Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45415, for Alexis Jenville, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York) Jenoville, Alexis Elexis or
S. 45415
CONTENTS

19819
New York
Alexis Bicknell
of Clinton County in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Oliver of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen in the "Poughkeepsie" regiment line, for the term of during the war from 1777 to 1783
Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd day of October 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of October 1827 and sent to C. K. Averill, Esq. Pound's Point N. York
Arrears to 4th of Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1828 $ 40 - 51
40 - 51
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in Paterburgh in and for the County of Clinton & State of New York on the first Tuesday of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven - Present John Lyman, Caleb Nichols & Samuel Mayhew
Judges of the said Court - Clinton County ss. On this third day of October 1827 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Records in and for the County of Clinton Alexis Senierre aged Seventy five years resident in said County who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oaths, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress, of the 18 th March 1818, & the first of May 1820; that he the said Alexis Senierre enlisted for the term of five years during the war on the day of  the in the year 1777 in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Olier in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Warren in the line of the State of New York in the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until June 21 st 1783 when he was discharged from service in Paterburgh in the State of New York that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State except New York; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension viz. that he could not prove his services in consequence of the mislaying of his discharge -
And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 & 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 to diminish it or 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" prepared on the 18 th 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 by me subscribed - That since the 18 th of March 1818 no changes has been made in my property Real Estate None -
Personal Estate excepting necessary bedding & clothing none - I am by occupation a laborer I am feeble & unable to work & depending on charity for support -
I have in my family a Wife & no children -
C. K. Smith
His Mark Alexis V. Smith
I swear to & declare on the third day of October 1827 before me John Walworth Clerk
I John Walworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Alexis Smith did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months under our engagement on the Continental Establishment -
I also certify, that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is not

worth any thing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this third day of October 1827 -
John Walworth
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton -

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in Plattsburgh in the County of Clinton and State of New York on the Second Tuesday of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven - Present John Lynch, Col. J. Nichols and Daniel S. Taylor
Judges of the said Court -
Clinton County ss. On this 8 th Day of May 1827 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records in the County of Clinton Elias Penville aged seventy five years resident in Plattsburgh 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 joined the American Army in the year 1777 in a Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Warren of Infantry in the Continental Army in a Company commanded by Captain Oliver's of the New York line of troops for all during the war - that he served in the said Company & Regiment until the summer of 1783 when he was discharged - That he was in the battles of Brandywine York Town & in several skirmishes
C. K. Lovell (Signed) Elias Penville Sworn May 8 th in Open Court John H. Alcott Clerk
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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

to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th 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 None -
Personal Estate excepting necessary bedding & clothing none. I am by occupation a laborer & am able & unable to work - I have in my family a wife & no children -
Sworn to, and delivered on the 8 th - Day of May 1839
Before me in open Court John Walworth Clerk } (Signed) his Eliz a Ferrill mat
Witness C. K. Smith
I John Walworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Eliz a Ferrill did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the term of three months under our engagement in the Continental Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing facts and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the 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 not anything.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court on the Eighth day of May 1827.
John Walworth Clerk

T in the ly serve hereby
HEAD-QUARTERS, June 21 1783. E L C A shall not avail the the Ratification of the definitive which June, and until Proclama-
Amesbury July 1783
REGISTERED in the Bo of the Regiment,
Adjutant.
THESE are to CERTIFY
Jenville, Me Regiment, having faithful the United States and being enlisted for the War only, is DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
IS EXCELLENCY'S Command,
THE above has been honored with the BADGE Years faithful Service.
Jenville, Alexis Cont. N.Y., 54545

BY HIS EXCEL
GEORGE WASHI
General and Commander in Ch
United States c
on
to be considered as being
ugh.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Rose's Point Oct. 15. 1827 —
Sir,
I herewith return the Pension Claim of Alpheus Penville with his amended declaration and hope the same will be satisfactory — If his claim on second I will thank you to forward his Pension certificate to me at this Place — I would suggest the propriety of his being allowed his pension from the time of his first application in the Spring of last winter through Mr. Rep. Menden of Congress from this district.
With Respectfully yours
C. K. Greene
Gen. J. Pardon Secretary of War

State of New York } Clinton County } ss
John B. Venable of the town of Champlain and County aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served in the same Regiment with Alexis Lenoir, that deponent was well acquainted with said Lenoir whilst in Col. Harsen's Regiment, and since; and that previous to one thousand eight hundred & eighteen he resided at Champlain & that he now resides in Plattsburgh in said County. And this deponent further saith that said Lenoir is the same identical person mentioned in the annexed discharge - and further deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 11 th Day of August 1817
John B. Venable
J. Taylor Clerk
Clinton County ss

45 415
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 45 415
* Alexis Alexander Jenville Paris Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* W.W.H. Aug. 24, '07.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Jenville, Alexis GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 18250 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 20, 1792 To Benj. Moore, assignee
*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.