Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,493, for Hugh Lindsey, New York
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SERVICE
Continental (N.Y)

Lindsey, Hugh
Dolly

NUMBER
W. 20493

CONTENTS
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4441
New York

Hugh Lindsey
of Montgomery in the state of New York 
who was a Pri. of [?] in the company commanded
by Captain Moody of the Reg commanded
by Col. Lamb in the New York 
line for 3 years.

Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of 100 dollars -- cents per annum to commence on the 12th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of January 1833 " " and sent to Hon. S. W. Williams H of R

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832  $150
Semi-anl allowance ending 4th Mr '33  50

$200

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Geo. C Stiles Clerk
Book D. Vol. 5. Page 109
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New York 694
Dolly Lindsey
widow of Hugh Lindsey

who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 18th Dec. 1834 
of Orange co. in the state of N. York
who was a Pri. of Artillery in the company commanded by Captain Moody of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lamb in the N. York line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York 
at the rate of 100 dollars -- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Oct 1838 and sent to Jos. Ellis Bloomingburgh N. York

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '38   250.00
Semi-annual allowance ending [?] 39  50.00

$250.00

{Act July 7 1838}

Recorded by Daniel Brown Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 87
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4235
Hugh Lindsey

to be sent to Hon. M. Wilks 
for 

S. W Eager
Montgomery 
N. York
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Brief in the case of Hugh Lindsey of Montgomery in the state of New York 
(Act 7th June 1832)

1.  Was the declaration made before a court or a judge?  A Judge Com. pleas court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  yes

3.  How old is she?  seventy eight years

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period | Duration of service | Rank | Names of General and field officers under whom he served.

Enlisted in 1777 for | 3 years | As a private | Capn. Moody  Col. Lamb, Reg. of artillery, Genl Knox

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  none stated

6.  Where did he reside when he entered service?  Montgomery

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  - neither - 

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 in the case above mentioned.  
D Kink Examining Clerk
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984
Dolly Lindsey
Pension Papers
Act of 1838

[?]
Private of Artillery
2 years

J Ellis
Bloomingburgh
Sullivan County
New York State

p. 87
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State of New York

On this 15th day of August 1838 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county Dolly Lindsey - a resident of Montgomery in said county and state aged 77 years who being 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 help pay and pension to certain widows. That she is the widow of Hugh Lindsey who was a soldier and pensioner of the revolution under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  She further declares that she was married to the said Hugh Lindsey on the 11th day of August in the year seventeen hundred and seventy three. that her husband the aforesaid Hugh Lindsey died on the 18th day of December 1834.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the pas of January seventeen hundred and ninety from [?] out the time above stated.  The words "August" & "she" interlined before execution
Dolly Lindsey
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me & I further certify that from personal examination & [?] declarant above named is  unable from bodily infirmity to attend the coming session of the court.

H. W. Elliott Judge of Orange Common Pleas
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State of New York
Orange County

The undersigned 

Be it known before me one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Hiram E. Conger who being duly sworn doth on his oath say that he was well acquainted with the within residents Hugh Lindsey and Dolly Lindsey and that the said Hugh Lindsey died at the about the time stated in the foregoing declaration and that the said Dolly Lindsey has remained his widow ever since.  

Hiram E Conger

The words "the undersigned" interlined & "the" erased "or" inserted before execution
Sworn & subscribed the 15th of August 1838 & I further certify that the witness is credible 
HW Elliott Judge of Orange Com. Pleas
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I do hereby certify that I am one of the Elders of the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen Orange County & State of New York and that I am clerk of the [?] of said Church and that the Rev. Nathan Kerr was Pastor of said Church from the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy three and continued the Pastor of said church until the year one thousand eight hundred and four - and that I am in possession of the marriage records kept by Rev. Kerr and that I find that he married Hugh Lindsey to Dorothy Booth, on the seventeenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.  I certify that the above is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date which is expected in the record in fair legible figures as follows 17th Augst 1793
H. M. Hopkins 
Clerk of the [?] of the First Presbyterian church in Goshen Orange County New York

Sworn & subscribed the 14th of August 1838 before me & I further certify that the witness is credible
the word "certify" inteterlined before execution.
HW Elliott Judge of [?] Comm. Pleas

State of New York
Orange County

I Albert S Benton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange do hereby certify that Horace W Elliott before whom the foregoing affidavits of Dolly Lindsey H M Hopkins and Hiram E Conger were subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a judge of the said court of common pleas in and for said county and further
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That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said judge and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavits and to the certificates following the same is genuine - In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 28th day of August 1838

A. S. Benton 
clerk
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No 4235

focused on rolls
comitted
3 years [?]
100$
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State of New York
Orange County

on this 28th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me Nathaniel P. Hill a Judge of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Orange, Hugh Lindsey, a resident of the town of Montgomery in the county of Orange and State of New York aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law [?] on his oath made the proceeding declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress judged June 7th 1832 - that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 for three years with Captain Moody and served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the artillery - that he served the said three years as herein after stated and was discharged at West Point in the winter of 1780 commonly called the  head center that a man by the name of Austin or Asten was a Lieutenant for said company commanded by Moody and in which he served.  that he served in said [?] county & state when inlisted that shortly after he inlisted he went to Fort Constitution on the North River and then to Fort Montgomery - was at Fort Clinton when it was taken by the English was then taken prisoner and subsequently escaped (stating the circumstances)
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that General James Clinton commanded at Fort Clinton at the time it was taken - that Fort Montgomery was taken at the same time - that he [?] his company at Quaker Hill in the [?] - that [?] said friend of three years service he was with said company at [?] in the state of New Jersey under General Knox on the North River at [?] and finally at [?] when he was discharged as before stated - that through bodily infirmity and nature's decay of memory he is not able accurately to state his services as to time and place in the order in which they took place.  That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.  

Hugh Lindsey

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me after the words "eighty seven were struck out and the words "seventy eight interlined and above the words "if the" artillery interlined on the first paper

Nath.l P. Hill 
Judge of Orange Comm. Pleas
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And I the said Nathaniel P. Hill a judge of the court of common pleas as written in the foregoing declaration do hereby declare my opinion that the aforenamed Hugh Lindsey the applicant was a Revolutionary solider and served as he states and that this paper contains the procedings had before me in the matter of the application of the said Hugh Lindsey for a pension - and I do further certify that the said applicant cannot [?] infirmity [?] the court of common pleas to make this application in testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28 day of July 1832.

Nath.l P. Hill
Judge of Orange Com. Pleas

I Asa Dumming Clerk of the court of the county of Orange in the state of New York do hereby certify that Nathaniel P. Hill Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and whose name is subscribed to the [?] was at the time a judge of the court of common pleas in and for the said county and duly in herewith to administer oaths.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this first day of August 1832

Asa Dunning
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Revy WIDOW & c.

File No. 20493
Dolly Lindsey
Wid of 
Hugh Lindsey
Pri. Rev. War

Act July 7th '38
Index: - Vol. A Page 437

Arrangement of 1870.