Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22460, Ichabod Tubbs, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Jubbs, Ichabod Sybil or Sibyl
W 22460
CONTENTS

Rept Sept 14
1965
New York Albany
Sybil Tubbs
widow of Ichabod Tubbs who was a Private in the N. Y. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to
J. May, Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 115.

State of New York
Chenango County, ss Lois Lindsey being sworn, says she resides in Coventry in said County of Chenango and is Sixty years of age. That in the month of March 1787 this deponent resided in the then town of Fairfield and now Luzerne in Warren County and in that middle Ichabod Tabb's with his wife Sybel from Columbia County in New York to said Luzerne and moved into the house then occupied by deponent's father, where deponent lived, and the said Ichabod and Sybel from the time they came to said Luzerne until the day of said Ichabod's death lived together as husband and wife. That when they came to Luzerne as aforesaid they said they had been married about two months. That they had several children while they lived at said Luzerne, and that Phoebe a daughter and Ichabod a son were born at said Luzerne. That said Sybel now lives in Coventry aforesaid and her husband is dead,
Sworn to September 16th 1840 and I certify that I am acquainted with said Lois Lindsey and that she is a credible person
Lois her mark Lindsey
Thomas Hutchinson Just. Peace
State of New-York, } ss. CHENANGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, ALFRED PURDY, Clerk of the County of Chenango, and of the County Courts of said County, do hereby CERTIFY, that General Hutchinson, Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed, or foregoing instrument was on the 16 th day of September 1840 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts, as such; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said General Hutchinson and verily believe that the signature to the annexed affidavit instrument is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the SEAL of the said County, the twenty second day of September 1840.
A. Purdy Clerk J. H. G. Clifford Deputy Clerk

State of New York.
Onondaga County } ss. Phoebe Dosey of Elbridge in said County of Onondaga, being duly sworn, says that she is fifty years of age and that she is the daughter of Ichabod Tibbs and Sybel Tibbs his wife, and that said Sybel Tibbs resides in Coventry in Chenango County, and that she is the eldest child of said Ichabod and Sybel now living, and that she has always understood in the family and believes true that said Ichabod and Sybel were married in January in the year 1767 at Hinderlock in Columbia County, that said Ichabod is dead and said Sybel is an applicant for a pension under the laws of the United States,
Phoebe Dosey
Sworn to April 10 th 1841 Before me, and I certify that said Phoebe Dosey is a credible person
John Rice Justice of the Peace
State of New York } ss: Onondaga County }
I, Charles T. Hicks, Clerk of said County, do certify that John Rice Esquire before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and

Signature, Witness my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of April 1841. — Chas. T. Hicks Clerk

Declaration under 2nd. Section of the Act of July 4. 1836.
State of New York
Chenango County ss:
On this 15 th day of February, A. D. 1837 - personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County (a Court of Record) Sybil Tubbs, a resident of County in said County and State, aged 67 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 passed July 4. 1836:
That she is the widow of Ichabod Tubbs who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the United States: That as she believes, her said husband enlisted in the month of March 1781, at New Concord, Columbia County and State of New York, for the term of three years, in a Company of the New York State Troops commanded by Captain George Darrow in Colonel Willets Regiment: That he continued to serve faithfully as a soldier in said Regiment until the close of the War and was honorably discharged at Schenectady in said State on the 6 th day of January 1784 by a written or printed discharge -.
This declarant further states, that

a short time after the War her said husband received from the State of New York a certificate or scrip for bounty land for his said service, which was situated, as she has understood and believes, near Lake Champlain in said State: that he sold the certificate to a Mr. Rogers of New Concord aforesaid -
She further states that her husband removed from New Concord to Clearington County N. Y.: from thence to Exeter, New York and from thence to Coventry aforesaid, where he died on the 18th. day of March 1832:
She states that she has not any documentary evidence relating to his service, except the annexed "passes" which have been in her husband's possession since she married him
She has frequently seen his written or printed discharge from the service, which was taken to Washington by the Hon. Robert Monell the Member of Congress from this County, in the year 1831 and as Mr. Monell has informed her was handed by him to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, for the purpose of aiding his claim for a pension by Congress, and where she presumes it now is, and to which she refers the Department -
This deponent further states that

