Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7614, for Azariah Newcomb, Connecticut
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Service                                                Number
Conn.           Newcomb. Azariah         R.7614
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Mathias Chemung Co N.Y. March 18 1853 
Dr. Sir 
Azariah Newcomb, who was a soldier of the Rev died in 1843.  One or two years before his death, he by Hon A Dana of Tompkins Co N.Y. made app’n [application] for a pension papers in which in ‘41, or ‘42 in our files his son at whose insistence I write is unable to learn how far the application advanced. 
Will you advise him what disposition was made in that case what now is needful to establish claim of his pension, & if you can for such case send us the instructions & blanks needful for the prosecution of this claim. Mr. N's widow died in 1851.  
I am &c 
Geo. S. Quin
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Tompkins Co. S.S. 
On the 18th day of February in the top year 1843 came before me Timothy Scovill of the Town of Hector County of Tompkins State of New York who being duly sworn, saith, that he is personally acquainted with Azariah Newcomb, and that he served in the United States Army for the space of three months in the same of Company with said Deponent and and that - Penier was Captain of said at Company Roloff Bignell was Lieutenant, John Dean was Ensign.  that they belonged to Col Canfields Regiment in General Wells's brigade and that - Tanner was Adjutant.
Timothy Scovill
John Woodward Justice of the Peace 
I hereby certify that Timothy Scoville the above deponent is an honest and respectable man and that he is worthy of entire confidence either on oath or otherwise  
John Woodward
J. P.
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I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with
John Woodward who took the within affidavit and with his hand writing; and that he was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the Peace and that his signature to the jurat thereof is genuine
Amasa Dana
Member of Congress.
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State of New York  
Tompkins County ss}  On the 29th day of January 1842 before me the undersigned being a Justice of the peace in and for said County, came Timothy Scovill (by me personally known) and being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he is personally acquainted with Azariah Newcomb and that he was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolution, and that they were in the army together for the term of three months in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, that they were in the Regiment commanded by Col. Canfield of the State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield, and town of New Milford, and in the company commanded by Capt. John Penier, Ruloff Bignal, Lieut. and John Dean Ensign.   
Timothy Scovill his mark
Subscribed and sworn the day and year first above his written before me, and I further certify that the said Timothy Scovill  is a person of good moral character 
John Woodward J.P. 
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with John Woodward who as a Justice of the Peace took the above affidavit of Timothy Scovill and with his hand writing and verily believe that the name of John Woodward J.P. Signed to the jurat of the said affidavit is the hand writing of the said Woodward and said Woodward was at the time of the taking of said affidavit a Justice of the Peace
Amasa Dana Member of Congress
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AD 35 1918
Azariah Newcomb 
Pension Papers 
act 7 June 1832 
A Dana
Hon A. Dana HR
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State of New York 
County of Tompkins ss 
On this fourteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred & forty three personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Oyen & Terminer now setting Azariah Newcomb a resident of the Town of Hector in the said County of Tompkins and state of New York aged seventy nine 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 entered the service of the United States as a volunteer at Salisbury in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut in the month of August one thousand seven hundred & eighty the day of the month he does not recollect under Captain John Penier, Lieutenant Ruloff Bignal, Ensign John Dean in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Canfield in General Wells Brigade and was marched first to Horse Neck, from thence to White Plains and then to Bedford Hills where he was discharged. that he was at that time three months in the service of the United States and was discharged in November of that year but the day he does not recollect. That during said service he was in an action with the enemy at Stamford on Long Island Sound.  The British attempted to land to burn Stamford and continued the attack during several hours but were finally repulsed. that in said engagement this declarent was wounded on the head by a cut of of a sword and in his arm by a bayonet
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a number of barges full of men did land but did not succeed in their object of taking Stamford.  General Wells was the commander in chief in said engagement. Colonel Blackden of the regular army who commanded a regiment of Cavalry was present with a corps of horse during part of the action. this declarant saw & knew Colonel Blackden, declarant also knew while in the service General Wells, Colonel Canfield, Major Shippey & Captain Couch who belonged to said General Wells corps of Militia & The adjutant of Col Canfields regiment to which declarent belonged was named Tanner.  
This declarant further says that prior to the above service he served six weeks as a substitute for Isaac Pardee guarding the public stores at Sharon in Connecticut under the said Captain Penier this declarant started at that time from Salisbury aforesaid and marched to Sharon where he remained until he was discharged and Captain John Penier commanded the Company at the time, and Samuel Elmore was his Lieutenant. There were no continental troops at Sharon during this service. This declarant commenced this service in the month of August or September in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight and continued therein six weeks when he was discharged. This declarent has no documentary evidence as to either of said services. 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. Declarent was born at Poughkeepsie in the State of New York on the fifteenth day of August one thousand seven hundred & sixty three - he has no record of his age, except a memorandum made by himself which he has at his house in Hector aforesaid - after the revolutionary war he removed to North East in the County
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of Dutchess & State of New York -  the town was then called Amenia but has since been divided and the part in which declarent, then resided is now called North East from there declarent removed to New Haven, Addison County Vermont and from thence returned to Salisbury in Connecticut aforesaid, then removed to the town of Onondaga in the County of Onondaga, New York - thence to Hector afore said where he still resides. This declarent knows Harry Ely, Daniel Holmes, Joseph Barker, George E. McLean, Timothy Scovill. Caleb Smith & Chauncey Smith all of said town of Hector. 
Azariah Newcomb
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid & 
W. B. Goddard
We George E McLean residing in the town of Hector County of Tompkins & State of New York and Daniel Holmes of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Azariah Newcomb who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine 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.  
George E. McLean
Daniel Holmes
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
W. B. Goddard Clerk of Tompkins County 
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
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soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that George E McLean and Daniel Holmes who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents of the town of Hector and each of them is a respectable and credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Willet B Goddard Clerk of the Court of Oyer & Terminer of the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Azariah Newcomb for a Pension. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of February 1843 
W. B. Goddard Clerk of Tompkins County 
AD 35 1918 
Azariah Newcomb 
Pension Papers 
act 7 June 1832 
Hon A. Dana 
HR
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No 35.918. 
Azariah Newcomb 
NY 
Let to Hon A Dana Jany 2 ‘45 
Rejected
Let to G.S. Quin 
June 25/53 
7614
Act 7 June 1832
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REJECTED
7614
Azariah Newcomb
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House of Reps Decr 28th 1844 
Hon J L Edwards 
Com of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
In the case of Azariah Newcombs pension papers which I left with you to day, the papers were prepared before his death but before their presentation he has died leaving a widow. He proves service positively by a witness that I know and he is a very respectable man. The Witness made an afft [affidavit] and I mislaid it. He then a year or two after made another-- the two agree in all material particulars. I afterwards found the last afft and have attached both to his declaration.   I pray your early decision on this matter (which I think is a clear case) that I may get what proof is necessary in consequence of his death, on which subject please instruct me. 
Yours Respectfully Amasa Dana 
PS. In the cases of Mrs Hicks & Mrs Comstock, I also to enclose minutes of the facts as understand the papers, their rights under the act of 1838 appear to me clear.   May I solicit speedy decisions?