Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16363, for Daniel Pepoon, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Pepoon, Daniel
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 16363

CONTENTS
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New York 3,945

Elizabeth Pepoon, widow of Daniel Pepoon, who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank] and who died on the 12th November 1820 of Albany in the State of N York who was a Sgt. in the Compy commanded by Captain Collins of the Regt. commanded by Ely  N. Y. in the N. York line for 6 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Augt '39, and sent to Samuel Jenkins, Albany, N. Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March - $90.00
Semi-annual allowance ending    15.00
$105.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk.
Book A  Vol. 2.  Page 99.
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5319

N.Y.
add 7. July 38.

m 89. d20

aomd
Lemuel Jenkins
30$
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State of New York
County of Albany  SS.

On this 20th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Justice's Court of the City of Albany, (the same being a court) Elizabeth Pepoon, a resident of the City of Albany, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay of pension to certain Widows."

That she is the Widow of Daniel Pepoon, who was a soldier in the service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, in the Connecticut line of the Army, and served as such, as will appear by the proofs hereunto annexed.

She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Pepoon on the seventeenth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine;  that her Husband the aforesaid Daniel Pepoon, died on the twelfth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four:  Vis. at the time above stated.

She further declares that the said marriage took place in the Town of Canaan, County of Columbia, and the ceremony was performed by Mr. Whiting, a Justice of the Peace then residing in said Town.  That the record hereto annexed, of said marriage is the only record of the same, of which she has any knowledge, and said record has been in her possession, ever since she was married.

Also that her surname previous to the marriage was James - and she was in her youth, commonly called Betsey James and she believes that said Whiting is dead as he was an elderly man at the time of her marriage.

[signed]
Elizabeth Pepoon

Sworn to & Subscribed on the day & year first above written, in open Court.  Witness the Seal of said Court, & the signature of the Clerk thereof.  The undersigned.

[signed]
John G. Wasson, Clk
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This may certify that Daniel Pepoon & Miss Betsey James were joined together in the Marriage covenant this seventeenth day of February 1789

in the County of Columbia & State of New York by W. T. Whiting Justice peace
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State of New York
Albany Justice's Court  SS.

John F. Jenkins of the City of Albany being duly sworn, deposeth that he is a son in law of the within named Daniel Pepoon and Elizabeth Pepoon, having married their daughter.  That the said Daniel died at Stockbridge in the State of Massachusetts, in the year, according to the best of their deponent's recollection, one thousand eight hundred and twenty [six crossed out] - leaving the said Elizabeth his Widow - who has ever since his death, remained and now is a widow.

[signed]
John F. Jenkins

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court this 24th day of April 1839

The word "named" interlined, & the word "six" crossed before sentence.

[signed]
J. G. Watson Clk

It is hereby certified that the above Deponent is a credible Witness.  

By order of the Courts
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 29th day of April 1839

[signed] 
John G. Watson Clk
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State of New York
Greene County   SS:

David Porter of Catskill County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith.  that he is seventy two years of age, is and has been a Minister of the Gospel, of the Presbyterian Society.  that he has been so for fifty years.  That he was well acquainted in his lifetime now deceased with Daniel Pepoon.  that they were when boys residents of the Town of Hebron in the State of Connecticut.   That during the revolutionary war this deponent was a soldier and private in the Connecticut line.  That Daniel Pepoon was a sergeant of the Company in which this deponent was a private.  that and this deponent believes Daniel Pepoon deceased was the third sergeant of said Company.  That this deponent believes of said Daniel Pepoon while such Sergeant doing service in said Company for at least the time of six months.  That the Company in which said Daniel Pepoon and this deponent done duty was commanded by Captain Agustus Collins.  that a man by the name aforesaid was a Lieutenant and another by the name of Taylor and as this deponent believes said Taylors given name was Ephraim was also a lieutenant that there was a man by the name of Scranton in said Company also agreeable to this recollection of this deponent held the office of Ensign.  That the company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Ely.  That a man by the name
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of Arnold of Haddon was Lieutenant Colonel and another by the name of Buel of Coventry held the office of Major in said Regiment.

And this deponent further says that said Daniel Pepoon and this deponent were members of said company in the Connecticut Line from the month of June in the year 1777 to the month of January 1778.  That the first service rendered by said company as now recollected by this deponent was in New London that this deponent and said Daniel Pepoon both assisted in the erection and construction of Fort Trumbull.  That this deponent and said Daniel Pepoon both lodged in the same house which was turned into a barrack while at New London and this deponent was in the daily habit of seeing said Pepoon while at New London.

And this deponent further says that while they were at New London, an expedition was planned against Rhode Island which expedition was to be commanded by General Spencer.  That the company of which the deponent and said Daniel Papoon were members served a part of said expedition.  That the expedition did not succeed but failed from some cause unknown to this deponent, that this deponent and said Daniel Pepoon accomplished said expedition as members of said Company.  That after the failure of said expedition this deponent and said
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Daniel Pepoon returned with their company to New London.  That the were afterwards marched to New Haven  and after the [illegible] of some little time the Companies  composing the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Ely were separated and ordered on different and distinct duties.

And this deponent further says that said Daniel Pepoon was four years his senior in age.

[signed]
David Porter

Subscribed & Sworn this 24th day of April 1839 before me 
[signed]
Jas. D. Pickney Com. of Deeds

I certify that I am personally acquainted with David Porter the above deponent.  That he is a credible person, and entitled to full credit and belief.

Dated Catskill April 24. 1839.

[signed]
Jas. D. Pickney.  Com. of Deeds

Rev. David Porter, this deponent is a Pensioner under Act 7 June 1832.

State of New York
Greene County   SS.

I certify that James D. Pinckney Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner of deeds of the said county duly appointed & qualified and that his signature to said affidavit is genuine.

Witness my hand & the Seal of the said County this 24th day of April 1839

[signed]
William W. B. Hermance Clerk
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BA-J/MCS
Daniel Pepoon, W.16363

Mr. William P. Arnold
1626 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Pepoon, which information is desired by Mr. Albert Rathbone of 70 Broadway, New York City.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, W.16363, based on the Revolutionary War service of Daniel Pepoon.

The date and place of birth of Daniel Pepoon and the names of his parents are not shown.

Daniel Pepoon enlisted, place not given, and served from June, 1777, until January, 1778, as sergeant in Captain Augustus Collins' company in Colonel John Ely's Connecticut regiment and was in General Spencer's expedition to Rhode Island.

Daniel Pepoon married in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, February 17, 1789, Miss Elizabeth (Betsey) James.

He died November 12, 1820, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

As the widow of Daniel Pepoon, Elizabeth Pepoon was allowed pension on her application executed April 29, 1839, at which time she was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Albany, Albany County, New York.

One John F. Jenkins of Albany, New York, stated in 1839 that he had married the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Pepoon, her name not given.

In 1839, one David Porter, resident of Catskill, Greene County, New York, aged seventy-seven years, stated that he served in the Revolutionary
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War with Daniel Pepoon who was four years his senior and that both were
residents of Hebron, Connecticut, when they were boys.
Lemuel Jenkins was living in Albany, New York, in 1839, relationship
to the widow not shown.
There are no further data relative to the family of Daniel Pepoon.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Elizabeth
Pepoon, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly
the date of pensioner's death, it is suggested that application be made to
the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,
Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
Elizabeth Pepoon, widow of Daniel Pepoon, Certificate 3945, issued
August 22, 1839, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1836, Act of July
7, 1838, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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N. Y.
Eliz. Pepoon
aomd 38
No 3.945.

[written upside down}
James L. Edwards Esq
Washington
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Albany April 13 1839

James L Edwards Esq

Dear Sir

Mrs. Elizabeth Pepoon of this City claims a pension for services rendered by her late husband Daniel Pepoon who served in the revolution under Capt. Augustus Collins in Col. John Ely's regiment.  I shall feel myself personally obliged if you will furnish me with information as may be necessary to establish this claim from documents in the War office & particularly as to the period of his service.

I can imagine no objections to having the information sought for furnished from the War Office but should there be any, you will oblige me by presenting this letter to the President who is well acquainted with Mrs. Pepoon & will I think oblige her and unite in this request.

With much regard
[signed]
Ths. M. Olcott
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Albany April 29. 1839.

Sir,

I enclose the declaration and proofs in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Pepoon, Widow of Daniel Pepoon, in support of her application for a pension under the Act of July '38.

The Witness, Rev. David Porter, is a Pensioner under Act June '32.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Sevt.

[signed]
Lemuel Jenkins
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Rev  WIDOW, &c.

File 16363
Elizabeth Pepoon
Wid of
Daniel Pepoon
Sergt. Rev War

Act:  July 7th '/38

Index: - Vol. M, Page 112

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1940. Jan. 16 hist to Mr. Wm. P. Arnold.   MCS
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Cummings & Stanley
1626 K Street, Northwest
Washington, D. C.

Home Cummigs
William Stanley
Carl McFarland
J. Edward Burroughs, Jr.
William D. Donnelly
William P. Arnold

Telephone
District 0777

January 9, 1940

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Mr. Albert Rathbone of 0 Broadway, New York City, is assembling certain family geneological  [sic] data and has requested us to obtain for him the war record of Daniel Pepoon, a Revolutionary soldier, together with all family data contained in the depositions and affidavits supporting the application of his widow, Elizabeth Pepoon, for a pension.  The application was filed on or about April 29, 1839 and the pension number is 16363.

We should appreciate it if this information could be sent us and we shall forward the same to Mr. Rathbone.

Very truly yours,
[signed]
William P. Arnold

WILLIAM P. ARNOLD

[stamped]
Received
Jan 10 1940
Mail Sub-Div
Reader No. 10
Vets Adm
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name  Pepper, Elijah  
Grade Private 
Line Maryland

Warrant Number 11588  Acreage 100  
Issued September 13, 1799 to Asahel Phelps, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.