Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19240, Nathaniel Fairchild, New Jersey New York

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(8-1776)

[Headings at top of form:  Service; Number]

[written below service]  New Jersey; New York

[written in middle of form]  Fairchild, Nathaniel  [written below Nathaniel]  Elizabeth

[written below Number] W. 19240

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[written on left half of document]

24,005
New York

Nathaniel Fairchild
of Erie Co in the State of New York
who was a Sergt & in the Camp commanded 
by Captain Wicks of the Regt commanded 
by Col. Wind in the New York
line for 10 months a Sergt
3 " {ditto mark below months and a] Prv}


Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 60 Dollars -------- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct:
1833 ------- and sent to N Sprague, Clerk Erie Co.  Co.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $150

Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mnths 30

[total]  $180

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by G. C. Steles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4.  Page 100

[written on top of right side of paper]  let to Albany Agency Mar 23 1835

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Nathaniel Fairchild
21830

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[Declaration of a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the MILITIA, to obtain Pension under the Act of Congress,
passed June 7, 1832]

State of New York
Erie County ss.}  On this 4th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in Buffalo in said County, Nathaniel
Fairchild a resident of [illegible] in the County of Erie
and State of New York, aforesaid, aged 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June
7, 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as
herein stated that he inlisted in the army of the United States
at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess in the state of New York in
a company belonging to the regular army commanded
by Capt. James Wicks To what regiments it was attached he
has forgotten in which company he served as a sergeant
for the term four months in the City of New York when he
was discharged he soon after inlisted in the said service for
five months in a company of regular troops commanded by
Capt Henry Godwin which company belonged to a Regiment
commanded by Col Swartwout and was stationed at
Kingsbridge near New York That he was appointed a
Sargeant Major in said regiment and served as such
the full term of [crossed out or over inked]^ five [end insert] months when he was discharged
that he went to his native Place in New Jersey When soon
after at Elizabeth Town in [crossed out] state last aforesaid he
Entered the army of the United States in a company
under the command of Capt John Park attached to the
regiment commanded by Col. Wind where he served
one month and was discharged that soon after he again
entered the said service at Woodbridge New Jersey
in a company of Malitia commanded by Capt
McCoy in the same Regiment of Col Winds where
he served as a sergeant in said company one
month when he was discharged that he soon after
entered the said service at Raritan in New
Jersey in a company ^ of [illegible] [end of insert] commanded by Capt Lane in
Col Frelinhuysen regiment where he served as a
private two months in which last mentioned
time he was in the Battle of Monmouth that
he was in several other Battles during his
service but the dates of his inlistments he cannot
recollect that the whole time of his service was
thirteen Months that he never received any
written discharge from said service at any
time within his recollection and
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a Pension , or annuity, except the present, and delcares
that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,

Sworn and subscribed this 4th
day of December 1832}
[signed] Noah P. Spraugh Clerk 

[signed] Nathaniel X Fairchild ["his" written above X, "mark" written below]

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We, Edmond Hull Esquire a Justice of the Peace 0f
[ci]ty of Erie and John Baker residing on the town of [illegible] and Coun,
that we are well acquainted with Nathan Fairchild who has subscribed
and sworn to the foregoing declaration; the we believe him to be 80 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 the opinion.


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 Edmond
Hull who has signed the preceding certificate is a Justice of Peace resident in the
town of [illegible] and County of Erie and that [illegible] who
has signed the same, is a resident of the town of [illegible] and County of Erie
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter
of the application of Nathaniel Fairchild for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal of office, this
4th day of December 1832.
[signed] Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of Erie Common Pleas

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No. 21830
Nathaniel Fairchild
New York

R. M.

Admitted
Sergeant 10 mo
Private 3 "

13 [total]

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
May 27, 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1833, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of
your case in 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 shew 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.

A Statement, showing the Service of Andrew Fairchild Erie County N. Y.

[column headings:  Period when the service was rendered; Duration of the claimant's service [below this is written] Years, months, days; Rank of the claimant., Names and Ranks of the Company officers under whom he served [Capts is hand-written below this].; Name and Rank of the General and Field officers [Cols. is written below this]; Battles in which the applicant was engaged.; Country through which he marched.; Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.; Evidence by which the decision is supported.


Enlisted 4 [months], Sergeant, Wicks, ---, Skirmishes, NY., Aged 80, Dutchess Co. NY; Traditions [?}

Enlisted, 5 [months], Ser. Major, GGGodwin; Swartwout, [blank], NY
1 [month], [crossed out Pri.], Plaske, Winds, [blank], NJ>
1 [month], Sergeant, McCoy, ", [blank], NJ
2 [months], Private, Lane, Frelinghuysen, Monmouth
Whole time of Service 13 months
3 P
10 Sgt
13 [total]
I am respectfully
your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
It cannot be readily admitted that the above allegations of
service are insusceptible of proof and claimants are required by the
Regulations to produce the best evidence in their power.

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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 [emphasis added by
KDJ] , &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.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of} ss.

On this [——] day of [——] personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) [——] of in the county of [——] and State, Territory or District of [——]
aged [c] [——] 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 lie 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 en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country
through which he marched.  [manicule] ☛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 dad rear 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.
I [—— —— ——] 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 [—— —— ——] and C. D. residing in (the
same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [—— —— ——], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [——]
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
[sic] of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [seal
embossed onto document] 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 hispersonal knowledge of the services 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.
6. } 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?
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it
signed, and what 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 [t]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.
————————————
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing go by reason of
bodily infirmity ; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] 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.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most 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. ln 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:
“Personalty 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 and — 
days, I served as a — ; and 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, it 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] 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.

