Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42877, for William Love, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Love, William
NUMBER S 42877
B.L. M c 1550-100
CONTENTS

Let to Barak Beckwith (widow) Aug 18, 1898
Information sent to William J. Stephens Esq. July 1898 Canajoharie, New York
10.222
New York
Mr. William Love of Coeymans in the state of N. York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Alden of the Massachusetts line, for the term of the War - 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of May 1819 and sent to W m Whipple Esq. Coeymans, N. York -
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 \frac{21}{30} 31 Ol. 63 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 - 48.00
$134.63
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Madison County -

STATE OF NEW-YORK.
Court of Common Pleas, } ss. County of Madison, }
On this 26 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county (created as such by the laws of the state of New-York) William Love aged 74 years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:—In Colonel's Alden's & Brooks's  7th regiment, in captain Luke Day's company in the Massachusetts line, according to the original declaration of this declarant, bearing date the 10 day of April 1818 and that he is now a pensioner and holds a pension certificate from the war department of the United States, numbered 10222 and bearing date on the 15 day of May 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed."
Real Estate none SCHEDULE.
Personal Estate
  Small pot & Kettle $1 25   1 Tea Kettle 1 00   6 cups & saucers & plates 0 75   1 Bowl 3 Spoon 0 15   4 old chains 1 75   1 Pine Table 0 75   1 Frying pan 0 87   $6 52 
My occupation is a labourer  poor  being old & infirm the number of my family residing with me one  wife aged 63 their ages as follows, infirm with Rheumatism
The capacity to contribute to her support small
his William L Love mark
(Signed)
Sworn to and declared on the 26 day of June 1820 before me
J. N. H. Hurd
{ Clerk of Mad. Comm Pleas
I Jabish N. H. Hurd Clerk of the county of Madison, do hereby 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 Six dollars and 52 cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 24th day of June 1820
J. N. H. Hurd Clerk of the court of the county of Madison.

William Love
10,222
4 May '19

William Love, private Col Aldens Regt Mass Line 1777- war - Roll .
10 th April 1818
The within named William Love is absolutely dispossessed by the town and is absolutely in need of assistance from his country for support.
Wm Whipple Judge Madison County
Admitted.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, MADISON COUNTY, ss.
On this 10 day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Madison aforesaid, personally appears William Love aged 72 years, resident in Cazenovia in the said county, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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;" That he the said William Love enlisted in Sept 1777 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by captain Suke Day of the 7th Massachusetts Regt commanded by Col. John Brooks that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the U. States until the Month of June 1783
William Love , when he was discharged from service in state of New York , that he was in the battles of Hubberton At Newtown both Gen Sullivan and at the taking of Cornwallis and at the Moraine at Cherry Valley
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
William Whipple Judge Madison Com Pleas
I, William Whipple — Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Love did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dated April 10
1818
William Whipple
State of New York Madison Co. Clerk's Office I certify that William Whipple Esq. was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison duly Commissioned & qualified on the 10th day of April last & that his entire subscription to the above is in his hand writing as appears of record in this Office In Testimony whereof I have hereunto put my name & affixed the seal of said Court the 10th day of August 1818 — Wm. Jarvis, Hoag Dep. Clks

State of New York Madison County } ss.
On this 28 th day of June 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison aforesaid, Lydia Love a resident of the town of Canajoharie in the county of Madison aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832, which among other provisions said act granted a larger sum to non commissioned officers in the service than to private soldiers. That she is the widow of William Love late of Canajoharie deceased who was a Resident at the time of his death under the act of Congress passed March 18 th 1835 as well more fully appear by reference to the pension papers in his case now on file in the Pension department at Washington. That the said William Love was a Corporal in the army of the Revolution; and as this deponent has been informed and supposes to be true, had he the said William Love in his lifetime made an application to the pension department for an increase of his pension on that amount that he would undoubtedly have received it and this declarant further states that she has no doubt her said husband was never informed during his lifetime that any increase of pay was granted to non-commissioned officers by a law of Congress, as she never heard him mention any such thing, & has no doubt he would have made an application for said increased pay had he have known the existence of the law.
And this declarant further states deposes & says that she drew the pension of the said William Love, from the 4 th day of September 1835

1835. to the 20 th day of November 1835 the day on which the aforesaid William Love died, that she still remains the widow of the said William Love & the said declarant further deposes and says that it was not until within a few months that she knew or heard that her said husband would have been entitled to any additional pay as a non-commissioned officer if he had made the necessary application to the pension department. And the declarant further testifies and says that she was married to the aforesaid William Love in the town of Manlius in the county of Onondaga in the State of New York some time in the winter of 1807 but the particular month and day she cannot recollect as her memory has become much impaired through age & infirmity she being seventy eight years of age the 19 th day of May last and also not having any record of the date of the said marriage. And this declarant further states that the reason of her not making application to the pension department before for the additional increase of pay which she supposes the said William Love was entitled to by the law of Congress from the 4 th of March 1831 to the 20 th day of Sept. 1835 the time of his death before drawing the remainder of her said husband's pension as stated above was that she had not at that time been informed and did not know or suppose that she might obtain an increase.
Lydia
her mark
Love
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid by making her mark (for the reason that she had never learned to write)
Before me Barak Bushnell
of the county of Onondaga in the State of New York aforesaid
Barak Bushnell Judge

State of New York Madison County
I, Barack Beckwith a judge of the county courts in & for the county of Madison aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Lydia Love for the sum of money to which her husband would have been entitled as a corporal over & above what was received by him as a private soldier from the 4th of March 1831 to the time of his death on the 20th day of November 1835.
Barack Beckwith Judge
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
I, Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk of
The said County do hereby certify that Barack Beckwith whose name is subscribed to the above certificate and before whom the within affidavit first set out to have been made was on the day of the date of said affidavit (28th June 1838) a Judge of the County Courts in & for said County duly appointed and qualified and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Barack Beckwith and verily believe the signatures to said affidavit, declaration & certificate are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 6th day of July 1838.
Alexander Donaldson Jr. Clerk

State of New York Madison County } ss. Violetta Monk of Coeymans aged forty one years being duly sworn deposes and says that she is well acquainted with Lydia Love whose declaration is herein annexed, and has been well acquainted with her from her childhood of this deponent and very well recollects the time when the said William Love named in said annexed declaration was married to Lydia Nichols. (now Lydia Love) & that the facts relating thereto as set forth in the said annexed declaration she fully believes is substantially true tho' she was not present to see them married but heard them say that they were going to get married and heard them on the same day after they had returned home say that they were married and has no doubt that it was true, & that she saw William & Lydia Love ever afterwards until the time of his death lived together as man & wife & further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 28 th day of June 1838 Barak Beckwith, a Judge of Madison County Courts
Violetta Monk
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Violetta Monk above named & that she is a credible person whose testimony may be relied on. Also that Lydia Love named in the annexed declaration is a credible person & entitled to belief Barak Beckwith, Judge

State of New York County of Onondaga
Massachusetts line New York soil 4 May 1819
I William Love of Cazenovia aged eighty five years, do upon oath, testify and declare that about or in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six I enlisted or entered the service as a soldier for the term of "during the war" in the Seventh regiment, of Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Alden and afterwards served in the same regiment under the command of Colonel John Brooks and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the 7th Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massachusetts line. And the year after the close of the war I lost my coat overboard on Lake George with my Discharge in my Pocket so that I cannot now produce it to corroborate the above statement.
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever. Therefore
Know all men by these presents. That I William Love aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Sill of Burlington in the County of Otsego & State of New York to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized to and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed. In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my mark and seal the fourth day of September A.D. 1829.
William Love Mark
I Isaac Phinney aged sixty two years, do upon oath declare that I have long been acquainted with William Love who has signed the subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and will know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I know or do believe that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Isaac Phinney
State of New York County of Onondaga. Before me Asa King Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared the above named William Love subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney therein subscribed to be his free act and deed; and likewise personally appeared Isaac Phinney who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the dep-positions by them respectively subscribed, this fourth day of September 1829.
Asa King Justice of the Peace

William Love
N o 1550

Know all men by these presents that I William Love of Carcasson in the County of Madison and State of New York late a Soldier of the army of the revolution for and in consideration of the sum of thirty Dollars to me in hand paid by Henry Sill of Burlington in the County of Otsego and State of New York I do hereby grant bargain sell assign and set over to the said Henry Sill and to his heirs and assigns forever all my right title interest claim demand and property of in and to a certain Bounty of Land promised to me by and owing from the United States for services rendered to the United States during the revolutionary war And I hereby authorize said Henry Sill to pursue all lawful means in my name or otherwise to obtain said Land And I further agree to execute all necessary writings or deeds and bind my heirs Executors & Administrators to do the same that may be necessary for said Henry Sill in order for him to perfect his title to said Lands without any further reward And it is the meaning and intention of these presents for me to invest in said Henry Sill & his heirs and assigns all of my said right or claim to Bounty Land as fully and as perfectly as I possibly can do -
Given under my hand and seal this fourteenth day of September 1829 his William X Love Mark In presence of Isaac H. Hildreth Isaac Hildreth State of New York } Onondaga County } ss
Be it known that on this fourteenth day of September 1829 before me Asa Sims a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared William Love the subscriber to the foregoing writing or agreement and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned
Asa Sims / R

William Love
No 1550
Onondaga County } I Reuben S. Haff Clerk of the County Clerks Office } of Onondaga County do certify that Asa Kins before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgments were made was at the time a Justice of the peace in said County duly appointed and qualified as such and that I am well ac- quainted with his handwriting and verily believe the preceed- ing signature "Asa Kins" to be in his own proper handwriting In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County of Onon- daga this 7th day of September 1829 R. S. Haff Clerk

Aug 13
Yrs My Love My Will
Edwards, Esq. m.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Cazenovia Aug 5 th 1838
Dear Sir I send you enclosed the application of Lydia Love, will the Department be so good as to forward the opinion which they may think proper to make thereon, or any communication on the subject. They They may think proper to make to the Subscriber at Cazenovia. Very respectfully your Obt. Servant
Barak Buckwith
Hon J. L. Edwards Washington

42 877
Rev INVALID.
File No. 42 877
William Love
Pa. O. O. 1877
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]