Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12468, Ebenezer Chase, New York
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New York
bhase, Ebeneger
S. 12468
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8885
[illegible] 186
New York
Ebenezer Chase
Orange Co in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Posey of the regt. commanded by Col. Paulding in the N.Y. [illegible] for 9 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to Walter Case Newbergh

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 15.00
$75.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 49

Let. to Walter Case 28 March 1854
Let. to J. Fleming Page 28 [illegible]order to pay
[dead.]
Jno. Fleming P.A. ordered pay Apl. 16 1834
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13.186
Ebenezer Chase
admitted
9 mo. private
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State of New York, Orange County ss.
On the fourth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty two personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange Ebeneazer Chase a resident of the Town of New Burgh in the county of Orange aforesaid aged seventy 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 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine or eighty in a company of regulars commanded by Captain Passey and served in the regiment of the Continental line under the following named officers.
About the fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight or nine deponent by reason of long continued [illegible] and bodily debility cannot now recollect which deponent resided in the town of New Burgh then county of Ulster now county of Orange and inlisted as a substitute for a class of eight men who were bound to furnish a [illegible] there class for the regular army or stand a drauft. In preference to misgiving a draft they hired this deponent to serve as a soldier for them for the term of nine months according to deponents recollection.
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and belief. Burrows Holmes father of the witness whose affidavit is hereunto annexed was one of this class of eight men for whom deponent volunteered to serve as aforesaid. Deponent was ordered to proceed to Judge Grahams in the town of Shawangunk Ulster County for instruction and enrollment. Deponent passed muster and was enrolled in the company of Captain Passey as aforesaid in a regiment commanded by Colonel Paulding. Deponent was then ordered to join said company at [illegible] on the Indian Frontier in the county of Ulster and joined it accordingly the same or next day. Therefter William Nottingham was Lieutenant of said company and Simeon Bilyea orderly sergant deponent cannot now recollect the ensigns name. There is not now a man living to the knowledge of deponent who served in said company unless it be a person by the name of Van Orsdall who deponent was recently informed served in New York upon the breaking out of the Cholera but what has become of him since deponent does not know and has no means of ascertaining. Paulding was Colonel and Marvin adjudunt of the regiment. Deponent cannot recollect any other officers of said regiment but allways understood that said regiment was a regiment of regulars and he believes that to be true and were under the command
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Of United States officers [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] at [illegible] and from there we were scattered in detachments along the frontier to guard different fronts against the hostile [illegible] of the Indians. The detachment to which deponent belonged was ordered to a place called the Cook House in the county of Ulster. We heard the Brittish & Indians were coming down under the command of Butler and Brandt & we mett them at the Blue mountains about two days distant from the Cook House. Here we had an engagement with them. It was in the season of Whartte berries blossoms our forces were about six hundred & were commanded by Colonel Paulding who previous to the engagement put on the clothes of a private. We defeated the enemy and killed a considerable number but took no prisoners no quarter being given by either party. The Brittish like them otherwise painted. We did not know them untill we [illegible] them. Those were but seven or eight of one party killed. Captain Passey and Captain Duboises Companies belonging to Pauldings Regiment were the only companies deponent can particularly recollect of that regiment which were engaged in that battle. After the engagement we returned to the Cook House and were shifted from place to
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and belief. Burrows Holmes father of the

