Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,544, Timothy Finch, Conn.
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Conn          Finch, Timothy          R3544
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State of New York
Erie County.   On this twenty fifth day of March 1837 Personally approach before me Joseph Freeman a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Erie. Timothy Finch of the Town of New Stead in the County of Erie and State of New York aged seventy-three years who being duly sworn according to laaw doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832  That he was [drafted - crossed off] enlisted as a Teamster at the Tavern of Greenwich Fairfield County Connecticut. About the last days of March in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy-eight for the term of six months, that he served and Timothy Finch his father who was the conductor of teams as waggon master. This informant from Greenwich in Connecticut to Fairfield, Danbury, Peekskill in New York and served six months during which time he was attending the A Regiment of Connecticut Militias in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War Commanded by Colonel Samuel Belen and [ILLEGIBLE], the commpany  [company] name was states. This informant was discharged sometime in October after serving six months had no written discharge. This informant further says that he volunteered again went into the service of the United States as a teamster about the first of June in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-nine - He went from Greenwich in Connecticut to North Castle near White Plains Westchester County New York. That he served with Timothy Finch a conductor of teams, a waggon master with a regiment commanded by Colonel Wells of the Connecticut Nine Months Militia.  That he was discharged after serving four months sometime the last of September 1779.  That he had no written discharge
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He said Timothy Finch further says that he was born at Greenwich Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut on the 4th of March in the year 1764.

That he has no documentary evidence is his [INELIGIBLE] of any of his services, the duty he knows of any living {INELIGIBLE] that he can [INELIGIBLE] any of his services -- that he served his whole ten months as teamster for the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

That he has resided since the Revolutionary War in Norwalk Connecticut from then into Genoa Cayuga County in the State of New York from there to [INELIGIBLE] Lancaster Erie County New York, and now resides in New Stead and has resided there for two years past. He hereby relinquishes [INELIGIBLE] claims and whatever [INELIGIBLE] tax or pensions or annuity except the [INELIGIBLE] and disdains that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency or any State.

Sworn on [INELIGIBLE]
this 25th day of March 1937
Joseph Freedman
Judge of Erie County
Timothy Finch [Signed]
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Rev. War Section 

October 1, 1923

Frank Avery Skilton 
84 Hamilton Avenue 
Auburn, New York

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 3544 it appears that Timothy Finch was born March 4, 1764 in Greenwich. Fairfield County, Connecticut. 

While a resident of Newstead, Erie County, New York he applied for pension March 25, 1837 and stated that he enlisted in Greenwich, Connecticut March 31, 1778 and served as a Teamster six months under his father Timothy Finch, Conductor of Teams, and on June 1, 1779 he enlisted and served four month as Teamster under Timothy Finch, Conductor of Teams. 

His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of military service as required by the pension laws. After the Revolution he resided in Norwalk, Connecticut, Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, in Lancaster,
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Erie County, New York and from there he moved to Newstead, New York. It is not stated that he ever married.

This Bureau is unable to furnish a history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Timothy Finch, Conductor of Teams.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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1923 - Oct. 1 - Hist: to Frank A. Skilton - MNNHT.

Rejected
3544
P.O, Timothy Finch
Service:

Enlisted: _________________________, 18
Discharged: _____________________, 18

Application filed: ________________, 18

Alleges: Printed list of 1852 gives: "Defective proof - not sustained

Re-enlisted: by the treasury records of (Vermont?) MNNHT

Attorney: ______________________________________
P.O. ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________ Recognized.    ____________ Contract.
______ Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ___________, 18
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A. Wright
3, Nov. 1834
O.C.
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War Department
Pension Office
Nov. 8, 1837

Sir,

The papers of Timothy Finch an applicant for a pension under the Act of June 7th 1832, have been examined and filed. It is [ILLEGIBLE] in this and that the claimant served six months in 1778 on a Team [for - crossed off] under his father who is found to have him on as a wagon conductor or wagon master, and [INELIGIBLE] monthly in 1779. On examining the roles of the Wagon Master General, neither the name of the claimant or that of his father have been found. Some further evidence will be required to substantiate this claim.

The applicant is required to give a [INELIGIBLE] [INELIGIBLE] under oath for having so long delayed to apply for a pension.

Initials

A. Wright, Esq.
Buffalo, New York
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20 April 1838

OC
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War Department
Pension Office
April 20. 1838
For a reply to your letter of the 27th 
relative to the claims of Nathaniel Gallap &
Timothy Finch you an referred to my letters
on the topic of those claims
respectively addressed to you under
date of the 3d November last copes of which are
herewith enclosed
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21 April 1838

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War Department
Pension Office
Sept. 21, 1838

Sir,
The supplemental statement of Timothy Finch continued in your letter of this 20th August, must have been examined -- His [ILLEGIBLE] is herewith returned. The official [ILLEGIBLE] signature of the justice before whom the claimant was from should be duly authenticated. This claim cannot be [ILLEGIBLE] upon the proof on file.

E

A. Wright Esq.
Clarence
NY
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Aug 8th 1837
Mr. Luce
NY

W. Wilson
Nathaniel Gallap
Timothy Finch

{The following appears upside down}

Mr. J.L. Edwards
Conn. Pensions
Washington

Clarence NY
August [ILLEGIBLE]
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Clarence  Aug 3, 1837

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Conn. Pensions

Six in the month of April last, I enclosed to you two certificates for the purpose of obtaining pensions made by Nathaniel Gallap and Timothy Finch, since which nothing has been heard from them. They being anxious to hear the result requested in the inquiry which they [ILLEGIBLE] had been received and if so whether it had been acted upon.

Respectfully your [ILLEGIBLE] Servant
Amos Wright
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Original [ILLEGIBLE]

NY
Oct. [ILLEGIBLE 1832 or 1839]

Nathaniel Gallap
Timothy Finch

J.L. Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Washington
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Clarence Apr. 10 1837

Commission of Pensions

Sir enclosed are two declarations for the benefit of the Pension Act of 7th June 1832. Nathanel Gallap had never before applied for the reason that he could not procure the necessary affidavit until now, not knowing when the [ILLEGIBLE] were, and the other Timothy Finch has never applied before but considered himself enlisted for pension under that Act. 

Please [ILLEGIBLE] to me at Clarence NY.

Respectfully your [ILLEGIBLE] Servant
A. Wright
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We Ambrose Burlingame residing in the town of Newstead County of Erie and State of New York, and Edmund Hull of Clarence County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Finch who has [ILLEGIBLE] and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Seventy-three years of age that he is reputed to believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 

Sworn and subscribed this twenty fifth day of  March 1837. 

Joseph Freeman              Edmund Hull
Judge of Erie County       Ambrose Burlingame

And I Joseph Freeman am of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas at the County of Erie do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after [ILLEGIBLE] the investigation transcribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I the said Judge do further certify that it appears to me that the said Timothy Finch has age infirmity and distance is unable to attend the Court of Common Pleas at Buffalo for the purpose of making his declaration.

And I the said Judge do further certify it appears to me that Ambrose Burlingame who had signed the preceding certificate is a resident and clergyman in the said town of Newstead and County of Erie and that Edmund Hull who has signed the [ILLEGIBLE] is a resident of the Town of Clarence and County of Erie and they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit. 

March 25 1837
Joseph Freeman
Judge of Erie County
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State of New York
Erie County Clerk's office ss: I Horace Clark Clerk of said County
certify that Joseph Freeman whose name is

subscribed to the within affidavit and before
from the same was taken, was at
of subscribing his name a Judge of the Erie
County Courts, duly appointed and sworn
and authorized to act as such; and also
that I am well acquainted with the hand
writing of said Judge, and verily believe, the
signature Joseph Freeman, as within written by
him to be his genuine signature. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the Court of [illegible] for said county this 8th day of April
A.D.
1837
Horace Clark Clerk
to
Timothy Finch
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N. York
Timothy Finch
let to Amos Wright 3rd Nov 37.
the same 20 April 38 to [illegible] 21 Sep '38
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Caldwell
August 17

City
1839
243
Aug 21, 1837
Pension office

NY
Sent
To the Secretary of War of U.S.
City of Washington
[illegible]
Aug. 28. 1837
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Caldwell
August
1
7
To the Secretary
City
1839
243
Aug 21, 1837
Penstoffice

NY
Sentence
War of U.S.
in
Washington
Sash Popes turned
Aug. 28. 1833)
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April 5

Gad Satliff
NY  [ILLEGIBLE] 1832

W. Luce
Nathaniel Gallap
Timothy Finch

John L. Edwards, Esquire
Comm. Pensions
Washington
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Clarence  March 24th 1838

[ILLEGIBLE]

Enclosed are two affidavits and a letter from the controller of Connecticut as further evidence in the case of Gad Sutliff, who has applied for a pension and the papers are now in your office and this is all the additional evidence in his knowledge that he can make and he requests that a [ILLEGIBLE] may be had in his case and a decission made as soon as consistent as it has been about Six years since the first paper was sent as he informs me and he is now [ILLEGIBLE] of Eighty years old and in want of assistance. I also wish to enquire relative to the application of Nathaniel Gallap and Timothy Finch whose papers were sent one year prior and as you wrote me last fall that an early report might be expected in those cases since which nothing has been heard. Any communication in the above cases may be addressed to me at Clarence NY.

Respectfully Your [ILLEGIBLE] Servant
Amos Wright

To J.L. Edwars Esq.
Com. Pensions
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Claremont N.Y.
August 20
Aug 27

NY
AddPff
Tim Finch

free
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Clarence Aug 20 1838
J.L. Edwards Comm of Pensions
Dr Sir I herewith
send you all the additional evidence that
can be obtained in the case of Timothy Finch
I have written to all the persons that the applicant knew of that would be likely to know any thing of the case, all are dead except the one who made the enclosed affidavit and he
says them is no person living within his knowledge by whom he can give any farther light but hopes and trusts that the evidence will be found sufficient to place his name on the Pension List
Respectfully Your Obt Servant
A. Wright
B. Please direct to me at Clarence N.Y.

the communication of which you sent me copies
last Apr 20 were directed to Buffalo instead
of Clarence
A. W. -
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84 Hamilton
Auburn New York
Aug 16 1923

To the
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of Interior
Revolutionary Division
Washington DC
Dear Sir:
In the list of Connecticut
Pensioners of the war of the American
Revolution published in the twenty first
report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
and at page 188 appears the name "Timothy Finch R. 3544"

This Timothy Finch is believed to be the
Timothy Finch who lived the latter part of
his life in this (Cayuga 0 County - Grave
located and marked.
For purposes of identification and proper
military marking I desire all the data as to his family places and dates as may be revealed by
the moving papers in his application for
pension.
By the side of his weather-beaten headstone
or nearby stands one duly inscribed "In memory of Rebecca Finch who died Feb.
13th 1822 aged 77" This Rebecca was
probably the wife of the above Timothy Finch who died Nov. 1829
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“aged 87 years, 3 months + 2 days”           2    
thanking you for an early