Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11079, Trueman Waller, Vt.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Vt.
Waller, Trueman Patty
R. No 79
CONTENTS
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no 32,434. Vermont.
118.770
Trueman Waller of Canada in the State of who was a private in the company — commanded by Captain Sawyer — of the — commanded by — in the Vermont line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier — at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. day of March 1846 and sent to Hon E. A. Culver, H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 46 — $ 499.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Sept. 16.66
$ 516.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by William Clerk, Book E. 2 Vol. 3 — Page 109.
Informally transferred to Poultney, Vermont, see letter to Agents at Mont- pelier, Vt: March 31.
1846 —
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certificate of Pension made payable at Poult- ney Vt. & enclosed to Mr Culver on the 30th March 46

State New York
Wash co. p.
On this 19 th day of August 1845 came before me the undersigned a judge. Eunice Turner being by me sworn deposes & says, was several years of age 13 days June 1845 resides in Hattin NY that she is sister to Truman Waller who is an applicant for a pension that deponent recollects the circumstances of Truman Waller going from his father's house in the town of New Milford when deponent was a child about nine years of age & when Truman was about seventeen years of age to go into the continental army & as the family often said it was said he had gone to P'keepsie N.Y. I remember he was gone from home he left when I was in it was said unfortunately he had enlisted for three years. & also recollects after he enlisted & went into the army he came home & I saw Doctor Hinds of New Milford & Vaccinated him for Small Pox & I know he was sick after the Small Pox. When he went back again into the Army as it was said & remained there a long time but how long I don't know it was always said & always believed by all in the family that Truman was engaged in the Revolutionary War at or near P'keepsie & Deponent further says that she remembers the fact that Truman was said to enlist & go from Bennington to P'keepsie Vermont & as it was said with Capt. Hutchinson that he was absent at such time a year or nearly that time which lasted several months after the other period of service it has always been said & believed many further friends that Truman Waller had served in the Revolutionary War, that deponent has no doubt. In said so as she stated that Truman Waller has a good memory & clearly remembers the events of that period that Truman Waller is a man of integrity a man of truth & usually & always has been so regarded by those who knew him
In presence of Salmon L. Coe Hiram Waller M.T.
Eunice Turner Wash

State of New York
Washington County N.Y. On this 26th day of August 1845 I personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid now sitting Thomas Waller a resident of the town of Still. Ottawa County, Lyon having a distinct Canadian East aged eighty five years past who being first duly sworn according to law and on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and as herein stated.
That he enlisted under Capt William Hutchins of Bennington Vermont for Ten Months. James Perkins was sent with the same company Ebenezer Allen was a Major or Colonel that applicant went to Pittsford with his company that he enlisted into said company in January in 1780 that said Hutchins, Perkins & Allen were the officers in command at said Pittsford James Smith was Second Lieutenant that applicant volunteered that applicant could be given as a private until May. when the company was mustered into service with Picket at Pittsford & continued there eleven months on the said service & said duty. when the period of enlistment expired applicant took the place of William Parker who was discharged the company of Jesse Sawyer Capt. Jacob Sprague also stationed at Pittsford & said as said Parker substitute for one month when the time was up which was January 1781. applicant returned to his home which was in said Bennington & at which place applicant resided until his father when he enlisted. that applicant's father in law kept the bounty paid on Enlisting which was 40 of lawful money. that my father Samuel Waller also in my wages which were paid by the Governor who lived in Arlington Vermont that applicant was absent from home a few days over eleven months at this last enlistment that he has no documentary evidence in his possession that he can not know of any nor any person by whom he can prove the service above stated.
That he was born at Danbury Conn in the year 1760. I have a record in my family bible of my age I lived at Bennington aforesaid when I entered the service. Since the Rev War lived in Granville Hampshire & Hulton & Wade Co. N.Y. & went to the town of Still in 1803. when he was since & now resides that he enlisted & volunteered except for the one month above stated to which he was a substitute for William Parker That the reason why he did not apply for this or the other pension for service in the Continental army was because in Canada. little is known or said about the Pensions or pension laws of the U.S.A. that he can not know any person there accustomed to or who understands making the application for applicant's having come to the town of Hulton Wash Co N.Y. where Joseph & Eli. Waller. & Samuel Waller brothers & sister of applicant reside he knows of no one who

the said person of prison to assist in drawing the papers he applies in this court that in the said town of Hume now living and now knowing applicant is Capt. Nathan H. Day. Charles Lyons Esq. Ruggles Wright Esq. James F. Taylor & in Haulford Col. John Street Capt. Sam l Taylor & Lucius Taylor & Knows. no clergyman now. he also well knows Samuel & Capt. Waller & Harriet Tunn & many others, v z Aaron Ingham & William Brown
Truman Waller
and the said Court of Common Pleas of Washington County N.Y. do hereby declare this opinion that the above Truman Waller the applicant was. a voluntary Solano there as he states
I Henry Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington N.Y. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Truman Waller for a perusing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 26th day of August A.D. 1845.
H. Shepherd clk

State of New York
Washington County N. Joseph Waller being duly sworn deposes & states that he is brother Freeman now a resident of Full River Connecticut that this deponent was born on 8 May 1766 that he will be Eighty years of age next May that he was born in Danbury Connecticut that Freeman was the eldest of the children that deponent well recollects that Freeman Waller enlisted into the Continental Army & I know he was gone through the season & remember he had made for him a white frock with a puffed I know it was a constant theme of conversation in the family that said Freeman was in the Army I well remember said Freeman came home from the Small Pox I know a pest house was built by my father that Freeman occupied to use the words on my father's farm in New Milford Conn that it has always been said & remembered in the family that Freeman Waller was six years older than deponent & that he was born in the year 1760 - so my parents always said it was also public conversation at the time Freeman went away with his whole pack coat that he had enlisted with the Army I was eleven years of age when it was said he enlisted & during such absence it was said said Freeman was at Pitsfield & Pittsfield NY on the Hudson river this deponent has no doubt whatever but that said Freeman enlisted & remained in the Army from 24 years to the first day of March next after this deponent says he well remembers the removal of General Waller with his family & Freeman among others which was in the year 1778 & the next year in 1779 removed to Bennington Vermont being but a few miles from White Creek NY that I know that in 1780 it was said by Freeman he had enlisted into the Army again I remember it was said he had enlisted under Capt William Hitefin at Bennington Vermont I know Freeman left home with the Army & started with said forces to go to Pittsfield Vermont in the winter it was said that said forces with Freeman Waller I know my father took the bounty on his enlisting which was 40 shillings lawful money & I well remember on Freeman's return in about a year my father gave Freeman a Black Cattle in consideration he had received his bounty of pay I know Freeman was gone & it was said to Pittsfield that he remained very near or quite on a year it was publicly & notoriously said & remarked by all of the family that he was out at both periods in the public service it has always been so said & believed that he was out & engaged in the service of the United States My father was also out at other times in the service & I well remember that my father & Freeman have often conversed about what they saw whilst each was in the army I have long & well known Freeman Waller of Full an applicant for a pension I know him to be a man of truth a man of character & integrity always every where deserving of the good opinion of his neighbors & acquaintances. I do not know of any person who could speak more affirmatively
of J.W. Thompson
Joseph Waller Mark

Payment to be made at Poultney, by Merritt Clarke. Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of Poultney, Vermont.
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. 2 d Vol. 3.
Page 109. by W. H. Stewart
Clerk.

