Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 19474, Samuel Tully, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Fully, Samuel Sylvia
W 19474 B.L. Wt 44-60-55 DL. WT. 7887-100-Feb 14, 77??
CONTENTS

35. 957 (Acq mar 3/55 Rec loan 10/55
Sylvia Tully wid of Samuel Tully Rich
Deeds - - Deeds - -
1st M. Dist. Myrtle City
W. of the revolution 18.60 acres (Mg: 23/55. 1.311/10.
U.S. Pensioner
Redu
Gay Hathaway Rome GA
MS July 48 no 319

Reported
319. New York, Albany Sylvia Tully widow of Samuel Tully N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80. Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of June 1848 and sent to
Say Hathaway Rome N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 225 Vol. 4

State of New York } ss Washington County }
On this 21 st day of April 1845 came before me Marcus Butler a Justice of the peace in & for said county Mary Veile aged 82 years, to me known as a resident of Fort Miller in said county, & who is a credible witness, who after being duly sworn doth on her oath say, that she was an inhabitant of the said town during the revolutionary war, & that after the close of said war, Samuel Tully who was a revolutionary soldier, lived at her father's house in said town & worked for him as a hired man, she believes within 2 or 3 years after peace was declared in 1783, & that shortly after this, & before the year 1790 as she recollects, she heard that said Tully was married at the house of James Waldo, — in said town, to Sylvia Southard, & that she knew both said Samuel & Sylvia, & that they were considered man & wife, & lived together as such in said town for some time, & until after the birth of a daughter, who was called Polly as she has heard, & that they removed from said place to some place beyond Schoenectady, not recollecting, — that Mr VanDevanacke & his wife at whose house it was they lived after they were married, are both dead, & that she does not know any person now living but herself, that was a resident at this place at that time, — who was then arrived at years of discretion. —
and father with us, was "James Waldo" or so called, & lived after they
Sworn & subscribed the day & date first above written, & said Mary made her mark to this affidavit because she cannot write Maurice Butler Justice witness L. Hathaway
Mary Veile for her mark

State of New York
Washington County ss 3 I Henry Shiphead Clerk of said County do hereby certify that at the date of the within Inat. Mathias Butten Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified and that his sig- nature subscribed to said Inat is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal April 30 1845 H Shiphead Clerk

35. 955 Sylvia Tully
Agent Jay Wathman Rome N.Y.

State of New York, } ss: County of Erie }
On this day of A. D. 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, Sylvia Tully aged 85 years, a resident of Hamburg in the State of N. York who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Samuel Tully deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain (She does not recollect) in the regiment of Revolutionary Commanded by Genl. Washington in the war with Great Britain, of June 1812 that her said husband Served in said war on or about the day of 1812 for the term of (cannot say) and continued in actual service in said war for about the term of many months and was honorably discharged at on or about the day of 1812  He was subsequently a resident of Washington Co. State of N.Y. She further states, that she was married to the said Samuel Tully in Lancaster County on the day of 1771 or 1772 by one a sister of the Rev. Mr. Smith and that her name before her said marriage was Sylvia Southworth that her said husband died at Hudson  Middletown on the 31 day of July A. D. 1805 and that she is now a widow. I have no record of her P. marriage, but refers to the probate file at P'keepsie of the same, upon which Pension Certificate issued to her number 319 at $80. per annum, which she now enjoys. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855. Sylvia Tully
Wit s sign here
We John H Miller and Augustus F. Tiffey  marks residents of Hamburg in the State of New York, upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sylvia Tully Widow in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be John H Miller Augustus F. Tiffey The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons,—that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in the claim. She made her mark also as she cannot
Alvan Mann Justice of Peace.

State of New York, } ss. ERIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, WILLIAM ANDRE, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, certify that Abraham Thorne  Ebenezer before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, and whose name is subscribed in the certificate of proof thereof, was at the time of taking the same, Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, duly sworn and acting as such, and authorized to take the same: and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County and the Courts thereof, the 6 th day of April A. D. 1855,
W Andre Clerk.

Erie County ss:
On the same day, at same place, before me the within named Justice, Casper residents of Hamburg, who after sworn (they are credible witnesses) say that they know Sylvie Tully within named, & know that she has long been & is now a widow, & from infer- rence which they have never doubted, believe that her husband Samuel Tully died more than years since. — They have no interest in her claim to county land. —
Subscription & sworn to on the day of 1855 before me.
after writing, ascertained to be true & right Rule No. 1 - Jan. 28/55 J.P.W.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 7 th July 1838, 3 a March 1843 & the 17 th June 1844
State of New York } ss Onida County }
On this 11 th day of October 1844 personally appeared before Anna Woodworth one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid. Sylvia Tully a resident of the Town of Hamburg, in Erie County aged 74 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 7 th July 1838 3 d March 1843, & the 17 th June 1844 & of all & either of them, granting pensions to Widows in certain cases that she is the widow of Samuel Tully who was a private in the army of the Revolution, first New York Regiment, enlisted during the war & faithfully served as set forth in his discharge, Six Years and three Months , & that he was the same Samuel Tully named in the original certificate of discharge hereto annexed, signed by G. Washington Commander in chief, 8 th June 1783 and to whom the badge of Mercit was awarded. She also declares that she was married to the said Samuel Tully, on the 23 rd day of December in the Year of 1788, at Fort Miller, (and has never since been married to any other person)

state aforesaid, by John Smith and that she has not any record or certificate of the said Marriage. — That the bible containing the said record was accidentally left, as she believes in the village school house in Canada, at the time she removed from that province many years since. That her oldest child was born at Fort Millers in the year 1789 a daughter, & named Polly Gully. — That said Samuel removed subsequently to Sharon Schenck County, in said state, & there resided for 5 years, then removed to Middlefield in Otsego County at which place said Samuel died, in the month of August 1805. — That she was not married to him before his leaving the service, but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated.
{Sworn to & subscribed Sylvia  Gully on the day & year first above written, before me, & I certify that said Sylvia is unable from age & infirmity to attend the sitting of the County Court, & cannot sign her name for same reason. John G. Breen } under "Breen & Gully" on first page, & "named" on this, also "cannot" written on erasures. George G. Breen } witnesses.
Amos Woodworth
Judge of County Court.

State of New York } ss: Onondaga County }
On this 24 th day of October 1844 before me Amos Woodworth a Judge of court of Common Pleas in & for said county, came Polly Gibbons, aged 55 years, a resident of Vienna in said county, & who is a credible witness, who after being duly sworn saith, that she resided with her parents Samuel & Sylvia Tully from Fort Miller when about 5 years old, to Sharon Schoharie County N.Y. — that the family resided in that town five or six years, & then removed to Middle field Otsego county, in the year '79 or 1800, that her father the said Samuel Tully died at Middlefield August 1805. — That she has often heard her father speak of being a soldier in the revolutionary war, & show his honorable discharge signed by General Washington, & the same original discharge is annexed to this, & the accompanying papers: & that her mother the said Sylvia Tully is still the widow of her late husband father the said Samuel Tully, & now present at the making of this affidavit, & has often heard her father & mother converse of their marriage at Fort Miller, which took place as she has heard & believes 56 years ago. — & further saith not — Polly Gibbons

The sixth line from bottom, in foregoing affidavit, interlined. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, before me Amos Woodworth
Judge County Courts
State of New York.
Clerks Office Oneida County
I, Delos Dewolf, Clerk of the County of Oneida, certify, that Amos Woodworth Esquire was on the 4 th day of October A D 1844 a Judge of the County Courts, in and for the said County duly appointed, and qualified to act as such, and that the signature above written purporting to be that of the said Judge is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the County of Common Pleas of the said County & subscribed my name this 9 th day of October 1844.
Delos Dewolf Clerk. for James Edgar D. P. Clerk

Aff n = Sr. Alut Geo. Waimu Ana Declaration of Sylvia Tully

State of New York } ss Erie County
Personally came before me John Lockwood a Justice of the peace in & for the county aforesaid, Joseph Albert of Hamburg & George Warner of same town in said county, who are credible witnesses, both to me known, & who after being duly sworn according to law, do severally declare, that heretofore to wit in the year 1818 they were residents of the county of Schoharie in said State, & were well acquainted with Samuel Tully & Sylvia Tully his wife, that they ever reputed to be man & wife - lived together as such, their surviving child Polly, we know, & we never heard a doubt expressed, during our long acquaintance with them, of the fact of their being man & wife, that we live in the same town with her at this time, & know that she is the same person that we then knew as the wife of Samuel Tully, then reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution, & which we believe true, - & have no doubt but he is the same Samuel Tully named in the original discharge signed by "G. Washington" dated June 8 th 1783: - That said Samuel has been dead as they are informed & believe, more than 30 years, & that said widow has been in possession of & lawfully kept said

discharge as an honorable monument of her said husband & his services, — with whom she lived til the day of his death, as his wife, as they are informed & believe and further say not
Sworn & subscribed this 23 rd day of September 1844 before me
Joseph Albert George V. ...
J. S. ... J.P.
C. C. ...

State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF ERIE, }
I, MANLY COLTON, Clerk of the County of Erie, and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof, do hereby certify that Joseph Lockwood
Esq. whose name is subscribed to the annexed Affidavit was at the time of Subscribing the same 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 Joseph Lockwood and verily believe the signature affixed thereto 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 23 rd day of September A. D. 184 4
Manly Colton Clerk

11452. In base of Sylvia Tully appl ca for Pat n N.Y. Act July 7. '38
May 13. 41 11452 Sylvia Tully N.Y. Act July 7. '38

Paid 6
Henry Shipherd Co Clerk Argyle Washington County N.York

Your Clerk's Office Fort Edward
State of New York } ss. Washington County
I Merritt Sprague Clerk
of the town of Fort Edward do hereby certify that I have made diligent search & inquiry & have not found in this office any records of marriages in said town for the years 1788 to 1794 - & that I have inquired for the private record of John Smith a Magistrate in said town at that period, & have not  have not made of any such record, in its present existence. -
I Merritt Sprague above named
do hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county & state aforesaid, & that the above certificate is true. -
Fort Miller, is a village in town of Fort Edward.
Merritt Sprague Town Clerk
Given under my hand this 25 th day of September October A.D. 1847. word Edward "battalion" "has not" twice, & "found" in error 1847. - David Sanders Sec. Rec.
State of New York } ss. Washington County } ss. I Henry Shiphead Clerk of said County do hereby certify that at the date of the above David Sanders Esq. was at the time of the signing in and for said County duly elected and qualified and that his signature above subscribed appears to be genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County Nov. 2 nd 1847 H. Shiphead

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Tully, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7887 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 14, 17?? 44 —  60 —  1855 to — not shown —
*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.

19474
3-640.
Bureau of Pensions.
Samuelully
Pyloia will
app Oct 4. 1844
Hamburg, Erie Co. NY 74
En -
Capt -
Col -
1 st Reg NY,
6 yrs 3 mos
Battles not stated.
Wm F. M. Hamlin
Rose NY.
Aug 16-1900
Data found in discharge

No 11.452.
Sylvia Tully N.Y. Saml.
Act 7 July 1838
m o '88. p. 1805
Admitted
3 years private $80 \frac{100}{100}
Also acts 3 rd  7980 March '43 & 17 th June '44 - 725.
Erie - Albany aug 1805-
J. Natchaway ag. Rome N.Y.

7118 Albany N.Y.
Sylvia Gully widow of Saml Gully who was a Private in the Rev'n
2 Certs 1 act '38 1 " '43 & '44 rep.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July '45 and sent to
Hathaway Rome N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
June 17. 1844 Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 84

Rome Nov 2nd A
Pecuniary Department.
Tell you kindly just for me about the Pecuniary & Laurel Lully & the Restoration War. Also from which

Shall be entitled also his rank -
Yours
Mrs J. H. Hamlin 201 West Garden St Rome N.Y.

44
Concord

Jan'y 16-1900 mil histy to Mrs. F. M. Hamlin, Renss. N.Y.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19474
Sylvia Sully Wid. of Samuel Sully Phil. Riv. War
Act: Feb. 2 d  18
Index:—Vol. M , Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

25. Feb. 48, Albany.
My son,

By Miss Fanny DeLamater
7/18
adm o
admitted
Day Hathaway Rome NY

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Erie County Clerk's Office. }
I, MOSES BRISTOL, Clerk of said County and of the Court of Common Pleas, thereof, do hereby Certify, that Timothy Haff Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit and thereon written, was at the time of taking the same a Justin H. Pease duly sworn and acting as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Timothy Haff and verily believe the signature thereto to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, this 9 day of May 184 8.
M Bristol
CLERK.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 d February 1848, entitled an act making further provision for surviving Widows & Soldiers of the Revolution
State of New York County of Erie S s
On this 4 th day of May 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, Sylvia Tully of Hamburg in the county aforesaid, age 77 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 2 d of February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolution any war, that she is the widow of Samuel Tully who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, & belonged to the New York line of troops, as will more fully appear by the proof on file at the War Dept. & upon which a pension was granted to her of $80. per annum; her certificate bears the N. 7118, & is surrendered. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Subscribed & sworn to on the day & year above written, before me, said Sylvia is personally known to me, & made her mark hereon, as she cannot write.
Sylvia Mr Tully mark
Demetrius H. Haff Justice with George Gilsons

Rome N.Y. May 16 th 1845
Rev: J. S. Edwards C.P.
D. Sir
I read herewith two affidavits in the case of Sylvia Tully ap: for pension, The proof done with them, & I submit Sir whether in construing & apply- ing the rules, no greater latitude is to be allowed in special cases, than in others far differently situated: — for instance in Massachusetts or Connecticut when law & order were established & records kept, the chance , (for such it all is at this late day to obtain proof of a marriage ceremony), is vastly greater than it is in a case such as I now present, where was a sparse floating population with little of character or stability, lumbermen, to day here & tomorrow elsewhere, & never or almost never in "one stay" — That I should so will have followed their Tullys from the present residence in Erie County to Schoberville County, & thence to Washington Co, identifying them, & always as man & wife — & she holding the proof of Service six years & 3 mos with Washington attestation,

Through all this time, show creditable industry, & — raises too strong a list of facts, to leave reasonable doubts in my mind of the fairness & justice of her claim. —
May I ask Sir that you will personally look at these papers, all of them, & that you will give due consideration to the peculiar circumstances of times & place when these parties were married — precluding the possibility of obtaining living witnesses, to throw additional light on the case. —
I am Sir very respectfully y. obed Servt Matheway

Hon. J. L. Edward Clerk
Sir
I send herewith Sylvia Talley's application for pass. under new law of Feb. 7. — when new Ctf. is issued, please transmit to me p' mail
I am respectfully Yours J. W. Withers Rome, N.Y. 12 May '48

State of New York } Oneida County } ss
On this 10 th day of May 1843 personally came before me George Barnard a Justice of the peace in & for said county, Sayreathway of Rome, to me known, who being first duly sworn according to law, saith, that at the particular instance & request of Widow Sylvia Tully & her daughter Polly, this deponent has become their attorney to obtain for them, if practicable such proof as to establish said Sylvias marriage connection with her late husband Samuel Tully a revolutionary soldier of Col. Palchs Regiment, N.Y. line. — That in pursuance of means to obtain such proof as was attainable, he went personally during the past month to the town of Fort Edward & village of Fort Miller in S. State, & did there & then make diligent inquiry for persons who were residents of that place from the year 1785 to 1790 & was credibly informed by different individuals that the entire population of that period with the exception of one person, had removed to other portions of the state or united or else were dead, that it was a district of country called a lumbering district, and composed of a loose floating population, with many Tories, who had to flee thence, when a final triumph of our arms cut off their hopes. That he found this one person, an old decrepid woman, he was previously informed that she had known Tully & his wife,

& she also confirmed the statement he had received of others, of a new race in the place of those who were undoubtedly of the place in 1790, & she could not call to mind any person, who she believed was a resident here then, or who could with any probability have remembered Tully & his wife who were poor & obscure, & removed away so soon  (a year or two) after the period of their marriage. — That he left Fort Miller after having procured the affidavit of this person, Mrs. Veile who was of sound mind, & by her neighbors all much esteemed, fully satisfied that of living witnesses to the ceremony of the marriage of Sylvia Tully to Sam Samuel, there were none, & that all had been done that the nature of the case, with its peculiar circum- stances, left practicable to be done, & that her own convictions, on reviewing the testimony in the several affidavits contained, already submitted in this case with Mrs. Veile in addition, are that said Sylvia must have been what she seem she was, the wife of Samuel Tully of Patten's Regiment, living with & deeming herself as such to the day of his death: & kept his discharge as an honorable memento of her husband, without then imagining, that at a future period it would be a link in the chain of proof, for to obtain the proffered bounty of the Government.
Sworn & Subscribed the day above mentioned, before me The said Authority is a credible witness George Barnard J. M.
Jay Hathaway

State of New York Clerks Office Oneida County ss
I DeLois D. Wolf Clerk of the County aforesaid do certify that George Barnard Esq whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument & thereon written was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid County & duly qualified to act as such & that his signature to the said instrument is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official Seal at Utica, this 9 th day of May 1845
DeLois D. Wolf Clerk

9465-
New York
7118
087
Sylvia Dally
widow of Paul Dally who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the August 1805 of Erie in the State of NY who was a pri in the Company commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Revon line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July 1845 and sent to J Haskaway Rome Total amount, $ 48
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. R. Swanx Clerk. Book Vol. 1 Page 183

State of New York } ss Onondaga County }
On this 18 th day of December 1844 personally came before me Simon Nottaton a Justice of the Peace in said County, Peter Gibbons who being duly sworn saith, that he is well acquainted with Sylvia Tully, of Hamburg, in said State, now Widow of Samuel Tully formerly of Schoharie county, that he has known her for more than forty years past, as the wife of said Samuel, & has never during that period heard a rumor to the contrary, but on the contrary, she has been universally accredited as the lawful wife of said Samuel, & such he verily believes is undoubtedly true, that he has seen her within a few weeks, & knows her to be the same person, & also has seen her declaration, & the discharge sent with it, & knows her to be the wife of the said Samuel Tully therein named. Also testifies that he has, from information, good reason to believe, that there is no living witness of the marriage of said Samuel & Sylvia, or known record of the fact, & has heard that the family bible & record were accidentally left in Canada when they came. Words "Peter Gibbons" interlined.
Peter Gibbons
Sworn & subscribed, the day first above mentioned, before me, & I certify that said Peter Gibbons the deponent, is a credible witness.
Simon Nottaton Justice of Peace

11/21
P. Gibbons
aff er
case of Sylvia Tully

State of New York blancs offices Onondaga Co. N. Y. DeLos D. D. D. Clerk
of the County of Oneida do hereby Certify that Simon Pettibone whose name is subscribed to the within affi- -davit was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to act as such & the signature to said affidavit pur- porting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Suffolk County this 29 th day of January 1845
Dear Dorothea

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Samuel Tully Private in the first New York — Regiment, having faithfull- ly served the United States six Years & three Months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the eighth Day of June 1783
G Washington
Command,
Trumbull
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. H. Mott
Adjutant.
THE above Samuel Tully Private has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for Six Years faithful Service.
William L. the Store
see Balch

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 8 th 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Fuller, Samuel N. 19. 474 New York.
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