Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14748, Ebenezer Utter, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Utter, Olenegor
S. 14748
leaded
CONTENTS

20937 New York
Ebenezer Utter
of Monroe Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Corp. commanded by Captain Mott of the Regt. commanded by Col. Field in the New York line for 7 months and 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 25 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Oct. 1833 and sent to H. Haman Rochester
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 63 30 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mo. 34 32 66 $75 96
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
W. L. Williams } Recorded by J. C. Allen Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4, Page 33
Set to Eliza Spachman, Sep 7. 44
Died Feb. 9, 1837 (A.B)
Verified by phone message from the General Accounting office April 5, 1935. MS. A.

Chenezer Pitts
Ashley Samson Agent Rochester Monroe County New York

Declaration of Ebenezer Utter in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —
State of New York } County of Monroe }
On this Seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County (the same being a Court of Record and having a seal) now sitting Ebenezer Utter a Resident of the town of Parma in the County of Monroe and State of New York aged seventy three years 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 after stated - to wit, He entered the service as a drafted militia man in Fredericksburg (now Poughkeepsie) in Dutchess County in the State of New York some time in the month of August, but the day of the month he cannot now recollect, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six under Captain Abbott (whose christian name he has forgotten) Lieutenant William Calhoun, and the company in which he served commanded as above was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Fields (whose christian name he has also forgotten) said Company & Regiment were formed in Dutchess County aforesaid and soon after marched to Hings Bridge and soon after crossed the Hudson River from Fort Washington to Stoney Point and marched up the River to a point opposite Peekskill and crossed the River again to that place and soon after crossed over said River again to Newburgh where he remained with the said troops until some time in the month of the January following when his term of service which was five months expired, when he received a parol discharge from his officers

and returned to his Residence aforesaid in Susquehanna County aforesaid - That some time during the said term of Service Captain Mott was promoted to the office of Major and Lieutenant Collins became the Captain of the said company. —
That in the Spring of the next Season 1777 as near as he now can recollect, some time the fore part of the month of May he enlisted into a company of Volunteers under Lieutenant (Sears (Christian name not Recollected) there being no Captain to said company which was composed of about fifty men, they marched immediately to the lower part of Susquehanna County and along the frontiers up to the high lands, and served as scouts to protect the frontiers from the "Cowboys" or Foras during a term of eighteen days when he and said company returned home when he with all the said company was dismissed by a parol dismission. — That some time in October the ensuing fall he entered the service as a volunteer under Lieutenant Barnham (whose christian name he does not now recollect, for an indefinite length of time, company was formed in Susquehanna County and marched immediately to a place called Wallkill. thence to a picket fort at a place called "Pineap" where said troops were stationed with another company from Fishkill, to protect the inhabitants from the Indians, the said troops and this sergeant remained there until some time in the month of January following 1778 when they were dismissed by a parol dismission and returned home having been absent about the term of two months. — That he was frequently pressed into the service with his team a considerable part of the time during the preceding and subsequent summers - That during his said Service he did not serve with or become acquainted with any of the Regular officers whose names he can mention - nor can he state the circumstances

of his services more particularly - He further States that he is acquainted with Joshua Collins and Tabitha Olsted now Residents of the town of Perry in the County of Genesee and State of New York who know of his having served as above stated and whose testimony he can procure of the same and which is hereto annexed - And to the special interrogatories of the said Court he further answers and States that he was born in Fredericksburgh (now Franklin) in Dutchess County in the State of New York in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine - That he has a record of his age which he took from his fathers family Bible and believes the same to be true - Said Record is in this Declarants Bible at his Residence in the town of Parma aforesaid when he entered the Service he Resided in Dutchess County aforesaid - That soon after the war was over he moved to Kinderhook where he lived about two years - Then moved from Kinderhook to Granville in Washington County and State of New York, where he resided eleven years, when he removed to Genesee in Livingston County NY where he resided until until April 1881 when he removed to the town of Parma aforesaid where he now resides - once he was drafted into the service - some times volunteered and some times was pressed - he knows the names of no Regular officers in the army, with whom he served - The General circumstances of his service are the same as above stated. He never received but one if any written discharge, which he destroyed, thinking it of no use but cannot tell when the same was given nor by whom, - That he is well acquainted

with Samuel Castle a  citizens and Hiram Handy two citizens in his immediate present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution and that he has no documentary evidence of the same. He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the his Ebenezer X Utter day and year aforesaid In presence of J. Cutter Dep: clerk Ebenezer Lockwood
We Samuel Castle and Hiram Handy residents of the town of Parma in the County of Monroe and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Utter who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to seventy three 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 the day and year aforesaid
Sam l Castle Hiram Handy
J. Cutter Dep clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War Department. That the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Castle and Hiram Handy who sign- ed the preceding certificate are both residents of the town of Parma in the County of Monroe & State of New York and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -

I Leonard Adams Clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application Chenetzer Utter for a piasion.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of December 1832.
L. Adams Clerk
John H. Cook also served in the same company with said Utter and was absent with him and returned at the same time.
Subscribed and sworn to } Falitha Olmsted the day & year aforesaid Antonio Willard J.P.

State of New York } So - Talitha Olmsted of Said County County of Genesee } being duly sworn deposes and says that she is well acquainted with Ebenezer Nutter now a Resident of the town of Parma in Monroe County and State of New York, and that she was acquainted with him in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and that she then resided in the same neighborhood with him in Fredericksburgh (now Franklin) in the County of Schenectady and State aforesaid, she knows the said Ebenezer Nutter entered the service as a brother militia man under under Captain Mott and Colonel Fields (both of which officers she well knew) and that he was absent with said troops in the summer and fall of the said year of seventeen hundred and seventy six as he states in his said declaration - and she also well recollects that he was afterwards absent a term of about two months, with the troops that went to Phipps as also in the said declaration mentioned - (She says she recollects the same very distinctly from the fact that the first husband of this deponent John H Cook also served in the same com- pany with said Nutter and was absent with him and returned at the same time -
Subscribed and sworn to } Talitha Olmsted the day & year aforesaid Antonio Willard J.P.

State of New York } Genesee County } ss
Joshua Calkins of the town of Perry County of Genesee and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says that he is also well acquainted with Ebenezer Utter in the annexed Affidavit mentioned that this deponent resided in the same neighborhood with him all the fore part of the Revolutionary War, that he well remembers that the said Utter was out in a number of terms of service under the officers in the annexed affidavit and declaration mentioned, and this deponent served in the same company with him under Lieutenant Barnham a term of two months at the time said troops were stationed at "Phipps" — and this deponent says from his knowledge of the character of said Utter for veracity he verily believes his statement to be correct and that he served as a soldier of the Revolution as he states. — J. Calkins { W. R. 1832
Subscribed & sworn this { 15th Novr 1832 before me {
Antonio Willard J.P.
State of New York } Genesee County } ss
I Timothy Fitch, Clerk, of said County certify that Antonio Willard before whom the foregoing affidavits of Tabitha Olmsted and Joshua Calkins severally purport to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with the signature of said Justice subscribed to said affidavits and verily believe the same to be genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed my official seal this nineteenth day of November 1832.
Timothy Fitch Clerk By B. Pringle Dep. Clk.

Seneca County Town of Penn y is
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joshua Lakin whose name is signed to one of the annexed affidavits and am also well informed as to the reputation of Deborah Lakin. I have no hesitation in saying that they are both entitled to creditability.
Antonio Willard of Penn
Penn y is Co June 11 th 1833
State of New York } Seneca County } ss
I, Timothy Fitch Clerk of said County certify that Antonio Willard whose name appears to the above certificate was on the first day of January 1833 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and verily believe his name above subscribed is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and seal of office at Batavia this eleventh day of June A.D. 1833
Timothy Fitch Clerk By B. Pringle Deputy

State of New York Monroe County
ss: Personally appeared before me The undersigned a justice of the peace Ebenezer Utter, who being duly sworn, deposes & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his of service, but accor- ding to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades viz: First, five months. Sec- ond, eighteen days. Third, two months: that he served each and every of the above periods as a private & that during the above periods he was not em- ployed in any civil pursuit & for such service he Sworn to & subscribed this Claims a pension 13 th day of June 1838 before me. Ebenezer his Utter Mark
John E. Paterson, J.P.
State of New York Mon
I Leonard Adams clerk of Monroe county do hereby certify that John E. Patterson Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a justice of the peace in and for said county duly elected and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his handwri- ting and verily believe that his name to said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 3 rd day of July V. Adams clerk 1833.

19873
Chenezer Utter (N.Y.)
Admitted
Private of mo & 18 days
A. Lanyon Rochester (N.Y.)

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20 th May, 183 3
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ebenezer Utter attornee Co N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Chap Aug '76 5 for. Capello Co Field N.Y. 73 Duchess Co Indly Fortnightly not certified to.   Ed May '77 18 " Gren - { Lt Dean {   Octr '77 abt 2. " " Bonham  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such warrant or Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, is a true and lawful Judge, and that such warrant is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. / The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Williams G. H. G.

April 5, 1935
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Mrs. L. M. Smith 48 Presque Street Rochester, New York
EBENEZER UTTER S. 14748 BA-J/MLB Am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Ebenezer Utter, a pensioner, who was a resident of Monroe County, New York, at the time of his death.
The record of only one Ebenezer Utter was found and is given below as obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, 14748, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Ebenezer Utter was born in 1759 in Fredericksburgh (which was later Franklin), Dutchess County, New York; the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Fredericksburgh, New York, he enlisted sometime in August, 1776, served as private in Captain Mott's company, Colonel Field's New York regiment, and was discharged sometime in January, 1777. He volunteered early in May, 1777, and served eighteen days as private under Lieutenant Sears, in the New York troops, engaged in protecting the frontiers from the "cowboys" or Tories. He volunteered sometime in October, 1777, served as private under Lieutenant Barnum in the New York troops and was discharged sometime in January, 1778.
After the Revolution, the soldier moved to Kinderhook where he lived about two years, then moved to Granville, Washington County, New York, which was his place of residence eleven years, thence to Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, remained there until April, 1821, when he moved to Parma, Monroe County, New York.
Ebenezer Utter was allowed pension on his application executed December 7, 1832, while a resident of Parma, New York.

He died February 9, 1837, in Parma, New York.
Ebenezer Utter married sometime prior to 1794, Ruth _____, maiden name not stated, who died December 25, 1844.
Children of the soldier, Ebenezer Utter, and his wife, Ruth, were referred to but the only name given was that of a son, Ebenezer Utter, who in 1844 was a resident of Leroy, Lake County, Ohio, his age not given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1935 Apr. 5, Hirt. to Mrs. L. M. Smith - B.B.
Reborn
14 th 48 INVALID.
File No. 14-748
Ebenezer Witter Phil. Pa. was
Act: June 1 st 1822
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]

48 Presque St. Rochester N.Y.
March 24. 1935.
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Will you kindly furnish me data regarding one Ebenezer Utter , Rev. evolutionary soldier, pensioner, who was living in Monroe Co. N.Y. at time of death. He was living 1840, probably several years later, if my information is correct. Thanking you in advance.
Yours very truly Mrs. L. M. Smith.

Mrs Elliott & Calhoun.
Sept 5, 1844.

Warrenton Georgia Lee Ohio August 10 th 1844
Dear Sir
Ebenezer Wetter a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of $25.34 per annum died in the Town of Parma County of Monroe & State of New York the 9 th day of Feb y 1838 Ruth Wetter widow of said Ebenezer Wetter died December 25 th 1844 without applying for a Pension Ebenezer Wetter son of said Ebenezer & Ruth Wetter now Resides in Leekoy in the County of Lake and State of Ohio has applied to us to assist him in obtaining the pension due his said mother under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 the said Ebenezer and Ruth was married previous to 1794 Also Benjamin Reeves a son of widow Anna Reeves of Newkyne Astabula County & State of Ohio has applied to us to assist him in obtaining a Pension due his said mother, the said Anna Reeves was a Pensioner under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and drew a Pension of about $130 per annum that she died in said Newkyne on the 28 th day of November A.D. 1843 without sending in her application for a pension under the act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1843 Now Sir we wish to be informed whether the said Ruth & Anna were intitled to pensions under said act or not if so we wish to be informed how to proceed to obtain said Pensions for the children of the said Ruth & Anna we are informed that in such cases that each child must make a Declaration we wish to be informed whether it will or will not answer to make said Declaration before a justice of the peace Hon James L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Respectfully your Observants Elliot & Hathaway