Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,276, Joshua Ward, Conn.
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Ward, Joshua
Mary

NUMBER
W. 18.276
B. L. Wt. 34.535-160-55
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CONTENTS
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4317
New York  Albany
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Mary Ward
widow of Joshua Ward
who served in the Revolutionary
Conn.
war, as a Sergeant
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
120 Dollars   -----------
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
14 day of Mch 1849
and sent to
 L. Jenkins
Albany
NY

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
February 2, 1848, Page 242  Vol.  4.
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193.409.  Act  Mar 3
July 23/55
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Mary Ward
widow of
Joshua Ward
Serg
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Revolutionary War
No. 34535  [   ]  July 14/[]6
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Pensioner under the Revolt.
Pension Cert. dated  Mar  14/49.
No. 4.317.
N.Y.    [    ]  48       4317
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[     ]: 160 acs  [  ] .11 [ ] [  ]
Boynton
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Josiah Ward
Holland Patent
Oneida Co.
NY.

Vol  W=1=19
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Seventeen hundred and eighty two
October twenty fourth

[illegible]
I Sam Cooper Judge of Probates for the district of Middletown in the State of Connecticut hereby certify that this above is a town copy of the record contained in as book entitled account of  marriages, which book is one of the [illegible] of the records of the first Ecclesiastical Society of Middletown in the state of Connecticut with the exception of the date which is expressed on record in [illegible] [illegible] figured as follows
AD 1782 October 24

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of [illegible] Probate Court and subscribed by my name that this 22 day of October 1838

Same Cooper 
Judge of Probates
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DECLARATION
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled - An act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows.
State of New York,
County of Oneida
On this 18th day of September 1838 personally appeared before
the Court of Common Pleas, as of said county, Mary Ward a resident of Floyd
in the money aforesaid, aged 75
years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of
Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting Half pay and
Pensions to certain Widows," that she is the widow of Joshua Ward late of said Town who was a Revolutionary Soldier of
the United States, and who served according to
the best of his information recollection and
belief as follows In Capt Churchill Company
Col Saps Regiment for six months this was previous to 1777- that about the 1st of May 1777 he entered
the service as a Sergeant in a company in the 5th
Connecticut Regiment.
 Col Philip B. Bradley and
continued to serve therein until May 1 1780,
having served as such Sergeant upwards
of
three years as appear by proof annexed



She further declares that she was married to the said Joshua Ward
Middletown on the twenty fourth day of October
in the
year Seventeen hundred and eighty two;
that her husband, the aforesaid
John Ward died
on the thirteenth day of November 1815.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, 1794 [illegible] at the time above stated.

November was to be "October" [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed in
the day and year above written ⎬
Mary Ward

 [illegible]
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State of New York
Oneida County
Elisha Ward Copenhagen
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Lewis County, and Jonah Ward
of [illegible] County, being duly sworn depose
and say that they are children of Joshua
and Mary Ward- That the said Joshua Ward
died on the 13th day of November 1815 and
that she has remained his widow ever since
and is now his widow
from in open court
I certify that they are men
Elisha Ward
of credibility truth and veracity

James Dean [illegible] 

Clerks office
James Dean Clerk of said County,
Oneida County, do hereby certify that the foregoing
proceedings were this day had
in open Court
Witness my hand and seal
Office the day year aforesaid,
James Dean  [illegible] 



act 1838
Mary Ward
Col.  [illegible] 
B.P. Johnson

Admitted [illegible]  [illegible] 
 [illegible] 
. [illegible] .
NY
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Mary Ward

Address
Josiah Ward
Holland Patent
Oneida Co.
N. Y.

