Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,610, James Green, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R. I.

Green, James
or Greene

NUMBER
S. 39, 610

CONTENTS
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4624
New York Roll.
to Pensylvania
James Green
Captain Allen
Private 4
Rhode Island Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the 18th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of Nov. 1818 and sent to Casper M. Rouse Esqr Judge Oxford Changanga NY

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 (illegible) 17/30 36:53
Semi-anl all'ce ending March 1819 48:
$84:53 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
One year War
Continued   S39610
Olney
no death date
(illegible) Dexter's letter filed the papers of James Green of Oneida County NYK
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3/ Jaz Green
R. I. Line
18 Apl.
Not on Roll DH

Admitted

Letter written for Off
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State of NewYork}
Genesee County }Sc
James Green being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is now a citizen of the County of Genesee in the State of NewYork. That from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his Country for support that he is now fifty seven years of age.
And this Deponent further saith that on or about the last of March in the year 1782 he enlisted in the Continental service for nine months in Capt. William Allen's Company in Col. Jeremiah Olney's Regiment of the state of Rhode Island. That he served in said Company about three months when he was transfered into Capt. Ebenezer McComber's Company in the same Regiment. That he faithfully performed his duty in said Company untill the last of December following when he was discharged at Saratoga by Majr Coxil Olney who then Commanded the Regiment. And this Deponent further saith in the year 1778 and 1779 he was in the service of the State of Rhode Island in Captain Wescott's Company in Col. Elliott's Regiment of artillery. That the amount of actual services rendered against the Common Enemy, amounted to two years and nine months.
And this Deponent further saith that he never received any pension from the United States and that he relinquishes all claim to any other pension
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And further this Deponent saith not

Sworn and subscribed this 18th day of April 1818 Before me 
James Greene
James W. Stevens one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Genesee New York.
I certify that from the testimony of Stephen Olney to me known and by me duly sworn it appears that James Green whos name is subscribed to the above Deposition is a man of reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance of his Country for support to which I conceive he will be justly entitled provided in shall be duly ascertained that he was a soldier in the American Revolutionary war for the period of nine months.
James W. Stevens
Judge as aforesaid

NB It appears from Mr Olney's testimony that Mr. Greene is in possession of no property whatever except a bed & a chest of inconsiderable value
J W Stevens
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State of New York
Genesee County} Ss. 
In testimony that James W. Stevens before whom the foregoing affidavits appear to have been made is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for sd County and that the preceding is his signature.
I have hereunto set my land and affix the county seal at Batavia the 20th day of April 1818.

Simon Cumings clk
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Lansing Wetmore Prothonotary
per
Samuel Saxton Deputy

Exemplification of Proceedings in the matter of James Green an Applicant for a Pension 4025

Cor & (illegible)
I. L. Ens
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Warren County Ss

On this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of Warren and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid being a court of record for the said county having a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount proceeding according to the court of the common law, and keeping a record of its proceedings, James Green aged fifth eight years and eleven months, resident in the township of Brokenstraw, in said county, late of Batavia in the State of New York, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follow: that is to say that he enlisted about the last of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two as a private into the Rhode Island line of the army and into regiment commanded by Col. Jeremiah Olney being at that time the only regiment belonging to said line. That he at first belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Allen but was afterwards tranferred to Capt. Ebenezer Macombers Company, that he enlisted for the time of nine months and fathfully served the said time, and was honourably discharged at Saratoga in the State of New York about the last of December of the year aforesaid; that he made a declaration for the purpose of obtaining relief under the 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 passed the 18th of March 1818 to the best of this deponents recollection on the 18th of April 1818 at Batavia in the State of New York where he then resided; that he has received a pension certifficate which is not in the possession of
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Samuel Lake of Batavia whom he employed to obtain for him the money due thereon; that he does not recollect the number of said certifficate and for and for the reasons aforesaid is unable to give it in his present application. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property not securities contracts of debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. This declarant also further states that he is a shoemaker but that owing to the (illegible) of his sight and to ill health he is unable to labour more than half his time that he rents a room but has no family residing with him excepting one daughter aged thirteen years who is able to do no more than to keep his house 

James Green

Sworn to and (illegible) on the fifth day of September AD 1820 in open court before me
Lansing Witmore Prothy.

