Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,956, Samuel Humphry, New York
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(8-1776)
Service
New York

Humphry, Samuel or Humphrey

Number
S.44.956

CONTENTS
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2896
New York
Samuel Humphry,
Capt Smith private
New York line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
enscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of Sept. 1818 and sent to D. Shepherd, Argyle
New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.4. no. 20/30
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th Mar 1818
37.33
48.00
______
$85.33
Livingston
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Argyle, Washington
Continued
Notification sent to Daniel Shepherd [illegible]
18th July 1820
Argyle New York
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44956
Rwy Invalid
File No. 44.956
Samuel Humphry
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18" March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 244
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Samuel Humphrey
New York line
Admitted
[illegible}
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State of New York
Washington County
I, Samuel Humphrey, of the town of Argyle in the county of Washington being duly sworn on his oath says that on or about the first day of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted in Captain Dewett's [illegible] of Rangers for and during the war and served about nine months in the [illegible] company and in May the next year the said company was broken up and thy [illegible] enlisted immediately thereafter and as he believes on the tenth day of May 177[illegible] in a company commanded by Captain Smith in Col. Henry B. Levingston Regiment which he believes was the fourth Regiment in this New York line on the Continental [illegible] that immediately after such enlistment he marched to Valy Forge was in the battle of Monmouth and served under the said last monitored enlistment for nine months and two days and was discharged by Lieutenant Cornal Peter Rynier who at that time commanded the said Regiment Colonel Levingston having been wounded in the Battle of Monmouth so that he was unable to command that in 1780 so he enlisted in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel  Paulding and soon after joined the united states army then lying at [illegible] and served between two and three months and was then transferred to Lieutenant [illegible] Wettets Regiment in Capt. Hambramecks company and served [illegible] four months that he served in Col Pauldings and Wellets Regiments for seven months and was discharged but he has no discharges that he is in reudeced circumstances and requires the assistance of his Country for support that he is now in his sixty eighth year that he now resides in the Town of Argyle County of Washington and state of New York
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and is a citizen of the United States
Sworn + subcribed this 15th April 1818 before me [ signature] Samuel Humphrey [end signature]
J McNaughton one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for Washington County State of New York
Washington County for Daniel Brown being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with the witness named Samuel Humphrey during the revolutionary war that he knows of the said Samuel serving in Captain Dewitts Company as above stated that he also knows of the said Samuel enlisting in the army of the unified states on the Continental Establishment and verily believes he served as stated in his affidavit that he knows that the said Samuel is in reduced circumstances and that he requires the assistance of this Country for support
Sworn + subscribed this 15 April 1818 before me
[signature] Daniel Brown [end signature]
J. McNaughton one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for Washington County
[in brackets]State of New York
Washington County[close brackets]
Be it remembered that on the fifteenth April 1818 before me James McNaughton one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Washington came Samuel Humphrey in the first affidavit named and subscribed the same and being by me duly sworn on his oath
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declared that the facts therin stated were true Also at the same time personally came before me Daniel Brown in the second affidavit named and being by me duly sworn on his declared that the facts therin set forth are true And I further certify that I have for about three years been personally acquainted with both the above named and have never heard their reputation for truth and veracity impeached and from the written affidavits and their means of certifying I am fully satisfied that the said Samuel Humphrey served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy and that the facts therin set forth are true
J. McNaughton
[different handwriting][brackets] State of New York
County of Washington [end brackets]
I Daniel Shepherd lately of the Court of [illegible] on [illegible] of the County of Washington do verify that James McNaughton Esq. before whom the above affidavits were made is one of the Judges of the said Court citing under the authority of said seal and that the above is his signature  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 16th day of April 1818
D Shepherd
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Samuel Humphrey
Argyle, Washington and New York
2896
23 Sept 1818

I.L Lalhaun Esp
Secret. of War
City of Washington

Manifestation sought to
Dante Sheperds
Arglye, Washington NY
July 28th, 1820
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State of New York 
Washington County 

On this thirty first day of May 1820 personally appears in Open Court, being the Court of Common Pleas for the said County (which court is a court of Record, proceeding according to Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount having a clerk and seal, keeping a record of this proceeding, and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Samuel Humphrey aged sixty nine years the eighteenth day of last March, resident in the town of Argyle in the said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows --- "I enlisted in the nine months service on the tenth of May 1778 in Captain Smith's Company in the fourth New York Regiment commanded by Henry B. Livingston. I came home on the twelfth day of February 1779 discharged by Colonel P. Reynis, was in Monmouth battle on the twenty eighth day of June under the Marquis De La Fayette.  In the month of July 1776 I enlisted during the war in a company of rangers and was discharged in June or July 1777.  Enlisted in May 1780 to go to the frontier and was there near three months. I then joined the Company of Captain John Francis Hamtramick of the fifth New York Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mausinus Willet and was discharged by him when my time was out for which service I received a pension certificate the 28th of September 1818 No. 2896 --- 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 other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of our cut of benefits intended as our cut to provide for certain persons engaged in the [illegible] and civil service of the United States in the revolutionary war pressed on the
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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 I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.    
                              Samuel Humphrey
Sworn May 31st 1820
                 In Open Court 
                      D. Shepherd COC
Here follows a just and true inventory of all my estate real and personal [illegible] Half an acre of land for which I have a deed and one and a half acres of possession land.  These are encumbered by a judgement given to John Stevenson in the year 1817 for forty dollars and costs.  One [illegible].  One [illegible]  plain, 1 smoothing plain.  1 [illegible], 3 augers, 6 chissels, 2 broad axes, 1 narrow axe, 1 hand aw, 1 shovel. 
   I am by certification a carpenter and [illegible] but am unable to do much work in consequnce of old age.  I have no [illegible]. 
                                           Samuel Humphrey 
Sworn May 31s 1820
In Open Court 
               D. Shepherd Clerk
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the forgoing accounts and the schedule thereto annexed are truly offered from the Record of the Said Court and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the Said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the  [illegible] and schedule is Six Dollars.
In testimony where of I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of the said court May 31st 1820
           D Shepherd COC
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Answer to be Directed to Daniel Shepherd Esq Argyle
County of Washington

fve

Calhoun Esq
Scty of War
City of Washington