Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3710, for Borden Potter, Connecticut
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Conn
Potter Borden
S3710

carded
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[illegible]  Pittsburgh   8815
New York (crossed out)
Borden Potter
Oneida Co. in the state of New York
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Dixon of the regiment commanded
by Col Sherman in the Conn.
Line for 8 mos.

Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of 26 dollars and 66 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day or March 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 30 day of Apl 1853 and sent to J. Richardson, Ct Hartford
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   $53.32
Semi-anl allowance ending[illegible] Sept $13.33
$66.65

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832
Recorded by W L Williams, Clerk
Book #  Vol 4  Page 70

Cert to pen agt 27 April 1844
Transferred to O Pittsburgh from 4 September 1843
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Borden Potter
Admitted
8 mo  Private
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State of New York
Oneida County
On this eleventh day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas now [illegible] Bordon Potter of the Town of [illegible] county of Oneida and state of New York, aged sixty seven years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed the 7 day of June 1832. This deponent says he was born in the town of Johnstown, Providence County, state of Rhode Island. This deponent says that he, with father moved from Johnstown to the town of Ellington now [illegible] county of Windham, state of Connecticut.  This deponent further says that in the month of July 179 his father was drafted for a tour of two months service in the Revolutionary War but owing to some circumstances his father could not leave home and this deponent says that he took his father's place as a substitute and joined Capt. John Dixon Company and march to Fort Griswould near New London and was there discharged after having served two months out.  This deponent further says that in May 1780 he enlisted for six months into Capt Nehemeah Ries company and Col. Shermans regiment and marched to Nelson Point on North River where the company joined the regiment after about 5 months stay. At this place the regiment were ordered to cross North River into New Jersey to a place called Toloway where the regiment remained untill December when Capt Ries Company was discharged and this deponent returned home. This deponent says he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony can be procured who can testify to his service in the revolutionary war.
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this deponent further says he has a record of his age at home that he was born in year 1764 that he resided in Rhode Island a few years after war then to [illegible] now [illegible] Connecticut, then back to Johnstown Rhode Island thence moved to Paris, Oneida County, New York where he has resided thirty years past was never in any action this deponent says he was present and in the service when Genl Answers was executed.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity excepting the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state and further this deponent says not (This deponent says he served eight months and half.
Borden Potter
Subscribed and sorn this 11th Sept 1821
J B Read. De[ Clerk
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We, Tertius D Southworth a clergyman residing in the town of Paris and John Willard, residing in the same town do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Borden Potter who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution a d that we concur in that opinion.
Tertius D Southworth
John Willard
Subscribed and [illegible] this 11th of Sept 1832
J B Read, Dep. Clerk
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11418
G  Borden Potter  8-1/2 months
[illegible] Paris Oneida County
New York
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State of New York
Oneida County
A further explanation of the services of Borden Potter in the Revolutionary War.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Borden Potter who being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith as he had stated before that his father whose name was  Live Potter was drafted on the first of July 1779 for two months tour in the Revolutionary War but owing to circumstances his father could not leave home at that time and this deponent saith that he took his father's place as a substitute in which he was drafted viz. in Capt John Dison's company. This deponent then residing in Vollelntown now  [illegible] county state of Connecticut this deponent further saith that Capt  Dixon's company immediately march to Fort Griswould near New London this deponent further declared that this company arrived at that place there was one company of [illegible] at the fort with Capt Latham who commanded said company which were stationed at Fort Griswould there were no field officers stationed at the Fort while this deponent was there, Capt Latham having the command of the fort this deponent saith that he was frequently on guard and performed other militia duties while he was there and after having served two months at that place in the Revolutionary War in the company of militia of said state was discharged.  The whole company being discharged at the same time.  This deponent was then returned home to Vollintown.  This deponent further saith that his father's name was Live Potter and his father's name might have been returned in the place of this deponent as he was a substitute. This deponent further declares that on the last of May 1780 he again enlisted the service in the Revolutionary war and enlisted as private and march to Nelson Point on North River and then this deponent saith he joined Capt Rice's company and Col Shearman's Regiment, Genl Huntington Brigade.  This deponent further saith that Capt Rice, Col Shearman and Genl  Huntington were Continental Officers as he understood at the time. This deponent further saith that after laying at this place two and half months or more as this deponent can recollect, this deponent further declares that Gen Huntington Brigade were all ordered to march. They crossed the North River at Kings Ferry and landed on the west side of the river and marched to a place called Toto Way Hill. where this brigade was stationed or made headquarters.  This deponent further saith that he was at the execution of San Andre on the 2nd of October 1780, this deponent saith that in November Coll Shearman's regiment with Genl Huntingtons' brigade to which said regiment belonged left Toto Way and crossed North River and marched to the high lands in New York and this deponent further saith that he assisted the  other troops in building the barracks on the high lands and
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Soon after they were compleated, this deponent saith he was discharged by Col Shearman as this deponent verily believed there being a number of soldiers who belong to Capt Rice's company discharged at the same time which was on the first of December 1780 after having served six months and done duty regularly in said company during that time.  This deponent further saith that there was a roll on the Town in which he resided for a number of soldiers to be raised to join the Continental Army. The town in which this deponent resided offered a bounty to any soldier that would volunteer and this deponent saith he volunteered a once enlisted a the time before stated and served the length of time and served in the foresaid company Col Shearman's regiment and Genl Huntingtons brigade and was discharged at the time stated.  This deponent believes that he that he had a written discharge but supposing it of no value has lost ot.  This deponent further declares that he will give the names of a number of soldiers who were his [illegible] mates while in Capt Rice's company and Col Shearman's Regiment at the time this deponent was, while in the [illegible] at Totoway, Nelsons Point and the high lands viz Nathaniel Gates, Grippen Heard, Willia Brown, William Tyler and one other soldier by the name of Pily, who was  drummer in Capt Rice's company apart of the time this deponent saith the soldiers  or recruits that enlisted at that time were to fill up the Continental Army and the soldiers so raised were distributed and put in different companies and regiments. This  deponent Ichabod Pevey was a brother-in-law to this deponent and enlisted at the time this deponent did but said Pevey was first into Capt Sanford's company. There were a number of regiments at Totoway and this deponent believes they were all commanded by Continental officers.  this deponent declares he served eight months a private during the Revolutionary War and for such service I claim a pension.  This deponent again saith that he can not be mistaken for he well known that the last six months service was in  Capt Rice's company and Col Shearman's regiment and in the year 1780
Borden Potter
Subscribed and sworn before me this ninth day of January 1733.
Jared P Tode JP
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Borden Potter
Admitted
8 mo. Private

