Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43004, for William Moony, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
★ Moony William
S. 43004
CONTENTS

13,681
New York
William Moony 4
of Bedford in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dubois of the New York line, for the term of 7 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the            of and sent to Aaron Read Esqr Bedford N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 . 88.23 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 . 48.
10 mo 27/30 4/31 $136.23
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Dead — See roll —

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Aaron Read Esq m Bedford N.Y.

State of New York Westchester County ss: On this 4 th day of April 1818 before me Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Westchester Personally appeared William Moony aged sixty years resident in Bedford in the County of Westchester and State of New York 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 s d William Moony enlisted in New Paltz in the State of New York some time in the year 1775 in the Company commanded by Capt. Pierrepont in Col. James Holmes Regiment & went to the Northward for six months that in the year 1776 he again enlisted at that place State of New York in the Company commanded by Capt. Henry Godwin in Col. Lewis Dubois's Regiment in New York line During the War as a private soldier that he faithfully served in his s d Company in the Service of the United States until the end of the War. when he received his discharge from Service in Poughkeepsie State of New York which discharge he entitled and for it gave that he was in the Battle of St. Johns in the Battle at Fort M'Gregory in the Battle at Gineas with the Indians. in the Battle at the taking of Fort Wallen and that he is in need Governmental aid in need of his County for

Support. And for further Evidence of his Service he produces the following Affidavit of Joseph Morgan -
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Northampton.
William his Moony Mark
State of New York Westchester County ss: Joseph Morgan being duly sworn declares that he is acquainted with William Moony that he knows him while in the Continental Army that he was for a number of years in the same Company with this deponent & was a good Soldier & believes that the Declaration set forth by him is true -
Joseph Morgan
Sworn this 4 th day of April 1818 before me Aaron Read. Judge
Westchester County ss: Isaac Simkins being duly sworn declares that he is acquainted with Mr. Moony that he knows him while in the Continental Army & knew him there in actual Service in the New York line
Isaac Simkins
Sworn & Subscribed this 9 th day of April 1818 before me Aaron Read Judge

This is to certify that William Mooney of Captain Van Derburgh's Company served under my command in the Second New York Regiment in the Army of the United States from the time that the fifth Regiment was annexed to the Second and it appears from the Size Roll of Van Derburgh's Company in my possession before he enlisted for the war the 5 th day of May 1777 and served to the end of the war when he was honorably discharged - given under my hand the 27 th day of May 1819 -
G. H. Northcutt
I Alaro Mooney and un Hudson D

I Aaron Read one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Middlesex do certify. That it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Mooney 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 list of bounties -
Bridgewater April 4 th 1818
Aaron Read
I do certify that Aaron Read is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Middlesex
Elijah Root for a Writ
I Aaron Read do certify that I am well acquainted with William Mooney & know him to be poor in property & very poorly in health and very much stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Bridgewater Dec. 9 th 1818 -
Aaron Read

Wittche County: Joseph Morgan being only sworn and says that he was then Ordinal Sergeant in Col. Dubois Rifles & afterward in Col. Col. & Col. Rifles - will bear, that in the 1877, he became acquainted with Mr. Mooney a soldier in the Continental Army. That he knew him during the whole of the War, that at the time this Deposition was arrived to be of the Rifles - Mr. Mooney was with him that he now possesses the Books containing the Roll of Cuts where Mr. Mooney's name is placed - that he knew him to be a faithful soldier from the year 1877 during the whole War
Joseph Morgan
Sworn and subscribed this 9 th day of Febry 1819 before me Aaron Read Judge of the Court of common pleas in & for the County of Wittche -
William Mooney Applicant
There is no evidence that he only will be given in this case.
This claim is rejected with all interest thereon not being from the same

43 004
Rey INVALID.
File No. 43,004 William Moony Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 836
[Arrangement of 1870.]