Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,543, John Fay, Conn.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
 Conn

Fay, John

NUMBER 

S43543

CONTENTS

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13.782

New York

John Fay

of Oswegolo [Oswego], in the state of New York who was a private - in the regiment commanded by Colonel S. B. Webb on the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of August 1819 and sent to Smith Dunlap esq Richland NY

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 .  .  .  . 87.43

Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 September 1819  48.00

[illegible] 24/30 4/51.               [illegible] 135.43

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

[illegible]  Cont:

[illegible] sent May 7th 1821 to George Andrews esq Watertown New York.

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District of New York 
Jefferson County [illegible]

On this 26th day of December 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the said District John Fay aged sixty three years resident in Ellis Borough in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows [illegible] In Capt Walkers company in Col Webbs Regt in the connecticut line and the date of his original declaration is April seventh 1818 and the No of his pension Certificate 13 782

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 manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so 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 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 than what is contained in the following schedule and by my subscribed 

Schedule 

[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Pot and Dish Kettle [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 
[illegible] [illegible] and further that I am by occupation a farmer and have no family dependant on me but a wife aged 64 years who with myself is debilitated and infirm

John X his mark Fay 

Witness C. M. Knight

Sworn and declared to on the day aforesaid before 

Geo Andrews Clk

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I George Andrews Clerk of Jefferson County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hereto Annexed and truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Nineteen Dollars.

In testimony which I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 26th of December 1820 -  

George Andrews Clerk

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COW

[illegible]

John Fay

13.782

Sept. 1819

George Andrews Esq

Watertown 

N.Y.

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43543 

INVALID.

Ref

File No. 43543

John Fay

[ illegible]  [ illegible ] [illegible]

Act: 18 March 18

Index: - Vol. 3,  Page 166 

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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State of New York 

[illegible] on this first day of April 

Oswego County [illegible]

Personally came before me this 18th Day of June 1819 - Nicholas [illegible] and bein duly sworn saith that he is personally acquainted with John Fay the [illegible] applicant and says that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance + further [illegible] 

Nicholas [illegible]

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above [illegible] and believe him to be a [illegible] [illegible] and full [illegible] may be given to his information 

S Dunlap

Oswego County [illegible]

James Fay + Elijah Smith being duly sworn saith that the said John Fay the [illegible] applicant is in my [illegible] acquaintance and has been ever since then acquainted with him which has been for a number of years and further saith not

James Fay

Elijah Smith

Sworn before me this 18th day of June 1819

S Dunlap Judge

I do certify the above defendants are men to be believed under oath and [illegible] not the [illegible] foundation of confirming their statement as a fact 

S Dunlap 

Joseph Davis clk 

[illegible]

Oswego County
Clerks office

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State of Newyork

Oswego County [illegible] - On this Seventh day of April 1818 before me the [illegible] one of the judges of this said County personally appears John Fay aged fifty nine years resident of the said County who [illegible] by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath atest the following declaration for and unto obtain the provision of the late Act of Congress an Act established to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States for the revolutionary war that he the said John Fay enlisted in the month of April 1777 In the state of Connecticut In the company commanded by Capt Joseph Walker Col Saml B Webb Regt of Infantry that he continued to serve In the said [illegible] In the service of the United States until the month of April 1780 when he was discharged from the said service In Morristown State of Newjersey and that he was in the battles of [illegible] and that he Is In reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence in his power of his said service -

Sworn and discharged before me the day and year aforesaid 

S Dunlap judge of Oswego [illegible] [illegible] 

I Smith Dunlap [illegible] as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Fay did serve in the revolutionary war as stated In the proceeding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony [illegible] and had before me to the secretary from the department of war pursuant to the direction of the late Act of Congress - 

In testimony whereof I have [illegible] set my [illegible] seal of the said Court 

Smith Dunlap 

[Illegible]

Joseph Davis clk 
Oswego county 
Clerks office

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State of New York
Oneida County [illegible]

On this 21 Augt 1818 Before me came Benjamin Mix to me known, who being sworn did say that he knows the [illegible] [illegible] John Fay - that he [illegible] with the said John Fay in Col Webbs Reg. for three years or thereabouts in the war of the Revolution.

Benj n Mix

Sworn 21 Augt. 1818
Before me.

H. S. Miller
dist judge of Oneida

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7th April 1818

John Fay Oswego Cty
[illegible] : 1777 Enlisted in Col S.B. Webbs Regt
Connecticut line
Served [illegible] May 1780

[unreadable paragraph too faint may be bleed through from another page]

The deposition of [illegible] certifd by the Judge to be credible proving the service will be satisfactory 
Honble Smith Dunlap Judge [line drawn through paragraph]

[illegible] [illegible]


Clerks Office Oneida County 
[Seal]

I certify that Morris S Miller was judge in and for the County of Oneida at the time of taking the above affidavit and that his signature to the same appears to be of his own proper handwriting [illegible] the seal of said County this 21st day of August 1818 

[illegible [Illegible] Clk