Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10465, for John Terry, New York
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER

New York             Terry, John               R.10465
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   Seal                                              Seal
  Affixed                                         Affixed
    Here                                            Here

State if New York
Suffolk County}  Js:

On this 27th day of May in the year 1834, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk aforesaid, now sitting, John Terry, a resident of the Town of Southhampton, in said County and State, aged Eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated  Paul Reeve, Captain; John Corwin and Joshua Benjamin Lieutenant [Last word inserted], Josiah Smith, Colonel.  That he entered the service on the first day of March in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain Paul Reeve, aforesaid, for the term of six months, and was duly discharged from the same on the first day of September, or soon after, then next ensuing.  That at the time he entered the said service he was residing at a place called Bating Hollow [Baiting Hollow], in the Town of Riverhead, in said County of Suffolk - That he was drafted into said Company. That in a few days after his being drafted he marched with said Company on towards the West end of Long Island - he thinks they marched about one third of the distance and then took conveyance on board a sloop and arrived soon after at Brooklyn, New York. That the distance, in the whole, was about Eighty miles.  That on and near Brooklyn his Company was stationed until the Battle on Long Island, in August then next following - He was employed in standing
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[stand] ing guard and assisting in making fortifications until said battle -  That he was engaged in said battle, near Brooklyn, in the month of August 1776 -  Saw General Washington, Putnam, Sullivan and Lord Sterling there - was stationed in sight of Lord Sterling's Regiment and recollects well how said Regiment was hemed [sic] or enclosed in by a large creek or stream of water on one side and the British forces on the other -  That he assisted in collecting the rails and other materials for the fires made on the evening of the defeat of the American Army - and was one of the Soldiers that retreated by order of General Washington off of the Island to the City of New York and thence across the Hudson River to New Jersey - That after remaining in the neighborhood of Hoboken a day or two the Company to which he was attached again returned  into the City of New York at or near a place called Greenwich Village - That he was duly discharged together with the whole company in the City of New York on or soon after the first of September 1776.  It was before the City was abandoned and taken possession of by the British.  That he proceeded homeward by taking passage to a place called Rye, about thirty miles from the said City, and from thence by water to his home at Bating Hollow, aforesaid -  That he regularly served full six months in said Company and was duly discharged by Captain Paul Reeve aforesaid.  That he was obliged to take the route he did, home, by reason of the enemy's having possession of the Western part of Long Island - That all the Soldiers discharged in New York at that time and residing near his neighborhood [last five words inserted] he believes returned through some part of the State of Connecticut and for the reason above stated.  That he was born in Mattituck in the County of Suffolk aforesaid, in the year 1753.  That he resides with his son and that the record of his age is at home -
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That since the Revolution he has resided in the Town of Southampton

That he has no documentary evidence in his possession respecting his said service - and that the persons who could testify to his aid service are at this time dead as he believes and is informed -

That he is acquainted with the Reverend William Benjamin, Jonathan Robinson and Nathaniel Fanning and William Griffing - who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn and Subscribed in open Court [last three words inserted] the day and year aforesaid.
                  [Signed]  John Terry

Attest  Joseph R Hunthing Clk
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We Nathaniel Fanning a Clergyman residing in the Town of Southhampton and William Griffing also residing the Town of Riverhead in said [last four words inserted] County of Suffolk, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Terry who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, That we believed him to be Eighty one 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]    Nathaniel Fanning
                                 William Griffing
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
   Attest  Joseph R Huntting Clk


And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation prescribed by the War Department that he above name applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathaniel Fanning, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a  Clergyman resident of the Town of Southhampton and that William Griffing, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Riverhead and is a credible witness and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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I, Joseph R. Huntting, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Terry for a pension-

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Twenty ninth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty four 
           [Signed]     Joseph R. Huntting Clk




State of New York
Suffolk County} Js

Nathaniel Benjamin of the Town of Riverhead being duly sworn saith that he this deponent Enlisted into the Militia [word inserted] Company commanded by Captain Paul Reeve in the year 1776 - That the above named John Terry was at the time of enlistment a private Soldier in said Company.  That said John Terry was drafted into said Company previous to  deponents enlistment. That he enlisted in the month of March and said John Terry was drafted the better part of the month of February on the first of March, previous.  That he, this deponent, was a private soldier engaged in said Company at the Battle of Long Island in the month of August 1776. That he saw said John Terry there in the capacity of a soldier in said Company,  That he retreated with said Company off Long Island as stated in the Deposition of said Terry,  That he this deponent and said John Terry together into the whole of said company were duly discharged in the City of New York in September 1776. That he returned home at Batting
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Hollow in the Town of Riverhead in Company with said John Terry and their Colonel Josiah Smith.  That he, this deponent, is in his esventy sixth year of his age and has known the said John Terry from his boy hood. That he never heard it disputed but that said John  Terry was a good & faithful soldier and served to the knowledge of this deponent six months in said Company as a private soldier -
      [Signed]   Nathaniel Benjamin

Sworn and subscribed as amended
before me this fourth day
August 1834   
    [Signed ] David Edwards  Justice if the Peace

Sidney L Griffin Notary Public in and for Suffolk Cunty.

