Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40282, for Aaron Powers, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Powers, Aaron
S. 40282
CONTENTS
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10/22
Pennsylvania
Aaron Powers
of Fayette in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon of the Centreville line, for the term of Three Years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of June 1815
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of May 1819 and delivered Mr. Saml. Smith of Pennsylvania now in Washington Co.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 — 70.66
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 48. —
118.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2. — 16. — 25/30 5.66 48. — 70.66
Continued
Specification sent to John St. Clair Esq r 9 th December 1820. Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

40.282
INVALID.
Pay
en
File No. 40.282
Nathan Powers
Pay No. 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]

40.282 Pay INVALID.
File No. 40.282 Nason Powers Pay No. 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Penn
16 th June 1818
Aaron Powers, Fayette Co Private in Col. Sheldon's Regt.
Three years has had his land — see role
Saml. Smith Union Town Penn.
Accepted
Accepted Rejected.
Application for Pension under the act of Congress of 18 th Mar. 1818 by Aaron Powers War Dept. Pension Office, April 14. 1819 This man returned the claim will therefore be admitted.
enrolled & sec 37 1/2
S. Smith, of Union Town. now in Wash Tn.

Fayette County Pa Pennsylvania
Before me one of the judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Fayette aforesaid personally came Aaron Powers who being duly sworn (which a view to obtain the pension given by the act of Congress of 18th March 1818 to Old revolutionary soldiers) did declare upon oath
That he is & has been a citizen of this county for upwards of three years That he is fifty nine years of age in July next. That he enlisted at Boston in Massachusetts under Lieut. Joshua King attached to the second regiment of Light Dragoons under Col. Blisha Sheldon that he continued to serve in the said regiment from about the year 1780 for the term of three years and two months, that he was finally discharged at Danbury in the State Connecticut on the 12th day of June 1783. That his discharge was signed by Col. Blisha Sheldon  Col. Sheldon  by  by  Phoebe Washington & his  Col. Washington & his That his discharge has since been destroyed by water - That he has had no pension heretofore allowed him by any act of Congress, and that if he had he doth hereby relinquish the same to the United States in consideration of the pension which he may receive by virtue of this application. That from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance of assistance from his country for support Sworn & subscribed before me this day of June 1818 Aaron Powers James Timbley

Fayette County Pennsylvania
I James Finley one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas do certify to the Hon. the Secy of War that it hath appeared to my satisfaction
that the above named Aaron Powers did serve in the Revolutionary war as is stated in his declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months & more in the Continental Establishment, and am fully convinced that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support given under my hand & seal this day of June 1818. James Finley
Fayette County Pa Pennsylvania
I John H. Blair Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Fayette do certify that the within named James Finley before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of so doing and still is junior associate Judge of the said Court and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as well within courts of justice as there- out. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office the Tenth day of June Eighteen hundred and eighteen John H. Blair Prothonotary

Aaron Powers
Layette Co. Pa
No 10122 May 19
John St Allen Union Town Pa
Aaron Powers

Fayette county in the State of Pennsylvania ss. In the 14 th Judicial district On this fourth day of September 1820 personally appeared in Open court (Aaron Powers), being a court of record for said county said Aaron Powers aged sixty one years, resident in the township in the county of Fayette and commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and say that he served in the revolution- ary war as follows. Second regiment light dragoons. Commanded by Colonel Sheldon. Captain Stanton Company Connecticut Line date of the Ori- ginal declaration 1 st of May 1819 that he received by certificate N o . 10122 pension - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident ci- tizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person for me in trust any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. My property is as follows VIZ. two horses one of which is twenty two years old the other fifteen years old - two cows, one plow. Sow and pigs - none thereof have no real estate, rent a small farm - for one of the aforesaid horses I am indebted there is twenty dollars owing to me $5 of which probably cannot be collected, but I owe more than is coming to me. I am by occupation a Shoemaker but unable from age and lameness to pursue it my family then children, two boys and one girl my boys age John Powers is 18 years Benjamin is aged 15 years both shortly to be put out to a trade my daughter Betsey is aged 11 years - have no wife Aaron Powers

I John H Blair Precedentary of the court of common Pleas 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 seventy four dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the seventh day of September A D eight hundred and twenty
John H Blair Precedentary

War Department
Section of bounty lands
May 1 st 1819.
It appears from the Archives of this office, that a man by the name of Aaron Powers of Col d Sheldon's Dragoons has rec d a late Warrant No 1350. dated March 19 th - 1792 for 100 acres due him for his Revolu- tionary service, in the Connecticut line
J. H. Cutting.