Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,076, for Ebenezer Stevens, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental P. G.
Stevens, Ebenezer Lucretia
N. 20,076
{ B.L.Wt. 1972 450-Lt-60d. Issued June 15 1790 No papers.
CONTENTS

2106.
New-York City
Lucretia Stevens
widow of Ebenezer Stevens, who was a Sienh Col Artificer in the R. I. line
for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 600 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to Mrs. Stevens, No 2 Wall Street N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book . 4 Page 113.
Post Sept 1846 874

In the Matter of an application for a Pension by Lucretia Storms "
City & County of New York ss: Samuel Storms of the City of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is the son of the late Col Ebenezer Storms the husband of the said Lucretia Storms
That as Executor of said Col Storms he has had in his possession and always in the House where he resided the family Bible of the said Col Storms & that on this day he cut & extracted the annexed Leaf from the said family Bible containing the Marriage of said Col Storms with his two wives - That the first died with the American Army at Saratoga State of New York during the War & that his father came to the City of New York a Widower on 25 Nov 1783 with the American Army under Washington & subsequently married the present Lucretia Storms as he has since understood in 1784 that the intimation of 1784 & obliteration of 1783 was made when the whole account was originally made under the direction of said Col Storms about thirty years since, and that the whole account or sheet, as written in the hand writing of deponent's elder half Brother George Alexander Storms, who was lost at sea, in or about the year 1811 or 1812, never having been heard from. — Deponent saith that said Lucretia, still the widow of deponent's father said Col Storms has never been married since his death & is about eighty four years of age.
Sworn to before me this 19th day of Feb 1839
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public
Samuel Storms

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Samuel Stevens and know him to be a credible Witness.
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED
Out of the Original Greek,
A N D
With the FORMER TRANSLATIONS diligently COMPARED and REVISED,
By the special Command of King JAMES I, of England.
TOGETHER WITH AN
I N D E X
TO THE
H O L Y B I B L E.
Appointed to be read in Churches.
United States of America.
PRINTED AT THE PRESS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, BY ISAIAH THOMAS.
Sold by him in Worcester ; and by him and Company, at FAUST'S STATUE, No. 45, NEWBURY STREET, Boston.
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Ebenezer Stevens born 1752 22 August Boston Mass. Married in Providence R.I. June 1774 by Rev. to Rebecca Hodgdon born in died at West Point State New York
Leavens issue Elizabeth ..... Horatio Sales ..... 19 Sept. 1778 Stamford Conn. By Rebecca Hodgdon ..... 24 Nov. 1780 New Windsor N.Y. George Alexander ..... 21 Sept. 1782 West Point N.Y. Hodgdon
Richardson Sands born Sands Point Long Island N.Y. Married January 1778 by Rev. S. V. Strong to Lucretia Ledyard (at Hartford Conn.) born 22 day February at Hartford Conn. (Richardson Sands died in Philadelphia)
Austin Ledyard ..... born at Philadelphia Penn. Christ by D r Hoopes William ..... born at Philadelphia Penn. d o by D r Hoopes died New York
Ebenezer Stevens and Lucretia Sands } Were Married 1784 in New York by Rev. S. V. Strong
Their Children Samuel ..... 14 March 1785 New York By D r Hoopes William ..... 4 May 1787 New York d o Alexander Hodgdon ..... 4 Sept. 1789 New York d o Bryan Kirby ..... 20 April 1792 New York d o John Austin ..... Jan y 1795 New York d o Henry Swift ..... 28 Feb y 1797 New York d o Mary Lucretia Luoytson ..... April 1799 New York d o
The Sheet referred to w my Sep th Samuel Stevens. Apr 19 1839.

Moved June 1784 Husband died Sept 1825

City & State of New York
In the matter of the application of Lucia Stevens, Widow, &c. for Pension
On this twelfth day of February 1839. Personally appeared before me, Robert Bensen, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the City and County of New York. Mrs. Lucia Stevens, known to me to be the widow of the late General Ebenezer Stevens of the City of New York, who being first duly sworn according to law, did on her oath make the following declaration, in order to entitle her to the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed the Seventh day of July 1838.
That she is eighty four years of age, this present month of February;
That, in the month of June in the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and eighty four, she intermarried with the late Ebenezer Stevens, Lieut. Colonel of Artillery in the Continental Service of the now United States, in the Revolutionary War and afterwards General of Militia of the State of New York;
That, their marriage was solemnized by the Rev. Doct. Rodgers, at the City of New York; That, there is no person, then adult, now living, who was present at said marriage that she knows of;
That, by their said marriage, herself and said husband, had a large family of children; and that her said husband departed this life in September, One thousand eight hundred and twenty three, a few miles from the City of New York at his residence;
That she has always understood and believes, that her late husband was of the party that threw the Tea overboard in the harbour of Boston, at the commencement of the

revolution, that he entered the Service before the battle of Bunker Hill as a Lieut of a company of Artillery, which he assisted to raise in Rhode Island and was first commissioned by the then Governor of the State of Rhode Island whither he had repaired from Boston, fearing to be arrested on account of the part he took in the Tea Plot; that he returned to Boston with the Company so raised, and that he was in the Service at the time of the battle, at Bunker Hill
That he passed into Canada, through New England, as Captain & Commandant of two companies of Artillery to join Genl. Montgomery, at Quebec, but arrived after his defeat
That he commanded the Artillery at the capture of Burgoyne and was present as Colonel of Artillery at the capture of Cornwallis, at York Town
That he marched with his regiment and the American Army under Washington into the City of New York, when the British evacuated the City on the twentyfifth of November Seventeen hundred and eighty Three;
That he was in the Continental Service from the beginning of the war until the peace and the disbandment of the Army;
That after the peace he took a commission as General of Militia of the State of New York and was known by that title at his death;
That, the undersigned and her late husband, Subsequent to the Revolution always resided in the City of New York up to the time of his death, and that she continues to reside at the same place;
That he was honoured by resolution of the Continental Congress (and brevetted) for his conduct at the capture of Burgoyne by the American Army under Genl. Gates;
That the undersigned is too aged and infirm to appear before any court and therefore hopes this declaration

made before a Judge will be deemed sufficient,
Lucretia Stevens
and I the said Judge, do further certify, that the said Widow Stevens is too infirm to appear in Court, and that herself and late husband were personally known to me and that he was always known to me, as an officer of the Revolution; and that she is well known to me as his widow. And I further certify that I well know Austin L. Sanders who has testified in the above application, and that he is a credible witness and that full faith and credit should be given to his Statutory
Albert Needham
Judge Court Common Pleas H. H.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, Joseph Hoxie , Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Ernest Bensen Esq before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a Judge of said Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Judge thereto subscribed, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 25 th day of July 183 9 .
Joseph Hoxie Clerk.

These certify That in The Register of marriages of The First Presbyterian Church in The City of New York & which are now in my possession is The following entry viz. on page 33. - under date of January 19 th 1784. a were married Col. Ebenezer Stevens late of Boston & Lucretia Sands widow of New York a true extract made This 29 th day of July 1839. H. H. Phillips Pastor of The First Presbyterian Church in The City of New York
New York -

Rev. War Section
J. L. Mc.
April 18, 1920.
Sally C. W. Smith, 118 Marine Bank Building, Erie, Penn.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 20 th ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Lucretia, widow of Ebenezer Stevens W. File 20,073 it appears that he was born August 28, 1752 in Boston, Massachusetts, and his widow states that "her late husband was of the party that threw the tea overboard in the harbor of Boston at the commencement of the Revolution", that he entered the service before the battle of Bunker Hill as a Lieutenant of a company of artillery of Rhode Island to which place he went fearing to be arrested on account of the Tea Plot, that he returned to Boston with said company and was in the service at the time of the battle of Bunker Hill; that he went into Canada as Captain of two companies of artillery to join General Montgomery; that he commanded artillery at the capture of Burgoyne and was Lieutenant Colonel of artil-

lery at the capture of Cornwallis; that he marched with his Regiment and the American Army under Washington into the city of New York when it was evacuated by the British November 25 1783; that after the Revolution he was General of militia of New York state and was known as such until his death .
It is also stated that he was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
He married in June 1774, at Providence Rhode Island Rebecca Hodgedon who died at New Windsor, New York, during the War. He then married June 4, 1784, in New York City Lucretia widow of Richardson Sands, maiden name Ledyard, she was born February 22, 1755. He died in September 1800 at West Point New York and his widow, Lucretia was allowed pension on her application executed February 20, 1830, while a resident of New York City.
Children of Theodore Stevens & Rebecca Hodgedon:
Elizabeth date born not stated. Horatio Gates " September 19, 1777. Rebecca Hodgedon " November 21, 1780. George Alexander " September 31, 1782.
Children of Ebenezer Stevens & Lucretia Sands:
Samuel born March 14, 1785. William " May 4, 1787.

Alexander Rodgdon born September 4, 1788. Byam Kirby " April 20, 1793. John Austin " January 24, 1795. Henry Hargill " February 28 1797. Mary Lucretia Lucy Ann " April 16, 1798.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "Philip H. Barbour". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned above the title "Commissioner".
Commissioner.

Let it be known that Stevens 26 June 1843.
New York 4,514
Lucretia Stevens widow of Ebenezer Stevens
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — Sept. 1823 of N. York Co. in the State of N. York who was a Lieut Col. Artillery the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by — in the N. York line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 600 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Nov. 1839 and sent to Sam l Stevens 61 John Street, New York
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '39 2100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th March '40 300.00
$2400.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book 4, Vol. 2, Page 101

6514 301
New York
Lucretia Stevens
let. to Saml. Stevens 5 July 1839 to same 14. Sep. 1839
Elmer Thoms Lieut Col. 2 Regt of Artillery - N.Y. 2 years $600
Mamm 4 June 1784 Husband died 25th Sept. 1823
Saml Stevens Esq 61 John Street Act July 1838 N.Y.

Jan 31-1920 Mil City 5 Mrs. M rs Denney Mt. Union Miss C
1922 Apr. 19 Hist. Soc. Valley G. H. S.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20076
Lucretia Stevens wid of Ebenezer Stevens Col Great Rev War
Act March 2d 1848
Index: Vol. M , Page 2418
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12-3-22 Erie Pa. March 20th. 1922.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;-
Herewith please find memorandum of Record of your department.
To perfect an application for membership in the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution it seems that this record, under their rules, and regulations, must be certified to by some proper official of your department.
Will you kindly have this done and return same to me at address below, at your earliest convenience and greatly oblige the writer.
Any expense or fees I will remit upon request.
Thanking you for this service I am;
Yours Respectfully
318 Marine Bank Building Erie Penna.
Sally G. Williams Smith Per F.E.S.

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MAR 22 1922 DIVISION

July 5. 1843
H
Recd Care
Lucretia Stevens
Mar 3 rd 1843
$60 per ann
Samuel Stevens
No. 2 Wall-street
New-York
William Brownsville
Washington - Genl

Sir
I return the balance of Lucinda Stewart's acct to the holder of the bill
Yours respectfully
Samuel Stewart
No 2 Wall
Edwards & Co July 3/43

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commist. of Pensions
Sir
I enclose the Declaration of Mrs. Lucretia Stevens, for a pension under the Act of Congress of 3 rd March 1843.
Respectfully
Your Ob d Serv t
Daniel Starr
New York Aprie 6. 1843. No 2 Wall St. N.Y.

Sir
In answer to your Letter of the fifth day of July instant I forward the enclosed papers which I believe will prove satisfactory -
Yours respectfully
Samuel Haines.
61 John St N.Y.
For J. L. Edwards, 929 W.B.S. Cambridge

hi
I have this day discovered that the Record of the Marriage of Widow Lucretia Stevens was among the Records of Dr. Phillips Church and enclose that Gentleman correspondence.
Yours
respectfully
Samuel Stevens
61. Pearl Street New York
July 29 th 1839.
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Correspondence
Mr Phillips declares formally, that this certificate I believe you have had frequently in certificate before you.

Sir
I enclose the application & description of Lucinda Harns, Widow of Ebenezer Harns, late of the City of New York for a Pension. Also the description of another L. Harns Will you please return your description under cover to me
Yours respectfully
Yarmouth Harns
No 61 King Street New York
Oct 28 1839.
To J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington

City of New York Apr 18 th 39
Sir
I duly received yours of the 14 th instant relating to the case of the Widow of the late Col Ebenezer Sturges -
When I forwarded the Church Certificate of Marriage , I of course considered it the best of all possible evidence and particularly where your own printed instructions forwarded require that "Where no record proof exist other than the family record , the original must be produced"
But in the case referred to I had sent other proof and a true copy of the family Record -
I did the more suppose the proof sufficient in as much as according to your Note C to the printed instructions - "the family Record must be sent to the Pension Office if there be no other Record"
I could have wished to have been saved the distressing the family Bible, and now have to request that the sheet may be returned in as much as the proof is complete under the printed instructions without it, as I read them. I think this therefore an exception to the Rule of retaining them. I enclose the family Record referred to
Respectfully yours
Samuel Sturges
J L Edmonds Esq. P.S. If you cannot forward the enclosed sheet, please forward me the true copy Yrs. Furnam

The said Lucretia Harris applied some years since under the old Law but respecting that she not married until 1784 you write she was excluded under that Law, your letter was dated 13 th February 1837- } G. S. addressed to me — }

City and State of New York
In the matter of the Petition of Lucretia Stevens, Widow &c.
Austin L. Sands of the City of New York Merchant being duly sworn, deposes & saith That he was well acquainted with the late Genl. Ebenezer Stevens, of the City of New York, and his family; that he, the said Genl. Ebenezer Stevens, married the mother of this deponent; whose father was the first husband of the present widow Lucretia Stevens of the City of New- York; that the present widow Stevens, intermarried with the said Genl. Stevens, as he always understood and believes in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four; deponent's father having died during the Revolutionary War; that for the thirty years and upwards previous to 1823 he well recollects the said Ebenezer Stevens, as the husband of the said Lucretia Stevens, and that all that time, the last men- tioned period being the time of his death, he lived with the said Lucretia Stevens, and brought up a numerous family of Children; That the said Ebenezer Stevens was a member of the Society of Cincinnati — and always esteemed and known as an officer of the Revolution That the said widow of the said Ebenezer Stevens, still survives him, and resides in the City of New York, and is now aged about Eighty four years as this deponent verily believes and has not intermarried since the death of the said Ebenezer Stevens.
Austin L. Sands.
Sworn to before me this 25 th day of February, 1839
Robert V. Peabody
Justice of the Peace
Heard in the Court of Common Pleas for City & County of New York

Declaration of Widow Lucretia Stevens, In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under certain Acts of Congress in favor of the widows of Revo- lutionary Officers City and State } of New York } ss.
On this Fifth  Tenth day of April 1843 personally appeared Peter Pine before a Commissioner for taking acknowledgement of deeds & taking affidavits in for the City & State of New York, Lucretia Stevens resident of the City of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oaths 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 Revolutiona- ry war — That she is the widow of Ebenezer Stevens who was a Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery in Col d Lamb's Regiment, General Knox's Brigade in the Continental Establishment, and that she re- ceived a pension under the Act of Congress of 1836 — That she married the said Lieu t Colonel Stevens about a year after the peace, that her said husband died in the year 1823 and that she is still a widow, and that the amount of pension received by her was Six hundred Dollars per annum.
Subscribed before me Peter Pine
Lucretia Stevens
Commissioner of deeds

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, NATHANIEL JARVIS, CLERK of the City and County of New York, and Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, (said Court being a Court of Record,) do hereby certify, that Peter Puchney before whom the annexed deposition was —taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Commissioner of Oaths
in and for the said City and County, duly appointed and sworn, and authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Commissioner thereunto subscribed is — genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 6 th day of April 184 3
Nathl Jarvis Clerk.

Declaration of Lucretia Stevens Widow of Lieut. Col. Ebenezer Stevens of the Revolutionary Army

City & State of New York ss.
Samuel Stevens of the City of New York Counsellor at Law being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Lucretia Stevens the Widow of Lieut. Col. Stevens of the Continental Army and afterwards usually called General Stevens, being a Major General in the Militia of this State, he being a son of the said General & Lucretia Stevens, and that the name of " Lucretia Stevens " to the Declaration annexed was written by the said Widow, and that she understood the said Declaration and that she is the person on whose behalf a pension was previously granted.
Sworn to before me this 3 day of July 1843.
Samuel Stevens
(The under signature annexed) (not interlined) John Smith Commissioner of deeds
City & State of New York ss.
The undersigned Peter Pinckney Commissioner who took the affidavit  annexed Declaration of Mrs. Lucretia Stevens, Widow of the late General Stevens of the Militia of this State, further certifies that he is personally acquainted with the family of the above mentioned persons for many years and he knew the said Lucretia Stevens who signed the said annexed Declaration to be the person she is represented to be in and by the Declaration annexed, and the said Commissioner further certifies that he is well acquainted with Samuel Stevens who makes the above affidavit and that full faith & credence should be given to his affidavit.
City of New York, July 3 - 1843
(annexed) (not interlined) John Smith Commissioner of deeds

additional proof in the case of Lucretia Starnes M rs widow of Col Starnes of Gadsby's Revolution. Army.

Extract from the Family Bible of the late Col. Ebenezer Stevens of New York
"Ebenezer Stevens - born 22 d August 1752. in Boston Massachusetts Married in Providence R.I. in June 1774 to Rebecca Hodgedon Died at West Point State of New York leaving Issue
"Elizabeth "Horatio Gates - born 19. Sept r 1777 Stamford Count. "Rebecca Hodgedon born 24. Nov r 1780 - New Windsor NY "George Alexander born 21. Sept r 1782. West Point New York Ebenezer Stevens and Lucretia Sands were married 4 June 1784 - in New York by the Rev. D r Ridgely
"Their Children "Samuel Stevens - born 14. March 1785. Christened by D r Ridgely "William Stevens - " 4. May 1787 do do "Alexander Hodgeson " 4 Sept r 1789 do do "Byam Kirby - 20. April 1792 do do "John Austin - " 24. Jan y 1795 do do "Henry Hougill - " 28 Feby 1797 do do "Mary Lucretia Lucy Ann born 16. April 1798 do do

In the matter of the application of the Widow Lucretia Stevens Widow of Col Stevens of the Artillery of the Revolutionary War
City and County of New York I Samuel Stevens of the City of New York Counsellor at Law being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the eldest son of the late Col Ebenezer Stevens of the Artillery of the Revolutionary Army by his last wife the present Lucretia Stevens that he always understood and believes that he was born in the month of March 1785 and that his Father was married to his mother the present Lucretia Stevens, in the year seven hundred and eighty four - I solemnly saith he has made search & inquiry and finds that there is no person now living who was present at the marriage of his Father & Mother excepting perhaps children too young to remember that event
And that deponent further saith that the annexed paper purporting

to be an extract from the family Bible of the late Col Ebenezer Stevens is a true copy of the same copied & examined by this deponent - that this deponent recollects the Bible from which the extract is made as the family Bible of the said Col Stevens for the last thirty five or thirty years - That the original entries (from which the annexed is a copy) were made by the son (of the said Col Stevens) George Alexander Stevens, who departed this life about thirty five years since - deponent well knows his hand writing - and recollects that the said Col Stevens directed these entries to be made in his new Bible.
That Lucretia Stevens is still the Widow of the said Col Stevens and is about eighty five years - That there is no Record kept by Law of the State of New York of the marriages, that the Rev Dr Rodgers is long since dead - and further saith not
Samuel Stevens
Sworn to before me.
This 9 th day July 1837 at the City of New York
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public
I certify that the above named Samuel Stevens is a credible Witness, and that the statements above made by him may be relied upon.
Sylvester Spencer Notary Public

Mr. Clarence Michigan December 6. 1899
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir :-
Will you kindly inform me if the records of the Pension Office show that a pension was granted to Ebenezer Stevens of Connecticut; for services in the War of the American Revolution; also, can you determine whether or not the Ebenezer Stevens mentioned in the Reports (copies of which I respectfully submit for your inspection); is the one to whom the pension (if granted) was given. and does it appear that the record sent me from the War Department, and the Hammersly record-book refer to the same individual.
Copy
Record and Pension Office
War Department, Washington May 21. 1897
The records of this office show that one Ebenezer Stevens served in a regiment of Continental Artillery, Revolutionary War. He was Commissioned Major, November 7. 1776, and Lieutenant Colonel, April 30. 1778. His name appears on the rolls of that organization to November 1778.
His name next appears on the rolls of Captain John Lamb's 2nd regiment of Continental Artillery, Revolutionary War,

for the period from December 1778 to April 1783, which bears no special remarks relative to his service. This latter organization was assigned to the State of New York, under the Act of Congress, of Oct. 3, 1780 " Signed
(Copy) Army Register of the United States By J. H. D. Hammersley Ebenezer Stevens, page 1821
May 27, 1777
Resolved, that Captain Ebenezer Stevens, of the Artillery have the brevet of a Major, he having that rank, before his present appointment as Captain, and being a worthy good officer, as General Schuyler represents.
April 30 th 1778
Resolved, that Major Ebenezer Stevens, in consideration of his services, and strict attention with which he discharged his duty, as Commanding Officer in the Northern Department, during two campaigns, take rank by brevet, as a Lieutenant Colonel of Foot, and that he be commissioned accordingly."
If any fee is required for the desired information, please inform me, and I will remit at once.
Very Respectfully
Mrs. William Jenney
W. K. Clemens
P.O. Box 5216
Michigan