Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19798, Jesse Howe, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Howe, Jesse Mary
W. 19798
CONTENTS

1850 New York Albany Mary Jane Hove widow of John Hove who served in the Revolutionary war as a Private
Entered on the Roll at the rate of $5 Dollars per month to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of August 1848 and sent to Samuel Lake Buffalo N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848. Page 83 Vol. 4.
Reported

Hezekiah How Was born January the 16, 1784 He How Was
Hezekiah How was born January 16, 1784
Mary How was born August 6, 1785
Deborah How was born February 10, 1788
Sarah How was born June 8, 1790 Isaac How August 26, 1793

16 ¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake one to another: and the LORD hearkened and heard it: and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
CHAP. IV.
1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law, 5 and telleth of Elijah's coming and office.
For, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh
shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
4 ¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
The End of the OLD TESTAMENT.

State of New York Wyoming County ss.
On this 18 th day of December 1844 personally appeared before me L. D. Davis — a justice of said County Isaac Hove aged 51 Years who having been by me duly sworn according to law on his oath deposes & saith that he is a son of Jesse Hove deceased and Mary Hove his wife That he has learned from his father that during the war of the American revolution he was a private & corporal in the American service and resided at the time in Ballston in the present County of Saratoga and State of New York) That he served at several different times and under different officers. That his services were rendered as he learned from him chiefly in the region of country which now comprises the Counties of Albany Washington Saratoga Schenectady Montgomery Herkimer and Oneida, now in the State of New York) That he served at Fort Stanwix now called Rome Fort Edward & Fort George and was at the battle at or near Canada Creek when one of the Bullets was shot. That he recollects the names of the following officers under whom his father said he served viz Col Archibald  Spears Van Schoonhoven Capt Drake. Capt Stephen White and Lieutenant Weed. That he plainly recollects hearing his father tell of serving under all those officers That he has learned from his father while living that he was married to his mother the Mary Wood who now resides in the town of Concord Erie County New York, at Poundridge Westchester County New York near the close of the revolutionary war and that shortly thereafter he brought her to live with him in the present town of Ballston That he has frequently heard his father relate incidents of his revolutionary services but is unable to state them more fully than he has done except that he has an indistinct recollection of hearing him speak of serving with Col s Harpur & Willett on the
I now to subscribed before me & he claimed to have served from one to two Years the day & year above written
L. D. Davis Justice

I certify the within named Isaac Howe to be entitled to full credit as a witness. L. D. Davis Justice
State of New York Wyoming County } ss I Walter Howard Clerk of Wyoming County do hereby certify that L. D. Davis Esq. in before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, & that his signature thereto is genuine In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix my official seal this 1 st day of January 1845 Walter Howard Clerk E. W. Andrews Deputy

State of New York Erie Hypothecary County ss.
On this 19 th day of December, 1844 personally appeared before me Bela St. Coeymans a judge of Erie Co Courts Mary How of Said County aged 84 Years who having been by me duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits made by the provision of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838
That she is the widow of Jesse How who was a private & Corporal in the American Revolutionary army & who lived at the time of his service at Ballston in the present County of Saratoga State of New York That as she was informed by her said husband while living & verily believes he served at various times & places and under different officers That on account of her great age and the state of her memory she is unable to give a full statement of his services and of the officers under whom he served she can only remember the name of Captain Stephen White
That she was married to the said Jesse How on the 24 th day of October 1782 By the Rev Mr Mead at the house of her father in Poundridge Westchester County New York That she removed with her husband to Ballston in January 1783 and resided there till 1786 when they removed to Greenfield in Said County of Saratoga & remained there five Years & then removed to Malta in the same County and resided there till about 1813 From there they removed to Corinth in the same Co & thence to Wales Erie County & thence to Jonesville Genesee Co (now Wyoming) where her husband the said Jesse How died on the 30 th day of June 1827. That she has no documentary proof either of his services or of her marriage to him That she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above written
3 3 Mary H How mark
Bela St Coeymans a judge of Erie County

I certify the said Mary Howd to be unable to appear in open Court on account of old age & bodily infirmity
Belah Colakogrou speaker of Erie Co
Hc of Rep?
Washington D.C.
24 th Jany 45
I certify that Bela H. Colakogrou, whose signa- ture is appended to the Jurat of the foregoing Affidavits was & is an acting Judge of Erie County Court in the State of New York.
Wm A. Moseley
m.c. from New York

State of New York Herk Co. ss Hymn Co. ss
On this 19 day of December 1844 personally appeared before me Robert Colesgrove a judge of the peace in Herk Co. ss County Mary Wood aged 59 Years who having been duly sworn according to Law deposes & saith that she is daughter of Jesse How deceased & Mary his wife That she has learned from her parents that she was born at Ballston New York on the 6th day of August 1785 that her Brother Hezekiah How was born January 16th 1784. That she has also learned from her parents that they were married at Poundridge Westchester County New York in the Year 1782. That she has frequently heard her father the said Jesse How tell of having served in the war of the revolution at various times places & under various officers but is unable to state his officers names & his places of service That her father the said Jesse How died at Gaines ville New York on the 30th day of June 1827 That she remembers her father telling of serving at Fort Stanwix and being at Canada Creek at the time that Butts was shot and also that when in the service he held the office of Corporal.
Mary Wood
Sworn & Subscribed before me this day & Year above written & I certify this said Mary Wood to be a credible witness
Robert Colesgrove
a judge of the peace

COPY.
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L.M.H.
May 15, 1906.
Hon. Thomas S. Butler, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Butler:
In reply to your letter of the 10th instant, received on the 11th, requesting information for Mr. Gordon Chambers of Norwood, Pennsylvania, I have the honor to advise you that it appears from the papers in claim, Widow's File, No. 19,798, that Jesse Howe, (brother of David), was a resident of Ballston, Saratoga Co., New York, when he entered the army and served as Private and Corporal under Captains Stephen White and Drake, Colonels Jacobus Van Schoonhoven and Harper; that he was at Fort Stanwix, Fort Edward, Fort George and Canada Creek; and that he served nine months in 1781 as Corporal under Captain Stephen White, Colonel Willett.
He was married October 24, 1782, by the Reverend Mr. Mead, to Mary Wood in her father's house at Poundridge, Westchester Co., New York, and died June 30, 1827, at Gainesville, New York, date of birth not shown.
His widow was allowed pension on an application executed December 19, 1844, at which time she was eighty-four years of age and a resident of Erie Co., New York. In 1848

Hon.T.S.Butler.
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she lived at Concord, same county.
Children of Jesse and Mary How .
Hezekiah, born Jan. 16, 1784. Mary, born Aug. 6, 1785. Deborah, born Feb. 10, 1788. Sarah, born June 8, 1790. Isaac, born Aug. 26, 1793.
Very respectfully,
Deputy Commissioner.

Act - Mil. Offic. to W.H.W., New York, N.Y. 1906 May 14 - History to Hon. Mrs. S. Butler, thru 1st Dept. R.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
1894 Lucius
File No. 19798
Mary Thorne Wid. of Jesse Thorne Rev. Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 2 nd  1/48
Index: Vol. 21 Page 348
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9040
New York,
Mary Stone
widow of Jesse Stone
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 30 June 1824 of Erie in the State of NY
who was a Private in the Com. commanded by Captain _____ of the reg _____ commanded by _____ in the N.Y. line for 1 mo. 17 " 2 ds Corp.
Inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 65 Dollars 89 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Feby 1835 and sent to Hon. A. Smith,
Total amount, $ _____
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by
R. Swann
Clerk,
Book 20
Vol. 1
Page 161

6681 Albany New York
Mary Horne, widow of Jesse Horne, who was a Private & Corporal, in the Rev. War,
2 Certs 1 act 1838 1 " 1843 H.H.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $ Dollars 89 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Feb. N.Y., and sent to
Hon. A. Smith, No of Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A and June 17. 1843 Vol. 2 Page 77

Am: 100/53/ map; B. J. D. D.

Sir. The enclosed paper belongs to the care of Mrs. Mary How but you a day or two since, you will please attach it to the other papers.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your obedient servant Albert Smith
Jan. 27. 1845
Wm. J. L. Edwards Comy Pension
Present

THOMAS S. BUTLER,
CHAIRMAN.
10/6
Attention and reply through desk. COMMITTEE ON PACIFIC RAILROADS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON.
H. Davenport First Deputy Chairman.
5/10/1906.
Hon. J. L. Davenport,
Pension Office, City.
Dear Mr. Davenport:-
Will you please read the enclosed letter and send me a copy of the record inquired for, provided you may have it in the Bureau.
With best regards to you, I am
Yours very truly,
Thomas S. Butler
Enc 1.
M.C. Seventh Dist. Pa.

Buffalo NY Augt. 5 th 1848 W. S. Edwards Esq Comr. etc
Sir. So soon as a decision is had on the enclosed Claims please communicate the result and oblige
Yours with due Respect Samuel Lake

State of New York Onondaga - )
ss Mrs. Mary Horn being duly sworn depose and say, that the annexed record, is a true record of the births and ages of her children, and that it was made forty years since, while her husband, the said Isaac Horn was living, by order of Hezekiah Horn - and that the same has ever since been in her possession.
Subscribed sworn to this 19 th day of the Mary Horn December 1844, before me, and mark I further certify that I cut the annexed record from the family bible of Mrs. Horn
Beate Cleggmore a judge of Onondaga

No. 11.631
Mary How
N.Y.
Act July 7 th 38
amt of
1 m. Priz
17 m. 20 c. Corp
$8.50 $65.89 per m.
Also
n: 6949-
Act March 3 rd 43
n: 408 June 17 '44
Honble A Smith Hop R

House Reps. - Jan'y 24. 1845
Sir, I transmit herewith the fashion paper of May 1845 - which please examine -
I have the honor to be,
your obed. S r
Albert Smith
Wm. J. G. Edwards Comm ee of papers

4892 Ruthiba M c Daniel Silva Pond v 1789 Mary Howe 6651
3 Claims for continuance of Pensions
Samuel Luke Atty. Buffalo NY
admitted
Sam l Luke Buffalo NY

State of New York
County of Erie ss On this first day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the said county of Erie Mary Hove a resident of Concord in the county of Erie and State of New York aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War; That she is the widow of wife Hove who was a Revolutionary Soldier; that the applicant was a Revolutionary pensioner under the Act of the 3 rd of March 1843 and under the Act of 17 th of June 1842 at the rate of sixty five dollars and eighty seven cents per annum. She further declares she is still a widow sworn to and subscribed
the day and year above written Before Wells Brooks Justice of the Peace
for Mary Hove Mark
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Mary Hove and that she is the person described in the above declaration.
Wells Brooks Justice
I certify that the words "widow of" were interlined between the 12 th and 13 th lines from the top before the signing & oath
Wells Brooks Justice

STATE OF NEW YORK,
Sue County Clerk's Office.
ss.
I, MOSES BRISTOL, Clerk of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas, thereof, do hereby Certify, that Will. Brewster Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Affidavit and thereon written, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace duly United sworn and acting as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Will. Brewster and verily believe the signature thereto to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, this 11th day of August 184 8
4892 1709 6651 Rochester M c Daniel Silver Pond St Mary Howell
3 claims for commissions of pensions
James Lake City Buffalo NY
Amity
John L. Lake Buffalo NY

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Sue County Clerk's Office. }
I, MOSES BRISTOL, Clerk of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas, thereof, do hereby Certify, that Will. Morris Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Affidavit and thereon written, was at the time of taking the same a Jurat of the Peace duly sworn and acting as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Will. Morris and verily believe the signature thereto to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, this 10th day of August 184 8 Moses Bristol CLERK.

