Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,466, Ephraim Trickey, N.H.

SERVICE
N. J. H.
Trickey, Ephraim Lucy
NUMBER _____
W 19.466
CONTENTS

1472 New York
Ephraim Trickey of New York — in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Coffin — of the Reg't commanded by Col Salter — in the New Hampshire line for 7 months,
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th June 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 1837. age notified 21 March 1839.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of — 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Novem- ber 1832 and sent to Geo Hosmer
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $34.99 Penzant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 11.66 $ 46.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book D
Geo. C. Miles Clerk, Vol. 5 Page 144

Declaration
of Ephraim Trickey for a Pension
N o 6043

I Daniel Cook of Wakefield in the County of Strafford and State of N.H. of Lawful age solemnly swear and affirm, That in the year 1775 I was well acquainted with Ephraim Trikey then of Rochester N.H. and now lives in the town of Underhill in the State of Vermont and further say that some time in the latter part of the year 1775 said Trikey enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the united States, in Captain David Coss's Company of Infantry and marched to Portsmouth N.H. and some short of a month afterwards was marched to Cambridge Massachusetts, I left there the spring following and came home to Rochester N.H. In May 1776 I joined the Army at Tiondaroga in Capt John Drew's Company and said Trikey was then a soldier in the same company, and we both continued in the same company till the last of the summer of 1776 and were then discharged. said Trikey was in the service to my knowledge about nine month and a half - Daniel Cook

State of New Hampshire
Stafford June 21 st 1830 Then the within named Daniel Cook personally appearing made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is true, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written
John Wingate Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire
Stafford, ss. I Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Stafford do certify, that John Wingate Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the above certificate, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and duly empowered to administer Oaths. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this 12 th day of July A.D. 1830
A. Peirce Clerk

State of New York Stirling County, ss On this Eleventh day of August — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Warner Squire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Stirling, Ephraim Frickey a resident of the town of Harn in said County, aged thirty eight years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated he enlisted in the month of October, 1775, the particular day he cannot remember, into a Company of militia infantry commanded by Captain David Scott, of the regiment comm- anded by Col. Walter according to the best of his recollection he enlisted at the town of Dover in the County of Stafford and State of New Hampshire the place of his residence at the time of enlistment, being in the town of Rochester in said County of Stafford — he enlisted for one months service, and was immediately marched to the town of Portsmouth in said State, where he served out his term of one month, and for one or two weeks over that time, by reason that the Officers Commanding refused to grant discharges to the militia as the enemy were expected to land — that he received a regular discharge he saith that his memory has become weak and frail, that he cannot remember the names of any other officers at that station than the name of his Colonel and Captain as aforesaid, that the distance from Dover to Portsmouth the place where he was stationed is about four- teen miles that the only town they marched through was Keene — He further saith that he afterwards on the ninth day of July in the year 1776 at the town of Wolf- borough in said County of Stafford, enlisted under one Captain John Drew of the militia, to serve in the war of the revolution for the term of six months — That his place of residence at the time of enlistment was the

said town of Rochester, that he immediately after such enlistment, was marched to Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, that the regiment to which he was attached was commanded by one Colo. Hyman, that the officer in command at Fort Ticonderoga was General Schuyler, that the commissioned Officers of the Company to which deponent belonged, were Captain David Drew, first Lieutenant Samuel Lapp 2 nd Lieutenant Daniel McNeal Ensign John Davis, that he continued at Ticonderoga until the expiration of the time of his enlistment in the month of January 1777 - that he was not at any time engaged with the enemy in battle - that he received a written discharge from the service, but his several discharges have long since been lost or destroyed by time and accident - he further saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Cook whose deposition is hereto annexed, and recollects to have seen said Cook at Fort Ticonderoga during the time of his being in service, that they have been acquainted from infancy, and says that he does not know of any person in this State by whom he can prove his services and is not sure that he can prove it by any living witnesses other than said Cook, whose deposition is hereto annexed, this deponent saith however that said Cook is mistaken in that part of his deposition wherein he states having seen the deponent at Ticonderoga in May of the year 1776, as he, this deponent did not arrive at that place until the month of July of that year - And this deponent further saith, that he is not in bodily health and strength to enable him to attend in open court to make the aforesaid declaration - And he further saith that he was born at Rochester aforesaid - that he hath no record of his age - that he lived at Rochester aforesaid at the time of entering into service as aforesaid, and since the revolution, he resided at different places in the said State of New Hampshire until about the year 1816 when he removed to the town of Irwin in the

