Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,027, Enos Howard, New York
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE  
New York  

Howard, Enos  
Martha

NUMBER. 
18.027

CONTENTS
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20.803
New York
Enos Howard
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain Spencer of the Regt commanded by Col. Livingston in the New York line for 1 year

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Oct 1833 and Sent to A. C. Gibson Schenectady

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M '24  20
[Total] $120

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4 Page 91
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23308
Enos Howard
Schenectady Co.
New York
all
Admitted.
Private 12 months
X
A. C. Gibson
Schenectady
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23d 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Enos Howard, Schenectady N. York

[column headings: Period when the service was rendered.  Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.  Battles in which the applicant was engaged.  Country through which he marched.  Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.  Evidence by which the declaration is supported.]



Drafted
Aug 1777.  3.  Private.  Capt. MKinstry.  Col Livingston. Saratoga.  Saratoga.  72 Albany Co. N.Y.  Tradition

do. 1778.  5. 

do. 1779.  1.  Capt. Spencer.  

sub 1780.  3.  Capt. Miller.  Schoharie.  West Point.

1781.  4.  Capt. Vanlear.  Col. Willet.  Fort Plain

1 witness confirms the assertions of the applicant as to his service, but knows not particulars.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the
benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular 'Troops.
2. The State 'Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians ornprivates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration,
which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of} ss.
On this [——] day of [----] personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of  [-----] in the county of [——] and State, Territory or District of [——] aged [c] [——] 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 prov[is]ion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [——],
with [——] and served in the [——] (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if lie served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular
period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [——]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [—— —— ——] of the Court of [—— ——] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [—— —— ——] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [——] day of [—— ——] &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following
additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [—— —— ——] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [—— —— ——], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [——] 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [—— —— ——] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [—— —— ——] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [—— —— ——] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I [—— —— ——] Clerk of the Court of [—— —— ——] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation(sic) of [-----] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [seal
embossed onto document] of office, this [—] day of [----]&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no
favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following [m] interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that [t]he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant,
who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is
herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such
person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing go by reason of bodily infirmity ; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in
language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is
entitled. ln a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personalty appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the
best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following
grades: — For [— ]year [— ] months, and [—] days, I served as a [— — ]. For [—] months and [—]
days, I served as a [— ]; and for such service I claim a pension.”
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four
months, it too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the
applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which, contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of
office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in this case applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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23308
Enos Howard
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State of New York
Schenectady County SS On the Eleventh day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady in said State now sitting Enos Howard, a resident of the town of Duanesburg, in the County of Schenectady and State of New York aged Seventy two years on the 5th day of July last, 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 officers and served as he states
That during the Revolutionary war he resided in the town of Austerlitz, then the County of Albany, now in the County of Columbia that in the later part of the summer of 1777 he was drafted into the militia service for three months under the command of Captain John McKinstry of Hillsdale, under Col. Robert Livingston of Livingston Manor in Gen. Glovers Brigade, that he marched with his company to Saratoga and then joined the army under General Gates, that he participated in the various engagements which resulted in the taking of Gen. Burgoyne, was present at the surrender his company was marched back to Albany where he was discharged and as deponent believes a few days before his tour of three months had expired
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And this deponent further saith that about the last of October 1778, he was drafted (or picked out) for three months service to go on expedition to the south, that the detachment to which he belonged was ordered to rendezvous at FishKill that they were joined on their march by a Company from Livingston Manor, that they remained at FishKill until the 5 or 6th of December following when the order to go to the South was countermanded and they were charged at FishKill that this detachment was composed of drafts from west of the North river counties that if these drafts were ever completely assigned officers it has escaped the recollection of this deponent as he cannot reasonably recollect the names of the officers. And this deponent further saith that in the fall of 1779 he was drafted three months and marched under Captain Eleazer Spencer of Spencertown to Peekskill his Lieut name was Pitcher that they were marched from that place to Verplancks point and was there engaged about a month rebuilding the fort which had been recently burned by the Enemy that after the fort was rebuilt he was discharged and returned home.
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And this deponent further saith that in or about the month of August or September 1780 he went into the Service of the United States for a man to be selected by a class in the town of Coloverak [Claverack] then Albany county for the time of three months under Captain Miller, and immediately marched to West Point, that he was at West Point at the time Gen. Arnold was negotiating to surrender that post to the Enemy that he with a man by the name of Rowley was selected from his company to form a detachment to take some prisoners to the interior of Pennsylvania that he thinks this detachment was formed by selecting about two soldiers from each company that this selection was made, the attachment formed and the march commenced on the same day, that they started with their prisoners as he believes about two days before the discovery of Arnolds treachery, that he went with the prisoners to Lancaster P.a. and returned immediately to West Point, that on his return he learned that his company had been ordered to the north and in proceeded on to Albany after them, that he was detained at Albany several days, waiting until some military stores was prepared, that in pursuance of orders he assisted in transporting of load of military stores to Schoharie when he finally joined his company, that soon after his arrival at Schoharie the fort was attacked by the British and Indians under Governor Johnston, the United States forces were under the command of Col. Woolsey, that he still recollects, that many of the troops
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expressed strong doubts in regard to the courage of Maj. Woolsey and were fearful in case  a flag of truce was raised, that the fort would be surrendered, and that some of the Pennsylvania riflemen fired at the flag which the Enemy twice attempted to send to the fort, that after a sharp attack on the fort, the enemy retreated in the direction of the Mohawk river, that he with the troops of the Fort pushed the enemy to Canajoharie, Fort Plain, and followed them from thence about twenty miles into the woods beyond the settlements on the German flats that many of the enemy were killed in the pursuit, and among the killed was the celebrated Col. Butler, that after this pursuit the troops returned down the Mohawk to Albany when this deponent was discharged and returned home, that he was engaged in this last service about three months.
And this deponent further saith that in the year 1781 he again entered the service as a substitute for one Peter Hogaboome of the said town Claverack for the time of four months, that he joined his company which was commanded by Captain Peter Van Renslaer at Fort Plain on the Mohawk River in or about the first of the month of August in that year, that the forces at that place was commanded by Col Willet, Jelles A. Fonda was the adjutant of the regiment, his lieutenant was Jacob Winne who also acted as quarter master, that he remained with and participated with the army under Col. Willet in the services of that campaign, that at the close of this Company (which was later in the fall) he returned with baggage down the Mohawk
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To Schenectady, and went from thence to Albany where he was discharged the services and returned home, that he was in this last service four months, that all the above services was in the militia, that in addition to the above services he was called out several times to take & subdue the tories in the neighborhood of his residence in this last service he was engaged he thinks about one month; and this deponent further saith that the whole of this deponent service as above stated as he believes was about twelve months, and this deponent further saith, that there is no Clergyman within his neighborhood with whom he is particularly acquainted except the Rev Mr. C. Haw who is now on a journey to the west and could not be procured at this time to give testimony on behalf of this deponent.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state. Enos Howard.
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John S. Vrooman, Clerk
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State of New York, Schenectady County ss. 

