Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42900, for Martin Luther, Connecticut
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SERVICE    Continental
Conn.
Luther, Martin
NUMBER  S. 42900
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Notification sent Nov 1st 1820 to John C. Clark Bainbridge N. Yk.
13.366 
New York 
Martin Luther of Bainbridge in the State of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grosvenor of the Connecticut line, for the term of One Year 1782.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of April 1818.  
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of July 1819, and sent to John C. Clark Esqr Bainbridge N. York 
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819   84.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819 48.00
10 mo 14/30 4/31  $132.76 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 } 
Continued
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I Elisha Luther of Clarendon in the County of Rutland State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that I was knowing to Martin Luther now living in Bainbridge in the County Chenango & State of New York enlisting into the service of the United States in the Parish of Cholchester in the County of New London and State of Connecticut in the month of April in the year of Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two for the term of one year. The Capt commanding the Company I do not recollect but said Company belonged to Colr Grosvenors Regiment and was knowing to his serving in said service one year and was discharged at West point in the State of New York in April AD 1783 and further this your deponent saith not 
Clarendon Feby the 28th 1819 
Elisha Luther
Rutland County May 28th 1819 Sworn before me Thos Hammond, Judge M.C.C
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[X X text crossed out]
[State of] Vermont 
I Robert Temple Clerk of the County of Rutland do certify that The Hon. Thomas Hammond before when this affidavit was taken is one of the Judges of Rutland Court, duly commissioned and that the foregoing is his signature.  In testimony whereof I hereunto set and and affix the seal of said at Rutland this 28 day of May 
R Temple
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State of Vermont 
Rutland County ss}   Be it remembered that  on this twenty day of May one thousand Eight hundred and nineteen personally came before me the Subscriber a Judge of Rutland  County Court Elisha Luther, the person described in & who signed the above affidavit, who was by me duly sworn to the truth of the matters in said affidavit contained. And I hereby Certify that said Elisha is a person of credit and which I hereby certify to the Hon’l Secretary of War  
In testimony whereof I have herto at my hand the day and year above other and affix the seal Court whereof I am Judge 
Thos Hammond  
State of Vermont 
Rutland County ss I Robert Temple Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby certify that Thos Hammond Esq the person mention in the above certificate is [unreadable]
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as therein Stated and that the Seal affixed to his [unreadable] is the seal of this Court, and that the signature thereto is the proper hand of said Thomas Hammond 
R. Temple
M. Luther
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State of New York 
Martin Luther 
Bainbridge 
Chenango County 
New York 
Application for a Pension 
To the Hon J.C. Calhoun 
Secretary at War 
Not on the Rolls 
John E. Clark Esq 
Bainbridge N. Y. 
(See letter)
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State of New York 
Chenango County} ss  Martin Luther of Bainbridge in said County duly Sworn on his oath saith that he is of the age of fifty Eight years that he this deponent in April 1776 enlisted in the Revolutionary war  as a private soldier in Capt Jedediah Hyde's Company, Colonel – Willis [Wyllys]  Regiment in the Connecticut Line for the term of one year, which said term of one year This deponent faithfully served in said Hydes Company and was therefrom honorably discharged.
And this deponent further saith that in April 1782 he again enlisted as a private in the Standing army in Capt Jonathon Harts Company in Colonel Grosvenor’s regiment in said Connecticut line for the term of one year, which term this deponent faithfully served in said Hart's Company and was therefor honorably discharge from said service.  And further this deponent saith that the two above mentioned discharges by him obtained have been lost by this deponent by time or accident, he the deponent not having considered that they would ever be of any benefit to him the said deponent.   And further saith that he is a person of indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his Country
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for support in this the act of Congress past at its present session entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.   And 1 further saith not.   
Martin Luther 
Sworn & Subscriber this 17th day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango State of New York Peter Betts 
State of New York 
Chenango County } ss  Be it remembered  that on this 17th day of April 1818. Personally appeared before me Peter Betts Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Chenango Martin Luther to me known to be a person of respectability & Credit to who being duly sworn on his oath declared the above affidavit by him subscribed is in  all things true. And I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Martin Luther did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in said Affidavit, and that
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he is a person of indigent circumstances & stands in need of support from his County and is entitled to the relief mentioned in the act of Congress entitled to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war  
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas of said County this 17 day of April 1818. 
