Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16860, Daniel Haney, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Haney, Daniel
S. 16860
buried
CONTENTS

385. Maine
1884 Jan'y 24 - J. P. Mayberry - his wife -
Daniel Haney
Gray in the State of Maine who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Merrill of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shinney in the Mass s me, for the term of 1 year from 1775 to 1776
ascribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of forty Dollars annum per month, to commence on the 4 day of Mar. 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of August 1832 - and sent to Hon. J. Anderson
arrears to 4th of March 1832 ... 40 semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sept 1832 ... 20
$60
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 10, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Act 7. June 1832
Recorded
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 63
G.H.G.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the twenty eighth day of July A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two. before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this twenty eighth day of July aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Daniel Heaney a resident of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Sixty Seven 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he
enlisted into the Continental service in the war of the Revolution at said Gray in May 1775 for eight months under Capt. Moses Merrill & then served in said County. That he was marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts & served on the eight months in said Company, when Company was attached to Col. Phiney Regiment. That in August 1776 he again enlisted into the Continental service at said Gray under Capt. Michael Steadman Col. Francis Regiment to serve four months was marched to Dorchester in Massachusetts & there served out the four months & was discharged. He further declares that in service out both periods of enlistment faithfully & was regularly discharged but never had any written discharge & that the Depositions of Isaac Allen, James Hemenway & Joel Hemenway taken with the intention of applying to Congress for a Pension. & that they contain a true statement of his services - and said Heaney further declares that he was born in Falmouth in said County. That he has no record of his age & that he does not know of any company or field officer under whom he served as being now living. nor has he any other testimony than he has with his notes.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Daniel Heaney
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

In a
COMMISSION TO SEPARATE COTTAGE
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Fleamey for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty eighth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

16860 INVALID.
File No. 16,860
Daniel Kearney
Pr. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 165-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Heany or Haney
Dan Heany, in July 1832 at Gray Cumberland Co Pa aged 67 yrs - Enlisted at Gray in May 1775 for 8 months under Capt. Moses Merrill of New Gloucester marched to Cambridge Defeated but his time expired & was attached to Col. Phinney regt
In Aug 1776 he enlisted at Gray under Capt. Richard Mansfield in Col. Francis' Regt to serve 5 mos Marched to Warrenton Born in Falmouth

Sir Will you inform me what data there is in your office in regard to Daniel C 2857 Hainey or Heaney of Gray, Maine 16860 who was a Revolutionary Pensioner For Historical Purposes Yours S. Pillsbury Knightville Cape Elizabeth Maine

Deposition of Jonas Stevens

State of Maine
County of Oxford -
I Jonas Stevens of Norway, in said County of Oxford - being of lawful age do testify and say - That I enlisted to serve Eight months as a Soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, (between America and great Britain) under Capt' Moses Merrill to serve Eight in Col. James Linnys Regiment at which time Daniel Heneys listed with me as a Soldier to serve the Eight months and said Heneys did serve as a Soldier under the said Capt' Merrill Company in Col. Linnys Regiment as aforesaid The full term of Eight months - at the time when the said Jonas Stevens & Daniel Heneys enlisted was about the first of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five - we both then lived in the town of Gray County of Cumberland then State of Massachusetts - I further got say -
Jonas Stevens
Oxford ss - October 6 th 1831 - Then the above named Jonas Stevens personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him signed. Before me Job Eastman Justice of the Peace
I the subscriber do hereby certify that the above named Jonas Stevens is a man of truth & veracity
Job Eastman
State of Maine
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Job Eastman is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty eighth day of July A. D. 1832.
Wm T Vaughan

State of Maine County of Cumberland -
I Isaac Allen of Minot in said County of Cumberland being of lawfull age, do testify and say - that I enlisted to serve as a Soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war (between America and Great Britain) under Capt Richard Mabery, Col n Francis Regiment - at which time Daniel Haney enlisted with me as a Soldier to serve four months - and said Haney did serve as a Soldier the term of four months in Capt. Mabery's Company in Col n Francis Regiment as aforesaid - at the time we the said Isaac Allen and Daniel Haney enlisted, was sometime in the month of Aug t in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six - I, Isaac Allen then did live in the Town of Kingfield and Daniel Haney did live in the Town of Gray both in the County of Cumberland and then State of Massachusetts - I further say not Isaac Allen
Cumberland ss. Oct r 10 th 1831 then the above named Isaac Allen personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him signed -
before me
Joshua Parsons Justice of Peace
I the Subscriber do hereby certify that the above named Isaac Allen is a man of incontestable Truth and veracity -
Joshua Parsons

State of Maine. Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Joshua Parsons is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty eighth day of July A.D. 1832.
W m T Vaughan
Sebastian Prase Allen

I Joel Stevens of Norway in the county of Oxford and State of Maine being of the age of seventy seven years do testify and say that in May in the seventeen hundred and seventy five Daniel Heaney of Gray in the county of Cumberland then Province now State of Maine did enlist in in the Revolutionary service under Capt Moses Merrill of Readfield in said county of Cumberland that said Daniel Heaney marched with his said company in the latter part of May or former part of June the same year for Cambridge in the commonwealth of Massachusetts under the command of his said captain Merrill That sometime afterwards during the same summer of the deponent he came a private of said Merrill's company by being substituted in the room and stead of one William Tucker a private in said company. That said Daniel Heaney was doing the duties of a private soldier in said company at at said Cambridge and continued to do and perform his said duty as a private in a faithful and soldier like manner during the term for which he enlisted that being eight months. Col Phiney commanded the Regiment to which said Merrill's company belonged
Joel his X Stevens
mark State of Maine
Cumberland ss
On the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two the aforesaid deponent was examined cautioned and sworn to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. taken at the request of Daniel Heaney to be used in an application for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 - A.D. 1832
Merbach Humphrey Justice of the peace

State of Maine. —
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of The Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Meshach Humphrey is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal off office this twenty eighth day of July A. D. 1832. —
Wm T Vaughan

Deposition of Joel Stevens

State of Maine
County of Oxford —
I Joel Stevens of Norway in said County of Oxford, being of Law- full age, do testify and say that I enlisted to serve as a soldier to in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war (between America and Great Britain) under Cap t Richard Mabery Col Francis Regiment - at which time Daniel Haney enlisted with me as a soldier to serve four months - and said Haney did serve as a soldier the term of four months in Cap t Mabery's Company in Col Francis' Regiment as aforesaid at the time of the said Joel Stevens and Daniel Haney enlisted was some time in the month of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy six - we both then lived in the town of Gray County of Cumberland - then State of Massachusetts - I further not say —
his Joel X Stevens
Oxford ss. October 6 th 1831 - Then the above named Joel Stevens Mark personally appeared and made oath to me to the truth to the foregoing Deposition by him signed before me Job Eastman Justice of the Peace
I the subscriber do hereby certify that the above named Joel Stevens is a man of truth & veracity
Job Eastman
State of Maine. Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that Job Eastman is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this
1 st July 1832.