Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,205, Nathan Conklin, New York

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New York    Conklin, Nathan     R 2,205
                                  Ann

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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3d. Section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836 and the acts amending the same,

State of New York
Putnam County

So on this twelfth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four, personally appeared before this Court of Probate in and for said County, Ann Conklin, a resident of the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam aforesaid, aged seventy five 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836, and the acts amending the same; That she is the widow of Nathan Conkling who was a private in the 4th Regiment of the New York Continental forces in the company under the command of Captain Platt, which regiment was under the command of Colonel of Henry B. Livingston that he entered the service in said Company and regiment on the 1st of November 1776, and that he continued therein one year and upwards according to the best of this deponent's information and belief, for proof that he did enter this service as above stated, she begs leave to refer to the certificate of Philip Phelps, Deputy Comptroler of the State of New York hereto annexed--that he also entered the service in a Company of Militia under the command Captain John Crane in the regiment under the command of Colonel Henry Luddington on the 18th June 1779, as a private and continued therein until his pay amounted to £1.19.16 -- That he again entered the state service of New York in a company under the command of Captain Thomas Hunt in Colonel Frederick Weissengels Regiment on the first of December in the year 1781, that he continued therein until his pay amounted to £8.10.8 for proof of which last mentioned services she refers to the certificate of

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the said Philip Phelps deputy [comptroller?] od the state of New York bearing date the 24th January 1844 hereto amended(annexed?) - She further declares that she was married on the twenty sixth day of March 1786, to the said Natahn Conkling in the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam aforesaid by the Reverend Nathan Cole, a Baptist preacher, that[faded] that there is no record of her said marriage either on the record of the Baptist Church of said town, or on the town records, as will appear by the certificate of the Clerk of said Church and the Clerk of said Town Hereto annexed, nor is there any person now living who was present at said marriage to her knowledge or her belief, she begs leave to refer to the original entries of her marriage kept in her family bible, which record she has cut out of her said bible and appended hereto. She further declares that her husband the aforesaid Natahn Conklin died on the Fifth day of August 1808, and that she has remained a widow ever since that death of her aforesaid husband, as will appear to the testimony(testamentary?) hereto annexed. 

Shown to and subscribed this 12th day of April 1844, before me
Azer B Crane
[illegible] 

Her X Mark
Ann Conkling

In Presence of 
[signature][illegible]

State of New York
Putnam County 
So, (Amy?) [????] of the town of Carmel in said County being duly sworn and her oath saith that she is the child of the said Ann Conkling and Nathan Conklin that she is now aged fifty-two years as she has been informed by her parents and believes to be true -- that the family record of her ages has cut from the bible and is hereto annexed that it is the [illegible] record

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from the bible which this deponent has been acquainted with from the time she first commenced reading to the present moment. That her mother is now a widow and has remained so ever since the death of her father. 
Sworn to and subscribed this
12th day of April 1844. before me
Azor B Crane
Surrogate 

Amy Hazelton

In Presence of 
[signature] A[??] L Dean

State of New York
Putnam County ss:
 Job Austin of the town of Carmel in said County being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Ann Conklin of said town, the widow of Nathan Conklin a soldier of the revolution that he the said Nathan Conklin departed this life according to the best of this deponents information and belief on or about the 26th day of August 1808, leaving the said Ann his widow that she has ever since remained his widow, that during his life time they lived together as husband and wife and was so reputed by all their neighbors, that this deponent is aged eighty five years and recollects about the time that they were married when it was reported in the neighborhood, that they were married--and from that time up to the time of his death, they were reputed as husband and wife, that while they so lived together they had the following children who are now living  viz: Amy now the wife of David Hazelton, Joseph Conklin, Betsey now the wife of James Early and Mary now the wife of Jonathan Odell, and deponent further saith that the eldest child living is now aged about fifty-two years. 

Sworn to and Subscribed this twelfth day of April 1844, Before me

Azor B Crane  Surrogate
 Eleazer H Austin

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Family Record: 

Marriages: 

Nathan Conn
to
Ann Steves
March 26th 1786

David [Oakley Hamilton
to
Jemima Conklin
September 21st 1806

John Conklin to
Mary Burgess
Dec. 1808

[handwriting change]
Amy Conklin to
David Hazelton
August 18th 1811

Betsey Conklin to
James Earley
May [unclear] 1815

Mary Conklin to
Jonathan A Odell
January 4th 1821

[faded]
Garrett W[unclear]
to
Sally Earley
Dec 8th 1831

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Family Record.

