Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11,751, John Weaver, New York

SERVICE
New York
Weaver, John Sarah
NUMBER
W. 11.751 B.L.H. 7431-160-55
CONTENTS
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33.058
New York
AD
John Weaver
of in the State of
who was a Private in the
commanded
by Captain
of the
commanded
by
in the
line for
Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of
Albany
at the rate of
30
Dollars
Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13, day of
Sept r . 1852 and sent to -
S. Godwin
Present.
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by
R. M. Mac
Clerk,
Book
2
Vol.
4
Page
83

5.006.
New York, N.Y.
Sarah Weaver, widow of John Weaver N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30. dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 28 th October,  24 th February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 8 th day of March, 1855. and sent to
W. A. Van Korn, Tonda N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Sec Vol. 11

62391 Act 3 March / 55 April 12 / 55
Sarah Weaver Widow John Weaver Pinate
Pensioner New York
N.Y. H. Col.
Revolutionary War
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 55-5006
Adm. W. A. C. Oct. 5 1855
Bluffton
Vol 102 page 85.
Abin A. Van Horne
Honda
N.Y.

Declaration
Of a Revolutionary Widow who claims a Land Warrant Under Act March 3 d 1837 State of New York Fulton County } p
On this 6 day of April A.D. One thousand eight Hundred & Fifty have personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to ad- minister oaths within and for the county and State aforesaid Sarah Weaver aged Eighty seven years a resident of the Town of Euphrates county of Fulton in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Weaver deceased who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolutionary war and received a pension for his services Under the act of June 1832 at $30 per annum, she further declares she is now receiving a pension at $30 per annum Under the act of July 1838 for services rendered by her husband the aforesaid John Weaver, which will more fully appear in her papers filed for a pension at the office of the com- missioners of pensions, she further declares that she was married to the said John Weaver at the city of Albany in the second fall month A.D. 1792 by a justice of the Peace whose name she has forgot- ten & does now not recollect that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Chase that her said husband

died at Phenix in Said County aforesaid on the 28 th day of October A. D. 1853. And that she is now a Widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved 3 March 1855 and she hereby requests the Commissioner of Pensions to forward her warrant to Hon. Sam Hornb Fonda S. Y. and appoint him my attorney to receive the same for me.
Sarah her Weaver mark
We J. L. Hutchinson and S. Melvin Mover Residents of the Town of Caphrata Fulton County & State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Sarah Weaver making her mark in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the Identical person she represents herself to be that we have no Intest In this Claim.
J. L. Hutchinson S. Melvin Mover
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be creditable persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no Intest in this claim - Wm Spencer Justice of the peace

State of New-York, Fulton County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, Wm Spencer Lyle , Clerk of the said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that Justice of the Peace , whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine: And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 10th day of April 185 8
Richd Anderson Clerk

State of New York ss.
County of Montgomery
On this 10 th
day of March 1847, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the County Courts held in and for said County John Weaver (or Weher) of the town of St. Johns-ville in said County, aged Eighty-five years; and he being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That he served in the war of the revolution in manner and for the terms and under the Officers herein after stated.
That he resided before and during the war of the revolution when not on duty with the U.S. troops, at German-Flatts in the now County of Herkimer in said State. That he was born in said town of German-Flatts now town of Herkimer in said County of Herkimer A.D. . . After said war he removed to Greenbush in the now County of Rensselaer in said State. After residing in said town of Greenbush for five or six years, he moved to Patsen-kill in said County of Rensselaer. It was here that he married about four years after the close of the said war - his oldest child Betsey or Elizabeth being now fifty-eight years of age. He afterwards moved to Montgomery County aforesaid, and resided for several years with in the towns of Schoharie and Oppenheim in said County, now within the bounds of the County of Fulton (a County recently cut off from the northern bounds of said County of Montgomery). For the greatest part of the time

during the last forty years he has resided in said Town of Oppenheim in said County of Montgomery N.Y.
And this Declarant further saith, that the first service, if he recollects right, which he rendered in said war, was with a detachment of Militia from the Military Post to which he belonged, under the Com- mand of Captain Gitman (or Ketman), detailed to perform fatigue duty. The duty performed was the erection of fortifications at Herkimer where the village of Herkimer (in the Town of Herkimer, Herkimer County) now stands. They commenced operations very early in the season, the year of Declarant cannot call to mind or specify, but the history of the times will fix it. When they commenced the snow was hardly melted away of the pre- ceding winter, say in the beginning of the month of April. This detachment was engaged daily thereafter until the middle of August then following (harvest time) when an express came that Brant was coming with a party of the British and Tories to make a descent on the frontier settlements of New York State on the North - a battle took place the next day after the arrival of the Express. After this battle, Decla- rant did garrison duty till some time in the fall of the same year at Fort Herkimer or Dayton. The whole term of his service in this engagement above described was at least or exceeding six months. And he was constantly on duty as aforesaid, except for the few days he was employed with others in gathering in the harvests. His father & brother Nicholas Weaver & Frederick Weaver served in the same Detachment with him. His other Commanding

Officers besides Capt. Getmann before named, were Colonel Peter Bellingr, Captain Frederick Moyer (or Myer) and Michael Myers who held some rank Declarant cannot now recollect, except or unless it was that of Commissary.
The next service rendered by this Declarant (and he is not clear in his mind but that it may have been the first) was for a term of three months as a Drummer at said Fort Herkimer under said Captain Moyer as Commandant of the same. Many of the inhabitants living in his neighborhood, had taken refuge in said fort for protection from the enemy. Being lame, Declarant was engaged in another tour as a Drummer for the term of five months, at Fort Plain and for a part of the time at Fort Plank under command of Captain Laurence Grose and other Officers whose names Declarant cannot now recollect.
This term of five months was a continuous service, & spent in the performance of garrison duty, except when aiding the farmers to bring in their harvest.
His next tour of duty was for the like term of five months as a Drummer at Fort Paris in Stone Arabia, under the command of Captain afterwards Major Fink, and Captain Grey & other Officers whose names he cannot distinctly recollect. While thus rendering garrison duty, he engaged in no civil pursuit whatever except as aforesaid.
Declarant also served under other Officers besides those above named & at other places & for other terms; but owing to old age and defect of memory consequent thereon, he cannot possibly recollect or specify the details of such service, except that he served for at least nine months under Captain Samuel Gray in his Company of Battalion , faligeu men and laborers in the year 1780. That the time of his enlistment was early in the spring.
And this Declarant further saith, that the following are the names of some of the regular Officers whom he knew or who were with the troops when he served and such continental and militia Regiments or Companies with which he served or can recollect: viz Captain Stuyvesant, Colonels Marinus Willett, Goose Van Schaick, Fisher, Clark, Colonel Harper, General Van Rensselaer, Col. Weissenfeld & others.
In this Declarant never received any

written discharge from the service here rendered in any one of the terms engagements or expeditions in which he participated as aforesaid, and has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, except those whose affidavits are hereto annexed, or accompany this Declaration; & he has made diligent search to find such witnesses.
We 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, and this application for a pension is the first he ever made. And he further declares, that the reason why he has never heretofore asserted his claim for a pension, is because in the first instance after the law under which he now claims had passed, it was several years before he became cognizant of the fact that such law had passed, being uneducated, and living in the back woods at a distance from public thoroughfares. As soon as he became acquainted with the existence of such a law, he applied to several persons to prepare his papers, but they declined without a fee, which his poverty prevented him from giving. More than 8 years ago & afterwards he applied to Mr. Giles H. Yates of the City of Cincinnati who took down a memorandum of his services and promised to call upon him at his residence in Montgomery County N.Y. to see further about the matter, but he never did so, alledging in his correspondence afterwards had with declarant on the subject from time to time that it was highly inconvenient for him to do so, yet he collected some proofs of declarant's services from time to time as he stated.
And further declarant cannot say. Subscribed & sworn to the day & year first aforesaid, in open Court as } John his Weaver mark Cpt Dummelcy Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant John Weaver was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states, and believe him to be over eighty four years of age.
I Cpt Dummelcy Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Weaver for a pension. Attestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of March one thousand eight hundred & forty seven Cpt Dummelcy Clerk.
In the matter of the application of John Weaver for a pension under the act of June 1832. Declaration No 2

Sarah Weaver Widow of John Weaver Deceased
Under Act of 7th July 1838 Febry 17 th 1855
Declaration Hon. Wm Horne Agent & attorney Fonda Montgomery County N.Y.

State of New York Fulton County } ss
On this fifth day of January February 1855 personally appeared, before the county court of the county of Fulton & State aforesaid, Sarah Weaver, a resident of the Town of Easthampton in the county of Fulton and State of New York aged Eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law, Doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 7 th day of July 1838, and All subsequent acts Granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; That she is the Widow of John Weaver deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War, That he said John Weaver on account of his said services was awarded a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 at the rate of thirty dollars per annum That his services were rendered in the Militia and Battle services in the State of New York in said army which fact and other particulars regarding said services are set forth in his papers on file as declarant has been informed & believes, in the matter of his application for a pension under said act of 7 th June 1832
She further declares that she was Married to said John Weaver at the City of Albany; by a justice of the peace of City of Albany whose name she does now not recollect In the year, One thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety two The settled minister of that congregation not being home at that time, She does not now recollect the day of the Month, It was in the Second Fall month of the year 1792 at the City of Albany in the State of New York She further declares that she & her Husband the aforesaid John Weaver were, both Uneducated and could not write & have no family record; She further declares that she & her Husband John Weaver had ten children

