Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43653, James Hannah, Conn. Continental
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Conn.
Continental

Hannah, James

S 43653
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12,639
New York

James Hannah of Watertown in the state of Connecticut who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin of the Connecticut and Continental line, for the term of 3 years - 1778

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 10th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 18[illegible] and sent to Anna Towbridge Watertown N. York

Arears to 4th of March 1819 10 21.4/30.31 86.69
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 - 48.00
$134.63

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Jefferson County
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43 653
Invalid
Re?

File No. 43,658
James Hannah

Pvt Rev. War

Act: 18 March 18

Index: -Vol. 5, Page 212

[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of New York
Jefferson County

James Hannah of the town of Watertown County of Jefferson State of New York being Duly Sworn in the Holy Evangilists doth depose and say that he enlisted as a Private Soldier in the year 1776 in February and March in a company comanded by Oliver [Parmerley] and a Regiment comanded by Col Bunnell in the Connecticut Line that he served until same time in Autumn of said year when he was discharged on account of sickness that he enlisted as a private solider again in February 1778 at Bethleham in Connecticut for three years in a Regement [organized] by Col Jeduthan Baldwin and company of Capt Gamaliel Painter and that in the Connecticut line he served faithfully during the three year and was then discharged at Fishkill in the state of New York on the eighth of February 1781 by Col. Jeduthan Baldwin and that said discharge is lost and cannot be produced and that he is now and has been ever since the discharge was given a citizen of the United States and by reason of his reduced circumstances he currently stands in need of the assistance offered by his country for his support.

James Hannah
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March 10, 1819

James Hannah Certificate 

I, Amara Trowbridge, Judge as is aforesaid do certify - That it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Hannah did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the written declaration against the common enemy, James Hannah the proceedings and testimony taken & heard before me the Secretary of the Department of War to which is written of the act of Congress - I further certify that the said Hannah is poor & needs this assistance which the law contemplates. 
Amara Trowbridge

Clerks office
Jeff. County
N Y
Apl. 14th 1818

 I certify that the within named Amara Trowbridge was on the tenth day of April a Judge of Jefferson County and that the above is the signature of the said Amara Trowbridge 

B Stenner Clerk

Clerk's Office
I certify that the within named William Sweet was on the twenty day of May 1819 a Justice of the peace in and for this county duly qualified to act as such being [illegible]
Clerk of Jeff County
New York


James Hannah 
Col. Baldwin's Connecticut Regiment
1775- 3 years 
10th April 1818

Jesse Prior Being Duly Sworn and Deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with James Hannah and that he did serve as an artillery artificer in Jonathan Baldwin's regt one year or longer

Lorraine May the 26th 1819

(signature)
Jesse Prior

Taken and Subscribed the Day and year above
written before me William Sweet
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James Hannah
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No. 312659
Watertown

22 July 1819
Sep. 1819
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STATE OF NEW YORK,        
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ss.  }
On this fifth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record by a law of said state for the said county James Hannah aged sixty one years, resident in Watertown in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:

[handwritten] In a regiment commanded by Col Jeduthan Baldwin in a company commanded by Capt Gemaliel Painter. That his first application and declaration was made on the tenth day of April 1818 that the number of his pension certificate is 12,659 - and also made and subscribed the following affidavit - 

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manager disposed of my property 
or any part there-of with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United Sates, in the Rev-olutionary War passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

[handwritten] 3 knives and forks one bedsteand?
And I further state that I reside with my son with whom I have hitherto had a living excepting? the help I have had from my pension - and that I have a wife aged fifty nine years who is very feeble
                                                                                  James Hannah

Sworn to and declared on the 5th day of July 1820 before me Geo. Andrew Clerk

I Geo. Andrew Clerk of the county of Jefferson, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is two dollars, [and cents crossed out] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 5th day of July 1880

Geo. Andrew Clerk of the County of Jefferson
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State of New York
Jefferson County.   } Spencer Gibbs being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, he is well acquainted with James Hannah, and that he has knows that the said Hannah served as a private soldier in a Company commanded by Oliver Parmalee, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bunnel in the Connecticut line spanning? the space of nine months, and longer, in the year 1776, that this deponent was a private soldier in the same Regiment with the said Hannah, and further this deponent saith not. -
Spencer Gibbs

Sworn & Subscribed
before me this 28th day
of September 1818
Warren Skinner Justice Peace

Clerks office}               I certify that the within
Jefferson County}      named Warren Skinner was
State of New York}      on the twenty eighth day of 
March 11. 1819}          September 1818 a Justice of the 
                                      Peace within and for said
                                      County and duly qualified to 
                                      act as such
                                        Benjamin Skinner
                                         Clerk
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State of New York} Ezra Green being duly sworn 
Jefferson County} deposeth and saith, that, he is
well acquainted with James Hannah, and that he knows that the said Hannah served as a private soldier in a Company commanded by Oliver Parmalee, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bunnell in the Connecticut line , and in other Companys and Regiments in the service during the space of about three years in the year 1776 and afterwards - that this deponent was a private soldier in the Company and Regiment of Colonel Benjamin Himmans in the Connecticut line, and further this deponent saith not,
Ezra Green
Sworn and subscribed 
before me this 6th day of March, 1819 at 
Watertown,
Joseph B. Hines, Justice Peace
Clerk officer} I certify that the above 
} named Joseph B. Hines was 
} on the sixth day of March
State of New York} 1819 Justice of the Peace
March 11. 1819} in and for the County and 
duly qualified to act as such
Benjamin Skinner clk