Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,589, John Harcourt, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Harcourt, John.
P. 4589
CONTENTS
10 p 1-4-64

STATE OF OHIO, } ss. (Whitaker la County, }
ON this 24 day of June 1835 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas now sitting, John Warcocks a resident of Piqua in the county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, aged 74 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.
That he was drafted as a private in the Militia That in the fall of the year 1777, while he was residing in the town of New Mattbury, in the state of New York he was called out on alarm, as a private in the Militia, and joined his company at Newbury on the Hudson River. That from Newbury, the Company to which he was attached marched till they almost reached Ft. Mt. Gomery, on the Hudson, about 20 miles from Newbury. That here they met a party of our men who had made their escape from the British that had just taken Fort Mt. Gomery. That the his company then hastened, and turned along the River Hudson until the British Shipping came up, when he was with others was ordered not to drive back the cattle into the country to prevent the British from seizing & carrying them away. After the shipping went down the River the company to which he was attached, received orders to drive the cattle back again, when he received a parol discharge & went home having served sixteen days . That he cannot recollect the day & month when he was called out, but believes it to have been in the latter part of autumn. That the Capt. of his company's name was Nathaniel Kelley. Anning Smith 1st Lieut. & That his Captain's name was Jacob Mack - 1st Lieut. Anning Smith, 2nd Lieut. Nathaniel Kelley. Of Col. Hartenbough's Regt. -
That in the Spring of 1778, the day month and day was recollectable, while he was residing in the town of New Mattbury, N.Y. he was drafted to serve as a private in the Militia; that in Capt. Jacob

9- + Conkling's Company of Infantry, to serve on fatigue duty. That one Lyons was one of the Lieutenants of his Company and Hartenborough son of Bob Hartenborough the other. That he joined his Company at Newburg, & then marched to West Point. When the Company to which he was attached received orders to build a redoubt. That he & his Company were employed in carrying dirt, scoring timber, cutting fascines for building the same bomb proof. That in this employment he continued till the fall of the same year when he was discharged by parole after serving nine months. That he recollects none of the officers names except those above mentioned.
3- + That in the Fall of 1779 he was drafted to serve in the militia as a private and was employed three months at Fish Kill N.Y. in cutting & carrying away wood for the army at West Point. Having staid here three months in this business he was discharged by parole. He cannot recollect either the day or month of either his entering or discharge; but he well recollects that when he was discharged the weather was cold & the ground was covered with snow. Stephen base was Captain, and Hartenborough, son of Bob Hartenborough was Lieut., and Hartenborough was the Colonel of the Regt to which his Company was attached.
X That in December 1779 soon after his return to New Maltbury aforesaid he was pressed into the service of the United States to serve as a private in the militia, and was employed in driving a team Ten days when he received a parole discharge. He cannot recollect on what day he was pressed nor discharged but is positive both occurred in December.
That he was born in New Maltbury, State of New York A.D. 1761. My father has a record of his age

3 by which it appears that he was 16 years of age when he first entered the army in 1777 and was living at his native place when he entered the Army at that time . And lived at Newmattingly son, in Schuyler County, in Sarglaya, in Eden in Erie County, New York until 1832 when he removed to Painesville, in the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio where he now lives. That he has no documentary evidence of having served as herein stated as he was always discharged by parole. That Mr Ford and Mr Allen who live in his neighborhood can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as of his services a soldier of the Revolution but that there no clergyman who can go the same as there is none - That three years ago he took measures for applying for a pension but that his papers were unfortunately made out that they did not answer the purpose for which they were intended. That after that he was taken sick and has had no opportunity of applying for a pension till the present. And that he knows of no surviving witness who can testify as to his services in the Revolutionary Army, as they moved away soon after the war and he cannot tell where they now live or whether they are living.
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 any state the agency of any state or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Ohio - Sworn & subscribed this day a year aforesaid. John his Harcourt mark
Living in this county

HE hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the one and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the state of
SWORN to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
WE, Daniels Allen a clergyman, residing in the Town of Piscataway and Ambrose Ford residing in same Township hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Warcourt — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 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 day and year aforesaid.
Sam d Hendry Clerk.
Daniels Allen Ambrose Ford
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 Daniels Allen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman , resident in the town of Piscataway and that Ambrose Ford — who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Samuel Hendry — clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Middlesex County — do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Warcourt — for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 24 th day of June A. D. 1835.
Sam d Hendry Clerk.

Sept. 20-1904 Writs to Hon. Secy. Interior
REJECTED
4589.
P. O.
John Harcourt
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

At New York S of County of Erie 3
Stephen W. Butts of the town Eden in the county of Erie & State of New York being duly sworn depones & saith that he was acquainted with John Harecourt in the town of Liffers in the county of Schoharie twenty four years ago & that he knew him there six or seven years & during that time he saw him generally once or twice a week - was intimately with him as with any of his neighbours - that it was reported & believed then that he had been in the service as a soldier in the revolutionary war - and that he the said John Harecourt bore a good character for honesty truth & veracity - and further this deponent saith not Sworn & subscribed before me This 30th day of May 1833 Stephen W. Butts
Aaron D. Warner, J. D.

State of New York § County of Erie §
Jeremiah Mosher of the Town of Eden in the County of Erie & State of New York being duly sworn deposes & saith that he is acquainted with John H. Arcourt And that he first became acquainted with him partially in Saratoga County in the State of New York twenty four years ago or more And that he next became intimately acquainted with him in town of Eden & County of Erie fifteen years ago this spring And from that time he was well acquainted with him till three years ago last fall at which time the said John H. Arcourt moved to the State of Ohio - And that during his acquaintance with the said John H. Arcourt he maintained a good character for truth & veracity - & that during said acquaintance he has had frequent conversations with him about his service in the revolutionary war in which he would relate when & where he served as a soldier in the war - And that ever since this deponent's acquaintance with him he has been reputed in the neighbourhood as a soldier of the revolution- ary war. And further this deponent saith not Sworn & subscribed before me this 30th day May 1835
Jeremiah Mosher
Hannan D. Walker, J. D.

State of New York } County of Erie }
Michael Miller of the Town of Hamburg in the county of Erie & State of New York being duly sworn Deponeth & saith that he is acquainted with John Harcourt and that he first became acquainted with him sixteen years ago this present month in Hamburg and that from that time he resided in the town of Eden adjoining the town of Hamburg until three years ago last fall at which time he moved from the town of Eden to the state of Ohio - and that during his acquaintance with him the said John Harcourt he frequently saw him and had conver- sations with him about the revolutionary war in which he always stated that he was in the service as as a soldier - and that he was reputed in the neighbourhood where he lived to have been in the service as a soldier in the revolutionary war and that from this deponents acquaintance with the said John Harcourt he believes him to be of a good character for truth & veracity & further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me this 30 th day of May 1835 Michael Miller
Henry Danks, J. P.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, ERIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.
I, Horace Clark
Clerk of
the County of Erie, do hereby certify, that Saron Parker Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed
Affidavits
was at the time of taking the three annexed Affidavits a Justice of the peace
in and for said county, duly elected and sworn and acting as such. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the signature " Saron Parker " to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, this Second day of June A. D. 1835.
Horace Clark. Clerk,

33. 124.
John Harcourt Ohio
July 1852.
Pension Office
Albany.

Recd of July. Monroe (Kelloggville P.O.) July 11 th 1835
The Secretary of War,
Sir,
At the request of Mr Hoacount I Enclose this application for a pension. He wishes the answer thereto to be sent to me
Respectfully Yours
Ob st Serv t
Samuel Moffitt

Kelloggsville O. July 1st 3
Free The Secretary of War Washington City D. C.

Suspended
See letter 14 July 1835 to Samuel Moffett. Kelloggville.
4589

State of New York County of Erie
Erastus Baker of the town of Eden in the county of Erie & State of New York being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is acquainted with John Harecourt who as this deponent understands and believes is about to apply for a pension for services rendered as a soldier in the revolutionary war - That he this deponent first became acquainted with him the said John Harecourt in the town of Jefferson Schenectady Co. in the State of New York about twenty four or twenty five years ago and that he was intimately acquainted with him in that place for six years - and that then he this deponent removed from the said town of Jefferson to the town of Eden & county of Erie where he now resides and that the said John Harecourt sixteen years ago as this deponent believes also removed from said town of Jefferson to said town of Eden where he resided in the neighborhood of this deponent till within four years last past and that about four years ago the said John Harecourt removed to the State of Ohio in the county of Ashland as this deponent has been informed and verbelious - And further that during this deponents acquaintance with the said John Harecourt he this deponent has and now does consider him the said John Har- court a man of truth & veracity and also of an good and unblemished character in all respects
Sworn & subscribed before me this 30th day of May A.D. 1835
Erastus Baker Aaron D. Warner

State of New York County of Erie 3 d
Dennis Ladd of the town of Elma in the county of Erie & State of New York being duly sworn deposes & says that he knows John Harecourt who this deponent has been informed is about to apply for a pension for services rendered as a soldier in the revolutionary war and that he first became acquainted with him the said John Harecourt twenty four or five years ago in the county of Schenectady in the town of Jefferson and was acquainted with him there ten years or more and that during that time he this deponent resided not more than three miles from the said John Harecourt and that he the said John Harecourt maintained a good character for truth and veracity and that he this deponent afterwards knew the said John Harecourt in the town of Elma in the county of Erie & State of New York in the year 1822 and from that time till he moved from said town to the state of Ohio that during his acquaintance with the said John Harecourt in Elma he was reputed among his neighbours as a man of good character for truth & veracity and this deponent verily believes him to be of an unblemished character And that he the said John Harecourt was reputed during his the deponents acquaintance with him to be a revolutionary soldier and from the report he this deponent has no doubt but that he was a soldier of the revolutionary war & further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me This 30 th A.D. 1835 Aaron D. Warner, J.P.
Dennis Ladd

STATE OF NEW-YORK, ERIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.
I, Horace Clark ,
Clerk of
the County of Erie, do hereby certify, that Aaron Parker Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed
Affidavits
was at the time of, taking the two annexed Affidavits a Justice of the Peace
in and for said county, duly elected and sworn and acting as such. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice
and verily believe the
signature " Aaron Parker " signature.
to be his genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, this Second day of June A. D. 1835.
Horace Clark, Clerk
Wm. Allen Esq. for