Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23772, for Ezra Loomis, Connecticut
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SERVICE Conn
Loomis, Ezra
NUMBER S23772
CONTENTS [BLANK}
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24686 NEW YORK
Ezra Loomis
Of Termalen in the state of n York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Phelps of the regt commanded by Col Durgee in the Connecticut lin for 6 months 20 days. 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 22 dollars 22 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Febry 1834 and E. J. Fowler Penn. Yar N.Y. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. ’31-$55.55
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar ’34 11:11
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832. 
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 page 105
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on rolls of Col Dungy 
Entd 1 Sep 1779
dis'd 10 Dec 1779

Rolls of Col Dungy , Capt. Phillips
Entd 1 Sep 1779
dis'd 10 Dec 1779

Allowed
6 mo. 20 days pri
$22.22

Cong. Index
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In the matter of
Ezra Loomis,
A Revolutionary Soldier

Claiming a Pension under the Act
of Congress of 7th June 1832-
having served a length of time
in the Militia in the war of the
Revolution

If allowed he desires his Pensioner
certificate sent to Penn Yan N. Y.
to the care of E. J. Fowler. He
would prefer drawing his money
from the U. S. Branch Bank in
the city of New York. If his claim
be not allowed any information
from the Secy at War touching
his case will be thankfully
received, directed as above
The Secy's obt. Serv't.
Penn Yan, Sept 1832
Ezra Loomis
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State of New York
Yates County, ss.
---
On this 28th day of September, 
in the year 1832 personally
appeared in open court before the
Judges of Yates County
Common Pleas now sitting Ezra Loomis a resident
of the town of Jerusalem County
and state aforesaid, aged Sixty eight
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 was born in the town of
Bolton, Hartford (now Tolland) County
Connecticut, on the 20th day of December
in the year 1764, according to a record
produced in Court, Resided at Bolton
aforesaid during the revolutionary war,
and at that place this deponent enlisted
in April or May of the year 1780, for
nine months, in a company of the
State Troops of Connecticut, commanded 
by Capt. Phelps of Hebron
or Lebanon, - Holt, Lieutenant, in a
regiment commanded by Col. Durgy
of Danbury Lieut. commandant Summer
was the Acting Officer this deponent
went in the company aforesaid, to Hack
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Hackensack, N.J. according to the best of his recollection and joined his regiment with 
the army of Washington moved to different
places as forage became scarce, as this
deponent supposes. At one time during
that season a part of the army
undertook to cross to Staten Island
on an expedition, and when about
to embark in the boats the guide,
this deponent was told, deserted to the
British, and the troops returned
next day this deponent remained
with the troops that guarded the
tents. This deponent was at a place called
Totaway, and went to winter
quarters at the Highlands. This deponent 
was a guard at the execution
of Major Andre.  Andre had a queue
and ribbon to his hair and walked
up between the General Officers to
the gallows. At the expiration of
my term of service or a little before,
was discharged in the Highlands and
returned home. Early in the spring
of 1781, this deponent again enlisted
at Bolton aforesaid, for nine months,
under Capt. Skinner an express
having arrived from Gen. Washington
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then at White Plains, that troops
were wanted. The company to which
this deponent was attached joined the
army of Washington of White Plains,
and remained there till Washington
marched to attack Cornwallis. This
deponent went to the Susquehanna
river west of the head of Elk river
and was their taken sick and left
with troops who had charge of
[illegible] worn down by service.
This deponent saw the French army
with the troops under Washington
After the surrender of Cornwallis
the militia were discharged and
the deponent reached home in
the beginning of January, 1782
This deponent never had a written discharge
knows of no person living by whom
he can prove his actual service
This deponent has resided since the revolutionary 
war for 18 years in New Haven
Albion County, Vermont for 6 or 7
years in Chazy, Clinton Co. N.Y. for 6
years in Malone Franklin County
N.Y. for 10 years in Seneca Ontario County
N. Y. and for 7 or 8 years in Jerusalem
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Yates County where he now resides - 

He hereby relinquish 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
Ezra Loomis
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
Thomas J. Nevius
Deputy Clerk
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Ezra Loomis

Ezra Loomis
on the rolls

Mr. W. Babcock M.C.
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Certificate
We James Rowlett, a clergyman, residing
in the town of Jerusalem, Yates County, N.Y.
and William Thrall of the same
place, hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with Ezra Loomis, who
has subscribed and sworn to the
foregoing declaration, that we believe him
to be 68 of years of age; that
he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have
be a solder in the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
and that the said Loomis is a man
of truth and veracity. And the said
William Thrall further states, that he
is a revolutionary Soldier, and from
repeated conversations with the
said Loomis, he is confident
the said Loomis was
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engaged in the service of his county
in the year 1780, as he states
James Rowlett
William Thrall

Subscribed and sworn the day and
year aforesaid T J Nevius Dep. Clerk
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Certificate of Court
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 Ezra
Loomis, was a revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states. And the
court further certifies, that it appears 
to them that James Rowlett, who 
has subscribed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman resident of the town of
Jerusalem, and that William Thrall
who has also signed the same is a
resident of the said town of Jerusalem
and is a credible person, and that
their statement is entitled to credit

By order of the court T.J. Nevius Dep Clerk
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Certificate of Clerk
I, George Shearman, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for this
County of Yates, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Ezra
Loomis, for a Pension

In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this
28th day of September
A.D. 1832
George Shearman Clerk
Th. J. Nevius Dep. Clerk
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State of New York 
County of Yates Ss⎬
 I George Shearman Clerk of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezra Loomis for a
Pension. And I further certify that Henry A Wisner Esquire before
whom the following affidavit of Ezra Loomis purports to have been
taken or sworn was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Yates. And I further certify that he
the said Henry A Wisner was sworn and legally authorized to take
the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with
his the said Henry's hand writing and verily do believe his signature
to the said affidavit subscribed to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said County and of the court
of Common Pleas thereof.
Done at my office in Penn Yan this Ninth day
of December in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three

George Shearman Clerk of Yates
County and of the Court of Common
Pleas thereof as aforesaid,
By R M Smith Deputy Clerk
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State of New York
County of Yates
Personally appeared
before me this 29th day of November
1833, the undersigned a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County aforesaid,
Ezra Loomis, to me known to be the
person making application for a
Pension, and whose papers are
hereunto annexed, and who being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith
that in his declaration he finds there is
one error which he begs leave to correct. 
He never intended to say he
"acted as one of the guard at the execution
of Major Andre". but that "he
was present at said execution and
stood near the guard" - the forces to
which he was attached then lay at 
Tappan. His declaration was made
out in court amid the confusion
incident to the assemblage of a large
number of Revolutionary Soldiers, their
Witnesses and Attorney, which is the
reason he offers for the appearance
of the error. And this deponent further
says that he is certain he enlisted
under Capt. Phelps in 1780 - but that
said Phelps soon after was sent as
an invalid to Boston, and the command
of the company devolved on
Lieut Holt. The following are the
names of privates recollected by this
deponent, who belonged to the company
at the time viz. Amos Durton or
Guston, Solomon Loomis, and
Daniel Dorchester who waited upon
Lieut Holt. And this deponent further
says, that since the return of
his papers by the Department, he
has caused many letters to be written
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to persons to whom he was formerly
known asking for proof of his services;
but that some have never
been answered, and that which
have been answered, were so done
by some relative of the person to
whom they were directed, informing
this deponent that the persons
he sought information from
were dead. In this state of the case
this deponent proceeded nearly 250
miles and found living an aged sister
he had not heard from for many
years from her he obtained the
affidavit hereunto annexed, and which
is all the living proof it is in his
power to obtain, and which he trusts
will prove satisfactory. This deponent 
served his country faithfully as a
Private for Eighteen months as set
forth in his declaration and for
such service he claims a Pension 
Ezra Loomis 
Sworn & subscribed this 30th Nov
1833 before me
Henry A. Wisner J.P.
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State of New York
Columbia County
On this 18th day of
November 1833 personally appeared before
me the undersigned Justice of the Justices
Court in the City of Hudson Rachel
Fowler of the City of Hudson in the
County & state aforesaid aged Seventy
one years who being first duly 
sworn according to Law deposes &
says that she is the sister of
Ezra Loomis of the Town of Jerusalem
in the County of Yates in the
State aforesaid; that she is two
years older than the said Ezra
during the war of the Revolution
she lived in the town of Bolton
now called Vernon in the State of
Connecticut in the same House
with the said Ezra Loomis that
She well recollects that the said
Ezra Loomis went in to the service
of the United States as a nine months
man in the year 1780 that
he went from Home Early in the
Spring and did not return until
in the winter recollects perfectly 
& distinctly that her brother Joseph
Loomis who is since dead, went with
a Sleigh to meet him on his return
home & brot him home with the-
Sleigh- also that the said Ezra
Loomis again went into the service
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Early in the Spring of 1781 as a
Nine months man and did
return until winter can not state 
the precise time of the year Knows
it was cold weather, thinks there
was snow on the ground when 
he returned, always understood & believed
and that the said Ezra Served on 
each tour Nine months and
has not the least doubt at tis time
but he did so serve
Subscribed & sworn to
before me the day & year
above mentioned
JM McCagg Jus Peace court Rachel Fowler

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the above named Rachel Fowler
that she a Lady of standing & respectability
& that her statement is entitled
to the fullest credit
JM McCagg Jus Peace

I John D Parker Clerk of the Justices Court in the
City of Hudson hereby certify that J. McCagg before
whom the above affidavit purports to be sworn
& who has signed the above certificate was at
the the time one of the Justices of said Court that
I am well acquainted with his hand writing
& do verily believe his name signed thereto, to be
his own proper signature in testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Court
this 18th Nov. 1833
J D Parker Clk
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I, William Babcock member of the
last Congress, Certify that I am acquainted
with Ezra Loomis, who claims
a Pension by virtue of the Act of
June 1832 - that he is represented by
his neighbors as a man of strict
integrity, whose statements are to
be relied upon, and from conversations 
with him I am fully 
satisfied his application is meritorious. 
Penn Yan, Nov 29, 1833.
W. Babcock

I Elisha Doubleday, one of the Judges
of Yates County Courts do hereby certify,
that I am well acquainted with
Ezra Loomis, an applicant for a Pension
and have been for years. The said
Loomis is a man of truth, his
statements are entitled to full credence
and from repeated conversations
with him, I have no hesitation
in giving it as my decided opinion
that he was engaged in the service
of his county in the war of the Revolution: 
Italy, Yates County, N. Y.
December 9th 1833
Elisha Doubleday
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23772
Revolution INVALID

File No. 23,772
Ezra Loomis
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7 32
Indez:-Vol. 2 Page 245
{Arrangement of 1870}
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New York
Revo
Ezra Loomis
Suspended
let. E.F. Fowler 7th
January 1833

Act 7 June 1832
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J L Edwards
Commiss of Pensions

FREE

E. J. Fowler Esq
Penn Yan
N.Y

[postmark]
CITY OF WASHINGTON
JAN 9
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War Department
Pension Office
Jany 7. 1834
Sir,
The papers relating to the claim of Ezra Loomis
have again been examined. It is alleged by the applicant 
that he served 9 months in Col Durges Regiment under
Capt Phelps. The rolls however shew that he served if at all
in that regiment, under another Captain and three mo.
and ten days only. Under the circumstances of this case,
upon a relinquishment of any claim beyond it, he
will be allowed a pension for six months and twenty
days. The case is suspended and the papers placed
on file.
I am Respectfully
Yr. Obt sent
J L Edwards

E. J. Fowler Esq
Penn Yan
N.Y
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I hereby relinquish all claim to a
Pension, except for the six months
and twenty days allowed me by the
Commissioner of Pensions, as stipulated 
within. Dated Jerusalem, N.Y..
January 21st 1834
Ezra Loomis