Cornelius Scott, of the town of Duanesburgh(sic) in the county aforesaid being duly sworn according to law before the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Schenectady now sit[t]ing in open court, doth on his oath depose and say that he is fifty nine years of age according to the best of his belief, that he has been well & intimately acquainted with Enos Howard, named in the annexed declaration from (this deponents) infancy up to this day, that they were brought up in the same neighborhood & have lived near each other during the quarter part of their lives that this deponent’s father and oldest brother were in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, he recollects of their being home for the service in the later part of the war, that he has often & repeatedly understood from his father & brother and from Mr. Howard and from other persons, that the said Enos Howard had been in the service of the United States several times during that war, that he was first informed of this fact in early life and has always believed but still does believe that said Howard did serve in that war. And this deponent further saith that the said Enos Howard is, as this deponent believes a man of truth and veracity, and his statements are in the opinion of this deponent intitled(sic) to full credit. Cornelius Scott
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John S Vrooman Clerk
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State of New York
Schenectady County SS. We Silas Marsh and James Stewart -residing in the town of Duanesburgh in the County of Schenectady hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enos Howard, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we 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 we concur in that opinion
[Signed] James Stewart
[Signed] Silas Marsh

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John S Vrooman Clerk

Clerk.
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 soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Stewart- who has signed the preceding certificate is a [clergyman is crossed out], resident in the same town of Duanesburgh, Schenectady County and that Silas Marsh - who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town & County 
and[is is crossed out] an a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
And that Cornelius Scott who signed & swore to the above affidavit is a resident of Duanesburgh & a credible person.
I John S. Vrooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of 
Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Enos Howard - for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
office, this Eleventh - day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
[Signed] John Vrooman Clerk.
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State of New York Schenectady County }Ss
 On this twenty first day of August in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty seven personally appeared before me the Subscriber Samuel W. Jones Judge of the County Court of the Schenectady County Martha Howard now of the Town of Duanesburgh in said County who being duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress for her as widow of Enos Howard of the State of New York now deceased late a pensioner under the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, that she is aged seventy six years and upwards that she is the widow of Enos Howard who was a private in the army of the Revolution during the Revolutionary war and was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Forty dollars per annum by the act of June 7th 1832. She further declares that she was married to the said Enos Howard in the year [illegible cross out] 1783 as near as she can recollect that her husband the aforesaid Enos Howard died on the fifteenth day of May 1845 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. She further declares that at the time of her said marriage she and her said husband lived in Spencertown now Austerlitz Columbia County State of New York and that the marriage ceremony was performed before the Rev'd Jesse Clark a Presbyterian Minister who then preached in Spencertown aforesaid, that as she has been informed and believes the said Clark is now dead and has been dead for many years, that she does not know of any record of said marriage, that her name previous to her said marriage was Martha Soule, that she does not know of any person now living who was present at her said marriage, that she has had by her said husband eleven children, of whom ten are now living, that the oldest child is Isaac Howard now living and sixty two years of age, that there was once a family record of her husbands family written on a blank leaf
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of his family Bible but the same is lost and and probably destroyed as it has been sought for and cannot be found
[Signed] Martha Howard
Sworn and subscribed before me this 21st day of August 1847 the words and figures "1783 as near as she can recollect" being first interlined over the 16th line of the 1st page and over words written by me by mistake and first cancelled with a pen
[Signed] S.W. Jones, County Judge &c

I Samuel W. Jones County Judge of Schenectady County performing the duties of Surrogate of said County did certify that in the Record of Wills kept in said County in my office there is recorded the Will of Enos Howard of the Town of Duanesburgh recorded the 14th July 1845. that in said will are bequests to his beloved wife Martha Howard and that the said Martha is thereby appointed an Executor of said will and further I certify that the Martha Howard who made the preceding declaration under oath is proved to me to have been and to be the person named in said will - witness my hand and seal of office at the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady this 21st day of August in the year 1847
[Signed] S.W. Jones
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State of New York
Albany County SS
be it known that on the 2d Day of October 1847 before the Subscriber A Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Matilda Durphey and Rachel Gardner and made oath that they are the heirs of Enos and Martha Howard and that Martha Howard is the widow of Enos Howard Deceast [Deceased] [Deceast is underlined] and further the said Matilda Durphey says that she was born in the year 1806 on the 24 of April and that Rachel Gardner was born in the year 1808 on the 12 October
[Signed] Matilda Durfee
[Signed] Rachel Gardner
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 2d day of October 1847
[Signed] Isaac T. Garvey Justice of the peace

State of New York
Albany County SS
be it known that on the 2d Day of October 1847 before the subscriber A Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Sarah Davidson and Polly Arriss and made oath that they are heirs of Enos and Martha Howard and that Martha Howard is the widow of Enos Howard Deceast [Deceased] [Deceast is underlined] and further the said Sarah Davis Says that she was born in the year 1787 on the 20 Day of May
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And that Polly Arriss was born on the 13th of May in the year 1797 [Signature] Sarah Davidson Subscribed and Sworn
before me this 2d Day of October 1847 Polly Arriss Isaac T. Garvey Justice of the peace 

State of New-York, CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY, CLERK’S OFFICE, } ss. I, L. Van Deusen Clerk of the City and County of Albany aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Isaac T. Garvey was on the day of the date of the annexed Affidavits, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly appointed and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of said Affidavits, purporting to be his, are genuine. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of the said County, this eighteenth day of October 1847. [Signature] L. Van Deusen, Clerk.
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May 20, 1931. 
Lewis E. Howard 457 Washington Street Buffalo, New York 
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF:ILL
 Dear Sir: You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 18027, that Enos Howard was born July 5, 1760. The names of his parents are not stated. While living in Austerlitz, Albany County, New York, he enlisted and served as a private in the New York troops as follows: from August, 1777, about three months in Captain John McKinstry's Company, Colonel Livingston's Regiment and was in both battles with Burgoyne; from the latter part of October, 1778 until December 5 or 6, 1778, officers not stated, in the fall of 1779, about one month in Captain Spencer's Company; from August or September, 1780, three months under Captain Miller and Major Woolsey, and was in an engagement at Schoharie; from August 1, 1781, four months in Captain Peter Van Rensselaer's Company, Colonel Willett's Regiment; he also served about a month against the Tories. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832, while a resident of Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York . He died May 15, 1845. Soldier married in Austerlitz, New York, in 1783, Martha Soule, She was allowed pension on her application executed August 21, 1847, while living in Duanesburg, New York, aged seventy-six years. 
1.
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The names of children as found in the claim:

Sarah       born    May 20, 1787, married Davidson.
Mary or Polly   born  May, 13, 1797, married Ariss.
Matilda   born    April 28, 1806, married Durfee.
Rachel    born   October 12, 1808, married Gardner.

In 1847, the following with their respective ages appear:

Isaac, sixty-two in May.
John E., fifty-six.
Benjamin, fifty-four.
Samuel, fifty-two.
George W., forty-eight.
Rebeckah, forty-four.
Ebenezer (deceased) would have been fifty-eight.

Very truly yours,

E.W. Morgan,
Acting Commissioner.

2.
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Mrs. Geo. [cut off]
 ace Brooklyn, N.Y.
1923-Dec. 28, Hist. to Mrs M.R. Lewis
1928-Sept. 7, Hist. to Grace Dare
1931-May 28, Hist. to Lewis E. Howard

Rev.
WIDOW, &c.

18.027
Martha Howard
widow of Enos Howard, Pri. Rev. War

Act: Feb 2d 48
Index:--Vol. A, Page 347

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb. 17/94 Mil. Hist to [illegible]
Stebbins, 19 Verona [?]
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Reported

Albany 489

NEW YORK

Martha Howard, widow of Enos Howard who was a Private in the Revolution. Husband died 15th May, 1845.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars__Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of [March - crossed out], 184[8?]
15th May,

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of May, 1848, and sent to Allen Gardiner, South Berne Albany Co., New York

[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2 Page 77
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[redacted]
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Enos Howard, Schenectady Co. NY Act 7 June 1832}
$40.00 Per Annum

To what time was he last paid? G.C.A

Pension Office, May 26 48} Died 15th May 1845, Paid to his death. B.L.N.
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Mch 2nd 1848

Entered Allen Gardner case of Widow Howard

Martha Howard Wd of Enos

J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions at Washington City District of Columbia on Official Business

Martha, 
South Berne NY.
Febry 25th
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Washington Feb 23 1848

Mr. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir I sent to you the third of last month those Affidavits which you sent to me with a Certificate of the Clerk of the County of Schenectady in due form stating that the Magistrate who took the affidavits was a Justice of the Peace of the said County and that the signature attached to the same was genuine and you wrote that would be sufficient proof to satisfy you. I have not heard any thing since. It is now seven weeks and two days since I mailed that letter in the City of Albany for Washington City the Widow Howard is very concerned about it and thinks it must be it has miscarried or has been overlooked in your office. She wishes you to write an answer on the receipt of this and send her Certificate to me with it to South Berne Post Office Albany Co. NY.

Yours with respect, Allen gardner
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Jany 6 48

[illegible] Martha Howard NY

J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Official Business
[stamp]  JAN 4 N.Y.
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Mr. J.L. Edwards Washington June 9th 1848

Dear sir inclosed I send you the Affidavits that you sent to me and the Clerk's Certificate of the County Schenectady. I should have sent it with the affidavits first but I had sent it with others before and that that(sic) it was with you and it would be sufficient not knowing any better.

Yours with respect.

Allen Gardener
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Duanesburgh 21 August 1847

U.S. Pension Agent
Washington City

Sir
Please send answer to application of Mrs Martha Howard enclosed herein to Allen Gardner, South Berne, Albany County, New York who is agent for her. She wishes the pension payable at the City of Albany.

Allen Gardener
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State of New York, Schenectady County ss-
I, John S. Vrooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schenectady, do hereby certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Enos Howard (the original application is attached by wafers to the last leaf).
I further certify that J.D. Harman was a justice of the peace in & for the said County on the day of the additional affidavit of said Enos Howard purports to have been taken, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and verily believe the name J.D. Harman Justice of the peace added to said affidavit to be in his proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 22d day of June 1833.
John S. Vrooman, Clerk
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Schenectady County Ss Allen Gardner and Chester C Skinner
[ blot of ink]
appeared before me and made oath that they serched [searched] Town Record of the Town of Spencertown in the County of Calumba [Columbia] to find the Record of the Marriage of the said Enos Howard to Martha his wife and that there was no record to be found of any Marges [marriages] before the year 1818
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 20th day of August 1847
Allen Gardner
Chester C Skinner
Ira Avery Justice of the
Peace-

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
County of Schenectady, }ss.
CLERK's OFFICE,
the
I, SILAS H. MARSH, Clerk of the County of Schenectady, Do hereby certify,
That Ira Avery- Esq. whose name is subscribed
to the Certificate of the proof of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice
of the Pence- for said County, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly
authorized to take the same- And further, That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice- and verily believe that the signature
to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County,
the -21st day of August 1847
S. H. Marsh Clerk
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Oct 24/48

Mr. Cole

UK NY 4.89-44

Oct 48

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commiss'n of Pensions, War Dept.
Washington City

Lemuel Jenkins
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Albany October 21. 1848.
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
I enclose the declaration of Mrs
Martha Howard, for the purpose to obtaining her
pension Certificate, under the act of 2d. Feby. 1848
Very respectfully
Your ob. Servt
Lemuel Jenkins
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Schenectady County ss. George W. Howard being duly sworn saith that he is the son of the late Enos Howard and Martha Howard and he is in his forty ninth year of his age and has always lived with his father and mother. During his father’s lifetime in the Town of Duanesburgh and he still lives with his Mother in Duanesburgh in Schenectady County on the same farm and that his father and mother had Eleven Children whilst living together Isaac Howard is the Eldest of my brothers he is about 62 years of age last May My Eldest Sister is 60 years old the 20 of last May. Ebenezer the 3 child is 58 years of age if he had been living he is dead. John E. Howard is the 4 child; he is 56 years of age. Benjamin Howard is the 5 child he is 54 years of age Samuel Howard is the 6th child he is 52 years of age. Mary Howard is the 7th Child, she 50 years of age. George W. Howard is the 8 child; he is 48 years of age and in his 49 year. Rebeckah Howard is the 9 child she is 44 years of Age. Matilda Howard is the 10th child; she is 41 years of age. Rachel Howard is the Eleventh child; she is 39 years of age. This deponent further states that all of his Brothers and Sisters have moved from the Town of Duanesburgh and from Schenectady County and that his father Enos Howard drew a pension in the War Department Revolutionary Claim the act of the 7 of June 1832 and that his father Enos Howard died the 14th of May 1855, and that his father and Mother lived together as husband and wife as long as he the said George W. Howard can remember and has no doubt but they were
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they were lawfully maried [married] and that she now remains the widow of the said Enos Howard and this deponent further states that the Family Record has been lost and that the original cannot be found.
George W. Howard
Sworn and subscribed before me the 20th of August 1847, Ira Avery Justice of the Peace

I certify that I was well acquainted with Enos Howard and Martha his wife and have been acquainted with with them from the year 1799 until the death of the said Enos Howard and the[y] always lived as husband and wife and I have no doubt but they were lawfully married. Given under my hand at Duanesburgh this 20 of August 1847. Ira Avery Justice of the Peace.

I certify that I am well acquainted with George W. Howard and take him to be a man of truth and veracity and good reputable character. Given under my hand this 20th of August 1847 at Duanesburgh.
Ira Avery Justice of the Peace.
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No 419

Martha Howard wid of Enos ns
Act 17 June 1844
Admd 12 mo pri $40.00 per annum 
from 15 May 1845

Allen Gardiner
[?] Berne
Albany Co NY
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State of New York, Columbia County, ss} Personally before me John H. Overhiser one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County Phebe Doty, formerly Phebe Rowley and made oath and says that she is now Eighty one years old and lives in the Town of Austerlitz in the County aforesaid and has for the most part of her life, that she has been acquainted with Martha Soule now Martha Howard from childhood, and that we lived near neighbours until sometime after the marriage of the said Martha to Enos Howard which took place as near as I can recollect in the year seventeen hundred eighty two. I know that my sister Christiana and her husband Henry Scott were invited and went to the wedding of the said Martha and Enos, that the said Christiana and Henry Scott are now both dead and have been for some years. I know that the said Enos and Martha lived in the said town a number of years after their marriage together as man and wife and had their children and then moved to Duanesburgh Schenectady County in the State aforesaid. We have visited back and forward ever since. I know that they have raised a large family of children and were reputable people. And further that this deponent was at the time informed that the said Martha and Enos was married by the Rev. Clark a Presbyterian Minister who preached at the village of Spencertown in said Town. And further this deponent saith not.
Phebe Doty
Subscribed and sworn before me this 17th day of August 1847.
John H. Overhiser Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York, Columbia County ss} Personally appeared before me John H. Overhiser one of the Justices of the Peace in an for the said County Phebe Doty formerly Phebe Rowley and made oath and says that she is now eighty one years old and lives in the town of Austerlitz in the county aforesaid and has for the most part of her life, that she has been acquainted with Martha Soule now Martha Howard from childhood and that we lived near Neighbours until sometime after the marriage of the said Martha to Enos Howard which took place as near as I can recollect in the year seventeen hundred eighty two. I know that my sister Christiana and her husband Henry Scott were invited and went to the wedding of the said Martha and Enos, that the said Christiana and Henry Scott are now both dead and have been for some years. I know that the said Enos and Martha lived in the said town a number of years after their marriage together as man and wife and had three children and then moved to Duanesburgh Schenectady County in State aforesaid [another page is covering the rest of the text] and forward ever since. I 

Columbia County, Clerk’s Office} ss.
I, James Storm, Clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify, that John H. Overhiser before whom the affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. And further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe the name of the said Justice subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper handwriting and signature.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said County this 17 day of August 1847.
James Storm Clerk.
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Columbia County SS. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named affiant Phebe Doty, and have been a number of years and believe her to be a person of truth and veracity and of good respectable standing in Community
 Hillsdale August 17th 1847. John H. Overhiser, Justice of the Peace
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Schenectady County ss. Personally appeared before [before: written twice is crossed out once] me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Schenectady aforesaid Enos Howard who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that [illegible cross out] in estimating the time of this deponents service in the revolution as stated in his original declaration hereunto annexed, he intended to state his several terms of service within the time he was so actually engaged, and this deponent further saith that his whole term of service in the revolution at the times stated in the annexed declaration amounted in the whole to at least twelve months-
1 - As it regards the particular service, this deponent further saith, that he marched with the levies from Columbia County and joined the northern army at Stillwater a few days before the arrival of General Gates, which this deponent believes was in the early part of August 1777 that he was actively engaged with the army until after the surrender of Burgoyne 
2. As it regards the second term at Fishkill this deponent can only add that the troops collected at Fishkill at this time was 3 or 4 hundred, that they had their tents pitched until discharged as stated in his original declaration he recollects many solders [soldiers] among whom were Jonathan Shepherd, Andrew Lovejoy [Titimory?] &c deponent believes but cannot state with certainty that a Dubois was the Col Commandant
3. that this deponent was at least one month in the service at Verplanks point, and at least three months in the service at West point & in the service that followed it in the year 1780-
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And this deponent further saith that he served as a substitute for Peter Hoy about four months & about a month against the tories as stated in his original declaration.
And this deponent further saith, that he received his pay for his first three months service from Captain John McKinnistry that he received pay for his four month service from Gen. Robert Van Rensselaer but does not recollect the names of the persons from whom he received pay for the [the is repeated and then crossed out] other service.
And this deponent further saith that he does not now know of any other evidence of his service in the revolution which would be useful in proving his said service, that if he ever received any discharge (in writing) from the service it is lost-
[Signed] Enos Howard
Subscribed & sworn this 22d day of June 1833 before me 
{Signed] J.D. Harman Justice of the peace
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Free
Novem 29 47

Widow Martha Howard

South Bern, Nov 26

Mr. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Washington District of Columbia 
Official Bus.
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At the time the widow stated they were married and the Ages of their children all confirm her statement and the affidavits of all the Witnesses go to confirm her statement and it is impossible for her to get any testamony(sic) that prooves(sic) her case any plainer. Her associates are the most of them dead and gone that were her associates when young. She would not have you think that she censures you, but that that(sic) your having so much business to do some of the Affidavits have escapt(sic) your eye. I know the law says a record when there is one must be had but when there is none the next best witnesses is sufficient now you have got all that I know of. I have traveled over one hundred miles for to get witnesses for her without any charge to her. She needs her pension to support her. She expects you will send her certificate in answer to her petition.
Yours with Respect, Allen Gardner
South Berne Nove 24th 1847
J.L. Edwards Esqr
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Mr. J.L. Edwards Comm of Pensions
Sir Enclosed you will find the testamony(sic) of Jesse Abbe of Duanesburgh and Samuel Lad with regard to the widow Howard being married previous to c. ninety four. You stated to me that you was not satisfyde(sic) with regard to that fact. I think you must have over lookt(sic) the Testamony(sic) of Phebe Dota that was sent at first for she swore that she was well acquainted [with] Enos and Martha from childhood and were Broat(sic) up near neighbors together and was nowing(sic) to the time they were married that her sister went to the wedding and that she has known them ever sins(sic) and that they lived together as man and wife and had quite a large family of of(sic) children and she had no more doubt of there(sic) being married than if she had seen then married for they were respectable people, and I have showd(sic) all the Affidavits to Judge Jones who is Judge and Surrogate of the County of Schenectady and also to the Comtroler(sic) of this state and they are confident you must have overlooked some of the Testamony(sic) of some of the Affydavits(sic) for they said there was Testamony(sic) enough the first time sent with regard to the marriage to satisfy any Court and Jury in the world that they were lawfully married.
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At the time the widow stated they were married and the Ages of their children all confirm her statement and the affidavits of all the Witnesses go to confirm her statement and it is impossible for her to get any testamony(sic) that prooves(sic) her case any plainer. Her associates are the most of them dead and gone that were her associates when young. She would not have you think that she censures you, but that that(sic) your having so much business to do some of the Affidavits have escapt(sic) your eye. I know the law says a record when there is one must be had but when there is none the next best witnesses is sufficient now you have got all that I know of. I have traveled over one hundred miles for to get witnesses for her without any charge to her. She needs her pension to support her. She expects you will send her certificate in answer to her petition.
Yours with Respect, Allen Gardner
South Berne Nove 24th 1847
J.L. Edwards Esqr
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J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, District of Columbia
Publick Business

South Berne NY, April 20
Page 48

Apl. 22 1848
Allen Gardner  case
of the Wid: of Enos Howard

Commissioner of Pensions
[illegible] of Columbia
Business
Page 49

J.L. Edwards Com of Pensions, Washington
Sir the the(sic) Widow of Enos Howard a pensioner of the United States thinks she is abused and Insulted by you she has sent you all the proof you have asked for and you have said in your Communication in December last when the signature of the County Clerk of Schenectady was attached to those affidavits that you returned you was satisfyde(sic) and I sent them to you with with(sic) the same by her Order on the third of Jan last and then she wated(sic) six weeks & received no news from you, and then she requested me wright(sic) to you of I did so I that it might be the letter had miscarried but have received no answer from that neither. Now it is satisfactory to her and many others that stands as fair in the estimation of our country that there is but two reasons for this neglect. One is neglect of Post Office and the Other is a wilfull(sic) neglect on your part. I hope the latter is groundless but it is somewhere and I hope there will be no more delay about this business for If she does not have it soon she can never enjoy it in this life for she is aged and infirm. South Berne April 19th 1848 yours with respect.
Allen Gardner
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State of New York
Schenectady County Jesse Abbe being duly sworn said that he was well acquainted with Enos Howard late of Duanesburg in his lifetime and was well acquainted with his family and was well acquainted with his Eldest son Issac Howard he was always cald [called] himself Older than this Deponent when they were boys together and this Deponent is now in his 60th year of his age and when this deponent was enrolled in the Militia Issac Howard was a sergeant in said Company he lived in the Town of Duanesburg a few years after he was Married and then left the Town he was well acquainted with him from boys until after he was married and he always held himself older than he was
Jesse Abbe
Sworn and subscribed before me this 23rd day of November 1847
Ira Avery Justice of the Peace

Schenectady County
Lemuel Ladd being Duly sworn Deposed and said that he has been acquainted with Enos Howard about 60 years and the family of said Enos Howard he had two or three children when I first knew him and his wife Martha Howard and Issac Howard was there eldest Child and I trained with Isaack Howard a number of years from 1803 to 1806 or 8 in the same Company of Militia that I the said Deponent am in the 71th year of my adge [age] and I have known the family of Enos Howard ever since I was a about 12 years of adge [age] and further saith not
Lemuel Ladd
Sworn and subscribed before me the 23rd day of November 1847
Ira Avery Justice of the Peace
This may Certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Jesse Abbe & Lemuel Ladd are men of good reputable character and Members of the Baptist Church in Duanesburg in said County of Schenectady
Ira Avery Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Schenectady, CLERK'S OFFICE.}ss.

I, SILAS H. MARSH, Clerk of the County of Schenectady, do hereby Certify, That Ira Avery Esq. whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace for said County, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, the 4th day of January 1848.

S.H. Marsh, Clerk.
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State of New York, Schenectady County}ss.
Personally appeared before me Henry Shute and made oath in due form of law that he now lives in the Town of Duanesburgh in the County aforesaid and has there lived for for(sic) the Space of Fifty six years last past and that previous thereto he lived in Hillsdale Columbia County in the State aforesaid says that he was well acquainted with Enos Howard late of the town of Duanesburgh in said County and has so been acquainted since the year 1790 being fifty seven years says that he lived within about one half of one mile from him the said Enos Howard from the year 1790 up to the time of his death which was in May 1845 deponent says that he is a deacon of the Baptist church of which Martha the Widow of Enos Howard has been an acceptable Member for the space of about forty years last past and that the said Enos and Martha lived together as man and wife to deponents knowledge for the space of fifty five years up to the time of the death of the said Enos which was in May 1845 says that he knows this fact by his age which is seventy seven years last past and also by the age of his Eldest child who is or would be fifty seven years old if living in July last past. Deponent knows that the said Enos & Martha raised a large family of Children and deponent has no doubt but that the said Enos & Martha were lawfully married nor never have heard any doubt expressed about it and I as much believe that they were married as if I had seen them married
over
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For the reason that he is well acquainted with the friends of both Enos & Martha their brothers and sisters & also with the father of said Martha and also further says that the said Enos & Martha & their friends are respectable people and further not.
Henry Shute
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 12th day of October 1847, Ira Avery Justice of the Peace.
State of New York, Schenectady County} ss.
Personally appeared before me John Shute & being by me duly sworn says that he is a son of Henry Shute who made the above & foregoing affidavit says that he is forty seven years old in March last past has been well acquainted with the said Enos & Martha Howard & has so been acquainted with them as long as he can remember anything was brought up in the neighborhood with them & their children Knows that the said Enos & Martha had Eleven Children. Deponent believes that the said Enos & Martha were lawfully married never has heard any expression to the contrary.
John Shute
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 12th day of October 1847}
Ira Avery Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Henry & John Shute & believe them to be men of truth and veracity.
Ira Avery Justice
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service n the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

1781 Dec. 1 Enos Howard Private £9.12
1780 July 31 Enos Howard Private £0.7.1
1780 Oct 31 Enos Howard £5.15
1780 Aug 31 Enos Howard £2.13.4
1779 Nov 24 Enos Howard £3.5.9
[Total] £21.43.2
2
42
10.50
1.65
£54.15
27.07
8 mo 34
3
16-4
1777 add 78

STATE OF NEW YORK,
Comptroller's Office, Albany, Octo 18th 1847.

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2.348 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following offices, viz:
First--under Capt. Peter Vn Rensselaer in Col. Marinus Willets Reg't.
Second--under Capt. Christ'r Muller in Col. Morris Grahams Reg't
Third--under Capt. Christ'r Muller in Col. Morris Grahams Reg't
Fourth--under Capt. Christ'r Muller in Col. Morris Grahams Reg't
Fifth--under Capt. Abner Hawley in Col. Rob't Van Rensselaers Reg't
Sixth
Seventh
Eight
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth

Philip Phelps
Dep. Comptroller
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I Samuel W. Jones County Judge of the County Court for Schenectady County do certify that on or about the 21st day of August last Martha Howard of the Town of Duanesburgh appeared before me and was examined by me under oath with the view of obtaining a pension by me under oath with the view of obtaining a pension as the widow of Enos Howard deceased, that her examination was reduced to writing and given to her after being certified by me, that I also gave her a certificate under the seal of the surrogates court, that as county judge I am author[illegible]
State of New York, County of Schenectady, Clerks Office}
I, Silas H. Marsh Clerk of the County of Schenectady do hereby certify that Samuel W. Jones Esq’r whose name is subscribed to the certificate annexed is and was since the first Monday of July last, County Judge for said County dwelling in the same County Commissioner and sworn and duly authorized to take affidavits and acknowledgments, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine and further that said county court is a court of record.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the deal of the said County the 16th day of October 1847.
S.H. Marsh, Clerk.
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I Samuel W. Jones County Judge of the County Court for Schenectady County Do certify that on or about the 21st day of August last Martha Howard of the Town of Duanesburgh appeared before me and was examined by me under oath with the view of obtaining a pension as the widow of Enos Howard deceased - that her examination was reduced to writing and given to her after being certified by me. that I also gave her a certificate under the seal of the Surrogates court, that as County Judge I am authorized to perform the duties of the office of Surrogate of the County of Schenectady as will appear by reference to the lately adopted constitution of the State of New York and to the census of the County of Schenectady and further that the County Court of which I am Judge is a court of record having a Seal and the Clerk of the County for its clerk - Witness my hand this sixteenth day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty seven
S. W. Jones
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No 419
Martha Howard
Wid of Enos
ns
Act 17 March 44
Married before 1794
husband decd May 45

Service for 12 Mo  Admit

Application of Martha Howard
widow of Enos Howard deceased late a Pensioner &c -
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Application of Martha Howard widow of Enos Howard deceased late a Pensioner &c -

[written upside down on page]
Served for 12 Mo  Admit
No 419
Martha Howard
Wid of Enos
ns
Act 17 March 44
Married before 1794
husband decd May 45
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State of New York
Columbia County ss.
personally appeared before me Nelson Martin a Justice of the peace in and for the said County the Reverend Timothy Woodbridge and made oath in due form and says I am the pastor of the presbyterian Church and congregation of Spencertown. The Reverend Jesse Clark was a predecessor of mine in the pastoral office. I have made diligent search for a record of Marriages Solemnized by Reverent Mr. Clark, But no such record exists in this church or elsewhere within my knowledge there is no record of any marriages solemnized by any pastor of this church previous to the year 1840. Mr Clark according to my best knowledge and belief solemnized many marriages but no record of such marriages remains. and further this Deponent saith not.
[Signed] Timothy Woodbridge
Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of August 1847
[Signed] Nelson Martin Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the Reverend Timothy Woodbridge is now the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Spencertown.
August 17th 1847.
[Signed] Nelson Martin Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Columbia County ss.
personally appeared before me Nelson Martin a Justice of the peace in and for the said County the Reverend Timothy Woodbridge and made oath in due form and says I am the pastor of the presbyterian Church and congregation of Spencertown. The Revered Jesse Clark was a predecessor of mine in the pastoral office. I have made diligent search for a record of Marriages Solemnized by Reverend Mr Clark, But no such record exists in this church or elsewhere within my knowledge there is no record of any marriages solemnized by any pastor of this church previous the year 1840. Mr Clark according to my best knowledge and belief solemnized many marriages but no record of such marriages remains.
and further this Deponent saith not.

Columbia County,
Clerk's Office,  SS.
I, James Storm Clerk of the County of Columbia, Do hereby certify, That Nelson Martin before whom the affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the day of the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the name of the said Justice subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said County, this day of August 1847
[Signed] James Storm Clerk.
[Round seal in lower left corner is illegible]
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ad
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State of New-York,
County of Schenectady SS.
On this 2nd day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Schenectady in the State of New York, Martha Howard a resident of the town of Duanesburgh in the said county of Schenectady aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War;
That she is the widow of Enos Howard who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and on account of whose services she was pensioned under the Act of Congress of 17 June 1844 - and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of 17 June 1844, was fifty Dollars.
She further declares, that she is still a widow.[Signed] Martha Howard

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year first above written before me
[Signed] Matthew H. Rector Justice of the Peace
[Signed] Jesse Howard Witness
I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
[Signed] Matthew H. Rector Justice of the Peace

State of New-York,
County of Schenectady SS.
I, Silas H Marsh Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Mathew H. Rector was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, this Third day of October 1848
[Signed] S. H Marsh Clk.
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12 Verona Place
Brooklyn
N.Y.
Feb. 8
To the U.S. Pension Board
Dear Sirs,
My great grand father Enos Howard, was a soldier in the Revolution -  was wounded & drew a pension. 
Have you any records, to that
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effect. He was from Columbia Co. N.Y. Afterwards moved to Esperance Schoharie Co -
Any information you can give me will be gratefully received. It is important for me to substantiate this fact.
Very truly yours
Mrs Geo. C. Stebbins
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204 N. Monroe St. Moscow, Ida.
November 9, 1923.
United States Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: I am seeking information concerning my mother's great grandfather, Enos Howard, who served in the Revolution. My mother is of the Parks family of Amsterdam, New York, and as far as I know the family has lived in that vicinity for generations so Enos

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Pensions Office
Nov. 14 1923
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Howard will prob ably be found in the records of eastern New York.
Any data you can give me as to the time and duration of his serv ice will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
Mary Gunnell Lewis
(Mrs. M.R.)
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Lake Villa, Ill.
Nov. 7, 1927.
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Kindly send me information on war record of Enos Howard, born July 5, 1760, in Mas. or Austerlitz, Albany Co. N.Y. He was drafted & served as a private when 17 yrs. of age & then living in Austerlitz. Was married in that town to Martha Soule in 1784.
Died at Duanesburg N.Y. May 15, 1844 or 1845.
I believe his father was an officer during the war, was taken prisoner by Lord Howe & released because of his honorary connection with the Royal House.
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Can you furnish given name of father of Enos Howard.
Enos Howard was father of Geo. Washington Howard born Dec. 14, 1799 in Duanesburg N.Y., married Sarah Ketcham Jan. 10 1822
Died in Duanesburg Oct. 18 1887.
Abagail Ann Howard was the 7th daughter of this union. Born June 20 1836
Married to Mark Dare July 27, 1853
Ann H. Dare died in Danville Ill Apr. 10, 1914
Mark Dare died in Danville on Aug. 4, 1916
Grace Dare 4th child of this union born in Champaign Ill July 27 1866
Yours
Grace Dare.
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LEWIS E. HOWARD
457 Washington St.
BUFFALO, N.Y.
APRIL 21st
1931
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
B APR 23 1931

COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON - D.C.
Dear Sir,-
As a decendant of Enos Howard only 1 who was in the Revolutionary War, I would like a copy of his war record and anything you have on file regarding him or his family. I understand that you have the data as he drew a pension.
My great-grandfather was Earl Howard brother of Enos.
Thanking you for the above data, I am,
Yours very truly -
Lewis E. Howard
LEH/h
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
H/C
December 28, 1923.
Mrs. M. R. Lewis, 
204 B. Monroe St.,
Moscow, Ida.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 18027, it appears that Enos Howard was born July 5, 1760. The names of his parents are not stated.
While living in Austerlitz, Albany County, New York, he was drafted and served as a private in the New York Troops as follows:
From August 1777, for about three months in Captain John McKinstrY's company, Colonel Livingston's Regiment, and was in both battles with Burgoyne.
From the latter part of October 1778 until December 5 or 6, 1778 - officers not stated.
In the fall of 1779 for about one month in Captain Spencer's Company.
From August or September 1780, for three months under Captain Miller and Major Woolsey, and was in an engagement at Schoharie.
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From August 1, 1781, for four months in Captain Peter Van Rensselaer's Company, Colonel Willett's Regiment.
He also served about a month against the Tories.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832 while a resident of Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, and he died May 18, 1845.
He married in Austerlitz, New York, in 1783, Martha Soule, and she was allowed pension on her application executed August 21, 1847 while living in Duanesburg, New York, aged seventy-six years.
Their children were:
Sarah born May 20, 1787, - Married Davidson.
Mary or Polly born May 13, 1797 - Married Ariss.
Matilda born April 28, 1806, -Married Durfee.
Rachel born October 12, 1808, -Married Gardner.
and the following with their respective ages in 1847;
Issac, sixty-two in May; John E., fifty-six; Benjamin, fifty-four; Samuel, fifty two; George W., forty eight; Rebekah, forty-four. and Ebenezer, deceased, who would have been fifty-eight years old.
Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section  AWF
September 7, 1928.
Grace Dare,
Lake Villa,
Illinois.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 18027, it appears that Enos Howard was born July 5, 1760. The names of his parents are not stated.
While living Austerlitz, Albany County, New York, he enlisted and served as a private in the New York Troops as follows:
From August 1777, for about three months in Captain John McKinstry's Company, Colonel Livingston's Regiment and in both battles with Burgoyne.
From the latter part of October 1778 until December 5, or 6. 1778, officers not stated.
In the fall of 1779 for about one month in Captain Spencer's Company.
From August or September 1780, for three months under Captain Miller and Major Woolsey, and was in an engagement at Schoharie.
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From August 1, 1781, for four months in Captain
Peter Van Rensselaer's Company, Colonel Willett's Regiment

He also served about a month against the Tories.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832 while a resident of Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, as he died May 15, 1845.
He married in Austerlitz, New York in 1783, Martha Soule, and she was allowed pension on her application executed August 21, 1847, while living in Duanesburg, New York, aged seventy-six years.
The children as found in the claim
Sarah born May 20, 1787, married Davidson.
Mary or Polly born May 13, 1797, married Ariss.
Matilda born April 28, 1806, married Durfee.
Rachel born October, 12, 1808, married Gardner.

and the following with their respective ages in 1847; Isaac, sixty-two in May; John E., fifty-six; Benjamin, fifty-four; Samuel, fifty-two; George W., forty-eight; Rebeckah, forty four; and Ebenezer, deceased, who would have been fifty-eight years old. 

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.