Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10606, for Nathan Tellotson, New York
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Service - New York


Tellotson, Nathan
or Tillotson

Phoebe


Number - R. 10606
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4867

NY

Suspended

See ? to Misters Gay and Stevens
February 18th, 1840


Act 4 July 1836
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Rejected


10606


Phoebe Tellotson
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Left Panel

4867  Dec. 19, 1837

N.Y.

The application of 4 July 1836

Phoebe Tellotson 
for Pension


Gay and Stevens
Agents
Rochester
Monroe Co.
N.Y.

10606


Right Panel

4867

Phebe Tillotson

N.Y.

Act 4 July 1836
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State of New York
Monroe County ss.

On this 30th day of November 1839 personally appeared before me Ashley Sampson Esq. first Judge of the Monroe County Courts, Phoebe Tillotson of the Town of Pittsford in the said county of Monroe and State of New York aged seventy eight years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836.
That she is the widow of Nathan Tillotson to whom she was married in the month of December some five or six months after the Declaration of Independence - She cannot recollect the year independent of other circumstances - She knows this fact that she was between fifteen and sixteen years of age only - She was married in the town of Smithtown on Long Island in the State of New York by Joshua Hart a clergyman - her father and mother and others were present at her wedding but they are dead and she does not know that there is a person living that was present at her marriage - She has no documentary evidence of the said marriage
That is about two years after this marriage as aforesaid, the year she cannot give with more certainty her said husband at the said Town of Smithtown enlisted into the service of the Revolutionary War as a private for the period of two years, she cannot state the names of any of the officers of his company except the first sergeant
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whose name was Jesse Raynor - nor can she state what regiment he was attached to or the officers thereof
Immediately upon his enlisting which was in the spring, he marched to a place called Sataucit {Syosset}, about nineteen or twenty miles from Smithtown, to the east thereof the object was to guard a fort at that place - her said husband remained at the fort for some time, but how long she is unable to say, but should think about a year, when he was ordered to the west end of the Island to guard New York. and was there when the fort at that place was taken or given up to the British - her said husband informed the declarant that he made his escape by swimming the River he continued in the revolutionary service his term for which he enlisted as aforesaid.
This declarant does not know where he was discharge nor the year - She has no documentary evidence of his service nor does she know of any person who could prove said service - her brother John West was in the service at the same time and has been placed on the Pension Roll for said service but he is now dead.
Her said husband died forty seven years ago in the Town of Salem in the County of Washington State of New York - That she still ? the ? of her said husband as never having intermarried since his death
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Phoebe Tellotson (her mark)

Sworn to this 30th day of November 1839
before me
Ashley Sampson
Dist. Judge of Monroe County Courts


State of New York
Monroe County

I certify that the above named applicant was unable to write her name to the above declaration in any other way than making her mark from a want of knowledge of writing - as the said applicant declares and as I believe and I further certify that said applicant is unable with convenience to appear in a court of Record of said County and make the foregoing declaration by reason of the infirmity of old age.

Dated this 30th day of November 1839.

Ashley Sampson
First Judge of Monroe county courts


State of New-York,
Monroe County Clerk's Office. ss.

I certify that Ashley Sampson was at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, First Judge of the County Courts,
in and for the said county, authorized by law to take the same; and that I am well-acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signatures to said certificates are genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, this 30th day of November AD 1839.

Ephraim Goss Clerk
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Nathan Tillotson

Ac.t 1836  N.Y.





F.F.C. Triplett
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State of New York
County of Monroe


Be it known, that in this sixth day of December AD 1852 before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared (1) Merit P. Tillotson and Tsenplisen Tillotson residents of the (2) Town of Pittsford in said County, and made oath according to law that (3) Nathan Tillotson who was a  Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and whose widow heretofore made application for the benefit  of the Pension Act of (4) ___________
That (5) they are directly interested as claimants in said Pension, and make this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as our Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, we hereby constitute C.W. Bennett, of Washington City, our true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of (6) Nathan Tillotson  for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or income of Pension that may be due: and we hereby authorize our said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for out exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate we wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that we might or could do were we personally present. 
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
 (7) Merit P. Tillotson
    Richard T. Tillotson

Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and  I hereby certify that I believe the said (8) Tillotsons to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical parties therein alleged.

(9) Ephraim Goss


State of New York
County of Monroe

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of the County of Monroe that said (8) Tillotsons the parties have sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, are the (10) heirs of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I further certify that (11) Ephraim Goss Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was , at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine. 


In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office 
this seventh day of December 1852
(12) John Lacey clerk

1. Claimant's name or names in full - 2. Post Office address.
3.  "That he is the same identical man," or "that she is the widow of the identical man," or "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4. Leave the line blank - 5. "He is," "She is" or "they are."
6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.
7. Claimant's signature.
8. Claimant's name.
9. Magistrate's signature.
10. "Identical," "widow of," or "child of."
11. Magistrate's name.
12. Clerk's signature.

N.B. - Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.