Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13240, John Haines, Conn.
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER
Conn.                    Haines, John           S 13240
                                                         carded
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3154

New York

John Haines
of Salisbury in the State of New York
who was a Fifer & Priv in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the Regt commanded by Col. Syliman in the Connecticut line for 1 year Fifer & 1 year Private

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 84 Dollars ----Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of Marcy, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of December 1832 and sent to S. Wooster Newport, Herkimer County

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  $126.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Mar '33   42.00
___________
$168.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book D Vol 5. Page 127

[right side]
see lett to Freeland & Hoffman
Nov 15 1834    do. to Hon. A. Mann H. R. Jan 20 1835
and N. Y. Pension Agent -- do to
Jno Fleming P. Lyt. Feb 10 1835
do. to Hon A. Mann March 16 1835. 
Let to Hon C. Ellis May 6 1844    Dead

Lett to J. W. Cady & 3rd Audr 22 Aug 1844

Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1831 to 18 Feby 1833
Agt notified 29 Oct 1844
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John Haines
application & testimony for a pension 
[illegible]

Admitted
1 year fifer
1 year private
_____________
$84
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State of New York
County of Herkimer} on the 26 day of July 1832 before me Sherman Wooster a Judge of Herkimer county court in said state, came John Haines, resident of the town of Salisbury in the county of Herkimer aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States, on or about the first day of April 1776 at Old Stratford, county of Fairfield, in the state of Connecticut, under Capt James Clark, Ensign Curtis and Lieutenants Middle Brooks & Syliman in the Regiment under Col Syliman, and Major Chandler; and was stationed at New York, and served as a soldier six weeks in said Capt Clarks company. And on or about the first day of December 1776 he was enrolled at the said town of Stratford in the alarm list under Captain Abraham Brinsmaid; and continued to serve under Capt Brinsmaid, and Capt Coe, who succeeded Brinsmaid, until the end of the war; and done duty as a Musician (to wit, Fifer) about one year, and the remainder of the time he served as a private soldier in said alarm list. And further the said John Haines declares that in or about the month of April 1777, he was active on an alarm and went under Capt Coe from Stratford to Fairfield, and from Fairfield to Reading, and remained there til dark of evening, and there marched secretly to Bethell, and lodged in a meeting house til day light; and then became lame and was sent back to Stratford. [illegible] the said John Hains declares that he
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was in the Battle at Fairfield in July in the year 1778 or 1779. (the year not exactly recollected) and Silas Hains, the brother of this deponent was there in that battle. And further the said John Hains declares that he knows of no living witness that he can prove his services by, nor has he any documentary evidence as he knows of to prove his statement, but he thinks col. Jeremiah Drake and Ensign Abraham Marsh will vouch for him as a man of truth. And he hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and says his name is not on any pension roll of the agency of any state. And further the said John Hains declares, that he never received any written discharge from service but continued to serve in said alarm list from the time of enrollment as aforesaid to the end of the war, where the army was generally discharged or disbanded,.
John Hains

Sworn and subscribed before me the 26 July 1832 Sherman Wooster
a Judge of Herk. Com Pleas

We Jeremiah Drake and Abraham Marsh, residing in the town of Salisbury, County of Herkimer and State of New York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Haines who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, or of having performed services in the militia in the war of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Abraham Marsh
Jeremiah Drake

Sworn and subscribed the 26 day of July 1836 before me. Sherman Wooster
[illegible]
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Interrogatories put to Mr. Haines by the Judge & his answers.
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, at Stratford in the year 1760.

2. Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
Answer I have no record of my age in my possession.

3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer, when called into service I was living in Stratford, and since the war I have lived in Old Stratford, until about thirty years ago, when I came to Salisbury (now) county of Herkimer, State of New York, and that I am now living in said town of Salisbury.

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Answer: I was not drafted, was not a substitute. I volunteered at the first enlistment and voluntarily enrolled myself in the alarm list at my second enlistment.

5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with you.
Answer: Capt Clark, Ensign Curtis, Lieutenants Middlebrooks & Slyiman, and Col. Slyiman in my first enlistment were with me. And in my second enlistment or enrollment Capt Bursmaid, Capt Coe.

I, Sherman Wooster, a judge of the county county court of the county of Herkimer do certify that John Haines who is apply8ing for the benefit of the act of Congress as above set forth, cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court, he not being able to leave his room, and resides more that sixteen miles from the sitting of the court. And I do certify and declare that after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that in my opinion the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with Col. Jeremy Drake and Abraham Marsh Esquire who have signed the preceding certificate, they reside in Salisbury aforesaid and are both credible persons and their statement entitled to credit.
Sherman Wooster

July 26, 1832
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No 4165

John Hains
application and testimony for the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832

amended agreeable to instructions from the department of War.
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State of New York
County of Herkimer}ss
On this 15th day of nov 1832 personally appeared before me Sherman Wooster a Judge of Herkimer County Courts, John Hains, a resident of Salisbury in the said county of Herkimer, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in addition to the declaration here unto annexed by him made on the 26 day of July last. That he served in the militia and in the alarm list as stated in the said declaration of July last, with this addition, that he served under Capt Brinsmaid and Capt Coe until the year 1780 from the time of enrollment as there states and from the time last mentioned he served under Capt David Nichols & Lieut Stanbury to the end of the war in 1783. And the said John Hains doth further declare upon his oath that by reason of old age and infirmity, and the consequent thereof memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades. For six weeks a private soldier, under Capt Clark. For one year under Capt Brinsmaid as Fifer. Under Capt Coe as a private, one and a half year. For two years, as a private under Capt Nichols.
And for such service I claim a pension. And the said John Hains further declares upon oath that he has no documentary evidence and that he also does not know of any person living by whom he can prove the services by him rendered, or whose testimony he can procure to the services except John Middlebrook

[in margin]
6 weeks, 1 year 1 1/2 years, 2 years 
_______
4 years, 7 1/2 months total
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of the county of Onondaga, can testify to part of his service. And the said John Haines further says that he thinks Willard Judd a respectable Clergyman residing in the said town of Salisbury and Abraham Marsh Esquire also a respectable man residing in the said town of Salisbury will be able to vouch for his serving as far as his reputation is concerned. And I relinquish all claims to a pension except the present.
John Haines

Sworn and subscribed before me a judge of Herkimer County court this 15 day of nov 1832.
Sherman Wooster

The relinquishes was inserted after Mr. Haines signed by his direction.
Attest S. Wooster.

We, Willard Judd a Clergyman residing in the town of Salisbury and Abraham Marsh residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Haines who has signed and sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed i the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Willard Judd
Abraham Marsh

Sworn and subscribed before me a judge of Herkimer County Court Nov 15th 1832.
Sherman Wooster
Herkimer County Ss. 
Sherman Wooster
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I Sherman Wooster a judge of Herkimer County Courts, do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department is that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that the said Willard Judd who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Salisbury in said county and that Abraham Marsh Esquire who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Salisbury, and is a credible man, and that their statements are entitled to full credit and belief and I also further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court. Given under my hand at Salisbury the 15th day of Nov 1832.
Sherman Wooster
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Herkimer County
State of New York
John Middlebrook of the town of
Fabius in the County of Onondaga in the
State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with John Haines of the town of Salisbury, and was well acquainted with him in the town of Stratford in the State of Connecticut in the time of the Revolutionary war (to wit) in the years of 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783 (this deponant now being of the age of sixty seven years and this deponant says he knew that the said John Haines served in Capt Nicholas Company Line starting & Ensign Beardsley from the forepoint of the year 1780 to the end of the war when the army was disbanded.
John Middlebrook
Sworn and subscribed before me a Judge of Herkimer County Court Nov 15, 1834.
Sherman Wooster

Herkimer County ss.
J. Sherman Wooster a judge of Herkimer County Courts do certify that I am some acquainted with the above named John
Middlebrook, know him well by reputation, and have by good reason to believe and do believe that he the said John Middlebrook
is man of fair and respectable character and a resident of Onondaga County. The distance between our places of residence prevents a more intimate acquaintance.
this 15 Nov 1832
Sherman Doster
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8   State of New York
Herkimer County
Clerks Office js
I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County do Certify that Sherman Wooster Esq before whom the foregoing Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also before whom, the foregoing declarations was made, was on the day of its date one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pease in and for the County of Herkimer, and duly authorized to act as such. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Said Judge, and that verily believe his name Subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing and Signature of the Said Judge.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Official Seal at Herkimer this 15th day of November AD 1832 Julius C Nelson Clerk
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John Haines, New York Roll, Act June 7 1832, at $84.00 per annum.
Be pleased to say to what time payment was last made.
Pension Certificate was issued on the 15th Dec 1832 for John Harris, and afterwards corrected by a new one issued correctly for John Haines
Pension Office May 6 1844
John Harris at $84- appears by an entry on the books to have died 19th Feb 1838-there is no pensioner on the book named John Harris-no  payt. made to John Harris JH
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[written sideways] Apl 29 '44
Colnel
Hmib Elly A2
Hon J.L. Edwards
Pension Counl
Washington
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[illegible] nefr 30 Apl an
[illegible] I ask your attention to the enclosed 
[illegible]
C Ellis
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Sept 3rd, 1844.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States", and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The children of John Haines, decd, a Pentioner on the Rolls of the Albany, N. York Agency, at the rate of eighty four Dollars [crossed out "and ________ Cents"] per annum, under the law of the 4th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1831, to the 18th Feby 1833.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Reported to agent
14 Oct. 1833

New York
3154
John Haines
of Salisbury in the State of New York
who was a Fifer & Priv in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the Regt
commanded by Col Syleman in the Connecticut line for 1 year Fifer and 1 year private
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 84 Dollars ----Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of December 1832 and sent to S Wooster
Newport Herkimer Co NY
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33
42.00
=
$168.00
Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk,
Book D Vol 5 Page 127
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Payments to be made at New York by the Presd US Br. Bank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk, in Book D Vol. 5 page 127.
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[written across the center]
Cancelled

WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832. John Harris of the State of New York who was a Fifer and Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive eighty four dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing of the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 15th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
[illegible signature]
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.}
J. L. Edwards
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Rev War

13240

INVALID.
File 13.240
John Haines
Fifer & Priv Rev War

Act June 7th 1832
Index: Vol 1, Page 164

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
FORM VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Haines, John  GRADE Private LINE Lamb's Artillery (New York)

WARRANT NUMBER 7240  ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 10, 1790 
To John Queckinboss, assignee

*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 18, 1776 and subsequent 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 transferred to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.