Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1621, for Jared Knapp, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Knapp, Jared Katharine
No. 1621
CONTENTS

see letter to Samuel H. Parsons, Esq. Middle- town, Connecticut October 15. 1823. —
Formal cert. sent 12 Nov. 1823 to S. H.
From Connecticut.
to New York Gared Knapp, Sergeant
In the army of the Revolution
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut $2.50 increased to further at $5 increased to $8 per mo. by Law of 24 th April 1876. —
Formal certificate of pension issued 12 th November, 1823, and sent to Samuel H. Parsons, Esq., Middle- town, Connecticut.

A. L. Syn de Ap l 18 1839
94. New York Albany Catharine Knapp widow of Jared Knapp who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Sergeant K t Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1848.
22 October Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March 1849 and sent to
Wm H. Putnam Died Dec 13, 1848 M. C.
not July 29, 1848
and on Roll of Pensioners under act 4. 1848, Page 165 Vol. 1
to Book D
Examined P. E. Hasler 24 th August 1882

May 10, 1906 aw Skj H

Knapp, Jared
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 89.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regt: Col. Bradley's
Disability: Disabled by the explosion of gunpowder while in the service of the United States, by which means he is in a great measure unable to get a livelihood.
When disabled: November, 1777.
Residence: Litchfield.
To what pension entitled: One-half.
Remarks: Enlisted March 5, 1777, and continued to the end of the war.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court complete.

Declaration of Jared Knapp, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
John of Col. Brantley Ent. 5 March 1777 War
1777
John of Col. Brantley Ent. 5 March 1777 War
George W. Lay
Hon. G. W. Lay Caleb P. Bailey, Agent, Perry, Genesee N. York

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the said above named applicant, Jared Knapp, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states!
A. G. Allen Circuit Judge.
Isaac Wilson Clerk of Court. James Laggart Jr. Ass't
I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Genesee do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jared Knapp for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 25th day of March 1834.
T. Fitch Clerk

Declaration of Jared Knapp, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of June 1, 1832.
State of New York, Genesee County, ss.
In this 25 th day of March 1834 personally appeared before the Circuit Court of the County of Genesee, aforesaid, now sitting at Batavia in said county, and being a Court of record, and having a seal, Jared Knapp, a resident of the town of Warsaw in the county and state aforesaid, aged eighty-one 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 1, 1832.
1. That on the 9th day of May, 1775, he enlisted in the army of the United States, at Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, where he then resided, with Captain Parzelia Bbee, and served in a regiment of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Major John Welch, and of which he believes Gould S. Siliman was Colonel; that immediately after his enlistment he marched to Ticonderoga, where he remained in service eight months, being the term of his enlistment, when he received a written discharge, which has since been lost, and returned home to Litchfield aforesaid.
2. In the month of April, 1776, to the best of his recollection, he enlisted at Litchfield, aforesaid, into a company under the command of Captain Hand and Lieutenant Brace, in

colonel Gould S. Silliman's Regiment of Connecticut State Troops, for eight months; marched directly to New York; crossed over to Brooklyn, where he was employed in the construction of a fort; was in the battle of Flatbush, on Long Island, under General Sullivan; retreated to New York; was wounded by a cannon ball, a little above New York; was at the battle at Harlem Heights; marched to White Plains, where he arrived soon after the battle at that place; - While at White Plains, he received the appointment of sergeant; marched to Bedford, where he received a written discharge, at the expiration of the term of his enlistment, (which discharge has since been lost,) and returned home to Litchfield aforesaid.
3. In December, 1776, he volunteered at Litchfield aforesaid, into a company of Volunteers, commanded by Captain Gooden, and marched to Rye, in the State of New York, where he enlisted as a sergeant, to serve during the war, in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Allen Wright, Lieutenant James Morris, & Ensign William Henshaw, in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, Lieut. Col. Johnson, and Major Matthew Mead; in the Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Jedidiah Huntington, of the Connecticut line of the continental army. He enlisted as aforesaid, to the best of his rec-

