Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11,127, for Joseph Reany, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Reany, Joseph
Reiney
Mary
NUMBER
W.11.127
B.L.Wt.40673-160-55
CONTENTS
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Reany, Joseph
Reiney
Mary
NUMBER
W.11.127
B.L.Wt.40673-160-55
CONTENTS
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22350
Indiana
Joseph Reany
Daviess Co. in the State of Indiana who was a private in the com. commanded by Captain Donald of the rgt. commanded by Col. Locke in the N. Carolina line for 8 months private of Infantry 5 months pri. of Cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 47 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of October 1833 and John Van Trees Washington

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 117.75
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March  23.75 =
$141.50

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 127

Susp'd see letter L.P. Agt. April 9 1835 - suspn removed. see letter to Hon. J.W. Davis & P. Agt Feb. 18. 1836 -

8 Sept 1846

[illegible]
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26.725
Joseph Reany
Indiana
from 1779 private of Inf'y & Cav. 13 months
Pri. Inf. 8 mos. $26.66
Pri. Cav. 5 mos. 20.85 =
$47.50

23.75
       5
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117.75


John Van Trees
Clk Daviess Co. Washington Indiana
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of Indiana}
County of Daviess} SS.

On this 12th day of August A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Daviess Probate Court now sitting, Joseph Reaney a resideint of Wallace Township in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy nine 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: In the year 1779 he resided in the county of Guilford in the state of North Carolina, and in the month of  October (day not recollected) of that year, he was drafted to serve a five months tour in a company of North Carolina Militia raised in sd .County commanded by Captain John Donald ( or Donnell), Lieut. William Wartley (ensign's name forgotten). This company belonged to the  Regiment commande by Colonel John Locke - The Regiment rendezvoused at Guilford C. H. N. C. in October aforesaid, when and where it was joined by a Regiment of what was called the new comp, (nine months men) commanded by Colonel Sayth and the six two Regiments under the command of General
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Rutherford was  thence marched to Charlotte C. H. where we remained two or three weeks to be joined by additional troops - We thence marched Southward [smudge] the Charleston S. C. Road, (object unknown to this declarant, untill we reached the 10 mile house (near Charleston) where we stopped about 3 weeks - From this point General Rutherford moved us to Perrysburgh S. C. on the Savannah River, a little village 50 or 60 miles below Augusta, Georgia, where we took up winter quarters - immediately after we arrived at this place. I was attacked with the camp fever and was dangerously sick for a long time - In the last of January or first of February this declarant being an invalid, was permitted by his officers to return home, in company with a man by the name of Sampson Prawell, to recruit his health. He rejoined his reg't on its return home, at Guilford when he was discharged with the same - This declarant did not recieve a written discharge for this time of service. In July 1780 this declarant volunteered a three months tour in a company commanded by Capt. Peter O'Neil & raised by him in Guilford Co. N. C. where declarant then resided - Our company was immediately joined by several companies (amongst which he well recollects Capt. Bashier's) the whole commanded by Colonel Paisly - we all volunteered at the call of Col. Paisly who was then the Col. of our Co. - Col. Paisly immediately
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moved us in the direction of South Carolina and in a few days march we joined Gen'l Gates' Amy on the South side of Peedee, about 50 or 60 miles from Camden, and then moved under Gen'l Gates to Rudgely's mills within 12 miles of Camden- Capt. O'Neills company was stationed with the same French Troops 3 miles from the main army at an old farm, on the road to Camden - they were detained here to watch the movements of the enemy - He well recollects that the Army was about to be in readiness to march by 10:00 at night the day before the battle - and also, that in the evening the soldiers drew molasses, and drank freely, and by 10:00 the ground was strewn with men groaning vomiting and purging. In the night on the march, there was an engagement, in front and to the left, of the company to which declarant belonged. After this declarant thinks, they marched very slow and hardly appeared to get along at all, as they were sometimes thrown as far back as they had gone forward. The firing was kept up off and on all night - About sun rise 6:00, 7 miles from Camden, the general battle began between the armies of Gen'l Gates and Lord Cornwallis - The battle was opened by the firing of a canon - twice on our side, before any other firing of the armies - This was succeeed by a general discharge of such
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arms from the Militia, and then they took to their scrapers, and this declarant knows but little more about it, being "pretty bad scared". The North Carolina Militia did not run untill the Virginia militia on the left had thrown down their guns, and "cut dirt". The declarant got home, as others did, as well as he could. - He received no written discharge for this tour of service - 
After the defeat of Gates the  Tories of North Carolina became very troublesome and it became necessary to raise volunteers to keep them under and protect the neighborhood if possible - and about the last of October 1780 Colonel John Littrel (declarant thinks of Chatham County" proposed raising by voluntary enrollment in the several neighboring counties a Regiment of mounted men, for aid purpose -  This regiment was raised - Guilford Co. furnishing one company commanded by Capt. James Robinson - In this company declarant volunteerd for three months (the term of time the Reg't volunteered to serve) This Regiment was stationed at Col. Littrel's in Chatham Co. for eight or nine weeks, where they created barricades and made frequent excursions through the surrounding country, catching tories, dispersing and driving them to the swamps near cross creek, and effectively protecting the county in that vicinity from their infernal robberies, burnings and murders
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Colonel Littrel then got orders to march to the narrows of Yadkin River, where we met an express. Col. Littrell picked out abobut 5 men from the different companies, amoungst whom was this declarant left them under the command of Capt. John Hinds with orders to march up on the East side of the Yadkin - Colonel Littrell with the bal.of the Regiment crossed the Yadkin and united with some regular troop and marched up the west side of the Yadkin - we marched that day, encamped at a farm and the next morning resumed the march according to orders, when, in a short time [smudge] came to Capt. Hinds of an engagement and defeat of our men on the other side of the river by the British at the old trading ford - Capt. Hinds immediately gave orders and marched us home - For this term of service he got a discharge, (written), signed by Capt. James Robinson - which he gave to H. L. Livingston  Esq'r. of Bedford In. about 2 years since for the purpose of having him make out a declaration for a pension under the old Pension laws and which discharge the said Livingston has lost or mislaid so that this declarant can not get it - In the summer of 1781 - months not recollected, but it was in water melon time, Capt.
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Thomas Dugan of Randolph Co. N.C. came into Guilford Co. for the purpose of raising a volunteer company to suppress the Tories in that county and the adjoinng - Lieutenant Eli Newland immedicately tendered his service and this declarant with 15 others volunteered for a two months tour, as mounted men - The company was raised and stationed at Bell's Mill on Deep River in said Co. of Randoph where they remained 3 or 4 weeks, operating in the neighborhood successfully against the Tories, and then marched in the direction of Cross Creek to the "Scotch Settlement" The company was headed by the Captain at Drowning Creek, and he was Ensign Clark and one or 2 more went out to make discoveries, and did not return - Lt.  Newland marched the company on untill he ascetained that the Captain Ensign men had been taken prisoners by the tories & taken toward Wilmington - Lt. Newland marched the company to Cape Fear River, crossed and encamped on a high Cliff. In the morning the tories had collected in large numbers opposite us, and commenced firing, which was returned by us, without effect on either side. Lt. Newland then marched us up the River, untill we halted to feed when the Tories in larger numbers
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fired again upon us, when we saddled up, [smudge] down and made a "Straight-shirt tail" for HIllsboro - when & where our time being up we returned home ---
This Declarant served his country arduously and faithfully in these four tours, thirteen months, as a soldier of the Revolution' five months of which time, he served as a mounted man, furnishing his own horse, for which service he claims of his country that which she has generously and nobly promised to give, a pension. He has no record of his age, but has been informed and believes that he is seventy nine years of age - that he was born near Burlington, New Jersey - His father moved when he was 5 years old into Guilford County North Carolina, where he resided untill and during the revolutionary war, and untill the Summer of 1782 when he moved into Wythe Co. Va; and in 1783 to Green Co. Tennessee where he married & remained untill 1787, when he moved into Sevier Co. and lived there untill 1796 & then settled in Lincoln Co. Ky, where he remained utill 1800. & then settled in Pulaski Co. Ky. where he continued untill 1814, and then moved to Overton Co. Tennessee, and there remained till 1817 & thence moved into Orange Co. In. & there lived 2 years - thence moved into Lawrence Co. In. & lived 11 years and
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in 1830 then moved to his present residence in Daviess Co. where he has since resided -- He is not positive that he is correct as to dates but believes that he is - and knows he is as to tours - He can recollect no officer in the U.S. Service except those mentioned - He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services as a soldier of the Revolution but Saunders M. Howard and Asberry Sims who reside in his present neighborhood can testify as to his character for veracity and his reputation as a soldier of the revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state - 
[Signature] Joseph Reaney O his mark
Sworn to & Subscribed in open court
[Signature] Jno. Van Trees, Clerk

We Asberry Sims & Saunders M. Howard residing in Wallace Township in said County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquinted with Joeph Reaney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have
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been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - 
[Signatures] S. M. Howard
Asberry Sims
Sworn to and subscribed}
the day & year aforesaid}
in open court. [Signature] Jno. Van Trees, Clerk

And the said Court does hereby declare its opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department (the answers to which are embodied in the foregoig Declaration) that the above named applicant, was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stated - And the Court further certifies that it appears to him that  there is no Clergyman resident in the neighborhood of the said applicants, and that Saunders M. Howard and Asberry Sims, who have signed the proceeding certificates are residents of the neighborhood of the said applicant, in Wallace Township, Daviess County, Indiana, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to implicit credit - [Signature] James McDonald P.J.D.C.

I John Van Trees, Clerk of the Probate Court of Daviess County in the State of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Reaney for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 14th day of August Anno Domini 1833.
[Seal] [Signature] Jno. Van Trees, Clerk
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248702

5841.

Indiana, Ind's. 
Mary Reany widow of Joseph Reany who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private N.C.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 47 dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 10th day of July 1856 and set to Geo. W. Hardin, Bloomington, Ind'a.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 226. Vol, N
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48.702. act mar 3/55
June 16/56.
Mary Reany
Mary Reany wid. Joseph Reany priv.

ad. 160 acres. Sept.: 3.7856, Boynton
Ind'a. Feb'y 53 -5841

Rev. War. Pensioner

George H. Hardin
Bloomington Ind.

nan

No. 40673 ipe Sept. 6/56

Vol R = 40
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State of Indiana}
Green County} SS.
On this twenty third day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before a commissioner of the County Court wthin and for the county and state aforesaid Mary Reiney aged sixty-six years a resident of Cass Township in the County of Green and State of Indiana who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joseph Reiney deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Captain -----------in the -----Regiment of ----------commanded by Colonel -----in the war of the Revolution; that her said husband engaged by ----------at --------- for the term of ----and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of fourteen days and was honorably discharged at------------on the --------- day of ---A. D. ------She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Reiney in Martin County and State of Indina on the ----day of ----A. D. -by one William Ragan a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Ward: That her said husband died at the residence of Abner Ward in Cass Township in the County of Green and State of Indiana on the 8th day of Sept. A. D. 1846 and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the  bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved the third day of March 1855 She also declares that she has never before applied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress, and bounty land warrant whatever- That the aforesaid Joseph Reiney was a pensioner of the United States enrolled on the pension list of the Indiana agency at the period of  his decease and was granted the sum of ninty six dollars per anum as a Revolutionary pensioner - That she does not know under what special act of Congress he the said Joseph Reiney was allowed a pension & further she has not any family record evidence of the marriage of her & the said Joseph Reiney & and of his decease - She gives referecne to the records of muster rolls for services of said Joseph Reiney & his testimoney on which he was granted a pension to prove her right to said land bounty - 
[Signature] Mary Reiney X her mark
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We Abner Ward and Elizabeth Simson residents of Green County and State of Indiana upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledge by Mrs. Mary Reiney in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement, of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be - Declarant doth further state that they were acquainted with & knew the said Mary Reiney and Joseph Reiney deeased in the lifetime of said decedent as husband and wife for the space of seventeen years proceding his death and that the said Mary Reiney is now a widow and the widow of Joseph Reiney deceased the identical person mentioned in her foregoing declaration who to the knowledge of us declarants died at the time and place stated by Mary Reiney in her said foregoing declaration - That declarants are descendant children of the said Mrs. Mary Reiney and further that they are disinterested in making this affidavits - John K Long of Daviess County Indiana also personally appeared & made oath that he was acquainted with Joseph  Reiney & Mary Reiney above mentioned during the life time of said Joseph Reiney & have known said Mary Reiney his widow ever since the decease of her said husband who was a revolutionary pernsioner on the Indiana Agency list of pensioners at the time he died & that said Mary Reiney is a widow at this time & has continued said Joseph Reiney's  widow ever since his decease - and that he is not interested in the  claim by Mrs. Reiney to bounty land - 
[Signatures]
Abner Ward X his mark
Elizabeth Simson X her mark
John K. Long

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons tht the claimant is the person she represents herself to be & that the claimant & affiants are resdients as stated in their declarations and that I have no interest in this claim That the line erased was crossed after interlined 2d line from top before signing.
[Signature] Aaron Hagaman
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State of Indiana}
Green County} SS.
I John Jones Auditor of Green County & State of Indiana do hereby certify that Aaron Hagaman whose name is subscribed to the above or foregoing certificate of declaration having been made before him was at the date thereof a commissioner of the County Court in and for said county duly elected and qualified as such and by law authorizd to administer oaths and that the above signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature and entitled to credit and that said court is a court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at office in Bloomfield this 24 day of May A. D. 1856.
[Singature] John Jones Auditor G. C.
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Bloomington Indiana June 10. 1856
J. Minot Esq'r. Comm. of Pensions

Sir,

The within paper contains the claim of Mrs. Mary Reiney as set forth. A certificate of the clerk relatiive to the marriage is filed in her claim to a pension under the act of Congress of 3d Feb. 1853 -
I am respectfully your obt. srvt.
George W. Hardin

