EDITOR'S NOTE BOOK.

Some of those desiring to prove their claim to eligibility in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution do not know how to proceed. If the ancestor was a pensioner, there will be little difficulty in securing proof of his service. The first general pension law was passed in 1818 and granted pensions to all those who could prove, at least, nine months' service in the continental line or the navy. It took no account of service in the militia. In 1820 congress restricted the operation of this law to those in needy. circumstances. This "alarm act" resulted in the withdrawal of many names from the rolls. In 1832 an act was passed granting pensions to all survivors who had served at least six months in the line, militia or navy. Subsequently it was provided that pensions should be granted to the widows of soldiers who married before 1853. No account was made of service on the privateers. The following list of the publications of the United States is given, hoping that it will enable many to prove Revolutionary service by their ancestors. Possibly the Congressional library has the only complete collection of the original documents prior to 1814. Most of the government publications relating to the pensioners of the Revolution which were printed after 1814 are to be found in the large libraries.

The publications are as follows:

Report on Invalid Pensioners (State Papers Claims, pages 56-66), by Secretary H. Knox, December 14, 1792.

Report on Pensions (Journal of House, Third Congress, first session, page 374), by Josiah Parker, May 29, 1794.

Report on Invalid Pensioners (Journal of House, Fourth Congress, first session, pages 234-244), by F. A. Muhlenburg, March 7, 1796. Report on Invalid Pensioners (Journal of House, Fourth Congress, second session, pages 158-159), by D. Foster, Feb. 6, 1797.

Navy Pension Fund (Executive Documents, Eighth Congress, first session), by R. Smith, Secretary of Navy, December 28, 1803. , Navy Pension Fund (Executive Documents, Eighth Congress, second session), by R. Smith, Secretary of Navy, November 14, 1804. Navy Pension Fund (State Papers, Naval Affairs, Vol. 1, pages

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250-252, Ninth Congress, first session), by Secretary of Navy, December 31, 1805.

Navy Pension Fund (State Papers, Naval Affairs, Vol. 1, pages 174-182, Tenth Congress, first session), by Secretary of Navy, January 12, 1808.

Report on Invalid Pensions (Executive Documents, Tenth Congress, first session), by H. Dearborn, Secretary of War, January 18, 1808. This contains a list of applicants disabled by wounds in the Revolutionary war.

Report on Pensions and Pensioners (State Papers or House Documents, No. 35, Fifteenth Congress, first session, Vol. 2), by John C. Calhoun, December 30, 1817.

List of Pensioners (Executive Papers, Vol. IV, Sixteenth Congress, first session), by John C. Calhoun, January 20, 1820. This is the first extended alphabetical list and will be found in most large libraries.

Pension Rolls (Senate Documents, Twenty-third Congress, first session, Vols. 12, 13, 14, 1835). These volumes contain many thousand names, arranged by states and counties. They give the service, amount and date of pension and often other valuable information. These books are to be found in most of the large libraries.

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, living June 1, 1840. This was published by order of congress as a supplement to the sixth census and is to be found in many libraries.

Report on Invalid Pensioners (House Executive Documents, Thirty-first Congress, first session, Vol. X), by Secretary Thomas Ewing, June 21, 1850. This contains the names of the few then surviving pensioners.

If the above books are not available, the "Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, District of Columbia," may be addressed. The facts and suppositions should be clearly set forth. He will reply within a few weeks. There is no charge for search or certificate.

In addition to the above, the war department has a card index of all available Revolutionary records, which is of untold value to descendants of Revolutionary sires. The department is now prepared to answer all reasonable inquiries. A letter addressed to the "Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, District of Columbia" will receive courteous attention. The full name of the soldier asked about and the names of the states in which he resided must be given to secure the required information. The department cannot comply with requests based on insufficient data.

GENEALOGICAL NOTES AND QUERIES

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"There be of them that have left a name behind them that their praises might be reported. And some there be which have no memorial. With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance."-Ecclesiasticus xliv.

Contributors are requested to observe the following regulations: 1. Write on only one side of the paper.

2. Give the full name and address of the writer.

3. Write, with great plainness, names of persons and places.

4. In answering queries, always give the date of the magazine, the number of the query and the signature.

5. Enclose a two-cent stamp for each query, and a stamped envelope when any communication is to be forwarded. Direct all communications to:

Mrs. Lydia Bolles Newcomb,

Genealogical Department, American Monthly Magazine,
New Haven, Connecticut.

ANSWERS.

26. HEYWARD.—Mrs. F. M. J., of S. C., writes: "I am, intimately acquainted with the descendants of the signer Thomas Heyward, and have had the family tree shaken to ascertain what I could to help the inquirer if possible. There is no such name as Shadrach in the family."

30. ZANE.-Elizabeth Zane was born in 1766, on the south side of the Potomac, in the small town of Moorfield, Va. The day of her birth is not known, nor can it be obtained from her lineal descendants Wheeling, W. Va., and Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Her first husband was McLaughlin. They had five daughters. Mary married Edward Hadsell, of Marshall Co., W. Va.; Sarah married a gentleman by the name of Paull, in Natchez, Miss.; Rebecca married George Brown, of Martin's Ferry, O.; Miriam married Mr. Morgan; Hannah married Ebenezer Martin, the founder of Martin's Ferry, formerly Martinsville. Elizabeth Zane's second husband was Jacob Clarke, of Martin's Ferry. They had two children. Catharine married Edward Thomas and became the mother of the late Jacob Thomas, of Wheeling. Ebenezer married Hannah Hayward and had many children. Elizabeth Zane's grave, is in a little cemetery in Martin's Ferry, O. A granddaughter, still living, remembers that

she bore the vicissitudes of life with great cheerfulness and that every one considered her always very unselfish.-M. V. E. C.

5-26. The addresses received for Nos. 5 and 26 are gratefully acknowledged, and have been forwarded to the querists.-L. B. N.

QUERIES.

38. HICKS.-Wanted, the ancestry of Priscilla Hicks, b. at Rehoboth, Mass., July 23, 1743. She married Jonathan Wheeler and lived at Lanesborough, Mass.; died at Mannsville, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1832.—M. H. H. T

39. (1) CRAWFORD-CARR.-I would like to correspond with the descendants of Annie Crawford, daughter of Gideon and Freelove (Fenner) Crawford. She married, 1711, Peleg Carr, of Providence, R. I.

(2) CRAWFORD.-Wanted, name and ancestry of the wife of Gideon Crawford, b. 1736, son of Gideon and Mary (Bernon) Crawford.

(3) CRAWFORD-Green.-Would like to hear of descendants of Freelove Crawford, daughter of Gideon and Mary (Bernon) Crawford, married, 1779, Peleg Green.

(4) CRAWFORD-Greenwood.-Freelove Crawford, daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (-) Crawford; married, 1755, in Providence, Nathaniel Green. Can I hear from descendants?

(5) CRAWFORD-TRIPPE.-Wanted, ancestry of Samuel Trippe, of Providence, who married, 1757, Mary Crawford, daughter of Gideon and Mary (Bernon) Crawford.

(6) CRAWFORD.-Would like the ancestry and name of wife of Robert Crawford, who lived in Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y.., prior to 1811. Where did he live before going to Argyle?-J. S. N.

40. (1) PORTER-STEELE.-Wanted, the date of birth and the ancestry of Ruth Porter, daughter of Samuel Porter, of Hadley, Mass. She married the Rev. Stephen Steele, of Tolland, Conn., May 2, 1720; died at Tolland, 1759.

(2) TAFT-STEELE.-Also date of birth and the ancestry of Margery Taft, who married Elisha Steele, of Tolland, son of Elisha and Sarah (Wolcott) Steele, Jan. 20, 1791. Did Margery Taft live in Windsor, Conn., at the time of her marriage?-M. E. A.

41. (1) Cox-Le Grand.—I would like to learn the ancestry of John Cox, of Curdsville, Va. He married Lucy Le Grand. Had he any revolutionary record? Of what nationality were the Coxes of Va. and Ala.? Has any one a genealogy of the Le Grand family? Pierre or Peter Le Grand was burgess of Prince Edward Co., Va., during the time of Patrick Henry.

(2) FULTON.-Samuel Fulton died in camp the day of the battle of Brandywine. He was a Scotchman and married Margaret Monks, of Armagh, Ireland. They came to America between 1750-1760, and settled at Shephardstown, Va. Has any one records of the Fulton family? A. B. P.