193.409
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State of New York,
Oneida County On this sixteenth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.  Personally appeared before me, the Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State, Mary Ward aged ninety three years a resident of the town of Floyd, in the County of Oneida and state of New York.  Who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joshua Ward decease, who was a Seargeant in the revolutionary war that her said husband enlisted into the service of the United States and continued in actual service for about the term of three years, and was honorably discharged. That she was married to the said Joshua Ward about seventy three years ago, and that her name before her marriage was Mary Stowe, that her said husband did at Floyd in the county and state aforesaid, on the thirteenth day of November in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, that she did receive a pension under an act of Congress granting a pension for his five years to widows of revolutionary officers and soldiers, and that she now receives a pension from the United States, of one hundred and ninety dollars per annum, payable at Albany, in the state of New York.  That she has a pension certificate in her possession dated 14th March 1849.   Signed T. Ewing. Secretary of the Interior.  And numbered 4317. And that she is now a widow.
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for further particulars, she refers to statements made by her in application for pensions, which statements are true, and as she believes will fully establish her claim for bounty land, to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855. She also declared that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor mad any other applications therefor.

Mary [illegible] Ward

We [illegible] and William [illegible]
residents of the town of Floyd, County of Oneida and the State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Ward in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Louis R Powell
William [illegible] Jr.
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on this day and year above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons: that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and
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that I have no interest in this claim.
Wm Ralph
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York,}
ONEIDA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,} ss.

I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Wm Ralph
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing, affidavit and thereon written, was, on the 16 day of July 1855 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and sworn and duly authorized.  And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Jurat  is genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County, and subscribed my name, this 18 day of July, 1855.

Richard Hulbert     Clerk.
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information as containing in his (or his widow's) application for pension file in this Bureau.
Joshua Ward W.F. 18276

Dates of Enlistment of Appointment
1776
May 1, 1777

Length of Service
6 mos
May 1, 1780

Rank
Sgt.

Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered
Captain: Churchill
Colonel: Sage; Philip B. Bradley

State: [illegible]

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment
Date of application for pension, Sept. 18, 1838 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Floyd, Oneida Co., N.Y.

Age at date of application, She was 75 yrs old

Remarks: Soldier married at Middletown, Conn. Oct. 24, 1782 Mary Stowe and died Elisha and Josiah Ward.
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 34.535

[   ]   An[  ]
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Rev WIDOW, & c.
File No. 18276
Mary Ward
Widow of
Joshua Ward
Sergt  Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 48
Index:-Vol. [illegible] Page 3111
[Arrangement of 1870]

1912 Apr 22 [illegible]
Nellie R Disney [illegible]
1916 July 12 [illegible]
Mrs [illegible]Langford Letter in S.F
44618 Moses [illegible]
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Miss Nellie R. Disney
Zumbro Falls, Minnesota
APR 16 1812
W. 18.276
Joshua Ward
Mary
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Mary Ward
Act 1838.
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Rome, Oneida Co., NY
Oct. 5, 1838

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir

Enclosed are the papers of Mary Ward, widow of Joshua Ward, with proof of his service.

Return as respectfully requested to the subscriber.

I have the honor to be 
most respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Benj. P Johnson

Joshua War:
Served - 6 months pervious to 1777
                See affidavit Benj. Gilbert

May 1777 to May 1780
as Sergeant - 
[  ] affidavit  [         ]
and Certificate Comptroller Con.

Married 24 Oct 1782
See Certificate Judge Probate
Hon Saml. Cooper
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2020
In the matter of
Mary Ward
Oneida Co., NY
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Benj. P. Johnson
Agent    Rome N Y 

Holland Patent  NY
June 9.

Benj. P. Johnson Esq
Rome
20.3
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DECLARATION ACT, 1843

STATE OF NEW YORK
ONEIDA COUNTY,

On this eighth day of June 1843, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county , personally appeared Mary Ward a resident of the town of Floyd in said county, aged 83 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Joshua Ward who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United Sates, and a statement of those levies may be found on the records of the war departments & he having been a non commisioned officer
and that she received under the Act of July 7th, 1838, a Pension of one hundred twenty dollars per annum; She further declares that she remains a Widow, and has done so ever since the death of her husband.

Mary Ward

STATE OF NEW YORK
ONEIDA COUNTY
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Mary Ward and know her to be the person described in the above declaration, and who was a Pensioner under the Act of July 7th, 1838.

Aaron White, JUSTICE

CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF Oneida
I, R Sheldon Root do hereby certify that Aaron White Esq. was on the date of the above certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above purporting to be [illegible] genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 12th day of June in the year 1843.
R. Sheldon Root [illegible]
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(numbers crossed out)
June 17, 1843.

