Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20156, for Elihu Ingalls, Massachusetts
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Service
Mass.
New York

Ingalls, Elihu  W 20156
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3999
Albany New York
Mary Ingalls widow of Elihu Ingalls 
who died about the year 1823
of Columbia in the State of N. York who was
a Pr. Sgt. & Lt. in the Company commanded by Captain Sutherland of the regt. commanded by Col. Graham in the Revolution line for16 mos. 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 111 Dollars 10 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of April 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester Present

Arrears to the 4th Mar 1844 $1444.30
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 44
55.55
$1499.85

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act July 4, 1836, }
{Section the 3d}
Recorded by F. L. Swann
(smudge) C.  Vol. 1  Page 119
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State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss. I Huldah Philips wife of Nassau in the county of Rensselaer widow of Zachariah Philips being sworn say, my first husband was George Smith late of Livingston in Columbia County deceased. I am the daughter of Mary & Elihu Ingalls. My father died at Pine Plains Dutchess county many years since. I am their oldest child, Anthony was next younger, Johnathan next, Polly Husted next, &c. All born about two years apart. I have lost my family record & have no record of my age. I am two years older than my brother Anthony my parents informed me, I was sixty three years old in December last from what my parents told me & from my own best recollection. My birth day as I was always told was the 19th day of December.

Huldah Philips (+ her mark)

Sworn & subscribed before me this 28th day of May 1842 by said Huldah Philips who is a credible person & witness }

George W. Norton Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss. I, Charles Hooper clerk of said County do hereby certify that George W. Norton whose name is subscribed to the foregoing deposition of Huldah Philips was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the peace in & for said county. That I am acquainted with the hand writing
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of said Justice & verily believe his signature to said Deposition to be in the handwriting of said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said County this 4th June 1842
Chas. Hooper, Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County } SS. I, Mary Ingalls of Gallatin in the County of Columbia being sworn say I had my first child Huldah in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy Eight (1778) she was born 19th December 1778 & was sixty three (63) years old in December last past. My second child was Anthony & is two years younger than Huldah wanting four days (4) days Anthony was born December 15th, 1780.

Mary Ingalls (X her mark)

Sworn & subscribed before me this first day of March 1842 by said Mary Ingalls who is a credible person & witness }

before W. W. Smith Justice
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State of New York
Yates County } SS. I Anthony Ingalls of the Town of Jerusalem in said County being sworn depose & say I am the son of Elihu Ingalls formerly of Pine Plains Dutchess County New York now deceased. My Mother is Mary Ingalls Widow of said Elihu Ingalls, now residing in Columbia County New York. I am the Second Child of said Elihu & Mary. My Sister Huldah Wife of Zechariah Philips was their oldest child. I am now Sixty one years old & was born in the Year Seventeen hundred and Eighty.

The leaf hereunto annexed is my family record & contains as I believe a correct record of my age & those named therein. My own age was put down about thirteen Years ago & is in the hand writing of my oldest Son Jn'o Ingalls.

Anthony Ingles

Subscribed & Sworn before me by said Anthony Ingalls this 12th day of April 1842 who is a credible person & witness. }

Edward Ganning Justice of the Peace of Yates County
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State of New York
Yates County Ss.
I Samuel Stevens clerk of said County do certify that Edward Gaming Equire whose signature is subscribed to the jurat of the within affidavit was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his said signature to be genuine
In testimony whereof i hereunto affix the seal of the said County and of the County Courts thereof my official seal the twelfth day of April A. D. 1842
Saml. Stevens Clerk
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Dear (illegible) 
I send you yr papers, this day made out, I hope this will serve yr. purpose as I have spent time & been at pains enough to have them all (illegible). When you get yr feet, let me know as I promised to let old Mr. Ingalls know & send me such a sum as you think I have (illegible) expended in this matter. By (illegible) pray next business of this kind (illegible) I must be feed aforehand.
In (illegible) haste
truly yr
Benj. W. Stone

Penn Yan Apl. 12, 1842
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FAMILY REGISTER of Births

Anthony Ingles was born Dec 15th, 1780
Mary Ingles was born Oct 22, 1780
Margaret Ingles was born July 5th, 1805
Mary Ingles was born April 4th, 1807
John Ingles was born Oct 15th, 1811
Dewt Ingles was born July 16th, 1813
Lewis Ingles was born Sept 3th, 1815
Amandy Ingles was born Sept 3th, 1815
July Ingles was born Feb 25th, 1817
James L. Ingles was born Aug 19th, 1818
Anthony Ingles was born Sept 22th, 1821
Charles Ingles was born Feb 26th, 1823
Washington Ingles was born Sept 6th, 1825
Delia Ingles was born March 28th, 1827
Harrit Ingles was born July 29th, 1828
Frances Ingles was born December 15th, 1830
J C [?] Ingles his Daughter was born January 10th, 1839
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FAMILY REGISTER of Marriage

Dewit C Ingalls was married April 21th, 1836

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Peter Dennis was married to Sarah Amanda Ingles on the 11th day April 1840

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Morgan L. Ingles was married to E Jane Odle on the day of Oct. 1839
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State of New York
Columbia County } SS I Benjamin W. Stone Minister of the Gospel of Penn Yan, Yates County New York being sworn say that the alteration of figures in the Record of Anthony Ingles birth was made by me at said Ingles' request to correct an error, which as he affirmed his son had committed when he placed his name upon the record, and further that this alteration was made on the Twelfth day of April Eighteen hundred & forty two at my room in the village of Penn Yan.

Benj. W. Stone

Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of May 1842 by said Benjamin W. Stone known to
be a credible person & witness }

Edward P. Cowles
Comr of Deeds
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State of New York
Yates County } SS I Benj. W. Stone Minister of the Gospel of Penn Yan in said County being sworn depose & say that the alteration of figures in the record of Anthony Ingles' birth was made by me at said Ingles' request to correct an error, which as he affirmed his son had committed when he placed his name upon the record. And further that this alteration was made on the Twelfth day of April Eighteen hundred & forty two at my room, in the village of Penn Yan.

Benj. W. Stone

Sworn & subscribed before me this 7th day of May 1842 by said Benj. W. Stone who is a credible person & witness }

Edward Ganning Justice of the peace of Yates County
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State of New York
Columbia County SS
I Jehoiakim A. Van Valkinburgh Clerk of said county do hereby certify Edward V. Cowles whose name is subscribed to the annexed deposition of Benjamin W. Howe was on the day of the date thereof a commissioner of Deed in & for Columbia County & that W. W. Smith on the day of the date of the annexed deposition of Mary Ingalls to which his name is subscribed was one of the Justices of Peace of Columbia County. That I am acquainted with their hand writing & verily believe their respective signature to said depositions to be in the own hand writing. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 6th June 1842.
J. Van Valkinburgh, Clerk
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd Section of the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

State of New York
County of Columbia
City of Hudson } ss.

On this 29th day of January 1842 before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Justice Court of said City, the same being a Court of Record personally appeared Mary Ingalls, a resident of the Town of Taghkanick in said County, aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

That she is the widow of Elihu Ingalls, who was as she was informed by him in service in the year 1775 as a militia man from Rehoboth, Bristol County Massachusetts about the time of the Battle of Bunker Hill in the year 1775. This tour of service was before applicant became acquainted with said Ingalls and the length of this service she cannot state. In 1776 said Ingalls moved to Dutchess County New York. She has heard her husband say that there was two of his Brothers in service with him and she thinks in the same company, Joseph and Josiah she thinks were the names of the Brothers, and went from Rhehoboth in 1775. In 1776 the said Ingalls her said husband was in service in the regiment of militia of the County of Dutchess commanded by
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Morris Graham, and served through the season and was at the Battle of White Plains & served as Sergeant in Captain Smith Sutherlands company. She cannot state how long he served in 1776 In the year 1777, & on the sixth day of August in that year She & said Elihu Ingalls were married. In the year 1777 my said husband was in service as first and Second Lieutenant under the Commissions annexed. He was in service during the season Except a very short time, when we were married, which took place 6th August 1777. We were published the 8th day of January One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven to be married. The applicant distinctly remembers in consequence of it being the same day of the Battle of Fort Independence, it was on Sunday & the cannonading was heard in Church. The marriage of applicant of said Ingalls was put off in consequence of his being in service until the 6th of August 1777 when they were married by Mr Langdon a Justice of the peace in Pine Plains Dutchess County and her said husband shortly after went into the service under the Annexed Commission as First Lieutenant. Her said husband continued in service either as Lt or Captain & Deputy Commissary or Forage Master during the greater part of the War of the Revolution, and her said husband in his life time handed his papers & Commissions to Mr. Lilley of Pine Plains to Obtain for him a pension, but what was done she does not know. She was at one time told by a
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man named Talmadge that her said husband had granted him a pension & Land, but nothing was ever received and nothing has since been seen by her of said Talmadge. Said Lilley is dead & her said husband died about nineteen years ago. If any communication was made by said Lilley to the Pension Office applicant requests that reference thereto be had. The papers and commissions delivered to said Lilley by her said husband have not been received except the two commissions annexed. And according to applicants recollection there were five commissions handed him. Her said husband was in the Battle of White Plains 1776 at Bunker Hill 1775, can't say he was in the Fight. Was at the Battle & in Battle at Saratoga in 1777 and at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

He was wounded in the Face before she married him (and in the knee after she married him. That she remembers that her said husband said Elihu Ingalls  was in service during the principal part of the Revolutionary War and a part of the time he was engaged as Commissary or in some capacity procuring supplies for the army. Declarant has no record of her marriage nor of her childrens age. It is lost. My oldest Daughter was 63 years old the 19th day of December last. I had her the second December after I was married.

Mary Ingalls X her mark

Sworn & subscribed before Me this 29th day of January 1842
Wm E Heath Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Columbia County SS
On the 29th day of January 1842 Mary Ingalls above named made the foregoing declaration before me, that she by reason of age and infirmity is unable to attend before a court of Record, all such Courts of said County being not less than Fifteen miles from her residence. All which I hereby certify.
Wm. E. Heath Justice
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(illegible) Feby 4/44
Hon. J. G. Clinton
calls attention to pension claim of Mary Ingalls.

(illegible) Feb 25/44
Pension Office

enl'd.
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House of Representatives
Washington Feby 14, 1844

Sir
By request I call your attention to the claim of Mrs. Mary Ingalls of New York for pension under the Act of July 4, 1836. Her claim has been suspended upon the ground that the proof of marriage was not satisfactory. You will oblige me by taking the papers under your own supervision for review and decision.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully your obt. servt.
Jas. G. Clinton

Hon. James M. Porter
Secretary of War
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Revy. WIDOW &c.

File No. 20156
Mary Ingalls widow of 
Elihu Ingalls
Lt. Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index: Vol.A, Page 366

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