Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23434, for Billings Starkweather, Vermont
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Vt.

NUMBER
S. 23434

Starkweather, Billings

CONTENTS
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New York 31.05 [illegible]
Billings Starkweather

of Allegany Co. in the State of N. Yo
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Hutchins of the regt. commanded
by Col. Fletcher, in the Vermont
line for 10 months & 16 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 34 Dollars 88 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Forme
payments to be deducted

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of June
1866 and sent to Hon. A.
Smith, House of Representatives

Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank]
Increased from $20

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

orderd by D. Brown Clerk
k E.2.     Vol. 4     Page 68


[the following text is written on right side of page]
Refd. see Cittter
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State of New York
Allegany County ss.

On this 29th day of October 1835 personally appeared before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Allegany Billings Starkweather a resident of the town of Hume in this said County of Allegany aged Seventy four 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 Viz: I was born in 1761 in Preston State of Connecticut, There was record of my age in the family Bible which was Burnt in John Starkweather's house and I do not know of any record now to be found of any age - during the War of the Revolution I lived at Shaftsbury in the County of Bennington State of Vermont - In the year 1777 I think it was I enlisted under Captain Hutchins who commanded a Militia company. I enlisted as a Captains waiter, black was Lieutenant of our company. Colonel Brownson commanded the Regiment - We went from Shaftsbury to Rutland and recounartered on this frontier we had several skirmishes with the Indians - I enlisted for three months and  served my time out and was regularly dismissed and had a written discharge paper said Captain Hutchin's which was also burnt in the house of said John Starkweather where when his house was burnt in Saratoga County about 37 years ago - In our last year of the war I enlisted under Captain Starks for one year as a private soldier. Captain Starks was captain of a Militia Company and Printers was Lieutenant. we went to Castleton where the Vermont troops were stationed. Colonel Fletcher commanded our Regiment Mochs was General, Heltr was Sergiant Major -  We built a buertwork and kept out scouts and patrols. I served at this time Eleven Months and nine days to the best of my recollection. It was a few days over Eleven Months to my certain knowledge when peace was proclaimed and these troops were discharged. I received no written discharge at this time - after the war of the Revolution I continued to reside at Shaftsbury about twenty eight years from then I moved to Westfield State of New York where I resided three years from there to Sallaway where I resided about three years from there to Plainfield where I resided two years from there to Brookfield where I resided about one year from there to Hamilton where I resided four years from there to Onondaga where I resided about four years from there to Bethany where I lived one year from there to Belfast where I lived about ten years from there to Hume where I now reside & have lived about three years. There is no documentary Evidence of my service date I know of. John Stackweather's  of Bethany in Genesee County, New York is a living witness who is knowing to my services - I hereby relinquish all claims to any
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other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 There is Judah Babcock a Clergyman and Elijah Scott another respectable citizen of my neighborhood who will testify as to their belief respecting my age and the general belief in my neighborhood relative to my revolutionary service - My name is not on the Pension List Roll of any agency in the United States

Billings Starkweather
X his mark

Herein to Subscribed the day & year aforesaid} 
Mr. Shenman Clk}

We Judah Babcock a clergyman residing in the town of Hume in the County of Allegany and Elijah Scott residing in the same place herby certify that we are well acquainted with Billings Starkweather who has subscribed to sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Judah Babcock
Elijah Scott

Sworn subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid

M Shenman Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion of the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Judah Babcock who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident on t he town of Hume and that Elijah Scott also has also signed the [illegible] is a resident in the town of Hume aforesaid is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit

John Collins}
Daniel S Gilman}
Willet Larrabee}

Judges
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I Judson W Shenman Clerk of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Allegany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said court in the matter of the application of Billings Starkweather for a pension - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office this 27th day of October 1835

J W Shenman Clk

[ribbons and seal affixed]
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By B. Pringh Depbck

33.332

Cap Stark 6.16
Cap Briggs 28
Cap Hutchings 3-

10 wk/ 40
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State of New York
Genesee County ss}

