Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4673, William Harris, New York
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New York
Harris, William
R. 4673
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William Harris [underlined]
No 2173
William Harris aw
NY
act 15 May 1838
Rejected and in 1836

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State of New York}
Saratoga County} Ss.
On this 13th day of June 1848 before a Surrogate Court holden at ^[insert] the village of Saratoga Springs in said county in open court personally appeared William Sutfin (the Husband of Lucy Sutfin, married at Northumberland Saratoga Co, July 4th 1808, and aged Sixty two years. who being just duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress of May 15th 1828 that he was well acquainted with William Harris a continental soldier in ^[insert] the Revelution [sic], War spoken of by William Harris & Lucy Sutfin his wife, having heard their affidavits said, concurs with them in all the material facts, ^[insert] in relation to the declarations made by him during his lifetime about his serving as sargent in ^[insert] Captain Barney Hicks Co. in Col. Van schaicks Regiment of New York troops having heard him speak of many incidents that occurred in the Revilution [sic], that he has heard other soldiers, of the Revilution [sic], state, (now passed away) that fully satisfied me that William Harris was a soldier in the Continental line, during the War of the Revilution [sic] and served as a sargent during the War, according my opinion & belief 
William D Sutfin [signature]
Subscribed & sworn before me this 13th day of June 1848
Jno C Hulbert Surrogate
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of act of congress of May 15th 1828.
State of New York}
County of Saratoga} Ss.
On this 13th day of June 1848 before a Surrygate [sic] Court holden at ^[insert] the village of Saratoga Springs in said County in Open Court personally appeared Lucy Sutfin of the Town of Northumberland and county of Saratoga NY aged 57 fifty seven years Who being first duly sworn [illegible crossed out] according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act above named. That she is a Daughter of William Harris who enlisted in the continental line of the army of the Revilution [sic] for and during the War, and continued in its service untill [sic] its Termination at Which period he was a sargent in Captain (believed to be) Barney Hicks Co, in Col. Van shaicks Regiment of New York Troops that she is confident he served to the Termination of the War, from the facts that he received bounty Land from the state of New York about the year 1790 believed to be lot No. 52 in the Town of Cicero Onondaga County New York as she is informed and believes he died in the Town of Northumberland in the County of Saratoga and state of New York on the 27th day of November 1826 one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six aged one hundred and two years this last statement is made from the words kept in ^[insert] the family Bible belonging to my Father, in my own hand writing and said Bible ^[insert] is now in my possession and has been ever since his death, I attended my Father in his last illness and was present
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When he died and attended the Funeral of my Deceased parents, he left no widow him surviving but left the following named children who are his only children him surviving Vis. William Harris of the Town of Whitehall County of Washington N.Y. and Lucy Sutfin this deponent and that each one of the age of twenty one years and upwards. This deponent further saith that she well recollects of hearing her Father speak frequently of the trials and had [?] of the Revilutionary [sic] Soldiers and of Being in General George Washington army in the state of New Jersey, ab the time it was afflicted or many being sick with the small pox
Lucy Sutfin [signature]
Subscribed & sworn before me this 13th day of June 1848
Jno C Hulbert Surrgate [sic]
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State of New York}
County of Saratoga} Ss.
On this 13th day of June 1848 before a surrigate [sic] Court holden at ^[insert] the village of Saratoga Springs in said County in open Court personally appeared John Harris of Northumberland in said County aged forty nine years. who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of May 15th 1828.
That this deponent is a son of William Harris one of the applicants for a pension and a grandson of William Harris (deceased) a soldier in the continental line of the Army of the Revilution [sic]. I was well acquainted with my Grandfather and lived in his family for a number of years and labored with him in the field more or less almost every year until the year 1818. from the year 1808. I saw him frequently, and passed mutch [sic] time with him from the year 1818 to November 27th 1826. The time he died, to the best of my recollection, which is the record on his Tombstone set to the head of his grave, a short distance from my present residence. when a new child, I well recollect of having my GrandFather speak of his service as ^[insert] a soldier in the Revilution [sic] War, and the many sufferings that the Soldiers rendered in that period, and that he was in Gen. George Washington army at Morris Town (I believe) in the State of New Jersey and at the time the Small pox broke out in the army he then said that he was a Sargent in that army and
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during the time, that [disease crossed out] the Army was afflicted with that disease, he done most of the Officers duty, in his Company, having had the small pox before, and most of the Officers were sick with that disease in some way, and I well recollect of having him say that ^[insert] he remained in the army untill [sic] he was honorably discharged. I have heard him tell many occurrinces [sic] that I have heard stated by others, that they saw or new [sic] to have occured [sic] during their service in the army and from my own knowledge and belief I have ^ [insert] no doubts in my mind, that William Harris was a Soldier in the continental line of the Army during the Revilution [sic] War 
John Harris [signature]
Subscribed and sworn Before me this 13th day of June 1848
Jno C Hulbert Surrgate [sic]

