Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,238, David Weaver, New York And War Of 1812
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SERVICE
New York and War of 1812  
Weaver, David  
Catharine
NUMBER
R. 11.238
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V 3636 [underlined]
Catherine Weaver
wid 
David  Ny [written over] 
act 7. July '38
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At a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at the town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess on the third day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Present Charles H. Ruggles Vice Chancellor of the Second Circuit 
Dutchess County IS: Catharine Weaver the widow of David Weaver deceased comes now here into court and being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838, entitled An Act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the widow of David Weaver, who enlisted in the Revolutionary Army as a fifer in Colonel Albert Pauldings Regiment in the New York troops, and in Captain Pearsa's company: that she does not know the exact time when he enlisted, but believes it was near the close of the war to the best of her recollection, and thinks it was  for nine months, and that he served out his time. She has no knowledge of his having been in battle or engagement: that he lived in Poughkeepsie Dutchess County when he enlisted: That she has no documentary testimony proving the service of her said husband in the Revolutionary War. And said deponent further says that her maiden name was Catharine Willsie and that she was married to her husband the said David Weaver at the town of Poukeepsie in the County of Dutchess on the thirtieth day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty three by the Reverend John H. Livingston, then the Pastor the Reformed Dutch Church in the said town of Poughkeepsie, and that a minute of such marriage was made in the records of the said Church as this deponent is informed and believed and as will appear from the certificate
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in the winter or spring of the year one thousand eight hundred and nine enlisted as a fifer at Poughkeepsie aforesaid under Lieutenant William Van Rensselaer in the service of the United States regular army for the term of five years, that said David Weaver left Poughkeepsie  under and after such enlistment, and deponent has never seen him since but has always understood and believes that he died as aforesaid at Sacketts [Sackets] Harbor in 1813, and this deponent is informed and believes the memorandum or registry of his death is among the files of the War department in Washington and this deponent after the close of the late war received by widow, the back pay due to the said David Weaver at the time of his death, that such back pay was received through the agency for this deponent of Doctor William Thomas. That a son of the deponent who is now deceased was also a soldier in the Army of the United Sates during the last war, and on his return home to Poughkeepsie after the close of the war, reported and stated to the deponent that his father the said David Weaver died at Sacketts Harbor aforesaid in the year 1813, that he there saw him dead and assisted and was present at his burial.  And this deponent produces in support of her claim aforesaid the affidavit of Johnathan Tompkins, Alexander M. Mann and William Thomas which are hereto awarded her.  
Sworn on the 3rd day of December 1838 in open Court Catherine Weaver
Mark
Alex Forfus Clerk
I Alexander Forbes Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Second Circuit in the Sate of New York do hereby certify that this foregoing, and amended contrary to the original proceedings of the sixth Court in the matter of the application if Catharine Weaver for an annuity or pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day and year first above written
Alex Forfus Clerk
And the court certifies that Williams Thomas, Alexander M. Mann and Jonathan Tompkins whose affidavits are hereto amended and withdrawn to credit and witnessed
Alex Forfus Clerk
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State of New York
Dutchess County S.S
Ford
Before me Silas E. Haight a justuz
of the peace in and for Dutchess County appeared William
Thomas late Hospital Surgeon in the Army who deposeth
and says that he knew David Weaver formerly of
Poughkiepsie and that said Weaver enlisted as a
private in a company raised and enlisted by Killion
Van Rensellaer then Lieutenant in the army that he,
said Thomas was requested to examine said Weaver
by said St. Van Rensellear to ascertain that he was
sound and that said Thomas did so examine him
that in 1813 he, said Thomas then a Surgeon's mate
in the Hospital knew said Weaver at Sackets Harbor
and that he was then sickly and from that circumstance
he has no doubt of his death that said
David Weaver had a son named John Weaver
who was a soldier in the Army during the late
war and that said John Weaver died about
one year since in this Village and this deponent
has repeatedly heard said John Weaver say that
his father died at Sackets Harbor in 1813 and
that he helped to bury him and furthermore
this deponent knew said John Weaver to have been
a soldier in the United States army and that
he saw said Weaver while a soldier and
doing duty at the Harbor about Augst 1813
that said David Weaver was a fifer and was
about fifty years old. And furthermore said
deponent is well acquainted with Catharine Weaver and
he knows her to be the Widow of said David Weaver late
of the Army and he knows that she has not again
been married and that he has know her for
more than thirty years and this deponent has
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has lived in Pokeepsie since 1806 to his knowledge
at which time he quit the army
Subscribed & Sworn to
before me this 28th day
of
of November 1838
Wm Thomas
Silas E. Haight
Justice of the Peace
in & for Dutchess County
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Dutchess County
I A. M. Mann Pastor
of the Reformed Dutch Church of Pokeepsie ,
having the custody of the
records of said church do hereby
certify that it appears by an entry in
said records that David Weaver was
married to Catharine Willsie on the
thirtieth day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred eighty - three -
I further certify that said entry is
in the words & figures following written
 in fair legible & characters
over the page on the Record is written
Registry of Marriages
1783"
and on the list it is thus written
●
Aug. 30 - David Weaver & Catharine Willsie
A. M. Mann -
I A. M. Mann depose & say that
I hold the office of Pastor of the above
named church in the village of Pokeepsie, 
 County of Dutchess & state afore
said, and that the above is a true extract
from the records of said church
as certified by me.
A.M. Mann
Sworn to before me this
1st day of December 1838
Silas E. Haight
Justice of the Peace
in and for Dutchess County
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STATE OF NEW-YORK.
County of Duchess,
I, DANIEL W. BEADLE, Clerk of the County of Duchess,
Do hereby Certify, That Silaz E. Haight, Esq
whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit
was at the date of such Signature a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, duly Elected and Sworn
AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe
that the signature to the said affidavit genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, the 22nd
day of November A.D. 1838
Danl W. Beadle
Clerk
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State of New York
Dutchess County SS: Jonathan Tompkins of the Town of Paltz in the
County of Ulster and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that he is now about eighty five years of age that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and that he belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Albert
Paulding and that the company he was in was Commanded by Captain John Pearse that he was enlisted for nine months and that he served his time out and that he knew David Weaver formerly of Poughkeepsie
in Dutchess County and that the said David Weaver was an enlisted soldier in the Company he belonged to and in Colonel Albert Paulding's Regiment that said David Weaver was a fifer and belonged to the Musicians and that said David Weaver served his time out and said David Weaver was not as old as this deponent by five or six years and this deponent is now a pensioner
of the United States and has been so for five or six years,
              his
Jonathan  X Tompkins
               mark
Subscribed and sworn
to before me this 22nd
day of November 1838
Silas E. Haight
Justice of the Peace
In & for the County of Dutchess
Dutchess
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Pokeepsie May 6 1839
I have received your letter of the 27th March last
informing me that the name of David Weaver whose widow was an applicant for a Pension under the law of 7 July 1834) was not to be found on the Rolls of
Colonel Paulings Regiment for 1781 & 1782 & advising me to write to the reason of this state  I am informed that there is a great collection of revolutionary papers in the Treasury office what they are not any & that if any person wants to examine them they have the liberty of so doing & that it would be an [anly] job & cost much time to examine them so that any
information from that source cannot be obtained
an
15 Sect
Wm Harney
J.L. Edward
Pension Office
Washington
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Pokeepsie Dec 3 1838

Sir,
I have enclosed to you some papers and substantiate the claim of of Ms Catherine Weaver of this [unsure] of a Pension under the [unsure] act of [unsure].

[unsure on rest]
Wm Harney
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11,238
P.O.
Cath. Weaver
Service:
Enlisted:__, 18  .
Discharged:__, 18  .
Application filed:__, 18  .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.  Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for __, 18  .
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V N. York

Catharine Weaver
[unsure] to Wm. Thomas 27, March '39.
[unsure] to same May 9, 1839

[Aet?] July 1838
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Pokeepkie March 8th 1839

Sir
I [unsure] to [unsure] office some papers relating to the claim of Ms Catherine Weaver for a pension under the act of 9th July 1838. I [unsure] had any information from you as of the fate of her application & as soon as convenient I will thank you & inform me(?)

I am [unsure]
Wm Harney