Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10420, for Martin Tayler, Connecticut
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(3—1776)
SERVICE
Conn.  T
Tayler, Martin 
or Taylor
NUMBER
R10420
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Erie ss.

On this third day of November 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County of Erie, it being a Court of Record, Martin Taylor of the Township of Springfield in the said County of Erie and state of Pennsylvania aged twenty one years, to make application in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed the 7th June 1832 and made oath as follows,

In the month first of the month of May 1781 he enlisted as a Teamster to serve for the period of seven months, in the Company of Teamsters, commanded by Captain Miles in the Connecticut Line, on the Continental establishment; In the month of May in the same year, I was order to Fishkill in the
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State of New York, under the command of Captain Miles, and were a team to Fishkill, from Fishkill we went to Peckshill, and from there, to White-Plain, where we joined the army under General Washington. We remained there with the army for the period of about six weeks, doing duty for the army, hauling forage &c, at the expedition of the time, the army marched from that place, on the expedition (as he afterwards [unk]) against Cornwallis, in Virginia. We were marched to Vessy's Ferry when we [unk] and marched through New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the head of Elk River, in Maryland (as he believes). At White Plains we were held just under the command of Major Cogswell and Major Skidmore, and marched under their orders as before mentioned. Some of the Teams carried baggage, and some of them carried Boats, to the head of Elk. I was ill of the fever and ague, on the march, and at the head of Elk, and became unable to do
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do duty any longer and was discharged at the head of Elk River, sometime in the month of September 1781. My discharge was signed by Major Cogswell and Major Skidmore. I kept the discharge sometime but it has long since been lost. I had an order to draw rations from the public Stores on my way home. I arrived at my home in Glastenbury some time in the month of December 1781. I knew General Washington. I have a record of my age in my family Bible at home. I continued to live in Glastenbury six or seven years after the war, I then removed to the town of Wheats, near [unk] in the State of Massachusetts. I resided there six or seven years. I then removed to the County of Chenango in the State of New York. I continued to reside there till the year 1814, then I removed to [unk] in the State of New York, and lived there one year, from there I removed to Springfield in the County of Erie Pennsylvania, and have lived in this County ever since.
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I am acquainted with the named Albert Keith of [unk], John Devon of Springfield [unk] Erie County, John Bennett of said Springfield [unk] who will testify as to my services and character. I never before made any application for a pension.

In the last of February in the year 1782 I performed a tour o duty in the Militia, as a substitute in the company commanded by officer whose names I do not now recollect and we were marched to Stamford, and did duty there. We were employed to guard the inhabitants from the [unk] and [unk], at the expiration of the two months we were discharged and returned home. In the same year 1782 in the month of July  went on another tour of duty as a substitute in the Militia. I went in the company commanded by Captain Smith in the Regiment commanded by Col Wells, a tour of duty for the [unk]
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33529
Martin Taylor
pension papers
Pennsylvania 

By documentary evidence it appears that Miles in 81 was conductor of teams under a civil contract with the Qtr Master for 8 mo. claimants name not found on his list.
Mot military enlistment but employed by Miles
balance of service not 6 mo
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of two months. We were marched to Groton in the State of Connecticut and kept the Fort at that place for two months, when we were discharged and returned home.

Martin Taylor his mark X

Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 3d day of November 1835.
witness [unk]
Edwin J Kelso Pro.
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We Albert Keith a clergyman [unk] in the Township of [unk] in the county of Erie and state of Pennsylvania and John Devore residing in the Township of Springfield in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Taylor who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe hi to be seventy one 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 of service. We also state that we believe him to ne a man of good character for truth and veracity.

Albert Keith
John Devore

Sworn and subscribed in open Court  Mar 3d 1835.

Edwin J Kelso Pro
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Erie County ss.

The said Court hereby declare that after investigation of the matter and the said applicant have responded to the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the within names applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states, And the Court further certifies that Albert Keith is a clergyman and John Devore is a respectable citizen of Erie County on whose testimony [unk] may be placed.
Certified Nov 6 1835


Henry Shippen President
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State of Pennsylvania
Erie County ss.

I Edwin J Kelso Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County do hereby certify that the foregoing (continued on two sheets of paper attached by an orange colloured ribbon) contains the original proceedings of this said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Taylor for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of November AD 1835.

Edwin J Kelso Clerk
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Rejected
see letter 9 Feb 36
Thomas H Sill, Erie

did not serve six months in a military capacity

10420
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10420
P.O. Martin Taylor
Service:
Enlisted:     REJECTED            , 18
Discharged:                           , 18
Application filed:                   , 18
Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O 

--------------Recognized, ---------------Contract
----------Cert. of Dis. Searched for -----------, 18
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Erie Pa Nov 27, 1835

Sir,

Enclosed are the applicantee's of Thomas Banette and Martin Taylor for pensions. It is respectfully requested that an answer may be returned to me as soon as convenient.

I am very respectfully your obt serv

Thos H Sill

James L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions