Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21308, for Moses Huntley, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn

Huntley, Moses

NUMBER
S. 21308
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11,616
Vermont

Moses Huntley
of Caledonia Co in the State of Vt
who was a Pr in the Company commanded
by Captain Lays of the Regt commanded
by Col Smith in the Connecticut
line for Troops

17 Mo Private 56.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of May 1833
and sent to
Amos Paul Danville Vt

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 113.32
Semi-anl allowanec ending 4 Sept.  28.33
                                                     141.65

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J T Sprague Clerk
Book C Vol 3 page 68
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Admd
17 mos
$56.66

Amos Paul Esq
Danville
Vt
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10,152
BRIEF in the case of Moses Huntley
of Waterford in the State of Vermont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?  72 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.  |  Duration of Service |  Rank |  Names of General and Field Officers 
                      Years, Months, Days.              under whom he served.
June In 1778 | -- 9 -- | Private  | Col Gallup Reg 
                                                     | Lt Col Smith “             Connt enlisted
                                                     | Capt Lee Lay Co
July 1779 | -- 8 -- | do  | Ditto    do                                    do
                                         | Col Levi Wells  Reg

5. In what battles was he engaged?  none stated

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Lyme – Connt

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  only the partial statement of one
witness -- & the traditionary evidence of the two others
certified to be credible persons—

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so in what respect?
Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
E Stephens
Examining Clerk
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State of Vermont
District & County of Caledonia

On this 14th day of August
A.D. 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Hon.
Benjamin F Deming Judge of the Court of Probate
for the district aforesaid now sitting Moses
Huntley a resident of Waterford in the County
and district aforseaid aged seventy two years
who being 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 & served as herein stated. That in  the
month of June 1778 at Lyme in the State of Connecticut
his then place of residence he enlisted in the Connecticut
troops for the term of nine months in the Company
of Capt Lee Lay 1st Lieut Phineas Capron, in the
Regiment of Col Gallup Lieut. Col. Smith, marched
to New London Connecticut & thence to Groton & helped
to build Fort Griswold. that about the first of August
he marched to Rhode Island by way of Providence &
Bristol & crossed at Bristol Frerry on to the Island
was stationed near Butts hill for two or three days
during a heavy storm, thence down the Island to near
the British lines where he remained until the time
of the retreat of the American troops – thinks he retreated
up the Island on tuesday preceeding the engagement which
he thinks took place on the Saturday following.  immediately
after the engagement on the same night he crossed
over to Bristol & thence to Providence & some time in 
September returned to said New London where he remained
until the end of his enlistment which was in
March 1778.  was stationed after his return from Providence
a part of the time at Fort Trumball & a part of the time
in the city of New London.

That at said Lyme about the month of July 1779 he
enlisted in the Connecticut troops for the term of eight
months in the Company of Capt Lee Lay in the Regt
of Col Levi Wells was stationed at New London
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where he remained until the winter following about
two miles South of the city at a place called Harris
hill & assisted in erecting a fort called by the soldiers
Fort Nonsense.  the remainder of said time he was
stationed at said Lyme as one of the guard of Lieut
Governor Griswold – where he served to the end of his
term – He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present & declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State
                                                            his
                                          Moses        X     Huntley
                                                         mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before Benj F Deming
Judge of Probate


I Jonathan Huntley of Dummerston in teh County
of Windham & State of Vermont depose & say that I
am seventy six  years of age, that I well recollect that
my brother Moses Huntley who has made the foregoing
declaration enslisted in Connecticut troops for the term
of none months, in teh fore part of the summer of 1778
I was out in srevice for two months during that year I
saw the said Moses in the service at Bristol shortly after
he had retreated from the Island – I understood that
except the time he was at Rhode Island he was stationed
at New London I recollect that he was at home
several times on furlough & that he served in the
company of Capt Lay with whom I was well acquainted.
I saw him also in the service at New
London I then & have ever since understood that he
served the full term of his engagement. I have
also the same recollection of his having enlisted in 
the Summer of 1779 for the term of Eight months
which latter term he served partly in New London
& partly at a place called Eastern Point near the
residence of Lieut Gov Griswold. I distinctly recollect
of his serving at the latter place.  I am confident
that he served 17 months under the two enlistments as
above stated. I have all the means of knowing that any
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person could have who was not constantly with
him
Jonathan Huntley

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before Benj F Deming
Judge of Probate

We Samuel Spaulding & John Lee residing in the
town of Waterford in the County of Caledonia & State
of Vermont, hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Moses Huntley who has subscribed & sworn to
the foregoing declaration having been neighbors to
each other for thirty years past.  that believe him
to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed &
believed in the neighborhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the revolution & that we
concur in that opinion. we further certify that
said Moses Huntley sustains a good character for
truth & veracity.  we do also certify that we have
been acquainted with the Revd Jonathan Huntley
who has made the foregoing affadavit for more than
twenty years, that he is a respectable clergyman
residing in the town of Dummerston in this state
Saml Spaulding
John Lee

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before Benj F Deming
Judge of Probate

[Illegible] 1st day of September A D 1832  personally
appeared before the Court aforesaid the said Moses
Huntley and being first duly sworn according to law
[illegible] on his oath further declared as follow
That he was born at Lyme in the state of Connecticut
[illegible] 1760  Has no record of his age.  Was living
at said Lyme when called into the service and there
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until the yar 1787 or 1788 then we moved to [illegible]
Hampshire and lived at that place [illegible] the
[illegible] town of Lempster about thirteen years and
then we moved to [illegible] Vermont where [illegible]
years [illegible]
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That when he entered to service [illegible]
he enlisted and received
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with the troops at Rhode Island where he served—that
the second  year he was at [illegible]
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certainty he [illegible]
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				Moses   X   Huntley
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21308

Bureau of Pensions
Moses Huntley
Aug 16 1835
Waterford Vt

[illegible] Lyme Conn
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O. W. & N.
Old War & Navy
Jun 12 1903
Files

Piqua, O June 7 03
Pension Agents

Dear Sir

Please look up
the records and see in
what capacity Moses Huntley
served, in the Revolutionary
War

He enlisted from the
township of Waterford,
Caledonia Co. Vt.
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Please send copy of his
discharge papers and
any information necessary
for the D.A.R.
Let me hear as soon as
possible.

Resp yours
Mrs John C Geyer
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21308
INVALID
Revolution

File No.  21,308
Moses Huntley
Pri Rev War

Act:  Jun 7th  “32”

Index:-- Vol I, Page 195

June 13—1903 Hist to
Mrs Jno. C Geyer
Waterford Vt
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