Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,059, Enoch Blackman, Conn.

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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Conn Blackman, Enoch Lydia NUMBER W. 2,059 CONTENTS

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20.608 New York
Enoch Blackman
of Cortland in the State of New York
who was a private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Comstock of the Regt. commanded
By Col. Whiting in the Connt. line for 19 m. 9 ds.
$62.55 [+] .77 [=] $64.32
$128.64 [+] 32.16 [=] $160.80
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 64 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sept 1833 and sent to D. Hawks Cortland Village
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. ‘25 $160.80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. ‘34 32.16 [equals] $192.96
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 48

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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 64 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March, 1848 3 February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of July 185 and sent to E W Edgcomb Cortland Vill N Y
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act 3 February 1853 Page 69 Vol. A

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16047 Enoch Blackman Pension Papers 3 oaths 2 certifts 7

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State of New York County of Cortland ss
On this 2d day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & County Courts in & for the County of Cortland now sitting, Enoch Blackman, a resident of the … of Cortland ville in the County of Cortland & State of New York, aged seventy years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service under the following named officers & served as herein stated
That he enlisted into Capt. Samuel Comstocks company of State troops, the first of December 1776 at Stratford, in the State of Connecticut, and soon after marched to the Saw-pits in the State of New York, and joined Col. Samuel Whitings Regt, & served in said Regiment three months,
that he left the company about the first of March 1777. Never received a written discharge only a verbal one Lieut. of the Company Nathaniel Blackman Ensign Raymond
Also that sometime in March 1781, he enlisted into Capt … Fitch's Company of Volunteers, to guard the sea coast, of the Connecticut State Troops, that he served in said company for one year untill sometime in March 1782.
that he enlisted at Stratford in Connecticut & was discharged at Stamford Connecticut March 1782, a volunteer,
that they cruised in Whale Boats from Hurl Gale to Block Island

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1777 Also, that in the month of May 1777, as near as applicant can recollect, he served for the space [of] one month at Fairfield Connecticut, in the militia under Capt Joseph Birdseye. There was a garrison there at Fairfield, Conn. blonged [belonged?] to Col. Whitings Regt.
1780. Also, that in the year 1780, applicant served in the continental army for eight months, under Col Bradley, in 5th Regiment in the Connecticut Line Company commanded by Lieut Strong. That he enlisted about the first of May in that year, and left the Army sometime in January following. That he then received a written discharge from Lieut Col Johnson, but has since lost it.
That applicant and the company to which he belonged, were detained one month after their discharge to aid in the erection of Barracks, at the Highlands, in the State of New York, where the army took up their winter quarters.
Applicant joined the army at Nelsons Point in the State of New York, and then Marched to Peekskill, then crossed the North River in the night, because a british ship lay a short distance below them, and marched to Haverstrand [Haverstraw?], thence marched to Orangetown in New Jersey, thence marched to Long Ridge, so called, encamped there and stayed there till they marched to winter quarters at the Highland N.Y.
In November A.D. 1781, while in East Chester Creek or Bay, the company took a sloop belonging to the British, called Shouldrin [Shuldham], mounting ten guns, and commanded by Capt Ryorin, an Irishman who was shot through the body

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Whale Boats commanded by Capt Lockwood. Sometime in the summer company took Fort Slongo on Long Island, forces in the Fort retreated without a battle. Capt Fitch sometime in the summer was taken prisoner from Horse Neck by the Cow Boys, and carried to New York, Company moved their boats in "cow Bay, went on to Long Island and took a Maj. Kissen prisoner, who was exchanged for Capt Fitch.
In the Fall the boats were froze in Coos Cob Creek, between Greenwich & Horse Neck, 18 men were left to guard them, while there, had a skirmish with the Cow Boys, who had started with a drove of about 150, head of cattle, retook all but about 12, lost one man who was shot by them.
That he was born in the Town of Stratford Connecticut A.D. 1762. That the record of his age is to [be] found in the town Record of Stratford, and also in his Bible. Has lived since the revolutionary war in Stratford, till 1806, and was living there when he entered the service, in 1806 removed to De Ruyter Chenango County NY, lived there till the winter of 1832, when he came to Cortlandville where he now lives.
Made an application for a pension under the first act … in 1818. Did not receive one because he had not served in the Continental Line long enough. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State,
[signed] Enoch Blackman
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk

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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
We, James Chapin residing in the Town of Cortlandville and County of Cortland and State of New York, and Thomas Cobb residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enoch Blackman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be seventy 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.
[signed] James Chapin, Thomas Cobb
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Chapin and Thomas Cobb, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the Town of Cortlandville and County of Cortland, and are  creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit. William Mattery 2 Judges 17

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Aaron Brench Conn Joseph Reynolds
I, Samuel Hotchkiss Junior, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & County Courts in & for the County of Cortland, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Enoch Blackman for a pension.
And I do further certify that Enos S. Halbert, before whom the affidavit of Joseph Pulford, hereto joined, purports to be taken, is a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Cortland.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office, this 2d day of October 1832 Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk 1

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State of New York Cortland County ss
On this 8th day of March A D 1853 Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Judge of the Court and County Court, the same being a Court of Record, Lydia Blackman, aged Seventy Nine Years, 79, a resident of the town of Taylor, County of Cortland and State of New York, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3d day of February 1853,
That she is the Widow of Enoch Blackman, deceased, who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, and was pensioned under the Act of 7th June 1832, at the rate of $80 per annum, and that he was last paid at the Albany New York Agency. She further declares that she was married to the said Enoch Blackman on the 5th day of September

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AD 1837, and that she has no Public or Private Record of her marriage.
That her husband the aforesaid Enoch Blackman died on the 30th day of August 1844, in the town of Cincinnatus, Cortland County N.Y., that she was married to him at the time above Stated.
She further declairs [declares] that she was a Widow at the passage of this act, and that she is still a Widow, and that she has never before made application for a Pension. She further declares that proof of her Widowhood and the death of her said Husband is filed in the Pension Office.
[signed] Lydia her-X-mark Blackman
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Lewis Kingsley, Cortland County Judge.
I hereby certify that the above named deponent is unable to attend the sitting of the court, in consequence of the infirmities of old age. And I further certify that I have no interest in the result of this case & am not concerned in its prosecution. Lewis Kingsley Cortland County Judge.

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State of New York Cortland County SS
On this 9th day of March 1853 Personally appeared before me, a Judge of Cortland County Courts, David Wire, a Resident of the town of Taylor in said County, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say,
that he was well acquainted with Enoch Blackman, deceased, of Cincinnatus Cortland County, and Lydia his Wife, that this deponent was present at the House of George Wire in said town of Taylor when the said Enoch Blackman was married to his wife, the said Lydia.
That the said Enoch Blackman was married to the said Lydia, then Lydia David, on the 5th day of September 1837, by one Elder Pomeroy, a minister of the Gospel duly authorized to perform marriage ceremonies, and that the said Blackman & the said Lydia Lived togeather [together] as husband and wife untill [until] the death of the said Enoch Blackman, and that the

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said Enoch Blackman died in the town of Cincinnatus Cortland County, on the 30th day of August 1844, and that she is still his widow.
[signed] David Wire
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Lewis Kingsley, Cortland County Judge
I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable person. And I further certify that I have no interest in the claim, for which the foregoing affidavit is to be used. Lewis Kingsley Cortland County Judge

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State of New York Cortland County SS
On this 9th day of March 1853, Personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Judge of the Cortland County Courts in and for said County, Loisa [Louisa] Wire, of the town of Taylor, Cortland County NY, Who being duly Sworn according to Law, doth depose and say,
that she is well acquainted with Enoch Blackman, deceased, and his widow Lydia Blackman, that the said Enoch Blackman was married at George Wires House in said Town of Taylor, in the month of September or October in the year AD 1837. That the said Enoch Blackman & the said Lydia Lived togeather [together] as Husband and Wife from that Period, untill [until] the death of the said Blackman, in the month of August or September 1844, at which time the said Enoch Blackman died.
[signed] Louisa Wire
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Lewis Kingsley Cortland County Judge

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I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable person. And I further certify that I have no interest in the claim for which the foregoing affidavit is to be used. Lewis Kingsley, Cortland County Judge
State of New York, CORTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE SS.
I, RUFUS A. REED, Clerk of said County, Do Certify, That Lewis Kingsley Esq., before whom the annexed Affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE a Judge OF Cortland Courts, in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said JUSTICE Judge and verily believe the signature to the Jurat thereof, is genuine.
[IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF] REOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 18th day Rufus A. Reed CLERK.

