Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11131, for Amasa Newberry, Connecticut
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Service
Conn.

Newberry, Amasa

Number
S.11131

Carded
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8762
New York
Amasa Newberry
of Oneida Co in the State of New York
who was a pr Sgt & Corp in the Company commanded
by Captain Cleworth of the Regt commanded
by Col. Mott in the Ct
for 12 mos pr
2 mos Sergt
2 mos Corp

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 57 Dollars 32 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Apl
1833 and Sent to
L. D. Carpenter Waterville

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $114.64
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 28.66
$143.30

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 26
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11539
Amaza Newberry
Declaration for a
Pension -
1 term of 6 3/4 months
1 term of 2 months
1 term of 5 1/4 month
1 term of 2 months
Total 16 months

admitted
12 mo. Private.
2 mo. Sergeant.
2 mo. Private.

L. D. Carpenter Atty

Waterville
Oneida Coy.
N. Y.
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State of New York
Oneida County, Ss: I George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida do hereby certify that Nathan Kimball before whom the following affidavit purports to have been made was on the same day on which said afft. purports to have been made a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County which said Court is one of record, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe his name subscribed to said afft. to be his own proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 26th day of Jany. A.D. 1833 -
Geo. Brown, Clerk
Jos. B. Read, Dep Clk

Oneida County Ss: Personally appeared before me Nathan Kimball one of the Judges of Oneida Common Pleas Amasa Newberry, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and the correspondent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the exact length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades: For twelve months, I served as private soldier. For two months I served as a Corporal: For two months I served as a Sergeant. And for such service I claim a pension. Amasa Newberry

Sworn & subscribed this 21st day of January A.D. 1853. before me the undersigned & I hereby certify that the annexed papers containing the Declaration of said Newberry & the Affts. of John Wood & Stephen Elmer are the same all and the only papers exhibited before me on the original application of said Newberry for a pension.
Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida County Common Pleas
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State of New York }
County of Oneida } Ss On this 22nd day of September 1832 personally appeared before me Nathan Kimball one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid, Amasa Newberry a resident of the Town of Sangerfield, in the County of Oneida and State of New York aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in May 1775 by enlisting into a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Captain Charles Ellsworth, of which company, Samuel Bancraft was Lieutenant and one Markham Ensign: that at the time of so enlisting he resided in the Town of East Windsor, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut - that his company marched from East Windsor through the Town of Summers to Roxbury near Boston and was there attached to the Regiment of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington of which regiment one Douglas was Lieutenant Colonel and one Clark Major, that Nathaniel Strong of East Windsor aforesaid was Fife Major & a Mr. Ellis, Chaplain of the Regiment. That he said Newberry continued in the service doing duty as a private in said company & regiment for six months & afterwards; that after the period of his enlistment, being for six months, had expired, he continued in the service for several weeks longer at the request of his colonel, but how much longer, he has forgotten and cannot state -
That he again entered the service of the United States in the month of February 1776 by enlisting as a colonel into a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Captain Simonds. That Samuel Bancraft was a Lieutenant in the company and John Wood whose affidavit is hereto annexed a sergeant in the same. That Colonel Erestus Wolcott commanded the regiment to which the company was attached & Joseph Perry was chaplain of the Regiment - that at the time of so enlisting he resided in the Town of East Windsor aforesaid, & that his company marched from thence, through Somers &c to Roxbury aforesaid, at or near which he remained during the whole period of this enlistment - that he was present & in the service when the British evacuated Boston - that he left the service in the month
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That he again entered the service of the United States by enlisting about the middle of July (as near as he can recollect) in 1776 into a company of State troops under Ensign Alexander King who was the recruiting officer - the company was commanded by Captain Robinson of Stafford in Connecticut & one McClure of Somers, Connecticut, was Lieutenant - that he thinks Colonel Mott commanded the Regiment to which his company belonged, but cannot be positive, and Capt. Hooker, one of the companies in the regiment and Capt. Sharpe another; that at this time of this enlistment he resided in East Windsor aforesaid, from whence he proceeded to Suffield, Connecticut, where his company mustered and then marched to Bennington in Vermont, where they remained [written in margin in pencil] 5 1/4 two or three days and then marched to Skeansborough (now WhiteHall) in the State of New York - that they remained at Skeanesborough about a fortnight and then proceeded to Ticonderoga where he continued in the service until sometime in December 1776 except that he was absent on leave for about ten days at the Hospital at Fort George, being sick of the fever & ague - that he was in the service at Ticonderoga, at the time Arnold was defeated on Lake Champlain.

