Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43399, Joseph Collier, Conn

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Collier, Joseph 

Number
S.43399

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43399
Invalid
Revy
File No. 43,399
Joseph Collier Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index [blank] Vol. 3, Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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4amd with orig. Rolle
Aug. 1883 6.5.P
Notification sent 3rd JUne / 20 Samuel Lake, Esq. Batavia N. York
0680
[illegible]
New York Roll
Joseph Collier of Genesee County in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Meiggs of the Connecticut line for the term of five years 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of March 1819 and sent to Roswell Rabbitt Esq Rochester N.Y.
Arrears to 4th March 1819 9m-8/31 74.6
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4th September 1819 40.
$122.6
{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March 1818}
Continued

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Joseph Collier application
Connect line Col. Meiggs April 78 - War
Corrects

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State of New York
Genesee County ss.
On this 20th day of May in the year 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the County of Genesee and State of New York personally appears Joseph Collier aged fifty seven years resident in said County of Genesee and State of New York 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 Joseph Collier enlisted in the month of April in the year 1778 in New Haven in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Eli Levensworth in the 4th regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Meiggs of the Connecticut line that he continued to serve in the said comp or in the service of the United States until the 7th day of June in the year 1783 when he was discharged from the service [strike out "of the"] Highlands in the State of New York near West Point

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and that he was in no general engagement during said service but in several skirmishes and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
[signed] Joseph Collier
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Ralph Parker Judge
I Ralph Parker, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee in the State of New York as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Collier did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had before me to the Secretary of the War Department pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid mentioned act of Congress
[signed] Ralph Parker Judge
And I do hereby further certify that from my own knowledge that the said Joseph Collier is in reduced circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of the Country for his support.
[signed] Ralph Parker Judge
Genesee County ss. I hereby certify that the Court

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of common pleas of the county of Genesee is a court of Record in the State of New York and that Ralph Parker was on the 20th day of May in the year 1818 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 said court the 8th day of June A.D. 1818
[signed] S. Cumings Clerk

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Joseph Collier
06807
Sept 1811
Contd
S. Lake East
Batavia N.Y.

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At a court of Common Pleas held at the Court-House in the village of Batavia, in and for the county of Genesee, in the State of New York; on the fifteenth day of June of the term June 1820, being a Court of Record, in pursuance of the 41st article of the Constitution of the state of New York, which has unlimited jurisdiction, keeps records of the proceedings, and has immemorially exercised the power of fine and imprisonment
Present, the Hon. John H. Jones, Isaac Wilson, Richard Smith, Moses Hayden
Genesee County, ss. On this fifteenth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Record,) Joseph Collier aged fifty nine years, resident of the town of Ogden 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: Enlisted in February 1778 in Capt Levingworth's Company in Col. Meig's Regiment in Oct 1782 transfered to Capt Conner's Company in Col. Swift's Reg't was discharged in Novm 1788 that his Declaration was made the 28th of May 1818 and that his certificate is numbered 8.680
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United State, on the eighteen day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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."
Inventory or Schedule
Real estate I have none
Personal property - 1 swine, 3 chairs and 1 table - common pine, 1 small pot and 1 spider, 1 tea kettle, 1 small kettle, 6 common plates, 6 cups and saucers, 3 common CC bowls, 1 Earthen tea pot, 6 knives and forks, 4 iron spoons, 1 common chest
And the deponent further says his wearing apparel and bedding for himself and family do not exceed the sum of forty dollars in value. I am indebted to the following persons viz
to William Garbutt of Caledonia $8.00
to Gibbon Jewett of Parma 7.50
to Dr. Morrison Riga 5.00
to Timothy P. Kneeland Ogden 4.00
to Samuel Lake of Batavia 8.00
$[illegible]

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And the Deponent further says he is a Farmer by occupation and in consequence of a fit of the Palsey he has lost the use of one arm nearly. is not able to labor except some light work. that he has a wife named Margaret, aged fifty four years has not been able to do much hard labor in consequence of being burnt in striving to procure some articles from his hous[illegible] when on fire and that he has three children living with him viz Abigail aged 16 years Eleanor aged 13 years and Caroline aged 11 years And the Deponent [strike out "further"] says nearly two years past he had his House burnt and consumed all his goods and his wife in the conflagration was severely burnt which is the cause of her infirmity.
[signed] Joseph Collier
Sworn and subscribed this 15th day of June 1820 before me
S. Cumings Clerk of Genesee Com. Pleas in Open Court

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I Simon Cumings Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Genesee, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the 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 twelve dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of the said court, on the seventeenth day of June 1820.
S. Cumings Clerk of the Court for the county of Genesee