Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7374, for Shubel Reynolds, New York
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SERVICE
New York.

CONTENTS
Reynolds, Shubel

NUMBER
S. 7374.
carded
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Seth, September 30, 1836, to P.  
Do to J. K. Campbell, October 15, 1835  
January 20, 1836  
And from Albany to Ohio, Pitt, September 4 or 6, 1834  
February 12, 1836, Nath  
Sent to the care of Campbell  

Some letters remain, referring to which the pension was granted.  
See No. 4010, v. Hensington, paid roll.  

**Ohio, Pitts**  
28,787  

Shubel Reynolds, of Niagara County in the State of New York,  
was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Allen,  
of the regiment commanded by Colonel Dubois in New York,  
for 11 months and 5 days.  

Inscribed on the Roll of New York  
at the rate of 27 dollars and 22 cents per annum,  
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.  

Certificate of Pension issued on the 20th day of June, 1834,  
and sent to R. H. Stevens, Lockport, N.Y.  

Amount due to the 4th of March 1834: $111.66  
Allowance ending September 4, 1834: $18.66  
Total: $130.32  

Act of June 7, 1832.  
Recorded by Sam H. Page  
Vol. 4, Page 119  
Revolutionary Claim
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Admitted Private where & five
dep
R. H. Stevens, Esd
Lockport New York
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State of New York
Niagara County Ss
On this Fifth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty one personally appeared before the Court of Genral Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Niagara and State of New York now sitting Shubal Reynold, a resident of the Town of Pendleton in the said County of Niagara and State of New York aged Eighty years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June A.D. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as he stated that in the forepart of the year in which Col Ethan even took down print he volunteered as one of the papers of the Garrison not under any particular officer in which employment
he was enjoyed not quite a month when he Entered the said service as a volunten under James Falmage then of Dachs County in said State who was a Captain and continued in such service five month the particular day or year or month he can not recollect. that he was then a resident of Anna Precinct in said Dutches County during the above point of five months he was station was in no Battle he does not state the ninth of the regiment to which his company was
attached. He knew Col. Humphery and did sure under him at one time he
also knew Col. Dubois and also said
under him but whether he served at this under Col. Humphey or Dubois Court
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*Jos Talmage

State that he again served int he said service of the United States after he was therefore dismissed by Captain Livingston but the time he entered such service he cannot now recollect this much he does recollect, that he was hired by a class of nine from whom one was to have been drafted that instead of the draft he was substitute in place of him who might have been drafted that he served at this time three months under Capt. Colby Chamberlan that he started from Amena Precinct in Dutchess County and marched to Fishkill thence to Dobs Ferry thence down the westside of the Hudson near to New Jersey when he saw the American and French arraign Paraded exercising he then went to Albany through Schenectady to Fort Plains and Stone Rubby [Arabia] this place Col Brown was killed in Battle after the Militia from all quarters went up the Mohawk River near fort Plain and had a battle with the British in the Battle he was engaged from which place he marched with many others and pursued the Brittish [British] near to Oneida Lake. he then returned home his term of service (three months having expired)   On his way home he he with others stopped at Mount Robia and dug up the Board of Col Brown  & Burind him in the honors of war.  The next season after this he again entered for three months as a substitute for some person whose name he cannot recollect under the Command of Captain Smith Southerland that he marched
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State of New York}
Niagara County} 

Shubel Reynolds at the town of Pendleton in said county near to Peekskill waiting the motion of the British but was in no engagement after days before the three months had expired he being unwell obtained of furlough to return home and soon after his return Capt. Southerland returned home sick and informed him the whole company  would soon be home and that it was unnecessary that he should again return to Peekskill.  That he therefore did not serve any more.  That he thinks he had a written discharge in one case only no written discharge was usually given each soldier returned home as his term of service expired.  That he has no documentary evidence of the above statement he knows of no person by whom he can prove the above statement.
That he hereby relinquishes all and every claim whatsoever to any pension or annuity except the present that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory that he has before never [] application for pension under an [] law Shubel Reynolds
Sworn & subscribed before me this []  this 5th day of September AD 1832 Henry Cutlin Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of Niagara County Henry Cutlin
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}
ss}

I Leman Andruss a clergyman residing in Pendleton in said County of Niagara do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Shubel Reynolds above named who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration that I believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion
Leman Andrus
Sworn and Subscribed to before me this fifth day of September AD 1832 In open Court Henry Cutlin Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the [] of Niagara County
Henry Cutlin
and the said Court do hereby declare the opinion after the investigations of the man and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Shubel Reynolds was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies that the above named Leman Andrus is a clergyman residing in Pendleton and that he is a credible person and his certificate is entitled to credit.
JM Colburn
D Alvord
Otis Hathaway
Members of the Court in Attendance
I Henry Colburn clerk of the County of Niagara Co. and Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said.
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Court in the matter of the application of Shubet Reynolds for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this fifth day of September 1832
Henry Cutlin Clerk
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12.162
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State of New York}
Niagara County SS}

Personally appeared before me the undersigned Joel M Collum Esq. one of the Juges [Judges] of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the peace of said county now in session and in open court Shubal Reynolds who being by me first duly sworn deposeth and saith that the first time he served as a revolutionary soldier as stated in his original declaration hereto annexed he continued  as a common soldier he thinks in the spring of the year 1776 more than two weeks and a little less than one month he dont recollect as he was under any particular office.  Deponent says that immediately after his discharge in the same year & he thinks in the spring, he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer a common soldier he served this time five months under Captain James Talmage when he was discharged deponent further says he further amend his original declaration by saying that he again served in the army of the United States after he was dismissed by Captain James Talmage (in stead of Captain Livingston) as a common soldier at this time he served under captain "Colby Chamberlin" that he served "those months" this was the year Col Brown was killed at Stone Robby or Stone Arabia.  he knows this was that year because he helped bury Col Brown but by reason of his old age being over eighty years of age he cannot sate the period of the war when this happened.

Deponent further says he served as a substitute as a common soldier in said army Three months' the year following that is the year after Col. Brown was killed at this last mentioned time he served under "Captain" Smith Southerland. That not more than ten days before the expiration of this three months he returned
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home as stated in his original declaration hereto attached.

That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot as near any more positively as to the periods of the war when he served and as to the [] length of his service but he says he at all the times he did serve he served as a common soldier that he served in all not less than the time mentioned below 
The first time in the Spring of 1776 he served not less than half month 15 days
Same Spring under Jas Talmage  5 months
under Colby Chamberlin  3 months
under Smith Southerland 3 months less 10 days 2 m 20 days
The whole time is not less than eleven (11_ months and five days.

This deponent further says whatever is stated in his original declaration hereto annexed which is repugnant to what he states in this his amendment is erroneous and further says not.

Shubel Reynold

Subscribed the 11th day AD 1838 before me J M Colburn Judge of Niagara County Court

State of New York}
Niagara County SS  Asa Andras of the town of Pendleton in said County does hereby certify that he is acquainted with the above named Shubel Reynolds who has subscribed and sworn to the above amendment to his original declaration for a pension that he believes him to be eighty years of age and upwards that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the American Revolution and that he concurs
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he concurs in that opinion and believe him to have been such soldier

Asa Andrus

Sworn & subscribed in open court before me this eleventh day of May AD 1832
J W Colburn Judge of Niagara County Court

Henry Cutlin Clerk of the said County of Niagara and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of said county now in session do certify that the original proceedings of the application of Shubel Reynolds for a pension as hereto attached and also that Joel McCollum  before whom the oaths of Shubel Reynolds & Asa Andrus purport to have been taken in the amendment to said Declaration is a Judge of said Court and that the signature of said Joel McCollum is his signature written by himself
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this eleventh day of May 1832.
Henry Cutlin Clerk
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BRIEF  in the case of Shubel Reynolds
County of Niagara  in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?  Court
2. If before a Judge does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?  80.
4 State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period In the forefront of the year not quite 1 month
When Crown point was taken by Col. Allen  5 months
After this not recollected
Substitute 3 months
Rank 
as a volunt. [] 
Names of General and Field officers under whom he served
Gen 
as keeper of the garrison
Capt. Talmage Cols. Dubois
& Humphrey
Capt Smith
5. In what battles was he engaged?  Mohawk River and Fort Plain
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  not stated
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the Rolls?  Tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Levin Bell
Examining Clerk
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MMHF

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section.

December 6, 1923

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, S.7374, it appears that Shubel Reynolds, while a resident of Amenia Precinct, Dutchess County, New York, enlisted in the spring of 1775, served fifteen days at Crown Point, he then immediately enlisted and served as a private five months to Captain James Tallmadge's Company under Colonel Humphrey or Colonel DuBois.
He enlisted in 1780 and served as a private three months in Captain Colbe Chamberlain's Company, Colonel DuBois' New York Regiment, and was in a battle near Fort Plain.  In 1781 he enlisted and served two months and Twenty days in Captain Smith Sutherland's New York Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, while a resident of Pendleton, Niagara
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County, New York, aged eighty years.
In 1838 he was a resident of Green Creek Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, and referred to his children, then residents of Ohio, their names and the name of his wife are not stated.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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New York
Revol

Shubel Reynolds
Suspended

see letter to R. H. Stephens
16 August 1833.
letter to R. H. Stevens
28 March 1834

Act 7 June 1832
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PERCIVAL FARQUHAR         RoomX 1853 --
                                            120 BROADWAY
                                             NEW YORK

October 24, 1923.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

WAR OF 1812 Pensions

Would you kindly give me the usual information on your form concerning
O  SHUBAL (SHUBAEL?) REYNOLDS of Portchester or Rye, N.Y. who died there Sept. 18.1833, aged 60.had wife Hannah. Was spoken of as Captain Reynolds.

There was another Shubal Reynolds of Dutchess Co. whose record runs:
N.Y.Troops, prviate [private] in Capt. Waters Co. Col Roswell Hopkins 6th Dutchess Co. Regiment.  Also in Capt. Chamberlains Co Col Lewis Dubois 5th NY Regiment.

Please give me what pension information you may have concerning him.  I know no more than that he probably lived somewhere in Dutchess County. NY.

Sincerely yours,
M H Reynolds
(Mr.) Marion H. Reynolds
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M L W

17374
{STAMP RECORDS DIVISION DEC 21 1907}
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Wm R. Mevins
515 Ellicott St
Buffalo, N.Y.

Buffalo Dec. 18, 1907.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:  
Will you kindly send me the record of Shubel Reynolds if Niagara Co. N.Y. who served in the Revolution and whose name is mentioned in the Pension list of 1831. and oblige.

Very truly yours
Wm Reynolds Mevins

{STAMP PENSION OFFICE U S DEC 19 1907
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  Shubel Reynolds S. File 7374

Dates of Enlistment of Appointment 
Spring 1775 Length of service 15 days Rank Pri
Officers Under whom service was rendered

Spring 1776  3 mos   James Tallmage
1780 3 mos  Colbe Chamberlin DuBois

3 mos 21 days  Smith Sutherland

also served under Col Humphrey

Battlers engaged in:  Fort Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment:
Date of application for pension.  Sept 5, 1832 His I was al.[]
Residence at date of application, Pendleton Niagara Co N Y
Age at date of application, 80
Remarks: In 1835 Soldier referred to his children wo were then living in the State of Ohio, no names stated
(we wed 177 for 15 day service because it was at true Estion Allen [] Crown Point)
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Lyme Oct 6 1835

Dear Sir

Mr. Shubel Reynolds a pensioner of the Revolutionary army formerly of New York removed about one year time to this State (Ohio) and is now a resident of the township of Green Creek Sandusky County Ohio.  He sent his vouchers duly authenticated to his agent in the city of New York but was informed that the money for paying pensioners had been transferred to Albany (NY) consequently he has not received his pention [pension] due (from Sept 4th, 1834 to Sept 4th 1835.  He wishes to be informed who h is to apply for his back pention [pension] and wishes for the future if consistent with the department to receive his pention [pension] at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as he intend now ding the remnant of his life in Ohio.  his certificate note the 20th day of June 1834 No. 28787 Recorded in Book E Vol 4 Page 119
Maj Joseph Strong of this town *Lyme Huron Co O) who was a pentioner [pensioner] departed this life, I think in March last but received his pention [pension] up to March 4th, or it was received by his legal representative.  But as he had died before its receipt than has been no except returned to the department.

You will have the goodness to direct your reply to me Your Obt sert
J. K. Campbell

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pentions [Pensions]
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Oct. 12 1834

J L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[]
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Lockport 5 Feb. 1836 N.Y.

Dr Sir

I wish to ascertain for my information whether when the paper in a case of pension are placed on file and the case of the applicant suspe4nded.  Any further proceedings can be had by you in case any additional proof be received or whether there is then a final decision against the application?

I have two case in this situation at your office to wit. "Shubal Reynolds" and George Thrasher."  In the first of which I have forwarded additional evidence and from which I have heard nothing.  In the last of which I have applied to Benjamine Cowell Esq of Providence Rhode Island for proof &c.
Please inform me as to the above inquiries and also whether any additional evidence has been recorded in the case of Reynolds.

Yours & - R. H. Stevens

JL Edwards
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Lockport 17 April 1836 N. York

Dear Sir

I recd the return in relation to the claim of Shubal Reynolds.  In which you required him to specify the time when the alleged services were performed, the place where and names of officers.  In his declaration he specified the officers cols in instances but he knew not who was col one of the tours he gave the names of the Captains in the three tours the affidavit of a Mrs. Reynolds now on your files states the fact that he was a soldier.

There are no witnesses living who was in actual service with Shubal Reynolds and he is now near 81 years of old.  He says he cannot tell even the years when he served the tours only he believes the first time he enlisted was either 1776 or 77. he states the facts of his service which are more easily remembered than the day when-
I have perused his additional affidavit which I now forward taken from his recollection without regard to any dates or circumstances by which to make his story-
The original declaration being on file If this last affidavit corresponds in substance with the declaration on file.  It ought to be considered strong proof that the services were rendered.
The objection contained in your letter, that the tours up the Mohawk was but 21 days may be avoided by reference to the declaration and this last affidavit by which it will appear that the three months tour in the course of which the death of Col Brown is mentioned a fact of which was performed along the Mohawk commenced down the Hudson to down along N. Jersey shore & back up to Fort Plain -
I with the attention once more to these
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papers and I hope they will be deemed sufficient the three tours only amount to [] months and the old gentleman is very poor and unable to take any measures to procure other affidavits even if he knew of any person who could testify-  He travelled on foot about a hundred miles to procure the affidavit I last sent you of Mrs. Reynolds. and is totally unable to expend any thing from getting his pension - It is a matter of gratitude on my part to endearing to obtain it for him Let me hear from you soon

Ym & c

R. H. Stevens
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State of New York}
Livingston County} On the twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three came before me Paul Knowls Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in the town of Avon in the County of Livingston in the State of New York Elizabeth Reynolds and being duly sworn deposeth & sayeth that in the summer of seventeen hundred and seventy six that she resided in Amena precinct  in the county of Dutchess in the state of New York and she was acquainted with Shobal Reynolds who resided at that time in that place and was a brother of Jeremiah Reynolds her husband says that in the month of Juen of July 1776 that Shobal Reynolds and Jeremiah Reynolds her husband both enlisted in Capt James Tallmages Company and Colonel Humphreys or Col Dubois Regiment not positive which in the New York state militia that he the same Shoball Reynolds went to Fort Montgomery where he was stationed five months and further that he Shobal Reynolds volunteered she thinks in the year 1778 to go up the Mohawk river to a place called Stone Arabel says further that she knows that he the said Shobal Reynolds served at another time under Capt Smith Southerland does not recollect at what time nor how long he served at that time recollects of hearing him tell often his return that he had been in a battle near Stone Arabia & that Col. [] Brown was killed
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And further this deponent sayeth not
Elizabeth Reynolds

Taken subscribed & sworn to before me the day & year first above written

Paul Knowles Justice

I do hereby certify that in my opinion Elizabeth Reynolds on account of her great age and bodily infirmity is not able to attend at court or to go before any one of the county court judges they being several miles distant
Paul Knowles

State of New York}
Livingston Coun ty} SS

I Chauncey R Bond Clerk of the said County of Livingston do certify that Paul Knowles before whom the above and foregoing affidavit certificate was at the date of the said a legally authorized Justice of the Peace of said county and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing  and verily believe his name  subscribed to the Jurat of the said affidavit and to the said certificate is his own proper hand writing & signature one intestimation made by me clerk
witness my hand and seal of office this 26th of October 1833

Chauncey R Bond Clerk
By S G Haven Dep Clk
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at all the last three months--
this deponent says he does not know of a man not living who served with him at any of the above periods and he furth says he (being so old) has forgotten almost the periods of the war or the specific [illegible] or [illegible] he did then.  but deponent says he Served in all Eleven months and in the manner set forth in his declaration and the forgoing affidavit. 
And furth depose
Shubel Reynolds
Sworn before me the 15th day of April 1834 at Lockport in the County of Niagara.   In [illegible] whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed hereto the Seal [illegible] County of Niagara - Henry Catlin Clerk of the County of Niagara
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State of Ohio}
County of Huron} SS
On this 5th day of December 1835 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Huron personally appeared Shubel Reynolds who on this oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the companies commanded by the Several Captains James Talmage, Colby Chamberlain and Smith Southerland int he Regiment commanded by Colonel Dubois if in other regiment and commanded by other Colonels there names not now recollected in the service of the United States ; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed ; that he now resides in the State of Ohio where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.  The following are his reasons for removing form the State of New York to the state of Ohio (viz0 Because his children had left him and removed to the state of Ohio

Shubal Reynolds
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid   Chas Rash Just peace

State of Ohio}
County of Huron}

Lyone Township December 5th 1835 I Charles Rash a magistrate in the county above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence (viz) personal knowledge that Shubal Reynolds is the identical person named in the above affidavit - Given under my hand at Lyme in the County of Huron and State aforesaid on the day and year above written.

Chas Rash Just Peace
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State of Ohio}
Huron County} SS

I Henry Brown Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Huron aforesaid do certify that Charles Rash is magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at nom alk this 13th day of January AD 1831  H. Brown Deputy Clerk HCP