Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,084, Marcus Williamson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Williamson, Marcus Mary
W 26.084.
CONTENTS

New 20.992 York
Marcus Williamson of Ithaca, in the State of New York, who was a Private in the Corp. commanded by Captain Gray of the Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas in the New York line for 12 Months and 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 41 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct. 1833 and Scott C. Dana Owego
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $162.75 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th M ch 34 20.55 $133.30
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. L. Steele
Recorded by _____ Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 10

136 136.
New York Albany
Mary Williamson deceased widow of Marcus Williamson who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pri & Capt
Under sum $36:94
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41 Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
Since 7 th June 1850
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of May 1852 and sent to
A. Munger Owego N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 244, Vol. 4
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Marcus Williamson Tioga Co N. York
Lot Buckets Role Dec 1 to 16. - 15 Ds Mules 6.2
Schuttut Private 12 mo & 10 days
4110 8220 2055 15275
by Dana Esq. Brewer. Tioga Co N. York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 Marcus Williamson Tioga Co New York.
   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.     1776 " 3 " Priv Capt Gray Lt. Utch Col. Sta None N York 71 years Westchester Traditionary   1777 " 1 " " Capt Sach Lt. Harris Col. Tho mas Schurm " N York living witnesses   Ditto " 3 " " Same Capt. Maj Fish " " " "   During the action of the war at different times at least 3 " " " Capt. Moss man " " " " "  
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 (l) 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 person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed 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 [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.
Joseph Rowen Ex. etc.

11787
Re Feb. 12, 1895.
Mary Williamson
Mother of Marcus
NY act 7 May 1838
Married 1791
husband died 24 Dec 1842
  1779 -  3.00  Capt Gray    1779 -  15  Capt Suckell    1779 -  3.0  Capt Allinger  
6-15 ay P.R
2.24 - aye

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th day of July 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" -
State of New York
Tioga County ss On the 18 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the court in & for said County, Mary Williamson of the town of Conesgo in said County, Tioga St. State aforesaid, aged seventy seven (77) 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 "granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," & also a further
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838, & further to obtain the benefit of all the intermediate acts of Congress or Resolutions of Congress explanatory of any such act between the 7 th of July 1838 and the 3 rd of March 1843 -
That she is the widow of Marcus Williamson who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. That he resided in the town of Bedford, called Bedford new purchase Westchester County, State of New York. That he enlisted in the town of Bedford, aforesaid, & served much in the Revolution. That he was in the service throughout nearly all the war. She recollects that her husband said his Captain's name was Moserman. & one of the Ensigns name was Tyler. And that Richard Searle was one of his companions in arms. She further declares that she was married to the said Marcus Williamson in the month of July, she thinks in the year seventeen hundred ninety one (1791) but she cannot tell positively whether it was in that year, or the year before (1790) or the year since (1792) but she is positive that it was in one of those years. She knows that it was previous

to the year seventeen hundred ninety four (1794). by the age of her children. but what precise year she is unable to tell. & is unable to prove precisely. as there was no record kept of it in any manner. nor was it the custom in that place to keep such records in any public manner. & there were but two persons present at the wedding & they are long since dead. but she thinks it was the year above stated - She further states that her husband the late Marcus Williamson applied for & obtained a pension from about the year 1836 to the 4 th of September 1842 & that she as his widow drew the balance of it up to the 29 th of December 1842 the day of her husband's death -
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th day of January 1845 } Mary W Williamson Alanson Munger First Judge of Tioga county
(In presence of Solomon Gily & Alanson Munger) I certify that the above named Mary Williamson is a respectable person. That I consider her of the age represented by her. & that she ought not to be required to appear in open court to make her declaration being of great age & infirm -
Alanson Munger First Judge of Tioga County
State of New York Tioga County } ss
I Moses Stevens Clerk of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Alanson Munger is the First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County, a Court of record, duly commissioned & qualified. That his commission was dated on the 1 st day of February 1843 & will expire on the 5 th day of February 1848 & that his signature is genuine -
Given under my hand & the seal of the said Court this 29 th day of January 1845
Moses Stevens Clerk

State of New York 3 Tioga County 3 f
On the 18 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscribed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County in the State aforesaid William Williamson , a resident of Owego in said County, aged forty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes & says. That he is the fifth child of Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife, the applicant under the above declaration & that his brothers & sisters names are Isaac  Sarah  Zilpha & Enos . That there is to the best of his recollection about two years difference in the age of their said children which would make the time of the birth of Enos , the oldest child, about the year 1791. & he knows that it could not have been later than the year after that (1792) & is very sure that it was in the year 1791 above stated. This deponent further says that he never heard, or had any reason to believe, that the said Enos or any of the above named children were born out of lawful wedlock, but on the contrary always understood & verily believes the said Marcus Williamson & Mary Williamson to have been married previous to the birth of said oldest children. He further says that the said Enos Williamson is dead & that the oldest child the said Mary Williamson now has living as the fruits of said marriage with Marcus Williamson is their daughter Zilpha now living in the town of Havrestraw in Westchester County who according to the best of this deponents recollection is 52 years of age. so that the said marriage must have been previous to 1794 -
Subscribed & sworn before
me this 18 th day of January 1845
3 William Williamson his mark
Alanson Munger First Judge of Tioga County
(In presence of Alanson Munger)

I certify that the above named William Williamson is a respectable person & that his statement above written is entitled to credit —
Hanson Munger First Judge of Tioga County

State of New York
Tioga County 3 p . On the 29 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Tioga Thomas Owens, a resident of Owego in said County, aged sixty five (65) years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes & says. That he has resided in Owego about twenty two years last past, & that previous to that time he lived in the town of Bedford, Westchester County New York - That he there became acquainted with Marcus Williamson deceased, late of Owego, & Mary his wife. That he became acquainted with and recollects them as early as he recollects any of his neighbors, he (this deponent) having been born & brought up in the said town of Bedford, & in the neighborhood where they (the said Marcus William- son & Mary his wife) lived, & the said Marcus Williamson having worked for his (deponent) father frequently, from his (deponent) earliest re- collection untill after the said Williamson was married to the said Mary above named, appli- cant for a pension under the foregoing declaration - He will recollect the time the said Marcus Williamson & the said Mary were married, though he (deponent) was not at the wedding, but he well recollects that it was about harvest time, for the said Marcus Williamson was about the time of his said wedding when he was married to the said Mary, at work in the harvest field for the father of this deponent, & then & there de- ponent heard the said marriage talked of in the presence of & by the said Marcus Williamson & he knows from common report that the marriage took place about that time, but precisely what year the said marriage took place this deponent cannot positively swear, but he thinks from his age at the time that it must have been about the year seventeen hundred ninety one above

stated by said declarant, but of this he is not positive, but is positive that it was previous to the year 1794, for he recollects from his being a boy at the time, & younger than he must have been at the date last mentioned - This deponent further says that he knew the said Williamson & Mary his wife in the said Town of Bedford for many years, & that during all that time they lived & cohabited together as man & wife, & were publicly acknowledged as such & This deponent though intimately acquainted with them never heard the legality of their said marriage and cohabitation called in question or in any manner doubted or denied - This deponent further says that he next knew the said Williamson & Mary his wife when he came to reside in Cavego where they then lived about the year 1823, & that he knew them from that time up to the said Williamson's death in 1842 & that he is now acquainted with his widow Mary Williamson, & he knows that she is the same person that he married in Bedford about the year 1791, & that during all that time of his said acquaintance with them in Cavego they lived & cohabited together as man & wife & he never heard the legality of their said marriage & cohabitation in any manner called in question or denied, but on the contrary he always supposed & still thinks them to have been lawful man & wife, & is very confident that they were so married previous to the year 1794, & he is confident of that from a recollection of the circumstances & of the deponent's age at the time - He further deposes & says that he is not in any wise, either by blood or marriage connected with or related to the said Marcus Williamson or Mary his wife or with their heirs -
Sworn & subscribed before me this 29 th day of January 1845
Lewis P. Weeks Justice of the Peace
Thomas Owen
I certify that Thomas Owens above named is a respectable person, that I believe him to be of the age above stated, & that his statement above written is entitled to full credit -
Lewis P. Weeks J.P.

State of New York Tioga County
On the 28 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscribed a justice of the Peace in & for said County of Tioga, Richard Seals, a resident of Owego in said County & State aforesaid, aged ninety three (93) years, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes & says - That he has resided in said town of Owego for fifty five years last past, & that previous thereto he resided in the town of Bedford (called Bedford new purchase), Westchester County, New York, that he was acquainted with Marcus Williamson, late of Owego, now deceased, & Mary his wife, that he first became acquainted with them in the said town of Bedford where they were brought up together, that he (deponent) served in the Revolution with the said Williamson, in the same company under Captain Mosman, Lieutenant Higgins, Ensign Tyler & he thinks his Colonel's name was Thomas - He was acquainted with the said Williamson & Mary, afterwards his wife, in said town of Bedford up to about the year seventeen hundred ninety (1790) - when this deponent removed to the town of Owego where he has lived ever since - He knows that it was about the year 1790 that he removed to Owego from its being soon after the first Presidential election, when Washington was elected President, & that it was in his first administration, he thinks about the middle that he moved from Bedford to Owego, & he further says that during the next year after he moved to Owego he heard & was credibly informed that the said Marcus Williamson above named had married this deponent's wife's sister Mary, which information he believes to be true, & he is very positive that it was within about one year after he (this deponent) moved to Owego in 1790, that he received this information, & he knows that it was previous to 1794 & thinks it was in the year 1791 as above stated - He did not see the said Williamson & Mary his wife, though he often heard of them as such, until they the said Williamson

and wife moved to Oregon about the year 1818 when they came & lived together & cohabited as man & wife - & from the age of their children he thinks they must have been married at the time stated above that he first heard of their marriage. & wit. about the year 1791 & he knows that it must have been previous to the year 1794 - He afterwards knew & lived a near neighbor to them from the said time they the said Williamson & Mary his wife came to live in Oregon at the time above stated, up to the time of the death of said Williamson in 1842 & during all that time they lived & cohabited together as man and wife, & he never in all that time heard the legality of their said marriage & cohabitation called in question or in any manner denied, but on the contrary they were always treated as lawful man & wife & this deponent verily believes them to have been such & is very confident that they were married previous to the year seventeen hundred & ninety four - This deponent's wife & the said Mary Williamson are sisters & for that reason & he having been a fellow soldier with her husband Marcus Williamson, he has been intimate with the family & can more positively swear to the above facts -
Sworn & subscribed before me 3 this 25 th day of January 1845 3 Richard X. Seals Before me Lewis P. Weeks Judge of Probate mark
In presence of Solomon Gile
I certify that the above named Richard Seals is a respectable person. That I believe him to be of the age above stated. That he appears to possess the faculties of his mind in a remarkable degree for a man of his age & that his statement above written is entitled to full credit - Lewis P. Weeks Judge of Probate

