Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for George Hakney or Hackney
S.44914
State of New York SS.
George Hackney,
now a resident of the City of Schenectady, County and State aforesaid, aged sixty
eight year and upwards, being duly sworn, deposeth & saith that he was a
soldier in Col. Marinus Willetts Regiment of New York State Troops in the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighty one – attacked to Captain Crosses
Company in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy and this deponent
further saith he was wounded, taken, partially scalped and left for dead by the
enemy on the field of battle in the month of October of that year in the battle
at Johnstown, Montgomery County State of New York and this deponent farther saith
he was sent to the hospital in Albany where he remained five months and was discharged
which is [?] and declared unfit for duty—and this deponent says farther
he had been more than one year in said Regiment on the establishment and this
deponent farther said that he has heretofore been able to support himself & family
by labor but that he is now as and unable and by reason of his reduced circumstances
in life in need of assistance from his country for a support and has never had
any pension—but could by the laws of the United States and this deponent
[?] saith not.
(Signed) George Hakney
Sworn before
me the 11th day of April [?]
David Boyd
Judge Court Com. Pleas County of Schenectady
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