Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,262, James Webster, Conn.
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Webster, James

NUMBER
R. 11.262
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CONTENTS
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State of New York}
County of Greene} ss.

I, Joshua A Cooke clerk of the County of Greene do hereby certify that William Pierson Esq. before whom the foregoing annexed affidavit of Jains H. Webster purports to have been sworn and subscribed was & is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to administer oaths and that his name subscribed to the Jurat of said affidavit is his genuine Signature.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day November 1856
JM Cooke
clerk
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Harford Oct 15th 1856

I certify that on application for evidence of the services of James Webster in Capt. Carpenter's company in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office and find the name of James Webster on a Roll under the following heading vis,  " A List of Capt Ephraim Carpenter's Company, in Col. Hosford's Regt. who marched "by order to East Chester Sept. 1776."
Obadiah Hosford, was appointed Lieut. Colonel at the May Session of the General Assembly 1776,  The term of service is not stated on the list of Capt. Carpenter's company, but from documents it appears that Col. Hosford's Regt. was ordered to join Gen. Washington's army in Sept 1776, and it is supposed that the Regiment continued in service for six months or more.

Edward Prentis  Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson  Clerk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.

State of New York}
County of Greene} ss.

On this fourth day of June A. D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty six, at a Surrogate court held in the village of Catskill, in and for said County of Greene, personally appeared Russell Webster, aged seventy three years, a resident of the town of Cairo in said County & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress  passed 7th June 1832.  First he is one of the children of James Webster, deceased, who according to the best of his Knowledge & belief resided in the town of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War, and that for several years now-last past this declarant resided with his father the said James Webster, during which time he has heard him relate the occurances of the revolution in which he the said James Webster was engaged as a soldier, and from the frequent conversation with his father the said James Webster, he stated that he had served  as a soldier during the revolutionary war for the term of at least two years in several successive tours, the first was performed in the year 1776, mainly in the State of New York
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in and around the City of New York, as a private soldier in Captain Ephraim Carpenter's Company in Colonel Hosford's Regiment of levies for the term of 9 or 12 months, during said service the British took passion of New York.  He also served as a private soldier in Captain Buel's Company and he also served six months in Colonel Sheldon's Regiment of Light Horse, he also served as a private soldier in Captain Evant's Company & Lieutenant Catlin.  In the year 1777 he was drafted in Captain Phineas Baldwin's Company 3 months as a private soldier and marched through Dutchess County, in the State of New York & saw the smoke arise from the burning of Kingston, by the British army,  In all the several tours of service performed by my father the said James Webster, deceased, the names of the officers, nor any of the particulars of said service cannot be given, except what is stated above.  My  father the said James Webster, deceased, was born in Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut & resided there until about the year 1788 or 1789 when he removed into the town of Cairo, County of Greene & State of New York & remained there until about 2nd day of February 1850, when he died & left children whose names are as follows viz:  Lyman Wester, James Webster, Jr.,  Chester Webster, Jarvis Webster & Russell, who are all severally over twenty one years of age.  My father the said James Webster, has never applied for a pension under any of the laws of Congress
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When asked by his friends to apply, he would uniformly reply that as he had a [            ] for his comfortable maintenance he did not need any aid from his government, but always contended that he was entitled to a full pension for his services in the war of the revolution. That according to the best of  deponent's Knowledge & belief he received written discharges from the several services signed by the officers under whom he served, which said several discharges are now lost, nor can he remember the names of the officers who signed said discharges.  He further declares that he has no proof of any Kind to support the above statements, nor does he know of any verbal or documentary Evidence to be found.
Russell Webster

Subscribed & Sworn
before me  June 5, 1856
James Fitch
Greene County  Judge
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REJECTED

11,262
James Webster
Service: ________________________________________

Enlisted: ________________________________, 18  .
Discharged: _____________________________, 18  .

Application filed: _______________________, 18  .

Alleges: __________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Re-enlisted: ____________________________________
_________________________________________________
(Written across above - Conn. Service)

Attorney: _______________________________________
P. O. __________________________________________________

__________ Recognized.  _______________ Contract.
_______Cert. of Dis.  Searched for_________  ,  18  .
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No.  39.085
James Webster  decd
N York, 
Henry Wynkoop  Jany
10 1857

11262

June 7 1832 -
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State of New York  Catskills  26th of Nov 1856

Sir

Herewith enclosed is the application of James Webster decd by his Son Russell Webster for a  balance of Pension under act of 7th June 1832. You will please direct the result of your examination to me and oblige.

Very Respectfully Yr  Obt. Sevt
Henry Wynkoop

Commissioner of Pensions
Dept of Justice
Washington
D. C.