Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21712, Darius Briggs, Mass. Mass. Sea Service
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Sea Service

Briggs, Darius
or
Brigg

Phebe

W. 21712
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3864
Albany New York

Phebe Briggs
New York
widow of Darius Briggs
who was a Private and Drummer
in the New York Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
79 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the
4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of December
and sent to Henry Goslee
Lexington Heights, New York

[ Act of March 3, 1843. ]

Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1 Page 102
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806

New York
Darius Briggs

of Lexingtonin the State of New York
who was a Drummer and private in the Companies commanded
by Captain Pets Gothers of the Regiments commanded
by Colonel Walker Gothers in the Massachusetts
line for 8 months a Drummer and
for 15 months a Private

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 79 Dollars 33 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of October
1832 and set to H. Goslee

Arrears to 4th of September 1832   $119.00
Semi annual allowance ending 4 March 1833
39.66

     $156.66

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by George William Crump Clerk,
Book D Vol. 5 Page 69


Dead G, Goslee, May 24 , 1839
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State of New York
Greene County

On this thirteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me the subscribed one of the judges of the county courts of the County aforesaid Phebe Briggs aged eight four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress pased July 7, 1838 entitled "On the grantings for and pensions to certain widows: that she is the widow of Darius Briggs who was a Drummer and a private in the War of the Revolution and according to the best of applicants knowledge and belief served in the companies aforesaid a member of different tours. That her late husband the said Darius Briggs was a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 and that his certificate is .

That there has no documentary or other evidence in here possession in support of her claim.

She futher declares that she was married to the said Darius Briggs on the twenty second day of March one thousand seven hundred and eight nine.

That her husband the said Darius
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Briggs, died on the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.

That she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninetyfour, at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me.
Phebe Briggs

Henry Goslee, one of the judges of the county courts of said county.

I do hereby certify that Phebe Briggs of the above name applicant is unable (by reason of bodily infirmity) to attend court.
Henry Goslee
Judge as aforesaid

State of New York
Greene County

Eder Barnum, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath deposed and say that he was well acquainted with Darius Briggs. That he was a in his last, that he died on or about the last of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, and that his widow Phebe Briggs has not since been married, according to despondents knowledge and belief.

Eder Barnum

Sworn and subscribed this 13th day of Agust before me
Henry Goslee judge as aforesaid.
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I do hereby certify that Eder Barnum who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration is a man of truth and veracity and this his statement are entitled to full credit.
Henry Goslee
Judge as aforesaid

State of New York Greene County. I certify that Henry Goslee before whom the foregoing affidavits of Phebe Briggs and Eder Barnum was sworn at the date of the same one of the judges of the County Courts of said county duly commissioned and qualified that his signature to said affidavits is his genuine signature

Witness my hand the seal of the said
county this 21st day of August 1839

William V B Heermance
Clerk of Said County
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Henry M. Tobey of West Stockbridge in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn deposed and says that he is the Town Clerk of this town of West Stockbridge duly stated and sworn into this office for the current year and has the custody and keeping of the records of said Town of West Stockbridge, commencing in the year seventeen hundred and seventy four and continued down to the present time, on which many publishments and many marriages are recordded, that on the records under the following heading "an account of PUblishments made in 1789" then an many publishments recorded among the number is that of a "Darius Briggs" of West Stockbridge and Phebe Lincoln of Taunton published March 1st, 1789" that by the same record it also appears that under the following heading viz "an account of marriages recorded" the said Dairus Briggs and Phebe Lincoln were married on 22 March 1789 which is then recorded in the following words and figures viz "March 22th 1789 was married Darius Briggs and Phebe Lincoln" that the record of said publishments in the words and figures before quote.

Henry M Toby, Town Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire County, West Stockbridge July 15th 1839 then the above named Henry M Tobey (to me well known to be the Town Clerk of West Stockbridge is aforesaid) personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me.
Robbins Kellogg, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire, SS.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for
the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Robbins Kellogg
Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereunto annexed, was
at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County
duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that
full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that
capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Kellogg
and believe his signature to said certificate is
genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the
seal of the Court of Common Pleas
for said Commonwealth, this Sixteenth
day of
July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty nine
Charles Sedgwick Clerk
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Darius Briggs

2323
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State of New York      
Greene County        ss.

On this 9th day of August 1832 personally appeared (2 words scratched) before Munson Buel (?) a Judge of the court of common pleas for the county aforsaid (?) Darius Briggs, a resident of Lexington in the County of Greene & state of New York aged 77 years on the 12th day of November last, 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, p_p__ (?) June 7th 1832.
That he (smudged word) the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herin stated.
That he enlisted as a drummer in the Massachusetts state troops for eight months,^about the first day of June 1775 _____? at Dighton, County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts, went to Roxbury, and there served 8 months & was discharged about the first of January, 1776. That the company officers were Capt. Peter Pitts, Lieut. Zebedee Redding & Ensign Henry Briggs = The Regimental officers were Col. Walker, Lieut Col Nathaniel Leonard & Major Mitchel, in the Brigade command by Brigadier Genl Thomas, was at Roxbury at the time of Bunker Hill Battle and during the time he was so there he volunteered under (words scratched) Major Tupper of Connecticut & Major Mitchel of Massachusetts in an attack on Lighthouse island, where were a number of prisoners there & the light destroyed - That in the month of January 1776 he enlisted for two months in the same company commanded then by Capt. Samuel Tubbs, was taken (?) near Boston part of the time at Winter Hill & was then discharged after the evacuation of the enemy at Boston. The Lieut. was Henry Biggs & the Ensign Babbitt, the Regt,, was then commanded by Col,, (?) French= That during the year 1776 he entered as a drummer on board the sloop Freedom commanded by Capt,, John Clouston in the naval service, sailed from Taunton River and after being at sea a short time the vessel was enjoined & put in to Plymouth where she was repaired & altered in to a Brigg and went to sea returned(?) to Boston & was discharged at the end of four months after entering on board said vessel
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That some time during the year 1777 he volunteered and went to Howlands Ferry near Rhode Island & served one month under Capt James Briggs & Lieut. Lincoln cannot tell the precise time of the year, was at the time Genl Spence was threatening Rhode Island- 

That in 1778 volunteered in the month of July & went to Howlands Ferry was with Gen Sullivan out his attack on Rhode Island was under the command of Capt. Fuller in Col. Isaiah Regt & was stationed part of the time of Fall River [crossed out: staid part of the time at Fall River] served for six months and was dismissed in January 1779 

That in June 1780 he volunteered for six months to fill up the continental Regiments, was sent to Springfield & was there mustered & then went to West Point & was placed in to the 14th Massachusetts Regiments. The company officers were Capt. Reading don't recollect the remainder. The Regiment was commanded by Col Gamaliel Bradford & Lieut. Col. Bassett Gen Pattersons, Brigade, after serving some time the Company was placed under the command of Capt James Cooper, after staying a while at west point was marched in to the Jerseys and stationed at Orange town some time, there was sent with some others to Fishkill by way of Kings ferry, was discharged at Fishkill about the first of January 1781 - Resided at the time of entering the service of each of the above mentioned terms at Dighton, County of Bristol & state of Massachusetts- served as a drummer each time but the last when he served as a private, never had a written discharge till the last service in the 14th Massachusetts Regt, when he received a written discharge which is now lost. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state 
Darius Briggs

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid, before me Munson Buel Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County aforesaid
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We Herekiah Pettit, a Clergyman, residing in the town of Lexington in the County of Greene and David Foster residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Darius Briggs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy-seven years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - 
Hezekiah Pettit
David Foster

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Munson Buel a judge of the Court of Common pleas of the county aforesaid 

and the said Judge doth hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the in interrogatories prescribed in the war department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the said Judge further certifies, that it appears to him Hezekiah Pettit who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a clergyman residing in the town of Lexington County aforesaid, and that David Foster, who has also signed the same is a resident in Lexington aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit & the said Judge further certifies that the above named applicant cannot from infirmity attend the court
Munson Buel a judge of the court of common Pleas of the County aforesaid being a court of record 

State of New York Greene County ss. 
I William N. P. Ferrance Clerk of the County of Greene do certify that Munson Buel Esq. before whom the above declaration or affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said declaration or attent to be his hand writing & signature Witness my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August 1832 Nance Clerk
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Albany 4481 
Phebe Briggs widow of Darius Briggs who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 31. May 1835 of Greene Co. in the State of N. York who was a Pri. & Drummer in the company commanded by Captain Pitts of the regt. commanded by Col. Walker in the Mass line 
8 mos drummerr Pr. 15 29.33 50.00 $79.33 

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 79 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of October 1839 and sent to Henry Gorler Lexington Heights, N.Y. 

