Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17161, Jehiel Galpin, Conn
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(8-1776)
SERVICE       NUMBER
Conn. Galpin, Jehiel   W. 17161
Morgan, Lucy
Former widow
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CONTENTS
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Albany 1210
Lucy Morgan, who as widow of Jehiel Galpin who died on the 27 Nov. 1793 of Rensselaer County in the State of N. York who was a Sargt. and Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Leavenworth of the Regt. commanded by Col. Meig's Conn. on the Comt. line for 3 months and 13 days Sargt. 17.16, 20 months and 17 days Ensign 205.66, total $222.82.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 222 Dollars and 82 2/3 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of July 1837 and sent to Samuel Jenkins, Albany.

Arrears to the 4th of March' 37 - 1336.96
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4, Sept. " - 111.41
Total $1448.37

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3-}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A, Vol. 1 - Page 134
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May 1804
This Bible is the Property of
Lucy Galpin
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

I, Lucy Galpin (Or Lucy Morgan) of Lansingburgh in the county aforesaid and widow of Jehiel Galpin an officer of the Revolution deceased, in addition to my declaration heretofore made in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by Act of Congress Session July 4, 1836, do hereby further depose and say that the sheets or leaves hereto annexed are the same taken from, and cut out of my family Bible, and contain the family record of my marriage with Jehiel Galpin referred to in my former declaration.  That the entries appeared to have been first made thereon, and now covered by a piece of paper, are the record of her marriages with said Jehiel Galpin and said Jorias Morgan, and were entered there, under the caption of births by mistake, and were afterwards copied on the other side of the leave in their proper place under the head of Marriages, as will appear by inspection.  That all of said entries were made subsequent to and about the time of my marriage with said Jorias Morgan, in July 1805, and were made by my son, Horace Galpin now residing in the state of Georgia.  Except that of the death of son Jorias Morgan - and that the same were made as they appear thereon more than Thirty years since.

   I further depose and declare that I have often seen the commission of my said husband Jehiel Galpin as an Ensign in his possession before his death.  That a short time previous to his death he showed the same to me and at that time he stated to me that he had during the latter portion of his service done duty as Lieutenant, but had never received or changed his commission.  I have never since seen his Ensign's commission and the service is lost or destroyed.

   I further depose that the entries so as aforesaid made on the leaves annexed by my son Horace were taken from an old record, which I have not seen since and is either lost or destroyed.  The only evidence I have of my said husband's service as Lieutenant is from what he stated to me as above related - but that he served as an Ensign either in Col. Meig's or Col. Zebulon Butler's regiment or in both is written by our knowledge.

Lucy Morgan

State of New York
Rensselaer County
On the 28th Day of June, 1837, Lucy Morgan personally appeared before me and made oath according to the law to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed and I certify that said Lucy Morgan is a credible person and her statement eulitted to full credit 
Marcus L. Filley, Justice Peace
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State of New York,
Renfselaer County Js. I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Warren Se. Filley Esq. before whom the herthin affidavit purports to have been sworn and by whom the within Certificate purports to have been signed was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. And that I am well acqnainted with his hand writing and verify believe his signature within subscribed to be genuine.
In Testimony Where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 28th day of June A.D. 1837
Henry R. Bristol Clerk
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675
A TABLE OF OFFICES AND CONDITIONS OF MEN

Patriarchs, or Fathers of Families, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and his sons.
Judges, temporary Supreme Governors, immediately appointed by God over the children of Israel.
Kings, and they either of the whole nation, or, after the falling off of the ten tribes, of Judah or Israel.
Elders, Senators, the LXX, or Sanhedrim.
Officers, Provosts, Sheriffs, or Executioners.
Judges, Inferior Rulers, such as determined controversies in particular cities.
Israelites, Hebrews, descendants from Jacob.
An Hebrew of Hebrews, an Israelite by original extraction.
A Proselyte of the Covenant, who was circumcised, and submitted to the whole law.
A Proselyte of the Gate, or Stranger, who worshipped one God, but remained uncircumcised.
Officers under the Assyrian or Persian Monarchs.
Tirshatha, or Governor, appointed by the kings of Assyria or Persia.
Heads of the captivity, the chief of each tribe or family, who exercised a precarious government during the captivity.

Under the Grecian Monarchs. 
Superior Officers

Maccabees, the Successors of Judas Maccabeus, high priests, who presided with kingly power.

