Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4859, Thaddeus Hemenway, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hemenway, Thaddeus or Hemingway
18 4859
CONTENTS

District of Pennsylvania
On this 11 th day of September 1820 personally appeared
in Open court of common pleas, holden in Towanda, for the County of Bradford being a court of record proceeding according to the course of Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings Thaddeus Hemenway aged 58 years resident in Bradford County in the said District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by acts of congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820. That he served in the Revolutionary war in the company commanded by Capt Peter Ploys in the Regiment commanded by Col Thomas Nicholson in the line of the state of Massachusetts, enlisting on the 1 st of April 1777 in the Town of Framingham County of Middle Sex State of Massachusetts and being discharged at Westpoint in the month of April 1778 as has been more fully set forth in a declaration made before judge John McKean on or about the 15 th of February 1819. And in addition to the above stated in the declaration made before the said judge McKean. That he the said Thaddeus Hemenway served by frequent enlistments as a six months man in the army of the United States continuously until about the first of April A.D. 1781 when he enlisted in the Town of Framingham County of Middle Sex State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Capt Jonathan Maynard in the Regiment commanded by (he thinks) Col. — Brooks in the line of the state of Massachusetts for three years, and on said enlistment, he served until the last of February or first of March A.D. 1782 when he received a furlough which at Westpoint, to return home until called for, when a cessation of arms immediately took place and he never called for. — Was in the Battles of Stillwater and Newport, and at Lake George; And has no other evidence now in his power except except the evidence of Ephraim and Beniah Pratt.
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May A.D. 1820, I do swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818. And that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with

intent thereby so to diminish it as as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herewith annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of Property
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding
Four sheep, one hog, one mule & broken bridle. 2 chains & 3 cups & 1/2 doz. 3 knives & 4 forks. 1 little chest. No debts due to me: but I am indebted in the following sums:— One debt of $40. one debt of $12— one debt of 62 dollars, one debt (Pension out) $2.75 —
I am by trade a Farmer but by reason of age and infirmities am not able to follow it, but occasionally make a bison. I have no family residing with me except my wife Lovina who is fifty eight years old and very infirm and weakly. And one son 16 years old who is also infirm in consequence of a break.
Sworn and subscribed this Thaddeus Wemerway 11 th day of September A.D. 1820 in open court George Scott. Proth ry
State of Pennsylvania Broadsboro county ss
I George Scott Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property as exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twelve dollars & thirty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 15 th day of September Anno Domini 1820
George Scott Prothonotary

Thaddeus Hammeday Private Colonel Brooks Regt Massachusetts Line 1781-3 years
Thaddeus Hammeday to the applicant's name
It appears by a letter from Governor Brooks that the applicant deserted.
The deposition of the disinterested witness only to be taken as authentic on a certificate of an Officer of the Regt. to prove
and the applicant for the purpose of the second petition he is said to have been found in the city of Philadelphia and that he was then in the service of the enemy and that he was then in the service of the enemy
It appears by a letter from Governor Brooks that the applicant deserted.

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
On this eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty  nineteen before me the Subscribed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania personally appeared Edward  Edward  of the township of  of the township of in the County of Berks and State of Massachusetts who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in now to obtain the Revision Made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to Revive for certain Persons engaged in the Revolutionary Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said Edward  Edward  therein  therein mentioned for three years in April 1781 in Philadelphia in the  the County of the  the State of Massachusetts as a Company Commander of Captain Jonathan  Maynard  Maynard in Colonel Providence  Providence Regiment of the Massachusetts Line and that he continued to some the said Corps in the Service of the United States eleven months until March 1782 when he was promoted to G. Home at West Point in the State of New York the said Edward was to return to the said Edward when called He was never afterwards called and that of adverse  adverse circumstances and stands in no and that he has no other evidence of support  Edward  Edward in his claim  claim except the order  order to an enlarged  enlarged herewith transmitted before me this day
and of an Edward J. McMillan Common Pleas Judge Berks County Pa