A schedule of the real and personal estate of James Green of the County of Warren and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I have no real estate either in law or equity
Personal Estate
one cow purchased for my by my son
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two pigs of the age of two months
one new table for which I paid $5.50
Four chairs two new and two old.
Two Potts one kettle one frying pan.
a few old shoemakers tools & lasts.
a few old dishes of common cookery ware
three cups & saucers one tea pot
one old chest two barrels
one pail three old pewter basons one pewter plate
Debts due me
One bond against my son James for fifty dollars now due but cannot be collected at present. a note against David Sturdevant for two hundred Weights (illegible) Sugar due next spring. I have several small demands for shoe making amounting in all to about $30
Dents which I owe
one debt due to Simon Brooks of $21
one debt to Wm Work of $50
a (illegible) holds a note against me for $6.80
Roger Felix holds my note for $6.50
I owe Henry Kineair Esqr. $10
Christopher Watterman has my note for $50
I have never yet received any money in any amount for my pensions excepting $31. which was advanced by Mr. Lake who assisted me in procuring my pensions and which I owe him I also owe the said Lake and Abner Hazeltine for assisting me in my pension business to the best of my knowledge about $20.
James Green
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of September AD 1820
in open court before me
Lansing Witmore Prothy.
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Warren County Ss

I Lansing Wetmore Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Warren in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and thirty five dollars and twenty five cents; that the amount of debts owed by him is one hundred and forth three dollars and eighty cents; and that of course he owes eight dollars and seventy five cents more than the value of the whole schedule of property returned.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty
Lansing Wetmore Prothonotary
per
Samuel Saxtan Deputy
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State of New York
Chenango County}Ss

Edward Greene and Amos Westcot of the Town of Norwich in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that James Greene enlisted in the Continental service in the late Revolutionary War for the term of nine months in Captain William Allens Company in Colonel Jeremiah Oneys Regiment of the Rhode Island line served the Period of his inlistment in Captain Albins & Captain McCumbers Company Regiment aforesaid and was discharged at Saratoga last of December One thousand seven hundred and eighty two and further that the said James inlisted the last of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty two and the said Edward further deposeth that he was sixty one years old in February last part and he said Amos deposeth that he was fifty seven years old in September last part and further saith not.

Edward Greene
Amos Westcot

Sworn before me this 28th day of October 1818
Casper M. Rause one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for Chenango County
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Chenango County Ss

Thereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Edward Greene and Amos Westcot and freely (illegible) that they are Gentlemen of truth and integrity and in all Respects posses unblemished Characters Norwich Chenango County October 28th 1818

Casper M Rause Judge of Chenango Common Pleas

State of New York
Clerks office Chenango County
October 31 AD 1818}
I hereby certify that the above named Casper M Rouse Esquire is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County but that the above signature Casper M. Rouse I truly believe to be his hand writing.
M. G. Bright Dep Clk.
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August 15, 1935

BA-J/MCS
James Greene. S. 39610

Filed Green

Mrs. Minerva A. Rigney
153 Lowell Avenue
Sierra Madre, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of August 5, 1935, requesting information in regard to James Green who served in the Revolution under Captain Westcot; in Colonel Elliott's Rhode Island Regiment of Artillery.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 39610, based upon the military service of James Greene.

This soldier enlisted, place not stated, and was in the service two years during 1778 and 1779 as private in Captain Westcott's company in Colonel Elliott's Rhode Island Regiment of Artillery. He enlisted in March 1782, and served until about the last of December, 1782, as private in Captains William Allen's and Ebenezer McComber's companies in Colonel Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiment.

James Greene was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was living in Batavia, Genesee County, New York.

In September, 1830, he stated that he was aged fifty-eight years and eleven months and was living in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.

In 1820 he referred to his son, James, age not given, and to a daughter, aged thirteen years, her name not given.
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One Edward Greene was living in Norwich, Chenango County, New York, in 1818, and stated that he was aged sixty-one years in February, 1818, but his relationship to the solider was not given.

The name of the wife of James Greene was not given and there are no further data in regard to his family. 

A copy of the will of James Greene is not on file in this office. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. , ......................., 19....

S39610

In reply to your request of ........, received.......... for a statement of the military history of James Greene a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT.
2 Mar 1782 to Dec20.1782
1 During 1778-1779 

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1
2yrs.

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Wm Allen
Ebenezer Mccomber
Westcott

COLONEL.
Jeremiah Olney
Elliot Art.

STATE.
R.I.

Battles engages in, 

Residence of soldier at enlistment,

Date of application for pension, Apr. 18, 1818. his claim was al.

Residence at date of application, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY.

Age at date of application, 57

Remarks: In 1820 & 1821 he resided in Warren Co Pa Brokenstraw Twp
1820 a dau name not stated
names of parents & wife not stated

Respectfully,

See statement in S_44.181 - Jas Greene 2
about two James Greenes served in Olneys regt. at same time
signed by J. Dexter from book of Regt.

Commissioner.

4-2866
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153 Lowell Ave.
Sierra Madre, Calif.,
August 5th, 1935.

Bureau Veterans Administration.
Revolutionary Section.
Dear Sirs
I am trying to acquire some information about my great grandfather, on James Green who served in the Revolution 1778-9- state of Rhode Island, Capt. Westcott's Co. Col. Elliotts Regiment Artillery.

I have been advised by the librarian at the S.A.R. Library to ask you id you can find from what town he enlisted and if possible for a copy of his will.

This latter would seem to be a little out of your line but I am simply repeating what she said.
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yours very truly
(Mrs.) Minerva A Rigney
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Hist
Clark
(illegible)
N.Y.
(illegible)
N.Y.

39610
Revy Invalid.

File No. 39,610
James Green
Pri. Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. S , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]

18984 Aug 14
to Leander
Newbu

1894 Sept 28 Mil. H
Elya J. Owen, Newbu

19920 Nov. 27. Hist. to Herbert
Brigham, State Record Com-
missioner Providence, R.I.
see his letter in James Greene R.I. S.22795) aul

1925 Aug 15 hist to Mrs. Minerva A Rigney
WCS
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State of New York,
Genesee County} Ss.
Stephen Olney being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the winter of the year 1816 he was personally acquainted with James Greene and saw his discharge from the continental service signed by Coxsil Olney Majr Comandant the date this deponent cannot recollect but is confident it was dated in the time of the Revolutionary war. The said discharged was considerably worn out and was burned in the presence of this deponent and further this deponent saith not
Stephen Olney
Sworn and subscribed this 18th day of April 1818 Before me and I certify the above deponent to be in my opinion a credible witness.
James W. Stevens

N.B. Mr James Cochran of the village of Batavia, with whom I am well acquainted assures me in writing that Mr. Olney will represent the truth when called upon by oath or otherwise.
J.W. Stevens
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Warren January
20th 1821

Secretary of the Department of war
Washington City.

210
Rec'd. Feb 1821

37 1/2
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Warren, Warren Co. Penna.
Jan. 17. 1820

Sir,

I again transmit to you the schedule &c. in the case of James Green. Also his application to be transferred to the Pennsylvania Roll. The evidence of his being continued on the pension list and transferred to the Pennsylvania agency you will please transmit to me.

I am informed by a communication from the War Office of Dec. 9. that the application of Rufus Fitch to be continued on the Pension List is suspended. If it would not be asking too much, would like to know the grounds of suspension. It's a matter of some consequence to the applicant to know what he has to expect from his application.

Yours with sentiments of Respect
Abner Hazeltine

Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary at War}
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In the matter of James Green a Pensioner.
Transferred from New York to Pennsylvania 25 May 1821 from 4 March 1820

A Hazeltine Esq.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania}
Warren County Ss.}

On the third day of Jany A.D. 1821 before the subscriber one of Our Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Warren personally appeared James Green of the Township of Brokenstraw and County aforesaid. Who on his solemn oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain William Allen and afterwards to that of Captain Ebenezer McComber in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Geremiah Olney in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Roll of State of New York from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable in further.
James Greene

Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid}
Henry Kinnear J.P.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania}
Warren County Ss.}
I Lansing Witmore Prothonotary of the court of Common pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Henry Kinnear who appears to have taken and certified to the foregoing deposition was at the date thereof & now is an acting Justice in and for said county, duly commissioned & sworn and that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts as such.
I also certify that the subscription to the (illgible) of the said deposition is in the propper hand writing of said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court. This fifteenth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred & twenty one

Lansing Witmore Prothy.