Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43186, for Ebenezer Staples, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Staples, Ebenezer

NUMBER
S. 43186

CONTENTS
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18.574
New York R
Ebenezer Staples
of Dutchess Co. in the State of N. York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10th of October 1821.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of May 1822 and sent to Hon: W. W. VanWyck H. Reps. U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1822 - 38.93
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Septr 1822 - 48.00
4 mos. 26/30   $86.93

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
D. 5.1.37 21st May 1820

Dutchess County
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Duplicate certificate issued 18 Sept. 1823, and sent to Alexander Forbus, Poughkeepsee, N.Y.

Triplicate certificate issued & forwd to Alex. Forbus, Pokeepsie N.Yk 18th Marh 1835.
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State of New York
Dutchess County} ss: 
Ebenezer Staples within named being duly sworn doth depose and say that the first time he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war was at the Battle of Lexington in 1776 in a company of militia or minute men commanded by Captain Bridges, that he at that time served about six weeks: that in the same year as this deponent believes he served three months in a company of militia of Massachusetts commanded by Captain Maynard in Thomas Nixons regiment that during this service he was near Trenton in New Jersey, and was discharged then in March: that the next service of this deponent was the one stated by this deponent in his original affidavit a copy of which is hereto annexed that he cannot speak with certainty as to the year of his said enlistment but from his best recollection believes it to have been in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine. that he enlisted as aforesaid in Sudbury in Massachusetts under Captain Barnes that from that town he went with the company to Westpoint and from thence to the White Plains in Westchester County in New York where they joined the regiment and brigade: that they remained at this place in camp until they went into winter quarters in huts in the Highlands near Peekskill: that General Pattersons Brigade was at the same time encamped at the White Plains, and went into winer quarters in the Highlands; that the deponent does not recollect any other brigade encamped with them: that he was discharged in March following before breaking up of winter quarters. that this deponent in the same spring or on the year subsequent to his said discharge in March and which this deponent cannot now state with certainty, he engaged with his team of four horses and waggon in the service of the United States as a teamster under the command of General Green Waggon Master General, for the term eight months, that during the time he was present and saw Major Andre executed at Tappan. this deponent being then engaged in transporting the baggage of an Artillery company commanded as this deponent from his best recollection believes by Captain Stewart
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that the deponent was discharged in December thereafter at Westpoint and further saith not
[signed] Ebenr. Staples

Subscribed & sworn this 8th of December 1821 before me
[signed] James Emott
Just Judge of Duchess
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At a court of Common Pleas held at Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York on the Tenth day of October of October Term in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one -
Present Daniel C. Ver Planck
Albro Aikito
Stephen Thorn} Esquires Judges

Dutchess County Ss: Be it remembered that on the Tenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in the court of common pleas of Dutchess county, the said court being a court of Record for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York, having common law jurisdiction Ebenezer Staples aged about sixtytwo years resident in the town of Poughkeepsie in the said County of Dutchess who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said Ebenezer Stables in the month of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine at Sudbury in the State of Massachusetts enlisted for the term of nine months in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Barnes in the Sixth Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Nixon in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said company and regiment under his said enlistment the full term thereof and until he was discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, that his discharge has been lost or destroyed -
That the further evidence of his said services is contained in the affidavits of Peter Clayes the Lieutenant and Uriah Eaton the orderly Sergeant of said company hereto annexed -
And I the said Ebenezer Staples do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." passed on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit -
Real Estate - I have none in possession or expectancy