Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7842, John Warner, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Warner, John
87842
Carded
CONTENTS

Letter J. Fleming Sept. 5. 1834 " " Pensions " " " Mrs. E. L. Maine Dec 3. 1857
14385
New York
John Warner
of Hartwick in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Robinson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Spencer in the Connecticut line for 2 Years
Incribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of May 1833 and sent Hon. W. D. Angel Burlington Ky
  Arrears to the 14th of Mar 33  $ 160.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 33  40.00     200.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 37 

Ent. 21. Sept 1777 Dec. 1 Jan 1778
21 ap 1778 Jan 1778
Amount and colt in balance advent to account quest Dec 1 advent quest Jan 1 advent quest
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16.263.  BRIEF in the case of  John Warner  County of Otsego  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 84.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1770 June — 7 about 15. Private. Gen. Capt. Robinson, Col. Spencer   " 1776 May — 9 — orderly = sergeant Capt. Pease, Col. Wolcott   " 1777 21. April. more than 18. — Private & Ensign. Capt. Wallbridge, Col. Webb Continental Service, Gen. Putnam   Vol. 1779 Summer upwards of Six weeks. — Private. none mentioned  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Stafford, Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary & Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached to the Seal. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Mayhew
Examining Clerk.
Feb. 23. 1833.
6 2 8.9 16.9 19.9 77.50

OCT 21 1858
James L Edwards 634u Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Dr. Wm Lloyd Jones 4035
142835
John Warner

Cooperstown Otsego Co. New York October 12 th 1834
Dear Sir
I received a letter from you dated September 25 th 1834 directed to my father John Warner in Hartwick Otsego Co. N.Y. requesting him to return his Certificate for the purpose of correcting an error I inform to you in return that my father was dead and the certificate said to be lost but wishing an explanation of the error. In your return of September 24 th you describe Nathaniel Warner and that he was a teamster during the revolutionary war and the error has been made in computing his time as a teamster. Now this Nathaniel Warner I know nothing about he may be alive for what I know there is no such man within the circle of my acquaintance thus the department is wholly mistaken as to the person of my father. You will recollect that my father made application in 1822. This application was supported by the deposition of Stephen Whiticker that he served nine months under Capt. Amos Washbridge in Colonel Webb's Regiment of the Connecticut line but as the law then stood two evidences was necessary and no other could be found that was knowing to his serving the nine months the application stood open for the residue of the proof necessary to be made. This service service was proved by the depositions of Nathan Webster Nathan Washburn John Lord Uriah Clough Abner Gage and some others (I may have made some mistake in the names I have no list and write from memory) all lodged in the Pension office on file. Thus it stood until Sept 1832 when at least he found Theophelus Whaley who attested to his being in the U.S. service at a time that would complete his service of nine months and entitle him to a pension under the act of 1818. The business was put into the hands of Mr. Angell with express instructions to press the first application but for what reason it was not presented we never could learn.

thus was a right in law and equity withheld from a poor deserving man - But as the department evinces a disposition to correct errors I have full faith that the department will correct this error that has arisen in the obtaining of my father's Pension you will find by the papers in the Waroffice that my father is known the name of by John Warner of Chester County of Hampshire Massachusetts and that he recently came from there to reside with me and that he served at Roxbury the first year of the war 7 months - the second year he served at Newbern as a Sergeant 7 months (provoked by the deposition of Justin Lombard) - the third year is the one in question he enlisted under Capt. Ames Walbridge Colonel Webb's regiment did duty as a private until the Battle at White Marsh when the regiment that he belonged to was badly cut to pieces then he was appointed ensign by his Colonel and his duty was to pick up the stragglers and provide for the wounded thus you will see a combination of this in the deposition of Nathan Webster he was one of the wounded and lay at Valley Forge after that his regiment was all broke up he never was commissioned and returned home thus you will see by the papers in the office that he had a command more than half the time he served thus a simple soldiers pay to him when others that did not do half the duty seems wrong you will please to give me yours views on the subject whilst I remain your most Obedient Servant James L. Edwards Esq. and humble servant John S. Warner

Oct 5 th 1851
Prof: rel: to pension for John Leavner's Interior Dept
Referred from Int. Dept.
Respectfully referred to the Department of the Interior who writes so informed.
W. A. Lewis
Oct. 2/51
Triplett
C.