ollection in the month of January, 1777; - immediately after enlisting, he returned home, by permission, to prepare for the ensuing campaign; and joined the regiment the ensuing April, at Ridgefield, Connecticut. Marched direct to Peekskill; thence through New Jersey to Pennsylvania; was engaged in the battle of Germantown; was wounded by an explosion of cartridges near Philadelphia; and passed the ensuing winter at Valley Forge; - left there in June 1778, and marched direct to Monmouth, and was engaged in the battle at that place from its commencement to its conclusion; he does not recollect particularly the movements of the residue of the campaign of 1778; - passed the ensuing winter, to the best of his recollection, in the Highlands, on the North River; In July, 1779, he marched towards Newalk, Connecticut, when nearly there, was ordered back, by a forced march, with the intention of attacking Verplank's Point simultaneously with the attack of Gen. Wayne upon Stony Point; continued in the vicinity of Verplank's Point the residue of the summer; marched to Morristown late in the fall, and remained there the ensuing winter. In June 1780, he was at Springfield, New Jersey, and saw the burning of Connecticut Farms, but Gen. Huntington's Brigade took no part in the skirmish on that occasion; Passed the ensuing winter at Springfield, New Jersey, to the best of his recollection; where he had command of the company to which he belonged about three months, during the absence of the other officers. —

The summer of 1781, was passed, as he thinks, in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, as a flying camp; and the ensuing winter at Reading, Connecticut. In the spring of 1782, he marched to the North River, where he spent the ensuing summer; when by a consolidation of regiments he was placed in the regiment commanded by Col. Heman Swift, and passed the winter following in the Highlands; - On the 8th day of June, 1783, he received an honorable written discharge, and left the service in which he had been engaged for the last six years as an orderly sergeant; during which time he had had command of the company for two periods of about three months each, in the absence of his superior officers.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, and the pension that he now receives as an invalid pensioner; and he declares that his name, is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, except on the roll of the Connecticut agency, (now transferred to the New-York agency) as an invalid pensioner as aforesaid.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Jared Knapp. Before me in open court T. Pitkin Clerk

No
Catharine Knapp widow of Jared M
Oct 29 July 1848
Married 1795
Husband died 22 Oct 1848
Ad 2 years
Eq. $120 per annum p 22 Oct 1848
Hon H. Putnam cl. c

State of New York Wyoming County ss
On this 8 th day of January 1849, personally appeared before the Surrogate's Court of said County Catharine Knapp a resident of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming & State aforesaid aged 73 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 on the 29 th day of July 1848. That she is widow of Jared Knapp who was a Sergeant in Col. Heman Smith's regiment in the American Revolutionary Army and at the time of his death a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of One hundred and twenty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Jared Knapp at Derby in the State of Connecticut by Rev. Abner Smith according to her best recollection on the 9 th day of June in the Year 1795 or 1796. That after her marriage she removed to Litchfield the place of her husband's residence at the date of said marriage. That her husband the said Jared Knapp died at Warsaw in said County of Wyoming on the 22 d day of October in the Year 1848. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January 1800 viz at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & and year above written before me } Catharine Knapp W. Biles Smith Wyoming County Judge Acting as Surrogate

I Saml. T. Bales Town Clerk of the town of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut hereby certify that by virtue of my office I have custody of the records of said town and that I have searched the records of marriages in my custody as such Clerk for proof of the marriage of Jared Knapp and Catharine Baldwin and that I find upon said records an entry in the words & figures following, to wit, "Jared Knapp and Catharine Baldwin were married June 9 th A.D. 1795 by Rev. Mr. Smith". The above is an exact copy of the record of the said marriage which is made in plain legible letters and figures.
I also find upon the records of births now in my custody as such Clerk records of the births of nine children of the said Jared & Catharine Knapp the first of whom was born April 5 th , 1796 and the second
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Frederick L. Beaman Assistant Clerk of the COUNTY COURT of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George C. Stratton of Litchfield in said County is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of DEEDS. And that his commission was dated on the 26 th day of June A. D., 1848 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D., 1849 & that the signature to the accompanying instrument purporting to be his, is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 13 th day of February A. D., 1849.
Frederick L. Beaman Assistant Clerk

