Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7682, John Harnest, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Harnest, John Margaret.
Nr 7682
CONTENTS

Ohio 19869
John Harnest a. Champaign in the State of Ohio who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Rouch of the regt commanded by Col. Dark in the Va line for 11 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Sept 1833 and John 6
Pearson Urbana
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 91.66 Pens-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 18 33 $109 99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 10
Act 27 Aug 1842 to Nov. S. Mason,

Ohio
8224
Cincin
Margaret Warneest, widow of John Warneest Va who was a Private in the Revolution Husband died 11 June 1835
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Nov. 1847 and sent to
John H. Young, Urbana Ohio
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2. Page 204.
Reported
Letter to Hon R. S. Canby 11. April 1848.
Died 21. October 1847. Letter to P. A. C. May 13 1848.

State of Ohio } County of Champaign } J. S. [initials]
On this twentieth day April A.D. 1833. personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County aforesaid, now sitting John Harnet a resident of Mad River Township in County of Champaign and State of Ohio aged seventy three 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. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: He entered the service in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven in the month of May for the term of three months at the time he entered service he resided in Shenandoah County Virginia he volunteered in the company commanded by Captain Roush and Lieutenant Rinker - from Shenandoah County he marched to Philadelphia where he remained until the day previous to the battle at Germantown and was then discharged his company being disbanded without written discharges - he was engaged in no battle under this engagement - he knows of no one who can testify positively to the performance of the above stated service - he has no documentary evidence of such service not having received any written discharge. Again in the month of July 1781 he volunteered for six months at Shenandoah County and State of Virginia, in the company commanded by Capt. Gomer he marched first to Little York to from

Thence he was sent in the capacity of Waggoner to James Town for the purpose of transporting the baggage of the King French soldiery to Williamsburgh from which place he again returned to Little York and was employed in the service as a waggoner until the capture of Corn- wallace. He then returned to Williams- burgh where he received a load of sick and invalid soldiers whom he transpor- ted to Shenandoah County aforesaid. He received no discharge - he recollects the the names of none of the field officers except that of Col. Dark who command- ed the regiment to which his company was attached - he cannot procure any personal positive testimony to the above facts. In the year seventeen hun- dred seventy seven on the 25 th December he entered the service for three months as a substitute for William Harris (who was drafted) in the army - he resided at that time in Shenandoah County Virginia - he marched thence to Winchester Fred- erick County Virginia where he remained until about the middle of March 1778 guarding the prisoners surrendered by Burgoyne at Saratoga - he was then discharged on furlough and returned home - he never returned to the army at Winchester during the term for which he had substituted to serve to wit six months, being incapacitated for the service by sickness, his furlough is lost or mislaid and therefore he cannot produce any documentary

evidence of his service during this time nor can he procure any testimony to prove his actual performance of such service. This applicant was born in year 1759. (at Shenandoah county State of Virginia) He has a record of his age transmit- ted from his parents to him; but he does not get it now. he resided at the times of his entering the service at the places stated above. Daniel Beaver minister of the Gospel and Alexander Dun- lap can testify as to his reputation of having served in the revolution and as to his veracity. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. He resided after the revolution in the state of Virgin- ia in the Counties of Shenandoah and Rockbridge till within seven years back, since which time he has resided in the state of Ohio and Champaign County. Madison Township.
twice he entered the service as a volunteer and once as a sub- stitute for William Harris. He cannot recollect the names of many of the officers with whom he served, nor any of them besides those above stated.
He further swears that by reason of old age, and sickness, being now and for the last two years of life afflicted with the palsy and other infirmities, in consequence of which his memory is almost entirely lost and his reason is much impaired, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but accor- ding to the best of his recollection he served not less than eleven months as a private soldier in the Revolution any war for which service he claims a pension.
Sworn to and subscribed in Court John his Harnest mark April 22 nd 1833 John C. Pearson Clk
We Daniel Beaver a clergyman residing in the Township of Madison, county of Champaign and State of Ohio, and Alexander Dunlap residing in Concord Township in the same county, hereby certify that we

are well acquainted with John Harrest who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
In witness whereof the undersigned have hereunto set their hands and the seal of the court
April 22 d 1833
John C. Pearson Clerk
Daniel Beaver
Alexander Dunlap
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court fur- ther certifies that it appears to them that Daniel Beaver who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Madison Township Champaign county Ohio. and that Alexander Dunlap a resident of Concord Township same county who has also signed the same is a credible person. And that their statement is entitled to credit. April 20. 1833
John C. Pearson Clerk
I John C. Pearson clerk of the court of Common pleas of Champaign county in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Harrest for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office, this 22 d day of April 1833.
John C. Pearson Clerk
John Harrest
24940

