Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 246, John Armsbury, Continental Mass. R.I.
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Service Continental Mass R.I.
Armsbury, John or Ormsby
Priscilla
Number R. 246
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20.540
New York
John Armsbury
Rensellear in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Peters of the Regt commanded by Col. Larnard in the Masstts line for Fule [Temu]
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 21 day of Set 1833 and sent to A. G. Hammand [Acolin]
Arrears to the 4th  of Sep. '33 $200
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar'34  $40
$240
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Lo. C. Stiles Clerk
Book #. Vol. A Page 41
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State of New York Renselear County ss
On this ninth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Daniel [Eascluis] Esquire Recorder of the City of in the Mays Court of said City now siting John Armsbury aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doeth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress pased June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States and served in the Year 1775 under Captain Kempton of Newbedford  in the State of Massachusetts and served eight months in said year_ that in the face of the same year he enlisted under Captain Peters for one year in Colonel William [Larnion] Regiments in the Continental troops and served that year out and was discharged_ that he enlisted this last time at Newbedford aforesaid_ that in the spring the year 1778 he again enlisted in Secunnet in the state of Rhode Island under Ephraim [L mends] in Colonel David Hillyard regiment that during this enlistment he was in General Sulivans Expedition on Rhode Island_ that he served under this enlistment for six months when he was discharged_ that he has since been on the pension roll of the New York agency as a [prior] under the act of March the 18th 1818 and was droped then from an account of property_ that he now resides in the town of Petersburg & County of Renselear and State of New York _ that he resided then when his first application for a pension as aforesaid was made _ since has resided there for the last forty four years_ that in the year 1776 he was shot through the left shoulder with a musket ball at Fregs Point in the state of New York_ for further proof he refers to his statement previous given under the former application which he supposes in the office of the War department- He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity up until the preset and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state except of the state of New York as above stated_ Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Armsby
Archibald Bull Clerk
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State of New York Renselaer County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Clerk of the county of Renselaer aforesaid John Armsbury otherwise John Ormsby the above declarant who being duly sworn deposith and saith that the annexed pension Certificate was originally given to him as the same identical pension mentioned in the above declaration for services he rendered during the revolutionary war_ that he reasons of the diference in the spelling of his name is as follows viz the originally this deponant and his family spelt their names as it is spelt in the annexed certificate and by that name he this deponant was known during and until after the revolutionary war and under that name he entered the service and served and that doubtless of his name is to be found in the department as a soldier of the revolution on the pension list roll it is spelt Ormsby_ that when he came to his present residence which is about 45 years ago at the request of his brother he was induced to & did change his name since which time he has been called Armsbury & being illiterate has usually spelt it as it is spelt in his signature to the above declaration_ That by reason of old age & consequence loss of memory he can not recall positively  to the pension length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the follwoing grades. For two years and two months I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension- That the reason this certificate was not forwarded with original papers was that this deponant supposed it lost and never found it untill within the past week_ John Ormsby
State of New York Renselaer County City of Troy
 I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of the Troy Major Court Do hereby certify that on the 29 day of May 1833 John Armsbury otherwise John Ormsby the above deponent appeared before me and took and subscribed the foregoing affidavit. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of May 1833. Henry R. Bristol Clerk
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14.661 old case
John Armsbury Renssealear Co N. York
[War]
not on the rolls as stated within nor are his papers among the suspended or rejected
8-11-12. 16-17 ob.
May 6, 1833
P. 385
A.G. Hammand, Berlin, N.Y.
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14.661 old case
John Armsbury Renssealear Co N. York
[War]
not on the rolls as stated within nor are his papers among the suspended or rejected
8-11-12. 16-17 ob.
May 6, 1833
P. 385
A.G. Hammand, Berlin, N.Y.
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BRIEF in the case of John Armsbury of Rensselaer Cunty in the State of New York Act 7th June, 1832.
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 87
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period In 1775  Duration of Service 8 months Rank Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen Capt. Kempton

Period enlisted continental 1 year Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Capt. Peters, Col Lamard

Period enlisted 1778 6 months Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. E. Simmonds, Col. Hillyard
He was on the New York pension roll under act of March 18, 1818 but dropped the [] on account of property.
5.  In what battles was he engaged?
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  New Bedford, Massachusetts, Secunnet, Rhode Island
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? incidental
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The clerk's certificate not corrected as required to the declaration.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with evidence in the case above mentioned. 
