Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40269, for Robert Potter, Rhode Island
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Service:  Continental

Potter, Robert

S.40269
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15821

Pennsylvania
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Robert Potter of Rowan Township in the state of Penn who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons of the Connecticut line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 22nd of April 1818
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Certificate of Pensions issued the 13th of Nov 1819 and sent to George Scott, Esq. Prothy, Albany PA
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819  $131.46
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820 - $48.00

(total)  $179.46

Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March 1818
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Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss.

On this twenty second day of April AD. 1818 before the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County personally came Robert Potter and being duly sworn declareth upon the Holy Evangelist that he was born in Richmond in Rhode Island and is about sixty nine years of age and has ever since been a citizen of the United States of North America and now resides in Towander township in the said County of Bradford. That in the month of January 1776 at Richmond he enlisted to serve for the term of twelve months in a company of foot under Captain James Chapman of the Connecticut Line and Continental Establishments of the United States and was attached to the Regiment of Colonel Parsons, who being promoted was succeeded by Colonel John Tyler of Preston Connecticut. That he was on duty as a private Soldier in that Company and Regiment at Boston until its evacuation by the British.  was then marched to New York and served on Long Island at Kingsbridge and White Plains but when the main Army retreated through Newbury, his Regiment remained on and near the North River at Jamespaugh (?) and at Peekskill at which place in January 1777 this deponent was honorably discharged at the full expiration of his time.

That he returned his arms into the Assembly Store but received money and no written discharge and because at that period of emergency the formality was dispensed with generally.

This deponant further saith that he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists he doth hereby fully and entirely release and relinquish the same to the United States and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the Assistance of his country for support.

Robert Potter (his mark)

Sworn and Subscribed this twenty second day of April AD 1818

Before me George Scott, associate Judge of Bradford County
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Robt Potter

15821
Bradford Cty

Nov 19
Mar '20
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District of Pennsylvania,
Bradford county ss.

On this twelfth day of September AD 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common pleas and quarter Sessions being a court of record holden in and for the county of Bradford district aforesaid, Robert Potter aged 71 years resident in Said County who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows that in the first part of the year 1775 he enlisted  a private in a Company commanded by Captain James Chapman in a regiment commanded by Coln
John Taylor for the term of twelve months in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment and that he continued to serve in the same corps the full time or which he enlisted and was lawfully discharged at [illegible] in the State of New York, and that on the 22d day of April 1818 he made application to the War office for pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 and received a Certificate under Seal of the War office of the 13th day of November 1819 Number 15=821 and the said Robert Potter 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 way deposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of march 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or annuities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed,

Schedule
one Cow
one old horse = on Saddle and bridle much worn all which I brought with my pension money
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Family none but myself
Robert Potter aged 71 years - my profession has been Farming but now not able to Labor for my Support
his
Robert X Potter
mark

Sworn & Subscribed this 12th day of Sept AD 1820
George Scott Prothanatary


Bradford County ss.
I George Scott Prothanatary of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from 
the records of the Said Court & I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court the the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty seven dollars - In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Said Court on this twenty first day of September AD 1820

George Scott Prothanatary
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December 19, 1928

[handwritten]
Robert Potter
S. 40269


Benjamin F. Wilborn
Little Compton
Rhode Island

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension claim , S. 40269, it appears that Robert Potter was born in Richmond, Rhode Island, date not stated.

He enlisted at Richmond, Rhode Island, in January, 1776, served as a private in Company in Colonels Parsons' and John Tyler's Connecticut Regiments and was discharged in January, 1777.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, at which time he stated he was about sixty-nine years of age and was a resident of Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania .

It is not stated that he was ever married.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a Joseph Knowles.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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40269
INVALID
Revy

File No. 40,269
Robert Potter
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"

Index:- Vol. 3. Page 398

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1928 Dec 19, hist to
Benj F. Wilborn
m.c.s.