Set 43 9377 Apo 13469 Margaret Barnett Widow of John
Q Act 7 July 1838
Marrid 1784 husband died 1835
Adm'd 8 mo mi $26 66 / 100 pnam m 4 March 1836
Adm'd Acts 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $26 66 / 100 pnam
John H. Young Urbana Ohio

The State of Ohio Champaign County ss.
On this twenty fourth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and forty seven, personally appeared before me James Dallas one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Margaret Kearness, a resident of Jackson Township, in said County of Champaign, aged eighty six 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of John Kearness, deceased, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, and served six months under the Command of Captain Hall, and that she believes he was in the battle of Brandywine.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Kearness on the Twenty fifth day of February, in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty four, that her husband, the aforesaid John Kearness died on the Eleventh day of June in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Barricade, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz:

at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed on the } day and year above written before me, this 24 th August 1847. }
Margaret pub Hannest mark
James Dallas Associate Judge

The State of Ohio Champaign County ss. Before me James Dallas one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Champaign County, John Thomas made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with Margaret Kearness the widow of John Kearness, decd., that he has been acquainted with her for forty two years, and knew the said John Kearness for forty two years before his death, that the said John Kearness drew a pension for several years before his death and that he knows the said Margaret Kearness to be the identical widow of the said John Kearness, deceased. Sworn to & subscribed before me this 24 th August 1847 John Thomas James Dallas Associate Judge
The State of Ohio, Champaign County ss. I Samuel H. Robinson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that James Dallas before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit appear to have been sworn to and subscribed, was at the time of subscribing the same and now is an Associate Judge of said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I the Clerk aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Urbana this 15 th day of September AD 1847
Sam. H. Robinson Clerk

Shenandoah County Pa
Among the records and proceedings of the county court of said county is the following viz:
"July 25 1784. The return of marriage made by John Borneo viz John Barmat to Margaret Laird"
I Samuel G Williams Clerk of the said county court of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 11 th day of August 1847 and in the 72 nd year of the Commonwealth
Sam l G Williams Clerk

No. 24.940
John Harnest Champaign Ill
Ohio from 1777 private 11 months.
Return $36. \frac{66}{100}
John C. Pearson Colk Urbana Champaign Ill Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th May — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Ohio  A Statement, shewing the Service of John Harnest Champaigne
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May 1777. - 3 - Private Capt Roush 73 years Shenon Traditional evidence-   July 81- - 6 - Major Capt Conner do do   Dec 25 th 77 until March 78 - - - Private Col Dark Virginia   indefinite service in all eleven months  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 _____; 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John Ashton

MS.A.5 cont
November 10, 1926
Mrs. E. B. Ferguson 200 West Church St., Oxford, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 7682 it appears that John Harnest was born in 1759 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
While a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia he enlisted in 1777, served three months as private in Captain Roush's Company, Colonel Rinker's Virginia Regiment and was discharged the day before the battle of Germantown.
He enlisted December 25, 1777 and served in Colonel Byrd's Virginia Regiment until the middle of March 1778.
He enlisted in July 1781 and served six months as wagoner in Captain Comer's Company, Colonel Darke's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22 , 1833 while a resident of Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio. He died June 11, 1835.
Soldier married February 25, 1784 in Shenandoah County,
Everything in this letter OK'd by Nicholson

Lane, I think
Virginia, Margaret  Margaret Lair, or Law? (name not clearly written).
She was allowed pension on her application executed August 24, 1847 while a resident of Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio aged eighty-six years.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

State of Ohio Champaign county. ss.
On this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Champaign aforesaid now in session, John Harnett a resident of Madison Township in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio, the identical person who made his declaration, in this court on the 20th. day of April last past, for a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 and which declaration has been returned from the war department to be corrected - And the said John Harnett being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following amendment to his said former declaration (as follows) The first time he entered the service as above stated in his declaration - he was drafted volunteered for three months - He cannot recollect the name of his colonel but he thinks his name was Rinker the father of his Lieutenant - He cannot say what time he returned home but it was soon before the battle of Germantown he thinks he started home the day before that battle - And is positive that he served out his full term of three months -
He cannot recollect the name of any of his field or company officers in his third term of service - except the name of Col. Byrd who commanded the regiment to which applicant belonged, after returning home sick on furlough as before stated he remained sick till his term of service, which was six months expired and by reason of his sickness he was unable to return to service.
He was born in the county of Shenandoah county in the State of Virginia in the year 1759 but in what month he cannot recollect.
He has no record of his age - He was living in said county of Shenandoah at each time he was called into the service - And he lived in Shenandoah county till since the Revolutionary war when he removed to Rockbridge county Virginia, and lived

then till the year 1825 when he moved to Champaign county Ohio where he now lives & where he has lived since to this time.
He there volunteered into the service and once he went as a substitute for one William Harris
He cannot state the names of any officers other than as above stated in his declaration for his pension as almost entirely failed him.
He has no recollection of ever having received any written discharge from the service.
As to the names of persons in his present neighborhood to whom he is known & who could testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, he can name but few and they are mostly obscure persons like himself who are but little known out of their immediate neighborhood. His sickness for the last two or three years has confined him at home. In addition to those before named he will name Thomas Grafton Benjamin Fite & Samuel Davis.
This applicant states that for the last two years and more he has been afflicted with the palsy & is still afflicted with it, to such a degree as to be almost helpless, and by reason of his sickness his memory is almost gone, which renders it impossible to recollect distinctly the events of the revolutionary war.
He further swears 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 eleven months I served as a private soldier, and for such service I claim a pension.
John his Harnest mark
Deponent and subscriber
July 24. 1833 in Court
Jno. C. Pearson Clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And as to the said Daniel Beane and Alexander Deuelup they refer to their former certificate in this behalf.
By the Court John C. Pearson CLK
I John C. Pearson clerk of the court of common pleas of Champaign county Ohio do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of John Hornest for a pension by amending his former declaration.
In testimony whereof I have unto me my hand and seal of office this 29th day of July, 1833-
John C. Pearson CLK

Apr 2, 1904 - Hist. to Hugh J. Means, 715 N. High St. Columbus Ohio. 1917 Mar. 7. Hist. to Wm H. Black, & 1926 - Nov. 18 - Hist. to Mrs. E. B. Ferguson - Her letter in cl. J. M. Faxon - MMNF
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7682
Mary Harness wid.
John Harness P.M. Rev. War
Act: Abch. 30/4, 3 June 17/44
Index: -Vol. 64 , Page 305
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10361.
Report
Ohio
Margaret Harnest Widow of John Harnest who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 11th June 1835, of Champaign in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Roach of the Reg t commanded by Col. Clark in the Virg a line for 8 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Nov r 1847, and sent to John H. Young Urbana Ohio
Total amount, $133 30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. R. Simpson Clerk, Book D Vol. 1. Page 389

Aug 27. 1872
Mason m 6
L L Edward E P Mason Ohio Pension Office Washington D.C.
Ans. Mason 11/2
From Mrs. J. Mason Aug 27. 1872

No. of Repts N.S.
Augt 26 '42
L L Edwards Esq
Mr
I have the honor or to request the favor of a copy of the paper mentioned in the enclosed letter and an answer to the sever- al inquiries he has made and should be equally obliged if you can fur- nish a copy of the work referred to by Mr Young at the close of his letter
Very Respectfully I
Reman Yours
John Lewis
J Mason

Washington
House Reps
March 21. 1848
Hon J L Edwards
Sir
I will thank you to communicate to me at your early convenience the information desired by the writer of the inclosed letter
Respectfully
Yrs R. S. Canby

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON TELEGRAPH.
The following was received at this office 4 o'clock, 15 minutes. May 11 th Dated Cincinnati May 10 For S. L. Edwards
Margaret Hornest pension Certificate bears date 22 d Nov. 1847. While Clerk of the Court certifies that she was pensioner & died 21 st of October. same year, will the usual vouchers suffice in this case.
Wm B Barry.

Charge 13
13469 Margaret Harnes wid of John
at 7 May 1838
0044 in 1838
of Pensions,
Washington City
D.C.
PAID 26

Urbana, Ohio, Sept r . 29, 1847.
Sir:
Enclosed are the pension papers of Margaret Kearness, widow of John Kearness, dec d . John Kearness was a pensioner up to the time of his death, which occurred on the 11 th day of June 1835. It could be more certainly learned from his pension papers the rank he held and the services rendered by him: I applied to the department three or four years ago for a copy of his certificate and was informed that it was necessary for the widow to be furnished with it in order to draw a pension. I trust that the papers are correctly made out: great care has been taken that they should be.
The old lady now makes this application for a pension thro' absolute necessity. It is certain that she is entitled to it, and it is hoped that it may soon reach her.
Very Respectfully John H. Young
Commissioner of Pensions.

State of Ohio Gallia County P. Be it Remembered, That before me Henry Neal one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county of Gallia aforesaid personally appeared Catharine Beaver and after being duly sworn according to Law, deposes, and saith that Peggy Gair (now Peggy Harner) was Lawfully married to John Harner deceased shortly after the revolutionary war war with Great Britain and the united States, she further deposes and saith that she was personally present at their marriage, said marriage was solemnised by a minister of the Gospel in Shenandoah County in the State of Virginia and further this deponent saith not.
Catharine X Beaver mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me This 7 th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty two.
Henry Neal Justice
The State of Ohio Gallia County P.
Joseph Drouillard Clerk of The Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Henry Neal before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made was at that time a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; and that unto all his officers as such full faith and credit are due as with in Courts of Justice as thereout. In Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Catletts- burg this 7 th day of July 1842.
Jos. Drouillard CLK

Nov 13 47 M rs Margaret Knapp Acceptance
FREE
J. Edwards, Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Urbana, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1847.
Sir:
Yours of 2 o inst. in reference to the application of Margaret Hearness for pension is received: You say that from facts ascertained since the adjustment of the husband's claim, his term of service was eight instead of eleven months and that the widow could be entitled to a pension of twenty six dollars & sixty six cents, per annum. Mrs. Hearness is very old and needs the aid that this pension would afford her. She will accept what the Department have adjudged she is entitled to and desire me to request that it may be forwarded to her at the earliest moment that shall suit the pleasure and convenience of the Department.
Very Respectfully John H. Young
James L. Edwards, Esq. Comm. of Pensions.

John Harnett, O. act 7 June 1832 $36 66 / 100 pr Ann
To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office
G. A.
Nov. 18 1847
No such pension in Act 1832, Ohio, on our Books.
Should be John Harnett Champaign co Ohio
(P. S. B.)

John Harnest is not on our Books, Act 1832 - There is a John Harnest at the foregoing Rate, who Died 11 th June 1835, and paid to his death, - Perhaps he is the person you are in search of. -
B.S.B.
To Pension Office -

N 1369 Margaret Ham A ut. 6 P.M. July 1838
aut. July 1838.

Black

Rev sec 21
Plymouth, Ill. Feb. 20, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions, Department of Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Can you inform me whether the following were pensioners, and if they were, send their Revolutionary Records, with any other data on file?
John Harnest. Was a soldier. Upshire Co., Va. He died in Champaign Co., Ohio, Sept. 10, 1830. Think his wife's name was Anna Harnest.
o r m Peter Waggoner. Fairfax Co., Va. Wife's name before marriage was Sinah McCarty. Served as "matross" with a Va. Regiment, in the Rev. War.
Thanking you, I am
Respectfully,
Wm. H. Black.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
DR. J. R. GUTHRIE, PRESIDENT DUBUQUE, IOWA.
DR. FRED. C. ZAPFFE, SECRETARY 1764 LEXINGTON STREET CHICAGO.
DR. W. J. MEANS, CHM. JUD. COUN. 715 NORTH HIGH STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO.
Columbus, Ohio. March 26, 1904.
Hon. E. F. Ware, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,-
My great, great grandfather, John Harnest, served in the revolutionary war as a soldier from Virginia. His wife Margaret Harnest recieved a pension . Her residence was in Champaign Co., Ohio, but the pension was obtained in Cincinnatti, O. I wish to join the Sons of the American revolution, and ask that you send me a certificate of his service so that I may use it it as evidence.
Thanking you in advance,
Respectfully,
Hugh J Means
715 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio.