Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43969, for Nathan Roberts, Connecticut
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER
Conn               Roberts, Nathan            S. 43969
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5 July  1820
nd with Orig.
ls Aug. 1883 
             M.G.

[Written vertically]  

.... letter of the 29 June 1921 to  Rufus Roberts of [illegible] Bay New York


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       9793
New york R

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Nathan Roberts
of Covington in the State of New york
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Willys of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three years 
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Inscribed on the Roll of New york 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month , to commence on the 1 of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Apl 1819 and Sent to Ella Smith agent
LeRoy  New york.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 3p   81.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Feby 1819   18.
                                                        _________
                                                 [sic] $ 129.03 

                                      Revolutionary claim.
                                      Act 18th March, 1818.}


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Died
   Exam
     Reol
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Nathan Roberts
of Covington
Claim for Pension
_____________--
   1st May 1818
Nathan Robert (Private)
Col Wyllis Regt Cont Line
1771 to 1780

        On roll
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State of C
Genesa Co
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State of New York
Genesee County SS   On this first day of May eighteen hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Genesee in the said State of New York personally appeared Nathan Roberts aged seventy eight years resident of the town of Covington in the said County of Genesee who being by me first duly sworn according to law on his oath maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled, 'An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the [illegible] and service of the United States in the revolutionary war."  That the said Nathan Roberts enlisted in Covington in the State of Connecticut in the month of May in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Allen in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Wyllys of the Connecticut line, that he continued to serve in the said corpse on in the service of the United States until the month of May 1780 when he was regularly and honorably discharged (his discharge has since been burnt) in West Point in the State of New York.  That he was in two battles during the said service of three years. That he the said Nathan Roberts was in service at other terms during the war, and was at the evacuation of New York and in the battle at White Plains. That he was in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
                                                his
                [Signed]   Nathan     X    Roberts
                                              mark
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and stands in need of assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his [illegible] of his said services.
                                          his
             {Signed]   Nathan    X   Roberts
                                         mark
   Sworn and declared before me on the day and year aforesaid
                   [Signed]   Ella Smith

I Ella Smith one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Genesee do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Roberts did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration [last six words inserted] against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid act
Dated at LeRoy Genesee Cy this 2nd May 1818
                             [Signed]  Ella Smith

Henry Conkling, being by me duly sworn deposeth and Saith that Nathan Roberts has been in possession of no property for several years past, and is altogether dependant  [sic] on his children and grand children for Support - who are all poor.
                 [Signed]  Henry Conkling
Sworn & Subscribed Aug,1,1818
Before me
James W. Stevens one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas for Genesee County
I certify that Nathan Roberts is in absolute need of assistance from his country for support.
     [Signed]  James W. Stevens Judge of CP
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State of New York
Genesee County Js
I Simeon Cumings Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Ella Smith and James W. Stevens before whom the written affidavit were made were at the dates thereof Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County acting under the authority of this State and that the written are their Respective Signatures -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and County Seal at Balavia the 8th day of August 1818
 [Signed]    Simeon Cumings
                   by Fam. Sake Dep
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State of New York
    At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the Town of Cotswell in and for the County of Warren in the  [blank] sixth of September 1820 -

Present Their Honors Halsey Rogers Esq.- first Judge
        Norman Rose}
        Henry Spinner}   Esqrs Judges
Personally appointed in open Court being a Court of Record, held in and for the said County of Warren Rufus Roberts of Warrensburgh in said County administrator of all and singular [next three words illegible] to rights and credits of Nathan Roberts deceased and being duly sworn according to law Doth on his oath declare that the said Nathan Roberts was his father that the said Nathan died intestate at Warrensburg aforesaid the fifth day of July last past. That the said Nathan at the time of his death was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818. That the Pension Certificate of the said Nathan bears date the 24 day of April 1819 and is number 9793 and that the said Nathan served in the revolutionary war as follows. That he the said Nathan served as a soldier for the term of three years in Captain Allens Company Colonel Wyllys regiment of the Connecticut line on the continental establishment.  That same Nathan enlisted into said Company in May 1777 at Colchester in Connecticut, was present when said Nathan enlisted for the said three years, that he served in the same company and Regiment with the said Nathan one year and often saw said Nathan while serving as aforesaid - remembers that he saw said Nathan doing duty in said Company a few days before his the said Nathan's discharge remembers well to have the discharge of the said Nathan but does not know what became of the same.  That the date of the original declaration of their
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said Nathan Roberts as appears from his certificate is the first day of May 1818.  That the said Nathan at the time of his death was in the eighty second years of his age unable to Labor for 5 or 6 years foresaid thereto.  That the said Nathan was a resident Citizen of the United States the 18th day of March 1818 residing with this deponent for several years the greatest part of the time that he has resided in the State of New York about 26 years. That the deponent verily believes that the said Nathan since the 18 day of March 1818 hath not by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereof to diminish it so as to bring himself within the provisions of the act of Congress and "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 day March 1818 Nor does he reason to believe that the said Nathan or any person in trust for him had any property or securities contracts or debts due to him, nor any income whatsoever other than that allowed him by the United States for his revolutionary services-
That the said Nathan at the time of his death and for more than ten years previous had no property of any designation except his wearing apparel. That of the said Nathan at the time of his death or or years previous had possessed any property this deponent should have known it as the said Nathan has for the most part of 5 years depended principally upon this deponent for a scanty support and died at the home of the deponent without property & pennyless [sic]  -
               [Signed] Rufus Roberts
Subscribed & sworn this
13" day of September 18290 
in open Court
    [Signed]   Seth G. Baldwin Jr.  Clerk
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               INVALID

Revy
File No  43, 969

Nathan Roberts
Pri   Rev   War
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Act:- 18" March 18'
Index:- Vol 3, Page 829

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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     500   NY
Application of Rufus 
Roberts administrator 
of Nathan Roberts Deceased

for Mr 
Edwards

B Lee letter 29 June
1821 to Rufus Roberts
of Warrensburgh New York
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              nyk.
Nathan Roberts
Rec 20 Feb 1821

The law expressly requires the Pensioner himself to exhibit his schedule of property before dome Court f Record, and to take the oath presented by the act of May 2 1820. As the deceased did not comply with the law, his representatives  can receive no part of the allowance which might have been due after the 4th March 1820
Write a letter to the Admn. containing the above, & keep all papers in the Office.
                     J.S.E.
                        June 25, 1821
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Letter of 
         Administration
                 to
    Rufus Roberts
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The People of the State of New York by the
Grace of God free and independent-
c/o Rufus Roberts of Warrensburgh in
the County of Warren[illegible] Greeting

Whereas Nathan Roberts late of Warrensburgh in the County of Warren as is alleged lately died intestate having whilst living and of the time of his death good character credited within this State by[illegible] whereof, the ordering and granting administration of all & singular the said goods chattels and credits and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the amount thereof doth ascertain unto... and being desirous that that quads chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered applied and disposed of Do grant unto you the said Rufus Roberts full grown by these presents to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits to ask demand and recover receive the debts which unto the said deceased whilst being any at the time of his death did belong and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe so afrsd such goods chattels and credit will thereto entered and the law receive.  Hereby requiring you to make or come  to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to your hands possession  or found c/o and the same to made & exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the office of the surrogate of the said County of Warren at or before the expiration of nine calendar months from the day hereof - and alos to
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render a just and true amount of administration when thereunto required. And we do by these presents depute, constitute and appoint you the said Rufus Roberts Administrator of all and singular the good chattels and credits which were of the said Nathan Roberts deceased -

 In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of Office of sd Surrogate of our County of Warren to be hereunto affixed -

Witness John Beebe Esquire Surrogate of the said County of Warren at Coldwell in said County this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
   [Signed] John Beebe Surrogate of the  
                     County of Warren