Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,525, Philip Travis, Conn. New York

SERVICE
Travis Philip
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 42.525
Conn.
New York
CONTENTS

18,774. New York.
Philip Travis
of Green Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Butler of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 1 year from Mar: 1778.
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of Oct r 1822, and sent to Reuben Hosford Esq. Lexington Heights N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1822. $ 417.06 Semi anl. all'ce ending Mar: 23. 48.00
52 months & 4/30.
465.06
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 st May 1820.

Philip Travis
for pension
15 th May
Rejected, not having served on the continental estab- lishment.

17442.
Philip Travers or Travis Delaware Co. N. York.
Col Butters Pmt
not found on 1 March 1778-79 1 st May, 1818.
A decision in the cases of Philip Travers and Asahel Hull, has before been communi- -cated to their agent, and noted on each of their papers in red ink.
Refer this to W m E m .
Returned for schedule - a blank form is here in sent -
5 July 1820 - Reuben Hasford, agt. Lexington H ts , N. Y. 27. Sept. 1820.

State of New York Delaware County
On the first day of May one thousand eight hundred & eighteen he- fore me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Delaware aforesaid person- ally appears Philip Travis aged fifty seven years & upwards resident in the town of Rayland in said county of Delaware & state of New York who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war - That he the said Philip Travis enlisted at Wy- oming on the Susquehannah, about the month of March 1778, in the twelve months service in the company commanded by Capt. Hewitt in Colonel Butler's regiment of the said regiment then belonged to the Penn- sylvania line line he is unable to declare but believes it belonged to the Penn- sylvania line. That he continued to serve in said corps till the expiration of the term of his enlistment, except while he was con- fined by a wound received in an attack on the Tories & Indians at Wyoming - He

received his discharge at the end of the year but long ago lost it & how he cannot tell. That after he had recovered of his wound he again enlisted into the same months service in the year 1779 in a company commanded by Capt. Dewart & was attached to a regiment (he thinks) commanded by Col. Dubois in the New York line & continued to serve in said corps till discharged at the end of the campaign - He also served eight months under Capt. Dewart on the frontier - He was in the battle of Wyoming & was taken prisoner by the Tories & Indians & kept by them seven days while yet afflicted by the wound before released at Wyoming - He was also engaged in several skirmishes with the Tories & Indians - That he is very infirm & in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services - Philip Travis
Sworn to & acknowledged before me this 1st of May 1810. Gideon Fitch

Delaware County ss. I Gideon Fisher, Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Philip Travis did serve in the revolutionary as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - And I do testify that the foregoing & true taken & had before me, to the further for the appointment of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated Delhi 1st May 1818 Gideon Fisher
I testify that Gideon Fisher is a Judge as aforesaid & that the signature to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is his I have affixed the seal of said Court this 7th May 1818
H. R. Phelps Clerk
State of New York Greene County ss Philip Travis came before me and declared on his oath that he has been at great pains to learn the line of the army and that he is informed that it is certain he belonged to the Pennsylvania Line sworn and subscribed to this and further saith not 24th day of August 1829 before me Myerson Knapp one of the judges of Green Co. N. Y.
Philip Travis

State of New York
Green County ss On the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record Called the Common Pleas Court, for the County of Green Philip Travis of Germantown age thirty two years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows in Captain Hewetts Company in Colonel Titmorton Butlers Regiment pennsylvania Line and that the original declaration of the said Philip Travis for the benefit of the Act of Congress Entitled an act for to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war bears date the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen to the best of my knowledge and belief I do further state that I have not received any pension Certificate and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or In any other manner or way whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to defraud as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 eighteenth of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person or persons in trust for me any property in securities contracts debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Inventory of property
I have no deed of any property in Lands or otherwise neither have I any lease of any property in Lands or otherwise, I have no deed or lease of any property whatever in my own right or the right of my wife
Personal property
  One old bed and bedding worth Six dollars and no more $ 6 00   Three old Chairs worth three dollars, thirty seven cents 3 37   Two wooden pails worth 75 five knives and a fork worth 65 1 40   One Iron Kettle and one half sett Tea Cups worth 25   One Small Stagg worth two dollars 2 00   One old Table and bedstead worth 1 50   Sum over 

