Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,672, John Heisam, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Heisam, John
S 39672
CONTENTS
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Pennsylvania
4337
John Heisam Colo Dubois Phila New York line 1776 was
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of Nov 1818 and sent Major A R Woolley Pittsburg Penna
arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 3 - \frac{26}{31} \frac{4}{30} 31.76 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 mar 1809 - 48.
$ 7976
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
7/11/18 D. continue Pittsburg Allegany Co.
Application sent Sept 26 1820 to J. Walker Pittsburg Pa

John Heisam
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...the place situated in the District Court of the United States in the Southern District of New York ...the above entitled matter of the United States vs. ... ...the said ... is contained as follows: ...United States ... ...Western District of Pennsylvania ...
On this 26 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record in for said District John Wigan aged about seventy five years resident in said District who being first duly sworn according to law, after on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit that in the year 1775 enlisted at New York in the State of New York in Capt Isaac Bellows Rangers company & served about near the Hudson, in 1776 enlisted in Capt John Hamtramck's company in the 5 th New York regiment commanded by Col Louis Dubois and that after various services & battles fought where he was killed in said State ... being in Capt ... company in the 2 nd ... New York ... commanded by Col Philip Schuyler that he received a pension on certificate No. 4,337. And solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the

knowing full well that the act entitled "An act to provide for the sale of the lands & naval stores of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or secu- rities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed viz 3 chairs 1 table 2 buckets, 3 stools 3 tin cups, 1 kettle and 1 tea kettle, 1 coffee mill, 4 cups 1/4 saucers, 4 delf plates, 1 earthen dish 1 sugar bowl, 1 tin coffee pot, 1 one 1 spinning wheel, 1 small trunk, 1 milch cow all worth perhaps twenty two dollars twelve 1/2 cents
I also do declare that my occupation is a labourer but owing to age, infirmity &c I am unable to pursue it. There is a wife living with me whose name is Mary aged about fifty nine years who is likewise weak & infirm, also a son David aged Eleven years & a daughter Else aged thirteen years & no other family residing with me. The further deponent doth declare that she is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my country
Sworn & declared in the 28 th day of March 1818 before John H. Walker John H. Haisam Judges of the circuit court

It is the opinion of the court for the western district of Pennsylvania that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is copied from the record of the said court. I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is $22,420.00.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court on this 10th day of June A.D. 1820
R. Walker clerk of the court for the western district of Pennsylvania

to the said
The judge must certify that the plaintiff is entitled in circumstances; The deposition of credible witnesses as to the service will be required

Commonwealth of Penn a Allegheny County ss
The Declaration made under oath this Sixth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen of John Heisam a Soldier of the late revolutionary Army a resident citizen of the United States of America, now abiding in the Village of Lawrenceville in the Township of Pitt County of Allegheny Penn a and an applicant for a Pension from the United States. —
Represents That he was born on the 20 th August A.D. 1747 in the Township of Smithfield County of Northampton Penn a That he is now in reduced circumstances in life from Old age disability and Losses by fire and other Misfortunes and that he is in need of assistance from his Country for Support, that he has heretofore received no pension or aid whatever from the United States and if any has been allowed to him he hereby relinquishes the Same except that allowed him by the Act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818
That he was enlisted by Lieu p Lawrence in the 5 th Company of the 5 th Reg t of the New York line on Continental establishment in the Month of April A.D. 1776 for the period of three Years but that at the Storming of Fort Montgomery in the Highlands on Hudson River in the State of New York the Enlistments and other papers with the Company Books of his Regiment were lost the Enemy having possessed themselves of the Same, and all the Survivors of the Regiment were returned for during the War - at the Storming of Fort Montgomery the Company in which the deponent served was commanded by Captain John Hamtramck a Canadian Frenchman, the Reg t was commanded by Col Lewis Dirbois - That there were five Regiments raised in New York in the Early part of the War when that State made up its Quota of Troops but through Losses sustained they were afterwards consolidated into the 1 st and 2 o Reg t when he was attached to the 2 o Reg t Commanded by Col Philip Van Courtland and served in the 5 th Company Commanded by Capt Henry Vanderburgh That his Discharge and other papers were destroyed in the Destruction of his House by fire Six Years ago last April.

That he Served through the War to the taking of Corn- wallis and was discharged at Newburgh on the 7 th April 1783.
Pennsylvania - Allegheny Co. ss a
Before the undersigned President of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the Fifth Judicial District in the Com- monwealth Personally appeared the within named John Heisam who being duly sworn doth Depo- se that the aforesaid stated in the foregoing Declaration are true - and further he saith not
Sworn & subscribed
This 10 th Day of May 1818
for
Samuel Roberts
John J. Heisam mark
Allegheny County ss.
I Ephraim Pentland Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do by these pre- sents certify that Samuel Roberts Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken and who has thereto in his own proper hand uni- ting subscribed his name, was at the time of taking such dep- osition and now is President of the fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania including the County of Allegheny to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are due. Witness my hand and seal of the said Court at the City of Pittsburgh this 8 th May A.D. 1818.
Ephraim Pentland Pro

County of Northumberland ss The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Thomas Nisbitt presently appeared before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace in and for said County who being sworn as the law directs who deposeth and saith that John Nisbitt was enlisted soldier in the Company commanded by John Brantamock in the year Seventeen Hundred and seventy seven I was with him in the Army and seen him in the Quarters on Juniata and further saith that I seen him after the peace was confirmed and had a discharge from the Ledger or Company to which he did belong sworn and subscribed before me this 21 day of October A.D. 1778
His Thomas Nisbitt mark
Wm. Smith

39672
INVALID.
Rev
No. 39672
John Heisam Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr Anson May Pittsburgh 24 Feb 1886
Judge Roberts -
Sir -
I am well persuaded and have perfect cog n izance of the fact that John Harrison the bearer is in end gent circumstances and has not the means of support - and had I not have given him some light employment since May last by which he has been subsisted he must have suffered - without the offered boon, I should say still more from his country he must suffer during the dreary winter that is approaching
Yours truly
H. M. Woolley Mayfield

Pennsylvania
I Samuel Roberts President of the courts of Common Pleas of the Fifth Judicial District in the Commonwealth of Pa. Do certify that I am satisfied from the evidence adduced that John Heisler did serve in the war of the Revolution in the Army of the United States - upon the Continental establishment for Nine Months at one period against the common Enemy And that from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for his support In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at the City of Pittsburgh the twenty eighth day of October A.D. One Thousand eight hundred & eighteen.
Saml Roberts

Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City
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