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Borden Potter whose name is subscribed to the written affidavit for thirty years and have always  none him by report as a Revolutionary soldier and believe the statement set forth in said affidavit to be [illegible] and true.
Jared P Tode JP

Clerks Office
Oneida County
I Geo Brown, Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Hared P Tode esq before whom the with affidavit of Borden Potter purports to have been serving and whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and of the County of Oneida and duly by law authorized to act  as [illegible] and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature 
"Jared P Todd" to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 22nd day of January 1833.
Geo Brown, Clerk
Jos B Read, Deputy Clerk
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The State of Ohio
County of [illegible]
On this twelfth day of April 1844, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of [illegible] personally appeared Borden Potter, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Capt Nehemiah Rice in the regiment commanded by Col. Sherman, in the service of the IUnited States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio (Pittsburgh agency) where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.  The following are his reasons for removing from Alleghany County, New York, where he formerly resided, to Granga County, Ohio where he now resides - to wit, that he has friends and relatives residing here with whom he wishes to spend his remaining days.
Borden Potter
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Doolittle, Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
County[illegible]
I, James Fairbanks, of [illegible] ago, being first duly sworn on my said oath do declare that I am well acquainted with Borden Potter, who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit, and know him to be the identical person that he therein represents himself to be.  Given under my hand and seal this twelfth day of April 1844
James Fairbanks
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written by the said James Fairbanks. whom I hereby certify to be a person of truth and veraciity.
Joseh Doolittle, Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
[illegible] County
I, Reuben St John, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Doolittle Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn according to law that his commission set bears date April 13th 1843 and will expire April 13, AD 1846 and that his signature as written on this sheet is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 15th day of April AD 1844.
Reuben St John, Clerk
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No 11418
Borden Potter
Admitted
8 mo. Private

16.17
2 witnesses required
14 Sep '32
11 Dec 

P147
Jonathan Richardson, Agent
New Hartford
Oneida County
New York
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No 11418
Brief in the case of Borden Potter of Paris County of Oneida in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or judge?  In open court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the .
is disabled d by bodily infirmity? 
3.  How old is he?  64 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed:
Period: July 1779
Duration of service: 2 months
Rank: Substitute
Names of General and Field Officers: Capt John Dixon
Period: May 1780
Duration of service: 6 months
Rank: Private
Names of General and Field Officers: Capt N Rice, Col Sherman
5. In what battles was he engaged?
None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Not stated
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls?
By traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence of the case above mentioned.
James Ord, Examining Clerk
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James L Edward Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City

May 2nd 1844
Mr. Stewart
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James L, Edwards, Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 27th, I have to state that Borden Potter, a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 at $26.66 dollars per annum was last pai to the 4 day of Sept 1840.

In am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your obt servt
Tho M Olcott
Pres't and Pension Agent
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Rev War
INVALID
3710
Borden Potter
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7 1832
Index: Vol A page 299
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Hon. J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Chardon O
April 17

April 23

B Potter
for transfer 

Mr. Evans

fner
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Chardon Granga County O
April 15, 1844
Dear Sir,
Enclosed please find an application for a transfer of the payments of Borden Potter's pension.
I am very respectfully your obt servt
A P Wilkins, {illegible]

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions