Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44710, William Butler, Mass.

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Service
Mass.

Butler, William

S. 44710

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44710
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File No. 44710 [handwritten]
William Butler

Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818

Index: -Vol. 3, Page 70

Arrangement of 1870

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7639

New york
William Butler

Putnam County in the State of New York was a private, in the regiment commanded by one Colonel Alden of the Massachusetts line, for the term of War.

Subscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of March 1819 and sent to Wm. Nelson Esqr 
Peekskill. N York

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 11 mo's 4/31 
                                                                  89.03
Semi.anl. all'ce ending 4 Sepr. 1819.         48. --
                                                                _______
                                                              $137.03

(Dead crossed out?)

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

14 Feb 20

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State of New York
Putnam County

Certified Copy of the Declaration of William Butler

On Pension Roll
7639
15 March 1817

con -

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State of New York}
Putnam County} ss - On this seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and Twenty personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County being a Court of Record of the said state proceeding according to the course of the common Law with unlimited jurisdiction in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings William Butler aged seventy three years resident in Phillipstown (Philipstown) in the said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz that he first enlisted as a drummer in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy six at Boston for nine months as a private soldier in Capt Patricks company Colonel Little's Regiment Massachusetts line on the expiration of the said time out he re-enlisted in the same Company and Regiment for twelve months during which time he served and on the expiration stamp was discharged at Christmas in the State of New Jersey soon afterwards he again enlisted at (Dudley ?) in the State of Massachusetts in Capt Pratts Company Colonel Aldens Regiment Massachusetts line of Regulars for three years ordinary then on

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Colonel Garrisons Regiment of sappers and miners Capt Johathan Lawrance's Company in which Regiment he served for three years and nine months when he was discharged at West Point was at the taking of Generals Burgoyne & Cornwallis and was wounded in the leg and hip in the assault on the Indians at Cherry Valley the date of his original declaration is April 1st 1818 and the number of his Pension certificate 7639.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the named state on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thusly so to dimmish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress under an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818  And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me excepting five dollars of debt due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed. and, by me subscribed that I am by occupation a mason that through old age and the wounds received in the service I am totally unable to support myself by labor that my family consists only of myself and wife Catherine aged eighty years who is

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utterly helpless by age and infirmity
            his
William X Bulter
           mark

Sworn and declared in open Court before the Judges of the same this 11th day of Oct 1820
attest. Rowland Bailey Clk

Schedule of Probate
Real Property none
Personal Property one cow one year old calf one pig one broom, one pot, one trowel, one hatchet two cups & saucers, six pewter plates, two knives, one ax one drawing knife, one Joints, one cane one pail, one churn one hoe, two iron weges, and Bull rings, four old chairs debts due one of five Dollars
            his
William X Butler
            mark

Sworn and declared in open Court before the Judges of the same this 11th day of oct 1820
attest Rowland Baily Clk

Property exhibited in the above schedule valued by the Court at $26. (before?)

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State of New York}
County of Putnam} ss
I Rowland Bailey Clerk of the court of common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing declarations and the schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the records of the Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this Nineteenth day of oct 1820
Rowland Baily Clk

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(Written sideways on page:)
April 21st 1818 I subscribe my name & affix the Seal of Said Court
James Townsend Clerk


William Butler
Private
14 Feby 1777 War
Aldens regt
Massachusetts line 
for the rolls.

1 April 1818.


Admd.

(Written upside down on page:)
William Butler
of Philipstown
Putnam County
State of New York
affidavit (illegible)

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Putnum County ss. Personally appeared before me Harry Garrison one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Putnum William Butler who being Duly Sworn Deposeth and Saith that he enlisted in the Army of the United States of America in June 1775 in the Regiment Commanded by Col Lyth of Newbury Port and serd. for one year  I was Discharged in Chatham New Jersey I then in 1776 I enlisted under Lieutenant Custer in the Regiment Commanded by Col Alden of Boston and was afterwards Commanded by Col Brooks  I serd. in said Regiments till I was Drafted in Col Garrisons regiment under Capt Jonathan Lawrance of the Sappers & Miners and serd. in said Regiment till the end of the War and was honorably discharged at West Point in June 1783 William Butler

Sworn before me this first Day of April 1818. Harry Garrison one
of the Judges of Said County - 

Philips Town Putnum County Personally appeared before me Henry Entrot who being Duly Sworn saith he perfectly Recollects that the above William Butler Serd. as a Dining Steward man and Was Discharged together at Westpoint in June 1783 from the Regiment Commanded by Col Garrison & Col Brooks
Henry Entrot

Sworn before me this first Day
of April 1818
Henry Garrison one of
the Judges of Said Court 

I do certify that I have been personally acquainted with William Butler that he had Ser'd. near me and is a man in very Indigent circumstances and Does in all Respects come within the (illegible)

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Personally apeared (appeared) the Within William Butler Before me and being by me Duly Sworn Saith he is Seveny years old this may (May) coming and and that he stands in need of assistance from his Country that he is now lame of a Wound recd. from a Musquit (Musket) ball in a battle with the Indians under the Command of Col Van Scoke of the Newyork Troops said Wound in my ankel (ankle) and has allways (always) been trouble(d) some by spells this battle was at an Indian town called Onondaga 
William Butler

Swarm and subscribed this Day and year within (illegible) & before me Harry Garrison one of the Judges of Putnum County

Putnam County}
Clerks Office} ss 
I Certify the Harry Garrison Esqr. before whom the within affidavit appear to have been taken in as acting Judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County & to whose Judicial acts full faith & credit ought to be given in witness whereof I subscribe my name & affix the Seal of said Court April 27th 1818
James Townsend Clerk