Three spoons worth
The whole amounting to Eleven dollars and seventy Cents and worth no more which is all I have in life —
I have a wife whose name is Deborah Travis aged fifty six I have Children all very poor in number eight not one of them able to help me one cent to live their names are these My oldest son is named Isaac aged thirty six Rebekah my daughter aged thirty three my son Elisha aged thirty My son Elijah aged twenty eight — my son Simon aged twenty five My son Ethel aged twenty three My daughter Mary aged twenty My daughter Elizabeth aged nineteen all these my Children are married and gone from me are all very poor myself and wife are old and feeble both very much exercised with a complaint called the Rheumatism unable to do but very little of any labour for our support and do really need the assistance of my Country for support or we must suffer for bread —
Phillip Travis
Sworn to and declared this the third day of September 1822 in Open Court.
Wendell May dep att
The Court estimates the above petitioners property contained in his the above inventory at Eleven dollars and seventy Cents and no more
John D. Root first Judge — J. W. Polley
Morrison Root Parker Root
Judges
I James Pinckney Deputy Clerk of the County of Greene and State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eleven dollars and seventy Cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this third day of September in the year of our Lord 1822
J. Pinckney dep clk

State of New York
Orange County Es, Elisha Travis and Marcus to Travis of the Town of Haddam  Hallhill in the County of Orange in addition to their former affidavits made for Philip Travis in order to obtain a pension as a soldier of the United States in the revolutionary war both of them depose and say that they are both of them well acquainted and always have been acquainted with Philip Travis aforesaid for more than fifty years that the said Philip now resides in the Town of Roxbury in the County of Delaware in the state of New York These deponents further swear that they well knew the said Philip Travis in the revolutionary war that they do well remember and as positively know from their own personal knowledge that the said Philip Travis did enlist in the service of the United in the revolutionary war enlisted in the Company Commanded by Captain Hewitt In the regiment Commanded by Colonel Tebbiton Butler of the Pennsylvania Line enlisted on or about the first day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and that they of their own personal knowledge well know that he was in the Continental establishment and further these deponents both say that they were both of them with him the most of the time during his service altho not in the same regiment and these deponents further swear that they were both of them with him and present when he received his discharge well knowing that he received an honorable discharge on or about the first day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and that they well know that he served one year in said Corps from the time of his enlistment and these deponents do both of them swear that they are neither of them directly or indirectly interested in the money of the said Philip Travis pension in any manner whatever all the above facts these deponents swear to their personal knowledge and further saith he.
Sworn and subscribed to
his mark Elisha X Travis
This twenty ninth day of April 1822 before me
his mark Marcus B. X Travis
Stacy Beakes Justice of The Peace

State of New York } Orange County - } ss I Joseph Wickham Deputy Clerk of said County of Orange do hereby certify that Stacy Beakes was on the twenty seventh day of April 1822 the date of the within Affidavits a Justice of the peace in and for Orange County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and Verily believe the signature "Stacy Beakes" subscribed to the within Affidavits to be the proper hand writing of the said Justice - In testimony whereof I herunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the said County this 29 th of April 1822 J. Wickham - Dept. Clerk.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. S. H. E. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 18, 1895.
Madam:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Philip Travis --- 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.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Mar. 1778 12 mos. Pvt. Hewitt Zebulon Butler Conn. 1779 9 mos. Pvt. Burnett Dubois N. Y.
Also served eight months on the frontiers under Capt. DeWitt --year not stated; was wounded in an engagement with Tories and Indians at Wyalusing, and at the battle of Wyoming was taken prisoner and detained for seven days.
Battles engaged in,
As above.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Wyoming, Pa.
Date of application for pension. May 1, 1818.
Residence at date of application, Roxbury, N. Y.
Age at date of application, Fifty-seven years.
Remarks:
Very respectfully, Mrs. Wm. N. White,
870blm Stamford,
Conn.
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Philip Travis 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. S. F. 425-25-
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mch. 1778 1 yr. Pri. Hewitt Zebulon Butler Conn.   1779 9 mos. Barnett Dubois N.Y.   " 8 " Hewitt " N.Y.  
Battles engaged in, Wounded in the leg at battle of Wyoming; Wyoming.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at Wyoming, on the Susquehanna.
Date of application for pension, May 1. 1818. Cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Roxbury, Delaware Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 57 years. He died Dec. 30, 1851.
Remarks: In 1822, he resided in Greene Co. N.Y., at his wife, Achsah, 56 yrs. of age. Children: Isaac, age 36 yrs; Rebeckah, 33; Elisha, 30; Elijah, 28; Simeon, 25; Ethel (a son) 23; Mary, 20; Elizabeth 17, in 1822. (From Agency Book.)
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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File No.
42,525
Philip Francis
via New York
Act:
18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 1 st 1905 Mrs. & Mr. Wm. A. White Stamford, Conn. M.C.
Aug. 13, 1912. Dist. to Mrs. E. H. Schilling Letter with S.F. 37143 Jakey Lane.

RRS Stamford Ct. D. Nov. 6 '95- To the Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Wishing to join the "D. A. R." and not having the necessary proof of one of my ancestors having fought

in the War of the Rebellion. I write to ask if you will kindly send me all information you may have con- cerning a Philip Travie a pensioned soldier of that War, and who died sometime in the forties.

If you have the dates of his birth- and death, will you kindly send them and oblige
Yours very truly
Mrs. W m H. White
Stamford Conn.

State of New York County of Orange ss Elisha Travis & Marcus B. Travis, of said County being duly sworn say that they are well acquainted with Phillip Travis, who requested this affidavit to be rendered in the County of Delaware. State of Delaware said, and that they the said Elisha & Marcus B. will remember him the said Phillip, and that he enlisted as a soldier in the service of the United States in the Company commanded by Captain Herait Coland Butler's Reg- iment about the first of March 1778 and that the said Phillip was in the engagement at Old Wiconing with the Indians, and was wounded in his right leg. I further that he the said Phillip continued & remained in service for one year in said Company. Subscribed & sworn to this 8th day of Feb. 1819 Elisha his Travis mark Marcus B. Travis mark Horace W. Elliott Just. P. in m.
State of New York Orange County ss I David M. Westcott, Clerk of the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Horace W. Elliott is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County - That I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his signature above, is the proper hand writing of the said Horace W. Elliott - In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County of Orange The eighth day of February 1819. D. M. Westcott

State of New York
Green County } I hereby certify that the Clerk's office } within the annexed Memor- } and that the said Court of Common Pleas of the County of Green at the time of taking the fore- going affidavits & knew the same to be his hand writing given under my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 25 th Day of March 1819

State of New York Green County ss
I Mamon Buel Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction from Subpoena which were legally sworn on their oaths before me that Philip Travis the said applicant for a pension is a very poor and needy person with a family and that he really stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support
Feb. 20th 1819
Mamon Buel
State of New York
Green County ss
I Mamon Buel Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York do Certify that Eliza Travis and Marina B. Travis the witnesses are women of respectability, truth and veracity and in no shape interested in this application this Certificate made on the oath of respectable Characters before me who swear that they will know the witnesses to be as I have above certified
Mamon Buel judge as aforesaid
My Commission Expires Jan. 1st 1821
Feb. 25th Day of March 1819
State of New York Green County ss I the undersigned do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green at the time of attesting the same to wit: that the said Eliza Travis and Marina B. Travis were then and there known to me to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing Certificate and that their names are subscribed to the same and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York