Under the Roman Emperors.

Presidents, or Governors, sent from Rome with Imperial power.
Tetrarchs, who had kingly power in four provinces.
Proconsuls, or Deputies of Provinces.

Inferior Officers.

Publicans, or Tax-gatherers.
Centurions, Captains of an hundred men.

Ecclesiastical Officers, or Sects of Men.

High Priests, who only might enter the Holy of Holies.
Second Priests, or Sagan, who supplied the high priest's Office, in case he was disabled.
High Priests for the War, set apart for the occasion of a expedition.
Priests, Levites of the Sons of Aaron, divided into twenty-four ranks, each rank serving weekly in the temple.
Levites, of the tribe of Levi, but not of Aaron's family; of these were three orders, Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites, several sons of Levi.
Nethinims, inferior servants of the Priests and Levites (not of their tribe) to draw water and cleave wood, etc.
Prophets, anciently called Seers, who foretold future events, and denounced God's judgments.
Children of the Prophets, their disciples or scholars.
Wisemen, called so in imitation of the eastern Magi, or Gentile Philosophers.
Scribes, Writers and expounders of the law.
Disputers, that raised and determined questions out of the law.
Rabbies, or Doctors, Teachers of Israel.
Libertines, Freed men of Rome, who, being Jews, or Proselytes, had a synagogue or oratory for themselves.
Gaulonites, or Galileans, who pretended it lawful to obey an heathen magistrate.
Herodians, who shaped their religion to the times, and particularly flattered Herod.
Epicureans, who placed all happiness in pleasure.
Stoicks, who denied the liberty of the will, and pretended all events were determined by fatal necessity.
Simon Magus, author of the heresy of the Gnosticks, who taught that men, however vicious their practice was, should be saved by their knowledge.
Nicolaitanes, the disciples of Nicolas, one of the first seven Deacons, who taught the community of wives.
Nazarites, who under the vow abstained from wine, etc.
Nazarenes, Jews professing Christianity.
Zelots, Sicarii, or murderers, who under pretence of the law, thought themselves authorized to commit any outrage.
Pharisees, separatists, who upon the opinion of their own godliness despised all others.
Sadducees, who denied the resurrection of the dead, angels, and spirits.
Samaritans, mongrel professors, partly Heathen, and partly Jews, the offspring of the Assyrians sent to Samaria.
Apostles, Missionaries, or persons sent; those who were sent by our Saviour, from their number were called, The Twelve.
Bishops, successors of the Apostles in the government of the church.
Deacons, officers chosen by the Apostles to take care of the poor.
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

On This 26th day of April A.D. 1837, personally appeared before The Justices of the Justices' Court in and for the City of Troy, in the County of Rensselaer, Lucy Morgan a resident of Lansingburgh in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress session July 4, 1836.  That she is the widow of Jehiel Galpin who was an Ensign in the Revolutionary Army (and in the early part of his services was a sergeant).  That she and her said husband Jehiel Galpin were personally intimate from their childhood residing in the same neighborhood in the town of Berlin (then called Worthington) in the state of Connecticut.  That in the year 1775 the said Jehiel Galpin enlisted in the service of the Revolution and rendevouxed at New Haven or in that vicinity with a company commanded by Captain Leavenworth, in Colonel Meigs' Regiment.  I well remember their march through said town of Worthington, in which place they remained overnight, and marched thence to Boston or to Roxbury near Boston where he remained according to the best information and recollection about six months.  He was soon after promoted to an Ensign, in the Regular Army, but where he enlisted and under what particular officers I do not recollect.  My said husband Jehiel Galpin continued in the service of the Revolution, in all seven years or thereabouts from the time of his first enlistment and was continually in the service during that period except at short intervals when he was home on furlough.  He was in the batt of White Plains and also in the battle of Monmouth.  At the battle of White Plains he was taken prisoner, but was soon after exchanged.  He was also an officer of the guard over Major Andre while he was confined as a prisoner.  During the latter portion of said husband's service, he acted in the capacity of Lieutenant, though as he informed me, he never received commission for that office.  I well remember of often seeing his commission as Ensign, and also his discharge amount his papers, but as consequence of frequent removals and changes
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of residence, they together with nearly all of said husbands papers have become either lost or destroyed, not supposing they would ever be of any value to me.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jehiel Galpin on the eighteenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two, at Berlin formerly Worthington Connecticut, by the Reverand Nathan Fesus while my said husband was home on a furlough and he immediately returned to the Army then at the Highlands where he remained in the service until he was discharged sometime in the month of May following.  She has no record of said marriage except that written in our family Bible attested copies of which are hereunto annexed.  Her said husband Jehiel Galpin died at Lansingburgh Rensselaer County N.Y. on the twenty seventh day of November in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three.  We having resided at said Lansingburgh about six years previous to his death.  She remained the widow of said Jehiel Galpin until the twenty sixth day of July eighteen hundred and five, when she was married to Jonas Morgan (who was also an officer of the Revolution).  Her said second husband Jonas Morgan died on the seventh day of October eighteen hundred and twenty four, at Lansingburgh aforesaid and she has remained a widow ever since that period.  All which will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 

Lucy Morgan

State of New York
Rensselaer County
City of Troy
On the 26th day of April A.D 1837 the above named Lucy Morgan personally appeared before the Justices of the Justice's Court of the City of Troy now sitting and made oath according to law to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed.  And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Jehiel Galpin served in the war of the Revolution as stated in the above declaration, and in the annexed affidavits.  That the above named applicant was married to said Jehiel Galpin as above stated and that he died and that the said Jonas Morgan died as is above stated and that said Lucy since the death of said Jonas Morgan has remained now unmarried.  In testimony whereof the said Court hath caused their clerk to sign his name and affix the seal of this Court hereto the day and year first above written.  

N.B. The words "her maiden name being Lucy Riley" were first interlined.

Geo Wheeler Clerk
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RECORD.
BIRTHS.

WILLIAM Galpin born
27th May 1783 -
Belin Connecticut -
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Harriet Galpin born
7th October 1785 -
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Horan Galpin born
20th March 1788 -
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Comfort Riley Galpin born
3? May 1790 -
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Charles Galpin born
13th September 1791 -
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Emily Galpin born
5th December (illegible)
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FAMILY RECORD.

MARRIAGES

Lucy Riley born Dec. 2 1761 + was married to Johiel Galpin 18th July 1782
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Lucy Galpin Married to Jonas Morgan 20th July 1805
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FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.        
(blank)             
DEATHS.
Charles Galpin Dies
August 19TH 1793 -
2 year of his age -
Comfort Riley Galpin Died
September 4th 1793 -
3 years Four months & one day old
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Jehiel Galpin Died
November 27th 1793
In the 36th year of his age
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William Galpin Died
4th July 1803 In the East
Indies on the Island of 
Java 1803
In the 21st year of his age
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Jona Morgan Died
October (illegible) st 1824 in the 
72nd year of his age
(at Lansingburgh)
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In the Matter of the
Application of
Lucy Galpin or Lucy Morgan

Supplementary

If not inconsistent with the rules of the
Department will Mr. Edwards be good enough
to return the enclosed leaves containing
the family record
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I Giles Curtiss of Berlin in Hartford County and State of Connecticut, not in my 83 year of age, do depose and say that I well knew Jehiel Galpin formerly of said Berlin, that he the said Galpin enlisted into Revolutionary Army in the for part of the War under Captain Leavenworth in Col. Miegs' Regiment and continued in the Army during the war, he served the first part of the War as Sergeant and was promoted in Worthington's Army to an Ensign - when he left, Col. Zebulon Butler commanded the Regiment.  He was in battles which I do not now so perfectly recollect as to describe the place or exact time.  I know he was considered in the Army as a good and brave officer.  He was discharged at the highlands in 1782 - in the State of New York - I well recollect he was married while he belonged to the Army to Lucy Riley the daughter of Roger Riley Esq. late of said Berlin deceased.
I was an Officer in the Revolutionary Army, and am now a Pensioner, and was a Lieutenant in the same Regiment with Galpin.
Giles Curtiss

The above erasures and interlineations were made before signing in the presence of 
Luther Berkley
J S Brandegee