place along the frontier as circumstances required. We were some time at Pienpack near a place now called Carpenters Point on the Delleware near the confluence of the Neversink and Delleware rivers. We were at Neversink just after the Indians had burned that place. They did no damage to the church but stuck a tomahawk thro the bible which was in the pulpit. They killed a man there by the name of Kettle and took some [illegible]. Deponent according to the best of his recollection served nine months in said company and regiment [illegible] was the term he was bound to serve & was honorably discharged at Captain Bevers at Nepenog on said frontier in the month of December next after his enlisting as aforesaid. Deponent has no written discharge. If one was given to him it is now lost. Deponent can prove his character and services as a soldier of the Revolution by Daniel Homes & John Griggs of New Burgh in the county aforesaid and in answer to the interrogatories specially put to this deponent by the said Court he saith that he was born in the Town of ____ in the County of Sanfield state of Connecticut in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty two. That he has no record
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of his case. [illegible]
Burgh then county of Ulster now County of Orange when called into service that he has lived in said town ever since the Revolutionary War and lives there now. That he volunteered as a substitute for a class of eight men all of whom are now dead the names of those deponent now recollects were Burrows Holmes --------.
That the names of the regular officers who were with the troops when deponent served were Colonel Paulding Captain Dubois & Captain Passey before named. Our regiment was the only regiment of Continental troops deponent can now recollect & the militia in that source being detachments from different regiments stationed at different forts along the frontier and often relieved by others. Deponent cannot now recollect them. If he ever knew to what regiments they respectively belonged to. That he has allready stated the general circumstances of his service. That he never received any other than a verbal discharge to the best of his recollection and belief. That deponent is known to John Griggs and Daniel Holmes two men of his neighbourhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and there belief as to his service.
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us as a soldier of the Revolution where affidavits are annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency roll of the agency of any state.
Ebenezer Chase - X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. Dunning, Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange & State of New York aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Ebeneazer Chase for a pension. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
I also certify that the name of Gilbert Ogden Fowler subscribed to the two affidavits hereunto annexed is the [illegible] hand writing of Gilbert Ogden Fowler who is a Judge of said Court.
Asa Dunning
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Orange County ss.
John Griggs of the town of New Burgh County of Orange aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Ebeneazer Chase the deponent named in the annexed affidavit & has been acquainted with him ever since the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. Deponent has heard the annexed affidavit read and knows all that part of it which relates to the service of the said Ebeneazer in the Revolutionary war to be correct. The said Chases father lived on a farm belonging to deponents for [illegible] at the time he entered the service which was in the spring & also when he returned which deponent thinks was the begining of the winter following. It was well understood he was in service on the Indian Frontier.
John Griggs

Sworn this 17th day of August 1832 before me
Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Orange County.
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Orange County ss
Personally appeared before me Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of same county, Daniel Holmes of the Town of New Burgh County and State aforesaid. To me personally known to be a credible witness who being by me first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Ebeneazer Chace in the preceding affidavit named. That the said Chace is in the opinion of this deponent a credible witness and [illegible] also with that his father Burrow Holmes late of the Town of New Burgh in the county aforesaid was in the time of the Revolutionary war one of a class of eight men who hired a substitute to serve for them in the nine months service on the Indian frontier in the west part of Orange & Ulster Counties. That he heard from his father and others at that time and since and believes it to be true that [illegible] the said Ebeneazer Chace to serve for them as a substitute on said frontier & that said Ebeneazer did serve for them accordingly.
Daniel Holmes

Sworn to and subscribed this fourth day of September 1832 before me.
Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Orange County.
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13.186
Ebenezer Chase
Orange Co N York
Admitted
9 mo. Private
7.23 [illegible] - [illegible] [illegible] - Certificate within

Walter Case
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Brief in the case of Ebenezer Chas of Orange Co in the State of N York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. 15 March in 1779 Sub
Duration of Service. 9 months
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Capt. Passey Col. Paulding

5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange Co N York
7. Is his statement suported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary 2 living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attach as req.

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutty, Examining Clerk.
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Hurly October 31st 1783
I hereby certify that Ebenezer Chase has served in Capt. S. Pearsus Company of Coll. Paulding Regt. of Levies from April 26th untill December 19th 1781. [illegible] over the within. Jno Vn Deusen Lieut James Latta as witness my hand for agent 30 [illegible] 
[illegible] [illegible]

Lieut Van Dozer
No. 100
[illegible] [illegible]
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Please to pay to James Smies all the wages that is or may become due to me for my service in Col. Palding ridgment in capt. Perells company.
October 30th 1793
Ebennezzer Chase - X his mark
Withness James Brown

8.L. 12648
Ebenezer Chase 
N.Y.
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12468
Invalid.
Rev War
File No. 12,468
Ebenezer Chase
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. A, Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No. 100
Eb. Chase
1781
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FREE
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner 
Washington City

Ebenezer Chase

New York
19 March 1834
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Hon J L Edwards
Dear Sir
Permitt me to trespass on your time so far as to enquire once more whether the Pension papers of Ebeneazer Chase a [illegible] pensioner under the Law of June 7th 32 (which had been legally authenticated to enable his children to draw his back pay to the time of his death and were allowed by the agent for paying pensions in the City of New York to be satisfctory, but by his direction were sent to Washington for your sanction) have been received at your office. If not perhaps they are in the war office. The frequent impertunities of the needy orphan children of Chase is my apology for troubling you again on this subject. I trust it will be satisfactory. An early answer to this enquiry will be deemed a great favor.
I am Very Respectfully Yours
Walter Case
March 13th 1834