Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3634, Benjamin Waters, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
mass.
Waters, Benjamin Berulah
W 3634.
CONTENTS

1 March
(Attica) 20.856
New York
Benjamin Waters
of Ohio, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Pardon of the Regt., commanded by Col. Brown in the New York line for 7 Months & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 25 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct. 1831 and by the J. C. Baker Whitestone
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 62.50 Pensant. allowance ending 4th of Sept. 12.50 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Steele Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4, Page 7.

1113 New York Albany Paulah Waters widow of Benjamin Waters who served in the Revolutionary NY war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of March 1834 and sent to
W. G. Lawrence Ellishburgh N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 98 Vol. W
32

No 18255.
Benjamin Waters Oneida County New York
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Admire Pmote 7 1/2 months
50 1250 6250
L. H. Bahu post Master, Whitesboro New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
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 Benjamin Waters Oneida County 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.     Enl. Jan'y 1776 - 5 - private Capt Parsons Genl Arnold Major Cady Marched to Albany, to Crown Point 88 years Richmond Traditional evidence Witnesses entitled credible   Vol. Sept. 1777 - - 14 private Genl Popkin & Col Rawling Bemington Montreal & Quebec Ohio & Schuylkill no discharging certificate altho a discharging is referred to - papers correctly attached   Draft. Decr 1777 about 1 - private Capt Rothbar Col Brown Marched to Albany, to Fort Edward Fort George. Notes of service of General the service   Vol - about 1 - private Col Goodrich  
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 the 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 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 _____; 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 , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Ebenezer Mc Kee family record
Ebenezer Mc Kee was born in East Hartford State of Connecticut June 27 th 1767
His wife Flora Hollister was born in the same town March 11 th 1779
They were married in Frankfort, Co of Herkimer State of New York February 1 st 1799
Births
Their children: ages
Hiram was born in Utica N.Y. May 28 th 1806
Flora Ann was born in Frankfort N.Y. York January 25 th 1808
David was born in Whitestown, New York September 22 nd 1813
Deaths
Ebenezer Mc Kee Died August 17 th 1851
I Flora Mc Kee now residing in the Town of Hounsfield Jefferson County in the State of New York do hereby certify that I am the widow of Ebenezer Mc Kee above mentioned and that the above record is a correct copy of our family record as kept by my deceased husband (Ebenezer Mc Kee) & I further certify that I know said record to be correct & true & I further certify that Beulah Waters (whose declaration for a Pension on account of her hus- band's military service in the Revolutionary war has already been forwarded to Washington) is a sister of mine and was married in the Spring of 1797 nearly two years previous to my marriage
Flora Mc Kee

Subscribed & sworn to this 30 th day of December 1853 & I certify that the subscriber is a person of truth & veracity & that I have no interest in the Pension claimed by Mrs Beulah Waters
Franklin Wait Just of the him

STATE OF NEW YORK, JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss
I, JOHN L. MARSH, Clerk of the County of Jefferson, do hereby certify that Franklin Waite Esq., whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof of acknowledgment, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof, or acknowledgment is genuine; and further, that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 4 th day of January 1854.
John L. Marsh Clerk.

Joseph Mc Kee Family record
Joseph Mc Kee & Irene Marsh were married Feb 26 1784 Their Births He Sept 20 th 1758 She March 20 th 1765 Their children ages Horace was born Dec 4 th 1784 Laura was born May 8 th 1787 Polly was born May 5 th 1789 Betsey was born Nov 1 st 1792 Almira was born April 25 th 1797 Nancy was born April 8 th 1799 Harriet Irene was born April 18 th 1803
State of New York Jefferson County ss I Laura Otis of Ellisburgt in the county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that the above record is a correct & true copy of my father Joseph Mc Kee family record as kept by himself & that I believe said record to be correct & true I further certify that I am the identical person who made an affidavit or was sworn in relation to the marriage of Beulah Waters who has applied for a pension on account of her husband's military service in the revolutionary war I further certify that in that affidavit I stated that Beulah Waters was married in the spring of 1797 & said that I knew that it was in the spring of 1797 because my sister (Almira) was born the same spring I further certify that Almira whose name is in the above record is the sister referred to in the aforesaid affidavit as having been born the same spring that Mrs Waters was married I further certify that I have no record of the other particulars that enabled me in my affidavit to fix the date of Mrs Waters marriage in the spring of 1797 Laura Otis

was married in the spring of 1877 & said that I knew that it was in the spring of 1877 because my sister (Almira) was born the same spring. I further certify that Almira whose name is in the above record is the sister referred to in the aforesaid affidavit as having been born the same spring that Mrs. Waters was married. I further certify that I have no record of the other particulars that enabled me in my affidavit to fix the date of Mrs. Waters marriage in the spring of 1877.
Laura Otis
Subscribed & sworn to this 30 th day of December 1853 & I certify that the subscriber is a person of truth & veracity & that I have no interest in the pension claimed by Mrs. Beulah Waters Franklin Waters Justice of the Peace

State of Newyork County of Jeffersonsdp Beulah Waters of Ellsbury in the county & State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law Says that She is the willow of Benjamin Waters Deed who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war That in addition to the claim to the Declaration already forwarded to the Pension Department for a Pension on account of her said husband's service in said war She wishes to correct a mistake made in her first Declaration She says that she was married to the said Benjamin Waters in the month of March 1797 1797 & she thinks the 22 nd day She further States that she knows she was married in 1797 from the circumstance that she moved from the state of Connecticut into Herkimer County in the Town of Frankfort in the state of Newyork the year before she was married That about the time she left Connect- -icut to come into the state of Newyork She received a letter of recommendation from the church to which she there belonged & brought it with her into the state of Newyork & that said letter was dated 1796 that she has seen said letter not long since but that it is now together with many other papers lost away looking moving from place to place

She further says that a mistake was made in her first Declaration in relation to the time of her Marriage by her agent That she knew then that she was married in 1797 & supposed the declaration read so until her agent received a letter from the Pension department dated Oct 13 th 1853 stating that the first declaration fixed the date of said marriage in 1798 She further states that she wishes it distinctly understood that she was married to the said Benjamin Waters (deceased), in the month of March 1797 & that her former declarations with the exception above mentioned were correct & true
witnesses present
Beulah her X Waters Mark
Pluma Hollister } Sworn to & subscribed before me this 31 st day of October 1853
Vera et Hollister } I hereby certify that I am not interested in the above claim
Franklin Write Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Jefferson
Charles Hollister of Ellisburg in the County and state aforesaid being duly sworn according to law says that he is a brother of Beulah Waters who has signed the foregoing affidavit and was present at the time of her marriage That she the said Beulah Waters was married to Benjamin Waters (deceased), in the month of March 1797, by one Joseph McKee a Justice of the peace. That she was married at Frankfort Herkimer Co. N.Y. She further

states that he knows she was married in March 1797 from the fact that his father & family moved from East Hartford in the State of Connecticut into Frankfort Herkimer County in the State of New York in the fall of 1796 & that she was married in the month of March following and he thinks the 22 nd day He further states that he was acquainted with the said Benjamin Waters from the time of his marriage until his death which occurred at Westmoreland Oneida County N.Y. on the 22 nd day of April 1839 That they the said Benjamin Waters & the aforesaid Beulah Waters lived together husband & wife until his death & that she has since has remained a widow ever since He further states that when he made his first affidavit in relation to the above matter and fixed the time of her marriage in March 1798 he was mistaken That when he read the communication from the Pension Department you, enquiringly what circumstance he was enabled to fix the time of her marriage he thought the matter over and found that he was mistaken in the year that it was in March
1797 that she was married & not in 1798
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 31 st day of October 1853 1853 V certifies that the subscriber is a man of trust & veracity
Charles Hollister Notary Public
State of New York County of Jefferson Laura Otis of Ellisburg in the county & State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law says that she is acquainted with Beulah Waters who has signed the affidavit on this sheet and

was acquainted with her at the time of her marriage to Benjamin Waters (deceased). She further says that she the said Beulah Waters was married at her father's house and by him That her father's name was Joseph M c Kee and that she was present at the time of her marriage and that said marriage took place at Frankfort Herkimer County N.Y. in the month of March 1797. She knows she was married in 1797 from the fact that she moved into the state of N.Y. in the fall of 1796 & was married the following spring Also from the fact that her sister was born the next month after the marriage referred to and that she is now 56 years of age was fifty six the 25 th day of April last. She further says that if when first affidavit she stated that the marriage referred to took place in 1798 she was mistaken. That on reflection and upon thinking the matter over she knows that the marriage took place as aforesaid in 1797 & not in 1798.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 31 st day of October 1853 & I certify that the subscriber is a person of truth & veracity. Laura G. Lee
Franklin Watrous Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Jefferson
Flora M c Kee of Ellisburg in the county & state aforesaid being duly sworn according to law says that she is acquainted with Beulah Waters who has signed the declaration on this sheet that she is a sister of hers and recollects the time when she the said Beulah Waters was married to Benjamin Waters deceased that they were married at Frankfort Herkimer County N.Y. in the month of March 1797. She further says that she knows that the marriage took place in March 1797 from the circumstance that she herself was married two years afterwards lacking about one month and that she was married in February 1799. She also further states that Mrs. Waters marriage took place the next spring after her father moved from the state of Connecticut into the state of New York & that he moved into the state of New York in the fall of 1796. She further states that she thinks the marriage of Mrs. Waters took place on the 22 nd day of March 1797 but she is not positive in relation to the day.
witnesses present: Pluma Hollister Philo M c Kee
Flora M c Kee Mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 31 st
(day of October 1853) I certify that the subscriber is a person of truth & veracity.
Franklin Watrous Justice of the peace

State of New York, JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
{ ss. W. E. Massay Deputy
I, JOHN L. MARSH, Clerk of the County of Jefferson do hereby certify that Franklin Waite Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits were taken, was at the time of taking such affidavits a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Justice, and verily believe his signatures thereto are genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 5 th day of November 185 3
W. E. Massay Dep. Clerk.
the same for use in matter

State of New York Jefferson County
On this 18 th day of March A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the county & state aforesaid Beulah Waters aged Eighty four years a resident of Ellisburg Jefferson County in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Benj'amin Waters deceased who was a private in the revolutionary Army and to whom and for whose benefit the accom- panying certificate for was issued from the war Department. She further states that she was married to the said Benjamin Waters in Frankfort Herkimer County N.Y. on the 22 nd day of March (1798) Seventeen Hundred & Ninety eight by one Joseph M c Kee a justice of the Peace and that her name before said marriage was Beulah Collister That her said Husband died at Westmore- land Oneida County New York on the 29 th day of April A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred & thirty nine (1839) and that she still remains his widow She further states that there is no public or pri- vate record of her marriage or of her Husband's death. She further states that she has never received any thing from government for her said husband's service in the revolutionary Army since his death and thinks that he did not receive any thing after — — — — —
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining what is or may be her due under the "Act or Acts" which have been passed in relation to service in the revolutionary Army — over

And I the said Beulah Waters do hereby constitute and appoint William G Saunders of Ellisburg Jefferson County New York my true & lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the department of the Interior of the United States the Pension or Certificate or whatever I am or may be entitled to for my Husband's military service in the revolutionary war
Witness my hand and Seal witness present: Charles Hollister Phoebe Hollister Beulah her mark Waters
Sworn to Subscribed and acknowledged before me the day & year first above written and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with and believe the said Beulah Waters to be the widow of the Identical Benjamin Waters who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army and that she is of the age stated Franklin Water deputy of the same
The Commissioner of Pensions will please forward whatever I am found entitled to to William G Saunders of Ellisburg Jefferson County New York who as my Agent will receive the same for me
Dated Ellisburg March 18 th 1853
Beulah her mark Waters

State of New York } Jefferson County } ss
Charles Hollister of Ellisburg Jefferson County New York being duly sworn according to law says that he is acquainted with Beulah Waters who has signed the accompanying Declaration and was acquainted with her at the time of her marriage to Benjamin Waters deceased and was present at the marriage That he has read the declaration of the said Beulah Waters in relation to her marriage & husband's death and that said declaration is correct & true that he has been acquainted with her ever since her husband's death and that she has not married but has remained the widow of the said Benjamin Waters Subscribed & sworn to this 18 th day of March } Charles Hollister A.D. 1853 and I hereby certify that the subscriber is a person known to me to be a man of truth & veracity      Franklin Write } Just of the peace
State of New York } Jefferson County } ss
Laura Otis of Ellisburg Jefferson County in the state of New York being duly sworn according to law says that she is acquainted with Beulah Waters who has signed the Declaration accompa- nying this affidavit - and was present at her marriage to Benjamin Waters deceased. that she has read the declaration of of Beulah Waters in relation to her marriage & husband's death and that said declaration is correct & true That she has been acquainted with her ever since her husband's death and that she has never married but has remained the widow of the said Benjamin Waters Subscribed & sworn to this 18 th day of March } Laura Otis A.D. 1853 & I certify that I am acquainted with } the subscriber and to the above affidavit and } that she is a woman of truth & veracity } Franklin Write } Just of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, JOHN L. MARSH, Clerk of the County of Jefferson, do hereby certify that Franklin Wait Esq., whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof, or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for the said County, duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof, or acknowledgement is genuine; and further, that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 23 d day of March 185 3 ,
John S. Marsh Clerk.

Benjamin Waters
Inset to "H. Baker" "Post Master" "Milstown" "N.Y."

State of New York } County of Oneida } p
I George Brown Clerk of said County do Certify that Uriah Stevens before whom the above affida- -vits of Benjamin Watters Charles Gibson & Jonathan Holley purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County at the date of the above affida- -vits respectively. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the name "Uriah Stevens" signed to the above affidavits respectively to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office at the City of Utica, this 3 rd day of July 1885 Geo Brown Clerk

State of New York } ss I Charles Gibson a clergyman residing County of Oneida } in the Town of Whitesboro County aforesaid State of New York do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Waters who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing annexed declaration, that I believe him to be about eighty eight years of age, that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that I concur in that opinion & that he is a man of truth - dated June 8 1833  Sworn & subscribed before me this 8 th day of June 1833 & I certify that the said Charles Gibson is well known to me & known to me to be a methodist clergyman & resides within ten miles of me & has done so for several years as a man of truth & upon whose statement entire reliance can be placed.  Charles Gibson  Ulrich Stevens Justice of the Peace
State of New York } ss Jonathan Holley of the Town County of Oneida } of Whitesboro County & State aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is of the age of eighty four years & resides in Whitesboro aforesaid that he has resided there for about thirty six years past except for about four years past he has resided in Tazewell County of Scotland until within about five weeks past when he removed back to Whitesboro aforesaid that this deponent well knows Benjamin Waters of Whitesboro the applicant for a pension named in the foregoing papers, that this deponent during the revolutionary war resided in the Town of Richmond State of Massachusetts & where the said Benjamin Waters then resided that this deponent well recollects that the said Benjamin was in the service several times that he remembers well when Capt. Jacob Parsons Company went to Montreal & Quebec in the winter of 1776, that this deponent was well acquainted with Capt. Parsons & with Abel Munson, that this deponent can not recollect with certainty that Mr. Waters was gone at that time but he believes he was in Capt. Parsons Company, that this deponent was with the said Benjamin at the time he was in Capt. Rathbones Company & that they marched to the place he states & this deponent knows that the said Benjamin was in the service at that time & he thinks he was there at least a month, that this deponent knows said Benjamin was out on other occasions & he has no doubt in the manner he has stated that the said Benjamin now resides within about two miles of the said deponent.  Subscribed & sworn before me this 2 nd July 1833 & I certify the said Jonathan is a man of truth & in whose statement full reliance can be placed.  Jonathan Holley  Ulrich Stevens Justice of the Peace
Benjamin Waters Statement

State of New York } Clerks Office Oneida County }
I George Brown - Clerk of said County do here
by certify that Bela Allen before whom the fore going affidavit purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in said County & duly authorised by law to take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe the signature of Bela Allen subscribed to the
same to be his proper hand writing Witness my hand & seal of office at the City of Utica this 29 th day of October 1832. Geo Brown Clerk
State of New York } Personally appeared before me the undersigned County of Oneida } a Justice of the Peace of the County of Oneida residing in the Town of Whitesboro, Benjamin Waters of Whitesboro aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not 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 seven months & an half - I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension
Benjamin Waters
Subscribed & sworn this 8 th day of June } 1832 before me & I certify that the said } Benjamin Waters is well known to me } & is a man of truth & his statement } full reliance can be placed
Uriah Stevens Justice of the Peace

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of New York } On this eleventh - day of Septem- Oneida County - ber 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Oneida aforesaid now sitting Benjamin Waters a resident of the Town of Whitestown in the County of Oneida and State of New York aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated,
That he was born at Colchester in the State of Connecticut on the 28 th day of February 1744, That he has no record of his age
That at all times when he entered the ser- -vice as herein after mentioned he lived in the Town of Richmond in the State of Mas- -sachusetts, & continued to reside there until after the revolutionary war when he removed about forty years since to the Town of New- -neland then Whitestown, & removed from there to the present Town of Whitestown about thirty years since where he still resides
That in the year 1776 in the war part of the month of January he enlisted at Rich- -mond State of Massachusetts for five months in Captain Jacob Parsons Company

in which John Bean was the Lieutenant & Ebenezer Cook was the ensign & Abel Mun- =son was the orderly serjeant in Major Gadys Detachment, he does not remember the name of the Colonel or other officers of said regiment, that they marched to Alba- ny & staid there a few days & then marched to Crown Point & to a place near Mon- Tive- in the State of Vermont, that went down the lake to St Johns & marched from there to Montreal & Quebec. Gen. Arnold then com- manded at Quebec, that they arrived within about two miles of Quebec where the American Army lay on the 3 rd March, that he remain- ed there under Gen. Arnold & was there at the river when they were attacked by the British, that he was with them when they retreated & continued in the service until the latter part of the month of June when he was honorably discharged at Whitehall in the State of New York having served at this time about five months & according to his best recollection, when he returned to Richmond aforesaid, that he well recollects that the small- pox raged among the troops & that he was inoculated while stationed near Quebec. That 4 or 5 of the Company to which he belonged died with it at that place, that their march from Albany down to Montreal & Quebec was in very cold & severe weather & that he together with the other troops suf- fered greatly with it & underwent a great deal by the cold & storms, that but for their return died near Shell

That in the summer of 1777, he thinks in the month of August, he volunteered at Richmond aforesaid under Gen. Rofiter & Colonel Rawley, that he can not with certainty remember the other officers, that he was in the Battle of Bennington under Gen. Stark & remained in the service at that time about a fortnight
That in the latter part of the summer or fore part of the fall, but the year he can not state with certainty he was drafted at Richmond aforesaid & was attached to Captain Amos Rattlesnake Company - & that they marched from there to Albany - & from there to Bennington Fort Edward in the State of New York & went to Fort George & was under the command of Colonel Brown & Colonel Rawley, that the precise time he was there he can not tell but he remembers that Frost Grapes were ripe from the circumstance that they saw a great many of them on their march, that according to his best recollection he was in the service at this time about one month.
That some time after but what year he can not state with precise certainty in the latter part of the summer or fore part of the fall he volunteered under Colonel Goodrich & Colonel Gullbridge & then they marched to Pittsfield & from there to Williamstown & from there to Tollerett & from there to Castleton & was there discharged having been in the service at that time about one month & returned to Richmond aforesaid

That the whole time he was in the service besides occasional alarms that he was called out in amounts in the whole to about seven months & a half.
That he does not remember any other regular officers in particular a continental or militia regiments with which he served other than as he has above stated,
That he has no documentary evidence of his services that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except it may be that a Mrs Olive Bevery of White Plains & a Mrs Wood may know something about it but he has not conversed with them about it since he has purposed to make his application for a pension.
That the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood & who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution are as follows viz Revd Charles Gibson Methodist Clergyman, Simeon Rogers Farmer, John Coleman Farmer, Lewis Beriy Inn Keeper, Doctor Eliza Morley Merchant, Buckley Woodruff Farmer, Schaboth C Baker Pol Master
He hereby relinquishes every claim which accrues to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed } Benjamin Warfield the day & year aforesaid } Joseph B Read Dp clk

We Schabod C Baker of the town of  For instance residing in the town of Whitesboro' County of Oneida State of New York & Buckley Woodruff - residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Waters who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about eighty eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion & that he is a man of truth. Sworn & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid } J. C. Baker - Joseph B. Pease Dep. clk Buckley Woodruff
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 & the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Schabod C Baker - who has signed the preceding Certificate, is an attorney resident in the town of Whitesboro' County aforesaid and that Buckley Woodruff - who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same place & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit. By the Court C. Hayden first judge
I George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Oneida State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Waters for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this eleventh day of September A.D. 1832 Geo. Brown Clerk

State of New York Oneida County
Eliza Sewey of Whitesboro County & State aforesaid being duly sworn says that she is of the age of seventy six years & resides in the Town of Whitesboro aforesaid & has resided there up- wards of fifty years, that she has heard the foregoing declaration of Benjamin Waters read & knows the contents thereof, that she has been acquainted with him upwards of fifty years that she first became acquainted with him during the revolutionary war & while he & this deponent both resided in Richmond in the state of Massachusetts that they lived near together, & that she has lived within about two miles of him ever since removed to Northumberland & Whitesboro, that the said Benjamin was always called a man of truth & veracity, that this deponent well recollects that the said Benjamin entered the service in the year 1776 as stated by him, that he went away in the month of January, that this deponent then resided within about one hundred rods of him when he went away, that she knew Captain Parsons Lieutenant John Sears & Ensign Cook & that said Benjamin was said to have gone in their company, that she remembers that there were several others from the neighborhood who went at the same time one of which was Luther Fuller who died with the small pox in the service, that it was said when they went away & so understood & believed in the neighborhood that they had gone to Quebec to join Gen. Arnold's army, that she remembers when said Waters & said company returned & accord- ing to her best recollection it was in the fall of the summer & although she cannot be entirely certain as to the time yet she has no doubt from her recollec- tion as to the time but what he was in the service at the time, five months, That she remembers that the said Benjamin together with the husband of this de- ponent were both in Bennington Battle under Gen Stark, that she should think they were gone towards a fortnight but she can not be certain as to time
That she recollects that said Benjamin was drafted & went into Captain Rathbone's Company & was gone to the north in the service how long they were gone she cannot tell, she was well acquainted with Captain Rathbone
That she also remembers that said Benjamin together with the husband of this deponent who is now deceased went in to the service under Colonel Gullbridge & went to Pittsfield & Castleton & Pickett as was then said & believed the exact time she can not tell, that they were frequent- ly called out on alarms & gone several days at a time That from her knowledge of it she has no doubt but that the said Benjamin was in the service as much as seven or 8 months
Benjamin Waters Pension Paper
Subscribed & sworn before me this 26 day of October 1832 & I certify that the said Eliza Sewey is a neighbor to me & with whom I am well acquainted & that she is a person of truth upon whom testimony always can be placed
Eliza X Sewey mark
In presence of Bela Allen Justice of Peace S. H. Baker

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. ADY
April 23, 1929.
Mrs. Henry James Carr, 919 Vine Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3634, it appears that Benjamin Waters was born February 28, 1744 in Colchester, Connecticut.
While residing in Richmond, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows:
From January 1776, five months in Captain Jacob Parsons' Company, under Major Cady, and was in the Expedition to Canada; in August 1777, two weeks under Colonel Rowley, and was in the battle of Bennington; one month in Captain Amos Rathburn's Company, under Colonels Brown and Rowley, no dates given; and one month under Colonel Goodrich, no dates stated. He was also out on short alarms, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was living in Whites-town, Oneida County, New York.

He died April 22 or 29, 1839 in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York.
The soldier married March 22, 1797 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, Beulah Hollister.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 18, 1853, at which time she was residing in Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, New York, aged eighty-four years.
There are no data as to children.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Polycarpus Smith.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

***** From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim any 3634, it appears that Benjamin Waters was born February 28, 1744 at Colchester, Connecticut.
While residing at Richmond, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows-
3-
From January 1776, five months in Captain Jacob Parsons' Company, under Major Cady, and was in the Expe- dition to Canada; in August 1777, two weeks under Colonel Rowley, and was in the battle of Bennington; one month in Captain Amos Rathburn's Company, under Colonels Brown and Rowley, no dates given; and one month under Colonel Good- rich, no dates stated. He was also out on short alarms, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was living at Whites- town, Oneida County, New York. He died April 22 or 29, 1839 at Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York.
The soldier married March 22, 1797 in Frankfort, Her- kimer County, New York, Beulah Hollister.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 18, 1853, at which time she was residing in Ellis- burgh, Jefferson County, New York, aged eighty-four years.
There are no data as to children.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
1 enclosure -

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3634
Benlah Waters Widow Benjamin Waters Civ. War.
Act: July 29, 1848,
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 305.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1928-June 26-Hist. Soc. E. Hart. Penn for mrs. Wm. H. Lewis arr. 1928 Nov. 24 Photos to Mrs. William H. Lewis. 1929 Apr. 23. Mrs. Henry James Carr furn. hist. info.

