Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for John Leathers
W.20452
State of New York
Montgomery County SS
On this 11th
day of September 1846, personally came before me Geo. Spraker a Justice of the
Peace in and for said county, Elizabeth Vanderwarker who being duly sworn doth
depose and swear that she was personally acquainted with John Leathers both before
and during the revolutionary war and also for a number of years there after. That
the said John Leathers is the identical John Leathers who married Mariah Vanderwarker
for his first and only wife and further saith that the said John Leathers had
by his wife Mariah Vanderwarker three children, two daughters and one son. The
son by the name of Christian I. Leathers, now residing in the Town of Root, Montgomery
County, State of New York. The two daughters one by the mane of Soloma
Leathers married to John Cranker now residing in the Town of Root—Mongtomery
County State aforesaid, and the other daughter by the name of Betsy Leathers
married to Henry J. Dillenback now residing in the Town of Alexander County
of Jefferson and State of New York.
(Signed with
her mark) Elizabeth Vanderwarker.
Subscribed
and sworn this 11th day of September 1846 before me. Geo. Spraker Justice.
I certify
that Elizabeth Vanderwarker the above deponent judging from her public character
is a woman of truth and veracity that alto aged her memory is sound and good
and that the affidavit above sworn to by her is entitled to full credit. Geo.
Spraker.
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act
of Congress passed July 4th 1836 entitled “An act granting half pay
and pension to certain widows.”
State of New York
Montgomery County SS
On this fourteenth
day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six personally
appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions
of the Peace? Christian J. Lathers a resident of the Town of Root in the County
of Montgomery and said State of New York aged sixty two years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed
July the 4th 1836 entitled “An act granting half pay and pension to certain
widows”, and acts explanatory of and amending the same,
That he is
one of the children of Maria Lathers deceased who was the widow of John Lathers
late of the Town of Root in said County & State of New York—who served
in the war of the revolution as hereinafter stated. That her husband, the
said John Lathers resided before he entered the service of the United States
in the army of the Revolution in the District of Palatine now the Town of Palatine
in said County during the Revolution and since the said war in the Town of Charleston
in said County of Montgomery & remained in said Town till his death which
is now the Town of Root in said county.—That he served in the War of the
Revolution as aforesaid. This declarant is unable to specify the particulars
of his said service but according to the best of his recollection, information
and belief he served under the following officers for the following terms under
Capt. Christian Getman & officer nine months on 1776 & part of 1777 under
Capt. Samuel Gray as Boatmen nine months under Capt. Liety, Capt. Bradbick for
several months under Capt’n Miller, Klock & into several month & this
declarant believes & is informed that the said Maria Lathers had by her said
husband John Lathers the following named children who are of full age, Christian
I. Lathers, Soloma wife of John Cranker all of the Town of Root in said County
Betsy the wife of Henry Dillenbeck residing in the town of Alexander Jefferson
County that the said [?] died in the year eighteen hundred & twelve
on the twenty second day of June that the said widow Mariah Lathers died
on the 22nd day of March 1839.
And declarant
further saith, That she, said widow was married to the said John Lathers on the
second day of April seventeen hundred and eighty two by the Rev’d Abraham
Rosencrantz of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of German Flatts Herkimer
County that the following persons were present at her marriage to wit: [blank]
That previous
to her marriage she resided in the Town of Palatine Montgomery County and
bore the maiden name of Maria VanDerwarken.
That her
husband the said John Lathers died as aforesaid on the twenty second day of
June 1812 and since his death she remained single and unmarried.
That the
declarant more particularly refers to the deposition accompanying this declaration
as proof.
(Signed) Christian J. Leathers
Subscribed
and sworn the day and year first aforesaid, before me in open court, C. H.?
Brumley Clerk.
State of New York
Herkimer County SS
Abraham Rosencrantz
of the Town of Little Falls & County & State aforesaid being duly sworn
says that he is forty one years of age & upwards, & for many years a
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Herkimer County aforesaid & an only
son, and grandson of Abraham Rosencrantz also of what is now called the Town
of Little Falls, in said County but deceased many years since and who was as
this deponent has from his [?] at all times understood & been informed was
the regular ordained minister of the Gospel of what is now the Reformed Dutch
Church of the town of German Flatts in said county & the country adjacent
before, during & after the Revolutionary War till his death—that a
book of records of marriages & baptisms administered by his said Grandfather & now
in the care & possession of this deponent, that this book of records has
been in the care & possession of this deponents said father ever since this
deponents earliest recollection and was called for as an authentic record of
marriages & baptism administered by his said grandfather & was made & kept
by his said grandfather during his ministry—That in the last sickness of
deponents father & shortly before his death said father gave this book
of records to deponent to take care of after same. That the records of
marriages & baptism in said book appear all in the same handwriting and in
what has at all times been considered & believed to be the proper handwriting
of the said Reverend Abraham Rosencrants this deponents said grandfather &b
all which this deponent verily believes to be true. That in this record
there is [?] a record of the marriage of 1782 April 2d between Johannis Seder
and Maria Vanderwerken which marriage is recorded in said book of said records
in the letter & figures following viz-
“1782
d. 2d April Johannes Seder und Maria Vanden Werken”
That this
is the whole & every letter &b word of the said record and entered in
regular order of dates of marriages preceding & succeeding this entry for
several pages in the said book and [?] internal evidence of genuine evidence
of [?] & truth and also as before stated in the handwriting of one & the
same hand & which has at all times been by persons conversant therewith
been pronounced when the proper handwriting of this deponents said grandfather.
This deponent
saith that the names entered in said record an entered as he understands & has
always understood the same in the German Spelling, that his said Grandfather
was a native of Germany and preached only in the German language, that he is
informed & believes it true that the parties [?] over marriage were German
and that in rendering the name of the man into English it is spelled John Seather. Abraham
G. Rosencrantz
Herkimer County
SS I certify that on this 12th day of January 1846 came before me Abraham G.
Rosencrantz to me personally known & made oath that the foregoing deposition
to which he had subscribed his name was true and I also certify that the said
Abraham is a man of truth & his statements entitled to credit & belief.—
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