State of New York Tioga County
On the 8 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County. Thomas J Ferguson a resident of Owego in the County & State aforesaid, aged 54 years, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes & says. That he has lived in Owego in the County of Tioga & State of New York for about the period of 29 years last past, & that previous thereto he lived in the Town of North Castle Westchester County in the neighborhood of Bedford same County. That there in the town of Bedford he became acquainted with Marcus Williamson , deceased, late of Owego & Mary his wife. That he first became acquainted with & recollects them, as early as he recollects any of his neighbors, having been born & brought up in the neighborhood with them. Though the said Williamson was much older than this deponent was then living with his wife Mary, the applicant under the foregoing declaration, as lawful man & wife, but at what precise time they were mar- ried he is unable to say; but he knows that their oldest child was about the age of this deponent, according to which they must have been mar- ried soon after or about the year 1791, & not having heard but what the said child was the lawful issue of said Marriage, he thinks the marriage must have taken place as early as the year above mentioned (1791) & knows that it must have been before the year 1794 for this deponent was born before that time. To wit, in 1791 & he knows that there was not much difference between the age of this deponent & the age of said child - He afterwards knew the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife for a long time after that in the town of Bedford. To wit, until about the year 1814 when this deponent left that place & in all that time he never heard the legality of their marriage questioned. Though they lived & cohabited together as

as man & wife, & this deponent never had any reason to doubt but what they were such - This deponent has often heard the said Marcus Williamson talk of his serving in the Revolution & knows that the said Mary Williamson lived and cohabited with the same identical Marcus Williamson who drew a pension in his life time for his services in the revolution -
This deponent further states that he afterward knew & lived a near neighbor to the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife in Canajoharie Co. New York from about the year 1818 up to the time of the death of the said Williamson in 1842, & that during all that time the said Mary Williamson lived & cohabited with the said Marcus Williamson as his lawful wife, & in all that time he never heard the legality of said marriage & cohabitation called in question doubted or denied, & this deponent has no reason to question or doubt, nor does he doubt but what they were married as stated above by the declarant at about that time, & this deponent is very sure that said marriage & subsequent cohabitation was previous to the year 1794 from the circumstances above stated as to the age of said declarants oldest child - He further says that said declarant Mary Williamson was an aunt of his first wife & is in no other way related to him either by blood or marriage -
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd day of January 1845 Before me Lewis P. Wood J. Peace
Thomas J. Ferguson
I certify that the above named Thomas J. Ferguson is a respectable person & that his statement above written is entitled to full credit -
Lewis P. Wood J. P.

State of New York Tioga County
On the 28 th day of January 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Mary McLain a resident of Owego in the County & State aforesaid aged 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes & says, That she has lived in Owego in the County of Tioga & State of New York for about the period of 30 years last past, & that previous thereto she lived in the town of Mount Pleasant Westchester County New York, adjoining the town of Bedford in the same County, & that she there became acquainted with Marcus Williamson deceased, late of Owego & Mary his wife, that she first became acquainted with them in her youth, they living in the same neighborhood together in the adjoining towns of Mount Pleasant & Bedford. She further deposes & says that she well recollects the time the said Marcus Williamson was married, though she was not at the wedding herself, but it was commonly reported that they were so married, & soon after that report, they, the said Williamson & wife visited her house together as man & wife, & that she very well knows was in the summer previous to the birth of her (deponent) oldest child which if now living she knows would be fifty four years old, & from that circumstance she knows that said marriage took place in the year seventeen hundred & ninety one (1791) for she knows for a certainty that her said child if now living would be 54 years old & that said Williamson & Mary his wife were married previous to the birth of said child, & before the year 1794, & that, at the time above mentioned - This deponent further says that she afterwards knew the said Marcus Williamson & wife for many years in Bedford, & up to about the year 1815, when this deponent came to live in Owego, & afterwards she knew them from the time they, the said Williamson & wife, came to live in Owego in about the year 1818 up to the time

of the death of the said Williamson in 1842 & that during all that time she never heard the legality of said marriage called in question, doubted, or in any manner denied, yet the said Williamson & Mary the applicant under the foregoing decl- aration, during all that time lived & cohabited together as man & wife & were treated as such, & this deponent verily believes they were so lawfully married in the year 1791 as above stated & knows that such marriage was previous to 1794 from the age of her own child as above stated - This deponent further says that her husband & Mary Williamson were brother & sister & that they are in no other wise connected -
Sworn & subscribed this 3
28 th day of January 1845
Mary X McLain
Before me Lewis P. Weed Justice of the Peace
Witness Solomon Giles
I certify that the above named Mary McLain is a respectable person, that I believe her to be of the age above stated & that her statement above written is entitled to full credit -
Lewis P. Weed. Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Tioga County
I Moses Stevens Clerk of the County of Tioga & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lewis P. Weed is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, that his commission was dated on the 30 th day of December 1843 & will expire on the 31 st day of December 1847 & that his signature is genuine -
Given under my hand & the seal of the said County this 29 th day of January 1845
Moses Stevens Clerk

Macus Williamson

State of New York
Livingston County S. On the First day of January AD 1852 - personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & State now sitting, Marcus Williamson, a resident of the Town of Osceola County of Livingston & State of New York, aged Seventy two one years & upwards, 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 AD 1852. That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as hereinafter stated. That he was first enrolled in the Militia at the Town of Bedford in Westchester County State of New York, where he resided at the several periods of entering service as below stated in the Company of Captain Marcus Moseman, Lieut. Gabriel Higgins and Ensign Ely Tyler, attached to the Regiment under the Command of Col. Thomas - from which Company he was draft- ed as below stated. That some time in the fall of the year 1776. he enlisted for a term of three months under Capt. Gray (Samuel) Lieutenant Titus, and Ensign Tyler. The Company acted by itself chiefly as a foraging party - they were sent at one time, and seized a quantity of Grain belonging to the disaffected Tories at Eastchester which they threshed and cleaned for the use of the Army. That he served three months in this Company & was then discharged.
The next Spring (1777) he was drafted at Bedford for one month's service & entered a Company commanded by Capt. Richard Sacket and Lieut. Abijah Harris & attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas. They marched through Newcattle to a place called Harris' Purchase, where they were stationed on the lines, and where he continued to serve till his month was up, when he was discharged. That afterward in the year same he enlisted into the same Company last mentioned for a period of three months. The Company marched to Tarrytown where Major Fish had the Command, and where they were kept on guard during the three months, after which he was discharged and returned home.
That during the remainder of the War he served in his own Compa- ny, commanded by Captain Moseman, as aforesaid, as a Patrol and Minute man, at Bedford. That on one occasion his Company joined a Company of Regular Soldiers under Captain Prichard and marched to the Town of North Castle & had a skirmish with a party of British & Tory Horse. That afterwards his company with some others volunteered under command of Colonel Hazle, an Officer

also in the regular army, and marched to Morrisania where they had a small engagement with a party of Tories. That they had frequent skirmishes with small parties of the enemy but were never engaged in a regular battle of any moment, during the war. That he served in Captain Moseman's Company after the manner above stated, at Bedford and the neighbouring towns in the County at least three years, up to the time of the close of the war. That during the war he was acquainted with a Regiment of Militia at North Castle under command of Colonel Hobly - Colonel Reed commanded a Regiment of Militia at Marinac - There was also a Regiment of Cavalry under Colonel Sheldon, raided in New England, often at Bedford. Edward Thomas was adjutant of Col. Thomas' Regiment to which Capt. Moseman's Company belonged.
That he never took a written discharge at any period of service. That Richard Darles now a resident of Oswego, in the County of Tioga served with him in Captain Moseman's Company in the Militia and can attest to that part of his service, and his affidavit is hereto annexed. He has no other documentary evidence, and he knows of no other person now living who can attest to his service. Captain Jacket above named, who resided near the deponent having died about two or three years since. That he has no record of his age, but is informed by family tradition that he was born on the 18 th day of October 1761. at the town of Bedford in Westchester County State of New York. That since the war he resided a year at Stamford in the State of New York  State of Delaware - he then removed to Seneca in Cayuga County State of New York and from thence to Oswego in the County of Tioga where he now resides. That he is known to Richard Darles, Ephraim Wood, Mason Webster and David Fleming in his present neighbourhood who can testify as to his character for truth & veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. The said Richard Darles may in the event where he receives no pension be entitled to one hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.
Sworn subscribed this 17 th day of Jan y 1833. Green M. Lathrop attk
MARCUS WILLIAMSON
We Richard Darles & Ephraim Wood residing in the Town of Oswego and County of Tioga do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Marcus Williamson

who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration - That we believe him to be seventy two years of age - That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Richard Gails Ephraim Wood
Sworn & subscribed this first day of January 1855. before me Green M c Intire
And the said Court hereby certify their opinion, after investigation of the matter after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that no clergyman resides near the said Williamson & that Richard Gails & Ephraim Wood who have signed the foregoing certificate reside in the Town of Oweego in the County of Tioga and are credible persons, and their statement is entitled to credit - and further that no clergymen reside in the neighbourhood of said applicant.
I Green M c Intire Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Tioga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mariah Williamson for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this day of January 1855.
Green M c Intire

State of New York Tioga County ss. Richard Sarles of Owego in said County being duly sworn deponent and saith that during the war of the American Revolution he resided at Bedford in Westchester County and State of New York and was there well acquainted with Marcus Williamson who now resides at Owego in the County of Tioga aforesaid; That Deponent and said Williamson were inrolled in the same Company of Militia, commanded by Captain Marcus Moseman, Lieut. Gabriel Higgins & Ensign Eli Tyler. That said Williamson was drafted from said Company two or three times when deponent was left, but that deponent was drafted with said Williamson into the Company of Capt. Richard Sackett (who died two years or thereabouts ago at Nichols in Tioga County) which Company was attached to the Regiment of Colonel Thomas, and that they both served at Harrisburgh a month, as stated in the declaration of said Williamson, from whence during that month's service they marched as far as King's bridge between the the North River That he knows Mr Williamson served with his Company at the time Capt. Moseman and Captain Richard a Regular Officer went down to North Castle in Westchester County and met a party of British & Tory Horse. That during the last four years of the War the said Marcus Williamson acted & served in his own Company to wit that commanded by Capt Moseman, as a Minute Man and chiefly as a Patrol. That the Town of Bedford was near the British line and constantly exposed and alarmed, so that a Patrol was kept up each night - and the Company was often called out in the day, to assist or pursue depredating parties of the enemy. And this deponent further saith that he served in the same Company at the same time & was for the most part an eye witness of the services of said Marcus William- son - and further this deponent saith Not.  Richard Sarles
I hereby certify that on the 29 th day of October 1832. Richard Sarles above named & who is known to me as a Reputable person & worthy of full confidence & belief subscribed the foregoing Affidavit and made oath thereto before me according to Law.
Cyrus Dana
Com r of Tioga Co. etc.

State of New York
Tioga County S.
I do hereby certify that Cyrus Dana whose name appears to the within Affidavit was at the time of the taking thereof a Commissioner of said County, duly authorized to administer oaths &c. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Dana and believe the signature to the within Oath to be his.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the County of Tioga this 20 th day of Nov. 1882!
Green M. Tuttle Clk
Affidavit of Mark S. Sarker.

Charles Williamson Application for Pensions
23208

Marcus Williamson

State of New York Disque Gervasy S. Marcus Williamson of said County being duly sworn deposes and saith that he has learned from the Doc- ument returned to him with his application for a pension under the act of June 7. 1832. that to obtain any benefit from that act it was necessary to show that during the time of his service he was not employed in any civil pursuit. That the most of his service for which in his application he claimed a pension was performed, in the Company of Captain Moseman alternately so that when not in actual service he was employed often in civil business, being enrolled in the militia and not in the regular service. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service when not engaged wholly in military service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades - For three months I served as a private soldier under Captain Samuel Gray as stated in my declaration - that he entered the service by enlist- ment, but as the Company never joined a Regiment, he never saw the Colonel, if indeed the Company was attached to a Regiment other than the militia of Col. Thomas.
Four months I served as a private soldier under Capt. R. Lusk in the Regiment of Colonel Thomas in the year 1777.
Three weeks I served as a private in Captain Moseman's Company in Colonel Thomas' Regiment at Peekskill - Three weeks I served in the same Company same grade under the command of Colonel Hazel a Regular Officer, at Morrisania, the Company having joined his Regiment for this special occasion.
Three months I served in Captain Moseman's Company under Colonel Thomas, as a private, in East Chester, the Company being quartered at Stephen Ward's.
Four weeks I served in same Company at Marinus as a private and for such service I claim a pension.
Two days I served in same Company under the Chief Command of Captain Prichard as stated in my declaration.
Marcus Williamson
Sworn & Subscribed } this 12 th day of July 1833. } before me Elazar D. Anal Supreme Court Comr

State of New York
Tioga County P. I do hereby certify that Elazar Dana whose name appears to the within affidavit was at the time of the taking thereof, a Supreme Court Commissioner of the State of New York residing in the Eastern Jury District of said County duly authorized to administer oaths, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Elazar Dana and believe the signature to the Jurat of said Affi- davit to be his
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the Seal of said County this 12 th day of July A D 1833.
Alexander G. Diven Dep. clk.

Letter to Solomon Giles 26 Dec r 1845
7369. New York
Mary Williamson, widow of Marcy Williamson, who was a private, in the New York line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 Dollars 91 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Oct r 1845 and sent to Solomon Giles, Owego, New York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
7 17 June, 1841.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 91.

Rept 31 March 1846. settled to Hon. Stephen Strong 22 nd April 1846.
Rept 31
No. 7369. New-York.
Mary Williamson, widow of Macey Williamson, who was a private & corporal, in the New-York line.
Increased from $31.91.
Albany Agency -
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 94
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. day of March 1846
and sent to Solomon Gile,
Owego
New-York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
17 June 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2
Page 91.

Reported
936, New York Albany Mary Williamson widow of Marcus Williamson who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Spn. Hosp.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36, Dollars 94, Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27, day of July 1848 and sent to
A. Munger Owego Tioga Co. N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 240 Vol. 4,

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26,084
Mary Williamson wid of
Marcus Williamson leaved BW nar
Act Feb 20  1888
Index: Vol W , Page 347
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York } County of Tioga ss;
On this fourth day of February A. D. 1852. personally appeared before me the subscriber the County Judge in & for said County, Isaac Williamson (a resident of said County) The Administrator of all & singular, the goods, chattels & credits of Mary Williamson late of said County, deceased, respectfully represents, that the said Mary Williamson was, during her natural life a Revolutionary Pensioner, in consequence of her being the Widow of one Marcus Williamson, deceased who during his natural life, was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of Congress of A. D. 1832, at the rate of forty one dollars & ninety four cents (on ten cents) per annum. That the said Mary Williamson, was from the time of the death of her said husband in December A. D. 1841 up to the time of her death on the Seventh day of June A. D. 1850 in the receipt of an annual pension of only thirty six dollars & ninety four cents:
That this Deponent has been duly & legally appointed sole Administrator of the said Mary Williamson deceased according to the laws of the state of New York & qualified to act as such Administrator
That the said Mary Williamson remained a widow from the time of the death of her said husband until the time of her own death
The object of this declaration is to open a claim for & on the part of this Administrator to the increase of pension which the said Mary Williamson was entitled to draw during her natural life, from & after the death of her husband, she having drawn only at the rate of $36.94 per annum , whereas her said husband drew during his life at the rate of $41.94 or 10 cts per annum claiming on the evidence filed in the case of the late Marcus Williamson, husband of said Mary, & under the

Resolution of Congress approved the 1 st July 1848 Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of February A. D. 1852
Charles P. Avery County Judge of Trogl County - Isaac his Williamson Mark
State of New York
County of Tioga } ss: I, Charles P. Avery, County Judge of the said County, do certify that I am personally acquainted with Isaac Williamson the person who has made the foregoing declaration; that the said Isaac Williamson has been by me duly appointed sole administrator of the estate of said Mary Will- iamson, deceased & has been duly commissioned & qualified as such Administrator according to the laws of the state of New York & that he is now legally & properly acting as such Administrator And I do further certify that at a Surrogate's court held before me this day in & for said County: That satisfactory proof has been made that the said Marcus Williamson died on or about the 29 th day of December A. D. 1841. leaving the said Mary Williamson his widow; That the said Mary Williamson died on the 7 th day of June A. D. 1850 she being at the time of her death the widow of said Marcus Williamson & that the said Isaac Williamson is the son of said Marcus & Mary
Charles P. Avery County Judge of said County of Tioga
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Surrogate Court of said County of Tioga at Owego in said County, the fourth day of February A. D. 1852 Charles P. Avery County Judge of Tioga County

State of New York Tioga County Clerks Office
p. I Moses Stevens clerk of said County do certify, that Charles P. Avery Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who signed the foregoing certifi- cate, was when the same bears date County Judge of said County, duly Comm- issioned and sworn, and that his several signatures within subscribed are genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office this 1 st day of February A.D. 1852
M Stevens Clerk.