John Starkweather of the town of Bethany in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, "I lived in the town of Shaftsbury County of Bennington and State of Vermont during the revolutionary war. I am in my seventieth year of age. I was well acquainted with Billings Starkweather during the revolutionary war who also resided in the said town of Shaftsbury - I think it was in the year 1777 the said Billings enlisted under Captain Hutchins a commander of a Militia company for three months and served at Rutland and thereabouts. I was not in the army but frequently saw, and heard from, him during the  three months and know that he served his time out and had a discharge which was burnt when my house was burnt in Saratoga County about 37 or 38 years ago - Towards the close of the War of the Revolution the said Billings enlisted under Captain Stars who also commanded a company of Militia and Pantries was Lieutenant. I was well acquainted with both the Captain & Lieutenant said Billings enlisted for one year as a private soldier. The first service I believe was performed as Captain's waiter The last time as a private soldier Colonel Fletcher commanded the Regiment. The service [illegible] continue was performed at Castleton and about there in the said state of Vermont. I well recollect that the troops were dismissed after the said Billings had served Eleven months and a few days. It was less than a month short of the year for which he enlisted and he was dismissed with the other troops when peace was proclaimed -  I understand some time ago that the said Billings had made application for a pension under the Act of 1832 and that the person whom he had employed to do this had neglected it and finally had lost the papers I have been informed that the said Billings is now about to apply again for a pension under said act by him said Billings - 

John Starweather

Subscribed and sworn to
this 2nd day of November
1835. before me

Augustus P. Hascall a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Genesee - 

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with John Starkweather who has signed & sworn to the above affidavit and that he is a credible person and his statement is intitled to credit.

Augustus P. Hascall J. Peace.
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State of New York
Genesee County ss

Billings Starkman then being duly sworn deposes and says that soon after the passage of the Pension Act of 11832 he applied to a man by the name of Danforth who drafted his papers for him to obtain the benefit of said act that his deponant put said papers in the hands of a man by the name of Haight an attorney of Allegany county to be attended to by him. Since which time he has called frequently to ascertain about the business and was put off from time to time and has since been informed that the papers were probably lost - 

Billings Starkweather
X his mark

Subscribed and sworn to 
this 2d. day of November 
1835 before me
Augustus P Hascall a
Justice of the Peace in 
& for said County



State of New York
County of Genesee} ss

I Timothy Fitch Clerk of said county certify that Augustus P Hascall before whom. the affidavits above purport to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of t he Peace in and for said county and that his signature to the said affidavits is genuine - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this tenth day of November 1835

Timothy Fitch Clerk
by B. Pringh Depbek
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Albany 31.051

Billings Starkweather
Allegany Co. in the State of N. York
was a Private in the company commanded
Captain Hutchins of the Regt. commanded
by Col Fletcher in the Vermont
line for Connecticut

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of April
1837 and sent to Gate, & 
Hascull, Se Roy, N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March '37    120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept. "   10.00
$130.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E.2    Vol. 4     Page 67


[text below appears on right-hand side of document]

A. L. Lind, April 22nd. 1865
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Jacob Burnam of Middletown in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont aged sixty eight years testifies and says, that he was well acquainted with Billings Starweather, who as this deponent is now [illegible] found now residit in Hume in the County of Allegany & State of New York, before and at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, and for several year after the close of it -  This deponent further says, that in the fore part of the war the said Billings, inlisted into the Revolutionary army as this deponent then understood for three months, this deponent & the said Billings then both residing in the town of Shaftsbury Vermont, this deponent further say, that the said Billings left home, for the army and was about several months and always understood that he was in the service. This deponent does not now distinctly recollect under what Capt. he inlisted but only believes that it was Capt. William Hutchins who then resided in Bennington, and. that the said Billings acts as a waiter to the s? Hutchins - 

In March 1783 this deponent returned to Middletown where he now resides, and after coming. there this deponent was informed that the said Billings had inlisted again, but the length of time since will not allow this deponent to remember under what offices nor for how long, other wise than the sd Billings informed him after his return that he had been in service but the deponent does not now recollect how long - but believes he did duty for a while at Castleton Vermont

Jacob Burnam

State of Vermont
Rutland County ss.}

Middletown 30th December 1835 There personally appeared Jacob Burnam Esquire who subscribed t he foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the same contains the truth, the whole truth, & nothing but the truth - 

Before me Jonas Clark Just. Peace

And I certify that the said Jacob Burnam is a credible witness, and that his statement is intitled to credit.

Jonas Clark Just. Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutlalnd County ss.}

I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland certify that Jonas Clark is a justice of the peace for said County and commissions and state his signature to [illegible] certificates are genuine 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of Rutland this 1st. day of January AD 1836

R. Pierpoint
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Ny [illegible]

Starkweather

[illegible]
Hon James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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LeRoy N. Y. Oct 31 1836

Dear sir

We have penned an additional affidavit of Billings Starkweather - support of his claim for a pension under the Act of June 1832. The other papers in his case are with you - Will you permit to give this case another examination There can be no reasonable doubt but that he performed the service we think, giving the amount of testimony in support of his claim but from  congruency it is difficult to fix the dates -

We remain very
respecfully your [illegible]
servants.

Gates & Horace

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of
Pensions.
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April 19, 1948.

15

Rel d of 
Billings Starkweather

[circular stamp over the preceding information reads as follows:] WARSAW N.Y. APR

[stamp] FREE

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr Pensions
Washington
D.c. -
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Warsaw N.Y. Apl. 14 1845

Dear Sir

Billings Starkweather of Bethany Genesee County New York was some years given pensioned at the rate of 20 dollars per annum on ase of revolutionary service.

Mr. B. L. claimed. that he served in 79 or 80 3 month, at Rutland under Capt Hutchins and Col Gideon Brownson also that in 82 he served 9 months & more at Castleton under Capt Starks Col Fletcher

Will you please inform me why a greater pension was not granted. What portion of his service was disallowed & for what reason

Your early [illegible] is desired

Yours respectfully
A. L. Lynde

PS - Will you also inform me the state of the case of Catharine Hickey, which has heretofore been in the hands of Judge Sacia of Canajoharie NY
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Le Roy N.Y.
March 31}

[illegible writing on side and upper right]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Le Roy 31 March 1837

Dear Sir

Your of the 23d. [illegible] in relation to Billings Starkweather's application came to hand this morning - You state that only six months service will be aclaimed from the evidence furnished -  The old man would rather accept of that than endeavour to procure further testimony - He is deaf & infirm that he is wholly dependent upon others, and further testimony would have to be sought in Vermont if found at all & therefore would rather accept a certificate for six months than delay and rely upon [illegible] probability for an increase - Please forward to us then the certificate for the time allowed -

We remain very 
respectfully yours
Gates & Hascall

Hon J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
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Le Roy Jny 22 - [illegible]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[the following inscribed on left side:]
Jan 30
NY

[the following inscribed on right side:][
Billings Starkweather
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LeRoy N.Y. Jan 21st 1836

Dear Sir,

Ive send some additional affidavits in the case of Billings Starkweather an applicant for a pension - from which it does appear that he did perform the services which he has specifics in his statement at least it is very strong presumptive proof in addition to the written proof already furnished - Please give t hem an examination & inform us of the result - 

Yours truly
Gates & Hascall

Hon J. L. Edwards
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Billings Starkweather
$20 per anm

Sent cert: to Gates
& Hascall,
LeRoy, N. York

Albany roll
act 7 June '32
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Washington Jany. 3 1846

Sir

I enclose the papers and original certificate of Billings Starweather for are in [illegible] of pension Please examine the case and let me hear the result. I have the honor to be

very respectfully
your ob svt

Albert Smith

Hon J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
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Increase

Billings Starkweather
NY

Act 7 July 1832
Admd 10 mo 14 day per
$34.88 per anm
pen 4 March 1831

deducting what has been
paid at the rate of $20.00
per anm


Hon. A. Smith
House of Rep
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State; Office
Burlington Dec 20 1845

[1:24' in margin]

I John M Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont herby certify that upon an [illegible] pay roll of Revolutionary Service of Capt John Starks Company an [illegible] in this office  occurs the name of Billings Starkweather with an allowance to him of $3.12. for service from the beginning of the campaign to the 30th of Jun3 1781

[11:22' in margin]

I also further certify that upon another payroll of the said Capt. John Starks - company likewise an read in t his office occurs the name of the said Billings Starkweather with an allowance to him for one hundred and forty two days service from the first day of July to the twenty second day of November AD 1781

[in margin .28" 7 m]

I also further certify that upon another like pay roll on record in the office of Capt - Joseph Briggs Company occurs the name of it - said Billings Starkweather with an allowance to him for twenty eight days service
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from the first day of October to the 28th  of the same month AD 1778

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of this office at Burlington this 20th day of December AD 1845

[seal affixed]

John M Shafter
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LeRoy Sept 11 From

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[text on left as follows:]

[illegible] Sept 16

[text on bottom as follows:]

Billings Starkweather
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I Zepra Kenyon of Lafayette in the County of Onondaga and State of New York of the age of Seventy Years being duly Sworn depose and say that he was acquainted with Billings Starkweather a Brother of the deponent and that the Said Billings Starkweather resided in the Town of Shaftsbury in the now State of Vermont with this deponent and that the Said Billings Starkweather enlisted in the Army of United Colonies at Shaftsbury for the term of one year, and lived until the close of the revolutionary war, and this deponent believes that the said Billings served under their enlistment as much as eleven months and thinks this was the close of the  war as he cannot recollect any more fighting after his return. That the Said Billings inlisted in a Company Commanded by Capt. Hutchins and that Ensign Linden Prentis belonged to the Same Company with the Said Billings Starkweather. and this deponent further saith not. Dated September 1st 1836

Zepora Kenyon
X his mark

In presence of
Charles Jackson

State of New York

Ononodaga County ss. On  the 1st day of September 1836 come personally before me Zepora Kenyon the above deponent to me known for twenty Years last past and Subscribed and Sworn [illegible]. And I further say that so far as I know the above deponent has and does sustains a Good reputation for truth an veracity and now offers to be of sound mind.

Charley Jackson - Commissioner
of Deeds, Justice of the Peace

[seal affixed]
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State of New York 
County of Onondaga ss.

I Comeling Younglove, Deputy Clerk of the said County do Certify that Charles Jackson, by whom the within Certificate purports to have been made, was at the date of the same one of the Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and qualified, And that I am acquainted with this hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature

Witness my hand and seal of Office at Syracuse this first day of September in the year 1836

C. Younglove Dep. Clk.
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Le Roy N. Y. September 10th 1836
Dear Sir,
We have caused an additional affidavit to be
procured in support of the claim of Billings Starkweather to a pension under the Act of 1832. It appears that his claim has hitherto been rejected on account of some discrepancy
between his statement and the Records of the war office as to the time of certain events. It is quite probable that the old soldier in consequence of age & impaired faculties has misstated the year in which his services were rendered. We trust however, that if sufficient proof is adduced in support of his services to satisfy you, that they were rendered, that
a mistake on his part in point of time will not defeat his application. Will you have the goodness to reexamine his papers on file in your office also examine the affidavit herewith and certify to us your opinion of his application.
Very Respectfully yours
Gates & Hascall
Hon J.S. Edwards Comm.
of Pensions
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Revolution

23434
INVALID

File No. 23,434
Billings Starkweather
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index: – Vol. 2, Page 322

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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31.051

Billings Starkweather
New York
Ret. to Hon A. Smith
Feb 24 1846

Act June 7th 1832
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Payment to be made
at Albany
bg J. W. Scott, Esq
Agent for paying Pension-
ers, in the Agency of
Albany

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book E 2. Vol. 4
Page 67 by D. Brown
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th. June, 1832, Billings Stackweather of the State of New York who was a Private in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and [blank] cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United
States, this Seventh day of
April on thousand eight
hundred and thirty-seven.

A. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War

Examined and 
Countersigned.}

 J L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions.

[seal affixed]
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Leuvina Perry of Middletown in the County
of Rutland and State of Vermont aged Seventy four  years testifies and says, that Billings Starkweather who now, as this deponent is informed resides in the  town of Hunn, County of Allegany & State of New York is a brother of this deponent, and that the said Billings and this deponent resided in Shaftsbury Vermont during the Revolutionary war untill (until) the winter of 1782 at which time this deponent removed to Middleton Vermont. While residing at said Shaftsbury I will recollect that the said Billings inlisted as a private in the Revolutionary
war in Capt. William Hutchins Company
But this deponent is unable to recollect any other officers under whom he inlisted, nor does he now remember for what length of time he inlisted, nor the year, but well recollects that he left Shaftsbury for the armyy and was one three or four months during which time this deponent always understood that he was doing duty in the army, and believes he acted as waiter to
Capt. Hutchins - This deponent further says
that while she & the S. Billings resided in Shaftsbury he enlisted again into the army of
the United States at this aponent cannot fom that 
great length of time; remember under what offices he inlisted or any of them nor for how long,  nor how long he staid in service, but well remembers his leaving home for the army and that he returned [illegible]  on a furlough and went again - After this deponent removed to Middletown the was in by her sister that the said Billings had again inlisted buteir living at about forty miles distant from Shaftesbury, does not now number  any thing further in relation to that inlistment
Leuvina Perry her mark X
State of Vermont (in\
Rutland County A.  Middletown 30th December 1835
Then personally appeared the above named Leuvina who by her mark signed the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that they
same is the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Before me
Jonas Clark Just. Peace
And I certify that the Leuvina is a credible personand that his statement is intitled to credit- Jonas Clark Just. Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland County ss}

I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland Certify that Jonas Clark is a Justice of the Peace for said county commissioned and state his signature to the within [illegible] are genuine

In testimony whereof I [illegible] hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court of Rutland this 1st day of January A.D. 1836

R. Pierpoint
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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State of New York
Genesee County ss

