Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3083, Jonathan Hallett, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hallett, Jonathan Martha
W. 3083
{ B.L.W. 984.300 - bap. Issued Oct. 20, 1790. No papers.
CONTENTS

8,790 New York
Jonathan Hattett
4
of Fairfield in the state of New York who was a Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Courtlandt of the New York line, for the term of 7 years
inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence the 12th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d of April 1819 and sent to Nathan Smith Esq r of Fairfield New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 9mo 24/31 = 195.48
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep th 1819 120.00
$305.48
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

661
Pittsburgh Penn a
Martha Wallet widow of Jonathan Wallet dec d who was Resident under the Act of 1818 and who died in the month of September 182 of Alleghany Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Capt. in the Company commanded by Captain himself of the Regt commanded by Col Van Courtland in the N.Y. line for 7 years
Described on the Roll of Pittsburgh the rate of 480 Dollars ~ Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Oct r 1838 and sent to you by Biddle Pittsburgh Pa
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1838 $1.200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 39, 240.00
$1.440.00
{ Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by W.H. Addison CLK Book 4 Vol 2 nd Page 153

County of Herkimer } State of New York }
On this 12th day of May 1818 before me the subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer personally appears Jonathan Hallett aged seventy years and four months resident in the Town of Fairfield in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" that he the said Jonathan Hallett entered into the service of the United States at the commencement of the revolutionary War, and served the first campaign in a Company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Woodard in Col. Holman's Regiment of the State of New York; the second campaign he served in Capt. Rike's Company as first Lieutenant in Col. Ritzman's Regiment; that in the Fall of 1776 he was appointed a Captain in the second New York Regiment commanded by Col. Philip Van Cortlandt in which capacity he continued to serve until the army was disbanded in 1783; that he was in the Battles at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne, at Monmouth, at the Capture of Lord Cornwallis and in Gen.

Sullivan's Indian Expedition, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that the only evidence now in his power of his said services is the commission under which he served -
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Nathan Smith
I Nathan Smith first Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Hallett did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
May 12th 1818
Nathan Smith

I Nathan Smith first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer do certify that I have been well acquainted with Jonathan Hallett for about twenty years, and that I am well satisfied that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
Nathan Smith

Jonathan Hallett
New York
20 John Street
Jan 10th
1861
3rd Floor
Compt. Room
Compt. Room closed

State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County
I Walter Fish Clerk of the County of Herkimer do certify that Nath- an Smith Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for our said County & that the said Court is a Court of Record in the State of New- York and that the said Nathan Smith hath sub- scribed his name to the foregoing proceedings in his own proper hand Writing
Given under my hand and the seal of our said Court at Herkimer this 9th Day of June 1818
Walter Fish Clerk

403
V 403 Martha Ballet Pennsylvania
admitted Captured 18480
To - R. Biddle Pitts & Co

Pennsylvania
County of Allegheny
City of Pittsburgh, S.S.
On this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me James Riddle one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Mrs Martha Hallett a resident of Pittsburgh in the County of Allegheny and State above mentioned aged eighty four  4 years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Jonathan Hallett who was a Captain in

The Revolutionary war in the service of the United States duly commissioned and that he served as such in the Second New York Regiment commanded by Col Philip Row Cullard from the twenty first of November nineteen hundred and seventy six until January nineteen hundred and eighty two, and that at the time of entering service he was a citizen of the State of New York.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Hallet in the month of December, nineteen hundred and eighty three, that her husband the above named Capt. Jonathan Hallet died in September one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed before me James Riddell one of the

associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and I do further Certify that the above named Martha Hallet is unable to appear in open Court in consequence of bodily infirm- ity, this deposition having been taken and subscribing at her residence.
Martha Hallet
James Riddle
Pennsylvania Allegheny County, ss.
I, Thomas Liggett, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny in the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania. Do by these presents Certify that James Riddle Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereunto in his own proper handwriting subscribed his name, is an Associate Judge of the said Court, duly Commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given in judicature and thereout.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Pittsburgh in the County aforesaid this fourteenth day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight!
Thomas Liggett

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Jonathan Hallett N.Y. 783083 found mutilated signature & date gone

THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Jonathan Hall Esquire Greeting . We, Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you, to a Captain in the Second New York Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 21 st day of November A.D. 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Captain by doing and performing all manner of things thereinunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Captain. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beformentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Martha 3083 Hall
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest
P. S. Secretary of

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3083
Martha Hallet Widow Jonathan Hallet Capt. Rev. War
Act: July 7, 1838
Index: Vol. A , Page 302
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Martha Hallet Pennsylvania
Act 7 July 1838
Suspended
See act 19 th Sept. 1838 to No. m. R. Biddle.

One Case 1228 v Judge Smith - N 4.
Rec d July 13 th 1818
up Anselmo Smith Hon ble Secretary of War Free Edm d Washington

Mr Hallett requests that the inclosed Commission may be returned to me if proper -
N. Smith

I'm at Pa
Sept 19
John and Son
Washington
D. & C.
W.M. White H. & R.

Sir
Pittsburgh 15 Sept. 1838
At the request of Mrs. Hallet I forward a supplemental Affidavit in reference to her Application for a Pension some time since placed before you Very respectfully
P. Biddle

Pk 403 Aug 20. 7 July 1838.

J. P. Edwards Esq.
Pittsburgh. Pa. 15 th Aug. 1838
Sir
Enclosed you have forwarded the papers of Mrs Martha Hattatt relative to the law passed in Congress, in July last for the benefit of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers, Widows, in any matter relative please to address Mrs Martha Hattatt to the care of T. S. Affington Pittsburgh. Pa with whom she has resided for six years past.
Respectfully
T. S. Affington

Free
L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify that it appears by the Military Register in this office that Jonathan Hallett was Commissioned as a Captain in the Second New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Philip Van Cortlandt on the 21 st of November 1776 and was mustered as such to January 1782.
Given under my hand and the seal of this office at the City of Albany the 30 th day of July A. D. 1838.
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary

State of New York Westchester County ss.
Jonathan Ward of the town of White Plains in said County, being duly sworn, deposeseth and saith, That he is sixty nine years of age, and has always resided in said County, except seven years during the American Revolution when he resided with his Father Stephen Ward in the County of Dutchies, that in the year 1783 Deponents Father with his family returned to the County of Westchester, that Deponent had a Sister by the name of Martha who was Married same time in the Month of Decem r 1783, to Jonathan Hallett who was a Captain in the American Army, in the line of the State troops of the State of New York, and is the same Jonathan Hallett named in the annexed Certificate from the Secretary's office of the State of New York, - That deponent well knew Col. Philips Van Cortlandt named in said Certificate during the Revolutionary War and untill his death, and has heard him speak of the good conduct and patriotism of the said Jonathan Hallett. - That the Deponent was present at the solemnization of the marriage of said Jonathan Hallett with his Sister Martha, at the Dwelling of Deponents father's in the town of East r in said County, and is at this time the only living witness who was present on said occasion and saw the solemnization, the Parties were Married by the Rev d . Theodorus Brewton of St. Peters Church in the town of New Rochelle in said County. - The Deponent has lately applied to the present Rector of said Church and was informed that he could find no record of said Marriage, and this Deponent further saith that the Jonathan Hallett and wife cohabited together as man and wife until about the year 1827, when the said Hallett died, that in the year 1830 the said Martha Hallett came to reside with Deponent, and

and remained with him until the year 1832, when she went to reside, with her son in law Thomas M c Clintock since which time Deponent has not seen the said Martha Hallett, but has since that time frequently heard from her, that about the first of June last the Deponent, saw a letter addressed to one of Deponents family, from said Thos. M c Clintock dated at Pittsburgh where he resides. Stating that the health of said Martha Hallett was good but that her memory was impaired, and further this Deponent saith was sworn and subscribed this first day of August 1838 before me. I Jonathan Ward.
Elijah Amos
Compt. of Deeds
I do hereby certify that I am, well acquainted with Jonathan Ward the above deponent. That his deposition is entitled to credit, and belief
Elijah Amos
State of New York
County of Westchester ss: I, John H. Smith Clerk of the said County and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Do hereby certify, that Elijah Amos before whom the foregoing affidavit of Jonathan Ward purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of taking the same a Commissioner of deeds in and for the said County Commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe the foregoing signatures to the Oath and Certificate of Character are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this first day of August A.D. 1838
John H. Smith Clerk

State of New York County of Herkimer Co:
Elijah Mann Jr of Frankfort in said County being sworn says that he was well acquainted with Captain Jonathan Hallett late of this County and also with Martha Hallett his wife and now his widow residing at present in Pittsburg Pennsylvania - that said Jonathan Hallett was reported to have been a Captain or officer in the State line of the New York Troops during the Revolutionary war & as such obtained bounty lands from this State (The Patent for which under the great Seal is now in my possession) and also a pension from the United States and deponent further says that the said Jonathan Hallett died at Fairfield in this County as deponent believes in the latter part of the year 1824 or in the Spring of 1825 leaving the said Martha Hallett now of Pittsburg aforesaid with whom he had to the knowledge of this deponent lived as his wife for more than thirty years previous as a near & respectable neighbor of this deponent him surviving and also several Children - that this deponent has since acted as the agent & attorney of the said Martha Hallett up to the present time in securing a small annuity in lieu of dower in said military lands & collecting the same - that said Martha Hallett widow of

Said Jonathan Hallett was not as this deponent is informed & believes since the death of the said Jonathan Hallett married again and deponent says that he was present at the funeral of the said Jonathan Hallett & has been intimately acquainted with his widow & family ever since & should have been likely to have known of any charges in her & their circumstances & deponent verily believes that the said Nathaniel Hallett is verily & truly the lawful widow surviving the said Jonathan Hallett - Sworn & Subscribed the 25 th day of August J. Mann Jr 1838 before me
Charles Clow com of deeds
State of New York Schoharie County
Clerks Office ss I John Dyert Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Charles Clow Esq r before whom the above Affidavit purports to have been taken Was at its date a Commissioner to Take the Acknowledgement of Deeds &c in and for the said and duly authorized to take the same And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Commissioner and verily believe the signature to said Affidavit to be genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and Affixed the Seal of said County This 1 st September 1838
Dyert Clerk

Frankfort Aug 27, 1838
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 6 th inst I send you the annexed affidavit which I trust will be sufficient. As Major Hallott rec d a pension any evidence of his services cannot be necessary. I suppose that evidence of marriage & of his discharge is all that is required. If I can aid you at all however please advise me. My absence from home has delayed my answer to this time.
Yours Very truly
A Mann Jr

State of New York Westchester County, ss.
Jonathan Ward of the said County, being duly sworn doth depose and say that in addition to the deposition heretofore made by him to enable Martha Ballest to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," that he is the only surviving son of Stephen Ward the father of the said Martha, that there is a family bible containing a record of the marriage of the said Martha which is in the possession of some of the descendants of the said Stephen Ward but in whose hands this deponent is unable to say, that the said bible is the record of the births, marriages, and deaths, of the family of the said Stephen Ward and that it contains the record of the marriage of the said Martha to Jonathan Ballest, which record this deponent has often seen and was in the possession of this deponent from the year 1800 to 1810, when it passed into the hands of Jasper Ward who removed into the County of Wayne in the said State, who has since deceased, and whose family have dispersed into different parts of the State. - And for the truth of this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed this first day of October A.D. 1838 before me -
Elijah Gnim
Justice of the Peace
Jonathan Ward
I Elijah Gnim the above named Justice do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above deponent who is the Surrogate of the County of Westchester, and that he is a person of credibility -
Elijah Gnim

State of New York Westchester County
ss
I John H Smith Clerk of the said County and also Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Westchester That Elijah Griswold Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit is taken is a Justice of the peace for said County and duly authorized to administer oaths.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County this 18 th day of October 1838
John H Smith Clerk p John W Mills Sup'v