I John M c Reynolds an of the associate judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Washington in the State of Penn yl vania that it appears to my satisfaction that the Thaddeus Stevens did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the accompanying declaration against the common pleas I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Thaddeus of reduced circumstances in life the said Thaddeus Stevens States in his affidavit from his family for support and I now demand the witnesses and testimony taken and had before me to the said for the disbursement of war pensions to the claimants of the aforementioned Act of Congress April 19 th 1819 John M c Reynolds associate judge Washington Co Pa
Washington Co Pa State of Pennsylvania
on the Sixth of October A D 1819 Personally appeared before me the Sub-Officer of Burlington in the county and State aforesaid Who being duly sworn according to Law deposes and saith that he knows that the within named Thaddeus Stevens as a Private Soldier entered the Service of the United States in the revolutionary war and that the Deponent believes the said Stevens about Eleven months in the Continental establishment of our Forces that it was about eleven months from the time said Stevens entered said Service until he returned home I mean to inform me the day and year aforesaid John M c Reynolds associate judge Washington Co Pa

Bradford County Pa. State of Pennsylvania on the twentieth of May 1849.
Personally appeared before me the Subs. one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. I know that of Kingston Township in the County and State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to law, do hereby testify and say that for the said John M c Rean Ratt was knowing to the within named Matthias Hornway. I know in the event of any war that the plaintiff that the said Matthias Hornway lived the defendant does not know I mean to defer the the end of year document.
John M c Rean of so much Judge Common Pleas Bradford County Pa.
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County Pa.
I George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby certify that I know that John M c Rean is and was at the time of signing & delivering the foregoing deposition & certifying that I am an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 18 th day of May A.D. 1849
George Scott Prothonotary

I do certify that Ephraim Nett and Beniah Nett whose dispositions are herewith sent are both legible and distinguished with respect October 6 th 1819 Jno McKim assents Judge Munderlocke
Mr. Hemenway is very near and I have not the least doubt of his having done as stated in his character and fully believes him to be justly entitled to his Pensions Jno McKim

April 5, 1933
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Mrs. J. Albert Kenny 23 Clay Street Leroy, New York
ELIJAH TOWNER, S. 22558 THADDEUS HEMENWAY, R. 4859 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of March 21, in which you request the records of Elijah Towner and Thaddeus Hemenway, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
You are furnished herein the records of the above-named soldiers as requested. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in their claims for pension, based upon service in the War of the Revolution.
ELIJAH TOWNER, S. 22558
The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
While a resident of Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Elijah Towner enlisted in October, 1775, and served three months as a private in Captain Eli Magget's company, Colonel Chandler's Connecticut regiment. He enlisted April 1, 1776, as a private in Captain Jabez Botsford's company, Colonel Swift's Connecticut regiment, and served until about August, 1776, when he was detached to serve as a marine on General Waterbury's galley, "Washington", on Lake Champlain, and was in the battle of Lake Champlain where he was taken prisoner, but released on parole and returned home. He then volunteered, contrary to his parole, served four days as a private in Captain Justus Barnum's Connecticut company and was in the battle of White Plains. He also volunteered and served one tour of three days to Fort Montgomery and another of eight days to Kingsbury, officers not named.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, while a resident of Rome Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, at which time he was aged seventy-three years.

There are no data on file in regard to the family of Elijah Towner.
The foregoing history is that of the only soldier named Elijah Towner, of Danbury, Connecticut, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. *****
THADDEUS HEMENWAY, R. 4859
The papers on file in pension claim, R. 4859, of Thaddeus Hemenway do not show the date and place of his birth nor the names of his parents.
He enlisted in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, April 1, 1777, served as private in Captain Peter Clayes' company, Colonel Thomas Nixon's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battles of Lake George and Stillwater and was discharged in April, 1778. He served on frequent enlistments as a six months' man, officers not named, was in the battle of Newport and served until April, 1781, when he enlisted for three years, served as a private in Captain Jonathan Maynard's company, Colonel Brooks' Massachusetts regiment, until March, 1782, when he stated that he was permitted to go home and he never returned to service.
Thaddeus Hemenway applied for pension February 18, 1819, at which time he was aged fifty-eight years and a resident of Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, where he still resided in 1820.
His claim for pension was not allowed as it appeared by a letter from Governor Brooks under whom the soldier served that he deserted the service.
In 1820 the soldier referred to his wife, Lovina aged fifty-eight years and to a son aged sixteen years, whose name he did not give.
There are no further family data in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Thaddeus Hemmenway.
Claim rejected
Nov. 30. 1819.
Penns a
4859

1911 Feb. 14 - First to Mrs. Ida G. Paddock. V.L. pk. 1933 Apr. 5 - First to Mrs. J. Albert Kenny (Rec ltr. in cln of Elijah Towner, S. 27558) - NLR
Acts of July 14, 1902, and March 3, 1903.
REJECTED
4859
P.O. Thaddeus V. Vemewag
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

for
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by a. m. D. 10/3/11
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Thaddenz Hemenway
Service Pa.
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
No West. any service from 14,000 Reg. 4859 (Pa.) No other reg. at all No Rev. below W. 14th

War Dept.
Nov. 30. 1819
The Prothonotary, Bradford Co. Penn.
Sir:
The claim of Thaddeus Hemenway whose appli- cation was transmitted to this office has been rejected as it appears by a letter from Gov. Brooks under whom he served that he deserted the Service
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copy for Ht. in Str. Bk.
Gov. Brooks's letter not with papers in this claim Mch. 13. 1911
V.L.M.

March 8 th 1911. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; -
Please send me the Military + Pension History of Thaddeus Hemenway.
I have been told he enlisted from Bradford Co., Penn. - Rev. War.
Yours
Mrs Ida G. Paddock New Carlisle Indiana.

17.79
Return to Libby 23
Thaddeus Hemenway Bradford 6
Geo. Scott Ag. Wysox
Recd 25 Feb. 1821.
City Washington
Mass
Salisbury
Free
Nixon
Why
6 m
Ed
18
24
Free

Medford ms 7 Nov 23/
Free
Hon. John C. Calhoun Secy. War Department Washington.

Theodore Tilton does not claim the -wise in both cases Present -
The two Depositions herewith annexed prove nothing

Franklin County, The State of Pennsylvania

Bradford County State of Pennsylvania on this 14th day of Decr 1820. Personally appeared before me the undersigned of the associated judges in and for said County. Ebenezer Root of Washington in the County and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn, relating to said I do hereby certify that the deponent knows that Ebenezer Root is a resident of the United States in the County of Washington and that the said Ebenezer informed the deponent that he the said Ebenezer belongs to Colborne's Valley Regt and is now in the City of Philadelphia My day and year aforesaid Ebenezer Root
I do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office Witness my hand and seal this 14th day of Decr 1820 J. M. Root
I further certify that according to the best of my recollection the said Ebenezer was in the City of Philadelphia some time in the Spring of 1818. in order to obtain the Russian order by the Act of Congress which was sent him to the War Dept and supposed to have been lost Decr 18th 1820 - J. M. Root

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Thaddeus Hemenway  Ref. 4859
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 6, 1777 Apr. 1778 Peter Clages Thomas Nixon Mass.   by frequent enlistments as a six months man no officers named   Apr. 1781 Mar. 1782 Jonathan Maynard Brooks "   when he was permitted to return home and never afterwards returned to the army. The claim was rejected as he deserted the service.  
Battles engaged in, Lake George, Stillwater and Saratoga.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Framingham Mass.
Date of application for pension, Feb'y 18, 1819
Residence at date of application, Bradford Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, 58 yrs
Remarks: In 1820 Soldier's wife Lovina was 58 years old and a son, whose name is not stated, was 16 years of age

April 5, 1933
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Elijah Towner, S. 22558 Thaddeus Hemenway, R. 4359 BA-J/MLB
Mrs. J. Albert Kenny 23 Clay Street Leroy, New York
Dear Madam:
In accordance with your request of March 21, you are furnished herewith the records of Elijah Towner and Thaddeus Hemenway, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained in the records were obtained from the papers on file in their claims for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator