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Joseph Havens       5th great grandfather
b. 1753, d. 1 April 1833, #938
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	1680	The first landowner on Shelter Island was Nathaniel Sylvester (how he got possession of the entire 8,000 acres is unclear) When he died in 1680 his estate was divided amoung his five sons two of whom eventually gained control. Giles, with four-fifths and brother Nathaniel II the remainder. In 1695 Giles sold one-quarter of the isand to William Nicoll. In March 1700, Nathaniel sold 1,000 acres to George Havens. In 1743, Jonathan Havens, Jr. gave 1/2 acre of land in the middle of the island for a site to build a church. Comment by Mike Schroeder: Now things get interesting because the Havens, Sylvesters, and Nicolls all start inter-marrying along with another family, the Van Renssalears. And that's what I am trying to sort out. If our Joseph really came from Long Island, he had to be mixed up in this Havens Haystack somehow. All of the names are becoming too coincidental.
Birth	1753	Joseph Havens may have been born in 1753 at Long Island, New York. On the 1880 census, son Henry says that his father was born on Long Island NY. Zatarian gives 1753 on Long Island. No source given. Elizabeth Schooler Watkins gives this same date with no source. In 1865 Son William B(ennet) signed an affadavit stating that he was the son of Joseph who was born on Long Island and served during the Revolutionary War under Col. McCracken. We do NOT know who his parents were. Still researching this. The guess of Thurston Havens is based on the fact that a son was named George Thurston Havens.1,2,3,4,5  HavensHarbor vol 5:3 p605 gives 1753/4 and Long island, NY. HH says GILES may be his father.
		Vera Yerington says that Joseph's father was Joseph also. And that he too served during the Revolutionary War. In her work she says that Joseph b.1853 was born while his father was transporting good from New York to Connecticut.6
research	1755	Mike Schroeder has been in contact with a guy who was looking for his ancestors including a Joseph Sylvester Havens who was reputed to be a boat builder on Lake Champlain. Since Joseph's father is reputed to have been a boat builder on Lake Champlain.....how were they related?7
research		I have been thinking that Joseph Havens must have had some siblings. When I review the census information first for Argyle, Washington Co in the early 1800's and the census information for Steuben and Ontario Counties from 1810 on, I find 4 or 5 distinct famiy groups all living in close proximity. This leads me to believe that they may be related. Then I look at name in common such as Benjamin Havens. I can trace him from Argyle to Ontario Co. He could very likely be a brother of Joseph. There are other hints arrrived at with similar logic and analysis. I'm still working on it. Mike Schroeder.8
research	1760	Have found a massive amount of information about all the Havens on Long Island in a book Refugees from Long Island to Connecticut. It has an extensive Havens genealogy including those from Sag Harbor. There were several Havens in Sag Harbor who were ship captains including a Joseph and Nathaniel. They helped fight the British and get people off the Island because the Brits were looting and pillaging. Very interesting stuff. I just downloaded some of it, so I have not yet been able to analyze it. [genealogy.com search for Joseph Havens] Mike.
		Now back to what we know about Joseph.
		The winter of 1776 was a Really COLD winter.
		From [NY in the Revolution as Colony & Sate, Vol I, The Line, Page 47] where Joseph Havens is listed as part of the 4th Regiment. Note William Havens also. The Line--Fourth Regiment Major Joseph McCracken Capt. John Davis Lieut. William Havens Enlisted Men Haven, John Havens, Joseph.
		Fort Schuyler is the name given during the American Revolution to the rebuilt Fort Stanwix, on the site of Rome, N.Y. (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright ©1994, 1995 Columbia University Press.).
Milit-Beg	12 March 1777	Joseph Havens began his Revolutionary military service on 12 March 1777 as a private in Colonel Goose Van Schaick's regiment, that is, the First Regiment of the New York Line. He was in the First company. It appears that this company was mustered from the Washington county area of New York. This unit was at various times known as Capt Joseph McCrakens unit, Col Goose VanSchaick's unit, Capt James Gregg's unit and the 4th company. In Watkin's work she indicates that he enlisted in the Continental Service under Col. McCracken. [Military Records: New York in the Revolution & War of 1812, New York in the Revolution, The New York Line on the Continental Army, Page 175]. It is possible that the 1st co was combined with some other unit to form the 4th New York. Joseph McCracken was a Captain in the 1st and a Major after transfer to the 4th New York..7,10
Mil Info	7 August 1777	Joseph Havens was promoted to Corporal on 7 August 1777 and held that rank until close to the end of the War.11,12
Mil Info		The following on page 1013 of Refugess from Long Island: (Note--the names given below are of those, only, who have been identified as Refugees; or who are proved, by the records, to have enlisted from Long Island; or concerning whom it is possible that they did so enlist) THE NEW YORK LINE FIRST REGIMENT OF THE LINE--Col. GOOSE VAN SCHAICK --Col. ALEXANDER McDOUGALL. ("Archives of the State of N.Y.--"The Revolution" Vol 1) Brown, George Clark, John Foster, John Havens, Joseph, Corp. Isaacs Isaac, Serit, Maj. Isaace, Serit King, John, Corp. Miller, Jeremiah, Ens. Moore, John, Fif. Salisbury Barrent S., Capt. Barrent, S., Lt. Thompson, William, Corp. Titus, John Mike Shroeder strongly believes that this is our Joseph and therefore this indicates he was from Long Island or at least enlisted in Long Island.7
Mil Info	9 October 1777	On 9 October 1777 he is listed on the muster Roll of Capt Joseph Mc Craken's co in the 1st Batt'n of New York Forces commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaick in Johnstown.12
Mil Info	14 November 1777	By 14 November 1777 his unit was in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.12
	1778	In a listing of personnel in the Fourth Regiment of the "Line" for New York we find: The Line--Fourth Regiment Major Joseph McCracken Capt. John Davis Lieut. William Havens Who is he?? Enlisted Men Haven, John Havens, Joseph [NY in the Revolution as Colony & Sate, Vol I, The Line, Page 47] It would make sense that William, John and Joseph were all from the same area of New York and since McCracken is known to have come from Salem, Washington county, New York, maybe these three Haven men did also? Is there a family in Washington county New York with William, John and Joseph as brother's or cousins? Look for a family with William as the older son as he appears a Lieut. and the other two are enlisted men, possibly because they were younger.7
Mil Info	1778	His regiment participated in the battle at Monmouth, NJ in 1778.
Mil Info	Feb 1778	In January, February and March of 1778 his unit was stationed in Schenectady, NY. He was receiving £2.18.8 per month as a corporal.12
Mil Info	May 1778	In May of 1778 he is back in Chester county.12
	28 June 1778	The battle of Monmouth of the Longest battle of the American Revolutionary War. It was also the battle in which Molly Pitcher (really Molly Hayes) took her fallen husbands place in the gunnery battery and made history. For more on this battle:   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/NJ/200003296.html
Mil Info	6 July 1778	For the month of June 1778 he is on the muster roll at Spring Field, NY. Do not know where Spring Field is, then or now.12
	August 1778	These are pictures of the rifle that belonged to Joseph Havens13     A little history on this rifle: Sometime before 1999 Cris Cransdale  contacted the Kentucky Rifle Assn and their publication when he saw a picture of what he suspected was the rifle of Joseph Havens. Cris wrote a "letter to the Editor" of the KRA which appeared in the Spring 2000 newsletter.                           In August and November of 1999 Ed Fraley wrote letters to Cris about this rifle. It is possible that this rifle could belong to another Joseph Havens from Vermont, but the "informed" sources regarding this type of rifle seem to think that the name on the rifle was put there by the owner and not by the maker. The rifle has been used "hard" and there have been some changes made to it after the Revolutionary war time period. A Mr. Al Rehder of Minnesota corresponded with Cris Cransdale regarding this rifle also in May of 2000.  He had owned this rifle at one time.   Is this REALLY Joseph's rifle??  Maybe we will never know.
Mil Info	6 August 1778	In July, August and September of 1778 his unit is in White Plains, Westchester, New York.12
Mil Info	Sept 1778	In September and October of 1778 he shows on the muster rolls in Peekskill, NY. This is north of NYC and on East bank of the Hudson River.12
Mil Info	between Nov 1778 and August 1780	From November of 1778 until August of 1780 he appears to have been stationed at Fort Schuyler, NY. In September, October, November and December of 1779 he received extra pay listed as Subsistence of £4 per month over and above his regular pay of £2.18.8. This may have been because of a family to support.
