Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,992, Ebenezer Belknap, Continental Mass.
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Continental Mass.   Belknap, Ebenezer   S. 12,992
Carded
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1734  New York
Ebenezer Belknap
of New in the State of York
who was a Artificer in the compy commanded
by Captain Wheelock of the Ret commanded
by Col Ward in the New York 
line for 2 Years

Increased from $91. 57/100.  31 July 
1833.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 144 Dollar     Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 1833 and sent Hon G C Verplank 
 New York

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33              $288.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33   72.00
                                                               $360.00
                           {Revolutionary Claim,}
                           {Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell  Clerk
Book D   Vol. 5   Page 69.

See letter to Pension Agent New York 31 July 33
See letter to Hon. J. Fomance May 20 1842
(See ltrs in case of Peter Valland W 182[6?])
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State of New York City & County of New York ss. On this twenty seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of New York before the Hon. John T. Irving First and residing Judge of the said Court now sitting Ebenezer Belknap a resident of the said City and County of New York aged seventy two years 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 June 7th 1832, that is to say, that soon after the battle of Lexington in the year 1775 he enlisted in the Town of Westboro, County of Worcester and then Colony of Massachusetts Bay in Capt Wheelocks Company - Wards Regiment, being a corps raised by the said Colony for the defence of the Country and was stationed part of the time at Cambridge and the remaing part at Dorchester, that his enlistment was for eight months which he served out faithfully. That in the following year he enlisted for six months in Houghton's Company Smith Regiment in the Brigade of Genl Fellows, and joined his corps at and marched from thence to the City of New York and was with the army in the retreat from the latter City and served out the Term of his enlistment. 

He further says that on the 22nd day of August 1777 he enlisted in the said Town of Westboro being his native Town in the Army of the United States in Capt Woods Company and Baldwin's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served therein to the 31st of December 1779, when he obtained a furlough and was afterwards regularly discharged which discharge he has lost that his first and second enlistment was a Fifer, that his enlistment in the Continental Army was as a private and the regiment to which he was attached was stationed at Danbury, Connecticut and from thence was ordered to New Windsor and West Point, New York. He further says. That in corroboration of the facts above set forth he
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he hereto annexes the Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated 15th April 1830. The Depositions of Henry Marble, Phineas Hardy and Nathan Fisher also the original [illegible] given by the Deponent to the Treasurer of the said Town of Westboro for part of the Wager due him for the years service in the Continental Army, together with [illegible] from the records of the said Town of Westboro and that he the Deponent is the identical Ebenezer Belknap mentioned in the said annexed affidavits, Certificate and receipts And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
[signed] Ebenezer Belknap
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
[signed] Abm Asten Clerk for Pleas City & County New York
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above applicant Ebenezer Belknap was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states
[signed] Jno J Irving 
Judge of the Court of Com Pleas for the City & County of New York
I Abraham Asten Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Belknap for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this twenty seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
[signed] Abm. Asten Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, April 15. 1830
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents
remaining in this Department, that Ebenezer Belknap
served as a Soldier in Capt. Woods Company, and Col. Baldwin's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from August 22, 1777 to December 31, 1779, being two years and four months, and eight days.
Edward A. Bangs
secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Phinehas Hardy's
Affidavit
Dec. 13th 1830
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I Phinehas Hardy of Westborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and depose, that I was well acquainted with Ebenezer Belknap at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, who then belonged to said Westborough, and now lives, as I am informed, in the City of New York, and the said Ebenezer Belknap was a soldier with me and Lieut Henry Marke, now an Inhabitant of said Westborough, in the company of Capt Houghton of Boston in the County of Worcester aforesaid, and in the Regiment of Col Smith of Lanesborough in the County of Berkshire and the said Ebenezer Belknap served in said company and Regiment during the whole of the five months campaign at New York, beginning in July, 1776, and ending about the last of November in the same year. Said Belknap was a Fifer.
[signed] Phineas Hardy
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Westborough, County of Worcester
December 13th 1830 - Personally appeared Phinehas Hardy above mentioned and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed before me.
[signed] Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace

Deponents fees - $ - 50
Justices fees - 1:25
                      _______
                     $1:75

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester Ss. 
I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Nahum Harrington, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Worcester, duly qualified to act as such, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts as such Justice of the Peace, and that his certificates of the oaths by him
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administered to Henry Marble and Phinehas Hardy are in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, this fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
[signed] Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
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Deponent fees $ .50
Justices fees      1.25
                        $1.75
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I, Henry Marble of Westborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and depose, that I was acquainted with Mr Ebenezer Belknap at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, who then belonged to said Westborough, and said Ebenezer Belknap was in the Company of Capt Houghton of Boston and in the Regiment of Col Smith of Lanesborough in the County of Berkshire and served in said Company & Regiment through the whole of the five months campaign at New York beginning in July 1776 and ending about the last of November in the same year.
[signed] Henry Marble

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Westborough County of Worcester
December 13th 1830 -
Personally appeared Henry Marble above mentioned, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed, before me, 
[signed] Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace
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State of New York Ss
Be it remembered that on the 18th July 1833 Personally appeared before me Samuel Jones Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the City and County of New York, Ebenezer Belknap of sd. City who being duly sworn testifies and says that he the Deponent did on the 22nd Augt. 1777 inlist into the Continental Army in Capt. John Woods Company Colo. Baldwins Regt. of the Massachusetts line. And served as an Artificer in sd. Regt two years and upwards after which he was honorably discharged - And further the Deponant said not
[signed] Ebenezer Belknap
Sworn this 18th July 1833 before me
[signed] S. Jones
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I Charles A Clinton Clerk of the Superior Court of the City of New York Do hereby certify, that Samuel Jones Esq whose name is subscribed to the above Deposition of Ebenezer Belknap is the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the City of New York and that the same is his signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court this eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred & thirty three
[signed] C.A. Clinton Clerk
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M. G C Verplank
City of Washington
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New York 1st Dec. 1832
Dear Sir,
Enclosed are the papers from the War office relating to my pension.
Also a memorandum of the aditional proofs that may be produced in my favor. 
The records of Massachusetts will undoubtedly establish my claim as fifer in Capt. Moses Wheelocks Co. and Colo. Wards Regt. in the year 1775 at Cambridge and Dorchester which was commonly called the eight month service
There is another term of service which I have never before mentioned, being told it was unnecessary, that is, four months in the winter of 76. 77 as fifer in Colo. Dykes Regt. Capt. Baldwins Comp.y. We were employed at that time with Colo. Craffts, Regt. of Artillery and stationed at Dorchester Hill to keep Garrison and guard the Town of Boston. I have no doubt but the public Records will establish this fact also.
Respecting the Artificers "of which I was a part" I need say little, as you are acquainted with that subject and have recourse to all the papers.
I first enlisted under Capt. Jno. Wood Augt. 22nd. 1777 in Colo. Baldwin's Regt. for three years. -
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When Capt. Wood was dismissed by Court Martial I was transfered to Capt. Wm. Sizer's Comp.y of Carpenters, and afterwards to Capt. Stephen Osborns Comp.y of Blacksmiths - having been brought up to no kind of labour, I was as capable of one kind as the other. 
If any thing farther should be wanted, please to direct me and it shall be forwarded.
I am Sir, your Obedt. Servant
[signed] Ebenezer Belknap
Hon.be Gerlenn C. Verplank
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Payments to be made
at New York
by Presd. U.S.A Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners
, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles
Clerk, in Book D Vol. 5
page 69 -
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Ebenzer Belknap of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive eighty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 9th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
[signed] Lew Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
[signed] J.L. Edwards
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Payments to be made
at New York
by Presd. U.S.Am. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of
New York
---
cancel this
& issue a cut: for
E. Belknap is an {artificer}
$144 per
ann.
Hon. G.C. Verplank
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles
Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 5,
page 69
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Ebenezer Belknap of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army

Cancelled

is entitled to receive ninety one dollars and
fifty seven cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States, this
14 day of February
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War

Cancelled

Examined and
Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
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Ebenezer Belknap New York City
75. Wheelock Wards fifer 8 mo.
76. Houghton Smith fifer Henry Marble cred --Che Hardy cred-- the Hands and
22 ary. 47 Wood.
Baldwin to 31 Dec. 79 Secy of State & rect for pay certificate of reputation & veracity
by Swartout
Noah
to Hon G.C. Verplank
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by the deponent as he perfectly remembers the D recept is annexed to the documents, containing the deposition of Nathan Fisher marked A.
Sworn
before me this
22nd day of April
A.D. 1830 -
Ebenezer Belknap
G.G. Van Wagenen
Commissioner of Deeds authorited
by law to take affidavits & in and
for the City and County of New York
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We the undersigned certify that we are
acquainted with Ebenezer
Belknap
whose
affidavit of services during the revolutionary War

is annexed
& that we have full
confidence in his veracity
Saml Swartwont
{Mill Noah}