Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20171, for Joseph Jaquays, Rhode Island

SERVICE
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Jaguays, Joseph Jackways Hope
W. 20171
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Albany 3467
Hoper Jaquays
widow of Joseph Jaquays
who died on the 11. October 1826
of Washington Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gardner of the regt. commanded by Col. Warren in the R. I.
time for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 50 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Novr. 1840 and sent to Hon. W. Slade Middlebury, Vermont
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1840 425.00
Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 41 25.00
$ 450.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book C. Vol. 1.
Clerk. Page 119

Stafford Jaguays Affidavit

State of Vermont } Addison County ss } I, Stafford Jaznays of Ferrishburgh in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged sixty nine years the 11 th day of June next being duly sworn do depose and say, That ever since I can remember, I have been well acquainted with Joseph Jaznays (an uncle of mine) who died at Middlebury in the fall of 1826 up to the time of his death, and with his widow Hope Jaznays, of Vergennes in said County. Up to the date of the time of the declaration of the war, I was about 20 years of age which time I distinctly recollect - during the war of rebellion, I well remember of hearing that the said Joseph was in the United States service fighting for the liberties of his country against the red coats. I recollect of hearing at one time that  knowing that the said Joseph was stationed at Providence and said Providence in said State of Rhode Island on Massachusetts and at another time was out at sea under the command of the celebrated Paul Jones, I fully believe, from my best recollection & from what I have always since understood. That the said Joseph was in the service most of the time during the whole war - I lived with my Aunt part of the time when her husband was absent understanding he was a soldier in the service of the United States - during the whole war my said uncle & Aunt made it their home at Narragansett Pier called South Kingston in said State of Rhode Island - I have always understood and it has been so handed down by the family. That the said Joseph & Hope were lawfully married at said Narragansett in the year 1769 by the Rev. Dr. Lory a minister of the Presbyterian Church - they lived together as husband and wife, even since my remembrance  remembrance , up to the time of the death of the said Joseph - the said Hope has remained and lived a widow since - having never been married

since the death of the said Joseph. — The said Joseph I Hope. had nine children six of whom are now living, the oldest of which Mrs. Abigail White is in her sixty seventh year. And further the deponent saith not.
Witness Jeremiah Pemberton his Stafford & mark Jas. May
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 21 st day of April A D 1837 and I further certify that the above deponent is in my opinion a credible Witness
E. D. Woodbridge for Addison Co. Vermont

5071 Hope Jaguays Declaration.
Act of July 1836. Vermont
m 72. d 26
Adm d L'Enfant 5071
No deduction
Hn. W. Slade Middlebury Vt

State of New York Washington County ss.
On this 26 day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me William H. Parker a Judge of Washington County Court in said State, being a court of Record. " Nona Joquays of the Town of Putnam, Washington County, & State of New York, late of Addison Addison County, Vermont, aged eighty eight years the 14 th day of December last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836 - That she is the widow of Joseph Joquays late of Middlebury, in said Addison County deceased - That her late husband the said Joseph Joquays acted as a soldier in in the American Army nearly the whole period of the Revolutionary War - - That he entered the Provincial Army in May or June 1775 - at a place then called Little Rest, now South Kingston, in Rhode Island - That she believes she has heard him say that his first Captain's name was Gardner, whose company belonged to Garnet's Regt. at the time he entered the Army as aforesaid in May or June 1775 - That he continued in the Army until the following winter when he returned to his family, & that she understood from him at that time (verily believes the same) that he fought at the Battle of Dunker Hill - That early in the Spring of the following year 1776, (thinks it was in March) her husband, the said Joseph again left his family & joined the American Army in the Rhode Island Line; thinks she has heard him say it was under Colonel Babcock & that his Captain's name was Fur or Fox - That from the time last named until the close of the War in 1783 her husband was absent from home, most of the time, leaving her, with a family of young children to manage a small farm & provide for them by her own labor in the fields; & that she then supposed, & verily believes the same to be true, that her said husband was during the time above mentioned, in the service of the American Army fighting against the British - That she remem- -bers distinctly that sometime during the War he returned home & informed her (& she verily believes the same) that he had been on a Sea Cruiser under Capt. Paul Jones in the American service & recollects hearing him give a description of a hard fought battle

in which he was engaged under Capt. Jones against a very large British vessel upon the Delaware in which the Americans were victorious. That she remembers that he told her that on the return of the vessel of Capt. Jones from England they were driven upon Newfoundland & suffered very severely from cold & scarcity of provisions & that she then fully believed & still believes the same to be strictly true - that she has often heard her said husband state (I always believed the statement) that he fought in the American Army at the Battle of Brandywine at Wilmington - That he was in the Skirmish at which Gen. Prescott was taken by Col. Gorton at Rhode Island & that in the course of the war, he served under Gen. Sullivan in his Expedition & afterwards under Gen. Van Courtland & that she verily believes that her said husband served in the American Army of the Revolution 5 or 6 years, though it is her impression that he left the army & returned home before the close of the war. She also well remembers that her husband the said Joseph Payson received a considerable sum of money as his wages while in the United States service as a soldier, that he lost & suffered very much in consequence of the depreciated value of the Bill or paper money which he received. She thinks that her husband the said Joseph returned home from his Naval Expedition in Spring of 1777 & that the same Spring (thinks in the month of March 1777) he enlisted in the American Army under a Capt. Early, & believes it was during the following Summer that he fought under Gen. Sullivan in a Battle on the Island in which the American Army was defeated & she has often heard him speak of the circumstances of this Battle & of Gen. Sullivan's retreat, & she verily believes her husband fought under Gen. Sullivan at the aforesaid Battle. She has heard her husband speak of marching to the defence of New York soon after his enlistment as aforesaid & thinks that at that time he belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col. Archibald Canay, but of this she cannot speak with certainty. She thinks however it was the next year after Independence was declared.
And she further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Payson in the month of November A.D. 1789 (one thousand seven hundred & sixty nine) at the Town of Narragansett, (then so called) in the then Colony of Rhode Island by the Rev. Doctor Foy or Forsey, a minister of the Gospel in the Presbyterian Church in said town. She has no record of her marriage. She had by her said husband nine children, six of whom are now living - the eldest is a Daughter aged about 69 years. And she further

declares that her husband the said Joseph Jaguays died at Mid- -dlebury aforesaid on the day of October 11 th inst. & that she is now the widow of -mained the Widow of the said Joseph since his decease as aforesaid as will more fully appear by evidence herewith sent.
Witnesseth A. S. [Signature] William H. Parker
Hope Jaguays
Sworn to & subscribed before me the subscribing authority at Pulman in the County of Washington & State of New York this 26 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine. And I hereby certify that the aforesaid Hope Jaguays is unable to attend before a Court of Record by reason of bodily infirmity, for the purpose of making her declaration; & further that in my opinion the said Hope Jaguays is a woman of truth & veracity & entitled to full credit. & further that the words were inserted as above "day of October", before the said Declaration was sworn to
W. H. Parker Judge of Washington County Courts
State of New York Washington County ss. I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that William H. Parker Esq. is a Judge of Washington County Courts as above and that the forego- ing signature purporting to be his is genuine. I further certify that said courts are courts of record.
Given under my hand and official seal the 28 th day of December 1839. — Edward Dodd Clerk

FREE
Hon. Wm. Slade M.P. Middlebury Vt.
Culture of the mangs of South Hackney & Steph Northcote Jan 26. 1772

"A record of the names of the persons joined together in marriage by Joseph Torrey, Pastor of the Chh. of Christ in South Kingstown, Anno. Dom. 1736, the persons as follows:"
"Joseph Jackways & Hope Northup both of this town were lawfully married Jan'y. 26 1772" (January twenty sixth one thousand seven hundred and seventy two)
State of Rhode Island } County of Washington } South Kingstown Septm 26 th 1840
I Christopher Comstock Clerk of the Congregational Church of said South Kingstown depose & say that I have in my possession the record of marriages kept by the Rev. Joseph Torrey a former Pastor of S d Church now deceased, & that the above is a true extract from the aforesaid records with the exception of the fully written date which is express d in the record in fair legible figures. —
Christopher Comstock Clerk of the Congregational Church in South Kingstown R.I.
State of Rhode Island } County of Washington } South Kingstown Septm 26 th 1840 Personally appear d Christo Comstock Clerk of the Congregational Church of said South Kingstown, well known to me, and was duly engag d to the truth of the foregoing extract & deposition by him made & sub d . —
Before me W.W. Updike Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Washington ss. Clerks Office, Supreme Judicial Court September 26. 1840
I, Powell Welune Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Washington do hereby certify that Walter W. Updike Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for the Town of South Kingston in said County of Washington duly appointed by the General Assembly, commissioned by the Governor and otherwise qualified as the Law directs and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid the day and Year above written.
Powell Welune Clerk

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20171
Hope Lagnays Wid. of Joseph Lagnays Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. W , Page 372
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New York County of Washington
On this 15 th day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared before me William H. Parker a Judge of Washington County Court, Hope Jaguays a resident of Putnam in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in explanation of her Original Declaration heretofore made before me in order to obtain a Pension as the Widow of Joseph Jaguays, That her memory in relation to the date of her marriage to the said Jaguays her late husband is very indistinct, That when she made her prior declaration she had no means except her impaired Memory to enable her to determine the time of her said Marriage, That she is now convinced that she was mistaken as to the time of her said Marriage when she made her former Declaration before the undersigned and that the time of her Marriage aforesaid was January Twenty Sixth Eighteen hundred and Twenty two and not Novm 1769 as she then stated
Sworn to & Subscribed this day & year first above mentioned before me and I do hereby certify that the said Hope Jaguays cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court whereof I am Judge nor any other Court of Record
Hope Jaguays
W. H. Parker a Judge of Washington County Court

House of Rep s June 3 1840
Sir
Yours of this date relative to the case of Hope Jaguas, widow of Joseph Jaguas, is before me, from which I gather that there is evidence on the rolls of a service sufficient to entitle the widow to a pension, provided she can prove the marriage, and account for her husband's not having made application under the act of 1818. You do not state for what length of time his name is found on the rolls. Perhaps it was intentionally omitted, though I do not perceive any good reason for it. If there is proof of service for more than 6 months, I will thank you to state to me the length of time which that proof establishes, and either return me the papers for the purpose of facilitating the inquiry after the evidence of marriage, or

state to me the substance of her declaration touching the marriage.
As to the reason for the supposed neglect to apply for a pension under the act of 1818, I can state, that application was made through Mr. Seymour of the Senate, and pressed for a long time; without success, and that the papers having been finally returned to Mr. S. for the purpose of obtaining further testimony, have been lost by him. Mr. Tazewell lived for a long time, & died in Middlebury the place of my residence, and I had frequent conversations with him & Mr. Seymour, relative to his application, and with Mr. Seymour since his death, relative to the loss of the papers. Every possible effort has been made to find them for the purpose of giving his description of his service as a guide in making the declaration of his widow, but without success.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant
William Slade
J. G. Edwards Esq.

State of New York Rensselaer County
John Morley, of the City of Troy in the county & State aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he was a soldier in revolution war & that he was well acquainted with Joseph Sagayes who was a soldier in the army at the same time with this deponent & that both were in General Sullivan's Expedition & after words the said Joseph Sagayes & this deponent were transferred from Genl. Sullivan to General M c Clintock's Army. And this deponent further says that in this deponent's the said Joseph Sagayes was with Col. Barton at the time the said Col. Barton captured Genl. Prescott on the Island. & this deponent further says that he and Joseph Sagayes lived to this deponent's knowledge as much as three or four years & this deponent further says that he this deponent was in service from the commencement to the close of the war & during said time the said Joseph Sagayes was detached from this deponent for some weeks. At that time this deponent has a fair understanding that the said Joseph Sagayes was serving under one Capt. Paul Jones, or some other name under - And this deponent further says that he will remember that the said Sagayes served sometime under the command of one Capt. Dine, also under Capt. Bell, & was for a time commanded by a Lieutenant. Phelps. & this deponent further says that the said Joseph Sagayes lived at the village of Newport also at Newhaven. & this deponent further says that the said Joseph Sagayes served under one Col. Jones, Stephen M c Man or M c Manus also under Col. Hasty Babcock. thinks it was in the last Regt. his Capt. name was Jones. And this deponent further says that he this deponent & the said Joseph Sagayes first enlisted at a place called Little Rest in the town of Grafton & further this deponent is not certain.
Sworn before me this 21 st day of December 1833 J. H. D. [unintelligible] Notary Public
John H. Dine mark

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Howard upon oath, and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity. Dated Nov. 21. 1838. C. D. Sheldon.
State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss: I Henry W Bristol Clerk of the said County do certify that Cyrus D. Sheldon before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Rensselaer aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & believe his signature within & above written to be genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this 28 th day of December 1838. Henry W Bristol Clk.
John Forsyth Affidavit - additional

Middlebury, Vermont Nov. 13. 1840
Sir
I send you herewith a supplemental declaration of Hope Taguays , correcting her former declaration in regard to the date of her marriage; and also the testimony of Christopher Cornstock Clerk of a Church in South Kingston R.I. proving her marriage to Joseph Taguays.
Your letter to me of the 4 th of June last, states that there is evidence on the rolls of his service for a period of 15 months.
I have been long acquainted with Mrs Taguays, and know her to be an honest woman; and have no doubt that she was innocently mistaken in regard to the date of her marriage, as stated in her first declaration. She is very old and infirm.
I shall leave for Washington on the 1 st of December, and hope the certificates

for Mrs. Tagnays may be made out in season to reach me before that time. If it should not, let it be retained and sent to me after my arrival in Washington.
Respectfully yours
William Slade
J. L. Edwards Esq

Joseph Jacquays a 1826
Hope Jacquays m 1769
75. Gardner. R 1
76. Col Babcock. Saw a tree
77. continued to cl. of the was in 1783. Capt South. Col Crary Was one cruise on board; under M c Paul Jones.
On Crary's roll

Will Mr. Edwards have the goodness to cause the accompanying papers of Hope Jaquays to be examined as soon as practicable, and the result reported to his obedient servant
William Slade

5071. Hope Jaguays, wid: of Joseph. — " — let to Hon: W m Slade June 3. 1840 " " same " 4. 1840