Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42924, for Louis Marney, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York)
Marney, Louis
842924
CONTENTS

5,158
New York.
David Harneg Private N.Y. Keayon's regt. 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of Dec r 1819 and sent to Philip Harneg Champlain, New York Clinton Co.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 mos. 24/30 38.40 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 1 st Mar. 1819. 18.00
$56.40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 Jan y 29
Champlain, Clinton County,

1895
Louis Meany Rev. Pensioner Cash & Schedule
copy
5158
See
Julius C. Hubbard, Esq.
July 13. 1821 Chazy Waste for copy of Clinton Co Mortgage & sent New York to J. C. H. Rec d 20 Oct 1820

At a Court of Common Pleas holden at the Court-House in Plattsburgh, in and for the County of Clinton, and State of New-York, on the fourth day of October 1820 Present: Joshua Arnold Caleb Hildreth Nathan Carver & Allen R. Moor Esquires. — Judges of the said Court.
COUNTY OF CLINTON ss: On this fourth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeping record of their proceedings in and for the County of Clinton, James Mearns aged fifty one — years resident in the town of Champlaine in the said County of Clinton, who being first duly sworn according to law; doth on his oath de- clare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he the said James Mearns enlisted for the term of eighteen months in June in the year 1775 in Canada in the company commanded by captain Mearns in the regiment commanded by colonel Breymann , continued in said service until the month of July or August 1776 & was then discharged therefrom in Albany in the State of New York. That he again enlisted during the war in the month of September in the year 1776 in the State of New York in the company commanded by captain Labaree in the regiment commanded by col. Briggs on the western side of the lake that he continued in the said service in the said war in person when he was discharged from said service in Albany in the State of New York. That he was in the battle of Brandy wine, Germantown & Staten Island
That his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 was made the fourth day of November 1818 that he has received a pension certificate Numbered 54158 — and dated the first — day of January 1819 — 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.
Real Estate I own Forty acres of land lying on the lake shore in the town of Champlaine , about twenty five acres of which is improved land on said land is a log house with two rooms & a small be. buttery — on said land Benjamin Mearns holds a mortgage on which his due about one hundred & twenty five dollars the alien land is worth about five hundred an acre which after deducting the mortgage will be worth — $2,500.00
Personal estate excepting necessary bedding and clothing one horse — $30.00

  one cow $20. 2 hogs $6-  $26.00    one ax $1.50 one hoe 75-  2.25-    Six old chairs $1.50 six tier cups 37-  1.87    Six frames 2 forks $1. 10 qt $1  2.00    one 3 pail kettle & water pails  2.75-     $89.87  
I owe to Thomas Webbend $150. 11. to Lewis Mearns Junner $401. 68 to James W. Wood $23. 43. to Benjamin Moore $4. to Olin Moore $2 to Allen O. Moore $3. 45 to Francis Duro $15. to Julius C. Hubbell $8 to Silas Hubbell $10. all which makes $623. 67-
I am by occupation a farmer. I have four in my family who depend upon me for support. my wife Elizabeth Mearns aged forty five is feeble & out of health. Elmer Mearns aged eight- teen years has had a fair start on his life and is able to labor but little - Susan Mearns aged fifteen years is sickly and Lawrence Mearns aged two years. I am myself very infirm and troubled with the rheumatism.
(Signed) Lewis Mearns

Sworn to and declared on the third day of October 1820 before the above judges —
I Charles Platt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas — held in and for the County of Clinton; do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eighty Seven Dollars & eighty Seven Cents —
Chas. Platt Clerk of Clinton County
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this third day of October 1820 Chas. Platt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Clinton

Louisiana
to the ... of the as ... = ...
Admitted

State of New York County of Clinton
Louis Marmy of Champlain Fifty Nine years of Age Being duly sworn Deposeth & saith That he entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer in Col d James Livingston's Regiment in the province of Canada in the year 1775 at Quebec that he retreated with the Army from Canada & Enlisted at Albany in the fall of the year 1776 in General Moses Hazen Regiment Capt Philip Sabers Company as a Sergeant in which Office he served until Discharged 30 th June 1783 as will appear by his Discharge herunto annexed - That by reason of reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his Country for support - That no pension has been allowed him heretofore and that he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension by any laws of the United States other than the one on which he now applies passed 18 th day of March last
Louis Marmy
Sworn before me at Champlain this Eleventh day of April 1818
Pliny Moore First Judge of Clinton Common Pleas
State of New York County of Clinton
I hereby Certify that it does appear to me Satisfactorily That Louis Marmy the applicant above named Did perform the services in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy as he has set forth in his Affidavit - Given under my hand at Cham- plain this 11 th day of April 1818 - Pliny Moore First Judge of Clinton Common Pleas
Common Pleas
State of New York
I Do hereby Certify that Louis Marmy the above applicant is in
State of New York Clinton County ss: I Charles Platt Clerk of said County do certify that Pliny Moore before whom the above affidavit was taken is the First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly authorized according to law in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County & set my name The 11 th day of April 1818
Chas. Platt Clerk of Clinton County

State of New York County of Clinton
Louis Marny of Champlain Fifty Nine years of age Being duly sworn Deposeth & saith That he entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer in Col. James Livingstons Regiment in the province of Canada in the year 1775 at Quebec that he retreated with the Army from Canada & Enlisted at Albany in the fall of the year 1776 in General Mose Hazen Regiment Capt Philip Sabens Company as a Sergeant in which Office he served until Discharged 30 th June 1783 as will appear by his Discharge herewith annexed - That by reason of reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his country for support - That no pension has been allowed him heretofore and that he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension by any laws of the United States other than the one on which he now applies passed 18 th day of March last
Louis Marny
Sworn before me at Champlain this Eleventh day of April 1818
Pliny Moore First Judge of Clinton Common Pleas
State of New York County of Clinton
I hereby Certify that it does appear to me Satisfactorily that Louis Marny the applicant above named did perform the services in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy as he has set forth in his Affidavit - Given under my hand at Cham- plain this 11 th day of April 1818 - Pliny Moore First Judge of Clinton.
Common Pleas -
State of New York County of Clinton
I Do hereby Certify that Louis Marny the above applicant is in Indigent circumstances & needs the Assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand at Champlain this 25 th day of December 1818 - Pliny Moore First Judge of Clinton Common Pleas

The Schedule in this Case was found by me in the term ending 4 March 1819, and the original papers found in the term of September 1819. His name was continued on the list of Pensioners in February 1822. W. B.

42924 INVALID. Rev
File No. 42,924 Louis Marney Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 808
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See copy of Mortgage within recd 21 Aug. 1821.
Stephen aged 61 yrs.
Remained in Copy of mortgage recorded - Wife 45 yrs old, feeble and old - some - son 10 yrs old - lame & able to - later but little - - 1 daughter 16 yrs old - sickly - - 1 son 2 yrs old -
40 acres in the town of Champlain - log houses, & buttery thereon - mortgaged. 1845 - 2 in due on the same, 1875 - Asked: $ 1000.00
Served for 10 yrs. with a time for 9 yrs.

Louis Marnay
5158
Con'd Feb'y 13. 1822 + sent to R. H. Malworth House of Rep
fin
Hon John C Calhoun Secretary of War
Washington City
Recd 13 Nov 1822

Chazy Clinton Co. N.Y. Oct 30 th 1881
Sir At the recent request of Lewis Mearny an old and distressed Pensioner under the first act I take the liberty of asking the fate of his last application, - an explanation of the mortgage mentioned in his schedule was required which has been duly forwarded to the Department, but as yet no return has been made - It is about one year since he made his last application, since which his impatience has been like that of a child -
I am Respectfully your Most ob d Serv t J. C. Hubbell
Hon. John C. Calhoun -

This Indenture made the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten and of the town of Chautauqua County Benjamin Hoard of the town of Plattsmouth Witnesseth that the said party of the first part and fifty Dollars good & lawful money of New part the receipt whereof is hereby confessed Released Alien'd Enfeoffed and Confirmed a Release Then Enfeoff and Confirm unto the All that certain tract piece or parcel of lot of a part of lot Number fifty three of those lands given Nova Scotia Refugees which said lot Number plain County and State aforesaid Adjoining four West upon lot in the same Grant and Number fifty three contains Eighty acres of land one equal half part of Said lot (viz) for so
To have and to hold the above bargained assigns to the sole and only proper use be his Heirs and assigns for Ever.
Provided always and these presents are upon the his Heirs Executors or administrators shall use or assigns the sum of one hundred & fifty & farm following fifty Dollars on or before day of January 1802 & fifty Dollars on the first According to the Condition of three certain Executed by the said party of the first part to then these presents and the said Bonds and writings or nonpayment of the said sum of one hundred & fifty ted for the payment thereof then & in such case part his Heirs & assigns and the said party of the first second part his Heirs and assigns to Grant bargain appurtenances at Public auction or vendue or purchasers his or their Heirs and assigns for Ever law pursuant to the Statute in that case made any there be to the said party of the first part the costs & charges of such vendue & sale as a presents have hereunto interchangeably set their
Sealed & delivered in the presence of V. Haynes. Chas. Platt. Leah C. Platt.

April 2 nd 1803 one thousand eight hundred, Between Louis of Clinton and State of New York of the first part and County of Clinton and State aforesaid of the second part as and in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred York to him in hand paid by the said party of the second and acknowledged Hath Granted Bargained Sold Remised and by these presents Hath Grant Bargained Sell Remised aid party of the Second part his heirs and assigns forever land Containing forty acres it being an Equal half anted by the State of New York to Sundry Canadian & fifty three is laying and being in the Said Town of Cham- East upon Lake Champlain North upon Lot Number fifty South upon Lot Number fifty two and which Said Lot and the intent & meaning of this Indenture is to convey acres as aforesaid — premises to the said party of second part his heirs and use and behoof of the said party of the second part
his express condition that if the said Louis Marney and or an truly pay to the said Benjamin Movers his Heirs allars with the Interest thereon annually — in manner fore the first day of January next fifty Dollars per est day of January 1803 with the Interest as aforesaid Bonds or writings obligatory being even date herewith the said party of the second part as a collateral security bligatory shall cease & be null and void But in case of the Dollars with the Interest or any part thereof at the time above limit t shall & may be Lawful to and for the said party of the second t part doth hereby empower & authorise the said party of the Sell Release and convey the said premises with the and on such Sale to make and execute to the purchaser ver good ample and sufficient deeds of conveyance in the re provided Rendering the surplus monies if st his Heirs Executors or administrators after deducting aforesaid — In witness whereof the parties to these hands & Seals the day & year first above written
Louis Marney (L.S.)

Clinton Co. Be it remembered that on the tenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred personally appeared before me Charles
Platt Esquire first judge of said County Louis Marney jun d the grantor of this Mortgage who is well known to me who did acknowledge that he did sign seal and deliver this Mortgage as his free and voluntary act & deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned I having inspected the same and finding no material omissions or Interlineations do allow the same to be recorded -
Chas Platt
Clinton County ss Registered in lib A of Mortgages Page 123
April 16 th 1800.
Melk Woolsey Clerk
State of New York Clinton County ss: Benjamin Mooers the Mortgage within mentioned being duly recorded that Louis Marney now of Champlain is the mortgagee within mentioned & is entitled as Louis Marney jun d & is the same person who was a soldier in the revolutionary army in Col. Hasey's Regiment that his father's name was Louis Marney jun d at the time of giving the within mortgage but the said father has been dead several years & this deponent further says that about the first of September 1820 this deponent had settlement with the said Louis Marney of the several sums of money & accounts made found the actual balance due from the said Louis Marney to this deponent one hundred seventy five dollars & eighty seven cents & for which balance so due this deponent holds the said mortgage as a lien on the said land to secure the payment thereof and all of which sum is still due & unpaid to this deponent except about two sum of twelve dollars according to the best of his recollection which has been paid in full & further says not sworn subscribed to this 5 th day of August 1821 before me I certify the deponent is a credible witness Rulien H. Walbridge Notary Public
Yours Truly

State of New York Clinton County: I Charles Platt Clerk of Clinton County County certify that the within is a copy of an original mortgage registered in the office of the Clerk of the County of Clinton & which appears by the records of the said office unsatisfied. In witness whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name & affixed my official seal this sixth day of August 1824
Chas. Platt Clerk
Clinton Co.
Mortgage to Lewis Marney Jr Bens. Maers

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq., General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Sergeant Louis Murray of the United States of America - in the General Hazen's Regiment, having hereby served the United States six Years and Seven Months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 30 June 1783
Geo Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
John M'Call
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Benjamin Moore Adjutant.
THE above Louis Murray Sergeant has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service.
Monmouth Brig Genl

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 30 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definite Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.