Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24064, Skilman Doughty, New Jersey

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[column headings: Service. Number. Contents]
New Jersey. Doughty, Skilman Hannah. W. 24064

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Albany 31.5.27
Skilman Doughty
of Seneca Co. in the State of N York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Bailey of the Regt commanded by Col. Ten Eyck in the N. Jersey mil. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sep. 1838 and sent to Arad Joy Ovid, N. York
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '38.   150.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending to Mar '39 10.00
                                                             $160.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book E2, Vol. 4 Page 18

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Reported
972
New York Albany Hannah Doughty widow of Skilman Doughty who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of July 1848 and sent to Arad Joy Ovid NY Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 59 Vol. 4.

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State of New York Seneca County }SS On this third day of October 1833 Personally appeared in open Court Before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Seneca in the State of New York Now Sitting Skillman Doughty of the town of Varick in the county of Seneca and State of New York who Being Duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath Make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
He Declares that he was Seventy Seven the Seventeeth day of October 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States as a Private Soldier in the Millitia under the following Named officers and served as herein Stated that he first entered the service on or about the 12th of August 1776 the company was commanded By Capt. Andrew Kirkpatrick of the militia in the Regiment commanded by Col Teneyck that he comenced Such Service in Bernards town SummerSett County State of New Jersey and marched from there to Elizabeth townPoint in said State and from there to trimleys Point and was there at the time of the long Island Battle in August 1776 and K[?] there till [reun?} the time New york was taken when I was Marched to Bergan Point and was there at the time New York was taken and was then transfered to Capt Goyen McCoys Company During the Remainder of that year and in 1777 I was again out with Same Capt and in Col Freelingheysens Regiment and was Stationed at Elizabeth town Believe it was in the month of September & October at that time a Part of Torys crossed area from New York and was in that engagement they drove us back to Connecticut farms and there we had another engagement with them we then pursued them to Hackensack and Near that Place we had another fight with them and in 1778 in June I was again in Service under the Same officers in Genl Heards Brigade entered the Service at Princeton and remained in that Service one month or more and During that time I was in the Monmouth Battle

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and in 1779 I was again out in the company company of Capt Teneyeh went in the Service about the 15th of November and was in the Service one month was Stationed at Woodbridge But was During that time at the Blazeing Star & Amboy.
I was Born in the year 1755 on the 17th day of October in the town of Bernards Summersett County New Jersey I have a Record of my age I was was living at Bernards twon aforesaid when I first entered the Service and Resided there till 1811 them I Removed to Romulus in the County of Seneca and residered there till the town was Divided when I fell in that part called Varick and have lived there ever since. I entered the Service under Capt Teneyeh as a Militiaman for one year I served with him & Capt McCoy that year in Col Freeling Huysen's Brigade and in 1777 I served with the same officers and in 1778 I was with the same officers and in 1779 I was with Capt Teneyeh & same Col the names of officers the & Particulars of my Service are as stated herein as far as my Recollection extends I never received a written exchange from the Service to my recollection I am known to Samuel Blain Jonas Seely [illegible] & Geore Alander Residents in the Neighborhood where I reside who can testify to my Character for truth & voracity & good behaviour I have No Documentary evidence Nor do I know of any Person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my Service. I hereby Relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension on annuity except the Presant and Declare that my Name is Not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State or Territory Sworn to and Subscribed in open court before me Skilman Doughty

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "an act granting helf pay and pensions to certain widows" 
State of New York 
County of Seneca } SS
On the 24th day of May 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the court of said county, Hannah Doughty of Romulus in the above county & State aged eighty 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows" And a further Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions undr the act of July 7, 1838. That she is the widow of Skilleman Doughty who was a pensioner of the United States, and a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he served Six months in making cartridge boxes & bayonet scabbards for the army in 1775 & 1776, that he enlisted & served under Capt. Andrews, Col. Ten Eyck in 1776 and that he served under Capt Mc Coy Several monthly terms in 1777-1778-& 1779 & under Capt Van Ordale & Capt Layton, in Col Huror, Col Ten Eyck & Col Freelingham Regiments through much of the year 1777 1778 to 1780. She further declares that she was married to the said Skilleman Dought in New Jersey ---in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty one - that her husband, the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty died on the 26th day of April 1840 eighteen hundred & forty; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took

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place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz, at the time above stated, and that she has not since married but remains the widow of Skilleman Doughty aforesaid Subscribed and Sworn before me this 24th day of May 1843 Hannah Doughty, her mark
John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Courts }
I certify that Hannah Doughty above named is a respectable person & entitled to full belief in her application & depusition, that she is blind & unable to appear in open court to make her application that I consider her of the age represented by her John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Courts
State of New York
County of Seneca }SS Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court of said County Anna Giddings aged fifty eight in May 1843 of Romulas in Said County &on being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that she is a daughter of Widow Hannah Doughty above named, & that Skilleman Doughty the late husband of her said mother Hannah Doughty was this deponents father, and that her said father the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty was a pensioner of the United States, that this deponent had one brother & one sister older than herself, that this deponent can recollect back more than fifty years & that during all that time till the death of her said father Skilleman Dought, her said father & mother before named lived together as husband and wife, and that her said father

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aforesaid died on the 26th day of April 1840 eighteen hundread & forty, and that her said mother has not since married, but remains the widow of her said father Skilleman Doughty aforesaid & that her said mother is now blind Subscribed & Sworn before me this 24th day of May 1843} John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Courts - Anna Giddings
I certify that the above named Ann Giddings is a respectable person & entitled to full credit in her deposition above [scratched out] Anna Giddings [scratched out ends] John Ingersoll Judge of Seneca County Court
State of New York
County of Seneca} SS Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Lewis Kinnan of Romulus aged Sixty three years & over & on being duly Sworn deposeth & Saith that he has been acquainted ever since 1791 with Widow Hannah Doughty who is by the annaxed making application for a pension, as the widow of Skilleman Doughty a soldier of the war of the revolution & a pensioner of the United States, that this deponent well recollects, that he made their acquaintance in the year 1791 Seventeen hundred & ninety one & that the aforesaid Skillman Doughty & Hannah Doughty at that date were living together as husband & wife and that they then had five children as the legal fruit of their marriage, that this deponent was a boy with the eldest children of the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty & Hannah Doughty & that the eldest child, who was named William was very near the age of this deponent, not to excede one or two

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years diference in their ages, that he knows well all these facts & knows well that the present applicant for a pension Widow Hannah Doughty is the identical person & widow of Skilleman Doughty who was a persioner of the untied Stes, & that she the said Hannah Doughty was the wife of the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty more than fifty [crossed out] three[crossed out ends] two years Since to the provincial knowledge of this deponent that the aforesaid Hannah Doughty is still a widow - that the said Skilleman Doughty died on the 26th day of April 1840 & that this deponent was present at the funeral Subscribed & Sworn before me this 17th day of July 1843 Lewis Kinnan James Forster Justice of the Peace in & for Seneca County 
I certify that the above named Lewis Kinnan is a respectable person & entitled to credit in his deposition above taken before me. James Foster Justice
State of New York
County of Seneca } SS Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county Martha Ayres aged 60 Sixty years & on being duly sworn according to lay deposeth & saith that widow Hannah Doughty who is by the annexed making application for a pension, as the widow of Skilleman Doughty, late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States is mother of this deponent & that the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty her said mothers late husband is this deponents father & that her said father & mother as the lawful fruits of their marriage, had our son, an our brother to this deponent, older than this deponent, & that her aforesaid father & mother, lived together as husband & wife from the first recollection of this deponent & to this deponents certain knowledge & recollection 54 to 55 years & that they must have lived together as husband & wife more than sixty three years

