Daniel & Nancy McCoy left five children surviving them now living, whose names are John McCoy, James McCoy, Kenneth McCoy, Elizabeth Armstrong & Christiana Sutherland, and further saith not declarant further states that the said five children surviving them and further saith not.
 
Sworn & subscribed       [crossed out Sworn] to
the day & year first        before me the 22nd
above written, before    of February 1869.
me -                               Isaac Hodgem
  Isaac Hodgem
Associate Judge

State of Pennsylvania
County of Washington  SS

I James Brown Prothonotary of said county do hereby certify that at a Court of Common Pleas held in & for said County on the twenty second day of February 1849. It was proven by the exhibition of testimony satisfactory to said Court that Daniel McCoy late of West Finley township in said County
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soldier of the revolution died on the twenty third (23d) day of April in the year eighteen hundred & nine (1809) that his wife, Nancy McCoy died on the eighteenth (18th) day of July in the year eighteen hundred & forth (1840) and that the said Daniel & Nancy  McCoy left five children surviving them now living whose names are John McCoy, James McCoy, Kenneth McCoy, Elizabeth Armstrong and Christiana Sutherland -
      In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & [illegible] the seal of the said Court & County this 22d day of February 1849 -
 [Signature illegible]
Prothy

{A very faded and damaged book with birth dates. There would be too many [illegibles] to make it easier to read.]
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                                              May 26, 1931

Miss Florence Mc Laughlin    Rev.& 1818 Wars
103 East High Street              Section AWF:MLB
London, Ohio

Dear Madam:

     You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2959, that Daniel Mc Coy or Mackay enlisted (no specific date given), and served as a private in Captain Moses Carson's company, Colonel Eneas Mackey's 8" Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Brandywine where he was wounded in the arm, and served until the close of the war. It was stated that he was in several other battles and was held prisoner for some time. 

     He died April 23, 1809, in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 

     The soldier married in 1782 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Nancy, the daughter of Alexander Mc Coy.  They were married at her father's house. 

     She died July 18, 1840, in West Finley Township, Pennsylvania, leaving the following five children, who were allowed the pension due their mother: - John, James and Kenneth Mc Coy, Elizabeth Armstrong and Christiana Sutherland.  

     On June 17, 1850 it was stated that Elizabeth Armstrong "lately deceased" leaving no children. Her husband survived her. His name is not shown. 

     Children of Danel Mc Coy and his wife, Nancy: 

John            born    October      23, 1783
Alexander     "         March         29, 1785
William         "         February        1, 1787
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Christiana or Christy  born  January     19, 1789
Kenneth                       "      May           25, 1791
Agnes or Angus           "     April             9, 1793
Elizabeth                      "     April             7, 1795
James                           "     December    1, 1795
Joseph                          "     June             9, 1799
Jane                              "     November   9, 1801


                                Very truly yours, 



                                 E. W. Morgan
                                 Acting Commissioner





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[Illegible] WIDOW, &c.

File No.   2959

Nancy McCoy
Widow

Daniel McCoy or Mackay
Pri. Rev. War

Act: July 7, 1838
Index: - Vol. Mc Page 18.

{Arrangement of 1870}

[Written down right side]

1931 - May 26 - Hist to [illegible] [illegible]
Mc [illegible] See her letter in Daniel McCoy S-40985-Aug
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[illegible]   Washington July 2, 1850
S. Godwin

Transmitting letter from Norton & Owens & asking re-examination of the case of Nancy McCoy widow of Daniel McCoy or McKay a Revolutionary soldier.

Refer to Law of Pension Dep. Interview
July 15, 1850

{Written to side "July 10 per Amy]
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[No. 13887]

Nancy McCoy [illegible]
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Hon J L Edwards.

Coms. of Pensions 

[Illegible writing going in all directions, can make out Nancy McCoy]
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[Round postal stamping PITTSBURGH  SEP 2 [illegible]]

[Writing in all directions, made out Nancy McCoy]

[illegible] 
Pensions
Washington D. C.
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[Written May 31/49)

[Round postal stamp]
[WEST ALEXANDER Pa.]
[MAY 28]

[Inq:  Concerning
  Rachel Supler
  Sarah King
John McCoy [illegible] Nancy McCoy

[Address written sideways]

To  Pension Office
Washington City, D. C.
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To the pension office
Washington City D. C. 