Mil Info	1779	A Daniel Tefft of Naples, Ontario, NY swore that he was acquainted with Joseph Havens in 1779, as did Henry Bennett of Cohocton, Steuben NY. They said they were in Col. Goose Van Schack's regiment of New York. Gave this information in 1818 for Joseph's pension application.
Marriage*	10 May 1779	Joseph Havens married Martha Bennett, daughter of NN Bennett, on 10 May 1779 at Greenwich, Washington county, New York. Zatarian gives place as Greenwich twp, NY with date of 10 May 1799. HH5:3p605 gives place as Greenwich, Wash. co NY; same date. This info may have come from Martha's affidavit for Rev. War pension of either herself or for both of them where she indicates that they were married at the home of Stephen Osborn in the town of Greenwich, Washington county NY. The ceremony was performed by Elder John Fuller. The witness was Daniel Teeft. In her application for widow's benefits, Martha stated her first acquaintance with the said Joseph Havens was in the year 1777. Joseph was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army and had enlisted for and during the war. She was married to the said Joseph on the 10th day of May in 1779. A few days before her marriage took place, he had returned from the army on a furlow and that the next day after the marriage her husband left her for the army and proceeded towards New York to rejoin his company then commanded by Captain McCracken and that he was shortly after that time engaged in the Battle of Monmouth. The Battle of Monmouth took place 8 June 1778. This indicates that the marriage between Joseph and Martha possibly took place on 10 May 1778 not 1779. (from a statement by wife on Pension application)  Application for DAR membership for Alice Kari Havens Zaterain in 1992 gives the marriage date as 10 May 1779, Greenwich COUNTY, NY. It appears that Stephen Osborn and Daniel Teeft were also members of Elder Nathan Tanner's Church in which Joseph and Martha became members in 1790.14,15,16,17,5
		Vera Yerington believes that the wife of Stephen Osborn was a Bennett girl.6
	1780	Information gleaned from several issues of Havens Harbor tells us that his occupations were that of a Rigger, a cooper and a farmer, at times, that he lived near Lake Champlain in Washington county, in Ontario county now Wayne and in Steuben county, NY. Bible records indicate that he was a Presbyterian. A great deal of work was done on this family in the late 1880's by Judge Dwight Craig Havens and has been made available by Rosemary Aviata and thru the DAR applications of Lorraine Havens McCoy #716772 and Alice Kari Havens Zatarain. Rosemary has his pension certificate.3
	1780	Notes by Mike Schroeder from "The Argyle Patent". In the mid 1700's King George III granted land in Washington Co. to a large group of primarily Scottish immigrants. Many were from Argyllshire, Scotland. Most families received 500-600 acres, the total grant reaching above 47,000 acres in what is now Argyle Twp. Although I (Mike) have found nothing about the Havens in this book, the book does have a nice plat map. It was very easy to find Lot #132. The lot was originally 350 acres and was given to Daniel Shaw. It is located midway along the western edge of the Patent, not too far from "Hudson's River" as it is shown on the map. There are two nearby tributaries to the Husdon, the Moses Kill and the Batten Kill. Apparently, in some vernacular according the Patent Document, Kill means creek.7
	1780	'The Military Tract of Central New York' was about 1.75 million acres of bounty land and extended roughly from Lake Ontario southward to the south end of Seneca Lake and from the east line of present Onondaga County westward to Seneca Lake. The present NY counties of Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga, and Seneca were included, as were portions of Oswego, Schuyler, Tompkins, Yates and Wayne. The law of the United States Congress, passed on the 16th day of September, 1776, pursuant to a report of the Board of War, provided for the enlistment of 88 battalions of men to carry on the lately declared war for independence. New York's quota, based on population, was 4 regiments, but as late as March 1781 only two regiments had been activated. The state needed some way to induce soldiers to enlist. On March 20, 1781 the legislature authorized that the remaining 2 regiments be raised. These troops became known as the New York Line and were enlisted for 3 years. The laws passed by the U.S. Congress stated that all officers and soldiers who should remain in the service till the close of the Revolutionary War or till discharged by Congress, and the representatives of such as should be slain by the enemy, should be entitled to receive from the U.S. government, upon the ratification of the treaty of peace, a grant of the United States' land in Ohio, or a bounty. Consequently, the Continental Congress guaranteed every fighting man in the Revolution a bounty of 100 acres in the public domain and officers in proportion to their rank. There was little faith in the currency at the time, but NY did have a vast surplus of land and a need to persuade NY soldiers to enlist. So, it was decided to offer 500 more acres to the prior 100 acres offered. Thus, the state decided to survey and divide central NY into Townships (not to be confused with current Towns) of 100 lots, being 600 acres per lot. The relationship between a Military Tract Township & a Town is illustrated by the fact that Cayuga County, NY now has 23 Towns, that were comprised of what was originally all or part of 8 Military Tract Townships and part of the Cayuga Indian Nation Reservation area. Deeds in Central NY commonly still refer to these "Military Tract Lots" today as "Great Lots" or "Farm Lots" Originally there were 25 Military Tract Townships, but they added 3 more to make a total of 28, because they needed more land to satisfy claims. At first the Townships were only given numbers, but later they were named. The names of the Military Tract Townships are: Aurelius, Brutus, Camillus, Cato, Cicero, Cincinnatus, Dryden, Fabius, Galen, Hannibal, Hector, Homer, Junius, Locke, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Milton, Ovid, Pompey, Romulus, Scipio, Sempronius, Solan, Sterling, Tully, Ulysses, and Virgil. Some history books credit these early Greek / Roman names to the State Surveyor General of the time, "Simeon DeWitt". Most historians today, believe that the names for these Townships may have come from a clerk in the office of Simeon DeWitt who was a student of the classics, named "Robert Harpur". After they balloted off 94 lots in each Township, the remaining 6 lots would be reserved for the development of gospel and schools, certain commercial offices and to compensate for water-covered land. If this land was sold by the state, the money was to be set aside to build churches and schools. The BIG problem that delayed the whole military tract plan, was the need to negotiate a treaty with the Cayuga & Onondaga Indian Tribes to release their claims to the main portion of this land. The final result was to establish smaller reservation areas for the Indian Nations and have them give up their claim to the rest of central NY. Negotiating with the Indians took a long time. Notice the time frame here. The 2nd two NY regiments were established in March 1781. Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown seven months later, on October 19. The treaty of Paris which ended the Revolution was signed September 3, 1783. The boundaries of the area that would become the "Military Tract Of Central NY" were established on July 25, 1782, but it was not until 1789 before the division of the land was agreed with the Indian Nations. It took another year to survey the area into lots. It was not until the middle of 1790 that the names of the eligible soldiers (or their heirs & assignees) were put in one barrell and matched with Township Lots from a list of numbers placed in the 'Township Box'. In the center portion of the book, The Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands, In The State Of New York-Pub. Albany, Printed By Packard & Van Benthuysen in 1825, is a list of Townships, numbered lots from 1 thru 100 with the name of the soldier who was balloted to receive the lot. In the last portion of the book is a list of names that were entitled to lots and who actually was issued the patent (deed). Because it took so long for the soldiers to actually get their land, they were only given script ( an "I Owe You") prior to 1790. Many got tired of waiting years for the land they were promised and resorted to selling their claims. In the end, Non-Commissioned Officers would get the 600 acre lots, but Officers would get larger areas depending on the rank they achieved. If the soldier decided to take the 100 acres offered by the Continental Congress in another state, the 100 acres in the south-east corner of the 600 acre lot, had to be given back to NY State. These became known as "The State's 100 acres". Another term that is in deeds still today, is "Survey 50 Acres of a Great Lot". This was because each soldier who was balloted to receive this land had to pay 48 shillings (to the state) to cover the cost of having the lots surveyed. If they didn't pay 48 shillings, they had to give up 50 acres. The original Military Tract Townships that are within the present boundaries of Cayuga County , NY are #8 Aurelius, #4 Brutus, #3 Cato, #18 Locke, #17 Milton, #12 Scipio, #13 Sempronius, and #28 Sterling. The east portion of the Cayuga Indian Reservation is also currently within the boundaries of Cayuga County, NY. The former Cayuga Indian Reservation area included all of the current Town of Springport, (including the Village of Union Springs), and portions of the current Towns of Aurelius, Ledyard (including the northern portion of the Village of Aurora), and part of the Town of Montezuma. This summary history of the Military Tract of Central NY, was compiled by Bernie Corcoran for the Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project. The following sources were utilized and are highly recommended for those who wish to study this subject further: The Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands, In The State Of New York-Pub. Albany: (Printed By Packard & Van Benthuysen- 1825) History of Cayuga County, New York 1789 - 1879; by Elliot Storke (Pub. 1879 by D. Mason & Co.), Auburn, N.Y. Its Facilities and Resources; By D. Morris Kurtz (Pub. 1884 by Kurtz Publishing Co.), The Military Tract Of Central NY; by Robert S. Rose (A thesis composed in 1932 for a Master's Degree in history from Syracuse University), and Weedsport - Brutus A Brief History; by Howard J. Finley (Pub. for the Bicentennial in 1976).
	1780	Several pay statements can be seen here. Notice that on one he is listed as Deserted.........yet he never really deserted. Suspect that their record keeping system was less than great. .
	1780	Henry Bennett  may be the brother of Martha wife of Joseph Havens as a Henry Bennett of Cohocton, Steuben NY made a statement on the pension applications saying that he was acquainted with Joseph Havens in 1779 and also that they were in Col. Goose Van Schack's regiment of New York. The Military register of NY has a William Bennett is in this company but no HENRY Bennett. Needs to be investigated further.18
Living	between 1780 and 1789	Joseph and his family may have been living in Argyle county NY as early and 1780 when son Stephen was born and as late as 1789 when son Henry was born.19,3
Mil Info	between August 1780 and December 1780	Between August and Decemter of 1780 there is a Pay Roll Slip in the files that indicate that he deserted his group for these months. He was actually at Albany instead of Ft. Schuyler. He was paid for these months at the rate of £2.18.8 plus the £4 extra each month.12
Mil Info	January 1781	From January 1781 until 1 May 1781 he appears on the muster rolls at West Point, NY. There are Muster roll slips missing.12
Mil Info	1 January 1783	Joseph was promoted to Sergeant on 1 January 1783, for the 4th company of the 1st New York Regiment of Foot.15  Joseph had been promoted to coporal, 7 August 1777.40
Milit-End	8 June 1783	Joseph Havens ended his Revolutionary War military service on on 8 June 1783. Both Joseph Havens and Henry Bennett mustered out of the Revolutionary army at the same place on the same date. The last muster Roll is dated 21 May 1783, but no place is given. They were mustered out on 8 June 1783.20,12
	1789	Joseph Havens is not listed as a land owner on the "Turner Patent" in Washington county New York in 1789, but his commander during the Revolution is with other members of his family. Also there is a lot assigned to Samuel and David Hopkins who could be related to the wife of Joseph's son.  From a list of land owners of the Turner Patent, Washington Co., NY. Residents in 1789 Possessers Names Acres Lot Number(s) Saml & Nathan Hopkins 200a 135, 137 Joseph McCracken 150a 135 David McCracken 88a 145 Samuel McCracken 88a 214 Joseph McCracken, Jr. 88a 53 County of Washington-- I do hereby certify that the above named persons of the County of Washington has given me Satisfactory Proof that they actually resided on the Respective Farms--annexed to their names, in the division of a patent of Twenty-five Thousand acres of Land Originally granted to Alexander Turner and twenty four others on the 7th day of August 1764, and that on Account of the Late War, they were respectively Obligated to Quit their said Farms by the incursions of the Enemy, as Witness my hand this 24th day of January 1789. David Hopkins, one of the judges of Washington County Albany, January 24, 1789. I Certify that the within is a true Copy of a Certificate and Schedule signed by David Hopkins, Esq., one of the Judges of Common pleas for Washington County, and I do further Certify that the several persons therein named are free from paying all past as well as future quit rents for the number of acres set opposite to their respective names. Peter S. Curtenius, SA Patent to Alexr. Turner etc. 7th August 1764, 14,246 acres.21
	1790	About 1790 Joseph Havens and Martha Bennett are listed as new member of a church Battenkill, in Early Church Records for Bottenkill (now Greenwich, Washington Co. NY). This church is believed to have been a Baptist Church. Battenkill is a creek that runs into the Hudson River in Western Washington county.7
Cen1790	1790	Joseph Havens and Martha Bennett appear on the census of 1790 in Argyle, New York. The part of Argyle township in which they were then living is now Fort Edward township. They were living adjacently to William Bennett and Charles Bennett and three houses beyond, Henry Bennett. It is strongly suspected that William, Charles and Henry Bennett were brothers and that Martha was their sister. Joseph show with 2 males over 16, one of which has to be Joseph. There are 3 males under 16 and 3 females. One of the males over 16 is Joseph, the other is not known. Could be a brother, or could be Joseph's father. The males under 16 are likely Stephen born ca1780 and therefore about 10; Elijah born ca 1873 and about 7; Joseph Jr, bca1875 and about 5. The females are Martha and the two daughter are likely Rachel bca 1784-1790 and an unknown daughter, who we believe is Jerusha.22,20,23,5
