Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45701, Stephen Conery, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16.
Conery, Stephen or Conry
S. 45701
CONTENTS

45701
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 45701
Stephen Cooney Prison Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 97
[Arrangement of 1870.]

15.498/R New Hampshire
Stephen Conery
of Dunstable in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gilley of the New Hampshire line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of October 1819 and sent to Levi Woodbury Esq Judge Hillsborough, N. Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 $127. 00 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 May, 1820 $48 — $185.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notification just to J. H. Smith 19 July 1820 Amherst J. H.

Stephen Conney (Deconstable)
John Hampshire
Madmibite
Not on the Roll
Resident
Not on Roll
Adm.
del 20 Jan 1871
Levi Woodbury, Esq.
Deceased
N.H.

I, Stephen Conway of Dunstable in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire - Lakeview - and formerly of Hollis in sd. County - depose, that in January A.D. 1776 I enlisted into Capt. Merrill's Company in Col. Sargent's Regiment in the Continental Service in the New Hampshire line; and that I there served against the common enemy one year, when I was honourably discharged -
In the year following I again enlisted into Capt. Clapp's Company in Col. Cilley's Regiment in the same line, and there served as above two years, when I was again discharged honourably -
I further depose, that I never received any Pension from the United States. That I am fifty six years old; very poor; and from my reduced circumstances need assistance from my country for support - Ap. 10. 1810
Stephen Conway
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. - Aprie. 1. 1810. Then personally appearing the above named Stephen Conway made oath to the truth of the above declaration,
Before me
Saml Woodbury, Atty. Gen. Supr. Ct. (N. H.)
+ Massachusetts

I, Jacob Hobart of Hallis in the County of Hills- borough & State of New Hampshire, depose that I was then acquainted with Stephen Conery of Dunstable in s d County Laborer, formerly of Hal- lis, before the commencement of the Revo- lution, & have been ever since, & well remember that s d Conery was in 1780 a private soldier in Capt. Clapp's Company in Col. Gilley's Regi- ment in the New Hampshire line in the Con- tinental service, & that s d Conery continued to serve in s d Regiment as a private soldier against the common enemy for the term of one year, when he was honorably dis- charged - I understood that Conery had been in the service in the same year Regiment and your premises to my recollection, with him I know that said Conery served as a private soldier in s d Regiment during the year 1780 because I was then a private soldier in the same service during all that period -
Jacob his Hobart mark
I, Stephen Conery of Dunstable (N. H.) depose, that the date 1776 in my application & affidavit should I think be 1777 Stephen Conery
Hillsborough S. Jany. 12. 1819 - Then the above Jacob Hobart and Stephen Conery made oath to the truth of the above affidavits by them submitted; and they & their marks are all credible witnesses
Seni Wm. Stearns As. Jr. Supt. etc.

I, William Hale of Hollis (Ch. H.) depose, that I am well acquainted with Stephen Conway now of Dunstable and formerly of Hollis - That said Conway to my knowledge enlisted as a Private Soldier into Col. Cilley's Regiment in the New Hampshire line in the Continental Service, during the Revolutionary War - and there served against the common enemy two years - That said Conway is now wholly destitute of property and from his reduced circumstances needs assistance from his country for support - Ap. 10. 1818 W m Hale
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. - April 1. 1818. Then personally appearing the above William Hale made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me
Levi Woodbury As. Jud. Sup. Ct. (Ch. H.)

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss. April, 1, 1810. I hereby certify, that the within declarations of Stephen Conery and Wm. Hale, subscribed and sworn to before me, have fully satisfied me, that the within Stephen Conery served against the common enemy during our Revolutionary War in the New Hampshire line in the Continental service, as a Private Soldier, longer than nine months above mentioned, and also that from his reduced circumstances he needs assistance from his country for support.
Levi Woodbury As. Jn. Sup. Ct. (Ch. St.)

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Stephen Conery
Cent D
15.498
15 Oct '79

TO the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Amherst of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire.
within and for the County
July 5 th 1820
Stephen Conry aged Sefty-eight resident in Hollis in said County, comes into Court, and, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person, exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole estate, and income, (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows:
None
Stephen Conry
And the said Stephen Conry oath, by him duly taken and subscribed, viz:
in pursuance as aforesaid, produceth to said Court the following
I Stephen Conry do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 so 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 18th 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.

And the said Stephen Conry he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, viz.
doth here in Court further declare on oath, that
That in the year 1776 he entered a private soldier under Capt. Wiley of Providence in the Regiment commanded by Col. Cilly in the Massachusetts line to force one year, which time he faithfully served out. That in 1777 he enlisted as a private for three years in said Company and said Regiment. That he faithfully served said time out and was regularly discharged at the high lands so called in Connecticut.
That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 1 st 1818 And the number of his pension certificate is 15498 That his occupation is a laborer That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz. a wife aged fifty three years rather infirm Stephen Conry
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said Schedule and that the same together with a copy of the premises be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the Hon ble  Joshua Darling & J. B. Smith Justices of S d Court the 5 th day of July 1820
M c Eastman Clerk
Hillsborough ss.] Court of Common Pleas. July 5 th 1820
The aforesaid Schedule and oath, and the above declaration, duly subscribed and sworn by the said Conry having been by him exhibited in person and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered:
It is the opinion of said Court, that the value of the property, contained in said Schedule is of no value
Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Attest,
M c Eastman Clerk.
Hillsborough STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. ss ] I M c Eastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of record, do certify, That the foregoing Schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the Court thereon, are truly copied from the records and files of said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fifth day of July 1820
M c Eastman Clerk.