Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42545, Jonathan Tucker, N.H

SERVICE
NUMBER
NH
Tucker, Jonathan
S 42545
B.L. Mt. 3527-100
Issued Oct. 4, 1790
CONTENTS

Let to E.L. Tucker May 13. 1831
Satisfaction that 12 th Sept r 1820 to Mr. Brown Tobias New York
3526.
New York Roll.
Jonathan Tucker, 4
Colo Read Private -
New Hampshire Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of October 1818 and sent to John Grover Esq r . Judge Auburn New York
Arrears to 4th of September 1818. 5 mos \frac{13}{30} - 40:00
Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 th March 1819 - - 48: -
$ 88:00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
4 Years - 1774
Continued
Pensioned at Saratoga Falls July 22.

Miss Tucker
Delayed
St. H. Bulls
Admitted care of
John Grover Esq.
Judge of
Auburn
Gayanga County
N.Y.
Miss Tucker appears on the New Hampshire Rolls correctly

State of New York Cayuga County
Jonathan Tucker of the town of Auburn and county of Cayuga and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that he entered the service of the United States as a private under Major Wait commanding a company in the 3 d New Hampshire troops commanded by the late Col. Scammon, and was in the month of June Seventeen Hundred and seventy nine; and was afterwards transferred to Col. George Reads Regiment of New Hampshire troops; that this deponent continued in the service of the United States until the end of the war in Seventeen Hundred & Eighty three and was honorably discharged at Albany: And this deponent further saith that his circumstances are such as to require assistance for support from his country. And further saith not.
Jonathan Tucker
State of New York Cayuga County
Personally appeared before me John Grover Esq. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga Jonathan Tucker within mentioned to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit, and before me made oath upon the Holy Evangelists, that the contents of the above affidavit by him subscribed are true. I do certify that to the Honourable the Secretary of the department of war, that I am satisfied that the contents of the above affidavit are true. Dated April 2 d 1888.
John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com. Pleas

State of New York County of Cayuga
ss: I hereby certify that John Grover Esquire before whom the within Affidavit appears to have been made was, at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, that full faith and credit are due to his Official acts in that Capacity and that the within is his Signature. In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of said County the second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred Eighteen
E. T. Miroop clk
per D. D. Cassey Dep. clk

J. Green
No 35-26 Jonathan Lucker
10 Sept 1818
C.O.W
Mar '19
1 1 1 1 1 1 67 18 18

State of New-York, } ss. Cayuga County, }
ON this 6 th day of July 182 0 , personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county, viz  Henry Bern of Com  pleas & general  Session Jonathan Duck aged 58 years, resident in the town of Auburn in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted for during the war in the 1779 in duty in the company commanded by Lieutenant Pennymann in Col. Duer's Regt. In the new Hampshire Line and was discharged at the close of the war That the date of his original declaration was 2 nd day of April 1818 and Pension certificate Number 3526
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
That my occupation is that of a laborer and by reason of a Rheumatick complaint which attends me I am thereby unable to contribute much towards my support and that my family consists of wife Abigail aged 61 years she is weakly not being able not more than half the time to contribute any towards the support of herself & the amount that I am indebted with by due twenty five dollars Jonathan Tucker Schedule
Scheide
    Schedule     1 Chest 2-00 amt Brot up 15.00 amt Brot up 22-31   1 Table 2-00 1 pail Kettle 2-00 1 Tin pail 0-75   1 ax 1-50 1 Tea do 1-00 1 Shuga Rodawanya 0-31   1 hoe 0-50 1 Small do 0-75 5 Knives & Forks 1-00   1 Cradle & yoke 2-50 1 Smoothing Iron 0-50 Spoons 0-38   6 Kitchen Chairs 3-00 1 wash Tub 0-75 1 Butcher Knife 0-25   Shovel & Tongs 1-50 3 water pails 1-2-5 1 Spinning Wheel & Ruler 5-00   1 Snad Iron 2-00 6 Tea Cups & Saucers 0-3-1 1 Looking Glass 1-00   00 Platters & Bowls 0-7-5 1 Ala frying Pan 0-75   22-31 1 Coffy Pot 0-75   1 Wood Clock 5-00   37 50   Debts due me 30-00   67 50   Jonathan Tucker   

Hartland April 25 1837
Dear Sir I Recd your favor of the 18 th ulto and hereby Return you my unfeigned thanks for the same & wire I not loquacious of the further of my Country's Rights I should still remain in Poverty & Silence But I have to inform you as I suppose you to be the Proper Officer of Our Gov- ernment To apply to with Claims against the same I hereby Beg & crave your Attention as I Repeat the Often Declaration of My Father while living he was a Soldier of the Continental line & Served Seven years or thereabouts, in the Revolution ary Army of the United States that he Enlisted in Massachusetts or New Hampshire & Served to the close of the war 1783 after which he soon after My Mother & was one of the Early Pioneers of western N.Y. to Cayuga Co near Auburn and that somewhere about 1816 or 17 he petitioned the Governor for a Pension & got it & was continued to him until his death which happened July 13 th 1822 still left My Mother a widow without Means for a Livelihood

I am her youngest Son & was then just Married & settled in St Lawrence Co N. York and in good way of making a livelihood By Industry & prugality But at her Request I left My Employ ment & came to Onondaga Co & removed my Mother to live with us which she did until her death which which happened Nov 15th 1827 Oh Sir still bear with me when I tell you My contemplations of the Revolution war & of the war 1812 in the Service of which I had 3 Brothers & one Brother in Law a five years man still bear with me when a little before the Burning of Buffalo By the coward ly Enemy of Our Country I begged & begged to join the Army of the U.S. against Our Enemies My Father answered Eben you are too young you have 3 other Brothers now in Service of Our Country it must suffice you cant go Oh Sir think of that time & of the divine of a lad But now a Man Poor without a foot of land on Earth Inferior with Labor law & toil for his Mother & Own Children of which we have had some if But to return if My memory serves me My Father John N. Taylor I believe you

will find in the Records of those States in Capt Eldridges Com of Continentals Now Sir Please search those Records & Please look to the Records of the Pensioned Soldiers of 1816 to 1822 in those States it may be proper to inform you that in time of the Rev war My Father had the Kings Evil & was for some time in the hosp ital & was waited to Doct. Worth of the army Surgeons I do not think of any more to write at Pres ent Only To tell you I have No Papers in Reference to the Service or discharge of My Father Jonathan Tucker Only his family Bibles Records of Deaths is Taken from that Dear Sir if you want a Personal Reference as To Character I Beg you To show these lines to the Right Honorable Noble J. S. Elderkin of St Lawrence Co N.Y who is Member of Assembly or Senate from Potsdam any thing you may want me To Do in Relation to the above that is wright or Proper I will stooped I beg you To Do your duty in this and May God Mercifully Bless you & yours for the same So I remain Your Obleged & humble Servant Eln D Tucker

The Respected J. E. Heath
Pension & Bounty Appreciation if you design an answer please direct to west Sammis the Niagara 62 nd York Please Excuse my Poor writing L. Tuttle

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Tucker, Jonathan GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3527 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 4, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

Will Mr Gordon please inform me if S. Tucker was entitled, or ever received Bounty Land? Cole
Land granted

Land Warrant No. 3527. for 100. Acres (issued Jan'y 14 th 1799. to Ebenezer Fitch. Assignee of Jonathan Tucker,) who was a private of the N. Hampshire line —————
↑ Statement in parentheses is incorrect — Warrant issued Oct. 4, 1790 and no assignee named on old Baully Land Book — MS. A. 1. 1 v. 10, p. 1930

42 545
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42, 545
Jonathan Tucker Dr Mr Fox
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 577
[Arrangement of 1870.]