Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 20424, for Joseph Perkings, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Perkins, Joseph Perkins or
P 20424
CONTENTS

Rejected
Ex'r. OLD WAR.
File No. 20424
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
Joseph Perkins Pri
Capt Van Klief N.Y. Line
Very War.
Filed at 1-0
other claim.
, 187 .
Clerk.
Application filed: _____ , 18 .
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Not allowed.
Act 1828.

Joseph Perkins's Declaration for Pension Nov. 1832

State of Kentucky
Franklin County Set
Not recorded 207/11/28
On this 30 th day of November 1832 Personally appeared before James Shannon a justice of the peace in & for the County of Franklin County State of Kentucky, Joseph Perkins a resident of the County of Harrison State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed May 15 th 1828.
That in the year 1776 he the said Joseph Perkins enlisted as a regular soldier in the army of the United States during the war of the revolution, for and during the war, under Captain Wernep in the first New York Regiment Commanded by Col Hosey Van Scork , in the Continental line, thereof, that at the time of his enlistment he resided in said State in Dutchess County in the Town of Armonie, that he continued in the service untill 1783, all the time of the war, that during the time of said service he was in the battles of the White Plains the Battle of Trenton and York Town at Lord Cornwallis surrender in 1781, that from said service he was discharged in 1783 by Col Hosey Van Scork that he has lost the same, that he has not living witness by whom he can prove his services except James, who is now on the Roll as He hereby relinquishes all and whatever for a pension except and declares his name

Pension Roll of the United States or any agency of any State
Sworn to this 30 th day of Nov 1832 and subscribed.
Joseph Perkins
State of Kentucky
Franklin County Set
I James Shannon a justice of the Peace in & for Franklin County do hereby Certify that this day came in proper person before me Joseph Perkins who made oath to the foregoing Statements contained in this declaration to the best of knowledge and belief, and did in my presence subscribe his name to the foregoing declaration, I further Certify that said Perkins has the appearance of a man being seventy five years of age, or upwards, and I have no doubt he is, as creditable a man as lives. Given under my hand and seal this 30 th day of November 1832 at Frankfort Kentucky I James Shannon Seal
State of Kentucky
Franklin County Set
I Alexander H Rennick Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with the Hand writing of James Shannon who has signed the proceeding Certificate, and I know the hand writing to be genuine, I further Certify that he is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned as such, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk aforesaid and affixed my Seal of Office at this 30 th day of Nov 1832 A. H. Rennick

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Van Neps. David Capt. 1 st Regt. (Van Schaick's) 21 Nov 1776. Absent without leave & omitted May
1778. —
Joseph Perkins. V Neps. j d 5 June 1778. 9 Mos. Dis d 5 Feb. 1779. Enl d ? for War 31 Mar. 79. Ser d 23 Dec r 1782. Must d ? to End of War. see N.Y. Rolls.