240.702
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the second Section of the act of February 3d 1853.
State of Indiana}
Green County} SS.  On this Twenty-Third day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me Aaron Hagaman one of the Commissioners of the County Court in and for Green County and State of Indiana Mary Reiney a resident of Green County & State of Indiana aged sixty six years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the third day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty three granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Joseph Reiney who wa a priate in the --regiment of the ---------commanded by Col. -----------and of the state of -------------. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Reiney on the ---------------day of ------------------in the year eighteen hundred and -------------by William Ragan a Justice of the Peace in the County of Martin and State of Indiana. That her said husband died on the eighth day of September A. D. 1846 -in the county of  Green and state Indina. That she was not married to him prior to the second day of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated - She further declares that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the decease of her husband Joseph Reiney before mentioned - That Joseph Reiney the identical person above mentioned was a pensioner of the United States at the period of his decease and his name enrolled on the pension list of The Indiana Agency and she doth  verily believe at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum - That she was Mary Ward before he aforesaid marriage to Joseph Reiney & further she declares, that she has no family record of her said marriage nor of the date on which the said Joeseph Reiney died - That this is her first and only application made
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for the benefit of the pensions of the aforesaid of Congress approved the 3d day of February 1853 and that from bodily disability by reason of age and infirmity she is unable to attend court to make this declaration in open court at the County seat for holding courts which is thirteen miles distant from her place of residence - That she does not know under what act of Congress the said Joseph Reiney was granted a pension; and gives reference to the Records & papers filed by him and upon which he was granted a pension and also to her evidence & claim filed in support of her right to the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress of February 3d 1853 in proof of her right to said act of congress -
[Signature] Mary Reiney X her mark

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first above mentioned - I further certify that the aforesaid affiant Mrs. Mary Reiney is the identical person she represents herself to be and that from her age and infirmity she is unable to go to Bloomfield the county seat of Green County Indian to make oath to the foregoing declaration in open court  and that from her appearance I believe her to be aged the number of years stated by her in her above declaratino and that I have no interest whatever in the foregoing, mentioned , claim to a pension - 
[Signature] Aaron Hagaman
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State of Indiana}
Green County} SS. On this 23d day of May A. D. 1856 personally appeared before me Aaron Hagan one of the Commissioners of the County Court in & for Green County and State of Indiana Abner Ward and Elizabeth Simson residents fo Cass Township in Green County State of Indian and John K. Long a resident of Green Township in Daviess County Indiana who after being duly swron according to law doth make oath to the following declaration - That they were present and saw Mary Reiney subscribe by making her mark to the foregoing declaration and acknowledged the same. Declarants futher state an oath that said Mary Reiney is the widow of Joseph Reiney deceased the identical person who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and on the pension list Roll of the Indiana agency at the period of his death - Declarants Abner Ward & Elizabeth Simson further declare, that Joseph Reiney died on the eighth day of September 1846 in Green County and State of Indiana at the residence of said affiant Abner Ward in said Township leaving the aforesaid Mary Reiney his widow & that she has remained the widow of said Joseph Reiney ever since his decease and is now a widow said Declarants, Ward & Simson further declare that they were present at the marriage of said Joseph Reiney & Mary Reiney whose name was Mary Ward before her said marriage to Joseph Reiney & that said marriage was solemnized by William Ragan a Justice of the Peace in & for Martin County Indiana about twenty eight years ago - Declarant A. Ward states his age is forty three years & Elizabeth Simson declarant says that she is in her thirty-seventh year of age and that said declarants Ward & Simson further declares that Mary Reiney aforesaid is their mother - John K. Long declares that he was acquainted with and knew Joseph Reiney for the space of about seventeen years (before his decease) and were recollects of selling him said Reiney some corn at auction on creditupon ohis promise to pay for it on the receipt of his first pension money due after said purchase and also about
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State of Indiana}
Green County} SS. On this 23rd day of May A. D. 1856 personally appeared before me Aaron Hagaman one of the Commissioner of the County Court in & for Green County and State of Indiana Abner Ward and Elizabeth Simson residents of Cass Township in Green County State of Indiana and John K. Long a resident of Greeen Township in Daviess County Indiana who after being duly sworn according to law doth make oath to the following declaration - That they were present and saw Mary Rainey subscribe by making her mark to the foregoing declaration and acknowedged the same. Declarants further state an oath that said Mary Reiney is the widow of Joseph Reiney deceased the identical person who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and on the pension list Roll of the Indiana Agency at the period of his death - Declarant, Abner Ward  & Elizabeth Simson futher declare that Joseph Reiney died on the eight day of September 1846 in Green County and State of Indiana at the residence of said affiant Abner Ward in said Township leaving the aforesaid Mary Reiney his widow & that she has remained the widow of said Joseph Reiney ever since his decease and is now a widow said Declarants Ward & Simson further declare that they were present at the marriage of said Joseph Reiney & Mary Reiney whose name was Mary Ward before her said marriage to Joseph Reiney & that said marriage was solmnized by William Ragan a Justice of the Peace in & for Martin County Indiana about twenty eight years ago - Declarant A. Ward states his age is forty three years & Elizabeth Simson declarant says that she is in her Thirty-Seventh year of age and that said declarants Ward & Simson further declares that Mary Reiney aforesaid is their mother - John K. Long declares that he was acquainted with and  knew Joseph Reiney for the space of about seventeen  years (before his decease) and were recollects of selling him said Reiney some corn at auction on credit upon his promise to pay for it on the receipt of his first pension money due after said purchase and also about
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Thereafter declarant was at the request of Mr. Van Trees of Washington in Daviess County Indiana. The bearer of about forty three dollar to Joseph Reiney aforesaid who resides about eighteen miles from said Washington & which money declarant believes was pension money received of the United States by said Van Trees for said J. Reiney & to him sent by declarants as aforesaid and that the before mentioned Mary Reiney is now a widow & the widow of Joseph Reiney the identical person before mentioned - declarants all make oath that they are in no way interested in making this affidavit & have no claim or interest whatever in this claim by Mary Reiney for a pension of the United States, as staetd by her in her said declaration.
[Signatures] 
Abner Ward X his mark
Elizabeth Simson X her mark
John K. Long
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me I further certify that said affiants are personally known by me to be credible persons and are residents as stated in their affidavit and that I have no interest whatever in the above claim to pension of the United States by Mrs. Mary Reiney - 
[Signature] Aaron Hagaman

State of Indiana}
Green County} SS.
I John Jones Auditor of Green County State of Indiana do hereby certify that Aaron Hagaman whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates of affidavits having been made before him was at the date thereof a Commissioner of the county court in & for said county duly elected ad qualified as such and is by law authorized to administer oaths and that the signatures before written purporting to be his are genuine and entitled to credit and that said court is a court of record by virtue of the laws of the state of Indiana - In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my name & seal of said county this 24th day of May 1886.
[Signature] John Jones Auditor G. C.
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State of Indiana
Martin County SS.
Marriage Records
Marriage licence Issued 
April 2d 1829 to Joseph Reaney and Polly Ward

I Lewis R. Rogers clerk of this Circuit Court in and for said County of Martin and State of Indiana, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of the record in said matter as the same recording of record in said County and I do furher certify that upon a full and careful examination of said records in said matter, no certificate of the marriage of said Joseph Reaney and Polly Ward can be found in said record.
In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Dover Hills this 3d day of June A. D. 1856
[Signature] S. M. Mossas Clk. M.C. C.
[Seal]

fees - Examining Records}
27 years back}  $1.40
Certificate & Seal  .50 =
$1.90
Credits, By Cash  1.00 =
$ .90
S. M. Mossas Clk
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]Bloomington Indiana
June 10 1856

J. Minot Esq. Comm. of pensions. Sir On the annexed & within papers please find the claim of Mrs. Mary Reiney for a pension as set forth: hoping it will be approved & replied to in due space of tiem & initsturn - 
I am respectfully, 
Your obt. srvt.
George W. Hardin [Signature]

[seal]
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April 2, 1935
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BA-J/FEL
John Cannon-S.30309
Joseph Reany-W.11127

Mrs. Roy Bogner
108 East Oak Street
Washington, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of John Cannon and Joseph Reany or Rainy, soldiers of the Rev
volutionary War and pensioners in 1834, the latter residing in Daviess County, Indiana.
The records of John Cannon and of a Joseph Reany, who resided in Daviess County, Indiana, have been found and are furnished you
herein.

John Cannon
S. 30309
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in  Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30309, based upon the military service of John Cannon in that war. John Cannon was born in 1760, in Ninety Six District, South Carolina. The names of his parents are not shown. While residing in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, John Cannon enlisted June 1, 1775, served three months in Captain James
Davis' South Carolina Company, and marched into Georgia in pursuit of Indians after his return from this tour, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith and worked at this trade until September 1, 1780, when he volunteered, served in Captain James Willard's Company, Colonel Levi Casey's South Carolina Regiment until June 1, 1781, when he volunteered, served in Colonel Brandon's South Carolina
Regiment and was at the siege of Ninety Six, after which he served under Colonel Benjamin Killgore in the South Carolina Troops
until the last of January following and was engaged in protecting the inhabitants from the depredations of the Indians; he enlisted August 1, 1781, and served in Captain James Dillard's Company, under
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Major John Ford in the South Carolina Troops until late in January, 1782. He stated that he served at different times on thirteen separate tours, but did not give the dates and names of officers for all of these tours. He said that he was also in a number of skirmishes, places where these skirmishes took place not stated.
John Cannon was allowed pension on his application executed May 10, 1843, while residing in Hart County, Kentucky. In above year, soldier's son, Thomas, was living in Hart
County, Kentucky. Other children are referred to their names and the name of soldier's wife are not given. In 1843, soldier's brother, James Cannon, was a resident of Daviess County, Indiana. There are no further family data.
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Joseph Reany
W.111137
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.11137, based upon the Revolutionary War service
of Joseph Reay (Reiney). He was born near Burlington, New Jersey, date not stated and
when four or five years old, his father whose name is not given, moved to Guilford County, North Carolina. The name of his mother
is not stated. 
Joseph Reay (Reiney), while residing in said Guilford County, served as a private in the North Carolina Troops, as follows -
From sometime in October, 1779, five months in Captain John Donald's Company in Colonel John Locke's regiment; from sometime in
July, 1780, three months in Captain Peter O'Neil's company under Colonel Paisley, and was in the battle of Camden; from the last of
October, 1780, three months in Captain James Robinson's company in Colonel John Littrel's regiment; in the summer of 1781, two months in Captain Thomas Dugan's company, and was in an engagement with the Tories on the Cape Fear River.
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He moved in the summer of 1782 to Wythe County, Virginia; in 1783, to Greene County, Tennessee, where he married in 1787 to
Sevier County, North Carolina (later Tennessee in 1796 to Lincoln County, Kentucky; in 1800 to Pulaski County, Kentucky, in 1814 to
Overton County, Tennessee in 1817, to Orange County, Indiana, two years later to Lawrence County, Indiana; and in 1830 to Wallace
Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 12, 1833, then a resident of Wallace Township, Indiana seventy-nine years of age. His statement that he married in Greene County, Tennessee, was the only reference to said marriage. He married in Martin County, Indiana, Mary or Polly Ward. The marriage license was issued, April 2, 1829.
He died September 8, 1846 at the residence of Abner War in Cass Township, Greene County, Indiana. His widow, Mary or Polly, was allowed pension on her application executed May 23, 1856, while living in Cass Township, Indiana,
and was sixty-six years of age. It is not stated whether soldier had any children.
Abner Ward, aged forty-three years in 1856 and Elizabeth Simson, aged thirty-six years in 1856, and both then living in Cass Township, Indiana, stated that they were the children of Mary Rainey or Reany.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Pen. Off. June 21 1856

Sir

I will be obliged if you will inform me when Joseph Reany of In. was last paid at $47.60 under the act of 1832
Respectfully
R. McRae
for Commr-

R. J. Atkinson Esq.
Third Auditor

Nipertt
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3d Auditor Office June 23. 1836

Sir:

Joseph Reany, Ind. Act 1832 at $47.50 per ann. has been paid to 4 March 1846.
Very Respy
Rob. J. Atkinson
Auditor

J. Minot Esq'r. 
Comm'r. of Pensions
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1923 Oct. [smudge]  Hist. to Hon. J. E. Watson aw
1927 Apr. 9 - Hist to Miss Emily Brooks. See letter in James Rainey S. 35399 awf.
1932 Mch. 8 - hist. to Miss Emily  Brooks awf
1935 Apr. 2 - Hist. to Mrs. roy Bogner Letter in case John Cannon 2.30309 - Eret -

N.C,
Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11127
Mary  Reany
Wid of Joseph Reany
Privt Rev. War
Act: Feb'y 3d 1839.
Index:-Vol. M, Page 154
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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March 8, 1932

BA-J/AWF

Miss Emily Brooks
656 E. 23rd Street
Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to
Joseph Reany (Reiney), a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 11127, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Reany (Reiney).
He was born near Burlington, New Jersey, date
not stated, and when four or five years old, his father, whose name is not given moved to Guilford County, North Carolina. Joseph Reany (Roiney), while residing in said Guilford County, served as a private in the North Carolina troops, as follows -
From sometime in October, 1779, five months in Captain John Donald's company in Colonel John Locke's regiment; from sometime in July, 1780, three months in Captain Peter O'Neil's company under Colonel Paisley, and was in the battle of Camden: from the last of October, 1780, three months in Captain James Robinson's company in Colonel John Littrel's regiment; in the summer of 1781, two months in Captain Thomas Dugan's company, and
was in an engagement with the Tories on the Cape Fear River.
He moved in the summer of 1782 to Wythe County, Virginia; in 1783 to Greene County, Tennessee, where he married, in 1787 to Sevier County, North Carolina (later Tennessee); in 1796 to Lincoln County, Kentucky; in 1800 to Pulaski County, Kentucky; in 1814 to Overton
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County, Tennessee; in 1817 to Orange County, Indiana; two years later to Lawrence County, Indiana, and in 1830 to Wallace Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 12, 1833, then a resident of Wallace Township, Indiana, and seventy-nine years of age. His statement that he married in Greene County, Tennessee, was the only reference to said marriage. He married in Martin County, Indiana, Mary or Polly Ward. The marriage license was issued April 2, 1829.
He died September 8, 1846 at the residence of
Abner Ward in Cass Township, Greene County, Indiana. His widow, Mary or Polly, was allowed pension on her application executed May 23, 1856, while living in Cass Township, Indiana, and was sixty-six years of age. It is not stated whether soldier had any children.
Abner Ward aged forty-three years in 1856 and
Elizabeth Simson aged thirty-six years in 1856, and both then living in Cass Township, Indiana, stated that they were the children of Mary Reiney or Reany.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars
Section.

October 5, 1932.

Honorable James E. Watson,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:

In response to your letter of the nine
teenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the pension claim, W. 11127, it appears that Joseph Reany, or Reiney was born near Burlington, New Jersey, date not stated, and names of parents not on record.
While living in Guilford County, North Carolina, he served as a private in the North Carolina Troops as follows: From October 1777, to the end of January 1778, in Captain John Donald's Company, Colonel John Locke's Regiment. From July 1780, until the battle of Camden, in
which he was engaged, in Captain Peter O'Neil's Company, under Colonel Paisley. From the last of October 1780, for three months in Captain James Robinson's Company, Colonel
John Littrell's Regiment. During the summer of 1781 for two months in Captain Thomas Dugan's Company and was in an engagement on Cape Fear River.
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He married in Green County, Tennessee, between 1783 and 1787. Name of wife not stated. He married in Martin County, Indiana, Mary Ward, marriage license issued April 2, 1829. It is not stated whether he had any children. Abner Ward and Elizabeth Simson of Cass Township
Green County, Indiana in 1856, stated that they were the children of Mary Reany, or Reiney,
Soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 12, 1833, while living in Wallace Township, Daviess County, Indiana, aged seventy-nine years. He died in Green
County, Indiana, September 3, 1948.
His widow Mary was allowed pension on her application executed May 23, 1856, while living in Green County, Indiana, aged sixty-six years.
Sincerely,
Washington Gardner [Signature]
Commissioner.
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656 E. 23rd St.
Indianapolis, Ind. 2-7-32

Pension Dept. Revolutionary Section, 

Dear Sirs: am seeking knowledge of Revolutionary Soldier by name of Jonathan Riney, sometimes given as Ryna or Reine or Rany) who lived in St. Mary's Co. Maryland.  Enlisted in Rawlins Regiment Apr. 25, 1778. Served I think about 9 mo.
this same Jonathan Riney is supposed to be the one who came to Nelson Co. Ky had wife named Priscilla - suppsed to have son James have copies of deeds made by them to James in Kentucky. I want to know if he was Pensioner. If so want please Pension report or any knowledge about him. want to know if he ha son Jeremiah. Please send report which will be gratefully received by - Miss Emily Brooks [Signature]
[A descendant of Jonathan Ryne.]
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I also want the pension record of Mary Reany [or Reiny - in later years the name was spelled Rany] she was the widow of the Revolutionary soldier Joseph Reany [or Reiney] who pension claim was W.11127. She was his second wife and her name was Mary Ward - they were married in Martin Co. Indiana Apr. 2. 1829 She was allowed pension on her application executed May 23-1856 while living in Green Co. Ind. aged 66 I would like to know if they had children and where she was born ect
For this information I will be most grateful
Very Respt.
[Miss] Emily Brooks
656 E. 23rd St.
Indianapolis
Indiana
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_____ _____, CHAIRMAN,
REED SMOOT, UTAH.
FURNIFOLD MC L. SIMMONS, N.C.
ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE WIS.
ANDRIEUS A JONES, N. MEX.
WILLIAM P. BILLINGHHAM, VT.
PETER G. GERRY, R.I.
GEORGE P. MCLEAN, CONN.
JAMES A REED, MO.
CHARLES CURTIS, KANS.
DAVID I. WALSH, MASS.
JAMES E. WATSON, IND.
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____ _____

ROBERT W. FARRAR, CLERK.

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.

October 19, 1923.

Hon. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Commissioner:

I will appreciate it if you will furnish me with the following information relative to J. Rainey, a Revolutionary soldier, who was living in
Daviess county, Indiana, in 1840, and whose age at that time was 83 years:
Where he was born?
Where and in what regiment he served
in the Revolutionary War?
who his father was and the names of
his children?
Any other information of interest to
his living relatives will be appreciated.

Sincerely yours,
James E. Watson [Signature]

[seal - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS OCT 20 1923]
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Bloomington Indiana
December 29. 1856

To The Commissioner of Pensions

Sir The pension certificate of Joseph Reany deceased was sought about the time and after application was made by Mary Reany his widow for the arrears due said pension at his decease & for a pension under the act of February 3d 1853 & obtained after said arrears & a pension certificate under said act was received by her  - I was agent for claimant in the above case and herewith send the pension certificate of Joseph Reany deceased - issued under act of June 7 1832

I m respectfully
your obt. servt.
George W. Hardin [Signature]
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40.673

Rev. Amt

No 6406
Mary Reany
Widow of Joseph 
Ind.

3 Feby 1853 -
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Mary Reany
Widow of Joseph
Green Co. Indiana
adm't. 3 Feb''y 1833
$47.50 a year from 
the passage of the act

Sent to
Geo. W. Hardin Esq.
Bloomington
Ind.
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Brief in the case of    Mary Reany widow of  Joseph, Green County and State of  Indiana
  act 3 Feb. 1853.

Claim, original

Proof exhibited, original

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioner under th act of June 7 1832 at $47.50 a year and dec'd in 1846.

Record of marriage
Cohabitation, general reptation of marriage, her identity as the pensioners widow, his death and her presenet widowhood, sworn by credible witness.

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent
Geo. W. Hardin, Esq.
Blooington Indiana
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Raney)

Payments to be made
at Corydon
by Thomas Posey
Agent for paying Pensioners
in the Agency of 
Indiana

Recorded in the Pension Office
in Book E Vol. 7 Page 129 by
Dan'l Boyd Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United  States of the 7th of June ,1832, Joseph Reany of the State of Indiana who was a private of Infantry & Cavalry in the Army of the  Revolution is entitled to receive -- Forty Seven -- dollars and Fifty -- cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 29th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty -three
[Seal]
Lew Cass [Signature]
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.''

J. L. Edwards [Signature]
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Indiana}
Daviess County} SS.
Be it known that before me William G. Cole a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Robert B. Wallace, Esq'r. and made oath in due form of law, that he is personally acquainted with Joseph Reany a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States who is now living and a resident of said county - That the said Joseph Reaney executed, before this affiant, as a Justice of the Peace for said county, a power of attorne authorizing one stephen Kilgore of said county to receive from th agent of the U.S. for paying pensins in Corydon Stae of Indiana, his (the said Reany's) pensino due on the 4th of  September 1834; that this affiaint signed the said Reany's name in said voucher without requiring said Reany to make his mark as he should have done. That the said Reany did acknowledge said power of attorney and swear to the affidavit in said voucher named according to law - and that there was no doubt of the correctness of the proceedings until it was ascertained that said Reany had not been required to make his mark - That this affiant (where acting in his said judicial capacity has frequently written the name of a deponant without requiering such deponent to  make a mark believing there was no impropriety in doing so. notwithstanding he has frequently required deponants to sign their own names. That he is informed by said Reany and he also verily believes, that said Reany has rec. his said pension, due on said 4th of September 1834 - and that the said Reany's pensin ought not justly to be suspended in consequence of said error or mistake made by this affiant in neglecting to require J. Reany to make his mark when signing siad affat and sd power of attorney in or vouocher so given to sd. Stephen Kilgore as aforesaid - 
[Signature] R. B. Wallace
Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 28th day of January 1836
[Signature]
Wm. G. Cole, J. P. [seal]
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The State of Indiana}
Daviess County,} SS.
I John Van Trees Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county do certify that William G. Cole is a magistrate as withing and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name at Washington this 29th day of January A. D. 1836.
[Signature] Jno. Van Trees Clerk
[Seal]
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The State of Indiana}
County of Daviess} SS.
Be it known that before me Willima G. Cole a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Joseph Reaney and made oath in due form of said that he is the identical person named in an original certificte in his possesion of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:
"War Department
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June, 1832, Joseph Reany of the State of Indiana who was a private of Infantry & Cavalry in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive -- Forty Seven -- dollars and Fifty -- cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 29th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty -three
[Seal]
Lew Cass [Signature]
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.

J. L. Edwards [Signature]
Commissioner of Pensions."

That he is now a resident of the County and State of aforesadi and has been since he obtained the Certificate aforesaid - That he has drawn his pension up to & including the 4th of March 1835 - That the pension drawn previous to his last drawn pension, to wit, the six months pension due on the 4th of September 1834, (as well as he can recollect) was drawn  by his attorney in fact Stephen Kilgore, which said six months pension has been promptly paid to him by said Kilgore - That the six months pensin due on the 4th of March 1835 was drawn by his attorney Abner Davis which last named pension he has also rec'd - That on or about the 4th of Septemer 1835 he gave a power of attorney to John Van Trees to draw his pension due on the 4th of September 1835 and was afterwards informed by sd. Van Trees that the amount of pensin due on sd. fourth of September last, was withheld
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and that the pension agent refused to pay the same over, alledging that it was according to his directions received for the proper department of war - That he has since been informed that his pension has been withheld in consequence of the magistrate Robert B. Wallace  Esq. having signed his (this affiant's) name to the pension voucher which was given to Stephen Kilgore as aforesaid. That this affiant does not know whether said Wallace did sign his name without requiring him to make his mark or not, ut is informed by said wallace that he did. believing tht he (sd. Wallace) has a right to do so - That this affiant has not written his own name for upwards of twenty years past - and that he knows of no just reason why his pension should be withheld from him.
[Signature] Joseph Reany [blank] his mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty ninth day of December 1835
M. G. Cole Justice of the Peace -

I the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County do certify that I am personally acquainted with the avoe named Joseph Reany and that he is the identical Joseph Reany named in the pension certificate of which the within is a true copy - Given under my hand and seal at my office in Washington this 28t day of Jan'y. 1836,
[Signature] William G. Cole, J. P. [seal]
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State of Indiana}
Daviess County, } SS.

I John Van Trees Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county do certify that William G. Cole is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my  name at Washington this 29th day of January 1836.
[Signature] Jno. Van Trees Clerk