Widow Waller, Patty Pension papers.
act of 1838 & subsequent,
13994
7 July 1838 Rejected in the decision of the Secretary of the Interior

Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7 th July 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay Pensions to certain Widows & also any subsequent Act,
On this tenth day of May 1848, personally appeared the claimant Patty Waller before me The Honorable Charles Dewey Day One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Court of Queen's Bench for the District of Montreal, in the Province of Canada, present on the Ottawa Circuit, she being a resident of the Township of Hull, in the County of Ottawa, in the District of Montreal, in the Province of Canada, aged Eighty six 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 Pensions to certain Widows.
That she is the widow of the late Freeman Waller in his life time of the Township of St. John who was at the time of his death a Pensioner of the U. States as appears by the certificate thereof herunto annexed, she further states that she is the widow of the said Freeman Waller named in said Certificate. That she was married to said Freeman Waller at Bennington, in the State of Vermont on the first day of January 1788, by one Tichenor who was then a justice of the Peace & afterwards Governor of the State of Vermont.
That her husband the aforesaid Freeman Waller died on or about the third day of July 1846, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794. Viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn before me at the said Township of Hull, in the County of Ottawa, in the District of Montreal, in the Province of Canada, at the domicile of the said Patty Waller, she the said Patty Waller from age & infirmity being unable to attend in open Court, the day and year first above written, the said Patty Waller at the same time declaring she could not write her name but both in my presence after hearing the above declaration read made her usual mark a cross-
John D. Day 1848
Patty Waller

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, _____ Trueman Waller—of the Province of Canada who was a private _____
is entitled to receive Thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 27th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six
W. L. Marcy Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
certificate received. W. H. Hudson
St. Louis 9/27/46

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1/10 79
P. O.
Patty Waller
Service: Freeman
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
Apr. 22-1902
Mrs. G. B. Mitchell Rutherford N.J.
Apr. 28-1902
Mrs. L. B. Hatch, Whitman Mass

Truman Kellogg 37170
M. B. Hon E. D. Lewis
29 Jan'y 1846
at 7th June 1832

No 37170
Inman Waller
vt.
act 7 June 1832
award 1000 per - $33 \frac{33}{33} per ann
Hon E. D. Culver Attorney at Law

Hon J. S. Edwards Comm ee Printing

Granville Washington Co. N.Y. Sept 27, 1849
Rev J S Edwards Sir
Enclosed I send ym. papers of Patty Waller which show her to be entitled to a pension under the act of 1838, & subsequent acts. I believe the papers are all right if so please send me a certificate of pension for her, at your earliest convenience.
Yours Resp'y Oscar F. Thompson

State of New York Washington County } p
Joseph Waller and Eunice Turner now both residing in the Town of Hartford in said County of Washington being severally sworn do each for themselves and her self depose testify and say that they well knew Truman Waller a Revolutionary Pensioner and also Patty Waller his wife These deponents further say that they were present at the marriage of the said Truman and Patty and that the same was solemnized at the Town of Bennington in the State of Vermont on the first day of January one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one by Isaac Tichenor then a Justice of the Peace of said Town of Bennington and was afterwards Governor of said State of Vermont And the said Truman and Patty since said time have lived together as husband and wife and have raised a large family and that the said Truman Waller was in the Summer of 1846 a resident in Canada and that it was publicly reported that he deceased on or about the first day of July 1846 and that the said Patty Waller is his widow.
Subscribed and sworn
before me this 27 day of May 1848
John Norton Justice of the Peace
Joseph his + Waller mark
Eunice her X Turner mark

State of New York Washington County ss 3 I Henry Shiphead Clerk of the said County do hereby certify, that John Norton the person subscribing the within affidavit or deposition and before whom the same was taken was at the date thereof to wit on the 27 th day of May A. D 1848, therein mentioned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected & qualified to act and duly authorized by law to administer oaths and to take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said John Norton and that the name John Norton subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper & genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County being my official seal this 21 st day of September A. D 1849
H. Shiphead Clerk

BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONORABLE JAMES, EARL OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.
To all to whom these Presents shall come—
Greeting.
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY, that The Honorable Charles D. Day whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit is one of the Justices of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench duly appointed in and for
The District of Montreal in that part of the Province of Canada heretofore Lower Canada, and that full faith and credence are due and ought to be given to his signature and acts, in such capacity, in all places.
GIVEN under my hand and Office Seal, at Montreal, in Canada, this second day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- nine and of Her Majesty's Reign the seventh
Elgin & Kincardine
By Command,
J. D. Harrington Rev: of Secy

J. L. Edwards Esq
House of Reps. March 16. 1875
Conct. Vt
Dr. Sir, I herewith send you additional certificates & 2 affts. in the case of Newman Waller, whose 2 applications with accompanying affts. were filed with you on the 24 th Jany -
I think the additional testimony now furnished, is of the kind & amount sugges- ted by you
If a Certificate is granted, he would like to have it made payable at West Poult- ney Vermont.
As the Applicant resides in Canada will you please inform me how the certif- icate Power of Atty. should be authenticated so as to draw the money at N. Poulton?
Yours truly
E. D. Calver
J. L. Edwards Esq Conct. Vt.

33170
Truman Waller of Canada N.Y. Act J. June 32
Make Certificate payable at Vermont Agency. see letter Mr Calver

J. L. Edwards Esq Comm ee Pensions
House of Reps July 24, 1846
Sir Enclosed find the application of Freeman Walker for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier - If sufficient please inform me, or if deficient please let me know wherein?
I oblige
Yours truly E. D. Culen
J. L. Edwards Esq

State of Vermont
Secretary of State Office
Burlington February 25 th 1846.
I J. McM Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont hereby certify that upon an original Pay. Roll of the Revolutionary Service of "Capt. M c Clintock's company in Maj. Gen. Allen's Detachment in the service of the State of Vermont - 1780 - 1" occurs the name of Jeremiah Waller with an allowance to him for service for ten months from Feb. 1 st A D 1781 to Nov. 30 th in the same year. The said Pay- Roll being upon file & record in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this office at Burlington this 25 th day of February A D 1846.
J. McM Shafter
J. McM Shafter

Province of Canada District of Montreal
We the undersigned residing in the Township of Hull, in the County of Ottawa, in the District & Province aforesaid, being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists, declare and say that we are well acquainted with Mr. Freeman Waller residing in the said Township of Hull, that we believe him to be Eighty five years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion,
Sworn before me at Aylmer { Charles Symonds in the said Township of Hull { Moses G. Day this second day of September { John Wright in the year of our Lord 1845 { J. H. Taylor J.P. {
I hereby certify that the signatures to the above affidavit are the proper signatures of the persons so sworn, and that they are persons worthy of all credence - J. H. Taylor J.P.

I do hereby certify that James F Taylor Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the affidavit and Certificate written on the first page of this sheet, is one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace assigned to keep the peace in the District of Montreal, in the Province of Canada and is duly authorized by Commission under the great Seal of the said Province to act as such within the said District of Montreal.
Given under my hand and seal at Montreal this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
J. M. Elliott
Clerk of the peace for the District of Montreal

Truman Waller 2 applications for Pension
J. W. Thompson Grandison NY his attorney
Make Certificate payable at Vermont Agency - see letter Mr. Culver
1781. 10 mo. for Capt. Burdick Ex Allin }

Dedication in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of 7. June 1832
State of New York Washington County ss. On this 26th day of August 1845 personally appeared the applicant for a Pension Jeremiah Waller a resident of the town of Hall Ottawa County Canada East Sylvania and District aged eighty five past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following dedication in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he enlisted into the Army of the United States in the year 1777. on the 24th day of June of that year for three years from that day. with William Bowlin who was called Captain & was connected with the quarter master's Department that said Bowlin & his applicant was under or controlled by Major Keese or Keyse that at the time of enlisting the applicant went to Pusk Kill N.Y. & staid there about one week at which place was Capt Bowlin & said Major Keese & from that place the applicant went to Fish Kill N.Y. that whilst at Fish Kill he was exposed to the Small Pox & Capt Bowlin took applicant to the house of applicant father in New Milford Conn. in order that applicant might be vaccinated or taken care of at home that applicant was then taken down & had the Small Pox returned to the Army in the month of August of the same year about the time which army or quarter Master Department was at Fish Kill that applicant remained in such service at such place & at Newburgh N.Y. until after Fort Montgomery was taken when the said Fort was taken applicant went to Goshen N.Y. & from Goshen to Shannono & other places & one in particular was Monestown N.Y. where iron was drawn that this applicant in such service under said Captain was constantly kept employed in transporting stores & was with the train until the first of March 1778. at which time said Capt Bowlin gave applicant direction to return to his said home & remained until he called for applicant that applicant remained at home until some time in the month of June awaiting orders & got to new orders. though applicant went to the house of Capt Bowlin in June & found him gone & that his place or commission had gone to some other person that applicant said & waited for orders under the above enlistment one day & found the company was as full as was necessary for the time to be served & that applicant was not wanted At time of enlisting Issued in New Milford Conn was born in Danbury Conn in 1760. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state Sworn & subscribed the day & Jeremiah Waller

and the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby declare their opinion to be that the above applicant (Freeman Waller) was a Revolutionary Soldier Hund as he states —
I Henry Shipchilde Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington N Y do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application of Freeman Waller for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 26th day of August 1845
H. Shipchilde clk

Jan'y 2/50 Ralph Carr Patty Waller and Truman
FREE
Rec.
Rev. J. L. Church Conscience of Peabody Waltham D.C.

Granville Mass Co. ct. Y. Dec 26. 1849
Hon J. R. Edwards
Sir,
Your letter of the 20 th November last in reference to the pension of Widow Patty Waller, who claims a pension under the act of 1838 as the widow of Truman Waller is rec d ; you say the declaration must be made before a Court of Record of the N. S. & that a declaration made before a Justice of the peace in Canada is not admissible, you will see on looking at the papers that it was shown to before a Judge or Justice of the Court of Queens Bench  and a good excuse set up why it is not made in a court which we always supposed to be sufficient. & you will see that it is not fully authenticated, you also say, there must be record evidence of the date of the marriage if any can be procured. The proof upon that point can be supplied by showing the record, or by showing that there is no record. I am not informed what the fact is, Permit me to inquire whether if this proof as to the marriage can be supplied the declaration will not answer. It certainly would be a great hardship to require this infirm widow to come from Canada into the N. S. to make this declaration. it would be equivalent to denial of her claim as she probably could never come here, I hope on further examination the decision upon that point will be changed, will you please write me, soon
Yours truly C. F. Thompson

11079 - Rej Freeman Waller
Aug 26 - 1845 Skull Canada C, 85
Jany. 80. Bennington Vt Capt W m Hutchinson Maj Ebenezer Allen Post - 11. m
Born Danbury Conn 1760
Mor. Patty - Jany 1, 1781 Bennington Vt N. Dec 3, 1846
No Bab

Rutherford, N.J.
Dear Sir -
In applying for membership to the D.A.R., I wish to find out the name of Truman Wallis among the prisoners of the war of 1775. Will you kindly send me a list of prisoners, or notify me if the name is

on the list. He certainly was a Pennsylvanian, but if his name cannot be found in the record, can it be found anywhere else.
The name is
Truman Waller, from - Hartford, N.Y.
Will you also give me a copy of those of the name of Draper.

I cannot recall the first name at this time. Attention to this will be a great kindness
Sincerely,
W. B. Mitchell
Mr. G. B. Mitchell,
97 Ridge Road,
Rutherford,
N. J.
October the 17 th 1902

scattered in her circumstances. Please send that in favor of my children Mrs. L. B. Hall Whitman Mass
Whitman, Mass. No 18 th 1802
Dear Sir,
Will you please see if the name of Gruman Waller Rej. 11078 of Haverford, New York, is on the pension list. He was in the War of the Revolution.
Will you also tell me if Mr George Edson of Litchfield Mass was not on the pension list of the War of 61. He died about two years since. He is the his widow has received nothing, what can be done? He is very