She has not since her said husband's death intermarried with any other person and that he never received a pension for his said service - and further saith not. Subscribed & sworn the her Sybil T Tubbs day and year aforesaid mark in open Court - P. Randall. Clerk
We Lemuel Beardsley and Oris S. Tubbs re- siding in Coventry, Chenango County New York do certify that we were well acquainted with the within named Ichabod Tubbs. deceased: that he died at Coventry aforesaid on the 18. day of March 1832 - and was at the time of his death about 73 years of age - that he always sustained the reputation of having been a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and we never heard his soldier- ship or patriotism questioned - and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed the Lemuel Beardsley day and year aforesaid Oris S. Tubbs in open Court -
P. Randall. Clerk
Opinion of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter - that the above named Sybil Tubbs was the widow of the above Ichabod Tubbs and that he was a Revolutionary soldier and served as she has stated -
And also that the two "passes" annexed hereto

are original papers - and that the within named Samuel Beardsley are persons are entitled to full credit.
Hezekiah Read Nathan Taylor } Judges Sybil Tinkham
I Piers Randall clerk of the above Court do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sybil Tinkham for a pension - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 15th. day of February 1837-
P. Randall. Atk

Sybil Tubbs' declar- ation under 2nd. sect. of July 4. 1836
1754
State Secy Certificate.
See papers of David Perry, a N.Y. pensioner under June 7. 1832, for a Certificate respecting her also Tubbs service & made by Regy of State of New York
Address
P. B. Middle Norwich
N.Y.
adm'd 2 years pri 80. 2 nd Section died 18 March 1832.
J. B. Prindle Norwich N.Y.

Remed tubbs & his to go to fort adison and Return this day
3 March 1783
J. Hubble Esq James Cannan Esq Conner

Ichabod T. Crane New York V. 22460

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by M. Rice
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Ichabod Tubbe.
Service Rev. War
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191 _____
No claim, combination records _____, 191 _____
REMARKS:
No Surv. Wid. of Rejd. claim except W. 22460; and W. 16764 and S. 48192 which (last two) 2 letter combination books show consolidated with W. 22460. No such numbers found herewith
Chief Division
MAY 2 - 1911

Schabod Tubbe New York V.V. 22460

T HE Bearer hereof Isaac Tuller a Soldier in the Albany State Regiment of Foot Command by Col. Willett is hereby permitted to be absent on Furlough for Twenty Five Days from the Date hereof. And all Officers, civil and military, are requested to suffer him to pass to New Baltimore in Albany County and return to his Regiment, without Molestation, he behaving as becometh him. This Permit to be valid no farther than to the above mentioned Place, and no longer than for the above mentioned Time.
Given at Fort Rensselaer in Troy County the Thirtieth Day of
March 1783
H. Willett Col. Com.
Registered in the Books of the Regiment. Folio 50
Henry Moor Lt. Col. Adjutant.

Ichabod Tappan New York W 22460

By Peter B. Laree Esq
The bearer Ichabod Tibbets a Private in the New York State Battallion is Discharged agreeable to Orders Received from his Excellency Governor Clinton.
Given at Schenectady January 6 th 1784
Registered in the Books of the Battallion P. B. Laree Esq. Moor Adjut. (annexing)
13.