Gentlemen

A few weeks ago I [illegible] you a few lines to the [illegible]  important as this - You will confer a favour on the Undersigned and two [illegible] widows - viz - Rachel Supler wife of John Supler and Sarah King wife of Thos King each wives of  [illegible] Revolutionary Soldiers and likewise on John McCoy in behalf of his mother wife of Daniel McCoy an [illegible] Revolutionary Soldier - the above cases were committed to A. P. and L. H. Murry Esq.  " pension Agency xc. to prosecute claims for pensions Bounty Lands xc" - they promised to write to me frequently at least in a few weeks upwards of three months has elapsed since I gave my declaration in our County Court Washington and nothing has been  received as yet - If those claims has been acted on and the money taken we should like to know - You will please address a line to me to West Alexander Washington County Pa and to issue it to the right person as there are several John McCoy - place your direction thus (Col John McCoy West  Alexander P. O. Washington County Pa.

P.S. There may be nothing wrong. You will please write as to the property of said [illegible]   My other communication I paid the postage but it might have miscarried.
May 28th 1849


[Unable to read sidewards list]
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[Duplicate from letter 19 that was sideways and illegible]

  A [illegible] of the [illegible]  left with me.
" pension Agency
"A. P. Norton of [illegible rest of line]
"L. M. [illegible] attorney of [illegible] N.Y
"continues to prosecute claims for pensions Bounty Land
"back pay [illegible]
"[illegible] particular attention given to claims for revolutionary soldiers
"Refferences
"John W. Patten Philadelphia
"John Forsythe Esq Pittsburgh Pa
"[illegible] Bollmans & Garrison Pittsburgh pa
"John McMasters Esq
"A. C. Horton Carlisle pa
"James Graham Esq Allegheny co. pa
"Jan 1848

[Written sideways on left]
P.S. There may be nothing wrong. You will please write as to the property of said [illegible]   My other communication I paid the postage but it might have miscarried.
May 28th 1849
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Pittsburgh Penna
20th September 1850

Sir
The Certificate issued to the heirs of Nancy McCoy or Mackay widow of Daniel McCoy, the 19th July last, includes the name of one of their children now deceased - towit that of Elizabeth Armstrong whose death occured about eight months since -

The Pension Agent here, "William J Howard Esq, informs me that he cannot pay the share of said claim coming to Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong until directed by you in what [illegible] he shall pay it - As no part of said claim has yet been found- I would ask you to instruct Mr. Howard to pay the whole claim to an Administrator for to be distributed to the surviving children of Nancy McCoy.  There is still further difficulty in drawing this claim, from the fact of two of the heirs residing in Illinois & two in this state.  

I have the honor to be your most obt Servt.

Morris Owen [signature]
The above has been attended to by Cole.

Hon. J L Edwards
Coms of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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P.S. 
Be pleased to inform me why I do not get a certificate for the increase due in the case of the heir of Margaret Patterson asked for in my letter about the 15th of July last, also why I do not get reports in the cases of Sarah Woods - Mary Eikilbinger Elizabeth Scott & others that have been before you several months - 
& Oblige
Morris Owen
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Second Regiment Gratuity

(We and each of us whose named in hereunto subscribed do acknowledge to have received from Major Thoms B. Bowen and Captain Ercurius [Ekuries] Beatty, Agents for the late Pennsylvania Line , the several [illegible]  opposite to [illegible] respectively, in certificates date July 1, 1872, bearing  interest at six percent from November the fourth 1783, signed by John Pierce  Commissioner, and described as below being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for gratuity allowed by Congress to the Non Commiss"d officers  and Privates who  served during the War. -

Date of Issue Aug 18t 1876
Certificates  462
Letter  Rx
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https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.png13881   Pittsburgh

Nancy McCoy [illegible]
widow of Daniel McCoy or Mackay
Pennsylvania
Washington Co.
h.d. 23 - April 1809
admitted
[illebible] $80 per
  [illegible] March 1836
to 18 July 1840 when 
she died, children 
John McCoy, James McCoy, Kenneth McCoy, Elizabeth Armstrong, and Christina Sutherland

Act of July 1838
(see papers Catherine McCoy
widow of Alex McCoy and  [illegible] at U.S.
S. Godwin
Prest
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Pittsburgh penna
Sept 2d 1851

Sir
Your attention is respectfully requested to the following matter.

