Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14911, Solomon Young, Conn.

SERVICE
Low.
Young, Solomon or Youngs
NUMBER _____
S. 14911
carded
CONTENTS

No. 729 York
Solomon Young
of Albany in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain James of the Regt. commanded by Col. Confield in the Continent line for 11 Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1834 and to the C. S. Grinnell.
  Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 34  $ 73.33    Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 34  18.33     $ 91.66    Semi-ant. from Mar. 34 to 1835  $ 91.66    $109.99  Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.  
Recorded by E. C. Miller Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 83

No 12114
Solomon Young v
cond
5-16-86 May 1 st 1833-
P 366
L. S. Grinnell
Northampton
N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of  Solomon Youngs  County of Montgomery  in the State of Ky  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  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.     In 1777 Apr l — 9 — enlisted Gen. Col. Campfield, Capt. Perrin   " 80 July drafted Col. Burrell, Capt. Burrell   to last of Oct r  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sharon Ct  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levi Bolt Examining Clerk.

adm 2 11 mo peri $36.66
11 mo peri $36.66

State of New York
Montgomery County S On this 12 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before Aaron Haring Abraham Morrell Samuel A Gilbert John Hand and Henry Dieffendorf Esquires the court of common pleas now sitting Solomon Youngs a resident of the town of Northampton in the county of Montgomery and State of New York aged seventy two 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 stated; In the fore part of the month of April (the day I cannot recollect) in the year 1777 at the town of Sharon in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut I joined a company (by signing a roll) commanded by Cpt John Pernier Lieut. Lame & Ensign Ruggs for nine months , in about one month after I joined the company we were marched from Sharon to Danbury passing through Kent New Milford & Redding after our arrival at Danbury we joined a body of troops that had been collected in different towns, we remained at Danbury a few days when we received orders to march for Norwalk when we arrived at Norwalk we were attached to a regiment commanded by Col. John Banfield when we took our line of march for North Castle, we found a Regiment of Continentals stationed there called Col Webb's leather caps shortly after our arrival at North Castle the Reg t called Col. Webb's leather caps March d I believe for Horse Neck and we remained in their place for about six weeks we were during the time we were principally engaged in pursuing & defeating the Cow-boys & Tories who were constantly engaged in taking & destroying the property of the inhabitants & in a few instances killed our sentinels - we were ordered from North Castle to White Plains, we remained

at White Plains three or four days when we were ordered to March for Horse Neck where we arrived at Horse Neck we found Stationed there a number of troops - among them the Regiment of Leather Caps, our Regiment remained at Horse Neck several days guarding the lines & preventing the Cow Boys & Girls from furnishing the enemy with Cattle &c which at Horse Neck we received information that the enemy were making their way up the North river upon which we were all ordered to March immediately for Peekskill when we arrived at Peekskill we were placed under the Command of Gen Putnam who was Stationed there with ten or twelve hundred troops, we remained at Peekskill until some time in latter part of November if I am not mistaken when our Regiment returned to Horse Neck & remained until the expiration of my term of Service when I was dis- missed & returned to my native place Sharon in July in the year 1780 at the town of Sharon I was drafted & placed under the Command of Cpt John Burrill & Lieut Brown & upon completing our Company we Marched to Fishkill passing through Red Hook when we arrived at Fishkill we were attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Burrill who was Stationed there for the protection of the inhabitants & their property while at Fishkill Lieut Brown & thirty men (of which number I was one) were ordered to March to a Place there called the Pawmug Ponds to receive & assist a party of men who had charge of six or eight Brass field pieces that had previously been taken at Rhode Island we met them at the Pawmug Ponds & assisted in conveying & guarding the Cannon back to Fishkill, our Regiment moved from Fishkill to Peekskill we were principally emp- loyed in small detachments in making excursions

in the adjacent country preventing the Tories from stealing & destroying property we continued at Pekskill until the last of October when we were disbanded & returned home - I have no documentary evidence & have no knowledge of any person now living whose testimony I can procure
The following are the answers to the interrogatories proposed by the Court to Solomon Youngs
1 st I was born in the town of Sharon County of Litch- field & State of Connecticut in the year 1760
2 d The only record I have of my age is contained in my bible -
3 d I was living in the town of Sharon County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut since the revolutionary war I have lived in the town of Northampton County of Montgomery & State of New York where I now live -
4 th My first term of nine months I volunteered my last I was drafted -
5 th I do not now recollect the names of any other Regular officers save Genl Putnam at Pekskill & Col Webb & his Continental Regiment at Horse Neck the general circumstances of my service I have given as accurately as I can in my previous declaration -
6 th I never received a written Discharge -
7 th Rev Samuel Howe & Nathaniel Pease I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that any name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Solem on the
Geo: D. Ferguson. Clerk
We Samuel Howe a clergyman residing in the town of Northampton in the County of Montgomery and Nathaniel Pease residing in Broadalbin

County of Montgomery hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Youngs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sept 12 th 1832 Sworn & Subscribed this Nathaniel Pease day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 Samuel Howe who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Northampton — and that Nathaniel Pease who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Broadalbin — And is a credible person and their statement entitled to credit
I, George D. Ferguson clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Youngs for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 12 th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson.

Solomon Youngs application for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832
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County of Montgomery hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Youngs who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Given Witness my Hand Sworn & Subscribed this Nathaniel Pease day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 Samuel Howe who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Northampton — and that Nathaniel Pease who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Broadalbin — And is a credible person and their statement entitled to credit
I, George D. Ferguson clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Youngs for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 12th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson.

State of New York
Montgomery County } Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the town of Northampton in the county aforesaid Solomon Youngs who being duly sworn says that by reason of old age & 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 once in the following grade For Eleven Months I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension Subscribed & sworn to Solomon Youngs before me this 10th day of May 1833 Nathaniel West Justice Peace

State of New York,
Montgomery County,
ss: J. George D. Ferguson
Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas of said County, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Wiscot Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof a Justice of the peace of the said County. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & hereby believe that the name of said Justice subscribed to said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 rd May 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson,

O. W. & N. Division.
P. S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
M.E.C.
Washington, D. C., July 27, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Solomon Young --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Apr. 1777 9 mos. Pvt. John Pernier John Canfield Conn. July 1780 3 mos. Pvt. John Burrell Burrell Conn.
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sharon, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 12, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Northampton, N. Y.
Age at date of application, Born at Sharon, Conn., in 1760.
Remarks: No record found of any Solomon Young who received a pension while residing in Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Very respectfully,
Robert M. Codd, Esq., 7 Coit Block, Buffalo, N. Y.
Acting Commissioner.

Resign
14911 INVALID.
File No. 14.911
Solomon Young Prior Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 27/93 Hist. to R.M. M. Codd, 7 Coat Block, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 28/93 Hist. to B.C. Codd 369 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 1905-Dec. 28. Hist. to R.M. Codd
MS. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10 MS. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 11 MS. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 12

Robert M. Codd, Attorney and Counselor at Law, No. 7 Coit Block.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 18 th 1895.
Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir; -
I wish to obtain some information in regard to one Solomon Young or Youngs, who served in the Revolutionary War .
Will you please inform me if his name appears as a pensioner of the war of the Revolution on your pension rolls and, if possible, give the number of his regiment and the date of his enlistment and date of his discharge, and the ground on which the pension was granted,?

He died in New York State - Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., somewhere about the year 1842 or 1843.
Any information on these points that you can give will greatly oblige
Yours respectfully Robert M. Codd. Per. C -
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Remarks. For the date of the last payment of his pension you should address an ing. to the And etc.
Oct 20, 29
Sept 28, 33
My agency

Buffalo, N. Y.,
December 6, 1905.
----- R. M. Codd Jr., Attorney at Law.
----- Requests copy of pension certificate of Solomon Young. -----
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
December 8, 1905.
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions and writer so advised.
R. M. Codd Jr. Auditor.
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Handwritten notes: col. 1000 - 1001 col. 1000 - 1001

ROBERT M. CODD, JR. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, 73 ERIE COUNTY BANK BUILDING, BUFFALO, N. Y.
Dec. 6th, 1905.
Auditor for Interior Dept. Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:-
Kindly send me copy of pension certificate of Solomon Young soldier of the Revolutionary War, enlisted Apr. 1777, John Pernier's Co. Col. Canfield's regt. from Connecticut. Also if possible give me copy of his military record. Thanking you in advance for the favour asked herein, I am,
Respt'ly.
W. M. Brady Jr
W. M. Brady Jr

Buffalo Sept 18 th 1895.
Department of the Interior Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir,
Will you please inform me in what year a pension was granted to Solomon Young, or Youngs, and at what date was the last payment made to him. He enlisted at Sharon Conn. April 1777 as private under Capt John Vernier in Col. John Canfield's regiment of the State of Connecticut. Also I believe he re-enlisted July 1780 under Capt John Burrell.
Very Respectfully
B. A. Cord.
369 Delaware Ave. Buffalo N.Y.

OLD WAR & NAVY SEP 24 1895 FILES.