County of Livingston & State of New York, where he he has resided ever since - the deponent was a poor and unfirm man when he came to Hoon, and hath been so ever since, he has lived in a retired part of the town and is not very extensively known to the inhabitants of said town, he would name Nathaniel Bancroft, Ralph Wright, Asa Reynolds, Daniel Chapell, and Daniel Cherill reputable citizens of said town, as persons to whom he is known, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his having served as a soldier of the revolution - and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before
Matthew Warner a Judge of Livingston County
Ephraim Frickey Worth
We Nathaniel Bancroft, and Daniel Chapell residing in the town of Hoon in the County of Livingston and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Frickey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and have been so acquainted with him for twelve years or more, that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age as he hath above declared; 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 - and we further state, that we consider said Frickey to be a man of truth and veracity
Sworn and subscribed } the day & year aforesaid } before me Matthew Warner a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Livingston County
Daniel Chapell Bancroft
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion

after 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 I further certify that it appears to me that Nathaniel Bancroft, and Daniel Chapel who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents, inhabitants of the town of Avon, in said County of Livingston, and are reputable and credible persons, with whom I am personally acquainted and have been for many years, and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Matthew Warner
State of New York } Livingston County }
I Chauncy R. Bond Clerk of Livingston do certify that Matthew Warner before whom the above proceedings were had, and affidavits purporting to have been taken was at the date of said certificates and affidavit one of the Judges of the County Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Livingston and that I am well acquainted with the signatures of the said Judge thereto subscribed and verily believe them to be genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County the twentieth day of August A D 1832 -
Chauncy R. Bond Clerk By S. H. Harn Dep Clerk

6794.
New York. Albany
Lucy Trickey widow of Ephraim Trickey who was a Private in the Revolution.
795
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17. day of April 1845 and sent to
Alfred B. Judd Esq Lockport Niagara County N York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Act 17 June 1844
Recorded in Book A 2 Vol. 1. Page 87.

9886 Lucy Hickey
N.Y.
act 7. July 38 m 80. d 41.
admd Imo fin 23 33
23
Enter on Register
Hon. C. H. Carroll H.R.

State of New York Niagara County ss.
On this ninth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me Sethop Cooke one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Niagara Lucy Trickey a resident of the town of Wilson in the County of Niagara Aged eighty four 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 th 1838 Entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" That she is the Widow of Ephraim Trickey who was a Soldier of the Revolution
She further declares, that she was married to the said Ephraim Trickey on the ninth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and eighty that her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Trickey died on the twenty second day of December one thousand eight hundred forty one that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January and seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
(The word "Not" and the word forty one fifth line from the bottom were interlined before signing)
Sworn to and subscribed this
Lucy her Trickey mark
tenth day of December 1843 before me
Sethop Cooke Richard Trumbull Judges of the Niagara County Court

State of New York Niagara County Clerk's Office I David J. Crandall Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Cooke Esquire before whom the annexed Deposition appears to have been taken was at the time of taking the same one of the Judges of the County Courts in & for said County of Niagara duly appointed & sworn & authorized by the Laws of said State to take the same; that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe that the signature to said Deposition is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & impressed my seal of Office at Lockport the 11 th day of December 1843.
D. J. Crandall Clerk

State of New Hampshire Strafford County, ss.
I John H. Smith, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that, Richard Russell is a justice of the Peace within and for the said State, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission is dated May 21 st 1839, and will expire May 20 th 1844, and that the within signatures purporting to be his, are genuine —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirteenth day of November 1843.
John H. Smith Clerk

Extracts from the records of the town of Rochester, in the county of Strafford, and State of New-Hampshire. Under the head of Marriages solemnized by the Rev. Joseph Warren, a Minister of the Gospel in said town is the following entry.
Viz - Married A.D. Seventeen hundred and Eighty March ninth, Ephraim Trickey with Lucy Cook both of Rochester
I James C. Cook Clerk of said town of Rochester depose and say that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows; viz
Married A.D. 1780.
March 9 th Ephraim Trickey with Lucy Cook both of Rochester
James C. Cook } Town Clerk } of Rochester
I James C. Cook above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of the said town with the exceptions aforesaid as certified by me
James C. Cook } Town Clerk } of Rochester
State of New-Hampshire Rochester July 29. 1843. Subscribed and sworn to by the above named James C. Cook before me.
Richard Mansfield } Justice of the Peace
I Richard Mansfield } Justice of the Peace certify that James C. Cook above named, is well known to me to be a credible witness, that he is entitled to full credit and that, to my knowledge is town Clerk of said Rochester.
Richard Mansfield } Justice of Peace in and for the } County of Strafford and State of } New-Hampshire

No 6023 Ephraim Trickey
admitted 7 mo
Geo. Hasner Aaron N. Yks

No 6043 = 6043
BRIEF in the case of Ephraim Trickey of Aron County of Livingston in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does  3. How old is he? Seventy eight years, 78.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted in October In 1775 — 1 7 private Gen. Col. Salton, Capt. David Capps New Hampshire Troops   Enlisted 9. July 1776 until June 1777 — 11 — ditto Capt. John Davis Comp of Militia Col. Nyman. Genl. Schuyler, Lieut. Col. Capps & M c Neal, Ensign John Davis  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Not any  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? 1 st service at Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, 2 nd service at Rochester  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By a living witness, who has committed an error as to the monthly service at Ticonderoga. He has neighbors of respectability as to his condition, whose credibility is certified to by the Judge.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No objections 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Wilson Examining Clerk.

8008.
let to Hon. C.H. Landt, Jan 17. 1841
New York
Lucy Trickey widow of Ephraim Trickey who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 22 d Decem r . 1841. of Niagara in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Capps of the Reg t commanded by Col. Fuller in the Stampede line for Seven Months
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6. April 1838 from 4. Sept 1840. to 22 Dec 1841. Agent Notified 5 Dec 1841
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of January 1841 and sent to Hon. C.H. Carroll No. of Rep t
Total amount, $ 116.63
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Book
D.
Vol. 1
J. L. Swann Clerk,
Page 183.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19466
Lucy Trickey Widow of Ephraim Trickey Priv. Rec. War.
Act: Mar. 3 rd 1873
Index:—Vol. M , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 4 th , 1839—
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Ephraim Trickey, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 4 th Sept., 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Passmore Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 6 th , 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Ephraim Trickey, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.York Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840 to the 23 rd Dec. 1841.  Respectfully, yours,
Judson B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Hon J S Edwards

Lockport Niagara Co NY January 30. 1845 Hon J L Edwards, agent of P Office &c
Sir I send you the Petition of Lucy Trickey for her Pension, when you pass upon it you will please send me her certificate
Respectfully your Obedt Servant Alfred B Judd

I Richard Russell of Rochester in the County of Stratford and State of New Hampshire desire and say that I have in my possession a paper which purports to be a copy of the muster and pay roll of Capt John Davis Company selected from Col. Evans Regiment & Col Badger Regiment for the Canada Service bearing date August 29 th 1776, on which the name of Esah rim Trickey is enrolled as a private, which copy was taken from the Enrolification of the Record in the Secretaries office in Concord N.H., which was by me sent to the Pension office in the case of Deborah Davis, who was the widow of Ensign John Davis of the same Company
The words "as a" interlined before signing - Witness N. Eastman
Richard Russell
State of New Hampshire Stratford County ss July 28 th A.D. 1843 - Then personally appeared the above named Richard Rus- sell, who is known to me to be fully entitled to credit as a witness, and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me Nehemiah Eastman Jas. Pease -

State of New Hampshire
Stratford County ss, I John H. Smith, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that Nehemiah Eastman was on the twenty eighth day of July A.D. 1843, a justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated August 6 th 1838 and expired August 5 th 1843 and that the within signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirteenth day of November 1843,
John H. Smith, Clerk.

July 7. 1838 Lucy Inckey
Hon. L. Adair
Ephraim
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington
Hon. C. H. Branch N.R.

Acors 21 Decr. 1843
Dear Sir -
Herewith I send you the application of Lucy Trickey Widow of Ephraim Trickey deceased for a pension. The Pension Certificate of Ephraim Trickey was recorded by Sec. C. Stiles Clerk in Book D. Vol. 5 th page 1444.
It will appear by documents in the Office of the Secretary of War that the time of service of Ephraim Trickey was as a private in the Company of Capt. John Drew 5 Months — In the Company of Capt. David Cope 6 Months 15 days —
The proof of Marriage I believe to be in accordance with the requisitions of the Act.
The Declaration is as perfect as it could be made, at the recent residence of Mrs. Trickey —
The Hon. C. H. Carroll Member of Congress from this District will I desire to give as a reference —
Yours Respectfully Peyton R. Morgan
J. L. Edwards Esq
N.B. Ephraim Trickey did not obtain sufficient proof of service to obtain the amount of Pension to which he was entitled as will be seen by referring to the term of service in the above Company's
P.R.M.

7009
RD Feb 8, 1845.
Lucy Trickey,
act 3 d March, 1843
Allowed c $23.33 per ann:
& also act 17 June, 1844
Alfred B. Judd Esq.
Lockport,
Niagara County,
New-York.

State of New York County of Niagara
On this 18 th day of Jan y , 1845 personally appeared before the undersigned Wm A Scarborough - a Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid Lucy Trickey a resident of the town of Wilson in the County of Niagara and State New York 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 benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843. And on the 17 th of June 1844 - granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - and to continue the pensions of certain Widows - That she is the Widow of Ephraim Trickey who was a private in the Revolutionary War and who served in the manner stated in the papers now on file in the pension office
She further states that a pension certificate from the War Department was granted to her under the Law of July 7. 1838 bearing date January 13 th 1844. granting to her the sum of Twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum for five years from the fourth day of March 1836 and that by virtue of said certificate she has received under the Law of July 7. 1838 the sum of Twenty three dollars and thirty three cents a year for the term of five years.
She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written
before me Wm A Scarborough, J.P.
her Lucy Trickey mark
I further certify that the said Lucy Trickey subscribed the above declaration by making her mark being unable to write - of the same Wm A Scarborough, Justice of the Peace

Niagara County Clerk's Office
I certify that William A Scutborough before whom the foregoing Declaration was sworn or taken was at that time a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Niagara duly elected sworn and qualified to take the same and that I am well acquainted with his (the said Justice) hand writing and that his signa- -ture to the above affidavit is genuine In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County 30th day of January A.D. 1845 James G. Lewis Clerk of said County of Niagara
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