Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3235, Jediah Edgerton, Conn.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE
Conn

Edgerton, Jediah
Sarah

NUMBER 
R. 3235

CONTENTS
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3150   New York

Jediah Edgerton
of Richford in the State of New York
who was a Private & Sgt in the Company commanded
by Captain Robinson of the Regt. commanded
by Col Mott - in the Connecticut
line for 7 Months Private and
1 3/4 months Sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 32 Dollars 08 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of December 1832 - and Sent to Wm H Moore
Berkshire Tioga Co N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1837 - $48.12
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33  16.04

[Total] $64.16

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 5 - Page 84

Date of death
not on AB
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Jediah Edgerton's
papers relating to a Pension

No. [Illegible]
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York
County of Tioga ss

On this 19th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges to  Court of [Illegible] now sitting at Owego in said County, Jediah Edgerton a resident of Richford in the County of Tioga and State of New York aged seventy nine 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as he states.

That he enlisted for six months in the State Troops in the Revolutionary War in the spring of the year 1776 thinks in the month of May, in the town of Simsbury, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, where he then resided, under Capt Elijah Robinson, his 1st Lieut, was ___ McClure, 2d Lieut Gideon Mill, his Ensigns name was King. That the Company was then collected together, in the town of Suffield, in the said County of Hartford. The company was made up from three or four towns. That he was marched directly from the said town of Suffield to Bennington in the State of Vermont, stayed at that place two days; that he was then marched to Skeensboro in the State of New York, the place is now called White [Word Plains is lined through] Hall, Col. Mott commanded at this place, he was there encamped nearly a month; that he then went down the Bay what was called South Bay, to Ticonderoga, and encamped on Mount Independence, opposite of the Fort, and there remained until some of the last days of November and until his time of enlistment was out, to wit six months he was then discharged together with the whole of his Regiment, he then returned home by the way of Fort George & Albany.

That in the month of August, thinks the latter part of that month in the year 1777, he again enlisted in the above named town of Simsbury, under Capt. Eliphalet Curtis and Lieut E[Illegible] C[Illegible] he was then immediately marched to Spencertown in the State of New York; the Company tarried one day at this place, he was
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then marched from Spencertown by way of  Albany to three miles above Still Water on the North River, and remained near that place until Gen. Burguoyne surrendered, he was in the battles of Bemis Heights and Freeman's Farm; and after these battles, pursued the enemy about ten miles to Saratoga Hill, and until the surrender of Burguoyne's Army; he saw General Burguoyne give up his sword to General Gates; that the next day after the surrender, he was marched down the River to Half Moon, and there passed the prisoners, and proceeded to Albany, remained there about four days, was then ordered to cross the river, and to march down on the East side of it, guarding against the British Fleet that was passing down the river, until he arrived within five miles of Red Hook, on the North River.

That he was then discharged, together with the whole regiment, by Col. Thaddeus Cook who had commanded during this campaign, he served two months in this campaign, seven weeks of which he was orderly sergeant, he received his warrant when he was chosen, which is lost. That he was born in Lebanon, Windham County, State of Connecticut in the year 1753 and that the record of his age is on the books of the town where he was born, which he has seen. That since the Revolutionary War, he has lived in the town of Simsbury in the County of Hartford and State last foresaid; in the town of Hamilton, in these counties of Chenango & Madison; and in the towns of Berkshire and Richford in the County of Tioga and State of New York.

That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. 

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 of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Jediah Edgerton
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We Silas Comfort a clergyman residing in the town of Berkshire in the County of Tioga and State of New York and Frederick Belcher residing in Richford in said County of Tioga hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jediah Edgerton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Silas Comfort
Frederic Belcher

And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served [Illegible].

And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Silas Comfort who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Berkshire aforesaid and that Frederick Belcher who has also signed the same is a resident in Richford aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I [Illegible] M. Patkin, Clerk of the Court of Tioga County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jediah Edgerton for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled 'An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.'

State of New York
Tioga County ss

On this 7th day of February 1844 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the said county of Tioga, Freedom Holcomb a resident of Richford in the county of Tioga aged sixty 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 passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows:" that she is the only child living of Jediah Edgerton and Sarah Edgerton, That the said Jediah Edgerton was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of the 7th June 1832. That according to memorandums which he left he enlisted for six months in the State Troops in the Revolutionary War, in the spring of 1776, in the town of Simsbury, county of Hartford and state of Connecticut, under Capt. Elijah Robinson 1st  Lieut.  McClure 2 Lieut Gideon Mills, Ensign  ___ King, that the company was then collected together in the town of Suffield, that he was marched from that place to Bennington in the State of Vermont, from there to Skeensborough in the State of New York: Col. Mott commanded at this place, he was encamped there nearly a month, that he went from there to Ticonderoga and encamped on Mount Independence, and remained there until the six months, the term of his enlistment was out, and was then discharged together with his whole regiment. That in the month of August 1777, he again enlisted in the above named town of
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Simsbury for two months under Capt Eliphalet Curtis and Lieut, Elijah Case. That served out the time of his enlistment, two months, and seven weeks of which he [Illegible] as orderly Sergeant. That during the two months he was in the battles of Bemis Height and Freemans Farms, That he was present at the surrender of Gen. Burguoyne, and saw General Burguoyne hand over his sword to Gen. Gates. That the said Jediah Edgerton was a pensioner under the act of the 7th of June 1832 as before stated at the rate of Thirty Two Dollars and eight cents per annum, and that he died on the 7th day of October 1838, that he left a widow the said Sarah Edgerton, who died on the 11th day of November 1841 and was at her death aged seventy seven years, and had not intermarried since the death of her said husband but continued his [Illegible] until her death, That according to the record in the family bible her father and mother, the said Jediah Edgerton and Sarah Edgerton, were married on the 23d day of September 1779, and that her mothers maiden name was Sarah Bunce, and that she had not applied for the benefit of the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838. That she is the daughter and the only surviving child of the said Jediah Edgerton and Sarah Edgerton.

her
X
mark
Freedom Holcomb

Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year above written
before me in open Court

Alanson Munger
First Judge of the Court of 
Common Pleas of the County 
of Tioga County in the State 
of New York
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State of New York
County of Tioga ss

On this 8th day of February 1844, personally appeared before me N. F. Moore a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Tioga, John E. Holcomb, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that the annexed bible  leaf was cut from the family bible of Jediah Edgerton deceased, and that the family record was kept on the same.

John E. Holcomb

Sworn to and subscribed
this day and year above mentioned, 
before me,
N. F. Moore J. Peace

State of New York
County of Tioga ss

I certify that John E. Holcomb the above named deponent is a credible witness and that full faith and credit is due to his testimony. Dated February 8th 1844.

N. F. Moore J. Peace
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State of New York
County of Tioga ss

[Seal at left]

I Moses Stevens Clerk of the said County of Tioga do certify that N. F. Moore before whom the written affidavit purports to have been taken and who signed the written certificate was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county of Tioga and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature.

Witness my hand and seal this 10 day of February 1844.

Moses Stevens Clerk
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10554

[Name Freedom Holcomb is lined through]
Sarah Edgerton
Dec'd
[Words Relating to Pension are lined through]

N. Y.
Act 7th July '38

husband died 7th Octr 38
wife "  11 Novr '41


[Vertical writing up right margin is cut off, possibly says:
Roll of New York]
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THE NEW
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE
ORIGINAL GREEK;
AND WITH THE
FORMER TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED,
By His MAJESTY's Special Command

Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.

[Illustration with lion, Seal, unicorn,
ribbon below stating: DIEU ET TON DROIT]

EDINBURGH:
PRINTED by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His MAJESTY'S  Printers.
MDCCXCI.
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[Illegible]

Jediah Edgerton & Sarah Bunce
married Septr 23 - 1779

Jonathan Born October 28th 1780
Freedom born July 23 - 1783
Jonathan Edgerton [Illegible] first Died
November 11th 1796

[Several illegible lines]

Jediah Edgerton Died October the 7 1838
Aged Eighty five years
Sarah Edgerton died November the 11 day 1841
Aged Seventy Seven
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November 17, 1937

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BA-J/EEL
Jediah Edgerton-R.3235

Ella F.J. Tafe
437 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.3235, based upon the military service in that war of Jediah Edgerton.

Jediah Edgerton was born in 1753, in Lebanon, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not designated.

While a resident of Simsbury, Connecticut, Jediah Edgerton enlisted in May, 1776, served as private in Captain Elijah Robinson's Company under Colonel Mott, in the Connecticut troops, marched to Skeensborough and Ticonderoga, was stationed at Fort Independence and served six months: he enlisted the latter part of August, 1777, served as a private and for seven weeks as orderly sergeant in Captain Eliphalet Curtis' Company, Colonel Thaddeus Cook's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Bemis Heights and Freeman's Farms, after which he marched to Saratoga and was at the surrender of General Burgoyne. He stated that he saw General Burgoyne hand his sword to General Gates: length of this service, two months.

After the Revolution, he resided in Simsbury, Connecticut; in Hamilton, Madison County, New York; in Chenango County, New York; and in Berkshire and Richford, Tioga County, New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 19, 1832, while residing in Richford, New York.

He died October 7, 1838, in Richford, New York.

The soldier married September 23, 1779, in Simsbury, Connecticut, Sarah Bunce, date and place of her birth and names of her parents now shown. She died November 11, 1841, aged seventy-seven years.
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Jediah and Sarah Edgerton had two children, namely

Jonathan Edgerton ... born October 28, 1780, died October 16, 1813)

Freedom Edgerton (daughter) ... " July 23, 1783.

February 7, 1844, Freedom Holcomb, then a resident of Richford, Tioga County, New York, only surviving child of the soldier, Jediah Edgerton and Sarah, his wife, applied for the pension which might have been due on account of the service of her father, Jediah Edgerton, in the Revolutionary War.

Her claim was not allowed because her mother, Sarah Edgerton, was not a widow at the date of the passage of the Act of July 7, 1838, under which act the daughter applied.

The following family data are shown.

Freedom Edgerton, first wife of Jonathan Edgerton, died June 22, 1771.
Jonathan Edgerton, first, " November 11, 1796.
Mary Edgerton, second wife of Jonathan Edgerton, first, " March 28, 1800.

Leander Edgerton, son of Jonathan Edgerton, second, born September 2, 1808.
Luna ... " December 3, 1809.
Minerva ... " January 5, 1813.

In 1845, Timothy Holcomb, aged seventy-three years and a resident of Richford, New York, stated that he was a son-in-law of the soldier, Jediah Edgerton. In 1844, one John E. Holcomb made affidavit in Tioga County, New York: no relationship to Freedom Holcomb, the daughter of the soldier was shown.

In 1843, one John Edgerton, aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Nelson, Madison County, New York, stated that he was present at the marriage of Jediah Edgerton and Sarah Bunce, but did not state any relationship to the soldier.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Freedom Holcomb
relating to a Pension
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State of New York
County of Tioga ss

On this 5th day of July 1845 personally appeared before me N. F. Moore, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said county of Tioga, Timothy Holcomb aged seventy three years, a resident of Richford in the said county of Tioga, and after being duly sworn doth on his oath depose and say that he is a son in law of Jediah Edgerton deceased late a pensioner of the United States & Sarah Edgerton deceased and has been intimate with the family ever since he was fourteen years of age, and knows that a family record has always been kept by the said Jediah Edgerton & that the marriages deaths &c. of the family were all [Illegible] in the said record by Jediah Edgerton as they occurred, until the time of his death, that he has for a [Illegible] time lived in the same house with the said Edgerton, that he recollects well of seeing the record of the marriage in the family Bible of the said Jediah & Sarah Edgerton for more than forty years, that the said record was [Illegible] from the said Bible and as [Illegible] and believe sent to the War Department, and that he is satisfied that no part of the said record has ever been altered, that with exception of the deaths of the said Jediah & Sarah [Illegible] is in the hand writing of the said Jediah Edgerton & that this deponent himself recorded the death of the said Sarah Edgerton in the said record.

Timothy Holcomb

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and 
year above written.

N. F. Moore  J Peace
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[Document is extremely faded]

State of New York
County of Tioga ss

I certify that Timothy Holcomb is [Illegible] deponent is a credible witness and that full faith and credit are due to his testimony.

N. F. Moore J Peace

State of New York
County of Tioga ss

[Illegible] County do certify that N F Moore before whom the preceding appeared personally to have been taken and who signed the [Illegible] certificate was at the date of the [Illegible] one of the Justices of the Peace in [Illegible] for said County. And that he is acquainted with his hand writing and verily believes his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature.

Witness my hand and seal this [Illegible] day of July 1845.

[Illegible]
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18[Illegible]

N. F. Moore Esq

Tioga & Berkshire County
N.Y.
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Comptrollers Office, Connecticut
Hartford March 7 1845

I certify that, on application for evidence of the service of Jediah Edgerton in the war of the revolution, I have examined the documents in this office in relation to said war, and find no pay-rolls of the Capt under whom said Edgerton is said to have served, but find the following entries in our pay-table books, viz

June 24 1776
Capt Elijah Robinson  Regt [Illegible]
To order on Treasurer in acct for his Co - 850..0-0

Sept 4 1776
Capt Elijah Robinson  Regt [Illegible]
To order on Treasurer in Acct your Co p.c & [Illegible] 120-0-0

August 27 1777
Capt Eliphalet Curtiss   [Illegible]
To order on Treasurer as advance pay of  20/ each his Co
Militia detached, ordered to join the Northn Army for Pay 50.0.0

A. Carrington, Comptroller
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Sir   As I have stated in certificate I find no pay roll, of Capt Robinsons Company nor of Capt Curtiss, and of course this is the only kind of certificate, I send you that can be given, and such one the certificates always given in the absence of pay rolls and are accepted by the Commissioner, and hope the one I now send you will be available I think it will, in processing a small pension

A Carrington Compl
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Hall of Rep.
Washington D.C.
March 23d 1846.

Hon James L. Edwards
Com of Pensions,

Sir,

The within papers need no explanation from me. When the Commissioner has acted on them, I shall be obliged to him for is decision.

I have the Honor to be [Illegible]
Stephen Strong
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10.554
Sarah Edgerton
N.Y.
Act 7, July 38

Rejected
husband died 7 Oct 1838
widow " 11 Nv. 1841.
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[Image is very faint]

[Illegible] Tioga County
July 11th [Illegible]

Sir

I wrote you on behalf of Freedom Holcomb daughter of Sarah Edgerton deceased wife of Jediah Edgerton deceased but a pensioner of the United States the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut with regard to the service of Jediah Edgerton and as there were no pay rolls of the Capts under whom the said Edgerton served a certificate of the orders of Capts Elijah Robinson & Eliphalet Curtis in the Treasurer for proof their companies [Illegible] officers under whom the said Edgerton served is forwarded

I also enclose for [Illegible] affidavit of Timothy Holcomb respecting the family records kept in the bible of the said Edgerton

You say that the proof of the date of the marriage is unsatisfactory the instrument purporting to be a family register having been evidently filled up at a modern date."
The register is in the hand writing of the said Jediah Edgerton with the exception of the record of his death and the death of the said Sarah Edgerton and were recorded by him as the events of deaths, marriages &c occurred with ink of different color and
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is an honorable Person but I think upon a re-examination of the record you will be convinced from the appearance of the different entries recorded in it that it was not filled up at a recent date but that the different entries were made in it as they purport to have been.

Yours Respectfully,

W. H. Moore

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions

[Illegible]

By reference to the papers heretofore forwarded you will find the evidence of a respectable witness who was [Illegible] that he was present at the marriage of the said Jediah Edgerton to the said Sarah Edgerton which was at the time recorded on the  Bible leaf.

W. H. Moore
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Berkshire Tioga Co. N.Y.
February 13, 1844

Dear Sir,

I herewith enclose you the application of Freedom Holcomb for a pension, her late mother deceased, Sarah Holcomb and widow of Jediah Edgerton deceased a pensioner of the United States. The widow not having applied for one under the act of July 7, 1838.

Respectfully yours
WA. H. Moore

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
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Pensions Office
Septr 19. '44.

Sir,

The papers in the case of Sarah Edgerton Decd  widow of Jediah Edgerton claiming a pension under the Act of 7th July '38 have been examined and filed. The proof of the date of the marriage is unsatisfactory, the instrument purporting to be a family Register having been evidently filled up at a modern date. The alleged services of Jediah Edgerton should be established by the certificate of the Comptroller of [Illegible]. Jediah Edgerton says in his declaration that he served under Captn Elijah Robinson in 1776 [Illegible] Gideon Mills and Ensign Hoyt in 1777 under Captn Eliphalet Curtis & Lt Elijah Case

W. H. Moore
Berkshire
Tioga Co
N.Y

10-554
Act 7th July '38
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H. S. Strong
2 April 1846.
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Pension Office
April 2, 1846

Sir,

I have the honor to return herewith Mr Moore's letter and to inform you, that in the previous examination made in the case of Sarah Edgerton decd the fact of he not having acquired a right to a pension under the act of July 1838 at the time of her death was overlooked.

Prior to the passage of the Joint resolution of the 16th August 1842, no widow was entitled to a pension under the above act whose husband was living on 7 June 1832. It appears from the papers in this Case that Mrs Edgerton husband died in 1838 and that her own death took place in Nvemr 1841, there was therefore nothing due her at the time of her death which can now be claimed by or paid to her child.

Hon S. Strong
House of Reps
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[Image is very faint, only a very few words appear to have been written over in dark ink:]

State of New York
County of Madison

29th January
Hiram H. Green

seventy five

the

of that

one of whom has died and the other is Freedom Holcomb present applicant for a Pension.

Levi Bacon

Sworn to and subscribed [Illegible]
the day and year first
and written before [Illegible].

Hiram H. Green Justice
of the peace

State of New York
County of Madison

[Illegible] with Levi Bacon the above named deponent that [Illegible] a credible witness and that full faith is due his testimony.

Hamilton January 29th 1846
Hiram H. Green Justice 
of the Peace
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[Image is very faint, only a very few words appear to have been written over in dark ink:]

State of New York
County of Madison

Zadock T. Bentley

Hiram H. Green Esqr.

30th day of January 1__6.

Z. T. Bentley Clerk
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Gen Off
Aug 26 45

Sir

In the case of Sarah Edgerton the proof of her husbands service is satisfactory but that in relation to the date of the marriage, condemns her claim - You could have made no examination of the family legend or you would not have invoked a re examination upon the assurance that the entries would be found to have been made by claimants husband as the events recorded occurred - except that of his death - 
The entry of the marriage in 79 is made with the blue ink of the last 10 years. and the deaths of Jonathan Edgerton & that of his second wife, the first of which was in 1813 in original & was written many years before the same paper purports to record the marriages & deaths of 71. 79. 80. & 83 - if she was married as early as 79 the relation of husband & wife at an
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date before 1794 must be susceptible of satisfactory proof by testimony both  ab[Illegible]dant & respectable -

W H Moore Esqr.
Bershire
Tioga Co
N.Y.

[Written vertically up right margin:]
W. H. Moore
Aug 26. '45
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

Jan 20, '45
NY
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Berkshire Tioga Co. N.Y.
January 21, 1845

Sir,

Your letter of the 19th Sept. last respecting the application of Sarah Edgerton for a Pension was received and through mistake mislain.

One objection raised by you was that the instrument purporting to be a family register was evidently filled up at a recent date. A  part of it was filled up at the recent date because the marriage or death &c. happened recently, but the record has been kept in the hand writing of Jediah Edgerton the husband of the said Sarah Edgerton as the marriage, birth &c. occurred.

Proof was made at the time of the application by a person who was present at the marriage, and saw the marriage ceremony performed.

If proof can be made by a person who has known that this register has been kept for 50 years past and knows that this marriage has been recorded in said register for that length of time, will it not sufficiently substantiate the marriage

Yours Respectfully

W. H. Moore

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. Pensions,
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November 17, 1937

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Jediah Edgerton, R. 3235
Jedidiah Edgerton, S. 21743
BA-J/MLB

Ella F. J. Tafe
437 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Jediah Edgerton of New York State, Jedediah Edgerton and John Musgrove of Greene County, Ohio, all soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

Because of the large number of requests for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.

The records of Jediah Edgerton and Jedidiah Edgerton are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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January 25, 1937

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BA-J/EEL
Ariel Edgerton-S.18816
Jediah Edgerton-R.3235

Mr. Lewis D. Cook
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the records of Jedediah and Ariel Edgerton, both of whom served in the Connecticut troops and later lived in Vermont, and Jediah Edgerton, whose widow, Sarah, resided in Tioga County, New York. You request, also, verification of a rumor that pension applications are to be published by the Government.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. You are furnished herein the records of Ariel and Jediah Edgerton.

Ariel Edgerton
S.18816

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18816, based upon the military service in that war of Ariel Edgerton.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Ariel Edgerton are not shown.

Ariel Edgerton enlisted at Norwich, Connecticut, in May, 1775, and served more than six months as a private in Captain Ebenezer Lathrop's Connecticut Company: he enlisted about December 5, 1775, served one year and one month in Captain John Robertson's Company, Colonel John Durkee's Connecticut Regiment, was at Cambridge in the winter of 1776, went to New York in the spring of that year and was stationed at Fort Lee: in the winter of 1777, he served two months as a substitute for Asa Edgerton (relationship not shown) under Captain
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Clark, Colonels Johnson and [Illegible]. Huntington in the Connecticut troops: in 1780, he went on board the sloop "Hancock", Captain Richards, and served three months during which time they captured prisoners and military stores and took them into New London: he was also engaged at various times on short tours on alarms, and served at least three months, dates and names of officers not given.

Ariel Edgerton was allowed pension on his application executed May 9, 1818, while residing in Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont, and aged fifty-nine years. He signed Edgerton, was borne on the pension roll as Egerton. He was pensioned, also, under the Act of June 7, 1832.

In 1820, the soldier stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his daughters, Lydia, aged thirty-nine; Mary, aged thirty-seven years; and Lovina, fourteen months. He referred, also, to a deceased son but did not give his name nor is the name of his wife stated.

In 1823, William and Sophia Edgerton witnessed the signature of the soldier. No relationship was shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Ariel Egerton (S.18816). you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Ariel Egerton, Certificate No. 2801, issued December 8, 1832, rate 50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Vermont Agency.

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Jediah Edgerton
R. 3235

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.3235, based upon the military service in that war of Jediah Edgerton.

Jediah Edgerton was born in 1753, in Lebanon, Connecticut.
While a resident of Simsbury, Connecticut, Jediah Edgerton



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enlisted in May, 1776, served as private in Captain Elijah Robinson's Company, under Colonel Mott, in the Connecticut troops, marched to Skeensborough and Ticonderoga, was stationed at Fort Independence and served six months: he enlisted the latter part of August, 1777, served as a private and for seven weeks as orderly sergeant in Captain Eliphalet Curtis' Company, Colonel Thaddeus Cook's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Bemus Heights and Freeman's Farms, after which he marched to  Saratoga and was at the surrender of General Burgoyne. He stated that he saw General Burgoyne hand his sword to General Gates; length of this service, two months.

[Written in the right margin beside the first paragraph of this page:]
"Did not find sol but found Capts & Cols -
Bemus Heights & Freeman's Farms on same day according to [Illegible]man"

After the Revolution Jediah Edgerton resided in Simsbury, Connecticut; in Hamilton, Madison County, New York; in Chenango County, New York; and in Berkshire and Richford, Tioga County, New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 19, 1832, while residing in Richford, New York.

He died October 7, 1838, in Richford, New York.

The soldier married September 23, 1779, in Simsbury, Connecticut, Sarah Bunce. The date and place of her  birth and names of her parents are not shown. She died November 11, 1841, aged seventy-seven years.

Jediah and Sarah Edgerton had two children, namely

Jonathan Edgerton . . . born October 28, 1780, died October 16, 1813.
Freedom Edgerton (daughter) . . . " July 23, 1783.

February 7, 1844, Freedom Holcomb, then aged sixty years and a resident of Richford, Tioga County, New York, only surviving child of the soldier, Jediah Edgerton and Sarah, his wife, applied for the pension which might have been due her mother, Sarah Edgerton, on account of the service of her father, Jediah Edgerton in the Revolutionary War.

Her claim was not allowed because her mother, Sarah Edgerton, was not a widow at the date of the passage of the Act of July 7, 1838, under which act the daughter applied.

The following family data are shown, also:

Freedom Edgerton, first wife of Jonathan Edgerton, died June 22, 1771.


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Jonathan Edgerton, first ... died November 11, 1796.
Mary Edgerton, 2nd wife of Jonathan Edgerton, first ... " March 28, 1800.

Leander Edgerton, son of Jonathan Edgerton, second ... born September 2, 1808.
Luna..." December 3, 1809.
Minerva ..." January 5, 1813.

In 1845, Timothy Holcomb, aged seventy-three years and a resident of Richford, New York, stated that he was a son-in-law of the soldier, Jediah Edgerton. In 1844, one John E. Holcomb made affidavit in Tioga County, New York: no relationship to Freedom Holcomb, soldier's daughter, was shown.

1n 1843, one John Edgerton, aged sixty-eight years and a resident of Nelson, Madison County, New York, stated that he was present at the marriage of Jediah Edgerton to Sarah Bunce, but did not state any relationship to the soldier.

* * * * * *

No move has been made in regard to the publication of pension applications by the Government.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.


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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

3235
P.O.
Sarah Edgerton
Service: widow of Jediah

Enlisted: ___, 18  .
Discharged:___, 18  .
Application filed: ___, 18  .

Printed list of 1852 shows cause of rejection.
"Not a widow at the date of the act"

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

_____ Recognized, _____ Contract.

[Written vertically in left margin:]
1937 - Jan 25/ [Illegible] to Lewis D. Cook Letter in case
Ariel Edgerton - S.18816 -[Illegible]
1937 - Nov. 17 - [Illegible] to Ella F. J. Tafe, Letter in case Jediah Edgerton S.21743 - ES
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

3235
P.O.
Sarah Edgerton
Service: widow of Jediah

Enlisted: ___, 18 .
Discharged:___, 18 .
Application filed: ___, 18 .

Printed list of 1852 shows cause of rejection.
"Not a widow at the date of the act"

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

_____ Recognized, _____ Contract.

[Written vertically in left margin:]
1937 - Jan 25/ [Illegible] to Lewis D. Cook Letter in case
Ariel Edgerton - S.18816 -[Illegible]
1937 - Nov. 17 - [Illegible] to Ella F. J. Tafe, Letter in case Jediah Edgerton S.21743 - ES
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V 10-554
Sarah Edgerton
decd 
N.Y.

3235
Act 7th July '38

[The following lines are lined through:]
Rejected 
Suspended 
Let to W. H. Moore Sept 19th 1844
Let to [Illegible] August 26 '45
" to Hon S. Strong 2. April 1846
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State of New York
County of Tioga ss

I Moses Stevens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County (the same being a Court of Record) do hereby certify that at a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County before the Judge thereof at the Court house in the [Illegible] in said County on the Seventh day of February Eighteen hundred and Forty Four it was proved by the adduction of Testimony satisfactory to the Court that Jediah Edgerton late of the town of Richford in said County died on the Seventh day of October 1838 That at the time of his death he was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of the Seventh of Jany 1832 and that he left a widow him Surviving and the following named Child viz Freedom Holcomb And it further appearing to the Satisfaction of said Court that the said widow of said Jediah Edgerton died on the 11th day of November 1841 leaving Freedom Holcomb her only Child surviving And that She is over Twenty One years of Age

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Said County this Seventh day of February 1844

Moses Stevens Clerk
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[Illegible]
Madison County ss

On this 13th day of December 184[Illegible] [Illegible] appeared before me Allen Curtis Justice of the Peace for the said county of Madison John Edgerton a resident of [Illegible] of said County of Madison aged Seventy Eight and who being first duly sworn [Illegible] and doth on his oath depose and say that he was well acquainted with Jediah Edgerton and Sarah Edgerton deceased, that the [Illegible] was present [Illegible] marriage to the said Sarah Bunce [Illegible] day of September 1779 That the marriage [Illegible] in the town of Simsbury Connecticut [Illegible]
That the said Jediah Edgerton was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 at the rate of Thirty [Illegible] Dollars &  [Illegible] eight cents [Illegible] that he died on the 7th day of October 1838 as he is informed and believes, and left a widow the said Sarah Edgerton, and that the said Sarah Edgerton died on the 11th day of November 1841 [Illegible] as he is informed and believes. That Freedom Holcomb [Illegible] of the said Jediah and Sarah Edgerton.

John Edgerton

Sworn to and subscribed on the [Illegible] day and year first above written before me

Allen Curtis Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
of Madison County ss

I certify that I am well acquainted with John Edgerton the within named deponent that he is a credible person and that full faith and credit is due to his testimony.

Dated December 13th 1843. Allen Curtis Justice of the Peace

State of New York
of Madison County ss

I [Illegible] Clerk of the said County of Madison do certify that Allen Curtis before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been taken and who signed the preceding certificate and affidavit was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county of Madison and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature.

Witness my hand and seal this [Illegible]th day of December 184[Illegible].

[Illegible] Clerk
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Town Clerks Office ss Simsbury Hartford
County Connecticut
February 1st 1844

I Moses Ensign Clerk of the Town of Simsbury hereby certify that I have carefully examined the records of said town and cannot find any record of the Marriage of Jediah Edgerton to Sarah Bunce. I also certify that the record of Marriages are very imperfect in this Office.

Attest Moses Ensign Town Clerk
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Jediah Edgerton Papers
relating to a Pension
No. 4,586

[Illegible]omitted
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We do severally certify that we reside in the same town and vicinity with Jediah Edgerton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that for the last Five years we have had an acquaintance with him during which we have had no reason to doubt his integrity or veracity; that he sustains a respectable and fair character; and that we believe that the services as set forth in his declaration above, were rendered to his country.

Given under our hands at Richford in the County of Tioga and State of New York, the twentieth day of November 1832.

Obadiah L Livermore
Thomas S. Robinson
John [Illegible]
James Idens
[Illegible] - 2 years
Elijah Wynnie
Timothy Holcomb - 30 years
James Idens
Ethiel Burley
Jedediah L Robinson