That he again entered the service of the United States as near as he can remember in January 1778 & as appears from the muster roll of his company on the 16th day of January in the year last aforesaid by being drafted into a company of Connecticut Militia, commanded by Capt Roswell Grant that they marched from East Windsor aforesaid where he resided at the time of being drafted, to Providence in Rhode Island where they were stationed & where he remained in the service for two months - that he was discharged in March following the time of being drafted, and that during said two months he was a sergeant
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in said Company and did duty as such - that he cannot procure the muster Roll above mentioned, but has been informed & believes that the same has been recently sent to the Pension Office at Washington.

That he was born in the year 1752 - that he has in his possession a record of his age in a book kept by him - that he resides in the Town of East Windsor in the State of Connecticut from his infancy till 1805 when he removed to the Town of Sangerfield in the County of Oneida aforesaid where he has ever since resided. That he has no recollection of ever having received a written discharge from the service at any time & that he is well known to Samuel M. Mott, & Samuel Miller who reside in his neighborhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State -
Amasa Newberry

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid}
Nathan Kimball} Judge of Oneida Common Pleas

We Samuel M. Mott and Samuel Miller, residing in the Town of Sangerfield in the County of Oneida aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amasa Newberry who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Samuel M. Mott
Samuel Miller
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid} Nathan Kimball} Judge of Oneida Common Pleas
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And the said Nathan Kimball as one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Oneida aforesaid doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states; and the said Nathan Kimball doth further certify as such judge as aforesaid that it appears to him that Samuel M. Mott and Samuel Miller, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the Town of Sangerfield in the County of Oneida aforesaid, and that the said Samuel M. Mott is Sheriff of the County of Oneida aforesaid, & that both the same Samuel M. Mott & the said Samuel Miller are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the said Nathan Kimball doth further certify that the above named applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend in court for the purpose of making the declaration aforesaid.
Nathan Kimball} Judge of Oneida Common Pleas

State of New York
County of Oneida Ss:
I George Brown Clerk of the said County of Oneida do hereby certify that Nathan Kimball before whom the preceding declaration purports to have been made was on the day when the same purports to have been made a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Oneida aforesaid, which court is a court of Record, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said declaration to be his genuine hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand & seal of office this twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1832 -
Geo Brown Clerk
Joseph B. Read Dep Clk
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State of Connecticut }
Hartford County } Ss East Windsor

On this 18 day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor now sitting John Wood a resident of said East Windsor aged about 90 years a person of veracity and after being duly sworn made solemn oath that Amasa Newberry now a resident of Sangerfield in the State of New York was a resident of this town from his infancy untill about the year 1805 and while a resident here he was well acquainted with him. That in May 1775 said Newberry entered the service of the United States enlisted into a company of State troops commanded by Capt Charles Ellsworth that he said Wood enlisted the same time and was orderly sergeant of the same company that we marched from East Windsor thro Somers Worcester &c to Roxberry near Boston and were there attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Jedediah Huntington, and continued on this service seven months and a half we enlisted for six months and when our time was out at the request of our Colonel we staid six weeks longer untill after troops came in to take our places, and that said Newberry was with me during this time
(2 Tours) That the said Newberry again entered the service of the United States by enlisting into a company of State troops, of which company
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Samuel Bancraft was Lieutenant under whom we enlisted, said company was commanded by Capt Simonds and belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Erastus Wolcott, that said Newberry was Corporal of said company and that the said Wood was orderly sergeant of the same that they marched from East Windsor thro the same towns as before to Roxberry and were employed most of the time in building forts on Dorchester Heights, we enlisted this time in February 1776 for two months and said Newberry was in service during the whole time
(3 Tours) That said Newberry again entered the service of the United States in the year 1778 (as near as he said Wood can remember) by being drafted into a company of Militia commanded by Capt Roswell Grant in the month of January that he said Wood was orderly sergeant of said company and said Newberry was a sergeant of the same he believes that they marched from East Windsor thro Boston a direct route to Providence in Rhode Island and were attached to the Regiment commanded by Col Johnson, that they were drafted for a two months term and that said Newberry was in this service during said time of two months.
John X his mark Wood

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edgar Bissell Clerk
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State of Connecticut}
Hartford County } East Windsor

On this 20th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor now sitting Stephen Elmer a resident of said East Windsor aged 78 years a person of veracity and after being duly sworn made solemn oath. That Amasa Newberry now residing in Sangerfield in the State of New York was a resident of this town of East Windsor - his native place untill absent the year 1805 That while said Newberry resided in this town he was well acquainted with him. That said Newberry entered into the service of the United States sometime in the summer of the year 1776 that he the said Elmer enlisted and left East Windsor on the first day of August in said year under Ensign Alexander King and proceded to Skeansborough State of New York, when the said Elmer arrived there, Amasa Newberry was their, but how long he had been in the service he does not know, he said Newberry belonged to the same company with him and said company was commanded by Capt Elijah Robinson, and the said King ensign of the same, we were enlisted for six months but said Elmer was not in the service but about four months and while there Newberry was there also, but does not know how long said Newberry had been in the service when he said Elmer joined the company at Skeansborough. we marched from Skeansborough to Ticonderoga when we continued performing the duties of soldiers untill discharged
Stephen Elmer
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edgar Bissell Clerk
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Examination
of
Revolutionary Papers
Amasa Newberry
Act 1832
New York
filed 19 April 1852
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Power of Attorney
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*

State of New York }
County of Oneida } ss  Be it known that before me Amos O. Osborn a Justice of the Peace personally appeared Amasa S. Newberry aged 50 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of Amasa Newberry who was a Revolutionary Soldier, or Pensioner of the State of New York and that he died on the 25th day of June 1835 and that his mother named Ruth W. died on the first day of April 1815 and that they were married on the 27th day of October in the year 1784 and that they were residents of Sangerfield in the State of New York and that they resided there thirty years, and that Deponent resides in the town of Sangerfield aforesaid; and that furthermore he BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints and fully empowers and authorises irrevocably and with powers of substitution - F. E. Hassler of Washington City, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government Officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due him as this son of the said Amasa Newberry who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law, custom, or equity he is or may be entitled.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF he has on this ninth day of April 1852, hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal.
Amasa S. Newberry
Witness A. O. Osborn J.P.
Witness: G H Church }
Witness: D Livermore }
Signed, Sealed, acknowledged and Sworn to before me, on this 9th day of April 1852.
Amos O. Osborn J.P.

At the same time personally appeared before me Amos Osborn Justice of the Peace two credible and disinterested witnesses named Daniel Livermore and Charles C. Bacon residents of the aforesaid County and State, who having been by me cautioned and then duly sworn according to law, do depose and say each for himself that he has always heard it said and it is generally believed by the community that Amasa Newberry was a Revolutionary soldier and that Amasa S. Newberry was by him always treated as and is by the witnesses believed to be the son of the said Revolutionary Soldier.
David Livermore
Charles C. Bacon
Sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
Amos O Osborn J.P.
State of New York }
County of Oneida } to wit:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Amos O. Osborn Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Oneida County Court, this 13th day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Alexander Rae Clerk.

[seal affixed at left]

*If a Widow applies state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."

N.B. "0" in "50" in the 4th line from the top was written on an erasure and "the" 16th line from the top of the deposition of Newberry was also partly written on an erasure all before signing. A. O. Osborn J.P.
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No 11539

Amasa Newberry

admitted.
12 mo Private
2 mo Sergeant
2 mo Corporal

5.16
27 Sep 1832
18. Dec. 1832

L. S. Carpenter, Agent
Waterville
Oneida County
New York
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No 11539
Brief in the case of Amasa Newberry, of Sangerfield, County of Oneida - in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Judge. -
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
Yes. -
3. How old is he?
79 years. -
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[4 column table: Period./ Duration of Service./ Rank./ Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]

May In 1773./ 6 Months/ private/ Capt. Ellsworth. Col. Huntington.
Feby 1776./ 2 Months/ Corporal/ Capt. Simonds. Col Wolcott.
July 1776./ 9 Months/ private/ Capt. Robinson; Col. Mott.
July 1778./ 2 Months/ Sergeant/ Capt Grant. -

5. In what battles was he engaged?
------
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
East Windsor, County of Hartford, Connecticut  -
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By two living witnesses. -
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
-------
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord Examining Clerk.
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11131.
Rev War [check mark]
Invalid.

File No. 11131
Amasa Newberry
Sergt Rev. War

Act: June 7 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 274

[Arrangement of 1870.}