:11787
Mary Williamson
Mom of Mary,
Col. & S. NY April 20. 1845.
act 7 May 1838.

No. 10787
Mary Williamson
Mother of Marcus
NO
at 7 July 1838
Repecho husb. died 1842
Adm. act March 1843
and 17 June 1844 -
6 mo 15 days fw - $21.66 2 " 24 " Corp. - 10.25 $31.91
Solomon Gilr,
Owego
Tuesday county New York

28
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the paper]
2 Feb My
ad 7369
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
A. Munger Mego N.Y.
Ames

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of 2 d February 1848 entitled "an act making further provision for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution"
State of New York } County of Tioga } ss;
On this twelfth day of July A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Tioga aforesaid, Mary Williamson a resident of the town of Owego in said county of Tioga aged Seventy seven (in the month of May last) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of congress, passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Marcus Williamson who was a private (or a corporal) in the army of the Revolution & he drew a pension from the United States in his life time for his services in said army (this applicant cannot recollect the Regiment or corps to which her husband belonged -
That this applicant as the widow of said Marcus Williamson received under the act of 17 th June 1844 a pension of thirty six Dollars & ninety four cents per annum
She further declares that she is still a widow Subscribed & sworn to, on _____ the _____ day of _____ A.D. 1848 before me & I certify that the said Mary Williamson is personally known to me & that she is a creditable person & that she never learned to write. James Cameron Justice of the Peace
for Mary Williamson member

State of New York Tioga County
I Moses Stevens Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Cameron is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his commission was dated on the 1 st day of January 1847, and will expire on the 31 st day of December 1850, and that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said County this 12 th day of July 1848.
Moses Stevens Clerk

Pursg. Tioga County New York July 12. 1848
The old widow Pensioners seem to have all forgotten what Regiment or corps their husbands belonged to - & in fact nearly all definite knowledge respecting their services. Their papers are all on file in your office & contain all the facts.
Please send the Pension certificate to me -
Yours Respectfully A. Munger
g al 7

State of New York
Diago County 3/ On the 24 th day of September 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County, Phebe Barrett a resident of Oneida in said County, aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes & says - That she has resided in Diago County about six years last past, & that previous thereto she resided in Putnam County, New York, that she was born brought up & lived in the town of Bedford, Westchester County, until her (this deponent's) marriage in the year 1794 - That while she so lived in Bedford Westchester County she became acquainted with Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife, & that she so became acquainted with them in her youth & recollects them as long ago as she recollects any one, having been brought up in the same neighborhood with them - This deponent further says she will recollect the time the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife were married, though she (this deponent) was not present at the wedding, but was credibly informed & believes that they were so married, & she knows that from that time they lived and cohabited together as man & wife up to the time this deponent left Bedford - And this deponent further says that the date of the said supposed marriage was about the year 1791 & the means she has of knowing at what time it was is from her record of her own marriage in her family record, which took place on the 28 th day of August 1794 & she knows that the reported marriage of the said Marcus Williamson & Mary McLean (now Mary Williamson) was about three years previous to the marriage of this deponent, for the said Williamson & wife lived in sight of this deponent's father, with whom this deponent then lived; & when this deponent was married in 1794 (as she knows by her record) the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife had lived

together as man & wife for about three years. & had one child by said marriage, previous to the marriage of this deponent - This deponent lived in the said town of Bedford in the neighborhood of the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife from the time of the said supposed marriage of Williamson & wife up to the time of the marriage of this deponent in 1794, & during all that time the said Marcus Williamson & Mary his wife lived & cohabited together as man & wife and this deponent never heard the legality of said marriage & subsequent cohabitation called in question or in any manner doubted or denied; & she knows that said marriage was about the time above stated, to wit, in the year 1791, by the date of the record of her own marriage which she now has in her possession, by which she knows that she was married in 1794, & she knows that said Mary Williamson was married about three years previous to the marriage of this deponent - This deponent at the time of her marriage left Bedford & removed to Putnam County where she resided until about six years since, when she removed to Tioga County where she found the above named Marcus Williamson and Mary Williamson living together as man & wife, & she knows that the same Mary Williamson who made an application for a pension as the widow of Marcus Williamson is the same identical person who was said to have been married to him in Bedford in 1791 & the same who lived with him as his wife in Tioga County up to the time of his death in 1842 - She further says that she is not in any manner either by blood or marriage connected with or related to the said Mary Williamson -
Sworn & subscribed this 24 th day of his September 1845 - Before me Lewis P. Wood Justice of the Peace mark
In presence of I Certify that the above Phebe Barrett is a

respectable person - & That her statement above written is entitled to full credit & belief - Lewis P. Wood Justice of the Peace
State of New York Seneca County } ss
On the 21 st day of September 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid. Richard Seals, a resident of Owego in said County aged 94 years who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says: That he has resided in the town of Owego for fifty five years last past. & that previous thereto he lived in the town of Bedford Westchester County New York and was there acquainted with Marcus Williamson and Mary his wife - That the marriage which this deponent previously testified to in this case, in an affidavit now on file in the Pension Office, was in the year 1791 as this deponent knows by reference to the record of the age of his oldest son Richard Seals Jr - As appears by said record (which this deponent knows to be true) his son the said Richard Seals Jr was born on the 12 th day of July in the year 1791 - & this deponent knows that during the next winter after the birth of the said Richard Seals Jr this deponent moved into the place where he now lives in Owego. & That during the next season he heard of the marriage of the said Marcus Williamson & Mary McLean (now Mary Williamson) who then lived in Bedford Westchester County. & That said marriage took place the previous summer which was in 1791 - This deponent knows that he heard of said marriage the next year after the said Richard Seals Jr was born. & he knows that he was born on the 12 th of July 1791 by the record above referred to -
Sworn to subscribed this 21 st day } of September 1845 Before me } Richard Seals In presence of Solomon Diles } Lewis P. Wood Justice of the peace

I certify that Richard Seales above named is a respectable person - uncommonly smart for a man of his age & his statement above written entitled to full credit & belief - Dwight P. Weed Justice of the Peace.
State of New York } Tioga County }
3 Solomon Giles of Owego in the County & State aforesaid. being duly sworn de- poses & says that he has seen & read the record referred to in the affidavit of Richard Seales & that his statement about it is true. that according to that record Richard Seales was born on the 12 th day of July in the year 1791 - Sworn & subscribed this Solomon Giles 24 th day of September 1845 Before me Dwight P. Weed Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Solomon Giles is a respectable person & his statement above written is entitled to full credit and belief - Dwight P. Weed J. P.
State of New York } Tioga County }
3 I Moses Stevens Clerk of the County & State aforesaid. do hereby certify that Lewis P. Weed is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified. That his commission was dated on the 30 th day of December 1843 And that it will expire on the 31 st day of December 1847 and that his signature above written is genuine - Given under my hand & the seal of the said County this 25 th day of September 1845
M. Stevens Clerk

To
Oneida Sept 24 th 1845
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions De Sir - If upon the examination of the accompanying affidavits you should become satisfied of the justice of my claim to a pen- sion you will please send the Certificate to Solomon Giles Oneida Tioga County N.Y. who is my Agent in the matter & will draw the money for me
Yours & Mary her Williamson Mark Signed in Presence of Lewis P. Wood
To J. L. Edwards Esq.
Oneida Sept 24 th 1845
Dear Sir
When I was in Washington last May you very kindly gave me a copy of your objections in the Williamson case & I thought at the time that it would be impossible to obtain the required proof to meet those objections, as the widow is old & poor & therefore unable to render me much as- sistance in the matter, but for that very reason I thought her case the more worthy of an effort, that she might have the benefit which it was the design of a benevolent law to give her; and I have therefore after much enquiry found some additional evidence which I think will bring the case within the most rigid rules which the department have established - The aff. of Mrs Barrett is clear & explicit as to the time of the marriage and her testimony as to the time is based on her family record, containing the record of her own marriage made at the time, about which there can be no mistake. Therefore I think the testimony of Mrs Barrett brings us within the rule of testifying "by their own family register". But in order to have some cu- mulative evidence I questioned Mr Seals as to his having a record of some event, & he then told me of the family record above mentioned in his aff - by which he said he knew the time, & knew he was not mistaken about it, & I therefore drew an additional aff for him, and

you will find his other with the papers on file in the Pension Office
You will realize the difficulty of getting better evidence than we now have in this case when you recollect that it is of an event which transpired more than half a century since, in a place where marriage is a mere civil contract, requiring no formality to solemnize it, no publication to be made of it, & no record to be kept to make it valid; & that in this State general reputation is sufficient evidence of it in any of our Courts.
As to the time of Mr. Williamson's service, we have the Comptroller's Certificate of but part of it which we supposed would be returned, but in those days people thought but little of their discharges & returns, & therefore it is difficult to establish the whole time in many cases by record proof.
The transcript in this case shows but part of it, & I hope the evidence, & the evidence which was given on his own application will satisfy you that the widow is entitled to full pay, if not, the part will do her much good for she is very needy — I hope it will be consistent with your arrangements to pass upon it soon & transmit me the result.
Yours truly H. Solomon Gile

No 1187 3
Increase
Mary Williamson
widow of Marcus
No 9-
7 July March 3 1843 D 17 June 1844
6 mos 15 ds private $21.66
4 mos 5 ds corporal 15.28
36.94
Deduct what has been paid
Solomon Giles
Chicago
Tioga county
No 4-

J. L. Edwards Esq. Cond of Pension Washington D. C.

Arlig 9 th 1845 -
Sir
In yours of Dec 24 th you state in relation to the case of Mary Williamson that the Certificate of her husband's service on file shows that she is entitled to a Pension at the rate of $36.94 per annum instead of $31.91 as granted by the within Certificate - Enclosed I send the form one that you may send me one at the increased rate - There is also the balance due her from her husband's death on Dec 22 1842 to March 4 th 1843 amounting to $7.38 for which you will please send a certificate - Though small it will add to a poor widow's mite -
Yours &c
To J L Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions -
Solomon Giles -

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  10 th Nov 1779. Marcus Williamson Priv 8 0 0   27 th Nov 1780. do Corp d — 9 8 3/4   28 th July 1779. do do 5 17 4   14 th June 1780. do do 5 17 4     20 4 4 3/4   50 50   25 25   4 5 0   3 — 2 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Sept. 9 th 1845
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2, 3 & 8, now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt.  Silas Miller  in Col.  Thomas Thomas  Regt.    Second " "  do  " "  do  "    Third " "  Capt. Marcus Hoffman  " "  do  "    Fourth " "  do  " "  do  "    Fifth " "   " "   "    Sixth " "   " "   "    Seventh " "   " "   "    Eighth " "   " "   "    Ninth " "   " "   "    Tenth " "   " "   "  
 Philip Phelps Dep y Compt l 

11187 Feb. 12, 1845.
May Williamson, July 7, 1838.
Miss Esther Br. Conn. St. Central

Washington Feb 13. 1845
Sir!
I enclose herewith, a declaration made by Mary Williamson Widow of Marcus. late of New York for the benefit of the act of July 1838. and the 3 March 1843. and also the 17 June 1844.
I remain very respectfully Your Obt Serv.
Alex. N.ay.
I presume the evidence of her Husband's death, will be found among his papers on file, as it is alleged he was a pensioner. }
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

March 5 1895.
Olda the care
Mary Williamson
Mr. Ray
Feb 12 Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

State of New York Tioga County } ss
I Alanson Munger Surrogate of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, That at a Surrogate Court held before me at my office in the village of Owego, on the 26 th day of Feb y 1845 satisfactory evidence was adduced that Marcus Williamson, a Revolutionary Pensioner, died on the 29 th day of December 1842, leaving a widow Mary Williamson - And that Mary Williamson who has applied for a pension as his widow under the law of 1838 and also under the law of 1843, upon the affidavits of Thomas Owen, Thomas J. Ferguson and others, was the same identical Mary Williamson wife and is now his widow -
Given under my hand and Seal of office this 26 th day of February 1845
Alanson Munger Surrogate

Cairo Feby 26 th 1845
Dear
If the papers in the Williamson case are not in the hands of the pension department you will please hand this certificate to Mr Alexander Ray who has the other papers & will submit them together
Yours Oblg To J. L. Edwards Esq " " " Solomon Giles
see 543. 2

April 19, 1896,
Recd
May Williamson
J L Edwards Esq
Result —
Report to the
Hon. Stephen Strong House of Rep

J L Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
Quincy March 19 th 1846-
In the recd of yours of the 24 th Dec 1845. in reply to mine of the 8 th then inst. informing me that Mary Williamson's Pension would be increased from $31.91 per annum to $36.94. on the surrender of the Certificate which she then held for the former amount. I wrote to you under date of 9 th Jany 1846. enclosing the Certificate she then held. & requesting a new one to be forwarded according to the terms of your letter - Although more than two months have elapsed. I have heard nothing from it, & the time having passed for the semi-annual payment. she is anxious to know what is the cause of delay. & to be enabled to draw her money - Has it not been inadvertently overlooked? - Will you please give it attention & oblige Yours &c
Solomon Giles

Payment to be made at
Albany
by
J. W. Olcott,
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 91
H. C. Stewart
Clerk.

war Department.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of March 3, 1843, + 17 June, 1844 } Mary Williamson, widow of Marcy Williamson, who was a private, and died on the — 29 th — day of December, 1842 — is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Thirty one dollars and ninety one — cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th March, 1843, and terminating on the 4 th of March, 1848, unless the Pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 22 d — day of October one thousand eight hundred and fortyfive.
W. L. Marcy.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Mary Williamson dec Oct 2 nd Feb 48 Ind to p 41:10, dec 9 Johnn payb at p 36:94 for annu. comg 11 March 1848 & end 9 7 June 1850. Payable to Isaac Williamson. Adm rs , for the benefit of the surviving children.
Henry
H. Munger, Owego N.Y.

2500 60 150,000.00 3,000,000.00
2000 6 120,000.00 2,400,000.00
4/3/66 53.33 100 13.33 300 150 216.66

Orange Tioga County N.Y. February 7. 1852
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed I send declaration
for increase of Pensions.
The Administratrix of Mary Williamson deceased, claims the amount of Pension which she was entitled to draw over the amount which she actually drew per annum. Her husband drew $41.10 whereas she only $26.94—
Yours Respectfully A. Mearns

Brief in the case of Mary Williamson, dec d Scoga County and State of New York act 2 Feb 1848
Claim, ( "original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Increase under the Joint Resolution of July 1, 1848
Name and residence of Agent
J. Manger Owego N.Y.
J. Cole Examining Clerk.

Dec 13 45
10
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com d of Pension Washington D.C.
Mary Williamson Nov 14 43
7369.

To J. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions
Aug 2 Dec 8 th 1845
Dear Sir
On the 26 th day of Sept 1845 I transmitted to you addition off in the case of Mary Williamson together with the Comptroller Certificate of her husband's term of service & in due time I received for her a Certificate for $31.32 per annum from the 4 th of March 1843 — My object in writing to you at this time is to see if you did not make a mistake in granting the Certificate and if so to have it corrected — I thought the Compt. Certificate showed a trifle over a years service, & am confirmed in that opinion by the fact that her husband in his life time drew a little more than half pay being $42. & some cents — Should you on referring to the Certificate find such to be the fact will you not grant an additional Certificate for the balance & forward the same — However that may be, there is a certificate due her from the time of her husband's death in Dec 1842 to the 4 th of March 1843 & though the sum is small it will be worth having to a woman in her circumstances. besides it is both just & equitable & I wish you would send the Certificate for it together with the one for an additional sum for the whole time should you find it due — Yours & Solomon Giles
P.S. You will find her authority to send her Certif- icates to me in her papers on file — S. G.