Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,321, Richard Ellis, Mass.
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SERVICE
[handwritten] Mass. Ellis Richard 
 NUMBER R.3321
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State of Pennsylvania
Tioga County}

On this twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the judge of the Common Pleas now sitting Richard Ellis a resident in Genessee Potter County Penn aged seventy two 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated.
I was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts on the 20th of December 1760 - at which place I resided till 1778 when I was drafted on the last of March or first of April under Capt Benjamen Phillips & Leiutenant Ephraim Gennings - was called on sometime in the fore front of June to go to South Hadley & pass muster was ordered then to move in about a week or ten days to join the Army - about the first of July we arrived at West Point - after a few days waiting at that place we together with others amounting to about three hundred were ordered to march to White Plains.  When we arrived at White Plains I was put into Capt. William  Watson's Company, in Col. James Weston's Regiment - staid there till the first of October when the army moved to Danbury - at this time I was taken sick and
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sent to the Hospital at Fishkill and continued there till the twenty eighth of October when I received a discharge from the chief surgeon.  This discharge was sent to Washington two years ago last March & may now to be found, probably on the Files of the war offices, together with a receipt for my accoutrements requid by Lieutenant Watson.  I have a record of my in my Bible and there is one [?] in the Town Books of Ashfield Hampden Co. Mss.
I moved from Ashfield at 25 years of age into [?] same county lived there six years, then moved into Kent Conn. lived there one year, then moved to owego N.Y. lived there 16 years  the moved into Shippen Tioga Co. Pa lived there eighteen years then moved into Potter Co where I now live.  I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state [?] Richard Ellis
I Simeon King residing in Sullivan Tioga Co. hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Ellis who has [?] and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy two 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 I was in the service with him that I am [?] to his joining Col. Westons Regiment, that he was together with myself and others sent to the Hospital that I soon left the Hospital & joined the Army - and on going home next Spring I found him still sick at his own house.
Simeon King
Sworn & [?]
the day & year aforesaid
Rufus Daggett [?]
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I Ira Kilburn residing in Lawrenceville Iroque [?] County hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Ellis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I [crossed out] [crossed out] to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion
Ira Kilburn
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before J [illegible] J.P

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Ira Kilburn who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident as he states and an associate Judge of our Courts and that Simeon King who has also signed the same is a resident as he states and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I J Brewster Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Richard Ellis for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on this twenty ninth day of September anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three [?]
Jonah Brewster Prothnry.
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No.16576
Richard Ellis
Pennsylvania
Enlisted 16 June '78 for 8 months deserted 19 '19

Rejected
Rejected
deserter
J. Emery
Welsboro Va
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BRIEF in the case of Richard Ellis of the County of Tioga in the State of Pa.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 72 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form, annexed.

Period.
In 1778 Apr.
Duration of Service.
Years, __ 
Months 8
Days. __
Rank.
As a Drafted
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Weston & Capts. Phillips & Watson.

5. In what battles was he engaged? None

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ashfield Mass.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No clergyman's certificate

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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October 28, 1907
Mrs. Paul L. Erode
177 North Main St.,
Wellsville, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3731 it appears that Richard Ellis was born December 25, 1756 in Huntington twp., Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
While living in Genesee, Potter County, Pennsylvania, he applied for pension September 16, 1818 and stated that while a resident of Ashfield, Massachusetts he was drafted in March or April 1778, under Captain Benjamin Phillips, placed in Captain William Watson's Company, Colonel Josiah Van arr's Massachusetts 4th Regiment, was later sick prior to the Battle of Monmouth, sent to hospital at Fishkill and remained there until October 20, when he was discharged by the Chief Surgeon.
His claim was not allowed as he only obtained a discharge from the hospital and not from his military service as required by the pension laws.
The date of his death is not stated; he lived
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a widow who was still living in 1853, her name not given.
The above history is that of the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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No 16.576

Richard Ellis
Pa

Register - entered Deserted

Let [crossed out]
[crossed out]
3321

Act June 7. 1832
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Whites ville Alleganey county
New York Nov 7th [?] /53

Sir
Yours of the 29th of oct is received respecting the claim of R, Ellis of Pa, I would say to you, in behalf of the widow, of the said Ellis, that thear was two men in the company or Regiment by the name of Richard Ellis, one of them deserted, the other, was taken sick, & the surgeon gave out word that the said Ellis could not recover, his Brothers then came to see him, the Doct. told them, they might do what they please with there sick Brother, for he could not get well, thay therefore took him away from the hospital to a private house & the surgeon of the Hospital, put him upon the muster roll, dead, but the fact is he recovered & obtained proof at that time, of soldiers who served in the same company, showing the fact, that, he was the identical Richard Ellis who. was taken sick, & put in the hospital & [illegible] upon the rolls as being dead, these affidavit were taken from men who were acquainted with the said Ellis prior to his entering the War of the Revolution, & who served with him, & resided nigh him since he recovered,
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from said sickness, & the fact that he is not the Richard Ellis who deserted, You will therefore please Examin the records & files of said office & see if these things are so, the above statement is received from the Widow, & I have no reason to doubt, the truth of the assumption [?]. and by her request I have stated the facts to you, Therefore hope you will reExamin said case, & report the same in due season.
You say forty dollars per annum, for one years service & $80 for two years service, &c is the rate of pension under act of June 7th 1832, the act of 7 of June 1832 reads like this, Each of the  surviving officers non commissioned officers musicians - soldiers Indian spies &c who served in the continental line or state troop, volunteers or militia, at one or more terms, a period of two years, during the war of the Revolution &c, is authorized to receive, out of any mony in the treasury, — the amount of his full pay in the said line, according to his rank, but not exceeding in any case the pay of the captain in said line, and so on in proportion to the time served, if not less than six months, now I would Respectfully ask, what the amount of soldiers full pay was in the said line, in the Revolutionary War, was it not Eight dollars per month, it strikes me it was. Perhaps, I am mistaken in this, will you pleas send to me the acts & resolutions of congress, that I may have somthing whereby to be governed, Respectfully Yours,
A Sawyer
Hon S.P. Waldo Comm of Pensions
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Sir will you pleas, give me som instructions respecting this David Rrobbins Send Warrant I wish you to give me such instructions, as you think proper, I should like the pay for doing the business, I sent to C.W. Bennett, Esq $2 & not $4 as I before stated to you, I can dispose of the said Warrant, to a good advantage, if you would give to me the Right so to do, pleas Write on the receipt of this & oblidge &c
Respectfully yours
A. Sawyer
Hon
SP Waldo comm of Pensions
Washington City}
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Whitesville Allegany, Co.
New York October 17 /53
Hon.
S.P. Waldo Comm of Pensions
Dear sir
Yours of the 5th of September las is received, in which you say, that there is no evidence upon your Register of Claims, recd from New York that Richard Ellis ever applide for a pension & therefore, have to in form you that he applide from the state of Pensylvania, Tioga County, by Judge Ryon, som time between 1832 & 35, you will therefore pleas inform me of the proof filed in said case, and the objections, to said claim if any.
very Respectfully
Yours &c
A, Sawyer
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A. Sawyer
Oct 29 /53
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620
Pension Office
Oct 29. 1853
Sir
The claim of Richard Ellis of Pa. for a pension, under the act of June 7. 1832, was rejected for the reason that on the Massachusetts roll, he is entered as having deserted about six months after he entered the service in the continental line. He alleged that he was sick and obtained a surgeon's discharge. It is probable that he mistook the surgeon's [crossed out] certificate of disability for a discharge, and not appearing at muster was marked "deserter"; but however this may be, the entry of "deserted" on the army rolls is fatal to an application for a pension, and, consequently, his claim could not be admitted.
Forty dollars per annum for ine year's service and $80 for two years service, is the rate of pension under the act of June 7. 1832. Eight dollars per month was teh rate under the act of 1818.
A. Sawyer Esq
Whitesville
Alleganny Co
N.Y.
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A. Sawyer
Nov. 22/53
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Pension Office
Nov 22 1853
Sir
If Richard Ellis of Pa ever obtained proof to show that he was not the deserter of that name he failed to forward it to this office, and it is scarcely probable that he would have neglected to relieve himself of the odium of such a charge if it had been in his power to do so. — We have new pension laws for distribution, — It is not necessary to enter into any discussion with you, as to the rate of pension allowed a private soldier under the act of 1832. You have been correctly informed in relation to it. 

A. Sawyer Esq
Whitesville
Allegany Co. NY
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Mrs. J. A.  Bailey
Clinton, S. C.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 3321 it appears that Richard Ellis was born December 20, 1760 in Ashfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
While living in Genesee, Potter County, Pennsylvania he applied for pension September 28, 1832 and stated that while a resident of said Ashfield he was drafted in March or April 1778, under Captain Benjamin Phillips, placed in Captain William Watson's Company, Colonel James Wesson's Massachusetts Regiment, was taken sick about the first of October, sent to hospital at Fishkill and remained there until October 28, when he was discharged by its Chief Surgeon. 
His claim was not allowed as he only obtained a discharge from the hospital and not from his military
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service as required by the pension laws.
The date of his death is not stated; he left a widow who was still living in 1853, her name not given.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT.
Commissioner
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

January 5, 1924

Helen E. Field
19 Austin St.,
Wellsboro, Penn.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim 3321 it appears that Richard ellis was born December 20, 1760 in Ashfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
While living in Genesee, Potter County, Pennsylvania he applied for pension September 28, 1832 and stated that while a resident of said Ashfield he was drafted in March or April 1778, under Captain Benjamin Phillips, placed in Captain William Watson's Company, Colonel James Wesson's Massachusetts Regiment, was taken sick about the first of October, set to hospital at Fishkill and remained there until October 28 when he was discharged by its Chief Surgeon.
His claim was not allowed as he only obtained a discharge from the hospital and not from his military
Ok'd by Miss Wilson [left margin]
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service as required by the pension laws.
The date of his death is not stated; he left a widow who was still living in 1853, her name not given.

Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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327 North main Street
Wellsville, New York
October 10, 1927

Pension Commissioner
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Sir:

I have been referred to you by F. W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to whom I wrote for certification of an ancestor on whom I wished to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. 

The ancestor I wish to join on was one Richard Ellis, and in the book "biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Mass. and his descendants", by E. R. Ellis, M.D., it gives on Page 304-5 extracts from a pamphlet "Historical Sketches of the Times and Men in Ashfield, Mass., during the Revolutionary War," by Barnabas Howes, Esq., and gives Richard Ellis as serving.

This Richard Ellis was born at Ashfield December 20, 1760, died 1841, Ellisburg, Potter Co., Pennsylvania. Married Eunice Chilsen, December 12, 1780.

At Boston they found on the lists the following service by a Richard Ellis, "no residence given, Private, Capt. Jesse Roe's Company of Artificers attached to General Knox's corps of Artillery in November and December, 1777, and in Captain. Beackley's company in April, 1778."

They said to write to you to see if the above service could be identified with my ancestor Richard Ellis before they sent me the certificate of it.

Thanking you in advance for any information you can send me from your records, I am

Respectfully,
Mrs. Paul E. Drake

U.S. PENSION OFFICE R OCT 11 1927 [stamp]
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Wellsboro, Pa.
Nov. 13, 1923

Dept. of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary War Sect.
Dear Sir, —
Will you please send me the facts concerning Richard Ellis' record in the Revolutionary War.
He was born at Ashfield, Mass. Dec. 20, 1760 and died at Ellisburg, Penna. in 1841. He is mentioned in Vol. 13 2nd Series, Pennsylvania Archives as having been a Revolutionary soldier. Please tell me if he ever received a pension.
Yours truly,

Helen E. Field
19 Austen St.
Wellsboro, Pa. 

U.S. PENSION OFFICE H NOV 17 1923 [stamp]
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Return after 5 Days Mrs. Jos. A. Bailey 62 Broadway Clinton, S. Carolina [stamp]

U.S. PENSION OFFICE MAY 14 1925 [stamp]
CLINTON MAY 12 [stamp]

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS 

Pension Dept.
W. S. A.
Washington D. C
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Is there a record of pension to widow of William Butler of London Co. Va.? Also a Richard Ellis (Ashfield, Mass.) pension?
Also William Spaulding (Pepperell, Mass) pension
A. Rev. or  Col. wars
Mrs. J. A. Bailey
Clinton, S. C
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1924 — Jan. 5- Hist. to Helen E. Field. MMHF
1925 — July 10- Hist. to Mrs. J.A. Bailey MMHF
1927 — Oct-27- Hist. to Mrs. paul E. Drake MMHF

REJECTED [stamp]
3321.
P.O. Richard Ellis
Service: 
Enlisted: __, 18 .
Discharged: __, 18 .
Application filed: __, 18. .
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 gives: "He was a deserter." MMHF
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
__Recognized. __Contract.
__Cert. of Dis.  Searched for __, 18 .