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Have you any record of Polycarpus Smith or Benjamin Waters ?
With appreciation of any aid you may be able to give me,
Very truly yours,
D. Edith Wallbridge Barr
Mrs. Henry James Barr 919 Vine Street, Scranton, Penn.
27 Sept. 1928

Polycarpus Smith b. Conn. 1735 d after 1790
member of D.A.R. gives record
"Was Lt. in Albany Co. N.Y. Militia 17th Regt."
Another D.A.R. member Polycarp Smith 1737-1807, served in the Berkshire Co. Regt. during the Revolution. d. at Whitesboro, N.Y.
Polycarpus Smith probably died too early to have been a pensioner
Benjamin Watres , Waters, or Watrous. b. Colchester, Conn. 1744. Served in the Revolution from Richmond, near Lenox, Mass.
d. Westmoreland, Oneida Co., N.Y. 1839
widow is said to have received a pension.
Does her application give names of any children or residence?

SEVENTIETH CONGRESS
E. HART FENN, CONN., CHAIRMAN CLARENCE J. MCLEOD, MICH. JOHN E. RANKIN, MISS. HAYS B. WHITE, KANS. ARTHUR H. GREENWOOD, IND. LLOYD THURSTON, IOWA RALPH F. LOZIER, MO. FREDERICK W. MAGRADY, PA. MEYER JACOBSTEIN, N. Y. HENRY L. BOWLES, MASS. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD, GA. FLORENCE P. KAHN, CALIF. HENRY D. MOORMAN, KY. ALBERT JOHNSON, WASH. JAMES M. FITZPATRICK, N. Y. DANIEL A. REED, N. Y. RENE L. DE ROUEN, LA. HUBERT H. PEAVEY, WIS. ROBERT H. CLANCY, MICH. J. HOWARD SWICK, PA. C. G. SELVIG, MINN.
J. ROBERT CONROY, CLERK
COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
183 Ann St., Hartford, Conn., July 23, 1928.
Hon. Winfield Scott, Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Mr. Scott:-
I enclose herewith letter from Mrs. William H. Lewin of 36 Everett St., New Britain, Connecticut, asking for the pension records of John Sims and John Wardall, both Revolutionary War soldiers; also any date in regard to one Benjamin Waters, or Benj. Watres, or Worters, or Warters, or Waterous, who served in the Revolution from Massachusetts or the State of New York.
If it is possible to give Mrs. Lewin any information in regard to the above named soldiers will you kindly do so, and if you will send the letter to me I will be glad to forward it to her.
Thanking you for your trouble, and with kindest regards, I remain,
EHF/G. Enc. 1.
Very truly yours,
E. Hart Fenn

The applicant has stated his term of service with precision has procured the certificate of a Clergyman & has procured another witness as to his services viz Jonathan Holley
Services claimed as follows in 1776 5 Months do 1777 15 Days do 1 Month afterwards time not recollected 1 7 1/2 Months
Oliver Dewey proves the 5 Months Jonathan Holley recollects the company went & knew the Officers & believes Water was there
Oliver Dewey, the fortnight's service at time of the Saratoga Battle
He also remembers when he was drafted in Capt. Hatches Company Jonathan Holley proves this positively as he was with him
Oliver Dewey proves his last service when he went to Pittsfield
Over

No 1235. March 1
Reulah Waters, widow of Benjamin
NY 20 April 39
W.G. Saunders June 27 1853
Same Oct 13/53
W.G. Saunders 16 th Nov. 1853.
W.G. Saunders 13 th Jan. 1854.
Same Feb 7 1854
Act July 29 1853 1858

Laura Olin Flora Dickson Chas. Holliston

Ellisburg New York Oct 15 th 1853
Hon. S. P. Waldo
De Sir
I sent you the declaration of Mrs Beulah Waters widow of Benjamin Waters decd for a Pension on account of her husband's Military service in the revolutionary war. You replied that her claim came under Act of 1848 & required that witnesses of her marriage should state by what circumstance they were enabled to fix the exact date of her marriage. I immediately had their affidavits taken again with the Clerk's certificate and sent you but have had no reply.
Will you please attend to the above case as soon as practicable and oblige If testimony has not reached you please let me know without delay William G Saunders agent
Oct 18

Benjamin Watus, Act 1837, $25 per annum, Paid to 4 March 1839. No death.
F. Bent Auditor
$25
4m 39
Aud

Pension Office March 1 1834
Sir
Benjamin Waters, New York Roll, ad June 7 1832, at $25 per annum, Please state to what time paid,
Very Respectfully J. Cole
For loss of Pension,
F Dant Third Auditor
Triplet
Quitt

Brief in the case of Beulah Waters widow of Benjamin Jefferson County and State of New York act July 25 1824
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 1832 at $25. per annum. (See his papers) Proof of marriage, Laura Otis Hera McKee , Charles Holliston , and others for identity & marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
My Saunders Esq Ellis Court N.Y.
Thornton T. Knight Examining Clerk.

Pension Office, June 27 th 1853.
Sir:
The application of Beulah Waters, widow of Benjamin, of New York, has been examined and filed under the Act of July 29 th 1848.
The date of her marriage has not been proved. If there is no public or private record of her marriage, (which fact must be satisfactorily shown,) the testimony of witnesses will be received; but they must show how they are enabled to fix the date of that event.
I am respectfully, Your Obt. Servt., J. P. Moulds Commissioner.
W m G. Saunders Esqr., Ellisburgh, Jefferson Co., N. Y.

Ellisburgh Jefferson Co N.Y January 6 th 1854
Hon. S. P. Waldo
Sir
I herewith send you the additional proof required in case of the claim of Mrs Beulah Waters, Widow of Benjamin Waters, died for a Pension on acct of her husband's military service in the revolutionary war.
In your last you wished record proof of some of the circumstances which enabled witnesses to fix on the exact time of her marriage.
I have succeeded in obtaining record proof of two circumstances which you will find in the accompanying affidavits.
Will you please attend to the claim above mentioned as soon as practicable & oblige
Yours Respectfully
William Saunders agent
W.S.

Ellishurghs New York Augst 20 th 1813
Hon L. P. Waldo
Sir
Herewith I send you the testimony required in case of Mrs Beulah Waters widow of Benjamin Waters deceased who some time since applied for a Pension on account of her husband's military service in the revolutionary war.
Will you please attend to her case as soon as practicable & oblige
Yours Respectfully
Wm. G. Saurers
Augst

Ellinborough Jefferson Co N.Y. Jan'y 29 th 1861
Dear S r P. Walter
So Sir
I received your letter a few days since in reply to one from me in relation to the claim of Beulah Walter for widow of Benjamin Walter deceased for a Pension on acct of her husband's military service in the revolutionary war. I my last I sent you the family records of Eliazar Mc Kee & Joseph Mc Kee in copy. You replied that you must have the original records. I have attempted to obtain them but the owners not being interested in the pension claim refuse to let me have the original records. The records of Eliazar Mc Kee I found in a large Bible owned by his widow & she will not consent to part with it. The record of Joseph Mc Kee I found in an account book with other records on the same sheet & the friends will not consent to part with the same. Will you please inform  inform me what can be done under the circumstances. Mrs. Walter is not very much excited in relation to her pension if it can be forwarded soon you will very much oblige
Respectfully Yours, William Saunders Ag t

Ellisburgh Jefferson Co N.Y. July 18 1814 Hon S P Waldo Esq
I herewith send you the records referred to in relation to the claim of Beulah Waters (widow of Benjamin Waters deceased ) for a Pension on account of her husband's military service in the revolutionary war.
The persons to whom the records belong would not consent to let them go until I assured them that you would send them back & I would return them safe. Will you please attend to the case of Mrs Waters as soon as practicable & oblige
Respectfully Yours
William G Saunders
(Commissioner of Pensions)
Record returned March 1854, to W G Saunders Ellisburgh Jefferson Co N.Y.
AWT-

Ellisburgh New York Sept 22 nd 1853
Hon L. P. Waldo
Esq
I sent you additional testimony in relation to the marriage &c of Beulah Waters Widow of Benjamin Waters deceased who was a soldier in the revolutionary Army and entitled to a pension.
Some time since I sent you the declaration of the widow of the said Benjamin Waters for a pension. You require additional testimony in relation to her marriage. This therefore is to enquire whether you have received the additional testimony. If not please inform as soon as practicable & oblige
Yours Respectfully
Wm. G. Shumway Agent
Agent

Jefferson Co NY Ellisburg, March 26 th 1813 Hon James E Heath Dr Sir
I herewith send you the declaration of Beulah Waters in relation to the service of Benjamin Waters in the revolutionary Army. Will you please attend to the same and forward me whatever you find her entitled to of money or land as soon as practicable & oblige
Yours Respectfully William G Saunders
Print-

Ellisburg N.Y. Nov 6 th 1853
Hon S P Waldo
Dr Sir
Herewith
send you the testimony required in case of the application for a Pension by Beulah Waters Widow of Benjamin Waters Died Soldier in R.R. Will you please attend to the same as soon as practicable & oblige
Yours Respectfully William G Saunders
Agent
Recd

Beulah Waters, widow of Benjamin Jefferson Co., NY
adm. 29 July 1848
Tms 415-80 pri $25-
per annum from 4 March 1848
att to M c G. Saunders Esq Elizburgh NY

State of New York 3/3 County of Jefferson 3/3
Charles Hollister of Ellisburg in the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law says he is acquainted with Mrs Beulah Waters widow of Benjamin Waters deceased who was a private in the revolutionary army and that he was ac- quainted with her at the time of her marriage to the said Benjamin Waters deceased and was present at said marriage. That she the said Beulah Waters was married to the said Benjamin Waters deceased at Frankfort Herkshire Co New York on the day of March 1797 by one Joseph M c Ree a Justice of the Peace. That her name before said marriage was Beulah Hollister. That her said husband died in Westmoreland Oneida County N.Y. on the 22 nd day of April 1839 and that she still remains his widow. He further says that he is positive in relation to the time of her marriage from the fact that her father moved from the State of Connecticut in the fall of 1796 to Frankfort Herkshire Co N.Y. and that she was married the next season. I subscribed & sworn to this 20 th day of July 1853 Charles Hollister
1853 & I certify that the subscriber is a man of truth & veracity Joseph M c Ree Justice of the Peace

