Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44759, Samuel Clark, R.I.

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Service: R. I. 
Clark, Samuel
Number: S. 44759
Contents: [illegible first part] R.I. 
in 1818 aged 63 [illegible last part]

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See letter July 3. 1832 to T.W.
[illegible first letter]cott- Pennmia is dead.-
Go to J. Lawrence Apt. 30
1834

18.579
New York
Samuel Clark 3C
of [unknown] in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Richmond of the R Island
line, for the term of one year 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of May 1828
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of May 1822
and [unknown]
Hon T. H. Hubbard
[illegible ] Rep
Appears to the 4th of March 1822 368.
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822 48
45 mo     27/4/21
  8                  31
360-8                                                  $418-
368

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. 
&
May 1. 1820
208

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State of New York
Madison County ss
On this 4th day of May 1818
Before me the Subscriber and 1 of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the said Court personally appeared Samuel Clark aged 63 years Resident in Brookfield in the said county of Madison who being first by me duly sworn according to Law Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Late act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons ingaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That he the said David Samuel Clark Enlisted in the month of October 1775 at Hopkinton in the State of Rhode Island in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Wells of the Regiment Commander by Colonel William Richmond he served on a Sarjont [Sergeant?]
in Said Company a part of the time and a part 
of the time as Sarjont [Seargent] Major of the said Regiment That he continued  to serve in the said corpse [corps] or in the Service of the United States untill the end of the said Term of one year viz in October 1776 [deleted words] 

When he was discharged from the service in New London in the State of Connecticut he had a written Discharge [deleted word] Signed by Major William Barton but his Discharge is Lost

And that he is in Reduced circumstances and stands in nead [need] of assistance from his Country for support And that he hath no further Testimony now in his power of his [illegible] nor than he has now offered

Sworn and declared before me Samuel Clark 
the day and year aforesaid
Denison Palmer judge of
Madison Common Pleas

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Madison County ss
Samuel Livermore of Brookfield in Said County being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with the above named Samuel Clark that he considers him a man of strict truth and veracity  This Deponent is  [illegible] informed and hereby believes it to be true that the said Samuel Clark Did serve in the Revolutionary War as he hath stated in his above affidavit
Sam Livermore
Sworn the 5th day of
May 1818 Before me
Denison Palmer judge of
Madison Common Pleas
[left margin] Samuel Clark [[deleted number] [/left margin]
[written sideways] 26 Mar. 22.  Hon. ? H [illegible] [/written sideways]
I Denison Palmer Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison as aforesaid Do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the Said Samuel Clark Did Serve in the Revolutionary War as Stated in the foregoing declaration against the Common Enemy ^for the term of nine months as [illegible] established^ and [illegible] do now [illegible] the proceedings and testimony taken and  had before me to the honorable the secretary of war department pursuant to the discretion of the aforementioned act of Congress witness my hand the day and year aforesaid I also certify that he needs the assistance of his Country for support

Denison Palmer Judge

[left margin] Samuel Clark [/left margin]
I Samuel Clark do hereby constitute and appoint  Abner[?] Livemore of Sangerfield in the County of Oneida  and State of New York my true and lawful attorney in my name and to my [illegible] to petition for once and all Law means to obtain a pension for me from the United States in Consequence of my service in the Revolutionary War  Witness my hand and seal this [illegible] Day of May [illegible]
Taken and acknowledged before me the day & year aforesaid
Samuel Clark
Denison Palmer judge of Madison Common Pleas

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Samuel Clark Sept
Col Richmond Regt
1776 - 1 year

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State of New York
Madison County Clerks Office

I certify that it appears of R[... es te] office that Denison Palmer Esq [...] of the court of Common Pleas in aforesaid county of Madison on the day this instrument to which this is annex appears to have been taken and certified duly authorized to take the same and that his signatures thereunto are his handwriting. 
In testimony whereof hereunto sub my name and the seal of the fourth aforesaid the 20th day of December 1818.
Wm James Haugh

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Declaration of Samuel Clark

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State of New York
Madison County

On this sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred & twenty  two personally appeared in open court in the court of common please of the county of Madison the said court being a court of record [enlablin] as such by the laws of hte state of New York, Samuel Clark of Brookfield in said county of Madison aged sixty seven years & [appeard] formerly resident in the state of Rhode Island now a recluse in the town of Brookfield in the county of Madison & state of New York who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as a follow that he the said Samuel Clark in the month of November one thousand seven hundred & seventy five at Hopkinton in the State of Rhode Island enlisted in the company of infantry commanded by Captain Thomas Wells in the regiment of Colonel William Richmond in the Rhode Island line & upon the continental establishment to serve for one year that he continued to serve in the record Caps a part of the time as a sergeant in the new company and a part of the time as a sergeant major of the real regiment until the expiration of one year from the time he enlisted (he having enlisted for one year ) when he was discharged from the service of new London in the state of Connecticut by Major William Barton which discharge is now lost and further he with that his original declaration was date the fifth day of May on thousand eight hundred & eighteen.

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in which from the great length of time that had elapsed since the facts took place the declarant correctly stated that he enlisted in the month of October 1775 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of citizen of the united states on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift ... or otherwise in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entittled and act to provide for certain pension engaged in the court and reveal service of the united states in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18th March 1818 & I have not nor have any pension in that for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed to wit: 
Real Estate: I have none
Personal property I possess
1 Cow worth ------------------------14.00
2 Swine 24 [illegible] --------------- 8.00
1 Pair [unknown] 2 tables ----------- 4.50
One old flat [ ] one axe -------------- 1.37
One small fire shovel & pair tongs ---- 1.00
Crockery ware 14/ old platter 8/ ------- 2.75
Knives & forks 4/  Seven [unknown] (old) 32 -- 4.50
[ ] table spoons 1/  1 pair [unknown] -- .87
[ ] chains [illegible]  -------------------- 11.35
Two wooden wheels & one []  ----  2.75
One Lever wheel 16/ tin ware 8 ---- 3.06
Old tubs [ ] -------------------------3.46
Two old chests ------------------  2.00
[unknown] Baskets 8/ 20 Bushel Corn 3 Bushels of Wheat
[ ] & [ ] ------------------------------- 22.25
    (total)  ----------------------------------81.80 
[ illegible] the above i have necesary

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Breleling & swearing appeared for myself & my family. 
and I do further state that I am by occupation a blacksmith & my ability to precure if the one third park that I am able [boating] men and that my family consists of my wife Chloe Clark aged sixty three years who is an infirm and feeble woman and able to do very little labor & my daughter Betsey Clark aged fifteen years who from her birth has been [c..kly] & unable to labor & is an idiot.
Samuel Clark

Sworn to & declared in open court this 8th day of February 1822. 
Bennet Bicknell clerk

State of New York
Madison County

I Bennet Bicknell clerk of the court of common pleas of the said county do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the record of the new court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the record court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the appeared schedule is eighty one dollars & eighty six cents. In testimony whereby I have hereunto it my hence and affix the real of the new court on this 6th day of February one thousand eight hundred & twenty  two. 
Bennet Birknell clerk

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Rev. War Section.

July 30, 1918.


Mr. Herbert O. Bingham,
State Record Commissioner,
Providence, Rhode Island.

Sir;
In response to your letter of the twenty-fourth instant, which
was forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions for a reply, you are
advised that a careful search of the records fails to show claims
for pension or bounty land on file on account of the Revolutionary War
services of Samuel Clark or larke who enlisted at Westerly,
Rhode Island, or of Samuel Clark of Clarke who enlisted at Gloucester
, Rhode Island.
In the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. File 44,759, of
Samuel Clark, who enlisted at Hopkinton, Rhode Island, and later
lived in Madison County, New York, the date and place of his birth
are not stated.
[Handwritten] No use to given age at different declarations
as  Mr. Ringham has had abstracts made
for the State of All R.J. Claims. He possesses that data.

In the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. File 13,486, of Samuel Clark, who enlisted at Cumberland, Rhode Island, and later
lived in Onondaga County, New York, it is stated that he was born December 31, 1757 at Bellingham, Mass.

Very respectfully,
S M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

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HERBERT O. BRIGHAM
COMMISSIONER.

State Record Commissioner.

Providence, R.I. July 24, 1918.

(Handwritten) referred for official reply July 26. 1918.

(stamp) July 26 1918 Pension Bureau

Miss Anne E. Wilson,
Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Miss Wilson: --

I find considerable confusion regarding the
Revolutionary service of the Samuel Clarks of Rhode Island. Samuel
Clark of Cumberland, born 1760, served in Capt. Peck's Co., Capt.
Carr's Co., Capt. Weatherhead's Co. and Capt. Whipple's Co., he
afterwards moved to Onondaga Co., N. Y. Samuel Clark of Westerly,
born 1754, served in Capt. Stillman's Co. Samuel Clark of Gloucester,
birth unknown, served in Capt. Willmarth's Co. Samuel Clark of Hopkinton
, birth unknown, served in Capt. Well's Co., this man is stated to
have afterwards removed to Madison Co., N. Y. Can you give further
evidence of place of birth for the men from Gloucester and Hopkinton?

I trust that you have endured the hot weather in
Washington, and will soon obtain a pleasant vacation. Kind regards
to Miss Chamberlin.
Very truly yours,
Heber Brigham
State Record Commissioner.
HOB/ESD

No Samuel Clark or Clarke of Westerly R. I. or 
Gloucester R.I.
I examined all Samuel Clarkes in files
only two of R.J. Troops birth or residence
Samuel Clark, R. J. S. 44759
Samuel Clark R. I. S. 12496.

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Sept 25 1905

Earlville Madison Co. NY

Pension Office
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen, 
I wish to get information from your department for the purpose of joining the daughters of the American revolution and living a [di..el] [deandunt] of Captain Samuel Clark who died in Brookfield Madison Co. NY on the morning of Feb 13th 1830 in the large part of the revolution. He entered the service of his county as an officer in the army and served the town of his enlistment and year which four served of the last years of his life entitled him to a pension. He was afterward several times called into the services of his county and his native state of Rhode Island I think. He enlisted from Rhode Island and later came to Brookfield Madison New York state where he died. He came from Westerly R.I. to Brookfield in the year 1810 any information your department can furnish and in regard to this pension will be very much appreciated. 
Respectfully
Mrs. E.C. Bently
Earlville Madison Co. NY

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44759
Invalid
Reoy

File NO. 44759
Samuel Clark
Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818 & 1st May 1820
Index Vol. 3 Page 89

[Arrangement of 1870]

1905 Del: 2 Military and family history
to E.C. Bentley M 13H
1918 July 30 H.O. Bingham
unstd date & place of birth not stated

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Samuel Champlin of Westerly in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath
testifieth & saith  that some in Month of November 1775 this Deponent Enlisted in the service of the United States for one year in the company commanded by Capt Thos Wills Col Wm Richmonds Regiment in the Rhode Island line That on or about the same time this deponent enlisted that he was knowing to the Enlistment of one Samuel Clark in said Company & Regiment who enlisted as
orderly sergeant of said company said Clark he then resided in westerly  (aforesaid) but now
resides in Brookfield in the State of his
York that they both while attached to said
company joined said Regiment at in New Lond Rhode Island from thence said Regiment were conveyed to New haven in the State of Connecticut, and then they joined the detachment that were sent to Long Island who captured a party of Refugees and then returned to New Haven again 

That this deponent was well knowing
to the faithful service of the said Samuel
for one year the time for which he enlisted
when they both were honourably discharged
at New haven aforesaid Samuel Champlin

State of Rhode Island
Washington County
7 October 1812 (?)
at Westerty this 5th day in his proper person appeared Samuel Champlin Subscriber of the preceding deposition who the having been duly cautioned made solemn oath to the
truth of the same
Before Amos Cross 6266 Pleas

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I hereby certify that I have been personally with Samuel Champlin for more than ten years and have considered him upon a level wilh mankind in general as respect his truth & veracity. 
Given at Westerly this 5th day of October 1821
Amos Cross CJCC please


State of Rhode Island
Washington County
Clerks office office court Common please & Gen. Sepcons of the Peace

Oct. 10th 1821
I certify that the Honorable Amos Cross esq whose signature is hereto affixed is chief justice of the courts aforesaid legally chosen and qualified as the law requires that full faith and credit ought to be given to his certificate throughout the United States and that the seal here impressed is the true seal of the courts aforesaid. 
Wilm. Sam. Helme

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Samuel Clark
Rev. Pensions

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State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas for the County of Newport

Hereby certify that Daniel Denham esq whose signature is affixed to the annexed attestations is a Justice of the Court aforesaid duly commissioned and engaged under the seal of said State. 

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court this second day of Sept. in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and forty fourth of American Independence. 
H.J. Cranston clerk

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Newport ss. August the 30, 1819. This may Certify that 
Samuel Clarke of Brookfield, State of N. York, served in
Capt. Thomas Wells company in Col. William Richmonds
Regiment, raised by the State of R Island for one year -
which time expired in Oct. or Nov. 1776 - I being a Serg.
in the Company at the same time, and some time in
the summer of 1776, I was appointed by the General Assembly
& Ensign, and when I received my Commission it was signed
by John Hancock, President.
George Thomson, Secretary.
John Perry
Newport 25 at Newport this 30th  Day of Augt 1819
Personally appeared the above named John Pearse residing in Newport
aforesaid and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above written
Certificate by him Subscribed.
And I hereby certify that he is a credible witness in Testimony where of
I have hereunto Set my hand this Day and Year above written
Daniel Denham Justise
Court Common Pleas

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Simon Crumb of Westerly in the County Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath testifeeth & saith that some time in the month of November 1775 this deponent enlisted in the service of the United States in a company commanded by Capt Thomas Wills Col William Richmond Regiment in the Rhode Island line for one year
That on or about the same time that this deponent enlisted he was knowing to the enlistment of one Samuel Clark in said Company & Regiment who then resided in said Westerly but now resides in Brookfield in the State of New York that they both with said company joined the Regiment at Newport Rhode Island and from there were conveyed in Boats to New haven in the State of Connecticut and while there they found the detachment that were sent to Lond Island who
captured a party of Refugees and then returned to New Haven again    That this
deponent was well knowing to the faithful service of the said Samuel for our
year the the time for which he enlisted
when they were both honourably discharged at New haven aforesaid Simon Crowne
State of Rhode Island of
Washington County 
at westerly on this 4th day of October 1821 in his proper person appeared Simon Crumb subscriber to the preceding deposition who after having been duly cautioned made solemn oath to the broad truth of the same
before Amos Cup C.J. 6.6 Phar

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I hereby Certify that I have known Simon
Crumb for Twenty Years and believe him to
be upon a footing with mankind in General
in point of truth & Veracity dated at westerly
this 20th day of October 1821
Amos Cross C. J. C. C. Pleas
State of Rhode Island [ ]
Washington County } Clerks Office Court Common Pleas
& Gen. Sessions of the Peace Oct. 10. 1821
I certify that the Hon'ble Amos Cross Esq. whose
Signature is hereto Affixed is chief Justice of the 
Courts Aforesaid legally chosen and qualified as
the Law requires that full faith and Credit
Ought to be given to his Certificate throughout
the United States and that the Seal here impressed
is the true seal of the Courts Aforesaid
Witn Sam Helme Clk


This written witness
is on roll as a 
Pensioner for
the  R. Island
Agency -

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Stephen Pendleton  of Dencyton in the county of Madison and State of New York on oath testifieth & saith that sometime in the month of November 1775 this deponent enlisted in the service of the United States in a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Wells Col. William Richmond regiment in the Rhode Island line for one year that on or about the same time that this  deponent entitle he was knowing to the enlistment of one Samuel Clark in said company & regiment who then served in said Westerly but  now besides in Brookfield Madison County State of New York that they both with said company joined the regiment of New York & Rhode Island that this deponent was knowing to the said Samuel being some fort of the [Sergeant?] some fort Sergeant Major and from a [Rhode Island] were commanded in boats to Island River in the state of Connecticut and while there they ferried the [declarement?] that were sent to Long Island & he captured a forty of refugees and then returned to New York again that this deponent was well knowing to the [illegible] service of the said Samuel for one year the time for which they enlisted when they were both personally discharged at New York State of Connecticut. 
Stephen Pendleton

Sate of New York
Madison County

At Brookline on this 6th day of November 1821 in his proper pension application Stephen Pendleton subscribed to the proceeding deposition who after having been duly cautioned made solemn oath to the truth of the same. 
Joseph Clark Commissioner

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I hereby Certify that I have known Stephen
Pendleton for a number of years and believe him
to be uppon a footing with Mankind in General
in point of truth & Verasity 
this 6th day of November 1821
Joseph Clarke - { Commisioner

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Clerks Office, Madison County
State of New York 
I certify that Joseph Clark
whose name appears to this written certificate of
acknowledgement, was a Commissioner to take
the acknowledgement of Dees & at the time of
the date of the written Certificate of Acknowledgement
duly Commissioned and Sworn and that I 
am acquainted with the hand writing of the said
Commissioner & verily believe the Signature of "Joseph
Clark" to the within Certificate of acknowledgement
to be his own proper hand writing - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the
seal of the said County this 6th day of February 1822,
Bennet Bicknell Clk

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Thomas H Hubbard Esq
House of Representatives
Washington City

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Dear Sir I hereby Acknowledge I think I might be
Mistaken it Being so long ago since I was in the
war that it must be in the month of November that
I enlisted in the year 1775 and in November 1776
I was discharged as all the witnesses declare it was
November I said in my Declaration & that is was
october I deposited my my arms at New London and
took my discharge there from Majr William
Barton as there was neither of the [illegible] there
our year expired while we were at New London
and some of the Company say they think
they were discharged at New Haven. I don't know
as that makes any Material Difference
I served my Declaration. I am with
Respect your Humble Servant Saml Clark
Morris [ ] Febr 6th 1822
Thomas H Hubbard Esqr at washington