I Saml. T. Bales Town clerk of the town of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut hereby certify that by virtue of my office I have custody of the records of said town and that I have searched the records of marriages in my custody as such clerk for proof of the marriage of Jared Knapp and Catharine Baldwin and that I find upon said records an entry in the words & figures following, to wit, "Jared Knapp and Caty Baldwin were married June 9 th AD 1795 by Rev Mr. Smith". The above is an exact copy of the record of the said marriage which is made in plain legible letters and figures.
I also find upon the records of births now in my custody as such clerk records of the births of nine children of the said Jared & Catharine Knapp the first of whom was born April 5 th 1796 and the second February 23 d 1798 as appears from said records dated the 13 th day of February 1849 Saml. T. Bales Town clerk of the Town of Litchfield.
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss
Before the subscribers a justice of the peace in & for said County, personally came Samuel T. Bales Esq. to me well known as being the clerk of the said town of Litchfield and made oath in due form of law that the above Certificate by him subscribed is just and true
Dated at Litchfield this 13 th day of February 1849
Rev. Meredeth Justice of Peace

Copied E. E. Luke's list 11/20/32 November 26, 1938.
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BA-J/ady Jared Knapp W.1621
Mr. Dickson Q. Brown 342 Madison Avenue New York City
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Jared Knapp, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.1621, based upon the military service of Jared Knapp in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Jared Knapp are not shown.
Jared Knapp while residing in Litchfield, Connecticut, enlisted May 9, 1775, served as private in Captain Bezaleel Beebe's Connecticut Company, was stationed at Ticonderoga and served eight months: he enlisted in April, 1776, served as a private and sergeant in Captain Hurd's Company, Colonel Gold S. Silliman's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battle of Flatbush, in the retreat from New York, and battle of Harlem Heights; was wounded by a cannon ball at a place a little above New York, nature of wound not stated: he enlisted in January, 1777, served as sergeant in Captain Joseph Allyn Wright's Company, Colonel Philip Burr Bradley's Connecticut Regiment, was at the battle of Germantown and was wounded near Philadelphia by the explosion of cartridges, nature of wound not shown; was at Valley Forge which he left in June, 1778, was at the battle of Monmouth: by a consolidation of regiments, he was later in Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, and was honorably discharged June 8, 1783, at which time he was an orderly sergeant, and had been in command of his company for two tours of three months each, in the absence of his superior officers.

He was allowed pension from September 4, 1793, on account of disability resulting from the above named wounds.
In 1800, he was residing in Litchfield, Connecticut; in 1826, he had moved to Bethany, New York; in 1834, he was living at Warsaw, New York, and was then aged eighty-one years.
He died October 22, 1848, at Warsaw, New York.
The soldier married June 9, 1796, at Derby, Connecticut (as stated by soldier's widow), Catharine or Caty Baldwin. Their marriage was recorded on the town records of Litchfield, Connecticut. He was then of Litchfield, and after their marriage they resided in said Litchfield.
Soldier's widow, Catharine, was allowed pension on her application executed January 8, 1849, at which time she was aged seventy-three years and resided in Warsaw, New York.
She died December 13, 1854, place not stated.
The births of nine children of Jared and Catharine Knapp were recorded on the records of the town of Litchfield, Connecticut: the oldest was born April 5, 1796; the second, February 23, 1798; a son was living in Bethany, New York, in 1826. No names of children are stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. Knapp
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1621
Catharine Knapp
Widow
James Knapp
Sgt. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: Vol. A , Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 13/97 - Mrs. Eva Knapp Manson, Warsaw, N.Y.
See Instr. 13673.
1913 June 27. Dist. to Mrs. Eva K. Manson. Letter in O.F. 13673. Isaac Knapp. P.L.M.
1918, Sept. 12. Dist. to James F. Knapp.
1932 Jan 20. Dist. to Mr. T. R. Hunsbergerford - E.G.
1938 Nov. 26. Dist. to Dickson Z. Brown. Copied E. G. Lusk.

Jared Knapp
N.Y. roll act
May 15. 1828.
Let to Hon. J. Miller And y
apl 28 1841. do to J. J. Pettit
apl 29. 1841.

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Found multi-tubed Dec. 21, 1910. 24 F.M.
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to B. Bradley Esquire
Whereas a Regiment of Foot raised by the Thirteen united Colonies to His Sacred Majesty hath been presented unto me given by the Delegates from the said Colonies do by these Presents, by the Consent and by the special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty and ability do hereby constitute and appoint you the said Sared Company commanded by Joseph before carefully and diligently to discharge the said Company in the Service as their Serjeant; and you are to observe all from Time to Time receive from me or the military Rules and Discipline, pursuant to which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. Given at Ridgefield March -
Philip B. Bradley Colonel

By Virtue of the power and Authority to me given in and by By these presents reposing special trust and confidence in Jared Knap to be the first sergeant in the Co You are therefore Carefully and Diligently to Discharge Company in the Service Aforesaid Commanding them Observe such orders and Instructions as you shall Superiors officers according to Military rules and Which this shall be your sufficient Warrant

charge of all the Duties of it; which you are faithfully and deli- sufficient Warrant.
Hand and Seal in the Camp at Philips Manor omine 1776.
Yr. affec. Silliman,
Deer

Found Mitchell Dec. 24 1910.
J.H.
J.W.
Knapp, Jared Conn. W 16/21

Warranted to be a true copy of the original now on file in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. I believe that the above is the same which I signed Edith S. 13th 1819 H. H. Pease

DICKSON Q. BROWN 342 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK CITY
Oct 19-1938
Veterans Bureau Washington D.C. Gentlemen -
Will you please send me Revolutionary Soldier Pension Record of Jared Knapp (or Knapp) who was living in Warsaw Genesee Co New York age 88 in 1840. I believe he was born in Connecticut in 1751 or 1752 perhaps Greenwich or Stamford.
Thanking you I am
yours truly
Dickson Q Brown

CHARLES H. MC BRIDE, PRES G. W. KOOYERS, VICE PRES OTTO P. KRAMER, TREAS. MARTHA PRAKKEN, SEC'Y AND MGR
ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE EXAMINATION OF TITLES GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
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OFFICES:
HOLLAND, MICH., COR. RIVER AND EIGHTH STS // GRAND HAVEN, MICH., P. O. BOX 234 // BOTH PHONES
621 Lawndale Court, HOLLAND, MICH., Dec. 14, 1931
Director of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please advise me if there is a record of one surnamed Knapp having acted as a member of Washington's staff during the Revolutionary War.
I would also like to know if one Jared Knapp has any military record during the Revolutionary War. It is my understanding that the Knapps were residents of either Connecticut or New York colonies.
I thank you in advance for your help.
Yours truly,
V. R. Hungerford V. R. HUNGERFORD
621 Lawndale Court, Holland, Michigan.

H. J. MELLUM PRESIDENT
ALFRED TERRELL 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
G. B. KNEPPER 2ND VICE PRESIDENT
H. G. MADDOCK SECRETARY
SIMON GOTTLIEB TREASURER
Boy Scouts of America
KENOSHA COUNCIL
JAMES F. KNAPP SCOUT EXECUTIVE
A. CELANDER C. H. FREDERICK JAMES GORMAN HORACE G. JOHNSON H. L. WRIGHT, M. D. G. N. TREMPER JOSEPH FUNCK H. E. BARDEN JOHN CHESTER CHARLES GUNDLACH
G. F. ADAMS W. W. VINCENT ARTHUR QUIGLEY W. T. MARLATT DAN O. HEAD C. E. RANDALL CONRAD SHEARER FRANK L. WELLS M. B. KETCHAM
Court of Honor DR. H. L. WRIGHT ARTHUR QUIGLEY C. E. RANDALL
KENOSHA, WIS., Sep 9/18
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Would you be kind enough to inform me if you have any record of the Revolutionary Career of the following men.?
1. Jared Knapp, Sgt 5th Reg Conn Line, 1777 to 1783, Home Litchfield Conn. I can find no trace of him after that date except that he moved to New York and as there is no mention made of him in the Census of 1790 I surmise that he died sometime between 1785 and 1790.
2. Mason Pilcher, of Virginia, -
3. Reuben Stivers of New Jersey -
4. James Townsend of New York -
The first named is my paternal Grand Great Grandfather, the third my maternal Great Grandfather, and I am interested in knowing their records. The other two named are also connections in direct line.
Thanking you for any information you may be able to supply I am
Sincerely yours,
James F Knapp Scout Executive Kenosha Wis

