Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42449, for Medad Taylor, New Hampshire
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( 2 - 1776 ) 

SERVICE 
N H 

*Taylor, Medad

Number
S.42449
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CONTENTS
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15,415 
New York  R 
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Medad Taylor of Hartland in the State of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the New Hampshire line , for the term of two years
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 Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of May 1818- 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of October 1819 and sent to Gideon Frisbee Esq Lewiston. NY - 
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  26/31+4/30-127:76
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th March 1820 -48:—                    
                                                                    $175:76
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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42449 

INVALID 
Revy
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File No. 42.449 
Medad Taylor 
PrI Rev War 
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Act: 18 March 18 

Index:--Vol. 3, Page 200 

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1909 June 9. Hist to 
Horace Briggs -
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Medad Taylor private 
Colonel Cilleys Regt 
New Hampshire line 1778 2 years

May 6th 1818 

Requested the Judge's certificate that the applicant is a resident Citizen of the United States

Admitted

17 May 1819 

Lewistown NY
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State of New York 
County of Niagara SS
On this sixth day of May A.D. 1818 before me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Niagara Personally appears MedadTaylor aged sixty years Resident in the Town of Hartland in the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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, That the said Medad Taylor enlisted at the Town of Hanover in the State of New Hampshire in the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy  eight in the company commanded by Captain       House of Colonel       Silly’s Regiment and General Poors Brigade New Hampshire line for three years, and continued to serve therein for two years only, when he enlisted into a company of Regular Troops for during the war the name of the Captain who commanded said Company he does not now recollect but the Lieutenant's name was             Dustin the Company served in General Sullivans Division and this Deponent was in the expedition with General Sullivan through the western part of the State of New York against the Indians that he was transferred into a company command by Captain Ellis of the State of New Hampshire -    That he continued to serve in the service of the United States six years steady when at the conclusion of the war he was discharged with the badges of Honor at Newberg in the State of New York. That he left his discharge in the State of New Hampshire a number of years since
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and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services and that he is in Reduced circumstances and very infirm and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support 
Medad Taylor 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above written}
G Frisbee

I Gideon Frisbee one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in the County of Niagara aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Medad Taylor did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the afore mentioned act of Congress --- 
Dated 6th May  1818 
G Frisbee

I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the above mentioned Medad Taylor is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support 
G Frisbee

I do further certify that the above mentioned Ira Taylor is a resident Citizen of the United States G Frisbee
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State of New York 
Niagara County 
Clerks Office 

I Frederick B. Merrill Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Gideon Frisbee before whom the precedent affidavit & other precedants appear to have been made and done was at the time one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County acting as such under the authority of this State and that the above is his Signature 

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County seal at Buffalo this Third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen 
F. B. Merrill
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It was supposed that the statement of the Claimants Residence in the Declaration would have been sufficient without subjecting the [starving]? Object to unnecessary delays and expenses -  but as an a certificate is required I have subjoined it accordingly.
G Frisbee
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51 Johnson Park. 
Buffalo, N.Y. 
May 29, 1909. 

 of U.S. Pension Department 
for soldiers of the Revolution; 
Washington, D.C. 

Hon. and dear Sir;

I am quite desirous to ascertain some facts in the history of a soldier of the Revolution whose name was Medad Taylor, There is a tradition that he began to receive a pension, as a citizen of Erie County, N.Y., about 1818; but of the time of his service, his more definite place of residence, his marriage, and the time of  birth and death are dates which I would like to secure - and such other items as might be useful in proving a line of descendants . 

Please then, to give such items in this case, as you may have at your command forward them to me at the address given above and greatly oblige 

Yours respectfully, 
Horace Briggs 
(Not a professional genealogist)
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U.S.
Pension Office
Jun 1 1909

42449

Record Division
Jun 2, 1909
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In reply to to your request 0f_________received_______ for a statement of the military history of Medad Taylor 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. File 42449 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Mch 78

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 yrs & was discharged at conclusion of war at Newberg NY 

RANK. 
Pri 

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. 
House 
Dustin 
Ellis 

COLONEL. 
Ellis
In General Sullivan’s Indian campaign

STATE
NH 

Battles engaged in,_________

Residence of soldier at enlistment, enl Hanover NH

Date of application for pension, May 1818 [illeg]

Residence at date of application. Hartland, Niagara Co. NY

Age at date of application, 60   date and place of birth not stated
 
Remarks: no data as to family on file. No date of sol death.