6256 Albany New York
Sybel Tibbs widow of Ichabod Tibbs, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 th March 1832 of Chenango in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Harnow of the Reg t commanded by Col d Millet in the New York line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Jany 1841 and sent to H. G. Mygatt Esq. Albany N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1841 $400.00 Semi-annual allowance ending
$400.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by H. M. Addison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 107
Received the benefits of the 2 d Section of the act of July 7 th 1836. See Papers No. 1057
Reported July 3. 1841

Capt. July 3 1837
Resigned under the act July 7 th 1838 n o
Albany New York 1057 Sybil Tubbs widow of Ichabod Tubbs dec d .
who died on the 18 th March 1832 of Chenango in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Harrow of the Regt. commanded by Col. Willet in the New York line for DYEARS N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of June 1837 and Seal P.P.B. Prindle Norwich N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 $80.00 Remaining allowance ending 18 March 1832 day of his death 3.67 $83.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 2 nd }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 7 Vol. Page 139

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22460
Sybil Tubbs wid of Leahood Tubbs Priv Rev. War
Act March 3 rd 1/43
Index: Vol. Ms , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Tatsheshi } ✓ Jany 22
37 1/2
Mr. Henry P. Mygatt
Oxford.
Chautauqua County N.Y.
double.

1833 7/6/73 Jan 30. 1841 N.Y. July 7. 1838 Sybel Tubbs
Free PAID
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington City D.C.

Oxford, Chenango Co. Jany 25. 1841
Sir.
Within I send declaration of Sybel Tubbs widow of Ichabod Tubbs for a pension under act Jany 7. 1838. She refers to the evidence on which she was pensioned after his death. They were married 4th Jany 1787 at Kinderhook, N.Y. by Esq. Van Alstyne.
Esq Van Alstyne was a Justice in Kinderhook in 1787, and there is no record of marriage in town, (as see affidavit of town clerk, Lois Lindsey's affidavit establishes that in March 1787 they lived together as husband and wife &c and so lived until his death,
Ichabod Tubbs the same affidavit establishes death &c.
You will address me at place above dated,
I am very resp
Your old Friend
Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq Com d of Pensions War Dept Washington City D.C.

Oxford, Mississippi, April 30, 1841
Sir,
In the case of Mrs. Sybel Tullis widow of Deborah Tullis I send you aff, as required by your letter of the 25th ult,
The affidavit as regards the marriage is from their daughters now fifty years of age and she states that it has always been understood in the family that they were married in 1787.
From the affidavit of Mrs. Tullis it appears that the pension was granted to her, as due to her husband at the time of his death, also that there is no record evidence of the birth or baptism of their children,
Please address me, at place above
I have the honor to be
Yours etc Sec y
Mary R. Allygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq Com d Pension War Dept Washington City D.C.

2. Subbs. 1754 Declaration under the 2nd Sec. of July 4. 1836.
Mar 24.
NY
4 July 36 2 o Sec.
FREE
James S. Edwards Esquire Commission of Pensions City of Washington D.C.

Norwich, N.Y. March 11. 37
Sir I enclose the declaration of the widow Sybil Tubbs for a pension under the 2nd. Section of the act of July 4. 1836.
By reference to the papers accompa- nying the declaration of David Perry, a pensioner on the N.Y. Rolls, under the act of June 7. 1832, you will find an certificate from the Secretary of State of New York, showing that Icha- bod Tubbs (the husband of the appli- cant) was one of 25 to whom the Legis- lature of New York gave bounty land for their services in Willets' Regiment of N.Y. Series.
Respectfully Yr. obedient
P. B. Pund
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

7673.
Yt. to H. R. Mygatt, March 25, 1841.
act 7 July '38

State of New York Columbia County
ss. John H. Corning being duly sworn says that he is the town clerk of Kinderhook in said County of Columbia, and is thirty one years of age, that in 1787 (seventeen hundred and eighty seven) there was an Esquire Van Alstyne, (Justice of the peace) as deponent has been informed and believes true, living in the town of Kinderhook in said County of Columbia, That deponent has searched the town records of said Kinderhook to find evidence of the marriage of Ichabod Tibbs to his wife, Sybil and that there is no record of said marriage in said clerk's office, deponent and as deponent has been informed and believes true said Esquire Van Alstyne kept no records of marriages by him and that said Esquire Van Alstyne is dead, sworn to, this 18th day of December 1840. Before me
John H. Corning A. Brinkerhoff Notary Public Grand Forks.

State of New-York, } ss. Columbia County, }
I, John Adam Van Valkenburgh Clerk of the County of Columbia, Do Hereby Certify, That John Dumper whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the Proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in said County, and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 16 th day of January 184 0 J Van Valkenburgh , Clerk.

2085-
June 19 '43
My.
Mar 3 1843
Sybil Tubbs
$80 per ann
for act 3 March 1843
Las. L. Edwards Esq. (A. Ray), Commissioner of Pensions

Washington
June 19. 1843
Sir,
You will receive enclosed an application from Mrs. Sibyl Tabb of New York for the act 3 March 1833. She has a pension under act 7 Feb 1838 at the rate of $80 per annum.
I am very
respectfully
Your obedient
servant
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits 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 1838.
State of New-York Chenango County
On this 6 day of June 1843 personally appeared before me Romeo Warren a Justice of the peace, of the town of Coventry, in the county of Chenango. Sibyl Tubbs, a resident of Coventry, in the county of Chenango aged 73 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 provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Ichabod Tubbs, who was a private in the New-York State militia, in a regiment commanded by Col. — Willet, and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838 was eighty Dollars per annum she further declares that she is still the widow of the said Ichabod Tubbs deceased
her Sibyl Tubbs mark
Sworn and subscribed This 6 day of June 1843.
Romeo Warren Just Peace
I the undersigned Justice of the peace do certify hereby that the above named Sibyl Tubbs declarant is personally known to me and has been for more than ten years last past and that she is a person of truth and veracity dated June 6 1843.
Romeo Warren Just Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, Chenango Co. Clerk's Office, } ss.
John Latham
I, ASSISTANT Clerk of said county, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that Reuben Warren, Esq. whose
name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the sub-
joined Declaration and thereon written, was at the time of
taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the
peace in and for said county, duly authorised to take the same, and
that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement to be genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county
this 15 th day of June
A. D. 1843.
John Latham CLERK.
L. Benjamin Paudace Dep y .
2806

State of New York
Chenango County ss. Sybel Tubbs of Litchfield in said County being duly sworn, says that she is an applicant for a pension under the laws of the United States and is the widow of Deborah Tubbs of the Revolutionary army, that he died in said County and that the pension due to him was granted dependant after his death and that she lived at said Litchfield when said pension was granted. That there is no record evidence of the birth or baptism of their children, and that dependant and her husband were members of the Baptist church and their children were not baptized until they became adults.
Sworn to April 24 th 1841 Before me, and I certify that said Sybel Tubbs is not rendered incompetent to testify by reason of the infirmities of age and that she is entitled to full credit.
Sybel Tubbs mark
Zenas Hutchinson Justice of the Peace
State of New York Chenango Co. Clerk's Office
I Alfred Rudy, Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Zenas Hutchinson Esq r whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the above instrument and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, dwelling in said County duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his signature to said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County this 29 th day of April A.D. 1841.
A. Rudy, Clerk
by Nelson C. Hosford, Dep. Clerk in the absence of the Clerk

✓ 7668 7673 -
ms 4 Jan 1787
Isabel Tubbs
Act 7 July, 1838
N.Y.
m 87. d 32
vid. claimants papers act 4 July '36. 2 nd section adm. n. 1057
adm 2 years pri
80 $
no deduction
H.K. Mygatt esq Oxford N.Y.

State of New York } Chenango County } On this 23 d day of September 1839 personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court, being a Court of Records, held at Norwich in and for said County of Chenango. Present Robert Mawell, Circuit Judge,
Sybel Tubbs of Coventry in Chenango County and State of New York, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, with other oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to Cretin widows" That she is the widow of Ichabod Tubbs who was a private in the war of the Revolution and who was a private June 7 th 1832 and for whose service a pension was under the act of 1832 for evidence of which service granted to dependents and for his service She would refer to the evidence on which she was pensioned. She further declares that she was married to the said Ichabod Tubbs on the fourth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty seven by Egrine Van Alstyne at Windham in the State of New York. That her husband the aforesaid Ichabod Tubbs died on the eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first of January Seventeen hundred and thirty four, viz: at the time above stated sworn to and subscribed her Sybel T. Tubbs on the day and year aforesaid annex in open Court
Cyrus Wheeler county clerk

State of New York Chenango County ss
Ichabod Tibbs of Coventry in said County of Chenango being duly sworn, saith that he is forty five years of age, and that he is the son of Ichabod Tibbs and Sybel his wife, and that said Sybel's affidavit is annexed, and that said Ichabod died on the 10 th March 1832, that deponent was present at said death, and that said Sybel has lived with deponent since said Ichabod's death and that she has not since married and that there is no family record of said marriage to this deponent's knowledge or belief and that said Ichabod and Sybel lived together from deponent's earliest recollection until his death as husband and wife
Sworn to September 23 d 1839. Before me and I certify that the affidavit is a credible report
Levi Bigelow First Judge of Chenango County Court
Ichabod Tibbs

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss
I Cyrus Wheeler Clerk of the County of Chautauqua and of the Circuit Court within jurisdiction hereby certify that the within declaration was made by Sybel Lath in open Court as certified by me. I also certify that Levi Bigelow is a Judge of Chautauqua Common pleas and County Court as within written and that the signature within purporting to be his is genuine
At Witness my hand and Seal of office
October tenth 1839.
Jonathan Melle
Dept Clerk

Petition of Ichabod Tuck a Soldier of the Revolution asking to be placed on the Pension Roll -
15 Dec. 1830
Ref d to the Com ee on Military Pensions
Feb. 6. 1832
Ref d to Com ee on Pensions
Collier 24 Rev. Pen March 17 Penn

To the Hon. the Congress of the United States The petition of Ichabod Stabbs a private Soldier in the army of the Revolution humbly sheweth - That your petitioner enlisted as a private soldier in the month of March 1781 in a company in a company commanded by Capt. Job Wright in Col. Witter's Battallion - Your petitioner resided at the time of his enlistment in a place called New Concord in the county of Columbia and state of New York - he joined the company and was stationed at Fort Plain and re- mained there about three years with the exception of a few months service at Saratoga - and was discharged at Schenectady on the 6 th of July - 1784 as will appear by the accompanying discharge by Peter B. Stearns in the absence of the Capt - Your petitioner also previous to his enlistment served three successive Campaigns in the New York State Militia - For all his services he never has received any pay, and but one suit of clothes during the three years after his enlistment Your petitioner is now in the Seventy second year of his age, and is so infirm that he has not been able to labor for eight years past and that he is in indigent circumstances - and wholly dependent

upon the charity of his relatives for support - Your petitioner would therefore solicit your honorable body to grant him such relief as your generosity shall dictate and he as in duty bound will ever pray -
Dated Green Chenango N.Y. Nov. 6. 1835 -
Schabod his X Tabbs Mark
Chenango County ss.
I certify that Schabod Tabbs personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace of said county on the 6 th day of Nov. 1835 and duly made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above petition -
Oliver Gray Justice of the Peace
We certify that we are personally acquainted with the above named Schabod Tabbs and do verily believe that the facts stated in his petition are just and true and we cordially unite with him in said petition Green Nov 6. 1835 -
J. Galiand B. Stockard Henry Galt

Ralph Johnson Aaron Beecher Tracy Southworth D. Hutchinson J. B. Munro Lemuel Beardslee Ira S. Beardslee Obadiah Parniff