Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44013, Cornelius Warner, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Warner, Cornelius
S 44013
CONTENTS

New York.
17. Oct 44
Cornelius Warner.
of New York, in the state of New York, who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb, of the New York line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of October, 1820 and sent to Mr. Myers, 86 th Agents. City of New York.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1820. $ 240.92 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1821. $ 48.
26 mo: 11/30
$ 258.92
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 st May 1820.

Cornelius Warner
Soldier - City of New-York private in Col. Lamb's reg't Artll. N.Y. line 3 years.
28 th June, 1820.
It is required, that two or more disinterested and credible persons, certi- fied as such, by the judge, should prove their knowledge of the applicant's service, on oath, for 9 months, in continu- ance thereof, on Cont- estab't.
Woom the 18 th March 1820

To the Honorable Richard Riker Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York,
The Declaration of Cornelius Warner formerly a Soldier — engaged in the Service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, and now a Citizen of the United States, and resident of the City of New-York,
Respectfully Showeth, that the said Cornelius Warner entered into the Artillery Commanded by Sebastian Poaman in the fall of the year 1775 of the New-York line, and served in this Company two years & nine months, was at the Battles of White Plains , Princeton and Trenton
And this Declaration further representeth that the said Cornelius Warner is now a Citizen of the United States, and residing in New York aforesaid,

and is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support; being sixtythree years of age and upward
Therefore he conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," approved, March 18, 1818, and requests that your Honor will examine into the truths of the matters aforesaid, certify and transmit the testimony in this case, and the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, he refers to the Affidavit - of himself and of Daniel Lockren - hereafter set forth,
Dated, the 24 th day of June 1818, Cornelius Warner
City and County of New-York, ss. Cornelius Warner
being duly sworn, says, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn the 26 day of June 1818, before me,
Cornelius Warner
P. Miller Recorded of the fifty
City and County of New-York ss. Daniel Lockren being sworn saith that his  Henry Cornelius Warner was in the company of Sebastian Bauman during the Revolutionary War and believing the facts set forth in his Declaration to be just and true
Sworn this 26 th Day of June 1818 Before me
Daniel Lockren
P. Miller

City and County of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered, That on the twenty sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me, Richard Riker Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, personally appeared the aforesaid Cornelius Worm Applicant, and the o a th of Daniel Cocksren
entitled to the fullest credit, who being by me duly sworn to the the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing declaration
Whereupon I being satisfied that the said Applicant did serve in the of the United States, on the Continental Establishment, in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit, for the term and in the manner stated in the declaration of the said Applicant; and that he is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid.
Therefore, I do hereby Certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the said Court, at the City of New-York, the day and year last above written.
R Riker

City of New York ss: John Reins being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with the within named Cornelius Warner and served with him in the same Company in the revolutionary war. That he knew the said Cornelius to be a private in the Company commanded by Sebastian Bauman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the New York line on the Continental Establishment. That this Deponent was a private & afterwards a Sergeant in the said Company at the same time and knoweth that the said Cornelius was a private in the said Company in the Year 1776 and that he he served in the said Company more than two years and was promoted to be a Corporal & afterwards a Sergeant - and this Deponent further saith that the said Cornelius Warner is now in reduced circumstances in life & needs the assistance of his Country for support - John Reins
City of New York ss: Samuel B Warner - son of the within named Cornelius Warner being duly sworn says that the said Cornelius is in reduced circumstances in life & needs the assistance of his Country for support. That the said Cornelius is old & infirm & unable to work & is supported by his wife who keeps a small shop for selling cakes & other small articles - Sworn the 16 March 1820 Before me P. A. Jay Sam. B Warner

Returned for the original declaration, or for the judge's Certificate, under the seal of the Court, of the day and year, on which it was made before him.
Cornelius Warner City of New-York. Original declaration stated to have been made on the 26. June, 1818.
Corps.  Col o Lamb's reg t . Artillery, N. Y. line, 2 years, 9 months.
 Not found on the rolls,
 Service proved by credible witnesses.
 Worth $: 52. \frac{50}{100} .
 W. Myers H c agt s City of New-York. Rec d . 1 st Sept. 1820.

NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
IN the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of June term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Jay Recorder
City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered , That on the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, Cornelius Warner aged sixty seven years, resident in the City of New York who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted in the City of New York sometime in the Year 1775 in a company of Artillery, commanded by Captain Sebastain Bauman, in the New York line on the Continental establishment, commanded by Col John Lamb, he was at the Battles of White Plains, Princeton, Trenton and Monmouth, and in several small affairs, that he served faithfully in the Continental service as a Private, Twenty one Months and about one Year as a Corporal, he left the Army by permission of Lieut Reid an Officer of his company being Sick and Unable after to perform his duty and remained sick untill After the expiration of his term of service, having enlisted for Three Years, he is unable at this time to produce any other evidence of his service, excepting the Affidavits of Dan Cochran and John Reine, annexed to his first Application, they having served with him part of his term of service, he is by occupation a House Carpenter but from age and debility is and has been for sometime past unable to work, he has one Daughter living with him now about 17 Years of Age who endeavours to assist in her own support by her Needle, he is in very Indigent Circumstances and requires the aid of his Country or Individual patronage,
and that his original declaration is dated the Twenty sixth day of June 1818

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, 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, to wit:
Real Estate he has None Fixed Income — None Personal Estate viz
   One Bureau   $ 6 —    One Table   2 —    Twelve Chairs  3/  4. 50    One Bedstead   3 —    Two pots, Frying pan & Gridiron   3 —    Crockery Ware   4 —    Sundry other Small Articles   5 —    Small Articles of Needles Threads Tapes, Laces Sugar Plums &c   25      $52.50     Known in open Court this 24 th day of June 1820 } Benj a Fenis clk  Cornelius Warner

I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing deposition and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is not exceeding Sixty Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty eighth day of June 1820
Benj. Ferris JB

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Cornelius Turner
Corp Rev Dao
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 536
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I certify that I have no personal knowledge whatever of the within named John Reins - But I certify that John Ackerman who is to me personally known and is a man of good Character hath appeared before me & being duly sworn testified that he hath been well acquainted with the said John Reins for twenty years last past and that he is a person of fair character, & of veracity to whom testimony full faith ought to be given - which testimony is satisfactory to me - Dated 29 th August 1820
P. S. Jaynes

State of New-York,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County,
Do hereby certify, That RICHARD RIKER, Esquire, before whom the annexed Affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, and that the signature of R. RIKER subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Sixth day of August 1818.
Benj. Ferris Clerk

State of New Jersey } Morris County } ss.
Be it known, that on this 24 24 th day of
August A.D. 1820 before the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, personally came Daniel Cockrum of said County to me well known, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath declared, that he enlisted in the City of New York he thinks sometime in the month of February 1776, in a company of Artillery, commanded by Captain Sebastian Bauman, in Lamb's, or Knox's Regiment, of the New York line, on the Continental establishment, & continued to serve in the said Regiment & company until some time in the summer of 1777, when in consequence of a wound rec d . by this Deponent upon his head upon York Island, which disabled him from service, he was examined by surgeons, pronounced disabled, & was discharged at Morris Town New Jersey, as unfit for duty. —
And this Deponent on oath further declared, that when he enlisted as aforesaid, he well remembers that Cornelius Warnu, belonged to the same company & Regiment with this deponent & did duty in the same, as a private, — that during the whole time this deponent was in actual service, he & the said Warnu slept together in the same tent, & were well acquainted; — that said Warnu continued to do duty in said company, until this Deponent left the service, & how much longer, this depon t . does not know. That said Warnu & this Depon t . were present & in the engagement at Harlem heights, with the enemy, & also at the time when the ship of War the Asia, & two frigates, ascended the Hudson river & attempted a landing & skirmished with the American Army. — Said Warnu was always esteemed a good soldier & a brave man. — The whole time this Deponent served, from his enlistment to his discharge, was about eighteen months. — The intimation, of the term of enlistment, in the 9 th line, was done before signing. —
Sworn & subscribed before me at Morris Town New Jersey, this 24 th August 1820.
Lewis Condict.
Daniel Cockrum

New Jersey Morris County.
I hereby certify, that I have been personally well acquainted with Daniel Beckrum, the within Deponent, for more than twenty years, & know him to be a man of good reputation & well worthy of confidence & belief.
Morris Town, N. Jersey August 24 th 1820
Lewis Condict, a Judge of Morris County Court of Common pleas.
State of New Jersey County of Morris ss. I, Robert H. M. Carter Clerk of the County of Morris do hereby certify that Lewis Condict Esq. by whom the foregoing certificate is made, is and was and doing thereof duly enrolled one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of the County of Morris, and that the above certificate and his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County this twenty fourth day of August An eighteen hundred and twenty
Robert H. M. Carter
I do certify that I am personally acquainted with Daniel Beckrum above named and only believe him to be a man of strict integrity and his general character is that of a man of truth and honesty - Morristown New Jersey August 24 th 1820
Robert H. M. Carter