Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5415, for Martin Huntly, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn

Huntly, Martin

NUMBER
R. 5415
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State of Connecticutt }
County of New London }
ss. Lyme December 21 1832

Personally appeared before me Henry M. Waite
Justice of the Peace for New London County Paul Bebe and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition. And I certify that the deponent is personally known to me and is a credible person.

Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of New London }
ss Lyme Dec 21. 1832


Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County of New London Martin Huntly who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by
reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the [illegible] mentioned below and
in the following grade

For six months at least I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension - 
Martin Huntly [signature] 

Sworn & subscribed this 21 day of December AD 1832
Before me
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of New London }
ss. Lyme  December 28 1832

Personnally [sic] appeared before me Henry M. Waite Justice of the Peace for New London County Martin Huntly and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition. And I certify that the said deponent is personnally known to me and is a credible person.

Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I Silas Robbins of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged 75 years on oath depose and say that in the month of September 1776 as a private in Captain George Chadwicks Company in
the 3d Regiment of Connecticut Militia I
was called out to go to the White plains.  I left Lyme on the 9th day of September having enlisted into Captain Dan Marvin's Company
in Colonel Ely's Regiment for the term of
three months.  And with the Company went to the neighborhood of New York and there joined General Washington's army and continued with it three months - While I was with the army I well recollect said seeing the said Martin Huntly of said Lyme there. He was a private in a company, called the Walnut Hill Company commanded by Capt Bushnell in Colonel Elys Regiment.  The Regiment to which we belonged served as much as three months, and according to my best recollection the said Martin Huntly was in service there the same length of time I was
which was three months-
Silas Robins [signature]
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I Azubah Huntley of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut
now in the 70th year of my age on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin Huntley of said Lyme, and know that he served in the Revolutionary War- The fall
of the year in which was fought the battle at the White Plains I well recollect that he was about and as I understood was with General Washington's army = a soldier in the militia -
I was a girl at that time, and at the request of his wife for he was then married, I went and staid [stayed] with her a great many nights during her husbands absence. I cannot tell how long he served but he was absent a considerable time, and returned home very
feeble, having been sick the latter part of
the time. I was afterwards called several times to stay with his wife, while he was serving at New London, and from that circumstance well remember that he was drafted to serve there and actually served.  There are no circumstances within my recollection that
will enable me to determine how long he served there, but he was also there a
considerable period of time. 
Azubah Huntley X her mark
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State of Connecticut
County of London
ss. Lyme August 4th 1832

Personally appeared Azubah Huntley and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition.

Before me
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace


I hereby certify that the said Azubah Huntley is personally know to me and is a credible person.  

Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I Reuben Huntley of Lyme in the County of New London and State pf Connecticut aged about 62 year on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin Huntley of said Lyme and well recollect that he with a number of the militia company to which he belonged were called out to go to New York in the second year of the War. He was gone a considerable time how long I do not remember but as I understood at the time served as s soldier in the war and was at the While Plains and other placed near New York with General Washington's army - it has always been my understanding the he served at that time-
Reuben Huntley

State of Connecticut
County of New London ss. Lyme August 11 1832
Personally appeared Reuben Huntley and subscribed and made oath the truth of the forgoing deposition before me
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I hereby certify that the said Reuben Huntley is personally known to me and is a credible person.

Henry M. Waite   Justice of Peace
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I, Noel Huntley of Lyme in the county of New London and state of Connecticut aged 82 years, on oath depose and say that I am acquainted with Martin Huntley of said Lyme. On the 9th of September 1776 I was drafted to go to West Chester in the state of New York and join General Washington's army. I entered captain Abner Ludz company in colonel John Ely's Regiment and service in it at West Chester in the state of New York & other places in that vicinity three months. The said Martin Huntley was drafted about the same I was and joined captain Marshalls company in Colonel John Ely's Regiment and continued to service in said company three months or more.  We were both taken sick while we were in the army and came home sick with the camp distemper. We were there at the time of the battle of the White Plains.

            his
Noel       X      Huntley
             mark
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State of Connecticut}
New London County} ss  
Jany 8th 1833

Personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, Noel Huntly and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition. And I certify that the deponent is personally know to me and is a credible person.

Henry M. Waite, Justice of Peace
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I, Paul Beebe of Hartford in the County of  New London and state of Connecticut age 72 years on oath depose and say that during the Revolutionary I well recollect seeing  Martin Huntly of Lyme in the said county of New London in the militia stationed in the Town of New London a number of times.  I lived at that time near the mouth of the River Thames and also near Fort Trumbull in New London and used to be frequently out among the militia then in service. My father,  Jaler Beebe for years during the war was in service as captain of a company and served at Fort Trumbull a good deal during the war. I well recollect seeing the said Huntley in service there at a number of  different times.  I have no means of ascertaining the number of times he served or how long he served at the the times he was called out, but from what  I can recollect, I should think he must have served at New London as much as six months in the whole if not more. I have no doubt from what I can recollect of his service and the circumstances attending it that he served in the whole that period of time if not more in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Paul Beebe
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State of Connecticut}
County of New London} ss 
Lyme  December 21 1832

Personally appeared before me Henry M. Waite Justice of the Peace for New London County, Paul Bebe and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition. And I certify that the deponent is personally know to me and is a credible person.

Henry M. Waite,  Justice of Peace
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3829
Martin Huntleys
X 3829
1 -- 3 months
2 -- 2 months
3 -- 1 months
4 -- 1/2 month
Whole - 6 1/2 months
Proof
Azubah Huntley, deposition
Reuben Huntley- ditto
Noel Huntley, application
Silas Robbins ditto
2,, 3 and 4
Abner Beckwith
Azubah Huntley
Reuben Huntley
Paul Beebe
5415
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State of Connecticut
County of New London ss Lyme
Probate District of Lyme
On this 6 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court
of Probate for the District of Same in said County of New London now sitting Martin Huntley a resident of of Lyme in the Probate District, County and state aforesaid 21 years, 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 June 7 1832 that he served under the following named office and entered the service of the United States as herein stated
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At the commencement of the War of the Revolution he was a private in Captain James Huntley Company in the third Regiment
of the Connecticut Militia. After the British had left Boston and gone to New York he and a number of others of his company volunteered to go New York and serve with the American Army. The portion of the company that volunteered with him were annexed to Captain Bushnells company of Montville Thomas Way was a Lieutenant. They left Lyme as nearest  deponent can remember in the month of August and joined Captain Bushnells company at New Haven - The company then marched to West Chester and joined General Washingtons army near Kingsbridge. The volunteers
from Captain Huntleys company joined the from Captain Bushnells Company at New Haven- the company continued in service as near as deponent can recollect
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upwards of three months. The latter part of
the term he was taken sick, and was
sick when he left the army.- In consequence
of his sickness he was not in the battle at the White plains but was in sight of it, nor was he in any battle. He was frequently however called out in the night in times of alarm. He was with the American Army when the British came out from New York they retreated to the White plains
-
He knew General Washington and General
Putnam- John Ely was Colonel of the Regiment- 
The deponent arrived at Kingsbridge after New York was taken- He helped build a fort in West Chester and was in the guard at [illegible] when
the enemy came up to the place called Frogs Point. Noel Huntley he thinks [written above] was in the same campaign with deponent and
can testify to his service. They were 
not in the same Company
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The deponent was next drafted to serve at New London and served a considerable time there-- he cannot tell how long he served but is confident he served two months and cannot say but that it was longer-- he cannot state the year nor the time of the year but he remembers that black fish were taken at that time and from that circumstance believes it must have been in the fall of the year. He was principally employed as a guard near the mouth of the River Thames - one officer had command of that part of the guard to which he belonged - they were under the command of Richard Wait but whether he was captain or a Major he does not remember. He did not recall the names of the other officers.

At another time he was again drafted to serve in New London and served there upward of a month. The quarters of this deponent was at a house called the Lesser House- the deponent is unable to state the year or time of year when he served during this time- but he recollects it from the circumstance that he was quartered at the Lesser House- he does not at this present time recollect the officer.
After this time British fleet came to the River Thames and cast anchor it was expected they were going to land and the militia were ordered out- he was called out and served as near as he can remember half a month. Elisha Wade was the adjutant Rufus Chapman was the sergeant of the company. The enemy did not land and after they were gone the militia was dismissed.