[j] 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 forth 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, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate
who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official
character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of
office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and
State Troops, The proof required by rule in this case applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

[signed] Dyer Castor Exam Clerk

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[unreadable  dark envelope]

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State of New York
Erie County } ss. On this Fifteenth
day of September one thousand eight
hundred & thirty eight, personally
appeared before Frederich P. Stevens
on of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Erie
aforesaid - Elizabeth Fairchild a resident
of Lancaster in Said County of Erie 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 7th 1838, entitled "an act 
granting half pay Pensions to certain
widows"  That she is the widow of
Nathaniel Fairchild who was of the
Revolutionary Army - that he was
an orderly sergeant in the four and
five months enlistments in Fishkill
New York, as she has always heard
him say, & understood.  That he
served in said enlistments under
Captain Wicks as she thinks & in Col Stoddard's
Regiment - That the said Nathaniel
Fairchild obtained his Pension under
the act of 1832.  That the Pension
was grnted she thinks in the winter
or spring of 1834, allowing him
sixty dollars a year - That Peter
Vanderventer of Erie County, now
deceased was the witness who
proved the Revolutionary services
of her said husband - & she does 
not know of any person now living
who can testify to said service - But
she states from her own recollection
that he also was in the war after

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the year 1779 - being the year of her
marriage with him-

That she cannot procure &
furnish the Pension Certificate held
by him in his life time - for the reason
that, at the March Term of the Court
of Common Pleas of Erie County in 1837
she did make the requisite deposition
& proof to enable her to draw
the Pension money that accrued to
her said husband from the Fourth of
September 1836 to the time of his death
in January 1837 - that the Pension
Certificate was then forwarded to the
Department with said desposition
& proof - that she is not able to
find that any entry of said Certificate
& proof was made on the minutes
of said Court - that she can only
state from recollection what the
said Pension Certificate contained -
but that the said arrears of pay
were obtained by her - & said certificate
and proof are now, as she supposes
on file in the War Department-

She further declares that she
was married to the said Nathaniel
Fairchild on the Twenty fourth day of June
one thousand seven hundred and
seventy nine by Rev Mr. Grover of
Persipiny, Morris County, New Jersey
as appears by the family records of
said deceased in her possession and
here shown to me, proved to be
the original family Bible of said
deceased; and lived and cohabitated
with him to the time of his death - That her

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husband Nathaniel Fairchild died
on the Twenty First day of January one
thousand eight hundred thirty
seven.

[signed] Elizabeth Fairchild

Subscribed and sworn
this 15th Sept. 1838}
before me
[signed] F. P. Stevens
judge of Erie
County

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Erie County ss.  Mehitable Bird of Lancaster
in said County being sworn says
that she is the daughter of Nathaniel
Fairchild now deceased.  That her said father above mentioned
in the deposition of Elizabeth her mother,
as she has always understood
from him & others was a soldier
of the Revolution; that he died
on the 21st say of January 1837 & that
he said mother has never since
been married is now the widow 
of said deceased - That the Bible
now in her possession produced
before me is the family Bible of said
deceased & contains a Record of
the Birth & marriages of her said father
and mother, in the words & figures
following, to wit.  "Nathaniel Fairchild
his Bible, was born in the year of our
Lord 1752 Jan. 8th"
"Wife Elizabeth Munson was born 12th February 1763-was married
on Thursday 24 June 1779"
& further this deponent 
says not-
Subscirbed & sworn
this 15th Sept 1838}  [signed] Mehitable Bird
[signed ] F. P. Stevens
Judge of Erie County

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State of New York
Erie County} ss.  I Frederick P. Stevens
one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Erie
do hereby certify that I attended at 
the house of Wm Bivins in Buffalo in Said
County of the fifteenth of September
last past at the request of Mrs. Elizabeth
Fairchild, whom I know to be the 
individual who made & hereby cited
the adjoining deposition - That she
was so infirm of body as to be unable
to attend in Court - That the said
Elizabeth Fairchild retained her
mental faculties unimpaired and
made to oath to be truth of the forgoing
deposition - and I do further
certify that Mehitable Bird also
made oath to the truth of the oath depostion
hereto annexed & by her
subscribed, and that the Family
Bible referred to in said depositions
was produced & shown to me &
proved to be original family record
of the birth marriage & death of
said Nathaniel Fairchild & that
the extract set forth in the deposition
of said Mehitable Bird, as taken from
said Record is a true extract from
said Record & that the same
has every appearance of being
the original entries of said Birth
and marriage & made at the
dates of the respectively
[signed]  F. P. Stevens
Judge of Erie County

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3185   2320

Nathl.^ Eliz [end insert] Fairchild
Decd Pensioner

[illegible] 21, Jan 1837

[illegible]
Admitted

Sargeant 10 months
Private 3 -----do

_______
13 [sum]

Samuel Caldwell Esq
Buffalo
N. Y.

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STATE OF NEW-YORK
Erie County, Clerk's Office,

I Cyrus K. Anderson Clerk of said County certify that Frederick P.
Stevens whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof
or acknowledgement of the annexed Instrument, and thereon written,
was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Judge
of Erie County Courts appointed and sworn and duly authorized
to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of such Judge
and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or
acknowledgment is genuine.

In testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
County the [number obscured by ribbon] 
the day of October A.D. 1838
 [signed] C. K. Anderson Clerk

[above "In testimony whereof" and to the left of the printing above it is a starburst paper seal 
with a tape or ribbon attached behind it]

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O. War

H

State Michigan
Genesee County ss

In the matter of the Pension case of
Elizabeth Fairchild - widow of Nathaniel
Fairchild a soldier of the Revolutionary War-
and files in the Pension Department at
Washington D. C. in relation hereto.

Mary Parry of Grand Blanc Genesee County
Michigan - and Elizabeth N Davison of the
City of Flint in said County and state being
by me duly sworn do depose and say - 
that they are two of the daughters of
Nathaniel Fairchild late of Atlas in said
County & State - [illegibel] deceased.  That said
Nathaniel Fairchild was the only son of 
said Elizabeth Fairchild and Nathaniel Fairchild
the Revolutionary soldier -
That said Elizabeth Fairchild had Nine
children by said Nathaniel Fairchild the
Revolutionary soldier - aforesaid whose names.

Elizabeth Fairchild born Nov 5th 1780 [below Elizabeth are listed the remaining children with given names only, "born" dittoed (") followed by birthdate]
Nancy, ", April 1782
Phebe, ", 1784
Margaret, " July 6
Sally, ", Nov 2d 1789
Mehitable, " 1792
Nathaniel, ", March 19 1795
Mary, ", Oct 21st 1797

[the paper is stamped with a round ink seal with "Pension" on top, "Office" on bottom, "U." on the left, "S." on the right and in the middle in a column D, Nov, 4, 1897]

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Almira Fairchild born Dec 19 1802

Deponents further say each for herself 
that so far as they have been able to
ascertain said children are all deceased and the children of said daughters
Elizabeth - Nancy - Phebe - Margaret
Sally and Mehitable are dead - 
That the son Nathaniel left five
children heirs remaining  - four of whom
are still living - and that Sarah A
Hartwell his daughter - now of Hadley
Lapeer County Michigan is the eldest.
of Nathaniel's said children - and is still
living - and is to the best of their 
knowledge and belief the oldest living descendent of said
Elizabeth Fairchild the pensioners aforesaid
Further deponents sayeth not -
Subscribed and Sworn to
before me this 28th
day of Oct AD 1897 } [signed] Marry Perry Elizabeth M Davison 
[signed Geo E. Taylor
Judge of Probate
for Genesee Co

Page 20

I certify that the above 
Statement is true.
I am the Eldest of my Father's Family
which is Nathaniel Fairchild Jun".
I am 73 years of age.  Sarah A Hartwell.

Hadley Mich Oct 30 97

Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of Oct AD. 1897
[signed] J. W. Whitehead
Notary Public
Genesse County Michigan

Page 21

December 6, 1937

Mrs. Arthur Young
318 Fifth Ave. N. W.
Fairbault, Minn.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 19240,
it appears that Nathaniel Fairchild was born
January 8, 1732, place not stated.  It is stated
that his parents (their names not given) lived
at Barnard Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.

While residing at Barnard Township, New
Jersey, He served as follows-
He enlisted at Fishkill, New York in 1776
and served four months as sergeant in Captain
James Wicks' New York Company, and again in 1776,
five months as [first crossed out] Sgt. Major in Captain Henry
Goodwin's Company, Colonel Swartwout's New York Regiment;
he enlisted at Elizabethtown, New Jersey in
the summer of 1777 and served onemonth in Captain
John Parker's Company, Colonel Winds'

Page 22

Rev. 
War

2-

Regiment, and one month as sergeant in Captain McCoy's
Company, Colonel Winds' Regiment; and in 1778 two
months as a private in Captain Lane's Company, Colonel
Frelinghuyseen's New Jersey Regiment, and was at
the battle of Monmouth.  He stated that he was in
other battles, names not recollected.

He was allowed pension on is application
executed December 4, 1823 while a resident of Clarence,
Erie County, New York.  He died January 21, 1837.

Soldier married June 24, 1779, Elizabeth Munson.
She was allowed pension on her application executed
September 15, 1838, while a resident of Lancaster,
Erie County, New York.  She was born February 12, 1763.

Their children were- 

[written in columns with "born" dittoed (") after first use]

Elizabeth, born, November 5, 1780
Ann or Nancy, ", April 22,1782
Phebe, ", September 20, 1784
Pegge or Margaret, ", July 6, 1787
Salle or Sally, ", November 2, 1789
Mehetable, ", September 4, 1792
Nathaniel, ", March 19, 1795
Mary, ", October 21, 1797
Mirah or Almira, ", December 19, 1802

Owing to the very large number of similar inquiries
and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpos,
the Bureau is unable to make immediate reply to inquiries
pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution.

Such information is furnished by courtesy of the

Page 23

3--

Government, and without fee, and letters are being
answered as rapidly as possible, in the order of
their receipt.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner

Page 24

Rev
WIDOW, & c.

No.  19240
Elizabeth Fairchild
Widow of 
Nathaniel Fairchild
Sergeant Rev War
Act.,  Feb 2d 48
ex:--Vol. A, Page 227

[arrangement of 1870]

Page 25

Nov 9 '96 paed pens
to M. D Whitehead
Flins Mich
(see [illegible] 43 160)
SZ

Jan. 21 1897 History to 
Miss W. D. Whitehead
Flint Mich
L. W. B.

Feb 17 1897 History to Mr 
F. C. Dougherty Buffalo, N. Y.

Oct 18/97 Miss Mary F. Perry
Flint Mich

Dec 9/97 Letter to Mrs. Perry [writing going up side of paper illegible]

Sept. 28, 1904 His to 
Mrs. E. S. Cadwallader Buffalo

1908 Oct 20 Hist to Miss Elsie
M. Loomis letter in S. F. 17551. ₵

1927 - Dec. 6 Hist to Mrs.
Archer Young[illegible]

Page 26

V Ch York
Elizabeth Fairchild
[illegible] 31 March '39

Act July 1838

Page 27

[on left side of paper]

New York  - 3185 - [v written above 1]

Elizabeth Fairchild
widow of Nathaniel Fairchild
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 21 January 1837
of Erie Co. in the State of New Y -
who was a priv & sergt in the copy -
commanded by Captain Wicks - of the
Regt -commanded by Col. Wind - in
the N. Yk - line for 10 ms Sergt
3 -  priv

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany -
at the rate of 60 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day 
of March, 1836. ending 22d Jany. 1837

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th - day of
June 43 - and sent to by F. Yates
Albany - N. Yk

Totl amount, $52.83
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by [illegible] -- clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 77-

[at top of right side of paper]

Retrd June 7

Page 28

Albany 3185

Elizabeth Fairchild
widow of Nathaniel Fairchild

who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832
and who died on the 21st of January 1837
of Erie Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Prvt & Sgt in the company commanded
by Captain Wicks of the Regt. commanded 
by Col Wind in the N. York
line for 10 mos Sargeant 50.00
3 [months] Private 10.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 60 Dollars [Cents crossed out] per annum,
to commence 22 January 1837

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of June
1839 and sent to Samuel
Caldwell, Buffalo, N Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March '39  126.66
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. "  30.00
[total] $156.66
 {Act July 7,
1838 }

recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2- Page 77

Page 29

[on top left side of paper]

Rep.
See letter 9 April 1844 to [illegible] C.
Ellis, H. R.

[on right side of paper]

5225

Albany, New York

Elizabeth Fairchild
widow of Nathaniel Fairchild
who was a Private & Sergeant
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
60 dollars
[Cents crossed out] per annum, to commence o[n]
the 4th day of March 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
2d day of April 1844
and sent to S. Drullard
Buffalo, N. York

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 259

Page 30

April 6

[to the right and below the date is an oval postal stamp from Buffalo, N. Y. dated Ap 10]


my
[illegible] proof
Eliz. Fairchild

7 July [illegible] 2,323

[written perpendicular to the lines above]

J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.

Page 31

[illegible letters crossed out] New York
Erie County} ss  Samuel Caldwell
of the City of Buffalo, being duly sworn
doth depose and say that the annexed
paper, being a sheet containing the family
Record of Nathaniel Fairchild deceased
was torn and taken from the Bible now
owned in the hands of Elizabeth
Fairchild widow of Nathaniel
Fairchild deceased.  That the
said Bible purports to be, & this
deponent verily believes, is the
family Bible of said deceased-
that the record on said annexed sheet
is, the family record of said deceased
& was entered thereon at the time
& times it bears date -
further says not.