Lenox Sept 29 th 51
Mr Bancroft Dear Sir
Will you please tell me if there is or is not a pension due the Heirs of Mr John Warner. He was engaged in the Revolutionary War, At the time he joined the Army he lived in the town of Canaan Kings District Albany Co New-York. Some of his Heirs in consequence of Ill health are in want, If you will give me the desired information as soon as possible it will be considered by a fellow mortal an act of Humanity Indeed. —
Mr George Bancroft
Very Respectfully Emeline P Maine
P.S) Please direct to Lenox Berkshire Co State Massachusetts

John Thann
McBrown Atty.
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Declarations
In order to obtain the benefit of the act passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York Otsago County ss, On this sixteenth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty seven personally ap- peared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Otsago now sitting at Cooperstown in said coun- ty John Warner a resident of in Danby with Hartwick in the county of Otsago aged Eighty Four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, That he enlisted in the month of June 1775 at Stafford in Connecticut under a Ma- jor Enos and served in Capt Robinsons company in Col Spencers regiment. He cannot recollect the day of the month on which he enlisted but recollects that he enlisted for seven months and continued in the service for about fifteen days after the expiration of the time for which he enlisted. He took no written discharge at the time he left this service, At the ex- piration of the time for which he enlisted there was a deficiency of troops at Roxbury where he was sta- tioned and at the solicitation of the officers in com- mand he remained till recruits could be procured, During the time he was in service under this en- listment he was stationed at Roxbury in Massachu- setts, In the month of May 1776 but on what par- ticular day he cannot recollect he enlisted under Capt Abiel Pease in Col Erastus Wolcotts Regiment at New London in the State of Connecticut, for

nine months and served his time out under the said officers, and during his service under this enlistment he served in the capacity of orderly sergeant and was stationed for the whole time at New London according to the best of his recollection and was most of the time engaged in constructing the fortification at that place (Fort Trumbull) He had no written discharge when he left the service under this enlistment.
That on or about the 21 st of April 1777 he enlisted under Capt. Amos Walbridge at Stafford in the State of Connecticut. Capt. Walbridge belonged to Col. Webb's Regiment which was  and attached to the Continental service as he believes, this enlistment was for Eight Months, Under this enlistment he was marched to the Hudson River. His first station was at a place called Old Orchard. The former part of his three services were performed in under General Putnam who at the time had command of the forces up on the East side of the River, In the Fall and after the capture of General Burgoyne he was marched as a volunteer to Valley Forge where the company to which he belonged joined the American Army under command of Genl. Washington where he remained till the expiration of the time for which he enlisted, Before the expiration of the time for which he last enlisted he was did duty as an Ensign but never had a commission. He continued in the service for more than two months after his time of enlistment expired. Some time in the Winter of 1778 but at what particular time he cannot recollect he was detached from his company and ordered to Puskill upon the Hudson river, when he was dismissed from service. He does not recollect that he took a written discharge if he did the same has long been lost or destroyed. In the Summer of 1779, a volunteer corps was formed

in Stafford Connecticut the plan of his then resi- dence called the alarm list, he attached himself to this Corps and in the Fall of that year the Corps turned out to assist in guarding the City of New London against the threatened attack of the enemy he was stationed with this Corps at the time in the City of New London where he did duty as a guard of said City for upwards of six weeks, when the apprehended danger subsided the Corps disbanded themselves and returned home -
He has made sundry applications to the War Department and to Congress for a pension which applications were founded upon the written testi- mony herunto annexed and to which he begs leave to refer, He knows of no person now living who can testify to his services more spe- cifically than is set forth in those documents - The length of time which has elapsed since his services were rendered and an impaired memory from extreme age renders him unable to be so particular as he could wish, He is con- fident he served more time than is herein spe- cified but at this distant period is unable to give a more particular and circumstantial de- tail -
He was born in the town of Stafford in the county of Tolland in the State of Connecticut on the 7th day of March 1749 A.D. He resided at Stafford until about the year 1798 when he removed to New Port in the State of New Hampshire where he resided for about seven years when he removed to Springfield in Massachusetts where he resided until January 1829 and then came to reside with his son John J. Warner in Hartwick Otsego county N.Y. where he now resides