The deponent is now far advanced in years his recollection is very much impaired. particularly as regards times. He believes that he can conscientiously certify that in all these times that he served more than six months and for this he claims a pension
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He was born in Lyme aforesaid on the 27th day of February A.D. 1750 and has resided there ever since. He belonged at Lyme when
he enlisted. He served once as a volunteer and was three times drafted but never served as a substitute. He recollects no other officers
except those above named. He served in General Washington's Army. He has no recollection of receiving any written discharge and has
no documentary evidence of his service. He was never on any pension list. He is known to Seth Smith Esq. the Judge of Probate and most of the inhabitants of the Town of Lyme who can testify to his character for veracity and his belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. [in a different hand] He knows of no record of
his age except in his Bible. He at all times served
as a private - and he can recollect no other witness of his services than that he has mentioned.
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We Frederick Wightman a Clergyman
residing in the Town of Lyme County of New London and State of Connecticut and John L. Smith residing in the same town of Lyme hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Huntly who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be 81 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in the opinion
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Frederick Wightman
John L. Smith
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appear to them that Frederick Wightman
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Lyme
aforesaid and that John L. Smith signed the same is a resident in the same town of same and is a credible person and that their statement
is entitled to credit
Joel Loomis
 Judge of said court
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I, Joshua R. Warren, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Lyme, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Huntley for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of Probate office this day of August 1832
Joshua R. Warren, Clerk

Thus far I have certified in my official capacity respecting the services of Martin Huntley as an individual I can cheerfully add that I have long known him. He is a very honest conscientious man, and although he is now very old and infirm I have no doubt that his statements are correctly and conscientiously made and entitled to the fullest credit.
Joel Loomis
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5415 REJECTED[ stamped]

P.O. 
Martin Huntley
Service:
1852 List of application for pension Rejected and suspended claim shows following cause of rejection
"He did not serve 6 months."
Enlisted:  __, 18 [written over]
Discharged: __, 18
"He did not serve 6 mos."
Application filed: __, 18
Alleges:
Reenlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized
Contract
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Papers

2 [illegible]
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Martin Huntly. Revolutionary claim under act June 7 1832
From Connecticut Suspended
K
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Connecticut
Martin Huntley
rejected
doubtful whether 6 month service [illegible] H M Waite 16 April 1833
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I hereby certify that Henry M. Waite before whom the annexed Depositions of Martin Huntly, Silas Robbins, Azubah Huntly, Reuben Huntly, [illegible] Huntly, Paul Beebe, and Abner Beckwith were taken is and at the times when
said depositions were taken was a Justice of the Peace in and for the  County of New London
and State of Connecticut duly appointed commission and qualified and that the signature to the certificates upon this depositions
are in his own hand writing
City Washington DC January 13. 1833
1
William L Storrs
MC [member of congress]
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State of Connecticut
County of New London ss. Lyme December 18, 1832
Personally appeared Abner Beckwith and subscribed and made oath to Me foregoing deposition before me. And I hereby certify that the said deponent is personally known to me and is a credible person
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I Abner Beckwith of Lyme in the
County of New London in the State of Connecticut aged 75 years on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin
Huntley of said Lyme. We were born in
said Lyme and have ever since resided there.
In February 1776 I enlisted into
Captain John Ely's Company in Colonel
Erastus Wolcotts Regiment. In the month
of August following our company was
marched to West Chester in the State of
New York and joined General Washington's
army and remained with it, and under
command until the last of November
following when I was discharged--
Capt Ely was afterwards appointed Colonel of the Regiment. The same season large portions of the
militia were ordered on to re enforce General Washington's army
Many went from said Lyme. While I was in the State of New York with General Washington's army I well recollect seeing the said Martin Huntly there. He belonged to Captain
Bushnells company and was a private in it-
He belonged to the same Regiment that I did
while in the State of New York

From the [smudge] January 1778 until
the fall after the burning of New London in 1781 the said Martin Huntley belonged to the same militia company that I did and we were frequently called out to serve at New London. Owing to the long time that has since elapsed, and my aforesaid age
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and consequent infirmities I am unable to state
the precise times that we served at New London but according to my best recollection and belief I served during that period in New London not less than four months
At one time I recollect that the said Martin
Huntley he served with me at New London
one month - I also recollect that he served
with me at other times at New London, but
I am unable to state the particular times-- or
how long he served at these times
-
The militia that was ordered out to
the White plains were there between three
and four months and according to my best
recollection and belief the said Huntley must have served that time at and near the White plains -
Abner Beckwith
State of Connecticut
County of New London
ss Lyme December 18- 1832
Personally appeared Abner Beckwith and
subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition before me. And I hereby certify that the said deponent is personally known to me and
a credible person-
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace