Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4678, for William Tanner, Rhode Island

SERVICE
Continental R.S.
Tanner, William
NUMBER
S 4678
CONTENTS
carded

Deed June 4. 1835
Ohio Pittsburgh 22641.
Mr Tanner
of Dunkirk in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Hastings of the Regt commanded by Col. Packard on the R.R. Road for two years.
R.F. and Continental. Records completed. 1834
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of May 1833 and sent to Mr. Hastings. Warren, Ohio
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 1833 - 2 00. Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mo 34 - 40
2 June 11. 1835 per Agency Book $ 240.
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm R Palmer Clerk, Book E Vol. 8 Page 129.

Alex Fannus' Affidavit
In the Matter of the Application of W m Fannus for a Pension -

State of Ohio } In Supreme Court Franklin County ss. } August Term A.D. 1832
I Alexander Tanner of Fowler in said County of Franklin being duly sworn on my said oath depose and say that in the autumn of the year 1819 I copied the documents hereto attached and marked with the initials of my name from the original deposition or Affidavit given by Mr. George Tanner of Worthington, Massachusetts, - and that said original deposition was afterwards together with other papers placed in the hands of Judge Hughes of said County for the purpose of being forwarded to Washington in order to procure a pension. But Judge Hughes soon afterwards died and said deposition could never afterwards be found. The said deponent George Tanner is supposed to be dead as his friends have not heard from him for a long time. I took the copy then, to preserve as a record of my Father's Revolutionary Services, and believe it to be a true copy of the original - Sworn to and subscribed this Alexander Tanner 21 st day of August 1832 Before me George Pearson Clerk S.C.

The State of Ohio Franklin County ss
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for said County of Franklin do hereby certify that Alexander Turner of Frank in said County made oath to the truth of the within Statement before me on the 21 st day of August 1832 and that the accompanying Document purporting to be a Copy of the Deposition of George Turner of Massachusetts was attached to said Statement by a wafer on the same day last aforesaid and that I verily believe the said Alexander Turner to be a man of truth and veracity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court at Warren this 17 th day of May A.D. 1833- George Parsons

I George Palmer of Worthington in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that I was a acquainted with William Palmer and was knowing to his enlistment in the continental army in the 16 th reg t commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson and in Captain Gustin's Company he the said William Palmer joined the army in the Spring of the year 1777 and continued in the army to my knowledge for the term of Twenty months or more and after which was honorably discharged further this deponent saith not as the deponent saw and read his discharge further the the deponent saith not
George Palmer
Hampshire ss August 9 th 1819 then Personally appeared George Palmer the subscriber to the above deposition and made solemn oath that the said deposition contained the truth and nothing but the truth before me ————— Dan Daniels Justice of the Peace I am acquainted with the above named George Palmer and think him to be a person of truth and veracity D. Daniels

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the said County of Hampshire certify that Rev. Daniel Egg is a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Hampshire & that his Signature to the within certificate is his proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have to subscribe my name & affix the Seal of said County this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen.
Josiah Dwight
55. A.C.

22641, 8228 William Tanner Ohio
Return 5.14 look on map roll At on roll Adm 2 yrs $80
8228
A. P. Spalding Warren Trumbull County Ohio

60 BRIEF in the case of of Trumbull
William Farmer in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     March In 1778 enlisted 1 private Gen. Hawkins Col Lawson   16 Aug st 1779. " 1 " Col Hawkins Col Jackson   previous to his first enlistment he was as a substitute, and otherwise in service more than 1 Col Fuller Maj Hamilton   3 Years  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Kent Rhode Island
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional Living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The previous not precise Length of Service
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Sayton
Examining Clerk.

State of Ohio County of Trumbull ss
On the 21 st day of August personally appeared in open Court before the Supreme Court of said State for the County of Trumbull now sitting William Tamm a resident of Lawler in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated — In the year 1778, I think, in the month of March or April I enlisted at West-Greenwich in the County of Kent State of Rhode Island in a Company of State Troops under the command of Captain Thompson. I was enlisted by Lieutenant Amos Linn, John Thompson was my Colonel, we marched to Hammonds Ferry; then we remained during the year guarding the Shore. The British were on the Island opposite where we were stationed, this town lasted one year. In the Spring of the year 1779 I was enlisted at Wainwright in the Continental troops in a Company by order of Captain Hastings. Henry Jackson was my Colonel, belonged to the 16 th Regiment, we marched to Boston Neck, lay there two or three months, then to Fallmouth at the Fishery, we had order to march to the Ledges. At Morristown where we were stationed for two or three months, from there we marched to West Point, where I was discharged which discharge I have lost. This was a true

mouth Town, during this time I was at the taking of Morrisena; my officers at that place was Col. Hull - and Major Hamilton - Prior to my first enlistment I was in the service of the Revolutionary war as a Substitute at different times for a period of more than twelve months, but can not recollect exactly how long, nor how many different times. I was born in the Town of West Greenwich in the County of Kent State of Rhode Island on the fifth day of February 1761 I have a Record of my age at home in my Bible. I have lived since the war of the Revolution in the Town of Chester in the County of Hampshire State of Mass. fifteen years - I have lived in the Town of Fowler where I now live for the last eighteen years. I know of no person living by whom I can prove my actual service in the war - Joseph W. Davis a clergyman & Silas Jones two of my neighbours, who can testify as to my character for truth and their belief of my having been in the war of the Revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim what- to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Department, and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid - In presence of
William Tanner Mack
Hezekiah W. Davis
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me George Parsons Clerk The Joseph W. Davis a clergyman in the Township of Fowler in the County of Trumbull & State of Ohio and Silas Jones of the same place hereby certify that we are acquainted with William Tanner, who has subscribed and deposed the above and foregoing declaration , that we believe him to be seventy-one years of age or thereabouts, that he is respected and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been

a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion — all the members of the Court concur in that opinion
Joseph W Davis
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid —
Silas Jones
Before me George Parsons Clerk S.C.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatory proposed by the said Department , that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Joseph W Davis who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in Fowler Trumbull County, and that Silas Jones who has also signed the same is a resident of Fowler, Trumbull County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit =
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of Trumbull do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William James for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th
day of August 1832 George Parsons Clerk
Filed August 24 1832
No 8228
Wm James
rs

February 19, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section REL
Miss Anna Salak 503 Union Savings & Trust Building Warren, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.4678, that William Tanner was born February 5, 1761, in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island.
He enlisted, place not stated, early in the Revolution, served at various times, dates not given, for more than twelve months, six months of which he was under Captain George Wilcox in the Rhode Island Troops, as a substitute "for divers individuals".
He enlisted at West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in March or April, 1778, served one year as a private in "Captain Hawpin's Company, Colonel John Tawpin's Rhode Island Regiment" and was stationed at Howland's Ferry to guard the shores.
He enlisted at Pawtuxet, in the spring of 1779, and served one year as a private in Captains Hastings and North's Company, Colonel Henry Jackson's Regiment, and was in the engagement at Morrisisania.
After the Revolution, he lived in Chester, Massachusetts, for fifteen years and in Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio, for eighteen years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832, while residing in Fowler, Ohio.

From ATB
He died June 4, 1835.
Son Alexander Tanner was a resident of Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1832. The name of his mother is not shown and there is no further reference to children.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Libbeus Mead.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
July 13, 1893.
Mr. Herbert O. Brigham, State Record Commissioner, State House, Providence, R. I.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 4678, it appears that William Tanner was born February 5; 1761, in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island.
During the Revolution he served as a private for six months at various times, as a substitute for divers persons, in the Rhode Island Militia, under Captain George Wilcox, no further details of these services given.
After the above, he enlisted at West Greenwich, Rhode Island in March or April 1778, and served as a private for one year in Captain Hawpin's Company, Colonel John Tawpin's Regiment of Rhode Island State Troops, which was stationed at Howland's Ferry, to guard the shores.
He enlisted at Pawtuxet, in the Spring of 1779, and served as a private for one year, in Captains Hastings and North's Companies, Colonel Henry Jackson's Continental Regiment, and was in the engagement at Morrisania.
Letter in Mr. Tanner's Doublely Pension see next page -

aw He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while living at Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio, where his son Alexander also resided. There is no further data on file as to his family. He died June 4, 1835. From Agency book
There are no papers on file relative to the pension claim of William Tanner, who is reported in the Report of the Secretary of War in relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States, which was printed in 1835; on the list of invalid pensioners who have been inscribed on the roll of the New York Agency, whose residence, and other information called for by the resolution of the Senate, cannot be ascertained in consequence of the destruction of the papers in the War Office in 1801 and 1814. He there appears as William Tanner, private, Army of the Revolution, annual allowance $32, Transferred from Rhode Island, March 4, 1793.
Respectfully,
Hayo Haymaker Acting Commissioner.

Warren, Ohio, January 23, 1931.
Dept. of Interior, Pension Bureau, Dept. of Rev. & 1812, Washington, D. C.,
Gentlemen:-
Kindly forward what information is contained in your records on Libbeus Mead and William Tanner listed as Revolu- tionary soldiers from New York state, county unknown.
These soldiers died in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am,
Yours truly,
(Miss)
Anna Salak
503 Union Savings & Trust Bldg., Warren, O.

MS
William Tanne Amended Declaration

The State of Ohio Trumbull County p 3
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Trumbull William Tanner who being duly sworn, deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades;
For Twelve Months , in the years 1778 and 1779, I served as a Private in a Company of Rhode Island State Troops commanded by Captain Hawpin in a Regiment under Command of Colonel John Tappin - General Cornwall commanded the whole force then stationed at Howlands Ferry -
For Twelve Months , in the years 1779 and 1780, I served as a Private in a Company commanded by Captain Hastings in the 16 th Massachusetts Regiment under the Command of Colonel Henry Jackson. Prescott was our Major - This Regiment was called by the Soldiers the "Feather Bed Regiment" -
For Six Months I served as a Private under Capt. George Wilcox of the Rhode Island Militia as a substitute for divers individuals in my neighborhood. And for such service I claim a pension -
William his X Tanner mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16 th day of May A.D. 1833. And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said William Tanner and believe him to be a person of strict truth and veracity -
Miles J. Wilson justice of the peace

The State of Ohio, Trempealeau County
ss. I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Trempealeau do certify that Miles S. Wilson Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit of William Tassman is and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County of Trempealeau duly com- missioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Warren this 17th day of May A.D. 1833. George Parsons Clerk

Ohio Nov 4 WARREN OCT 20
William Brewster
Sir
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissary of Pensions
Washington

Warren Trumbull County, Ohio
October 29 th 1883
James I. Edwards Esq.
Sir -
At the earnest solicitation of Mr. William Tanner I once more respectfully call your attention to his claim for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7. 1832. Since the return of his papers I have written to the Post Master at Worthington, Mass, and received information from him that George Tanner who made the affidavit in 1819, a copy of which is enclosed, is dead . The applicant can find, as yet, no living witnesses as to his Revolutionary Service. He is so confident however that he served in Col. Jackson's Reg't in the Mass. line of Continental troops that he believes there is some mistake with regard to the names of his Company Officers. He now tells me that although Capt. Hastings first commanded the Company and it was called "Hastings Company" yet during his period of Service, it was commanded by an Officer by the name of North . Perhaps this may lead to a satisfactory explanation. If not, I trust you will pardon me for troubling you with the papers without any amendment. Survivors of our Revolutionary friends are generally in needy circumstances and think much of this last act of gratitude and benevolence on the part of their Country. It grieves them sorely to be excluded from its benefits. Yours very Respectfully R. P. Spalding -
Mr. Tanner was discharged at Fort Point by Major Jones

Weno Tannan
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original entry.]

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Tamm which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Not If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service, by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Stamped envelope attached REV. GEO. C. TANNER, D. D. Registrar of the Diocese of Minnesota.
Faribault Minnesota
January fifth 1906.
To the Chief of The Bureau of Records and Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I find the following in The Pension Roll of Revolutionary Soldiers of Rhode Island:-
"Tanner, William, Private, annual allowance, $32, Army of The Revolution placed on Pension Roll March 2, 1814. transferred from Rhode Island March 4, 1793, residence not shown on account of papers destroyed."
There were three (3) Tanners of the name of William known to be in The Revolution. I am doing some

REV. GEO. C. TANNER, D. D. Registrar of the Diocese of Minnesota.
which included Genesee County New York, or of the several Pension districts, if there were such!
Have you any record of a William Tanner whose Pension ceased in or about 1831, Albion, Orleans Co. N. Y.?
Would a member of Washington's Body Guard be reckoned and re- ceive a Pension as a "Private"?
Can you give from your Lists and if so, please give the dates when the Pensions of the New York State William Tanners ceased?
Thanking you for

historical and genealogical work not for compensation, and a defin- ite answer will enable me to identify and distinguish these Williams.
(1) One William Tanner, born in West Greenwich R. I. a Rev. Pensioner died in Trumbull Co. Ohio. (2) A William Tanner born in South Kingstown or Hopkinton R. I. died at Albion N. Y. in Orleans Co. over a part of Genesee Co. N. Y. Sept. 23, 1831. (3) A William Tanner, lived at one time in Rensselaer Co. and there died, or in Cortland Co. N. Y. (date of death unknown)
Questions:- Where would I find the Pension Receipts given by Revolutionary Soldiers of the district

such information as you may MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE be able to give, I am 10867448 Very respectfully yours WAR DEPARTMENT
Geo. C. Tanner.
I would say that it is only Rhode Island or New York State Tanners I wish. If you can give me the dates at which the Pensions to the William Tanners of New York State it will enable me to identify them.

D-4678
Albion, N.Y. Jan. 20, '04
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly inform me if a pension was ever sent to one William Tanner at Hopkinton R.D. and later to Albion, N.Y.
There were two William T- in Hopkinton, one was in Washington's Body Guard, and I refer to the other one . He was born in Hopkinton, R.D. 1751 and died in Albion, N.Y. in 1831
If you will give me some information in regard to the William specified, you will greatly oblige
Yours respectfully
(Miss) Helen A. Tanner

S.M. & H. 22641
Rev. Geo. C. Tanner, D. D. Registrar of the Diocese of Minnesota.
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To The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
The inclosed was returned to me, directed to another Bureau. I forward it just as it is without copying it again.
Thanking you for your attention to the matter, I am
Very respectfully yours
Geo. C. Tanner

Feb 26, 1904 Wistle Mrs Helen A. Tannen Albion N.Y.
Feb. 1, 1904 R.H.C. N.A. Tannen - New Haven Conn
1906 Feb 12 - History to Rev. Geo B. Tannen. M.B.H.
1923 July 13. Heist to H.O. Brigham State Record Comm. Prov- idence, R.I.
1923 July 31. Heist to Mrs Geo. W. McCoy 314 S. Man- hattan Place, Los Angeles Cal. (see her letter to Isaac Sheldon. R9.S1447)
1931 - Feb 19 - Hist. to Miss Anna Salst - E.E.S.
Revhan
4678 INVALID.
File No. 4678 Wm Tannen First Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. A, Page 368
[Arrangement of 1870.]

22641
J. L. McLEAN & Co. BANKERS & BROKERS. 435 CHESTNUT ST. PHILA. 85 DEVONSHIRE ST. BOSTON. 25 BROAD ST. NEW YORK.
NEW HAVEN BRANCH, 840 CHAPEL STREET. N. A. TANNER, MANAGER.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 10th., 1904.
Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly inform me as to the record of William Tanner, Revolutionary pensioner, I believe from Trumbull County, Ohio, at all events among the Ohio pensioners. If said William Tanner was a pensioner from Ohio, also can you give me the regiment, date of enlistment and his birth, if you have such data at hand? The regiment and company of course you would have but whether the place of his birth would be mentioned in his papers or not is a question in the mind of the writer but if you have them I should consider it a great favor if you would furnish them to me as I am one of his lineal descendants.
Thanking you in advance for the desired information and for the trouble which this inquiry will necessarily cause you, I am
Yours respectfully,
W A Tanner Ohio 178 New Haven Conn