Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1394, Levi Buck, Vt.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Vt.

Buck, Levi
Isabella

NUMBER R1394
CONTENTS
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4795
New York
Levi Buck
of Greenwich in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain {illegible} of the Reg. commanded
by Col. Warner in the Vermont 
line for 9 months.

Inscribed in the Roll of New York
at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Jan.
1833 and  {illegible}
C F Ingalls
Greenwich

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832          $45
Semi-anl allowance ending 4th '33      15
                                                            $60

Revolutionary Claim, Act. June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles, Clerk
Book D, Vol 5. Page 162
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State of New York
County of Washington

On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Cort of Common Pleas now sitting Levi Buck, a resident of the Town of Greenwich in the County of Washington and State of New York aged Sixty nine years and seven and a half months 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 Jun 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
  He entered the Army March 1st 1779 at Shaftsburg Vermont as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain Wm Hutchings of Bennington. John Hutchins Lieutenant and one Cleaveland, orderly Sergeant, Gideon Bronson Capt commandant of the Regiment found Warner's Regiment at Rutlands, and Capt Gale, Waggon master was there. He volunteered for three months and was employed
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upon scouting parties and doing 
garrison duty during that period.  He then
again volunteered for three months and recd
a written furlough for about one week
as near as he can remember when his 
furlough had expired went back and 
performed his 3 months service, which was
the same as before.  The last of August
1780 he volunteered for the time which might
be needed under Capt Galusha and went
to Castleton where they were organized.
General Ethan Allen was there. The service
was ranging for Indian Tories and
when in Camp did camp duty. He staid
Two months and was then discharged. He
went to Castleton again this fall and
was gone one month.  The spring of May
1781 he volunteered under a Lieutenant Standish
 to guard prisoners. The prisoners were
Hessians English, and the American Tories.
there was one noted Roger Stevens a tory
among them he was engaged one month
then discharged.  
He was born at Killingly
Connecticut1763  lead a record of his age taken
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from his fathers family Bible but it was burnt as was also his discharge when his house was burnt about two years now. He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he could prove his service. Since the revolution he has resided in the states of Vermont & New York.
  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the present and declares that his name in not on the pension rolls of the agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed}         Levi Buck
this day and year aforesaid}
J. S. Leigh  Clk

We James Watson residing in the Town of Greenwich in said county and William Crow residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Buck who is described in the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
James Watson
Wm Crow

Sworn & subscribed this 24th August 1832 C F Ingalls one of the Judges of Washington County Court
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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 under service as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Watson and William Crow, residents of the Town of Easton aforesaid who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit & that their attendance could not be processed without to much expense to the applicant.

I John S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application Levi Buck for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of August 1832   J.S. Leigh clk
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No. 5665
Levi Buck
admitted
1216
Chas. F. Ingalls
Greenwich N Y

Sep 5 1832
Nov 9 1832
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BRIEF in the case of Levi Buck of Greenwich
in the State of N. York (Act 7th June, 1832.)1. 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Sixty Nine Years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.|                           |Duration of Service.
Volunteered                    Years, Months, Days
March 1st 1779.....                           3
                  1779.....                           3
Augt          1780....                            2
Fall of        1780....                            1
May           1781....                             1

Rank.|          |Names of General and field Officers            under whom he served.
  As a                  Gen.
Private                         Col. Warner
   "                                 no officer named
   "                                  Capt Galusha
   "                                   no officer name
Guard|                             Lieut Standish
                         
5. In what battles was he engaged? None named
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Shaftsbury Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witness, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence alone
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are defective in authentication

*CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.

Wm Gordon
Examining Clerk.
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State of New York]ss
Washington County}

Be it known that on this 18th day of January
before me the undersigned, a Justice of the
Peace in & for the County of Washington
and state aforesaid personally appeared
Betsey Buck, now Jefft, one of the heirs
at Law of Isabel Brick deceased, late
the widow of Levi Brick deceased, a revolutionary pensioner; a resident of the
Toure of Greenwich in said County &
under oath according to Law saith
that she is the legal heir of Sir Buck
aforesaid, who was a soldier in the of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 7th June 1832 that she is directly interested
as a claimant in said Pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence, as may be useful in prosecuting said claim.
She further declares that her mother Isabel
Buck, was married to her father the said
Levi Buck on or about the month of January in the year 1883 as she has been informed by her parents and believes that her father the said heir was a soldier in the Revolutionary war & received a Pension for his service that he died in the year 1846 on the 19th day of December
and that her mother the said Isabel
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died in the year 1848 on the 25th day of May that her father had five children by her mother all  of whom are dead except this declarant. and declarant further said that the said Levi and the said Isabel lived together as husband and wife until the death of the said Levi in the year above mentioned and the said Isabel remained a widow after the death of the said Levi until her death and the said Isabel never drew a Pension. 
Subscribed and sworn              Betsy Buck
so before me this 18th 
day of January 1834
S M Burke Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Betsy Buck now appearing personally before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid. Rev. Jerome O Cason, a minister of the Gospel and being duly sworn saith that Levi Buck
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died on the 18th day of December 1846 and that Isabel Buck his wife died on the 28th day of May 1848 and that this deponent, preached the funeral sermon of each of them, that they lived together as husband and wife during their life time and were reputed to be such, and after the death of the said Levi Buck, Isabel Buck, his wife remained a widow until her death. And Betsy Buck, now Tiffs, the applicant in this case is personally known to me and be the refuted daughter of Levi Brick and Isabel Brick his wife.
Subscribed and sworn so before me this 2oth day of January 1854
S M Burke Justice of the Peace
J O Mason

I hereby certify that this deponent Jerome O Mason is personally known to me to be a person of truth and veracity and his statement is entitled to credit.
S M Burke Justice

State of New York
Washington County
on this 19th day of January personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Washington and state aforesaid
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Charles F Ingalls and being duly sworn saith, that he was acquainted with Gen Buck in his life time, that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner, that he this deponent made out his said is
papers, that he died on or about the 18th
of December 1846 and that Isabel Brick
his wife died on or about the 28th of May
1848 - That he was acquainted with
them in their life time for more than twenty
years, that they had in the town of Greenwich
in the County & state above named, that they
lived together as husband and wife and were
reputed to be such and the said Isabel
remained a widow after the death of the
said Levi until her death. That Betsey
Buck, now Jefft, She afflicant in this case
is personally known Kinnon to me to be the
reputed daughter & legal heir of Levi Buck &
said Isabel his wife, that the said Betsey
now resides in the town of Greenwich. That he
has known her for more than twenty years
Charles F. Ingalls

Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 18th day of January 1851
S. M. Burke,      Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that the above named Charles F.
Ingalls, a counsellor personally known to me to be a man of truth and veracity & his statement entitled to credit
S M Burke, Justice
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STATE OF NEW YORK
WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,

I, NATHANEL B. MILLIMAN, Clerk of said County, do certify that S. M. Burke Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Depositions & certificates
was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly elected and qualified by law to act as such Justice & to take said several Depositions and make said Certificate and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature of said Justice thereto is genuine. and I have no interest in said claims mentioned in said depositions or in this prosecution thereof. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, this 21 day of January
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four
N B Milliman Clerk
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5665

Levi Burke
Pension Papers

9 mo- service
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State of New York
Washington County }ss
I Jesse S. Seigh, Clerk of said County Do certify that Charles F. Ingalls before whom the annexed
certificate of James Watson and William
Craw purports to have been sworn was at the date of said certificate one of theJudge of County Court in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to said certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the third day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred & thirty two -
J. S. Seigh Clk
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Levi Bucks Declaration

Admitted 9 mo. private
_____________________
$30-
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State of New York

Washington County ss On the Fifteenth day
of December 1832 personally appeared before
me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in
for the said County Levi Buck the person
proven to my satisfaction to be the Identical
Levi Buck described in the annexed declare
tion who being duly sworn deponth and with
in addition to the facts set forth in the said
declaration, that the officers in the first Term
of his men were the same as stated in his
declaration-
On the Second Term of service he at first
Volunteered under the same officers, under
whom he served in the first The next day
after he returned from his furlough, he was
detached with twenty others as a standing guard under Britton Simmons, a continental Sergeant in Captain Bronson's company, one Martin was Lieutenant, the Ensign died shortly before and went to Brandon in the State of Vermont he was still attached to Col Warners Regiment the Adjutants name was Mr Laurey-

In the expedition of 1780 - the officers under
whom he served ever Col Ethan Allen Captis
Galusha Lieut Richard Cruch he recollects
of seeing Captain Blanchard Shin-

His one months service in the fall of 1780
at Castleton was under Simion Prentiss
.
Lieut Commandants Captain Blanchard wear  those
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he was so much out upon scants during this
short service that he did not become familiar
with the office-
In 1781 - He volunteered under Trust Standish
to guard the prisoner at Bennington Vermont
then to no other officer then to his recollection
except militia officers there was about twenty
four on the guard- he acted a drummer-

And this deponent further saith that the
reason why he did not procure a Clergyman
to certify to the belief of his age and the General belief in his neighborhood relation to his revolutionary service, was that there was no one who was sufficiently familiar with his reputation as a soldier of the revolution
to testify to it and therefore he proceed two other reputable Citizens- Levi Buck
Subscribed and sworn this 15th day of
December 1832 before me -
Joseph Baus Justice of the peace

State of New York
Washington County ]ss
I  Jesse S Seigh Clerk of said County do certify that Joseph Baus before whom the above amended declaration of John Baker purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace of the Town of Greenwich in and for said
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County & that I am acquainted with his
hand writing and verily believe his name
subscribed to the said declaration to be his
proper hand writing and signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Court the twenty first day of
December 1832
J. S. Seigh Clk
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Greenwich January 21st 1854
Betsey Jeffs}
Pension Case}

Dear Sir
I have  produced the best evidence
to be obtained in this case the claimant is herself well advanced in years
the foregoing magistrate,  S.M. Burke and the deponent, C. F. Ingalls & J. C. Mason have no 
interest in the claim or the prosecution thereof

Address return to Job G. Sherman Greenwich
Washington Co. New York"
Yours,
J. G. Sherman
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1876
1394 REJECTED

Isabella Buck
Widow of Serv.

Service:____________________________

Enlisted: ___________________________, 18

Discharged: ________________________, 18

Application filed: ____________________, 18

Pages: 1854

Re-enlisted: ________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________

Attorney: ___________________________
P.O. ________________________________

__________Recognized. _________Contract.
__________Cert. of Dis.  Searched for____, 18.
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S
Levi Buck
NY 232

10 (struck out)

Pension Office
Washington
D.C.
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black square on page
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J. G. Sherman
July 3 of 54
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S89

Pension Office
Jan. 30, 1884,

Sir
I have arrived and pled the Application of Betsey Jefft one of the children of Isabella Buck a who was of the widow of Levi a man of pension in right of her mother, and you are
a father that of said Isabella died in May
1848, and her husband a widower of
Dec. 1876, there now is arrears due at her
death, under any law now [that] and which can be claimed by her children thru application therefore has seen files with
application cases,

J. G. Sherman, Esq
Greenwich Washington
New York