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16047 Enoch Blackman Admitted Private 1 year 9 mo & 9 day
Danl Hawk Cortland Village N. York

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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, May 16 1833
Sir: The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will 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 Enoch Blackman in Cortland County New York
Period when the service was rendered. | 1st dev. 1776 Enlisted | March 1781 | May 1777 | 1780 | Nov 1781
Duration of the claiment’s service. | Years | “ | 1 | “ | “ | Months. | 3 | “ | 1 | 8 | Days. | “ | “ | “ | “
Rank of claimant. | pri | Pri | militia | Pri
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Cap Comstock | Cap Fitch | Cap Birdseye at Fairfield Cont. | Lt Strong
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Col. Whiting | Col Bradley
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | none | took a Sloop in east chester creek mounts 10 guns | had a skirmish with the Cow boys between greenwich & horseneck
Country through which he marched | New York | cruised in whale boats from Hurl gate to Block Island | R Keviler crossed W river to Haverstead hence to orange town N Jersey
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Stratford Connecticut | do | do | aged 70 years
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. | Living witnesses
Declared one month after discharge to and in unclear of Barracks at the
5 | 9 | only on wales 1. 9. 9. 5 mo & 9 days only
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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2 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,” all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
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 he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of __ . Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. __ A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 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 of __ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this __ day of __ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of 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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3 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 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. one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of 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 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, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is able. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. The opinion of the Court is always required. The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubthe seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witness 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 witcases , and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note il applies to continental troops only. This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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O. W. and N. Division. 3–525. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C., March 27 1906
M. B. H. Wid F. 2059 Rev. War.
Madam, In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Enoch Blackman, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and or his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | Dec. 1, 1776 | May 1777 | May 1, 1780 | March 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE. | 3 mos. | 1 Mo. | Jan 1781 | 1 year
RANK. | Pri | Pri. | Pri. | Pri.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | Samuel Comstock | Joseph Birdsey | Jabez Fitch | COLONEL. | Samuel Whiting | Samuel Whitney | Bradley’s 5th regt.
STATE. | Conn. | Conn. | Conn. | Conn.
Battles engaged in, None Stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stratford Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 2. 1832: his claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Cortlandville, Cortland Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, born in 1762, at Stratford, Conn.: died Aug 30, 1844 at Cincinnatus Cortland Co. N. Y.
Remarks: He married Lydia David Sept 5. 1837 at Taylor, Cortland Co. N. Y. She was 79 years of age in 1853; her claim was allowed. A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that a claim was pled on account of the Rev service of any Enoch B - other than the above.
Very respectfully, Commissioner.
Miss Harriette Mix 642 Pine St. Williamsport, Penn
20581b3m11-05

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[1906 March] rch 27. History to Harriette Mix. M. B. H.
Revolutionary WIDOW, &c. File No. 2059 Lydia Blackman Widow Enoch Blackman Pri. Rev. War Act: Feb. 3. 1853. Index:—Vol. A, Page 66 Arrangement of 1870.
1906 Ma [March 27. History to Harriette Mix. M. B. H.]

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[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. A MAR 22 1906

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O. W. & N. C
642 Pine St. Williamsport, Pa. March 20, 1906.
[stamp] O. W. & N. FILES MAR 23 1906
Dept of Interior, Washington D.C. Gentlemen: I learned recently that an ancestor of mine, a revolutionary soldier, drew a pension,

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and I should be very grateful if you would verify it, giving date of application, residence at that date and when discontinued.  Enoch Blackman enlisted from Ripton Parish, Cornn. Very sincerely, Miss Harriette Mix

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April 22 No. 1286 Appl. Of Lydia Blackman widow of Enoch, Cortland Co., N. Y. 20608 Act 3d Feby 1853.
Revy: Admitted $64.32/100 per annum Commencing 3d Feby 1853 E. W. Edgcomb Cortland village NY
Pension Office, Official Business

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[stamp] CORTLAND VILLAGE N.Y. APR 19
E May 1853
FREE
Hon L P Waldo Com of Pensions Washington D. C.

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Died 30th August 1844, Paid to his death. F Burt Auditor

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Pension Office, June 22, 1853.
Sir, Please certify the time to which Enoch Blackman, a revolutionary pensioner, was last paid, or, if the information be on file in your office, the date of his death. He was pensioned under the act of 7th June 1832 as private at $64.32/100 per annum, and lived in Courtland  [Cortland] County New York when first pensioned.
Very respectfully Your Obt. Serv’t. L P Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
F. Burt Esqr Third Auditor Treasury Department
Over,

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T W Olcott

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Brief in the case of Lydia Blackman, widow of Enoch Blackman, Cortland County and State of New York, act 3d February 1853
Claim, “original,” or “increase.”
Proof exhibited, if original.
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. Husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832
Marriage proved by parol testimony, witnesses certified to be credible.
If for increase. Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
E. W Edgcomb Esqr Cortland Village, N. Y. Name and residence of Agent
R Geddes Examining Clerk.

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Cortland Village Cortland Co NY April 19th 1853
Sir, I send you the application of Mrs Lydia Blackman, Widow of Enoch Blackman, deceased, for a Pension under the act of February 1853.
Proof of her widowhood & death of her Husband was filed in the Pension Office when she drew her Husbands back pay up to his death. When passed on Report to me.
I am Very Respectfully Your Obt Servnt E W Edgcomb
Hon L P Waldo Com of Pensions Washington D. C.

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State of New York County of Chenango SS
On this 1st day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Judge of Chenango Common pleas in and for the County aforesaid, Elijah Crane, who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he is a resident of the Town of Bainbridge, County and State aforesaid, and that he is in the Seventieth year of his age, and served in the War of the Revolution. That he is acquainted with Enoch Blackman, and believes him to be seventy years of age, and that he knows him to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary War. That the said Blackman enlisted in May 1780 into the Continental Army, and was gone till the first or second week of January following.
Deponent further says that he served with the said Blackman for more than a year, as this Deponent believes, in the Boat service of the Connecticut State Troops, under Captain Jabez Fitch, that they joined the service in the Whale Boats sometime in March 1781, and enlisted, as this Deponent thinks, the first or second week of January of the same year. That they were both mustered under Major Eli Leavenworth at Newhaven Connecticut, in the winter of 1781.
[signed] Elijah Crane
Subscribed and Sworn this 1st day of June 1833 before me Levi Bigelow
I, the Magistrate before whom the above affidavit was taken, hereby certify that I am with acquainted with Elijah Crane, who has subscribed & sworn to the same, that he is a creditable person, and that his statements are entitled to credit Levi Bigelow a Judge of Chenango Comn pleas

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State of New York Chenango County ss
I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of the said County, certify that Levi Bigelow, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, and whose name is signed to the within certificate of credibility, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, and the said Certificate, to be his genuine hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 1st June A.D. 1833 P. B. Rindle Dep. Clerk

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Town of Cortlandville County of Cortland & State of New York
On this 9th day of October AD. 1832 personally appeared before me the the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Cortland, Elijah Crane, who being first duly sworn deposeth & says
that he is a resident of the Town of Bainbridge, County of Chenango & State of New York, and that he is in the sixty ninth year of his age, and served in the war of the Revolution. That [he] is acquainted with Enoch Blackman, and believes him to be 70 years of age, and that knows him to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary war.
That the said Blackman enlisted in May 1780 in to the Continental Army, and was gone till the first or second week of January following.
Deponent further says that he served with the said Blackman for more than a year, as this Deponent believes, in the boat service of the Connecticut State Troops, under Capt Ephraim Fitch. That they joined the service in the Whale Boats sometime in March 1781, and enlisted, as this deponent thinks, the first or second week of January, of the same year. That they were both mustered under Major Eli Leavonworth at Newhaven Con. in the spring winter of 1781.
[signed] Elijah Crane
Subscribed & sworn this 9th day of October 1832 before me Jonathan L Woods Justice Peace

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Mr Woods the within Justice lives in Cortland County, the Deponent in Chenango County, the other aff’t [affidavit] is made by the same person in Chenango

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State of New York Cortland County S.S.
I, Samuel Hotchkiss Jr, Clerk of said County, do certify that Jonathan L Woods Esq, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Cortlandville, in said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, his acts therefore in that capacity are to be regarded as such. Also that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe his name subscribed to the within affidavit to be his Genuine Signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October AD 1832 Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clk

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Cortland County ss I, Enos S. Halbert Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cortland, do certify that Joseph Pulford of the Town of Lincklaen, in the County of Chenango, Came before me, and being duly sworn saith that
Enoch Blackman of Cortland Ville in said County of Cortland, enlisted, according to the best of his reccollection [recollection], into Capt Samuel Comstock’s company of State troops, the first December 1776, at Stratford in the State of Connecticut, and soon after marched to the Saw pits in the State of New York, and joined Col Samuel Whiting’s Regt, and Serv’d in said Regt three months, he serving in his company at the same time.
Also that said Blackman served one month at Fairfield in the malitia [militia] under Capn Joseph Birdseye in 1777. Also that in the year 1780, said Blackman was gone from home and, as reported, served in the Continental Army for Eight months under Col Bradley in the 5th Regt in  Connecticut line.
Also that he was knowing of said Blackman doing duty in the Connecticut State troops from March 1781, according to the best of his recollection, for one year.
Sworn before me at Salon this 10th day of July 1832 Enos S. Halbert Justice

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I, Samuel Hotchkiss Jr, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Cortland County, do Certify that Enos S Halbert Esq., before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Solon in said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and verity believe his name to the within affidavit subscribed to be his own proper hand writing and Signature.
Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 3d day of October A.D. 1832 Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk
I, Enos S. Halbert, the Justice of the Peace before whom the within affidavit was sworn, certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Pulford, who has sworn to the same, that he is a creditable person, and that his statements are entitled to credit, knowing him to be a man of truth and veracity.
Salon May 30, 1833 Enos S. Halbert Justice Peace