Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19985, for Samuel Phippin, Vermont
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I hereby certify that Mrs Ruth Phippin the foregoing declarant cannot attend court to make her declaration on account of bodily infirmity
Calvin McKnight first
judge of Jeff County Courts

State of New York
Jefferson County Mr Horatio Phippin of the town of Watertown County & state aforsaid being duly sworn says that he is aged forty one years and is the sixth child of Samuel Phippin and the aforsaid Ruth Phippin: that the oldest child of the said Samuel & Ruth is living would be about 53 years old: that his father kept a record in a Bible but that the bible is much worn & the record is gone: that the said Samuel Phippin died in Watertown aforesaid on the 23rd day of July 1820: that the aforesaid Ruth has not [illegible] remarried but remains the widow of the aforesaid Samuel Phippin: that a pay Roll purporting to be a pay Roll of Capt Seely's company this deponent found among the papers of his father: that his father had quite a number of pay Rolls & other military papers which were entirely [illegible] by the [illegible] 
Sworn & subscribed on this 
5th day of March 1839 
Horatio Phippin

Calvin McKnight first
Judge of Jeff. County Courts
I certify that Horatio Phippin above named is one of the immediate citizens of Watertown, whose statement I am  --- to the fullest credit
Calvin McKnight First
Judge of Jeff. County Courts
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Watertown Jeff County N York
Febry 6 1840
Sir 
By your letter of the 19th October last and set above to the claim of Ruth Phippen widow of Samuel Phippen you say that the two terms of service of Samuel Phippen as Lieutenant make his five months and twenty one days & that the pay to a private of that name cannot be admitted as evidence of the services of the claimants husband without further proof - Upon what grounds you came to this opinion I do not know - the Pay Roll in Capt Pettys company is for service in 1777- 30 days & his service as Lieutenant 1781
I have been able however to procure the affidavit of John Gould, which I think will remove all objections- 
Phippen's service will then stand as certified by the Pay Rolls as Lieutenant 5. 21
as Private 30
as [illegible] 3
Sum 6 24
I cannot at present procure further testimony in relation to the service as [ilegible] & ask then for a pension for 5 M 21 days  as Lieut & 1 M 3 days as Private
Yr Ob serv
Adriel Ely
J L Edwards Esq 
Csm of Pensions
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I Seth Gauld, of Westminster in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of Lawful age being duly sworn do before testify and say that in the year on thousand seven Hundred and Eighty one [illegible] at the town of  Corinth in the State of Vermont in Confering with Esesine Chaffee and Otis Chaffee that had been ome on a furlow and returned again to their service under the Command of Capt Seeley at Which time and place I saw Lieut. Samuel Phippen in the Service of the united States in the Companey of Capt Seeley under the Somand of Col-Benjamin Wait Commanding a Battalion of Rangers so Called and Stationed at Corrinth I Know that the said Samuel Phippen was an enlisted man acting Scout in the Service of the Government at heart Eight Monthes I also will state that I have heard Capt Wright say that he left the Command of his company in charge of Lieut S Phippen at [illegible] in the year 1775 or 6-he the said Capt Wright [illegible] ablidged to Come home on account of his having taken the Smallpox And further I say not
       his
Seth X Gauld
       mark
State of Vermont
County of Windham Westminster '21st day of Feb 1837
Then  Seth Gauld of Westminster in the County of Windham Personally appearing and after being lawfully examined and duly Cautioned made Solemn (oath) that he foregoing deposition by him Subscribed Contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
James Titcomb }Justice of Peace
This may Certify that [illegible] of the above affirmed Seth Gauld for truth and [illegible] as good
James Titcomb