Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,219, for Luther Skinner, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Skinner, Luther
Sarah
Number
W.22.219
Contents
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illegible
Greenwich, NY
June 12, 1820
Dead. See letter to N. Bridges. St. Albans, 1st Sept 9, 1841
3699
New York Roll
Luther Skinner
Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Oct 1818
and sent to John C Walker Greenwich, Washington Co. New York
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 40.26
Semi-anl. all'ce (Semi annual allowance) ending 4th Mar 1819 48.00
5 Mo 1/30 $88.26
Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818
Connecticut line
May '76 1 Year
Greenwich Washington Co
Continues
N.Y.
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Luther Skinner
Affidavit
No 5
Not on Roll
DH
Direct to the care of John C Walker - Greenwich
Washington County N York (New York)
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State of New York
Washington County Luther Skinner
being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment that he enlisted as such soldier at the town of Bolton in the state of Connecticut on the fourteenth day of May (and as he believes in the year 1776) under Capt Noah Phelps in the Col Andrew Ward's regiment for the term and period of one year- that her marched with said regiment to Middletown, embarked on a vessel and sailed to New York through to Westchester thence through different towns to Samptown as it was called where was a skirmish with the enemy then returned to camp at said Samptown where he continued some time, excepting some excursions in General Sullivan's division of the army to Trenton where was on engagement with British which weakened the force of the enemy in killed and wounded as was then stated about thirteen hundred - marched from thence to Princetown - then to Piscataway where he again met the enemy
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your [illegible] saith that he was in the front guard which consisted of fifty men commanded by Captain Chambers thence returned to the main army where he was discharged having served out the full period of his enlistment. And your [illegible] further saith that he is sixty three years old and in indigent circumstances and that he now lives in the town of [illegible] with Washington Country and State of New York and that he has no other evidence in his power of his services. Luther Skinner 
State of New York Washington Country fr. Greenwich this fourth day of April in 1818. Personally appeared before me Luther Skinner the signer of the above affidavit and made oath that the same was true.  
And I hereby certify that it does fully appear to my satisfaction that the said Luther did so serve as stated in his [illegible] affidavit against the common enemy in the Revolutionary War and in my opinion is a proper subject for a pension under the "Act of the United States providing for persons engaged in the
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naval services of the same in the Revolutionary War" and I further certify that the evidence added before me shown him to be a man in [illegible] and indigent circumstances. And I now transmit the [illegible] and testimony taken and has before me [redacted] to the secretary for the deportment of our [illegible] to the [illegible] of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Jonathan Sprague one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington 

State of New York Washington Country
I Daniel Shepherd clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Washington do certify that Jonathan Sprague Esq by whom the above certificate was made is one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the said county [illegible] the  [illegible] and that the above is his signature. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court [redacted] the 23rd [redacted] day of April 1818. D. Shepherd
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In the matter of Luther Skinner
 Revolutionary Pension
 [illegible]
NO 3699 
continue
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District of New York
Washington County ?

On the 1st day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county which provides awarding to the courts of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a word of their knowing having the ? to him and ? and having a seal of Luther Skinner age sixty five resident in Greenwich in said county being first duly sworn avowing to law doth on his oath swear that he served in the revolutionary war as follows in the year 1776 and 1777 one year and one day - under Col. Andrew Ward Connecticut line - Capt Noah Phelps company - discharged under Col Ward as stated in his original declaration dated fourth of April 1818 as appears by his pension certificate Number 3699 dated 17th October 1818.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a connecticut citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner ? of my property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of  congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the law and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed 
Sig
Real estate none
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Personal
1 tea kettle—$0.75
1 pail pot—.75
1 Spider—.50
1 hoe—.62 1/2
1 axe—1.~
1 old table—.87 1/2
1 small looking glass—1.~
3 knives & forks—.25
4 earthen plates—.25
3 tea cups & saucers—20
1 meat barrel—75
                          _______
                            6.95
1 Fire shovel—.37 1/2
1 Wash tub—.37 1/2
1 Pail—.37 1/2
1 Smoothing iron—37 1/2
3 earthen bowls—.25
3 iron spoons—.25
3 chairs—1.12 1/2
1 meal bag—.50
1 Scythe & snath—.37 1/2
4 bush’s corn—1.50
2 bush’s potatoes—.50
1 bow—15.00
_________
20.94
Brot forward 6.95
_________
$27.89

Income now but my pension
My family consists of my wife aged sixty one - and three children-the oldest Betsey Skinner aged 19-weakly & unable to support herself-the second Fanny Skinner aged 17 able to support herself-the third Orlando Skinner aged 14 scarecly able to support himself by his labor
I am infirm-unable to do very heavy labor without producing a blinding-I have no trade-and am unable with my own labor & that of my family to support myself & them without public or private charity although I labor as much as my health will permit.
Sworn & Declair this 1st day of June 1820 in open court
Luther Skinner
D Shipherd  — a copy
I Daniel Shipherd Clerk of the County of Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington (being the Court in the foregoing declaration mentioned) do hereby certify
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that the foregoing oath and the schedules thereto annexed are truly copied; and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty seven Dollars and Eighty nine cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the said court of the first day of June 1820
DSlupdure Clk
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2051
Vermont Burlington
Sarah Skinner widow of Luther Skinner who was a private in the Conn line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Sept 1843 and sent to Wm Bridges St Albans Vt
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 30
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8.002
Sarah Skinner 
Vt
Arp 7 July 38
M 80.& 27.
Admd
12 mopri
40 $
No deduction
Wm Bridges Esq
St Albans Vt
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Declaration
In order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled and act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows
State of Vermont Georgia District Tp
Be it remembered that at the Probate office in St. Albans in sd District on the 12th day of Augt 1844, personally appeared before me William Bridges Judge of the court of Probate in and for the District of Georgia Sarah Skinner a resident of Georgia in the county of Franklin and State of Vermont aged eighty four years on the 2d day of February last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Luther Skinner who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818. At the time he attained his pension he was a resident of Greenwich, Washington county, NY removed from thence to Otselic, Chenango County, NY where he died. Believes her sd husband was a resident of Bolton, Ct at the time he entered the service. That she believes
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that her sd husband served in the Col Andrew Ward Regt in Capt Ozias Pettibone Co in the Connecticut line of the army, and served one and a half years, but she thinks that at the time her sd husband made proof of his services that he was not able to prove but one year.
She further declares that she was married to the sd Luther Skinner, in the month of May, and she believes on the 23d day of the month, does not recal [recall]—but the year, but it was sixty two years last May, since she was married, and that her husband the apd Luther Skinner died on the 21st day of July 1827. She was not married to him prior to his leaving the army but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four vis at the time above stated.
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written in presence of 
D. R. Baque
E. H. Nichols
A. L. Bridges
Sarah Skinner, her mark
Before me William Bridges Judge of Probate
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I James Davis Register of the Court of Probate in and for the District of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Sarah Skinner for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at St Albans in said District this 12th day of August A D 1841
James Davis, Register
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Paid 18 3/4 
Bolton 
Aug 30
William Bridges Esqr
St Albans
Franklin County
Vermont
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I James Ely of the Town of Bolton in the County of Tolland State of Connecticut depose & say that I am Pastor of the Congregatoinal Church & County in said Bolton & have in my possession the records of said Church & am Clerk of the same and I am a successor of the Rev George Cettow who while in life was Pastor of said Church & Society and that the said Cetton while Pastor as aforesaid kept a Record of the marriages by him volemnised [volumized] which Record is now in my possession and I hereby certify depose and say that the following is a true extract from said record (vis) seventeen hundred & Eighty May twentyfifth—Luther Skinner Sarah DeWolf with the excepption of the date which is expressed in the Record in fair & legit figures as follows vis 1780 May 25th____Belton August 20th 1841
James Ely
State of Connecticut Telland County for Bolton August 20th 1841 personally appeared before me Saul Alvord a Justice of the Peace for the County of Telland Rev James Ely Pastor of the Congregational Society in said Bolton & signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solomon oath to the truth of the same—
Attest Saul Alvord Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Tolland 
of County Clerks office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the Court in the County of Tolland aforesaid Certify that Saul Alvord Esq of Bolton in said County is a Justice of Peace within the County of Tolland aforesaid duly appointed and acting in said Capacity—That his Commission bears date the 10th day of June 1841 and will continue untill the 20th day of June 142 and that the signature to the within Certificate purporting to be the Official Signature of the said Justice Alvord is genuine
In testimony above I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County of Tolland this 26th day of August A.D. 1841
Jeremial Parish Clerk
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I Jaboz Streeter of Milton in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont aged fifty six years, do depose testify & say that twenty seven years since married the Daughter of Luther & Sarah Skinner, Sally Skinner, who is now living & will be fifty four years of age (if living) on the 28th day of December next. That the sd Sarah is the lawful widow of the sd Luther, and the sd Sarah was to the best of my knowledge the first and only wife of the sd Luther Skinner that she is now living and present at the taking of this deposition. And I know her to be the widow of the sd Luther Skinner having been personally aquained [acquainted] with sd Luther & Sarah for nearly thirty years. The sd Luther was a pensioner of the United States and died at Otselic in the State of New York about fourteen years since.
Jabs Streeter
Sworn to & subscribed this 16th day of October AD 1841
Before me William Bridges Judge
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State of Vermont
Georgia District
I hereby certify that Wm Bridges who has affixed his name to the within is a Magistrate duly commissioned to act as such. That the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office at St Albans this 16th day of October 1841.
Wm Bridges Judge of the court of Probate in & for the District of Georgia
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Rev. And 1813 War Section.
September 19, 1925
Mabel W. Chandler
Northfield
Vt.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 22219, it appears that Luther Skinner enlisted at Bolton, Connecticut, May 14, 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain Noah Phelps’ Company. Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment and was in the battles of Trenton and Piscataway.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818 while a resident of Greenwich, Washington County, New York, aged sixty-three years. 
He died July 21, 1827 at Otselic, Chenango County, New York.
Soldier married May 25, 1780, Sarah DeWolf, who was born February 2, 1757. She was allowed
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pension on her application executed August 13, 1841 while a resident of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont. 
They had fourteen children - first child died in infancy, no name; Anna; Luther; fourth child died in infancy, no name; Sally, born December 28, 1787, married Jabez Streeter; Patty; Zenos, dead in 1841; Calvin; Polly, dead in 1841; Sylvanua; Cyreno; Betsey aged nineteen years in 1820, dead in 1841; Fanny, aged seventeen years in 1820, dead in 1841, and Orlando, aged fourteen years in 1820. 
The War of 1812 records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed on account of the services of any Jabez Streeter. 
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott 
Commissioner
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22219
Luther Skinner
Apl 4 1818    63
Greenwich NY
May 14, 76 Bolton Ct
Capt Arab Phelps
Col Andrew Ward
Pvt 1 yr
Trennton & Princeton
Widow Sarah DeWolf
May 25, 1780 Bolton Ct
Died Juy 21, 1827 at Otselic NY
[unreadable] 2051 at  3 [unreadable] 23
Is Sept 22, 43 at NY
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Jany 28 1901
Lester C Skinner
Cleveland Ohio
1925 Sept 19 -Miss to Mabel
W. Chandler any
22219
Widow, &c.
File No. 22219
Sarah Skinner wid of Luther Skinner Priv Rev War
Act March 30/43
Index: Vol. 16, Page 216
[Arrangement of 1870]
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8002
Suspended
Let to Wm Bridges
Profd 19th 1841
Vermont
Act 7 July 38
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July 13, 1925
Dept of Interior
Washington
D.C.
Messrs;
Please send me the War Record of Luther Skinner who married Nancy—and lived in Bridport Vt. during the Revolutionary War.
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Also, I would like the War Record of Jabez Streter who married Sally Skinner and who died in Milton, Vermont. He went on the expedition to Burlington, Sept 11, 1814.
Yours sincerely,
Mabel W. Chandler
Northfield
Vermont
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O. W. & N. Division
Jan 21 1901
Received
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Cleveland Ohio Jan. 12 1900.
Pension Bureau,
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:-
I wish to know the name of the town in Washington County, state of New York, in which Luther Skinner lived? His pension came under the Act of 1818, he having served as a private in the Revolutionary War, of the Conn. Line from July-1-1780 until discharged Dec. 10 1780. His pension commenced April 4th. 1818. He died July 21st. 1827. 
Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully,
Lester C Skinner
607 Hough Ave.
[postmarked]Pension Office 
Jan 14 1901
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No. 6735
Vermont
Sarah Skinner
Widow of Luther Skinner decd
Who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818, and who died on the 21 July 1827 of Franklin Co in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain_______ of the _______ commanded by _______ in the Connt line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington, Vt. At the rate of 40 Dollars ____cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of August ‘42 and sent to Wm Bridges Esqr Tolland Vt
Arrears to the 4th of March ‘41 Semiannual allowance ending _____
$200.00
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by Theo S Moody, Clerk
Book W. Vol 2. Page 57
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Bolton, August 25th 1841
Sir
I received from you a letter derected to me as Town Clerk of this Term requesting of me a certificate of the marriage of Luther & Sarah Skinner after a can full examination of the Term Records Seerild not find any nead of their marriage. I then examined the Church Record & found as you the Record of their marriage a certificate of which & have atained I then went to Tolland & procured a certificate from the Clerk of the County Court that & any justice of the Peace—I suspect that this certificte of the marriage may amend your purpose you require a copy of the Record & the Record is kept in such a manner that I was obliged to make the certificate in the form I have made it— The record is kept in the following form—vis—A list of marriages—-
Date                    Mans Name.                           Womans name
                              A.B—.                                       C. D—
1780 May 25.     Luther Skinner E.F.                 Sarah dewolf
                             E.F—.                                        G. H
The above show the manner in which the Record is kept—
intered certificate will not answer your purpose—
Make an that will & if it is such that the minister was will [] it be done & end it to you
Your &C
Saul Ats
William R Bridges Esq
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St Albans Augt 19th, 1842
Sir
I herewith transmit two depositions in support of the claim of Mrs Sarah Skinner You will please examine the same and return an answer as soon as convenient
Very Respectfully
Your Off Servt
Wm Bridges
J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions—
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Panl 12
A Perdy
Co Clerk
Norwich
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State of New York, County of Chenango Town of Otselic
Gideon Worden being duly sworn states that he has resided in the Town of Otselic for the last sixteen years that he was well acquainted with Luther Skinner & Sarah his wife that he lived about a half a mile from said Skinner states that said Luther Skinner died in the month of July 1827 states he saw said Skinner when sick & after he was dead states that said Luther Skinner was a Pensioner states that said Luther Skinner told deponent that he [unreadable] Ninty six dollars ayere states that [suey] his wife lived with said Luther at the time of his death & has remained the widow of said Luther Skinner while she lived in Otselic States that said Sarah Skinner left Otselic he thinks in the spring of 1838 & had never seen her since deponent states that he is in no wais of kin to on connecticut to said Luther Skinner
Gideon Worden
Taken & subscribed before me this 11th day of June 1842
Nathan Gray Justice of the Peace
I so hereby certify that the said deponent is of good moral character & stands pait for truth & verasity[veracity]
Nathan Gray 
State of New York, Chenango County Clerk’s Office}ss.
I, Alfred Purdy, Clerk of the County of Chenango, and of the County Courts of said County, do hereby certify, that Nathan Gray Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed, or foregoing affidavit was on the 11th day of June 1842 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts, as such; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Nathan Gray and verily believe that the signature to the annexed certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 9th day of August 1842.
A Purdy Clerk
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Admitted
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Hone J. B. Calhoun Esquire
I return to you the Declaration of Luther Skinner in and unto obtain a Pension, with two vouchers as to the service and discharge agreeable to your requirements—As this is an old case, I suppose it will be entitled to your attention a consideration in the order as to time, in which it was first recd—
I am Sir with much
Respect your Obt Servt
John C Walker
State of N. York
Washington County for Greenwich Vt
Oct. 1818
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Hone J. C. Calhoun Esquire
Secty at War
Washington City
Admitted
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75
Mr. William Bridges
St Albans
Vermont
Otselic N.Y.
Aug. 11
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Chenango Court
Town of Clarence
on this 30th day July 1814 Personally appeared
Before me Nathan Snow & being duly sworn
states he has resided in the Town of ----
for the past 18 years that he is aquainted
with Luther Skinner & Sarah he will that the
said Luther Skinner died in the month of
July 1827 witness was the physician that
attended the sd Luther in his ??? & attended
his funeral & the said Luther Skinner
was a Pensioner & the said Sarah Skinner
lived a Neighbour to Deponent & remained
a widow while she lived in ??? which was
till either the last 4 or so years has never seen her since
                                                 Nathan Snow
Taken & subscribed 
at Bellevue this 30th
day of July 1842
Nathan Gray Justice of the Peace
I S. Prudy certify that the deponent is untranscribable

State of New-York,
CHENANGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, ALFRED PURDY, Clerk of the County of Chenango, and of the
County Courts of said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that Nathan
Gray Esq. whose name is subscribed to the an-
nexed, of foregoing affidavit Was
on the 30th day of July 1842 a Justice of
the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts, as such; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Nathan
Gray and verily believe that the signature to
the annexed Certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the SEAL of the said County, the 4th day of August 1842
A. Prudy Clerk
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Chenango Court
Town of Clarence
on this 30th day July 1814 Personally appeared
Before me Nathan Snow & being duly sworn
states he has resided in the Town of ----
for the past 18 years that he is aquainted
with Luther Skinner & Sarah he will that the
said Luther Skinner died in the month of
July 1827 witness was the physician that
attended the sd Luther in his ??? & attended
his funeral & the said Luther Skinner
was a Pensioner & the said Sarah Skinner
lived a Neighbour to Deponent & remained
a widow while she lived in ??? which was
till either the last 4 or so years has never seen her since
                                                 Nathan Snow
Taken & subscribed 
at Bellevue this 30th
day of July 1842
Nathan Gray Justice of the Peace
I S. Prudy certify that the deponent is 

CANNOT BE TRANSCRIBED

State of New-York,
CHENANGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, ALFRED PURDY, Clerk of the County of Chenango, and of the
County Courts of said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that Nathan
Gray Esq. whose name is subscribed to the an-
nexed, of foregoing affidavit Was
on the 30th day of July 1842 a Justice of
the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts, as such; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Nathan
Gray and verily believe that the signature to
the annexed Certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the SEAL of the said County, the 4th day of August 1842
A. Prudy Clerk
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Mr A Perdy Please certify to the authority of Nathan Gray & put your name & send to the same & tern them back to me immediately the first opportunity will settle with you for the term
T Baker HD
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State of Vt. Franklin Co
St Albans Nov 13th 1841
Sir
Enclosed I herewith transmit the declaration of Mrs Sarah Skinner, and other papers relating thereto for your inspection & decision.  You will please direct your answers to the subscriber.
I am Very Respectfully
Yr Mo Oft Servt
Wm Bridges
Hon I L Earsons
Comr of Pensions—
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The the Hon S. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions
The applicant, Sarah Skinner, having been first sworn according to law, doth, on her sd oath, respectfully state to your honor in answer to yours of the 9th Septemr last & supplementory to her declaration for a pension dated Augt 12th 1844 that she has been the mother of fourteen children and according to the best of her knowledge information & belief eight of them are still living.
She has no record of these births nither does she know or believe that there ever was one any where. She says that it is not in her power at this advanced age, to state the precise time of the births of her numerous family; she calculates their ages by refering back to the time of her marriage and reckons from that period the birth and ages of her children. She says that her first child was born and died in the month of Feby next after her marriage, and that her 2d child was born in just about two years from the time of her union with her husband Luther Skinner, and from the birth of her 2d she had eleven children in succession, allowing eighteen months between them, or about that period of time. But from the birth of the 13th to that of her last, there was four years difference.
1  She further states that her first child died in infancy without a name, 2 Anna, 3d Luther, 4th one died in infancy without a name, 5th Sally, 6th Patty, 7th Zenos deceased, 8 Calvin, 9th Polly deceased, 10th Sylvanus, 11th Cyreno, 12 Betsey deceased, 13 Sanny deceased. From the birth of Anna her second child to the last named (Fanny) there elapsed about eighteen years. Her fourteenth child
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She should say was now not far from thirty six or seven years of age named Orlando.
Sworn to and subscribed this 14th day of Octr 1844
Her mark
Sarah Skinner
Before me William Bridges Judge
I further certify that the applicant is by reputation a woman of truth and veracity
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at St Albans, the day and year above written
Wm Bridges Judge of Probate
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2380
Declaration of Mrs. Sarah Skinner for a Pension
$40 per am
Wm Bridges
St. Albans, Vt.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1843, granting pensions for One Year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838.
State of Vermont
Georgia District SS
St. Albans May 30th 1843
On this day personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the District aforesaid, Sarah Skinner of Georgia in the County of Franklin & State aforesaid aged eighty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to the law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Luther Skinner, who was a Private (as she believes) in Capt. Ozias Pettibone’s Company, in the Regiment commanded by Col Andrew Ward, and that she received Forty Dollars per annum under the Act of July 7th 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Her mark
Sarah Skinner
Before me
Wm Bridges Judge of Probate
Attest Wm Bridges jm
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State of Vermont Georgia District SS
St Albans May 30th 1843
I William Bridges Judge of the Probate Court in and for the district aforesaid, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs Sarah Skinner widow of Luther Skinner late of Georgia in said district deceased.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at St. Albans in said district on the day and year above written
William Bridges Judge
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Wm Darte & Zanus Skinner
Affidavits
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To the Hon. Jonathan Sprague one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington, State of New York
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William Dart of East Windsor in the County of Hartford in Connecticut testifies & says that in the month of May A.D. 1776 he was well acquainted with Luther Skinner then of Bolton in sd State but now living in the State of New York & that the Deponent of said Skinner both were born & lived in the same town & in the sd month of May 1776 at Bolton aforesd they both enlisted into the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Noah Phelps’ Company in Coll Andrew Ward’s Regiment in the Connecticut Line of the Army. That they enlisted for the term of one year and joined sd Company & Regt & served therein in the States of New York, New Jersey, & Pennsylvania; and said Skinner served as a faithful soldier through the whole of the term for which he enlisted as aforesaid; and at the time said Regiment was discharged (viz) about the middle of May A.D. 1777  he was on a detached party from the sd Regiment; but he, and sd party were regularly discharged immediately after the general discharge of the Regiment, & sd Skinner returned home within a few days after the Deponent search sd Bolton, he being honourably discharged, and further the Deponent saith not. Hebron  Septr 15th 1816
William Darte
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State of Connecticut
County of Tolland Septr 15, A.D. 1818
Personally appeared William Dart and being duly cautioned & sworn made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed & that he is not interested in any pension he the said William being known to me & sustaining a good moral character Sworn before me
Sylvister Gilbert Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in sd County
I certify that the above named Sylvester Gilbert is Judge of the County of Common Pleas for the County of Tolland. and that his name subscribed to this paper is his signature in his own handwriting.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court at Tolland this 16 day of Septr 1818
E  Stearns Clerk ops Court
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Zenus Skinner of Bolton in the County of Tolland in Connecticut; testifies & says that Luther Skinner, late of Bolton aforesaid, but now of Greenwich in the County of Washington in the State of New York is brother to him the sd Zenus and that in the year 1776 they were both of one family in sd Bolton, and that some time in the month of May 1776 the sd Luther enlisted into the revolutionary war in Capt Noah Phelps’ Compy & Coll Andrew Ward’s Regt for the term of one year, that he equiped himself & soon went into the Army and served one full year from that time before he returned home—The Deponent was several times during the year at White Plains and saw his sd brother in the Army & in sd company as late as Octr 1776 and several times before and has always understood that he was a faithful soldier & honourably discharged. Hebron Septemr 15 1818
Zenas Skinner
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland Septr 15th 1818
Personally appeared Zenus Skinner and being duly cautioned & sworn made Solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed he being known to me & sustaining a good moral character & totally disinterested
Sworn before me Sylvester Gilbert Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County