Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,569, Lanson Hanmer, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass) Banner, Hanson Adams, Abigail
W. 20569
Former widow
CONTENTS

3758
New York Albany
Abigail Adams formerly widow of Simon Hamner also widow of John Adams Rev Soldier who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Feb y 1849 and sent to
Edw. J. Cuyler Elizabethtown N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 1 Vol. 4
Duplicate Certificate issued 16 th Sept. 1851 and sent to Hon. G. R. Andrews Reported Feb y 8/49

11,956 ad 43. 863, at 44 532
Abigail Adams
R d July 8, 1845.
NY.
act. Y. July 38 o
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adm 24m p u
80
Also acts 43 & 44 $80
Hon J. C. Chipman N.Y.

State of New York Essex County ss 3
On this 27 day of June A D 1845 Personally appeared before the undersigned First Judge of Essex County Courts in the State against Abigail Adams a resident of the Town of Essex in the County of Essex and State of New York. Who being by me first duly sworn According to Law doth on her said oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and Claiming Also the Act of or benefits of the Act of the 17th June 1844 That she was married to Hanson Hammer who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolutions and served in the American Regiment as will more fully appear by his Discharge, which he rec d and which is herewith sent marked A. and which has remained in her possession since his death That her marriage to the said Hanson Hammer took place at the Town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts. On the Thirteen th day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty five. That they were Married by the Rev d Mr Rattbourn who was then an Elder of the Church at Pittsfield That her maiden name was Abigail Taylor That she is now aged 79 years and was of the age of 19 at the time of her marriage That her Husband the said Hanson Hammer is dead that he died at Elizabethtown in the County of Essex aforesaid on the 2 nd day of January 1814 That she afterwards was Married to Joshua Adams, who died at

She said down of Elizabethtown on the first day of July 1836 that she was a widow on the 4 th day of July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by the proof herunto annexed. That she has no other evidence of the demise of her aforesaid husband the said Lawson Hanner than his original Discharge herewith sent and she does not know of any person living by whom she can prove his demise but knows that reference to the Rolls on file in the war office will establish the length of time he served. She has no certificate or Record of her marriage but believes there is a Record of it in Pittsfield where she was married as she believes they were regularly Published for three Sabbaths previous in Rev. Mr. Allens Church - her said husband Lawson Hanner Enlisted and joined the Army in Pittsfield Massachusetts and served in New York and at White Plains and was discharged in the State of New York the 30 th June 1784.
Subscribed & sworn to before me at Rensselaer in the County of Renss., New York this 27 day of June A.D. 1845.
Abigail Adams Witness - Mark Nathaniel B. Shillaber
Wolcott Tyrrell First Judge of Essex Co. Court - - - Witness to her making her Mark
Essex County ss
I Wolcott Tyrrell the Judge before whom the foregoing Declaration was taken and sworn to hereby certify that the said Declarant Abigail Adams could not write her name in consequence of bodily infirmity & a Nervous

Affirmation and that she made her mark to her name in my presence and of the witness to the same I also for this Certify that the said Declarant in consequence of ill health and bodily weakness and infirmity is unable to attend in Open Court before a Court of Record with safety, being at a distance of ten or eleven miles and a bad hilly road I am therefore satisfied it would be imprudent for her to undertake to go before the Court. Dated at Essex this 27 day of June 1845.
Wolcott Tynel First Judge
State of New York County of Essex ss 3 I Edmund F Williams Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County Do hereby Certify that Wolcott Tynel is the First Judge of said Court as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this first day of July A D 1845.
E. F. Williams (Clerk) By Geo. S. Nicholson Dept. in the absence of the Clerk

I Richard C. Cogswell of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age dispose and say, that I am town clerk of Pittsfield that I have searched the town records of said town of Pittsfield and have the records of said town now in my possession. And that I find the following entry on the town records in the words and figures following viz; "May 7. 1786. Mr. Sason Hanner" "and Miss Abigail Taylor both of Pittsfield intend" "Marriage". The above entry appears to be among a number of other entries of a similar kind and these entries do not appear to have any caption the preceding leaf of these entries seems to have been torn out & lost. Said entries appear to be in the hand writing of Mr. C. Williams who was at that time town clerk.
I further dispose that said I was personally acquainted with Elder Valentine Rathbone who was a Baptist minister about the year 1800 & previously that I have heard him preach when I was a boy that I have made inquiry and cannot find that said Rathbone left any records of marriages solemnized by him - I further testify I have examined the town records and find no other records in any way relating to the marriage of said Sason and Abigail.
Richard C. Cogswell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss February 8 th A. D. 1846
Then personally appeared Richard C. Cogswell and made oath to the truth of the above disposition by him subscribed - before me James D. Colb 2 nd Justice of the Peace

I Butler Goodrich of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Lawson Hemen when he lived in Pittsfield sometime previous to the year 1785 Seventeen Hundred & Eighty five. That he was then a single man & unmarried. I was also acquainted with Abigail Taylor at the same time who was then an unmarried woman living in Pittsfield. Said Hemen & Abigail Taylor were married as near as I can remember some time previous to the year Seventeen Hundred & Ninety. I was very well acquainted with said Hemen & Abigail his wife after their marriage, for a number of years. They lived together as man & wife & had children & I have no doubt they were legally married. I was also acquainted with Elder Valentine Rathbun. I have been present at wedding when he officiated in marrying people. He was a Baptist minister in this town I should say from 10 to 15 years previously to the year 1800. Butler Goodrich
Berkshire ss
Feb 3 d 1846 Then personally appeared Butler Goodrich who subscribed the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me James D. Clegg
Justice of the Peace

11 192 I John Dickinson of Pittsfield of lawful age depose & say that I was well acquainted with Lemson Hanner & Abigail Taylor say from 1780 to 1785 they then both resided in this town and were single & unmarried. As near as I can recollect they were married together not later than the year 1787. I did not see them married but I know them well, afterwards, living together as man & wife & having children - and have no doubt that Lemson Hanner & Miss Abigail Taylor were lawfully married - I know them well as man & wife for eight or twelve years, say till about 1800 -
John Dickinson
Berkshire ss February 5 th 1846
Then personally appeared John Dickinson who subscribed the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me
James D. Colb 2 d Justice of the Peace
Berkshire ss
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Berkshire do certify that James D. Colb 2 d before whom the foregoing affidavits and depositions of R. B. Cogswell, Butcher, Soodock & John Dickinson were taken & sworn to, was, on the third & fifth days of February instant a Justice of the Peace within said County, duly commissioned & qualified that I am acquainted with his handwriting & that the several foregoing affidavits, property to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said
Court this 17 th day of February 1846.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk

State of New York
Essex County } ss I Susannah Cobb of Lewis said County of Lawful age being duly sworn Depose and say that I resided in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1785. and had Resided there for many years previous That I was well and personally acquainted with Mr Nanson Hannon. and knew that he enlisted and went from Pittsfield to join the Continental Army of the United States in the Spring of the year 1781. and was absent and as we supposed in the Army until the Summer of 1784. when he returned to Pittsfield and found that he was then a single or unmarried man. I also knew Abigail Taylor who also Resided in Pittsfield and was then a Girl unmarried. and knew that said Nanson Hannon paid attention to her and was courting her soon after his return from the Army and also knew that they were married together by common Report about one year after he returned from the Army and understood at the time that they were married by the Rev Valentine Ratcliffe who was then a minister of the Gospel & Preaching in Pittsfield. I knew said Nanson & said Abigail to live together as man & wife for many years afterwards and have no doubt but they were lawfully married at the said Town of Pittsfield some time in the Summer of 1786. I knew of them having children born there and knew they lived together and raised a large family - knew them up to the death of said Nanson. & knew said Abigail now & that she is a widow. I also knew that she has since the death of said Nanson Hannon lived with one Joshua Adams as his wife who

