Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,556, for Ephraim Killam, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     NUMBER
New Jersey    Killam, Ephraim    S. 5,556
Penn.

carded

CONTENTS
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[FIRST COLUMN]

No. (31,966 = crossed out) 29,535
Pennsylvania
Ephaim [sic] Killam

Pike Co. in the State of Penn.
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Varnum of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Martin in the N. Jersey
line for nine months

NJy and Pa Line Record V.K. Mays
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 30 Dollars (blank) (Cents = crossed out) per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Dec.
1834 and sent to Hon. D. D.
Wagener H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1834   105.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. March '35  15.00
$120.00

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by G. Brown Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 5 Page 32

[SECOND COLUMN]

(Illegible) see letter to M. M Dim
meck, Apl 24 1837
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State of Pennsylvania, Pike County
On the twenty seventh day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court before the judges of the common pleas of said county, Ephraim Killam, a resident of Palmyra Township County and state aforesaid, aged eighty three 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 the seventh day of June 1832.  The deponent says he was born in Stonington, Connecticut on the eighteenth day of July, seventeen hundred and fifty-one and resided in that state except what little time he was on sea until the year seventeen hundred and seventy-two, when he came to Northampton, now Pike County, where he has continued reside up to the present time.  That to his knowledge there is no records of his age.  That in the beginning of August, seventeen hundred and seventy-six, he enlisted under Captain Abraham Shymer in Sussex County in the state of New Jersey for the term of five months in the regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Martin.  That under that enlistment he marched to Newtown. From there to Monistown where the troops were mustered and from thence to Long Island.  Soon after we arrived here the British landed on the island at Flat Bush and made an attack on the American Troops and captured a part of our army.  The residual of the American army fortified themselves.  General Washington commander in chief, General Miflin and Putnam were there.  William Alexander, our Brigadier General was also taken prisoner.  The American army or the balance ofit after making some fortification at Brooklyn, crossed over to New York in the night under the cover of a heavy fog from New York, the troops among whom was this deponent, marched to Fort Washington about four miles below King Bridge on Long Island.  From Fort Washington we marched to White Plains.
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built some fortifications, and when the British army arrived then, the American Army retreated. Then the American army retreated to Peakskill, from there the army crossed to Havenstraw, and from thence to Newark and from Newark to Hackensack where this deponents five months service was performed and he recieved a verbal discharge.  Deponent further saith that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-seven, he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and Indian spy under Captain Eliab Varnum in the county of then Northampton, now pike, and state of Pennsylvania and served in that year in the above mentioned capacity three months.  He further saith that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-eight, he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and Indian spy in the company commanded by Captain Eliab Varnum aforesaid and served in that capacity from the time of five months during the last-mentioned year.  That during his service the company commanded by Captain Varnum in the years 1777 and 1778 he was stationed principally along the Delaware and Lackawaxen rivers and on the Wallenpaupack creek in the state of Pennsylvania.  That he was on frequent scouting parties during the two last mentioned years in one of these he remembers that Jeptha Killam, Able Kimball, Reuben Jones were with him all of whom are now dead, and that on one other scouting party, deponent was wounded by the Indians in his left arm.  Deponent further saith that he never had any written discharge from his officer, that he now recollects of if he ever had they have been lost or destroyed.  He further saith that there is no person to his knowledge living that served with him in the Revolutionary war.  Deponent further saith that he has not any record of his age having got his information of his age from his parents when they were living.  He further saith that he is known to John Pellet of Palmyra township, Pike County whom he believes will testify to some of deponent's service in the revolutionary war and that
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He is also acquainted with Moses Killam and Otto Kimball both of Palmyra Township aforesaid who he believes will testify to deponents' veracity and their belief of his revolutionary services and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present . He declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  He further saith that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood that he is acquainted with. 
Ephram Killam

Moses Killam and Otto Kimball of the township of Palmyra, Pike County, Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they are aquainted with Ephraim Killam who  has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration from our acquaintance with him is as we believe in the eighty third year ofhis age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that believ and believe he served as he states.
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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 within named applicant Ephraim Killam
was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states, and the Court
further Certifies that it appears to them that Moses Killam and
Otto Kimble who have Signed the preceding Certificate are
residents of Palmyra Township Pike County in the State of Pennsylvania
and are credible persons and that their statement 
is entitled to credit.

I John H. Brodhead Clerk of the Court of
Common pleas in and for the County of Pike do hereby Certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of the application of 
Ephraim Killam for a Pension In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office at
Milford the twenty Seventh Day of August AD 1834
J.H. Brodhead (signature)
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.  Oct 6, 1920

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

[TABLE]
Column 1 - DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.

Column 2 - LENGTH OF SERVICE.

Column 3 - RANK.

Column 4 - OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.

Column 5 - STATE.

Row 1 - Aug 1886 .... 5 mos. .... Pvt. .... Abraham Shymer .... Ephraim Martin .... N.J.

Row 2 - 1777 .... 3 mos .... Indian Spy .... Elias Varnum .... (Check mark) .... Pa.

Row 3 - 1778 .... 3 mos. .... " .... " ....

Battles engaged in, Long Island, Wounded by Indians in left arm

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northampton, Pike Co. Pa.

Date of application for pension, Aug. 27, 1834 - Et al.

Residence at date of application, Palmyra Twsp, Pike Co. Pa.

Age at date of application, b. July 18, 1751 in Stonington, Conn.
There is no data on file as to family.

Respectfully,
(blank)
Commissioner.

6-2856
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[FIRST COLUMN]

5536
Revlary [sic]  INVALID.

File No.  5556
Ephraim Killam
Pr. Rev. War.

Act:  June 7 1832

Index: --Vol. M, Page 207.

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[SECOND COLUMN]

1920, Oct. 7 Hist. to  (initials = EW)
Mrs. Lillian D. Avery
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[STAMP]

RECORD
AUG (illegible) 1920
DIVISION
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[SEAL]
PENSION
U.S.
AUG 
30 1920
OFFICE.

127 W. Lawrence St
Pontiac, Mich.

Aug 27, 1920

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Will you please
give me what facts are
available concerning Ephraim
Killam of Wallenpaupack of Pike
County. He lived in the
township of Lackaway. It is
said in (illegible) History of
Wyoming that he was in
the battle of Long Island.
He died in 1836, aged 87 yrs. 

Also Robert Lytle of Philadelphia
Co. who served in the Revolutionary
war. First (illegible) of 
Association and Militia. (He later
lived at Hollidaysburg Pa. = crossed out)
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Hoping you have record
of these two men  I am -

Respectfully
(Mrs) Lillian D. Avery
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Milford P (illegible)   3/4 or

J L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Milford Pike County Penn
October 7th 1834

J L Edwards Esq

Sir

your Letter accompanying the
papers and Declaration of Ephraim Killam has been received.
I regret that the Department could not allow Mr. Killam
for the whole time mentioned in his declaration, his
old age and infirmities prevents him from procuring
any further testimony. I am instructed by him to
Say that he is willing to accept of a Pension
for nine months Service which your Letter seems
to admit he has Sufficiently proven.  Trusting that
you will make out his certificate for the 9 months
Service as soon as convenience will permit.

I Remain
Respectfully
Yours
O S Dimmick
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[WRITTEN HORIZONTALLY]

Milford 
(illegible)

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
City

[WRITTEN VERTICALLY]

(illegible)
Ephraim Killam
(illegible)
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New Jersey
Penn

Killam, Ephraim

S. 5,556

carded
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money due

You will therefore confer a
favour [sic] as well on the administrator of
the old Soldier as myself by forwarding
a blank form of the proceedings to
be had in such cases.

Pleas [sic] address your Letter
to M M Dimmick
Milford Pike County Penn

Respectfully

M. M. Dimmick (signature)
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[WRITTEN HORIZONTALLY]

From
Hon. D. D. Wagener
(Illegible)  Dec. 2, 1834

[WRITTEN VERTICALLY]

Hon. D D Wagener

[WRITTEN UPSIDE DOWN]

(Illegible)

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Sir 

Enclosed you will receive the documents,
of (Illegible) Chieth, asking a Pension - you will
please (illegible rest of sentence).

You will also please to state
to me here (illegible)  Ephraim Killams application.

You will receive also Mr
Dimmick's Letter in relation to these matters.

Your prompt attention until
(illegible)

Yours Respectfully
David D Wagener (signature)
Capitol Hill
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pike County SS

Personally appeared before Moses Killam one
of the Justices of the peace in and for Said County John Pellet of Palmyra
Township in the County of Pike aforesaid in his eighty seventh year of his
age who being duly sworn according to Laws doth depose and Say
that he is personally and intimately acquainted with Ephraim 
Killam of Palmyra Township in the County aforesaid nows [sic] an applicant
for a Pension under the Laws of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and has known
him Ever Since the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy three,
that in Said years this deponent removed from Canterbury in the
State of Connecticut to Palmyra Township the present residence of
deponent, at that time the Place was called Lackawack by the whites
the Indian name being Wallenpaupack  that when this deponent
arrived at the aforesaid place, Ephraim Killam was residing there.
That Deponent and the Said Ephraim Killam both resided there
being near neighbors untill [sic] the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six
That in the Spring of that year the Said Ephraim Killam Enlisted
under Captain Abraham Shymer of Sussex County State of New jersey
in the Revolutionary Army went off with the Army and
did not return untill [sic] the fall or winter of Same year. Deponent
believes that the Said Killam was out in the United State Service
during that year for a period of Five or Six months.

That during the year one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven and seventy eight - the said Ephraim
Killam Served as a volunteer and Indian Spy under
Captain Eliab Varnum. That the said Ephraim Killam
was out in the service under said Varnum very
often during those years.

John Pellet  (signature)

Sworn and Subscribed
before me the 16 day of
Sept AD 1834

Moses Killam J Peace  (signature)
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Pike County SS.

I do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with
John Pellet who has signed and sworn to the foregoing
deposition & that he is a credible person and that I believe
him to be eighty six years of age. In witness whereof
I have hereunto Set my hand this 16th Day of September
AD 1834

Moses Killam  J Peace  (signature)

[WRITTEN VERTICALLY]

31.966
Ephraim Killam
Pa
from 1776 per (illegible)
$30

Hon David D Wagener
N. R.
(3 Lines Crossed Out)

[WRITTEN HORIZONTALLY]

State of Pennsylvania
(Illegible) County, SS.

I John H. Brodhead Recorder in (illegible)
for the County of Pike Do hereby Certify
that Moses Killam (illegible)
(Next 10 Lines Too Light to Read)
hereunto set my hand affixed the Seal of my office at Milford the
(illegible) Day of September AD 1834.

J. H. Brodhead  (signature)