Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20859, Timothy Child, Conn.
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The State of New York
Sullivan County SS 
On this 28th day of August 1839 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Ama Childs, a resident of the Town of Neversink in said County and State aged Seventy Three Years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows that she is the widow of Timothy Child [Lieu - illegible] & a late resident of the County of Sullivan and that he was a private soldier in the war of the revolution and served as such in the State of Connecticut as she has heard her said husband say and has heard him speak of his services as follows which statement she believes to be true to wit that the aforesaid Timothy Child entered the service on sometime in the year 1777 and served one year in Captain Josiah Child's Company. Colonel Philip Bradley's Regiment & that in the year 1779 he enlisted in Captain Daniel Lyon's Company in Col. Samuel McClellan's Regiment and served one year - That he was out served other times of which she does not particularly recollect the particular states, that her husband's name was sometimes called Child and sometimes Childs but that his right name is Child and that her name before marriage was Ama Parrish and that she was married by the Reverend Moses Cook Welsh of the Town of Mansfield County of Windham and State of Connecticut
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She further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Child on the 15th day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight that her husband the aforesaid Timothy Child died on the 5th day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty four,
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four but at the time above stated.
Sworn & subscribed before on the day & date Ama Child above written Samuel Gulien Dimmick Judge of Sullivan Com Pleas 
Be it known that the aforesaid Ama Child further states that the [illegible] is a true family record kept by her and her husband.
Sworn & subscribed before on the day Ama Child [illegible] with Samuel G Dimmick Judge of Sullivan Com Pleas
I hereby certify that the above named Ama Child is unable to attend the setting of the County Court on account of old age & infirmity.
Samuel G Dimmick Judge [initialed]
The word written county has been erased and the word Sullivan county interlined on the above declaration.
Samuel G Dimmick
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John G Child son of Ama Child an applicant for an increase of pension 
Joseph Ellis Attorney 
Bloomingburgh Sullivan County State of New York
I Joseph Ellis do hereby authorize Thomas Lumpkin to prosecute the Claim of John G Child for an increase of pension
Joseph Ellis
Attorney John G Child
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John G Child son of Ama Child an applicant for  increase of pension 
Joseph Ellis Attorney 
Bloomingburgh Sullivan County State of New York
I Joseph Ellis do hereby authorize Thomas Lumpkin to prosecute the Claim of John G Child for an increase of pension
Joseph Ellis
Attorney John G Child
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State of New York}
Sullivan County, SS}
Be it known that before a court of Oyer & Terminer and Circuit Court held at the Court house in Monticello in the County of Sullivan aforesaid that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to said court that Amy Child died at her residence in the County of Sullivan on the 5th day of July 1846 and that she was in the receipt of a pension at the time of her death under act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of 24, 22/100 dollars per annum and that she left her surviving the following named children to wit Richard D Child, Laurinda Lord, Obadiah Child, Abigail Anderson, Archippus P Child, James B Child and John G Child & that they were the only surviving children of the said Amy Child at the time of her death.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 27th day of May 1853
W.J.G Dep. Clerk
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State of New York Sullivan County SS
Be it known that personally appeared before a Circuit Court of Oyer & Terminer held at the Court House in Monticello in & for the County of Sullivan in the State of New York on the 27th day of May 1853 John G Child a resident of said County aged 47 years who being first duly sworn according to law in open Court and on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain an increase of pension that was due Amy Child this declarants mother now deceased at the time of her death under the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Declarant for her states that Amy Child his mother died at her residence in the County of Sullivan on the 5th day of July 1846 and that she was in the receipt of a pension at the time if her death under the act of congress passed July 7th 1838 at the rate of $24, 22/100 per annum and that she left her surviving the following named children to wit Richard D Child, Laurinda Good, Obadiah Child, Abigail Anderson, Archippus P Child, James B Child and this declarant John G Child and that they were the only surviving children at the time of her death and that she had not intermarried but continued a widow until the time of her death and that he marks this declaration to obtain a license of said pension.
John G Child
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written in this Court, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the county. W.J.G Dep. Clerk
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Keep sacred the Memory of your Acenstors
FAITH HOPE
Married May 15th 1785
Register of Timothy Child Family 
He was Born March 17th 1760 & married Ama Parish_
She was born Oct 12th 1765 & by her hath the following children. VIZ
NAMES BORN DIED
Laurinda Child May 22nd 1789

