Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12104, Reuben Barnes, Conn. Continental
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(3 - 1776)
of
Conn
Continental
CONTENTS
Barnes Reuben
NUMBER
12104
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20.315
New York
Reuben Barnes
of in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Porter
of the Reg commanded
by Col. Wooster in the
line for
8 Mo.
Continental and Conn
Records corrected June 24/05

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Aug
1833
and Smith J B. Hunt
Herkimer

Arrears to the 4th M.
$53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33
13.33
$66.66
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

At Fan

Recorded by J. J. Stiles
Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 47
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.

State of New York
Herkimer County ss: 
On this twelfth day of October
one thousand Eight hundred and
thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Herkimer, Now sitting Reuben Barnes
resident of the town of Winfield in the County
of
Herkimer and State of New York, aged seventy six
years, who being first duly sworn according to law
 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 he enlisted in the town of
Northbury in the State of Connecticut on the tenth
or twelfth day of April 1775 under David Smith
an Ensign in Captain Porter Company in Col. Wooster
Regiment in the Connecticut line of the Army of the
Revolution - that he left the army the latter part of
September of the first part of October in the same
year at Ticonderoga being nearly seven months
of
the period of time for which this Deponent
enlisted; that he resided at the time of his enlistment in Litchfield, Litchfield County & State of Connecticut aforesaid; that he was a volunteer, and
not in any regular engagement, that he was with
other soldiers of the Regiment in boats between Long
Island and Gardiners Island, that then were sole
English barges there, and there was some shots pass
between them. That after he enlisted as afore
said, they went down to Horse Neck when they
stayed a few days, and then marched down to
Harlem on York Island when they remained
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five or six weeks then crossed the sound [illegible]
to Long Island in two sloops which were
placed to carry the men from that place to the
Easterly part of the Island, that the sloops
[illegible] sound most to the end of the Island
when they debarked and remained two or three weeks
that the English ships then left the some 
the men down again embarked on board of the
of and came down the sound to Harlan
again when they were landed. that they remained
here but a short time, before they were put on
board of Sloops again in the North River and
the regiment was carried to Greenbush opposite
the City of Albany when they staid only a few
days to employ waggons a teams to transport the
baggage - that the Regiment marched from their
Fort George on Lake George & they crossed the
lake in the boats to Ticonderoga at after
being then three or four weeks deponent was discharged
. That the Regiment was not in company with
any continental Regiment while Deponent was with
them when the Regiment come up the place had been
but just recaptured by Ethan Allen-- that Deponent
thinks he had a written discharge at the time he left
the Regiment but deponent lost the same
the same many years
- that deponent does not know of any person
in this State who is acquainted with his enlistment
and services above mentioned, That the sister of
this Deponent Miriam Fancher of Winfield in the
State of New York, was at home when this Deponent
went off with the Regiment & made this Deponent
Ruck sack & put up his blanket for him & assisted
in getting his clothing ready to go off. & when he returned
home again-
And this Deponent further says
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hat he volunteered to go to Danbury in the State of
Connecticut, when the [illegible] kept military
stores, that the English, Refuges I& Tories Jones attacked
that place, and burned the Stone Houses there- that
in went under Capt. Eli Smith of the Militia of
the town of Litchfield, that they turned out without
any regard to Regiment - deponent does not know
when the col was, that they marched about this
by miles, when they got then found the stone houses
burned some men killed among whom was his old
Grul. Wooster - that they were detained there about
four weeks by the Captain of the company; that
they had to live on their own expense & did not
draw any rations. And this Deponent further
says that said stone house was on a steep hill
and when it was burned the f[illegible] & melted butter we down the hill & was fiterlock as
to the horses, on top of the ground
and this deponent further says, that he &
other man to save themselves from standing the
repeated drafts that were made upon that ploy
a man to go in their place and
hundred and fifty dollars, and deponent heard that
he was killed in the first engagement he was in that
Deponent was not obliged to go to Danbury
but volunteered to drive off the enemy 
And to the several questions put by the court- This deponent was born at North Haven in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut in the year 1756. On the 22nd day of April. Calibates by his age is 76 years that he has no record of his age - that he resided at Litchfield in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut when he enlisted, that since the revolution he resided in Litchfield until about forty two years ago when he removed to Twisborough in the pursuit county
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of Oneida & State of New York, and thirteen
years ago he moved from there to Winfield
in the County of Herkimer in said State, when
he now resides-
That Deponent was a volunteer that
Deponent knew Greel Wooster-- but did not know
day other Continental officer & is not certain
that he was one-
That he had a written discharge at Ticonderoga, but does not know what has become
of it - that his Ensign David Smith, when
he returned from the war, was a general-
That Simon Bucklin, Almond Luce
Nathan Brown an acquainted with deponent
can testify to his general character 
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity, except the
present, and declares that is on the Pension
roll of the agency of my state -
Sworn to & subscribed the day &
year above written
Julius C Nelson Cark 
Reuben Barnes

We Almond Luce of the town of
Winfield in the County of Herkimer, and Simon Bucklin
of the same place; hereby certify, that we are well acquainted
with Reuben Barnes who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him
to be seventy six years of age; and that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood when he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
we concur in that opinion
of Omida & State of New York, and thirteen
years ago he moved from there to Winfield
in the County of Herkimer in said State, when
he now resides-
That Deponent was a volunteer that
Deponent knew Greel Wooster-- but did not know
day other Continental officer & is not certain
that he was one-
That he had a written discharge by
condesign, but does not know what has becom
of it - that his Ensign David Smith, when
he returned from the war, was a general-
That Simon Bucklin, Almond Luce
Nathan Brown an acquainted with deponent
can testify to his general characterto
hereby relinquishes every claim
to hatever to a pension or annuity, except the
present, and declares that is on the Pusion
roll of the agency of my state -
Sworn to & subscribed the day &
year above written
Julius C Nelson Cark Reuben Born
Almond Luce of the town of
Winfield in the County of Herkimer, and Simon Bucklin
of the same place; Kinly certify, that we are well acquainted
with Reuben Barnes who has subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him
to be seventy six years of age; and that he is reputed
Reuben Bo
Pension application
┃ and believed, in the neighborhood when he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
we concur in that opinion
Sworn in open Court
this 12 day of Oct. 1822.
Almond Luce
Julius C New Clark
Sworn in open Court
this 12 day of Oct. 1822.
Julius C New Clark

Pension application of Rueben Barnes
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No 14563
Reuben Barnes
Herkimer Co N.Y.
Admd
C.
Jas B. Hunt
Herkimer
N. Y.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: 
You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

[Chart]
A Statement, shewing the service of Reuben Barnes Herkimer N.Y.

Period when the
service was
rendered.
Enlisted 1775
Vol

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years
Months 
7
1
Days
[illegible]

Rank of
the
claimant.
Private

Names and Rank
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.

David Smith Ens
Cap Porter
Eli Smith

Names and Rank
of the General and Field officers.

Col Wooster
Continental line

Battles in which
the applicant was
engaged.

Country through
which he marched

Horseneck
 Harlan 
Long Island
Gardiner
Island
Albany
Geo
Ticondero
Ja.

Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present
period-
76 Litchfield Co Conn

Evidence by which the declaration
is supported
.
traditionary
Simion Bucklin
Almon Lee
living witness
Marian Fancher
states applicant
served from spring of
1776 to the fall


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers,
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance
, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or is
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of these
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
{To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
(To une has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and
days, I served as a-
For --
months anddays
, I served as aand
for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses,
who are required to set
in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, a
and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the will
nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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In re
reply to your request of
for a statement of the military history of Reuben Barnes
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.
S.F. 12,104.

[Chart]
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Apr 10  or 12 1775
Just after attack
on Danbury

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
RANK.
Nearly 7 mos
1 mo

Rank
Pri

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Porter
Eli Smith

COLONEL.

Wooster 
STATE.
Conn

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Litchfield Linfield Co, Conn
Date of application for pension, Oct 12, 1832,
Residence at date of application, Winfield, Herkimer Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Apr. 22, 1756, North Haven, New Hanlon
Remarks:
His claim was allowed.
Spring 1777-

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

8 -- 2856
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12,104
Rev way
INVALID.
file No. 12.104

Reuben Barnes
Pri Rev Wa.
-
Act June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. A, Page 23
Arrangement of 1870.}

1912, Nov. 14. History to
Mrs Edith C. Patterson,
1923, Feb. 18 Hist to Mrs. J. Jackson
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss. Personally appeared before me, the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the County of Herkimer
John Barnes of the town of Winfield in the County of
Herkimer, who being sworn deposeth and saith, that by
reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can
not swear positively as to the precise length of his service
but according to the best of his recollection, he served in
less than the periods mentioned below and in the fol
my grades; for eight months I served as a private; and
for such service I claim a Pension
Sworn & Subscribed this
fifth day of June 1833
before me
Simeon Bucklin Justin
Reuben Barnes
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State of New York
Herkimer County  I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said County
Clerks Office I
do certify, that Simeon Bucklin Esqr
before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports
to have been sworn, was on the day of its date
our of the Justices of the Peace in and for said
County and duly authorized to act as such
and that I am well acquainted with the
hand writing
of the said prentice and verily
believe his name subscribed thereto to be his proper the
writing and Signature
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of
day of June 1833
Office this 5th
Julius C Nelson Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County SS. Marion Fancher of the
town of Winfield in the County of Herkimer
and State of New York, being first duly sworn
depose and says that she is acquainted with Reuben
Barns of the town of Winfield aforesaid that the said
Reuben is the brother of this deponent and entered the
Army as this deponent is informed & believes in
the spring of the year 1776, that this deponent
assisted in preparing the said Reuben to go with
his Regiment & made him a knapsack
and recollects when he returned home the next
fall & brought home with him his blanket
that this deponent was at that time between
twenty and twenty one years of age and can
recollect tolerably distinctly some of the above
circumstances particularly as to the making
of the knapsack & the return of the said
Reuben - and further this deponent says that
her health is not sufficient anymore
to attend court at the Village of Herkimer
a distance of twelve or thirteen miles from
the residence of this deponent & further say not.

Miriam Fancher

Subscribed and sworn
this 12th day of September
1832 before me
John Crowell Hr JP

State of New York
Herkimer County ss. I John Crowell for a Justice
of the Peace in the town of Winfield in the
said County of Herkimer do hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with, Mariam Fancher
whose Deposition was taken by me in the
application of Reuben Barnes for a pension,
that she was unable from bodily infirmity
to attend Court in September 1832, and that
her statement is entitled to Credit
Dated June 4th 1833
John Crowell Jr Justice
of the Peace
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss. Marion Fancher of the
town of Winfield in the County of Herkimer
and State of New York, being first duly sworn
depose and says that she is acquainted with Reuben
Barns of the town of Winfield aforesaid that the said
Reuben is the brother of this deponent and entered the
Army as this deponent is informed & believes in
the spring of the year 1776, that this deponent
assisted in preparing the said Reuben to go
with his Regiment & made him a knapsack
and recollects when he returned home the next
fall & brought home with him his blanket
that this deponent was at that time between
twenty and twenty one years of age and can
recollect tolerably distinctly some of the above circumstances

particularly as to the making
of the knapsack & the return of the said
Reuben - and further this deponent says that
her health is not sufficient anymore
to attend court at the Village of Herkimer
a distance of twelve or thirteen miles from
the residence of this deponent & further says not.

Subscribed and sworn
this 12th day of September
1832 before me
John Crowell Justice of the Peace

Miriam Fancher

State of New York
Justice of the peace
Herkimer County Ss I Julius Carson Clerk of the said County Clerks Office 

I do certify, that John Crowell Junior Esqr before
whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been
Sworn, was, on the date of the same one of the
Justices of the peace in and for said County
and duly authorized to act as such, and that I
am acquainted with the hand writing of the said
Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate
to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and
Seal of Office this 9th day of October 1832 Julius Carson Clerk
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1456.3.
Reuben Barnes
application for
a Pension
and
8 mo pri
$26.66
Page 18

I Simon Bucklin of the town of
Winfield in the County of Herkimer and State of
New York, hereby certify, that I have been
acquainted with Reuben Barnes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, for
about four years last past, and that from his
general appearance and the respectibility of
his character I believe him to be seventy six
years of age as he has stated in the foregoing
declaration and that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood when he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution. & I concur in
that opinion-

Simeon Bucklin
Sworn to in Open Court
Oct 13th 1832
Julius C Nelson Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department) , that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and
served as he states, and the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that Simeon Bucklin
who has signed the preceding Affidavit is a resident
in the Town of Winfield in said County of Herkimer
and that Almond Luce who has also signed the same
is a resident of the same place, and is a
credible person, and that their statements are entitled
to credit
I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the said Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben
Barnes for a pension
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In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of October 1832
Julius C Nelson Clerk

14363
Reuben Barnes
Application for a Pension

Admd
8 Mo Pri
$26.66
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[stamp]  WIDOW DIVISION
FILES
JAN 23 1923
U.S.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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MRS. J. P. JACKSON
6433 HARVARD AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,

Will you please send me a statement of 
the military history of Reuben Barnes a soldier
of the Revolutionary War, born in 1756 at North Haven Conn,
Your early attention will greatly oblige and if
there is any fee connected with this information I
will be glad to remit. Thanking you in advance, I am
Yours truly,
Mr J P Jackson
Jan. 19/23

[Stamp]  U.S. PENSION OFFICE. G JAN 22 1923
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[Stamp]  U.S. PENSION OFFICE D NOV 11 1912
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H. R. PATTENGILL PRES
MR CARRIER, VICE-PRES.
FS PORTER SEC-TREAS

Cuban Fruit and Sugar Company
Citrus Fruits & Sugar Cane
Improved and Unimproved

SMITH G YOUNG GENERAL MANAGER.
LANSING, MICHIGAN
JOHN J. SYMES, PLANTATION MANAGER.
EAN MARCOS, CUBA
San Marcos, Cuba.  Nov. 7. 1912.

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

Reuben Barnes.

Can you give me any information of Reuben Barnes.
I find his name in the List of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services published in 1840. Age 84. Living with his son Dennis Barnes in the Town of Hanover, Chautauqua Co. N.Y. village of Forestville or Silver Creek.
This is all the information I have. I am trying to find out if this Reuben Barnes is the same as a Reuben Barnes born in Connecticut in 1756 (the dates of birth being the same) who was a revolutionary soldier and after the war came to New York state. If these are the same it will complete a line to the Barnes family who had a grant of land where Hartford, Conn now stands. 
It has occured that my ancestor might have been a pensioner of the War of 1812.
Yours truly
(Miss) Edith C. Patterson.