On the 19th day of July 1850 a  pension certificate was issued + sent me for the heirs of Nancy McCoy widow of Daniel McCoy of Penna under act of July 1838. One of the said heirs [illegible] Elizabeth Armstrong died while the claim was being prosecuted and left no children surviving her but a husband who is now living - no administrator has been appointed to receive her share of this claim - oweing to the trouble and expense that it would incur, the [illegible] being small. 

It is requested of the Department that they direct this part of the claim to be paid on a voucher executed by the husband of Elizabeth Armstrong and the cost of the claim has been drawn.

I have the honor to be sir, with the highest respect
Your Obt Servt
Morris Owen

Hon J. E. Heath
Com. of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Pittsburgh Penn
17" June 1850

Sir
In reply to your letter of the 4th  "illegible] we accept of your proposition for 10 per cent on claims for your services and lay a case or two before you this morning. 

1st John Eikelberger
Drew a pension of 96$ under act of 1818, died in Washington Co. M.D. 27 April 1823 leaving a  [illegible] and married Mary who drew a pension from the [illegible] 40$ per annum under act of by the July 1838 and died 22 Feb 1840. It is alleged by his children that he performed as much as two years service in Pa Line + militia + that his services did not close until after his marriage, that the said Mary was entitled to a full pension under act of 14th July 1836.

The precise date of their marriage is not known but must have occured about 1780 or 1781. Their second child, John Eikelberger was born 13"Oct 1783. We shall be able to get some sort of proof to show the marriage occured about the time I have stated - but dont expect to be able to find record proof.  The Auditor Gen of Pa sends us the enclosed certf as the only evidence in his [illegible] of his service  Eichelberger was pensioned for his service in the Pa Line - from the County of York Pa. It is alleged also that said Eikelberger acquired a right to Bounty Lands for his service, and received a warrant for land which he gave to his son Peter, who lost the warrant before locating the land.  Herewith we enclose your letter from the Department in response to our application for a copy of the [illegible] papers of said Exwife.
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 There are two children of said Eikilberger living. 
You will please try and procure from the Department a knowledge of the proof of service + marriage on file, and give us such information + directions as are necessary when we will make out a declaration + have executed + forward to you to try to establish a claim to increase + book pension under act of 4" July 1836. and try + learn if there exists any valid claim to bounty lands. The letter from the Department would seem to speak differently.

2d  Nancy McCoy
Widow of David McCoy or Makay of  Penna Washington Co who never drew a pension, and died 23d Ap 18 09 leaving a widow name Nancy who was married in 1782 or just after the close of his service in the revolution + she died on the 18t July 1840, leaving five children living or four now living one having died since we laid this open before the commissioner Mrs.  Elizabeth Armstrong is the one lately deceased. The declaration of one of the heirs John McCoy sets forth his fathers service under  Capt. Moses Carson + Col. Enos McCoy in the 8th Regt of Pa Line from a period prior to the Battle of Brandywine up to sometime after  the surrender of Cornwallis that he was wounded at the battle of Brandywine on one of his arms by a bayonet, the mark of which he bore up to his death. We have been unable to find any direct proof of identity, but the proof we have laid before the Coms. we think
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augh to admit the claim, the proof we sent we suppose you can get to examine we send you the Com. last letter on the case.

We wish you to look into the case and see what proof will admit this claim we can procure different certificate of service than the one we laid upon the Com Pa, there are several persons of the same [illegible] who served, but we supposed we had sent a certificate of the right persons service.  It is possible that we are mistaken on this particular, as we have before said we recommend you to examine the papers we have sent in this case throughout.  

In haste
Yours truly 
Norton  X Owen

L Godwin Esq
Washington CIty D. C.
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[illegible] Leave the
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Washington City
June 26-1850

Sir,

I am requested by [illegible], Norton and Owen of Pittsburgh, Penn. to [illegible] another examination in the case of Nancy McCoy, widow of Daniel McCoy, of the Penn Line, which was suspended in coverage and of [illegible]. I will deposit in a few days a satisfactory [illegible] in the matter, and also John Eichelberger or his widow Mary.  

