Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,613, John Barber, New York
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
AWF/cel
Rev

January 5, 1929

Ellen Van Buren Pell
230 East 79th Street
New York, New York

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29613, it appears that John Barber was born in February, 1753, at Princeton, New Jersey.

While residing in Montgomery, Ulster County (which was later Orange County), New York, he served from November, 1774, three months as a minute man in Captain William Jackson's Company. Early in 1776, he was appointed
Lieutenant in the New York Militia and served from May, 1776, six months under Captain Machin, and Colonel Nichols.  In the fall of 1776, he was appointed Captain in the New York Militia and served as follows: from December, 1776, five months; from April, 1777, four months under Colonels Levi Paulding and McLaughrey; from September, 1777, three months; from August, 1778, two months under Colonels Newkirk and Phillips; from December, 1778, two months and from
November, 1780, three months and was Adjutant to Colonel Phillips' Regiment.
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he was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Montgomery, Orange County, New York.

It is stated that he was at one time Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas for Orange County, New York and a representative from said county in the State Legislature.

It is not stated whether soldier was ever married.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

2 Brothers Francis & William
I did not say anything about soldier's suspension & death.  The death date in letter is Feb 12 - 1826 which is incorrect.  I could not find the letters & his date of death is not in Agency Book A[illegible]