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and that the aforesaid widow Hannah Doughty who is applying for a pension, is the identical person & widow of the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty a pensioner of the United States, & who was his said wife more than sixty years since, & that her said father, the aforesaid Skillman Doughty died on the 26th day of April 1840 and that her said mother has not since married, but remains a widow Subscribed & Sworn before me this 26th day of July 1843 Martha Ares
Leucien Gurnee Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Seneca
I certify that the above named Martha Ayres is a respectable person & [entitled?] to full credit in her deposition Romulus July 20th 1843 Leucien Gurnee Justice
State of New York, County of Seneca } SS Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County John Van Dyne of Variah in said county aged 81 years years, & on being duly Sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he has been acquainted with Widow Hannah Doughty who is applying for a pension as the widow of Skilleman Doughty late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States, ever since She was a young woman & for sixty to seventy years, & that he has also been acquainted with her late husband the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty for the same length of time, that this deponent knew the aforesaid parties Skilleman Doughty & Hannah Doughty as husband and wife soon after the close of the war of the Revolution & for more than sixty years since, & this deponent will know, that the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty & Hannah Doughty had as the lawful fruit of their marriage One son & one daughter born more than Sixty years since, & he further knows that the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty was a pensioner of the United States

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and that the aforesaid Widow Hannah Doughty is the identical person & widow of the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty & that she is the identical person who was the wife of the aforesaid Skilleman Doughty more than Sixty years since, & that the said Skilleman Doughty died on the 26th day of April 1840 & that his widow the aforesaid Hannah Doughty has not since married, but remains his widow John D Van Duyn
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 20th day of July 1843 Leucien Gurnee Justice of the peace in and for said County of Seneca\I certify that the above named John Van Dyne is a respectable person & entitled to credit in his deposition Romulus July 20th 1843 Leucien Gurnee Justice
[seal visible] State of New York Seneca County SS} I do hereby certify that the Hon. John Ingersoll was on the day of the date of the within proceedings had before him a Judge of the county courts of said County duly commissioned and sworn And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that his signatures to the within proceedings are severally genuine & in his proper handwriting. And I further certify that James Foster Esq. and Lucien Gurnee Esq. was on the several days when the within proceedings were had before them respectively Justice of the Peace in & for said county duly commissioned and sworn And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of each of said Justices and verily believe that their respective signatures to the within pro-

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ceedings are genuine and in their own proper handwriting, severally and respectively. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of common pleas of said county this 31st day of July 1843. CD Hanks Clerk of Seneca County.

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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C., July 23, 1921
In reply to your request of  _____ received for a statement of the military history of Skillman Doughty 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. W. 24064
[table]
[row 1] Dates of enlistment or appointment, Length of service, Rank, Officers under whom service was rendered, Captain, Colonel, State. [row ends]
[row 2]Nov. 1 1775, to Jan 1780 served at various times in all 7 mos., Pvt., Andrew Kirkpatrick, Goyen McCoy, Baily, Tenyck, Van Nosdell, Teneyck, Frelinghuysen, Heard, Ludlow, N.J. [end of rows and section]
Battles engaged in, Connecticut Farms, Monmouth; Residence of soldier at enlistment: Bernards, Somerset Co., N.J.; Date of application for pension, Oct 3, 1833- cl. al.; Residence at date of application, Varick Seneca Co, N.Y.; Age at date of application: b., Oct 17, 1755 in Bernards, N.J. Remarks: He was in 1781 in N.J. Hannah ---he d. Apl. 26, 1840 & she was al. pen in 1843 while living in Romulus, Seneca Co. NY at 80 yrs. 5 cl. are referred to: the only names given are William the eldest Martha Ayres as 60 in 1843 and Anne Giddings of Romulus NY as 58 in May 1843. Respectfully, Commissioner. 6-2856

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Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 24064
Hannah Doughty Wid of Skilman Doughty Priv Rev War Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index: --Vol. A, Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870]
1921, July 25 hist. to Edmund Doughty - En.

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Rev MH Aurora N.Y. July 9-1921
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions 
Dear Sir
Family records we have say that [underlined] Skillman Doughty [underlined ends] son of [underlined] John Doty [underlined ends] born in Basking Ridge N.J. Oct 17-1755 was in [underlined] Revolutionary [underlined ends] War he was a private minuteman Somerset Co. N.J. Militia and also Artificer in Quartermaster General Dept - lived in Basking Ridge until 1810 moved to Romulus Seneca NY died there in 1840. have you in your department any records to substantiate our records

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that would help my daughter in joining the DAR. would appreciate a reply. Yours Truly Edmund Doughty

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Declaration
On this day of June 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber on of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Hannah Doughty a resident of Romulus in the county of Seneca 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 on the 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Skillman Doughty who was a Pensioner of the United State at the rate of $20 per annum that he was a resident of New Jersey during the Revolution, that the has drawn a Pension under law of 17 June 1844 at the rate of $20 per annum. She further declares that she is a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before JH Simpson, Justice Hannah Doughty, her mark
I certify that the above name affiant is personally know to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit. JH Simpson Justice. 
State of New York
Seneca County Clerk's Office SS} I certify that Joshua H. Simpson before whom the above declaration was sworn to, & whose name is subscribed to the above Jurat, & Certificate was at the date thereof Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Seneca, duly qualified & authorized to take affidavits &c. and further that I am acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his signature to the said above Jurat - and certificate are genuine. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this 11th day of July AD 1848. H Montgomery Dep. Clerk.

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Admitted
Arad Joy Ovid NY

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J 4462
9. Oct 1843
NY Hannah Doughty Oct 1843
Hon J.L. Edwards Coms of Pensions Washington DC $40 per ann 
Arad Joy Ovid N. York

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 1838
State of New York County of Seneca}SS
On this fourth day of October 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for Said County Hannah Doughty a resident of the town of Romulus in said county & state aged eighty years who being furst 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 on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Skilman Doughty who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States - that she is the identical person & widow to whom was granted a five years pension under the act of July 7 1838 at the [?] of twenty dollars - - - per annum. she further declares that she is still a widow. - Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. before me James Foster Justice of the Peace in & for Seneca County. 
Hannah Doughty, her mark.
I certify that the above named is a respectable person - James Foster Justice

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State of New York
County of Seneca}SS
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Arad Joy of Ovid and on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that the within named Hannah Doughty  ____ is the identical person & widow to whom was granted a five years pension under the law of July 7 1838 at the rate of twenty dollars per annum and that she is still the widow, of Skilman Doughty Subscribed & Sworn before me this 4th day of Oct 1843 } James Foster J. Peace Arad Joy
I certify that the above named Arad Joy is a respectable person - James Foster Justice
State of New York County of Seneca }SS Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county Wilson Gray and after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth & saith that the within named Hannah Doughty is the identical person & widow to whom was granted a five years pension under the act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of Twenty dollars --- per annum and that she is still the widow of Skilman Doughty Subscribed & sworn before me this 4th day of Oct 1843 James Foster J. Peace Wilson Gray
I certify that the above named Wilson Gray is a respectable person. James Foster Justice

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State of New York Seneca County SS} I do hereby certify that James Foster Esq. whose signatures appear to the foregoing proceedings was at the date of said proceedings a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Seneca aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take and certify said proceeding in the manner within contained. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the several signatures to such proceedings purporting to be his, are severally genuine and in his own proper handwriting In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 5th day of October AD 1843. CD Hanks Clerk of Seneca County. 
Ovid Oct 5th, 1843
Hon J.L. Edwards Dr Sir - You have herewith an application for Our year pension from Hannah Doughty Respectfully your Sevt Arad Joy

