Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,590, Zebedee Turner, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Turner, Gebde or Gebade
NUMBER _____
d. 11.590
carded.
CONTENTS

Order to pay & let. to Hon. Wm. H. Noble, Mar. 22/1838.
20.457 New York
Letter to S. A. de ton 5 Feb 1838
Abraham Sumner
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1835 to 4 Sept 1837 Ag notified 10. July 1838
who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Bruce of the N.Y. commanded Col. Eakin in the Clinchfield for 6 Mos. 24 D.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 Ag notified 28 Dec 1838
Inscribed on the Roll of State at the rate of 23 Dollars 64 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Sept 1838 and worth 9. Gold and 64 Cents
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 141 5 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 11 1 32
167 92
W. L. Williams Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. C. [unintelligible] Clerk. Book 8 Vol. 11 Page 51

23312
Zebedee Turner Cayuga county New York
Admitted Private bmo 20 days
A. Gould, Auburn, N.York,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 22 d
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 Zebadee Turner, Cayuga co. New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 6 10 private Capt Buel Col Coason Albany Kinderhook Albany Half Moon Fort George 79 Sailsbury Conn. Tradition   1777 14 Not recalled  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] The declarant must mention the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 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.
J. E. B. Clegg

Lebade Turner
23,312
Agent, "A" Gould Auburn N.Y.

State of New York
Cayuga County ss On this 24 th day of January A D 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga now sitting. Iebadee Turner of Victory in said County aged Seventy nine 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 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in the town of East Guilford in the State of Connecticut in the year 1753 - and has a record of his age in his family Bible - now in his possession - that when he was about five years old his father removed to the town of Salisbury in said State where he continued until the said applicant was twenty one four years of age - that about the first of June A D 1775 at Salisbury aforesaid he enlisted into a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Captain Nathaniel Buel. Lieutenant Holcomb & Second Lieutenant Luther Stoddard. in the Regiment commanded by Col. --- Eason for a term of seven months. that he marched first to a place called Obong. from thence to Pindarhook. from thence to Albany. from thence to Half Moon Point & from thence to fort George. from thence to Tioughnioga where he was stationed in the Garrison at that place and continued to serve a term of six months when he was sent to Salisbury aforesaid. to take charge of a sick soldier who was sent home on account of sickness when he arrived at the expiration of ten days thereafter - He further says that about the month of October A D 1777 he again entered said service in a company of Militia corresponded but the names of his company and Regiment officers he does not now remember - that he marched to the Hudson River to watch the movements of the British shipping then passing up said River to

meet the Army of Gen Burgoine. that he joined the army of Gen Putnam and continued to watch the enemys shipping up as far as Livingstons Manor - that he saw Esopus when on fire and continued in said service a term of two weeks - that he received a written discharge from said seven months service but lost the same forty years ago. or more and has no documentary proof of said service - that he has not the testimony of any living witness to said service and cannot procure it - That whilst at Picoendaroga he was first under the command of Gen Schuyler and afterwards under the command of Gen Montgomery, that in the second term of service he was under the command of Gen Putnam. that said Army was composed as he believes of Continental troops state troops & militia. That he does not remember of having seen any other Continental officers than above stated - that about the year 1778 he removed to town of Richmond in the County of Lennox in the State of Massachusetts where he continued to reside about two years - from thence he removed to the County of Berkshire in said state where he continued to reside about twenty five years as he believes - from thence he removed to the town of Pontus in the County of Cayuga. where he continued to reside about twelve years and removed from thence to the town of Victory in said County where he has resided ever since - that his whole term of service amounts to six months and twenty five days as he verily believes - that John M c Basset of Victory aforesaid is a clergyman resident of Victory aforesaid including now resident and Samuel Harvey is also a resident of said town that they are acquaint- ed with him and can testify as to his character for truth and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - that he served as a private soldier during the whole time

He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or territory.
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or territory
We John M Bartlett a clergyman residing in the town of Victory in the county of Cayuga do certify to and Samuel Harvey residing in the same town do certify that we are well ac- quainted with Jephadee Turner who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the 24 th day of Jan'y A.D. 1833
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the said applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to their satisfaction that John M Bartlett who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Victory aforesaid And that Samuel Harvey who has also signed the same is a resident of Victory aforesaid & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit,

I Michael S Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Said County of Wayne do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of Said Court in the matter of the application of Zebedee Turner for a pension. Witness my hand and the Seal of Said Court the 24 th day of January A D 1833 M. S. Myers Clerk.
Zebedee Turner

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 6. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Lebeece Turner a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. Y. Agency, at the rate of twenty two Dollars and thirty four Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836 to the 4 th of September 1837 -
Respectfully, yours,
Abner K. Parrish Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 15 th , 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Zebedee Turner, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.York, Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and sixty four Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th — of Sept. 1837 — to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Abner E. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Rehran
11590 INVALID.
File No. 11590
Zebadee Turner Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 381
[Arrangement of 1870.]