Peter Betts 
State of New York 
Clerks Office 
Chenango County}  
I David G. Bright Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango do hereby certify that Peter Betts the person mentioned in the above certificate is now a Judge in actual common pleas as therein stated,  that the seal affixed to his name is the seal of said Court & that the signature thereto in the proper hand of said Peter Betts 
David G. Bright Clerk of said County
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State of New York 
Chenango County } 
Cyrus Strong & Matthew Long being duly sworn on their oaths say that they are personally acquainted with Martin Luther the person described in the papers hereto annexed, and that he the said Martin is a  person of good character of truth & veracity that he is a person in indigent circumstances.   
Cyrus Strong
Matthew Long
Sworn & Subcribed  this 24th day of June 1819 before me 
John Noyes a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County}
State of New York 
Chenango County } ss I John Noyes the Judge aforesaid do hereby Certify that on this 24th day of June 1819 personally came before me Cyrus Strong & Matthew Long the persons who signed the above affidavit, men of Respectability, who were by me sworn to the truth of said affidavit. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed the day and year above written. 
John Noyes
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State of New York 
Clerks Office Chenango County ss  I Perry Randall  Clerk of said County of Chenango  do hereby certify that John Noyes Esquire the person within described is a Judge of the Court of Common pleas of said County and now in actual commission, that his name to the within affidavit & certificate is in the own proper hand of the said John Noyes the that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of this Court 
Percy Randall Clk
Martin Luther
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State of New York  
Chenango County } On this 13th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the said County being the Court of Common Pleas of the same County Martin Lather aged sixty years on the 4th day of March last part resident in Bainbridge in said County of Chenango who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz he served in the Connecticut line in Colonel Grosvenors Regiment in Captain Jonathan Harts company of infantry, that the date of his original declaration for a pension is the 17th day of April 1818 that the number of his pension certificate is a 13.366.   And I 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 disposed 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 1818 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 any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.  Viz  1 heifer 3 years old, 1 hoe, 1 shovel, 1 tea kettle, 1 dish kettle, 1 spider, 6 cups & saucers, 6 plates, 6 knives 7 forks, 1 pair flat irons, 2 bowls, 1 pair andirons, 1 shovel & tongs , 1 chest, 1 table, 1 looking glass, 2 [unreadable], 1 pail, 3 spoons, 4 tea spoons, 1 wooden bowl, 1 quart bottle, 1 two quart jug, 1 churn, 2 candle sticks, 2 baskets, 1 chamber pot, 5 chairs, 2 wheels except necessary cloathing & bedding and further that his occupation is that of a day labourer but from sickness & debility he is unable to pursue any business but for a small portion of the time, his family consists of a wife name Hannah aged fifty seven years, Hannah Luther, a daughter aged twenty three years who goes out to work for herself, Olive Luther a daughter aged 15 years
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who is in ill health and a daughter Betsey Luther aged 13 years and a grand son Elijah Luther aged three years, the last three of whom are supported by the assistance of this declarant.   
Martin Luther 
A schedule of all the property & estate of Martin Luther of Bainbridge County of Chenango & State of New York a pensioner under the act of Congress of the 18 day of March 1818 viz 
1 3 year old Heifer
1 hoe, 1 tea kettle
1 shovel
1 dish kettle
1 spider
6 cups & saucers
6 knives & forks
1 flat iron
1 pair andirons
Shovel & tongs
1 chest
1 table
1 looking glass
1 pail
3 spoons
4 tea spoons
1 wooden bowl
1 quart bottle
1 quart jugg
1 churn
2 pair candlesticks
2 baskets
1 chamber pot
5 chains
2 wheels
Necessary cloathing & bedding excepted
Martin Luther
Sworn to & declared on this 13th day of June 1820 before  Uri Tracy,  Casper M Rouse & David Bullalph Judges of said Court of Common pleas of said County 
Chenango County Clerks Office   ss Nathan Chamberlin Clerk of the Court of Common Plea for the County of Chenango do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule are truly copied from the record of said Court and I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in lien of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty Dollars & thirty five cents.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 30 day of June 1820 
N. Chamberlin Clerk of said Court
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Martin Luther 
Declaration Pension 
Bainbridge  Chenango Co 
N York 
Address to John C Clark same place 
No 13.366 
July   Con
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November 13, 1934 
BA-J/MCS 
Martin Luther, S.42900 
Miss Dorothy L. Evans 
Guilford New York 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Martin Luther who received a pension while living in Chenango County, New York.  
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 42900, based upon the military service of Martin Luther. 
He was born March 4, 1760. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. 
He enlisted in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, and served as private with the Connecticut troops as follows: from April, 1776, one year in Captain Jedediah Hyde's company in Colonel Wyllys' regiment; from April, 1782, one year in Captain Jonathan Heart's company in Colonel Grosvenor's regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, 
In 1820 the soldier referred to his wife, Hannah, aged fifty-seven years, his daughters, Hannah, aged twenty-three years, Olive, aged fifteen years, Betsey, aged thirteen years, and a grandson, Elijah Luther, aged three years. In 1819 one Elisha Luther was living in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, but his relation to the soldier was not given. There are no further data relative to the soldier's family. 
Date death on Agency Book 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Martin Luther 
82 to 83 
Grosvernor Connect Regt 
Admitted 
on roll
[unreadable]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington D. C. , 19 -
In reply to your request of – received – for a statement of the military history of   Martin Luther 
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this bureau.   S. F. 42900
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT   Apr 1776  LENGTH OF SERVICE  1 year RANK.  Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain Jedediah Hyde  Colonel Wyllys   STATE.  Conn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  Apr 1782  LENGTH OF SERVICE  1 year.  RANK.  Pvt   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Jonathan Hart  Colonel Grosvenor  STATE. 
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   Enl [enlisted] in Colchester, New London Co. Conn
Date of application for pension,   Apr 17 1818. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application,  Bainbridge Chenango Co, N.Y.
Age at date of application,   54 years, date and place of birth not stated.
Remarks:  In 1820 soldier refers to his wife Hannah, 57 years; and daughters Hannah 23 years, Olive aged 15 years, Betsey 13 years, and a grandson Elijah Luther 3 years
There is no further family data on file.
Very respectfully
Commissioner
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L. W. B. 
I 42900
This Bureau can furnish in the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. 
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. 
O. W. & N. DIV. 
REVOLUTIONARY. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 
November 13, 1897. 
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning Martin Luther, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 17, 1818, at which time he was 58 years of age and residing at Bainbridge, New York, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Hyde and Col. Willis [Wyllys], Place of his enlistment not stated. 
Very respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner
Miss Minerva C. Wells, 
Marion Co. Salem, Oregon.
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Salem. May 26th 1915 
To the Bureau of Pensions, Rev War 
Thanking you for  your communication just received, will say that of Martin Luther (my grandfather(, S. 42900 did receive a small pension $7.00 per month, I think his widow’s given name was Hanah Pratt.  Hannah Pratt was born Oct 18th 1763.  Martin Luther was born March 4th 1760 - was married October 5th 1784. I do not know his place of residence
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at Enlistment but I only know it was at his fathers for he was only 16 years of age and his father was not quite willing that he should go.  After the first services of him he lived at Greenwich Washington County New York but during the war at the time the British came into New York City, he was in the infantry under General Putnam, they ran nine miles a very hot days and many died from the heat owned.  He moved a farm near Greenswich and had what they then
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called [unreadable] plains he sold lumber for the first dock built on the Hudson River at Lansingburg but lost his lovely farm by signing a note for a man.  Then he went to Vermont and lived near Bennington a while then moved to  Bainbridge Chenango County New York where he lived and died, Bainbridge is his buriel place and where many of his family are buried, I hope this will help you to locate his birth place.  
I am very sincerly Miss Minnie C. Wells 
1149 Mill St. Salem Oregon,
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S. 
Salem, Oregon, Oct 22nd 1897 
H. Clay Evans 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir
I drop this line to enquire if you will kindly let me know if the name of Martin Luther is still preserved on the Pension Rolls of Revolutionary Pensioners (he was my Grandfather)  and if so I wish to know in what State he was born and what State he enlisted from; I think Connecticut but am not quite sure and am anxious to know he enlisted at the beginning of the War and served to the close.   
If you will reply to this
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[stamp] U.S.P.B. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES NOV 4 1897
Request I shall feel under many obligations.
Very Respectfully
Miss Minerva C. Wells
Salem Oregon
Marion Co.
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE NOV 2 1897
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[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 27 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS ADM READER #7
Guilford, New York July 22 1934 
Veteran’s Administration 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sirs:  
Will you kindly send the Revolutionary War Service of Martin Luther who served in the Connecticut Line and received a pension in Chenango County New York. Also Sylvester Miner who served in Connecticut Line and received a pension in Chenango Co. N.Y 
Very truly yours, 
(Miss) Dorothy L. Evans
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42900 
Revy INVALID.  
File No. 42.900 
Martin Luther 
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18 March 18th 
Index: -- Vol. 5 , Page 503 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
Nov 13 / 97 Miss Minnie C. Wells   Salem, Oregon 
1915. June 5: history to Miss Minnie C. Wells M.B.H.
1934 Nov. 13 hist to Miss Dorothy L. Evans  M.C.S.