Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,518, Josiah Burrows, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn

Burrows, Josiah
or
Burroughs
Sarah

NUMBER
W. 16,518
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from [] 1839 to 23rd [] 1840. This day of leen death
Agt notified 8 Oct 1840

[A]lbany, N. York.   1148
Sarah Burroughs
widow of Josiah Burrows, Dec d

who died ["on the" crossed out] about the year 1807.
of Fairfield Co. in the State of Connecticut
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Wooster of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Webb in the Connecticut
time for 2 years Conn. private

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of July,
1837 and sent to Abigail [illegible] Beach, [], N. Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March '37 -$480:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 40:00

$520:00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3rd

Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk,
Book A      Vol. 1       Page 127
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State of New York
Otsego County

On this 30th day of May 1837 personally appeared before me James C Walworth one of the judges of the County Court, in and for the [illegible] county of Otsego Sarah Burrows a resident of the town of [B - illegible] in the county of Otsego State of New York aged 88 years who being first duly sworn according to the Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 - That she is the Widow of Josiah Burrows (or Burroughs as he formerly wrote his name) who was in the service of the United States the most of the Revolutionary War - that she cannot now recollect all his services in particular - but she is strongly impressed and is very certain that the said Josiah Burrows did enlist at Stratford in the State of Connecticut for the term of three years under Lieut. Jospeh Walker and that he joined and served in the Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colo. Samuel B. Webb in the year 1777 she the said Sarah further saith that Aron Benjamin Isaac Brown - David Plumb Joshua How and others all of Stratford served in the same Regiment with him that she well recollects said Burrows came home on furlough several times in his regimentals and return again to the Army - Also that he served in Capacity of Sergeant - 
the said Sarah further saith that said Burrows did engage and rend other services under various officers but she cannot now recollect the particular periods - but that she does recollect that while thus in service he the said Burrows was [detacht?] with others and put on board the Whail boats at Stratford to guard the coast and that he was about one year in that boat service under Captain Fitch she thinks in 1781 or 1782 -
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She the said Sarah further declares that she was Married to the said Josiah Burroughs on the 15th day of December in the year 1771 that her Husband the aforsaid Josiah Burrows died at Stratford in Connecticut about 30 years ago and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed and from her extensive age and bodily infirmaties this [illegible] unable to attend the Courts

Subscribed and Sworn this 30th day of May 1837 before me JC. Walworth a Judge of Otsego County 
Sarah X Burrows
Mark

Otsego County 
And the undersigned Judge after a full investigation of the Witness? doth hereby declared his opinion from the foregoing decleration and [illegible] that the aforesaid Josiah Burrows did do this service here setforth in the foregoing application that from my own personal [illegible] of the afore [illegible] Sarah Burrows is [illegible] bodily infirmaties is incable to attend the Courts and that she is a credible person and entitled to full credit in her statements and that she is unable to write her name. J.C. Walworth Judge Otsego County Courts
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State of New York ⎬
Otsego County ss ⎬ George C. Clyde Clark of said County Do Certify that J C
Walworth Esqr. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been [illegible] was on the day of the date
of the same a Judge in & for said County of
of
Otsego Duly Commissioned and Sworn
And further that I am well acquainted with the Hand writing of the said Judge & verily
believe his name subscribed to said affidavits
and the annexed Certificate of credibility to be
his genuine hand writing and Signature
Witness my Hand & Seal of office
this 5th day of June 1837
George Clyde de Clk
1
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State of
New York ⎬
Otsego County

David Hull of the Town of Unadilla in
Otsego County Aged 72 years last March on this 27th day
of May 1837 personally came before me Sheldon Griswold
Justice of the peace in & for Otego County and
on being duly sworn according to law doth on his
Oath depose and say that he entered the service of the
United States in the year 1778 in Col. R.J. Miegs Regt that
while in that served he became acquainted with
Josiah Burrough of Stratford in Connecticut
that said Burrough was in the 3 years service in
the Capacity of a Sergeant- that he said Hull saw
the said Burrows frequently in the year 1778 & 1779
that he was on general guard with him several
times that said Burrows was dressed in the regimental
uniform of Webbs Regiment which was red Coats
Deponant further saith that he was acquainted with
said Burrows at Stratford several years after the
revolutionary war and know him to be the same
man who served in the Army as aforesaid and
further saith not-
David Hull
Sworn & subscribed this
27th May 1837 before me
Sheldon Griswold Justice Peace
I also certify that the above named David Hull is
well known to me as a man of truth and is a creditable 
and a Lawfull witness Sheldon Griswold J. Peace
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State of New York 
Ostego County       ⎬
 I George C. Clyde Clerk of said
County do certify that Sheldon
Griswold Esqr. before whom the within affidavit purported
to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the Same
a Justice of the peace in and for said County
of Ostego duly Elected and qualified; And further
that I am well acquainted with the Handwriting
of said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed
to said affidavit and the annexed Certificate
of Credibility to be his genuine hand writing & signatures
Witness my Hand & Seal of Office
this fifth day of June 1837
George C. Clyde Clk
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}ss.
On this 18th day of May 1837 personally appeared before me David Brooks a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Hellen Hubbell a resident of the town of Stratford aged 73 years who being first sworn according to law does upon her oath depose and say that she well knew Josiah Burrough late of said Stratford deceased, that she lived the next door neighbor to him during the Revolutionary War. That she well remembers, the said Burroughs was a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and that she very believes for number of years, that she many times saw him when he was home on furlough dressed in his uniform. That he was frequently at her father's home, when so at home, he being one of his nearest neighbors. The deponent cannot say to what regiment or company the said Burroughs belonged, nor by whom he was enlisted, but it is strongly impressed on her mind that Lieutenant Joseph Walker was the person under whom he enlisted. The deponent further declares that the said Burroughs was home at one time during the Revolutionary War, for some time, on furlough, he having been by some means injured, so that he had a longer leave of absence & she well remembers that the said Burroughs returned again tot he Army. The deponent further says that the said Burroughs was by the young persons called Sergeant, but whether he served in that capacity she cannot say.
Ellen Hubbell

Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of May 1837.
David Brooks, Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}ss. Stratford May 18th 1837
I certify that Ellen Hubbell who signed the above deposition is well known by me and that her testimony is entitled to full credit.
David Brooks, Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}
On this 18th day of May 1837 personally appeared before me David Brooks a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Agur Curtis Jr a resident of the town of Stratford in said Fairfield County aged 76 years who
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
On this 17th day of May 1837 personally appeared before me David Brooks a justice of the peace in and for the county aforsaid David Mackman a resident of the town of Huntington in said Fairfield County aged Seventy Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law does when his oath depend and say, that he was acquainted with Josiah Borrougs during the Revolutionary War on board of the whale boats stationed in Long Island Sound  in the state of Connecticut under the command of Capt. Jabez Fitch in the year 1782. And that the said Borrougs together with the deponent was detached from the troops under the command of General Waterbury. Then stationed in Stanford and placed aboard the whale boats to guard the boat in said Long Island Sound, for the term of one year, in which  service the said deponent was wounded, and that the said Josiah Borrougs as he verily believes served his full term of one year on board the boat as above described, and under the command of Jabez Fitch as aforsaid.
Sworn and submitted before me this 17th day of May 1837
David Brooks Justice of the Peace
David Blackman his mark
Ephm J. Wilcoxson
David Brooks
Witnesses to David Markman signing
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
Stratford May 17th 1837
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the man named David Blackman, and that his testimony is written to his truth and belief.
David Brooks Justice of the Peace
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This certifies that by
the Records of Christ Church
Stratford. it appears, that Josiah Burroughs & Sarah Clarke
were united in marriage the 15th of Dec. 1771
Stratford Ct. May 18. 1837. George C. Shepard
Rector of Christ Church.
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
Stratford May 18th 1837
Personally appeared the above named George C Shepard, and made
oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed in my
presence before me David Brooks Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}ss.
On this 17th day of May 1837 personally appeared before me David Brooks a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Ephraim J. Willcoxson, a resident of the town of Stratford in said Fairfield County aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law does upon his oath depose and say, that he was well acquainted with Josiah Burroughs late of said Stratford deceased, that during the Revolutionary War in the year 1777 the said Josiah Burroughs was as he verily believes enlisted by Lieutenant Joseph Batke, in said Stratford, in Col Webb's regiment for the term of three years, and that according to this best knowledge & belief, he served his full term of enlistment out. That during said time, the deponent had frequently seen the said Josiah Burroughs, when at home on furlough, & at other times, dressed in the uniform of the regiment & that he has not the least doubt but that the said deponent served the full term of his enlistment out as above stated. 
Ephraim J. Wilcoxson

Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of May 1837.
David Brooks Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}ss.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Ephraim J. Willcoxson and since my youth up and that his testimony in all cases is entitled to full credit & belief.
David Brooks Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
District of Fairfield}ss.
I Jeremiah Stronger Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Fairfield in said state do hereby certify that David Brooks Esq before whom the foregoing depositions of Ephraim J. Wilcox, David Blackman, Agur Curtiss Jr and Ellen Hubbell were taken and the certificate of George C. Shepard was sworn to is now and has been since the 20th day of June last past, a Justice of the Peace for Fairfield County in said state duly commissioned and acting as such and duly authorized to take depositions and administer oaths and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court in Fairfield this 18th day of May 1837.
Jeremiah Stronger Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 1st 1840
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, the child of Sarah Burroughs
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N. Y. Agency, at the rate of
Eighty
Dollars and ---
Cents
per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836,
has
been paid at this Department, from the
to the 4th
of Sept. 1839.
1820, to the 2d January 1840, the day of her death
Respectfully yours,
J. Seaver
Acting Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present,
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2076 June 12
Mass
4 July  36
3d Dec
Mudilla N.Y.    Free
June 8
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
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Unadilla Otsego County
State New York 8th June 1837
Enclosed is the application of Sarah Burrows for a pension by reason of the services of her husband Josiah Burrows in the revolutionary war in former years his name was frequently written Burroughs. The Old Lady seems to be very positive that her husband served the most of that War in different companies under various officers and she is strongly impressed that he served three years in one tour and she thinks in Col. Samuel B. Webbs Regt. She has sent to the Comptrollers Office in Connecticut and is surprised that his name is not found there except in Capt Leavenworths & Capt Billings pay rolls for she is certain that he rendered more & longer terms of service. She has also sent to Stratford and obtained the enclosed evidence taken before Esq Brooks, which she thinks will be amply sufficient. She wishes per papers examined as soon as convenient and the result transmitted to her at Unadilla Otsego County as above.
Very respectfully
Abijah H. Beach

Pension Office
Washington City
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2076
Sarah Burroughs
widow of Josiah
married in 1771
Comptr 4 mo 24ds pri
Rolls Capt Wooster Col. S. B. Webb
March 8th 3 years dischd Jan 79.
admd
2 years pri
-
---
80 $
original-
No deduction

Abijah H Beach
Unadilla
N, Y,
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Comptroller's Office
Hartford CT
April 21st 1837

On application for evidence of the service of Josiah Burroughs, I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War and find and certify as follows, viz:
File 1780
"Pay Roll of the short levies in Captain Billings Company 7th Connecticut Regt commanded by Col. Swift Dec 31st 1780 = Josiah Burroughs of Stratford, private in said company served 4 months and 24 days = "

I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from Capt. Billing's Pay Roll.
Wm. Field Comptroller
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford
March 16th 1837

Mr. Beach, Sir,
The Comptroller has received your letter requesting evidence of the service of Josiah Burrows. 
He was called away & the search was left to me. I have found on Capt. Eli Leavenworths Pay Roll, the name of Josiah Burrows & the time he served in said company was 4 months & a few days.
I cannot find his name among the men in Webb's regiment. I wish you to ascertain the name of the Capt under whom he served when in the regt or the names of some of the soldiers who served with him in the same company.
My opinion is that he served under some other colonel & if you can give the name of the Capt or other officers, or some of the soldier's names, I think I can find the whole of his service. Write & give all the information you can & a certificate shall be forwarded of all the service to be found.
Yours
F. H. Merriman
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
16518
I
Sarah Burroughs
Widow of
Josiah Burrows
Pri Rev War
D
Act July 4th 36
Adex: Vol. A, Page 10
[Arrangement of 1870.]