With respect
yours truly,

L Godwin
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Washington SS

Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in the County aforesaid personally appeared Isabella McCoy a resident of said County aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law testifies as follows saith that She knew Danial and Nancy McCoy deceased late of said County from the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven up to the time when they died, that they were living together in the relation of husband and wife, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven and were believed to have been lawfully married. 

That she was intimately acquainted with them, those residents living not far from them and further states that the said Daniel and Nancy McCoy had six children born prior to the year seventeen hundred and ninety four whose names are John, Alexander, William, Christiana, Kenneth and Agnes McCoy. 

This deponent further states that she is the widow of James McCoy deceased who was the brother of the said Daniel Mccoy and that while her said husband and his brothers were living she often heard them relate the story of their service in the revolutionary war and from her recollection of what she then heard them say, believes that the said Daniel McCoy and his brother Alexander Mc Coy  now deceased  were  a long period of several years in the services of the revolutionary war, that they entered the service together, and were
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both taken prisoner by the enemy and held as such a considerable period of time, and that the said Alexander McCoy drew a pension from the United States for his services in said war and that he resided at this period of his decade in the County of Brown State of Ohio. 

And further deponent saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed on this twenty eighth
day of November 1849. 
Before me Alex Frazier
Isabella X McCoy
     her mark

I hereby certify from many years personal acquaintance with the above named [illegible] that she is a person of respectable character whose testimony is entitled to full credit and belief. That her mental faculties are good.  
Alex Frazier J. P.
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Washington SS

Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Jane Frazier a resident of said County aged seventy years who being duly sworn testifies as follows  saing that she knew Daniel + his wife Nancy McCoy late of said county from the year seventeen hundred and ninety up to the period when they died, that they were living together as husband and wife at the time of her first acquaintance with them, and continued to be [illegible] until the time of Daniel McCoys death, and that they  had ten children and the six eldest she thinks, were born prior to the year ninety four.  She was intimately acquainted with them her residence being not far from theirs, up to the time of their death. This, deponent furthur states that her mother was sister to said Honey  McCoy and that she has often heard that said Daniel McCoy [illegible] her uncle was in the revolutionary war a considerable period of time and that him and his brother Alexander McCoy were both in the service at one time, and she has often heard that Alexander McCoy was wounded but she has no particular acquaintance with him, he living in the state of Ohio  and further this deponent saith not.

Sworn and subscribed on this
29t day of November 1849 before me
Alex Frazier J. P. 
Jane  X  Frazier
    her mark

I hereby certify that from many years personal acquaintance with the above named deponent Jane Frazier, that she is a
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--person of [illegible[ christan whose testimony

[illegible[ to [ illegible] with that to full credit and belief that her mental good and unimpaired
Given under by hand  on November 29#1849

Alex Frazier J. P.

State of Pennsylvania
County of Washington  SS  I James Brown Prothonotary of said county do hereby certify that Alexander Frazier Esquire is now = was at the time of the date of the foregoing davits is registered in and for said county duly commisioned for specific to [part of line blocked by seal] And that his signature above written In testimony whereof I have known to set my hand + annexed the seal of said county this third day of January 1850.

E. Brown Prothy
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Hickory County NY
Feb 22
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County,  SS
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County William R. Whitham and often being Sworn according to Law saith, that on the 14" day of July  one thousand eight hundred and forty he dug the grave for Nancy McCoy widow and Mother of John McCoy, Kenneth McCoy, Angus McCoy + James McCoy, for the Presbyterian Church yard in the town of West  Alexander
Before me this 21st day of February A.D. 1849
W. R. Whitham
Sexton
John Sutherland, JP (seal)

Washington County Pa
I cerfify that the certificate of William R. Whitham is entitled to full faith and credit, and that he was the Sexton at the time of the decease of Nancy McCoy.
Given under my hand and seal at West Alexander this 21st of February AD 1849

John Sutherland, JP (seal)
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Pennsylvania
Washington County ss

I James Brown Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for (Luzern) County do hereby certify that John Southerland Esq. before whom the within and foregoing applicant was (??) was at this time and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that the signature attached to the same purporting to be his, is genuine and that full faith and trust are and ought to be given to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Washington this 22d day of February AD 1849.

                                             //s//
                                    James Brown
                                                    Prothonotary
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[Round Postal Mark]
WEST ALEXANDER PA A
APR 20


5
PAID [stamp]

To the pension office
Washington City
D.C.

[Written sideways and partially over postal mark]
April 23/illegible
ing?  concern? [illegible]
A. P. Norton Esq
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West Alexander Washington County Pa
April 20th, 1849
to the pension Office
Washington City D. C.
Gentlemen
The object of this communication is to know from you respecting the revolutionary claims of several widow which were intrusted to A. P. Norton Esq formerly of Carlile and late of Pittsburgh Pa.  Who got a powere of attorney to prosecute the same for the after named - (Sarah King widow of Thomas King - Rachel Supler Widow of John Supler - and John McCoy in behalf of his deceased mother Haney McCoy, widow of Daniel McCoy each of the before mentioned (Thomas King, John Supler and Daniel McCoy) were revolutionary soldiers.
The declaration of John McCoy and accompanying evidence was executed Feb 22nd 1849 in Washington County Court ILLEGIBLE.  Wm Norton stated I should hear from him occasionally every 2 or 3 weeks but has not written any thing - And as some unfavorable reports have been in circulation - I have thought proper to trouble you with this communication - you will therefore please write to me respecting those claims and the result if acted on - and if not acted on the probability when - an answer as soon as practible will be taken as a favor from a stranger.
Direct your communication thus - Col John Mccoy, West Alexander P.O. Washington County Pa as there are several John McCoys in the vicinity.
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State of Ohio
County of Brown
Before the subscriber a Magistrate in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such,  personnally appeared James McCoy a resident of said county aged forty six years who being first duly sworn according to law, testifies as follows, ILLEGIBLE, that he is a son of Alexander McCoy deceased late a pensioner of the United States (on the Kentucky List) under the act of 18 March 1818.  And that further states from information and belief derived in part from his said father that the said Alexander McCoy and his brother Daniel McCoy enlisted  together in the fall of 1776 to serve five years or during the war in the 8th Regiment of the Penn Live under Captain Moses Carson and Colonel Enos McCoy, that sometime after the enlistment of the said Alexander and Daniel McCoy, they were in an engagement with the enemy who the said Daniel McCoy was taken prisoner and his bother learned nothing concerning where he was from that time until after the termination of said war.  when on returning home found his brother Daniel there and learned that he had been exchanged and discharged some months previous to the declaration of peace.
this deponent further states that the said Alexander and Daniel McCoy were enlisted into the service by Captain John Finley, late a pensioner residing in the State of Kentucky, that the testimony of the said Finley was taken several years ago, proving the service of both the said Daniel and Alexander McCoy that this deponent has seen this testimony, that it was taken for the purpose of establishing respectively the claims of the said Alexander and  Daniel McCoy to County land from the State of Pennsylvania.  And that the said Alexander McCoy subsequently waived the prosecution of his claim for County land for fear
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that he might thereby invalidate his right to his pension under the act of ILLEGIBLE March 1818 and that the said affidavit of John Finley was subsequently forwarded (as this deponent believes) to one of the heirs of Daniel McCoy to enable them to establish their claim to his County land since which time this deponent has no knowledge of it.  Deponent further states that the said Daniel McCoy for many years prior to his decease resided in Washington County State of Pennsylvania.
And further deponent saith not.
James M Coy
Sworn to and subscribed on the twentieth day of December A.D. 1849 before me
R. J. Bennett
Justice of the Peace I also certify that the above named affiant is a person in whose veracity full faith may and ought to be had.
R. J. Bennett
J P
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State of Ohio
County of Brown
I Gideon Durham Clerk of said county do hereby certify that R. J. Bennett Esq is a magistrate in and for said county,k that he is now and was at the time of the date of the foregoing affidavit duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and annexed any official seal this 27th day of December AD 1849.
Gideon Durham clerk B C P