January 30, 1932
BA-J/EHL
Mr. V.R. Hungerford 321 Lawndale Court Holland, Michigan
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Jared Knapp, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.1621, based upon the military service of Jared Knapp in that war.
Jared Knapp, while residing in Litchfield, Connecticut, enlisted May 9, 1775, served as private in Captain Bezaleel Beebe's Connecticut Company, was stationed at Ticonderoga and served eight months: he enlisted in April, 1776, served as a private and sergeant in Captain Hurd's Company, Colonel Gold S. Silliman's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battle of Flatbush, in the retreat from New York, and battle of Harlem Heights; was wounded by a cannon ball at a place a little above New York, nature of wound not stated: he enlisted in January, 1777, served as sergeant in Captain Joseph Allyn Wright's Company, Colonel Philip Burr Bradley's Connecticut Regiment, was at the battle of Germantown and was wounded near Philadelphia by the explosion of cartridges, nature of wound not shown; was at Valley Forge which he left in June, 1778, was at the battle of Monmouth: by a consolidation of regiments, he was later in Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, and was honorably discharged June 8, 1783, at which time he was an orderly sergeant, and had been in command of his company for two tours of three months each, in the absence of his superior officers.
He was allowed pension from September 4, 1793, on account of disability resulting from the above named wounds.
In 1800, he was residing in Litchfield, Connecticut; in 1826, he had moved to Bethany, New York; in 1834, he was living at Warsaw, New York, and was then aged eighty-one years.
He said he went into the service at 17, in 1775, and was discharged in 1783. He was wounded at the battle of Monmouth.
He was wounded at the battle of Monmouth, and was discharged in 1783. He was allowed a pension from 1793. He was living in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1800, and in Warsaw, New York, in 1834. He was aged 81 in 1834. See page 40 of the pension application.

He died October 22, 1848, at Warsaw, New York.
The soldier married June 9, 1795, at Derby, Connecticut (as stated by soldier's widow), Catharine or Caty Baldwin. Their marriage was recorded on the town records of Litchfield, Connecticut. He was then of Litchfield, and after their marriage they resided in said Litchfield.
Soldier's widow, Catharine, was allowed pension on her application executed January 8, 1849, at which time she was aged seventy-three years and resided in Warsaw, New York.
She died December 13, 1854.
The births of nine children of Jared and Catharine Knapp were recorded on the records of the town of Litchfield, Connecticut: the oldest was born April 5, 1796; the second, February 23, 1798; a son was living in Bethany, New York, in 1826. No names of children are stated.
In order to identify the particular record of any other soldier with surname Knapp, in which you might be interested, should it be on file, the full name of the soldier is essential with as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. Upon receipt of this information, a further search of the records will be made in your behalf.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Mr. James Knapp Scout Executive Kaukauna, Wisconsin
June 27, 1913.
Mrs. Eva Knapp Hanson,
Warsaw, Wyoming Co.,
New York.
Madam:-
In reply to your letter dated the 24" and received the 25" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim W. F No. 1.321. Rev. War, it appears that Jared Knapp was born in 1753, and while a resident of Litchfield, Connecticut, enlisted May 9, 1775, as a Private in Captain Bezael Beebe's company, Colonel Gold S. Silliman's regiment, Connecticut troops, was stationed at Ticonderoga and served eight months.
In April, 1776, he enlisted in Captain Lord's company, Colonel Gold S. Silliman's regiment, was in the battle of Flatbush, retreated to New York and was wounded by a cannon ball. He was also in the battle of Harlem Heights; served eight months.
In December, 1776, he volunteered in Captain Gooden's company, marched to Rye, New York, and there enlisted in January, 1777, as Sergeant, in Captain Joseph Allyn Wright's company, Col. Philip Burr Bradley's regiment, was in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth, and was wounded in November, 1777, by an explosion of cartridges near Philadelphia, for which he was pensioned. In

1782, he was transferred to Colonel Heman Swift's regiment and served until June 8, 1783.
He married at Derby, Connecticut, June 9, 1795, Catharine or Caty Baldwin, and died at Warsaw, New York, October 22, 1848. She was allowed pension on an application executed January 8, 1849, while a resident of Warsaw, New York, aged seventy-three years. There were nine children but no names are stated, nor is there any further family data on file.
Very respectfully,
J. M. Selby Commissioner.

Jared Knapp's Power of Attorney.
over 1828
aw Mid Pile # 1621

No of orig Page 1164
State of New York } Genesee County, ss.
Be it known, that before me, Mason G. Smith, a commissioner of Deeds, in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Jared Knapp, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original certificate, in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:—
" Revolutionary Claims. (No. 1116)
Under the act entitled, "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, approved 15 May, 1828;
I certify that Jared Knapp, of _____ in the County of Genesee in the State of New York, is entitled to receive pay under the above mentioned act, as a surviving Sergeant of Infantry, in the Connecticut Line of the Army of the Revolution, at the rate of Ten Dollars a month, payable during his natural life on the third day of March, and third day of September in each year.
It is provided, by law, that the said pay, "shall not in any way be transferable, or liable to attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever."
Given under my hand and the seal of the Treasury of the United States, this twelfth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and of Independence the fifty-eighth,
R. B. Taney, Secretary of the Treasury.

That he now resides in Warsaw, in the county of Genesee aforesaid, and has resided there for the space of eight years last past, and that previous thereto he resided in the town of Litchfield, in the state of Connecticut.
Sworn & Subscribed before me, this 8th day of May, 1834. Jared P. Knapp Mason G. Smith, Commissioner of Deeds.
Know all men by these presents, that I, Jared Knapp, of Warsaw, Genesee County, a Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Lay, Esquire, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Treasurer of the United States, my pay from the third day of March, 1826, to the third day of March, 1834.
Witness my hand and seal, this eighth day of May, 1834.
Sealed & Delivered } Jared P. Knapp In presence of. } Mason G.i>Mason G. Smith, Geo E. Wells
State of New York, } Genesee County, } ss. Be it known that on the eighth day of May, 1834, before the Subscriber, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County, personally

appeared Jared Knapp, before named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney, to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Mason G. Smith, Commissioner of Deeds.
State of New York County of Genesee ss
I do hereby certify, that Mason G. Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing instrument in writing purports to have been acknowledged, was at the time of taking of such acknowledgment a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the said county, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner, and verily believe the signature to the certificate of acknowledgment, is the genuine signature of said Commissioner —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed my official seal, at Batavia this ninth day of May A.D. 1834 — Benjamin Pringle Deputy Clerk

County of Middlesex ss. Middletown
On this 8 th day of October A.D. 1823; before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public, duly appointed and sworn, residing in said Middletown; personally appeared Jared Knapp of Richfield in the County of Rich- -field and State of Connecticut, who on his Oath, declares, that he is the same person, who formerly belonged to the Company com- -manded by Captain Joseph Allen Wright, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phillip Burr Bradley, in the Service of the United States; That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Connecticut, but has never received a formal Certificate, and now wishes to obtain one.
Sworn and subscribed to } Jared Knapp - before me, the day and year } aforesaid. Witness my signature and seal of Office. Jon a Barnes Jr. Notary Public.

Captain Joseph Allen Wright Colonel Philip Burr Bradley -

State of Connecticut County of Litchfield ss Litchfield October 11 th 1823.
The undersigned David Litchfield came before you and the Justices for said County made oath that he is the same David Knapp whom the Congress of the United States at the first Session of the fourth Congress placed on the pension list as an Invalid of the United States, that the evidence in support of his claim was taken by John Allen & Jobson Revere Esquires Commissioners for the County of Litchfield appointed by the Judge of the District of Connecticut in pursuance of an Act of Congress passed at the Second Session of the Second Congress entitled An Act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions. That he served as a Sergeant in Col. Bradley's Regiment at White Plains at the time he was disabled that he now resides in the County of Litchfield. That he served in said County from the beginning of the Revolutionary War to the present time. That his said disability still continues.
Certified by Seth D. Root Justice of peace.

Middletown October 8 th 1823
Sir
I have the honor of presenting to the War Department, the enclosed application for a Pension Certificate in favour of Sarah Knapp, an Invalid Pensioner of the United States.
Be pleased Sir, to direct a reply to me at this place.
With the highest respect
I am Sir,
Your obedt Servt
James A. Parsons
J. R. Edwards Esquire Washington City

Middletown November 7 th 1823
Sir,
In compliance with the instructions contained in your letter of the 10 th ulto. I have obtained from Mr. Samuel Knapp, the only Original document in his possession, bearing testimony that he is the same person, to whom the pension was originally granted. The certificate given - which mutilated I have no doubt of the genuineness of. I have frequently seen him in this town, in receiving his semi-annual stipend.
I am very respectfully Your obedt servt.
Am H Parsons
W. Edwards Esq. Washington

Appleton, Wis. Jared Knapp

Application for a Transfer.
State of Connecticut } B: Hartford County of Hartford } September 23 d 1825
On this 23 rd day of September A. D. 1825; before me, the Subscriber, a Notary Public, duly appointed & sworn, residing in said City of Hartford, personally appeared Jared Knapp, who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Joseph Allen Wright in the regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Bicknell Bradley in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he is about to remove to Bethany, in the State of New York, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Sworn & subscribed to, before me, the day & year aforesaid. Jared Knapp.
Witness my hand & Seal
Samuel H. Parsons
Notary Public.

I, Thomas Day, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the seal thereof, do hereby certify, That Samuel H. Parsons Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is, and for more than one year last past has been, a Notary Public within and for the county of Hartford, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified; that his said signature is his genuine hand-writing, and the seal affixed to said certificate, is his genuine seal of office; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said State, at the city of Hartford, this thirty-first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
Thomas Day

State of Connecticut } B. Hartford Jan'y 25. 1826 County of Hartford
On this 25 th day of January 1826, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hartford, personally appeared Samuel H. Parsons and made oath that he is well acquainted with Jared Knapp formerly of which lived in the State aforesaid, now removed to the State of New York, and well knows him to be the same person described in the foregoing affidavit, and a pensioner of the United States now on the rolls of the Connecticut Agency; and I further certify that the deponent is a person of veracity.
Isaac Tousey Justice of Peace
Thomas Day Secretary of the State of Connecticut and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Isaac Tousey Esq. who has subscribed the a- bove certificate in his proper hand writing to me well known, is, and for more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed commission- ed and qualified; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State at the City of Hartford the twenty-seventh day of Janu- ary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. — Thomas Day

Warsaw N.Y.
April 10. 1854
Hon L. P. Waldo
Jared Knapp received a pension as an Invalid of the Revolutionary army of $96. per annum also one of $120. as a Sergeant. He died & his Widow has been pensioned under act of 29 July 1848 at rate of $120. per annum. Is she entitled under that act to the Invalid pen- sion. Your early answer Will oblige
Respectfully Yours A. L. Lynde

Watford January 26 th 1826. J. L. Edwards Esquire
Sir, The application of Jared Knapp for a transfer of his name from the Roll of the Connecticut agency, to that of New York, is again forwarded to the War Department with some amendments, having made oath, myself, as to his identity, and my personal knowledge of his being the same person described in the affidavit signed by him. In the application the pensioner states that he is "about to remove to Rotheringham in the State of New York" because he had not fully determined at that time, on a permanent residence, but having received an urgent invitation from his son, residing in that State, to visit him, is pleased to make his a permanent

u.p. Feb. 4. 1826.
Spencer
Mass
564
Edwards Esquire Pension Office War Department Washington
Joseph [?] [?] [?]

residence, he concluded to make the exertion immediately. Swis had an affidavit drawn at that time to be forwarded to the War Department if his expectations should be realized, - I have since received a letter from him stating his determination of remaining with his son at Bethany in the State of New York & requesting his applica- -tion to be immediately forwarded to the War Department - at the time the application or affidavit was made out it was in form of the forms presented - I hope therefore it will be acceptable at this time, if so it will save much expense & inconvenience to the pensioner.
Oblige Your obedt servant.
Samuel H Parsons

Revolutionary Claims.
Treasury Department,
10 April 1834.
Jared Knapp in the County of Genesee - in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15 th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination at which period he was a Sergeant in captain Col Swifts company in the regiment of the Connecticut line, and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15 th of May, 1778, and further, that he was not on the 15 th of May, 1828, on the Revolutionary pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3 rd of March, 1826, an invalid pension first at the Connecticut & then at the New York agency.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary. Francis A. Dickinson.
Treasury Department.
Third Auditor's Office.
11 th April 1834
It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Jared Knapp in the Connecticut line. It further appears that Jared Knapp is now on the pension list of the New York agency, and has been so since the 4 th of September 1825 at the rate of Eight dollars per month.
John Hagner Aud
# 18922 Due OK

after 1841
Mr
Jared Knapp Myself
Pension Office Washington
D. G.

Perry Genesee Co. N. York St April 19. 1841
Sir
In the year 1834 Jerad Knapp of the town of Warsaw in the County & State aforesaid a Revolutionary Soldier drew his first pension which first draft was about $949.00 - The draft was on the Manhattan Bank of the city of New York - It came into the hands of Calvin P. Bailey & from him passed to the firm of Wakeman & Vail - A suit is now pending in the Supreme court of this State between said Bailey & Wakeman & Vail growing out of that draft - it is to be tried early next month - It becomes important that the draft should be found - I suppose it was duly paid by the Manhattan Bank & when the Bank settled with the Pension department, it passed into the office of the department - Mr. Bailey paid Knapp for the draft but Wakeman & Vail have refused to pay him for it - Please make search for the same & send a copy of the draft & the whole of the endorsement - & forward to me at this place - also send such copy to Henry E. Davis Esq. Counsellor at Law New York City as the cause is noticed for trial in N.Y. City & Mr. Davis is counsel in the cause at that place - Your fees will be remitted to order
Yours &c
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
James J. Pettit
P.S.
Mr. Bailey has written to Luther C. Peck Esq. Mem. Congress in the subject, at Washington, who will pay you for any trouble in this business.

Referred to the Manager who will please communicate any information he can give to Mr Edwards
Yrs
Apr. 27. 1841
Respectfully referred to the Registrar of the Land Office Dumfries Office April 28. 1841

Pension Office, April 27. 1841.
Sir,
I herewith enclose a letter from James J. Pettit, Esq., relative to a draft alleged to have been issued in payment of the pension of Jared Knapp, of the State of New-York, under the Act of May 15. 1828. Be pleased to inform me whether the draft alluded to is on file in your Office, and if copied, can be furnished?
On referring to the papers in this case on our files, I discover that a settlement was made on the 16 th of April 1834, and the sum of $960 found to be due on account of his pay under the Act of 1828, from the 3 d of March 1826 to the 2 d of March 1834.
I am, very respectfully, Your O bt . Servant, J. L. Edwards
Jesse Miller, Esq., First Auditor.
a Certified transcript transmitted to Mr. Pettit - 28 April 1841 JLE

Postmaster's Office
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions
Apr 27 1841
recp: draft Janet Knapp Nov 1828

Treasury Department Pension Office Apr. 27. 1841
Sir
In answer to your letter of this date relating to a draft alleged to have been issued in payment of a Pension due Jared Knapp. I have to inform you that this office does not afford the evidence necessary to answer the inquiry. but supposing that the information may be had in the Regis Treasurer's office I have referred your letter & its enclosure to that office
I am very respectfully your obedt servt
J. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions
J. Miller

I Almond C Barrell do on my oath depose & say that I was personally acquainted with Jared Knapp late of Warsaw deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & died at Warsaw in the County of Wyoming State of New York on or about the 22 d day of October in the year 1848. That I attended his funeral and preached his funeral Sermon on the 24 th day of October 1848 as appears from my memorandum of said event
A. C. Barrell
State of New York Wyoming County ss, Before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County personally came on the 24 th day of February 1849. Almond C Barrell well known to me to be the pastor of the Baptist Church in Warsaw in said County & entitled to credit & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
State of New York, WYOMING COUNTY.
} ss.
I, Abel Webster, Clerk of Wyoming County, do hereby certify, that D. N. Smith before whom the annexed Instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. And that said Instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at Warsaw, in said county, this 26 day of Feb 1849
A. C. Barrell CLERK.

I Almond C Barrell do on my oath depose & say that I was personally acquainted with Jared Knapp late of Warsaw deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & died at Warsaw in the County of Wyoming State of New York on or about the 22 d day of October in the year 1848. That I attended his funeral and preached his funeral Sermon on the 24 th day of October 1848 as appears from my memorandum of said event
A. C. Barrell
State of New York
Wyoming County ss,
Before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County personally came on the 24 th day of February 1849. Almond C Barrell well known to me to be the pastor of the Baptist Church in Warsaw in said County & entitled to credit & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed S. W. Smith Justice