State of New York } County of Jefferson } p
Laura Otis of Ellenburg Jefferson County New York being duly sworn according to law says that she is acquainted with Mrs Beulah Waters widow of Benjamin Waters deceased who was a private in the revolutionary Army and was acquainted with her and present at the time of her marriage to Benjamin Waters deceased
That she the said Beulah Waters was married to the said Benjamin Waters at Frankfort Herkimer Co New York on the day of March 1797 by one Joseph McRae (her father) a pro- stice of the place that her said husband the said Benjamin Waters died at Westminster Oneida Co New York on the 22 nd day of April 1839 and that she still remains his widow She further says that she recollects the time of the marriage above referred to from the circumstance that Mrs Waters lived or resided at her father's house & that her father built a new house the next season which was in the 1798 Subscribed & sworn to this 20 th day of July 1843 before me I certify that the subscriber is a person of full & veracity
Laura Otis
Franklin White Justice of the peace

State of New York,
ss.
JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
I, JOHN L. MARSH,
W. E. Massey Dep. Clerk
Clerk of the County of Jefferson do hereby certify that Franklin Wait Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits was taken, was at the time of taking such affidavits a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Justice, and verily believe his signatures thereto are genuine.
sworn to before me
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 12 th day of August 185 3
W. E. Massey Dep. Clerk.

State of New York } Jefferson County }
Rebecca Waters of Ellisburg being duly sworn according to law says that she is the widow of Benjamin Waters deceased who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army & that she has already forwarded her declaration for a Pension for her husband's service in said war, she further says that in addition to the declaration already forwarded that that there is no public or private record of her marriage But that she was married to the said Benjamin Waters in the month of March 1797 at Frankfort Herkimer County N.Y. she thinks the 22 nd day of March, that her said husband died at Westminster Oneida Co New York on the 22 nd day of April 1839 and that she still remains his widow. Subscribed & sworn to this 30 th day
Rebecca Waters Frank
of July 1853 I certify that I have no interest directly or indirectly in the Pension claimed by the subscriber & that she is a woman of truth & veracity. Franklin West Master of the Pensions

Payments to be made at Utica N. York by Pres. W. S. H. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice in Book C. Vol. 1, Page 7. by G. S. Stiles Clerk.
1536 Sept Milford. 6 m. 5.
1835 Milford 40 p.m. W. M. Smith
July 1835

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Benjamin Waters of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Twenty-five dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 10 day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
John C. Greene delg. Commissioner of Pensions.

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
27736
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
November 12, 1928.
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension
Deliver to Room No. 5033
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Title and description of job photostatic copies of 24 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Benjamin Waters, W. 3634, Mass. Troops.
No. of copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing? _____ days
For further information see M. M. H. Finch  5033  541
Room No. Phone No.
Approved:
ADW Chief Clerk of Bureau.
Margaret M. H. Finch Chief of Branch XXXXXX
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 9 1925
Chief Rev. and 1812 War Section Division.
I have this day received from Mrs. W. K. Lewis money order in the amount of $ 3.85, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
O. J. RANDALL Chief, Finance Division.
WGL
To CS Nov. 12 To Law Nov. 22 Photomailed & Fin Div. mtld A.D.J. Nov. 24/1925

BUREAU
Fina
Petition M.O. Receipt to Mrs. Leavitt
Send Photostatic copy Pen data Benj. Waters, of Oneida Co. & Willow N.Y. Benjoh. " W#36 - to Mrs. W.H. Leavitt 36 Everett St. new Britain Conn.

November 5, 1928
Mrs. William H. Lewin 36 Everett Street New Britain, Connecticut
Madam:
I advise you that photostatic copies of original papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claims of Benjamin Waters and his widow, Beulah, (W.3634 ) will be furnished you upon request at the rate of fifteen cents a page and twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is twenty-four.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

36 Everett St., New Britain, Conn.
October 26, 1928
Pen. Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Kindly send me Photostatic copy of Pension Records of Benjamin Waters, Westmoreland, Oneida Co., N.Y. Applied, 1832, died 1839:
Also of his widow's pen. Beulah, died _____. She applied for Pension, 1853, then residing in Ellisburg, N.Y.
Will remit promptly on receipt of notice of amount.
Respectfully,
Mrs Wm H. Levin

Pages furnished Mrs. W. H. Levin upon her final request:
Soldier's decl. Aug. 27, 1832 - 2 pages Affid. of Jesse Ide - June 6, 1833 1 " " " " " Aug. 17 - 1838 1 " " " Jos. Wells - June 20, 1839 1 " Widow's appl. Aug. 14, 1838 3 " Affid. of Jos. Wells Nov. 18, 1845 1 " " " Chas. Cotton June 7, 1839 - 1 " 10 p-