Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45335, Seth Drake, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.
Drake, Seth
NUMBER
S. 45335
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To New York from Vermont. 
Seth Drake of Norwich Coy in the State of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years 1777- 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819 and sent to William Strong Esg of Hartford, Vermont. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1818              $87.16
 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819     48.
10 Mo. 27 days                                     $135.16 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
Continued
[Right side of page and written sideways]
Notification sent Oct. 23 1820 to
Benjn Swan, Windsor, V.
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Allegany County Clerks Office} SS…
I do certify that Anson Hinman Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was taken was at the time of taking for the same a Justice of the peace in and County of Allegany, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 19th Day of June AD 1821 Amos Peabody Clerk By Edna Renwick Dep.
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45335
ENVALID. 
Revy ____
File No. 45335 
Seth Drake 
Pri Rev War 
Act:  18 March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 137 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Seth Drake Privte –
Col. Jackson Regt Maj to line 1777 to 178[0 or 2]
Free 
Admitted
To the Secy for the department of War
Washington City, CA
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State of Vermont Windsor County SS} 
On this 8th day of April AD 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of Windsor County Court personally appears Seth Drake aged 59 years resident in Norwich County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel forever of the United States in the revolutionary war - that he the said Seth Drake on the 7th day of July A.D. 1777, in the Town of Sutton in the State of Massachusetts enlisted for the term of three years in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army in a Regiment commanded by Col Henry Jackson and Company commanded it by Captain William North that he continued in service until the 7th day of July 1780 when he received an honorable discharge signed by Colo Henry Jackson making a continued service of tour of three years and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service.
 Sworn to and declared the day and year aforesaid before me William Strong Judge and for County Court
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State of Vermont, Windsor County SS}
I William Strong Chief Judge Windsor County SS of Windsor County Court do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Seth Drake did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he is poor and reduced circumstances and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War persuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress 
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and Subscribed my name this 28th day of September AD 1818 
William Strong
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12 
Seth Drake 
Con
10.660 
Sept 1819
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STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY SS}
At a special term of the Supreme Court of Judicture, begun and holden at Woodstock in the County of Windsor, on the last Monday in July, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty. 
On this thirty first day of July 1820, being the first day of said term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Seth Drake aged Sixty one years, resident in Norwich in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: that at Sutton, Mass, at which place I then resided on the 7th day of July 1777, I enlisted as a private in Capt. William North's company in Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment for three years. that I served the full term of my enlistment and received an honourable discharge July 7th 1780- that I was in the at the battle on Rhode Island under Gen. Sullivan, and in a battle near and [Brunswick N.J. March 23d 1780. 
that he made his original declaration on the Eight day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 10.660 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War ,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz 
the equity of redemption of 10 Acres of land, incumbrance of a Mortgage of $80 $20.00 [20 is crossed out]
1 wheel 2.00, 1 old Loom 2.00, 1 Foot wheel 1.00, 2, Chest 2.00, 1 kettle 2.50. Ditto 1.25 …..    11.75
1 kettel .67, broken Oct. Cups & Saucer .6, 1 axe 3.00, 1 Pr shears .17, 1 hoe .50 ………………….     4.40
1 Hog 4.50, Teapot .25, 6 spoons .42, 6 knives & Forks . 50, 2 old ones .8……………………………….    5.65
                                                                                                                                                                        $41.80
I owe as follows viz. to S. Edson on an Execution  …………………        	$20
to Chester Dexter on an Exon 12. 53…. Wm Steel 6.00…			18.53 
Mills May 8,00. Joseph Dors 8,00. Ebenzer Hutchinson 2.50 … 		18.50 
George E. Wales 4.00, Roger Pillets Estate 6.00, A Loveland 12.00…	 22.00 
Harvey Purton 12.,00,  Eleazer Parker 7.00….& other in all Debts		 14.--
$17.03
My health is infirm. my wife Lydia Drake is of the age of 47 years of full health, & my daughter the only child, Chloe Drake residing at home is of full health.
Seth Drake
Sworn to and declared on the Thirty first Seth Drake day of July 1820, before said Court. Attest Benjamin Swan Clerk.
 STATE OF VERMONT, Windsor County.. SS}, I, Benj. Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court for WINDSOR COUNTY, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: --And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Nothing dollars [dollars is crossed out].
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, this Fifth day of August 1820. 
Benj. Swan {Clerk of the Supreme Court County for Windsor County.
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Seth Drake application for Transfer Vermont to New York Revolutionary
Transferred 7th July 1821 
Sep 19 Dead
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Application for Transfer
State of County New York, County of Allegany} SS
On this fourteenth day of May 1821 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Allegany personally appeared Seth Drake who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company of commanded by Captain William North in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of New York in the County aforesaid where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.
Seth Drake 
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid- Anson Hinman Justice of the Peace