Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,508, for Moses Legg, Massachusetts
Page 1

Service - Mass.

Legg, Moses
Mary


Number - W.24508
Page 2

3467

Albany

Mary Legg

widow of Moses Legg

who was a private

in the Mass. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.


Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of December 1843
and sent to L.B. Canfield
Homer 
N.York

[Act of March 3, 1843]


Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1, Page 108
Page 3

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of teh act made by the act of Congress passed July 7th, 1838 and the joint resolution of Congress approved July 7th 1838;  entitled, an act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows - 
State of New York Cortland County ss.

On this twenty first day of June 1839 personally appeared before me William Bartlett Judge of Cortland County Courts, Mary Legg a resident of Homer in the County of Cortland and State of New York, 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 and Pensions to certain widows, and the joint resolution of Congress approved July 7th 1838, that she is the widow of Moses Legg, who was a Draftee or Enlisted for Eight months, in the Month of April in the year 1775, under Capt. Warren of Mendon, Massachusetts, Col. Joseph Reed, Commanded the Regiment  -  that he Enlisted she thinks as soon as said Eight months service as aforesaid was out, for the term of one year she thinks he had a furlough to go home, after his Eight month service had expired and that the Enlisted the next year after in Roxbury or Uxbridge or Mendon, under Capt. Isaac Wallbridge , is not positive as to Capt. Wallbridge's Christian name, Col. Reed aforesaid, commanded the Regiment at that time - she further declares that she was married to the said Moses Legg, on the 5th day of February 1778 in the town of Dedham, in Massachusetts, by the Reverend Jabo Chickering - that her husband the aforesaid Moses Legg died on the 11th day of April 1814, in the town of Skaneteales, County of Onondaga and State of New York - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took
Page 4

hundred and ninety four - viz. at the time above stated that she has a family record of her marriage in the family Bible. that she has remained a widow and since the Death of her said Husband as aforesaid.  joint resolution of Congress approved July 7th 1838  and entitled 

Mary Legg 

the words and the sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of June 1839.

William Bartlett
Judge of Cortland County Courts

State of New York 
Cortland County ss.

I Lewis C. Davis aged Forty Eight years, of the  Town of ? , and Mary Davis, aged Twenty four years of said Town of ? in the County of Onondaga and State of New York being duly sworn according to law, doth on their oaths say, that they are personally acquainted with Mary Legg, and know, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that said Mary Legg has remained a widow and since the decease of her said husband, Moses Legg.

Lewis C. Davis
Mary Davis (her mark)

the words eighty three years are certified before signed

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of June 1839

Lizur B. Canfield Justice of the Peace


I certify that Lewis C. Davis and Mary Davis are persons of truth and veracity and reputable in their neighborhood.

Lizur B. Canfield
Justice of the Peace
Page 5

I William Bartlett the Judge within named, and before whom the Declaration of Mary Davis, the applicant for a Pension within named, was made, and before whom the proceedings were held, do, hereby certify and declare my opinion of the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that, the said Moses Legg was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as she states in her Declaration, and I do further certify in my opinion that the said Mary Legg is  utterly unable, from bodily infirmity and old age, to attend Court for the purpose of making her declaration.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of June 1839.

William Bartlett
Judge of Cortland County Courts

State of New York
Cortland County ss.

I Oren Stimson Clerk of said County do hereby certify that William Bartlitt Esq before whom the foregoing declaration and certificate purports to have been taken was at the date of  the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly Commissioned and sworn and that Lizur B. Canfield Esq. before whom the foregoing certificate purports to have been taken was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected and qualified and that I am well acquainted with their hand writings and verily believe their signatures above written are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 25th day of June AD 1839.

Oren Stimson Clerk
Page 6

Homer Cortland County New York

Hon. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

please examine this application and if correct, inform me the result, and oblige 
your humble servant

Lizur B. Canfield

Jun. 8th 1839
Page 7

6331

Mary Legg Application
for a Pension 1839

Mary Legg
N.Y.

78 d. 14
2 witnesses 76

Vol 16.58 or priv in 75 12 8 mos. /20

Act 7 July 1838

Admitted
20 mos priv

$66.66/100

No deduction

L.B Canfield 
Little York
N.Y.
Page 8

"Marriages" top of Page 161

"{Mr. Moses Legg &}    Mendon"
{Mary McMullen}Dedham - Seventeenhundred and seventy eight February fifth, the above marriage is recorded in the hand writing of Rev. Jabez Chickering - then Pastor of the South Church in Dedham.

I Calvin Durfee of Dedham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts Clerk hereby certify that the above extract is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Moses Legg and Mary McMullen entered on the clerical books or Church in my possession, with the exception of the date, which is expresses on said Record in fair legible letters and figures as follows viz.
"1778 Feb. 5th"

I Calvin Durfee above named further certify, depose, and say, that I hold at this time the office of clergyman or Pastor of the First Church and society in the South Parish of the Town of Dedham aforesaid, and have the Custody and keeping of the Books and Records of said Church and Society, that the above is a true extract from said clerical or Church records, with the exception above named, as certified by me.

Calvin Durfee
Pastor of the South Church in Dedham


State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk ss.

October 15th 1839.  Then personally appeared the above named Calvin Durfee a Clergyman and and credible witness, and subscribed to and made oath, that the matter by him set forth and certified in the foregoing statements by him so subscribed, is just and true.

Before me

William Ellis
Justice of the Peace
Page 9

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office Oct. 15, 183?

I hereby certify that the within William Ellis is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
? to Secretary of the State

John P. Bigelow
Sec. Commonwealth
Page 10

Affidavits for
Mary Leggs Pension
August 1840
Page 11

Worcester County ss.

I Daniel Legg aged eighty four years being duly sworn according to Law, depose and say that I am Brother to Moses Legg deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier in Col. Reed's Regiment Massachusetts Troops of Infantry, that I was personally knowing to said Moses Legg serving in the line of his duty in the year, or years 1774 - 1777. the precise time of his entering or leaving said service do not now recollect, I think, he belonged to Capt. Isaac Wallbridge's Company, I belonged to Capt. Isaac Wallbridge's Company and same Regiment I know said Moses Legg served at least one year in said Regiment with me. He was discharged at West Point in the state of New York in January 1777 as near as I can recollect, said Moses Legg Enlisted at Roxbury, in said Massachusetts said ? myself, and two other brothers were in Capt. Nelson's Company same Regiment previous to our going to New York.

David Legg (his mark)

Attest
Thomas Taft

Sworn and subscribed before me this tenth day of August 1840.

Francis Deaness
Justice of the Peace
Page 12

Tompkins County ss.

I Joel Legg aged Eighty two years being duly sworn according to law depose and say, that I am Brother to Moses Legg deceased, who was a Soldier in the Revolution, and died in April 1814 - that I was personally knowing of said Moses Legg, serving in the line of his duty, in the year 1776 and 1777 one year, under Captain Isaac Wallbridge's Company and Col. Reed's Regimen, Massachusetts troops in the Army of the Revolution, I served in the same Regiment with him. He was discharged in the State of New York at West Point at ? in the month of January 1777 as near as I can recollect, said Moses Legg enlisted at or in the Town of Roxbury in said Massachusetts.

Joel Legg

Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of June 1840.

Seth Jenks Justice of the Peace
I certify that Joel Legg is a man of truth and veracity and reputable in his neighborhood.

Seth Jenks Justice of the Peace


State of New York
Tompkins County ss.

I Waite T. Huntington Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Seth Jenks Esquire whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at the date therein a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified : and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature  thereto is genuine. 
Witness my hand and ? this 24th August 1840

W. T. Huntington
Clerk
Page 13

Homer August 25th 1840

Honorable Sir:

Please examine the affidavits and if they will warrant an increase of Mary Legg's application for a Pension - Please send me her certificate, and if the Testimony will not increase it, please send me her certificate, for the 8 months agreeable to your Letter of February 19th 1840 and obliged your humble servant.

L.B. Canfield

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Page 14

Rev. and 1812
Wars Section


August 17, 1927

Mrs. P.M. Legg
Berkshire, R.F.D. 1
N.Y.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W.24508, it appears that Moses Legg enlisted in April 1775 and served eight months in Captain Warren's Company, Colonel Joseph Reed's Massachusetts Regiment; and enlisted and served one year in Captain Isaac Wallbridge's Company, Colonel Joseph Reed's Regiment, and was discharged January 1777.
He died April 11, 1814, at Schenectady(crossed out), Onondaga County, New York.
He married February 5, 1778 at Dedham, Massachusetts, Mary McMullen, he was then of Mendon, and she of said Dedham.
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 25, 1839, while a resident of Homer, Cortland County, New York, aged eighty-three years.
There are no data as to children.

Respectfully,

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
Page 15

Rev. Widow, & c.

File No. 24508

Mary Legg
widow of
Moses Legg
Priv. Massachusetts line

Act: March 3rd, 1843

Index:-Vol.  A, Page 430

[Arrangement of 1870]



1927 - Aug. 17, Hist. to Mrs. P.M. Legg.
See letter in Nathan Legg.  S.42854 ?
Page 16

5781

New York

Mary Legg

widow of Moses Legg, deceased


and who died on the 11 April 1814
of Cortland Co. in the State of New York
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Warner of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Reed in the Massachusetts 
line for 20 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany 
at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of March 1840 and sent to L.B. Canfield
Little York, New York

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $300.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 1844 $33.33

$ 333.33

{Act July 7, }
{1838}

Recorded by DM Curdy  Clerk
Book A Vol 2 Page 87
Page 17

5635

Mary Legg


$66.66


L.B. Canfield

Homer, NY
Page 18

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3rd of March 1843 granting Pensions for one year and certain widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838.

State of New York
Cortland County ss.

On this 26th day of August AD 1843 personally appeared before me L.B. Canfield a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County Mary Legg, now a resident of the Town of Scott, in the said County and State aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of  the provision made by the Acts of Congress, passed on the 3rd March 1843, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - that she is the widow of Moses Legg who was a Private, Corporal or Sergeant, in the time of the Revolution and he never drew a Pension. she received a Pension under the Act of the 7th July 1838 of Seventy six or Sixty Six Dollars or thereabouts a year.  She further declares that she is still the widow of said Moses Legg as will appear by the proof hereunto annexed 

Mary Legg

sworn and subscribed before me this 26th day of August 1843
L.B. Canfield Justice of the Peace

I certify that Mary Legg is personally known to me 

L.B. Canfield Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Cortland County ss.

On this 26th day of August AD 1843 David Becker and Sylvanus N. Grant of Lawful age being duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say that they are acquainted with Mary Legg, the widow of Moses Legg Deceased, and know that said Mary Legg has remained a Widow, ever since the Decease of the said husband Moses Legg, who died on the 11th day of April 1814.  

David Becker
Sylvanus N. Grant

Sworn and subscribed before me
this 26th day of August AD 1843.

L.B. Canfield Justice of the Peace
Page 19

i Certify that David Becker and Sylvanus N. Grant are persons of truth and veracity and reputable in their neighborhood.

L.B. Canfield
Justice of the Peace
Page 20

State of New York
Cortland County ss.

I Gideon C. Babcock clerk of said County do hereby certify that L.B. Canfield Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits and purports to have been taken was at the date of  the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified as such. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature thereto is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 28th day of August AD 1843.

G.C. Babcock Clerk
Page 21

Homer August 29th 1843
Cortland County New York

Honorable Sir - please examine this claim, and inform me the result and oblige your humble servant
L.B. Canfield


J.L. Edwards Esq