Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43230, David Warren, Conn

SERVICE
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Warren, David
S. 43230
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Notation sent to David M. Gregory Esq. Esq. John New York 19 Sept 1820
5777
New York
David Warren private Capt Elliott
6 line 1775 1 yr In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Jan. 1819 and sent to Mr Cashman H. Rep.
  Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818  12.00    Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4th Mar 1819  48.00     60.00  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
26 Jan 22

...in Virginia who returned to Providence and then went by Water to...
Proceedings had in the case of David Warren A solair
Committed to the Col. District Jury of 12 men Met in City Hall and supported the petition of David Warren late member of Congress
Admitted
M c Culloch

United States of America
State of New York } County of Rensselaer } to wit
In Conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America passed March 18 th 1818 - Entitled "An Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land And Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" the following Declaration, in Writing is made in order Oath by David Warren of the town of Napsau in the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York, before the Honorable Samuel Vary Esquire, One of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said David Warren doth reside, that is to say
Declaration
I David Warren aged seventy years of the town of Napsau in the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York on this 20 th day of July in the year of Our Lord 1818 - Do Solemnly Sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the Common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution for the space of one year and about term of nine months during said War on the Continental Establishment and that I am a Resident Citizen of the United States, to wit in the town County and State aforesaid; and that by Reason of my reduced Circumstances in life, I am in need of Assistance from my Country for Support - I do further swear and Declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary war in the capacity of being a private Soldier that I belonged to the Army to wit I belonged to Captain Elliott's Company in Colonel Duer's Regiment in the Connecticut Line, that I entered Service on the first Monday of May in the year 1775 and left it some of the first days in January in the year 1776 my term of Service having expired and I was Discharged at Roxbury near Boston, that I received no Document concerning said Service and Discharge and there is no Evidence concerning the Matter Deposed by me, but the Deposition of Horace Moffitt late a member of Congress from this district in the State of New York, which is herunto Annexed - and as soon as my first term of Service expired I insisted for one year in Captain Stephen Brown's Company in said Colonel Duer's Regiment (he being Continued in Service) and Marched back to Roxbury, & when the Enemy left Boston and went to New York I was Marched to Providence and then went by Water to

the year of 1775 and my term of Service having expired and I was Discharged at Roxbury near Boston, that I received no Document concerning said Service and Discharge and there is no Evidence concerning the Matters Deposed by me, but the Deposition of Horace Moffett late a member of Congress from this district in the State of New York, which is herunto Annexed - and as soon as my first term of Service expired I enlisted for one year in Captain Stephen Brown's Company in said Colonel Dackey's Regiment (he being Continued in Service) and Marched back to Roxbury, & when the Enemy left Boston and went to New York I was Marched to Providence and then went by Water to New York, was in the Action at Flatbush on Long Island, was in the Action at Trenton when Genl Washington took the Hessians - I served my time out and was Discharged in the State of Pennsylvania - My Discharge was Burnt up with my house about twenty years ago with my Effects - And I further declare, that in pursuance of the Requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, Relinquish all Claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the United States, Except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned and under which this Declaration is Made
In Witness of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in the presence of the said Judge and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before for that purpose, specified Sworn before me, this twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord 1818 Samuel Gary
David Warren

United States of America
By the Honorable Samuel Vary Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New York, to wit, of the Court of Common Pleas in and the County of Rensselaer in the said State
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America
Sir/ I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, of paper March 18 th 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," That David Warren of the town of Nysae in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York, personally appeared before Me at the town of Stephentown in the said State on the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and was then and there carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under Oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn Oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was in all respects true Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration. Accordingly he produced as testimony, The deposition of Horea Moffitt Esquire (and which accompanies this Certificate) — And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said Testimony produced in support thereof — I do certify to you, Sir — that I am fully satisfied that the said David Warren did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said Declaration; and I am likewise fully satisfied as well from my own personal knowledge, as from the deposition of the said Horea Moffitt (herunto annexed) that the said David Warren is very poor with scarcely the bare necessaries of Life, without the means of comfortable support, should he live a very few years, the town must contribute to his support — and I am satisfied the other facts in that Declaration stated are in like manner true — I do therefore Respectfully transmit to you the Testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon pending to the Act of Congress aforesaid given under my hand (and the Seal of the Court affixed by the Clerk of the said County of Rensselaer who is by Law the keeper of the Seal of said Court) the 20 th day of July one thousand eight hundred eighteen
Samuel Vary

State of New York County of Rensselaer } Forsooth
Almon Moffitt being Duly Sworn saith that he knows David Warren the Soldier in the preceding Deduction & Certificate of his Honor Judge Vary named — That the said David Warren was born in the town of Killingly, Windham County, State of Connecticut had some Real Estate left him by his father in that place, when the Revolutionary War broke out on the 19 th of April 1775 the said David went in the first alarm /as it was then called/ to Roxbury near Boston — When the Troops were inlisted early in the month of May the same year said Warren was mustered at John Trelhawne Tavern in the town of Killingly by Colonel Williams and Marched to Roxbury — after the War was over said David Warren Removed from the State of Connecticut to the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York — where he has Resided ever since — he has ever Sustained the Character of an Honest man, that he is now about seventy years of age, and Very poor, with barely the Necessaries of life for Subsistence, with no future Resources but the Cold hand of Charity to depend upon — Support from the Town where he is settled
Almon Moffitt
Sworn Before Me, this 20 th day of July 1818 Samuel Vary one of the judges of the court of common pleas for said county
State of New York } ss Rensselaer County
I certify that Samuel Vary Esquire whos name is affixed to the above Certificate was on the Twentieth day of July last just one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for the County of Rensselaer —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County Joseph D Selden Clerk

5777 David Warren Napan NY
Mar 1817
on
Please direct in return to
Daniel M. Gregory Sand Lake

State of New York.
Rensselaer County City of Troy } ss:
On this First day of August 1820. personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said City according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law ; with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount ; keeping a record of its proceedings ; and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) David Warren aged Seventy One years, resident in the Town of Nassau in said County who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:— Beginning in May 1775. in Col. Dutkels Regiment, Connecticut Line, Capt. Ellis Company, and afterwards in Capt. Stephen Brown Company Same Regiment Served under Capt. Ellis eight months & Capt. Brown one year, the time of enlistment and was afterwards on various expeditions out of the regular service. I applied and received a pension from the 20 th day of July 1818. at Eight Dollars per month. being number 5.777. on his pension certificate.
AND I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818 ; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled " An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th of March, 1818 ; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed,
Sworn to and declared on the first day of August 1820. David Warren Archibald Deputy Clerk
State of New York,
City of Troy } ss
I, Joseph D. Delden Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayors Court here in the City of Troy do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath & affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court ; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Twenty five dollars and Eleven cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this first day of August 1820
Joseph D. Delden Clerk.

Schedule of the property of David Warren a Revolutionary pensioner, taken August 1. 1820 Real estate none - personal viz - (necessary meaning Apparel Bedding & useful)
one Cow. Value $15. one pig 1.00. 8 old chairs 3.00. one Table broken 50. cts. one looking Glass 12 1/2 cts. 2 Pits broken 1.25. 1 Tea kettle $21.00 one Spider 37 1/2 cts. 5 knives 30 cts. 4 forks 20 cts. 12 cups & saucers 25 cts. 1 Tea pot 25 cts. 6 Tea spoons 25 cts. 4 Table spoons 2.00. Bowls 1.50 2 Bowls 7 plates & platters. 3 plates & platters 4 milk pans 1.87 1/2
Debts due me — — — — — $25.11
I am by occupation a farmer, unable to pursue it from infirmity. my wife Elizabeth fifty six years old, is able to do the necessary work for a family of two. I have no other persons composing my family. City of Troy N.Y. David Warren being duly sworn doth depose and say that the above Inventory is in respects just and true and the several articles therein are estimated at their true value.
From to this 1. August. 1820.
in open Court -
Archibald Bull Dep Clerk
David Warren

Issued for file # 3.730 Rev. War. Am
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of David Warren , 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.     Killington, Conn. May 1, '75 8 mos. 1 year. Pvt. Elliott Known as Putnam's Col. Durkey 3 Conn.   Stephen Brown Durkey's 20 Conn.              
Battles engaged in, Hoback Trenton Residence of soldier at enlistment, Killington, Conn. Date of application for pension, July 20, 1818 Residence at date of application, Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, 72  born Killington, Conn.
Remarks: 1820 wife Elizabeth ae 56. Only David Warren other than (S. File) 7798 1812  Old War Sur. File # 7798  This means Rev. War
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

DETROIT CHAPTER SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PRESIDENT GEORGE E. BUSHMELL
VICE-PRESIDENT JULIUS E. THATCHER
VICE-PRESIDENT NORMAN B. CONGER
SECRETARY RAYMOND E. VAN SYCKLE
CHAPLAIN REV. JOSEPH A. VANCE, D. D.
HISTORIAN EDGAR M. BOBLEY
TREASURER FRANK G. SMITH
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 1729 FORD BUILDING DETROIT, MICHIGAN
18/10/1923
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir:—
Please advise Revolutionary Service and family data contained in pension record of—
David Warren, Sr.
born 1757; died Arwell. Adderson Co. Oct - 8/22 1827
wife - Mary "(Polly)"
Served as private soldier in Capt Benj. Heiback's Co. 24. militia
(1)
or
(2)
or
(3)
under Capt. Abm. Jonesburg
Capt Gideon Brownson
[See S.F. 7798 Pension Record]
Please expedite answer as a favor to Charles Beecher Warren - Ex-Ambassador to
Japan.
Raymond E. Van Syckle Secy.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions:- Washington, D. C.,
December 27 th 1906.
Sir:-
For the purpose of tracing my pedigree and perfecting my record as a member of the A. G. Society, S.A.R. will you kindly give me all the information and family data the records of your office show relative to David Warren, a soldier of the Revolution.
I have a history of a David Warren who served in Captain Isaac Storer's Company of Colonel Jonathan Catrien's regiment of Connecticut Militia, Revolutionary War. Also of a David Warren who served in Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Chase's regiment of New Hampshire Militia, which re-enforced the Northern Continental Army at Ticonderoga by Major General Folsom's order, May 7, 1777, said War I do not now know that either of the David Warren's was my great grandfather whose son David Warren, Jr., served in Captain A. W. Thornton's Company, in Colonel Macomb's regiment, 1st U. S. Lt. Arty., War of 1812, but the data here given me assist in finding the name of my great grandfather, David Warren, on the pension rolls of the War of the Revolution.
Very respectfully,
Levi S. Warren,
P.O., Albion, Michigan.

43230
Rev INVALID.
File No. 43230
David Warren Rev Rev War
Act: 15 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 586
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Jan 7. History To Levi S. Warren.
1907 June 22. Levi S. Warren ref. to and. for death of soldier - letter in our file 7798. a
1908 Aug. 12. Levi S. Warren infd no other David Warren of Conn. Rev. pens. and see letter in our file 7798 (1812)
1923 Oct 15. Raymond E. Van Syckle for Chas. B. Warren infd. that no David Warren as desc -