Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24737, for Silas Reed, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New York

Reed, Silas
Bethiah

NUMBER
W.24737

CONTENTS
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Charles Crane
10791
Silas Reed
Admitted
12 Mo Private
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In the matter of Bethia Reed
application for a pension

Previously entered
see No. 3433

Hon Timo Child
HR
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State of New York
Monroe County ss
On this twenty fourth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the subscriber First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monroe aforesaid Bethia Reed a resident of Greece in the county of Monroe aforesaid, aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision [illegible] by the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Silas Reed, who was a private in the army of the Revolution that her said husband entered the service at an early period of the war, but at what precise time she does not recollect, and was at different times and places during the war and as she recollects was not discharged until [illegible]. Deponent recollects that he remained one winter in the city of New York, and for several months at Horse Neck. This service was performed at there or from different times. Deponent thins her husband served at one time in Captain Childs Company, and another time in Captain Doty's Company, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Chamberlain. that her said husband resided when he entered the service in the town of Amenia, County of Dutchess and State of New York, and was drafted
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I certify that I am acquainted with Bethia Reed and Seneca Reed the persons named in and who have solemnly made the foregoing depositions, and that they are persons of certain credibility, and of irreproachable characters. And I further certify that the said Bethia Reed is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend in open court.
Dated December 24 1838
Isaac Hills
Recorder of Rochester

State of New York
Rochester City Mayors Court
Clerks Office December 26 1838
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Isaac Hills Esquire above named that at the time of taking the foregoing Depositions to wit on the twenty fourth day of December instant, he was Recorder of the City of Rochester and one of the Judges of the Mayors court of said city' that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and that the above signature, "Isaac Hills Recorder of Rochester" is the genuine hand writing of the said Isaac Hills and as such is entitled to full faith & credit
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Mayors Court (being a Court of Record, having Common Law Jurisdiction a Clerk & seal) this twenty sixth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Hiram Leonard
Clerk of the Mayors Court of Rochester
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1st Brief
No. 10791
Silas Reed

admitted
12 mo Private

5:11:12

9 Sept 1832
6 Decr in

C. Loomis

P 134
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August 5, 1938

BA-J/ILL
Silas Reed
W. 24737

Mrs. Genevieve Flanders
Wartburg
Tennessee

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Silas Reed of Connecticut and New York, whose daughter, you state, married Matthew Fitch.

The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 24737, based upon the service of Silas Reed in the Revolutionary War.

Silas Reed was born March 16, 1758 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, he enlisted in February 1776 and served two months in Captain Childs' company, Colonel Humphrey's New York regiment. He enlisted in September 1776, in Norwalk, Connecticut, and served three months under command of on Botsford, rank of that officer not given; this service was rendered as a substitute for his brother-in-law, Matthew Fitch. He returned to Amenia, New York, enlisted in December 1776, and served three months in Captain William Chamberlain's New York company; he enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served three weeks in the same company. He enlisted in the spring of 1778 and served one month in Captain Zephaniah Platt's New York company; he served also at various times on either short tours and alarms, in all about four months, a part of the time under Captain Doty under Colonel Colby Chamberlain in New York troops. He served as a private and sergeant.

After the Revolutionary War, Silas Reed resided in Pawlet, Vermont, for six years, in Hillsdale, Columbia County New York, for one year, in Coxsackie, New York for seven years, and moved ab out 1797, to Gorham, Ontario County, New York.

Silas Reed was allowed pension on his application executed
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3) Eliakim Reed, b. Norwalk, Ct., 1725. To Amenia, NY 1772. - Private Albany Co. Mil. 9th Regt. Also Dutchess Co. Mil. 6th regt. d. 1810
4) Silas Reed b. Norwalk, Ct. 1758. To Amenia NY 1772. Enlisted as soldier from Amenia, NY

Sincerely yours
H G Otis

[stamped]
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
FEB 13 1927
C
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MMH

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

April 5, 1927

H. G. Otis
Clarksburg, West Va.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W.24737 it appears that Silas Reed was born March 18, 1758 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

While a resident of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York he enlisted in February 1776 and served two months in Captain Childs' Company, Colonel Humphrey's New York Regiment.

He enlisted in September 1776 and served three months at Norwalk, Connecticut under command of one Botsford, rank of that officer not stated. This three months' service was as a substitute for his brother-in-law, Matthew Fitch.

He enlisted in December 1776, served three months in Captain William Chamberlain's New York Company, then enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served three weeks in the same company.

He enlisted in the spring of 1778 and served one month in Captain Zephaniah Platt's New York Company. He served as private and Sergeant. He also served at various times on other
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1696
3433
Jhab
Ny
Act 1838

Admitted
Private 12 months

Hon. Timothy Childs
H.R.
Dec 5