Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,945, Jonathan Day, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Day, Jonathan Eunice
H 16,945
CONTENTS

Deed Order to pay 12 March 1837.
New York H 16
Eunice May Orange in the State of New York who was a  in the  commanded by Captain  of the  commanded by  in the  line for  of Jonathan May de  a. Dragoon in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 100 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of  1837 and sent Hon. J. W. Brown Sec of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $557.00 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 37 57.10 $614.10
{ Revolutionary Claims Act July 7, 1835
Recorded by  Clerk ok  Vol. 1. Page 129

151584
R
New York
Jonathan Day
of Wallkill in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon of the Connecticut line, for the term of three years & 3 months
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 21 st of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Oct r 1819 and sent to James Finch Jun r Esq r Goshen, Orange County, N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of September 1819 — $131.73 Semi-annual all ce ending 4 March 1820 — 48.
16 mo 14/30
$179.73
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

Notification sent the 5 th Jan y 1921 to the Walter Care, Dr. Rep. N. D. —————

Jonathan Day Pentrain 15.504
Subscription with 40 copy —
H d March 10 th 1890. $27.55.
Em
Walter Case

Southern District of New York
Orange County ss.
On this fifth  sixth day of December 1820 personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common pleas, held at the Court house in Goshen, in and for the County of Orange, being a court of record by virtue of the several Statutes in such case made and provided.
Jonathan Day, aged in his sixty second year, now resident at Wallkill in said County and district, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows;
First in Capt. Wades Company in Col. Little's Regiment. Massachusetts line in December 1775, in the same year was in the Battle on Long Island, in August 1776 was in the Battle at Warleam Heights, then at the taking of the Hessian at Trenton, then in the Battle at Princeton January 1777 enlisted for three years in Capt. Larnes Company, Col. Moxon's Regiment being in the same line as before, and at the taking of General Burgoyne, then went to the Southward, and then went to Burn Pond and in December 1779 enlisted as a private in Capt. Stanton's Company, in Col. Sheldon's Regiment being the second Regiment of light Dragoons in the Connecticut line of the Army, and served as a private Soldier in the said last mentioned Company and Regiment against the common enemy for the term of three years and five months, until the close of the war, and was discharged at Danbury in the State of Connecticut and then was regularly discharged. And that the date of his original declaration is April twenty-first 1818. And that he has received a pension, and that the number of the pension certificate is 15,584. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me 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; except my necessary wearing apparel, beds and bedding for myself and family, (And that I am indebted more than the amount of the following inventory to several  several persons)
Ten or one two year old heifer valued $ 8,00 seven sheep 6,12 two swine 6,00

  one pot. — — — — — 1,00   two kettles — — — — — ,75   one spider, tea kettle, one small kettle — — — — — 1,00   one skillet — — — — — ,6   one chest drawers — — — — — ,50   one table — — — — — 1,50   one dresser — — — — — ,75   four chairs — — — — — 4 2 1/2   one pair and irons — — — — — 1,25   $27,55 1/2 
My family consists of myself and my wife who is in her sixtieth year, and one grand daughter, aged fifteen years, named Lucetia Hulze . My business is labour on the farm, and am too aged and infirm to earn much.
Jonathan Day
Sworn to and declared in open court on the fifth day of December 1820, before Nathan H. White, John Blake, Samuel D. Seward & Stephen Jackson Judges of said Court James Wolvkin Clerk
State of New York
Orange County } ss
James McClintock Deputy Clerk of the County of Orange & of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & inventory are truly copied from the records of said Court & that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule of Jonathan Day is twenty seven dollars & fifty five cents. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court & County this sixth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty
James McClintock Dep. Clerk of Orange Court Pleas
$27.55

State of New York } Orange County - }
On this sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, personally appeared before me, Hulet Clark one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County of Orange Eunice Day - a resident of the Town of Mount Hope (formerly the Town of Wallkill), in the County of Orange and State of New York aged, seventy four years - who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4 1836; that she is the widow of Jonathan Day, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, as set forth in a statement made by my said husband Jonathan Day, made by himself, in his life time in his own hand writing , setting forth the time of his birth, enlistment into the service of the United States and of his continuance in the said service and of his discharge from the Army at the close of the Revolutionary war, which said statement, is hereunto annexed, the handwriting and credibility of the said Jonathan Day, is proved by the Affidavits of James Finch and William Fretcham endorsed on said statement, she further declares, that she was married to the said Jonathan Day, on the seventh day of December in the year 1779, that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Day, died on the second day of April, in the year 1828, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me - the word, writing , first interlined -
Eunice her Day mark
Hulet Clark } one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Orange County

State of New York Orange County - }
This may certify that Eunice Day who has subscribed the within declaration in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836, is a woman of a weak constitution and in feeble health and unable to attend before the Court to make her said declaration, and that I have this day attended at her own house, in order to enable her to make her declaration before me - And further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Eunice Day, and that she is a woman of Respectability, truth & veracity
Given under my hand this 16 th day of December 1836
David Clarke one of the Justices of Orange County Common Pleas

James Finch, jun. Esq., judge, Goshen  Orange County, N. York.
Jonathan Day, Sheldon's dragoons, Revolutionary claim.
The Secretary of the Depart- =ment of war
Corning 18 May } City of Washington Connect.
Returned for the judge's Certificate, under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied, from his own knowledge, or the testi- -mony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, that the applicant is in indigent circumstances, and needs the support of his country.

State of New York } B. Jonathan Day of Wallkill Orange County - } in the County of Orange and State of New York, personally appeared before me James Finch Jrw - one of the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange, and being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he enlisted as a private soldier, in Capt. Stanton's Company in Col. Sheldon Regiment, being the 2 nd Regiment of light -dragoons, in the Connecticut line of the Army - and served as a private soldier in the said Company & Regiment against the common enemy, for the term of three years & five months until the close of the war, and was discharged, at Danbury in the State of Connecticut, as will more fully appear by my discharge herunto Annexed, and this deponent further - saith that he enlisted early in the month of December 1779 at Crumpond in the County of Westchester in the State of New -York, and this deponent further saith that he is an Actual citizen of the United States, and that he is in such indigent

circumstances in life as to require relief or support from his country — and this deponent further saith — not —
Sworn before me this 21 st Jonathan Day day of April 1818 —
James Finch Junr
This may certify that I am satisfied that the above named Jonathan Day served as a private soldier for the term of three years and five months in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy — Dated this 21 st day of April 1818 —
James Finch Junr — one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Orange County — N.Y.
State of New York, I David M. Westcott Clerk of the Court Orange County — of Common Pleas in and for the said — County of Orange, do hereby certify that James Finch Junr. is one of the Judges of the said Court and that his signature above set is the proper hand writing of the said James Finch Junr. In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court this sixth day of May 1818
D. M. Westcott

State of New York } Orange County } ss. on the 17 th day of May 1819 before me personally — appeared William Ketcham & James Ket- cham Junr. and who being by me duly sworn, according to Law, Deposeth and saith that they are well acquainted with Jonathan Day, the applicant for a pen- sion under the late Act of Congress. And that the said Jonathan Day has a small property in his possession, which is (in the opinion of us) incumbered with his just debts to the full amount of all his property and the said William Ketcham and James Ketcham Junr. are persons to me — known, to be the Neighbours of the said Jonathan Day, and to be men of truth and Respec- tibility —
Sworn before me this 17 th day of May 1819 — James Finch Junr.
William Ketcham James Ketcham Junr.

State of New York } ss - Orange County - } ss -
James Finch and William Ketchum =cham of Mount-Hope in the said County of Orange personally appeared before me Hulet Clark one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Orange, who being by me duly sworn according to Law. Deposeth and saith that they was long and intimately acquainted with Jonathan Day, a pensioner of the United States and who is now dead, and fully believe that the within statement to be the hand writing of the said Jonathan Day, and the said deponants further say that Jonathan Day has ever been considered a man of truth & veracity - and these deponants further saith not -
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 16 th day of December 1836
James Finch - William Ketchum
Hulet Clark a judge of Orange County Common Pleas
And I further certify that James Finch & William Ketchum are men of truth & veracity -
Hulet Clark one of the Judges of Orange County Common Pleas

State of New York } of Jonathan Day War Boorn Orange County } in the town of Newburyport Wallkill town } in august 19 th 1759 then Jonathan Day enlisted as a private Soldier in the American army for one year in December 1775 in Capt Waith Company in Col Littels regiment Massachusetts Line and in that year I was in the Battle on Long island august 27 th 1776 then in Battle at harlem height then taking the hushins at trenton then in the Battle at princeton January 3 rd 1777 then enlisted for three years in Capt Lanes Company in Col McJones regiment Being in the same Line as Before mentioned then went to the Northward and was to the taking Genl Burgoyne then went to the Southward then went to Crumpond and then enlisted in December 1779 as a private Soldier in Capt Stantons Company in Col Sheldon regiment Being 2 nd regiment of Light Dragoons in the Connecticut Line of the army and served as a private Soldier in the said Company and regiment against the common enemy for the term of three years and five months until the close of the war and was discharged at Danbury in the State of Connecticut as will more full appear by my discharge hear unto and I am an actual Citizen of the united States and that I am in such indigent Circumstances in Life as to requist relief or support from my Country and Being an old man all most past Labor and I served as a faithful Soldier through the whole war and I think that I deserve some thing for my services

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.16945, it appears that Jonathan Day was born August 19, 1759, in Newburyport.
He enlisted in December, 1775, and served one year as a private in Captain Wade's Company, Colonel Little's Massachusetts Regiment and was in the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights, Trenton and Princeton.
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Letter addressed to Cong. Richard Freeman Aug. for Mrs Mary B. Bishop
He enlisted in January, 1777, and served three years in Captain Lane's Company, Colonel Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment and was at the taking of Burgoyne. He enlisted in December, 1779, and served as a private in Captain Stanton's Company, Colonel Sheldon's Second Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged, June 12, 1783, at Danbury, Connecticut.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 21, 1818, at which time he was residing at Wallkill, Orange County, New York. He died, April 2, 1828, at Wallkill, New York.
The soldier married, December 7, 1779, at South East, Dutchess County, New York, Eunice Sherwood.
She was allowed pension on her application executed December 16, 1836, at which time she was living at Mount Hope, Orange County, New York, aged seventy-four years.
In 1820, a granddaughter, Lucretia Hulse, was referred to as aged fifteen years. There are no further data as to children and grandchildren.

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Jonathan Day Birt in the 2 d Reg t L t Drago ons   , having faithfull- ly served the United States Three Years & Five months and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 12 th of June 1783
Geo. Washington
By His Excellency's Command,
J. Humphreys Sw. G.
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Fred. J. Murtough Adjutant.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16945
Eunice Day Wid. of Jonathan Day Sprag, Rev. Wa.
Act: July 7 th 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1929. March 2. H. H. K. Cong. Richard Innes See letter in Nathaniel Brooks W. 17 334 Aug.

Jan 23
NY
4 July '36
ut. Care
J. J. Schwenk
Am. N. Brown HR
Pension Office
Washington
D. C.

Jan 23
NY July '36
ut? Care
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Am. M. Brown HR
Pension Office Washington D.C.

My Representative, (Washing ton Jan 23. 1837)
Dear Sir
I now enclose You the papers of Mrs Day. Certified & authenticated according to your direction. I hope I shall have the pleasure of receiving the Certificate in the course of a few days.
I am respectfully,
Yours,
John M Brown
J S Edmonds Esq

See case.
Stephens Act 19th 1879
John G. Eastman Esquire
Adm l Secretary of war
File
City of Washington

Free
John C. Calhoun Esquire
John Secretary of war
City of Washington
88 cays.
Dearborn Oct 19th 1819

Deer Park, Orange County, N.Y.
16 th Sept. 1819
Dear Sir
The inclosed application of Jonathan Day of Wallkill, for a pension under the late Act of Congress, was returned to me for my certificate respecting the applicant's circumstances. I have made satisfactory enquiry into the circumstances of the said Jonathan Day, and find that he is very poor and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support. If this statement is satisfactory, please to forward by mail his pension certificate to me, as soon as convenient. Direct the same to be mailed for the post office at Deer Park, Orange County, N.Y.
Respectfully Yours
James Finch Esq.
J. C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary of war

15.584

15.586

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Jonathan Day . . . . . late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the twenty first day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth day of October one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in the city of New York , at the Branch Bank of the U. S.
Recorded

Jonathan D. Day
Hon. W. Case

War Department, N o 15,504
PENSION OFFICE,
5 th Jan y . 1821.
SIR:
You are hereby informed that the Schedule of your property has been examined; and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.
You will be paid at the next semi-annual payment in March next. Funds for that purpose will be transmitted at that time; but no arrearages will be paid previous thereto.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
To Mr.
Jonathan Ray Care Hon: Walter Baser House Rep d U. States.
[Handwritten mark]

State of New York Orange County
Samuel Wheat and Jacob S. Hetcham of the Town of Mount Hope in the said County of Orange, personally appeared before me James Finch one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, who being by me duly sworn according to Law, deposeth & saith that they were both present when Jonathan Day of the Town of Wallkill, now the Town of Mount Hope, in the said County of Orange - a pensioner of the United States, died, which was on the second day of April 1828, and further their deponants saith not -
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16 th day of December 1836
Samuel Wheat Jacob S. Hetcham
James Finch Justice of the peace -
State of New York Orange County
James Finch of Mount Hope in the said County of Orange, personally appear- -ed before me Hulet Clark, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County of Orange, who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith, that in the year 1818, according to his best recollection, that he was employed by Jonathan Day, now deceased, and who has since been a pensioner of the United States, to make out his declaration for a pension under the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818, and that Jonathan Day at that time presented to me his discharge from the Revolutionary war, which said discharge according to my best recollection, set forth that the said Jonathan Day had served in the Revo- -lutionary war, nearly during the said war, which said discharge, forwarded to the pension Office of the United States -
James Finch
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16 th day of December 1836
Hulet Clark a member of the Orange County Common Pleas -
And I further certify that the said James Finch is a man of truth & veracity - Hulet Clark a member of Orange County Common Pleas -

916. 3. sec.
Hon. J. W. Brown AR

State of New York
Orange County ss. I, Lebbeus L. Field Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County. Do Certify That James Finch before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and duly authorized to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and that his signature affixed to the foregoing is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 19 th day of December 1836
Lebbeus L. Field Clerk
State of New York Orange County ss.

State of New York Orange County — ss.
James Finch & William Ketchem both of the Town of Mount Hope in the said County of Orange, personally appeared before me Hulet Clark one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange, who being by me duly sworn according to Law, deposed and saith, that that they have resided in the neighbourhood of Eunice Day, the widow of Jonathan Day deceased a pensioner of the United States ever since the death of her said husband, and have the strongest reason to believe that the said Eunice Day has remained a widow since the death of her said husband and that the said Eunice Day is a person of truth and veracity — and the said deponants — further saith not —
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16 th day of December 1836
James Finch William Ketchem
Hulet Clark one of the Judges of Orange County Common Pleas
And I further certify that James Finch and William Ketchem are men of truth & veracity
Hulet Clark a Judge of Orange Common Pleas

State of New York Orange County } ss I, Debbus D. Fairclough of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Do Certify That Hallett Clark before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and Certificate to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 18 th day of January 1839 — Debbus D. Fairclough

State of New York Putnam County } For This is to certify that Lydia Hall of the town of South East in the County of Putnam and who subscribed the within is a woman of respectability truth and veracity Given under my hand this 21st day of December 1836 John R. Wyatt Justice of the Peace
State of New York Putnam County - } So I Jonathan Morehouse clerk of the said County do certify that John R. Wyatt before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the peace in & for the said County; And that I am acquainted with his hand-writing and virily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness, my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of December A.D. 1836
Jonathan Morehouse Clerk Service of Process Adm. Trial Parties of Drogom 2 years before months
Mr. J. M. Brown Atty
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State of New York
Putnam County } For on this twenty first day of Decem- ber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before me John R Wyatt one of the Justices of the Peace of the town of South East in the County of Putnam Lydia Hall a resident of the town County and State aforesaid aged seventy three years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration; And saith that she knew Jonathan Day now deceased a soldier of the Revolution and late a Pensioner of the United States of the town of Wallkill now the town of Mount Hope County of Orange and State aforesaid and that she saw the said Jonathan Day lawfully married unto Eunice Sherwood now the widow of the said Jonathan Day deceased before mentioned and the said Lydia Hall further saith that she believes the seventh day of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine as specified in the deposition of the said Eunice Day to have been the time that she saw them lawfully married and she further saith that they were lawfully married at the house of her moth- er Betsey Roberts who then resided in the town of South East then Dutchess now Putnam County of the State of New York and the said Lydia Hall further saith that the said Jonathan Day was lawfully married unto the said Eunice Sherwood by a Wesleyan Preacher of the Baptist denomination name not recollected and the said Lydia Hall saith that she believes that the marriage of the said Jonathan Day and Eunice Sherwood cannot be found an record and further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed and the day and year first above written before me
hen Lydia X Hall Mark
John R Wyatt one of the Justices Pear of the town of South East in the County of Putnam