Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2054, Charles Cloes, Md.

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SERVICE										NUMBER
Md.				Cloes, Charles						R2054
				or
				Closs
					Hannah

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17270
New York

Charles Closs or Cloes
alias Charles Cloes
of Ontario Co.y in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Maryland line for the term of 18 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the the 4th of May 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of May 182(cut off) and Sent to Timothy Barnard Esq
Meridon N.York
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 		176.25
Semi-anl, all’cr ending 4 Sept 1820		  48.
22 & 1/31 months				======
						$224:25
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State of New York
County of Monroe

On this sixteenth day of June eighteen hundred and forty six personally appeared in open court before me William Sheperd one of hte judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county. Nancy Ray, a resident of the town of Webster in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount that me be due to the heirs of Hannah Cloes widow of deceased late widow of Charles Cloes under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838. 
This declaration states that her maiden name was Nancy Cloes and that she is the daughter of Charles Cloes and Hannah Closes - that her father was a soldier in the war of the revolution and drew a pension for many years previous to his death - that the said father Charles Cloes died at webster in said county on the tenth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty eight. This declarant further states that her said mother Hannah Cloes died in the said town of Webster on the twenty third day of June in the year eighteen hundred an forty two (1842) - that she did not marry after the death of the said Charles Cloes but died being his widow. This declarant further states that

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her said father and mother were married as far as this declarant can ascertain about the year seventeen hundred and eighty four in the town of [illegible] sate of New York and that from the time of their marriage to the day of the death this declarant further has said father and mother lived together in lawful wedlock and sustained the relation of husband and wife as this declarant believes - that they continued to reside in Babstown for several years after their marriage and removed from the said town of webster where thy resided more than twenty five years.
This declarant further states that her said mother a short time previous to her death made an application to obtain a pension as this declarant believes but was unsuccessful. This declarant further states that her said father and mother left seven children surviving whose names are sally Andrus, Hannah King, Qurella Gregory, Caroline Cloes, Nancy Ray, Oneail Cloes and Charles Cloes.

Signed - Nancy Ray

Subscribed and sworn in open court the day and year first above written before me.

William Shephard a judge of Monroe County Courts.

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State of New York
Ontario County

On the fourth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Timothy Baynard one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Ontario in the state of New York personally appears Charles Close aged sixty one years resident in the county and state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united states in the Revolutionary War. That he the said Charles Close enlisted in or about the month of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five at the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland in the company of Capt. Nathaniel Smith belonging to the artillery. The Colonel's name the deposeth does not at this time recollect in the Maryland Line and that he continued to service in the said Corps about two years at which time he was transferred to Capt. Lansdale's company commanded by Col. Samuel Smith where he continued to serve four years to the end of which time he was discharged in the City of Baltimore and that the deponent was during said service in the Battle of Monmouth, in New Jersey and in the Battle at the Cowpens next at the Battle of Camden next at the Battle of Guilford.

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Court House also at the taking of Lord Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. 

Signed Charles Cloes

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Timonthy Barnard

I Timonthy Barnard one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario and State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Charles Close did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress..
Timothy Barnard

May 4th 1818

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Case of Charles Cloes

Penfield Ontario

17.278

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State of New York
Ontario County

On this tenth day of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the court of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State,) Charles Cloes aged near seventy years, resident in the town of Penfield in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary Was as follows:

That he enlisted in December 1776 in Capt. Nathaniel Smith's Company of artillery stationed at Whitstown Point for three years, served out his time and re-enlisted in Capt. Landsdale's Company in the 4th Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Sands Smith where he served until the capture of Cornwallis and was then honorably discharged
and that he made application for a pension on the fourth day of May 1818 and that he received a pension certificate No 17.278 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish is 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 States in the Revolutionary 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 that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz.

One Cow - $10
One Sow and fourt pigs - $5
Two Sheep - $2
One Table 75Cents
5 plates 25 cents
One old pot 25 cents
One tea kettle - 31 cents
six cups and saucers - 20 cents
Two old chests - 75 cents
Three Chairs 40 cents

TOTAL $19.79

Signed Charles Cloes

and I do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a farmer, but that owing to extreme bodily infirmity 9being crippled) I am unable to do labor of any kind, and that my family consists of my wife aged fifty three years, new son James aged twenty years, may daughter Clara aged fourteen years, my son Charles aged eleven years and my daughter Caroline aged nine years.

Charles Cloes

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Sworn to and declared in open court this 10th day of November 1820 before me.

Moses Atwater
a Judge of Ontario Common Pleas

Ontario County

I John Van Fossen, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Nineteen dollars and 79 cents.
In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 14 day of November 1820.

J Van Fossen - Clerk of the Court aforesaid in and for said County.

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February 21, 1936

Charles Cloes - R.2054
BA-J/AWF

Harriet N. Durrell
3512 Clifton Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland

Dear Madam:

The Revolutionary War record of Charles Cloes which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 2054, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

Charles Cloes, as his signature appears, enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland, sometime in November, 1775, served about two years as a private in Captain Nathaniel Smith's Artillery Company in the Maryland troops. He enlisted April 3, 1778 and served in Captain Lansdale's company, Colonel Samuel Smith's 4th Maryland regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and at the capture of Cornwallis, after which he was discharged in Baltimore, Maryland.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 4, 1818, then aged about sixty-one years and living in Ontario County, New York. In 1820, he stated that he was near seventy years was then living in Penfield, New York.

Charles Cloes married about the year 1784 in "Balstown" New York, Hannah; her maiden name is not given nor is it stated when and where she was born.

The soldier, Charles Cloes, died September 10,

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1838 in Webster, New York. HIs widow, Hannah Cloes, died June 23, 1842 in said Webster.

Reference was made in 1820 to the following children: James, twenty years old, Clara, fourteen years old, Charles, eleven years of age, and Caroline, nine years of age.

The surviving children in 1846 were Sally Andrus, Hannah King, Qurella Gregory, Caroline Cloes, Nancy Ray, O'Neil Cloes and Charles Cloes.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 9th 1820

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that Charles Cloes enlisted as a pvt in the 4th Maryland Regiment, on the 3rd day of April 1778 and was on the 1st Nov 1789 present.

Tho. Karney - A.G.S. Md.

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Handwritten on letter - "See her letter in Charles Cloes R.2054"

February 21, 1936

BA-J/AWF

Harriet N. Durrell
3512 Clifton Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Charles Cloes of Close, who was born about 1756 at Antrim, Ireland, served in the Maryland Line, and died bout 1838 in Webster, New York, and the Revolutionary War record of Paul Hammond, born 1757, died 1838, served under Captain John Chipman in Colonel Seth Warner's regiment.

The information furnished you herewith in regard to the above named soldiers, was obtained from claims for pension based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Revolutionary War Records Section

3-525

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
R.2054
Washington, D.C.

In reply to your request of [blank] received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Charles Cloes or Closs a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
1. Nov 1775
2. April 8, 1778

Ranks
1. Pvt

Officers under whom service was rendered
1. Captain - Nathaniel Smith Artillery Co State of Md
2. Captain Lansdale and Colonel Samuel Smith in the 4th Md

Discharged after capture of Cornwallis

Battles engaged in - Monmouth, Cowpens, Camden, Guildford and Capture of Cornwallis

Residence of soldier at enlistment - enlisted at Baltimore, Md
Date of application for pension - May 4, 1818 [illegible]
Residence at date of application - Ontario County, New York
Age at date of application - 61 years. Died Sept 101838 at Webster, Monroe Co. NY

Remarks: He married about 1784 at Balstown, NY. Hannah {blank] who died June 23, 1842 at Webster, NY. In 1820 soldier referred to his wife aged 53 yrs and to his children James 20 years old, Clara 14 years, Charles 11 yrs, and Caroline 9 years.  In 1846, surviving children were Sally Andrews, Hannah King, Qurella Gregory, O'Neil Charles and Caroline Cloes and Nancy Ray.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

Note in margin as follows:

Md archives show this man in first service as early as Feb 76 so use Nov 75 for 1st enlistment

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Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Incorporated
Baltimore Trust Building
Baltimore, Maryland

Time Stamp - Received Feb 13, 1936  Vet Admin

3512 Clifton Ave.,
Baltimore, Md
Feb 8, 1936

Veterans Bureau
War Records Office
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;

Will you please give me the Revolutionary record of Charls Cloes or Close, who was born at Antrim Ireland about 1756 and served in the Maryland Continental Line Artillery throughout the War and who afterwards is reported to have died at Webster, NY about 1838.

We would be pleased to know whether he applied for a pension and if such papers indicate the names of his wife and children.

Also we are interested in the Revolutionary record of Paul Hammond (1757-1838) who is reported to have served in several different organizations, one of them Capt. John Chipman's Company of Col. Seth Werner's Regiment, Continental Line. This regiment is reported to have been in New Hampshire. We are interested to know whether he signed pension papers in which he gave the names of his wife and children. We thank you for any information you can give us.

Yours truly,

Harriet N Durrell 

Gargoyle Mobiloil

Gargoyle Lubricants

Originator and Marketers
Gargoyle Cylinder Oils 600W
Gargoyle D.T.E. Oils
Gargoyle Marine Oils

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Mrs. D. Jewell Durrell
Bero 87 Terrace Park Ohio

wants record of 
Chas Cloes or Closs
Md. R.2054

Personal inquiry of Apr 21, 1922

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Rev [illegible]
3-1865

Rev. War Section

Department Of The Interior
Bureau Of Pensions
Washington

August 28, 1913

Mrs. Hannah C.F. Taylor
Almont, Mich.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 25th and received the 27th instant, you are advised that from the data given therein. this Bureau is unable to identify the service or any pension claim.

Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
Almont Mich March 13 - 1917

U.S. Pension Office Stamp dated Mar 15, 1917

War Section 
Commissioner of Rev W. Pension

Dear Sir

I find that there is a mistake in this letter as other people have received word from the Pension Bureau.

Please look again for me.

Respectfully

Mrs. T C Taylor

Mrs. Hannah Close Fowler Taylor
Almont, Mich.

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Almont, Mich. Aug 25 - 1919

Superintendent of Pension Bureau

Dear Sir,

A man named Charles Close served seven years in the Revolution. He had children named

O'Neil Close
Hannah Close
Pruella Close
Caroline Close and some other children. After the war settled in or near Batavia NY.

Have you this man's military history and application for pensions.

Very truly yours

Mrs. Hannah Close Fowler Taylor
Almont Mich

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Saginaw Michigan Jan 12, 1917

Mrs. George Grant
1000 S. Jefferson Cir

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:

I am directed to you for the correct information regarding my ancestor.

I would like the military listing of a Revolutionary soldier by the name of Close, I think his name was O'Neil Close [illegible] Charles was also a family name, He served in

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the Revolutionary Was from its beginning to its close and I think most if not all the time in New York regiment.

Among the names of his children were: O'Neil, Hannah, Prucilla, Caroline, Charles.

There may be others. I do not know. Will you please give me what information you have in your pensions.

Sincerely

Mrs. George Grant
Saginaw, Michigan 
1000 S Jefferson Circle

If charges are necessary for this information, please advise.

Mrs. G.G.

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Seal of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Minden, Conn

Nov 23, 1896

Hon. D J Murphy
Commissioner Pensions

Sir

Will you kindly forward me the military record of Chas Cloes of New York - a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner.

Very truly yours

Mrs. M.E. Rockwell

307 Colony Ct.
Minden, Conn.

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Stamp from the U.S. Pension Office dated Sep 4, 1895

2054 Rev

San Francisco Cal
Aug 29- 1895

Hon Wm Lochren
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC

Dear Sir

I respectfully ask for a certificate of military service and other facts connected therewith of Revolutionary Soldier,
Charles Close.
of Capt. Nathaniel Smith's Co
of Col. Samuel Smith's Art. Regiment.
Maryland troops
related to me as great grandfather.

Very truly yours

JJ Scoville
320 Sansome St.
San Francisco, Cal

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Rochester, NY
May 20, 1895

Wm Lochren Esq
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly furnish mw with the name of Regiment and Company that Charles Close was in. He was on the pension roll of the Revolutionary War.

Please give me such information as you can.

Truly yours.
E. S. Ray

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Left Side Page

2054

Hannah Close
Widow of Charles

Stamped "REJECTED"

Right Side Page

May 27/95 Hist E.S. Ray
Rochester NY
Sept 16/95 Hist to JJ Scoville, 320 Sansome St, San Francisco, Cal 

Dec 96 To 
Mrs ME Rockwell
Meriden Conn

Dec 8, 96 to Miss Desha
See No 30083

1917 [illegible] hist to Mrs. Geo Grant
1917 Mch 28 Hist to Mrs TC Taylor
1922 Apr 28 Hist to Mrs D J Durrell
1936 Feb 21 Hist to Harriet M Durrell

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5499
Charles Close
alias Charles Cloes
[illegible]

Ontario County, NY
4 Mary 1818

Col. Sam Smith's 
regiment Maryland line 4 years
see certificate with 18 months

The following is scratched out:

4th May 1820
referred to the auditor general state of Maryland for proof of this applicants services

Admitted

Timothy Barnard, Judge
Mendon, New York
Rec'd 18 Dec 1819

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State of New York
Ontario County

On the thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Timonthy Barnard one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Ontario and state aforesaid personally appeared Chester Green resident in the country of Ontario and state aforesaid proven to my satisfaction to be a credible witness and the same person [illegible] in describe doth on his oath make the following declaration that he the deposed is acquainted with Charles Close whose affidavit is her until annexed making application for a pension agreeable to an act of congress making provisions for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services in the revolutionary war that from the personal knowledge of this deponent that said Charles Close is in reduced circumstances with a large and expensive family to support and in the opinion of this deponent the said Close is in need of assistance of his country for support and [illegible].

Chester Green
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Timothy Barnard

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State of New York
Ontario County
[cut off page] of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared Zadock Warner resident in the county of Ontario and sate of New York proven to my satisfaction to be a credible witness and the same person here described who being to me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he thinks deponent is acquainted with Charles Close the within applicant for a pension agreeable to the late law of Congress making pension for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services in the revolutionary was that he the deponent is knowing that this said Charles Close is in the reduced circumstances as to prosperity and an [illegible] family to support and in the opinion of this deponent the said Charles Close stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Z. Warner

Sworn before me Timothy Barnard one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Ontario and state of New York this the ay and year aforesaid.

Timothy Barnard

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Ontario County  - I hereby certify that the Court of Common Pleas of Ontario County is a court of record in the state of New York and that Timothy Barnard Esq was on the fourth day of May eighteen hundred and eighteen and has continued from that day up to the present time to be one of the Judges of the said court and that the official signatures to the declaration and certificates hereunto annexed are his signatures.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said court this tenth day of December 1819.

SEAL

John Van Fossen Clerk

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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.

August 12, 49

[illegible} Charles Close

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[illegible] Aug 16, 1847

Sir

The case of this [illegible] Hannah Cloes, widow of Charles Cloes was presented by me about a year since and the claim rejected by you on the grounds that Hannah Cloes died prior to the 16th August 1842.

I would [illegible] your attention to that case to inquire whether there is not something due to the children of Charles Cloes due to act of June 7, 1832 - Charles Cloes was pensioned under the act of March 18, 1818 at the rate of $96 per annum and died in Sept 1838. But he served his children as a non commissioned officer. He served 3 years in Capt. Nathaniel Smith's Co of Artillery and after that enlisted into Col Sands Smith's Regt or Artillery in the Maryland Line. If he served as artillerist on [illegible] only was he not entitled to more than $96 per annum for what time he lived after 7 June 1832? The certificate of the court setting forth the time of his death and

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the names of the living children accompanied the declaration of one of the children to which if the papers she [illegible] destroyed reference can be had.

The proof of Charles Cloes service is to be found and approved in your office.

Please give attention to this matter where it shall be at your convenience.

Respectfully
Your obedient servant

L M Drury

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court of pensions
Washington D.C.

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Washington June 27th 1846

J.L. Edwards Esq
Court of

Dear Sir

Enclosed are certain papers in the case of Hannah Cloes forwarded to me by L.M. Drury Esq. Whan acted on I will thank you to enclose Mr. Drury's letter with the certificate if allowed.

Yours Respectfully

C.H. Carroll

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No 12914

Hannah Cloes
Widow of Charles
NY
Act of July 1838
Rejected

Husband died 10 Sept 1838
Widow died 23 June 1842

Not entitled, died prior to 23 August 1842

2054

Act 7th July 1838

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State of New York
County of Monroe

Benjamin S Whitehead of the town of Webster in said county aged thirty eight years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Charles Cloes and Hannah his wife of the same place during their life time and was personally acquainted with them for more than fifteen years previous to their death and lived in the neighborhood and but a short distance from them for about nine years previous to their death. This deponent states that he was present at the death of said Charles Cloes and well remembers when it happened and that the said Charles Cloes died on the tenth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. This deponent further states that he was present at the house where the said Hannah was during her last [illegible] and saw her about one hour previous to her death - that the said Hannah died in the month of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty two between the twentieth and twenty fourth day of said month of June but the recollection of this deponent does not enable him to state precisely on what day the said Hannah Cloes died.

Subscribed and sworn this 13th day of June 1846

Benjamin S Whitehead

Before me the word fifteen [illegible] before signing John P Pullen Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Benjamin S Whitehead the subscriber to the above affidavit. He is

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a person of credibility and in my opinion full reliance may be placed in his statement above made.

John P Pulen J.P.

State of New York
County of Monroe

I Geo Cole Clerk of the county of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that at a court of Common Pleas held in and for said county on the 18th day of June 1846 it was found by the addition of testimony to the satisfaction of said court that Charles Cloes and late Hannah Cloes of Webster died on the 10th day of September 1838 and that Hannah Cloes died on the 23rd day of June 1842 and that the said Charles and Hannah Cloes left seven children surviving whose names are Nancy Ray, Charles Cloes, O'Neil Cloes, Hannah King, Qurella Gregory, Caroline Cloes, Sally Andrews .

IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 18th day of June 1846.

Geo Cole

Special Dep Clk

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State of New York
County of Monroe

Hubach Hanford of the town of Penfield in said county aged seventy one years the seventeenth  day of January last being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Charles Close and Hannah Cloes his wife of Webster in their lifetime. This deponent states that he was born and lived during several year of his life in the town of Norwalk in the state of Connecticut - that when in the fall of the year previous to this deponents arriving at the age of eighteen years or in the fall of the year subsequent to that time and which this deponents recollection does not enable him to state positively but that he came into the town of Balstown in the state of New York and in the month of October of that year he became acquainted personally with Charles Cloes and Hannah his wife - This deponent states that the said Charles Hannah were at that time living in the said town of Balstown and they lived together in lawful wedlock and sustained the relation of husband and wife and were reputed as such where they were known.

This deponent further states that where he first made the acquaintance of the said Charles and Hannah at the time above referred to they had several children the names of one of whom was O'Neil Cloes and this

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deponent believes and has no doubt that the said Charles and Hannah had lived together in lawful wedlock and [illegible] the relation of husband and wife for several years previous to the time of his deponents first becoming acquainted with them.

This deponent states that it was in the month of October in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two or in the month of October in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three and it is this deponents strong impressions that it was in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two that he first became acquainted with the said Charles and Hannah Cloes - that since that time to the day of the death of the said Charles Cloes this deponent has known them personally and has seen them frequently and has known that they have lived together in lawful wedlock - this deponent states that he is positive and certain that the time when he first became acquainted with the said Charles and Hannah Cloes was not after the month of October seventeen hundred and ninety three - and this deponent knows that the said Charles and Hannah Cloes lived together in lawful wedlock and sustained the relation

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as husband and wife and were reported as such previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four.

Shubael Hanford

Sworn and subscribed to this 15th day of June 1846 before me Leman W Turrill Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Shubael Hanford the subscriber to the above affidavit - He is a man of credibility and in my opinion full credence may be given to his statement above made.

Leman W Turrill - Justice of the Peace.

State of New York
County of Monroe

I Charles J Hill, Clerk of the county of Monroe and of the county courts of said county do hereby certify that Leman W Turrill is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified to act as such; that his term of office commenced on the First day of January 1846 and will expire on the thirty-first day of December 1849 and that his signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of Common Pleas of said county this sixteenth day of June 1846.

Charles J HIll - Clerk
S A Leach Dep Clerk