Bradley G Child November 13th 1790 - June 21st 1812

Richard D Child September 4th 1792

Abigail Child July 3rd 1794 - Jan 6th 1795

Obadiah Child December 25th 1795

Archippus P Child December 30th 1797

Abigail Child 2nd Jan 4th 1800

James B Child December 24th 1802

John G Child October 10th 1805


CHARITY PEACE

Mr Timothy Child
Died Feb 5th 1825
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Jul 13 1840
Amy Child
James L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Hon Ogden Hoffman HR
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NY 6385 Nov 28
Bloomingburgh Nov 25
7 July 1838

Ama Childs
Widow of Timothy 

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissions of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Free
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Bloomingburgh June 22nd 1858

Dear Sir I have enclosed a Declaration of John G Child for an license of pension that was due his mother Amy Child at the time of her death you will find by an examination of her papers that she did not receive one half the amount of pay that she was entitled to. Please advise me after you examine the case.
I likewise send you a Declaration of Mary Miller one of the children of Elnathan Sears deceased. I wish you to examine the papers on file the enclosed will be sufficient authority for you for that purpose. I suppose after you have examined the papers you can send the declaration back so that I can get a certificate of the surrogate or same court to prove Elnathan Sears's death and the no. of children he left    a commute in surveys reflected a bill to grant his heirs Lieutenants pay perhaps the commission of pensions may grant the license.
Yours
Joseph Ellis
Thomas Lumpkin Esq
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Sept 2 1857
POW atty in case of Amy Childs decd
M Tippett
Alex Ray present 
L.T. Evans Esq
Cheif Clerk of Pension Office
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L.T. Evans Esq
Chief Clerk Pension Office

Sir You will herewith require a power of attorney from one or all surviving children of Amy Child deceased and a pension on the New York role March A.D.1858 on the amount of $24.22 the amount of here one month of pension one entitled in right or the month and an income or the pension, and the enclosed power of attorney is with the view by an examination of the paper.
Remain yours
[illegible] 
Alex Ray
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STAMP: Oct 1897

17 Cedar St New Britain Connecticut
Oct. 23. 1897.

Pension Bureau
Will you kindly send me the record of the pension given to Amy Child widow of Timothy Child, who was born in Thompson Connecticut and who took part in the war of the Revolution; also, under whose command was he. 
By giving me the above information, you will confer a great favor.
Very Respectfully,
Elizabeth Haye Lord Squier
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LEFT MARGIN:
E.H.L.
in Conn.

RIGHT MARGIN:
Nov. 3/97 Mrs. Squier, New Britain
Feb 16 Hist of James F Strong
 Sept 25 Photo to Mrs. Jessie
M. Casanova & Fin.Div.mtfd. N.Y.

CENTER:

Rev
Widow, &c.
File No. 20859
Ama Child
Widow of 
Timothy Child
Pri Rev War

Act: March 31. 43
Index: Vol. A, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Musical Art Club of Philadelphia

October 13th 1913
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Dear Sir,
Will you please advise me if you have any record of a Moses Strong or Timothy Child, the latter probably of Connecticut, as members of the Revolutionary Army? If so I would greatly
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appreciate it if you would let me know their rank an regiment and whatever data you may have.
Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter.
I Am Truly Yours
James Strong
4521 Spruce Street Philadelphia
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N York
Ama Child
Lit. to. Hon. O. Hoffman 17.Jan 1861
Act July 1838
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Jan 29. 1840
N.Y.
Ama Child

O Hoffman NY
Hon O Hoffman HR


Mr. J.L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
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RECORD DIVIDION
3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,.........., 19......
N.Y. 20,859

In reply to your request of......, received......... for a statement of the military history of Timothy Child a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
LENGTH OF SERVICE
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN COLONEL
STATE
1777   1 yr   Prt   Josiah Child   Philip Bradley   Conn.
1779   1 yr           Daniel Lyons  Samuel McClellan

Battles engaged in, ........
Residence of soldier at enlistment, .....
Date of application for person,.....
Residence at date of application,.....
Age at date of application, ..........
Remarks:

Aug 28 1839 Hon I was at Neversink Sullivan Co. N.Y. 
He was b Oct 12 1765 and died July 5 1846 in Sullivan
Soldier was b March 17 1760, and married at Mansfield Connecticut May 15 1788 Ama Parish. He died Feb. 5 1825. Children Laurin or Laurinda b. May 22. 1789, Bradley J. b. Nov. 3, 1790 d. June 21, 1812, Richard D. b. Sept. 4 1792, Abigail b. July 3, 1794 d. Jan 6, 1795, Obadiah b. Dec 25, 1795, Archippus P. b. Dec 20, 1797, Abigail (2nd) b. Jan 4, 1800, James B. b. Dec 24, 1802, John G b. Oct 10, 1805. In 1853 Richard D., Laurinda Lord, Obadiah, Abigail Anderson, Archippus P., James B., and John G. were the only surviving children.

Very Respectfully, Commissioner
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} SS

On this 18th day of November 1839 personally appeared before me the under signed one of the Judges of the Court of Commons pleas in and for the Country of Sullivan in said State, Alathea Bingham, a resident of the County of Orrang in the aforesaid State of New York aged sixty nine years and made oath in due form of law and states on her oath that she was a resident of the town of Mansfield in the County of Wisconsin in the state of Connecticut in the year of 1788 and that she was well acquainted with Timothy Child Dec'd a late resident of the County of Sullivan in the State of New York and that she was present on the 15th day of May in the year of 1788 in the town of Mansfield and County of Wisconsin in the State of Connecticut and saw the aforesaid Timothy Child married to Ama Parrish by the Reverend Moses Welch who was a resident of the same town and County in the aforesaid State of Connecticut and that the aforesaid Child and wife was residents of the same County at the time of their marriage and that the [Leaf ended] to the foregoing declaration of the widow Ama Child. She this deponant believes to be a correct family record kept by said Child and wife and that she has seen it in their possession previous to the death of said Child and that since his death she has seen said record in the possession of his widow the aforesaid Ama Child & she further states that the aforesaid Timothy Child died on the 5th day of February 1825 and that the aforesaid Ama Child has now intermarried but remains the widow of the aforesaid Timothy Child ever since his death. Sworn & subscribed before the date above with Samuel G Dimmick Judge of the CC Com Pleas 
Alathea Bingham
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I truly certify that I am personally acquainted with the written which Alathea Bingham & that she is entitled to to full credit and belief.
Samuel G Dimmick Judge 

Judge Ellis agent
Bloomingburgh Sullivan
County State of New York
insure these papers in their form 
November 25th 1839
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Num of Ref
Jan 11 1840

Dear Sir, 
I have received the written letter which you will oblige me by reading it giving me the information it solicits. Please to return the letter with your answer-
Yours Truly
Hon HR  - 
Ogden Hoffman

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
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War Department
Pension Office
January 17, 1840

Sir,
The papers of W. Ama Child, referred to in the enclosed letter, I have the honor to state, have been examined and filed. It is alleged that her husband, Timothy Child, served one year in Col. Philip Bradley's regiment of the Connecticut line, and one year in Colonel Samuel McClelland's regiment in 1779. The name of Timothy Child appears on the rolls of Col. Bradley's regiment as having served seven months and thirteen days in 1777. Of the service of Col. Samuel McClelland in 1779 there is no evidence in this office. If the claimant decides to accept a pension for the town in Col. Bradley's regiment, a certificate will be freed accordingly.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant,
J.L. Edward

Hon Ogden Hoffman
House of Representatives
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Bloomingburgh January 25

Free

Hon Ogden Hoffman DC
City Washington
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Bloomingburgh Sullivan County NY January 24th 1840

Dear Sir,
I duly received your letter of March 17 and the enclosed report. It appears that the widow Ama Child is not able to prove all her husbands services and is under the necessity of excepting a pay certificate for the seven months and nineteen days as it is expressed in the report. 
I wish you to obtain a certificate for that amount as soon as convenient and enclose it to me by mail and I will be you satisfied for your service at some later day.
Your attention to the above will much oblige your friend and humble servant.
Joseph Ellis
Hon H Ogden NC-
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Numb of Ref
Jan 29 1840

Dear Sir,
 I enclosed a letter received by me by which you will forward that Ama Child elects to "accept the Pension for the tour in Col. Bradley's Regiment" - 
If Ama Ellis' letter is sufficient - I will thank you to mail on to me the certificate.
Very Respectfully
Hon Ogden Hoffman

J.L. Edward Esq
Commission of Pensions
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3610 Aug 31/43
Ama Child
March 30/43
NY

James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington City DC
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Grahamville August 26-1843

In I enclose to your office the declaration of Ama Child and request you to deliver it to me at this post office as soon as convenient.
J.L. Edwards Esq
J.W.  Dubois

Return to Grahamville
Post Office Sullivan County NY
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Application of John Child
Amy Child widow
of Timothy Child
for increase of pension
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} SS

be it known that personally appeared before me Charles Harmes, He subscribes a justice of the peace within and for said County John G Child a resident of said County aged Forty Five years and made oath in due form of law and on his oath states that he is a son of Amy Childs deceased a late resident of said County who was in the receipt of a pension at the time of her death at the rate of $24 77/100 and that he was an lieutenant in the license of said pension if any thing is still due.
John G Child
Sworn and subscribed the 18th day of August 1851

C Harmes - Justice of the peace

Know all men by their presence that I John G Child above named do hereby constitute and appoint Alexander Ray my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to call on the commissioner of pensions to let him said Ray examine the declaration of his said mother the said Amy Child now on file in his office under the act of July 17th 1838-
With my hand and seal this 18th day of August 1857
Charles Harmes
JP Witness
John G Child
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} SS
be it known that personally appeared before me Charles Harmes the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said County John G Child a resident of said County aged Forty Five years and made oath in due form of law and on his oath states that he is a son of Amy Child deceased a late resident of said County who was in the receipt of a pension at the time of her death at the Rate of $24 77/100 and that he has an interest in the license of said pension if any thing is still due.
Sworn and subscribed the 18th day of August 1851
C Harmes Justice of the Peace

Know all men by their presence that I John G Child above named do hereby constitute and appoint Alexander Ray my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to call on the commission of pensions to let him said Ray examine the declaration of his said mother the said Amy Child now on file in his office under the act of July 17th 1838 - 
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of August 1857
Charles Harmes 
JP Witness
John G Child
Be it known that John G Child the above named came before me and acknowledged that he had elected the above power and that it was his act and deed.
 Witness my hand this 18th day of August 1851
C Harmes Justice of Peace
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} SS
On this 14th day of November 1839 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the aforesaid County of Sullivan in said State Abraham Parrish a resident of the County of Orrang in said State aged 57 years and made oath in due form of law and states on his oath that he resided in the County of Windom in the State of Connecticut about 30 years ago and that he was well acquainted with Timothy Child deceased a late resident of the County of Sullivan and State of New York and with Ama his wife and that they resided in the County of Windom in the State of Connecticut about 30 years ago and that they moved to the State of New York in to the County of Sullivan about 30 years ago and this deponent states that he himself visited the aforesaid Child and family well in said County of Sullivan and that he this deponent has often seen the same family record which is attached to the foregoing declaration made by the widow Ama Child in the possession of said Child and Wife in the life time of said Child and that since the death of the aforesaid Timothy Child has often seen said record in the possession of Ama Child his widow and that he believes said record to be what it purports to be and this deponent further States that the aforesaid Child died on the 5th day of February 1825 and that the aforesaid Ama Child has remained a widow ever since and this deponent further states that it was reported and believed in the neighborhood where the said Child resided that said Child was a soldier and was out the
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the greater part of the time the War of the Revolution on duty in said war.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of Nov 1839.
Samuel G Dimmick Judge of Sullivan Com Pleas
Abraham Parrish
I hereby certify the above named Abraham Parrish is entitled to full credit and belief. 
S.G. Dimmick Judge CP

6385
Married 15 May 1788
Husband died 5 Feb 1825 - 

Col Bradley
Ensign - 26 May 1777
Disch 9 July 1778
7 Mo 13 Days

Admitted Private 7 mo & 13 days

Hon Ogden Hoffman
House of Representatives NY

State of New York Sullivan County Clerks Office}

I Darius Martin clerk of said County do hereby certify that Samuel G Dimmick Esq whose sworn & subscribed to the certificate of the proof the forgoing affidavit was at the time of taking true. I am a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County residing therein commissions and sworn; and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof is genuine  - 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 21th day of November 1839.
Darius Martin Clerk
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3610
Ama Child
$24.77
JW Dubois
Grahamville
Sullivan Co
NY
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State of New York}
Sullivan County} SS
On the twenty sixth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me Jonathon W Dubois a justice of the peace in and for the said County Ama Child a resident of the town of Neversink; in the County of Sullivan aged seventy-seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the promise of the pension made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Timothy Child who was a private in the army and she has been informed and reason to believe he served in a regiment commanded by Col Bradley and also in the regiment commanded by Col McClelland - and the annual amount of pension she received under the act of July 7th 1834 as she believes was twenty four dollars and     cents she cannot recollect she further declares she is still the widow of Timothy Child
Sworn and subscribed on this day and year above written before me.
Ama Child
JW Dubois Justice Peace

I Henry W Howell Clerk of the County of Common Pleas of Sullivan County, certify that Jonathon W Dubois is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to by his is genuine. His testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my seal of office and subscribe my name this 28th day of August 1843
Henry W Howells Clerk
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with the written declarant - and by old age or infirmity her recollection is very imperfect.
JW Dubois Justice Peace

3610
Ama Child
$24.77

JW Dubois
Grahamville
Sullivan Co
NY