He has no record of his age any where but can remember with certainty that he has always been debtors He has a copy of the record of his age taken from the town clerks record in the town where he was born,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state — J. John Warner Sworn in Open Court the 16 th day of October 1832
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter so far putting the questions presented by the War Department that the said John Warner was a revolutionary soldier served therein as he states And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Walter Bullard who has signed the certificate hereunto attached is a clergyman resident of the town of Northwick & that Simon Harrington who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town in the county of Otsego a credible person & his statement is entitled to credit in his statement
J. O. Moom
Eliza Frost
S. Page
Judges
John Warner

We Walter Bullard & Sylvan Harrington of the town of Hartwick County of Otsego and state of N. York and Sylvan Harrington of the same place here by certify that we are well acquainted with John Warner that we believe him to be eighty three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we knew him in that war. Walter Bullard Sworn and subscribed at Hartwick October 10 th Sylvan Harrington 1832 before me.
David Kendal justice

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application of John Warner for a plea.
And I further certify that I am acquainted with how writing of Louis Kendall before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been made that I merely believe his signature thereto attached to be his own proper hand writing that he was at the time of making taking the said affidavit on a sitting of the Court in the town of Hartwick & author signed by him to take the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 19 th day of October 1832.
Horace Lathrop. Clerk.

Revtran
7842 INVALID.
File No. 7842
John Warner Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1  ch , Page 293
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Department
Prison Office
Nov. 7 1834
Sir,
The answer to your letter of the 16 th Sept returned from this office was intended for a prisoner in another part of the state - It was found on a re-examination of the the papers relating to your father's prison, that he had evidently been allowed for more time than the the department would justify. In the first place it is alleged that he served in 1775 seven months and fifteen days in Col. Spencer's regiment, Capt. Roberson's company in 1776 nine months in Col. Wolcott's regiment, in 1777 ten months in Col. Webb's regiment, and 1779 six weeks officers not mentioned - Since the officer was acquitted of the service It then became ascertained that there are rolls of the service of the prisoner  prisoner in the office of the Comptroller of the state of Connecticut from which incontestable proof may be obtained
He was admitted

and to which reference is made for that purpose. Of the second tour it is shown that by documentary evidence
Since this claim was allowed it was discovered that there are rolls of the service rendered by the Connecticut Troops in 1775 from the  unquestionable proofs in the office of Comptroller of that state from which unquestionable evidence of the first tour may be had and to which reference is made for that purpose — Of the tour set forth as nine months in Col Wolcott's regiment in 1776 it is shown that it has been recently shown by doc- umentary evidence that that regiment was in service but two months in that year — Of the third tour the rolls show it to have been Eight months and nine days only — The service fourth tour is not sufficiently specific to be admissible under the
act. In regard to your  the claim under the act of 1818 for the service in question, the service is not a pension for service in this case could not be allowed for it to commence until the date of closing the testimony which  upon it hence to survive would

State of New York } Moses Washburn of Nocton Jefferson County } in said county being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was formerly acquainted with John Warren from his childhood until about the year 1810 that the said Warren then resided at Stafford in Connecticut that the said Warren enlisted as a private soldier in the American army during the revolution that the said Warren entered the service in the month of June 1775 that he served the term of two months that he and in what was called a Major's Company that it was commanded by Major Enas of Windham Connecticut about one half of said term that the said Enas was then promoted to the office of Colonel and that the said Co was commanded the remainder of the term by Capt Robinson of Stafford Connecticut that the said Co was attached to Colonel Wells Regiment of Litchfield County and that the said Regiment was stationed at Roxbury Mass and the said Wash- burn further saith that the said Warren enlisted as a private soldier in Colo Wells Regiment stationed stationed at Newbern Garrison for the term of six months and further this deponent saith not  Subscribed and sworn } Moses Washburn this 28 th day of March 1832 before me H.C. Strong J.P.

State of New York } Jefferson County } Clerks Office }
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of the said county do certify that H. C. Strong Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine Witness my hand & seal of said County May 17. 1832 P. Burchard Clerk

Tolland County ss. Clerk's Office
Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the courts of said County do hereby certify that Rodolphus Woodworth Esq. before whom the accompanying affidavits or depositions were sworn to, now is and for more than five years last past has been constantly a Justice of peace within said County of Tolland and duly authorized to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 13 th day of January A D 1831.
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

then Whitaker Spadavit
Scituate

This may certify that I Stephen Whitaker of Stafford in county of Sollond and State of Connecticut having Previous to this date have given my deposition on the circumstances of his being in the Late Revolution War I certify that John Warner Late of Stafford was in the army of the united States in the year 1777 that he served some Months or more and was discharged or discharged with honour I state that the said John Warner was in Col. Charles Webb Regiment and Capt Walbridges company in the Connecticut Line of the continental army Where I then served Stafford July 17 th 1830
Stephen Whitaker Sollond county ss. Stafford January 8 th 1831 Personally appeared Stephen Whitaker subscriber to the above Deposition or cer- tificate, by him subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me Blood Waddsworth Just. Peace.

Bruce Howe - Alcohol

I Israel Howe of Stafford Do Certify That John Warner Late of Stafford was A Sergeant at New London in the Revolutionary War in the Year 1776 and Served his time Out Seven or Eight months under Capt Abiel Pease
1831
Stafford January the third
Israel Howe
Tolland County ss Stafford Jan y 3 1831 Personally appeared Israel Howe subscribed to the above and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
before me Rhod. Woodworth Just. Peace

I Theophilus Wheatley of Burlington County of Olsego and State of New York do say that I am well acquainted with John Warner formerly of Stafford County of Tolland State of Connecticut and do know him to be the same man and that on the twentyfifth of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight he was at the Pikeskill on the Hudson River in the United States Service having the command of a party of the soldiers and that after that time he marched for home and further I say that
Sworn & subscribed the 15 th  his Theophilus Wheatley day of October 1882, mark
before me in Open Court Horace Lathrop Clerk

Justice Lumbard
Asst

Springfield Handen Decm 30 1830
this may certify that M c John Warner was in the Connecticut Service in the year 1776 at London in Col d Eustis Hooker Reg t Cpt Abiel P er Com. he served as Sergeant in s d Com for the term of Six Months and that he served his term out This I am knowing to as I served in the Com the term out this I am well able to attest witness my hand
+ Col Abiel P er Com to Col Eustis Hooker John C. Phelps atty
Justin Lombard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden Dec 30 1830 Personally appeared Justin Lombard & made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed before me Oliver Morris Justice of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss. John Ingersoll Clerk of the all the Judicial
Courts within & for the County of Hampden do certify that Oliver B. Morris Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hampshire duly Commissioned & qualified agreeable to the laws of this Commonwealth and that full faith & credit are & ought to be given to all acts done by him in said Capacity & that the above signature is the proper hand writing of the said Morris - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty one John Ingersoll Clerk

I Nathan Washburn of Stafford in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that I enlisted into the company of Capt. Amos Wallbridge for the term of three years, in the year 1777 — and I further depose & say that on the 21 st day of April 1777 John Warner then of said Stafford now living in Springfield & lately in Chester in the State of Massachu- setts enlisted into the company aforesaid, which was then commanded by the said Capt. Amos Wallbridge & that I was in the aforesaid company of Capt. Wallbridge with said Warner until on or about the 15 th day of December A. 1777 and that S r . Warner then was with others detached from S r . company and marched up the Schuylkill river to the Town Reading for the purpose of taking care of the sick & wounded in the Hospital at that place, and I never afterwards saw the S r . Warner until the month of October following when I saw him in S r . Stafford, and I further say that on the first day of January 1778 the said Warner had not returned to the and was not in said Capt. Wallbridge's company and further the Deponent saith not — Nathan Washburn

Tolland County ss Stafford Octr 28 th 1828
Personally appeared Capt. Nathan Washburn subscriber to the within and foregoing Deposition by him subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of the same -
Sworn before me Rodolphus Woodworth Justice of the Peace for Tolland County -
Tolland County ss Clerk's office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court in the State of Connecticut do certify that Rodolphus Woodworth Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly authorized to administer oaths
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Tolland this 17 th day of November AD 1828
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
I John Ingersoll Clerk of the Court for the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that the John Warner mentioned in the foregoing deposition is the same John Warner who made his application for a pension three or four years since and who is named in the depositions of Stephen Whitaker and Nathan Webster heretofore forwarded to the war office Nov. 24 th 1820 John Ingersoll Clerk

State of New York Chautauqua County } Matthew Webster being duly sworn, deposes And says, that he is acquainted with John Warner, and was well acquainted with him in the year 1777. that in the same year, the said John Warner, belonged to the American Army, and was a Soldier in Captain Amos Webbridges Company, and Colonel Charles Webb Regiment, and that afterwards in the same year, he was advanced, and officiated as ensign in the same Company and Regiment, and further this deponent saith Not — Sworn & Subscribed before me December 31 st 1824 Nathan Webster Isaac Harmon, A Judge of the County Court of Chautauqua County
I Certify, that Matthew Webster, who signed the above Affidavit is a good Moral character, and a credible Witness, Oct r 31-1824 Isaac Harmon

State of New-York,
Chautauqua County } ss. I, John Dexter
clerk of the said County do certify, that Isaac Harmon, is a Judge of the County Courts of Chautauqua County, duly appointed, commissioned & sworn & duly authorized by law to take affidavits. and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Isaac, and justly believe that the signature of Isaac Harmon, subscribed to the certificate of acknowledgment of the within affidavit is in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal to these presents, this 31 st day of December A.D. 1824.
John Dexter, clerk.

I Stephen Whitaker of Ware in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that that I belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Charles Webb and the Company commanded by Capt. Amos Walbridge in the Connietical line of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War in the years 1777-1778- and 1779 and that John Warner then belonging to Stafford in the State of Connietical - now living in Chester County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts - joined the company of Capt. Walbridge to which I belonged, as a private soldier, in the month of April 1777, at the camp on the north river called the old-orchard, and continued in said Company, as a good soldier, until about the middle of December of the same year - at which time he was detached on command, and continued there and did not return until to join the company until after the ninth of January following, and remained with the Company some days, how many I do not recollect - and then with a number of other soldiers of the same company & Regiment was ordered to Peksikill there to be dismissed - I also know that said Warner served at Roxbury Eight Months in 1775 - and in 1776 served Eight Months at New London - And further say not
County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts
Stephen Whitaker
On this thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County of Hampshire, the said Stephen Whitaker and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed - Taken at the request of John Warner above named and to be used by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of Congress passed the 18 th March 1818 and the supplementary Act passed the first of May 1820
Ebenezer Lyman - Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with

= Stephen Whitaker the Deponent within named and that I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity —
Ebenezer Lyman - Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Hampshire ss I hereby certify that Ebenezer Lyman Esq. whose signature is affixed to the certificate following the within affidavit is a Justice of the Peace duly appointed and qualified as the Law directs, in & for said County of Hampshire and that the signature of the said Ebenezer Lyman is his hand writing - and that full faith & credit ought to be given to the said certificate of the said Ebenezer Lyman In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my official seal this twenty seventh day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred & twenty one.
J. Haddard Jr Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said County of Hampshire.