Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11756, Moses Witt, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 26
Witt, Moses
P. 11756
CONTENTS

In the matter of the application of Eleanor Witt for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1833 —
216. 2146
Declaration Proofs
served less than tenor rejected
Make returns to H. C. Walton Fairfield Ark. Co. N.Y.

and the troops marched to Otter Creek and passed it & went on to a rise of ground & Gen. Bellows then drew up his men in order of battle with the expectation that they would be attacked by the Enemy, but the Enemy came near the opposite side of Otter Creek & put up Bennington's resolution as it was called and after remaining there a short time they retreated back as was said to Ticonderoga - After the Enemy disappeared Gen. Bellows ordered his men to retreat and this deponent retreated with Capt Hall's Company & finally returned home and this deponent saith that, according to his recollection & belief he served thirty days for which he was drafted and was then discharged some- time in the first part of July 1777 - This deponent received no discharge in writing - The officers under whom this deponent served were Capt Hall, Lieut. Kilborn Col. Bellows Gen. Bellows, Maj. Babcock - This deponent knows Gen. St. Clair, and several other officers but cannot now tell their names - Gen. St. Clair commanded the American troops at Ticonder- -oga & on the Sack, at that time - e.
And this deponent further saith that he was born on the 31 st day of July 1759 at Pittsborough in the State of Massachusetts & County of Worcester - He has no record of his age - This deponent was living at Walpole in the County of Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire when he was called into the service in the war of the Revolution - And since the Revolutionary this deponent moved from Walpole aforesaid to Hinsdale in said County of Cheshire & from thence this deponent moved to the Town

of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer in the State of New York and he has resided in Salisbury a period of forty two years upwards & still resides there - In the five months above stated this de- ponent enlisted as a volunteer in the thirty days service he may draft - This deponent saw Gen. H. Clair, Gen. Gates Gen. Poor Col. Cullen, Col. or Gen. Patterson General of the regular officers whose names he does not remember -
This deponent received a discharge in the five months service but the same is lost or destroyed - He received no discharge in the 30 days service - His discharge was granted by Gen. Gates on account of sickness as above stated -
And this deponent further saith that he has no documentary evidence of his services and he does not know of any person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify of his Revolutionary services by Capt David Steele whose affidavit is hereunto annexed proving this deponent's five months service & this deponent saith that the persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his veracity character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution are Anna Griswold & Nathaniel Greene and this deponent saith that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood who can testify that this deponent is reputed & believed to have been a Revolutionary soldier and

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 and for this saith he makes his subscription & Moses Witt sworn to this seventh day of June 1833 in open Court
Julius C Nelson Clerk
We Nathan Greene residing in the Town of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer in the State of New York and Joanna Griswold residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Witt who has subscribed & sworn to the declaration above annexed & hereunto that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion — Nathan Greene Joanna Griswold subscribed & sworn to this seventh day of June 1833 in open Court
Julius C Nelson Clerk
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 Nathan Greene who has signed the preceding Certificate is a resident in the Town of Salisbury in the County of Herkimer in the State of New York and that Fanny Griswold who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and that they are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to full credit.
I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Herkimer do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Witt for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office of Clerk this seventeenth day of June 1833. Julius C. Nelson Clerk

State of New York County of Herkimer ss: On this _____ day of June in the Year One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Herkimer now sitting the same being a Court of Record having by Law a Clerk & Seal & Moses Witt a resident of the Town of Salisbury in the said County of Herkimer State of New York age a seventy three years & upwards 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.
He the said Moses Witt saith that in the Year 1776 he resided in the Town of Walpole in the County of Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire and had resided in said Town of Walpole from the Year 1773 and this deponent further saith that about the middle of June 1776 he enlisted as a volunteer at Walpole aforesaid in the State of New Hampshire into Capt. Witherby's Company in the State service for five months and in this deponent was marched with the Company under the Command of Capt. Witherby directly to Lake Champlain and from thence they crossed over the Lake to Ticonderoga and from thence they crossed over to Mount Independence and Capt. Witherby's Company on its arrival at Mount Independence was joined to Col. Myrman's Regiment and this de- ponent saith that as he believes Genl. Horatio Gates had

