Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3035, Joseph Doty, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE New York
Doty, Joseph
Rhoda.
NUMBER R. 3035
CONTENTS [BLANK]
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled- "an act granting half pay & Pensions to certain widows".
State of New York
Columbia County ss.
On this Eleventh day of April 1840 personally appeared before me Daniel B. Cady first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Columbia the same being a Court of Record Rhoda Doty a resident of the town of Canaan in the County aforesaid aged 76 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 7th 1838 Entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows".
That she is the widow of Joseph Doty who served in the war of the Revolution as stated in the annexed proofs which she verily believes to be materially true. That she is the daughter of Martin Beebe who in said war was the Major of [crossed out: and] the Regiment of which William B. Whiting was Colonel in what was called the Canaan regiment in the then County of Albany. That she then resided in this section of country & has resided here ever since.
That she was well acquainted with her late husband Joseph Doty from his childhood, he living in the same neighborhood in which she lived, that she remembers very well of her said husbands Serving in the war of the Revolution before she married him, in the Regiment of which her said father Martin Beebe was major in but she cannot state the particular officers under which he served & she therefore refers therefore to the testimony annexed. & from what she has been informed of belives he performed
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the several tours in 1779 & 1781 as found on the books in the Comptrollers office of the State of New York as she has no recollection of any other Joseph Doty in this part of the country at that time.
That she was married to the said Joseph Doty at the time specified in the annexed family
Record which was made about thirty years ago from an old family Record which is destroyed. & is correctly drawn from said old Record & is in the hand writing of David Ames now of the
State of Ohio or of Abner Doty of Grand Isle Vermont. That she has not intermarried but continues the widow [crossed out: of] of said Joseph Doty. That she has been informed by Samuel Doty a brother of her late husband & a Revolutionary Pensioner, that said Joseph Doty served a tour in Captain George Darows Company.
Rhoda Doty

Sworn & Subscribed before me this 11th day
of April, 1840.
Daniel B. Cady
First Judge Col [Columbia] Co Courts Counsellor, sc.

R. Doty
Declaration
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REvolutionary Power of Atty of Charlotte E. D. Ely. N. York
Rhoda Doty wid of Joseph
Nov 15 - 1832
F. E. Hassler
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Know all men by these presents, that I Charlotte E. Doty of Cortlandville Cortland County Ny. do constitute appoint and fully empower and authorize irrevocably and with power of substitution F. E. Hassler Esq D.C. of Washington City as my true and lawful atty for me and in my name & stead to examine into to prosecute to demand and to receive from the US Government and State officers her rights in all and in any manner of claims for increase or arrears of Pension or land that may be due me as heir of Joseph Doty who was a Revolutionary Soldier and who died leaving the same [illegible] as in right of law I may be entitled to
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of Nov 1852.
witness
P McDonald} Charlotte E. Doty
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Joseph Doty Died May 28th in the 66 year of his age the 1824
Joseph Doty was Born June the 28 1758

Rhoda Beebe was Born October the 5 1763

Joseph Doty & Rhoda Beebe was maried December the 13 1781

Simeon Doty the farther of Joseph Doty Departed this Life Lord Day May 1807 in the eighty furst year of his Age

Martin Beebe the father of Rhoda Doty Departed this life Lord Day Morning Ac 1783 [illegible] the 45th year of his age Remember his Dying Words
Attend the offen grave to Day
nor Cause the Clossing By Delay

Dorcis Beebe Mother of Rhoda Doty Died August 1807
Epitaph
As I am
So now are ye
as I am
So you might be
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THE
NEW TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUS
JESUS CHRIST
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE
ORIGINAL GREEK
AND WITH
THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
New-York:
PRINTED BY M. . & W. A. DAVIS,
For Gaine & Ten Eyck, S. Campbell, John Reid, John Broome & Son, E. Duyckinck, T. & J. Swords, T. S. Arden, P. A. Mesier, S. Stephens, and T. B. Jansen & Co.
1801
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Joseph Doty R. 3035

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE served at various times.
RANK. Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  ||  COLONEL.
Major Martin Beebe  ||  Wm. B. Whiting
John Davis, Ebenezer Cady}  ||  Robt. Van Rensselaer
STATE. N.Y.

The claim was rejected because of insufficient proof of 6 mos Service as required by the Act of July 7, 1838 under which the widow applied.

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [checkmark]
Date of application for pension, Apr. 11. 1840 [checkmark]
Residence at date of application, Cannan, Columbia Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, She was 76 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier's father Simeon died May 1807 in his 81st. year. Soldier was born June 28. 1758. He married Rhoda, daughter of Martin and Dorcis Beebe Dec. 13, 1781. She was b. Oct. 5, 1763 Said Martin died in 1783. in his 45th yr. and Dorcis died Aug. 1807
The only soldier that name N.Y. service

Very Respectfully, Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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N. York
Rhoda Doty
Joseph
[illegible] Clarkes July 1840
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Green Bay, Wis.,
Mar 14th 12.
Mr. J. F. Davenport, Com,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
Will you kindly give me the records on the Soldier Joseph Doty - Revolutionary War - 6th regt. - Albany Co. N.Y. - Commanded by Col S. J. Schuyler.
Also, Joseph Doty who served under Col. Robert Van Rensselaer in the Revolutionary War. He received the large sum

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II.
[pound sign] 3-8s-5d for services.
Can you give me the records on one Schuyler Doty who served in the 1812 war. Probably enlisted from Rensselaer County or Albany County, N. Y. He was a son of the above named Joseph Doty - named for Col. Schuyler, brother of John Doty - your record of 9th inst.
It may interest you to know, this John Doty, whose proper

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III.
name was Elisha Doty, ran away to war when he was fifteen years old and took his uncle's name John Doty, which name he enlisted under and signed all his papers by. Went an old man he seemed to think it a great joke, but it has not proved very funny in looking up records.
They were all soldiers, my father served in the Civil war, his older brothers served

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IV
in the Mexican war, John Doty, my grandfather in the war of 1812 - his father Jas. Doty in the Revolutionary War, some of the Uncles in the French & Indian Wars. We have the story but not the records - the family have moved around and become separated and the records have not been kept.
I have gone into this long explanation so you will understand the necessity of a complete report.
Thanking you,
Katherine Doty.

[stamped: U.S. PENSION OFFICE F MAR 16 1912]