Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,577, John Haney, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn
Haney, John or Haney, Rebecca
NUMBER
R. 4577
CONTENTS

No 14,977
Rebecca Harney widow of John
Pa.
J. C. Kennedy 9 th Sept. 1858.
4577
Act 7 th July 1838.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4577
P. O.
Rebecca Hanney
Service:
wid. of John
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Affidavit of Rebecca Kenny "
Jos. G Kennedy

State of Pennsylvania) Westmoreland County } ss.
On this Twenty first day of May — A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fiftythree, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid. Rebecca Hancey, aged Eighty Eight years, a resident of Westmoreland County in the State of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that she is the widow of John Hancey deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Meyers in the 4 th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by General Washington in the Revolutionary War. (She is not positive as to the name of the Captain so her memory failing considerably) — That she believes that her said husband enlisted but does not know the place where, or time when, but thinks that it was for during the War, and that he continued in actual service in said War, for the term of six years and nine months, and was honorably discharged, but does not know where nor the exact time, his discharge or certificate thereof having been lost by the burning of their house. She farther states that she was married to the said John Hancey in Huntingdon County on the Twelfth day of April
A.D. one thousand seven hundred & eightyfour by one William Bratton Esqr a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Rebecca Jones, and that her husband died at Westmoreland County

on the Seventeenth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen she think and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the dowerly land and whatever else, to which she may be entitled under the various acts of dower, etc.
Rebecca her mark Haney
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, witnessing hand and seal.
Robt. J. Hale  Seal Justice of the Peace
State of Pennsylvania Northumberland County, ss.
I David Cook an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County in the State aforesaid do certify that Robert J. Hale whose name is appended to the foregoing declaration is an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County - and I do further certify from satisfactory evidence laid before me that it would be impossible in consequence of her infirmity & indisposition for the said Rebecca Haney the foregoing applicant to appear before said Court & make the said deposition. Witness my hand & seal this 22 d June A. D. 1853.
D. Cook Seal Associate Judge

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Haney, Michael GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12183 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 5, 1789 to — not shown —
notation: "On file, not delivered."
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.