Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16919, Michael Couney, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn) Louny, Michael Mehitable
W 16919
 CONTENTS

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1840 to 12 th May 1840. Agt notified 21 st April 1841
1199 New York 1199  Albany
M rs M ary Bouny widow of Michael Bouny
who died on the 20 August 1807 in Lewis Co in the State of New York who was a bright light man in the Company commanded by Captain —  Clann of the reg t commanded by Col Sheldon in the Continental line for the war.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 180 Dollars — Cents per ann m to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of July 1837 — and sent to L. Hon ble  Col. Lowville
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1837 $ 1080. — Pension allowance ending 3 rd Sep 37 90. —
$ 1170. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4. 1836. Section the 8 th .
By M rs Allison Clerk Vol. 1 Page 128

2182
Mehitable Loring
Declaration De
on roll.
admitted.
Prof. Maj. Loring 2 v p 180.
died 20 Sept 1807

State of New York County of Lewis ss: On this twenty second day of June in the year 1837 personally appeared before the Hon: Amasa Dodge Junr a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lewis and State of New York Mehitable Courney a resident of Denmark in the County of Lewis and State of New York aged Twenty five years 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 July 4. 1836.
That she is the widow of Michael Courney who was a Sergt Major in the 2 d Connecticut Regiment of Light Dragoons Commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon and Major Benjamin Dillmage.
That her husband the aforesaid Michael Courney entered the service of the United States a number of years before her marriage and that at the time of her marriage he held the Rank of Sergt Major which Rank she believes he held till the close of the War. That she cannot state the precise time of his entering & leaving the service and she refers to the Rolls of the aforesaid Regiment for evidence of his service and of the Capacity in which he served. Though she is positive he was out in the service of the United States a number of months after her marriage. That he was married in his Regimentals and she believes he belonged to the Regiment above named at the time of her marriage.
That she has in her possession a manuscript Book containing the Regimental Reports of said Regiment and Roster of non Commissioned officers in the hand writing of her said husband inscribed on the outside "Regts Reports 5782" which manuscript is exhibited to the Judge at the time of making this declaration.
That her said husband might have been transferred to

to some other Reg t before or after her marriage but she believes he continued to lead Sheldon's Reg t for some time after their marriage and that he acted as Sergeant Major but she relies wholly on the Rolls at the War Department for evidence of his Service.
That her said husband resided at the time of entering into the Service of the United States in the Town of Waterbury in the State of Connecticut.
That she has no documentary or other evidence of her husband's Service except the Books of Reports above mentioned.
She further declares that she was married to the said Michael Cooney on the 18 th day of April 1783 by the Rev. Doct. Marks at Watertown Ct. at which place she resided with her father at the time of her marriage; and that her husband the aforesaid Michael Cooney died on the 20 th day of August 1807 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed;
She further declares that it appears from the date of the Reports made by her said husband that said Reg t was at Southbridge 1 st Aug t 1782 at Newton 13 th 14 th & 16 th to 20 th Bedford 21 st to 24 th Northampton Point Oct. 15. North Castle Oct. 27 th Roundhill Nov. 2 nd Stamford Nov. 10. Horse Neck Dec r 19 th . That her said husband served some part of the time in said Reg t as Sergeant & afterward as Sergeant Major.
Mehitable Cooney
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before Amasa Dodge Jr a Judge of Lewis County

I certify that the above named Michael Conney is unable by reason of his advanced age & disability to appear before a Court to make a declaration & further that Book of Reports mentioned in his declaration was exhibited to me at the time of making the above declaration & contains the morning Reports of Col. Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons for the year 1782 & also extracts from general orders minutes of Court Martial &c and in which the said Michael Conney has described his name as Sergeant Major.
Amasa Dodge Jr a Judge of said County
State of New York Clerk's Office Saratoga County
I Carlos P. Scovil Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Amasa Dodge Jr Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit & declaration purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County duly Commissioned and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and justly believe his signature "Amasa Dodge Jr." subscribed to said affidavit & declaration to be his own proper handwriting given under my hand and Seal of said County this 23 rd day of June 1837 Carlos P. Scovil Clerk

Withersfield, Cont. June 14. 1837.
This certifies all whom it concerns that The late Rev. John Marsh D.D. my predecessor or kept a full record of the marriages in this place at which he officiated from Jan'y 12. 1774 to Sept 1821. & that under the "Record of Marriages for 1783," April, 10. is the following
"Michael Cooney of Waterbury & Abigail Williams of Withersfield" This record is in the well known hand writing of the Rev. Dr. Marsh aforesaid.
Attest C. P. Jenney, Pastor of the First Church in Withersfield
State of Connecticut
Hartford County } ss Withersfield June 12 th 1837
Then and there personally appeared the above named Caleb P. Jenney known to me to be present Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Withersfield aforesaid and also to be a credible witness, and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Certificate — Before me
Alfred Francis Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford }
I Philo Goodwin Clerk of the County Court within the said County of Hartford do hereby certify that Alfred Francis Egan whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace within the said County of Hartford regularly commissioned & qualified as appears to me of the end in my office, that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the foregoing is his genuine official signature & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts—
Given under my hand & the seal of said County Court, this 13 th day of June A.D. 1837
Philo A. Goodwin Clerk #

State of New York } Lewis County } ss.
Absolem Williams of Deersboro in the County of Lewis being duly sworn with the deponent can & say that the charitable Cooney widow of Michael Cooney deceased is his sister. That the said Michael Cooney died about thirty years ago & the said charitable has remained a widow ever since that period. That his said sister was left in indigent circumstances; that her only son John S. Cooney died a number of years ago since which time she has resided with this deponent.
Sworn & subscribed this 22 d day of June 1887 }
Absolem Williams
before me Amos Doolittle
A Judge of Court having I certify that the above named Absolem Williams is justly & truly known to me to be a man of truth & veracity & his statements entitled to credit. Amos Doolittle

Re: WIDOW, &c.
File No.
16919
Melchitelle Conway widow of Michael Conway Sergeant New York
Act
July 1st 86
Index: Vol.
2
Page
149
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Louisville Union County Ky. June 24. 1837
Sir
I enclose Declaration & affidavits in case of the application of Abigail Curry. You will please communicate to me the result of the examination of the same.
I am Respectfully Yours &c
J. Knox
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 12 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," (The child ren of Mehitable Conney, deceased , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of One hundred eighty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 1 st July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1840, to the 12 th May 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Morris L. Cooke Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Saint, Abner GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts (Jesse Abner)
WARRANT NUMBER 3959 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 17, 1796 to John Kessler
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.