Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20610, Felix Augur, Conn.
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Service   Conn.

Augur, Felix

or Auger

Esther

Number W 20610
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8586

New York.      A.

Felix Augur, decd

of    in the State of 

who was a private + Teamster in the    commanded by Captain      of the     commanded by      in the Revolution line for  Increased from $80.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 122 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, and end 21st July 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of Decr 1856 and Sent to 

F. F. C. Triplett

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending

Present
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State of New York
County of Orleans  }  ss.

On this 23 day of August personally appeared in open Court before A. Gardiner, William Jones + Abraham [illegible] court of Oyer + Terminer now sitting Felix Augur a resident of Murray in the county of Orleans and State of New York aged (72) years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7. 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  That he enlisted as a Volunteer into the Regiment commanded by Col. Douglas of North Haven Ct. Lieut. Col. Arnold of the town of Durham Ct. in a company commanded by Capt. Cornelius Higgins of the town of Haddam Ct. Lieut James Arnold + Ensign  Scoville both of the town of Haddam aforesaid for the term of six months and marched to New York City   was in the retreat of the American Army from that City and the day after his retreat he was in the Battle at Harlaem   that he enlisted the last of May or first of June (1776) and left it in the month of December following having served his time out,  That on the first of March (1777) he went as a Substitute for his Father in the Militia of the Connecticut State troops for the term of two months for defence of the sea coast of that state and was stationed at Saybrook until the above term expired  his Capt. was John Ventrous. Lieut. Ebenr. Wilcox both of Haddam Ct.,  That on the first of May following he enlisted as a Volunteer for the term of Eight months into a Regiment of Ct. State troops commanded by Col. Ely of Saybrook in a company commanded by Capt. Palmer of Stonington Ct. Lieut. Shipman of Saybrook Ensign Pardee of North Branford Ct. and marched on an expedition against Newport in Rhode Island then in the possession of the British Army.  Commanded by Gen. Spencer + also in an expedition against the British + Tories on Long Island when Col. Samuel B. Webb, and Col. Ely his commanding officers were taken prisoners by a British frigate and that he was discharged on the first of January 1778 having served the whole of the above period.  That he enlisted as a Volunteer in the minutemen service (so called) for the term of one year in the month of May 1778 in the Regiment commanded by Col. McClelland of Ct. in a company commanded by Capt. Chapman of Saybrook and marched to New Haven where he was stationed about three months and the remaining nine months at New London for the defence of the sea coast in Connecticut ans was dismissed in the month of May 1779 having served the whole of the above period.  That he enlisted as a teamster in the artillery under the command of Gen. Knox on the first of April in the town of Haddam Ct. (where he resided at the time of all his enlistements).
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in the Year (1780) that the Conductors name was John Treadway  that he was sent by the State of Connecticut on the above services and was dismissed the first of January following    that he went to the Army on the Hudson River and there in the town of Peekskill joined the park of artillery aforesaid and served his term of time as specified above   that he has no documentary evidence and know of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, except the affidavit of his sister Lois Wilcox hereby accompanying this declaration   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.   Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid   

Felix Auger

Before me  A.B. Wills Clerk of said Court

Mr. Medad Ferry a clergyman residing in the town of Murray and Horace Hibbard a Justice of the peace in said town

hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Felix Augur who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration    that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Medad Ferry
Horace Hibbard Justice

Sworn + Subscribed the 
day + year aforesaid

Before Mr. AB Mills Clerk of the said Court
And the said court do hereby declare their 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 Court further certifies that it appears to them that Medad Ferry is a clergyman resident in the Town of Murray who has signed the above certificate + Horace Hibbard Esq. who has signed the above is also a Resident of the town of Murray are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

A Gardiner Circuit Judge
Abm C[illegible]one of the Judges of the Court of Oyer + Terminer 
William James one of the Judges of the Court of Oyer + Terminer