Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7110, for John Meloy, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Meloy John Maloy or
RR. 7110
Susannah
CONTENTS

April 14 - 1857 Amos Meloy's affidavit
Additions See the Index
Claimant Green County New York

State of New York County of Green } ss. Amos Meloy of the said County Aged seventy one years being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the second child of John Meloy and his wife Susanna & that the attached record is the record kept by him as the true record of his own age that it was written by the wife of this deponent more than thirty years ago & that he has always considered it as being the correct record of his age Subscribed & sworn to this Amos Meloy 25th day of July - 1850 before me Dumelb C. D. D. Justice Peace
I certify that the above named Amos Meloy is a credible person & that he is a man of remarkably strong recollection J. C. D. Justice Peace

January 3 Clarissa Sampkins Died in the year 1829
Amos Meloy Was born in the year 1729
Chloe Meloy Was born in the year 1787
26 Nov in 1829

State of New York, } Greene County Clerk's Office.}
I, Jacob Van Orden, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that Sayreul P. Bidwell whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof within affidavit or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, & before whom the same was taken was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Bidwell and verily believe that his  the signature to the same  certificate or proof of acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 7 th day of August 185 0
J. Van Orden. Clk

State of New York Green County ss. On this 22 nd day of October 1849 personally appeared before me Symeon Newcom County Clerk of Green County
Amos Meloy a resident of Ashland in the County of Green in the State aforesaid aged Seventy 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 July 4 th 1836 and the act explan- atory of said act passed March 3, 1837 That this deponent is a son of the late John Meloy who was a private in the war of the Revolution and who resided at the time of his performing the service in Columbia County in the State of New York that this said John Meloy died on the 15 day of July 1793 leaving a widow viz Susanna Meloy this deponents mother and who died a widow on the 23 d day of August 1838 that this deponents said father and mother were married in before the year 1777 that this deponent was born in 1779 and was the second child of his said father & mother that the said Susanna Meloy died on the 23 d day of August 1838 being his widow at her death and that at her death she left the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving & that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards to wit John Meloy of Tioga Co. N.Y., of Green County N.Y. and Daniel Meloy of Orange County N.Y. this declara- tion and application is made for the purpose of obtaining for the surviving children of the said widow Susanna Meloy the pension due to her at her decease under the act of Congress passed July 4 th

1836
Subscribed and sworn before the court in open court the day and date last above written before
S. Newair Greene County Ind
Amos Maloy
The board certify that the above named Amos Maloy is a respectable person and that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said board that John Maloy died in July 1793 leaving his widow Susanna Maloy who rem- ained his widow till her death and that she died on the 23 day of August 1838 leaving at her death the following named children her surviving being her only children her surviving & that each of them is only twenty one years of age to wit John Maloy of Tioga County New York and Amos Maloy of Green County N.Y. and Daniel Maloy of Orange County New York
S. Newair Greene County Ind
Maloy
Greene County Clerk's Office New York
I Isaac Van Schaick Clerk of the said County of Greene do hereby certify that Symon Newair Esq. whom name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was at the time of subscribing the same a Judge of the County of Greene duly Elected and Qualified as such according to the Laws of this State.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 22 nd day of Oct. 1849.
Isaac Van Schaick Clerk

State of New York } Secretary's Office }
I certify that it appears by the Military Register in this office that on the 5 th day of May 1778 John Maloy Enlisted as a Soldier in the 4 th New York Regiment Captain Pierce's Company for nine months and was discharged February 5 th 1779.
Arch d . Campbell Dep. Sec. of State
Albany May 11. 1846

March 6 th 1857 Claim of Children of the widow Susannah Meloy to Revolutiona- ry Pension
Original Copy to Dept. of H
H. Heath Locke N.Y. Agent
J. B. Hall Johnstown

State of New York Cayuga County ss.
On this 13th day of July 1850 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Anna Bell of the County of Delaware in the State aforesaid aged Eighty four years who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that she was personally acquainted with John Meloy & his wife Susannah before they were married that the said Susannah was a sister of this deponent & that her name before her marriage to the said John Meloy was Susannah Woodin that the said parties were married at the house of Amos Woodin her father in the town of Pawling Dutchess County N.Y. that she well recollects seeing them married as it was the first wedding she ever attended & that she was at that time ten years of age that after the said parties were married the said John Meloy went into the service as a soldier in the war of the Revolution & that he died more than fifty years ago leaving the said Susannah Meloy his widow who remained his widow till her death & that she died about twelve years ago at the County House in the County of Dutchess N.Y. leaving at her death the following named children her surviving who are her only children her surviving & that each of them is over twenty one years of age to wit John Meloy of Tioga Co. N.Y., Amos Meloy of Green Co. N.Y., & Daniel Meloy of Orange Co.

N.Y. Subscribed & sworn to the { Anna Brill day & year first within written before me & I certify that the { above named Anna Brill } is a credible person Harvey Heath Justice Peace
I hereby certify that Harvey Heath is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Cayuga State of New York that he has been such Justice for several years last past that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature to the foregoing Journal & certificate is genuine Feb 25th 1851
H. S.康
Anna Brill

State of New York } Cayuga County } ss. John Woodin of the County of Tompkins being duly sworn says that he is seventy one years of age that he was personally acquainted with John Meloy & his wife Susannah in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County N.Y. from the time he was a child till they died that the said parties had three boys to wit John who was the oldest & Amos the second who was the age of this depon- ent, & Daniel, that the said Susannah Meloy died in the County House in said Dutchess County being at her death the widow of the above mentioned John Meloy & that the said John Meloy had the reputation of having been a soldier in the war of the Revolution that the said sons of the said parties were relatives of this deponent & that he lived near neighbor to them when boys & was very intimate with them & well recollects that the said Amos Meloy was about his age & that John was some two years older
Subscribed & sworn to this } John Woodin
3d day of October 1850 }
before me
Harvey Heath Justice Peace
I certify that the above named John Woodin is a credible person
Harvey Heath Justice

I hereby certify that Harvey Heath is a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Cayuga State of New York that he has been such justice for several years last past that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature to the foregoing General Certificate is genuine
Feb 25th 1851
Robt. Briggs
John Woodin

State of New York Dutchess County ss.
On this 5 th day of December 1850 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the said County Joseph B Hall of said County who being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that he is Keeper of the County House in said County & that on Examining the Record of the Deaths of the inmates of said County House he finds it there entered that Susannah Meloy died on the 23 rd day of August 1838
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5 th day of December 1850
Silas E Haight Justice of the Peace
J B Hall

State of New York, County of Dutchess, ss.
I, Joseph T. Adriance , Clerk of the County of Dutchess, and of the Courts of said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Julas E. Haight Esq
whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit & thereon written was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, duly elected & sworn & 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 Affidavit is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County and Courts, the 8th day of Decr
A. D. 1850
J. T. Adriance Clerk.

No. 709
Susan k Keloy dec d widow of John
N.Y.
Act July 4 th 1830.
Letter to H. Heath June 2 d 1857 " " " Nov 10/57.
7110

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
7810
P. O. Susannah Medley
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18