is now dead. I was not present at either Marriage but from my intimate acquaintance with the parties I am confident they were lawfully married. I Resided but a short distance from said Hanning & his Father or from the Father of said Abigail Taylor in Pittsfield before and for some years after their marriage Subscribed and sworn to this 4 th day of March 3
Benjamin Cobb
A D 1846 before me 3 Note in the figures 1846 the "6" was added from "5" before signing
Alanson Denton justice of the Peace State of New York
Essex County 3 ss. I certify that I am acquainted with the above Affiant Benjamin Cobb, and that he is a person of reputable character and that his statements are entitled to credit
Alanson Denton justice of the Peace
State of New York I Edmund Williams Clerk of the County of Essex ss. County of Essex and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do hereby Certify that Alanson Denton Esquire by whom the the foregoing affidavit was taken (an) who made the foregoing Certificate was on the day and date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected (an) qualified residing within the said County and fully authorized to act as such and I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice (an) believe the foregoing official signatures to be genuine In Testimony whereof I affix my name and Seal of said County this 10 th day of March A. D. 1846 E. Williams Clk

A. 1
Lanson Hammer Soldier in
the American Regiment,
being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the thirtieth Day of June
1784
John M. B. Lott
By the General's Command,
Ebenezer Dyer

Adams
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Gen. notes made by Sept. 1883,
File No. 20569
Margaret Adams formerly widow of Lawson Adams the widow of John Adams - Rev. soldier & pensioner. Dis. New War
Act: Feb 29 48
Index: - Vol. 14 Page 4
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10021
Reported
New York
Abigail Adams for Widow of Clinton Hamner who was a pensioner under the Act of ... and who died on the 2nd Jan'y, 1814 of Essex Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain ... of the Reg't commanded by ... in the Rev. time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of May, 1846, and sent to Hon J. D. Chipman
Total amount, $ 400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by The Vandenkin Clerk, Book D Vol. 1. Page 147

7750 New York Albany
Abigail Schanz, for widow of Caspar Kaumer who was a Private in the Revolution
Husband died Jan 2 1814
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of May, 1846. and sent to
Rev. J. T. Chipman, Kos of Reps.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2 Page 70 .
Reported

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by M. Rice
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Joshua Adams
Soldier " "
Service Rev. War
Additional Service (Widow Abigail says her last husband was "a pensioner of U.S." does not say "Rev. War")
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191
No claim, combination records _____, 191
APR 19 1911
REMARKS:
N.O.W. No rej'd or Surv. found except S. 38486, Joshua Adams (Mass. service) who lived in Castleton, Vt., in 1818 and Grand Isle, Vt., in 1920, and cannot be identified as husband of Abigail Adams of Elizabethtown Essex Co., N.Y. No Wid. except W. 18348, Chief Division Joshua Adams, Mex. War, and W. 25337, Rev. War widow named Sarah-

Abigail Adams, N. Yack on July 7. 1838 Letter to A.C. Hana Aug 12. 1845

House of Representatives Sept 9 th 1850
Sir
I Enclose apts. for the purpose of procuring a Duplicate Pension Certificate, for Abigail Adams of Essex County New York, on account of the loss of one heretofore issued by to her
I Am Sir very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt
Col A. L. Edwards      G. H. Andrews Clerk of Pensions

Miss Wilson.
The widow says her 2 nd husband was Joshua Adams & a pensioner.
There is but one Joshua in the file and I do not find anything to prove that he was nor do I-(MRR) the husband of Abigail. He says his family consists of two girls of 8 & 10 yrs
Miss Rice, Finish this up

