Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,596, Joseph Williams, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Williams, Joseph
P. 11,596
CONTENTS
) R. 50

Clinton NY January 8 th
3 Jael.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
11.076 Joseph Ann Williams
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Joseph Williams Tunper
- Suspended
let: 8 July 1835 James Neil.
11594
Act 7 June 1832

Dear Sir if a correspondence should become necessary in the investigation the inclosed declaration you will please direct your communication to me in Clinton Tennessee as I am acting as attorney for the Claimant January the 8 th 1839
James Voil
Isaac R. Poinsett Esq

Declaration
Joseph Williams 34.811
In Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832.
State of Tennessee Anderson County
On this twentieth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared in Open Court before the County Court of Anderson County now sitting Joseph Williams a Resident of the County of Anderson and State of Tennessee aged eighty three 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 the 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the united States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
Very he volunteered for three months in the State of New York in Orange County in the Town of Goshen in June 1775 under Captain Dolson and was attached to Regiment under the command of Col Thomas Wilson and marched immediately to Charles Town in the State of New York a few days before the battle of Bunkers Hill at that place he was attached to the army commanded by Generals Warren and Putnam and after the Battle of Bunkers Hill retreated to the neighborhood and remained in that country but frequently moving from one place to another till some time in September 1775 he was discharged at Battors Hill by Captain Dolson

That in November 1775 he Volunteered for three months in the above named Town of Goshaw in the state of New York under Captain William Holly and was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Heathcote and Major Seley and marched to Warrenton Town thence across the Mountains to Smiths Cove and was stationed there till his three months Tower was ended and was discharged in Smiths Cove by Captain Holly
That on the 10 th day of July 1776 he Volunteered in Orange County and state of New York for three months under Captain Tolson and was attached to Col. Thomas Willons Regiment and marched to the Minisink Valley and was stationed there till his Threemonths Tower was ended during that time they were surprised by the Indians and Col. Willon and Capt. Tolson were both killed he then returned to Goshaw and was discharged there by Major Weasner in October 1776
That on the first day of January 1777 he Volunteered for three months in Orange County and state of New York under Capt. Kincaid and was attached to a Regiment under the command of Col. Wallis and Maj. James Kirtis and marched immediately to Smiths Cove and was stationed there till his three months Tower was ended  ended and then returned home and was discharged in Orange County New York by Capt. Kincaid. Some time in April 1777 that during the three last mentioned Towers of duty he was not attached to any of the

Continental Troops and saw no other army but that of the Militia
That in August 1777 he volunteered for three months in the County of Orange and State of New York under Capt John Grippy and was attached to a Regiment under the command of Col Richard Etsell and James Owens and marched to Trenton and was attached to the army under the command of General Cadwallader and was marched to Prince Town Burlington and Bordentown then back to Trenton and then his three months service expired and he was discharged on the bank of the sandpoint by Col Richard Etsell on the 14 th day of November 1777
That he has no documentary evidence of his service his discharge having been destroyed by accident in year 1797 that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to services and he thereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a Pension or annuity except the present claim declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any State and that he has never made applications for annuity but the present sworn to and subscribed in Open Court the day and year aforesaid Joseph Williams
We William H Gibbs and Lloyd Rutherford residing in the State of Tennessee and County of hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Williams who has subscribed and sworn

To the above declarations that we believe him to be eighty three years of age that he is reputed and and believed in the neighbourhood 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 afore said
Wm H Gibbs Lloyds Rutherford
and the said court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after and passing 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 William H Gibbs and Lloyds Rutherford who has signed the preceding certificates are residents of the County and State aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and also appears to the court that there is no clergyman resident in neighbourhood of the applicant whose certificate he can procure
Joseph C Moore Enoch Foster James Hall
Justing of law County
I William Croft clerk of the court of Anderson County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Williams for a Pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at office in Clinton this 7 th day of January 1839 William Croft