Command of the Troops at Ticonderoga & Mount Independence at that time and this deponent says Col. Curtis; Brig. Gen. Poor, Col. Brig. Gen. Patterson on Mount Independence and they were stationed on said Mount Independence and they were officers in the regular Service and this depo- -nent saith that he was stationed at Mount Indepen- -dence under the Command of Capt. Withers and this deponent was employed with the soldiers in con- -structing breastworks & redoubts on Mount Independence for the purpose of guarding the Lake and these works were completed & the Cannons placed as this deponent believes in October 1776. The enemy did not make their appearance in sight of Mount Independence during the period this deponent was stationed there but it was said that they lay at St Johns, & Montreal - Several Gundows went from Skeneborough & Whitehall pasted down the Lake George & one or more of them were captured by the Enemy as this deponent at the time of his said service was informed & believes; And this deponent further saith that he served at said station under the Command of Capt. Withers in building said breastworks until they were completed and some time in October and this depo- -nent believes it was on the 18 th day of October 1776 he this deponent was discharged on account of sick-ness - As this deponent had the fever & ague & camp distemper and was very sick and soon after this deponent was discharged his brother came after this deponent and carried him home and this deponent continued very sick for the three or four weeks after he got home and this deponent did not recover his health so as to be able to labor until

about the middle of the winter 1777 and this deponent saith that his discharge from said service as above stated was signed by Dr. Mugglesworth Col. Wyman & Gen. Gates. This deponent frequently saw Gen. Gates. This deponent saith that a great many of the soldiers and officers sickened at that time & died and this deponent further saith that he served as above stated under the Command of Capt. Withersby from about the middle of June 1776 until he was discharged about the 18 th October following & this deponent was then discharged on account of sickness as above stated and was unable from sickness to do any labor until in the middle of winter 1777. And this deponent saith that he kept his discharge a number of years but the same has been lost or destroyed and this deponent saith that he has no documentary evidence of his said service. The officers under whom this deponent served were Capt. Withersby, Lieut. Kelbourn, Col. Wyman, Maj. Temple, Griswold etc.
And this deponent further saith that in the forepart of June 1777 he this deponent was drafted at Walpole aforesaid in the State of New Hampshire into Capt. Hall's Company in Col. John Bellows Regiment in the State service for thirty days. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Bellows commanded the brigade to which Col. Bellows Regiment was attached. This deponent was marched with Capt. Hall's Company through the State of New Hampshire & the State of Vermont to Mount Independence and from thence this deponent crossed with Capt. Hall's Company to Col. Bellows Regiment crossed over to Ticonderoga and this deponent continued at Ticonderoga as

few days - When this detachment arrived at Tienderaga a 20 gunship & Bomb. Ship lay a short distance from Tienderaga in the Lake belonging to the Enemy and on a Saturday as this detachment believed near night the Enemy came from there Vessels & went on board of boats and came in a pretty large force towards Tienderaga & then turned & went in behind a point of land jutting into the lake & thickly covered with wood - An alarm was made that an attack by the Enemy upon Tienderaga was expected and some time in the night the officers held a Council of war & finally orders were given for a retreat and the troops then crossed over to Mount Independence - The Enemy pursued the American troops & this detachment retreated with the troops under the Command of Gen: St. Clair from Mount Independence and after retreating 18 miles through the woods the troops made a stop and remained over night and on the next morning the Enemy came up & attacked Col. Warner's Regiment in the rear and a severe engagement ensued & most of Col. Warner's Regiment were cut off being either killed wounded or taken prisoners - Gen. Bellows' Brigade was about two miles in advance of Col. Warner's Regiment at the time the battle commenced & on hearing the report of the musketry Gen. Bellows gave order to his men to march immediately to the scene of action - The troops began their march and after marching some distance Gen. St. Clair came up to Gen. Bellows and soon after Gen. Bellows ordered his troops to open to the right & left and march back

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
11756
P. O.
Moses Hill
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract

Moses Witt 26246
W. G. Knox, daugh. 21 st 39-
11756

26246 New York
Rev. -
Moses with
Rejected
see letter to
H. Knolton
18. Sept. 1833.
Act 7. June '32

Louisville Union County Feb. 8 th 1889
Sir:
I enclose an affidavit in the case of Moses DeWitt's application for a pension. Mr. DeWitt applied for a pension some years ago under the act of 1832 while residing in Shelby County, N.Y. & his papers are on file at the Pension Office. Mr. A. Norton acted as his atty.
Should the enclosed affidavit be sufficient to establish his claim you will please send the certificate to me at this place as the applicant now resides in this town.
Yours Truly
J. M. Cox
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions

Feb. 13. 1839 NY
addl. proof Mose DeWitt
James DeWitt
18
DeWitt
Charles Esqr Cannaphim Offentius Mashington J.C.

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham  Essex : David Stowell of the Town of Schenob in said County aged seventy five years and upwards being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Moses Witt; and that in the Year 1776 he the said Moses Witt and this deponent resided in the Town of Walpole in the State of New Hampshire and this deponent further saith that he knows of the said Moses Witt serving in the war of the Revolution as follows viz: In the month of June about the middle in the Year 1776 he the said Moses Witt and this deponent enlisted as volunteers at Walpole aforesaid in the State of New Hampshire into Capt: Witherby's Company in the State service for five months and he the said Moses Witt and this deponent were marched under the Command of Capt: Witherby to Ticonderoga and was there joined to Col: Wyman's Regiment and they the said Moses Witt and this deponent were stationed at Mount Independence under the Command of Capt: Witherby and he the said Moses Witt and this deponent were both employed in building and erecting Breast- works on said Mount Independence and he the said Moses Witt continued to work on said Breastworks at said station until sometime in the month of October 1776 and then he the said Moses Witt was discharged from the service on account of indisposition— Sworn to and subscribed
J. E. Foster
this 23 day of
1833 before me Walcott Dyer Justice of the Peace
County of Rockingham  Essex : on this 23 day of March in the Year 1833 before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace of said County personally appeared David Stowell to me known to be the same person described in and

who made oath to the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed and the said David Stowell was duly sworn and made oath to the foregoing affidavit before me the said justice, and he the said David Stowell is known to me to be a man of respect- -ability, truth and veracity and that he is entitled to full credit and belief—
Wolcott J. Pyrrle Justice of the Peace
State of New York Washington  Essex County ss. I Edward Stowe, Clerk of said county of Washington  Essex do hereby certify that Wolcott Pyrrle — Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Washington  Essex and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature — In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal of Clerk of said county and subscribed my name this ninth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two three
Edward Stowe Clerk
Note the name of the county of Washington altered to Essex in the lines
E. Stowe Clerk
of the county of Essex Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County

State of New York Essex County
David Hood of the Town of Schoharie County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is eighty one years of age and that he was well acquainted with Moses De Witt in the time of the Revolutionary War and has been acquainted with him from that time until a few years ago and knows that he performed services in the Army of the Revolution he enlisted the later part of June 1776 in Capt Weatherbee Company Colonel Wymans Regiment and he rendezvous at Walpole in the State of Massachusetts and that he marched from that place to Ticonderoga in the State of New York and was stationed on Mount Independence and was discharged the first of December, I was in the same company and served with him during the whole time there was no written discharges given to my knowledge I received none and further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 5th day of January 1839
Nathaniel Tyrrell Justice of the Peace
State of New York Essex County
I Edward Hough Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex & State aforesaid do certify that Hon. Nathaniel Tyrrell whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing Affidavit & before whom the same depositions to have been taken was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly qualified and sworn and duly authorized by law to act as such and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and truly believe his signature to said Jurat to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Elizabethtown this 11th day of January 1839
Edward Hough Clerk