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 39 277.65 
Semi-annual allowance ending '40 39.66 
========
$317.31 
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Act July 7, 1838, 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A, Vol 2, Page 68
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Revolutionary
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 21.712

Phebe Briggs
Widow of Darius Briggs
Private Revolutionary War

Act March 3rd, 1843

Index: Vol. A, Page 91

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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State of New York Franklin County SS
 
Henry Briggs of the town of Constable in the County of Franklin State of New York being duly sworn says, that he this deponent was ensign in a company commanded by Peter Pitts in the Revolutionary war in the year 1775 that Darius Briggs inlisted into said company as a drummer in the month of May of that year 1775 that he continued in said company for the time of eight months, & this deponent further says that in the month of January following the said Darius Briggs enlisted into the same company which by was then commanded Samuel Tubbs for --- two month as a drummer, that he this deponent was at that time a Lieutenant, & that he the said Darius Continued to do service for the said time & further this deponent says not 
Henry Briggs

Sworn to before me the 29th day Henry of September Jonathan Waller Justice 1827
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this affadavit of the Henry Briggs  was taken some years since when the application contemplated applying under the act of March 18. 1818 The said Henry Briggs is now dead 
Henry Gorlee
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5984
Aug 24
Ny 
July 7 1835

Revolutionary Claim
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Washington City

free
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Sir,
Enclosed is the application of Mrs. Phebe Briggs, she relies for this of her late husband's services, on the eveidence in the department furnished by her late husband and annexed to her application is the proof of her marriage and of her husbands death. I presume there will be no objections to allowing her a pension for all the services of her husband proved to the certification of the deportment.

Lexington Heights
August 20, 1839
Hon. L. L Edwards

Yours
Henry Goslee
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Conv May 24
get paper

Darius Briggs
NY 
806

Revolutionary Claim 
J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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Sir 
I am requested by Mr Briggs, the widow of Darius Briggs deceased, (who was a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832) to enquire of you, is the testimony on which a pension was granted her late husband & now in the pension office sufficient to entitle her to a pension under the act granting five years pay to certain widows, sufficient or not provided she furnishes satisfactory proof as to her marriage

she says her husband received notice from the department a few days before his death that his pension would be stopped untill he furnished further proof of the evidence of service now if the department is insufficient she will not make application as she is to poor to incur any expense. 

I am your,
Henry Goslee
Lexington Heights 
may 20-- 1839-
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Sept 11 1842,
Phebe Briggs March 5
NY
$79.33 per an 
Henry Goslee Lexington Heights N. York
FREE 
J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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State to of New York County of Greene SS

on this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before the subscriber a Just of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Phebe Briggs a resident of Lexington in said County aged Eighty Eight 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 act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war- 

That she is the widow of Darius Briggs who was a Drummer & private in the revolutionary Army. That she has no proof of her late husbands services except such as she desired from him, that she has understood that he served from my 1775 until June 1776 under Captain Peter Pitts, in the Massachusetts troops- That in June 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Samuel Tubbs & was discharged in April following that early in the same of 1780 he entisted under Capt Zebedee Reading & served under him & capt Cooper at the expiration of six or seven months that he was then in the 14th Massachusetts Regt. That her husband was a pensioner under the act of 7 June 1832 - that she has had a pension for five years the annual amount as she now believe the certificate having been sent to Albany to the pension agent when the last heard her pension was seventy-nine dollars
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& Thirty three cents per annum under the out of July 7, 1838 she further declares that she is still a widow

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before Henry Gorse Justice peace
Phebe Briggs 

State of New York
Greene County SS 

I hereby certify that Phebe Briggs the applicant above named is personally known to me, & that I consider her a woman of truth & veracity 

Henry Goslee Justice peace
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I hereby certify that Phebe Briggs the applicant above named is

STATE OF NEW YORK GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. 

I, William Pierson, Clerk of the County of Greene, do herecertify that Henry Goslee Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, Justice of the peace in & for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Henry Goslee and verily believe  that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, the 7th day of September 1843.
William Person Clk,
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Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs. Briggs for a pension 
Henry Goslee
Lexington Heights
Aug 5 1843

Hon J. L. Edwards