Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 11283, for Zachariah Reynolds, Vermont
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Continental  Reynolds Zachariah S11283
Vt.
War of 1812
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24.125 
New York
Zachariah Reynolds 
Washington in the State of New York 
who was a Serge [illegible] in the [illegible] commanded Captain Day of the Regt. commanded Col. Hendricks in [illegible] 
for 10 months private }
      13 "         Sergeant }
        $33.33 
          65.00
        $98.33
 Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 98 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Nov. 1833 and [Iillegible]C. F. Ingalls Greenwich 
Arrears to the 4th Sep. '33           $245.82, 
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4M. '36  49.16
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                                                           $294.98
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{Revolutionary Claim,} 
{Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by G. Stiles , Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 118 Zachariah Reynolds APR. 0/05 Continental Vt. [ILLEGIBLE] CORRECTED
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Zachariah Reynolds 
Pension Declaration 
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20423
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[Seal]
State of New York Washington County [illegible]On this sixth day of December 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington in the State aforesaid Zachariah Reynolds a resident the Town of Fort Edward in the County of Washington and State of New York aged  seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on [illegible] make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the [illegible} of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - In the fore part of March 1777 he enlisted into the service as a minute man, at Dorset in the State of New York under Captain Gray in Colonel Seth Warners Regiment he immediately joined his company at Manchester Vermont from thence he marched to Castleton in Vermont and from thence to Ticonderoga New York and [illegible]thence when the American Troops evacuated Ticonderoga from thence he marched hard to Manchester Vermont. From there he marched to Bennington Vermont got there just after the battle. From there he went to the Hudson River [llegible] still within  New York State from then he marched with his Regiment up on the east side of the [illegible]  to D. [illegible] Flatts- From there he [illegeible] [illegible] the
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[illegible] to Schuyler Flatts in Saratoga immediately after Burgoyne had surrendered while the British [illegible] [illegible] stacked then, then he marched to their quarters at Manchester Vermont, where the lines of the American Army were then established. From thence he went out on a scouting party to Whitehall -from thence he went to Manchester again- where he remained until the month of January when the company was dismissed and he went home- In this service he was out Ten months -At Saratoga he saw General Gates Col Seth Werner & Col Henricks 
In the month of March 1777 he was again called into the service as a minute man by virtue of his previous enlistment, he went again from Dorset, to Manchester when his company mustered under Captain Odle under either Col Warner & Col Hendricks. From Manchester he marched to Number Four on Connecticut River, in New Hampshire where he staid until the first day of May 1779- and was dismissed by the Colonel and paid off in Continental money all of which he was compelled to sacrifice for a trifle- In this service he was out thirteen months in all of which he was a [illegible] Sergeant in Captain Odles  company In answer to the questions put by the Court he 
1st States that he was born in the year 1759 -at Nine Partners in Dutchess County in the State of New York.
2nd That he has no record of his age
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3rd He was living at Dorset, in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont, when he entered the service- Since the war he has lived at Dorset in the State of  Vermont [New York crossed out]immediately after the war. From thence he came to Salem in the County of Washington & State of New York. From thence he went to Fort Miller in the Town of Greenwich County of Washington & State of New York where he lived four years Then he went to White hall where he also lived four years from there he moved to Orwell Vermont where he lived 13 years then he enlisted and went into the service of the United States during the last war and was gone 3 years when he was discharged he came back to Fort Edward in the State of New York when he has {illegible]  
4th He enlisted as a minute man [illegible] as such during the period above mentioned-
5th of the officers he recollects General Cabral Saratoga Col Seth Warner Captain Under Hill Captain Grey of the Militia- 
6th He never received any written discharge- 
7th He is known to Taylor Lewis John G[illegible]Samuel Bennet, Stephen [illegible] & others who can testify to his veracity & their belief of his service. He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
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roll of the agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Zachariah X [his mark} Reynolds 
J. S. Leigh Clk 
Mr Taylor Levis and Edward Fullerton [illegible] of Fort Edward hereby ratify [illegible] with Reginald  [illiegible] acquainted with Zachariah Reynolds who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he stated and believed in the neighborhood  where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid-Taylor Lewis 
                 Edward Fullerton 
J. S. Leigh Clk 
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories presented 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 [illegible] to them that Taylor Lewis & Edward Fullerton -who  have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit 
J.S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington
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hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zachariah Reynolds for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the sixth day of December 1832 J. S. Leigh Clk 
And I further certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of Zachariah Reynolds on his application for a pension presented to the said Court of Common Pleas on the sixth day of December last, and that I have this day connected there six half sheets at the top with red tape and placed my seal of office thereupon, which six half sheets consist of the said original proceeding and a further affidavit by the said Zachariah and affidavit of Christian Stone In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this 19th day of September 1833 J. S. Leigh Clk
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No 20423 
Zachariah Reynolds 
Washington Co. N. York 

Admitted 
Private 10 months 
Sergeant 13 do 





C. F. Ingales Agt 
Greenwich Washington N.Y.
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 WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 
May 27 1833 

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A STATEMENT, shewing the Service of Zachariah Reynolds Washington Co. NY,
 [column headings Period when the service was rendered Years. Months. Days. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company Officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the Generals and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period. evidence by which the decision is supported.]
|Enlisted 1777 Minute Man Minute Man 1778| |1 [year| |10 1 [ months]| |Private Sergt|
|Cap Greg Cap [illegible]| |Col Warner war Dept Gen Gates Col  [illegbile]| Manchester to Castleton Ticonderoga N.Y. Manchester to Bennington [illegible]Schuyler Flats Whitehall and [illegible]|| Age 73  Dorset NY | Traditionary|
I am, respectfully,Your obedient servant
Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS,  Commissioner of Pensions. It cannot be readily admitted that the above allegations of service are insusceptible of proof and claimants are required by the regulations to produce the best evidence in their power, Reynolds has procured one witness as to part of his service and has amended his case under the form for old men
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 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who led out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies. As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
DECLARATION,
 In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of ]. SS.
County of [space left blank]
On this  [space left blank] day of [space left blank]  personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of [space left blank] in the county of [space left blank] and State, Territory or District of [space left blank] aged (c) [space left blank] 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 provion  [mispelling] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [space left blank] with and [space left blank] served in the [space left blank} (e) regiment of the [space left blank] line, under the following named officers:
[ Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered [mispelled]  the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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 in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
 [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.} [Brackets in original document] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I [space left blank] of the Court of [space  left blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [space  left blank]for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of [space  left blank]& c. 
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [space  left blank] and  C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [space  left blank], who has  subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [space  left blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] [Brackets appear in original document] 
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, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [space  left blank]and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [space  left blank]and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I [space  left blank]Clerk of the Court of [space  left blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [space  left blank] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [space  left blank] day of [space  left blank] & c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
 If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a soldier.{ Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.[ Did you receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are 
known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
 Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
[a]The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not  conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less in the periPods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and - - -days, I served as a _______.For  ——— months and _____days, I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, [in italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
{f}The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
{g}The opinion of the Court is always required. 
{h}The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
{i} The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 
Mode of authenticating papers. [in italics]
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
Proof of Service. [in italics]
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the crediblity of the witnesses , and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
[Illegible]The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is [illegible][j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. 
                                27 September 22, 1924.
E. P. Atwood, 
Sisseton, 
B. DAK.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.11283, it appears that Zachariah Reynolds was born in 1759 at Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York. 
While a resident of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, he enlisted in March 1776 and served 6 months as a private in Captain Cray's Company, Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment of Green Mountain Boys. He enlisted in March 1777 and served 10 months as a private in Captain Abraham Underhill's Company , Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment. He enlisted in March 1778 and served 13 months as Second Sergeant in Captain Jacob Odle's Company, Colonel Herrick's Vermont Regiment. 
While living in Orwell, Vermont, he went into the service of the United States during the War of 1812, officers not stated. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed Dec
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ember 6, 1832, while a resident of Fort Edward, Washington County, New York. 
There is no data on file in this claim as to family. From the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 14272, it appears that Silas Reynolds was born at Towerhill , Nine Partners, New York, August 23, 1763, and while a resident of Dorset, Vermont, enlisted in March or April 1777 and served 7 months as a private in Captain Abraham Underhill 's Company, Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment of Green Mountain Boys. He enlisted in March 1781 or 1782 and served 1 year and 6 months in Captain Gray's Vermont Company under Colonels Seth Warner, Brownson, Mead and Allen. 
He resided in the Province of Lower Canada at the beginning of the War of 1812 when he moved to Swanton, Vermont, and joined Captain Goodrich's Company, Colonel Isaac Clark's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 12, 1832, while living at Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont. In December 1834 he was living at Brandon, Franklin County, New York, with a daughter, name not stated. His brother, Zachariah, a resident of Fort Edward, New York , testified as to his services.
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There is no further data on file in this claim as to family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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1924. Sept.22. Hist. To EF. Atwood. NM[intials in upper corner]
See let. In cl., S.14272. Silas Reynolds


11283
INVALID.
File No. 11,283
Zacchariah Reynolds [star mark over “cc” in Zacchariah. Two Cs in the orginal]
 Sergt Rev War
June 7th 32
Index:—Vol. A, Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870]
Zachariah Reynolds [[Star shaped mark over “c” in Zachariah. Only one C used in original]
Records corrected April 10|05 [illegible]
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State of New York 
Washington County  Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Zachariah Reynolds who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the case [illegible] loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the follow grades -
For six months I served as a private in company commanded by Captain Grey in Colonel Seth Warners Regiment of Infantry. In the month of March 1776 I enlisted as a minute man, for the Term of three years at Dorset in Vermont and was mustered at Manchester Vermont by Col Bronson immediately after I passed muster I went to Castleton in Vermont with my company I enlisted [at crossed out] into Captain Greys company in Col Warners Regiment - I was stationed alternate at Castleton and Hubberton except when absent on scouts - during this time he was out with scouts on the east side of Lake Champlain and as far north as Charlotte in Vermont he was [illegible] to Ticonderoga and Crown Point
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the County was then a wilderness and he does not  recollect the names of places on the [illegible] they would be gone from one to six days and then return to their quarters at Castleton and Hubbardton at which places the Army lay, and the lines were established while then he was engaged in Garrison Duty he was engaged in Court employment during this Term. 
[In the year 1777 crossed out]
For ten months I served as a private in a company commanded by Abraham Underhill, in Col Seth Warners Regiment of Infantry. I was called into the service under my previous enlistment in March 1777- and went to Manchester and Joined my company  at Manchester [illegible] performed the Tours specified in my original declaration to have been performed in 1777. In my original declaration I stated this service under Capt Grey but in this upon further reflection I am satisfied I am mistaken- for I  will recollect that I was in the service one year before Burgoyne Surrendered and my first Service was under Capt Grey the service is
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 Stated as fully as I can now state it after the Surrender of Burgoyne [his crossed out]my Quarters were at Manchester Vermont where he did Garrison duty until he was Discharged-he was Discharged at Manchester about the first of January 1778 - For one year and one month I served as Second Sergeant in Jacob Odles company. In the month of March he was called into the Service from his residence at Dorset Vermont where he resided all the time when out of the service during the war and I and his company at the house of Capt Odle in Manchester Vermont and marched [illegible] the mountain to Charleston, then called [illegible] in New Hampshire- during this service was Col Henricks Regiment. At this place he was stationed doing garrison duty except when absent on scouts in the vicinity from one to six days-- their service was the protection of the lives and property of the citizens from the Tories and for such service I claim a pension. 
Sworn the 26th day of August 1833 before me  Joseph Bond Justice of the peace 
Zachariah [his X mark] Reynolds
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State of New York
Washington County
 I hereby certify that Joseph Boris before whom the within affidavit [illegible]to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Joseph Boris and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature- 
 In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County this 19th day of September 1833. J. S. Leigh Clk 
Zachariah Reynolds 
Pension Declaration
Amended
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 I Chipman Stores a resident of the Town of Dorset in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont aged seventy one years do testify & say that I have been acquainted with Zachariah Reynolds (now a resident of the Town of Fort Edward County of Washington & State of New York) for fifty seven or Eight years.  That I was knowing to his being in the service at the taking of Ticonderoga in the spring of the year 1777 by the British army & that I served with the said Reynolds during the following Summer for six or seven months under Captain Abraham Underhill in Col Warners Regt & I further testify & say that in the spring of the year 1779 in the month of April or May the said Reynolds came home to Dorset & as I understood & verily believe  it was the general report in the neighbourhood that the said Reynolds had served two years in the American army further this Deponent saith not.  .Chipman Stores 
State of New York 
Washington County ⎬ Fort Edward August 17th 1833 then personally appeared the above named Chipman Stones to me known & made his oath that the facts by him above stated in the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed are true according to his best knowledge & belief & further certify that I believe his statement is entitled full credit - Sworn & Certified before & by me Samuel Bennett Jutice of the peace
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State of New York 
Washington County 
 I hereby certify that Samuel Bennett before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Samuel Bennett, and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
 In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County this 19th day of September. 1833 J. S. Leigh Clk