Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17482, Daniel Higgans, Va.

SERVICE
Wa.
NUMBER _____
Higgans, Daniel or Higgins
S. 17482
CONTENTS
Carded
Not identical with § 5527

19344 Indiana
Daniel Higgans of Hendricks in the State of Ind a who was a pr st in the co mpy commanded by Captain Harden of the reg t commanded by Col o Logan in the line for 2 years Ky o Va.
aw. Feb. 11. 1908.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ind a at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annu. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug t 1833 and applied Danville
Arrears to the 4th of March 160 — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept t 40 — 200 —
{ Revolutionary Claim } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan d Boyd Clerk Book E Vol. 7 Page 114
See to former petition to the Dept 1858 Hon: A. G. Porter Feb y 7/61

20531
A Declaration For a Pension to By Daniel Higgans a Citizen of Indiana Hendricks County Marion Township
A.D., 1832,
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office this 15th day of May A.D. 1833 J. J. Hackett Clerk

State of Indiana Hendricks County, ss, personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Hendricks aforesaid Daniel Higgens who being duly sworn, deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot now positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades for two - - Years I served as a orderly sergeant for said months I served as a under sergeant for two years and six months I served as a private soldier and for such service I claimed a pension,
Daniel Higgens this 14th day of Nov. 1832
Sworn to and subscribed before me May. A.D. 1833,
State of Indiana Hendricks County
do hereby certify that
I, Simon J. Hadley Clerk of the County of Hendricks in the State of Indiana do hereby certify that William Forrester Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of signing said affidavit an acting justice of the peace in and for said County of Hendricks duly elected and commissioned as such justice and that his official acts are entitled to full credit also that the above is his genuine signature given under my hand and
This 13th day of May A.D. 1833 S. J. Hadley Clerk
31 tion 40 ggs and Under ty ship 21

This deponent states that after he returned with said business he was ordered to McEwen Station and remained there until in the month of August guarding the same against the hostile Indians. This deponent further states that he was, sent from McEwen Station to Boekmans Station on Dick's River under King's Creek and Captain, And he further states that he guarded said Fort until in the year 1782
This deponent further states that in the month of March of the year 1782, he was drafted into the service of the United States to go to Louisville to make fortifications against the hostile British and Indians under the following named officers (to wit) Gen. Clarke Maj. John Logan, were his officers at the fort and that he was detained at said Fort at Louisville about six weeks And was then sent to Boekmans Station. And there volunteered to guard a battery store of ammunition and to bring the same to Warrods Bridge under the following named officers (to wit) Capt. John Martin Lieut. Nathaniel Houston,
This deponent further states that in the fall of the year 1782 in the month of October he was again drafted into the service of the United States under the following named officers (to wit) Col. Benjamin Logan, Maj. John Logan and Capt. Simon Kenton, he states that he was marched on in a north direction across the Ohio River to New Chillicothe on the big Miami the mouth of the Miami This deponent states that he joined Gen. Clarke at Chillicothe and he states that he was in no battle during the time as aforesaid, And he also deposes and saith that he was marched back to Kentucky to Wilson Station on salt River and that he was at said Fort about six months guarding the same This deponent upon his oath states that he was guarding

that when in said service that he was in another battle with the Indians at the Pickaway Towns south of the Ohio River. he states that he served under the following named officers (to wit) Col. Benjamin Logsdon Maj. James Harrod Capt. John Ellison Lieut. James Harland Ensign. David Adams he also states that he was a member of Kentucky when he entered the service aforesaid. he also states that he passed through Harrodsburg from thence to Louisville thence up the Ohio a short course to the Pickaway Towns and from thence he was marched back to the Ohio River again, and he then states that he was then detained in the service aforesaid at Brants Station to guard the fort against the hostile Indians and British he states that when guarding said fort the Indians killed a man by the name of Boord, This deponent states that he was guarding said Fort for more than one Month, and that the service aforesaid, was in the Month of April 1780, he also states that his officer at said Fort was named Capt. John Howard, And he also states that he was discharged at said fort by his officer as aforesaid, and returned home again, where he was bound to be in readiness at all times when called upon by the Militia of said State to guard against the invasions of the Indians and British
This deponent also states that he was called on again in the month of June in the year A.D. 1781 to go down the Kentucky River to bring up Canoes to the mouth of Shawnee river on the Kentucky River as Gen. Clarke was then going on to Detroit, he also states that he was under the following named officers (to wit) Capt. John Ellison And this deponent states that he was a Sergeant in the service last aforesaid

This deponent states that after he returned with said leaves he was ordered to McEwen Station and remained there until in the month of August guarding the same against the hostile Indians. This deponent further states that he was, sent from McEwen Station to Beckmans Station on Dick's River under King's Creek and captained, And he further states that he guarded said Fort until in the year 1782
This deponent further states that in the month of March of the year 1782, he was drafted into the service of the United States to go to Louisville to make fortifications against the hostile British and Indians under the following named officers (to wit) Col. Clarke Maj. John Logan, were his officers at the fort and that he was detained at said Fort at Louisville about six weeks And was then sent to Beckmans Station And there volunteered to guard a battery store of ammunition and to bring the same to Warfield's Burgh under the following named officers (to wit) Capt. John Martin Lieut. Nathaniel Houston,
This deponent further states that in the fall of the year 1782 in the month of October he was again drafted into the service

of the United States under the following named officers (to wit) Col, Benjamin Logan, Maj. John Logan and Capt Semon Hinton , he states that he was marched on in a north direction across the Ohio River to New Chillicothe on the big Miami the mouth of the This deponent states that he joined Gen. Clarke at Chillicothe and he states that he was in no Battle during the war as aforesaid, and he also deposes and saith that he was marched back to Kentucky to Wilson Station on Salt River and that he was at said Fort about six months guarding the same This deponent upon his oath states that he was guarding the frontiers of the western country for three or four years and that he was one of the first settlers of the western country,
This deponent in answer to the interrogatories put to him by the court, puts down the following (to wit) Ans I was born in Augusta County in the state of Virginia, in the year 1763, Ans. I have no record of my age and has no other evidence than what my Parents have told me, and I was a resident of the state of Kentucky Mercer County on Salt River and I enlisted volunteered and was drafted, into the service of

the United States, and I am now living in the state of and after the war I lived Kentucky until the year 1819 or 20 and that he has been living in the state of Indiana since since, and he is now living in Hendricks County Ind And my officers were Geo, Clarke Maj. Wales Col. Benjamin Logan Col. Lewis Col. Floyd & Col. S. I have no discharge and does not recall that he was ever received a written discharge from any of his officers, and if so he has lost the same
And this deponent states that he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services as aforesaid and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services as aforesaid.
And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and this deponent declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. And he further avers that he was not on the day and here first above written
Darius Higgans
Sworn to in open Court before me and subscribed this 12 th day of November 1832 S. J. Hadley Clerk
State of Indiana (Set) Hendricks County Samuel Woods John Holland Samuel Woods

acquainted with Daniel Higgens who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion  John Holland Samuel Woods sworn to and subscribed the day and year above said Attest S. T. Hadley Clerk of P. Court
State of Indiana Hendricks County (Seal) And the said Samuel Woods Judge of the Probate Court doth hereby (certify) or declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting his interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier , and served as he states And the Court further certify that it appears to him that John Holland & Samuel Woods who have signed the preceding certificate are and have been resident in the County of Hendricks And are credible persons And that their statement is entitled to credit  Samuel Woods
State of Indiana Hendricks County (Seal) I, Sessio N. Hadley Clerk of the Probate Court of Hendricks County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Higgens for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of May A.D. 1832.  S. T. Hadley Clerk

- No 20501
Daniel Higgens Hendricks Co Indiana
from 1789 private 37 1/2 yrs of age.
no allowance made for services as a fugitive.
Daniel Higgens Danville Hendricks Co Indiana
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page]

BRIEF in the case of Daniel Higgop  County of Hendricks — in the State of Indiana (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     May 15 th — In 1779 draft 1 Private Major Beman Capt. Hardin   June 15 th — ditto Col. Logan Major Howard   July — 1780 Capt. Ellison   Septm. — 1780   April 1781 1 serjeant Capt. Conrad Capt. Ellison   June 1781 until   year — 1782    5. In what battles was he engaged? Cherry Bottom
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Kentucky Mercer Co
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John Robertson
March 1782 drafted under Gen. Clarke & Examining Clerk. for 6 months — he states he Major Logan was in service guarding Capt. Norton for 3 or 4 years —

卷二
After the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signatures of the green case, since the death of the court, on other conditions officer, has no public applied to the certificate.
not only to the nobility of the officers, but to the seal of office, which consists of the nobility of the officers, and the official character and signature of the nobleman. The seal is used in all cases. The magistrate who may administer the oath is the same as the one who administers the seal, and the seal is used in all cases as well as the
D. H. G.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Higgens which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

5527-S
Joseph A. Daniel, M. D.
DISEASES OF EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS AND STOMACH.
McCULLOUGH BUILDING, 124 WEST THIRD STREET
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Nov 27 1895
To The Chief of Pension Bureau Washington
Dear Sir:-
I would like to submit regarding Daniel Higgins a pensioner of the Revolutionary War. Second from Virginia.
Very Truly J. A. Daniel

95527 REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Daniel Higgins
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Virginia
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Mercer Co. Ky & Hundreds 20
Date of death (as near as possible): about
Between 1841 & 1845
Christian name of widow:
Mary Hart
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks
received a pension
Your name and address:
Joseph M. Daniel. Davenport Iowa
C O P I E D

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Daniel Higgans S.F. 17482 name also spelled Higgins
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1779 June 1779 Pvt. Silas Hardin Va.   Apr. 1780. 1 mo. " John Logan   July 1780 Sept. 1780 " John Ellison Benjamin Logan   June 1781 1782 Sgt. John Ellison Major John Logan   March 1782 6 mos. John Martin Major John Logan   Oct. 1782 6 mos. Simon Kenton Benjamin Logan   He also served under Col. Linn and Floyd  
Soldier States that he was one of the first Settlers of the Western Country
Battles engaged in, Chillicothe and Piqua Towns
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Kentucky
Date of application for pension, Nov. 12, 1832. His claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Imp. of Marion, Hendricks Co. Ind.
Age at date of application, Born in Augusta Co. Va. in 1763
Remarks: For date of last payment of pension and probable date of death apply to the Auditor for Interior Dept. Treasury Dept. Citing the following data: Daniel Higgans: Ctf. No. 19344, Issue Aug. 27, 1833: Act June 7, 1832: Indiana Agency.
Very respectfully,
For Tombstone purposes
Commissioner.

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17482
INVALID.
aniel va. arnell. v.L.M.
No. 17.482
Daniel Higgins or Higgans, Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 452
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feby 19, 1896. Phil. Hisky to Dr. Jos. H. D. Davenport, Ia. 1908 Feby 12, Hisky to John J. B. (Letter in S.T. 32 348)

Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office Feby 8. 1861.
Sir:
I return the papers in the case of Daniel Higgins, enclosed by you to this office, on yesterday.
Very Respectfully Yours H. Dew!
A. J. Munner Auditor
Geo: C. Whiting Esq Comm r of Pensions