Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 842, William Cannion, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Cannion, William or Canion
N. 842
Martha
CONTENTS

New Jersey 3062
Martha Cannon
widow of William Cannon
who died on the 10. May 1808 of Burlington Co, in the State of N. Jersey who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Tucker of the regt. commanded by Col. Phillips in the N. Jersey line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars ————— Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26. day of Sep. 1839 and sent to John D. Hester, Trenton, N. J.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39 255.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. '40. 15.00
$ 270.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book A, Vol. 2 Page 125

Declaration of Martha Cannon, in order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d Section of the Act of Congress of 4 July 1836.
State of New Jersey
Burlington County ss : — On this Twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty six, before the subscribers, one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County of Burlington, personally appeared Martha Cannon, known to the subscribers to be a resident of said County, who, being first 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 the 4. of July 1836 — That the this deponent was eighty eight years of age on the first day of June A.D. 1836 — that she is the widow of William Cannon, who was a Sergeant in the service of the United States, in the militia of New Jersey, in the war of the revolution — that the said William Cannon was a volunteer — that in the month of September, 1777, the said William Cannon joined the company under Captain William Tucker and Colonel Joseph Phillips and served for six months — that this deponent can only remember with certainty the aforesaid service of six months, and makes her claim accordingly for that period, although this deponent remembers that her husband was frequently called out for short periods afterwards, yet from her great age and loss of memory it is impossible for her to specify particular periods or dates — that this deponent does not remember that the said William Cannon was in any engagement, and that he did not go out of the State of New Jersey — that the said William Cannon resided at the time he entered the service at Trenton, in the County of Hunterdon, & removed from thence to the County of Burlington, where the said William Cannon died, & this deponent has since resided there this deponent knows of no person on whom she can call to prove the service of,

her husband, excepting Sabiz. Ashmow, whose affidavit is hereto annexed - & from her age & infirmities & poverty is unable to search for other proof - And that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, except, that she has been informed that there is a muster roll of Captain Tucker's Company in the office of the Secretary of the State of New Jersey, in which her husband's name is entered as one of the Sergeants of the said Company - And that a certificate of the said Secretary of State is hereto annexed to that effect - And this deponent further declares that she was married to the said William Cannon on the first day of June 1775, by the Reverend D r Spencer, then the settled clergyman in the Presbyterian Congregation at Hinton New Jersey - that no person is now living except who was present at the marriage, except Hannah Thompson, whose affidavit is hereto annexed - and that the said William Cannon died on the tenth day of May 1808, at Lambert New Jersey, and that this deponent has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
Sworn & Subscribed at Lambert, New Jersey, this 24 th Day of September 1836. before me -
Gershon Mott
her Martha X Cannon Mark
I, Gershon Mott, one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify that Martha Cannon, who has made the foregoing declaration, is unable to appear in open Court, to make the aforesaid declaration, by reason of bodily infirmity. Given under my hand, this 4 th Day of October A.D. 1836.
Gershon Mott

State of New Jersey.
Burlington County. D. W. 1.
On this Twenty fourth
Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty six, before the subscriber personally appeared Iabez Ashmore, a resident of the County of Burlington, and a revolutionary pensioner, who is well known to me to be a credible person, who being duly sworn doth on his oath declare, that he was well acquainted with William Cannion, in his lifetime, the husband of Martha Cannion, who has made the foregoing declaration - that the said William Cannion was a sergeant in the company of militia commanded by Captain Blun in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution - that this deponent served in the said company with the said William Cannion, when he was one of the sergeants of the company for six months, partly in the year 1777 & partly in the year 1778 - that the said William Cannion was at first in Captain Tucker's company, and that Blun was taken from that company in which he was lieutenant and made captain of another company which had been commanded by a captain Halse, and that William Cannion also joined that company under Capt Blun & was made sergeant, & they served together for six months as above stated - that they were together in an attack upon a row galley below Lambert in the River Delaware in the fall of the year 1777 and at a skirmish at the drawbridge at Crosswicks, near to Bordentown - And they afterwards marched to Haddonfield in Gloucester County New Jersey - that this deponent having always lived a near neighbor to the said Martha and William Cannion, well remembers the death of the said William Cannion, which took place many years ago, but the precise time this deponent cannot fix as he has no memorandum to fix the time, but that the said Martha Cannion has ever since remained the widow of the said William Cannion -
Sworn & subscribed, at Lambert, this 24 th day of September A.D. 1836.
{ Iabez Ashmore
Gershon Mott Justice of the Peace of the County of Burlington N. J.

State of New Jersey.
Burlington County ss. On this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Burlington, personally appeared Hannah Thompson, well known to me to be a credible person, who being duly sworn doth declare that she is the sister of Martha Cannon the aforesaid declarant, that she that deponent was three years of age during the last summer - that she remembers being present at the time of the marriage of her sister and the said William Cannon - that they were married on the first day of June 1775, before the Reverend Dr Spencer then a clergyman at Newton near where they lived, that besides this deponent, Edward Huddnut and Grace Cannon were present, who are since dead - as is also the said Dr Spencer - that this deponent well remembers that the said William Cannon was in the war of the revolution, but she cannot from the length of time, fix the year or month - that the said William Cannon died on the tenth day of May 1808 - and the said Martha Cannon has ever since remained a widow.
Sworn & subscribed at Lambertville N. Jersey. this 24 th day of September 1836 - before me - Gershon Mott
for Hannah Thompson Mark
State of New Jersey ss:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Gershon Mott Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Deborah Ashmore, Martha Cannon and Hannah Thompson were severally taken, and who hath attested the same was at the time thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county of Burlington in said state, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts. Given under my hand and seal of office at the city of Trenton, in said state, this twenty sixth day of September A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty six - (1836)
James D. Westcott

in reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Cannion a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
W. file 842
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept 14, 1777 6 mos. Sergt. { William Tucker Joseph Clunn Joseph Phillips N.J.   1778* ✓ " Clunn /          
Battles engaged in, ✓ * Monmouth. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Trenton, N.J. Date of application for pension, Sept. 24, 1836. Her claim was alld. Residence at date of application, Burlington Co., N.J. Age at date of application, b. June 1, 1748
Remarks: sol. m. Trenton, N.J. June 1, 1775 Martha he died May 10, 1808, at Tamberton,
n
N.J.

1911 Apr. 1. Hist. to Mrs. Chas. F. Burroughs letter in M. File 841 John Burroughs &
Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No.
842
Martha Cannon,
Widow
William Cannon.
Serg't. Riv. War.
Act:
July 4, 1836.
Index:—Vol.
A
Page
113
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N. Jersey Martha Cannon mt. to J. D. Hester 8. Aug. 1839
Act July 1836

let. to J. D. Weston 21. March '39
✓ New Jersey
Act of July 4. 1836 Martha Cannian
Suspension
In Lett. from Ewing
Sept. 30 '36 Summ Oct 11 '36
do. to Hon. W. Halsted Oct. 13.
1837 let 12 Jan'y 1839
J. Weston
Act 4 July 1836.

State of New Jersey ss
I James D. Westcott Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Horace Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney of Martha Cannon was acknowledged, and the affidavits of John D. Hester & Jabesh Ashmun were taken, and who hath attested the same, was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer in said State, duly appointed commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations: - And I further certify that Charles Burroughs Esquire before whom the affidavit of Joseph Reed was taken, and who hath attested the same, was at the doing thereof Mayor of the City of Trenton in said State, duly appointed commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at the City of Trenton in said State this thirty first day of January Anno Domini, One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. (1839)
James D. Westcott

Joseph Reed of the Township of Trenton County of Mercer and State of New Jersey was personally acquainted with William Cannon the deceased husband of Martha Cannon of the Township of Nottingham and county and state aforesaid during the whole time, of the American revolution, and that he Cannon was a soldier in the army Militia, in Captain Clans Company of Artillery at the battle of Monmouth, and that further, he was at Patapsk; and likewise that the said Cannon was at the Blazing Star
I remember that during the Revolutionary War our families resided in the same house together viz; during the winter of 1776 & 1777 and that Martha Cannon widow of said William Cannon was confined in the Month of March during that winter with her oldest child and I think the name of the nurse in attendance was Phoebe Jones
Sworn and Subscribed at Trenton
this 28 th day of January A. D. 1839.
Before me Chas. Burroughs Mayor of the City of Trenton.
And I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Reed the above named deponent and believe that full credit is to be given to his statements
Chas. Burroughs Witness at the Execution.
John D. Hester
his Joseph Reed Mark

I know to my certain knowledge that William Cannon the deceased husband of Martha Cannon whose declaration has been already filed with the evidence appertaining thereto in the Pension Office at the City of Washington, served nine months in Captain Cluns Company of Artillery filling the Office of Sergeant, and I know that he was at Elizabeth Town in the said Cluns Company in June 1777, and he was afterwards at Haddonfield in said Cluns Company in April 1778, and recollects and recollects perfectly well that I was on guard that night and that said William Cannon was the sergeant of the guard at the same time
And I remember well that the said Cannon was at Monmouth at the battle
And further that I recollect that he Cannon was at a skirmish at the cross bridge in Burlington County five miles below Trenton
And likewise that he was at the low lands below Trenton when the Company was engaged in firing at an enemy's battery which was in pursuit of the stores which lay in the village of Lambertown
Sworn to and subscribed before me Horace Smith one of the justices of the peace in and for the county of Mercer in the State of New Jersey And I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Deborah Atkinson the above named deponent and believe that full credit is to be given to his statements
Horace Smith
Witness present John D. Hester

Know all men by these presents, that I, Martha Cannon of the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey do hereby constitute and appoint John D. Hester of Trenton New Jersey my true and Lawfull attorney, with a power of substitution, for me and in my name to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me under the Act entitled an Act for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers and soldiers of the Revolution Approved July 18 th 1836 or under any other act passed by the Congress of the United States, as a sergeant in a Company of Artillery commanded by Captain Joseph Blau of the New Jersey Militia of the army of the Revolution
Witness my hand and seal this
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Horace Smith Charles Wilson
Martha his Cannon mark
Before me Horace Smith a justice of the peace in the County of Mercer and State of New Jersey personally appeared this day Martha Cannon whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and also declared the same was not given by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy or seizure by any legal process, whatever of the pay therein authorized to be received. But that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to her personal benefit
Witness my hand this twenty eighth day January eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Horace Smith

Aug 12 ADON RAY N.Y.
27 Adelphi Martha Cannon
James L. Edwards Esq.
FREE
Commission of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.

Trenton N. H. August 10th 1839
Sir
I received your letter this day requesting a certificate from the Revd M c Spencer as his successor showing what evidence there is if any in his possession of the Marriage of Wm and Martha Cannon said certificate you will find enlarged from under the hand of the Revd J. M c Greene
Very Respectfully yours
John D. Hester
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Commissioner of Pensions

In ab N.J.
Sept 25.
Martha C. Camia
J. Edwards by re
Commission of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.

Trenton Septm 21 st 1859
Dear Sir
Sympathy for the aged and infirm and likewise afflicted Widow of the Revolutionary Soldier, Mrs. Combs has induced me to intrude on your patience and humbly beg your immediate attention in behalf of her whose days are almost numbered and who is dependant upon the cold hand of charity for the mere necessaries of life which she so much needs.
I expect you have received my answer to your last letter of inquiry in regard to the records of the Church and have made up your mind as regards her claims and If you will be so good as to give us an im- mediate and final answer and enclose her certificate for whatever time you have made out you will confer a very great favor and receive the warmest thanks of a poor blind distressed and almost dying old woman who If she receives the scanty pittance allowed must receive it very soon or not at all as she cannot survive much longer.
Very Respectfully Yours &
James L Edwards Esq.
John D. Hester

Martha Cannon
act July 4, 1836
James L Edwards Esq Pension Agent

Trenton January 29 th 1839
Dear Sir
I herby transmit to you the evidence of Jabish Ashmore in the case of the Widow Cannon widow of W m Cannon But in more specific terms than they have hitherto been laid before you and in addition to the above you have also the evidence of Joseph Pua corroborating in part with Ashmore and which will also satisfy your mind more fully in regard to the marriage of W m & Martha Cannon and I feel satisfied that you will be enabled to render to the aged infirm and necessitated Applicant what you according to law so of right belongs to her
Please return an answer as soon as convenient and you will confer a favour on the old Lady
Your Most Obedient
John D. Hester
for James L Edwards Esq r

Hewton 5 Oct 1876
Dear Sir,
I have conversed with Yeats yard, & find that he cannot specify other terms of service, than those mentioned in his application, with such accuracy, as to render it proper that any affidavit should be made by him respecting them — he must therefore be content with an allowance for the five months which I understand from your letter, he has satisfactorily proven —
With respect to Mrs. Cannon's application — Justice Mott has endorsed his Certificate that she is unable to attend in open court from bodily infirmity — you will notice she is 88 years of age — I do not distinctly comprehend from your letter, what additional specification of service can be made by her — as she states that her husband served six months — states the time & under what officer — with respect to the service of the Militia for alternate months, as her husband is stated to be a volunteer , he may have continued out for the whole six months without returning home — this

is proved by the affidavit of Jabez Aslimow, a member of the same company — & is therefore established by all the rules of evidence — precise accuracy & strict proof in these cases, I believe to be altogether impracticable — & a long intercourse with these old pensioners, in the office of agents for paying pensions, held by my grandfather for half a century in this State, has convinced me that more reliance is to be placed in the person making the application, than in the evidence submitted to the department for their examination —
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt James Brown
J. L. Edwards Esq

Trenton N.J. Aug. 10 1839
Mr Hester Sir
In relation to the marriage of Mrs Martha Cannon with William Cannon by the Rev. Mr Spencer, I certify that I know of no records of that marriage or of any other marriage performed by the Rev. Mr. Spencer while pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this city, or at any other time. No records of this church, or of the doings of its ministers, relating to that period, are now extant, within my knowledge.
Yours respectfully
J. W. Yeomans. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church Trenton.

Trenton March 28 th 1839
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 21 st Inst I am gratified that i am enabled to forward to you what appears to be wanting in case of Mrs Martha Cannon widow of W m Cannon
You will perceive by the extract of a Muster roll of Capt Suckers company that Lieutenant Joseph Plem joined the train of Artillery 14 th September 1777 and by the certificate of extract from an account he aided the United States to State of New Jersey D r & C r . you will see that Capt Joseph Plem rec d pay from the U.S. through the State of New Jersey which certificates I hope will give you every satisfaction that there was such a service at such a time which I hope will establish the Widows claim
You will also find by Capt W m Suckers Muster roll that the claimants husband served as sergeant of Infantry in before he entered the Artillery
Respectfully your most Obedient John D. Hester
James L Edwards Esqr

N o 256
Martha Cannian
N.J.
Act. July 4, 1836
Married 21 June 1775 Husband died 10 May 1808 — No deduction
Col Philips } N.J. Capt. Wm Tucker } Militia
See Certificate of Sec of State
Admitted
Surgeon 6 months
John D. Hester Esq. Trenton N.J. —

State of New Jersey ss:
I James D. Westcott Secretary of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that on the Muster Roll of Captain William Tucker's company of the militia of this state, in the Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph Phillips during the Revolutionary War, I find the name of "William Cannon" as one of the serjeants of said company. I also certify that in the column under the head of "Remarks" of said muster roll, opposite the name of the said William Cannon, there is the following entry, to wit, "Entered 14 th September 1777" - as will appear by reference to said Muster Roll now on file in this office.-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at the city of Trenton in said state, this twenty third day of September A.D. One thousand eight hundred and thirty six - (1836.)
James D. Westcott