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N 2173
William Harris aw
NY
act 15 May 1828
Rejected aw
In 1826
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R[?] van Bock
July 26th 1848.

Sir,
Herewith is forwarded the application of the heirs of William Harris claiming the benefits of the act of congress of 15th May 1828,
I am Respectfully,
Your Obt Servant,
W G. Wade
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
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4673.
Wm. Harris
REJETED
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N 2175
William Harris aw
Ns.
Let to W. G. Wade
Dec 11th 1848
Rejected
4673
act 15 May 1828
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State of New York
County of Saratoga
I John C Hulbert Surrgate [sic] in & for the county of Saratoga do hereby certify that as a Surrgate [sic] Court holden as my Office in the Village of Saratoga Springs in said county as the 13th day of June 1848 Satisfactory evidence was and decreed Before me in said court where that William Harris formerly a resident of Northumberland Saratoga County New York who was a Sergant [sic] in Colonel Van Schaicks Regiment in the New York troops in the continental army of the United States in the Revolutionary War died on the (27th) Twenty seventh day of November (1826) Eighteen hundred Twenty six that he left no widow him Surviving but left the following named children who are his only children him Surviving viz William Harris of Whitehall in the County of Washington N. York & Jersey Sat[?] of the town of Northumberland Saratoga Co NY. and that each are of the age of twenty one years & upward 
In testimony [?] of I have hereunto set my hand & impressed the seal of said court viz 13th day of June 1848
Jno. C Hulbert Surrga
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress of May 15th 1828.
State of New York}
County of Saratoga} Ss.
On this 13 day of June 1848 before a surrygate [sic] court holden at ^[insert] the village of Saratoga Springs in said County in open court personally appeared William Harris of the Town of Whitehall in the county of Washington aged seventy ^[insert] five years (formerly resided in the Town of Northumberland County of Saratoga for more than fifty eight years, Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act above named.
That he is a son of William Harris who enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revilution [sic] [underlined] for and during the War and continued in its service until its Termination at which period he was a Sergeant in Captain (believed to be) Barney Hicks Company, in Col. Vanshaicks Regiment of New York Troops that he is confident he served to the termination of the War from the fact that he received County Land from the state of New York about the year 1790. believed to be lot No. 52 in the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County New York that he died in the Town of Northumberland in the County of Saratoga and state of New York on the 27th day of November 1826. Eighteen hundred and twenty six. That at his death he left no widow him surviving but left the following named children
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Who are his only children him surviving viz William Harris this deponent and Lucy Sutfin of the Town of Northumberland County of Saratoga Co [crossed out] NY. and that each one of the age of twenty one years and upwards. This deponent further saith that he well remembers the time that his Father returned home from the army  there came a number of continental soldiers with him, and has often heard him speak of being in Gen. George Washington army when being in the state of New Jersey, and this deponent furnished mutch [sic] towards his support and comfort during a number of years of the latter days of his Father, he lived to be over one hundred years of age & this deponent is now needy
William Harris [signature]
Subscribed & sworn Before me this 13th day of June 1848
Jno. C. Hulbert Surrgate [sic]