Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,152, for Joseph Pettengill, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Pettingill, Joseph

NUMBER
R.8152

CONTENTS
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Affidavit and Power of Attorney

State of New York
County of Onondaga

Be it remembered that on this 15th day of December A.D. 1852 we Abigal Walls & Lovina Siver both of the town of Cicero County & State aforesaid do make known and declare that we are children and heirs at large to Joseph Pettengill husband and Anna Pettengill who was the wife of the said Joseph Pettingill a Revolutionary soldier & who served in the War of the Revolution several years as they were informed by said Joseph Pettingill in his life time and as they verily believe to be true under Captain Snook the other officers names not recollected in the form used by the State of New York and that he and his said wife were married about the month of June A.D. 1785 and that he died the sixteenth day of January A.D. 1842 at Cicero aforesaid and that his said wife died the tenth day of March 1837

That the said Joseph Pettingill made application for a Pension and his papers and application were forwarded to the Pension office for the purpose of drawing a pension as a soldier of the Revolution but owing to some defect or want of Proof no Pension was ever drawn by him and nothing was ever received by him during his life that he was never again married after the death of his said wife and nothing has been received by either of the heirs of said Joseph Pettingill's demand towards a
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Pension or for any other claims due to said Joseph Pettingill demand for his said services as such Revolutionary soldiers - and that claimant Abigal Wells is now sixty one years of age and that claimant Lovina Siver is forty four years of age and it is understood and believed that there are arrearages of Pension and other claims due for said services.

Now therefore the true intent of all this is to qualify and appoint Alfred J. Works of New Haven City and County State of Connecticut as our attorney with power of substitution to investigate substantial demand and minor the avails of said claim or claims and to say and do all things related thereto as ably as we or either of us might do humbly ratifying every thing said or done by our said Attorney lawfully in the processes or by his substitute in virtue hereof.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date first above named

[signed]
Abigal Wills
X her mark
Lovina Siver
X her mark

Attest  
[signed]
Grove Lawrence
Samuel N. Holmes

Subscribed & sworn to and acknowledged before me this day and year first above indicated

[signed]
Israel S. Spencer
County Judge of Onondaga County

State of New York
Onondaga County Clerks Office

I hereby certify that Israel S. Spencer is County Judge of said County and that the foregoing signature of the said Judge is in his own proper hand writing.  In witness whereof I have now set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 15th day of December 1852
[signed]
Rufus Cossit Clerk
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Lydia Stoutinger
Heir at Law 
to Pattengill deceased

Revolutionary Claim

Albert Cook
Atty 
Onondaga Co
NY
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my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

[signed]'Lydia Stoutinger
X her mark

Attest
[signed]
Owen A Clark
Auburn Abbot

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me this 14th day of July 1854 and I certify that I have [crossed out] that I have no[end crossed out] no interest whatever in said claim

[signed but illegible]
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STATE OF NEW -YORK,
ONONDAGA COUNTY CLER's OFFICE,

I Certifiy, That Ralph Chapin, whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly qualified and authorised to take the same.  And I further certify that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe the signature to said Jurat is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, at Syracuse, this 14 day of July 1854

[signed] E. P Hopkins Dept Clerk.
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32270
Joseph Pettingill

Cicero
.Y.


Joseph Pettingill

Rejected

Letr to G. Lawrence
Dec. 9th 1884

Gardner Lawrence
Syracuse
New York
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Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.

State of New York
Onondaga County

On this 14th day of October 1834 personally appeared in open court before Daniel Moreley Esq Circuit Judge of the 7th Circuit of the State of New York, Joseph Pettingill a resident of the Town of Cicero in the county of Onondaga, aged 71 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That when he first entered the service of the United States he volunteered to serve in a volunteer company at Florida in the County of Montgomery and State of New York, that previous to applicants entering said company and in the year 77 said company was commanded by one Samuel Pettingill, and the father of this applicant was a soldier in said company, and, was in the battle at Oriskany and were both killed.
that one William Snook was then made captain of said company and one Daniel McGraw was the Lieutenant, and belonged to Colonel Vadirs Regiment.  That applicant volunteered to serve in said company in the spring
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of the year 1779 as a private Soldier during the war.  that said company was called minute men, that they were stationed at Fort Hunter in said Montgomery County, from the time of his first entering said company until the close of the war except when they were on duty other where's.  The first month up the Mohawk river to Cuyahuawoga [Cuyahoga], on alarm and abruptly returned to the fort, the next they were marching out towards John's Tower where there was a battle with the British Indians & Tories and in the evening return to the fort with about 500 Prisoners, and applicant further states and declares that he continued in the said service as aforesaid until the last of the war which was more than three years, and that he was not engaged in any civil pursuit during any part of said term.

There were sometimes officers at said Fort belonging to the General Army, but applicant does not recollect their names except General Washington under whom they all served.

That he has no documentary evidence of his said services and know of no living witness by whom he can prove any part thereof.  and 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.
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1.  That he was born in the year 1763.

2.  That he has no Record of his age.

3.  That when he entered the service he was living in Florida Montgomery County State of New York & now resides in Cicero in said state.

4.  That when he entered the service he volunteered.

5.  General Washington was sometimes with the troops when he served and others whose names he cannot recollect.

6.  That he never received any written discharge.

7.  That he is acquainted with Asa Eastwood and Elijah Loomis, residing in his neighborhood who can testify for him as to truth and veracity and the tradition of his said services.  that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood.

[signed]
Joseph Pettingill

Subscribed & sworn in open 
court this 16th day of October 1834 before me
[signed]
R. S. Hess Clerk
of Onondaga County

We Asa Eastwood and Elijah Loomis residents of the town of Cicero in the said county of Onondaga do hereby witness that we have been well acquainted with the above applicant about sixteen years, and have frequently, and previous to the year 1832 heard him state his said services as stated above in substance, and we further
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certify that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of truth and veracity.  and that we believe him to be 71 years of age, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution.  all of which we do most fully believe, and concur.  [signed]
Elijah Loomis
A. Eastwood

Subscribed & sworn in open court this 14th day of October 1834 before me

[signed]
R.S.Hess Clerk
of Onondaga County

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Asa Eastwood & Elijah Loomis who has signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the Town of Cicero, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
[signed]
Daniel Moseley
Circuit Judge

I Reuben S. Hess Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Onondaga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said Circuit Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Betts. [wrong name attested] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said Office this 11th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four

[signed]
R. S. Hess Clerk
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Joseph Pettingill - allegations very improbable; contradicted by records, and unsupported by any testimony but his own oath.

[written sideways] 8152
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O. W. and N. Division.    3--525.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureao of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., October 12, 1906

I.S.C.
R.*8152
Rev. War.

Madam:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joseph Pettingill, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out]( or his widow's) [end crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[headers]
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. | Length of service. | Rank. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | State

Captain. | Colonel.

[content]

Enlisted at Florida, N.Y. |||||

Spring 1779 | 3 years | Private | William Snook | Veeder | N.Y.

In 1777 soldier's father (name not stated) was a member of Capt. Samuel Pettingill's company and they were both killed in the battle of Oriskany.

Battles engaged in, Johnstown.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Florida, Montgomery Co., N.Y.

Date of application for pension, Oct. 14, 1834

Residence at date of application, Cicero, N.Y.

[crossed out] Age at date of application, [end crossed out] Born in 1763, died Jany 16, 1842.

Remarks:  This claim was rejected on the ground of no proof of service.  John Pettingill married in June 1785 Anna (maiden name not stated) she died Mch. 10, 1837.  The Revolutionary War records of the Bureau fail to show a pension claim filed for the services of Capt. Samuel Pettingill who was killed [crossed out] Mch. 8, 1781. [end crossed out]  in service.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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[crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873.

[stamped]
REJECTED

8152

P.O.____
Joseph Pettingill

Service:____
Enlisted:_______, 18__
Discharged:________________, 18__

Application filed:________, 18__

Alleges:____

Re-enlisted:____

Attorney:____

P.O.____

___Recognized.  ___Contr
___Cert. of Dis.  Searched for___, 18__

1906 Oct. 12 - History to Mrs. L. W. Firth
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32,270

Joseph Pettingall
N.Y.

Let G. Lawrence
signed 1/54
Albert Cook Rep 8 1854

Oct - 1832
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Syracuse N. York
2/6.1854

Hon L. P. Walden

My Dr Sir

Joseph Pettingill a soldier in the War of the Revolution from the State of New York in his life time made application for a pension but has since deceased his heirs now want to know what has been done in the matter.

His papers were sent they think from Onondaga County NY but the man who sent them is also dead.  his heirs recvd a [illegible] letter from the unfortunate Mr. A. J. Works (who we suppose is still in prison) saying his heirs were entitled to payment as approved by the Record by the War Department & that if they were to give him a power of atty he would investigate the matter -  they sent the power of atty & affidavits to him & he acknowledged the receipt of them saying their matter could be resolved immediately.  some after this they learned of his bad character & he never again wrote them & so learning of his corruption & [illegible] they called on me & I wrote to the Department but have never rec'd any reply.  Will you call the attention of your Clerks to this matter & write me as soon as convenient & oblige many concerned.

Yours respectfully 
[signed]
Grove Lawrence

P.S.  [illegible] are other [illegible] from Mr. Works of Washington D.C. stating that there are any money from them in the matter of Mr. Pettingill
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Delhi N. Y.
Oct 2/1906

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir

Will you kindly aid me in finding out where Samuel Pettingill, Captain of the Fifth Co Fishers regiment, Tryon Co. N.Y. was born.  he was killed at the Battle of Herkimer, March 8 1781.
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also where Joseph Pettingill was born and where he died.  he served in Snooks Co.  Col Frederic Fishers regment.

I shall be greatly obliged.

[signed]
Ida M. P. Firth
(Mrs LW)

Delhi
Delaware Co.
N.Y.

[stamped]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE OCT 4 1906