NY
Mar 30, 1843
Mary Ward

$120  per [    ]

B. P. Johnston
Rome NY

J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner Pensions
Washington City
Distri. Col/

FREE
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Rome June 12 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq
Enclosed are the papers Mary Ward under act 1843.
Please send to the subscriber the Returns.
I am Very Respectfully
Yours
Benj P Johnson
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Pension Office
N.Y.
June 17, 1844
Set circular to 
Mary Ward
Trenton,
Oneida County
N. York
1777-43
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
ONEIDA  COUNTY,} ss.

On this eleventh day of July 1844, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared, Mary Ward, a resident of Trenton in said County, aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doeth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of July 11, 1844, to continue the pensions of certain Widows.

That she is the widow of Joshua Ward, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United States, and who died on thirteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and fifteen.

And that she received a pension under the acts of July 7, 1838, and March 3, 1843, of one hundred & twenty  dollars per annum.  She further declares that she remains a widow and has done so ever since the death of her
husband.
Mary Ward

STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
ONEIDA COUNTY,}  ss.

Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Mary Ward and know her to be the person described in the above declaration, and who was a pensioner under the acts of July 7, 1838, and March 3, 1843.    "Mary Ward" interlined.  The name "Joshua" was written on an erasure previous to signing.
Aaron White  Justice

Clerks Office }
Oneida County } ss.

I, Delos Dewolf  Clerk of the said County certify  that Aaron White Esq was on the 11th day of July 1844 a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly elected & qualified to act as such, & that the signature above written purporting to be his, is  genuine .

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said County, & subscribed my name this 13th day of July AD 1844.

Delos Dewolf        Clerk
for James Edgar Dep. Clerk
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State of New-York}
County of Oneida} ss.

On this First day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Oneida in the State of New York, Mary Ward a resident of the town of Floyd in the said county of Oneida aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War:

That she is the widow of Joshua  Ward who was a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution, and in account of whose service she was pensioned under the Acts of Congress of July 7, 1838, 3d March 1843, & 17th June 1844, and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of 17 June 1844, was one hundred and twenty dollars.

She further declares that she is still a widow.
Mary Ward

Sworn to & subscribed on the day}
& year first above written, be fore me}
Charles F Fox    Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me.
Charles F Fox  Justice of the Peace

State of New- York}
County of Oneida} ss.

I,  Patrick Mahon  Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Charles F  Fox Esq was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures of the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.  

L. S.     In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, 4th day of December 1848.
Patrick Mahon   Clerk
Oneida County
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Cole
NY
act
'48
MW
1777

James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept.
Washington City.
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Albany Dec. 5[?] 1848
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commission of Pensions,
Sir,
I enclose the declaration of Mrs. Mary Ward for the purpose of obtaining her pension Certificate under the Act of 2nd Feby 1848.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Lemual Jenkins
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State of New York,}
CLERK'S OFFICE, ONEIDA COUNTY,}  ss

I, ALEXANDER RAE,  Clerk of said County, Do Certify, That Wm Ralph Esq whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the 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 for said County, dwelling in said County, and sworn and duly authorized to take the same.  And further, that I am well-acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the Certificate of said proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, this 16th day of August 1851

Alexander Rae      Clerk.
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[    [  []  [  ]    [         ]
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Whereas I Mary Ward am the widow of Joshua Ward deceased who was a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution, and whereas I am allowed a pension on account of his services at the rate of $120. per annum, and am advised that I am entitled to a larger or increased amount of pension on account of the Services of my late Husband, the said Joshua Ward died.
Now therefor I do hereby constitute and appoint Henry H. Sylvester of the city of Washington my true and lawful attorney and agent, for me and in my name and behalf to present and prosecute my claim to such increased amount of pension as I may be by law entitled to.
Witness my hand and seal at Floyd in the County of Oneida N.Y. this 14th day August, A.D. 1851~
Mary Ward
Executed in presence of
Wm. Ralph
Edw. G. Hopkins
State of New York
Oneida County } ss
On this 14th day of August A.D. 1851 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County, personally appeared Mary Ward, above named, and tome known, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed.
Wm. Ralph
Justice of the Peace
Seal [illegible]
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford  Sept 7th 1838

I certify that on application for evidence of the services of Joshua Ward, I have examined the Record of settlements made with the Connt Line of the Continental Army and find his name in a "settlement with the 5th  Connecticut Regrt. Philip B Bradley Esq Col., before Jany 1  1780" when he is entered as a Sergt. and commenced service May 1 1777, Time of settlement Jany 1 1780. Making 2 yrs & 8 mons.  Again in same Regrt. as Sergt, commenced service Jany 1 1780.  Time of settlement  May 1 1780. Making 4 mons and 1 day.

Henry Kilbourn  Comptroller
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Death

State of New Your
Oneida County  ss

Salmon Wilcox and Joshua Ward both of Floyd in said county being duly sworn depose and say that we were well acquainted with Joshua Ward late of Floyd in said county and who died sometime in the year 1815, but the precise day we don't recollect.  That he left as his widow Mary Ward who now lives in said town of Floyd and has remained his widow ever since the death of the said Joshua Ward and still remains his widow.
Salmon Wilcox
Joshua Ward

Sworn before me this}
 20th day of September}
1838 and I hereby certify}
they are each of them men}
of credibility, truth and veracity.}
Samuel C Brocker  Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW - YORK,}
CLERK'S OFFICE, ONEIDA COUNTY,} ss.

I, James Dean, Clerk of the County of Oneida, do hereby certify, that Samuel C. Brooker Esquire, 
was on the 20th day of September A. D. 1839. (1838)   a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Oneida, duly authorized to act as such and that his signature to the annexed certificate is genuine.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, this 24th day of September A. D. 1838.
James Dean,  Clerk.
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I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof , do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,

THAT Samuel Cooper is
and for more than two months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Saml Cooper in Court and Country.

In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as afore said, hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 7th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.

And I certify that the signature of said Saml Cooper hereto annexed is genuine.

Royal R Hinman     Secretary of said State
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Middlesex County
ss Middletown  September 6th 1838

I , Benjamin Gilbert of Middletown, county of Middlesex & State of Connecticut of the age of Seventy Eight years, testify & say That Joshua Ward formerly of said Middletown & late of the Town of Floyd, Oneida County & State of New York served in the Revolutionary War a Soldier Six months under a Six months enlistment in New York in Capt. Churchill's company and Col. Suget Wegimont, and at the expiration of Six months was discharged and I further testify & say that the said Joshua Ward the next spring enlisted for the term of three years and served this term of service for said three years in the Revolutionary War and I always understood during the three years he acted as a Sargent of which I have no doubt.  Further the deponent saith not,  Witness my Hand.
Benj. Gilbert

Middlesex County ss  
Middletown Sept 6th 1838

Personally appeared Benjamin Gilbert signer of the above deposition & made Oath that the same contains the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth.  before me 
Saml Cooper   Justice of Peace
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Middlesex County ss  Middletown
September 8th, 1838

I have certify that Ben Gilbert signer of the within deposition is a  respectable witness.

Saml Cooper
Justice of the Peace
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1777
New York, Albany
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Mary Ward

widow of Joshua Ward
who was a Sergeant
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
120 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of Sept. 1843
and sent to B. P. Johnson
Rome, N. York
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1.         Page 116


Repd
Instructions under the act of
 1844 sent to Mary Ward, 
Trenton, Oneida Co., NY 23d
July 1844.
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Albany 2609
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Mary Ward
widow of Joshua Ward

(who was a pensioner under the Act of )  deleted

and who died on the 13 November 1815
of Oneida Co. in the State of N York
who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Churchill of the Regt. commanded by Col. Bradley in the Conn line for 2 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 120 Dollars _______Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of May
1839 and sent to B. P. Johnson
Rome, N. York
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Arrears to the 4th of March '39     360.00
Semi-annual allowance ending
[ ] Sept                                             60.00
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                                                     $420.00
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{Act July 7,}
{1838.}

Recorded by D. Brown     Clerk.
Book  A.     Vol. 2     Page  109