Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26247, for David Manning, Massachusetts

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Manning David, _____ Anna. _____
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Rep.
7474 New York #777
Anna Manning
widow of David Manning who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of December 1845 and sent to Hon. J. W. Lawrence House of Representatives
[Acts of March 3, 1843.] June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2 Page 80.

State of New York
Broome County } ss
On the 28 th day of September 1845. Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid, Anna Manning a resident of the town of Delhi in the said County of Broome aged eighty two years, who, being 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 7 th , 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of David Manning, and truly believes that he was a soldier of the Connecticut line in the Revolutionary Army. That he was at that time a resident of the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut. She further declares that she was married to the said David Manning on the tenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven, that her husband the aforesaid David Manning died on the fourteenth day of April 1816. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and Ninety four, at the time above stated.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Anna Manning
James Stoddard Justice of Peace.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 16 day of October 1845
Levi Jones one of the judges of Broome Co. Court State of New York On this 16 day of October A.D. 1845 before me Levi Jones a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared Anna Manning who hath subscribed her name to the foregoing declaration and the same having been carefully read over to her by me, she makes solemn oath anew that the statement therein contained is true. I further certify that she is unable from age & bodily infirmity to attend & make the said declaration in open court. Levi Jones one of the judges of Broome Co. Court

State of New York Broome County Clerk's Office, ss.
I Geo Burr Clerk of the County of Broome, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that Rev Lorenzo Osy whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of County Courts in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this day of Oct A. D. 18 45 .
20 th  Geo Burr Clerk. " " " "
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner , CLERK of the City and County of New-York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY That Alex o H Robertson whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Commissioner of Deeds for said City and County, dwelling in the said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 22 day of Novr 184 5
James Conner Clerk.

City & County of New York p: Be it known that on the 21 st day of November, A D 1845, before me, a Commissioner of the Court, in & for said County, personally appeared John J. Manning, a resident of the city of Brooklyn, aged Fifty Four years, known to me to be a person of respectability & veracity, who being duly sworn, according to law, maketh oath & saith that he is the oldest living son of David Manning & Anne Manning - that his mother, the said Anne Manning signed the foregoing declaration in his presence - & is the identical widow of David Manning, who was a private in the war of the revolution - That, his said father died in April, 1816, in Lisle, Broome County, New York, & that his mother hath ever since remained a widow. Sworn to & subscribed before me
this 21 st November A D 1845
A. H. Robertson Comr of Deeds
John J. Manning

State of New York
Broome County } ss On the 28 th day of September 1843. personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the said County, James Stockard who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been well acquainted with Anna Manning of the town of Little in the said County of Broome, widow of David Manning deceased, and verily believes that she still remains his widow that she has never been married since his death.
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of September 1843 before me.
James Stockard
J. P. Common Justice
State of New York
Broome County } ss On the 28 th day of September 1843. Personally came Harvey Squire and Andrew Squire who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that they have been well acquainted with Anna Manning widow of David Manning deceased, from the time of his decease to the present time and verily believe she has not been married since the death of her husband David Manning, and that she still remains his widow. And further we believe her respectfully unable to attend court on account of old age and infirmity and weakness of body.
Harvey Squire Andrew Squire
Sworn and subscribed this 18 th day of September 1843.
before me
James Stockard Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponents Harvey Squire

as Andrew Squire to be respectable & creditable witnesses to whose statements full faith may be given Levi Jones one of the Judges of Broome County Court
Kings County ss: David R. Manning; a resident of Brooklyn, Kings County, age 26 years, being duly sworn, deposes & saith that he was present & saw Levi Jones sign the above certificate - that it was signed by him October 14, 1845. that James Stradard, Justice of the Peace, before whom the deposition was taken on the 18 th September, 1843, had neglected to certify to the respectability
and recancy of the deponents from ignorance of its necessity - & that having since moved away to Michigan, he had requested Judge M n Jones to give such certificate who had accordingly done it, as above.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this twenty eighth November A.D. 1845
D. R. Manning
Mr. Greenwood Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York Broome County Clerk's Office, ss.
Leo Durr
Clerk of the County
of Broome, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that Samuel Stradon & A. D. Fauma whose names are subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Deed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is authentic.
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF KINGS.
I, JOHN M. HICKS , Clerk of the County of Kings, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Joseph M. Greenwood whose name is subscribed to the certificate of Proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Brooklyn, in said county, dwelling in the said city, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner, and verily believe the signature to the said proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court, this
28 th day of November 184 5
John M. Hicks
Clerk.
1845 Nov 28 John M. Hicks

State of New York Broome County Clerk's Office, ss.
Geo. Burr
Clerk of the County
of Broome, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that James Stoddard & A. D. Freeman whose names are subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, day of Sept
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this No. 1845,
Geo. Burr Clerk.
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF KINGS.
I, JOHN M. HICKS, Clerk of the County of Kings, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Joseph M. Greenwood whose name is subscribed to the certificate of Proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Brooklyn, in said county, dwelling in the said city, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner, and verily believe the signature to the said proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court, this
28 th day of November 1845
John M. Hicks Clerk.
1845 Nov 28

Dec. 18, 1845.
Adal tes. case
Anna Manning,
Cannon,
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Mr. Lawrence

City and County of New York ss: John J. Manning, being further sworn in the matter of the application of Anna Manning, his mother, for a pension under act 7 th July, 1838, Depreth and saith in addition to his former affidavit that during the last two years, since his mother conceived the idea of applying for a pension, he has made diligent search and inquiry for record evidence of her marriage. Knowing that the rules of the Pension Office required such proof, if it could be had: that he made strict inquiry at Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where the marriage cere- mony was performed by Giles Jackson, the father of his mother, who was a Justice of the Peace; that he was there told there was no record evidence of the marriage; that the township was not organized until three or four years afterwards, & that consequently no records were kept. He further saith that he made inquiry of his mother whether she knew of any family or other record of the marriage, & was told by her that she did not. Deprent also saith that he well remembers the size of the family bible - that it was about the dimensions of a common psalm book, & altogether too small to admit of the register of the marriages, births, & deaths in the family - & that up to the date of his father's death he knows there was no record made in it. And he saith moreover that he is fully satisfied from repeated inquiries made by him,

during the past year or two that no documentary evidence of the marriage of his said mother to David Manning, his father, is in existence or can be procured. Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 13 th day of December, A.D. 1845
John J. Manning D r Ingraham Assistant Judge of New York on Pleas.
City and County of New York p: Nathan Jackson, a resident of the city of New York, being duly sworn, deposed and said that he was born at Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts on the 16 th day of March, 1780, and was present at the marriage of David Manning to Anna Jackson, who was the sister of this deponent; that this deponent well recollects that said marriage was performed by Giles Jackson, his father, a justice of the peace, & took place at his father's house at Tyringham some time in the summer of the year 1787; that said Manning lived at Stockbridge about 12 miles from Tyringham, & there paid his addresses to his sister who was staying at Stockbridge - and that immediately after the marriage they returned to Stockbridge to live - And the reason why this deponent particularly recollects that said marriage took place in the summer of 1787 is

that he went to live with his sister and her said husband at Stockbridge the ensuing Spring, and continued to live under the same roof with them for nearly five years - until February, 1793, when he removed to Vermont. He further saith that while an inmate of the family there were three children born to them - viz: Sophronia, Charles and John Jackson Manning, who is the deposing deponent, and whose cradle he remembers to have rocked when an infant. - The two first are dead. Deponent further saith that at the date of his sister's marriage there was no clergyman at Tyringham, & that it was almost a wilderness. He saith in conclusion that his sister, the said Anna Manning, is the eldest and he is the youngest of 14 children by the same parents.
Sworn to & subscribed v Nathan Jackson before me this 13 th day of December, 1841
Thos J. Oakley Judge of the Superior Court of the city of St. Joseph
I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above deponent, & know him to be a person to whom declarations full faith may be given.
Thos J. Oakley

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner, Clerk of the City and County of New-York,
That J. P. Ingraham deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Associate Judge of New-York Common Pleas , in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn; and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Judge thereunto subscribed is genuine.
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Associate Judge of New-York Common Pleas , in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn; and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Judge thereunto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 13 day of Decr 184 5
James Conner
Clerk.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner , CLERK of the City and County of New-York,
That Thos. J. Oakley , deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Judge of the Superior Court in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Judge thereto subscribed ; genuine.
DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
before whom the annexed
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 23 day of Decr. 184 5
James Conner
Clerk.

Ref
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26.2.47
Anna Manning
wid of
David Manning
Am Rev War
Act Publ 30th Sept 1843. June 19th 1844.
Index : Vol. W , Page 13
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York 9776
Ref.
Anna Manning widow of David Manning
who died on the 14 th April 1816
of in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the reg t commanded by in the Massachusetts line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York City at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of December 1845. and sent to Hon. John W. Lawrence, House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1841 $400 Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838, Section the — }
Recorded by D. Brown Book Vol.
Clerk, Page 169

Anna Manning widow of David Manning, (Mass. line) 3 years
$80 per annum
married 10 July 1787 husband died 14 April 1816
New-York City Roll
Acts '38 - '43 & '44 (p 3 Two cal ts cates)
8800 419
cert s to the Hon. John W. Lawrence H. Rep

James L. Edwards Esq Committee of Pensioners Dear Sir
The papers of Mrs Anna Manning covering an applica- tion for a pension will be trans- mitted with this. Great pains have been taken to render them complete and it appears to me that they are so. It is extremely desirable that the certificate should be made out as soon as may be, compatible with your duties & your prompt attention to it will oblige not only the worthy applicant but Yours very truly
Brooklyn Nov. 29 th 1845
Rev. C. Murphy

12373.
Anna Manning.
N. York.
Aug 7. 1838
P Dec. 4. 1845.
1/see letter 4 Dec. 1845 to Hon. J. W. Lawrence H. Rep.

G. J. S. Edwards Esqr. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I herewith transmit application of My Mother Mrs Anna Manning for a Pension under act of July 1838. There was some informality in the original execution of the papers, which has recently been rectified, as will be seen by reference to the dates. They are now I believe in due form.
I will thank you to issue simultaneously with the certificate under the above named act the certificate to which she will be likewise entitled under act 3 rd March, 1843.
I will also be obliged to you to have her name inscribed on the pension Roll of the city of New York - at which place it would be more convenient for her to receive her pension than at Albany.
Your prompt attention will much oblige Your obedient Servant
Brooklyn Dec 12 th 1845 John J. Manning

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Aug. 5 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of David Manning is borne upon an account in the Army Books, as a private from Sharon, in Major Coggeswell's comp y , in Col. Vose's reg t , and there credited by his service from Jan y 1, 1777 to Dec 31, 1779, — 36 months; — and upon another account in the same, as a private in the "Major's" comp y of the same reg t , and credited by his service from Jan y 1 to 25, 1780, — 25 days.

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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE Widow OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my husband  David Manning in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Sharon in the County of Litchfield  Storrs and State of Connecticut . He enlisted from the Town of Sharon in the County of Sharon Litchfield and State of Connecticut in the year 1776 or 7 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ in _____ Regiment and he served as follows, viz:—
During the revolutionary war, He was at the surrender of Burgoyne, at the battle of Bunkerhill, at Concord, at Monmouth, at Trenton, and at various other battles during the war, as he has frequently represented to me, and I verily believe to be true.
I am now Eighty four years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husbands services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, at Boston this Sixteenth day of May A. D. 1845
Signed by said { John J. Manning as attorney in my presence, { of the said Anna Manning
H. H. Thompson
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Suffolk Co: Mar 4 th
Anna Manning By her Attorney, for this purpose: Specially Authorized. John L. Manning

I Sally Garfield of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, wife of Daniel Garfield, being in my 78 year of age, do Depose and say that I was well acquainted with Maj. David Manning and Anna Jackson before and after her marriage with the said Maj. Manning, and that I was present at their marriage which took place according to my best recollection in the year 1786, the precise time I cannot remember but it did occur I am sure one year at least before my marriage which was Oct 25 1787 the ceremony was performed by Giles Jackson Esq. father of said Anna, at that time there was no settled Minister of the Gospel in said town further more your Deponent saith not
Sally Garfield
Berkshire ss. May 20 th 1814
Then the above named Sally Garfield personally appeared and made oath that the Deposition by her subscribed is true
Before me John D. Bidwell Justice of the Peace
I Herby certify that I have been a long time acquainted with the above named Deponent Sally Garfield, and that she is a person of credibility and veracity, and that full faith may be given to her testimony
John D. Bidwell Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that John B. Pittock Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Pittock and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.