Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15166, John Hanna, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Hanna, John
S 15166
B. Scotland
CONTENTS
bearded

199 th New York
John Wannam
of Barton in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Potter — of the Regt. commanded by Col. in the Pennsylvania line for 7 months,
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of — 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Novem- ber 1832 and sent to Shoemaker
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 — $34.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending Feb 1833 11.66 $46.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Hiles Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 99
Lt. G. Wilkinson Jan 10/54

John Hanna
Barton
Leicester Co. N.Y.
1879 10

State of New York Tioga County } ss.
On this sixth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before Grant B. Baldwin First Judge & Joseph L. Darling & Elijah Shoemaker Esquires Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and general Sessions of the peace, Now sitting John Hanner a resident of the Town of Barton in said County of Tioga and State of New York, aged are Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States in the month of December in Seventeen hundred and seventy six as a volunteer in Northumberland County and State of Pennsylvania in a company commanded by Captain Potter and went from there and joined the forces of General Mifflin near Philadelphia and marched from thence to Trenton New Jersey was in the battle of Trenton and continued in the service three months after which he returned to Northumberland County, that the next year in the fall of the year he was drafted and remained two months in the service under Captain William Gray and was stationed at Valley Forge, In the year Seventeen hundred and seventy eight he resided in Middletown Lancaster County Pennsylvania from which place he went in the month of July as a substitute for Christian King to the west branch of the Susquehanna river and served two months under Captain John Nelson as a ranger or indian spy to protect the citizens while gathering their crops of grain &c. That he was born in Scotland and came to America when he was twenty two years old that after the war he moved to Luzern County in Pennsylvania where he lived eight years and moved from there to his present residence where he has lived thirty six years, that he has no documentary

evidence to show his services in the war and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
In answer to the interrogatories proposed by the War Department not included in the above he states that he was born in Galloway in Scotland in the year 1751 according to the information given him by his parents but in what month he does not know & came to America & landed at Philadelphia about three years before the declaration of Independence in 1776 - That he has no record of his age - That he was living in the county of Northumberland in Pennsylvania when called into the service the first and second times and at Middletown in Lancaster County in the same state the last time he was called into service. - That his first term of service was performed as a volunteer - The second time he was drafted and the third time he went as a substitute for one Christian King who had been drafted from the militia at Middletown aforesaid. - That he recollects Genl. Mifflin Capt. Patten & Major Smith as officers with whom he served. - That he never received any written discharge from the service at any time. -
That the persons to whom he would refer for proof of the general reputation & belief in the neighborhood of his residence in regard to his Revolutionary services are Hon. Gamaliel H. Barstow Hon. Elijah Shumaker Emanuel Coryell of Nichols and Hon. John G. McDowell & Asahel Buck Esq. of Chambers in said county of Dauphin. Sworn & subscribed on the day and year above written. Green No. 16, Walnut St. } John H. Hanna

We Simon R Jones residing in the town of Southport - and Elijah Shoemaker - residing in the town of Nichols - in said county of Tioga and State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hanna who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be of the age of eighty one years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution that his moral character is fair & unimpeachable and that we concur in that opinion - Simon R. Jones - Elijah Shoemaker Sworn & subscribed this 6 th day of September 1832 before me - Green M Tuthill Clk
And the said Court do hereby hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department then the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that the Rev. S. R. Jones, & Elijah Shoemaker who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the towns therein stated and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. -
G. B. Baldwin First Judge.
I Green M Tuthill Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for said county of Tioga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hanna for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 6 th day of September in the year 1832 - Green M Tuthill Clk

State of New York Tioga County ss.
On this fourth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me — Peter Wenty — a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Martha Wilkinson aged forty nine years and upwards a Resident of the town of Barton in the County of Tioga and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is a daughter and heir at law of John Hanna who was a Revolutionary pensioner and whose pension was granted at the rate of 23 dollars and 33 cents a year the said pen- sion Certificate having as this Deponent believes issued from the Department of War on the 12th day of November in the year 1832 — under Act of June 7th 1832 — She says that said John Hanna died in the town of Barton in Tioga County and State of New York on the 27 day of April in the year 1845, and that she left the following named child- ren George Hanna Martha Wilkinson Nancy Shoemaker William Hanna — George Hanna and Sarah Whittaker This Deponent being satisfied that her Father the aforesaid John Hanna did not receive in his life time all the pension money that was his due. That he did not get allowed for the whole time that he did serve in the Pennsylv- ania Militia in the Revolutionary war

She therefore hereby asks that the balance still due to him may be given to the living children of said John Hanna which before mentioned sworn to and subscribed Martha Wilkinson before me the day and year first above written
Peter Wentz Justice of the Peace
State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF TIOGA,
I, LE ROY W. KINGMAN, Clerk of the County of Tioga, do certify that Peter Wentz Esq., by whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that I am acquainted with his signature and verily believe the above to be genuine, and that the same is in due form, and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, the . . . 10 . . . day of December . . . 1853.
L. W. Kingman Clerk.
Judge Canby Jr.:
I Charles A. Munger special Canby Judge & Charles A. Munger Surrogate of the County Tioga in the State of New York do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that John Hanna was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of 23 dollars and 33 cents a year and that he died in the town of Barton in Tioga County in the State of New York on the twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and forty five that there is no widow of said John Hanna now alive, but that the following named Children of said John Han- na are now alive namely Nancy = Shoemaker, William Hanna, Maria = ret Will George Hanna, Sarah Whit- =aker and Martha Wilkinson and that these are the only living Child- =ren of said John Hanna.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my officia- l seal at Ovid in Tioga County and state of New York this 10 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Charles A. Munson Special Comm. Judge (Deputy) of Tioga County

State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF TIERA,
I, LE ROY W. KINGMAN, Clerk of the County of Tioga, do certify that Charles A. Minger Esq., by whom the foregoing acknowledgment was taken, was at the time of taking the same, an acting judge  Special Court Judge  vice of the  of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that I am acquainted with his signature and verily believe the above to be genuine, and that the same is in due form, and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, the . . . 10 . . . day of December . . . 1853.
L. W. Kingman Clerk.

Bluff No 7900
John Hanna
  admitted      7 mo      23 33    
E. Shoemaker Ag.
(Vol. 111. June 1881)
in the State of
STATE, in the case of

12-7900  BRIEF in the case of  John Hanna of Barton County of  of Tioga  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
81 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.     Dec In 1776 — 3. — Volunteer Capt Potter, Genl. Mifflin   1777 — — 2. — — Capt McLean   — 2. — Substitute Capt John Wilson  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Battle of Trenton.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By traditionary Evidence.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be in due form.
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ad
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190__
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Hanna a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1776 3 mos. Pvt. Potter ✓ Pa.   Fall 1777 2 mos. William Shay ✓ "   July 1778 2 mos. John Nelson ✓ "          
Battles engaged in, Trenton.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northumberland Co., Pa.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 6, 1832 - Ch. ad.
Residence at date of application, Barton, Tioga Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 6 Galloway, Scotland in 1751.
Remarks: He came to this country in 1773. Moved from Luzerne Co. Pa. to Barton, N.Y. in 1796. He died in Barton, N.Y. Apr. 27, 1845. Surviving children in 1833: George and William Hanna, Nancy Shrimaker, Margaret Hill, Sarah Whittaker and Martha Wilkinson, aged 49 yrs. and a res. of Barton N.Y. His widow died June 4-1853.  Very respectfully,

1005 Lake St
Elmira N.Y.
Bureau of Pensions: Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me the military history of John Hanna a soldier of the Revolutionary War He enlisted in Northumberland Co Pa. Applied for Pension from Barton Tioga Co N.Y. on Sept 6 th 1832
Yours very respectfully
Mrs Charles H Price Aug 30 th 1912

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MAR 9 - 1911
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Reference is made to the application of the late John H. ... for a pension from the United States Government. In this connection, it is requested that you be so kind as to furnish the Bureau with the following information: 1. The date and place of birth of the deceased. 2. The date and place of marriage, and the name of the wife. 3. The names of the children, and the date and place of birth of each. 4. The date and place of death, and the cause thereof. 5. The date and place of burial. 6. The name of the person to whom the pension is to be paid.
Very respectfully, John D. Rockefeller Chairman of the Committee
NEW YORK, N.Y. March 7, 1911
Mr. William H. Taft President of the United States Washington, D.C.
RECORDED INDEXED MAR 9 1911 NEW YORK, N.Y. BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF WAVERLY, NEW YORK INCORPORATED
H. W. KNAPP, PRESIDENT E. C. TRACY, VICE PRESIDENT
DIRECTORS
A. W. BOUTON, SECRETARY SIMON ZAUSMER, TREASURER
B. D. BARNES L. S. BETOWSKI G. D. GENUNG E. BARTON HALL E. A. TILTON CAPT. T. MILLS M. W. KENNEDY E. F. PERKINS F. C. SIMMONS C. F. ROE J. H. MURRAY JULIUS SAYLES E. D. SEBRING G. E. PURPLE
WAVERLY, N. Y. March 7, 1911.
Department of Pensions, Washington, D. C., U. S. A.
Gentlemen:-
I am endeavoring to assemble fact of some of our early settlers in this section, and find John Hanna to be among the very earliest. He is known to have served in the Revolutionary War, and to have received a pension for his services. I would like if you could inform me, to know whether he was a N.Y. or a Pennsylvania soldier from the Wyoming section.
Any information you can give regarding him or the Company he was in will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
Department of Pensions from A. W. Bouton. Waverly, N. Y.

CP
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me the war record of John Hanna, who resided near Catawissa Columbia Co., Pennsylvania, and who is known to have drawn a pension for service in the Revolutionary War. He was a private and in the later part of his life, his pension was sent to Factoryville & Luzerne Co.

New York.
Yours Truly. (Miss) Mary E. Finch
Havry Iroga Co., N.Y.

Apr. 21-1902 o Mary E. Finch Waverly N.Y.
1911. Mar. 10 Hist. to Mr. A. W. Boulton 1912 Sept. 9. Hist. to Mrs. L. H. Price, 100 S. Lake St. Elmira, N.Y. aw
1922 May 18. Hist. to Mrs. F.A. Sholwell, 3224 Poppleton Ave. Omaha, Neb. (see cor. in Robert Hanna S. 22823) aw
15166 INVALID.
Miss
File No. 15166
John Hanna Rev. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
1-5 18 25 1/2

Factoryville Tioga Co. N.Y. Jan 14 th 1834
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir I am directed to forward the accompanying papers to you. You will please report the result of your action to me
Yours Respectfully
J. S. Wilkinson

State of New York Tioga County } ss.
On this Second day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appear- ed before me Peter Wentz a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Silas Hoxham and James M. Cook who each and either of them duly sworn according to law depose and say that they are well acquainted with Martha Wilkinson a Resident of the town of Barton in Tioga County and State of New York and they say that she is a woman whose word is entitled to full credit and belief Subscribed and sworn } Silas Hoxham to before me the day and } Jas. M. Cook year first above written
Peter Wentz Justice of the peace
I Peter Wentz the Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit + was sworn to do hereby certify that Silas Hoxham and James M. Cook who have this day sworn to the same before me are credible persons and I further certify that I am not in any way interested in the result of the pros- ecution of the pension claim of the widow of John Hanna Deceased which said John Hanna was the Father of Mrs

Martha Wilkinson aforesaid in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. At the town of Boston in the County of Tioga and State of New York to this 2nd day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and sixty four
Peter Wentz Justice of the Peace
State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF TIOGA.
I, LE ROY A. KINGMAN, Clerk of the County of Tioga, do certify that Peter Wentz Esq., by whom the foregoing acknowledgment was taken, was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that I am acquainted with his signature and duly believe the above to be genuine; and that the same is in due form, and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, the 2nd day of January 1854.
L. A. Kingman Clerk.