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss April 5th 1837.
Personally appeared Giles Curtiss, with whome I am well acquainted and know him to be reputed a man of truth and strict veracity and whose testimony is entitled to credit and who subscribed the above affidavit in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Luther Berkley Justice of the Peace
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State of connecticut; in county clerk office ____
County of Hartford
                                 I Phil Alsooduin Clerk of the County Court, within + for said county of Hartford do hereby certify, that Sulher Beekly Esq whose name is subscribed to the forgoing certificates is an acting Justice of the Peace within + for said county of Hartford, regularly commissioned + qualified as appears to me of record  in my office; that I am acquainted with his hand writing + that the forgoing are his genuine official signatures, and that full faith and credit are due to his official act -
          In testimony wheron I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County Court, and subscribed my name, this twenty first day of April in the year A.D. 1837~
Phil Alsooduin Clerk
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(square of black placed over what appears to have been the seal of office - next to signature)
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I Joseph Galpin of Berlin in Hartford County & State of Connecticut being now in my 83rd year of age say, that I knew Jehiel Galpin from his infancy to the time of his death; he was a second cousin & Schoolmate of mine; at the commencement of the Revolutionary War the said Jehiel Galpin enlisted into the service under Capt Leavensworth & went in a Meigs Regt. to Rocksbury near Boston he enlisted & served that time six months, in the year 1775 he soon afterwards enlisted during the war & served his enlistment out, he came home before the close of the war & was married to Lucy Riley in my neighborhood, soon after returned to the army & remained to the close of the war He was married by the Rev. Nathan Finn who was my next door neighbor. The Rev. N. Finn has been dead for more than 35 years; and I understand the records he kept have since been lost. Joseph Galpin 
State of Connecticut Hartford County SS. April 6th 1837 Personally appeared Joseph Galpin with whom I am personally acquainted & know him to be reputed for truth & veracity, and of whose testimony is entitled to credit at all times; and who subscribed the above affidavit in my presence, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. Before me Luther Beckley Just. of the Peace
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 I Daniel Galpin of Berlin in Hartford County & State of Connecticut being now in my 66th year of age do depose & say that I will knew Ichiel Galpin who was a neighbor of mine before & since the Revolutionary War, I knew of his enlisting into the Revolu tionary army & served more than two years. I have no doubt but during the war, but as I belonged to the light horse he to the Infantry, I cannot testify positively the precise time Daniel Galen June State of Connecticut Hartford County SS. April 6th 1837 Personally appeared Daniel Galpin with whom I am acquainted & know him to be reputed for truth & veracity; and whose testimony is in all cases entitled to credit. And who subscribed the above affidavit in my presence, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same, Before me Luther Becklin Just of the Peace Charles A. Goodrich of Berlin in Hartford County & State of Connecticut depose & say that the Rev. Nathan Term was settled over the congregational Society of Worthington in Berlin aforesaid on the 3 of May 1780. remained their sealed minister for nearly twenty years. I have looked & made enquire for his list of marriages, but find none, & they are supposed to be lost and I believe they are lost Charles Goodrick State of Connecticut Hartford County SS. April 8th 1837. Personally appeared the Rev. Charles A. Goodrich, well known to me as a man of truth & veracity, and whose testimony is entitled to credit; and who subscribed his above affidavit in my presence. & made solemn oath to the with of the same Before me Luther Beckley Just of the Peace
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State of Connecticut - County Clerks office- County of Hartford I Phil Alsooduin Clerk of the County Court within & for said County of Hartford do herby certify that Luther Bickley Esqr whose name is subscribed to the forgoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Hartford, regularly commissioned & qualified as appears to me of Record in my office; that I am acquainted with his hand writing & that the forgoing are his genuine official signatures, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County Court, and subscribed my name, this twenty first day of April in the year A.D. 1837 - Phil Alsooduin Clerk (underline signature) 
(Seal covered by black square)
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

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No. 17161
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Lucy Morgan
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Former Widow of
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Jehiel Galpin 
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Sergio Rev War
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Act July 4th 26
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x: Vol. M, Page 64

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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(written sideways and partially across other writing)
(Illegible- partially struck out) 3 proof for 1864
Lucy Morgan n Galphin
( struck out) - Mr. Sylvester no address
Mr Luce

James L. Edward’s Esquire
Commission on Pensions
War Dept
City of Washington

(faint illegible postage seal, folds in paper and two round dark circles present on document)
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New York
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Lucy Morgan
(Illegible) (illegible)
Samuel Jenkins Just. 12. 87
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Albany May 2? 1837
James L. Ames Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Sir,
I herewith enclose the Declaration on proof in the case of Mrs Lucy Morgan who claims pension under the act of July 4, 1836 is the Widow of Jehiel Galpin 
Very Respectfully 
Your obedient servant
Samual Jenkins
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Albany June 30. 1837
James L. Edmuns Esquire,
Commif of Pensions
Sir,
Inclosed is a supplemental declaration of Mrs. Lucy Morgan, respecting her marriage sir.
I am, sir,
Very respectfully
Your (illegible)
Samuel Jenkins
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(note - document is an address and is written on a sheet of paper with handwriting on the opposite side with extensive bleed through)

PAID (stamp) O S
S Jenkins Esq.
Counselor at Law
Pension Office
Albany

Lansingburgh (stamp)
Jun 29

hold
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D. Sir, I send you the documents of Mrs L. Morgan, which I hope will be satisfactory to Mr Edwards- I supposed that the marriage was sufficiently proved by the testimony of the affidavits of Curtis & the minister at Berlin, and thru the entry on her Bible was mainly circumstantial & in addition to the other testimony - Mr Curtis was an officer & in the army with Galpin I was at Berlin when & when Galpin was married & that he Galpin immediately returned to the Army remained their, till he was discharged- Goodrich the minister now of Berlin swore that he knew the minister who married Galpin that the minister has been dead more than 30 years, & that upon inquiry & search no record of the marriage can be found the reason that they must have been lost or destroyed. Two other witness, old men who resided there knew of the marriage at the time & it was while our Galpin was in the army & that they knew both Mr & Mrs Galpin well - the leaf of Mrs Morgan Bible carry evidence upon His face, that they are genuine & what she represents them to be, and was taken from an old record which is lost.- Mrs Morgan is my only feeble & very destitute and I think her case is a clear one & that she is well deserving of a Pension & you will please forward the papers to E. W. Walbridge
June 29, 1877
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V 1864
Col Meigs Reg-
En & Sergt Nov 24 76
Ensign July 26 80
Resigned Apr 13 1782

Adventure
Ensign 20 mo & 17 days
Sergt 3.  “ 13 “
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2 years

Samuel Jenkins Esq.
Albany New York
Lucy Morgan Widow (struck out)
Jehiel Galpin (struck out)
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Abstract of the Declaration and [Proofs?] in the case of
Lucy Morgan, widow of Jehiel Gulpin -

1. She states that she was married to Jehiel Gulpin
on the 18th of February 1782.
That he did on this 27th November 1793 - and
that she was married to James Morgan, on this
20. of July 1805. That he did on the 7th of October
1824. & she has remarried a [widow?] [illegible].
That her first Husband Gulpin served in the Revolution
-ary Army as a Sergeant, [Ensign?] & Lieutenant -
That he was in the battle of White Plains [Monument?].
That in the battle of White Plans he was taken
prisoner, but was [illegible] after exchanges, and that
her second Husband, Morgan, was also a revolutionary
officer.
2. Marcus L. Filley, Justice of the Peace certifies to the
[illegible] of her first marriage.
3. Ebenezer W. Walbridge testifies to her second marriage,
and the death of her second Husband. Also that she
was [illegible] Galpin at the time of her marriage
to Morgan & has married a widow [illegible] his death.
W. Walbridge also testifies to her excellent charac
-ter & her [percity?] & [illegible] afflictions, particularly
that she has an [illegible] daughter.
4. Giles Curtis testifies that Galpin enlisted in the
Army, in the [illegible] of the [illegible], under Capt. [illegible]
[illegible] that he continued in the army during the
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war, and served first a Sergeant, and afterwards as
Ensign, that he was discharged in 1782 -
that he was [married?] whilst he belonged to the Army,
to Lucy Riley, the daughter of Roger Riley,
that [illegible] was a Lieut. in the [same?] Reg. with
Galpin, and is now in [Pennsylvania?].
5. Joseph Galpin testifies that Jehiel Galpin served
in Capt. [Senvingworth's?] Company, Col. [Meier's?] Reg.
in 1775 - [six?] months - and afterwards enlisted
[illegible] during the [war?],
That he came home before the close of the [war?] &
married Lucy Riley, and [then?] after returned to the
Army [illegible] in [illegible] to the end of the [war?].
That [illegible] Jehiel Galpin was married by the
Rev. Nathan Fenn, who has been dead 35 years,
[illegible], & Nathan believes the [records] he kept have
been lost.
6. David Galpin testifies that Jehiel Galpin
enlisted in the Pennsylvanian Army [illegible] than
his year, that [illegible] belonged to the Light [illegible]
& Jehiel Galpin to the Infantry.
7. Charles A. Goodrich testifies that [illegible] & Nathan Fenn
was Pastor of the Congregational Society for nearly 20
years, [illegible] with the 3rd of [July?] 1780, that
[illegible] had [illegible] for his list of marriages but
[illegible] & believes they are lost.
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8th
Hannah Comstock(underlined) testifying as 50 year acquaintance with Mrs. Morgan. That her first Husband Galpin, died in 
Nov 1793. (underlined)
That she remained a widow until her marriage with Morgan in 
1805 (underlined)
who died in 1824. And that she has ever since remained a widow
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State of New York
Reupelan County Sfs: I, Hannah Comstock of Lansingburgh in said county, being now in the 83.. year of my age, depose and say that I have been personally acquainted and intimate with widow Lucy Morgan of said Lansingburgh ever since she & her former husband Jehiel Galpin first moved to said Lansingburgh about fifty years since.  That the said Jehiel Galpin died  at said Lansingburgh in the month of November in the year seventeen hundred & ninety three and I was present at his funeral. That the said Lucy remained his widow until her marriage with Jonas Morgan about the year 1805.  That the said Jonas Morgan died at said Lansingburgh, about the year 1824, and I was present at his funeral. And that the said Lucy his widow has ever since the death of said Jonas Morgan remained and is now unmarried. 
Hannah Comstock

Reupelan County fs: on the 26th day of April 1837. Hannah Comstock with whom I am personally acquainted, personally appeared before me, I made oath according to law to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by the subscribed and I certify that said Hannah Comstock is a credible person & her said Deposition entitled to full credit. 
Marcus L . Filley justice Peace.

Reupelan County [fs]: I Henry R Bristol clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Marcus L_ Filley Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Piace in +for the said county duly appointed and qualified -- Also that I am -- acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verify his signature above written to be Genuine
In Testimony where of I have herewith set my hand & affixed the seal of the said county this 26th day of April 1837 —
Henry R Bristol Clerk
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State of New York Rensselaer County ss Ebenezer W. Walbridge of the Village of Lansingburgh in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid Counselor at Law, being duly sworn, doth depose & say, that he is well acquainted with Widow Lucy Morgan, that he first became acquainted with her in the year one thousand eight hundred and one at Lansingburgh aforesaid where she then & now resides, that when this Deponent first knew her, she was the widow of Jehial Galpin deceased; that on the twenty sixth day of July one thousand eight hundred and five, she was married again to Jonas Morgan Esqr of Lansingburgh and lived with him until the 7th day of October one thousand eight hundred & twenty four. his horse married when he died and this deponent was at the funeral of the said Jonas Morgan, and he was also present at the time when the said Jonas Morgan was married to the said Lucy Galpin, and now Lucy Morgan the widow of the said Jonas Morgan deceased - And this deponent further says that Mr Lucy Morgan is a person of good character a poses & Christian woman and much respeeted & esteemed by all her acquaintance she is the needy & distitute has been for some time, and becoming quite infirm, she has always been a very industrious and predent person and well deserving of a better living, that she has had for several years past.-- she has a daughter aged about fifty years, who has always lived with her mother, and is & has been for
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several years has past in a state of derangement of mind and not able to do but very little work, at even intervals but is a source of great affection to her mother as well as considerable expense & trouble- And this deponent further says, that he knows of no widow of an Officer of the Revolution any War, nor does he believe, that there is any one living, who needs a pension more or better deserves one from the Government than the widow Lucy Morgan aforesaid -
Ebenezer W. Walbridge 
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State of New York
Rensselaer County
 On the 22d day of April AD 1837. Ebenezer W. Walbridge personally appeared before me, and made oath according to law to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed, and I certify said Ebenezer W. Walbridge is a person of high credibility. N.B. The words "and the said Lucy has remained, and is now unmarried, were interlined before sworn, and I further certify, that a family record contained in a family bible is this day presented to me by Lucy Morgan, named in the foregoing & annexed affidavits and that the entries of which the following are true copies are made therein and I believe the same genuine to wit: 
Lucy Riley born Dec. 2nd 1761, and was married to Jehiel Galpin - 
18th Feb. 1782 Jehiel Galpin Died November 27th 1793. 
Lucy Galpin married to Jonas Morgan 26th July 1805 
Jonas Morgan died October 7th 1824. 
Marcus L. Filley Justice Peace