Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6465, for William Lownsberry, Connecticut
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Service: Conn
Lownsberry, William
Number R. 6465
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In the matter of
William Lownsberry
an applicant for a
Pension - 
For Col Sheldon
Regt. of Continental
[illegible]
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State of New York
Madison County on this 7 day of October 1834
personally affirmed before the Judges of the court of Common law of the county of Madison in this State William Lownsberry, a resident of the town of Fennor in Said County aged 85 Years on the 29th day of May last past. As is being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of a Provision made by the act of congress [illegible] June 7 1832 - that the enlisted at the town of Salisbury (Connecticut) in the Army of the United States for three years or during the war in Col Samuel Sheldons Regiment of Light Dragoons - He was enlisted b Capt Samuel Sheldon Jr on the 1 day of January 1779 - He Served in said Capt Sheldon's Company of Light Dragoons and in Col Sheldon again - and for the time of his enlistment until the close of the War - Luther Stoddard was Lieut of his company - He resided at the Precinct of Amenia, Dutchess County NY when he entered the [illegible], a distance of 10 miles from Salisbury where he enlisted - John Smith, Eden Hunt & Ezra Thompson enlisted at the same time applicant did - He remained at Salisbury during the [illegible] spring of 1779. The whole Regiment was marched to White Plains, NY & remained thereabouts, on scouting parties until near winter and then next to a place called Morrison Stores in Dutchess County and remained in that section, billited out among the farms on account of the scarcity of forage during the Winter and in the Spring of 1780 we were ordered to North Castle in Westchester (?) County NY & remained there until about the beginning of the following winter - While out in on the scouting parties in the month of May 1780 we had a skirmish with the British & applicant's horse was shot from under him, & he taken prisoner and sent to the
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Shugan House in New York & remained then half starved 54 (?) weeks & was then exchanged & returned & joined the Regiment at North Castle & remained there until about winter, when we went back to Salisbury & remained there during the winter - In the Spring of the year 1781 we were ordered to Old Bedford Westchester County & remained there & in that vicinity during the season of the Spring of this year. 50 [illegible], affiant among the number, out of the Regiment under Capt Sheldon & went to Morrisania Westchester County and in a night took 60 hostages & brought them back with us at a place called Shapaqua at the old Quaker meeting house & while we were there, building a fire to warm us. (snow being on the ground) we were surprized by a large party from Col James DeLancys Regt of Refugees, who took from us our Prisoners and took every man of our party prisoners except applicant, who escaped by jumping out of the window, but lost his horse - The party was sent to the Shugart house, but were exchanged during the summer. We remained at Old Bedford until cold weather & then went into Winter quarters at a place called Ward Plains above Morrison Stones, & was billeted out among the farmers - In the Spring of 1782 we were ordered back to the lines, first at a place called Rye & then back further into the country out at a place called Newtown & remained there during during the Summer & until near the close of the fall of 1782, when we were ordered back to Salibury & at the news of peace, we were discharged. Applicant received a written discharge from Col Sheldon, which he has lost - Our Regiment was [illegible] to New London at the time the British
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burnt that place, but they, the British, had sailed off before our arrival.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity and [illegible] Present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency or in any State.
From to [illegible] the day & year aforesaid.
William Lownsberry
AS Sloan Clark

And the said court does hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier in service as he states - 
I Andrew S Sloan Clark of the court of Connecticut of said County of Madison, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of this said court in the matter of the application of William Lownsberry for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand seal of office in this seventh day of October 1834 
AS Sloan Clark
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Rev. War Section.             Ew.   aw

May 2, 1823.

Mrs. Isabel L. Lewis,
745 W. Onondaga Street,
Syracuse, New York.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated February
1823, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim B. File No. C485, [may be C465 - typing is faded] it appears that William Lownsberry was born 
May 29, 1749.
While living at Fenner, Madison County, N. Y. 
he applied for pension and stated that he enlisted when a resident of Amenia Precinct, 
Dutchess County, N. Y. January 1, 1779 and served until the Fall of 1782 in Captain Samuel Sheldon's company, Colonel Sheldon's regiment of Light Dragoons; that he was captured in a skirmish in May 1780 and was exchanged six weeks later, also that he was in an engagement with DeLancy's Corps at
Chappaqua, N.Y.  This claim was not allowed as his name was not found on the rolls of that regiment.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
--
There was no Samuel Sheldon
in that Regt, but the man gives a
good detailed account of the history of
that Regt & of the engagements-
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32257
New York
--
Wm Lownsberry
Rejected
--
Let to O P Grainger
29 Oct 1834
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Let to Hon W K Fuller 22 Dec 33
cannot find this letter

6465
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6465
P.O William Lownsberry
Service:

Enlisted: ________________________, 18
Discharged: _____________________,18
[stamped across previous two entries, "REJECTED"]
Application filed: ________________, 18

Alleges: In 1852 Book of Rey. and Ins. Claims: -
Re-enlisted: "He did not serve 6 mos."- Ew  
This is not the real cause of rejection, see letter in claim
Attorney:
P. O.
_______________Recognized.  ______________Contra
_________Cert. of Dis.       Searched for ______ ,18

[written top of facing page]
1923, May 2 hist. to Mrs. Isabel L. Lewis - Ew
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[letter written on backside of paper, unable to read}

Post mark at bottom of paper reads:
PENSION OFFICE
U.S.
FEB 7 1923
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745 West Onondaga, street.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Feb 7th 1923
[Notations top of page]
Stmpd env
W
Rev. Sec

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington. D.C.
My Dear Sir
would you kindly look up the name of
William Loundsbury who was on the pension
Roll of New York State in 1840 as a Revolution
soldier at which date he was 92 years old living in the town of Fenner, Madison Co N.Y. with
James Loundsbury. I would like to have all the
facts pertaining to him, including whether James Loundsbury was his son or not. the name of his wife and any other facts regarding him which you might have. For which I will be very thankful
Yours very truly
Mrs Isabel Loundsbury Lewis
[illegible]
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Rev. w 2

745 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse New York
April 16th 1923

Commissioner of Pension
Department of the Interior
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Several weeks ago I wrote you for the
"Revolutionary war record" of William Loundsbury who was on the "United States pension roll" of 1842 at which time he was living in the town of
Fenner "Madison County" New York with James
Loundsbury at which time he was 92 or 93 years old. 
I would be glad if you would kindly give me a copy of the record and any other data you might have in your possession regarding him. I am very anxious to obtain this information and would be pleased if you could send it to me as soon as possible
Yours very truly
Mrs) Isabel Loundstary Lewis
    per Cge
[stamp/seal] 
PENSION OFFICE U.S. APR 21 1923
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211 Chestnut Sheet
Rochester New York
April 12th 1923

Mrs Isabel Loundsbury Lewis
Syracuse N. Y.

My Dear Mrs Lewis,
Your kind letter of Tuesdays date received this Noon and was glad to note that you are keeping well. as not hearing from you sooner. I thought you might have taken another
cold and was confined to the house. I notice by your letterhead that you have entered the business world, and in consequence I want to congratulate you on that event and I do hope and trust you will meet with the best of success. You have the ability and personality which will draw people to you and the success of your enterprise is assured, if you are fortunate enough, in surrounding yourself with the right class of people.
I met a lady here a few weeks ago a "Mrs Woodward" whose husband many years ago operated a cheese factory in some town near
here and she told me he got his idea of Cheese making from a Mr Loundsbury of Fenner New York no doubt he must have been your father or his brother Monroe Loundsbury.
No doubt the David Stafford whose date of death you found is the man we are seeking; If we could get some further information regarding him we may be able to establish
the line.  Keep him in mind and you may run across some other members of the Stafford family in Madison Co
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I cannot understand why the pension office at Washington have not replyed to your request. I have not a copy of what I wrote them but will inclose in this letter another request and you can mail it and should you receive an answer
Kindly send me a copy of it. I dont expect to remain here very long Mrs Lewis as they have another man here working with me which will make my stay here much shorter than I anticipated. any how where sent I will
go I will go and will keep in touch with you until we get all the family lines [illegible] out. Any time you learn of anything on the Loundsbury & Stafford families I will be glad to obtain it

most truly yours
G. J. Kent
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name or the names of the three persons all
by him to have enlisted with him found upon
the rolls- These rolls are perfect & were [illegible/missing] fur____ed, by Col Talmage now living in Litchy Cont
This claim is rejected this paper ^these
of Ichabod Woodworth^ was placed on file

acting June
O. P.  Grainger 
29 Oct 1834
O.C.


Rec. Vol 33 page 196

O J. Granger esqr
Morrisville N. Y.
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free

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Morrisville 
Oct 8
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Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Oct 7. 1834

Sir
Enclosed I send you the declaration
of William Lownsberry, an applicant
for a Pension - He served in Co
Sheldons Regt in continental establishment
& I have made out his
papers in conformity to the regulations
of the Department in such cases-
Respectfully
Otis P. Granger

T. L. Edwards Esqr