Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 9,197, Timothy Cone, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
bone, Timothy
NUMBER
89197.
CONTENTS
carded.

14198 14960 New York
Timothy Conner of Rensselaer Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Wadsworth in the Arty Bn who for Pms.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of $48 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1833 and sent to George Gould Esq
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 4 Page 49

In the matter of Timothy Cone. applicant for pension. 14950 V

State of New York County of Rensselaer } ss. On this eighth day of October A.D. 1832. personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Rensselaer, now sitting Timothy Cone, a resi- dent of the town of Lansingburgh, in said County and State aged sixty nine years; who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was born at East Haddam (Connecticut) the 10 th Dec r 1762; but has no record of his age except what he has himself written. In January 1780, while living at East Haddam, he enlisted, for one year, to drive a baggage & ammunition wagon, under John Colt of Elyme, (who superintended the wagons), & Col l Wadsworth. Very early in Spring went to Hart- ford, where Commissary Colt had the wagons loaded for Danbury (Conn t ) with army stores: - he went to Danbury & delivered the stores to Commissary Clarkson, who had the wagons again loaded, & sent to Fishkill (N. York) to Commissary Elye; who sent them either to Newburg or New Windsor; thence, he went under Benedict Arnold's orders, to Ringwood in N. Jersey, & was employed in drawing cannon balls thence to West Point; & was under Arnold's orders till he deserted the 23 d Sept. 1780; after that, in same service, going from West Point to different places; went once nearly to Philadelphia to get cannon. In October was hurt, near West Point, by the falling of a tree, & was unable to drive a team; & while so disabled was sent to Newburg, to wait on Colonels Scammel and Campbell; & was there about a month, & then returned to his first employment; & remained in that service, till discharged, by Washington's order, at Newburg, at close the year 1780, having served out the year of his enlist- ment; he received no written discharge. He has no documentary evidence to produce; & knows of no living witness to his services. Since revolution lived at East Haddam about five years; then at Pittsfield, (Mass.) about three, in the study of medicine; then at Granville (N. York) in the practice of physic, about twenty years, then at Lansingburgh aforesaid, in such practice about twenty years. He is well known to Elijah P. Willey & Jacob C. Lansing, of Lansingburgh, who can testify to his character for veracity, & to his

reputation of having served in the revolutionary War. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Given & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Archibald Bull Clerk Timothy Cone
We, Elijah F. Willey a clergyman, resident in the town of Lansingburgh, & Jacob C. Lansing, residing in the same town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Cone, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion. Given & subscribed before us the day & year aforesaid Archibald Bull Clerk Elijah F. Willey J. C. Lansing
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investiga- tion of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Elijah F. Willey, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Lansingburgh, & that Jacob C. Lansing who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I. Archibald Bull, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Timothy Cone for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my

88014960 Timothy Lane Penseleleo N.Y.
admitted. 12 mos. Private.
   Period Duration of service Rank Number of Casualties and High Officers   Years Months Days     1 Private  
George Gould Troy - N. York
 1. State his service as directed in the form annexed.  2. How old is he? 22 years  3. If before a judge does it appear that the applicant is disqualified by poor health or other cause?  4. Was the declaration made before a Court or a judge? 
Subscribed to the oath of Timothy Lane in the State of New York

BRIEF in the case of  Timothy Bone  County of Franklin  in the State of N.Y.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a, Gen.      Army In 1780 Entered  Dept - - 1780  in Oct went out near Westpoint by the falling of a tree & unable to do service for one month after that time continued until the close of the year when discharged by Washingtons order at Newburg  1  Private  Baggage  Wagon   John Cott Superintendent  Col Wadsworth   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Haddon Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not defective 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John H Ashton Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
October 25, 1924.
Mrs. J. O. Robinson, 211 N. Center St., Corry, Pa.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 9197, it appears that Timothy Cone was born December 10, 1762 at East Haddam, Connecticut.
While residing at said East Haddam, he enlisted in January 1780 and served as a teamster under John Colt, Superintendent of Wagons, Colonel Wadsworth, in October 1780 he was injured by a tree falling on him and was unable to drive, was sent to Newburg to wait on Colonels Scammel and Campbell, he was there one month, when he returned to his former duty as teamster and served until the last of December 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, while a resident of Lansingburgh, Rens-

selaer County, New York.
He stated that he studied medicine in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, after the Revolution, and practiced medicine twenty years in Granville, New York and twenty years in Lansingburgh, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

MRS. J. O. ROBINSON 211 NORTH CENTER ST. CORRY, PA.
October 5 th - 1924
Bureau of Pensions: Sir -
Will greatly appreciate any information you can send me, of Rev. Timothy Cone, born in Connecticut and whose death occurred in Waterloo, N.Y. His father's name is unknown to me. Will be very glad of an Early reply.
Very sincerely
Jennie O. Robinson.

Rev. War
9194 INVALID.
1924 Oct. 25 - Hist to Mrs. J. A. Robinson add.
File No. 9197
Timothy Bone
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 102 , Page 75
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Timothy Coone BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? yes IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 6
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
‡ QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.