Billings Starkweather an applicant for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832 being duly sworn deposes and says that he volunteered in Captain Hutchin's or Captain Hutchinson's company of Militia in the Town of Bennington in the state of Vermont, in the year 1777 to the best of deponants recollection & belief, that at the time he volunteered he was a resident of the town of Shaftsbury near Bennington and with other Townmen of his town and as a volunteer to serve as a private soldier in said Company that after the company was organised he was selected by Captain Hutchins to serve as a Waiter at Rutland. That the service of said company was in scoring the county protecting the frontier against the British and Tories, and that in such service many of the company were killed There were several Regiments employed in the same service at & near Turtland that season - Colonel Branson was one of the Colonels. The Lieutenants name was Clark. That this deponant did serve the term of three months under Captain Hutchin's or Hutchinson as before mentioned and was discharged with the Company. That he took a written discharge from said Captain, which was afterwards burn as states in his application - That in the last year of the War as deponant calls it, when hostilities ceased on the frontiers of the state of Vermont & whether in the year 1781, 1782 or 1783 deponant does not recollect he enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Stack's Company as a private [soldier - stricken] for one year, that he served in said Company Eleven months, and a few days when the company was discharged but no written discharges were given - Enoch was General, Fletcher was Colonel of the regiment - Simeon Prentice was Lieutenant. Heath was adjutant. Fish was a Captain in the Regiment The service of the company during the season that deponent served there, was in Building a Breastwork at Castleton. It was built of Logs & [illegible] & then pickets set in - Also in serving the country -  Deponant recollects that a flag of men came in from Canada. The leader was blind folded & taken into the fort - our drummers & fifes went out
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to meet the flag. That during the season a scout of ten men went out. Nine of them were killed and one escaped. That deponant went out under Captain Fish with sixty men to bury the dead. They had been scalped and tomahawked and stripped. The scout was killed at a pace called Mound Point near the lake shore - Said deponant further deposes and says that in consequence of age and infirmity he cannot well recollect dates and in his statement may have mistaken the years in which he served, that he is not mistaken as to the length of serving he is confident as herein states -

Billings Starkweather
X his mark

Witness Augustus P Hascall
Seth M Gates

The foregoing affidavit subscribed
and sworn before me this 26th
day of October 1836

Augustus P. Hascall a justice
of the Peace in & for said County

State of New York
Genesee County ss

Elijah Scott of Hume Allegany County & State afoursaid being duly sworn deposes & says that he is acquainted with the above named Billings Starkweather then & has been for about twenty years last past That he has frequently heard him relate his service, in the war of the Revolution, during the period of his acquaintance, with many incidents & circumstances attending such services, that the periods of service mentioned in his foregoing affidavit corresponds with what he has frequently heard him relate during said period of twenty years but that he has never to his recollection been able to state the particular year in which his services were rendered but only fixed the dates by the incidents of the war. That said Billings memory is [illegible] impaired by age & infirmity and further says not

Elijah Scott

Subscribed & sworn to this 24th day of October 1836 before me Augustus P. Hascall J.P.

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Elijah Scott aforesaid, that he is a credible person & his statement entitled to credit.

Augustus P. Hascall J.P.
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State of New York
Genesee County ss

I certify t hat Augustus P. Hascall before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time such affidavit bears date a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly authorized to act as such. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signatures subscribed to said affidavit and certificate are genuine

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 26th day of October A.D. 1836

D. Young Dep. Clerk 
of Genesee County
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State of New York
Wyoming County} ss

On this 29th day of December 1863 personally came before the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in & for said county Billings Starkweather who having been by me duly sworn according to law on his oath deposeth that he is the identical person to whom a pension was granted on the 7th day of April 1837. at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum That he makes this statement for the purpose of procuring an increase of Pension that in the year 1778 he served in the services of that year at Rutland. three months under Capt Hutchinson Col Bronson That in the fall of the same year 1778 he served as near as he can recollect four weeks under Capt Joseph Briggs at Castleton That in the year 1782 he served at Castleton under Capt Starks Colonel Fletcher 

That at the date of his said service, he resided in Shaftsbury Vermont. That Capt. Hutchinson & Capt Briggs resided in Bennington and Capt Stacks resided in Reefort

Sworn & subscribed on this 29th day of December 1845 before me 

J W Knapp justice

Billings Starkweather
+ his mark

State of New York
Wyoming County} ss

I Walter Howard Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Jacob W. Knapp before whom the above affidavit was made was at the date of the said a justice of the peace in & for said County and. that his signature thereto is genuine

Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of December 1845

Walter Howard Clerk
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31.051

Billings Starkweather
N.Y.

application for increase