Henry Together with the First Botany John David Friedrich Lowrance Lany Nicholas Jacob & Sarah That They lived together as Husband & wife to the time of his Death, That her Husband the aforesaid John Weave Died on the Twenty Eight day of October One thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Three at the Town of Offenheim Fulton County State aforesaid, That her maiden name was, Sarah Clause, That her Children were Baptized By Different Ministers at Different Places & Congregations her son Jacob the Youngest Child but one Was Baptized By the Revd John J. Wall who was at that time the Presiding Minister of the Congregation of Home Arabia In the Town Palatine County of Montgomery & State aforesaid Being about Ten Miles From where she now resides That John Strobeck & his wife Christina were the sponsors When Jacob was Baptized, She further Declares that She now is the Widow of the aforesaid John Weave & Still Unmarried & Herewith Surrenders the Certificate of her Husband the aforesaid John Weave Which is a pension from the 4th day of September 1853 the time of his last drawing his pension at the Albany Agency New York
Sarah Weave mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 rd day of February 1855
K. J. Johnson County Judge

State of New-York, Fulton County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, A. Anderson , Clerk of the said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that A. J. Johnson Esqr , whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the an- nexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgment, a County Judge in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly author- ized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine: And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 17th day of February 185 5
A. Anderson

State of New York. } ss- County of Montgomery. }
I, John C. Van Siew, now officiating as Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia, do hereby certify, that, as such Pastor, I have the custody of the Records of said Church. That I have examined said Records & find thereon the following entry, word for word & figure for figure - viz -
Names. Born. Baptized. Parents. Sponsors. Jacob. - Dec. 15. - 1815 Jan. 1. - 1816. Jno. C. Weaver - wife Sarah. Jno. Stroheck - wife Christina.
From which it appears that Jacob - son of John C. Weaver & Sarah his wife - was baptized on the first day of January 1816, according to the usages of the Reformed Dutch Church, by the Rev. John J. Walk, then the Pastor of this Church. The records appear to be imperfect as many Marriages & Baptisms seem not to have been recorded. -
Stone Arabia. } - Jan. 17 th 1855 }
J. C. Van Siew. - Pastor.
State of New York } ss- Montgomery Co. }
Personally appeared before me this twentieth day of January One thousand Eight Hundred & fifty five the above named John C. Van Siew, well known by me to be Pastor of said church, who, being duly sworn, testifies & says that what is contained in the above Certificate is true to his best knowledge & belief. -
Subscribed & sworn before me Jan 20 th 1855 Marcellus Justin of the Peace
J. C. Van Siew. -

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Montgomery County Clerk's Office, } ss.
Darius P. Berry I, J. W. Van Deusen , Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that L. Marcellus , Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment to which this is annexed, was on the date of the same a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, and dwelling in said County, duly qualified, and authorized by law to take the same, and that the said certificate of proof, &c., is taken according to the laws of this State. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said JUSTICE, and verily believe his signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my official seal, at FONDA, this 22 nd day of January 185 2 D. P. Berry Clerk.
62 10

State of Kentucky
County of Fulton DSS: It is hereby certified that at a Surrogate's court held in for the county of Fulton at Johnson on the fifth day of February in the year 1838 Satisfactory evidence by affidavit was produced to me that John Weare late of Oppenheim in the county of Fulton deceased, a pleader of the United States under the act of the 7 th of June 1832 and that he departed this life on the twenty eighth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty three in the said town of Oppenheim in said county. that he left him surviving a widow named Sarah Weare and nine children viz Betsy, John, David, Henry, Patrick, Lawrence, Mary, Nicholas, & Jacob Weare , who still survive And that said Sarah Weare is the only lawful widow of the said John Weare deceased
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate's court of the said county of Fulton this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty three
J. P. Johnson Surrogate
on the 12 th day of Feb 1838

State of New York Fulton County ss
personally appeared before me a sister of the Peace in & for said county John Stroblet age eighty one years who being duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that he has been acquainted with John Weaver a Revolutionary pensioner and his widow Sarah Weaver fifty six years that her maiden name was Sarah Cloud before she was married to the aforesaid John Weaver that the aforesaid John Weaver & Sarah were reputed to be husband & wife & lived together as such & had ten children & that I know all of them that is to wit say the wife of Peter Weaver the next John Henry David Frederick Lawrence Larry the wife of Randle Thomas the wife of Jacob & Sarah wife of Jacob Philips all the above I am well acquainted with & that the first above named Sarah is now the widow of the aforesaid John Weaver & that the said John Weaver died in the month of Oc- tober 1853 as this deponent was informed & verily believes & this deponent further says that he was present when the aforesaid Sarah was christened & was sponsor or God Father for the said Sarah he was christened at Ephratah Village in said county of Fulton by Rev. W. L. D. D. Belsey his Stroblet J. Stroblet Subscribed & sworn before intate on the 19 day of January 1855 Wm Spencer Sister of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent & that he is a man of truth & veracity Wm Spencer Sister of the Peace

State of New-York, } ss. Fulton County Clerk's Office, }
I, A. Anderson, Clerk of the said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that Wm Spencer Esq , whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine: And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 17th day of February 185 5
Abel Anderson Clerk

State of New Fulton County
personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County of Fulton Jacob H Christman a resident of the county & State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that he is seventy three years old that he was well acquainted with Sarah Weaver the widow of John Weaver deceased who was a Revolution- ary pensioner of the United States that her maiden name was Sarah Clause before she was married to the said John Weaver that the aforesaid John Weaver & Sarah Weaver when reputed to be husband & wife & lived together as such & had ten children all of which I know the first Betsey the wife of Peter Cramer then John Henry - David - Frederick Lawrence Larry - Wife of Randle Clemans - Nicholas Jacob - & Sarah wife of Jacob Philips all of the above I am well acquainted with & that said Sarah wife of John Weaver deceased is now a widow & has been since the decease of the said John Weaver this deponent further says that he has known the aforesaid John We- aver & Sarah his widow for the space of about fifty years that the aforesaid John Weaver died in the month of October 1853 as I was informed & verily believe & deponent further says that said John Weaver & Sarah his wife has resided in said county for about fifty years last past in the towns of Ephratah and Cobleskill & that the said Sarah now resides in the town of Ephratah in said county
Subscribed & sworn before me this 17 day of January 1855 Wm Spencer Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above- named deponent & that he is a man of truth & honesty Wm Spencer Justice of the Peace

State of New York Fulton county
personally appeared before me a Letter of the premises in & for said county Philip Straback a resident of the Town of Oppenheim in said county who being duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that he was well acqu- ainted with John Mover a Revolutionary pensioner & Sarah his wife who now is the widow of the aforesaid John Mover that the aforesaid John Mover died in the Town of Oppenheim in said county that in the month of October 1853 that he this deponent asserted in laying out said John Mover after his death — Betsy Straback { attest Philip his Straback mark
Subscribed & sworn before me the 19 day of January 1855 - Rev. Spencer Austin of the place
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above Francis deponant & that he is a man of truth & veracity. (Rev. Spencer Lusk of the P. M. Church)

Tonida February 27 th 1855 Hon L. D. Walda
Commencement of Pensions I recd your letter of the 24 th Inst In Relation to the application of Sarah Weaver widow of John of New York Under act of 7 th July 1838
Sarah Weaver says she was Married In 1792 she had ten children by her Husband John Weaver she told me her first child was Baptized at Poosens Hill Herk county It is about Seventy miles from where she now is living her second child was Baptized at the Gnyburgh In the extreme South west part of Montgomery county About forty miles from where she now resides The Record of the Gnyburgh Church are not to be found, I have made a search for them Some years ago In other cases for Mr. Gots Mr Caldwell has Bought a farm within Border of her Land living who moved on his farm & was from Herk county Poosens Hill I went to see him he told me there were no Record to be found, In the Dutch Church is down & two other Church built the Campbell Church & Mr Thadus Church are now the Standing Churches the lease is so small I will not have to travel around to get all the proof of Baptism, I got the Baptism of one of her children Baptized by the John J. Walda at Pincaville Church Some of her children she says were Baptized by

Red Desmori, The Dutch Church at Amroolier has had Several Ministers since I can Recollect It is about ten Miles from where I live I have Several times examined the Records of the Dutch Church at Home Abraham & could nat find the names of those who were married & Baptized there was an omission of the Records The Surrogate Is the first Judge of Totten County he he had satisfactory Proof of the Death of John Weaver & that he left Sarah his widow here Survering According to the laws of our state, I was present when the Surrogate was made out the last of the in the case of Sarah Weaver his affidavit & The affidavit of her son who She is living with; The affidavits of Chistman & The two Strobeck's was taken by W m Spencer Esq r of Garage Hervey Pres ble ble. Man at the Request of the weaved family with who the Widow is living W m Spencer Esq r wrote me he had only put In the Month When he John Weaver Died he did nat think it was necessary to put In the day of the month he is nat In the Habit of Drawing affidavits he stated the Widow & her Son had made oath to the year & the day of the month I have done all I could do to get the Proof Satisfactory through the case I do think it was my duty to see how they here In the woods hardly any Chores to Sit on, and only four small Panels of Glass to light the House I shall nat get many

So pay what money I have laid out all ready In this case, His Husband John Weaver was falsified He could not walk for a number of years before his death His tongue was so falsified a stranger could not understand him In talking they lived together Over sixty years & had ten children to go with them & was recognized as Husband & wife which In the State of New York is Satisfactory proof of Marriage The Judge has so stated In his Surrogates Certificate Sent on to your Honor The Judge was Satisfied before the Spence Sent me the affidavits of Christian & Markel Esq Spence Sent affidavits to the County Clerks office where the papers were put together & Sent on to you I wish the Spence to be Granted & Forgiven to me I believe the proof Sufficient In the Above case
Respectfully yours Howland Horne

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11751
Sarah Weaver
Widow of
John Weaver
Miss Ben War
Act: Subj. 3rd  153
Index:—Vol. M , Page 320
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Reasons for the admission of this claim -

Brief in the case of John Weaver of N.Y. act June 7 1832 -
Weaver declares for much service in the Militia, but as there is no proof to sustain his declaration, in this particular I need only mention the service for which I allow him, -
He states that in the early part of the Spring of 1780 he enlisted in the Batteaux Service under Capt Sam l Gray and served at least nine months, - There are in the possession of this office two Rolls of Capt Gray, one without date. Headed "List of Capt Sam l Gray's Co of Batteauxmen & date of their enlistment." On this Roll John Weaver's name is found and opposite it - 5 Jany, Another dated 29 Feby 1780, Pay Roll of S d Capt Gray, giving names & dates of enlistment. Upon this is found the name of John Weaver, Service 28 days, enlisted 5 Feby 1780 - Now it is evident that these Rolls are Monthly Rolls, that Weaver served 28 days in the month of Feby, there is no length of service on the first Roll mentioned, and no date, whether the Roll was for '80 '81 or '79 does not appear, -
The proof of service and identity is Nicholas Myles, who is a pensioner and is pensioned for this very service. He swears that Weaver enlisted before March 1780 .

(One of the Rolls, shows he enlisted 8 Feby 1780) and served until late that year, — Myers in his declaration claims for this identical service. The two declarations so nearly accord in the particulars of this service, that I am constrained to believe the claim a good one and shall accord- ingly admit it for nine months.
(See case of Cornelia Myers widow of Nich- olas Myers of NY admitted under act of 2 Feby 1848 No 846)
J. F. Smith

Giles H Yates New York
To Weaver Certificate
Mr Godwin leaves this address of Mr Yates with the request that the Pension Certificate be sent to him

In the matter of John Weaver - under act of 7 th June 1832 -
Aff t of Nicholas Myers -
No 3.

State of New York County of Herkimer } ss.
Nicholas Myers of the town of Ulster in Oneida in said County, aged eighty-two years and upwards, being duly sworn and examined doth depose and say, that during the revolutionary war when on military duty, he resided in the town of German Flatts in the then County of Tryon in said State, and served in the company of militia in the best to which he belonged, commanded by Captain Harten and other officers of said militia. That he also served in the Company of Battalions, fatigue men, and labourers commanded by Captain Samuel Gray, who hailed from the neighborhood in which this Deponent resided. That said Samuel Gray made the greater part of his enlistments in the County of Tryon aforesaid - that such enlistments commenced on or about the first day of January 1780, & were continued for two or three months or until the required complement of men had been engaged, and the term or period of enlistment was for twelve months or until the 1 st January 1781.
This Deponent was during said war well acquainted with John Weaver - who resided at Herkimer now so called formerly German Flatts in said County of Tryon. And this Deponent well remembers that said John Weaver - enlisted into said Company of Battalions commanded by said Captain Samuel Gray the precise day of the enlistment of said John Weaver, this Deponent cannot recollect, but knows it was previous to 1 st March 1780, and that he served out the full term of his enlistment, or until the full end & termination thereof.
And this Deponent further saith that that said Company of Captain Gray

did service on the Mohawk river during said year 1780. Subscribed & sworn this — 30th day of August 1841 } Nich s  his Myers. and I certify that said } mark Nicholas Myers is a cred- ible witness —
Timothy H Campbell
a Justice of the Peace
in & for said County of Herkimer
State of New York } Herkimer County p. } I, Edwin H. Morrison Clerk of the County of Herkimer do certify that Timothy H Campbell Esq was on the day of the date of the above Inat & Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Herkimer duly elected and qualified & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & surely believe the above signature purporting to be his is genuine — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County April 27, 1849. E. H. Morrison Clerk

In the matter of
John Weaver
Statements as to the reputation of his having been a soldier &c
No 6 -
2 Statements the one within the pocket

We the undersigned residing in the town of Great Falls in the County of Fulton in the State of New York , do hereby certify and attest, that we are and have been for about thirty years past, well acquainted with John Weaver now an applicant for a pension - that he has resided in the neighbor- hood in which we lived for about thirty years or more - we believe him to be eighty five years of age, that he is reputed and believed to have served in the war of the revolution as a soldier, and we concur in that opinion
Wm Lapsell
Henry Countryman
On the Eighteenth day of March 1847, per- sonally appeared before me the undersigned, William Lapsell and Henry Countryman above named who have signed the above certificate and they made oath that the facts set forth in said certificate are true according to the best of their knowledge & belief - and I certify that said certificate or statement made by said Deponents, is entitled to full credit.
Jacob J. J. Klock Justice of the peace T. P. in and for Said County
State of New York Fulton County Clerk's Office }
I Stephen Wait Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Jacob J. J. Klock Esqr before whom the foregoing certificate sets forth that William Lapsell & Henry Countryman were sworn, and at the date of the same a justice of the peace in & for said County and legally authorized to act as such, And that I am well ac- quainted with his handwriting & truly believe his name to said certificate is his genuine signature. Witness my hand & official seal & seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 22 nd day of March A.D. 1847 Stephen Wait Clerk

In the matter of the application of John Weaver for a pension under act of 7. June '32
No 4.

We the undersigned residing in the Town of Ephratah  Ephratah in the County of Fulton and in the State of New York, do hereby certify and attest, that we are and have been for thirty or forty years past, well acquainted with John Spann  Spann , now an applicant for a Pension that he has resided in the neighborhood in which we live for thirty years or more we believe him to be eighty five years of age, that he is reported and believed to have served in the War of the Revolution as a soldier, and we concur in that opinion
William Hutchinson Philip Krug.
On the 18 th day of March 1827 personally appeared before me the undersigned, Philip Krug and William Hutchinson above named who have signed the above certificate and they made oath that the facts set forth in said certificate are true according to the best of their knowledge & belief, and I certify that said Certificate or statement made by said deponents is entitled to full credit
* Note the above word
Ephratah was } Jacob J. S. Klock Justice of the peace in erased & the word } and for said County Ephratah interlined, before executed Jacob J. S. Klock Justice
State of New York Fulton County (Blah's office)
I Stephen West Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Jacob J. S. Klock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of affidavit was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified, & legally authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice

That it is
and verily believe has name subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is his genuine signature. For testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County of the Court of Common pleas of said County this 22 nd day of March A.D. 1867 William D. Clark

Payment to be made at Albany N.Y. by Tho. W. O'cott Agent for paying pension= as, in the Agency of Albany
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 2 Vol. 11 Page 83 by
R. M. Hae Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Weaver of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Thirty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1834, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this 13th day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
J. B. Mendenhall Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
H. H. Hall
Commissioner of Pensions.

John Weaver NY
adm d . Ad June 7 1832
9 mos pri $30. \frac{00}{100}
per annum.
from 4th 1831
Cert to S Godwin Present

affidavit of Nicholas Miers in support of the Declaration of John Weaver.
He swears that Capt Sam l Gray. (Batteau) made his enlistment from about the 1 st of Jany '80 for 3 months, to serve a year; - He knows that Weaver enlisted before March '80

Sir
I wish you would again examine the papers in the case John Weaver of N York act 32. because it does appear to me there is abundant evidence to show that he served as Balladmans He is found on the rolls of Capt Gray in 1780. and there is no doubt but that if the rolls of the same Company could be found in this office for 1778 & 9. placed here by Mr Giles H Yates, the name of Weaver would be found thereon. A witness who served with him in 1780 will recollect Mr Weaver enlisted or served in 1780. and because Weaver says he served all of 80. when the rolls show he served only a part of that year. The claim has been

Suspended and in a doubt-expressed whether this is the same Weaver, although one of his comrades a man said and certified to be credible swears he served a part of that year with him, Weaver is held responsible for not knowing the precise day of his enlistment and discharge, 70 years have passed away since he served, is it proper to hold an old soldier, or any one responsible for so small a matter, when most of us can't tell when we were married or when our children were born, Other witnesses testify to the high charac- ter of Weaver &.
J. G. Brown

N o 38.301.
John Weaver, N.Y.
Act 7 June 1832.
Alex r Ray Present,

Washington Decr 6. 1857
Genl. E. Heath Genl Comm d of Pensions Sir,
I herewith enclose John Weavers declaration under act of June 1837.
Giles F. Gates Esq. who forwarded me this case, writes to be placed in your office. Several years since the military roll of (Capt. Gilman or Kitman) under who applicant claims to have served for 6 mos. in the year 1778.
And also an original roll of Capt. Gray's Com- -pany of entitled Battlemen, on this roll Mr. Gates thinks, John Weavers name be found. I am likewise informed the late Genl. Gompf allowed ten or more cases for service shown by the rolls referred to. The papers in this case, have been misplaced by Mr. Gates, and not until recently found.
I remain Sir Most. Ob. Serv t Alex. Way

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comm inspecr of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Gonda July 17 th 1855
Dear
L. P. Waldo Commissioner of pensions In closed here with I send the papers made out an Application of Sarah the widow of John Weaver deceased The proof of Marriage is made out In full as required by our State Laws I could have made out more of the Baptism of the children the case is of so small a sum I will not pay the children were baptized By Deffut Minister as they were poor & moved about at Deffut places I took the nearest place to procure the Baptism In order to save the expense Please forward the certificate at your earliest convenience, will not the case of the Widow Sarah Weaver embrace the benefits of the Resolution of being rep of 1 st July 1848 Respectfully yours Hear War Horne

Mo Weaver
119 S. 52
Anderson
Col Godwin

I have a power of Attorney to prosecute the claim of John Weaver, of N York act 1832 and I wish to see the papers.
June 11/52
S. Godwin
Dear Sir,
Capt Lupton,
1852
1852
1852

Hulton for W.P.
2 to 10 50 yds apart on the line, an engine has 10.000.
100 2500 1/53. 2 to 1000. 1000. 1/53.
That it was a unit of the fleet of the fleet of the fleet.
"Guthrie"

Mrs. Weaver
N.Y. Jan 32
Anderson -
E. Thorp
ack 32, bus
N York
Col. Goodwin

Brief in the case of
Sarah Weaver, wife of John,
Shelton
County and State of
New York
act 3 rd
Febry, 1853.
Claim, ("original," or for increase .)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the Act of June 1832, at the rate of $30. per An. The witness testifies over fifty years general reputation of marriage & cohabitation that the parties raised family of 10 children. Pensioner died 28 th Oct 1853. upon the affidavits of the witnesses a certificate of Court & the report of the Shire Auditor. Witnesses solemnly attested by the affidavits of two Civil Officers, a certificate of Court & return of Pension certificate of Applicant's husband.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
M m A Van Horn, Esq., Sheldahl,
Name and residence of Agent
N.Y.
S.C. Blyth, Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of John Weaver County and State of New York act June 7 1832
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Proof of Service Recd & Pave
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
S. Godwin Present
Thornton Fiplett
Examining Clerk.

Dec 8-1857
Act June 1832 Deed of John Leeavers.
Dear Sir, Present
No papers in file
Health Sir.
Com: of Pensions
Washington

Sept 4. 1852
Rel: to case of John Weaver
Wm. the 1852 File
G. T. Gates
Present Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

No 38.301.
John Weaver N.Y.
Act 7 th June '32
To Alex r Ray Feb 20 th 1852 S. Godwin July 23/832

No. 6239
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 12, 1855.
John Weaver Rev War
Warrant 7431-160-55
A. A. Van Horn Yonkers N. Y.

Filed Feb: 19 th 1855.
Sarah Weaver, wid: of John. Fuller : W.H.
Act/53
§30. Pensions Act: Oct: 28 th 1853, Under John Weaver's Act.
Act.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Business,
Commissioner.
Wm. A. Newcomb. Pension.

W. H. Office, March 1 st 1855,
Sir, Please credit the bill to which the within name and sum was paid on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
L. Morris Comm. idm.
1053
W. H.
W. Randall
1. J. Alkin, Esq. Mr. A. W. H. Mason

John Weaver paid to 4 Sept 1853.
Robt F. Martin
Account

John Weaver N.Y. Oct 1832
Rev. J. V. Noble
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
11.15.32

Sarah Weaver John, N 4- Oct 1838
Hon L. P. Hatch
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Mar 30 Feb 153, N.Y. Buxton

62 391
Rev S. P. Waldo
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Florida April 10 th 1855
Hon L. P. Walda
Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed here with I
Send you the application of the Widow Sarah Wren A Revolutionary Pensioner Who claims her Bounty Land Warrant
Respectfully yours Wm A Van Horne

Aff. of John Weaver de Lamers
No. 5

State of New York (Fulton County) ss: Be it known that before me the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for Said County personally ap- peared John Weaver Weaver and made oath in due form of law, deposition & saith that he was then during some of the time that he did duty in the in the Service of the Revolutionary War, and that he was about thirteen or fourteen years old when he hurt his leg. D. Says, he hurt his leg by burning an Elder stick through his leg opposite his knee. and that his leg was not quite well at the time he was at Fort Plain & Stonerabe Battle and says, his leg did not get well until about two years after it was hurt
Sworn and Subscribed } John his Weaver this 10 th day of May 1847 } mark before me
Jacob J. S. Klock Justice of the peace of Said County
Note and I the Said Justice further certify that I have seen the Scar, on the leg of the Said John Weaver that he said he received from a wound by a shot of an Elder bush
Jacob J. S. Klock Justice
State of New York Fulton County Clerk's office
I Stephen Waite Clerk of the said County of Fulton do hereby certify that Jacob J. S. Klock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing jurat of the affidavit of John Weaver & to the foregoing certificate was at the date of the same a justice of the peace in for said County, residing in said County & legally authorized to act as such justice, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice of the peace & verily believe

his name subscribed to the foregoing jurat and the certificate is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said County & of the Court of Common Pleas this 3 rd day of July A D 1847
Stephen Waite Clerk

In the matter of the application of John Weaver for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832
Letter of G. F. Yates Sep r 2 nd 1852

To the Hon: the Commr of Pensions Washington D.C. Sept 22 1852
Sir. Allow me most respectfully to comment on your letter of the 24 th July ult o in reference to the pension claim of John Weaver under the act of 7 th June 1832.
I am sure that you will find on a more thorough review of the papers filed in this case in connection with those filed in the case of Nich o Myers and his widow, which were also examined for the reason that Nicholas Myers was a witness for Weaver, that the positions taken in your letter are predicated on assumptions un- fortified by the real facts of the case.
You say that the only service shown to have been rendered by John Weaver is boat service. To this I reply, that that service is the only service for which I have been able to obtain documentary & parole testimony, and both doc- umentary and parole has been adduced. And because I am unable to produce record proof of his service in the Militia of the military district or boat to which he belonged, I decline to claim for him any pension therefor. Yet I am well assured that he did render the fatigue, garrison, and field duty at Fort Plank , Stone Arabia & Fort Plain & as a drummer , which he alleges, under Capt Gutman, Moyer & Lawrencegrof.
John Weaver enlisted on the 5 th February 1780, as shown by the Rolls in your office & according to the express deposition of Nicholas Myers, who served in and has been allowed for service in the same Company of Captain Gray. During that year he served out the full term of his enlistment, which expired not until the 1 st Jany 1781-viz, for 10 months & 26 days.
You say that upon reference to the papers of Nicholas Myers you find, that he (Myers) was pensioned "in part for boat service in Capt. Gray's Company, "but that he only showed a service of 1 month & "25 days and that he would not be allowed to show "a longer service for Weaver!" Having been per- mitted to review the papers of Myers I find as

follows. I was myself the Attorney for Myers, and therefore say that which I know to be the fact . Myers was originally pensioned at $20 per annum. On reference to the letter of Col. Edwards the then Commr of Pensions to me, you will find that he states his belief to be, that the claim was meritorious; but as no documentary evidence of service was adduced, he did not feel justified in awarding more than a minimum pension of $20 per annum. The Battalion service was then expressly disallowed.
Afterwards on my finding the Rolls of Capt. Gray for service in 1779 & 1780 I forwarded the same to the Pension Office, & one of the Rolls for 1780, was recently found on file among the papers of said Nicholas Myers. Upon filing said Roll, Myers's pension was increased from $20 to $38 \frac{23}{100} per annum & his widow was pensioned for the same amount. Upon that Roll, (of which you have given me a certified Copy on the 25 th of Aug t last) you will find the name of Nicholas Myers as having enlisted on the 4 th March 1780. He was accordingly allowed for battalion service from the 4 th Mar. 1780 to 1 st Jan y 1781 or for 9 months & 27 days. The "1 mo: & 25 days" therefore, was not for battalion service but for militia service for about 2 months and 20 odd days, for which I adduced from the N.Y. State Comptroller's Office documentary evidence to prove.
I accordingly claim for John Weaver a pension for service in the Company of Captain Gray from the day of his enlistment therein, as shown by said Roll, from the 5 th Febr y 1780 to the 1 st January 1781. viz, for 10 months and 26 days.
I am most respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
G. F. Yates.