Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19154, Ammirias Darrow, New York
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New York Darrow, Ammirias W. 19154
                      or  Ammiras B.L.Wt.14502_160_55
                      or  Ammirus
                           Sarah
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[illegible]8347

Sarah Darrow
NY
Act 7 July 38

M 86. d 24

Compl  87-                       8 mo-
             80                        3---
                                        11

adm'd  [admitted?]
11 mo pri

$36 66/100
No deduction

J.A. Rasback Esq
Herkimer
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State of New York
Herkimer County

On this 29th day of June 1842 before the undersigned justice of the peace of Herkimer in said County personally came Alexander Darrow, who being first duly sworn says that he is in the forty ninth year of his age, that he is the son of Amminus and Sarah Darrow, that his said parents had thirteen children, that this deponent is the fifth of their children, that they had two boys & two girls older than the deponent, that this deponent was born the 8th day of September 1793, as he was always informed and believes true, and which also appears by an old family record, which was kept on a leaf in the old family bible, which record is (?) worn and part of it is lost or destroyed the remnant of which is annexed to the application of his mother the said Sarah Darrow, for a (?) that the record of the births, marriages & deaths of the said Ammirus Darrow, Sarah Darrow, the father and mother of this deponent and all their children was kept on blank leaves in said bible. The first leaf had the birth of this deponents father & mother & there followed the record of their marriage & on the other leaf which is annexed as before stated the births & deaths of their children - that the first leaf on which was containing the record of their births of this deponent's said father & mother and also their marriage is lost or destroyed. That this deponent (?) that after the death of his father he looked at said record, and the record of the births & marriage of his father & mother were there on the leaf which was annexed to and immediately preceded the leaf herewith sent. That this deponent looked at it for the purpose of ascertaining
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how old his father was at the time of his death and ascertained that he was sixty three years old lacking twelve days. That he died on the 8th day of March 1824 and his birth day was on the 20th day of March 1761 that the marriage record stated that his said father & mother were married in the (?) of January 1786 that since his father's death in consequent of several removals and other unknown accidents or events the one leaf of the said record has been destroyed or lost that diligent-search has been made for it but it can not be found. That the said record was all in the handwriting of his father - that this deponent does not know of any record of their marriage being in (?) recollects hearing his father in his life time say that he was married just before he was twenty five years old by a justice of (?) named Savage, that his mother is now living at Brownville Oneida (?) that a few years since she lived in Litchfield Herkimer Co. in the State of New York. That his mother the said Sarah Darrow has for several years lived with this deponent and since the death of her husband the said Amminus Darrow the father of this deponent - she has not intermarried but remains the (?) of said Annimus Darrow -
That this deponent well recollects hearing his father say that he was in service under Col Willet in the nine months service in the year that Butler was killed. That he was in that expedition and was present when Butler was killed. Recollects hearing his father say he was in service in his seventeenth year as an attendant to one of the officers whose name he cannot now recollect. Recollects well of hearing him say that in the (?) part of the Revolution War, he enlisted in a company with an officer named Darrow, which was (?) to be allowed in the Continental army and that he served in that company six months and that (?) in (??) difficulty with the Capt for which it was (??) Captain was then court martialed, the Captain discharged the company - and that after that he said he served other officers the names not recollected farther than above (?) - and further that his mother's name was Sarah Melona 

Subscribed and sworn           Alexander Darrow
before me June 29, 1842
J A Rasbach Justice
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I certify that I have for few years past had some personal acquaintance, and that from such acquaintance and from reputation the said Alexander Darrow is a man whose statements are entitled to full credit
                                   J A Rasbach Justice


State of New York
Herkimer County
Clerks Office

I Erwin A Munson, Clerk of said County certify that John A Rasbach, Esq. before whom the two annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, and who executed the foregoing certificate, was, at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, Commissioned and sworn and duly authorised to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the same, to be his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this first day of July  (?) 1842
                           E. A. Munson Clerk
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Our first daughter born New London and died Oct 31 AD 1801 - Leyden
Our second daughter Prudance was born Canaan Feb [illegible]
Our first son Jedidiah was born Canaan Oct 16th AD  [illegible]
Our second son Henry Ammirus was born Stephentown Sept 19 [illegible]
Our third son Alexander was born Stephentown [illegible]
Our third daughter Sophia was born Stephentown [illegible]
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Our forth (fourth) son [illegible] Jan 16th AD 179? And Died March 6th AD 1798
Our fifth son John Baulding was born Leyden Jan 25th 1799
Our sixth son Silas was born Leyden August 2nd 1804
Our seventh son Joseph [illegible] was born Leyden June 29th 
Our eighth son Benjamin Franklin born [llegible] July 12th 1805
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Their first daughter Sarah(?)
born New Loudon   ly nd
Died Oct. 31, 1801 Leyden.
Our second Daughter Prudence
was born Canaan Feb. _ 178-
Our first son Jedediah was
born Canaan Oct 16. -
Our second son Henry Amminus 
was born Stephentown Sept. 19, 1791
Our third son Alexander was
born Stephentown Sept. 8, 1793
Our third daughter Sophia was
born Stephentown Nov. -
Our fourth son -- was 
born Leyden Jan 16, 179- died
March 6, 1798
Our fifth son John Baulding
was born Leyden Jan. 25, 1799
Our sixth son Silas born Leyden
Aug. 2, 1801
Our seventh son Joseph -- was
born Leyden June 29, 1803
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Our eighth son Benjamin
Franklin was born --- July 12, 1805
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State of New York
Oneida County

In the matter of
Sarah Darrow
widow of Ammirus Darrow
a Revolutionary Soldier

Declaration
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State of New York
Oneida County

On the twenty seventh day of June A.D. 1842 personally appeared before me Aaron stock a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Oneida County N.Y. Sarah Darrow a resident of the town of Boonville in the County of Oneida aforesaid, aged Seventy fives years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made 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 Amminus Darrow, who was a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War - That said Darrow served in different companies and regiments - that he was draughted to serve nine months, and he also served as a volunteer. He served under Colonels Graham & Willet & under Captains Miller & (?) & under Col. Livingston. That said Darrow at time of entering the service lived in the town of Stephentown in the County of Columbia & State of New York - That said Darrow entered the service about 1778 and left the same about 1781 and died in March 1824 -
Said Sarah Darrow, further declares that she was married to the said Ammirus Darrow on the 6th Sixth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty six; that she was not married to him
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prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 - viz - at the time above stated. 

Sworn to & subscribed, on the day & year above written before me, Arnon Comstock, one of the judges of the Court Com. Pleas Oneida County N.Y. Said Sarah Darrow being unable from bodily infirmity to attend in open court. 

Boonville Oneida County     Sarah Darrow
New York

Sworn to & subscribed on the
day & year above written before 
me Arnon Comstock Judge 
of Oneida County Court
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Oneida County, Clerk's Office, ss

I, P. Sheldon Root, Clerk of the County of Oneida, do certify that Arnon Comstock Esq., whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of Oneida County Court in and for said County, dwelling in said County and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine. 

In Testimony Thereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the 29th day of June 1842.


P. Sheldon Root
Clerk
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2029                         1855      (?)    To J. H. Fox
New York Albany
Sarah Darrow
widow of Ammiras Darrow             Rept
N.Y.                                                  A.H. Markland
who served in the Revolutionary      Dec 15, 1853
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
36 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
13 day of Sept. 1848
and sent to
D.N. Burnham
Sackets Harbor,
N.Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 59 Vol. 4.
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116.930 }  Act March 3/55
              }  May 3/55

Sarah Darrow widow of Ammiras Darrow
Ammiras Darrow private

[struck through:  Capt Darrow]
[struck through:  Col. Willis]
[struck through:  Ent  1780 ]

lis. N.Y. State Troops

Revolutionary War, 
Pensioner

no 14502  iss  January 18/56
Ms Feb 48-2029

At:  160 Acres farm January:  15/56

[illegible signature]

Boynton

E. G. Wheeler
Reedsburgh,
Sauk Co. Wisconsin
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State of Wisconsin
County of (?) SS

On this 19th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five (??) appeared before me a County Judge of the County of Sawk (?) aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths for general persons with the County and state aforesaid Sarah Darrow aged Eighty eight years a resident of (?) in said County - who being duly sworn according to law declares upon her oath that she is the widow of Ammiras Darrow deceased who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain Darrow in the Revolutionary War. That he enlisted in the colonial service  on the   day of     in the year 1780 for the term of six months - and continued in actual service in all about seventeen months under three different enlistments - Eleven months of said service was under Captain Darrow - the balance of the service was under other Captains whose names she does not know. The Regiment he belonged to was Commanded by Colonel Willis - and he was honorably discharged at Albany in the State of New York on or about the   day of   in the year 17-
She further states that she was married to the said Ammiras Darrow at New Loudon in the state of Connecticut on the sixth day of January A.D. 1786 by one Joseph Harris a justice of the peace and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Malone. And that her said husband died on the 9th ninth day of
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March A.D. 1824 - (?) She has never married since and is now his widow
She further declares that she is the identical Sarah Darrow whose name was enrolled on the Pension Rolls of the United States on the 13th day of September A.D. 1848 - as the widow of the said Ammrius Darrow deceased - and that that proofs of the foregoing facts were provided to the Pension Department with her application for said pension or pending the same. And she respectfully refers to said documents for proof of the facts set forth in this declaration. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty (?) to which she may be entitled under the act affirmed March 3rd 1835.
                    
                                       Sarah Darrow
                                       her mark X

(?) Adelia R Darrow and Henry A Darrow residents of the town of (?) in said county of (?) upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Sarah Darrow by making her mark in our presence and that we know her well and from her (??) and our knowledge of her character and her statements we believe that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
                                       Henry A Darrow
                                       Adelia R Darrow

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were (?) and subscribed before me on the day and and year above written. And I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. That the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in said claim. 
                               E G Wheeler County Judge
                               (?) Co.
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State of Wisconsin
Sauk County 

Alexander Darrow being duly sworn says that Sarah Darrow the person who signed the foregoing application for Bounty land is his mother and that this affiant is now about Sixty years of age. That his father Ammiras Darrow died on the ninth day of March A.D. 1824 - that he was present at his death. And that his said mother has never since been married. That he has seen the record of the marriage of his father & mother in the family Bible - that said record was in substance the same as stated by his mother in said application. That said Bible is now out of existence as he fully believes. And he further says that he knows the fact that his father the said Ammirus Darrow and his mother the said Sarah Darrow cohabited together as husband and wife from the earliest remembrance of this affiant with the death of the said Ammirus Darrow. At which time this affiant was about thirty years of age. That his said father and father mother always acknowledged each other as husband and wife and (?) so he (?) and understood wherein they were known. And he further says that he has no interest in said claim whatever. 
                                    Alexander Darrow

Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 24th day of April A.D. 1835. And I further certify that I well know the said Alexander Darrow and that he is a credible and respectable person
                   E G Wheeler
                   County Judge Sauk Co.
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State of Wisconsin
County of Sauk   I John Bear Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that E. G. Wheeler Esq. before whose the within affidavits and acknowledgments were taken and by him certified, was at the time of the doing thereof the County Judge in and for said County duly (?) person, and I further certify that I am acquainted with the (?), writing of the said E.G. Wheeler and that his signature therein is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at (?), 26th day of April A.D. 1855
                                      John Bear Clerk
                                      By L. F. Cook (?)
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Served warrant when issued when issued to me at Reedsburgh [Reedsburg]  Leach County Wis. - If any further proof is required or anything in the way of their obtaining the warrant please communicate with me. E.G. Wheeler
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In reply to your request of__________, received_________ for a statement of the military history of Ammiras Darrow
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Date of Enlistmen/Appointment| Length of Service| Rank | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: Captain | Colonel | State
Middlefoot
Freeman's Farm were in 1780  1780                   4 months                Private  Christopher Miller             Graham         NY
   v                                                                                                                                      Linningston
1781                                             9months                             Gross                                  Mellett

Battles engaged in, MiddleFoot
Residence of soldier at enlistment:  Sheniertown, Colombia County, NY
Date of application for Pension: June 27 1842
Residence at date of application: Boonville, Oneida County, NY
Age at date of application: 75
Remarks:  Sol. born March  20,1761 Mar. New London Conn. Jarry G 1786 he died March 8, 1824 Sarah Melona
Children:  Sarah ? b?  d. Oct 31,1801.  Prudence G Feb______.. Jedediah G Oct. 16. Henry Ammira Sept 19,1791.
Alexander G Sept 8, 1793.  Sophia G. Nov. ------. 4# con.___________G. Jan 16, 179- d. March 6,1798. John
Baulding b. Jan 25, 1799.  Liles G. August 2, 1801. Joseph G. June 29, 1843.  Benj. Franklin July, 12, 1805
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[On Verso:]
Revy [Revolutionary]
WIDOW, &c.

No.  19154
Sarah Darrow
Widow of 
Ammiras Darrow
Pri [Private] Rev. [Revolutionary] War

Act:  Feb 20 48

Index--Vol. A,  Page 171

{Arrangement of 1870}

[On Recto:]

1909 Oct. 2.  Hist. to Mrs. J. C. Steensen

1909 Nov. 13  Mrs. J. C. Steensen that names of parents are not stated.  V. L. M.
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14.502

160 Acres
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OSn:(illegible) Feb 48, NY
(B/R)OY (illegible)
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Official Business

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 

FREE

116.930

[On inked stamp:]  Baraboo Wis. Apr 27
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Official Business

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

116.930

[on inked stamp:]  Baraboo Wis.  Apr 27

[on inked stamp:]  FREE
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[On Verso:]

6722
N. York

widow of Sarah Darrow
Ammiras Darrow dec'd

who was a pensioner under the Act of [left blank]
and who died on the March 1824
of Oneida in the State of N. York who was a private in the Comp [company] commanded by Captain Gross of the Regt [Regiment] commanded by COl. Willett in the [crossed through:  N. C.] N.Y. line for 11 months

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Augt. [August] 1842  and Sent to J. A. Rasbach Esq. Herkimer N. Y.  
Arrears to the 4th of March '41     183.30
Semi-annual allowance anding  [left blank]

183.30
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by Theo. L. Moody Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2  Page 75
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Repo 6 Apl 44

5259

Albany N. Y.

Sarah Darrow
widow of Ammiras Darrow
who was a Pri [private]
in the [struck through:  N.C.] N.Y. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Apl. 1844 and sent to 
B.P. Johnson
Rome N.Y.

{Act of March 3, 1843}
Recorded in Book A  Vol 1   Page 215
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admitted

D. N. Burnham
Sackets Harbor
N.Y.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd July. 1848 Entitled "an act making further provision for surviving widows of Soldiers of the Revolution."

State of New York}
Jefferson County}   SS

On this 15th day of August 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace & magistrate of said COunty of Jefferson Sarah Darrow a resident of the town of Hounsfield in said county of Jefferson aged eighty one years who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to aobtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War--

[large area of text obscured by the following overlaid document:]
State of New York}  SS
Jefferson County Clerk's office

I, James G. Lynde, Clerk of said County do hereby certify, that Saml [Samuel] Boyden before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been worn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.  
Witness my hand, and seal of said County, this 17 day of Augt. [August]
J. G. Lynde Clerk

[continuing the visible portion of primary document:]

Sarah Darrow [signature]
Sworn to & Subscribed on the day & year above written before me Augt. 15 1848
Sam'l Boyden  Justice of the peace.

I certify that the above named Declarant, Sarah Darrow, who subscribed the above, is personally known to me & is of good character & credibility.
Aut. 15 1848
Sam'l Boyden
Justice of the peace
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd July, 1848, Entitled "an act making further provisions for surviving widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution." 

State of New York}
Jefferson County}  SS

On this 15th day of August 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace & magistrate of said county of Jefferson Sarah Darrow a resident of the town of Houndsfield in said county of Jefferson aged Eighty one years who, being first duly sworn, according law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to abtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed in the 2nd February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War--that she is the widow of Amirus [Amiras] Darrow who was a private and served in Capt. Miller's company and also under Capt. Gross under Col. Willet in the Army of the United states, and that she received a pension of thirty six & 66/100 Dollars, annually, under the act of 17th June 1844.  She further discloses she is still a widow.

Sarah Darrow

Sworn to & Subscribed on the day & year above written before me Augt. 15th 1848
Sam 'l Boyden
Justice of the peace

I certify that the above named Declarant, Sarah Darrow, who subscribed the above, is personally known to me & is of good character & credibility.
Augt. 15th 1848
Saml [Samuel] Boyden
Justice of the peace.
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2374
Sarah Darrow
Oneida Co NY

Under act 1843

B. P. Johnson
agent 
Rome NY

$36:66 per ann [annum]
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Declaration Act, 1843
State of New-York,
Oneida County ss.}

On this 3rd day of [struck through:  "July"]  August 1843, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Sarah Darrow a resident of the town of Boonville in said county, aged Seventy Six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Amarius Darrow who was a Revolutionary Solder [the following struck through:  "and Pensioner of the United States, and who received a pension"]
and that she received under the Act of July 7th, 1838, a Pension of thirty dollars per annum; She further declares that she remains a Widow, and has done so ever since the death of her husband.

Sarah Darrow [signature]

State of New-York,}
Oneida County,}  ss.

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Sarah Darrow, and know her to be the person described in the above declaration, and who was a Pensioner under the Act of July 7th, 1838.
Jacob Covenhoven  Justice

The word July erased and the word, Amarius written on an erasure.  Also the whole of the eleventh line from the top erased, all before signing.
J. Covenhoven  J. P.

I P. Sheldon Root, clerk of the county of Oneida do hereby certify that Jacob Covenhoven was on the date of the above certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 11th day of August in the year Eighteen hundred & forty three.

P. Sheldon Root Clerk
Jno. F. Kittle Dep.
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State of New York
COUNTY
Jefferson ⎬
Be it known, That on this third day of 
October A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty three, before the undersigned, a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Darrow
a resident of Watertown
in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the
identical person who is a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States
at the rate of thirty six & 00/100
Dollars per annum; that she has been
informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes
this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
SWORN to and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid, before me.
E. Wakefield J. Peace
Sarah   (Her x Mark)
Darrow 

I,
E Wakefield
Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that
Sarah Darrow who executed the foregoing paper is a
respectable resident of this county, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
E. Wakefield J. Peace.
I,
John S. Marsh Clerk of the Supreme Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that E. Wakefield before whom the
foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized
by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal,
this Eleventh
day of October A.D. 1853.
John S. Marsh Clerk.
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I
Sarah Darrow hereby
constitute and appoint C. W. Bennett
my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of myself
---
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorized my said Agent
to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere;
to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I
wish made payable to me at Albany, New York, agency to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do
were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and seal this
third day of October A.D. 1853
*
SIGNED AND SEALED IN THE PRESENCE OF
E Wakefield
day of

Sarah Darrow  (her X Mark)

the widow is unable to write
on account of age & infirmites
State of New York
COUNTY OF
Jefferson ⎬ SS.
On this Third day of October A. D. 1853
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah
Darrow and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
┃ Wakefield J. Peace

(written sideways) 
Sarah Darrow NY ad
AH Mackland
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July 29. 1842 
NY

darrow 

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
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July 29. 1842 
NY

darrow 

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
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Herkimer NY  July 26, 1842

Sir
Yours of the 22nd instant in relation to the claim of Sarah Darrow in is recd [received] in which you say the evidence is "satisfactory in Every respect Except the duration of service in 1781.  Now with regard to that service I will refer you to the comptroller Certificate of the City of the order drawn by her husband in which her husband called that service 9 months on looking on the back of it.  You will see that he was paid [British pounds] 21.6.8 for that service as appears by the Receipt in the back of the order
I refer you to it supposing that as it is receipted on the back it may have escaped your notice.  You will there find he was paid [British pounds] 21.6.8 which must be evidence of his service to that extent in that year.

I am Sir Your Obt [Obedient] Servant, 
J. A. Rasbach

J L Edwards Esquire
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No 8347 July 22, 1842
N.Y.
July 7, 1838
Sarah Darrow 

Pension Claims

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
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No 8347 July 22, 1842
N.Y.
July 7, 1838
Sarah Darrow 

Pension Claims

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D.C.
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Herkimer N.Y. July 2. 1842 
Sir
Enclosed I forward you the application of Sarah Darrow widow of Ammirus Darrow, for a  Pension - the certificates of the Comptroller fully substantiate the services by her husband, in the Revolution war - and are corroborated by the positive testimony of John Rowland also annexed The fact that the claimant was the wife of the said Darrow and is now his widow is evident from her testimony and the testimony of Mary Peek & also of Alexander Darrow, their fifth child and who was born in the year 1793, making it evident that the marriage must have taken place before 1794 - they had thirteen children of which Eleven only have their births recorded on the leaf of the old record herewith forwarded and annexed - the record of the marriage being destroyed - in addition to the services stated in the certificates it is alleged by the claimant though not specified in the affidavit because she could not now particularize, that her said husband performed service previous to the years mentioned in the proofs annexed and which service may be among the Continental service – 
Please examine the claim and inform me of the result at your earliest convenience
Your Obed Servt 
[signed] J A Rasbach 

Hon J. L. Edwards 
Comsr of Pensions
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Official Business 

Jas. L. Edwards Esq
Comr Pensions 
Washington City

NY 48
5259.

[math calculations]
File with papers
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Official Business 

Jas. L. Edwards Esq
Comr Pensions 
Washington City

NY 48
5259.

[math calculations]
File with papers
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Sackets Harbor N.Y.
Augt. 18th 1848

Dear Sir
Enclosed is the application of Sarah Darrow, for the benefit of the Act of Congress of 2nd Feby [February] 1848 Entitled "an act making fur[ther] provisions for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution."
Please let me hear from these as soon as your convenience will permit.
Your Obt [obedient] servant
D. N. Burnham

Jas. [James] L. Edwards Esq
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Washington Decr [December] 8th 1853

Hon L. P. Waldo,
I herewith enclose a power of attorney in the case of Mrs. Sarah Darrow of New York, for increase of pension under the Acts of 3 March 1843, 17 June 1844 & 2nd Feb 1848.  The record evidence on file shows a service of 9 months in Capt Mosses Company and Col. Marinus Willett--and 3 months service in the Company of Capt Miller in Col Morris Grahams Regt, making 12 months service proven by record.  John Rowland who is a pensioner, testifies most clearly to a period of nearly 5 months service in the Reg't of Col. Livingston in the year 1778-9.  I therefore claim an increase of five months upon the evidence now on file in the case.

I am Very Respectfully 
Your Obt. Svt.
A. H. Mackland
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State of New York}
County of Herkimer}  SS

John Rowland of Herkimer in said County aged seventy seven years in August last who being first duly sworn according to law does on his oath say that in the Revolution War he was acquainted with Ammirous Darrow, that they were brought up in the same neighbourhood--that they resided in Spencertown in the now County of Columbia in the State of New York.  That after the surrender of Gen'l Burgoyne but this deponent cannot now recollect the particular year but thinks it was in the year 1778 or 1779, the said Ammirous Darrow was enlisted in the service of the United States under Capt Muller thinks his given name was Christopher.  Lieutenant Jeremiah Miller.  the said Company was attached to a Regiment under Col Robert Livingston, that this deponent was also enlisted in the same Company and served therein the same season, that this deponent and the said Darrow Enlisted at the same time at Spencertown about hoeing corn time for four months and served the full time of four months.  That after this Enlistment they went with the company to Red Hook or Livingston's Manor were there detained about two days, then the Regiment assembled and the father of Col. Livingston there treated the Regiment they took sloops and landed at Fish Kill remained there about a week and while there Gen'l George Washington with his guard came there his guard consisted of sixteen men.  He remained there about an hour and the drums beat to arms.  We then marched around Butterfield Falls to Kings Ferry, from there we took Bateaus to West Point, remained there, about a fortnight
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thence we marched to Dobbs Ferry about twenty five miles from New York, remained there about a week thence were ordered and proceeded back part of the way by boats and a part of the way on foot to Fish Kill but stopped at West Point on the way and drew provisions.  After took sloops to Albany, had a strong head wind and were five days going to Albany.  Only one day's provision remained.  At Albany about a week.  The Regiment was distributed in different directions, some for frontier guards.  Capt. Miller & his Company was stationed at Schoharie at the Middle Fort and remained there on duty until our time Expired--after the Expiration of the time no relief came to the fort and the inhabitants were very anxious to have the Company remain.  And all but five of the Company volunteered to remain, among the volunteers was the said Darrow & this deponent.  The [crossed through:  "finished staff.  that"] the next morning the fort was attacked by the Enemy about six hundred & fifty strong; the Engagement lasted from about sunrise until about two and a hours before sunset when the Enemy gave way and went off during the day.  The Enemy sent in a flag of truce three times and a Mr. Murphy, thinks Henry Murphy, fired upon the Flag each time it came up.  The next morning we were ordered out and followed the Enemy to Fort Hunter, and there we heard the firing in the Engagement of Col. Brown at Stone Arabia.  We pursued the Enemy up the Mohawk River to Fort Herkimer, drawed provisions, stayed over night thence we proceeded to the Unadilla Forks, from thence we came back to Fort Herkimer, drew provisions from thence we proceeded to Stone Arabia, then buried
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Col. Brown in Military order and then proceeded to Schenectady, there drew rations to carry us home.  The service after the expiration of our Enlistment lasted [struck through:  "about"] not less than eight days.  During the whole of this time and service the said Darrow was with and served with this deponent.
The next year this deponent understood, and it was generally understood in the neighbourhood that the said Darrow was enlisted and served in a company under Col Willet nine month this deponent knows that the said Darrow was off in the service this whole season, he saw him the day or the day before he left home for the service this season, as he was not in the same service.
This deponent also states that he has been well acquainted with Sarah Darrow the widow of the said Amminous Darrow for about thrity years that when he became acquainted with her the said Darrow and his wife the said Sarah now the widow of the said Darrow resided in Boonville in Oneida County in the said State.  He this deponent also there resided in the same town, and he is now informed and believes that the said Sarah the widow of the said Darrow now resides in the town of Litchfield in the County of Herkimer.  that the said Amminous Darrow is now daed, the he died in the town of Boonville aforesaid about fifteen years ago.  That the reason why this deponent has not known the said Sarah Darrow longer than before stated is that [struck through:  "from Spencertown.  this deponent"] then said Amminous Darrow removed [struck through:  "in different direction"] from Spencertown to New London or Horseneck
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then understood and believed him and now believes [illegible] and he & said Darrow did not get together again until this deponent remained at Boonville, and further saith not.

John Rowland X his mark

Subscribed and Sworn before me this 10th day of January 1840
J. A. Rasbach Justice

And I certify that the said John Rowland the deponent to the foregoing formerly wrote but owing to an injury received to his right hand last Spring he cannot now write and therefore he makes his mark.
J. A. Rasbach Justice
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In pursuance of a law passed th e27th day of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five percent per annum, viz:
1780 July 31  12.361 Ammarius Darrow-Pri _0__7__1_
1780 Oct 27 12.929 Ammarius Darrow " _5__1__5_
1780 Augst 31 12.993 Amartas Darrow " _2__13__4_
[illegible]

State of New-York
Comptroller's Office, Albany, August 11 1841}
I hereby certify the above to be true extreacts from Book No. 3 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the folowing officers, viz:
First--under Capt. Christn [Christian] Mulller in Cl. Morris Graham Regiment.
Second " "[under Capt] Christn Muller  " "[in COl.] Morris Graham "[Regiment]
Third, " " Christn Muller " " Morris Graham "

W. W. Tredway
Dep Compt [Department of the Comptroller]
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Ambris Darrow
24   [British Pound sign] 21. 6. 8

To Col Marenus [Marinus] Willet
New York
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Ambris Darrow
24  [British Pound sign] 21. 6. 8

To Col Marenus [Marinus] Willet
New York
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Kings district June 26th A.D. 1789
 Honoured Sir
Please to pay to the bearer Col Mathew Scott for Nine months  which I did serve in the year 1781 in Capt Groses Company under the Command of Colo Marinus Willett.  This do and his receipt shall bee Your Security
I am ours &c
Ammirus Darrow

Mary Stedman
Amos Starkweather

To Colo Marinus Willett
Sir this is the third application and if I cannot have my due I would be glad to know the reason
Ams Darrow

State of New YOrk}
Comptrollers Office }
Albany August 13 1841  
I certify that the foregoing is a true transcript of an original paper and of its endorsements and of the whole of said original, now remaining on file in this office

W.W. Tredway
Dep. Comptroller
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Rec'd July 7th 1789 from Gerard Bancker Treas'r 2 Certificates amo'g [amounting] to Twenty one Pounds, Six Shillings and eightpence in full for the within order.
Matthew Scott
[British Pound sign] 21. 6. 8
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Affidavit of Miss Peek of Champion
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Champion Jefferson County ss

Mary Peek of Champion in said County being duly sworn saith that she was acquainted with Ammirus Darrow when a young man and was knowing to his being married to Miss Sarah Melona in the year 1786 that being the first & all the wife he ever had  Said Darrow was Married in the town of New London in the State of Conn [Connecticut]

Mary Peck [signature]

Sworn this 18th day of Sept 1839 before me A.S. Babcock Justice of the Peace.

I certify that I am well aquainted with the above named Mary Peck and know her to be a person of truth and veracity.

A. S. Babcock JP
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State of New York}
Jefferson County Clerk's Office,} ss.

I, Daniel Lee, Cerk of said County, do hereby certify, that A. S. Babcock Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have ben sworn, and who executed the annexed certificate was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, commissioned and worn, and duly authorised to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand, and seal of said County, this 17th day of June in the year 1842
Daniel Lee   Clerk
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406 S 4 st. N Yakima Wash
Sep. 20, 1909

Dear Sirs:--
Will you kindly tell me if a man by the name of Ammarius Darrow drew a pension and when he died and if his wife Sarah drew the pension after his death?  Was his name spelled as I have it?  They lived in York State but I do not know where.  Could
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you inform me where did Charles Demaray last have his pension sent and where did he die?  Did he leave a wife who drew the pension?
Oblige,
Mrs. J. C. Steensen.

[on an ink stamp:  "U. S. Pension Office Sep 25 1909"]
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406 S 4th St  N Yakima Wash.
Oct 29, 1909

J. L. Davenport
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:--
I wrote you some time ago for the pension record of the Revolutionary War of one Ammirias Darrow.  I received it and was very much pleased to find some of the names of his children which I did not have.  Some of we Darrow are trying to get up a genealogy of the Darros;, but we find we cannot get the name of the Father of Ammirus.  I wonder if you could help us any.  Have you on the pension records a Jedediah Darrow & his wife Prudence Bailey Darrow.  If so, does it show whether the Ammiras Darrow of Boonville is their child?  If you can give date of his birth we can probably prove that he is the same.
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were their any other Darrows who drew a pension in the Revolutionary War? 
Very Respectfully yours 
[signed] Mrs J C Steenson 

[stamped U.S. Pension Office Nov 6 1909]
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Mrs. J. C. Steensen,
406 South 4th Street,
Yakima, Wash.

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 20" ultimo and received the 8" instant, you are advised that the pension records of the Revolutionary War fail to afford any information in regard to Jedediah Darrow whose wife's name was Prudence Bailey Darrow.  Nor is it stated in the claim of Ammiras Darrow, Wid. File No. 19,154, who his parents were.
In order to identify a Revolutionary War pension claim for any other Darrow the full name of the soldier should be furnished.

Very respectfully,

Acting Comissioner.