[signed] Sam Caldwell

Taken this
10 April 1839 before
me by Saml Caldwell
the surrogate of the County of 
Erie who is a credible person
[signed] N. K. Hall Com of Deeds
for Erie Co.

Page 32

[postmark - illegible except CITY]
[illegible]

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office

[next section written perpendicular over above address]

Mar 4
[illegible]
NY
Patience Green
Eliz Fairchild

address
Hon M Fillmore
Buffalo
NYork

Page 33

House of Rep
March 2, 1839

Sir:
I am requested by Samuel
Caldwell Esq Buffalo N. Y. to enquire after
the pension application of 
Patience Green &
Elizabeth Fairchild [written beside and just below this line in another hand is "2320 and for Oct 1838]
Please inform me if they have been decided.

Yours Sc.
Senator Filmore

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Page 34

[written on the left of the paper]

Elizabeth Fairchild
[crossed out: a Pensioner]
widow of 
Nathaniel Fairchild
act of 3 Mar 1843

G. F. Yates
Atty

[written on the right of the paper]

5458 [possibly 5458]

Page 35

Know all men by these presents that
I Elizabeth Fairchild of the Town of
Clarance Erie County New York, have made
constituted and appointed, and by these
present do make constitute and appoint
Giles F. Yates attorney at Law of Schenectady
N. Y. my true and lawfull attorney for
one and in my name to collect and
receive the Pension coming to me as
the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild late
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, as
allowed to me by virtue of an act of 
Congress passed 3 March 1843, dated
August 7th 1843, as witness my hand & seal
[signed] Elizabeth Fairchild [beside signature there appears to be a diamond shaped paper seal]
in presence of
Silah Barnard

State of New York
County of Erie}  ss  On this 7th day of
August 1843 before me came Elizabeth
Fairchild to me personally known to be
the person described in and who executed
the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged 
that she had executed the same,
which was done in my presence.

[signed] Selah Barnard Justice
of the Peace

Page 36

State of New York
County of Erie} ss
On this 7th day of 
August 1843 personally appeared before
me Sehah Bannard one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said county,
Elizabeth Fairchild a resident of the 
Town of Clarence in Said County aged
Eighty years who being first duly Sworn
according to the law doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the provisions made by the
"Act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March
1843" "granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the Revolutionary war,"
That she is the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild
who served as a private & sergent
in the War of the Revolution in manner &
form & the terms particularly set forth
and dictated in the papers in the matter
of her application for a pension under 
the act of 7th July 1838, that she received
the annual amount of Sixty dollars under
the Act of 7th July 1838.  She further declares
she is still a widow.
[signed] Elizabeth Fairchild

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me the
said Justice and I certify that the
above [remaining writing blocked by attachment of a separate form transcribed below]


Salisbury & Clapp, Printers, Exchange Building Buffalo


State of New-York
County of Erie, } ss

I, Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of the County of Erie, and Court of Common Pleas thereof
do herby certify that [handwritten] Seleah Barnard [end handwritten]
Esq. whose name is subscribed to the annexed [handwritten] instrument
[illegibel] [end handwritten] was at the time [handwritten] signing the same [end handwritten] was a 
[handwritten] Justice of the Peace [end handwritten] in and for the County, duly elected and sworn, and acting
as such.  And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said [handwritten] Justice [end handwritten]
and verily believe the signature [handwritten] "Selah Barnard" [end handwritten]
to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the Court
 of Common Pleas of said County, this [handwritten] 11th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] August [end handwritten]
A. D. 184 [handwritten] 43 [end handwritten].
[signed] Noah P. Sprague [end signature] Clark

Page 37

State of New York
County of Erie} ss
On this 7th day of
August 1843 personally appeared before
me Sehah Bannard one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said county,
Elizabeth Fairchild a resident of the
Town of Clarence in Said County aged
Eighty years who being first duly Sworn
according to the law doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the provisions made by the
"Act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March
1843" "granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the Revolutionary war,"
That she is the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild
who served as a private & sergent
in the War of the Revolution in manner &
form & the terms particularly set forth
and dictated in the papers in the matter
of her application for a pension under
the act of 7th July 1838, that she received
the annual amount of Sixty dollars under
the Act of 7th July 1838. She further declares
she is still a widow.
[signed] Elizabeth Fairchild

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me the
said Justice and I certify that the
above named declarant Elizabeth Fairchild is to me personally known.
[signed] Selah Barnard Justice
of the Peace

Page 38

Schenectada May 27 1843

Sir:
You will receive herewith the application
under the act of 7 July 1838 for
arrears of pay due
Ellizabeth Fairchild widow of Nathaniel
Fairchild from 4 Mar. 1836 to 22d Jny
1837 -

I am very respectfully
your obd, Servt.
G. F. Yates

Page 39

5658 April 3 1844

NY
E. Fairchild
March 1843

$60 per an.

[written perpendicular to above]

Edwards Esq

Com - Pensions
Washington
D- C-

[written across bottom of paper]

Hon C Ellis
House of Rep

Page 40


[written perpendicular on left of the page]
 
5658 April 3 1844

NY
E. Fairchild
March 1843

$60 per an.

[across page]

Edwards Esq

Com - Pensions
Washington
D- C-

[written perpendicular on right of the page]

Hon C Ellis
House of Rep

Page 41

Sir

application of Elizabeth Fairchild
wd of Nathl. Fairchild as of 3d
March 1843.  widow
Please attend to it [illegible]
[signed] C. Ellis,

[illegible] 3d aprl 44

Page 42

State of New York
County of Erie } ss.
On this 16th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty- eight - , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace
in and for the county of Erie in the State of New York, Elizabeth
Fairchild - a resident of the town of Clarence in the said county of
Erie - aged Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn, according 
to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision
made by the Act of Congress, passed 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary War:

That she is the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild, who was a sergeant in the
War of the Revolution, and was at the time of his decease a
pensioner under the Act of Congress of 7 June 1832, and on
account of whose service she was a pensioner under the Act of
Congress, of 7 July 1835, 3d March 1843 & 17 June 1844 -
and the annual amount of the pension which she received
under the Act of 17 June 1844 was sixty dollars -
She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to & subscribed on the day } Elizabeth Fairchild
& year first above written before me
x "sergeant " written as an erasure
John Snearley Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
John Snearley Justice of
the Peace

State of New-York
County of Erie} ss.
I, Moses Bristol Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that
John Snearley Esq was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a
Justic of the peace in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the 
signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his are
genuine.

[below this and to the left of the final testimony is a starburst paper seal]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the said county, this 17 day of August 1848.
Moses Briston Clerk
& Wm Amlu Dep clerk

Page 43

admitted

L. Jenkins
Albany

Page 44

Albany Augt 24. 1848

James L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions

Sir,
I enclose the declaration of Mrs.
Elizabeth Fairchild, for the purpose of obtaining her
pension Certificate under the Act of 2d July 1848.
Very Respectfully
Your obd Serv
Lemuel Jenkins

Page 45

Albany
[crossed out Nathaniel] Nathaniel Fairchild on the act 1832
at the rate of $ 60 per an to what time paid ?
V L

John Harry Esq

[faint illegibel writing] Jan 1837

Died 21 Jan 1837 p to that period
J H

Page 46

Leave in the case for visitors.

[illegible initial]

Page 47

L. W. B.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C. 

December 9th, 1897

I certify that the attached is a tue and correct copy of a
Bible leaf, the original of which is now on file in this Bureau in the
claim for pension on Nathaniel Fairchild, a solder of the Revolutionary
War.

O. M. Dalton
Chief, O. W. & N. Division


Copied by S. W. Boody

Compared by S. W. B. and A. H. J

Returned original
December 9th 1897
S. W. B.

Page 48

Nathaniel Fairchild, his Bible, was born in the year of Our
Lord 1752, Jan. 8th.

Wife Elizabeth was born 12th February, 1763, -was
married on Thursday 24th June 1779.

1,  Daughter Elizabeth born the 5th of November 1780.

2.  Daughter Ann, Apl 22, 1732 [written in faint scirpt] Nancy

3.  Daughter Phebe, Sept. 20th, 1784

4.  Daughter Pegge July 6th, 1787 [written in faint script]  Margaret

5.  Daughter Salle Novmb. 2, 1789.

6.  Daughter Mehetable Sept. 4, 1792

7.  Son Nathaniel March 19th, 1795.

8.  Daughter Mary Oct. 21, 1797.

9.  Daughter Mirah December 19, 1802, Sunday [written in faint script

Page 49

Erie County ss.

On the nineteenth day of July in the year One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Three, before me the
Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the
the county of Erie personally came Peter Vanderventon of
Springfield township and County aforesaid, and being duly sworn
according to the law deposith and saith, that, during the 
revolutionary war, in the year One Thousand [crossed out eight hundred and
and thirty men] Seven hundred and Seventy Seven he served
as Lieutenant in Capt. Nathaniels Porter's company, belonging
to Colonel Frelinghuysin's Regiment that during the summer
of the aforesaid year of 1777, Colonel Frelinghuysin was
called upon by Colonel Morgan, who commanded the Rifleman,
for volunteers to commence an attack upon the enemy
of Piscataway Plaines in the State of New Jersey - that Capt.
Porter aforesaid and himself (this deponent) volunteered for
that purpose; and that Mr. Nathaniel Fairchild of Summerset
County in the State of New Jersey who was then in
the United States Service, and [crossed out in Capt.]  this deponent thinks,
in Capt. Parker's Company, belonging to the regiment aforesaid
also volunteered and served during the attack aforesaid in
the same Company with this deponent , under the ommand
of the aforesaid Nathaniel Porter.  This deponent further
saith that at the time of the aforesaid attack he was
well acquainted with the said Mathaniel Fairchild and
considered him an active and brave Soldier in the service
of his County.
[signed] Peter Van Deventon

Sworn and Subscribed 
befor me
[signed]  James G. Woodworth

Page 50

Erie County ss.

I James A. Woodworth, a Justice of the Peace
in and for the said county, before whom the foregoing
deposition [crossed out deposition] was taken, do certify that the
within named Peter Vandeventer is a respectable citizen
of Springfield township and can be depended upon for
truth and hearing -- witness my hand at Springfield the
19th day of July AD 1833.

[signed] Jas A. Woodworth

State of Pennsylvania
Erie County ss }

I Edwin J. Kelis Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for
the County of Erie Do hereby certify
that James H. Woodworth Esquire
before whom the within affidavit
purports to have been sworn and also
before whom the above acknowledgement 
was taken was at the date of the Same one of the Justices
of the Peace in and for Said County duly commissioned and
Sworn.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my
hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court this 20th day of
July AD 1833

[signed Edwin Kelis Prothry

Page 51

State of New York
County of Genesse} ss

On the 12th day of August 1833
Came before me Ziba Hurd one of the Justices of the Peace
In and for the said County Theodosia Hall of Cartih in said
County and being duly sworn Deponent saith that
Nathaniel Fairchild is a brother of hers that their
Parents lived in the state of New Jersey County of Summit
In Barnard Township. That Nathaniel Fairchild, enlisted
Into the New York Line in the year 1778 for the term
Of Nine months and Served his time out as the [illegible]
And in 1777 he [crossed out “served”] was frequently latter out to serve
With the New Jersey Militia
Theodosia Hall

Subscribed and Sworn 
before me.
Zeba Hurd Justice

Genesse County SS

I Zeba Hurd a justice of the Peace
In and for said County before whom the foregoing
deposition was taken do certify that the within named
Theodosia Hall is a respectable Citizen of Cartih and 
Can be depended upon for truth and veracity
Dated at Cartih August 12th 1833

Ziba Hurd

State of New York
Genesee County} ss  I Timothy Fitch, Clerk of Said
County certify, that Ziba Hurd before whom
The above affidavit purported to have been taken 
and made was at the time of taking the
same Justic of the Peace in and for said
county, and that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of Said Justice and verily believe
his name subscribed to the above affidavit and certificate to be genuine 

[to the right of the above certificate appears to be the outline of a seal] 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and seal of office 
This thirteenth day of August 1833.  Timothy Fitch, Clerk
B. Pringle Dep Clk.

Page 52

State of New York
County of Erie ss. 

