Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17476, for Nathan Powers, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Powers, Nathan
Sarah
NUMBER  W. 17476
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(36)  New York 
Nathan Powers, 
Private  
In the Army of the U. States 
At $8 per month comd [commenced] on 23 March 1818 
Cert. issued the 31st March, 1818 and sent to – 
Act 4th Sept. 1818.  5 10/28  mo. $42.85 
(Rev Claim Act 18 March, 1818.) 
Sherman 
Connecticut Line 
Three years  1777
Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co 
continued 
Notification sent Nov 4 1820 to Thos Palmer
Ballston Spa N. Y.
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Nathan Powers
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State of New York. Saratoga County ss. Be it remembered that on the Twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me Thomas Dibble Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the  County of Saratoga and State of New York aforesaid Nathan Powers of the Village of Ballston Spa in the County and State aforesaid Sanburn Ford & Thomas Palmer of the same place all to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn declared, first the said Nathan Powers on his Oath aforesaid says that he served as a private Soldier in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy in a company at the time of his enlistment, commanded by Captain Paul Brigham in the Eighth Regiment Connecticut line commanded by Colonel Chandler, afterwards by Colonel Russell & after afterwards by that by Colonel Sherman or Sherburn.  That he enlisted in the Spring of the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy seven for the period of three years, that he faithfully served the three years and was honorably discharged in the Spring of the year one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty, that he lost his discharge soon after he received it. That this Deponent was at the Capture of Fort Montgomery by the English and was in the advance at the taking of Stoney point by his countrymen. And this Deponent further says
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that he is Sixty seven years of Age, has a family, is in very indigent circumstances & that he is in need of assistance for his support & the said Thomas Palmer and Sanburn Ford being duly sworn say that they are acquainted with the said Nathan Powers, that he is in indigent circumstances, & from what they have frequently understood & believe the things sworn to as above by him are true.   
Nathan Powers 
Sanburn Ford
Thomas Palmer 
Sworn and subscribed this 25 day of March 1818 before me Thomas Dibble one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga & State of New York
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To the Honorable Secretary at War 
I Thomas Dibble one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga and State aforesaid, Do certify that I am satisfied that what the Defendants within named have set forth in the within affidavit are true.   
Given under my hand at Ballston Spa in the County and State aforesaid this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen, 
Thomas Dibble
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Nathan Powers
Copy
36 
Sept 1818
Con
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State of New York 
County of SARATOGA }  ss 
On his twenty seventh  day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, in the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, the same being a Court of Record for the said County, according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Nathan Powers 
aged seventy years, resident in the said County, in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: for the term of three years in the company commanded by Captain Paul Brigham in the Regiment commanded Colonel J Chandler who was succeeded by Colonel Russel and Colonel Sherman in the line of the State of Connecticut. That this deponent enlisted in the spring of the year 1777 at Woodstock County of Windham State of Connecticut was at the battle of Fort Montgomery & Stony Point, and was discharged at Elizabethtown in New Jersey in the Spring of the year 1780. 
That his original declaration was made on or about the twenty third day of March 1818 and that his Pension Certificate is numbered 36 and is dated 31st day of March 1818.  
And I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property of any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war." passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
SWORN to and declared on the twenty second day of August 1820 before me in Open Court Nathan Powers  
Thomas Palmer Clerk 
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly coped from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is fifty three dollars and one cent.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty second day of August 1824.   
Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga.
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A schedule of the Real and personal estate of Nathan Powers the pensioner in the affidavit hereto annexed named, he necessary cloathing and bedding excepted made in pursuance of the Act within mentioned. 
Real Estate I have none 
Personal Estate, one old house bought for me by the charity of my neighbors worth of   $5.00 
the broken & cracked Iron Stove and pipe  8.00  
one cow-                         16.00  
three swine                        5.00  
one old plow                     1.00  
one draft chain                  1.00 
one axe, one hoe, one common bottle 1.50 
5 common old chairs $1.25;  old chest 50 cts;  1.75 
One iron pot 75 cts; one iron tea kettle 0.62; one iron kettle 0.75;  2.12 ½  
one fire shovel & tongs $1.50, 1 pair Andirons 1.50; one frying pan 0.50;   3.50 
8 old  B bbls $2; 3 cider bbls 50 cts;  one tea pot 50 cts;  4.00 
1 pewter platter 64 cts; 2 wine glasses and tumblers 6 cts; 0.38 
one half pint measure 4 c; 9 tin cups and saucers 37 ½; 0.41 
10 table plates 40 cts;  10 one wash bowl 25 cts; 1 earthen dish  31 cts;  1.16 
three milk pans old           0. 18 
$51.01 
1 large bible 2.00  
$53.01  
I am indebted as follows:  to the heirs of Doctor Aaron Gregory late of the town of Milton in the County of Saratoga for Medicine and Medical aid about $50 besides costs and interest. I am also indebted to Joshua B Aldridge of the same place about $100 for Rent and to C. D. Smith I am indebted for necessaries for the support of my family about $30.   The said Nathan Powers is by occupation a labourer he is totally disabled from pursuing it,  his family residing with him consists of his wife named Sarah Powers aged sixty eight years very decrepit  & wholly unable to take care of herself and a grand daughter Rosa Nichols aged Eleven years able to support herself.   In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the twenty second day of August 1820.  Sworn to in open Court 
Thomas Palmer Clerk 
Nathan Powers
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Albany New York 910  
Sarah Powers 
widow of Nathan Powers dec’d who died on the 12 September 1835 of Oswego Co in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Conn of the Regt commanded by Col Sherburne in the Conn line for 2 years  
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars – cents per annum to commence on the 12th day of  September 1835 
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of May 1837 and sent Hiram Hubbel Richland N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1837 $480.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 37 40.00 
$520.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3} 
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk
Book A Vol 1 page 136
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Sarah Powers 
widow of Nathan Powers 
admd [admitted] 
2 years pri 
80$  
old case- deduct 
died 4 Sept 1835 
Hiram Hubbell Richland N. Y.
“Hiram Hubbell, Judge" subscribed to the above certificate and to the jurats to said declaration & affidavits are severally genuine.  
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 31st day of January 1837
M. W. Matthews clerk
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836. 
State of New York 
Oswego County ss}  On this thirtieth day of January 1837, personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, Sarah Powers of Albion in said County, aged eighty five 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 provision of made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836; that she is the widow of Nathan Powers late a Pensioner of the United States. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Powers on the 15th day of November in the year seventeen hundred and seventy three; that her husband the aforesaid Nathan Powers died on the twelfth day of September eighteen hundred & thirty five, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 
Sarah Powers x her mark
subscribed, by making her mark (the declarant being too feeble & trembling to write her name, on the day and year first above written, before me, 
Hiram Hubbell Judge 
Oswego County SS
On this thirtieth day of January 1837, before  the subscriber a Judge of Oswego County Courts personally appeared Roxxa Cross who being duly sworn according to law testified that she was a resident of the town of Albion in said County, aged forty four years, that she is the daughter of Sarah Powers above mentioned, and that the husband of
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the said Sarah died on the 12th day of September 1835 and that the said Nathan and Sarah lived together as husband and wife from the earliest recollection of this deponent until the time of the said Nathan's death, and that she has always understood from them that they were married to each other previous to the Revolutionary war. That she has never seen or heard of any record of the marriage of her parents the aforesaid Nathan and Sarah that she has now a Bible in her house the property of the said Sarah having in it a Record of the family of the said Nathan and Sarah in which is recorded the time of the birth of each, with the time of the birth of each of their seven children; the first of which stands recorded "Alplada Powers was born in Woodstock November the first 1774.”  The second "Freeman Powers, was born Woodstock the 14th October 1776.”  That she knows this to be a true record of the names of each of her brothers & sisters, with the times of their birth as she has always understood them, with the time of the death of two them-- but that it contains no record of any marriages.  That the said record has been in said Bible as it now reads for ten years or more to her certain knowledge and she believes for many more. And further that the said Sarah is not able to attend the County Courts for the purpose making her declaration she being but just able to walk across the room, and that she the said Sarah remains a widow.   
Roxxa Cross
Subscribed & sworn the day year first above written before me 
Hiram Hubbell, Judge 
Owego County  ss
Benjamin Cross of said County being duly sworn testifies that he has been personally acquainted with the aforenamed Nathan Powers & Sarah Powers for nearly thirty years previous to the death of the said
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Nathan, and that he understood from each of them before more than fifteen years ago that they were married to each other previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary war and that he has frequently examined the record of the family of said Nathan as written in the Bible mentioned in the affidavit of Roxxa Powers above and that the same as stated in said affidavit is true and that he recollects of examining the said record fifteen years ago and that it was the same then in relation to the births that it now is, four of said children appearing by said record to have been born previous to the close of the revolutionary war and that he verily believes the said record is true and that said Nathan & Sarah were married as stated by her in her aforesaid declaration, but that he has never seen or heard of any record of said marriage. And further that the said Sarah is in his opinion in her right mind and that she has a recollection of all the facts stated by her in her aforesaid declaration, but that in his opinion she is not able to attend a court of record for the purpose of making such declaration & further saith not.  
Benj Cross
Subscribed & sworn this 30th day of Jan. 1837, before me  Hiram Hubbell, Judge 
Oswego County, ss. 
I hereby certify that I have been for several years last past personally acquainted with Roxxana Cross and Benjamin Cross, the affiants above named, and that they are persons of truth and credibility. And further that I examined the bible by them severally referred to in their affidavits and the record therein by them mentioned, and that from such examination I have no doubt of the truth of the matters by them stated in relation thereto. and further that the
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said Sarah Powers is a resident of said County of Oswego and has been to my personal knowledge for six years last past and that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend a court of Record for the purpose of making her declaration.  
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand at Pulaski in said County this 30th day of January 1837. 
Hiram Hubbell, Judge of Oswego County Courts  
State of New York 
Oswego County, Clerk's Office } ss  I Marinus W. Mathews Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Hiram Hubbell, before the preceeding declaration and affidavits appear to have been subscribed and sworn to, and who has subscribed the above certificate, was on the said 30th day of the present month a Judge of the County Courts of said County of Oswego, duly commissioned and sworn as such  and that the signatures “Hiram Hubbell, Judge," subscribed to the above certificate and to the jurats to said declaration & affidavits are severally genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my  name and affixed the seal of said County this 31st day of January 1837 
M. W. Mathews Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington D. C. , 19 –
W. F. 17476
In reply to your request of – received – for a statement of the military history of    Nathan Powers
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this bureau.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  Spring 1777  LENGTH OF SERVICE   3 years  RANK.  Pvt.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Paul Brigham  Colonel J. Chandler, Colonel Russell, Colonel Sherman   STATE. Conn
Battles engaged in,   Fort Montgomery & Stony Point
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   enlisted at Woodstock Conn.
Date of application for pension,   Mch 23 1818, his cl. was al. [his claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application,   67 yrs, He died Sept 12 1835
Remarks:  Soldier married Nov 15 1773 at Ashford Conn, Sarah Chaffy.  She was al [allowed] pension on an app ex [executed] Jany 30 1837 while a resident of Albion, Oswego Co., N.Y.  aged 85 years.
Four children are referred to Alplada b. Nov 1 1774; Freeman b. Oct 14 1776;  and Roxxa Cross b. in 1793 are the only names stated.  In 1820 Roxa Nichols a granddaughter was 11 years old.  There is no other data as to his family.
Very respectfully
Commissioner
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New York 
Sarah Powers 
Suspended 
To Hiram Hubble Feb 8 1837
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Nathan Power N. Y. act 1818. when last paid?  
Yours &c 
May 19 ‘37
To the 11th of September 1833 
Third Audt Office
May 19 1837
[unreadable]
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Rev WIDOW, &c. 
File No.  17476 
Sarah Powers 
Widow of Nathan Powers 
Pri Rev War  
Act July 4th 36 
Index: Vol.  M, Page 157 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
July 31. 1917 Hist to Henry H. Williams
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE D JUL 26 1917 Williams
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MM
Rev Sec
LAW OFFICES 
WILLIAMS & EDWARDS
BERGER BUILDING
PITTSBURGH.
ALBERT J. EDWARDS 
GURDON WALTER WILLIAMS 
NATHAN S. WILLIAMS 
JOHN J. BRISLIN 
TELEPHONE COURT 3158.  
July 25, 1917 
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir 
I have a commendation of the Adjutant Generals Office Washington D.C. is regard to one Henry Williams who served in the Revolutionary War  as a private in Captain Stephens Halls Company 7th Connecticut Regiment, his name is borne in one muster roll of the company only, dated “July 1 77”.  Any information you can give me in regard to this will be appreciated. 
Also if you can give me any information in regard to Nathan Powers in Captain Paul Brighams Company 8th Connecticut Regiment and Jeremiah Powers and Nehemiah Williams of Connecticut also and information in regard to Abner Stone in Websters Regiment New York Militia.  
Yours Truly Henry W. Williams
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Payable on 4 March & 4 Sept in each year by the agent at the Branch Bank us New York 
Nathan Powers 
Recorded
N. Powers
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Revy Claim 
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18th March 1818  
Nathan Powers, late a Private in the Army of the Revolution 
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York  Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars -  cents per month, to commence on the 23d day of March one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen. 
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this 31st day of March one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen 
J. C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War
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[stamp] RICHLAND NY FEB 1
7 Feb
Hiram Hubbell
Case Mrs Powers
Act 4 July ‘36
Luce
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions  Washington City
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Sarah Powers
May 2
Addl afft.
N.Y. Act  ‘36
116
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions  
Washington City
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Richland N. Y.  April 26, 1837 
Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Sir
In complyance with your suggestion in relation to the application of Widow Sarah Powers, I sent to the town Clerk of the town of Ashford, the town where she was married in Connecticut, requesting him to make careful examination for some record of the marriage and have rec’d the enclosed which I forward to you.   
In February last, or early in March I enclosed to you the Declaration &c of Mary Mason.   I presume you rec’d the papers; if not, please be good enough to inform me and much oblige.  
Your Obdt Servt 
Hiram Hubbell
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State of Connecticut, Windham County 
Ashford Town Clerks Office March 13th 1837 }   
I Benjamin C. Simmons of Ashford in Windham County do depose and say that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Ashford legally appointed and sworn, and as such have had the keeping of the Records of said town for more than a year last past, and that I have carefully searched said Records and can find no certificate of a marriage between Nathan Powers and Sarah Chaffy recorded in the same.   Further the deponent saith not 
Benjamin C. Simmons
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State of Connecticut Windham County ss. 
Ashford March 1837  
Personally appeared Benjamin C. Simmons and made solemn oath to the Truth of the within deposition by him subscribed.  
I further certify that said Simmons is town Clerk of said Town of Ashford and sustains a fair character for truth and veracity and his Testimony is entitled to full credit.   
Before me 
Ichabod Bulkley Justice of Peace 
State of Connecticut Windham County ss }
Office of Clerk of County Court 
I, Uriel Fuller, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham do hereby certify that Ichabod Bulkley Esq is a Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned & sworn, that his commission bears date the 3rd day of June 1836 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1837 - and that the above signature of the said Justice is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereof unto affixed the seal of this Court & subscribed my name this 15th day of March Anno Domini 1837- 
Uriel Fuller Clerk
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Richland N.Y. Jan 31st 1837 
Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Sir
Enclosed I send the Pension Certificate of the late Nathan Powers, also the declaration of Sarah Powers widow of the said Nathan with accompanying afft for the purpose of obtaining the said Pension as provided by law.   If she is entitled to a certificate, please forward to me and oblige.
Your Obt Sert. 
Hiram Hubbell