State of New York
County of Essex ss 3 On this 16 th day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hun- -dred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex in the State of New York. Abigail Adams a Resident of the Town of Elizabethtown in the said County Aged Eighty Two Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 nd February 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Hanson Hanson late of Elizabethtown Aforsaid deceased who was a private and served in the Army of the Revolution and who died at Elizabethtown Aforsaid on the 2 nd day of June 1814 that she subsequently was married to Joshua Adams who was a Person of the United States and who died at Elizabethtown Aforsaid on the 21 st day of July in the year 1836. That she is the Identical person who drew a Pension as such Widow under the the Act of Con- gress passed on the 3 rd March 1818 and the subsequent Acts in Relation thereto on account of the Revolutionary services of her former husband the late Hanson Hanson die. That the term of his service was a Discharge which is on file in the War Office of the United States with the

Evidence of her Marriage to the said Simon Harrison previous to the first day of January in the year 1794. to which papers Reference May be had. That she has not again intermarried since the death of her last Husband Joshua Adams but continues to be a Widow. That the Certificate of her Pension was surrendered at the Office of T. W. O'Callaghan Agent for paying Pensions in the City of Albany on her Drawing her last payment Vouch on the 4 th March 1848 - by which Certificate she was inserted on the Pension list Roll of the New York Agency at the Rate of Fifty Dollars per Annum That she now resides in Elizabethtown in the County of Essex and State of New York and has Resided there for the Space of Seven Years last past and that previous thereto she resided in Menands in the County of Essex and State of New York Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 th day of September 1848 } "July" on an Enrolled Safford & Hale Justice Peace John S. Luyken Witness to mark
State of New York } Essex County } ss. I, Edward S. Luyken being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with the above deponent Abigail Adams. That he was her Attorney in procuring her Pension from the United States. on account of the Revolutionary

Summons of Sanson Hannon her former husband and that his statements above made in relation to the proof of his service & proof of marriage to the said Sanson Hannon deceased is true and that Defendant knows him to be the same person who drew a Pension on account of the Revolutionary services of the said Sanson Hannon her former husband awarded under the acts of Congress passed on the 3 rd day of March 1813 and the subsequent acts in relation thereto Subscribed & sworn to before me Edward H. Hally Sept r 16 th 1848 Safford & Hale Justici peace
State of New York Essex County ss I Safford & Hale Esq. the Justice of the Peace before whom the above declaration of Abigail Adams was taken and before whom the foregoing affidavit of Edward Hally was also taken and sworn to do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Abigail Adams and know her to be the identical person whom she declares herself to be and further that the said Abigail Adams could not write her name to said declaration on account of Palsy or old age & a Nervous Affection but made her mark thereto in my presence & in presence of Edw Hally the witness - and further that I am acquainted with the above affiant Edw Hally and that the statements made by him are entitled to credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16 th day of September 1848 Safford & Hale Justici peace

State of New York, I Edmund H. County of Essex ss. Williams do hereby Certify that Safford E. Hale Esquire was on the day of the date of the within private and Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified residing within said County and authorized to act as such, and I Edmund H. Williams Clerk of said County and Clerk of "Essex County Courts" do for the Certify that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of said Justice and believe the official signatures therein subscribed three times to be genuine.
The Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 28th day of September A. D. 1828.
E. Williams Clerk

State of New York Essex County
ss
Be it known that before me Robert McWhorter a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Abigail Adams and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person who formerly drew a pension as the widow of Lemson Warner at the rate of Eight Dollars per annum commencing on the 4 th of March 1848 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which case the pension was not payable after the time of such marriage.
That her name was placed on the pension list of the State of New York under the act of 1848. That she received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about the Fourth day of March 1850 at the town of Elizabethtown was compared by S. C. Hall a Justice of the Peace of said town with a copy thereof made for the purpose of drawing her semi-annual payment due on the 4 th of March 1850.
That she took the original certificate at that time and deposited the same in a place of safety as she supposed. That she has this day made diligent search for the said original certificate and has not been able to find the same and has no means within her knowledge of the time place and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate other than above stated. She therefore hereby makes application for a new certificate to be issued in lieu thereof.
Given & subscribed to this before me this 4 th day of September 1850 R. McWhorter Justice of the Peace 2000 County Western to New York
Abigail Adams Mark

I Robert W. Livingston the magistrate before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken do further certify that the said Abigail Adams could not write her name thanks in account of palsy and trembling occasional there- by as she alleges and of which fact I am fully satisfied and I further certify that the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and that her statements are entire- ly to credit and that she made her mark & said affidavit in my presence and in the presence of Edward Strong the subscribing witness there- to
Dated Sept. 4 th 1830
R. W. Livingston Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Essex County } Edward S. Crysler being duly sworn says that on the 4 th or 5 th days of March 1858 he deponent drew an affidavit of Identity and Power of Attorney for Abigail Adams the Widow Lawson Harkness and of Joshua Adams both deceased for the purpose of claiming her pension and payment as a Pensioner of the United States, under the act of 1848 containing certain widows pensions for life & that he then copied the original Certificate Issued out of the War Office of the United States into her said affidavit of Identity & compared the original Certificate with the copy with S o E Hall Esquire the Justice of the Peace who swore her to the affidavit and took the Acknowledgement of her power of Attorney and then delivered the original to her. That he deponent was this day employed to make out her Pension Draft for the purpose of drawing her pension but on her being requested to get the original Certificate she could not find it and deponent has by Enquiry & Searching been fully satisfied that it is lost. Deponent has been well acquainted with said Abigail Adams for some twenty years and is fully satisfied that she is a person of Credibility & that the statements made by her are entitled to credit. Deponent further says that she was by the said Certificate entitled to a Pension of Eighty dollars per Annum for life.
Sworn to & subscribed before me Sept 11 th 1858 P. W. Livingston Notary of the Peace
Edward S. Crysler

State of New York Essex County ss. I hereby certify that R. M. Livingston the person subscribing the foregoing deposit slip and before whom the same was taken was on the 4 th day of September A.D. 1888 then mentioned a justice of the peace of said County duly authorized to administer oaths. And that I am well acquainted with the hand containing of such justice and am well believe that the name R. M. Livingston subscribed to said Certificate is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 5 th day of September A.D. 1888
Wm H Nicholson Deputy Clerk (Clerk absent)

July 8. 1845.
11.956
Official
Mrs. Maria Adams,
July 7. 1838.
20 1/2
Colb Edwards Pension Office Washington D.C.

Gloucester July 2 1845
Col Edward Dodd
I send an application for a pension for Mrs. Adams -
I suppose there is no doubt but that Mrs. A. was once the wife of Mr. Adams as the family that is her children are well known here -
The parties interested have requested me to desire you to give the matter an early hearing if practicable as the lady is very at and needy -
I remain dear Sir Yours M c Intosh
H. C. H. and p

Col. James P. Edwards Com te of Pensions Washington D.C.

Elizabeth Town Essex County New York March 10 1846
De Sir
Enclosed I forward the evidence in support of the Declaration of Abigail Adams for a Pension which Declaration was forwarded to the Department last June or July by Hon d A. C. Hand, without any evidence to support her claim - I have attached the Discharge of Samson Haines her first husband under whom since she claims - it has been in my hands since she made her Declaration and I have delayed thus long waiting for the evidence of the Clerk of Pittsfield in Massachusetts - I hope the proof will be deemed sufficient - If so you will please forward her Certificate to me at this place
I am Respectfully
Your O bl Servt
Oliver H. Huntington
Col James L Edwards Com d of Pensions

Col. J. C. Edwards
From Essex County N.Y. October 10 th 1848
Sir
Enclosed I send the Declaration of Widow Abigail Adams for a New Pension Certificate under the Act of Congress passed 2 nd February 1848 You will please forward the Certificate at your earliest convenience - I wish you would send me a Copy of the Act of 19 th July 1848 & the Rules or forms adopted by the Dept under the same
I am Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt Ellen J. Taylor