	1790	A listing of members of Nathan Tanner's church in Bottenkill includes at least the following: 1792 John and Jesse Bennett 1794 Richard and Jabez Bennett 1796 Job, Jesse and daughter who married a Green 1802 Samuel and Wealthy Bennett 1791 Lydia, Wealthy and Bethany Bennett 1794 Oliver and Cynthia 1790 Haraonaka, William and Martha (who married Mr. Gray) Bennett 1795 Martha Gray 1795 Martha Green, Susannah and Penelope 1790 Martha and Joseph Havens 1804 Rachel Havens.  (Could she be a daughter of Joseph??)
Note	1790	It appears that Elder Fuller who married them was also a member of this church as was Stephen Osborn, the home in which they were married, as well as Daniel Teeft the witness. It was called Elder Nathan Tanner's Church. This church was the Botskill Baptist Church.7
	February 1790	The history of the area stated that there were not any settlers in this part of Washington Co., until Nathan Tefft settled there. The other settlers that came did not intermix with each other until the turn of the century. (1800) The Quakers and the Baptist did not mix due to their religion and the Dutch were separate due to their language.24
	8 July 1790	Both Joseph Havens and his brother in law, Henry Bennett received 600 acres in Hannibal Twp. on July 8, 1790. This was Military Bounty Land. In the "Delivery of Patents for Lands in the Military Tract" Joseph is listed as Patentee Name and delivered his patent to one Stephen Bayard.25
		Find and read  1800 "The Havens Family of Suffolk County, NY" by Barrington S. Havens.
Cen1800	1800	Joseph Havens and Martha Bennett may appear on the 1800 census in at Argyll, New York.   The 1800 census shows Charles Bennett and Joseph Havens still living side by side at Argyle, but William and Henry are gone from the area. There are two males under 10 years, likely Thomas and James; two males 10-16 likely William B and Elizah or Henry; one Male 16-16 which could be Stephen as he would be about 20. The females do not perfectly the birth dates that we have but there are 2 females under 10, could be Polly and Thankful or Elizabeth and two females 10-16 which could be any combination of Rachel, Elizabeth and the unnamed daughter. There are only 4 daughters on this census and if we include the unnamed daughter who appears on the 1790 census we have 5 daughters. Joseph is over 45 which means that he was born before 1755 and Martha is between 26 and 45.20,26
Cen1810	1810	Joseph Havens appears on the 1810 census in Sodus township, Ontario, New York per information from HH. Sodus is now in Wayne county and is only a few miles from the Lake Ontario shore, and Lyons was formed from Sodus. Joseph and son Stephen are living adjacently and two houses away is another son William. So in Joseph Havens' Revolutionary War file at the National Archives is this statement: "March 4, 1830, Served in Capt.......resides in Cohocton, Steuben county - fifteen previous thereto resided in Lyons, Wayne county" He hadn't actually moved during that time, only the County and township names and lines had been altered.3,20,5
	1810	Information given in an article in an unnamed newspaper at the time that his gravestone was repaired and a government marker was erected in 1979 at the instigation of Merle Wheaton, a descendent of Joseph Havens indicates that Joseph came to the Steuben county area about 1810 to what was then called Bevins Corners. See the entire article here He lived at the intersections of Belpot road and Naples road just to the north of North Cohocton, Steuben county, New York.27
	21 April 1818	He applied for a pension on 21 April 1818 from Cohocton, Steuben county, New York. He was 63 years old. #W19719. Henry Bennett, possibly the brother of Joseph's wife Martha, applied for a pension at the same time in Steuben county, NY. They witnessed for each other. His reason for pension application is a bit sad, but of course maybe they had to make it sound that way in order to qualify. According to Joseph's application he had almost no personal property or belongings: "I have no real estate whatsoever. Personal estate, one Cow, 1 Calf, 4 common chairs, 2 kettles ????possibly it says one broken one, 1 frying pan, 1 poor broken cherry table, 4 iron spoons, one pine board chest, 2 hens, 3 earthen plates, 3 or 4 knives & forks, one axe, one hoe, 1 yoke of yearling steers, not paid for, no debts due to me--I am indebted fto different persons in this county about thirty dollars--my occupation was previously that of a farmer but owing to old age, sickness & failing of my eyesight, I am unable to render any business of any consequence and not half able to earn my support. My family who resides with me at present consist of three presons, including myself, my wife Martha, aged sixty two years, very much afflicted with rhumatic compliants, and unable to support herself--my son George, aged eighteen years, healthy & able to earn his support." Martha must have been illiterate or only semi-literate because she signed her affadavit with an "X".20,28,29
	21 April 1818	The transcript of Joseph Havens affidavit supporting his pension application is as follows: I, Joseph Havens, of the County of Steuben in the State of New York, being duly sworn before me, William Read, one of the Judges of the Court of Commons Pleas of the said county, Maketh oath and saith that some time in the month of March in the year of our Lord One Thousnad Seven hundred and Sevety Seven , he, this deponent, enlisted as a private soldier in a compny commanded by Captain Joseph McCracken belonging to the first Regiment of the New York line commanded by Colonel G. Van Schick on the continental establishment, that his said enlistment was for the during the War with Great Britain. That he continued to serve under said enlistment., and in the said Regiment until the eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and eighty three at which time he received a regular discharge signed by the siad Colonel Van Schaik and countersigned by General George Washington, which said discharge has been destroyed and is out of the power of this Deponant to produce, and further this deponant saith that by reason of his reduced circumstances, he is in need of the assistance of his country for support. Signed by Joseph Havens 21st day of April 1818 His brother in law Henry Bennett signed a statement that he knew Joseph during the war and that this desponant was Joseph Havens.28 28
	4 Sept 1818	On the 4th of September 1818 Joseph received arrears pension in the amount of $35.73. His pension rate was to be $8.00 per month from 21 April 1818. A certificate of Pension was issued on the 30th of June 1818 and sent to Henry Wells, Esq. Bath, Stueben county, New York.
Cen1820	1820	Joseph Havens and Martha Bennett appears on the 1820 census in Cohocton, Steuben county, New York. There is a Joseph Havens on the same page of the census as William and Henry Havens, who are sons of Joseph. There are two males and 1 female in this household. We assume the males are father Joseph and George Thurston who was the youngest son and that the female was Martha Bennett.30,31
CenNY25	1825	Joseph shows on the 1825 NewYork State Census in Cohocton, Steuben, New York with wife only. He has 3 cows, produced 3 1/2 yards of woolen fabric and 29 yards of linen last year.32
Cen1830	1830	Joseph Havens appears on the 1830 U.S. Census in Cohocton, Steuben county, New York, The are living in the household of son Joseph Jr. Both Joseph and Martha are 70-80 years old. This household is two doors from Joseph and Martha's son William.31,33
Death	1 April 1833	Joseph Havens died on 1 April 1833 at North Cohocton, Steuben, New York.3,4,28,34
Burial	after 1 April 1833	Joseph Havens was buried in Old ClearView cemetery, N. Cohocton, Steuben, New York, Lemuel and Hannah, children of his son William B and Hannah(Hale) Havens are in this cemetery also.35,36 37
research	1840	This woman is buried in Old Clearview cemetery. Just who is she?   HAVENS, Susannah , Born 1788 , Died 1838.38
	18 May 1865	On 18 May 1865 Elizabeth (Betsey) Havens signed a Power of Attorney to her brother George Thurston Havens to act in her behalf in the affairs of the settlement of the estate of her father, Joseph. She states that she is the child of Joseph Havens. This POA is in four parts and can be seen Here. She also states that brother George T lives in Leondonis, St. Joseph county, Michigan.

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