Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13435, Azariah Holobord, New York
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Service: New York
Holobord, Azariah
S. 13435
Carded
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2823 New York
Azariah Holobord of Boylston in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Camel of the Regt commanded
by Col. Camel in the New York line for 2 Years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of December 1832 
and sent to O. Hungerford, Watertown N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 -  $120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 - 40.00
[=] $160.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk
Book D Vol. 3 Page 99
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State of New York}
Oswego County} ss. 
On this Twenty fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting Ezariah Hollobord a resident of Boylston in said County aged 97 2/3 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 the 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated. At Cherry Valley New York in the month of June in the year 1775 I volunteered being one to defeat the tories and Indians under the command of Capt. Samuel Camel in Col. Samuel Camels Reg't  this deponent was Stationed at Cherry Valley to keep the fort and scout through the Country; I think the term of service about ten months ["Abt 10" noted in margin] 
I then enlisted in the month of April 1776 under Capt Jacob Seever lieu. Joseph House and Ensign Oddolph Seever (in Col Bellingers regmt) this deponent enlisted at Cherry Valley marched to Fort Plain from thence to Fort Stanwyx [?] in pursuit of tories who were carrying liquors and merchandise to Canada we took 6 boat load and then returned back to Fort Plain then marched to fort Stanwyx and rebuilt the fort and then marched back and built Fort Dayton and there I received a discharge in writing from Capt Seever term of service nine months ["9" noted in margin]
In January 1777 I stood as a minuit [sic] man by order of Capt Thomas Whitticur Capt of the militia to guard the fort at Cherry Valley in the spring 1777  I was on scouting parties continually until we were ordered by Col. Samuel Camel (in Capt Whitticur's comp) to Stillwater to take General Burgoyne, who surrendered Oct 17th  term of Service I think about nine months and seventeen days  ["abt. 9.17" noted in margin]
In 1778 we were ordered by Col Camel to Riskeny [Oriskany] to subdue the tories and Indians we fought and subdued our enemies in the month of July we then returned to Cherry valley to the fort and continued on scouting parties continually until Cherry valley was destroyed which was in the month of November in the year 1779 at that time my wife and three children were killed and my house burnt together with my discharge which I received from Capt Seever the last term of service I think about one year and three months 
I was born in wethersfield in the State of Connecticut December the 21, 1734  I moved from wethersfield to Cherry Valley in New York where I lived during the war  after the war I moved to Canajoharrie then to Cherry valley then to Copenhagen then to Champion then to Boylston where I have lived about two years (all in New York.)
I sent a petition to Congress in the year 1827 with three persons affidavits annext to it thare names are as follows Joseph House a lieut. whom I served under  Henry Seever the other I do not recollect 
These witnesses are now dead and I know of no living witness 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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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 
[Signed] Azaril Holobord
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
[Signed] D McPherson Dep Clerk of Oswego Com Pleas 

We Daniel Calkins a Clergyman in the Town of Boylston in said county and Thomas Dutcher residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezariah Hollobord who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Ninety Seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
[Signed] Daniel Calkins 
[Signed] Thomas Dutcher
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[Signed] D McPherson Dep Clk of Oswego Com Pleas 

And the said Court 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 appears to them that Daniel Calkins - who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Boylston and that Thomas Dutcher who has also signed the same is a resident in Boylston and is a creditable person and their statement is entitled to credit

[SEAL with ribbon] I Erie Poor Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oswego and State of New York do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezeriah Hollobord for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of September 1832 
Erie Poor Clerk
By D McPherson Dep.Clk
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Rev War
13.435
INVALID.
File No. 13,435
Azariah Holobord
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 179

[Arrangement of 1870.}
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Left side:

Rejected. See
letter 15 March
1827 to Alvan Stewart, Esq
Cherry Valley
NY
do to O. Hungerford May 23 1831

Right side:
Admitted
80$
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Joseph House
Jersey line 
Col Daytons Rmt 
1776 - 9 mo.

Not on roll. It will require the most unquestionable evidence to substantiate this Claim for if he served he should be on roll.
March '76 - Jacob Seeber or Seebers Co. 
Col Daytons rgt disch Dec following
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Clerks office	}
Lewis County ss.}
I Edward Bancroft Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lewis in the State of New York do hereby Certify that William Root now is and for one year past has been and was at the time of taking the said affidavit of Azariah Hulbert hereto annexed and of Judges of the said Court, and that the signature to the foregoing certificate & papers is his proper hand writing. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 15th day of Feb. 1820 
[Signed] Edward Bancroft Clk 
By David Miller Deputy
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To the Honorable John C. Calhoun Secretary of the department of War of the United States ;
The Petition and declaration of Azariah Hulbert of the Town of Denmark in the County of Lewis and State of New York as a resident Citizen of the United States aged seventy Eight years and upwards on oath setteth forth and declares that in the month of March according to the best of his knowledge he enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Jacob Seeber in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the United States Troops and that he served in said Company and Regiment for the Term of nine months after his enlistment, at the expiration of the Term aforesaid being the time for which said company was raised he was honorably discharged. That the said discharge, together with all the effects belonging to your Petitioner were consumed by the enemy by setting fire to his house - and the said Azariah Hulbert further says that he has never received any pension from Government, and that he does not know that he can produce any other proof of his service than the affidavit hereto annexed. And the said Azariah Hulbert further says that he is aged and become a cripple and that he has no other means of subsistance but by manual labour and from his extremely reduced circumstances he is in absolute need of assistance from his Country and he prays the Honorable Secretary of War to place him on the pension list of the United States, and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray 
[Signed] Azariah Holobord
Sworn and Subscribed this 27th day of January 1820 before me
[Signed] Wm Root -
one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Lewis in the State of N.Y.
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State of New York}
Lewis County ss. } 
Be it remembered that on the second day of May 1818 the within named Azariah Hulbert came before me William Root one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lewis and State of New York and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition, and declaration are true. And I the said Judge pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons "engaged in the land & naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary war" Do certify to the Secretary of War that it has appeared to my satisfaction that the said Azariah Hulbert served in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy for the Term mentioned in the said Petition and Declaration hereunto annexed: And in pursuance of the directions of the said act, I do hereby certify to the Honorable Secretary of War that the testimony of Azariah Hulbert as detailed in his affidavit hereunto annexed was taken before me and that I am satisfied that the application of the said Azariah Hulbert is fair & bona fide in all respects, and that he by reason of his reduced circumstances is absolutely in need of assistance from his country for Support
[Signed] William Root Judge of L.C.P.
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State of New York
Montgomery County ss.
Henry W Seeber of the town of Canajoharie [?] in said County being Duly Sworn deposeth and saith that in the Spring of the year one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six, Azriah Holbert inlisted as a soldier in a Company commanded by Capt Jacob Seeber and this deponant further saith that Azariah Holberd served During that Campain frightfully [faithfully?] as a Soldier and was attached to Col Daytons Regiment and this Deponent further saith that he was well acquainted with the said Azariah Holbard and still know him now and furth this deponent says nothing
[Signed] Henry W. Seeber
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 21st day of Febry 1827 
[Signed] Robt. Bowman [?] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mon'gomy

 State of New York
Otsego County ss.  Hosea Lyons of the Town of Cherry Valley in Said County being Duly Sworn deposeth and saith that in the Spring of the year one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six, Azariah Holbard enlisted as a Soldier in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Seber and this deponent further Saith that Azariah Holbard served during that compain faithfully as a Soldier and was attached to Col Daytons Regiment & was discharged the [illegible] folllowing and this Deponant further saith that he was well acquainted with the said Azariah Holbord and still know him now and further the Deponent Saith not 
Hosea (X  his mark) Lyons
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 22d day of Feby 1827 
[Signed] Hiram Ripley Just of Peace in and for the County of Otsego
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State of New York 
Montgomery County ss. 
Joseph House of the town of Minden in the County of Montgomery being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that on or about the last of March the precise day this deponant cannot now recollect in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six Azariah Holbert enlisted as a soldier in a company commanded by Captain Jacob Seeber, and that this deponant held a commission of the rank of Lieutenant in the said Company in the [illegible] of United States service, that the said company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton the Christian name of said Dayton and the number of the Regiment this deponent cannot recollect and this deponant further says that the said Azariah Holbert obtained an Honorable discharge from the service of the United States for the faithful discharge of his duty, and that the said Azariah Holbert was discharged on or about the month of December following his enlistment the precise time of the month this deponent cannot now recollect and further this deponant says not 
[Signed] Joseph House

Sworn before me this 19th Day of January 1820 
[Signed] Nathan Soule 
One of the Justices of the peace in & for mont'gomy County-
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State of New York }
Montgomery County} 
Clerks Office	}
I John McCarthy Clerk of the said County do certify that Nathan Soule before whom the within Affidavit appears to have been subscribed and Sworn to was a Justice of the peace for the said County on the 19th day of January 1820 
Witness the Seal of the said Office hereto affixed the 10th of May 1820 
[Signed] Jno McCarthy

Crosswise:
Affidavit of Joseph House
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16,982
Azariah Holobort 
N. Y. 

Alvan Stewart, 
Cherry Valley, N. Y.

Upside down:
rec? 2 Mar 1827
25 Feb
Honbl. James Barbour
Secty of War
Washington
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Cherry Valley, Otsego County 
W.[?] N.Y.
25th July 1827. 
Honbl. James Barbour Secty of War,

Sir, 
I resend to your department the papers of Azariah Holobord to obtain a pension. He is the most pennyless of men & 88 years of age, his wife & three children were Massacred at Cherry Valley on the 11th Nov 1778, when this place was destroyed by the Indians. He now resides in Denmark in the County of Lewis, where he has resided for the last 14 - years & by Charity from town to town reached this place the past week,  where by has been able to obtain the additional affidavits of Mr. Henry W. Seeber & Mr. Hosea Lyons, who have both Sworn to his term of service, as has also Mr. House. 
It is believed that the old gentleman can do no more. 
Your attention to this case at an early day with an answer directed to me at Cherry Valley will much oblige
Your very humble
& Obedient Servant
[Signed] Alvan Stewart