Nathaniel Benjamin, the above deponent is well known to me as a man of fair character and highly respectable in the Town of Riverhead. His statements under oath may be relied on as true.  

  [Signed]  Sidney L. Griffin
                                    Notary Public

Suffolk County Js:  I Joseph L. Huntting, Clerk of the County of Suffolk and Clerk of the Court 
                   of Common Pleas for said County 
                   do hereby certify that Sidney L. 
                   Griffin Esqr,. whose name is 
                   subscribed to the [illegible]  and 
   L.S.           certificate of the above deposition 
                   was on the day of the date thereof 
                   a Notary Public of said County 
                  duly commissioned and sworn and 
                  that full faith and credit are due to 
                  his official acts -

[NOTE:  In the space to the left of the previous paragraph are the initials L.S. as well as  the following data written vertically.]

                            31295
        In the Matter of the application
             of John Terry for a Pension.


In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County the Twenty third day of June 1834
       [Signed] Joseph l. Huntting Clk
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I David Edwards the Justice above named do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Nathan Benjamin who subscribed and swore oath to the annexed amended affidavit on the first day of August instant sworn before me that he is a man of excellent Character for truth and veracity in the Town where he [last word inserted] resides and his statement I believe to be true
   [Signed]  David Edwards Justice of the
                Peace in & for the Town of [illegible] 

State of New York
Suffolk County } Js
I Joseph R Huntting Clerk of the County of Suffolk and Clerk of the Court of Common Please in & for Said County Do Certify that David Edwards Esquire who name is subscribed to the [illegible]  of Nathan Benjamin and to the foregoing certificate is a Justice if the peace for Said County and that his signature is Genuine   Witness my hand and Seal of office this 8 of August 1834
          [Signed] Joseph R Huntting Clk
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                                              March 28, 1936

Katherine D. Stoes                      John Terry
Box 789                                       R. 10465
Las Cruces, New Mexico              BA-J/MLB
        
 [Handwritten note inserted vertically]
mailed without review of

Dear MAdam:

You are furnished herein the record of John Terry as found in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 10465, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

John Terry was born in 1758 in Mattituck, Suffolk County, New York; the names of his parents are not stated.
  The date and place of the soldier's marriage and name of his wife are not shown.

John Terry applied for pension May 27, 1834, while living with his son, whose name is not given, in Southhampton, Suffolk County, New York.  He stated that while residing at a place called Bating Hollow in the Town of Riverhead, in Suffolk County, New York, he enlist March 1, 1776, served as private in Captain Paul
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WAR RECORDS SECTION.
R. 10465

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
19
In reply to your request of
received
a statement of the military history of John Henry
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.

[Chart]
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Mch 1 1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
1

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Paul Reeve
COLONEL.
Jacob Smith

STATE.
NY

Battles engaged in, Long Island
Residence of soldier at enlistment , [illegible] Suffolk Co NY
Date of application for pension, May 27. 1834
Residence at date of application, Southampton, Suffolk Co N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in 1753 at Mattituck NY
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
The claim is rejected as he fail to furnish satisfactory proof
of his alleged service of six months as required by the act of
June 7, 1832 under which he applied for person

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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[Stamp in upper left corner]
Suffolk County
Aug 11                 Free                     Free

           Hon
                    Abel Huntington
                            East Hampton
                                   Long Island
                                       Suffolk County
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Dear Sir -
    Enclosed are the papers in the matter of the application of John Terry for  [illegible] under Act 7th June 1832.  They have been amended in accordance with the Brief forwarded by the Department -
       The answers to the interrogatories are all contained in the Declaration of the applicant-
By reading the paragraph after note J. it will be seen that two witnesses are only requisite in continental cases
       As these papers have been through your hand and as you are known to the Department in the matter I would be particularly obliged if you would forward them & request an attention to them.

                             With great respect
                                    Sidney l. Griffin
                                       Augt. 11, 1834
Hon Abel Huntington
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Hon A. Huntington
    Aug. 20. 1834
           O.C.






Recd Vol. 33 file 84
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R 10465
John Terry     
                                     War Department
                                         Pension Office
                                             August 20th 1834     
Sir,
The papers of John  Terry have again been examined - On a former examination the applicant was required to state whether the regiment in which the service alleged [last word inserted] service  a claimant to have been rendered  [next word crossed out] was composed of State or Militia troops - But [last word crossed out] no explanation on that point [last three words inserted] is given -  There is no evidence in the Department that Col Smith commanded a regiment of six months men  [The following words are crossed out:  On the contrary it appears   ..]  that his regt was composed of minute and drafted men who were in service no longer than    special occupancy by which they were entitled to Justice -  
[Next two and one half line are crossed out]  
                          To sustain a claim of Six months actual service during the period [next four words crossed out] it must be clearly shown that the claimant belonged to some other than an ordinary militia company - the case is suspended and the papers placed on file
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Hon. A. Huntington
            East Hampton
                     Long Island
                                 N.Y.
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R10465
John Terry
        War Department
Pension Office
August 20, 1843

Sir, 
        The papers of John Terry have again been examined - On a former examination the applicant was required to state whether the service claimed to have been rendered, was in a corps of State troops or Militia; no explanation on that point is given - There is no evidence in the Department that Col Smith commanded a regiment of six months time. His regiment appears to have been composed of minute and drafted men who were in service no longer than the occasion for which they were called out lasted To sustain a claim to six months actual service within the period mentioned, it must be clearly proven that the claimant belonged to other than an ordinary militia company. The papers are placed on file
Respectively Your obt servt
J L Edwards

Hon A. Huntingdon
East Hampton N. Y.
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War Dept. Pension Off
Dec 34
Sir
Upon a re-examination of the papers of Jon Young it appears that he alleged but one term of service viz 6 mo in 76 in Col. Josiah Smiths Regt of militia. He & his witnesses must be mistaken in the length of the service as it is established by the Executive records of New York that the militia called out for the service alleged by Young record but 5 mo. His claim should therefore have been disallowed & instructions have been given to the agt. at New York to drop his name from the roll of pensions.
Matthew Howell alleges the same term of service under Col Smith & his claim is disallowed for the same reason to wit that he could not have served as much as six months. John Terry declares for the same term and his claim is also disallowed. Their papers are placed on file
act 7 June
Hon A. Huntington
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(X mark)
Terry's service under Capt. Reeve is also contradicted by the declaration & proof of Stephen Halsey which shew that Reeves company was disbanded in two months after called into service upon the ground that they engaged to serve on Long Island which was then occupied by the enemy.

(written vertically center portion)
Hon A Huntington 
15 Jany 1835
o.b

Recd. Vol. 33. pa. 325
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New York
Revolutionary
(next 3 lines with line drawn through)
Rejected
(next line with line drawn through)
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[COLUMN 1]
1884 dEC 8 Stephen Perry
SENT HISTORY (probably)
1919 Sept. 15 Hist to Katherine hills
1936, Mar 28. Hist. to Katherine Stoes

[column 2]
[stamp] REJECTED

10465
P. O.
John Tary
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
to
18
18
18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852
gives cause of rejection
Re-enlisted; I did not serve
six months.
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Conti
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KATHERINE WELLS
REPRESENTING ESTATE OF
J. MADISON WELLS
Insurance
Greenport, Suffolk County, N. Y., Sept. 2 / 29.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me any Revolutionary war records
or any data you may have concerning the following men:
Joseph Wells. 
Manly Wells, 
John Terry.
I think they all came from Aquebogue, Suff. Co., N.Y. and belonged
to the 1st Suff. Co. Reg. of Minute Men. Have you any record of
their places of residence, ages, etc.
Yours truly,
Katherine Hills

[Stamp] US. PENSION OFFICE D SEP 3 1919
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Las Cruces, New Mexi
March 2, 1936
Veteran's Administration
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-

Will you kindly give me all the data available on the Revolutionary records
of the following men:
Josiah Nelson who I believe was in Battle of Lexington but
have no accurate information
Patters
Thomas Herron who I think fought in the Battle of Three
Rivers, Canada and was captured by the British and held
prisoner
Col. William Ross of Continental Army (?)
Major John Rose
Captain John Terry (I think 
Suffolk Co.N.Y.) Companies of Reeves and WElls (?)
Jonas Hulsa First Regiment of Suffolk County I think.
Thanking you for your
information as to the above
Very truly yours
Katherine D Stoes
Katherine D. Stoes
Las Cruces, N. M.
[Stamp]  RECEIVED MAR 7 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #12
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March 26, 1936
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Katherine D. Stoes
Box 789
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Josiah Nelson; Thomas Herron who
found in the battle of Three Rivers, Canada; Colonel William
Rose and Major John Rose of the Continental Army; Jonas Hulse of
Suffolk County, New York, and Captain John Terry, of Suffolk
County, New York, who served under Reeves and Wells.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been
searched and no claims for pension or bounty land found based upon
service of William or John Rose as described; or of any Josiah
Nelson of Jonas Hulse, all spellings of names searched.
In order to identify the record of the particular soldier
named Thomas Herron in whom you are interested, should it be on file,
as much as possible of the following data in regard to him should
be furnished: approximate dates of birth and death, places of
residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
The record has been found of a John Terry of Suffolk County,
New York, and it is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator