Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5421, for Josiah Nichols, New York
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[form] (8-1776)

Service  New York

Nichols Josiah
Nichels
 Sarah

Number W.5421

CONTENTS  [blank]
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New York 28.82
Josiah Nichols
of Carmel in the State of New York
who was a pri Sergt in the Comps commanded
by Captains Delecourt of the regmts commanded by
Col Thomes de in the New  York line of military for

3 ms Sergt
3 " private

Inscribed on the roll of New York 
at the rate of 31 dollars 66 centers per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of July
1834 and sent Jerh Hind at Carmel

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34   $94.98
Semi-amt. Allowance ending 4 Sept 34   15.83

$110.81

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Gen Crump Clerk, Book E. Vol 4 page [blank]
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State of New York
Putnam County

In the matter of the 
application of Josiah Nichols

Pension Papers

indefinite service
disallowed

amd
3 mo sergt
5 mo pri
8 mo
$31.66

15.66
71..66
94.98

1583
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State of New York
County of Putnam  On this twenty day of November One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally before me Samuel Washburn one of the judges of the court of common pleas of said county of Putnam the same being a court of record, Josiah Nichols, a resident of the town of Carmel in the county of Putnam and State of New York ages eighty five 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 June 7, 1832.

Declarant says that he was born in the town of Fairfield in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut in the month of September in the year 1748 and that he has not any second of his age, that when called into the services of the revolution was living in the state of North Salem in the county of Westchester and state of New York and when not in actual service continued to live in said town of North Salem untill near the cessation of his [illegible], when the declarant [illegible] are into said Town of Carmel and has continued to reside in said last mentioned town since the revolutionary war and now lives there - That he entered the service of the United States the following named officers on a [illegible] as herein stated. Declarant says that he first entered said service as a private in the militia of the state in a company commanded by Capt Nathanial Delavan in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas in the summer of the year 1776 some time before [illegible] Thinks it was in the month of June where he entered the service but [illegible] at state the any of the month, that he entered the service as a volunteer for the term of five months and served the full term; that he joined said company at North Salem aforesaid when declarant their resided and after
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joining said company. marching with said company to Terrytown in said county of Westchester, and staid there about a week and then marched to Fort Independence and staid there between three and four months, and worked at building the said fort and was working there at the time the City of New York was taken by the British, when the said regiment of Col Thomas to which declarant belonged march toward the White Plains and joined the main American Army and was thus at the time of the battle of White Plains but was not brought in to action, declarant was with his regiment in sight of the British army at the time of said battle. Declarant continued with said regiment at White Plains until the British army returned, when said regiment was marched to Peekskill in said county of Westchester and remained there about six [?] months when said term of five months being mainly expired said regiment marched to the neighborhood of the White Plains when on the expiration of said term of five months said regiment was dismissed in the fall and as said declarant thinks in the month declarant cannot state - Declarant says that he served in said Capt Delavan's company in said Col. Thomas Regiment constantly from the time he entered the service in said regiment to when regiment was dismissed as aforesaid. Declarant saw General Washington at Fort Independence at the time of the American Army [illegible] New York and remembers that General Putnam and [illegible] with the army at that time  but declarant did not know them particularly that in Lawrence was a Lieutenant in said Delavan's company at the time declarant served as aforesaid, and declarant thinks one Raney [?] was major in said regiment of Col Thomas.
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Declarant says that he has not any documentary evidence of this above mentioned service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to the above mentioned service.
This declarant further says that the [illegible] year being in the year 1777 he enlisted in a company of volunteers commanded by Capt John Hyatt in a regiment commanded by Col Henry Ludington. That one Ephram Lockwood was a lieutenant in said company and declarant enlisted therein as a sergeant a little after harvest to since for three months and joined said Ludington's regiment at Crown Point in said county of Westchester and served during such those months, after declarant joined said regiment he marched with said regiment to Terry Town in said county and remained there about two weeks and then went to Youngs toward the White Plains  [illegible] and was employed in guarding the lines a different places not far from said White Plains until for the expiration of said three months and then declarant with said Ludingtons regiment marched back to Crown Point in the neighborhood of Peekskill and remained there until the end of the three months when said regiment was discharged at crown Point in the fall of the year. Declarant thinks he enlisted in said Hyatt's Company and entered the service last mentioned in the month of August and was discharged in the month of November but is unable to state the particular day when he so enlisted or was discharged, that said regiment was not attached to any [illegible], and that declarant has no documentary evidence of his said service for those months but that Jabez Berry of said town of Carmel since in said Ludington's regiment at the time declarant served [illegible] as aforesaid and may
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probably remember said service of declarant. Afterwards declarant enlisted in a volunteer company of light horses commanded by capt Samuel Delevan said company was raised in the northern part of said county of Westchester and declarant enlisted in the same at said town of South Salem where he then resided as a private and continued to belong to and serve in the company until the Cessation of hostilities, that deponent at his own expense provided himself with a horse, holsters pistols cutlop [spelling?] and other equipments when he entered said company, that the private of said company were entitled to wages which declarant thinks was at the rate of fifty three schillings and four pence per month and declarant understood that said Captain Samuel Delevan does the pay for the company, but he did not pay it over and was paid to have [illegible] in jail for the money or some part of it at the close of the war. That said Captain Samuel Delevan did insolvent soon after the end of the Revolutionary War and declarant never received any pay whatever for his services in said company of light horses.  Declarant says that he enlisted in said company of light horse in the summer & thinks in the next summer after he served under Col Ludington and belonged to said company several years but[illegible] this pension   time when he enlisted in said company or to belong to the same - That after deponent resided into said town of Carmel he resided near the boundary line of said county of Westchester and only a few miles from the former residence in North Salem and continued to belong to said company of light horse & to perform duty therein when hostilities ceased, that said company of light horses was
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Composed of minutemen who were obliged to be ready to go into active service at a minutes warning at any time and were frequently called out in alarms and engaged in patrolls and in guarding the lines. That declarant with said company went many times into the neighbourhood of the White Plains and into the south part of Westchester county for the purpose of reconnoitering and watching motions of the enemy and on those occasions away from home in a service some times more than a week and at other times not so long and and declarant says that according to the best of his recollection judgement and belief he was absent from home and actually employed in the service for different periods [illegible] to one and one half years whilst he belonged to said company of light horses  Deponent says that he has no documentary evidence of his service in said company of light horse and that he knows no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his last mentioned service except that of Henry Nichols who at the time of the revolutionary war was a young boy may recollect some circumstances cooberating the foregoing statement of this declarant. Declarant saith that he never received any written discharge from the service that Abiezer Pierce and Elijah Hopkins are persons to show declarant is known in his neighborhood who as declarant believes can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of reputation; that one John Stark a clergyman who formerly lived in neighborhood of declarant and with whose declarant has been acquainted for may years  has
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[illegible]  removed out of the said county of Putnam and declarant believes that the said John Hoat can testify to declarants character [illegible] and his belief of declarants revolutionary services but that declarant cannot procure the testimony of the said John Hoat, without considerable trouble and inconvenience and that declarant is not acquainted with any clergyman now residing in his immediate vicinity - 
This declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except for [illegible] and declares that his name on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

[signed] Josiah Nichols 

Sworn and subscribed this day
& year aforesaid before me
Samuel Washburn
Judge of Putnam County
Common Pleas
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State of New York
Putnam County
I Jabez Berry of the town of Carmel in said county of Putnam being sworn says that he is seventy six years of age, and is acquainted with Josiah Nichols of said town of Carmel. The person mentioned in and who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration and that he was acquainted with the said Nichols during the war of the revolution, that the deponent served as a soldier in the American Army in the Revolutionary war, and among other services, served for a period of three months in a regiment of volunteers commanded by Colonel Henry Ludington, that one of the companies composing said regiment was commanded by Capt John Ayett; that said regiment was raised in the north part of Westchester County and the North part of Dutchess County (now forming Putnam County) in the State of New York and was mustered and enlisted for services for three months a little after harvest in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, that he this deponent distinctly recollects that the said Josiah Nichols served as a non commissioned officer in said regiment assuming said term of three months thereafter said regiment was mustered and entered the services it was marched to Tarrytown and the neighborhood of the White Plains as [illegible] and the [illegible] until near the expiration of said period of three months and was then marched back into the north part of Westchester county and at the end of this three months  [illegible] , deponent further says that in the time of the revolutionary war he frequently heard that the said Josiah Nichols belonged to the services in Capt Samuel Delevans company of light horses& deponent verily believes such to be the fact.
Sworn & subscribed the 23rd day      [signed]  Jabez Berry
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of November 1833 before me
Samuel Washburn
A Judge of Putnam County
Common Pleas

We John Sloot of the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County and till lately residing in the town of Carmel as a clergyman and Abizer Pierce & Alvah Hopkins both residing in the town of Carmel aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Josiah Nichols who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty five 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.

[signed]  John Stoot  Abizer Pierce, Alvah Hopkins

Sworn & subscribed the 2[?] day
of November 1833 before me.

Samuel Washburn
A Judge of Putnam
County Common Pleas
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Putnam County  Henry Nichols of the town of Kent in said county being sworn says that he is the son of Josiah Nichols of Carmel in said County the person who has made he foregoing declaration; that deponent is sixty three years of age; that deponent had some recollection of the Revolutionary War and recollects that in the time of said war deponent when a boy resided for several years in the family of his said father in he town of North Salem in the County of Westchester and state of New York; That deponent recollects that the said Josiah Nichols was absent from home in the early part of the revolutionary war and was said by the family to be a soldier in the army; that deponent recollects hearing of the battle of White Plains and says that the said Josiah Nichols was absent from home and said to be in the American army at the time of said battle - This deponent had always understood from the said Josiah Nichols and other members of the family that the said Josiah served for the term of five months in the army in he year of the battle of White Plains, deponent recollects that the said Josiah afterwards again enlisted in he American service and deponent always understood from the said Josiah and others of his family that he served for three months under said last mentioned enlistment under the command of Col Ludington, deponent further says that he recollects that afterwards during the revolutionary war the said Josiah was equipped as a light horseman and deponent distinctly recollects the horse, [illegible] pistols cap and their clothing was  by the said Josiah and deponent understood that the said Josiah belonged to a company of light horse commanded by one Samuel Delevan and deponent recollects seeing the said Josiah  have horse equipment as such light horseman for the purpose as deponent understood of going into service; deponent further says that it has been always understood and reputed in
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the family of the said Josiah, that the said Josiah served in the American Army during the revolutionary war for one period of five months and another period of three months besides the time he served in said company of light horse.

[signed] Henry Nichols

Sworn & subscribed the 29th day
of November 1833 before me
Samuel Washburn
A Judge of Putnam County Common Pleas

State of New York
Putnam County   I Samuel Washburn a Judge of the Court of Common Please of said county of Putnam do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Josiah Nichols and the certificate of John Sloot Abiezer Pierce and Henry Hopkins and the affidavits of Jabez Berry and of Henry Nichols thereto annexed contain the original proceeding had before me in the matter of the application of the said Josiah Nichols for a pension and that it appears satisfactorily to me that the Josiah Nichols cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court for the purpose of making his declaration in open court. And the said Judge do hereby the in my opinion after the investigation of the matter after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant Josiah Nichols was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that John Sloot who has signed the preceding certification is a clergyman and that untill lately the said John Sloot resided in the town of Carmel in said county of Putnam and Abiezer Pierce and Alvey Hopkins who have also signed the same are resident in the town of Carmel and are credible persons and that the Statement of the said John Sloot Abiezer Pierce and Henry Hopkins is entitled to credit
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and that the said Jabez Berry and Henry Nichols who have made said affidavits are credible persons that their testimony is entitled to credit - 
Dated this twenty ninth day of November 1833 - 
Samuel Washburn
A Judge of Putnam County of Common Pleas

State of New York
Putnam County  I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Putnam do hereby certify that Samuel Washburn before whom the foregoing declaration of Josiah Nichols, the certificate of John Sloot, Abiezer Pierce and Henry Hopkins and the affidavits of Jabez Berry and Henry Nichols thereto annexed purport to have been made and by whom the preceding official certificate purports to have been executed, was, at the time said declaration purports to have been made and ever since hath been and now is a Judge of said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and sworn whose official acts are entitled to full faith and credit; that said court of common pleas is a court of record and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that name & official description of the said Judge subscribed to the said declaration affidavits and certificates to be the proper handwriting of the said Samuel Washburn - 

In testimony whereof I have herein subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Carmel in said County the 29th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty three - J Morehouse.
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29.593
State of New York
Putnam County
In the matter of the 
application of Josiah Nichols
Pension Papers
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State of New York
Westchester County   Before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Westchester personally appeared Daniel Purdy of the town of North Salem in said county who being by me duly sworn doth duly depose and say that he is seventy nine years of age, that he this deponent is acquainted with Josiah Nichols who now resides in the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam and State aforesaid and that this deponent was acquainted with the said Josiah Nichols at the time of the Revolutionary War at which time the said Josiah Nichols and this deponent both resided in what is now the said town of North Salem (then called [illegible]) in said county of Westchester, that this deponent recollects well that the said Josiah Nichols was in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in a company of Volunteers commanded by Captain Nathaniel Delevan in a regiment commanded by Col Thomas Thomas that the deponent was a member of and served in the same company of Volunteers with the said Josiah NIchols; that said company d company was formed about the first of July 1776 and that entered that service and joined said regiment about the middle of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy six and was stationed a short time at Tarry Town in said County of Westchester and then marched to Fort Independence was employed in building said fort for several weeks. that deponent thinks as much as three months and was at work at said fort at the time the City of New York was taken by the British, that said regiment of Colonel Thomas then marched to the neighborhood of the White Plains and joined the principal American Army and was attached to General George Clintons Brigade in the continental Army in Mayor General Hiath's division and was present at the battle of White Plains but not actually engaged, that after the British Army [illegible] from the White Plains said Regiment of Col Thomas marched
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to Peekskill and staid there some time and then marched to the neighborhood of the White Plains and was discharged verbally without any written discharged being given so far as this deponent knows - according to the best recollection of this deponent said company of Capt Nathanial Delavan enlisted to serve untill the first of January 1777 and deponent is confident that said company was in the service untill on or near said first of January 1777 and that the said Josiah Nichols was a member of and served in said company from the time said company entered the service untill it was discharged as aforesaid being a period of five months or upwards, and deponent says that the said Josiah Nichols was a firm friend to his county and did essential service to the same.

[signed] Daniel Purdy

Sworn & subscribed the 16th day of
May 1834 before me. The words
"deponent" about the first of July 1776" &"middle" being [illegible] "first" erased before being sworn to
James MIlls Justice of the Peace 

State of New York
Westchester County  I the before named Justice of the Peace do certify that I am personally acquainted with Daniel Purdy who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit, and that the said Daniel Purdy is of good moral character and that his affidavit is entitled to credit. 
Dated May 16th 1834

James Mills Justice of the Peace
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I National Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester state of New York do hereby certify that James Mills Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Daniel Purdy was sworn to and whose name is subscribed to the [illegible] thereto, and also who his signed the above certificate of character ws on the day of the dated thereof a Justice of the Peace on and for said county duly elected and sworn and residing in said county and that I believe the signatures subscribed thereto as his are genuine.  In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 22nd day of May 1834

N Bayles Cl
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State of New York
Putnam County   Ezra Rundle of the town of Southeast in said county of Putnam being duly sworn doth depose and say that in the time of the Revolutionary War was he this deponent resided in the town of North Salem in the county of Westchester and state aforesaid and was then acquainted with Josiah Nichols who at that time resided in said town of North Salem and has since resided in the town of Carmel in said county of Putnam, that after the revolutionary was the deponent resides about eighteen years in said town of Carmel the place of residence of the said Josiah Nichols & during that time was well acquainted with the said Josiah that for twenty six years last past deponent has resided in said town of Southeast about eight or nine miles distant from the residency of the said Josiah and in that time had known the said Josiah but has not been intimately acquainted with him.  Deponent says that during the latter part of the revolutionary war this deponent and the said Josiah Nichols were both members of a volunteer company of light horse & aided for the American service in the northern part of said county of Westchester commanded by Samuel Delavan, that said company was called a 'minute' company and the members thereof were bound at all times to hold themselves in readiness and were liable to be called into the active service of the United States at a minutes warning; that the members of said company equipped themselves at their own expense with a horse saddle arms and other equipments and that this deponent enlisted in company under a promise of receiving wages & expected that the members of said company would receive wages untill after said company was dissolved and it was reported that the captain received the wages for said company but did not pay the same over to the members of said company and deponent says that he never received any pay for his services in said company and he never understood that any of said Company received their pay. Deponent
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thinks he enlisted in said company in the fall of the year and that the said Josiah Nichols was a member of said company at the time deponent enlisted in the same deponent says that both he and the said Josiah continued to serve in said company untill the same was dissolved at the cessation of hostilities. Deponent cannot state positively how long he served in said company, but that according to the best remembrance and belief he was a member of said company not less than two and a half years and the same aforesaid, but deponent does not know how long the said Josiah had belonged to said company at the time deponent enlisted therein. Deponent says that company was very frequently called into active service and employed in he neighborhood of Kingsbridge and White Plains and other places in the Southeast part of the county of Westchester in Patroles & guarding the lines and watching the motions of the enemy, that often times after having been out on a tour of active service and returned home said company was again called out and obliged to go on another tour of duty before they had been at home forty eight hours, deponent says he recollects that the said Josiah Nichols was out with and served in said company many times when the same was called into active service as aforesaid and that according to deponents best recollection and belief that said Josiah was always with and served in said company when the same was engaged in active service. Deponent cannot state positively what portion of the time said company was in active service but deponent says that according to the best of his recollection and judgement and belief said company was engaged and active service in the field as much as one half of the time during the two and a half years or throughout that deponent was the said Josiah Nichols belonged
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to any serves in said company as aforesaid - 
Sworn & subscribed his 22nd day
of May 1834 before me
Levi, Knox Justice of the Peace 

[signed] Ezra Rundle

State of New York
Putnam County  I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Ezra Rundle who had subscribed and sworn to he foregoing affidavit and that the said Ezra Rundle is a person of good moral character and that his affidavit is entitled to credit - Dated May 22, 1834  

[signed] Levi Knox Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Putnam County    I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the said county of Putnam do hereby certify that Levi Knox Esquire by whom the foregoing affidavit of Ezra Rundle purports to have been taken, and the foregoing certificate of character purports to have been given was on the twenty second day of May 1834 a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Putnam duly elected and sworn & residing in said county whose official acts are entitled to full faith & credit. and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe the name & official description of the said Justice of the Peace subscribe to said affidavit and certificate to be the proper handwriting of the said Levi Knox.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Carmel in said County the twenty ninth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.

J. Morehouse Clerk
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746
New York
Srah Nichols
widow of Josiah Nichols
NY

who served in the Revolutionary War as a Private & sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of July 1857
and sent to Wm. Valentine 
Albany NY

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under July 29, 1848 Page 80  vol. A
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In the matter of
Jonah NY 32
Sarah Nichols 
Application for Pension
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State of New York
County of Putnam
On this thirty first day of August A.D. 1850 before me Ayor B. Crane Judge of Putnam County Court in and for said county Sarah Nichols of the town of Carmel is said County aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on the oath make the following declaration in order to obain he benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848.
That she is the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a private and sergeant in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of thirty one dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  That she was married to the said Josiah Nichols on the thirteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and her maiden name was Sarah Smith that her husband the aforesaid Josiah Nichols died in the county and state aforesaid on the fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. That she was married to the said Josiah Nicols before the first day of January one thousand eight hundred. viz at the time above stated.
Declarent further saith that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband as aforesaid and that she is now a widow.
[signed] Sarah her X mark Nichols

Subscribed and sworn to before me his hirty first day of August 1850
Azor Blame Judge of Putnam County Court
Witness present Wm A. Dean

I certify that Sarah Nichols above named, is unable to appear in open court on account of old age and bodily infirmity in consequence of the observation, I further certify that I fully believe her statement as set forth in the foregoing declaration, is entitled to full confidence and belief, 

[signed] Ayor B. Crane Judge of Putnam County Court
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State of New York
County of Putnam On this twenty eighth day of August 1850 before me William A. Dean, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Alijah Smith being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged fifty seven years, that he is well acquainted with Sarah Nichols married in the annexed declaration, who is the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner under the United States that the said Sarah Nichols was married to the said Josiah Nichols on the thirteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight by the Reverend Timothy Oakley, a Methodist Preacher, that the said Reverend Timothy Oakley kept no record of Marriages, and no records of this church were kept from the fact that no church was erected or built at that time. Deponent further saith that he very well recoects the time the said marriage took place from the following circumstances viz Mr Oakley, the preacher and his wife were present also John Garcong and his wife, Deborah Travis and deponent were present all of said witnesses except this deponent are now dead  That the above named individuals were all the persons who were present at said marriage and deponent frequently beared the witnesses [ illegible] the circumstances of the wedding frequently as hey all lived in the same neighborhood, with deponent.  Deponent further saith tha the maiden name of the said Sarah Nichols was Sarah Smith that he was well acquainted with her before her marriage with the aforesaid Josiah Nichols and has always lived and resided in the same neighborhood with [illegible] excepting five or six years that from and after the said marriage of the said Sarah Smith and Josiah Nichols they continued to live and did live together as husband and wife in the same neighborhood with this deponent till the day of the death of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, Deponent further saith that the said Sarah Nichols mentioned and described in the annexed declaration is the widow of Josiah Nichols . who was a pensioner of the United States, and that the said Sarah Nichols has remained the widow of the said Josiah Nichols ever since his death
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of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the day and year last aforesaid. viz in the fifteenth day of October 1837. 

Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of August 1850.
Wm A. Bean
Justice of the Peace
Witness Abraham Thom


Alijah Smith

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Alijah named in the foregoing affidavit and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief. August 28th 1850.
Wm. A Bean, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Putnam On this twenty eighth day of August 1850. before me William A. Dean, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county came Stephen Baily of Carmel in said county who being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged fifty two years, that he is well acquainted with Sarah Nichols. that the said Sarah Nichols is the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner of the United States. That Josiah Nichols died on the fifteenth day of October the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, that the said Sarah Nichols upon the death of the said Josiah Nichols (the said Sarah Nichols who is the widow of the said Josiah Nichols, ) became a resident and inmate of the family of this deponent, that she has resided in the deponent's family, since the death of the said Josiah Nichols as aforesaid and still resides with this deponent.
Deponent further saith that he is in possession of the family records of the said Josiah Nichols deceased and no record of the marriage or death of the said Josiah Nichols appears in them.
Deponent further saith that before the death of the said Josiah Nichols, he resided in the family of the said Josiah Nichols and the said Sarah Nichols. That at the time this deponent so lived in his said family, the said Josiah Nichols was a pensioner of the United States. That deponent resided in his said family from the time he was an infant till he was nineteen years of age. That deponent was then absent from the family of the said Josiah Nichols for the space of five or six years, and then became a resident of his family again, and so resided with the said Josiah Nichols and said Sarah Nichols for the share of six years. when this deponent again left them. Till the death of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. that the said Sarah Nichols has since resided in the family of this deponent and is the same identical person named in the annexed declaration and the widow of the said Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner as aforesaid and that
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she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Josiah Nichols as aforesaid
Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of August 1850 before me   
[signed] Stephen Baily

A.B. The words "thirty seven" on first page [illegible] and the word "fifty" erased before the deposition being taken.
[signed] Wm A Dean. Justice of the Peace
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 28th day of August 1850
W. A. Dean,
Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Stephen Bailey named in the foregoing deposition, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief and the erasures voted before execution -   Wm. A. Dean

State of New York
County of Putnam

I Reuben D. Barnum, Clerk of the Court of the County of Putnam and also clerk of the Putnam County Court of the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Ayor B. Crane is the Judge of said County Court,  it being a court of record, in and for said county. Duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated the 18 day of June 1847, and will expire on the 31st day of December 1851 and that his signature above written is genuine, I further certify that William A. Dean is a justice of the peace for said county. duly commissioned and qualified that his was dated on the 9th day of October 1849, and will expire on the 31st day of December 1857 and that his signatures above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said county this fourth day of September 1850.

R.D. Barnum Clerk
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
AW/eel

January 14, 1929

Emma Lee Walton
674 Irving Park Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, W.5421, it appears that Josiah Nichols or Nichels was born in September, 1748 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

While residing in North Salem, Westchester County, New York, he enlisted and served with the New York Troop as follows:

From in June, 1776, five months as a private in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' regiment; from in August, 1777, three months as a sergeant in Captain John Hyatt's company, Colonel Henry Ludington's Regiment, and from in the summer of 1778 s a private at various times until the close of the war in Captain Samuel Delavan's Company of Light Horse.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 23, 1833, at which  time he was living at Carmel.
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Putman County, New York.  He died there October 15, 1837.
The soldier married October 13, 1798 Sarah Smith, who was his second wife, the name of first wife not on record.
The widow Sarah was allowed pension on her application executed August 31, 1850, at which time she was living at Carmel, New York, aged eighty-four years.
Soldier's son Henry Nichols testified in the case in 1833 and stated that he was sixty-three years old and living in Kent, New York.
There are no further family data.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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May 19, 1930


Mrs. Cornelia S. Reilley
Cold Spring E. Y.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 5421, it appears that Josiah Nichols or Nichels was born in September 1748 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

While residing at North Salem, Westchester County, New York, he enlisted and served with the New York Troops as follows-

From in June 1776, five months as a private in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' Regiment; from in August 1777, three months as a sergeant in Captain John Hyatt's Company, Colonel Henry Ludington's Regiment; and from in the summer of 1778 as a private at various times until the class of war in Captain Samuel Delavan's Company of Light Horse.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 23, 1833, at which time he was living at Carmel,
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Putnam County, New York. He died there October 15, 1837.
The soldier married October 13, 1798 Sarah Smith, who was the second wife, the name of first was not on record.

The widow Sarah was allowed pension on her application executed August 31, 1850, at which time she was living in Carmel, New York aged eighty-four years.

Soldier's son Henry Nichols testified in the case in 1833 and stated that he was sixty-three years old and living in Kent, New York.

There are no further family data.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Josiah Nichols
was pensioned as a Private and Sergeant New York Militia 1834
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Washington D.C.

I am enclosing a copy 
of Josiah Nichols pension
Will you admit me as $ the date of
his birth death - and name of his wife
and [illegible] the pension was granted
to her as survivor
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[illegible] $ [illegible] il mas granted 

Mrs Cornelia S Reilley
Cold Spring
Putnam Co
NY

Aug 13/1927

P.S.
If there are any further records of his wife, of living at that time, will you kindly send them to me

C.S. Reilly
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Rev WIDOW, & C.

File No 5421

Sarah Nicholas
Wid.

Jesiah Nicholas
Sergt Rev War

Act July 29th 1848

Index:- Vol M, Page 85

{arrangement of 1870.}
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No 866.

Sarah Nichols
Widow of Josiah 

NY

Oct 29 July 1848

Married 1798
Hus died 1837

Adm 3 Mar Sgt $15.00
Adm 5 Mar pri $11.11
$31.66

Mcity roll

N Valentine
Albany NY
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New York
Josiah Nichols
Revy

Suspended

Sir not Jeremiah Hine
June 3 1834 - 

adm'd

Act of June '32
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Payments to be made

at New York
by Ian Fleming Pr & mechanics Bank
Agent for paying pensioners
in the Agency of New York

Recorded in the Pension office, in Book E Vol 4 Page 107 by

[illegible] clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Josiah Nichols of the state of New York who was a private & Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive thirty one dollars and sixty six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.

Lew[illegible]

Secretary of War.

[Stamped across the page]  Cancelled
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[envelope]

FREE

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

[postal stamp] New York Jun 11


Josiah Nichols
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Carmel Putnam Co N.Y. June 10, 1834

Sir 

I have received from you a communication from the pension office dated 3rd June instant - as follows - "the papers relating to the claim of Josiah Nichols to a pension have been again examined. Except the five months tour in 1776 all the service of the case was occasional consisting of short tour. Mr Nichols was required on a former examination to specify the duration of each of actual service. The duration of each of actual service. This he has failed to do except as to the tour referred to. Until the requisition is complete with no decision can be had on the case. The papers are placed on file.

I regret to give the department any further trouble but must request a further examination of the papers of Mr. Nichols and I am confident it will appear that the situatin to the five months service above mentioned - [illegible] tour of actual service for three months in 1777 as a sergeant under Capt John Hyatt in Col Ludington's Regiment is specifically stated in Mr Nichols declaration & is fully proved by the affidavit of Jabez Berry - This with the five months above mentioned will make 8 months explicitly stated & proved.

Mr Nichols from has great age /84 or 85/ consequently lots of memory cannot specify the duration of
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each tour of actual service in the light horse, but as to the 5 months & 3 months his memory is good and his statement will be found to be explicit, [illegible] I am greatly mistaken - The affidavit of Jabez Berry as to the 3 months service was a part of the paper first transmitted to the department which may be the cause of its having been over looks the next examination - [illegible] as to the three months service are not sufficient & with the papers to be returned that the defects may be supplied - but I have no doubt that on a further examination you will find the three months service fully stated [illegible]- and that he is entitled to a pension for 8 months service, with which he must be content as he cannot with respect to his other services, as it sums, bring himself within the rules of the department - 
Mr. Nichols hopes to receive an answer to his communication without delay

Respectfully Yours Obt Serv

Jeremiah Hine

J L Edwards Esq
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[Envelope]


Carmel NY
30th Ma

James L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Carmel Putnam Co. N.Y. May 29, 1834

Sir

The papers of Josiah Nichols /which were returned from the department for further proof / are herewith enclosed with additional proof which, it is hoped will be satisfactory - I will be [illegible] on examination that the following periods of service of Nicols are now substantiated by the testimony of living witnesses viz
under Capt Nathl Delevan by
the affidavit of Daniel Purdy  5 mo 
Mader Capt Hyatt  Afft of Jabez Berry  3
Under Capt Saml Delavan - Ezra Rundle  15
23 

So that twenty three months service is proved living witnesses - and should the papers not be [legible] sufficient for a full pension for two service I trust they will be found sufficient to entitle the applicant to a pension for a part of that time - 

Respectfully yours, Jerimiah Hine

To J. L . Edwards Esq
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29.593

Josiah Nichols 


[illegible]

Jeremiah Hine Esq
Carmel New York
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War Department   [Blank form]
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[regulations - no specific information included]
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[regulations - no specific information included]
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March 11th 1851

Add'l Evi in case
of Sarah Nichols

Cap Liplett

Wm Valentine

Albany New York
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Additional evidence in the case of Sarah Nichols from Wm Valentine of Albany N.Y.

March 3, 1851
by W.V.
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State of New York
County of Putnam   On this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty before me Azor B. Crane Judge of Putnam County courts in and for said county. Sarah Nichols of the town of Carmel in said county aged eighty four 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 made by the Act of Congress passed July 29, 1848. That she is the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a private and sergeant in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of thirty one dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That she was married to the said Josiah Nichols on the thirteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and her maiden name was Sarah Smith: that her husband. The aforesaid Josiah Nichols died in the county and state aforesaid, on the fifteenth  day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. That she was married to the aforesaid Josiah Nichols before the first day of January one thousand eight hundred viz at the time above stated declarant further saith that she has not intermarried since the death of her husband as aforesaid and that she is now a widow.
Witness present  Wm. A. Dean

signed Sarah her X mark Nichols

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of August 1850  Ayor B.  Crane County Judge of Putnam Co.

I certify that Sarah Nichols above named is unable to appear in open court on account of old age and bodily infirmity in consequence of rheumatism. I further certify that I fully believe her statement and set forth in the foregoing declaration, is entitled to full credit & belief.

Ayor B. Crane Judge of Putnam County Court
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State of New York
County of Putnam  On this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty before me William A Dean a Justice of the Peace in and for said county. came Stephen Baily of Carmel in said county who being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged fifty three years, that he is well acquainted with Sarah Nichols that the said Sarah Nichols is now the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner of the United States. That the said Josiah Nichols died on the fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, that the said Josiah Nichols upon the death of the said Josiah Nichols became a resident and inmate of the family of this deponent, that she has resided in this deponents family ever since the death of the said Josiah as aforesaid and still resides with deponent. Deponent further saith that before the death of the said Josiah Nichols he resided in the family of the said Josiah Nichols & the said Sarah Nichols, that at the time this deponent so lived with his said family, the said Josiah Nichols was a pensioner of the United States, that deponent resided in his said family from the time he was an infant till he was nineteen years of age, that deponent was then absent from the said family of the said of the Josiah Nichols and Sarah Nichols for the space of six years when this deponent again left them till the death of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the fifteenth day of October in he year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, that the said Sarah Nichols has since resided in the family of this deponent and is the same identical person named in this foregoing declaration and the widow of the said Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner as aforesaid and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband the aforesaid Josiah Nichols. Deponent further saith that the said Josiah Nichols never kept any family record and no record of the marriage was ever made. Deponent further
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saith that the said Sarah Nichols never had any children by the said Josiah Nichols, the said Sarah being the second wife of the said Josiah Nichols. [signed] Stephen Baily

sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of November 1850. and I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Stephen Baily named in the said affidavit or deposition and that his statement in entitled to full credit and belief.   [signed] Wm A. Dean Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Putnam   On this 25th day of November A.D. 1850 before me William A. Dean a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Alijah Smith being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged fifty eight years that he is well acquainted with Sarah Nichols named in the annexed declaration who is the widow of Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner in the United States. that the said Sarah Nichols was married to the said Josiah Nichols on the thirteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight by the Reverend Timothy Oakley, a Methodist preacher that The said Timothy Oakley kept no record of marriages, and no record of the church were kept from the fact that no church was erected or built at that time, deponent further saith that he very well recollects the time the marriage took place from the following circumstances, viz: Mr Oakley the preacher & his wife, John [illegible] and his wife. Deborah Travis and this deponent were present, all of said witnesses except this deponent are dead, that the above named individuals were all the persons who were present at said marriage and deponent frequently as they all lived in the neighborhood with this deponent till the day of the death of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. Deponent further saith that the said Sarah Nichols mentioned and describes in the annexed declaration, is the widow of the said Josiah Nichols who was a pensioner of the United State and that the said Sarah Nichols has
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remained the widow of the said Josiah Nichols of the said Josiah Nichols which happened on the day and year as aforesaid viz: as to fifteenth day of October A.D. 1837 - deponent further says that the said Josiah Nichols and the said Sarah lived together as husband and wife from the time they were so married till the death of the said Josiah and were reputed and acknowledged to be husband and wife during the whole time they so lived together. 

[signed] Alijah Smith

sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty, And I do hereby certify that I am well and personally acquainted with the above named Alijah Smith and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief.

Wm A Dean, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Putnam  On this ninth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one before me William A. Bean a Justice of the Peace in and for said county. Came Elizabeth Lockwood, a resident of Carmel in said County aged sixty nine years who being duly sworn deposes and says that is well and personally acquainted with the said Sarah Nichols mentioned and described in the annexed declaration that she has been acquainted with her from her childhood and that she very well knows that the said Sarah lived and cohabited with the said Josiah Nichols as his wife, deponent further saith that she has always lived in the immediate neighborhood with the said Josiah Nichols and that the said Sarah Nichols and Sarah Nichols were known, reputed and acknowledged to be husband and wife from the period of their reputed marriage to the day of the death of the said Josiah Nichols. Deponent further saith that she recollects hearing of the marriage at the marriage at the time it took place and that she knows then to have lived together as such husband and wife to the death of the said Josiah Nichols which happened in the fifteenth day of October 1837 Deponent further saith that the said Josiah Nichols married the said Sarah Smith in the month of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and they lived together as husband and wife as aforesaid till the day of the death of the said Josiah
Deponent further saith that she has heard read the annexed certified copy of a deed made and executed by the said Josiah Nichols and Sarah Nichols his wife and knows the contents thereof that the grantors to said deed were the said Josiah Nichols who was the husband of the said Sarah Nichols mentioned and described in the annexed declaration of the said Sarah Nichols who now makes application for a pension.

[signed] Elizabeth her X mark Lockwood

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January 1837. Wm A. Dean Justice of the peace
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I do hereby certify that I am well and personally acquainted with the within named Elizabeth Lockwood and that her statement is entitled to full credit and belief.

Wm A Dean
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This dudenture made the eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, Between Josiah Nichols of the town of Carmel County of Putnam and State of New York and Sarah his wife of the first part, and Stephen Baily of the town of Somers, County of Westchester and State Aforesaid of the second part, Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty-five dollars lawful money of the United States of America to them in hand paid at or before the unsealing and delivery of these presents by the said party of the second part. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party of the second part his heirs executors and administrators, forever released and discharged from the same by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, demise, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever all those three parcels of land, situate in the town of Carmel, County of Putnam, and State aforesaid and bounded as follows the first piece beginning in the West line of Phillips long lot at Tracy Ballards most southwest corner, thence running  south seven degrees thirty minutes west ten chains sixty links along said Ballards line to Joseph Hopkins land, thence south seventy four degrees thirty minutes east five chains fifty two links along the same to a peach tree thence north twenty six degrees thirty minutes east five chains twenty links along the same thence north thirty nine degrees thirty minutes east, one chain ten links along the same crossing the road, thence north seventy six degrees thirty minutes east two chains along the same to a stake hence south seventy five degrees thirty minutes east five chains forty five links along the same to Erros Hopkins land, thence north seven degrees fifteen minutes west five chains
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sixty links along the same to Tracy Ballards land, thence worth eighty six degrees west fifteen chains sixty links along the same to the place of Beginning containing Eleven acres & two roods more or less.
The second piece beginning at a black oak tree  marked at Alexander Ganong's most north west comes, and SouthEast comes of Tracy Ballard's land, thence morning south eighty nine degrees west, nine chains ninety links along the same to a stake, thence south five degrees and thirty minutes west four chains and three links along Ballard's line to a stone fence, thence with eighty two degrees East nine chains seventy seven links along the same to said lsanongs, thence north seven degrees thirty minutes east five chains fifty one links along said lsanonys' to the place of beginning: containing four acres, one rood and twenty one rods of land more or less. The third piece, beginning at a stake and heap of stones in west comer of Cornelius heirs land, and line of Barnabas Carvers land. thence running worth nine degrees west four chains and eighty seven links to a stake and heap of stones, thence south fifty five degrees west, eleven chains and forty links along said Carvers land to a heap of stones and stake, then south nine degrees east, four chains and eighty seven links along said Carvers land and forty links along said Hills land to the place of Beginning containing for acres more or less. Together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments and appertaining   what unto the said above mentioned and described in any use appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and [illegible] issues and profits thereof, And also all the estate, right, title, interest dower and right of dower, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity of the said parties of the first part of and to the same, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. To have and to hold the above granted bargained and described premises with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to
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his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever, and the said Josiah Nichols and Sarah his wife, for themselves their heirs executors and administrator do covenant, grant promises and agree to and nite the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that the said Josiah and Sarah at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents were lawfully seized their own right of a good, absolute and indefeasible estate or inheritance in for simple of in and all and singular the above granted bargained and described premises with the [illegible] thereunto belonging and have good rightful power and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid, and that the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns. shall and may at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, posses and enjoy the above granted premises, and every part and parcel thereof with the [illegible] without any let, suit, trouble, molestation eviction or disturbance of the said parties of the first part their heirs or assigns, as of any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the same, And that the same now are free clear discharged and unencumbered of and from all former and other grants titles charges estates, judgements, tax assessments and encumbrances of what nature or kind soever  And also that the said parties of the first part and their heirs and all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully or equitably deriving any estate might title or interest of in or to the hereinbefore granted premises by, from, under or in trust for them or either of them shall and will at any time or times hereafter whom the reasonable request, and at the proper costs and changes in the law of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, make do and execute or cause or procure to be made done and executed all and every such further and other lawful and reasonable acts conveyances and assurances in the law for the better and more effectually vesting and confirming the promises hereby intended to be granted in
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and to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, as by the said party of the second part his heirs or assigns or his counsel learned in the law shall be reasonably devised advised or required, And the said Josiah Nichols and Sarah his wife, their heirs tho above described and hereby granted and released premises, and every part and parcel thereof with the [illegible] unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against the said parties of the first part and either heirs and against all and every person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same shall and will warrant and by these presents forever Defend, 

In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written, 
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Barnabas Carver,

[signed] Josiah Nichols
Sarah her X mark Nichols

Putnam County  Be it remember that on the eighteenth day of February 1825. personally appeared before me, Barnabas Carver one of the Judges of the court of common please of said county. Josiah Nichols and Sarah his wife grantors to this deed, & known to me and severally acknowledged they said she same, the said Sarah being examined separately and apart from her husband acknowledged  She signed the same voluntarily without any threats or compulsion from her husband, and I finding no material erasive or interlineation therein allow the same to be recorded, 
Barnabas Carver

Preceeding said recorded February 19th 1825 at 3 o'clock P.M. by A. Neuffard, Dept Clerk

State of New York Putnam
County Clerk's office  I do hereby certify that
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I have compared the foregoing copy of the deed and of the endorsements thereupon with the original record of the same remaining in this office and that the foregoing is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original record of said deed.

In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this twenty first day of January A.D. 1851.
RD Barnum Clerk

State of New York
County of Putnam  I hereby certify that Ayor B. Crane who has subscribed foregoing declaration of Sarah Nichols was at the time of so doing in Putnam County Court in and for the county and state aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgement. that said Putnam County court is a court of record and that the foregoing is his signature, And I also further certify that William A. Dean Esq who has subscribed the foregoing several affidavit and depositions and officially subscribed the same, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state, duly authorised to administer oaths and take acknowledgement and that each of the foregoing are his signatures.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said County to be affixed at Carmel in said County this 18th day of February 1857.
R.D. Barnum Clerk