J. E. Bradford Examining Clerk
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer 
Ziba Hewitt of Grafton in said County aforesaid being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he were well acquainted with John Ormsbey sometimes spelt Armsbey & Armsbury; who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and resided in the town of Petersburgh in said County and drew ninety six dollars per annum till the fourth day of September 1845 Eighteen hundred and forty five and that the balance of said pension was subsequently drawn by Priscilla Ormsbey the widow of said John Ormsbey and the pension certificate of the said John Ormsbey surrendered at the time of making application for the said balance That this deponent were well acquainted with the said John and Priscilla for at least fifty five years before there decease.  that he lived in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling house of the said John and Priscilla and this deponent further says that the said John and Priscilla Ormsbey lived together as husband and wife at the time he this deponent first become acquainted with them which is now upwards of sixty years ago. That the said Ziba Hewitt says he is eighty one years of age and this deponent further says that he knew the said John and Priscilla Ormsbey more than fifty five years previous to the decrease of the said John Ormsbey and that he attended the same church with the said John and Priscilla and visited at there house and the said deponent further says that the said John and Priscilla had five children namely Sally Lewis wife of Clark Lewis of Marcy in the county of Oneida New York Lucy Burdick of Watson Lewis County wife of Joseph Burdick Polly Burdick widow of Jeremiah Burdick of Grafton Rensselaer County that the said Sally is seventy three years of age
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the said Lucy seventy one years of age and the said Polly sixty eight years of age. That Abigail Moon late wife of Simon Moon of Petersburgh deceased would have been if living sixty five years of age that Christopher T Ormsbey would have been if living sixty one years of age that the said Abigail and Christopher are now dead.  And this deponent further says that the said John Ormsbey died October 15th. Eighteen hundred and forty five aged ninety four years. And that the said Priscilla died January 16th 1849 aged ninety three years and this deponent further says that he has no interest in the pension money due the heirs of the said John and Priscilla and that he is not retained or employed to obtain the same.
Ziba Hewitt
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 30th day of Oct. 1854 And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Ziba Hewitt who deposed & subscribed the foregoing affidavit that he is a reputable person and that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit.
Nathan T. Burdick
Justice of Sessions of Rens. Co. NY
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No 150 246
Priscilla Armsbury wd of John
N. York
20 Feb 1848
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Sarah Lewis Daughter and one of the sons af Law of John Ormsby - late a Pensioner of the U.S. on account of services in the War of the Revolution and of Priscilla, his wife
Forwarded by A.C. Crary of the City of Utica, N. York
Please to forward my Pensn Cert to A. C. Crary of Utica  Priscilla Ormsby
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State of New York County of Rensselaer David G Mazon of Petersburgh in the county aforesaid being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he were well acquainted with John Ormsbey sometimes spelt Armsbey & Armesbury who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and resided in the town of Petersburgh in said County and drew ninety six dollars per annum till the fourth day of September 1845 eighteen hundred and forty five and that the balance of said pension was subsequently drawn by Priscilla Ormsby the widow of said John Ormsbey and the pension certificate of the said John Ormsbey surendered at the tie time of making application for the said balance . That this deponent were well acquainted with said John and Priscilla from the earliest recollection of this deponent that he lived in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling house of the said John and Priscilla And this deponent further say that the said John and Priscilla  Ormsbey lived together as husband and wife from this deponents infancy. That the said David G. Maxon says he is fifty two years of age and this deponent further says that he knew the said John & Priscilla Ormsbey more than forty years previous to the decease of the said John Ormsbey and that he attended during twenty years the same church with the said John & Priscilla and visited at their house. And the said deponent further says that the said John & Priscilla had five children namely Sally Lewis wife of Clark Lewis of Marcy in the County of Oneida New York Lucy Burdick wife of Joseph Burdick of Watson County of Lewis Polly Burdick widow of Jeremiah Burdick of Grafton Rensselaer County that the said
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Sally is seventy three years of age the said Lucy seventy one years of age and the said Polly sixty eight years of age That Abigail Moon late Wife of Simon Moon of Petersburgh deceased would have been if living sixty five years of age that Christopher T. Ormsby would have been if living sixty one years  of age that the said Abigail and Christopher are now dead.
And this deponent further says that the said John Ormsbey died October 15th eighteen hundred and forty five aged ninety four years, and that this deponent saw the corpse of the said John Ormsbey That the said Priscilla died January 16th 1849 aged ninety three years and that this deponent saw the corpse of the said Priscilla That this deponent has no interest in the result of the application of the heirs of the said John and Priscilla to the pension money due the said Priscilla at her decease.
 Sworn & subscribed before me this 26th day of September 1834 David G Maxon
Nathan T. Burdick Justice of Sessions of Rensr Co. 
And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said David G. Maxon that he is a respectable person and that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit I further certify that I have no interest in the above named claim. and that I am not retained to procure the said pension money -
Nathan T. Burdick Justice of Sessions of Rensr. Co.
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State of New York County of Rensselaer
I do hereby, certify, that Nathan T. Burdick, Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purporting to be signed by Lebi Hewett, Betsy Brown and David G. Maxon (severally) was at  the time the said several affidavit bear date, a Justice of the Peace, in and for, said County of Rensselaer and duly authorized to administer oath for general purposes and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe, that the handwriting to wit, the signatures to the [prints] of the said affidavits on the said Justices' proper handwriting and are genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subs my name this 28th day of February eighteen hundred and fifty five.  A. H. Sheldon
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State of New York County of Oneida
On this thirteenth day of February eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared before this Recorder's Court of the City of Utica, holden in and for the County of Oneida, aforesaid Sarah Lewis, a resident of the Town of Marcy in said county aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension Money due Priscilla Ormsbey deceased, at the time of her death, That the said, Priscilla Ormsbury, was the widow of the late John Ormsby, or Ormsbury, who was a Pensioner of the United States, on account of services [under] the United States, in the Army of the Revolution and drew a Pension of ninety six dollars per annum, That this deponent is the daughter of the said John and Priscilla Ormsbury That the said John Ormsby died on the fifteenth day of October eighteen hundred and forty five at Petersburgh in the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York. That the said Priscilla Ormsbury died at Petersburgh aforesaid, on the sixteenth day of January eighteen hundred and forty nine. She this deponent further declares that the said Priscilla had at the time of her decease four children named Sarah Lewis - aforesaid- Lucy Burdick, wife of Joseph Burdick - Polly Burdick - and Christopher T. Ormsbury. That this said deponent now aged seventy four years a resident of Marcy aforesaid - Lucy Burdick aged seventy one years, the wife of Joseph Burdick, a resident of Watertown in the County of Jefferson, New York, and Polly Burdick, widow of Jeremiah Burdick, a resident of Grafton in the County of Renselaer aforesaid- are the daughters, and only heirs
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at law of the said Priscilla, and of the said John and Priscilla Ormby - or as it is sometimes spelt Armsby - and Armsbury
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court Sarah S. Lewis
before said Court the days and year first above written at the City of Utica aforesaid - The words deponent was [intertined] in the above before the same was subscribed to by the said deponent
Erastus Clark Recorder of the City of Utica
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June 18, 1924
Mrs. Alfred S. Burdick,
2148 Giddings St.,
Chicago, ILL.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.246, John Armsbury or Ormsby enlisted at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in 1775 and served 8 months as a private in Captain Kempton's Massachusetts Company.  He enlisted  in December 1775 and served as a private in Captain Nathan Peter's Company, Colonels Ebenezer Learned and Shepard's Massachusetts Regiment, until wounded in the left shoulder at the battle of Frog's Point, New York, in October 1776.  He enlisted  in the spring of 1778 and served 6 months as a private in Captain Ephraim Simmonds' Company, Colonel David Hillyard's Rhode Island Regiment.  He was allowed pension on his application executed July 25, 1818, while a resident of Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York, aged 66 years.  He died there October 15, 1845. Soldier married October 7, 1778, Priscilla Tompkins.  She died at said Petersburg January 16, 1849, aged 93 years.
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In 1854 the children were:  Sally or Sarah, wife of Clark Lewis, aged 73 years; Lucy, wife of Joseph Burdick, aged 71 years; Polly, widow of Jeremiah Burdick, aged 68 years; Abigail, wife of Simon Moon, not living, would have been 65 years of age; Christopher T. not living, would have been 61 years of age.
Owing to the great pressure of current work, the large number of similar inquiries and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this Bureau is unable to make a series of investigations and reports in regard to a number of pensioners of the War of the Revolution for any person or organisation.  Only two reports are made for each inquirer.  
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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15.859
New York R
John Ormsby at Petersburgh in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of Nov. 1818 and sent to James Malloy Esq. Troy, N. York
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 13 7/31 4/30 186.86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820  40.00
$154:86

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
Rensellaer County
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3 Auditors Office March 23, 1858
Sir: 
John Armsbury - New York. Act 1832 appears to have been paid to March 4, 1837
Very Resp'y
Wm [Jon]  Auditor
Geo. C. Whitney Esq Commr. of Pensions
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Pension Office, March 22, 1858 The third auditor will please certify the date to which the within named pensioner John Armsbury was paid, and if the arrears owe at his death have been paid [] 
Very respectfully S Cole Chief Clerk
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1893 May 29, Hist. to Warren S. Banks New York City FS
1911 Oct. 20 Hist to Flora A. [Sh] V.L.U.
1924, June 18 - Hist. to Mrs. Alfred  S. Burdick. UM
1925 June 3 Copies Master to Mrs. A.S. Burdick
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Ex'r.  INVALID.
REJECTED
Priscilla Armsbury or Ormsby widow of John Armsbury or Ormsby Service: Private Capt Peters Mas & RI REvy war - admitted soldier 
Enlisted File no 46.686, 18 .
Cert 15.859 & 20.540
Discharged (Enter Admt Soldier & widow as Ormsby & Armsbury
Application filed: as he was pensioned under both names & the names of both used)
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STATE OF NEW YORK Rensselaer County Clerk's Office
I John P Ball, Cleark of the County of Rensselaer, do herby certify that Nathan T. Burdick whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, one of the Justices of the Peace and  Justice of Sessions of the County of Rensselaer, dwelling in said county; duly authorized to take such proof or acknowledgment.  And that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that his signature to the said Certificate  of proof or acknowledgement is genuine, and that said instrument, is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said county, this 3rd day of July A.D. 1857
John P Ball Clerk
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John Ormsby
Col. Shepard's Massachusetts Reg
Dec. 1775 for 1 year
25th July 1818
James Mallory Esq Troy N. York
Admitted
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State of New York Renselaer County
Thomas Armsbury of the town of Petersburgh in the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & says that about the fifth of January 1776 John Ormsby enlisted into the Continental Service in a Company commanded  by Nathan Peters and near knowing to the said John Ormsby continuing in the said Service nine or ten months and that he was well acquainted with the said Ormsby at the time that he enlisted and has been ever since and this deponent further say that he is not directly or indirectly interested in said Ormsbys application for a pension 
Sworn before me Thomas Armsbury this 3rd day of November 1819
William Potter Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Thomas Armsbury the  above named deponent is a man of good character & a credible witness and that he subscribed & made oath to the above deposition before me at the time above mentioned.
William Potter Justice of the Peace
State of New York Renselaer County
I certify that William Potter whose genuine signature is affixed to the above Certificate was at the time the same was made by him, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Renselaer  for witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the Court of Common pleas of said County this 13th Nov. 1819  Joseph D. Selden Clerk
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John Ormsby private
Col Sheperds Regiment
Massachusetts Line Rev 1776 12 months
Col Lameo first com. this regt. the deposition of 2 witnesses (certified by the judge to be credible) [prov] 9 mos service in continuation on continental establishment will be necessary
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State of New York, Renselaer County
On this Twenty fifth day of July 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county personally appears John Ormsby aged sixty six years, resident in the Town of Petersburgh in he said county who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the last act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"  That he the said John Ormsby enlisted in Dec 1775 in the Town of Dartmouth in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded  by Captain Nathan Peters of the Massachusetts regiment under Col. Wm. Shepard that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of Dec. 1776 or Jan 1777 when he was discharged from service in Bedford in the state of New York That he enlisted for a year, but was discharged a short time before his year expired, in consequence of a wound which he received in the battle at Frogs point in Oct. 1776 that he was in the battles of _____ and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services. 