On the 16th day of July in the
year 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned
a justice of the peace in and for the County of Erie
aforesaid, Caleb Fairchild in said County
and being by me duly sworn deposed and says
that he was well acquainted with Nathaniel Fairchild
of Lancaster ([two illegible words] Clarence) in said County in the
time of the Revolutionary war, that the said Nathaniel
then resided in Barnards Township in Somerset County
in the State of New Jersey. that in the year 1777*
the said Nathaniel was drafted into the union of the
United States as the deponent then understood and
verily believing that the said Nathaniel left home and
he cannot recollect [crossed out that] when the said Nathaniel
returned home as he said he had been in the army.
and the deponent verily believes that he had been 
in the service.  And this the deponent further says that the
said Nathaniel in the year 1778 was called out
again into service, that he cannot recollect how
long he was gone from home, but he was gone
at the time of the Monmouth Battle and returned
home some time after, and when he returned he said
he had been in the army and was in the Battle
of Monmouth that he understood from the said Nathaniel
when he returned, that he had served in Captain
McCoy's Company in Colonel Frelinghuysen's regiment
[crossed out in the] and he further says that he was Sixty two years of age
last April and further deponent says not
Caleb Fairchild

Sworn & subscribed before me
this 16th day of July 1833.
J. Clary J. P.

Page 53

I Joseph Clay before whom the within affidavit
was sworn do hereby certify that I am well acquainted
with Caleb Fairchild who has subscribed and sworn
to the within affidavit that he is a man of truth
and veracity and that his statements are intitled
to full credit.

J. Clay J. P.


State of New York
Erie County Clerks office}

[below this and to the left of the first of eight lines below is a starburst seal]

I Noah P. Sprague
belrk of Erie County do hereby
certify thath Joseph Clary Esq.
whose name is subscribed to the
above certificate and also to the
certificate of the proof of the within
affidavit was at the time of making
said certificate & taking said proof
a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Erie duly
elected & acting as such & further then that I am
well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice
& verily believe the signature "J. Clary" subscribed
to said certificate & to the certificate of the proof of the
within affidavit to be his genuine signature --

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
name & affixed the seal of said County this 
sixteenth day of August A. D. 1833.

Noah P. Sprague Clerk
of Erie County

Page 54

[Written across the left edge of the page and perpendicular to the address]

2320
2321 Oct 9
NY
7 July 1838

[Behind the writing is an oval postage date stamp from Buffalo, NY with date obscured]


free

Honbl J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington 
D. C.

Page 55



2320
2321 Oct 9
NY
7 July 1838

[Behind the writing is an oval postage date stamp from Buffalo, NY with date obscured]


[Written perpendicular to the writing above]

free

Honbl J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington 
D. C.

Page 56

Hon. J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions

Dear Sir-

Enclosed are the application
of two widows for the benifit 
of the law of the 7th of July 1838

Have the goodness to give your
attention to these claims, and, if
justification as presumed, they
will be [crossed out "give"] let me hear
from them as soon as practicable.

Very Respectfully 
Your Obt. Servt.
Sam. Caldwell
Buffalo, N. Y.V

Page 57

Eliz Fairchild
widow of Nathaniel
Fairchild for arrears
under Act of 7 July
1838.

N. Y.
* 60$ from
4 March 26 to
21 Jany 37-

G. F. Yates
Atty

Albany,
N. Y.

Page 58

State of New York
County of Erie } ss.
On this 3d day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty- eight - , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace
in and for the county of Erie in the State of New York, Elizabeth
Fairchild - a resident of the town of Clarence in the said county of
Erie - aged Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn, according
to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision
made by the Act of Congress, passed 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary War:

That she is the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild, who was a sergeant in the
War of the Revolution, and was at the time of his decease a
pensioner under the Act of Congress of 7 June 1832, and on
account of whose service she was a pensioner under the Act of
Congress, of 7 July 1835, 3d March 1843 & 17 June 1844 -
and the annual amount of the pension which she received
under the Act of 17 June 1844 was sixty dollars -
She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to & subscribed on the day } Elizabeth Fairchild
& year first above written before me
x "sergeant " written as an erasure
John Snearley Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
John Snearley Justice of
the Peace

State of New-York
County of Erie} ss.
I, Moses Bristol Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that
John Snearley Esq was on the day of the date of the above Declaration, a
Justic of the peace in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the
signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his are
genuine.

[below this and to the left of the final testimony is a starburst paper seal]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the said county, this 17 day of August 1848.
Moses Briston Clerk
& Wm Amlu Dep clerk

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State of New -York
County of Erie} ss.

I, Noah Sprague, Clerk of the County of Erie, and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof,
Do hereby certify that John Ketchum
Esq. whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit
Was at the time of on the 3d day of May 1843  a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and sworn, and acting
As such.  And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice
And verily believe the signature John Ketchum J P
To be his genuine signature.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County, this Nineteenth day of May
A. D. 1843

[signed]  Noah P. Sprague, Clerk
Manly Colton Dep Clk of Erie Co NY

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[postmark BUFFALO N.Y. MAR 2]

free

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. Pensions
Washington D.C.

[next section written perpendicularly over first address]

5475 Mar 7 1844

NY
Mar 3 1843
Eliz Fairchild
$60 per ann

S. Drullard

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[postmark BUFFALO N.Y. MAR 2]

free

Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. Pensions
Washington D.C.

[next section written perpendicularly over first address]

5475 Mar 7 1844

NY
Mar 3 1843
Eliz Fairchild
$60 per ann

S. Drullard

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State of New York
County of Erie} ss.

On this twenty eighth day of February in the year
On thousand eight hundred and forty-four before the subscriber, John
Ketchum, a Justice of the Peace of the Town of
Clarence in the said County of Erie, and State
Of New York
Personally appeared Elizabeth Fairchild – a resident of the
Town of Clarence in said county, aged Eighty ^ one years who
Being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Congress, passed on the
3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war:

That she is the widow of Nathaniel Fairchild

She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States under the act
Of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she
Received under the said act was Sixty Dollars

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
And year first written above}  [signed] Elizabeth Fairchild
[signed]  John Ketcham Justice Peace

I Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
[signed]  John Ketcham J. P.

State of New York
County of Erie} ss.

I, Manly Colton clerk of
said county, do hereby certify that John Ketchum was on
the day of the date of the above jurat and certificate, a Justice of the Peace
in and for the said county, duly appointed and qualified, and the signature above,
purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office
and subscribed my name this First day of March 1844.

[signed] Manly Colton, Clerk
Erie County

[a starburst paper seal is to the left and little below the last testimony]

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Buffalo 1st March 1844

Jas. L. Edward Esq
Com Pensions

Sir

Herewith I hand
you Mrs. Fairchild's declaration for
a pension under the act passed 3rd March
1843 - permitting pensions to widows - of
persons who served in the Revolutionary War
You will [illegible] for a grant pension
& the petition by giving it quarterly
attention as may be consistent
any ammendments you
may wish to address her please
direct it to my Care.

Your Obd & Humble
Servt
S Drullard

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["Rev" is written to the left of the address and "7" is written below the address.  Both are underlined and done by  darker pen or pencil]

925 Lapeer Street
Flint Michigan
Nov. 2nd 1897

H. Clay Evans
Commissioner
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington. D. C.

My dear Sir, nclosed please find the
affidavite of Sarah A Hartwell of Hadley Mich, Elizabeth M. Davison and Mary Perry of Flint Michigan
My sister Mrs. Sarah A. Hartwell is the oldest lival descendant of Nathaniel Fairchild
a soldier Revolutionary War.  We have
one brother Nathaniel Munson Fairchild
who is the youngest of our family.  He has
one child -

In regards to the other descendants, we do
 not know anything concerning them

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We know not who they are, nor where they
are nor their age.
Hoping you will see fit to return the
old leaf from the family Bible of
Nathniel Fairchild, which was sent by
his wife Elizabeth Munson Fairchild
to aid her in procuring the pension after the death of her Husband Nathaniel Fairchild.

I f you to substantiate the
claim set forth write the Judge of
Probate Genesee Co Michigan, the Hon
George E. Taylor or I. W. Whitehead
Notary Public.

Hoping to receive the old record Iam
very Respectfully
(Mrs) Mary Fairchild Perry
925 Lapeer Street
Flint Michigan

[below this is round U. S. Pension Office date stamp for Nov 4, 1897]

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[In upper left corner is an upside down square "Old War & Navy Files" date stamp of October 11, 1897.]

Flint Michigan
Oct 7 1897

[to the left and below of this a 7 that has been crossed out]

Commissioner
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. -

D. T. Murphy
My dear sir, -

In December 4, 1832 Nathaniel Fairchild
applied for pension Decc -yc at which time
he resided in Clarance N. Y.  Pension allowed
for service in Revolutionary War. -  His widow
Elizabeth made application and received a pension
for his service as above set forth
Nathaniel Fairchild died Jan 8 1837-
Widow Elizabeth soon after applied for his
Pension and when she applied for said
Pension "She cut the family record out of the
old family Bible and sent it on to Washington

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2

and it was not returned [upside down square "War & Navy" date stamp of Oct 11 1897]

Now my dear Sir, do you imagine that "Old family record" is among the
application papers of those Fairchilds
You will confer a great favor on
Myself and others if You will kindly
bear this in mind and have the papers
looked over for it.
It must be there or it was destroyed
there.  I beg of You to cause a search
for that old paper -
May I hear from you on that subject
Yours most Sincerely
Mary Fairchild Perry
925 Lapeer Street
Flin, Mich

[Round "U. S. Pension Office" date stamp for Oct 8 1897]

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L. W. B
W. 19240


[Printed in a square as part of the letter head is the following}

This bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their service.

Such of the original muster and pay tolls of the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in
the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other 
records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found
on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. Div
Revolutionary


Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
December 9th, 1897

Madam:-

In compliance with your request, and in accordance with the
affidavits filed by you, the Bible leaf originally filed with the
pension claim of Elizabeth, widow of Nathaniel Fairchild, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, is returned herewith.

Kindly acknowledge receipt of same by an endorsement on the
reverse side of this sheet using the enclosed penalty envelope for
mailing same to this Bureau.

Very respectfully, Commissioner

Mrs. Mary Fairchild Perry,
925 Lapeer Street
Flint, Michigan

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7 [has a cross line and is in darker writing then the letter]

Buffalo N. Y.
150 Highland Ave.
Jan 27th 1896

Pension Dept-.

Mrs Elizabeth Fairchild, widow of Nathaniel Fairchild a pensioner. I think
she died in 1849 and I also think that her husband served in the revolutionary war.
Will you kindly give me the information I desire.

Very sincerely
F. C. Dougherty

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P [written on left top]
F [written on right top]

Flint Michigan
Dec 29th 1896

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir - Your favor of Nov 9th telling me
that Nathaniel Fairchild, enlisted at FishKill N. Y."
Can You inform me why Nathaniel Fairchilds name is
not on the Original " Muster Rolls " at Albany N. Y. or
in the list of Revolutionary Soldiers at the
State Historical Society at Albany N. Y ??

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Were Pensions granted for service in the War of 1812?
Does your records tell what year Nathaniel Fairchild
Enlisted at Peekskill N. Y. -?  And if your records
Gove any information concerning the said 
Nathaniel Fairchild – Please will you send me a
Copy of said information?

Will you inform me all that your  Records say concerning a
Nathaniel Fairchild who enlisted from Morris County N. J.
To serve in Revolutionary War -?

I desire my information so very much.  May I hear from you?
Yours very truly
Minnie D. Whitehead
925 :Lapeer St. Flint Mich

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L. W. B
W. 19240


[Printed in a square as part of the letter head is the following}

This bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers
as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their service.

Such of the original muster and pay tolls of the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in
the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other
records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found
on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. Div
Revolutionary


Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
October 18th, 1897.

Madam:-

In returning herewith your communication of a recent date
You are advised that there is a leaf from a family Bible on file in
the pension claim of Elizabeth Fairchild (widow of Nathaniel Fairchild,
a soldier of the Revolutionary war), which shows the dates of birth of
[ink blotched word probably “said”] Elizabeth and Nathaniel Fairchilds and their nine children.

The leaf, however, can be returned to only the eldest, surviving,
lineal descendant of the above named soldier, and such decedent must
furnish an affidavit setting forth his or her relationship to the soldier.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Miss Mary Fairchild Perry
925 Lapeer St.,
Flint, Michigan.

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W, 19,240
L. W. B.

February 17, 1897
Sir:

Replying to your request for information concerning
The military record of Nathaniel Fairchild, a soldier of the
Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made application
for pension on December 4, 1832, at which time he was
80 years of age and residing in Eire County, New York, and
his pension was allowed for three months actual service as
a private and ten months’ services as a sergeant in the New
York Troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served
under Capt. Wicks and Col. Wind.  He enlisted at Fishkill,
N. Y.

Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.

Mr. F. C. Dougherty,
150 Highland Ave.,
Buffalo, N. Y.

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W, 19,240
L. W. B.

January 21, 1897

Madam: 

Replying to your communication of recent date you
are advised that a very careful search has been made, and
the Nathaniel Fairchild whose military record was furnished 
you under date of November 9, 1896, is the only one found
upon the Revolutionary War pension records on file in this
bureau.  The date of his enlistment is not shown by the 
papers on file in the case, but further information pertinent
to his enlistment and service can possibly be obtained upon
application to the Chief of the Record and Pension Office,
War Department, this city.

Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.

Miss Minnie D. Whitehead,
925 La Peer Street,
Flint, Mich.

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O. U. &  [illegible]  R

Daughters of the American Revolution
Buffalo Chapter.

Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir:

Will you send me the military service of Mr.
Nathaniel Faircghild, a soldier
of the Revolution, who served in
the New York forces, and was
a pensioner of Erie County
in 1833.

Respectfully yours,
Mrs. C. S. Cadwallader,
6 Prospect Ave.
Buffalo, N. Y.

[A round U. S. Pension Office date stamp of Sep. 1, 1904 is found to the left of the closing.]

Page 76

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December 1st, 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

On July 15th, I wrote as follows:

"It is necessary for me to secure proof in connection
with my joining the 'Daughters of the American Revolution',
and I am advised that I can secure through your office the
data required.  In this case it is the military record of
Nathaniel Fairchild, born January 8th 1752 and died 
January 21st, 1837.  He enlisted at Fisk Hill in the New York
Line, also served as a sergeant in a company of the regular
army commanded by Captain John Wicks, for the term of four
months in the city of New York.  He was then discharged.
He re-enlisted and served at King's Bridge, then New York.  
He was appointed Sergeant-Major and was discharged.  Then
he went to New Jersey where he soon after enlisted at
Elizabeth Town and was later discharged.  He again entered 
the services and fought in the battle of Monmouth.  At eighty
years of age he received a pension.

"I trust that the foregoing data will be able you to locate
this person in your files and that you can furnish at least
his military record.  As this person is the ancestor of quite
a large number of persons and you have, I believe, been called
upon to furnish information of this kind, no doubt you will
have no difficulty in meeting my request."

Up to this time I have received no reply to my inquiry,
and, as I think you understand, I am very anxious to secure
this information and for the reason given.  If I am not addressing

[on bottom right of page is a round U. S. Pension date stamp of  Dec 1927; the exact date is too faded to read.]


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Asking that you give this matter your earnest
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[on bottom right of page is a round U. S. Pension date stamp of Dec 1927; the exact date is too faded to read.]

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July 15, 1927

Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:  

It is necessary for me to secure proof in connection with
my joining the "Daughters of the American Revolution", and
I am advised that I can secure through your office the
data required. In this case it is the military record of Nathaniel
Fairchild, born January 8th 1752 and died January 21st, 1837.
He enlisted at Fisk Hill in the New York Line, also served as \
a sergeant in a company of the regular army commanded by
Captain John Wicks, for the term of four months in the city of
New York. He was then discharged.  He re-enlisted and served
at King's Bridge, then New York.  He was appointed Sergeant-
Major and was discharged. Then he went to New Jersey where
he soon after enlisted at Elizabeth Town and was later discharged. 
He again entered the services and fought in the
battle of Monmouth. At eighty years of age he received a pension.

"I trust that the foregoing data will be able you to locate
this person in your files and that you can furnish at least his 
military record. As this person is the ancestor of quitea 
large number of persons and you have, I believe, been called
upon to furnish information of this kind, no doubt you will have
no difficulty in meeting my request.

Thanking you in advance for such courtesies you may be
able to extend in the premises, I remain

Very sincerely yours,
[signed] (Mrs.) Rose Adair Young

318. Fifth Ave. N. W.
Faribault, Minnesota

[On bottom right of page is a round U. S. Pension date stamp of July 18 1927.]

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19240
3-068
(Old No. 3-649)

Bureau of Pensions
Nathaniel Fairchild
Dec. 4, 1832 - 80
Erie Co N Y

 -- Somerset Coi. N. J. - N. Y.
Capt Jas Weaks
Col. --
Sergt. 4 m

-- Capt Henry Godwin, N. Y.
Col Swortout
Sergt. 5 m

Capt John Parker (s) N. J.
Col. Winds
Sergt 1 M

- Capt McCoy N. J.
Col Do
Sergt 1 M

Capt Lane N. J.
Col. Frelinghuysen
pvt. 2 m

Mar. Elizabeth Munson
June 24, 1779
D. Jany 21. 1837

Bat Monmouth

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In reply to your request of ________________, received __________________
for a statement of the military history of Nathaniel Fairchild
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.  Wd File 19240

[column headings:  Dates of Enlistment s or Appointments.  Length of service.  Rank.  Officers Under Who Service was Rendered; Captain, Colonial.  State.]

1.  Fishkill, N. Y. 1776.  4 mos.  Sergt.  James Wicks.  ?.  N. Y.

2.  [blankl]  5 mos.  St. Maj. Henry Goodwin.  Swartwout.  "

3.  Elizabeth town, N. J. Summertime 1777.  1 mo.  [check mark].  John Parker.  Winds.  N. J.

4.  [blank] 1 mo.  Sergt.  McCoy.  Winds  N. J.

5. 1778  *2 mos.  Pri.  Lane.  Frelinghuysen.  N. J.

Battles engaged in, * Battle of Monmouth.  other battles not recollected
Residence of Soldier at enlistment, Barnard Twp. Somerset, N. J.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 4, 1832
Residence at date of application, Clarence, Erie Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, B. Jany. 8, 1752.  Parents lived in Barnard Twp.  Somerset Co. N.J.

[written on left edge of paper] In 1844 res Clarence N. Y.

Remarks:  Sol. mar June 24, 1779 Elizabeth b. Feby 12, 1763; he died Jany 
1837.  she pens. [begin insertion] ap. Sept 15 1838- Lancaster NY 75. [end insertion] [crossed out "1839 res Clarence aforesaid"]
Ch:  Elizabeth b. Nov 5, 1780.  Ann or Nancy
Apl 22, 1782 - Phebe Sept 20. 1784- Pegge July 6, 1787 - Salle Nov. 2, 1789 - Mehtable
Sept 4, 1792 - Nathl Mch 19, 1795 - Mary Oct 21, 1797 - Mirah Dec 19, 1802 ["Aluria" written below Mirah].
1838 dau Mehetable Bir Very respectfully

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[Headers across the top of form]

[Left]  The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41

[Middle]  Bounty Land Warrant Card*

[right]  Division of Veterans' Administration Archives


Name  Fairchild, Peter  Grade Private

Warrant Number 5758  Acreage 100  Issued Dec 3, 1796 to Nathaniel Ruggles -


____

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776 and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives