Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21593, Othaniel Young, Continental R.I.
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Service
Continental
RI

Young, Othaniel

Number
S. 21593
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214
Rhode Island
Othaniel Young
of Providence in the State of R.I.
Who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Coxwell of the Rgt. commanded
by Col. Hitchcock in the Rho. Island
line for 19 Mos. + 10 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Rho. Island
at the rate of 64 Dollars 45 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Sept. 1835 and sent by
S. Y. Atwell [illegible] Rh. Island
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835         $161.12
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34   32.23
                                                            --------
                                                           $193.35  
Revolutionary Claim, Act. June 7, 1832
Recorded by D. D. Addison, Clerk
Book E Vol. 2 Page 137
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Application
of
Othaniel Young
for pension
235 Co.
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seal of the Court
that
Wm R Watson Clerk of Court
Com. Pleas County of Providence
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
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COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE SS.
On this Seventh day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in
open Court, being a special Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, now
Othaniel Young, a resident of Burrillville in the County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island, aged 74
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, viz.
I was born in Smithfield in said County
On the 29 January 1758. I have a record of my age in a family bible at home. I lived in Smithfield when called into service. Since the revolution I have lived in Smithfield, North Providence & Burrillville in said County
& now live in said Burrillville. In November 1775 I enlisted
in Capt Coxwell Olneys Company,  Col. Hitchcocks regiment RI troops for twelve months to commence on the 1st January. I joined my Company on the 11 of December 1775, a month before my time in consequence of the sickness of the troops. I joined the regiment at Prospect hill near Cambridge while we lay when the British evacuated Boston in March 1776. On the 1st of April 1776 we marched to New London (Conn) I then went on board transport & sailed to New York. We arrived at New York about the 17th of April. Gen Washington commanded the army at Prospect hill
at New York. Shortly after our arrival at New York we were [illegible] sent to Long Island when we were occupied in building forts until the latter part of August when the British landed on the island I drove them off.  Gen Greene commanded the troops on Long Island & in the battle Genl Sullivan & Sterling commanded until they were taken prisoner. The battle was fought at Flatbush. xxx retreated
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to our Forts at Brooklyn + remains then until the night of the next day when we crossed over in boats to the City of New York. We stayed then but a few days when [illegible] retaratin up the island to Haarlem. we remains then until the British attacked us + we had a battle + after that we retreats + crossed the North river near Fort Washington into New Jersey. After we launched + overtaken [Suih] with a fever + was [canies] to the hospital at Tappaun or Gramps town. Soon after, the British Came over into New Jersey + all the sick at the hospital that [iversable], crossed the river + I joined my regiment again at White Plains + I think in November 1776. We then marched to Peck Kite + then all that were able to bear arms crossed the river into New Jersey. I being sick stayed at Peckkite until my [times] was out on the 7" of January 1777 when I was discharged + came home. I served 13 (underlined) months with the regiment. Gen. Washington Gen Lee + Col Varnum were officers at Proputhih. Gen Washington, Grures, Sterling (crossed out) Sterling + Sullivan, + Col Varnum were officers on Long island Ezekiel Crnell was our Lieut Col. + Israel Angelcorn Major - in March 1777 (underlined) I went as a substitute for my Father Andrew Young in Capt Stephen Whipples Compy Col Chas Crowns regiment R Imitation + was stationed in Providence R.I. one (underlined) month. In May 1777 (underlined) I was drafted in Capt Joseph Spragues (underlined) Compy [James] regiment (underlined) + was stationed at New Providence [Incmartions] (underlined)The next month (June) I went as a substitute for Samuel [Kerch] in the James Company + was stationed in New Providence one (underlined) month in August 1777 (underlined) I was drafted in the same
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Company + put under the Commaner of Capt (crossed out) Winsor + was stationed at Warwick R.I. while there we went over to Prudence island + captured a party of British who came there to get water. Gen Corwall was with us. I served on this tour about one (underlined) month. In August 1778, I was on [aftis] in the [Fanin Cornhau] + regiment + joined the army under Gen. Sullivan. We marched to Lewiston + crofed by Howland [Livy] to Rhode island. We encamped near Butts hill when we lay during a very severe storm. After the storm was over wemarched down to the lower lines near Tommy hill where we remained until we were driven by the Second draft of militia. I served on this tour nearly one (underlined) month in the Autumn of 1781 I was drafted in Capt Samuel Olereys Company Col Jencks regiment R I militia + was stationed on Rhode island near Quaker hill I think one (underlined) month I proferred my application for a pension under the act of May 15 1828 with the [necopasy] documents to prove my service in Cole Hitchcocks regiment, to which I would refer. I received a discharge from this regiment when I left it, it was on a piece of paper which contained the discharge of service of others, Some one of them took it + I do not know what has become of it. This testimony of such servicing witness for as I know of relation to my service in the militia is herewith annexing
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Jude John Ester Jeremiah Moury - George Thayer
on persons who reside in any neighborhood & who
can testify as to my character for veracity & their
beliefs of my service as a soldier of the revolution
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I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.

Othaniel Young

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year foresaid, In open Court
Attest Wm R Watson Clerk

We, Jeremiah Moury and Reuben Warren residing in ___ Burrillville hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Othanial Young who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be 74 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.

Jeremiah Moury
Reuben Walling

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year foresaid. In open Court
Attest Wm R Watson Clerk 

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 as he states.	And the Court further certifies, that it appears to then that Jeremiah Moury and Reuben Warren who have signed the preceding certificate residents in 
credible person
and that [indiscernible] statement is entitled to credit. [indiscernible] resides in the vicinity of said applicant.

I, WILLIAM R. WATSON, Clerk of Said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Othaniel Young for a pension. 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventh Day of August in the 
year 1832
Wm R Watson
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Application of Othaniel Young
for pension
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I Lippett Eddy of Burrillville in the County of
Providence State of Rhode Iland being duly sworn in oath do testify & say that I was a soldier of the revolution. I am now an applicant for a pension under the act of June 1832. I here in say that I well know Othaniel Young of said Burrillville.
he was a soldier with me in Capt-Winson Company Col Browns regiment R militia in August 1777
We were stationed at Warwick R.I.  & while there we went on to Prudence Island and Captured a party of British. We served at [indecipherable] one [underlined] month

his
Lippett + Eddy
mark

State of Rhode Island
Providence
In Burrillville this Sixth day
December 1832 before me personally appeared Lippett
Eddy who is well known to me, & who being duly
sworn on oath say that the above deposition by him
agree is it a true in all its parts. I further certify
here that said Lippitt it is a credible person & that his Statement is entitled to credit
Martin Salsburg
Justice of the peace
Sturt
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation

Providence [indiscernible] I William R Watson Clerk of the court of Bowman Pleas within and for the county of Providence in Law state, hereby certify that Martin S Salisbury is a Justice of the Peace within and for the Town of Burrillville in Law County and State that the within signature supporting to be his, is in the proper hand writing of said Salisbury. That the said Salisbury is duly authorized to administer and take authorization.

K [indiscernible] whereof I hereunto set my law and affix the seal of law Court of Providence this 11 day of December 1832

Wm R Watson
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2360
Othaniel Young
Rhode Island

Administrative Officiant
testimony applied

505 Ly [indiscernible]

Pwah 15th 10 day

63.33
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64.45
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128.90
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161.12


[indiscernible]
Gloucester Rhode Island
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office

183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of Jun 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjected notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A Statement, showing the Service of Othaniel Young Providence Co Rhode Island

Enlisted 1775 - 1 year - x months - for - Capt Coxwell - Col Hitchcock, Genl Washington - Has, Burh - Went to M York - 14 Years Smithfield Rhode Island - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

Sub 1777 - 1 month - Whipple - Col Brown - Harlem - Long Island - Smithfield Rhode Island - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

Draft 1777 - 1 month - Sprague - Same -           - Harlem - Providence Rhode Island - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

Sub 1777 - 1 month about 20 days - Lanre - Same -        - N Jersey -       - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

Draft 1777  - 1 month - Same, [indiscernible], same -  Same  -          - Providence RI  -       - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

1778 - 20 days - Winsor-  Same, General Cornell, Gen William -          - Warwick RI, Tiverton RI -       - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]

1781 - 1 month - Olney - Col Jenk -       - Rhode Island - Traditionary Evidence and [indiscernible]




I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons, who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of 

On this     day of    personally appeared (a) before      A.B. a resident (b) of    in the country of     and State, Territory or District of     aged (c)     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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with   and served in the     (e) regiment of the      line, under the following named officers:  

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.    This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.               A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I                                                      of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of                for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of            & c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the        and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                  , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be                   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.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]

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 as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.              who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                  and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                    and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                         Clerk of the Court of                       do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.


In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal                     of office, this             day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier.{Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
     To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will for low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his then the following grades:--For---year----months, and days, I served as served as and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law shire in the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c, without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses. who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
     The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applied to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS/eel

August 14, 1929

Hazel Blake French
Jarves Street
Sandwich, Massachusetts

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.21593, it appears that Othniel Young pensioned as Othaniel Young, who was the son of Andrew Young, was born January 29, 1758, in Smithfield, Providence
County, Rhode Island.

While a resident of said place he enlisted December 1, 1775, and served thirteen months as private in Captain Coggeshall Olney's Company, Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment; he was in the battles of Flatbush and Harlem. He enlisted in March, 1777, and served one month in Captain Stephen Shipple's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in May, 1777, and served two months in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in August, 1777, and served about one month in Captain Winsor's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regi-
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ment; he aided in capturing a party of British in Prudence Island. He enlisted in August, 1778, and served twenty days or one month in Captain Sprague's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in the autumn of 1781 and served one month in Captain Samuel Olney 's Company, Colonel Jenks' Rhode Island Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

There are no further data relative to his family.
The above noted is the history of the only soldier by the name of Othniel Young that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Very truly yours,


EARL D. CHURCH
Commisioner
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Revolution

21593
Invalid

File No. 21393 
Othaniel Young
[indiscernible]


Act: June 7th 32

Index:-Vol. 2,  Page 496

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Service                                                   Number
Continental      Young, Orthaniel           S. 21593
R.I.
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1929 Aug. 14 hist . to Hazel
Blake French   [illegible]
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

February 25, 1928.

Jerome G. Young,
119 Essex Avenue,
Montclair, New Jersey.


Sir:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21593, it appears that OTHNIEL YOUNG
(pensioned as OTHANIEL YOUNG) who was the son of Andrew Young, was born January 29, 1758, in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.

While a resident of said place he enlisted December 1, 1775, and served thirteen months as a private in Captain
Coggeshall Olney's Company in Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment; he was in the battles of Flatbush and Harlem. He enlisted in March, 1777, and served one month in Captain Stephen Whimple's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in May, 1777, and served two months in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in August, 1777, and served about one month in Captain Winsor's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment; he aided in capturing a party of British on Prudence Island.
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He enlisted in August, 1778, and served twenty days or one month in Captain Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in the autumn of 1781 and served one month in Captain Samuel Olney's Company in Colonel Jencks' Rhode Island Regiment. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

There are no further data on file relative to his
family.
The above noted is the only Othniel or Othaniel Young that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully,


WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section


December 18, 1926


Mrs. Nellie C. Davis
East Killingly
Conn.


Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21593, it appears that OTHNIEL YOUNG (pensioned OTHANIEL YOUNC) who was the son of Andrew Young, was born January 9, 1758, in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island. 

While a resident of said place he enlisted December 1, 1775, and served thirteen months as a private in Captain Coggeshall Olney's Company in Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment; he was in the battles of Flatbush and Harlem, he enlisted in March, 1777, and served one month in Captain Stephen Whipple's Company in Colonel
Chad Hearn's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in May, 1777, and served two months in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in August, 1777, and served
about one month in Captain Winsor's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment; he aided in capturing a party of British on Prudence Island, he enlisted in August, 1778, and served twenty days or one month in Captain Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's
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Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in the autumn of 1781 and served one month in Captain Samuel Olney's Company in Colonel Jenks' Rhode Island Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

There is no further data on file relative to his family.

The above noted is the only Othniel or Othaniel Young that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.


Respectfully,



WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section


October 10, 1925


Mrs. J.F. Marvel
S Wheldon Ave.
E. Providence, R.I.


Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21593, it appears that OTHNIEL YOUNG (pensioned OTHANIEL YOUNC) who was the son of Andrew Young, was born January 9, 1758, in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.

While a resident of said place he enlisted December 1, 1775, and served thirteen months as a private in Captain Coggeshall Olney's Company in Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment; he was in the battles of Flatbush and Harlem. He enlisted in March, 1777, and served one month in Captain Stephen Whipple's Company in Colonel
Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in May, 1777, and served two months in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in August, 1777, and served
about one month in Captain Winsor's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment; he aided in capturing a party of British on Prudence Island, he enlisted in August, 1778, and served twenty days or one month in Captain Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in the autumn of 1781 and served one month in Captain Samuel
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Olney's Company in Colonel Jenks' Rhode Island Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

There is no further data on file relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of the person to whom it was paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Othniel Young, you should apply to the Record Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1868 St., N.W., Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:

Othaniel Young, Certificate 21421, issued September 19, 1888, $64.45 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Rhode Island Agency.

Respectfully,


WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section


December 04, 1924


Miss Nellie M. Chase
East Killingly, Box 25
Conn.


Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21593, it appears that OTHNIEL YOUNG (pensioned OTHANIEL YOUNC) who was the son of Andrew Young, was born January 29, 1758, in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.

While a resident of said place he enlisted December 1, 1775, and served thirteen months as a private in Captain Coggeshall Olney's Company in Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment; he was in the battles of Flatbush and Harlem, he enlisted in March, 1777, and served one month in Captain Stephen Whipple's Company in Colonel
Chad Hearn's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in May, 1777, and served two months in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in August, 1777, and served
about one month in Captain Winsor's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment; he aided in capturing a party of British on Prudence Island.
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He enlisted in August, 1778, and served twenty days or one month in Captain Sprague's Company in Colonel Chad Brown's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in the autumn of 1781 and served one month in Captain Samuel Olney's Company in Colonel Jenks' Rhode Island Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.

There is no further data on file relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of the person to whom it was paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Othniel Young, you should apply to the Record Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E St., N.W., Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:

Othaniel Young, Certificate 21421, issued September 19, 1888, $64.45 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Rhode Island Agency.


Respectfully,



Commissioner
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JRW



Inv. 21593: Rev. War.      July 7, 1904.


Sir: 

In reply to your inquiry, you are advised that Othniel Young, residing in Providence county, Rhode Island, applied for pension August 7, 1832.

He stated that he was born at Smithfield, Rhode Island, January 29, 1758, and there enlisted January 1, 1776, and served one year as a private under Captain Coxwell Olney and Colonel Hitchcock, participating in the battles of Long Island and Harlem, and that he also served four months in 1777, by monthly tours, under Captains Whipple, Sprague, and Winner, and Colonel Chad Brown; one month in the fall of 1778 under Captain Winsor and Colonel Brown, and one month in the fall of 1781 under Captain Olney and Colonel Jenks.

His claim was allowed.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
Mr. I. W. Young,
Vancouver, B. C.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 19xx
21593

In reply to your request of xx received xx for a statement of the military history of a Othaniel Young 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. Dec, 1, 1775
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 13 mos
RANK. Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Coggeshall Olney
COLONEL. 
STATE.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 1 mos. Enlisted for his father, Andrew Young
RANK. Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Stephen Whipple
COLONEL. Chad Brown
STATE. R.I.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 3 mos
RANK. Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Joseph Sprague
COLONEL. Chad Brown
STATE. R.I.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 20 days or 1 [illegible]
RANK. Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Joseph Sprague
COLONEL. Chad Brown
STATE. R.I.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Autumn 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 1 mos
RANK. Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Coggeshall Olney
COLONEL. Jenks
STATE. R.I.

Battles Engaged in, Flatbush, Harlem, Captured a party of British on Providence R.I.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Smithfield, R.I.

Date of application for pension, Aug 7, 1832 [illegible].

Residence at date of application, Burrillville Providence Co, R.I.

Age at date of application, Jany 29, 1758 at Smithfield, Providence Co, R.I.

Remarks: To date as to family.

Respectfully, Commissioner.
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HAZEL BLAKE FRENCH
JARVES STREET
SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS

[Oval stamp reads:]
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
MAY 18 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

[Handwritten letter begins:]

May 16, 1929

[illegible] Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Please send a copy of such records as you have in your office relating to the military history of Othniel Young, who was my great grandfather.
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Very Truly Yours-
Hazel Blake French
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JEROME G. YOUNG
119 ESSEX AVE.
MONTCLAIR,
N.J.

February 21, 1928

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you kindly furnish me with information concerning Mr. Othniel Young, who served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the Rhode Island Continental Army.  His pension started, according to the records I have searched, on March 4, 1831.

Any information you can furnish me concerning this man, will be greatly appreciated.

Yours very truly,

J.G. Young [signature]

J.G. Young

[circular stamp reads:]
Pension F Feb 25 1928 US Office
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East Killingly, CT
Oct. 20, 1926

Department of the Interior
Revolutionary War Dept.
Washington, D.C

Gentlemen,

     According to the Massachusetts 
records there was in the Revolutionary War a
David Chase and
Oliver Chase, Sr.
Neither [illegible] of these men [?reclined] a pension. Can you give me any information regarding the birth of these men, their parents and who they married as I would like to know if they are the same ones in my family.
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     Please also advise me if there is any Revolutionary War service for 
Elisha Brown and/or Olney Brown, both of whom lived in the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island at the time of the Revolutionary War. If either of these men were in the service please tell me who their wives were.

Yours truly, 
Mrs. Nellie Chase Davis
East Killingly,
Conn.

P.S. Also advise me if there is any Revolutionary War service for Othaniel Young of Scituate or Glocester.
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5 Wheldon Av., E. Prov, R.I
August 21, 1925

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
     Is it possible for you to give me the death date of one Othaniel Young who [illegible] a pension claim Aug. 7, 1832? He was living in Burrillville, Providence Co., R.I. at that time. We are getting the record for membership in the D.A.R. Society.
     It his wife Ester Young, outlived hm and received the pension, I would like to know that date of her death.
                                                      over,
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I would also like to know the war service of one Burton Briggs who put in a claim for pension around 1820. At that time he was of Sterling Connecticut.  His wife was Ruth and I think received a pension after his death. If so [illegible] like to know when it stopped  In other words, [illegible] to know very much the date of death of the Burton Briggs and his widow Ruth.

Yours very truly-
Abbie W. [Marnx or Marnex]
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Address:
Mrs. J.F. Marvel
5 Wheldon Ave.
E. Providence, R.I.
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242 President Avenue, 
Providence, R.I.
November 7, 1922

To the Commissioner,
Department of the Interior,
Revolutionary War Records Section,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
     I have been informed that my grandfather, Othaniel Young, was a soldier of the Revolutionary War; that he resided in the town of Smithfield, this state, at the time of his enlistment, and that later on he was granted a pension for service rendered during said war.
     I write to request that you kindly send me a statement of his service, together with any other data  you may have on file relating to the battles he was engaged in, etc. Also any record relating to his family.
     Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to give me,
     I remain, 
     Yours respectfully,
      Anna Young Briggs
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25 Battey St.
Providence, R.I.
July 14th 1915

Chief of Pension Dept.
Revolutionary War

Dear Sir
I wish you would kindly give me whatever data you may have in your office regarding the services rendered by Andrew Young or his son Othaniel Young during the Revolutionary War with dates of birth and death and any other in-
formation which you think would be helpful to a party who is trying to learn something about his ancestry.

Thanking you in advance for same [illegible]
Yours [illegible]. S.P. M[illegible]
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pension
Jul 
15
1916
U. S. Office
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The White Pass & Yukon Route

L.W. Young

Vancouver, B.C., June 3, 1904

Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
O. W. & H. Division,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

     At your Convenience will you kindly give me the military history of Othaniel Young of R.I., a soldier of the Revolutionary,
obliging,
Yours very truly,
L. W. Young
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U S PENSION OFFICE
JUN 10 1904
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State of Rhode Island Providence
In Burrillville this twenty [illegible] day of July 1832 before me Samuel Y Atwell a Public Notary in & for this county of Providence duly commissioned & sworn & authorized by law to administer oaths & take depositions personally appeared Othaniel Young a resident of said Burrillville, who is an applicant for a pension named in the act of June 1832 & who being duly sworn an oath [illegible] amendment of his declaration that he served as a private soldier at the times mentioned in his said declaration, when in August 1777 he served as a private under the command of Caption [illegible] at least twenty days & was stationed at [illegible] R.I. as set forth in said declaration that in August 1778 he served as a private in Capt. Sprague's Company at least twenty days [illegible] aforesaid when in the Autumn of 1781 he served as a private in Capt. Olney's Company one month & was stationed on Rhode Island set out as aforesaid.
Othaniel Young

State of Rhode Island
Providence Sworn to & Subscribed before me, In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office the day & year aforesaid at said Burrillville.
Samuel Y Atwell
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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence fe   I [Dexter?] Randall Clerk of 
the [illegible] of [illegible] [illegible] of the 
county of Providence do hereby certify that Samuel 
Y [illegible] before whom the aforegoing affidavit
was sworn was at the time and now is a Public Notary 
within & for the county aforesaid; and duly authorized by law
to administer oaths and take depositions and
that  the signature to the documents
purporting to be his is in the proper hand
of the said [illegible]
In [illegible] whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal of said county of Providence
this thirteenth day  of July in year of 1833~
[Dexter?] Randall [illegible]
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Application
of 
Othaniel Young
for pension
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To [illegible] Lewis [illegible] Secretary of War U.S.A.
[illegible] by [illegible]
                        Othaniel Young of Burrillvile 
within County of Providence State of Rhode Island
that he was a soldier of the revolution as [illegible] appears
by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Revolution may [illegible] a
pension may be granted to him in conformity
with the provision of an act of Congress [illegible] June
7 1832  [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible].
Othaniel Young
by his  [illegible]
Sam.g  [illegible]
 [illegible] [illegible] Glocester R.I
SM  [illegible]
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Ste Olney [illegible]
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I Stephen Olney of North Providence in 
the County of Providence being now in the 
seventy sixth year of my age on solemn oath 
do testify & say that I was [illegible] and in the 
company of Capt Coggeshell Olney & in the
regiment commanded 
by Coln Hitchcock during the campaign 
of 1776- said regiment was [illegible] commanded 
by said Hitchcock and afterward 
by Coln Isreal Angell. I belonged to said 
regiment [illegible] eighteen months during 
all the year of 1776,- said regiment 
was on the Continental establishment 
& of the Rhode Island line-
and I further testify that I well remember 
Orthaniel Young of Burrillville who was 
a private in said Company. Said Young 
enlisted about the [illegible] of January 1776 & for 
one year & he served out his time & was 
honorably discharged. This was what was 
called the [illegible] service, afterwards the
army enlisted generally for three years or
during the war In 1777, I was promoted to the
 [illegible]
                              Stephen Olney
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State of Rhode Island & Providence 
Plantations
Providence
In North Providence, June 20th 
1831 personally appeared before me Gamaliel 
Lyman Dwight, a public notary for the County of 
Providence, duly appointed,  [illegible] and
sworn the above named Stephen Olney, whose 
signature is affixed to the proceeding deposition
in his own proper handwriting which was affixed
in my presence, and made solemn oath to the
truth of the above deposition.
And I further certify that the said Stephen
is well known to me and he is a gentlemen
of great respectibility & standing in the Commu-
nity and that full faith and credit is to 
be given to his Attestations.
     In testimony where of I 
have  [illegible] to set my hand and affixed
my official seal the second day of June
in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred Thirty one -
                                           Gamaliel Lyman Dwight
                                           Public Notary of the
                                      County of Providence in the
                                         State aforesaid-
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation 
Providence {illegible}  I Dexter Randall Clerk of the County of providence in aid State do hereby 
certify that Gamaliel  Dwight before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time and now is a Public Notary within and for said County and duly impowered by Law to administer oaths and take depositions; and the signature to the aforegoing document purporting to be his, is in the proper hand writing of the said Gamaliel Dwight

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Providence this Seventh day of August in the year AD 1833

Dexter Randall Clerk

   

Original deposition of S Olney given to be used in the
application of Orthaniel Young for a pension  [illegible] [illegible]
 of 1818 & obtained by me of  [illegible]
                                                              [illegible]