Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,261, Samuel Torry, Conn. Continental Green Mountain Boys

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NUMBER _____
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Torry, Samuel.
S 41.261.
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Vermont Roll.
# (2233)
Samuel Jarry Col: Hazen's R t . Line Rutland,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8. of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. of Aug. 1818 and sent to R. Temple, Esq. Rutland, Vt.
Arrearages to 4. Sept. 1818.
3 months 24/31 $ 31.25 4/30.
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Pennsylvania line Col: M. Hazen } 77-6 years Not entitled Ludbury, Rutland Co.
Application sent July 14th 1820 to R. Temple, Esq. Rutland, Vermont
1st Pension 18th Dec, 1818

Samuel Torrey
2295
Sept 1818
not entitled
STATE OF VERMONT
On this day personally appeared the undersigned known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
16

STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
On this 28 th day of June 1820
personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Samuel Tony — aged 67 years, resident in
Rutland in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: in Capt. Pat Malley Battalion — Anderson's & Duncans Co. in Col. H. Allen Corps. Regt. Six years & 2 months from April 1777 to 1783 to the best of his knowledge 20 months was service to months that he made his original declaration on the 8 day of May 1818
has received a Pension Certificate, No. 2233 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for cer- tain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; — and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contain- ed in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Sworn to and declared on the 28 th day of June 1820 before said court.
from his verbal & known is as disavow any other record King's Rights Widow Thompson's Estate Thos. Newman
R. Phipps CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
I, Robert Phipps clerk of the County court for the county of Rutland do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: — And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the afore- said schedule is ten hundred Eighty two dollars.
That said Tony owns $200.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland this 3 day of July 1820
R. Phipps

About 100 acres of broken & stony land in the N.E. corner of Sudbury. 1 old mare. 1 Cows & young cattle. 4 cows, 1 two yr old. 4 yearlings, 4 calves 20 sheep, 16 lambs 4 hogs. sold wagon & harness 1 plough & harrow 1 chain & a pair, 3 axes 1 sythe 3 hoes 1 shovel 17 old chairs 4 pine chests, 2 old tables, 1 iron kettle, 1 small brass kettle. 1 pot. 4 small iron kettles & 1 spider the kettle. 1 set tea cups & saucers. 1 doz Earthen plates. 6 knives & forks 6 teaspoons 6 spoons 3 platters 3 pewter plates, 1 p. shovel & tongs 25 hundredweight Shear nothing else in the house about two hundred dollars.
My occupation is that of a husbandman but have been out of health and unable to labour the last seven years. I have a wife named Abigail aged 55 years in very poor health under the doctor's care. I have three sons and one daughter residing with me to wit Abigail aged 20 years, Abigail aged 16 years, Abigail aged 13 years & Abigail aged 17 years all in tolerable health. Samuel Torg

Samuel Forrey 8 May - Correct by Hazons Roll
17 for R. Temple Esq of New Washington City Surveying for the Settlement Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq. Rutland Vt.

State of Vermont Rutland County ss on this 8 th Day of May 1819 When me the subscriber Chief Judge of Rutland County Court personally appeared Samuel Sorney of Sudbury in the County of Rutland above said a Legal Resident of said Sudbury aged Sixty four years who being by me first duly sworn according to Laws doth on his oath make the following Declaration In order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the united States in the revolutionary War that he the said Samuel Sorney enlisted in Bennington In the state of then New Hampshire Grants now State of Vermont In the company commanded by Capt. Heath Hopkins of said Bennington and Col. Seth Warner Regiment the 90 th Day of August in the year 1775 for five months he immediately joined the regiment at Tyondaroga in the State of New York and from thence march to Canada and was at the taking of St Johns and Montreal and in the month of November following the Regiment became almost naked for want of clothing and was Dismissed by Genl. Montgomery and before the said Samuel Left the Army he again enlisted for five months in the Com- pany commanded by Capt. Jemimah Parmely of New Haven in the State of Connecticut as in the Regiment commanded by Genl. Worcester of said New Haven and from Montreal immediately Marched to Quebec and remained there until the Sixth Day of May 1776 but in the month of April 1776 he again enlisted in Canada in the said Capt. Jemimah Parmely company and Col. Sam l Elmore Regiment for one year in May retreated from Canada to Albany and from thence repaired to New Haven and joined Capt. Parmely company and March d to Albany and from thence to Fort Stanwix and there remained until the month of May 1777 and there he again enlisted in the same Capt. Parmely company in the month of April 1777 during the war in the Congress Regiment commanded by Col. Mops Haren and joined the regiment in June following at Princeton College in the State of New Jersey and continued to serve in said Corps and in the service of the united States until the end of the war and was honorably Discharged from service in Newburgh in the State of New York in the 30 th Day of June 1783 — That he was in the Battles of Stratton Island Brandywine and Germantown That he was in months a Prisoner in the year 1782 in Canada Some part of the time aboard a Prison ship at Quebec and carried around and exchanged at Boston was now out of the service from the month of August 1775 until the 30 th of June 1783 Having once at home on furlough and he is now in reduced Circum- stances old and unable infirm and unable to labor and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services his Discharge is now in the war office at the City Washington and was forwarded thence for the purpose of obtaining Bounty land in the month of Feby last
Sworn to Distand and subscribed before me Samuel Sorney the Day and year aforesaid
Phineas Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court

I Phineas Smith Judge of Rutland County Court as above said do Certify that it appears to my full satisfaction that the said Samuel Forrey did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that the said Samuel Forrey comes within the provisions of the Act of Congress passed for the relief of the old revolutionary officers & soldiers and I further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the said Samuel for thirty years last past and that he has a large family in old age his constitution broken down and unable to labor and reduced and much involved in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country and I fully believe he is as deserving of relief from his country as any officer is or officer in the State of Vermont and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War Pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress and have caused the seal of Rutland County Court to be unto affixed this 8th Day of May 1818 Phineas Smith Chief Judge of Rutland County Court
by order of the judge
R. Temple Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
S. F. 41,261
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Torrey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 20, 1775 Nov. 1775 Pvt. Wait Hopkins Seth Warner Green Mountain Boys   Nov. 15, 1775 Apr. 1776 Jeremiah Parmelee Genl. Wooster Conn.   Apr. 1776 1 year Jeremiah Parmelee Genl. Elmore   Apr. 1777 June 30, 1783 Sgt. Jeremiah Parmelee Satterlee, Anderson and Duncan Moses Hazen Continental Regt.  
Battles engaged in, St. Johns, Montreal, Ticonderoga, Bennington, Brandywine
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Bennington Vt.
Date of application for pension, May 8, 1812. His W. was al.
Residence at date of application, Sudbury, Rutland Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, 64 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Olive was 55 years old and children were, Aldis 20 yrs. Alice 16 yrs. Almer 13 yrs and Olive 12 yrs. No other family data-
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

41 261
Rev INVALID.
File No. W. 261
Samuel Young
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 512
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1896 } Mil. History to Jan. 28 } Mr. O.W. Little. Alma, Kan.
Oct 10 '99
Maj. Campbell
Pension Bureau
Eugene D. D. 92 June 6 Hist. to R. E. Van Sykles.

Red note
THE MICHIGAN SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PRESIDENT GENERAL CHARLES A. COOLIDGE, U. S. A. DETROIT
VICE-PRESIDENT BURT D. CADY FORT HURON
VICE-PRESIDENT C. CARROLL FOLLMER GRAND RAPIDS
SECRETARY RAYMOND E. VAN SYCKLE DETROIT
REGISTRAR FRANKLIN S. DEWEY DETROIT
CHAPLAIN REV. JOSEPH A. VANCE, D. D. DETROIT
HISTORIAN WARREN W. FLORER. ANN ARBOR
TREASURER FRANK G. SMITH DETROIT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 1729 FORD BUILDING DETROIT, MICHIGAN
May 20 - 1921
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir - Please furnish statement Rev. War Service & family data concerning: -
Samuel Torrey bn Sudbury W. 6/22-1753 d " " 11/15-18380 wife - Abigail S. (Gaines) : pensioner
Josiah Bacon Jr bn Barn Mass 7/11-1753 d ( ) 7/14-1841 wife Mary (Tilston) d 1843. pensioner
whose descendants have filed application for admission to this Society, alleging, such Rev. War Service,
Yours respectfully R. E. Van Syle Secy

The Alma Enterprise, —
SAGE & LITTLE, PROPRIETORS.
Official Paper of Wabaunsee County.
REPUBLICAN IN POLITICS.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR.
ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE.
JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY.
Oldest Paper in the County.
NEWS ESTABLISHED 1868. ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1884.
Largest Circulation, and We Prove It.
Alma, Kansas, Dec. 16 th 189
M m Lochren, Comm te .
Washington, D.C.
Sir — I enclose what data it is possible to obtain. It seems to me as though there should be some record of their service, the length of their service, their official positions and the prominence of the regiments to which both belong- ed, should all be of assistance to in tracing them. Hoping to hear from you at an early date. I am Your very truly O. W. Lutter

44513-9(?)
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
not O.W.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below. no other
Full name of soldier:
no W
Joseph Little
"R
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Town of Sudbury Rutland Co. Vermont
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Town of Sudbury Rutland Co. Vermont
Date of death (as near as possible):
About 1820
Christian name of widow:
Cannot find it.
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Think he rec'd a pension
Remarks:
Served 7 years in Col. Clarks regiment & was commissioned a Lieutenant
Your name and address:
O.W. Little
Alma
Kansas

41261-1(?)
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
19460-2(?)
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
no other I know
Samuel Torrey
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Town of Sudbury Rutland Co. Vermont
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Town of Sudbury Rutland Co. Vermont
Date of death (as near as possible):
In 1834 or '35
Christian name of widow:
The wife died first
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He received a pension
Remarks:
Was in war 7 years in Ethan Allen's regiment as a Lieutenant
Your name and address:
O. W. Little Alma Kansas

Samuel Loney Penna Line R. U. Pensioned Aug 14 1818.
Give information  History by letter to Maj Campbell East and my letter to me D.W.
Prentice
W.H. C.

Sudbury Vt Feby. 18 th 3
free
Ms. A. 1. 6 v. 16
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Dudbury Feby 10th 1835
J J Edwards Esqr Sir
In consequence of fraudulent transactions of certain Pension agents I understand the pensions of many will be withheld, although I have never received any assistance from an agent but have drawn my pension by the War act, under the hand of the Secretary of the Treasury. Still I thought, as I live in Rutland Co. that perhaps it would be well to inform you what title I have to a Pension which I need much —  I enlisted in Bennington (now Vt) in August 1775 under Capt. Wright Hopkins Col. Seth Warner's Regiment, for 5 Months after taking St Johns & Montreal &c. The Regt. was discharged for want of clothing in about 3 Months after enlistment, I did not return but enlisted under Capt. Jeremiah Parmelee 5 Months on the 15th Novr 1775 Genl. David Masters Regt. before my time of enlistment had expired I again enlisted under the same Capt. Col. Samuel Elmore Regt. One year & when my time had expired again enlisted during War. under same Capt. Parmelee in the Congregational Regt. commanded by Col. Moses Gosen in the same Regt. I served six years & 2 Months. held a sergeant's berth. I was constantly under pay from the time I enlisted till I was discharged 30th day of June 1783  Service in the Canadas New York Jerseys & Penna I was in Brandywine Battle, Germantown 1777 in several Skirmishes besides was in regular service the whole time. My discharge is now in the War office dated at Newburgh or New Windsor NY I cannot say for certain which it is signed by George Washington Jonathan Trumbull Secy, Benjamin Moore Agt. Moses Gosen Brig. Genl. — Upon the back of the Discharge was a Furlough signed by Genl. George Washington — My residence when I made application was Dudbury Vt where I now live — Judge Pliny Smith of Orwell Vt I made application to — I have recd. two Sol. lars per Month. It was last paid in Sept. 1834
Respectfully Yours
Samuel Sory

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
No. of Original payment 454
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August 2. 1828.
Samuel Torrey, of Sudbury, in the County of Rutland, in the State of Vermont, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in captain _____'s company, in the regiment of the  Col. Hazen. line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing,
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, H. Dikins.
38080
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
Aug. 7. 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Samuel Torrey in the Hazen's Regt . It further appears that Samuel Torrey is now on the pension list of the  any agency, and has been so since the 3 d  March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
Chas Hagner And
Samuel

Stear Torrey's papers
for Col. A. Ogden
Act 1828
Settled at Treasury
Cons d with
Invalid file
#1.261
C
S. Torrey. Dec. 21 st 1848.
5-71.

Revolutionary Claims.
[ B. ]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-Commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, Samuel Torrey of Sudbury in the county of Rutland in the State of Vermont do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which period, I was a * Sergeant in Captain Jeremiah Peabody Company, in the Congress Regiment, of the Connecticut by Major General Line. And, I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May, 1778.
And I further declare, that I was not, on the fifteenth day of May, 1828, on the Pension List of the United States.†
Witness my hand, this Third day of July , in the year 1828
Samuel Torrey
Before me,‡ Peter Reynolds Justice of the Peace in the county of Rutland in the State of Vermont personally appeared, this day, Adolfus Wolke and Almon Cobb of Sudbury of the said county, who did severally make oath that Samuel Torrey by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 3 d day of July in the year 1828
Peter Reynolds Justice of the Peace
I, Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont do hereby certify, that Peter Reynolds before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the [L. S.] said Court, this 3 d day of July A D 1828
R Pierpoint
* Sergeant, Corporal, Musician, or Private, as the case may be. † The claimant, though not on the pension list on the 15th May, 1828, may have been on the list on or since the 3d of March, 1826, and afterwards stricken off: if so, he will add, and that I have received of the United States, as a pensioner, since the 3d of March, 1826, the sum of dollars, paid to me by the Agent for paying pensions in the State of
‡ Here insert a Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths.
§ Justice of the Peace, or otherwise, as the case may be.