Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,139, Samuel Berrey, N. H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
N.H.|Berrey, Samuel./Berry.|S. 12.139
CONTENTS
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[verso]
24,227
Burlington - Vermont
['New York' crossed out]
Samuel Berrey of Clinton Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Moody of the Regt. commanded by Col.  -"--"- in the New York line for 9 months and 11 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 31 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Nov: 1833 and sent to S. Hubbell Champlain
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $78.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M: 34 15.66
$94.16
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4. Page 90

[recto]
See letter Nov. 28./1834 to Jno Fleming Nov. 28,. 1834
Transfr. - Lett J. J. Beardsley May 6 '56
1-Cir. Sep't 27" 36
  do  do  Apl. 15' '37
Transfr'd to Burlington Vt. Alb'y fr. 4" Mar. '36 - Apl 21 '3[illegible]
131 Order to pay 28 Nov 1837
to S. Bridges -   "  "  "
to W. Bridges & 3d Auditor Decr 1839
Paid at the Treasury under Act of the 6th April from 4th Sept 1838 to March 1839. [margin note: 204+1506=1810] Agt notified Decr 1839
letter to A. Clarke, Agt. Aug. 21, 1840 to pay & letter to W. Bridges April 1842. 
pens ans 25th Sep 1843
to W. Bridges and 3d aud. 12. July 1845. 
to W. Bridges 16 Au 1854
Died July 7, 1855
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[verso]
Samuel Berry
1st Application - Newhampshire Militia
on rolls of Capt Gilman
2 mo & 11 days
No rolls of Capt Moody of 1776
Admitted
Private 9 mo & 11 days
Silas Hubbell 
Champlain N.Y. 

[recto]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this third day of July 1838 - 
/s/Jas. W. Wood Judge Clinton County Courts
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State of New York
Clinton County ss: On this third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three, personally appeared before me James W. Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Clinton aforesaid Samuel Berrey a resident ot the Town of Stafford: in the District of Montreal in the Province of Lower Canada aged Seventy eight years the fourteenth day of last May who being duly sworn, according to Law, 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 is to say, That he the said Samuel Berrey, in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Six at the Town of Durham in the State of New Hampshire, enlisted a private soldier for seven months into the Company of Capt Moody of Gilmantown in said State, of the Newhampshire Militia and he the said Samuel passed muster under Gen'l Badger of said Gilmantown. That soon after he enlisted he took up his march with said Captain Moody's company of Militia with other Militia from said State under the Command of Gen'l Sullivan. that he does not recollect his Colonels name, that he marched from there to Haverhill and Newburg & so on the Port Road to Boston that when they came to Cambridge near Boston they filed off to the right
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having Barlow on the left and pursued their march to the westward through Connecticut on the most direct Road to White Plains in the State of New York. he does not recollect the places through which they passed except Hartford he thinks they passed thro that place, that when they arrived at White Plains, the Newhampshire Militia were employed in guarding the military stores and the  camp. that he the said Samuel was so employed, that he was at White Plains at the time of the Battle with the British. But was not in the heat of the Battle. the company he belonged to & some others of the Militia were detached on a Scouting party on the day of the battle Gen'l Sullivan was there & many others that he knew then but by reason of old age infirmities & loss of memory he cannot now recollect the names of the general officers. That after the Battle of White Plains, his company remained at & in the vicinity of that place, [margin note: Cap Moody 7 mo.] for some time that he the said Samuel served and finished his said term of seven months & received an honorable discharge in writing but afterwards lost his said discharge; not supposing it to be of any particular service to him he was not careful to preserve it, and after his discharge he returned home to Newhampshire 
From the time he  entered the service as aforesaid untill he arrived home it as considerable more than four months But he claims only for the
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seven months. And the said Samuel Berrey further declares that some time in the summer after the last mentioned term of service was fulfilled, he again enlisted as Militia Soldier for the term of three months into the Company of Captain Jeremiah Gilman of the Town of Wakefield in the State of Newhampshire. passed muster again under Gen'l Badger. thinks his Colonel's name was Stickney, But does not recollect distinctly but marched to a place called  Number Four on Connecticut River remained there about a week. then went and joined Gen'l Stark's Corps at a place called Pennycook (Pennacook) now called Concord, and then took up his March in said Captain Gilman's company over the Green Mountains with General Stark to Bennington Vermont & that he the said Samuel was in all the hottest of Bennington battle from the Beginning to the end. was one of the 600 that volunteered to go round the British - saw trouble enough then I tell you. that after Bennington battle was over he the said Samuel marched with what of his company survived to [illegible] in the State of New York crossed the North River there. was in actual serving in general skirmishes and assisted in taking Burgoine (Burgoyne) remained at Saratoga untill after Burgoine (Burgoyne) surrendered & was Honorably discharged but did not then receive a written discharge. and returned home to Newhampshire, having
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thus complete at ten months service faithfully he was no more employed in the service of his country and now claims a pension for the ten months service. And he the said Samuel hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any state.
/s/Samuel Berrey
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me 
/s/Jas. W. Wood Judge Clinton County Courts}
And I the said James W. Wood Judge as aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And that having carefully examined the said Samuel Berrey I am satisfied that he is unable to appear in Court by reason of his bodily infirmities. I do therefore certify to this his Declaration 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this third day of July 1833 - 
/s/Jas. W. Woods 
Judge Clinton County Courts
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Samuel Berry
Albany to Burlington Vermont
Paid to 4th March 1836 - see file Solomon Acker No 29,826 from Alb'y to Connt.
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. 
State of Vermont
County of Franklin ss. 
On this 12th day of September 1836, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Franklin afs'd personally appeared Samuel Berrey who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Jeremy (Jeremiah) Gilman in the Regiment commanded by Colonels Gragg & Stickney in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in ['the State' crossed out] New York (District, or Territory,) ['of' crossed out] Stafford Province of Lower Canada where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be ['there' crossed out] payable, in future at the Vermont agency. The following are his reasasons ['for removing from' crossed out] The said Bery (Berrey) has resided ['to' crossed out] in Strafford Lower Canada for a [illegible] the Pension Roll - His infirmities are such that it is inconvenient for him to repair to the State of New York for his pension [illegible] He can obtain his pension with greater ease & less expense at the Vermont Agency
/s/Samuel Berry
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
/s/Elisha Bascom Jus. Peace
⇨The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Jude, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
⇨The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that that person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner directed above. 
I certify that Sam'l Berry the subscriber to the above application is the Samuel Berry whose name is on the pension roll of the State of New York, according to my best knowledge & belief, and the same person as described in the above affidavit. 
/s/Charles Gallup 
I certify that Charles Gallup is a person in my belief of truth and veracity
/s/Elisha Bascom Jus. Peace
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State of Vermont
Franklin County ss} I Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk of the County Court of the County of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that Elisha Bascom is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Franklin for the year ending November 30th A.D. 1836 that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Bascom and believe the signature within, purporting to be his, is genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of said County Court, and subscribed my name officially to these Presents, at St. Albans in said County of Franklin this 15th day of September A.D. 1836
/s/Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk
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3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 
[initials: own] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
Washington, D.C., [blank], 19[blank]
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military service of Samuel Barrey (Berrey) a soldier in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ['(or his widow's)' crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 12.139
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
Spr. 1776|7 mos|Pvt|(Moody|[blank])|N.H.|
summer 1777|2 mos.|[blank]|(Jeremiah Gilman|Gregg & Stickney)|[blank]|
[end of columns]
Battles engaged in, Bennington, Surrender of Burgoyne,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. in Durham, N.H. 
Date of application for pension, July 3. 1833.d His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Shefford, District of Montreal, Lower Canada. 
Age at date of application, b. May 14, 1755.
Remarks: soldier resided in 1836 in Franklin Vt, he died July 7, 1855. (AB)
There is no family data on file. 
Respectfully, 
[blank] Commissioner.
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[handwritten letter]
To the Commissioner of Pentions
Washington D.C. 
Oct. 16/1776

Dear Sir. - 
I am searching for the war record of Samuel Berry who drew a pention at St. Albans Vt. in the early eighteen hundred fifties. Any information you could give me would be appreciated. 
/s/Mrs. S. F. Stuart,
#107 Stutsman St. 
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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12139
Rev War INVALID. [initials: own]
File No. 12,139
Samuel Berry/Berrey
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 28
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr Edwards
Dear Sir In addition to the above Mr Berry exhibited a certificate of transfer, from the agency in Albany to that of Burlington Vt. to take effect from & after the 4th March 1836. 
Signed J. L. Edwards Com'r of Pensions
yours Mr Bridges
care of J. J. Beardsley Esqr
St Albans Vermont
April 21st 1837
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Samuel Berry Vermont 7. June 1832 $31.32
To What time last paid
Pension Office 28th Nov 1837} Transf'd to Burlington from Albany from 4 March 1836. & not paid at that agency.
3d aud. office
28 nov '37
AH
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[handwritten letter]
State of Vermont Franklin Co.
St. Albans March 25th 1842

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Enclosed I send you the vouchers of Samuel Berry, Foster Page, and of the  heir of John Rozier, for payment. 
You will please examine them, and if correct send  Dp't for the same. 
very Respectfully your Obt Serv't
/s/Wm Bridges
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
Dec. 17th, 1839.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Samuel Berry a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of thirty one Dollars and thirty two Cents  per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838, to the 4th March, 1839. 
Respectfully yours,
/s/Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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[addressed envelope]
[margin notes: Sept 27 Mr, Burdine]
[postmark: ST. ALBANS VT. SEP 21] FREE
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Franklin (V.T.) Sept 18 1836

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Dr Sir I enclose the application of Sam'l Berry certified I think in due form & in compliance with the spirit of the law or act required in such cases - If there should happen to be any informalitym can I be notified of the errors? 
Please give me notice if the transfer should it be granted
Address Franklin V.T.
Respectfully &c
/s/J. L. Beardsley
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[addressed envelope] 
Franklin Vt. 
June 29 free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Sec'y of War 
Washington D.C. 
[margin notes: B287 Sam'l Berry 6 May 1836. Pension office Mr. Burdine ans'd May 6th '36]
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[handwritten letter]
Franklin (Vermont) Apl. 27 1836

Hon Lewis Cass
Secy of War 
Sir Mr. Samuel Berrey who by the law of the 7th June 1832 is entitled to receive Thirty one 32/100 dollars wishes the payment of his pension to be transferred from the New York to the Vermont agency, as he now resides here - By a number on his certificate it appears to be recorded in the Pension office Book E. Vol. 4 Page 90 by G. C. Stiles - If the above request is complied with will you advise me by letter addressed to 
Your obt. Servt
/s/J. J. Beardsley
Franklin Vermont