Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,909, Nehemiah Coye, Conn.
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(3-1776)
Service Number
Conn. boye, Nehemiah W. 20.909
Anne

No further transcription
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31.887
Albany, New York
Nehemiah Coye [illegible] late
[illegible] in the state of N.Y
who was a sergeant in the [illegible] commande
by captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded
by [illegible] on the [illegible]
line for [illegible]
From Act 1818
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Inscribed on the Roll of Albany NY 
At the Rate of 120 dollars 00 cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 & ending
19 April 1837 the day of his death
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Certificate of Pension fund the 8th day of [illegible]
[illegible] sent to Barak Niles
[illegible]
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Arrears to the 4th of Mart 1837 [illegible] 144.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 12th 
April 1837 the day of his death } 2.50
$146.50
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by [illegible] Addison Clerk, 
Book 82 Vol. 4th Page 12
{Payment to be made to Anne
Coye widow of said deceased.}

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Get to Pension AG
October 9th 1841.
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1706 
New York Albany

Anne Boye
widow of Nehemiah Boye
who was a Sergeant
in the Conn Tine for 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension Issued the
4th day of Sept 1843
and sent to B. Niles
Cincinnatas
N.J. 

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 4. Page 103.


Edamnd with Orig. 
Roolle Aug. 1883 M.G.
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Nehemiah Coye
[illegible] Sergeant
Applications for pension
Gremaw, Chenango
County of N. York

Various Services 
3 years Col: Wyllys's
[illegible] Connecticut: line 

15th April 1818
—
Admitted
— —
Ebenezer Wakely, 
Judge, 
Sourth Gernaw,, Chenango
County, New York.
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State of New York.
Chenago County Ss.
On this fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen before me the subscribed one of the Judges of Chenango
Court of Common Pleas in the state of New York aforesai
personally appear Nehemiah Coye aged fifty nine years resident in the town of Gorman in said County
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 person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary 
war" That the said Nehemiah Coye enlisted 
in the year 1775 for the term of seven months under 
Capt. Waterman - that in the month of January 
1776 he enlisted for one year at the Town of Union
County of Windham and State of Connecticut
under Capt. Thomas Grovenor in the Regiment
commanded by Col. Durkee in which company he continued to serve until 1777 when 
he enlisted for three years under Capt.
Thomas Abbey in the Regiment commanded 
by Colonel Samuel Wyllys of Hartford City — that
he was in actual service during this three
years in said company under the said 
Capt. Abbey and One Capt. Stilwell — that
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on the sixteenth day of January Seventeen 
Hundred and Eighty he was made a prisioner by the british on Statten Island in the 
State of New York and confined in the Sugar house
in the city of New York and detrained a prisoner 
until the December following that for the 
last three three years of his service he executed the
duty of an Orderly Sergeant and was informed 
that a commission was made out for him
when he was made a prisoner as aforesaid
and returned in the number of the dead — that
he was examined by the acting adjutant
General of the british army Major Andre and 
all his papers taken from the him among
which were two Sergeants Warrants— 
that he has preserved no other papers
relating to his services as aforesaid than a 
discharge signed by Col. Samuel Wyllys—
That after his capture as aforesaid he was 
not in actual service.
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and that he is reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support and that he has
no other evidence now in his power of
his said services—
Nehemiah Coye
Sworn and declared before me the day and
year aforesaid—
Ebenezer Wakeley a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Chenango County
in the State of New York do certify that it ap
pears to my satisfaction that the said Nehemiah
Coye did serve in the revolutionary war as
stated in the proceeding declaration against the
common enemy—and I now transmit the
proceedings and testimony taken and herd before
me to the secretary for the depart of War pursuant to the aforementioned Act of Congress
Ebenezer Wakeley
State of New York
Clerks Office Chenango County
May the 12. 1818
I hereby certify
that the above mentioned Ebenezer Wakeley
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
said County and the the above Signature is the
hand writing of the said Ebenezer
Michael G Bright Dep Clk
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Nehemiah Coy is destitute of property in 
very reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for a support. 
Ebenezer Wakeley [signature]
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9 Schedule
Nehemiah Coy  
Pension Paper 
Copy 
10.174
 Sept. 10 NY
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State of New York
Chenango County Ss.
Court of Common Pleas
On this 11th day of October
One thousand Eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court of Chenango Common Pleas being a Court of Record for the said County
because it proceed according to the course of the common
Law keeps a record of its proceedings and a seal and has the power of fine and imprisonment Nehemiah
Coy aged Sixty one years resident in the town of German in said County who being first duly
according to Law doth on his oath declare that he
served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit
in Colonel Samuel Willis Regiment in Captain
Thomas Ebbeys Company in the Connecticut Line
This declarant states the date of his original declaration to be the fifteenth day of April one thousand
Eight hundred and Eighteen the Number of his pension
Certificate is Ten Thousand one hundred and Seventy
four-
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day
of March one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property
any part thereof so to diminish it so as to bring
self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
act to from for certain persons Engaged in the
land and Naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War passed on the Eighteenth day of March
thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen and the
have not nor has any person in trust for me annuity
or securities contracts or debts due nor have I
any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed Court-
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2 Iron Kettles                       Two [illegible]
1 Pot 1 Tea Kettle                 One Two year old
Ten Plates                             Four spoons
Two Platters                          Six Chairs
Three Tin Basons                  One Loom
Four Sheafs                          One Chest Drawers
Three Shoats                        One Axe
                                             One S[c]ythe
                                             One Yoke of Stags
[signed] Nehemiah Coye

This Merchant further states and declares that he is by occupation a farmer that he is troubled with the consumption and weakness occasioned by it which renders him unfit to pursue his occupation and unfit for any Labor forty five Dollars of the above inventory of Property he has paid out of Pension money Received from Government from the above Statement and his [continued receivance.  I]f his pension should be discontinued he would have to depend upon charity for support.  This declarant states the number of his family residing with him to be three towhit Anna Coye wife of this declarant aged sixty years, Coye aged nineteen years, Betsy Blackman aged four years the above three persons are as able to contribute to their support as people of their age generally are.
[signed] Nathniel Coye

Chenango County
Court of Common Pleas
I hereby certify that the above was sworn to before [illegible] Tracy David Butteroft Lilly Lynde + James German Judges of said court - this being a true copy
[illegible signature] Dept Clerk

Chenango County
Clerks Office
I Nathan Chamberlin clerk of the County of Chenango and Court of Common Pleas for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath + schedule therein to [annexed] are truly copied from the records of said court and I further certify that it is the opinion of the foresaid court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Seventy Five Dollars - Testimony where of I have subscribed in the [illegible] of said court the 19th day of October 1820
[signed] Nathan Chamberlin Clerk
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Anne Coye - Declaration
4057        2650

Act. 1838

Married 5 Sept. 1782
Husband died 12 Apl 1837

Admitted
Private 2 years

Paruck A[illegible] Esq
[Cineumatary?]
N.Y.

State of New York
Chenango County SS: I Perez Randall Clerk of said County do certify that Solomon Ensign In before whom the within several affidavits purport to have been sworn and whose names insigned to the within certificate of opinion was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts of said County + that his said several signatures thereto are respectively his hand writing.

[M]y hand and the searl of the said County this 12th October 1838 at Norwich in the County aforesaid
P.B. Prindle Dep Clerk
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State of New York
Chenango County SS: I Perez Randall Clerk of said County do certify that Solomon Ensign In, before whom the within several affidavits purport to have been sworn and whose name is signed to the within certificate of opinion was at the date of the same a Judge of tthe County Courts of said county + that his said several signatures thereto are respectively his handwriting

[illegible] hand and the seal of the said county this 12th October 1838 at Norwich in the county aforesaid

P.B. Prindle Dep Clerk
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State of New York
Chenango County } Ss.
On this fifteen day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, personally appeared before me, Solomon Ensign Jr., one of the Judges of the County Court, in and for the said county of Chenango, Anna Coye, a resident of the town of Lincklaen, in the said county of Chenango, aged seventy nine years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Nehemiah Coye, who was a private and sergeant in the Revolutionary War, and rendered the following services as she has often heard him relate, as near as she can state the same. That is to say - that the said Nehemiah Coye resided at the town of Union in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, and there enlisted in Capt. Watermans company for seven months, in the month of June 1775, or did duty in his company for said seven months. That she thinks he went to Boston and its vicinity this tour. That he afterwards enlisted in the year 1776, at said Union for a years service, and was in Capt Thomas Grosvenors company and in the regt of Col. Durkey and served said year. At the end of which time, or soon after, he again enlisted for three years under Capt Abby, in Col. Samuel Willis's regiment, and served said three years, or nearly to the end of said term, when in the forepart of the year, 1780, he was made a prisoner on Stratton [Staten?] Island in the state of New York and detained a prisoner with the better part of said year, she thinks in the month of December, being a prisoner about one year. That while he was thus a prisoner he was examined by Major before this sergeant's warrant with some other papers to her from him. That he did the duty of an orderly sergeant for about three years, being outcast service. That he obtained a discharge, which she has under-
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stood and believes was sent by him in the year, 1818, to the War Department, when he made an application for a pension. That he rendered his service, partly in the New England states - and was at West Point, and along the North River - That he was in the battle of White Plains and at Trenton assisted in taking the Hessians. He was wounded in the service, in his hands, leg, and on the side of his face. That she has no documentary proof of his said services. That he obtained a pension of ninety six dollars a year from the United States for his said services under the law of Congress of 1818, and received the same until his decease.
She further declares that she was married to the said Nehemiah Coye, on the 5th day of September 1782, at Ashford in the county of Windham & state of Connecticut by the Rev. Mr. Judson, Pastor of the East Parish, in said Ashford. That her maiden name was Anna Backus. That her husband, the aforesaid Nehemiah Coye died on the twelfth day of April eighteen hundred and thirty seven, at Lincklaen aforesaid, where she now resides. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz; at the time above stated.
She further declares that her marriage aforesaid was entered and recorded in the family Bible of this declarant & her said husband, soon after it took place. And that the births of their children, and deaths of two children were regularly entered and recorded in said Bible. That this declarant has often read the same record, and that their marriage is stated and recorded to have taken place as above related. That said family Bible by long use got, and is, much worn out. That the leaf on which said record was entered was much worn by long use, and by having accidently got rained on and thereby became loosened from the Bible, and that in order to preserve the same record, this declarant and her said husband requested their daughter-in-law, Susan Coye, wife of Amasa Coye, their son, to copy the same, in the year 1825, which she did, and made a true copy thereof, as this declarant [illegible] and saw it done, and which copy is now in the
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possession of this declarant, and ever has been since the same was made, which copying of said record of the family more fully appears by the depositions herewith sent. That she is still the widow of said Nehemiah Coye, not having again been married. All which is according to her best information, knowledge, and belief, and further she saith not. She adds that said leaf of the Bible, since it was copied as aforesaid, is lost or destroyed, as she believes, as she does not recollect having seen the same since, nor can she find it, after the most diligent search.
Anne Coye

Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me. And I certify that said declarant appears fully to understand what she has signed, and that her states is deserving of full credence. And I certify that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the sitting of the court.
Solomon Ensign Jr.
Judge of Chenango County Court
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Nehemiah Coye decd
NY
Act 7 June 32
admd
2 mos Sergt
120 $
from 4 march 31
to 12 Apr 37 the day 
this death payable
to Anne Coye his 
widow—
—
deduct what was
paid under act
1818—

Barak Niles
Cincinnatus  
N.Y. 

Anne Coye
Application
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To the Honorable John Bell, Secretary of War of the United States State of New York Chenango County p. Anne Coye of Suihlam in the law county of Chenango, being duly sworn, [illegible] and [illegible] , that she is the widow of Nehemiah Coye , late of said Linchlaen ,now deceased that the said Nehemiah Coye was in his lifetime a pensioner of the United States under the act of March18,1818 . The the this [illegible], was a pensioner, in right of our said [illegible] services, under the act of 7 July 1838 that she is informed and believes to be thee, that she was allowed by the War [illegible] only as the widow of a private when the [illegible] to have been allowed as the widow of a Sergeant, as her said husband served during the revolutionary War as a Sergeant as will appear by a reference with the proof of his said services on file in the War Department accounting his application for a pension to which she refers she this depended [illegible] makes applications to the War Department for the difference to be allowed on such ground. This defendant is also informed and believes to be true that she is entitled to the differences or balance of pensions, to which her now deceased husband was entitled under the Act of 7 June 1832, and what he actually received from the pension department under the Act of 18 March 1818 to the time of his death. She, this dependent,
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therefore hereby makes application to the War Department for such differences on balance to be allowed her by such department. And this defendant further [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] fully [illegible] the said War Department to certify the said balances and to
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State of New York
Chenango County Ss
Amasa Coye of Lincklaen in the county of Chenango and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, says that he is a son of Nehemiah Coye and Anne his wife. That his said mother is now a widow of said Nehemiah Coye. And that she is an applicant for a pension. And that the leaf hereto annexed is the family record of their family. That it is the same alluded to by the deponent and his wife Susan [illegible] the affidavit made by them before Solomon Ensign Jr Esq, a Judge of Chenango County aforesaid, and which affidavits have been sent to the War Department, as this deponent is informed & believes by Sarah Niles, together with the declaration of his said mother in support of her claim for a pension. And this deponent most fully believes it is a true record, as it records with what he has ever understood and believes, and further saith not.
Amasa Coye

Sworn to and subscribed this 20th day of May 1839 before me. And I certify that I am acquainted with said deponent and that he is a person of credibility.
Barak Niles Justice of Peace

State of New York
Cortland County Clerk's Office
I, Oren Stimson Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Barak Niles before whom the above affidavit purports to have been taken, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected and qualified, and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature above is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 25th day of May 1838.
O. Stimson Clerk
by D. B. Canfield deputy
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Ashford the 5 day September 1782
Nehemiah Coye and Anne Baccus
Both of Ashford was married by the Rev. Mr. Judson Pastor of the East Parish in said town.
Judson and Sally was born in Ashford Connecticut

Judson Coye was born February 25, 1785
Sally Coye was born January 26, 1786
Polly Coye was born October 9, 1789
Avery Coye was born August 27, 1792
Anne Coye was born April 16, 1794
Amasa Coye was born July 29, 1799

Be it remembered that the said Nehemiah and Anne both beloved to Ashford Connecticut County of Windham

Deaths
Judson Coye August 5 aged 44 1829
Avery Coye March 6 aged 42 1834
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Ashford the 5 day September 1782
Nehemiah Coye and Anne Baccus
Both of Ashford was married by the Rev. Mr. Judson Pastor of the East Parish in said town.
Judson and Sally was born in Ashford Connecticut

Judson Coye was born February 25, 1785
Sally Coye was born January 26, 1786
Polly Coye was born October 9, 1789
Avery Coye was born August 27, 1792
Anne Coye was born April 16, 1794
Amasa Coye was born July 29, 1799

Be it remembered that the said Nehemiah and Anne both beloved to Ashford Connecticut County of Windham

Deaths
Judson Coye August 5 aged 44 1829
Avery Coye March 6 aged 42 1834
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[illegible] the [illegible]
[illegible] prison [illegible] 
Nehemiah Coye. 
Com. 
W. 20.909
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(illegible) Connecticut (illegible) atty
(illegible) 

Nehemiah Coye is honourably discharged from any further service under army during the contest between (illegible) and (illegible)
(illegible) from this
23 day of May 1781
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State of New York
Chenango County Ss.
Be it known, that on this fifteenth day of September, 1838, personally came before me, Solomon Ensign Jr, one of the Judges of the County Court, in and for said county, Susan Coye, aged thirty six years, wife of Amasa Coye, resident in Lincklaen, in said county, and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, say, that in the year 1835, being the year of her marriage with said Amasa Coye, she moved into said Lincklaen and became a member of said family, living with and residing in the same house with Nehemiah Coye and Anna his wife, father & mother of her said husband, Amasa Coye aforesaid. That the said Nehemiah & Anne and an old family Bible; on a loose leaf of which was entered and recorded what they stated to this deponent to be their family records, and which deponent verily believes and did then believe, to be such record. That the same was much worn out and in a state of evident decay. That this deponent was, during said year 1835, requested by said Nehemiah Coye and Anne his wife, to copy or transcribe said family record, in order to preserve the same, which was necessary to be done for said purpose. And she the deponent, did therefore copy or transcribe the same, which copy is now in the possession of said Anne Coye, as the family record. And the following is a true copy of the same; and this deponent knows the same to be a true copy of the record on the loose leaf aforementioned found in said family Bible, and is in the following words and figures: to wit - 
"Ashford, the 5 day of September 1782, Nehemiah Coye and Anne Baccus, both of Ashford, was married by the Rev. Mr. Judson, Pastor of the East Parish in said town.
Judson and Sally was born in Ashford Connecticut

Judson Coye was born February 25, 1785
Sally Coye was born January 26, 1786
Polly Coye was born October 9, 1789
Avery Coye was born August 27, 1792
Anne Coye was born April 16, 1794
Amasa Coye was born July 29, 1799

Be it remembered that the said Nehemiah and Anne both beloved to Ashford Connecticut County of Windham"
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"Deaths
Judson Coye, August the 5 aged 44 - 1829
Avery Coye, March the 6th aged 42 - 1834"

And this deponent further says that she believes the original record, on said loose leaf, is lost or destroyed. It had become very old and much worn, and she supposes it was not intended further to preserve it after it was copied by her. And further saith not.
Susanna B. Coye

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above written before me. And I certify that said deponent is a person of credibility and truth.
Solomon Ensign Jr. Judge of Chenango County Court

State of New York
Chenango County Ss.
At the same time above named personally appeared before me, Amasa Coye, husband of the above named deponent, and being duly sworn, says that he has often, during his whole life, seen and read the family record mentioned in the above deposition of his wife, and that he well knows the same to have been truly copied by his said wife. That he is the Amasa Coye named therein, and has ever been a member of his fathers family, living in the same house with his parents, until his fathers death; and since, with his mother, she having remained a widow since the death of his father, which was on the 12th April 1837. That the leaf in the old family Bible, on which the record was made, had been loose, in the same, for formative before it was copied, and it was much worn, and it was copied the better to preserve it, the record, since it was copied deponent has not seen it, and believes it lost or destroyed. He has lately searched diligently for it, wherever he thought it might be found, but in vain.
Amasa Coye

Subscribed and sworn to, this 15th day of September 1838, before me, and said deponent is known to me and is a person of truth and credibility.
Solomon Ensign Jr.
Judge of Chenango County Courts

State of New York
Chenango County Ss.
On this 15th day of September 1838, also personally appeared before me, Sally Holmes, wife of James Holmes, resident in Lincklaen aforesaid, and being duly sworn, says that she is the daughter of the above named Nehemiah Coye & Anne
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his wife, and is the same Sally Coye named in the record mentioned in the foregoing deposition. That she has often read the said family record, on a leaf in the family Bible, where it was entered. That she believes it was truly entered according with facts contained in the same. And she believes it to have been truly and exactly copied by Susan Coye, her sister-in-law, as she has deposed above. This deponent further says, that the leaf in the Bible had become loose and much worn, before it was copied. And also that the Bible had become sometime before, wet by a rain, as it lay on a shelf in the house of her father, in consequence of the house leaking and said rain wet the leaf containing said family record, and partly obliterated the record, but not so but that it could be read, when thus copied. But it was thereby more subject to entire decay, which was feared in the family, and it was therefore, thought proper and necessary to have it copied in order to preserve it. She does not recollect to have seen said original record since it was copied, but believes it to have been lost or destroyed. Her mother has remained a widow since the death of her father as related in the foregoing depositions. And further saith not.
Sally Holmes

Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above written before me. And I certify that said deponent is a person of truth and credibility.
Solomon Ensign Jr. Judge of Chenango County Courts
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Cincinnatus, Cortland Co. N. Y.
June 7, 1843

Hon. H. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
Enclosed I send the application of Mrs. Anne Coye for one years pension. I have most respectfully to say that I suppose the full evidence of her claim is in your department. Your Dept will please make return to me.
I am most Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
B. Niles
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Sept 27, 1841

Anne Coyle
NY. Roll 38
for increase

On Wylyss Regt
Con Line
3 years Sergeant

Cincinnatus, N. Y.
Sept 23

Free

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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1948
Mrs. Anne Coye
Declaration

$120 per an

B Nile, 
Cincinnatus
N. York
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Declarations
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.

State of New York
County of Chenango

On this thirteenth day of May 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, of the town of Lincklam, in said county of Chenango, Anne Coye, a resident of said Lincklam in said county, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, drafted on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Nehemiah Coye who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War and served therein, as she believes, as is set forth, and found in the declaration and papers accompanying the same now on file in the office of the Secretary of War, upon which he obtained a pension under the act of March 18, 1818, (as she thinks) to which the refers the Department, that she received a pension of the annual amount of one hundred twenty dollars under the act of July 7, 1838- she further declares that she is still a widow of the said Nehemiah Coye.

Anne Coye her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed by the law Anne Coye making her mark by reason on of old age & infirmity, on the day and year above written before me-and I certify that said declarant is known to me.

Charles C Thompson Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Chenango Co Clerk's Office

I, John Latham, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Charles C Thompson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the subjoined declaration and thereon written, was a the time of taking such proof acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorised to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement to be genuine.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county this 2 day of June A.D. 1843.

John Latham Clerk
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July 6, 1841
[illegible] at NY
Anne Coye

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Cincinnatus, Cort. Co. N.Y.
July 3, 1841

Hon. J.L. Edwards,
Sir,
I most respectfully trespass on you to enquire as to the pension of Mrs. Anne Coye, widow of Nehemiah Coye - She obtained a 5 years pension under the Act of July 7 1838 of $80 per annum, commencing Ap. 18, 1837 - She + her family supposed it would not expire until Ap. 12th, 1842- That is, that she would be entitled to 5 years in the whole, On the 4th of March last, the agent at Albany required the surrender of her pension certificate on the pound that she would be entitled to no more pay under her certificate - To obtain her last money therefore she had to send it to Albany
   I suppose on reading the act, that this is correct, as her husband lived to Ap. 13th 1837 - Had he lived to July 4th 1841, she would be be entitled only from that day to March 4, 1841- is this so - Your reply will be satisfactory - If this is not correct, and she has 5 full years, then she will wish it corrected as may be right - Your Respectfully
Will you please inform- B. Niles

PS. I think too, that her certif. read for 5 years commencing Apr. 13, 1837
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Oct 13 1881
Anne Coyle
NY roll 1838

Cincinnatus N.Y. 
Oct. 13

Free

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington
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Cincinnatus, Cort. Co. N.Y.
Oct. 13, 1841

Hon. J.L. Edwards

Sir,
Your favor of the 5th ___ is ___ saying that Mrs. Anne Coye should be allowed the full pension of a Sergeant and asking the return of her Certif. that it may be corrected. I have respectfully to say that her certif. was sent to the pension agency at Albany in March last. her pay then eased and the agent requires it as it was the last payt. Probably it has been forwarded by that agency to the War Dept. pension Dept. It is not therefore in our possession. 
I am most respectfully
your Obt. Sevt.
Barak Niles
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Will Mr Harry be pleased to say whether the pension certificate of Anne Coyle, widow of Nehemiah Coyle is on file in the third auditor's office, and payment made to her 4th March 1841? Per act 1838 at $80-Albany.

Pension Office
Oct 18, 1841

Paid to her March 1841, and certificate returned in 2d of [unk]
L. H. H.
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Due a new certificate at $120 per annum as a sergeant. You will receive from the enclosed memo that she has been paid to 4 March 1841 & pen cut filed in the Third Auditor's Office
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Barak Niles Esq., 
Cincinnatus
Cav. County
New York
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I Benjamin C. Simmons of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said town of Ashford, and have the keeping of the Records of said Town, and have carefully examined the same and cannot find, recorded therein, the marriage of Nehemiah Coye to Anne Bachus.

Benjamin C. Simmons

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this third day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight. I hereby certify that the deponent is a credible person.

Daniel Knowlton Judge of Probate for the District of Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut

I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq, is the Judge of said Court and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this third day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight.

Attest Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk
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Cincinnatus, Cart Co, N York
Oct 16, 1838

Hon. J. L Edwards
Com. of Pensions

Sir,
I herewith send the evidence of a claim for a pension of the widow Anne Coye and also of the widow Marcy Leonard, when the same are [unk] upon, please make return to me, as their agent, allow me further, most respectfully to say, that you will confer on them a great favor by giving the same your most prompt attention, and this I am sure will be most [unk] done.

I am very respectfully your obt. servt.

Barak Niles
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WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20909
Anne Coye
wid of 
Nehemiah Coye
Segt Rev War

Act March 3d '43
Index: Vol. A, Page 481

[Arrangement of 1870]
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V N. York
Anna Coye
let. to Barak Niles 8 May 1839

Act July 1838
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10174

New York

Nehemiah Coye of German in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wyllys of the Connecticut line, for the term of the years 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on  the 13 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of April '81 and Just Ebenezer Wakeley Esq, South German New York.

Arrears of 4th of March 1819  $85.29
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  $48

$133.29

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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4057
Albany, New York
Anne Coye widow of Nehemiah Coye who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 12 April 1837 of Chenango Co in the State of N. York who was a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain      of the regt commanded by Col Wyllis in the Con. line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 120 dollars per annum to commence on the 13 April 1837. Increased from $80

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of October 1841 and sent to Barak Niles, Cinninnatus, N. York

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $

Former payments to be deducted

{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book A Vol 2 Page 92
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No 4057

New York
Anne Coye widow of Nehemiah Coye who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 12th April 1837 of Chenango Co in the State of New York who was a sergeant in the    commanded by Captain     of Regt commanded by Col Wyllys in the Connecticut line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 120 Dollars    cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836 & terminating 12th April 1837.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of May 1843 and sent to Barak Niles Conncinatus, Courtland Co, N. York

Total amount, $132.66

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by [unk] Clerk, Book A Vol 2 Page 92

New certificate iss'd in the case see opinion of the atty: Cert of the 2d of September 1842
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Albany 4057

Anne Coye widow of Nehemiah Coye who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 12 April 1837 of Chenango Co in the State of N York who was a Private in the company commanded  Captain     of the reg't commanded by Col. Wyllis in the Con. line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 dollars     cents per annum, to commence on the 13 April 1837

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Sept 1839 and sent to Barak Niles, Cincinnatus, N. Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March '39.
Semi-annual allowance ending to Sept.

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by D Brown Clerk, Book A Vol 2 Page 72


See letter to B Niles Esq
July 22 1841
to same Oct 5th 1841
asking the return of Cert.
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Mrs. Anne Coye

NY
Act 7 July 38
120$ from
4 March 36 to 12
Apl 37

Cincinnatus
Coustandlo
N.Y.
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Declaration, in order to obtain arrears of Pension
... from March 4, 1836, under the Act of July
7, 1838.–
On this twelfth day of April, 1843, personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of
the town of Lincklaen in the county of Chenango
and State of New York, Anne Coye, a resident of 
said town of Lincklaen, aged eighty-two – years
who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her 
oath, make the following declaration in order 
to obtain the award of Pension which she claims from the 4th of March, 1836, to the twelfth day
of April, 1837, from which period she has been 
already paid under the act of the 7th July, 1838
and the declared further alleges that she is still
the widow of Nehemiah Coye who was a sergeant
during the Revolutionary War; that her pension
was allowed at the rate of eighty dollars per annum 
which was afterwards increased to ... with her late
husbands services as a sergeant, and was all paid to her
at the agency in Albany in the State of New York - 
and further the ... –
Anne Coye
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Anne Coye by her making 
her mark on around of disability to write by reason 
of old age and infirmity on the day and year above written before me –
Charles C Thompson Justice
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STATE OF NEW YORK, CHENANGO CO. CLERK'S OFFICE SS. John Latham
I, [crossed out text], Clerk of said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Charles C. Thompson Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the subjoined Declaration and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorised to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to the said certificate of proof of acknowledgement to be genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, affixed the seal of the said county this 22 day of April A.D. 1843
John Latham Clerk.