Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,460, for Uriah Owens, New York
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(3--1776)
SERVICE

Owens, Uriah
Elizabeth

New York

NUMBER W. 5,460
Wt. 7567-100
Issued May 9, 1796
no papers

CONTENTS [none]
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11.745
Ohio Cleveland
Elizabeth owens deed,
widow of Uriah Owens
who died in the . . .
of N.Y. in the State of [blank]
who was a private in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Revolution
line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Cleveland
at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1830 & end 28th May 1840.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of
March 1855 and sent to
B H Baldwin Present
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Arrears to the 4th of [none shown]
Semi-annual allowance ending [none shown]

(Revolutionary Claim,)
(Act July 7, 1838        )

Recorded by G. T. Getty, Clerk,
Book D, Vol. 1, Page 393

Letter Mr. E. Chace
Oct. 5/55
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Declaration
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[Unclear words along left side of this
bookmark-sized document]

[Seal & Ribbon]
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State of Ohio      )
County of Huron )   SS

On this 9th Day of October 1854 
personally appeared before the Probate Court
of the County of Huron aforesaid John Owens a resident
of the town of Hartland in said County of Huron aged
sixty three years who first being duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath say and make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision of congress made by an act passed
July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay pensions  so that
he is the son and oldest child of Uriah Owens and Elizabeth Owens
deceased that the said Uriah Owens his father enlised into the
army of the Revolution in the New York Continental Line in the
year 1779 while in his sixteenth tear for during the war that he
belonged to the first or the third Regiment of the ? troops
under what officers he served he cannot possibly give he thinks he was
heard his father say in his life time that he was in Captain Lawsons
Company when he first enlisted the army for has heard his father
mention the names of several Washington humelton Muion Lokoma
Van Rensselar thinks he served under Major Van Rensselar
some part of the time and under Col. gunsweal has heard
his father tell of being with Gen. Washington through the Mission
Moristown and at Monmoth Belle and at you Blown at the
takikng of Cornwallis the often spoke of fishing of you sr and
Hamilton has heard him say his officers ?   ? changed ?
that he that with the Sixth Regiment of General Sufious S. Ownens
and while on train march to Fort Henrey he was ? ?
and was carried for two dayd Belian two pack horse was little
and was left at Fort Huninon to die while the army marched
to the west part of the state of ? upon ? that his further
a written list ? when he left that to my that be near
entitled to receive bounty lands from the state of ?
and he explained one Benjamin Willis to deliver his sun did to
give his wallis his discharge and if the same ? ?
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[page too faded to decipher]
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to the town at Gaten State of New York where my father and this
living and My father was confined with what was called one
of his spells.  My mother then told me that my father had sent
his papers to Washington and they ? not right and that he had
been to Waterloo to mane out new papers and that the lorenning
glad him too thick for him and had brought on one of his
sick spells as aforesaid he further says that his father contrinued
sick for about a month and died on the 4th day of September
1319.  He says that his father the said Uriah Owens sevened
as aforesaid until the end of the War and was discharged at
Albany in the State of New York where he continued to
reside until about one year after he was married to wit in the 1774.
When he married with his wife a few miles west of Albany in the
Michign River in the county of Schehannia Kane this we
absent was forn on the 7th day of August 1771 my father
and mother lived at this place about two years and then moved
back to Albany in the year 1795 they moved to the town of galinery
Saratoga County in the State of New York in the year 1777 then
they moved to the town of Providence in the same county
where they lived until the year 1718 they then moved to the town
of Junius in Senecaq County New York.  But fun from Satober
some they lived until the year 1815 whyen they moved sephin
miles north to the town of Julen Isheen they continued
to live until ethy sutter said at the age of fifty six years
and this declarant further states that in addition to what
he has heard his father say--one cold winter morning
he was on duty and gin Washington passed by him and saw
that his feet was about bare and the gun sloped and told
him to come at a center owen and place and he should have
a pare of new shoes and he did go and wasington ?
thane and he got them--and further that he had his father
say that he was on the line at the time Major Andre was
executed--and in addition to the persons was he has served his
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father mention as belonging to the army or has heard him ?
of Boston Shinger Colonel van Schuck Gen Schuyler Colongel Jason
Gansuranth Bleecher and one Lenson Woods who went with
Sullivans and into the west funt o the state of New York and
of whom he has heard his father often pieple sendoles
and further he says that he has often hand his father say that
when he was discharged from the Continental army that
Congress owed him five hundred dollars for back pay and
clothing which he never received and that he was been several
times to see Levinmake van Rensselear.  Tho was paymaster
that time for the New York troops and he would get no satisfaction
from him   and that he this declarant says that
though the influance of his fathers friends the day after he same his
father discharged as above stated he went to see Lieutenent
van Rensselear and he sayd generated at the time of his mission
presenting there Owens it jong lad and enquired that was
kindling to see the Van Rensselar.  Was my repay/?
moment he said of presently he returned/ walk in and
alone he said the said I this soon into a room wane I have
an older man              faded!!!
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last entry which was made by his mother the said Elizabeth
and he further says that the land which was appropriated to him
the said Uriah Owens by the state of New York and which the said
Benjamin Wallis obtained possession of as aforesaid was situated
in what was then called the town of Ulysses Cayuga County of
New York and contained as he believes five or six hundred guns
and he also says that his father and another soldier right for land
which he believes was from the United States government
he further states that after his father's death as aforesaid his mother
went to Line with his only daughter Elizabeth Chase then of
the said town of Gulen?, N.Y.  Kane the continued to line until
the year 1936 when Isaac Chase been Laughlens husband moved
to the county of Cohandwagone said York nine he remained
two years and then moved to Lenannce County in the state of
Michigan and from there to Luckson County and the said Elizabeth
her mother continued to live with the said Isaac Chase from the
time aforesaid until her death as aforesaid until her death aforesaid to wit May the 28th 1840.       John Owens

Sworn and subscribed before me this day and year first
above written--and I certify that the above named
John Owens is a man of strict integrity and that
I am judge of the Court of Pebal in and for the
Keal county of Hurin & this the ? declaration
is taken & made in the power of law and luke
by & before on the 9th day of Oct. 1854 as writing
my hand and seal of said court of Nimwell
lohie.     Ches B Stickney, Probate Judge

[Seal]

[Written vertically along right side of paper "Declaration"]
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[Right side of page]
THE NEW
TESTAMENT
Of Our Lord and Saviour
JESUS CHRIST,

Newly translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;

AND WITH THE FORMER

DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
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F.C.
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NEW YORK
Printed and sold by HUGH CAINE, at his Book-Store and
Printing-Office, at the Bible, in Hanover-Square
M.D.c.c.c.  

[ All of above outlined in fancy box ]

[Handwritten below box:
"Owens, Uriah
NY W 5460"]

[Left side of page]
Uriah Owens was married to Elizabeth
Food the 6 July 1790
Geiueolisth ??
Wen ??

Owens, Uriah
NY W 5460
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Uriah Owens Married to
Elizabeth Food the 6th July 1790

John Owens born the 7th Aug, 1791
James Owens born the 6th Sept 1793
Jos. Owens deceased the 25 Sept 1779
Jos. Owens born the 22 Aug 1795
Uriah Owens born the 15 Apr 1795
Elizabeth Owens was born 4th June 1800
Joseph Owens was born the 22 Nov 1802
Caleb Morris Owens was born the 30th Nov 1805
Simeon Owens was born the 9th day of February 1808
Thomas Smith Owens was born the 31 of August 1816
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM--51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Owens, Uriah
GRADE Private
LINE New York

Warrant Number 7567
Acreage 100
Issued May 9, 1796 to Theodorus Bailey assignee

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.
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[Typed letter with some handwritten notations]

Rev. & 1812
War Section

[Next 4 lines handwritten]
M.E.E.
copied from letter
of M.M.H.F. dated
May 27, 1927

August 9, 1928

Maurice E. Wright
[Word crossed out here, and "Senior" written in] High School
San Diego, California
[Handwritten notation:  "Changed on original"]

Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim 5460, it appears that Uriah Owens, son of John,
was born in the spring of 1764, near Boston, Massachusetts.  His
father was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, after which his
mother, name not given, went with Uriah, their only child, (both
John and wife had been previously married) to live with her two
daughters, by former husband.  Said daughters were the wives of
John Case and Thomas Son.

While residing thus in in Clydeskill, near Kinderhook, near the
New York State line, said Uriah Owens enlisted, March 21, 1779,
served as a private in Captain Cornelius T. Jansen's Company,
Colonel Peter Gansevort's Third New York Regiment, and in Captain
Bleeker's Company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's First New York
Regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth, Siege of Yorktown and
other battles not named, and served to the close of the Revolution.
He was injured while in the service, nature of injuries not stated.
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He died September 4, 1819, in Galen, Seneca County, New York,
in which place he was buried.

He married, July 6, 1790, in a Presbyterian Church in Albany,
New York, Elizabeth Food, who was born in said Albany.  She was the
daughter of James Food of London, England, who died in Albany, New
York, aged ninety-six years, date of death not given.

Said Elizabeth died May 28, 1840, in Hanover, Jackson County,
Michigan, at the home of her daughter Elizabeth Chase, and at her
death was aged seventy-one years and three months.  She was buried
in Hanover, Michigan.

The following were the children of Uriah and Elizabeth Owens:-
John.......born August 7, 1791,    Married daughter of William Ryatt of
          Huron County, Ohio, her name is not given.
James......born September 6, 1793,  died September 25, 1794
James......born August 24, 1795
Uriah........born April 15, 1798, living in Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania in 1854.
Elizabeth...born June 30, 1800, married Isaac Chase, who died in Adams, Rillsdale Co.
             Mich. prior to September 11, 1854.
Joseph....born November 22, 1802, living in Clyde N. Y. in 1854.
Caleb......born November 30, 1805, living in Tekonsha, Michigan, in 1854.
Simeon.....born February 9, 1808, also in Takonsha in 1854.
Thomas Smith.....born August 31, 1810

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M.C.C. [upper right corner of page]

Mrs. Margaret Jane Fitton of Moscow, Michigan, in 1854, and
Denison S. Chase of Coldwater, Michigan, in 1854 aged thirty-one
years, were the children of Isaac and Elizabeth Chase above named.

John Owens of Hartland, Huron County, Ohio, eldest child of
Uriah, made application for pension on October 9, 1854, in behalf
of himself and the seven other surviving children, and the pension
which was due their mother, Elizabeth Owens, at her death, was
allowed said children.
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Mrs.
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
____________
File No. 5460
Elizabeth Owens
Wid.
Uriah Owens
Pvt. Rev. War
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Act: July 7, 1838
Index:--Vol. M, Page 106
(Arrangement of 1870.)

[Notes on left side of page]

Dec. 22, 1803, Hist to
J. M. Lawry, Pbgh, Pa.
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1927-May 27 Hist to Geo. R. Owen
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1928-Feb 18 Mrs. Blanche
O. Lea adv. us marriage
date for son Uriah Aug
_______________________
1928-Aug 9 Hist to
Maurice E. Wright, M.E.E.
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No. 15285.
Elizabeth Owens dec'd
widow of Uriah
Ohio
 B.H. Baldwin/Dec'm 1854
[This line crossed out]

Act 7th July 1838
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Feb 9, 1816

I rec'd your letter and was glad to ?
but was sorry to hear of your ? that
if your letter son--I know it a hard trial
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God that you may be able to say that
gave and through he that ? away
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be prepared to ?
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due to a tear or fold]

you have in some degree experienced
affection for your child but how to
trouble of mine be to parents whose
children are in these days when we should
have to fear only to watch them to ke
such accidences as they may be coop
at other dangers of like natures
Concern for their health or even the
young now little ? be compared
of parents for their children when
for we know or believe that even the
die when they are young that they no
although it is hard for us to part
...................and out of

[Vertical line on left of page:  "Owens, Uriah, NY W 3460
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This is to certify that ,,,

this is to certify that I Uriah Owens do give upon
write and title of the above mentioned
unto John Owens on witness when of ?
unto let my name

Galen August the 1817

Owens, Uriah
NY W 5460
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Old papers within
Old letter of T. Latimer
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Owens, Uriah
N.Y. W 5460
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[Document contains two pages torn, so incomplete,
with some handwriting included.]

THIS INDENTURE, Mad...     ...the twenty seventh day of December one thousand
seven hundred and ninty nine BETWEEN Jacob Groat of Dates Fleet County of .........any in the State of New-York, of the first part; and Uriah Owens from the
town of Galloway [Galway] and County of Saratoge and state of New York .........of the second part, WITNESSETH, That the said Jacob Groat for and in consider-
ation of Five Shillings, to him in hand paid, by the said party of the second part, (the receipt w.......he doth hereby acknowledge) and also, for and in consideration of the Yearly Rents, Covenants, and Conditions,
hereinafter contained, on the part of the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors a...dministrators, to be paid, kept and performed, HATH granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, and confirmed;
and by these presents, DOTH grant, bargain, sell, remise, release and confirm, unto the said party of........second part, and to his heirs and assigns, ALL that FARM, piece or parcel of LAND, situate, lying and be-
ing in the Town of Providence in the County of Saratoga and state of New ......York said land is known and called the one half of lot is none
the South ? east ? at half of said lot being....................t of farmer paid has granted to William Carter known a
lot no thirty eight with said lot is buted and bows ..........has followed beginning at the northeast corner of
lot no eight how lessed.  By William hit to wich..........at....Being a part of  said puscase granted to Will Carter
and runs south fifty nine degrees and twenty m? west...... fas chanes to stake and stones standing on the south in
of lot no eight I thence naght thirty degrees and fort..........y minutes west min chane and thirty links to a stake and homes & families
? line these north fifty nine degrees & twenty n...........to east twenty seven chanas to pasmer patton
and take and stand standing in said paten line then....... south thirty degrees & forty minutes east nine chas
I thirty links to the place of beginning Cont........ing fifty access of land.

EXCEPTED ALWAYS, and RESERVED out of this present grant, unto the said Jacob Groat......his heirs and assigns, all mines and minerals that now are or hereafter may be found in and upon the
said farm, piece or parcel of land--an also, all creeks, sills, streams and runs [word blotched out] , in and upon the sa......id premises, together with the soil under the water; and the right, privilege and liberty of erecting, upon any
part of the said hereby granted premises, such and so many mills and mill-dams, and such other works... and buildings, for the convenient working of the said mines, and for the use of the said mills, as he the
said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, shall and may think proper:  AND ALSO, all so......ch part of the said land as may, by the said dams, be overflowed with water; and also, all such wood, fire-wood
and timber, as the said Jacob Groat hif heirs and assigns, may find necessary, for l......building, repairing and accommodating the said mills, and for working and carrying on the said mines; and also,
free liberty to dig, trench or use the ground, for either of the said purposes; and also, free ingress, egress and...,,,d regress, way and passage, with his or their horses, cattle, carriages and servants, to, and from, in and out of the said
hereby granted premises; together with liberty to lay out roads, in any part or parts thereof, for the purposes...aforesaid:  The said Jacob Groat his heirs and assigns, making such abatement for the
land occupied or employed for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, in and out of the rent herein after reserd......I, as shall be judged reasonable and proportionate to the rent of the whole, by any two indifferent persons (one of
whom to be chosen by the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, and the other by the ......id party of the second part, his heirs or assigns) or by such third person as the said two persons, in case of
disagreement between them, shall choose for umpire:  TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said farm, piece......or parcel of land, with all the appurtenances (except as herein before excepted) unto the said party of the second
part, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoos of the said party of the second part,...his heirs and assigns, for ever--YIELDING AND PAYING therefor, yearly and every year, during the contin-
...uance of this grant, unto the said Jacob Grost his heirs and assigns, the yearly.....ent of seven bushels ha[blotch here] of good clean merchantable Winter Wheat,
....(to be delivered at the City of Albany, unless specially directed by the said Jacob ...Groat, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns) as at, some other place not
more than ten miles from the premmises above-mentioned........is also perform one days labor the first payment to be made
in the year one thousand eight hundred and six--..... in and upon the second day of January
in each year:  AND the said party of the second part, for himself his heirs, executors, a...dministrators and assigns, do covenant, grant and agree, to and with the said Jacob Groat his 
heirs and assigns, That he the said parrty of the second part, his heirs, executors, administra...tors and assigns, will, from time to time, well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Jacob
Groat his heirs and assigns, the yearly rent aove reserved, at the days, and times and in m.....er aforesaid; and will also, well and truly discharge and pay all taxes, charges and assessments, ordinary and extra-
ordinary, taxed, charged or assessed, and which may be hereafter taxed, charged or assessed to or upon the fal.......ereby granted premises, or upon any part or parcel thereof, or upon the said Jacob Groat.
his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, by any act of the legislature, or by county rates or otherwise...foever, for or in respect of the land premises, or any part thereof, and indemnify the said Jacob Groat
....his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of, from and against any damag......nd charges, which he or they or any of them may sustain or be put to by reason of any neglest in the due and
punctual discharge and payment of the said taxes charges and assessments:  And the said Jacob Groat......doth hereby further save and reserve unto himself, his heirs and assigns [page torn here]
on ever selling, demising assigning [rest of line and/or page gone]
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.....................pay his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns) or at some other place not
more than ten miles from the premises abovementioned....& also perform one days labor the first payment to be made
in the year one thousand eight hundred six--....in and upon the second day of January
in each year:  AND the said party of the second part, for himself his heirs, executors, a....dministrators and assigns, do covenant, grant and agree to and with the said Jacob Groat
heirs and assigns, That he the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators.....and assigns, will, from time to time, well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Jacob
Groat his heirs an assigns, the yearly rent above reserved, at the days, and times and in m.....anner aforesaid; and will also, well and truly discharge and pay all taxes, charges and assessments, ordinary and extra
ordinary, taxed, charged or assessed, and which may be hereafter taxed, charged or assessed to or upon the said....hereby granted premises, or upon any part or parcel thereof, or upon the said Jacob Groat
his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, by any act of the legislature, or by county rates or otherwise h........soever, for or in respect of the said premises, or any part thereof, and indemnify the said Jacob Groat
-----his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, of, from and against any damage....and charges, which he or they or any of them may sustain or be put to by reason of any neglect in the due and
punctual discharge and payment of the said taxes, charges and assessments:  And the said Jacob Groat....doth hereby further save and reserve unto himself and assigns the ......
on ever selling, demising  ....[missing lines] 

............................., or any now disposing of the premises hereby granted, or any part the......other than dispositions by devise and last will and testament, by the said party of the second part, his heirs
executors, administrators or assigns; and when and as often as the same shall be sold, demised, assigned or ....otherwise disposed of, other than dispositions by devise and last will and testament as aforesaid: And the said party of
the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, Do covenant, grant and agree to and....h the said Jacob Groat his heirs and assigns, that he and they will well and truly pay 
unto the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, the said sum of five dollars...on every such sale, demise, assignment or other disposition aforesaid, other than dispositions by devise and last will
and testament as aforesaid, and further, that prior to any such sale, demise, assignment or other disposition....aforesaid, other than disposition by devise and last will and testament as aforesaid party of the second
part, his heirs or assigns, shall and will make an offer, in writing, unto the said Jacob Groat.....his heirs or assigns of the said premises, or of such part thereof and for such estate therein, as the said
party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, shall intend to dispose of, specifying the same, and t.....price, value or consideration, which he the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, is or are
willing to take for the same; and if the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, on ...or their part, shall within twenty-one days, after such offer made as aforesaid, agree to take and accept the said pre-
miles, or the part thereof so offered, at the price, value or considedration specified in such offer, and shall with ....in the same twenty-one days, pay or deliver such pice, value or consideration (after deducting thereout the said
sum of five dollars and the arrears of rent, (if any there be) unto the said party of the second part, his....heirs or assigns; then and in such case, the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, shall and will
forthwith, after such payment or delivery made, well and sufficiently convey and assure, unto the said Jacob ..... Groat his heirs or assigns, the said premises, or the part thereof so offered, and for such estate
therein as shall have in that behalf specified.  PROVIDED ALWAYS, that if the said Jacob Groat....his heirs or assigns, shall not within the said twenty-one days, for the purpose limited, agree to 
take and accept the said premises, or the part thereof so offered as aforesaid, at such price, value or consider....ation as aforesaid, and shall not within the same twenty-one days, pay or deliver such price, value or consideration
(after such deduction thereout a aforesaid,) unto the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns ....--then it shall be lawful for the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, to sell, demise, assign, or 
otherwise dispose of the said premises, or the part thereof so offered, unto any person or persons whomever....PROVIDED NEVERTHELESS, and these Presents are upon this express Condition, That every sale, demise,
assignment or other disposition, other than dispositions by devise or last will and testament as aforesaid, of the f ....premises hereby granted, or any part thereos, by the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, to 
any person or persons, other than to the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, or other ....than by process or compulsion of law, for the consideratikon of money or other things in lieu thereof, shall be utter-
ly void and of no effect in law or equity, unless such offer therefor shall have been made, and not accepted ....complied with as aforesaid, and unless the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, or the per-
ion or persons to whom such sale, assignment, or other dispositon shall have made, except dispositions by de ....or last will and testament as aforesaid, shall, within twenty-one days thereafter, well and truly pay or deliver unto
the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, the said sum of five dollars to the said Jacob..... Groat his heirs or assigns, together with all arrears of rent which may be then due:  PRO-
VIDED FURTHER, and these Presents are upon this further Condition, That every sale of the said premi ....or any part thereof, by process of law against the said party of the second part, his heirs executors ad-
ministrators or assigns, shall also be void and of no effect, unless the purchaser or purchasers thereof shall, wit ....in twenty-one days after such sale, pay unto the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns,
the said sum of five dollars.....PROVIDED ALSO, and these
presents are upon this further condition, that he the said party of the second part, his heirs, ....assigns, shall not, at any time hereafter, erect, or permit or cause to be erected any mill or mill-dam, or any other
work or building whatsoever upon any sill, creek, stream or run of water, in or upon the premises hereby gran ....ted; and further, shall not, at any time hereafter, commit any waste of any kind on nature whatsoever.  AND the
the said party of the second part, for himself his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns ....do covenant, grant, and agree, to and with the said Jacob Groat his heirs and assigns, that
neither he the said party of the second part, nor his heirs or assigns, shall or will give or cause ....by given, any manner of let, hindrance or obstruction whatsoever, to the said Jacob Groat his
heirs or assigns, to the prejudice of any or either of them in the full enjoyment of all the rights, titles, privile ....s and easements, saved, reserved and excepted unto the said Jacob Groat his heirs and assigns,
by savings, reservations and exceptions in these presents contained.  AND the said Jacob Grout ....for himself, his heirs and assigns, doth hereby covenant, grant and agree to and with the said rate of
the second part, his heirs and and assigns, that he, they and each of them, paying the rents aforesaid,; ....d performing, fulfilling, and keeping all and singular the covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained,
on his, their and each of their parts to be performed, fulfilled and kept, shall and may lawfully, peaceably ....and quietly have, hold possess, occupy and enjoy the premises hereby conveyed, and every part thereof, with the
appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns ....without any suit, trouble, eviction, hindrance, interruption or disturbance of, by or from the said Jacob
Groat or of, by or from any person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim,.....y, from or under him, the said Jacob Groat and that he the said Jocob Groat
and his heirs, shall and will hereby Warrant and Defend the said premises, to the said party of the second part ....his heirs and assigns, against any person or persons lawfully claiming the same, by, from, or under him.  PROVIDED
always, nevertheless, that if it shall so happen that the rent above reserved, or any part thereof, shall be behind ....unpaid by and for the space of Twenty-eight days next after the said days of payment, that then, and in every
such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Jacob Groat his heirs and assigns ....or any of them, at the option of the said Jacob Groat his heirs or assigns, either to profe-
cute for the recovery of the same, in some court of record, or in person, or by his or their servant or servants ....ff or bailiffs, into the while or any part of the premises to enter and there to distrain, and distress so taken,
to lead, drive and carry away, and the same to expose to sale at public vendue, and out of the monies therefr ....arifying to deduct the rent then due and in arrear, together with the costs and charges of distress and sale, and to
return the overplus, if any there by, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns ....AND provided further, and these presents and every thing herein contained are upon this express condition that
if it should at any time happen, that no sufficient distress can be found upon the premises, to satisfy such ....and in arrear as aforesaid, or if either of the covenants and conditions herein before contained, on the part of
the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to be performed, fulfilled and kept, shall not ....tormed, fulfilled and kept, or shall be broken, then and in each, and every such case, and from thenceforth
and at all times thereafter, it shall be lawful to and for the said Jacob Groat his heirs ....igns, or any part of them, into the whole of the hereby granted premises or into any part thereof, in the name
of the whole, to re-enter, and the same, as in his and their former estate to have again, repossess and enjoy ....the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns and all others, thereout and from thence utter-
ly to expel, put out and amove--and from and immediately upon such entry made, by the said ....his heirs and assigns, these presents and every thing herein contained, shall cease, determine
and become void and of no effect; This Indenture, or any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof, ....ny wise, notwithstanding.  In Witness whereof, the parties hereunto their hands and seals have subscribed and set,
the day and year first above written.                                  [Signed] Jacob Groat                            [Signed] Uriah X his mark Owens
SEALED and DELIVERED.    )
IN the PRESENCE.               )

[Signed] Thos. Latimore
[Signed] Abraham Groat
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Comptroller New York
Page 26

State of New York
Comptrollers Office
Albany March 30, 1854,

I certify that the name of Uriah Owens
appears entered on page 6 of a Book remain-
ing in this office labelled "Pay Roll New
York Line 1781" the said name is found
in the record, which is headed on page 1
in the following same
in the following from court:
"We the the Subscribers commissioned now com-
missioned officers and privates of the Troops of the
State of New York in the service of the United States
do hereby acknowledge to have received of the
auditors appointed to liquidate and settle the
accounts of the troops of this state in the service of
the United States ahd sums annexed to each
or our names, bring the full balance due to
us respectively for our pay accrued in the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighty one"
==========================================
Pay Roll of the First New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose Van 
Schaick in the service of the United States for the year 1781.
===========================================
[Column titles as follows]  Names & Rank Blercker Copelet, Light-Infantry/Commencement
of Service/ Time of Service/ Pay per Month/ Amount of Pay/ Debts due the State for Closing/
Debts due to the Paymaster/ DO in New Emmission/ Debts due to A: Eyk from Pay Master/
Balance Due/ Number of the Certificate Issued/ Subscribers/ Witnesses/ Number of Vouchers/
Remarks
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Jansen's Company [Blank]
6.
Brought forward--L (Pay per Month) / 1810..4..2 (Amount of Pay)/ 116..5 (Debts due the State)/
89..6..6 (Debts due the Paymaster)/ 78..12..3 (DO in New Emmission)/ 21..11 (Debts due to A)/
1554..110 1/2 (Balance due)

Uriah Owens--32 (Amount of Pay/ 1..4..9 (DO in New Emmission)/ 31..7..7 1/2 (Balance Due)/
62 (Number of Certificate)/ Seg. Van Rensselaer (Subscriber)/ 53 (Number of Vouchers)

[Signed] H. B. Haswell, Clerk
[Signed] Jas. M. Cook, Comptroller
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State of New York
Comptroller's Office
Albany March 30, 1854

I certify that the name of Uriah Owins
is found entered on page 43 of a Book
remaining in this office marked "Pay Abstract
for 1780" the said name being entered in
what purports to be the record of an audit-
commencing on page 5 under the following 
head.
"Pay Abstract of the late Second New-
York Regimt for the months of Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov. & Dec 1780, audited by Peter
Curtinius Esqr State Auditor"
==========================================
[Column headings] Companies/ Names & Ranks/ Sums Received/
Sums Paid
===========================================
On page 40 of said record id entered "Third Regiment"

Companies--40/ Sums paid--40

Companies--"F. & Staff"
Names & Ranks--"Peter Gansevort Colo."/ Sums--"150", on page 42 I find
      "Cornelius L. Janson Capt"/ Sums--"80", and on page 43 I find
       " Uriah Owins"/ Sums Received--"13/ 6/ Sums Paid--8"

[Signed] H. B. Haswell, Clerk
[Signed] Jas. M. Cook, Comptroller
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Sunogales Certificate
of death of Elizabeth--
also. Several affts.
Page 29

[Ribbon and Seal]

State of Michigan  )
Hillsdale County    ) SS

Elizabeth Chase of Adams
in said County and Margaret
Jane Fitton of Moscow in said
county being duly sworn do depose and say
that Elizabeth Owens (the widow of Uriah Owens who
died at Galen, Senaca County now Wayne Co, State of New York on the 4th
day of September AD 1819) died at the house of
Isaac Chase the husband of said Elizabeth Chase this deponent
and in the presence of said deponent at the town of
Hanover, Jackson Co, state of Michigan on the 28th
day of May AD 1840.  There were present at her death
Rendall Spencer & wife & daughter.  Also Potter Hammond
& wife & daughter.  Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Spencer, & Mrs.
Stewart and Mrs. Beagle assisted in laying out the
body of the deceased.  She was buried in Hanover in
the burying ground situated of and belonging to
Jesse Bivens.  There were some plain head stones put
up with the initials of her name cut on them
but no date.  This deponent to wit Elizabeth Chase
has the family bible combining the records of the
family and that an entry was made by this deponents
husband viz Isaac Chase of the death of the said
Elizabeth Owens, which record reads as follows.  Elizabeth
Owens departed this life in May the 28th 1840 aged 71 years
and 3 months.  The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev.
Grinnell Reynolds, a preacher of the Christian denomination
the funeral was held at the house where she died.  This deponent
Elizabeth Chase is a daughter of said Uriah Owens & Elizabeth
Owens, and I further says that her mother lived with her for
the last 17 years previous to her death.  Theother deponent
to wit Margaret Jane Fitton is the daughter of Elizabeth Chase
the other deponent and sayd tht she was at home at the [continued?]

and this deponent further says that 
he is the son of Isaac Chase late of [continued?]
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time of the death of her grandmother by Elizabeth
Owens, and that she is perfectly cognizant of all
the facts & circumstances set forth in the affidavit
and further these deponents say not.
Sworn & subscribed before              )       [Signed] Elizabeth Owens              LS
me this 10th day of Augt. AD 1854   )       [Signed] Margaret Jane Fitton       LS

N. G. Vreeland, Justice of the Peace
Signed in presence of
Mary E. Vreeland
N. G. Vreeland
==============================================
STATE OF MICHIGAN        )
COUNTY OF HILLSDALE    ) SS
I, J. H. McCollum, Clerk of said County and the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
County, do hereby certify That N. G. Vreeland whose name is subscribed on the Certificate of Proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
elected and qualified, and by the Laws of the State, duly authorized to
take the same, AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said
N. G. Vreeland and verily believe that the signature purporting to
be his is genuine, that the annexede instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws
of this State, and that said Court is a Court of record.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit
Court for said County of Hillsdale, the Eleventh day of August
A.D. 1854.   [Signed] J.H. McCollum, Clerk.
==========================================================
[Written vertically]
Affidavit
Elizabeth Chase
and
Margaret J. Fitton
Page 31

[Written upside down]
time of the death of her grandmother viz Elizabeth
Owens [rest of words gone]

State of Michigan  )
Calhoun County    ) SS

Dennison S. Chase being duly sworn deposes and says that
he is of the age of thirty one years and
his residence is at Coldwater in the County
of Branch in the State of Michigan.   That
he is the grandson of Uriah Owens and Elizabeth
Owens.  That his said Grandfather
Uriah Owens is the same Uriah Owens who
died at Galen in the County of Seneca now
the County of Wayne in the State of New York
on the 4th day of September AD one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen.  That he 
does not know the time or place of his said
Grandfathers death of his own knowledge but
by tradition in the family.

And this deponent further says that
he was well acquainted with his said
Grandmother Elizabeth Owens, widow of said Uriah Owens in her 
lifetime and she lived most of the time in
deponent's fathers family  ? deponent
can remember.

And this deponent further says that
the said Elizabeth Owen is now dead that
she died at Hanover in the County of
Jackson in the State of Michigan either in
May or June AD 1840.  Tht he was present
at the time of her death and attended
her funeral.  That there were also present
at the time of her death Margaret Chase
Mrs. Potter Hammond and others.

And this deponent further says that
he is the son of Isaac Chase late of
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Adams in the County of Hillsdale and State of
Michigan who is now deceased.  That is
well acquainted with the handwriting of
his said father and has seen him write
repeatedly from the time of his earliest
recollection up to near the time of his said
fathers death.  That he is well acquainted
with the family bible of his said father
and has been for a great many years.

(The deponent is here shown a large
family bible)  That the bible now shown
him is his said fathers family bible
and the same in which the family
record of births, marriages, and deaths
in his said fathers family have been
kept ever since he can remember.

And this deponent further says that in
the family records in said bible he finds
under the head of "deaths" the following
entry for it:
"Elizabeth Owens departed this life [words cut off here]
==============================
State of Michigan,                     )
Calhoun County Clerk's Office  )  SS.
I, Erastus Hussey, Clerk of said County, 
& clerk of the County Court thereof, Do
hereby certify that D. Dawni Hughes whose name
is inscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgement of annexed
instrument and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such
proof or acknowledgment, a Notary Public in and for
said county, and sworn and duty authorized to take the same, according
to the laws of this State.  And further, that I am well acquainted
with the hand writing of such notary and verily believe
the signature to the said Certificate is genuine, and that said
acknowledgment is executed according to the laws of this State.

In Testimony, Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said county, this 11th day of September A.D. 1856
[Signed] Erastus Hussey, Clerk
================================

[Signed] 
D. Dawni Hughes   )
Notary Public for    )
Calhoun County     )
Michigan                )
Page 33

Adams in the County of Hillsdale and State of
Michigan who is now deceased.  That is
well acquainted with the handwriting of
his said father and has seen him write
repeatedly from the time of his earliest
recollection up to near the time of his said
fathers death.  That he is well acquainted
with the family bible of his said father
and has been for a great many years.

(The deponent is here shown a large
family bible)   That the bible now shown
him is his said fathers family bible
and the same in which the family
record of births, marriages and deaths
in his said fathers family have been
kept ever since he can remember.

And this deponent further says that in
the family records in said bible he finds
under the head of deaths" the following
entry for it:

"Elizabeth Owens departed this life
"in May the 28-1840 aged 71 yrs
" and three months.
and that said entry is in writing and
is the handwriting of his said father
Isaac Chase.

Subscribed and                 )  Denison S. Chase
Sworn to before me this   )
16th day of September     )
AD 1854.                           )

D. Dawni Hughes
Notary Public for
Calhoun County
Michigan
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D. Dawni Hughes  )
Notary Public for   )
Calhoun County     )
Michigan                )

The foregoing affidavit of Denison S. Chase
was subscribed by the said Chase in our
presence.

S. B. Alsdurf
Turner Wing
Page 35

State of Michigan
County of Calhoun    SS

I Horace A. Noyes,
Judge of Probate of said County do
hereby certify that satisfactory evidence
to wit.  The foregoing affidavits of Denison
S. Chase, Elizabeth Chase and Margaret
Jane Fitton has been addressed before 
me, Judge of Probate, as aforesaid to show
that Elizabeth Owens, departed this
life on the 28th day of May AD 1840
at the town of Hanover in the County
of Jacson and state of Michigan--

And further that said Elizabeth
Owens was the widow of Uriah Owens
a revolutionary soldier who departed
this life at Galen in the then county
of Seneca (now Wayne) in the state of New York
on or near the fourth day of September AD 1819

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office.
Done at the Probate Office in
the County of Calhoun aforesaid
this 16th September AD 1854.

H. A. Noyes
Judge of Probate
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Sec. State of N. York
Page 37

[State Picture/Symbol in letterhead]

STATE OF NEW YORK
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Albany
March 30th, 1854.

I certify that it appears from the Military Register
of the New York Continental Line of the Revolutionary
Army remaining in this office, that Uriah Owens
enlisted in Capt. Jansen's Company, in the 3d
Regiment, on the 21st day of March 1779 to
serve during the war, and that he mustered
to the end of the war.

A. G. Johnson
Dep. Sec. of State
Page 38

A true copy of the original records of Uriah &
Elizabeth Owens deceased.

Uriah Owens, Married to
Elizabeth Food the 6 July 1790
John Owens Born the 7 August 1791
James Owens Born the 6 September of 1793
James Owens Born 25 September in 1974
James Owens Born the 24 August in 1795
Uriah Owens Born the 15 April 1798
Elizabeth Owens Born the 30 June 1800
Joseph Owens Born the 22 November 1802
Caleb Morris Owens Born the 30 November 1805
Simeon Owens Born the 9 of February 1808
Thomas Smith Owens Born the 31 August 1810
Father Uriah Owens died the 4 September 1819
Mother Elizabeth Owens died the May 28, 1840

[Signed] Caleb M. Owens
[Signed] Simeon Owens
[Name or signature scratched out here]


State of Michigan    )
County of Calhoun  )

On this 9th day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred fifty four personally appeared before one Justice
of the Peace in & for said County the above-named Caleb M. Owens
and Simeon Owens who being severally sworn by me did depose
and say & make oath that the above statement relating to the
family records of Uriah & Elizabeth Owens deceased are true according
their best knowledge & belief and they did further depose & say that
they are the same identical heirs mentioned in said Copy of Records as Caleb
M. Owens & Simeon Owens.

Trucy H. Southworth, Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan     )
Hillsdale County       )

On this 21st day of February
AD 1854 personally appeared
before me a justice of the peace
in and for said county personally appeared the
within named Elizabeth Chase who being duly
sworn by me did depose and say and make oath that the
within statement relating to the family records
of Uriah & Elizabeth Owens deceased are true
according to her best knowledge and belief
and she did further depose and say that she is one
of the same identical heirs mentioned in the
said copy of Records as Elizabeth Owens.

N. G. Vreeland, Justice of the Peace
=============================
STATE OF MICHIGAN    )
County of Hillsdale        ) SS
I J. H. McCollum, Clerk of said County, and also Clerk of the Circuit Court
[part of word missing]  unty, do hereby certify, That N. G. Vreeland whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or ac [rest missing]
[part of word missing]  ment of the annexed instrument, and therein written, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said Coun [rest missing]
Elected and qualified, and by the Laws of this Stte duly authorized [rest missing]
the same, AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting [rest missing]
N. G. Vreeland and verily believe that the signature purpo [rest missing]
be his is genuine, that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to th  [rest missing]
of this State, and that said Court is a Court of record.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Court for said County at Hillsdale this twenty second day of February
A.D. 1854.

J. H. McCollum, Clerk
Page 40

State of Michigan   )
Hillsdale County     ) SS

On this 21st day of February
AD 1854 personally appeared
before me a justice of the peace
in and for said county personally appeared th
within named Elizabeth Chase who being duly
sworn by me did depose and say and make oath that the
within statement relating to the family records
of Uriah & Elizabeth Owens deceased are true
according to her best knowledge and belief
and she did further depose and say that she is one
of the same identical heirs mentioned in the
said copy of Records as Elizabeth Owens.
N. G. Vreeland, Justice of the Peace
================================

STATE OF MICHIGAN   )
County of Hillsdale       )  SS

I, J.H. McCollum, Clerk of said County, and also Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
county, do hereby certify, That N. G. Vreeland whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or acknowl-
 ment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at thedate thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
Elected and qualified, and by the Laws of this State duly authorized to take
the same.  AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said
N. G. Vreeland and verily believe that the signature purporting to
be his is genuine; that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws
of this State, and that said Court is a Court of record.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit
Court for said County at Hillsdale, this twenty second day of February
A.D. 1854.                  J. H. McCollum, Clerk.
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Known all men by these presents that thee
Caleb M. Owens and Simeon Owens of the town
of Tekonsha Calhoun County and the State of Michigan
sons and heirs at law of Uriah Owens late a
pensioner of the United States now deceased
Do hereby make and constitute and appointed
and by these presents Do make constitute and
appoint State of Ohio open true & lawful attorney
for us and in their names place & stead to apply for
receive collect receipts discharge & satisfy any and
all sum or sums of money which was due to the
said Uriah Owens & to which we as his heirs at
law was or might in any way have be come 
entitled as pension money of the United States or
to which we am or may be in any was entitled as
heirs at law of said Uriah Owens by reason of his
services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Witness own hands and seals this ninth day
of February-A.D. 1854
Caleb M. Owens
Simeon Owens

Witnesses
Trucy H. Southworth
Sarah D. Southworth
================================
STATE OF MICHIGAN                 )
Calhoun County Clerk's Office,  )  SS.
I, Erastus Hussey, Clerk of said County, Do hereby
certify that Truy H.Southworth whose name is inscribed to
the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument
and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or
acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County,
and sworn and duly authorized to take the same, according to the
laws of the State.  And further, that I am well acquainted with the
hand writing of such Justice and verily believe
the signature to the said Certificate is genuine & that said affidavit
? ? and sworn to according to the laws of this state.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said County, this eleventh day of February A.D., 1856.
[Signed] Erastus Hussey, Clerk.
Page 42

known all men by these presents that thee
Caleb M. Owens and Simeon Owens of the town
of Tekonsha Calhoun County and the State of Michigan
sons and heirs at law of Uriah Owens late a
pensioner of the United States now deceased
do hereby make and constitute and appointed
and by these presents do make constitute and
appoint John Owens of the town of Hartland Huron
County State of Ohio open attorney
for us and in their names place & stead to apply for
and receive collect receipt discharge & satisfy any and
all sum or sums of money which was due to the
said Uriah Owens & to which we as his heirs at
law was or might in any way have be come
entitled as pension money of the United States or
to which we am or may be in any way entitled as
heirs at law of said Uriah Owens, by reason of his
services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Witness own hands and seals this ninth day
of February--AD 1854
Caleb M. Owens
Simeon Owens

Witnesses                      )
Trucy H. Southworth      )
Sarah D. Southworth      )

State of Michigan
Calhoun County      SS
Be it remembered that on this 9 day
of February 1854 before me the subscribed a justice of the
peace in & for the County aforesaid appeared Caleb M. Owens and
Simeon Owens by me known to be the persons who executed
the above power of attorney & acknowledge that they executed the
same for the purposes & uses therein mentioned.
Trucy H. Southworth    )
Justice of the Peace     )
Page 43

STATE OF NEW YORK  )
County of Wayne        )  SS

Personally appeared before me  Hiram P.
Jones, a Justice of the Peace in & for said Coiunty
Sylvester Clarke who been sworn according to law
hath in his oath say; that he the said Sylvester
Clarke is fifty nine years of age; that he now resides
in the town of Galen, Village of Clyde, in said County
& State aforesaid has resided here for thirty seven years
by occupation a farmer, but for a number of years
worked in the  Mercantile business in this town, that
he was well acquainted with all the pensioners in this
town that he aided & assisted, the most of them who
applied for pensions in this town, in furnishing them
with food & money & also to deploy ?James in
obtaining proof & paying lawer fees--

And this deponant
further says that most of the powers of attorney
were drawn for his agent & that the money so drawn
for pension pass through his hands, for a number
of years, also that he had frequent communications
with the War Department on the subject of pensions
& pensioners.

Deponent further says, that since living
in the town of Galen & Village of Clyde, aforesaid, he
became well acquainted, with Uriah Owens who
also lived in said town & was known & refuted as having
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served in the Revolutionary Army, for a year part of the
War & to have serviced with the New York troops and
the said Sylvester Clarke says that in his this fragment
communications with the said open on the subject of his
services in the time of the Revolution & there to always
stated that he was a Revolutionary soldier & enlisted
to a pension.  That the said Sylvester Clarke for their
says that he was well acquainted with the wife of M.
said Uriah Owens, when same ? Elizabeth but
commonly called today, he also is acquainted with the
family of the said Uriah & Elizabeth Ownes & the names
of the children are John Owens - James Owens--Uriah Owens,
Elizabeth Owens, now Mrs. 
Chase by marriage) Joseph Owens - Caleb M. Owens
Simeon Owens & Thomas Owens - and from common
reports, deponent believes, the above named children
are all now living, & he further says that John Owens is
the oldest son of the said Uriah & Elizabeth, who now
resides in the town of Hartland, Huron County & State
of Ohio & is about sixty three years of age--Deponent
further says, that the said Uriah Owens resided about
the half of one mile from the store of this deponant, that
he has frequently in the store of this deponent in said
Village of Clyde.

Deponent further says that the said
Uriah Owens died in the town of Galen & State aforesaid
in the Fall 1819, as near as he recollects in Sept. or Oct.
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& he was present & attended his funeral--and he
further say, that he has understood, the said Uriah
& Elizabeth Owens were married in the Presbyterian
Church in the City of Albany, in said State of
New York, where he & his wife then lived--And
deponent further says, that he never knew or heard
of any other person by the name of Uriah Owens,
except the one within mentioned & his son--
and he further say, that the said Uriah Owens
had an open account, at his store, & subsequently
after the death of said Uriah Owens the said Elizabeth
his widow settled the account with me & gave her
note signed Elizabeth Owens--I have enclosed the
said note to her son John Owens of Hartland
Huron County, Ohio,--on said note then is a number
of endorsements.

And the deponent says that some 
time after the death of the said Uriah Owens the
said Elizabeth his widow, resided with her daughter
Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, with whom she remained, until
the said Chase, emigrated to the State of Michigan
& that the said Elizabeth Owens removed with her said
daughter--Deponent further says, that from a report
he believes that the said Elizabeth Owens died in the
year 1840 & that she remained the widow of said
Uriah Owens to the time of her death--
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And the said Sylvester further says for himself that
he was well acquainted with a person by the name
of Jesse Clarke a Lawyer & a Judge (formerly) of Waterloo
in Seneca County N.Y. who was employed by Revolutionary
soldiers to obtain pensions & he believes he has heard
the said Uriah Owens say that he had employed the
said Judge Clarke to make out his papers for the
purpose of obtaining his Certificate for a Pension--
Deponent further says that the said Uriah Owens
was a falele man & report says suffered from exposure
while in the Revolutionary Army & further that when the
said Uriah died, I should judge his age to be between fifty
four & sixty years of age--
Sylvester Clarke

Witness James N. Nichols

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of Sept.
1854 & I certify that the said Sylvester Clarke, I am well
acquainted with, & that he is a good, creditable, & competent
witness.     Hiram P. Jones, a Justice

["Sylvester Clarke.....ffit (affidavit?)" written vertically on left of page]

STATE OF NEW-YORK               )
Wayne County Clerk's Office,   )   SS.

I, SAXON B. GAVITT, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County
and state above mentioned, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that H.P. Jones
Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the annexed jurat
& certificate was at the time of signing the same, a
Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly elected and sworn;
that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid
County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, a Clerk and seal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, (the seal
of said Court and County) at Lyons, this 20th day of September 1854.
Lyman Lyon, Deputy Clerk
Page 47

And the said Sylvestr further says for himself that
he was well acquainted with a person by the name
of Jesse Clarke a Lawyer & a Judge (formerly) of Waterloo
in Seneca County N.Y. who was employed by Revolutionary
soldiers to obtain pensions & he believes he has heard
the said Uriah Owens say that he had employed the
said Judge Clarke to make out his papers for the
purpose of obtaining his Certificate for a Pension--
Deponent further sayd that the said Uriah Owens
was a stable man & report says, suffered from exposure
while in the Revolutionary Army & further that when the
said Uriah died, I should judge his age to be between fifty
four & sixty years of age--Sylvester Clarke
Witness James M. Nichols

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of Sept.
1854 & I certify that the said Sylvester Clarke, I am well
acquainted with, & that he is a good, creditable, & competent
witness.
[faded here] Hiram P. Jones, a Justice
of the Peace of Hughes County
NY

["Sylvester Clark" written vertically in left column]

STA    [page cut or folded here]
Wayne    [page cut or folded here on...]

 ...      that a
 ...       said County
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand an...
this 20th day of September 1854.
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Answered April 15

Uriah Owens 100
75/17 - issued May 9 1778
Theodocius Bailey Assignee
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[TOO FADED TO DECYPHER]

Huntenal  B.   May 8th 1854

Mr. Benj H. Baldwin Esqr--

My Dear Friend--Yours of April 15,
was duly sworn the ? reply I would say your Sat
answering smyth to Sgt Erniny you would undertake the case
for me to thane Being two witness living here that was well
acquainted with Mrs. puthany lunch in the town of Galen & his
to the friend of my father & the sun Solomon Munsel
thuck the corps in his major to the grace & the said Solomon
being such to expecting he would live--I thought best to
une his witness to his wifs==& I went to Senaca & it
this snet truck & the Levensons Bisy I sent first to the 
to get him to get him to take out the paper in under to serve
the alone tnifs be linckie my sajine events pronew than
better than one in a presence he here bene but the culd Hatde
any trying for the tillaften continent & then I tried the eanen
being kill impuented with a home & he not tenany the
form & have he like is gentleman & friend huntes up the
alone & intendaber the to him & the urgency of the case & he
exa

he        such
under the present reflection of my mind I think I can not say
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under Oath that he James Owens is one of the surviving children
and agree there is Thomas S. Owens his busness heirs bin on
the Eary Cancel for 12 or 14 years & my brother Joseph Owens
that lives at Clyde on the Canal tells me he has not seen
oor heard of him in over 11 years & the last time heard from him he was
not far from Albany City & he das not ? that hers living--& I
now submit the above statement for your dination & again Mr.
Suponel said out an affidavit to give to Michigan to more my
mothers doth wish I here cent to one of my brothers to get it duly
executed--as you will want the truth & nothing else * will
state to you I here cent to wane my parents wane muned lose Co &
to the copy they have got it Deneus Owens in Stu of Uriah Owens
to Sam positive it was on my mothers munend certificate Uriah
Owens & it was from that certificate the first stunt of the reeds
was maid in the Bible by Thomas Latimore an entlen gent
man to he recorded what there is except the last--Thomas
S. Owens that my mother wrote --& again I have got an Oulets
.......further truth for a fact of .....Dules on December
1799 Wane his name stands Uriah Owens & his signature Uriah
Owens his mark--from he could not read nor write--& then a
gent his name is found conect on the Records of his services in
the Army-the Clerk of the court states his United States
his given name, as the Uinesten guare my mother the certificate it
was write--I Owen your judgment there is but one true with & the
is to due Bisness Write us you say you are determined never to
undertake a matter but of it--I here bin more for taken
in my statements than I would have bin on eny other
bisness & I hope you will have patience & excuse my back spe
liny -- for I am somewhat advanced in years & beginning to feel the age
of it old age--I should not there undertaken this business
had it not been my brothers and sister tht I was the most
preferred one of the family & one that knew the most of the
family concerns--& now dear friend I will try to answer your
questions & as seen as I been acenectiny to your recue
the jurst wane my parents Wane born I aneen my
was born in the City of Albany New York State--
greed in Lane was Elizabeth Food--Daughter of
Food Well Kevin in the City while he lived he lived
his 96 years & died--from the City of London England
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Lived in the town of Galloway till about the year 1799 when the
tuck the Gentleman spoken of her before then moored to the
town of Providence a eleven miles north from the fifth house County of
Saratoga & he lived here till 1813 and moved in the town of
?Lunis in Senaca Co. & he lived between Senaca Falls & Waterloo
here is when he got acquainted with Jese Clark & he lived in the town
of Lunis till the year 1815 then he moved 16 miles north in
the town of Galen then Seneca Co. now Galen is in Wayne
County here is my father last residence place where he now rests.
Died on the 4 day of September 1419 in his 56 year with a
broken constitution that was contracted in the Army & sometimes
poorly glack & often fed on hons beef & glad to get it
my mother often she brok up him hans lived with Isaac Chase
who married him only daughter--Elizabeth Owens & in the
year 1836 in the month of February they moved from Galen to
Chautuuysel Co. Due not now the home of the town lives
here two years & from there moved to the State of Michigan
in the town of Rome Lenauree Co. lived here one year &
then moved in to Huron Co. where she died in the month
of May the 28 1870 & there my good Gentl mother found
him resting place at the age of 68 years,  I have forgotten
my fathers & mothers birth days if that is of any importance
please let me know & I will send to my sister I think likely
she will remember as to the first pension act of 1818 which
such would munch 18th as I have been in former the pensions
soldiers drew their money on the first day of March & on the huns
day of September if this is correct then would be for plan to a
help pension money due likely fathers account there was
nothing ever received by my father so by my mother of the a
boure pension--as to the claim being even aloud it never was
if it even was admited it was heiren given to my mother--
now any one of the hands--as tho my being sure a second set of
papers was sent to the pension office by Jese Clark I am late
June there was--I was in this state at the the time he made
application & returned from this state to Galen York State in
the month of July the 28 1819 my father had one of his poor
turns that he was subject to my mother told me he had his
to Waterloo & the first papers failed & he had to make another set &
it had been two months from him & heer but not him down with his pald sample
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and  it here bnot him down with his old complaint this was the first I
heard of his making application he was so sick & did not think it
prudent to assure him any questions concerning the case all that
know about the first in the serkent papers is what he taking my mother on
return from Waterloo--as to the spine a the town where my mother
died & did not know/But the affidavit I spoke of here before with
I sent to one of my brothers--I directed him to go to the town to
get two disinterested witnesses if possible to fine a meen & his
family that was well acquainted with my father & his family
while living in the town of Providence Senatogo NY Co. & was present in
his death & if he Gele Sot fine such to get two of my sisters oldest
children & I think we shall get the name of the town where she died
soon--as to my knowing about my fathers discharge what
I know about it is this there often heard him & my mother say he
had a discharge & he petition the hands of Benjamin Walliss
to obtain his land from the state of N.Y. & he made my father
believe he must give him a power & accordingly he made the
Nouen & came to my father in the evening & told my father & he
had the power made but & requested two of the nations
to be cid in to witness the same & he rict as a power it present
to dea dede  & again I saut with my own eyes as well &
had two papers One in each hand he saw to one have your it
fathers discharge & his is his dead I have paid him &
husen not Cheted him out of his land this was in 1807 in
the winter the last visit I made in Albany--One of the
witnesses James Coshsha Llitton & Stuff with him one on true y nit
while here & he told me the story since hand thy parents tell
as to lated papers I have in Oaled leace on condition spoken here
& afore & certify  son concerning apeuce of land in the town of Galen
I hurre benefit from schooling that I pair for him in Galen
about the muton if was of his use.
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as to Conwelk it is a little over eight miles from where we
lived--as to any other person my father spoke of I will
say I have heard him speak of Doctor Shinger Coleman
Scoak General Schuyler pelen gunsweth Col. Captain L..
van ?????--Bleecken--Colonel Goose new--London
Wood that went with Sulivan in the west parts of the State
of New York he used to tell apute a Enersate about this ?
exploits us to the ? Bible belonging to my father I here
built is very much sailer & sum of it is gone that is now
date of the year it was printed I will enclose the leaf of the Ra
gents is on for your inspection trusting you will keep
it sale & give it to me as soon as you get through with it
I will enclose the two papers that was made in the town of
Galen & the pan top the manager certificate & as they are attached
together with a power my sister sent me & also the copy
of the family becomes & a presence from my brothers which
I cannot separate family for you inspection--& if there is
any definition pointed out & distruct me--as you have
said you would under the Binys for teen percent  lives
made up my mind to have you much.  Expecting you we
be diligent till you obtain from me and the heart a certified
and as soon as I am sure home I will go to Honwiath and
make a power of attorney & send to you--and I shall expect
your answer as soon as convenient after you have examine
these papers--you say it will be along tutres consent
& agree you caution me not to get alinmed it
your question.  But if you don't getalenmee when it
came to yet to be papers I shall still my gess if don't
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mills you to get the understanding of it.

As to the hamel & residence
which during town Sandy Lake Mercer Co, Pennsylvania State
Joseph Owens--Clyde/Galen town ship Wayne Co New York
Moses M Owens & Simeon Owens both lived in the town
of Tekonsha Calhoun Co Michigan State
Elizabeth Owens Chase township of
Adams--Hillsdale Co Michigan
As for myself the town of Hartland Huron Co Ohio
then is James  Thomas S Owens I have studied their
house previews in this letter--that I have from you to
decide how to manage--as for my part I have
stuog sons to believe they are both dead my brother
Thomas had got to be upon drunk Sat We have evidence
been seen the second again he follows the general to
here of his death. We have all of us tried with all the sons
of pension seen that we were most of but to know from
the evil still given upon him I think he must have feeling
in the water and been to anyone he was assignted We
him as to my boot funeral I will admit kill the
haft--Since Kimenuel written this I were receive in
from my brothers stutin my mother died in the
ship of Hanover Jackson Co Michigan--& likewise I
hurry because my friend at Clyde Village further died
Soteoh have my mother give him settlement of ?
and account James Owens if this will be ofexcuse pies in for
? will say I will send it with to Albany when
I cont the matter in was opey use
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The Church Record examined closen as I am sure
my father kame on the Certificate was Uriah Owens
this copy sent me is from the marriage records
I think on the church book of membership of Gendling
to have tht sentee--& again I will ask you is it
the required the certificates of the comptroller & secretary
of state should have the state seal--if it is required
please inform me--those I have have not-the
certificate of the secretary of state has the state meter
from your friend & well wishen
this May the 5 1854          John Owens

Likewise here in Clus the affidavit spoke of from your
inspection & if it is write you may send it back &
I will get the county certificate & send you again & ?
not write please make one that is & cane it as soon
as possible the date; gentlemen Mr. Munsed is seen
better at present but he can't steened it many weeks

Yours,    J. Owens

Widow died May 28, 1840
Uriah Owens died Sept. 4 1819
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Hartland Onio Nov. 22, 1853

Benj H. Baldwin

Dear Sir
This is to inform you
that I have your circular before me divided to
William Hyatt or Heins--my wife is his daughter
and there is one more daughter living in this town
the rest of the family has all gone to the west the old
man William Hyatt has been dead this November of years--you
state that your attention will be given to the whole class of
Heins coming under the various pension & bounty
land laws & so forth--I will say William Hyatt did
make application but on what ground he was rejected
I cannot say & I shoud like to know for hopes it
might be remedied--and now I will state to
you my case on at least the outlines of the business
you mention adesine to undertake cases however
connect the case which I will state is my father
has constitute it may be I cannot say but I think
any pension knowing hou to commence it will not be
a very hard case--My father Uriah Owens
Owens was a soldier of the Revolutionary
army served seven years or thereabout in the
New York Troops he was discharged in Albany
his discharge got in to the hands of Benjamin Wallis
a young attorney at law my father implored him
do some busine3ss I can't mention some then pen tick
about the matter if was of any use
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My father made application for a pension soon
after the act took effect which was the 18 March
1818 his friends helping earlier & then there was
new ones made but & sent on to the War Department
& he died in Sept. 1879 and saw it has suir St
Still to this day--and Dear Sir if you can find any
records that will give light in either of those cases
please to inform me as I wish to employ you if the
is a prospect & I shall expect you to attend to the business
close--my mother died in 1840--as to heir
ship that I can prove--as to the regiment in
which he served & officers I have almost forgotten 
were how him tell of counsevik one lonson & come 
gunsworth & on Clark was Captain at the time of his
discharge if a mistake not--and how insure given
the outlines of the case & if there is a hunce please let
me know--and if there is not please inform me.
From yours
John Owens

Your address 
Olena Huron Co Ohio

I wrote Feby 27 asking full particulars
& so to A Mc Kenny
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Saif [faded]
The Peufshi Huron Co
Mass.

Corn Apr 9 1818
died Feb 24 1819

Paid 

Benj. H. Baldwin Esqr
Washington D.C.

Oleno Co
Nov 26
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Hartland ? Mar the 6 1854

Mr. Benj H. Baldwin
Dear Sir
Yours of the 27 Rebry was
truly review the 4 of March some reply which say I have got the
any of then letter from you--& us to some then frustrating in the
case if it would do any good I would say some time after the
war this Benjamin Wallis then a young attorney at law undertook
to obtain from the State my fathers bounty land or
hutunt or land warrant & Wallis made what he called a power
of attorney & came to my father in the evening with the papers
and telling my father & mother they were recing from them legntune
& my father called in two of his neighbors to witness the
said power as it was called & see to the company & this power
to be a deed & in this way he got my fathers discharge
in his hands--how long before the friend was known I cannot
say this took place in the city of Albany when the parties then
resided--I find some you are aware of the Regulations of each
state at the commencement of the war in pun leuing than Owen policy
to enlist soldiers York State gave them during the war made
six hundred & 40 acres each soldier drew that on the military
truck my father was driving in the base town of Eliskus
Cayuga Co now Tompkins Co I would refer you to ganit
Smith now member of the House of Representatives if you 
still wish information concerning this military truck his father
issued to Deal Sun Considnulele in these lines--When I wrote
to you I had an idea my fathers name could be found at the
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new application & the most I know is what my mother
has told me after his death.  She said he had told her the
first papers Mr. Clark had made a mistake & made
them out again had sent them & he was in hopes they
write--What will you try me to do this business as
wish to know what I have got to pay coming before they
allow him that there may be again orders standing bet
us--your court says feels Will belibnut--in your letter
to William Hyatt on heirs/you mention from ten to
fifty--frenunt thee given you buy for funeelix 8 years by
pensions the amount being small resualy 28 pension

I will make you an offer ten percent for all age
can obtain & if you should have to Gumy it to the
I would say 12 percent--I can yetit siin for the
I have Blotie oeren more than I calculate was
I gemenied hoping you will not yet out of pension
with my bad spelling--Someone at present helping
with you receive this your.  Will unseen that
same that I may somehow to persuade as soon as
I get returnes from the State of Heuwyn

From yours &
John Owens

Answered April 15