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid, Jas Mallory Judge Esc. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Ormsby did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of nine months, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  I am satisfied that the said John Ormsby is in indigent circumstances. Jas Mallory 
State of New York, Rensalaer County
I certify that James Mallory Esq. whose signature is affixed to the foregoing declaration, was on the twenty fifth day of July last one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this this 4 day of August A.D. 1818 Joseph D Selden Clerk
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I Nathan Peters of Preston in the County of New London and State of Connecticut of Lawfull age testifies and say, that I was commissioned by the Congress of united States A Captain in the Late Revolutionary War in the Redgement then Commanded by Col Ebenezer Learned Esq and in General Thomases Brigade for the Campaign of Seventy hundred seventy six and that on or about the begining of January of sd year John Ormsby enlisted a soldier in the Company then under my Command the army Commanded by Genl George Washington then Lying Before Boston where we Continuee till the April following when we Decamped for the City of New York where we arived Some time the fore part of May where we continued untill the Enemy took possession of the City when the Brigade I belonged to was ordered to A place called West Chester at which place sd Brigade was ordered to A place Called Pellsneck to meet the front of General Howes Army Landed That morning which was the 18th Day of October and then advanceing where we had A Severe Engagement in which Sd Engagement the above sd John Ormsby was wound with a shot through the left shoulder and sd Ormsby was then Carried to the Hospital & the December I saw him at sd Hospital but not then Able to be Discharged and march home  During the whole time from the first Day of Jan Seventeen hundred & Seventy Six he served In my Said Compy as A faithfull Soldier untill his the Said Ormsby was Carried out of the field wounded and Conducted to the hospital.
And Further the Deponant Saith not.  NewLondon county Preston Sept 29th 1819 Nathan Peters Late Capt in the Revolutionary War
Personally Appeared Nathan Peters Esq and made oath to truth of the facts contained in the Above Deposition by him Subscribed. Before me Denison Palmer Justice of the peace for Newlondon County
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This may Certify that Nathan Peters Esq Signor of the within Deposition is Intitled to full Credit Denison Palmer Justice of the peace Dated Sept 29th 1819 for the county of Newlondon
Newlondon County  I do hereby certify that Denison Palmer of  Preston in NewLondon County Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in said Conty duly qualified and acting under the authority of the State of Connecticut _ the above said foregoing are his signatures In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County court of said New London County in Norwich in said County this 29th day of September AD 1819 Charles Lathrop Clerk
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State of New York County of Renssalaer,
Betsey Brown a  resident of Pittstown in said County aged forty five years being duly sworn according to law, says that the following is a record of the Marriage of John Ormsby and Priscilla Tompkins as recorded in the family Bible of the said John, and Priscilla that is to says" John Ormsby, and Priscilla Tompkins, was married Oct. 7 1778 " and that said record is written in fair legible handwriting and figures and that the foregoing word is a [] transcript I hereof copied from the record of said Marriage as the same remains and has been, in the said Bible _ That said Record, has been known to this deponant during the term of Thirty years last past And this deponent further says that she has no interest in the Pension Money due the heirs of the said John and Priscilla and that she is not retained or employed to obtain the same.  Betsey Brown
Sworn and subscribed before me this 31st day of October AD 54 And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Betsey Brown who [] and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, that
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State of New York County of Renssalaer,
Betsey Brown a resident of Pittstown in said County aged forty five years being duly sworn according to law, says that the following is a record of the Marriage of John Ormsby and Priscilla Tompkins as recorded in the family Bible of the said John, and Priscilla that is to says" John Ormsby, and Priscilla Tompkins, was married Oct. 7 1778 " and that said record is written in fair legible handwriting and figures and that the foregoing word is a perfect transcript thereof copied from the record of said Marriage as the same remains and has been, in the said Bible _ That said Record, has been known to this deponant during the term of Thirty years last past And this deponent further says that she has no interest in the Pension Money due the heirs of the said John and Priscilla and that she is not retained or employed to obtain the same. Betsey Brown
Sworn and subscribed before me this 31st day of October AD 54 And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Betsey Brown who deposed and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, that she is a reputable person, and that her statements are entitled to the fullest credit
Nathan. T. Burdick Justice of Sessions of Renselaer county
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State of New York County of Renssalaer,
Betsey Brown a resident of Pittstown in said County aged forty seven years being duly sworn according to law, says that the following is a record of the Marriage of John Ormsby and Priscilla Tompkins as recorded in the family Bible of the said John and Priscilla that is to say" John Ormsby, and Priscilla Tompkins, was married Oct. 7 1778 " and that said record is written in a fair legible handwriting and figures and that the foregoing record is a perfect transcript thereof copied from the record of said Marriage as the same remains and has been, in the said Bible _ That said Record, has been known to this deponent during the term of Thirty years last past And this deponent further says that she has no interest in the Pension Money due the heirs of the said John and Priscilla and that she is not retained or employed to obtain the same. Betsey Brown
Sworn & subscribed before me this 31st day of Oct. 1854 And I truly certify that I am well acquainted with the said Betsey Brown who deposed and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, that she is a reputable person, and that her statements are entitled to the fullest credit
Nathan. T. Burdick Justice of Sessions of Rens. co. N.Y