I Amos Babcock do hereby certify that I am Clerk of the town of Poundridge in the state of New York. and that by virtue of my office I have the custody of the Records of said town. And I do further certify that there is no Record of Marriages kept in the town clerks office consequently there is no Record of the marriage of Jesse Howd to Mary Wood. Amos Babcock Town Clerk
State of New York } Westchester County } on this 8th day of January 1845 personally appeared before me Amos Babcock known to me as the town Clerk of said town of Poundridge and made oath that the certificate signed by him is just and true. William Lockwood
State of New York } County of Westchester } Justice of the peace Munson Lockwood Clerk of the said County and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Do Hereby Certify That William Lockwood Esq whose name is subscribed to the fore certificate of proof was on the day of the date of the said certificate a Justice of the peace in and for said County residing in the said County Commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and surely believe that the said signature to the above proof or certificate thereof is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County this ninth day of January A.D. 1845.
Munson Lockwood Clk

State of New York
County of Saratoga } Be it known that before me George G. Scott a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared David Howe of Ballston in said County aged eighty-three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that Jese Howe formerly a resident inhabitant in the County of Saratoga aforesaid was his Brother, and a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and who was during the period of the Revolutionary War a resident inhabitant in Ballston then being a part of the County of Albany (now Saratoga), where he continued to reside for several years after the close of said War when he removed to the western part of this State where he continued to reside until the day of his death, when he left him surviving a Widow whose name was Mary Howe and she still continues to be his widow as deponent is informed and verily believes and that she now resides in, or near Genesee County in the State of New York and is the identical Mary Howe applying for a Pension
And further deponent testifies and says that the said Jese Howe was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as a Corporal under Captain Stephen White in Colonel Willett's Regt of Nine months men in the year 1781. that Lieutenants Thornton & Moore served in the same company as such, at the same time,
That the said Jese Howe belonged to and was enrolled in the Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel Jacobus Van Schoonhorn & in the company commanded by Captain Stephen White, during the period of the Revolutionary War and was frequently called into the service of the United States and served as a Corporal. in short tours under officers of said Regiment
That previous to the nine months service of the said Jese Howe under Captain White as aforesaid, he the said Jese Howe was in the service of said War at Fort Stanwix, he thinks one or two years previous to said service but does not know the names of the officers under whom he served or the length of his service but he was from home several months during said season
And deponent further testifies and says that his brother the said Jese was married to Mary Wood at Pound Ridge in the County of Westchester in the State of New York in December 1782

as he was informed and verily believes and now believes, he is the more confident from the fact that this deponent was married to Eunice Crapo on or about the 2 nd day of January 1783 and that previous thereto his birth, the said Jabez Howe came to Ballston with his wife the said Mary and that the said Jabez & Mary have resided together as husband and wife from the time aforesaid to wit: December 1782 until the day of his death that he is informed and verily believes the said Mary is still living & continues to be the widow of the said Jabez Howe
Subscribed and sworn before me this 14 th day of November 1844 after being read to him by me Geo. G. Scott Justice
David Hon
And I hereby certify that the above named Jabez the David Howe is to me well known as a person who has for many years resided in Ballston and is one of the first settlers in said town and has always sustained a fair and highly respectable character for truth and veracity and is a fair & credible witness and for the last forty years in succession has been an overseer of the poor of the said town — Geo. G. Scott Justice
State of New York {
Saratoga County } ss I, Horace Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga,
Do certify that George G. Scott Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and also to the certificate of Credibility to be his proper hand writing and Signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office the 15 th day of November 1844 Horace Goodrich Clerk

N. 11.631 act. '38
recd 24 Jan '40

 In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz : 
    21 st Sept. 1778. Jesse Howe Prim Sum 5 0   9 th June 1779 do do 1 3 6   9 th Augt. do do do 1 4 2/3   25 th Nov. do do boys c 3 7 6 2/5 12.6 2/3   5 th Dec. do do do 1 5 8 2/5   31 st July 1780 do do 7 10 6   30 th Nov do do do 11 14 8   30 th Nov 1781 do do 22 7 10   31 st Dec do do do 2 18 8 4.10   49.4.10   292   
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Jan 7. 10 th — 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1. 4. 5. 89. — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
   following officers, viz :    First—under Capt.  Gyramus Collins  in Col.  Jacobus Van Schoon hoover  hoover         Second  " " John Crane  "  "  Henry L. Livingston  "        Third  " " Manning Kipcher  "  "  Jacobus Van Schoon hoover         Fourth  " " Do  "  "  Do         Fifth  " St. Nath l Weed  "  "  Do         Sixth  " Capt. Joshua Drake  "  "  John Harper         Seventh  " " Do  "  "  Do          Eighth  " " Stephen White  "  "  Marcus Willett         Ninth  " " Do  "  "  Do         Tenth  " "  "  "         
Philip Phelps De Camp
 2112.6      24 | 656 ( 27. 250 50 48 176 168 8 6.25 732 | 123.10 ( 1 732 4990 4393 598 ( 2 24 | 118 ( 5. 120 366 2 7.32 Cost 16-25- Price 27  Philip Phelps Dep Camp 

Norwood, Pa. May 9th, 1906
Hon. Thomas S. Butler, Member of Congress, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I desire to obtain some additional information relative to the military service of my great grandfather Jesse Hew, (or Howe) and would like to learn whether the Pension Bureau contains such records.
If so may I trouble you to refer this to the proper Department.
The only information that I have on the subject is the following:
Jesse Hew was enrolled in the 12th Albany County regiment of the New York State Militia under Col. Jacob Van Schoonhoven, in the company commanded by Capt. Nanning Vischer.
He was a member of this regiment in 1778 and 1779.
I have no knowledge that he received a pension, but I understand that his widow was granted a pension after his death.
If there is a record of this pension I would like to learn:
The date and place of the birth and death of said Jesse Hew.
The full name of his widow.
Anything touching upon his military service.
Thanking you in advance for such consideration as you may be pleased to give to the matter, I am,
Very truly yours,
Gordon Chambers.

REPORTING CONVENTIONS AND POST-PRANDIAL SPEECHES A SPECIALTY.
LUCIUS W. HOW
COURT REPORTER : : LAW STENOGRAPHER
ROOM 56, TRIBUNE BUILDING,
NEW YORK, September 1st, 189
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I have been informed that my great grand-father, Jesse Howe was a soldier in the revolutionary War (A corporal, I understand), and that the papers for his widow's pension were forwarded to your office at Washington early in the Winter of 1845 or 1846, probably the latter date. I have not been able on inquiry to fix the date closer than this.
Will you kindly have copy made of these papers and send them to me, and I will send you such charges as may accrue in consequence of the transcript. If for any reason such papers are not accessible, any information in regard to the company in which he served, date of service, time of service, and date of discharge would be of much use to me.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy in the matter, I remain,
Your obedient servant,
Lucius W. How.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Jesse Wood , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.      The widows pension was allowed for her husbands services in the N.Y. Troops for 1 mo as a Private and for 17 months and 2 days as a Colonel   
Battles engaged in, Near Canada Creek Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barton N.Y. Date of application for pension, by widow Dec 19/1844. Residence at date of application, of widow Erie Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, of wd 84 years old.
Remarks: He married Mary Wood at Grand Ridge N.Y. Oct 24 1782 and died June 30 1827
Very respectfully,
Mr Lucius M Wood  Room 56 Tribune Bldg  New York N.Y.
Commissioner.

The following are mentioned as officers under whom he served but dates of enlistment and dischg are not given.
Capt Tyrannus Collins Col. Van Schoonhoven " John Crane " Ledington " Manning Vischer " Van Schoonhoven Lt Nathl. Weed " " " Capt Joshua Drake " John Harker " Stephen White " Millett