Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10726, [ILLEGIBLE] Tubbs, [ILLEGIBLE]

Nov. 1916 Cynthia
11.10.26
CONTENTS

State of Vermont.
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Jan'y 22 A. D. 1857. }
I certify that there is in this Office an original Pay Roll of Capt. Isaac Clark's Company of Militia, raised by order of Major General De La Fayette for the defence of the frontiers and of Lake Champlain, to receive additional pay from the State of Vermont, which roll bears the name of Bethuel Tibbs, as having entered service in said Company on the 2nd day of March, 1778, & continued in service until the 2nd day of May of the same year, when he was discharged, receiving pay for 60 days service as a private soldier. There is also in this Office an original pay Roll of Capt. Parmachuee Allen's Company St. Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Battalion, raised for the defence of the State of Vermont, commencing May 21 st and ending Dec. 1 st 1781, 60th days included, which roll bears the name of Bethuel Tibbs as receiving pay for service, as a private soldier, in said Company, from August 14, until Dec. 1 st 1781, - a period of 3 months, and 16 days. There is also in this Office an original Pay Roll of Capt. William McIntire's Company of Militia, in the service of the State of Vermont, commencing March 1 st and ending May 3 rd and 4 th 1779, which Roll bears the name of Bethuel Tibbs as receiving pay for service as a private soldier in said Company for a period of 64 days.
Given under my hand and the seal of this Office this 22 nd day of January 1857.
Charles W. Willard Secretary of State.

State of New York County of Steuben } ss Town of Woodhull }
Cynthia Lubbs being duly sworn by me on her oath declares that She is ninety two years old, That she has been and is now a resident of said town of Woodhull in said County and State, That she is the Widow of the Identical Soldier certified to by the Secretary of State for the state of Vermont accompanying herewith, That she was married to said Bethuel Lubbs at Whitehall State of New York on the ninth day of January in the year of 1783 That said certificate sets forth the facts as her said Husband always represented to her That the papers were made out for her husband to apply for a pension when her husband died and the case was left unfinished That she lived with said Lubbs as his wife up to the time of his death and raised a large family, That her husband died in the town, County, and State aforesaid on the 12 day of March in the year of 1830, She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension under such acts of Congress as has been provided for such cases. She hereby appoints Stephens Warner her lawful attorney to transact any and all business in relation to her application and authorizing him to receive any and all sums of money and make any acknowledgement for the same that herself has a right to do, She also requests that a Land warrant be issued in right of said "Soldier", to her under the act of Congress approved on the 3 d of March 1855
Cynthia Lubbs
Subscribed acknowledged and sworn to this 30 th day of January in the year of 1857 and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent and that I believe her statement to be in all respects true and that I have no interest in her claim Joseph Newton Justice of the Peace in and for said County

State of New York County of Steuben } ss Town of Woodhull }
Jeffrey Smith aged 55 years and Nathan Marlett aged 65 years
being duly sworn by me an oath say They have known the within applicant and Bethuel Tibbs the within named Soldier since 1811. That they lived as husband and wife together up to the time of his death and raised a large family and was always reported to be married as set forth by said applicant. That said Tibbs often spoke of his service in the revolution war and was always counted as one and one of the revolutionary soldiers and no question to the contrary was ever raised. That they have full confidence in the statements made by the applicant and have no doubt but that she is the legal widow of said Soldier. That they have examined and old account book in the possession of said applicant bearing date 1799 that we find a record in said account book which from its appearance we believe to be a genuine record and in the following words. Bethuel Tibbs was born April 3 rd year 1761 &
Cynthia Tibbs his wife born April 26 y. 1764 was married on the 2 nd of January 1783 Bethuel Tibbs died on the 12 th day of March year 1820 and we further swear that we were at the funeral of said Soldier and that we have no interest in this claim { Jeffrey Smith Nathan Marlett
Subscribed and sworn to this 30 th day of January in the year of 1857 and I certify that the above deponents are credible persons and residents of said Town, County and State
Joseph Heaton Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Steuben }
in and for said County
Stebbins Warner the within attorney being duly sworn says that he has made no contract for any part of said pension for his fee
Stebbins Warner
Subscribed and sworn this 30 th day of January in the year 1857 before me Joseph Heaton Justice of the Peace

State of New York, Steuben County Clerk's Office, ss: }
C W Alley
Joseph Hunter
I, CHARLES W CAMPBELL Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Esq., before whom the
annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand- writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate of proof or acknowledg- ment is genuine. And I further certify that said instrument is executed and acknowl- edged according to the Laws of the State of New York.
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Bath, this
3rd day of Feb
185 7
C W Alley
Clerk.

State of New York County of Stuber } Is Town of Woodhill
Cynthia Tubbs being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposes that she lived with her father in Skeneateles now Whitehall at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, that Bethuel Tubbs her after Husband also lived at the same place and at the same time with his father and was aged about 18 years, that a short time before General Burgoyne came down  up Lake Champlain with his army his father and her father together with the rest of the Whig fathers fled with their families that her family went to Middletown Vermont and the Tubbs family went to Bennington Vermont that her father kept a tavern at Middletown and said Bethuel Tubbs entered the army under Captain Clark and came to my father's with the company and staid all night, that he was gone then or four months and returned discharged, that he was in the service several times and went out on alarms but how long he was gone she does not know only what he told her after the war when he said he had been out with Capt Allen and one other Service which she does not remember the captain's name. She further says she was acquainted with Captain Allen and has seen Captain Clark several times when staying at her father's house, that from news had of Bethuel Tubbs she he must have been in service over six months under Capt Clark & Allen. That she was married to said Bethuel Tubbs at the time set forth in the account Book which she herewith sends to the pension office and about the year of 1796 they removed to the County of Stuber & York where she now lives and that Bethuel Tubbs died at the time set forth in said Book which is all the substance of her testimony

hubs xxxx he must have been in Service over Six months under Capt Clark & Allen. That she was Married to said Bethuel Tubbs at the time set forth in the account Book which she herewith sends to the pension office and about the year of 1796 they removed to the County of Stuken Co York where she now lives and that Bethuel Tubbs died at the time sett forth in said Book which
is all the evidence of her marriage that she knows of. She further states that she never knew of any man at the time of the revolutionary war named  xxxx  Bethuel  xxxx  xxxx  xxxx except her husband and that if any other one of that name had ever been in Capt Clark or Capt Allens Company she would have known it. She makes this evidence for the purpose of identifying her husband as the Soldier Certified to by the Secretary of State of Vermont in the pension office heretofore presented
Witness present, S. Warner
C. Griswold
Cynthia her X Tubbs Mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 th day of March in the year of 1857 and I further certify That for reason of the great age and bodily infirmity of the above deponent she is not able to go before a Court of Record to make her declaration
C. Griswold
Justice of the Peace in and for said County

STATE OF NEW YORK, Steuben County Clerk's Office, ss.
Samuel M. Alley
I, CHARLES W. CAMPBELL , Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that
C. M. Griswold
Esq., before whom
the foregoing declaration and affidavit of Certificate were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Bath, this
17 day of March 185 7
S. M. Alley Clerk for B. Bennett Dept.
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{ 3 } Register of marriage files up stairs with Bibles &c

State of New York County of Steuben Town of Woodhull
Christopher Marlett being duly sworn on his oath says that Cynthia Tubbs has not been for the last year been able to go before a court of record to make a declaration on account of Bodily infirmity and that there is no court of record been held nor a place to hold within twenty miles of her place of abode and that she is the within named person Cynthia Tubbs
Christopher Marlett Subscribed and sworn before me this 16 th day of March in the year 1857 and I further certify that the above deponent is a credible witness
C. M. Griswold Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Steuben
Zebulon Tubbs being duly sworn by me on his oath declares he was born at White hall near the line of the state of Vermont and is sixty  eight years (68) old part - That he knew Captain Allen at Whitehall and often heard the Soldiers talk of their service in the revolutionary war with the within named Bethuel Tubbs as serving with him under Captain Allen and also of serving under Capt Clark and that Bethuel Tubbs the within named soldier done other service in the army which this deponent does not remember. He further states that he knew said Bethuel Tubbs up to the time of his death and has often talked with him about his being in the revolutionary war and he has always claimed that he was in the service several times and told him of said Clark & Allen as his captains and mentioned other service in said war under officers which this deponent does not recollect and further swears he has no claim or interest in the matter
Z. Tubbs Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 th day of March in the year of 1857 and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent and that he is entitled to full credit
C. M. Griswold
Justice of the Peace in & for said County

Co Woodhull Shuben NY
Hon
Com. r of Pensions In furtherance of the claim of Cynthia Tubbs for a Pension under the act of July 7 th 1838 I herewith send her account Book with a ribbon tied through the place of her marriage record with her own declaration of facts in the case also of Zebulon Tubbs whose facts run back to near the time, which seem to me to identify the said Bethuel Tubbs as the one who done the Service Certificate. The notice of filing the com. bears date March 3 1857, - If evidence is deemed insufficient please give notice to Yours Truly J Warner

Regista of marriage files up stairs with Bibles -

Woodhull NY

Hon
Comm. of Pensions
The application of Cynthia Tubbs is one requiring an early attention. She for some years has been living with a Grand daughter without means for support and is in great need of help.
If her case will warrant I request that it be attended to and relief given with the least delay possible.
Application No 257,075 for a Land warrant for War of 1812. The applicant has sustained an injury and is helpless at present. He also is an object of sympathy. If a proper case please forward his Warrant and relieve him.
Faithfully your Obedt Servt J Warner

No 15.447
Cynthia Tubbs, Widow of Bethuel, N. York,
S. Warner, March 3, 1857. Same April 17, 1857.
10724
Act. July 7 1838.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
10,728 REJECTED
P. O. Cynthia Tullis
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .