Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,575, Adam Hanna, Penn. Or Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn. or Va.
Hanna, Adam Nancy.
R. 4575
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows in the State of Indiana § 38 County of Putnam, On this first day of October in the year of 1846 personally appeared before me George Pearsy, an associate judge of the Putnam circuit Court within and for the County of Putnam in the State of Indiana Nancy Hanna resident of the County of Putnam and State aforesaid aged Seventy, years past 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 Adam Hanna who served in the Revolutionary war several tours or terms she thinks to the number of five engagements or times amounting to about five years services as declarant believes from what she recollects of hearing her husband in his life time say and that a part of said services was rendered in the capacity of a private soldier and that a part was as Ensign or Lieutenant or a part or as an officer in each capacity of Ensign and Lieutenant. She does not recollect if she ever knew the names of the Captains and other officers under whom the said Adam Hanna served at any time nor does she recollect or know whether he served in the Militia or Regular Service. She recollects of hearing him say

that he served under General Washington and she believes he was a resident of Virginia during the rendering of the said services - That she does not remember if she ever knew at what period or times he rendered said services nor at what time or times he entered the service in the army at any time nor at what time or period he was discharged from serving in said army but thinks she recollects of hearing him say that he was in the battles at Long Island, Trenton and Yorktown and others not recollected by declarant. She does not positively know where the residence of the said Adam Hanna was when he entered or engaged in serving in the army as aforesaid but believes he resided in the County of Rockbridge in the State of Virginia - That the said Adam Hanna was as she believes born in or near Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania and may have entered the army from and in the State of Pennsylvania - But that for many years the said Adam Hanna lived in the State of Virginia she has no doubts and believes his residence was in the County of Rockbridge in the State of Virginia when he entered the army and performed the aforesaid services, and that he may have served in the Regiment commanded by Col George R. Clark and that she has no documentary evidences in support of her claim - She further declares that she was married to the said Adam Hanna on the — day of — in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety three /1793/ that her husband the aforesaid Adam Hanna died on the twenty fourth day of September in the year of One Thousand eight hundred and twenty-four in the County of Shelby in the State of Kentucky that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated and was solemnized by one John Covice

a preacher of The Gospel and that she still remains The widow of the aforesaid Adam Hanna deceased She further declares that her advanced age and bodily in- firmities are such as to prevent her without much fatigue and trouble from appearing in open court to make this declaration The courts for said county being held at Green Castle eighteen miles from declarants residence — Witness Sanford T. Clark and Benjamin F. Davis Nancy Hanna (Seal) mark
State of Indiana § 28. County of Putnam §
I George Pearcy, Associate Judge for said Putnam circuit court in and for said county do hereby certify that the above named Nancy Hanna was on this 1 st day of October 1846, at her residence in said county before me duly sworn according to law that the foregoing declaration by her subscribed (by making her mark) is true in substance and fact to the best of her knowledge in presence of Sanford T. Clark and Benjamin F. Davis the witnesses thereto subscribed in my presence of the truth of which I am fully satisfied given under my hand the date last above mentioned.
George Pearcy Associate Judge (Seal)

State of Indiana } 83 County of Putnam } 3
I William S. Townsends Clerk of The Circuit Court within and for The County of Putnam in The State of Indiana do hereby certify That George Peavy is an Special Judge of The Circuit Court of The aforesaid County and State duly Commissioned and qualified and That said Court is a court of Record by virtue of The Laws of The State of Indiana and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine - In Testimo- -ny whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix The Seal of said Court at Greencastle. This 6 th day of October in The year of our Lord 1846.
Will. S. Townsends Clerk.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4075
P. O. _____
Nancy Hanna
Service: _____
wid. of Adam
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

V 13153.
Nancy Wannu wid of Adam India
Det to G. M. Hardin
Dec. 15-46
R.S. Ragan Jan 25-1855
4575
Ad 7th July 1838

Dec 4 1896
Supplement to the Young Woman
20
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of pensions Washington D.C.

Bloomington Indiana
November 27. 1846.
James S. Edwards Esqr. Court of pensions Sir Enclosed I send you The papers in The case of Mrs Nancy Hanna claiming a pension (That is) her first and second declaration and power of attorney for proceedings. Please give it The consideration to which it is entitled ~
Respectfully your ob t serv t
George W. Bardin

Greencastle Indiana June 15 th /55.
Hon. L. P. Waldo. Com. of Pensions.
Sir.
Taken out - 2-
Please find enclosed a declaration for Pension for Mrs. Whitehead, and also for land Warrant for same and one for Jesse Garrison.
Rev, can Will you be so kind as to inform me at an early date what amount of evidence has been presented to the department, as also what else is required in the case of Thomas Hutchings son for Revolutionary claim. If this be too much trouble for you, please return the papers to me. We know not what amount of evidence has been presented, as both the agent & the applicant are now dead.
Please give also similar information in the case of Nancy Hannak widow of Adam Hanna. This claim is in a similar con- dition and I desire to revive them, and there- fore wish to know what other evidence will be required.

Some 2 months ago I enclose several applications for bounty land Viz: for Abner Ragam, Agness Smith, James Egan, William Marley, George Lobel, James Borders, Elizabeth Hannah, Preston Brown, Hannah Gibbens, Mrs. M c Achrane and Mrs. Mary Hudson none of which I have recd. any acknowledgement yet. fear they have not reached you I have just recd. warrants for Anderson Johnston, Daniel Welker and James Shields but no others yet. Please accept my thanks
Your Obt. Servant R. S. Ragam
P.S. Pleas send the forms & instructions for heirs to apply for Pension due their ancestor. R. S. R.
Hon. L. P. Waldo Com. of Pensions.
Thos. Hutchinson Ind - Jan 1832 Nancy Hanna - wid of Adlam - Ind - Jan 1838

Know all men by these presents that I Nancy Hanna of the County of Putnam in the State of Indiana widow of Adam Hanna deceased who was a soldier and believed to have been an officer in the Revolutionary War and who died in Shelby County in the State of Kentucky in the year of 1824. do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Hardin of Monroe County in the State of Indiana my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to claim for me and in my name a pension of the United States of America under any pension laws passed by the Congress of said United States now existing and in force and under any acts which may hereafter be passed by said Congress to which I am or may be entitled to the benefits of by virtue of said acts or any of them and by reason of being the widow of the said Adam Hanna hereby authorizing the said Hardin to proceed in the premises as is or may be to my interest agreeable to said acts of Congress and pension laws above referred to and thereby ratify and confirm any and all of the lawful acts in the premises with any and all persons whether agents or officers of the United States. In witness whereof I subscribe my name and affix my seal this 1 day of October in the year of 1846.
Witness Sanford T. Marks Benjamin L. Davis
her Nancy X Hanna (Seal) marks

State of Indiana } County of Putnam } 388
Be it known that On this 1 day of October 1846, before me The undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for the county of Putnam and State of Indiana personally Appeared Nancy Hanna of Said County & State and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In witness whereof I subscribe my name and affix my seal This 1 day of October in the year 1846.
Jacob Durham J. P. (seal)
State of Indiana } County of Putnam } 388
I William S. Townend Clerk of the county of Putnam in The State of Indiana do hereby certify That Jacob Durham is a Justice of the peace in and for Said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that The foregoing Signature to the certificate of acknowledgment of power of attorney purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I subscribe my name and affix the Seal of my office at Vincennes This 6th day of October 1846. And That the foregoing power of attorney was annexed to the foregoing declaration by me given under my hand & seal of office The above date.
William S. Townend Clerk

18153
Nancy Hanna
Ans a
Act 7. July 38-
with the Portland Company, 1825-1826, which Don't appear I think of the kind the first of Portland Portland according to some a right at least seems to be of which County and State and surrounding area Portland is of course a part of the County Court of the in the State of Maine so far as I can see that is all of the County Court within and after the County of Portland Portland County } 1825-1826 State of Maine } 1825-1826

Declaration (Supplementary) In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Indiana 1835 Putnam County 3 - On this 4 th day of November in the year of 1846 personally appeared before me George Pearcy an associate judge of Putnam County Circuit Court within and for said County and State aforesaid Nancy Hanna resident of the County of Putnam and State of Indiana aged seventy years past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Supplementary 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 in addition to the contents of her original declaration subscribed and sworn to the first day of October 1846 before George Pearcy associate judge of the Circuit Court for said Putnam County and State aforesaid She now makes oath that she was Nancy Canaday before her intermarriage with Adam Hanna named in her original declaration (here) above named and that she declarant and said Adam Hanna was married in the County of Mercer in the State of Kentucky
Nancy. X Hearnah mark
Attest Sanford. J. Clark By ann F. Davis

State of Indiana
Putnam County - { S.S.
I George Pearcy associate Judge for said Putnam Circuit Court in and for said County do hereby certify that the above named Nancy Hanna was on this 4 th day of November 1846 at her residence in said County & by me duly sworn according to law and testified to the truth of the foregoing declaration and subscribed the same by making her mark thereto in presence of Sanford B. T. Clarke and R. F. Davis witnesses before written residents of said County and who are personally known to me the truth of which I am fully satisfied of. Given under my hand this 4 th day of November in the year 1846.
Geo. Pearcy Associate Judge
Putnam Co. Ind. Seal
Attest.
Sanford B. T. Clarke

State of Indiana } Putnam County } 88
I William S. Townsend Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of Putnam in the State of Indiana do hereby certify that George Peary is associate Judge of the Circuit Court of the aforesaid County and State duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that said court is a Court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be the said George Peary is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of my office at Green Castle This sixth day of November 1846.
Will. S. Townsend Clerk