Births:
Nathan Conklin
born Dec. 15th(?) 1755

Ann [Steven?] born
[unclear] 19th 1768

John Conklin born
January 29th, 1787

Jemima Conklin born
April 22nd 1789

Amy Conklin born
January 22nd 1792

Joseph Conklin born
February 29th 1794

Jeremiah Conklin born 
May 6th, 1796

Elizabeth Conklin,
born February 19th 1799

Mary Conklin born 
August 31st, 1803

[faded, different handwriting] 
Harvey Early[?] born 
Dec 16th 1822

Jackson Earley[?] born
May 25 1825

Arthur Hamilton
[indecipherable] 
born August 21st 1807

James[?] Madison Hamilton born April 14thth 1810

Sarah Conklin born 
October 25th, 1809

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Ann Conklin

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Amy Hazeltons
Power

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State of New York
County of Putnam

So be it known that personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace with in and for Said County Amy Hazelton a resident of Said County aged 60 years and made oath in due form of law and on her oath states that she is a daughter of Ann Conklin who applied for a pension under the act of July 4th 1838 and that the pension was not obtained for her previous to her death nor by her children Since her death that she the said Ann Conklin died in the 18th day of February 1848 

Sworn to and subscribed before 
me this 28th day of August 1851 
Azor L Dean 
Justice of the Peace 

Amy Hazelton

Be it known that I Amy Hazelton above signed do hereby constitute and appoint my true and lawful attorney for me and in my Name to examine the declaration and other proof now on file in the  office of the Commissioner of Pensions of her said mother the said Ann Conklin signed before in presence of 

Azor L Dean Justice of the peace [signature]Amy Hazelton

Be it known that personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of said county Amy Hazelton and acknowledged that she had elected the above power of attorney and that I believe her to be a daughter of the above married Ann Conklin as stated by her in the above offered rit and power of attorney. 

Azor L Dean Justice of the Peace

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State of New York, County of Putnam, SS: 
I, Reuben D. Barnum, clerk of the county aforesaid, and also clerk of the courts in and for said county, do hereby certify that Amzi L Dean [illegible] whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, was, on the day of the date of the said certificate, a Justice of the peace in and for the said county, residing in the said county, commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same according to the laws of the said state, and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county courts, the 28th day of August A.D. 1851

[signature]R. D. Barnum Clerk

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Ann Conklin

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11078

April 20 1  44

Ms
Ann Conklin
4 July 1836

From:
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Washington D.C.

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Dear Sir:
I send you herewith the Pension application of Ann Conklin, the widow of Nathan Conklin deceased, with full and complete proof of the service rendered by her husband in the militia during the Revolutionary War, and also the proof from the Comptroler's office that the said Nathan Conklin enlisted into the Continental Army, on the 1st of November 1776, in the 4th New York Regt. under the Command of Col. Livingston, and I beg leave to further proof in respect to the length of time said Conklin served in the last mentioned Regt. to refer to the rolls now in your office, therefor, There is no witness living, who was present at the marriage, but the proof of such marriage is made out by Job Austin who is well acquainted with the parties of their having lived together as husband and wife, and that they were so reputed from the time of their marriage by all their neighbors to the death of said Conklin. This evidence is in accordance with the rules of the War department heretofore established in a similar case, and by the laws of this State. The evidence is sufficient to entitle the widow to recover either at law or equity, dower, the real and person estate of her husband. In regard to the time of marriage, it will be seen from the proof of the family record taken from the Bible, that it took place prior to the year 1787. Because John Conklin who was a son, was born January 29 1787. Jemima Conklin was born was born 22 April 1789. These children are dead, Amy Conklin who married David Hazelton is the eldest now living according to her affidavit and she was born on the 22 Jan 1792.

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You will please give this case your earliest attention and thereby oblige

Your obedient servant
[??] A Dean
Agent

Hon.
J.L. Edwards. 

Sing Sing April 17th 1844

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11374
Oct. 18 '44

NY
[unclear] 1838
Ann Conklin

Red Mills October 15th [smeared]

Hon. 
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

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Sing Sing Oct 14th 1844

On the matter of the pension application of
Ann Conklin

Dear Sir; 
Enclosed, I send you the declaration of Ann Conklin under the act of July 7, 1838, and likewise Job Austin's afficiant of the length of time the said Nathan Conklin served in the Revolutionary War. Job Austin afficiant state under whose command the said Nathan served besides Colonel Ludington, but he [crossed out] states that Nathan Conklin told him while they were under the same commander that he had been in the service at different times over  8 months. 
Please give this matter immediate attendance. 
Respectfully your Obedient Servant
[unclear] A. Dean
Sing Sing
N. Y

Hon. J. L. Edwards.

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6078

Ann Conklin
widow of Nathan NY

Act July 4. 1838

Rejected

Let to W. A. Dean Sept 24. 44
[;] to W. A Dean. 26. Nov 1844

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I do hereby authorize [unk]Lumpkin to examine the papers on file in the pension office which contains the application of Ann Conklin and Amy Hazelton for a pension. 

Joseph Ellis, Attorney
 for the witness named

 Not Found

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State of New York
County of Putnam 
} SS

Know All Men by these Presents, That I, [signed] Amy Hazelton a child of Ann Conklin deceased of the County of Putnam, and State of New York, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Joseph Ellis, of Bloomingburgh, Sullivan County, and State of New York, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my behalf, to prosecute my claims for a Pension in the Right of my mother Ann Conklin deceased of Late of Said County under the act of 1838 which is now on the suspended files of the Pension Office, and to receive such Certificate as may be issues, hereby revoking any power of attorney which may have been heretofore given, and confirming all things that my attorney, Joseph Ellis, may lawfully do in the premises, and that I authorize my said attorney to employ one or more attorneys under him to act for me in my behalf, as my attorney, the said Joseph Ellis may deem proper. 
In Witness Whereof, I have herunto set my hand and seal, this [handwritten] 20 th day of December in the year of our Lord 1852

Amy Hazelton

State of New York County of Putnam
Be it known, that personally appeared before me Amy Hazelton to me known, and acknowledged that she executed the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed. 

Wm A. Dean, Justice of the peace

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State of New York, County of Putnam, SS.

I, Ira Mead, Clerk of the County aforesaid, and also Clerk of the Courts in and for said County, do hereby certify that  W A. Dmean Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, was, on the day of the date of the said certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, residing in the said county, commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same according to the laws of the said State, and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the certificate is genuine. 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county courts, the 1 day of January AD 1853. 

Ira Mead, Clerk

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11678

Ann Conklin
N.Y
Act 4 July 36

Rejected

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State of New York
Putnam County 
} SS

I Azor B Crane Surrogate of the said County do hereby certify that at a surrogate court held at the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam aforesaid the foregoing depositions are taken before me on the 12th day of April in the year One thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Four and were subscribedand sworn according to law after having been carefully read by the said deponents and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the deponents and that they are entitled to full credit and belief.

In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of officer of our said Surrogate hereto affixed Witness Azer B. Crane Surrogate of said County this 12th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and forty four

Azer B. Crane Surrogate

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In the matter of the pension application 
of
Ann Conklin
Declaration and Affidavit [unclear]

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A return of Officers & Men belonging to Col. Smith's Regmt. joined Col. Livingston's detachment Nov 1st 1778

Capt. Pratt                   Nathan Conkling, Priv.
XXX Reeve                   Ichabod Case. 
Lieut. Popping             James Looper
XXX Benjamin              Barnabas Clark
XXX Youngs                 Job Halsey
XXX Sayre                    Calvin Horton
XXX Brush                    Calvin Wells

I do certify that the above named officers and soldiers have joined my detachment according to orders rec. from Brigadier General George Clinton. 

Henry B. Livingston, Col
4th N.Y. Regt. Continental Forces

Comptrollers Office
Albany New York 24th 1844

I certify the preceeding to be a true extract from a revolutionary document now remaining in this office. 

Philip Phelps
Dep. Comptroller

[unclear] 50 cents

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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th 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 issues, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

18th June 1779.  Nathan Conkling, priv, 1 19 0
1st Dec. 1781.     So[?]        So[?]             8 10 8


State of New York
Comptroller's Office, Albany, Jan 12th 1844
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1. of 9 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:

First--under Capt. John Crane in Col. Henry Ludmigton
Second " " Thomas Hunt " " Fredrk


Philip Phelps
Dept. Comptroler

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Carmel town February 3rd, 1844,
Putnam County Ss; I, David H Sunderlin, Clerk of the Baptist Church of the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam and State of New York. Do hereby certify that there are no records of marriages, prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, in my possession.

David H Sunderlin, Church Clerk

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Town Clerks Office

Carmel Town Putnam County SS:  The undersigned Town Clerk of the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam and State of New York do hereby certify that there are no record of marriages in this office prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.

Stephen Smith Town Clerk

Putnam County fs: Stephen Smith Town Clerk
Being duly sworn on his oath saith that the facts set forth in the above certificate are true-
                                                 Stephen Smith

Sworn to and subscribed this 6th day of February 1844 before me 

Peter Anderson Justice of the peace

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State of New York }
Putnam County     } ss.

I do hereby certify that Peter Anderson before whom the annexed Instrument in writing was proven or acknowledged, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorised to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that the signature to said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, at Carmel in said county, this sixth day of February 1844

RH Barnum Clerk of Putnam County
By Henry Barnum Dept. Clerk

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11374

In the matter of the

Pension application of Anne Conklin

Declaration & of

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 Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New York    }
County of Putnam   } ss.

On this twelfth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for said County Ann Conklin a resident of the town of Carmel in the County of Putnam and State of New York aforesaid 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Nathan Conklin who was a private under the command of Captain Platt which Regiment was under the command of Colonel Henry B. Livingston that he entered this said service in this said Company and Regiment on the first of November 1776 and that he remained therein one year and upwards according to the best of this declarants information and belief, for proof of which service this declarant begs leave to this department and the affidavit of Job Austin  hereto annexed who has already qualified in this matter 
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Conklin on the 26th of March 1786. in the town of Carmel aforesaid by the reverend Nathan 
 Cole a Baptist Preacher and for proof of which marriage she begs leave to refer the department to the proof annexed to her former declaration and filed with this department that her husband the aforesaid Nathan Conklin died on the 26th of August 1808 proof of which death is also annexed to her former declaration aforesaid, and that she remains a widow ever since the death of her husband the aforesaid Nathan Conklin, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and seventy four viz at the time above stated-
Sworn to and subscribed this 12th day of October 1844, before me [unclear] L. Dean
Ann Conklin her x Mark

Azor B Crane Surrogate
State of New York Putnam County.  ss

I Azor B Crane Surrogate of the said county do hereby certify that at a Surrogate Court held at the town of Carmel in the county of Putnam the foregoing= declaration was taken before me on the 12th of October 1844 and was

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subscribed and sworn to after having read over to her and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the declarant and that she is entitled to full credit and belief
{The Seal}
In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereto affixed.
Witness Azor B. Crane
Surrogate of said County the day and year above mentioned


Azor B. Crane Surrogate

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State of New York }
County of Putnam} ss:  Job Austin of the town of Carmel in said county having been duly sworn in on his oath saith that he is now aged eighty six years, that he was well acquainted with Nathan Conklin during his life that they resided in the same town and neighborhood together and knew him from his youth until his death that this deponent having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that the said Nathan remained in the service for the space of about eight months according to the best of this deponents recollection information and belief and according as it has ever been understood and believed by all his neighbors, this deponent further saith that he knew the said Nathan Conklin was in the militia under the command of Colonel Henry Livingston for the space of two months and upwards and that the said Nathan there informed him that he had been in the service of about eight months as above stated by this deponent. And this deponent further saith that after the said Nathan Conklin had received his discharge from the service he returned to the town of Carmel aforesaid where he continued to reside until his death and where he was married to Ann Steves now his widow as this deponent has already qualified to in this matter and now on file in this department this deponent declaring that the truth to  be that the said Nathan Conklin was the soldier who performed the services in the manner above qualified to, was the husband of the said Ann Conklin who is now applying for a pension

Sworn to and subscribed this 11th day of October 1844, before me, Job Austin

Peter Anderson Justice of the Peace

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I Reuben D Barnum Clerk of the Court of Putnam
County certify that Peter Anderson is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 12th day of October in the year 1844
R. D. Barnum Clerk of the
Court of Putnam County

By Henry Barnum Dept Clerk