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Refd 26th Sept 43
7688
New York
Hannah Doughty widow of Skilman Doughty who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26th of April, 1840 of Seneca Co in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bailey of the Regt commanded by Col. Ten Eyck in the New Jersey line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th - day of Sept: 1843 - and sent to A. Joy Ovid N. Yk - Whole amount due .... $ 100.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H Lestenant - Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 75

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We Samuel Blain Jonas Seely & George Alaxander of Romulus in the County of Seneca hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Skillman Doughty who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declartion that we believe him to be Seventy Seven 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 in open court Before Me Samuel Blain Jonas Seely
and the said Court do hereby Declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interigations as prescribed By the war Department that the above Named Skilman Doughty the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states. and the said Court further certify that it appears to then that Samuel Blain Esq & Jones Seely Esq a Judge of Said Court who has also Signed the Same are Residents of the Said town of the said county of Seneca and State of New York and are Creditable Persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Seba Murphy Clerk of the County of Seneca and also of the said Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeedings of said Court in the Matter of the application of [scratched out] Jacob Koon [scratched out ends] Skilman Doughty for a Pension Witness my hand and Seal of Office the third day of October AD 1833 Seba Murphy Clk 
Jacob Koon erased and Skilman Doughty substituted by Mr Seba Murphy.

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28923
Supplemental
Skilman Doughty New York
[Set?] Samuel May [?]
Recd $6.55
Admitted 
Private 6 months
Arad Joy Esq Ovid New York

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Please return the answer to the within, to Arad Joy Merchant Ovid Seneca Co. New York

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Personally appeared before me Rev Morris Barton, and being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is a minister of the Gospel that he has been the pasture of the Church in Romulus for the last twelve years that he is personally acquainted with Skillman Doty and has been so acquainted for some ten years, that from a personal knowledge of the said Skillman Doty as a man of truth, honesty & verasity, he confidently believes that the facts as set forth in his application for a pension as hereunto annexed are true, that this deponent has no reason to doubt the truth of the said Skillman Dotys statement, and that his age appears to be fully equal to the representation made by him. Subscribed & sworn before me this 20th day of February 1838 } Morris Barton
Jonas Luly one of the Judges of the Court for Seneca County
Personally appeared before me Abraham Sebring and being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he is Seventy nine years of age, that he was born in Summerset county in the State of New Jersey, and that he was personally acquainted with Skilman Doty the identical person who is here applying for a pension agreeable to the annexed, and that his first personal acquaintance with the said Skillman Doty was in Nov 1779 and at that time this deponent was in the service with the Said Skilman Doty at Woodbridge, Blasing Starr & Amboy, that this deponent is witness to the service of the said Skilman Doty Nov 1779 as set forth by him and that this deponent was in the several or in several of the Services as set forth by the said Skilman

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Doty, and that he hesitates not today that the said Skilman Doty was in the service of the Revolution, and that all the facts set forth by him, this deponent fully believes to be true; this deponent can further state that the said Skilman Doty has represent the several Services as rendered by him fairly & clearly & to this deponent's mind fully true & this deponent further deposeth and saith that he is at present also acquainted with the said Skillman Doty & that he is a man of good character and is also a man of truth and varacity & is fully to be believed. Sworn & Subscribed before me this 22nd day of Feb 1838 } Abraham Sebring
Jonas Seely one of the Judges of the Seneca County common pleas
Personally appeared before me Thomas Lounsbury of Ovid, & being july Sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is a minister of the gospel & that he has been the pasture of a church in Ovid almost fifteen years, that this deponent has been for the last [crossed out] fourteen [crossed out ends] twelve years acquainted with Skilman Doty [another name is crossed out] whose name appears to the affidavit & application for a pension hereunto annexed, that this deponent is fully of opinion that the said [crossed out] Thomas[crossed out ends] Skilman Doty is of the age stated by him in said affidavit, that is eighty two or three years of age & that from a personal acquaintance with the aforesaid Skilman Doty he is opinion that the affidavit as Subscribed by him is ture, as this deponent considers him to be a man of truth & veracity & fully to be believed. Subscribed & Sworn before me this 22nd day of Feb 1838 Tho. Lounsbury
Jonas Seely one of the Judges of the Seneca County Common Pleas.

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I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Skilman Doty the identical person whose name is affixed to the affidavit & application for a pension hereunto annexed, that I have been acquainted with the said Skilman Doty for twenty five years & that I fully concur in all his Statements & believe all the facts as Set forth by him & by the Several witnesses to be fully true - Dated Feb 22nd 1838 That the said Skilman Doty is reputed to be eighty two or three years of age as I fully believe, & that he is reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolution which fact I also fully believe Jonas Seely
State of New York
Seneca County
Clerks Office SS} I William A. Strong Clerk of said county of Seneca do hereby certify that Jonas Seely Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the jurats of the foregoing Deposition as having been taken, subscribed and sworn to, before him, was at the date of the said Jurats an associate Judge of county Courts in & for said county of Seneca, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to take and certify said depositions. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and that his several signatures to the foregoing Jurats are severally Genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county of Seneca this first day of March Anno Domini 1838. Wm A Strong, Clk

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NY June 18 Old decln Skilman Doughty [stamp] Ovid Jun 12 N.Y. 
Doughty free
Hon J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

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Ovid Seneca County New York June 11.1838
D Sir
I have neglected to reply to your of the 1 Feb in consequence of Mr Doty's not calling upon me & I now inclose the papers requested in your letter Mr Doty has doubtless been unable to come to Ovid Since the papers first sent you in Jany last were made out, although it is only 6 or 7 miles, all you seem to ask in your letter of the 1 Feb is the return of the papers once at your office in 1833 - those papers I now inclose, if any thing further is needed to obtain his pension, please say what it is. Your Obd Servt Arad Joy

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[Jurat?] Sept 77 NY
J.L. Edwards Coms of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.

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Ovid Seneca County N.Y. Sept 10. 38
Hon J.L. Edwards
D Sir
Your relating to Mr Skilman Doughty's pension is recd. Mr Doughty instructs me to say, that if after you have fully investigated his papers, you find your offer for six months to be the most you can allow, that you will forward to me a certificate to that effect, but Mr D asks the favor of your once more examining his papers with a hole that you will find them so well established by proof & his own affidavit & of his own standing to that you will not hesitate a moment to allow for a year or more, but your decision will be satisfactory trusting that it will be nearly to the amt asked for [ "found" has been scratched out] Your Obd Servt Arad Joy
Mr. Doty remarks after I read to him the above letter that he hoped you would allow more than 6 months pension, as he really served more than he had set forth in his application, but that the service was [generally?] on allarm [?] and but for a short time each but all together would amt to considerable length of time. 
Mr D. requests an immediate answer

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Skilman Doughty
Clk [illegible] 33
Loller [?] [illegible] July 35
Arad Joy [illegible] 9 April 1835 [8?] 10 Augt 1838

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State of New York
County of Seneca }SS Personally appeared before me Jonas Seely one of the judges of Court of Common pleas in & for said county. State of New York Skillman Doughty of the town of Romulus in said County of Seneca and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7, 1832 as follows, this deponent upon his othe declares, that he was born in the town of Bernards, Summerset County in the State of New Jersey on the 17th day of October 1755. a record of which this deponent has now & has always had in his house = This deponent declares that his first services rendered to the United States in the Revolutionary armey or war, was Six months, to wit in making Cateridge boxes & bayonet scabbards in the town of Barnards Summset County, said services

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called out & marched to Elizabethtown in October 1776 was placed under Capt Garryn McCoy in Col Freelingheesen Regiment, where he remained till the middle of November was in actual service one month generly in Elizabethtown, but occasionally on guard about the outskirts about the town - This deponent was again called into service & marched to Elizabethtown in August or Sept. 1777. was there placed under Capt GarrynMcCoy in Col Freelingheesen Regiment, in this month's service this deponent declares that the British & Tories crossed over to Elizabethtown & that they had an engagement with them which this deponent was in that the American Armey was repulsed & driven back to a place called the Connecticut farmes where they had a hard engagement or battle & this deponent on that occasion acted in the capacity of cartridge distributor, was on horseback & rode from one end of the armey to the other,   & on back & to frequently during the action & was much exposed in this engagement the Americans drove the enemy & at Wards session, they had another engagement with the same, where the americans also drove them, at all of the above engagements this deponent was in the american army os before stated & took an active part & after the last engagement this deponent & one or two others were fired upon by a band of Riflemen we then returned to Elizabethtown making one month Service at this time. This deponent further declares that he was called out into the service in June 1778.  and marched through Prinston & so on to the Monmoth battle ground, & this deponent was in the Month battle, served under Capt Garryn McCoy & Col Heards Regiment served in this tour one month - This deponent declares he was again called out into [acheral?] service in November 1779 went to Woodbridge, was under Capt Ten Eyck in Col Freelingheisen Regiment was out at this tour one month, at Woodbridge.

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at the Blazing Star & Amboy just as circumstances demanded but actually in service one month - This deponent declares that he was again called out in January 1780, went to Woodbridge, was there & at the Blazing Star, & Amboy one month in actual service under Capt Van Nosdall in Col Freelingheesen Regiment, at both of the above last two months Service this deponent declares it was so cold that they suffered very much & almost perished with cold. This deponent further declares that he served by proxy or Substitute one month being in May 1778 under Capt Layton in Col Ludlows Regt that this service was performed at the foot of pluckamin mountain on guard, this month was served by William Doty a man at that time of middle age, for which this deponent paid him a good new Silver warch & the substitute drew his own wages, this deponent declined going at the time in consequence of the Smallpox - That this deponent further served by Substitute One month actual service, in Sept 1778. at a place called long hill, under Capt Layton in Col Ludlows Regiment, that this service was faithfully performed & for which this deponent paid $200 in Continental money worth at that time about $20 the substitute name was Coldwell the same reason as above stated prevented this deponent from going at this time - This deponent further declares that he has no knowledge of any other witness than those whose names are hereunto annexed & that this deponent has made out the best proof in his power, & that he has not a discharge, nor has he ever recd a farthing of pension money: This deponent further declareth that his inability is such that he can not appear before a court of Record, that he is confined to his house and almost to his room, that the judge before whom this affidavit is taken, does the busin

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business at the dwelling of this deponent; That this deponent further declares that he could not procure witnesses to appear before the court & that the infermith of age as well as the distance from the court will utterly forbid their appearing before the court and that this deponent has made the best the most positive & satisfactory proofs in his power & the nearest to the requisitions of the war office; That this deponent has not delayed to this late date without trying to obtain his pension, that he has been making application or did made application in October 1833 and that the agent of this said deponent has neglected to attend to the business & that the papers made out in Oct 1833 were mis laid & out of the reach of this deponent & that he has not been able to get hold of them till within the last month & then not till he applied to the agency at the City of Washington & received information where they were returned to, that this miss laying of the papers & the negligence of this deponents agent is alone the cause of this long delay
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 20th day of February 1838 } Jonas Seely one of the Judges of the Seneca County Common Pleas
Skilman Doughty
Personally appeared before me Thomas Covert & being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is witness to the service of the above named Skillman Doty as Set forth in August 1776 in the above application, that this deponent was also in that month's service with the said Skillman Doty. Subscribed and Sworn before me this 20th day of February 1838} Jonas Seely one of the Judges of the Seneca County Common Pleas } Thomas Covert

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4085
New York Albany
Hannah Doughty widow of Skilman Doughty who was a Private in the Revolution Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars ---Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Dec. 1843 and sent to Arad Joy Ovid N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.] Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 117.