Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1627, for Jerome Loomis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
N 26
Ut.
Loomis, Irene Elizabeth
No. 1627
B.L.W. 17727-160-55
CONTENTS

78.
New York Albany
Elizabeth Lomis. widow of Jerome Lomis
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private Ct + N Y Lines
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 .
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the / day of March 1849 and sent to
Hm R. L. Rose Hoff R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2 , 1848, Page 167 Vol. 1
July 29.  Book D.

140.355
Chic 1903 May 14/03
Elizabeth Loomis, N.Y. Jerome Loomis, d.c. 1850
Private Col. Bellow
N.Y. 1845 1845
Red War
Resignation
July 48-58
Ad. 160ac's Feb'y 26/56
1850
Vol. L, page 123.
J. W. Bennett Present

New York 14810
Jerome Loomis of Ontario in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the Regt. commanded by Col. Page in the — line for
8 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 28. Dollars 33. Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27. day of June '33. and sent to B.M. Bayly - Geneva, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 - 56.66. Semest. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 14 16 $ 70.82.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Franciosi Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 - Page 65.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 Age notified 26 March 1839
Dead
Paid as above from 4. Sept. 1839 to 19. April 1840. Agent Notified 21. April 1841

State of New York Richard M. Bayly
State of New York, } I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county, do hereby Ontario County ss } certify that Richard M. Bayly, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of affidavit, was, at the date thereof, a Notary Public in and for said county; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirteenth day of February A.D. 1833.
Charles Crane
6872 In the Matter of Europe steamship for a pension
Continued
Richard M. Bayly
ad 8 3/4 mo. pri $28.33

State of New York Ontario County Sp.
On this Twenty Eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Jerome Lummis a resident of the Town of Seneca County and state aforesaid aged Twenty five 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 1776, the first of the month of July, at Lebanon Windham County in Connecticut, where he then resided, in Captain James Clark's Company in Colonel Sage's Regiment, for six months, and served said six months under the following officers: after enlisting with Captain Clark he joined the Regiment under Colonel Sage, in Genl. Wadsworth's Brigade at New York when Genl. Washington commanded in Chief: was stationed on Governor Island under Col. Sage at the time the British took possession of Long Island, moved to New York under the fire of the British guns in boats sent to their relief by Genl. Patnam; in August retreated with the army to Kingsbridge and Fort Washington, from whence he was sent sick to Norwalk, under the charge of Doctor Crocker surgeon of the Regiment and remained there until he was discharged near the first of January 1777; at the expiration of his six months enlistment — That in August 1777 at Walpole in New Hampshire he volunteered in Captain Oliver Ashley's Company in Col. Bellows Regiment, marched to Paulton and then joined Genl. Stark, then enlisted in Major John Whitecomb's Vermont

Rangers, with Lieutenant Liford and Ensign Walker, which said corps was raised by Vermont - was employed principally in scouting - the first night they took prisoner Captain Morton of the British army and cut off Burgoon's communication with Fort George; at the Halfway Brook they took sixty or seventy stand of arms, six or seven horses, a quantity of Rum, Tea and other stores; was with Genl Stark at Fort Edward when Burgoon surrendered and was dismissed at Lipp's Mills near Saratoga the first of November, having been in actual service three and one half months. -
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed Jerome Loomis The day and year aforesaid in open Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the 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 John Lewis and Richard M. Bayley, who have signed the following certificate, are both residents of the town of Seneca, are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -
I, Charles Crane -- Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jerome Lummis for a pension. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty-eighth day of August A. D. 1832.
Charles Crane

We John Lewis and Richard M Bayh residents of the Town of Seneca in the County of Ontario hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Jerome Loomis of said Town, who has subscribed and and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the 3 day and year aforesaid - in open court And the said Court do John Lewis Richard M Bayh Chas. Pease Clerk
And the said Jerome Loomis hereby further declares that he has no documentary evidence of his said ser- vices nor does he know of any person whose testi- mony he can procure who can testify to his said service That he was born in the year 1757 - That the record of his age is in his family Bible - That at the time of his enlistment he resided at Lebanon Windham County Connecticut - That since the Revolutionary war he has resided apart of the time in New York and part of the time in St. Johns New Brunswick That he now resides in the Town of Seneca Ontario County, New York and has resided there for the space of forty thirty three years past & that he never received a military discharge - he removed from the City of New York to his present residence in 1789 making 43 years - That there is no clergyman residing in his immediate.

Neighbourhood: That he served Eight Months and an half in 1778 under Col. Bellon and Capt Ashley at the time Royalston in Vermont was burnt, Eight or ten days - furnished his own horse and paid his own expenses, and was out at various times and on various occasions from twenty five to thirty days: That on the whole he served not up than nine and an half months as a pri- vate and for said service he now claims a Pension ————— Jerome Loonier
State of New York } ss. Ontario County } ss.
Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of January 1833 before the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the County & State aforesaid
Wm Bayly
State of New York, } ss. I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county, do hereby Ontario County } ss. certify that Richard M. Bayly, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of affidavit, was, at the date thereof, a Notary Public in and for said county; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirteenth day of February A.D. 1833.
Charles Crane

State of New York
Ontario County ss. On this 5 th day of December A.D. 1848 personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Ontario & State aforesaid Elizabeth Loomis, (widow of Jerome Loomis deceased) a Resident of the town of Seneca in the said County of Ontario, aged Sixty Seven Years and upwards who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848, that She is the widow of Jerome Loomis late of the town of Seneca aforesaid deceased & who was a Soldier and private in the Army of the Revolution That her said Late husband the said Jerome Loomis in his life time was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th 1832 at the Rate of Twenty Eight \frac{33}{100} Dollars per Annum, that the particular Service rendered by her said husband in the Revolution she is not now able to state. But Respectfully Refers to the proof on file at the War Office, upon which her said husband obtained his pension = She further declares that she was married to the said Jerome Loomis her late husband on the 31 st day of October in the Year 1798, by Esq. Prescott, a Justice of the peace then residing in the town of Phelps in said County of Ontario & that said Prescott has long since absented himself from the said town & that she is unable to ascertain his place of Residence if he is still living. She further declares that the annexed old family Record is the Record of the births & Deaths of the Children borne by her as the wife of the said

Jerome Loomis. That the same was taken from the family Bible. & that the entries were mostly made by a person residing in the family & by direction of herself & her late husband. & is a true Record of their Children ages & Deaths. That the same has always been Refused to by her late Husband and her Children as the Record of their several ages — & that her said late Husband the said Jerome Loomis. died at the town of Seneca in the County of Ontario & State aforesaid on the 19 th day of April 1840 — That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service. but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January. Eighteen Hundred and at the time above stated — She further declares that she is now his widow. that she has not in termained since the death of her late Husband the said Jerome Loomis. and that she has never made any application for a pension before the present. — She further declares. that the old pension Certificate of her late Husband was some time after the death of her said Husband Returned to Washington & must be on file at the proper office
Subscribed and sworn this 27 th day of December A D 1848 before me in Open Court
Elizabeth Loomis
M. R. H. Wiley County Judge of the County of Ontario

State of New York
Ontario County ss. I Alexander H. Howell Clerk of the said County & Clerk of the County Court held in & for said County, on the 5 th day of December A. D. 1848 Present the Honorable Mark H. Sillay Judge - Said Court being a Court of Record, in said County - The foregoing Declaration of Elizabeth Loomis for a Pension, was Read in Open Court & by her subscribed & sworn - & that the same was approved by said Court - And I do further Certify that satisfactory Evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Jerome Loomis late a pensioner of the United States died at the town of Seneca in said County of Ontario, on the 19 th day of April A. D. 1840, and that the declarant survived him as his widow & still remains his widow -
In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed My Name and affixed the seal of the said County this 5 th day of December 1848 - at Canajoharie A. H. Howell

State of New York, Henry H. Loonis Ontario County 3 rd being duly sworn says he resides in the Town of Se- -neva in the County of Ontario and State of New York. That he is seventy nine years of age and has resided in said Town of Seneca all his life time. That he is the son of Jerome Loonis deceased who died on the 19 th day of April 1840. That he is the youngest son of the said Jerome Loonis and the only son now living. That he and his sister Cordelia C. Loonis are the only children of the said Jerome Loonis now living. That the name of deponent's mother was Elizabeth Loonis she died in the year 1857 the pre- -cise date deponent does not remember. That the fami- -ly of said Jerome and Elizabeth Loonis consisted of Jerome Loonis, Martha Loonis, Irene Loonis, William Loonis, Susan C. Loonis, Elizabeth Loonis Homer Loonis, Stephen T. Loon- -is, Henry H. Henry Mary Jane Loonis, Mary Jane Loonis 2 d

and Cordelia C. Loonius. That the true record of the said family of Jerome Loonius and Elizabeth Loonius, kept in their family bi- ble was sent to the Pension Office at Washington D.C. to be filed as proof on the applica- tion of Elizabeth Loonius wid- ow of said Jerome Loonius for a Pension on account of the services of the said Jerome Loon- ius in the Revolutionary War. This affidavit is made for the purpose of obtaining from said U.S. Pension office a certified copy of said family record. Sworn to before me This 27th day of } Hester H. Loonius February 1896 }
Leo. H. Bachman
Notary Public
in & for Ontario Co. N.Y.

100.388
BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF 3 d March 1855.
Claim (No. )
OF
Elizabeth Loonis.
100 3 55
C. W. BENNETT, ATTORNEY, H, Corner of 11th street, WASHINGTON, D. C.

State of New York
County of Ontario.
ss.
On this 4th day of May A. D. 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Soonis aged 74 years, a resident of the Town of Seneca in the County of Ontario and State of New York ; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jerome Soonis deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ in the regiment: Conn. Militia  commanded by in the War with  of the Revolution
That her husband entered the service at _____ about the _____ day of A. D. 18_____ ; for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of _____ and was honorably discharged at _____ on the _____ day of
A. D. 18_____ : as will appear by reference to his claim on file in the Pension Office upon which he was placed on the Pension List of the Albany, New York Agency under act of 7 th June 1832 at the rate of $28. 33 per year.
That this deponent as his widow was also placed upon said list at the rate of $28. 33 per year, under act of 29 th July 1848, of which pension she is now in receipt.
She further states that she was married to the said Jerome Soonis in the Town of Seneca State of New York : on the 14 th day of October A. D. 1798 : by one Rev. Berrett Esq. a Methodist : and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Tappitt : that her husband died at the Town of Seneca on the 14 th day of April A. D. 1840 , and that she is still his widow.
And she further states that there is No public record of her marriage—and that there is a private record of her marriage as will appear by reference to her claim for a Pension now on file. That she cannot file herewith his Certificate of discharge for the reason that she has none in her possession . In addition to the above described actual service she claims for _____ miles from _____ at which he was enlisted, to _____ where he was mustered into service, and for _____ miles, from _____ at which he was discharged, to _____ the said place of his enrolment.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the _____ —Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed 3 rd March 1855 . She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
She hereby appoints C. W. BENNETT , of Washington, D. C. her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness: Yolanda , Elizabeth Soonis
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Elizabeth Soonis  and believe her to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
Yolanda, Justice of the Peace.
State of _____ } ss. 185 _____ On this _____ day of _____ A. D. County of _____ } personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. _____ , the above named applicant for Bounty Land—that he has known her for _____ years last past, that he has examined her family record—that he believes the same to be genuine—that it is contained in a book purporting to be the " _____ " and printed in the year _____ and that the said records as far as re-

lates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same:
and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Justice of the Peace.
State of New York
County of Ontario
} ss.
On this fourteenth day of May
A. D. 1855, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, Sarah Carter
and Sarah Carter -
who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and
who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Elizabeth Soomies the above applicant for
a Bounty Land—that they have known her for thirty years last past. That they were acquainted with Jerome Soomies
her late husband, having known him for 20 - years previous to his death; that they, the said Jerome
and Elizabeth lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact
of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Jerome Soomies died on the 19th day of April
1840; and the said Elizabeth Soomies has been since that day, and still is reputed to be his
widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier Spencer in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw
Elizabeth Soomies execute the foregoing affidavit by making her mark signature to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witness, Geo. H. Hinton .
Sarah Carter
Sarah Carter
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 14th - day of May A. D. 18 55
Geo. H. Hinton, Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Ontario
} ss.
I Hereby Certify , that Geo. H. Hinton Esq., before whom the foregoing Affidavits
and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court, for the County aforesaid, this 15 day of May 185 5
John E. Lyon
Clerk of

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Record of Jerome Loomis' Family.
Births
Deaths
Stephen Tippet, born 1733 Christianna Tippet " " April 1743 Jerome Loomis born August 19 1757 Elizabeth Loomis born July 2, 1781 Jerome Loomis Jr. born August 24, 1799 Martha Loomis April 24, 1802 Irena Loomis born May 23, 1803 William Loomis born July 14, 1805 Anson Loomis born July 23, 1807 Elizabeth Loomis born September 13, 1809 Homer Loomis born August 14, 1811 Stephen T. Loomis born March 1, 1814 Henry H. Loomis born January 14, 1817 Mary T. Loomis born December 10, 1819 Mary Loomis born October 31, 1821 Cadelia Loomis born April 18, 1824
Steppen Tippets died 1802 Christianna Tippets died 1824 Jerome Loomis Sr. died April 19 1840 Martha Loomis died July 19, 1820 Jerome Loomis died Jun. 7, 1842 William T. Loomis died July 25, 1830 Elizabeth Loomis died Dec. 17, 1831 Mary I. Loomis died Aug. 9, 1820
The original family record, of which the above is a copy, was forwarded to Henry H. Loomis, Geneva, N. Y., March 4, 1896.

6872
Jerome Loomis
(Page 72)
11. 12. 13. 16. 17.
5 Sept 1832 20 Nov 1832
R. M. Bayly Geneva N. York

6872
BRIEF in the case of  Jerome Loomis, - Buena,  Co of Butario  in the State of New York.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     first of July In 1776 6 private Gen. Mads worth, Col. James Clark, Col. Sage   Aug t 1777 2 1/2 n Cap t B. Ashley, Col. Bellows, Genl. Stark, Maj. In c Whitcomb, Lt. Lifford, Ensign Walker.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lebanon, Windham Co., Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Havert Examining Clerk.

March 16, 1931
Mr. Jerome L. Loomis Darien, Wisconsin
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 1627, that Jerome Loomis was born August 19, 1757, place not stated.
While a resident of Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut, he enlisted the first of July, 1776 and served six months as private in Captain James Clark's company in Colonel Sage's Connecticut regiment and was in retreat from Long Island. He enlisted at Walpole, New Hampshire in August, 1777 in Captain Oliver Ashley's company, Colonel Bellows' New Hampshire regiment; he marched to Pawlet where he enlisted with the Vermont rangers under Major John Whitcomb, and was discharged November 1, 1777. He served twenty-five or thirty days in 1778 under Captain Ashley and Colonel Bellows.
He stated that after the Revolution he lived "in New York" and in Saint John, New Brunswick.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Seneca, Ontario County, New York, and he had moved there in 1789 from New York City.
The soldier died April 19, 1840 in Seneca, New York.
He married October 16 or 31, 1798 in Seneca, New York, Elizabeth Tippit or Tippet.
She was allowed pension on her application executed December 5, 1848, at which time she was aged about sixty-seven

years and was living in Seneca, New York.
She died in 1857.
The following is a copy of family record of the soldier:
Record of Jerome Loomis' Family.
Births
Deaths
Stephen Tippet, born 1733 Steppen Tippets died 1802 Christianna Tippet, April 1743 Christianna Tippets " 1824 Jerome Loomis August 19 1757 Jerome Loomis, Sr. " April 19, 1840 Elizabeth Loomis b. July 2, 1781 Jerome Loomis, Jr. born August 24, 1799 Martha Loomis April 24, 1802 Martha Loomis died July 19, 1820 Irena Loomis born May 23, 1803 William Loomis " July 14, 1805 Jerome Loomis died June 7, 1842 Anson Loomis " July 23, 1807 Elizabeth Loomis born September 13, 1809 William T. Loomis died July 25, 1830 Homer Loomis born August 14, 1811 Stephen T. Loomis born March 1, 1814 Elizabeth Loomis died December 17, 1831 Henry H. Loomis born January 14, 1817 Mary T. Loomis born December 10, 1819 Mary I. Loomis died Aug. 9, 1820 Mary Loomis born October 31, 1821 Cadelia Loomis born April 18, 1824

The above noted Irena Loomis was living in Seneca, New York in 1848; Henry H. Loomis was living in Geneva, Ontario County New York in 1896. Mary T. Loomis was also referred to as Mary Jane Loomis, and reference was made to Mary Jane Loomis, 2nd.
With the meager information furnished by you, it has not been possible to identify the record of the particular Simon Loomis in whom you might be interested.
If you can fill out the attached form, a further search will be made in your behalf.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Mrs Loomis
Application
under act of 29 th July, 1848
Subscribed and sworn this day of January A.D. 1849 before me

State of New York
Ontario County ss. Irena Loomis a Resident of the town of Seneca in the County of Ontario aforesaid being duly sworn according to Law, deposes & says that she is the daughter of Elizabeth Loomis, widow of Jerome Loomis late of said town of Seneca aforesaid deceased & whose declaration is herewith annexed - that her father the said Jerome Loomis, died at the town of Seneca aforesaid on the 19 th day of April 1840, that she was present at his death & burial & that at the time of his death, he was a pensioner of the United States at the Rate of 28 Dollars & 33 cents per Annum, under the act of June 7, 1832 - that since his death aforesaid the old pension Certificate has been Returned to the proper Office at Washington, & that the last payment made was made at the Treasury - she further deposes and says that her Mother the said Elizabeth Loomis is now a widow & has Remained a widow ever since the death of her father the said Jerome Loomis aforesaid, & that the Annexed old family Record is the family Record, of the Births & Deaths of the Children of her father & Mother the said Jerome Loomis & Elizabeth Loomis, that the Entries were made Mostly if not all in the hand writing of a Man who long lived in the family, but who if now living is in some part of the United States & any of the family unknown, that the said Record contains the Record of Deaths as well as the births of all her Brothers & Sisters & the said Record has always been referred to by all the Members of the family, & recognized by them as the true Record
Henry H. Loomis Witness

of their several ages, that the entries were made by the directions of her said father & mother, & was always recognized by them as correct -
Irena Loomis
Subscribed and sworn to this 29 th day of December A.D. 1848 before me James G Austin J.P. Henry H. Loomis Witness
12 I James G Austin a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Ontario. Experience do hereby certify that the above named deponent is personally known to me, that she is a person of good moral character & her statements are entitled to credit Dated — Dec 29 th 1848
James G Austin J.P. Henry H. Loomis Witness
State of New York
Ontario County Clerk's Office S. I Alexander H Howell Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James G Austin Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was at the time the foregoing affidavit was made a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected sworn and authorized to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signatures to the above certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said County at Canandaigua this 6th day of February 1849. A. H. Howell

State of New York
Ontario County ss. Mary Crittenden a resident of the town of Gorham in the Said County Aged Fifty Nine years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following Statement in Order to aid Elizabeth Loomis to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 29 th July 1842, in behalf of Widows of Soldiers in the Revolution,
That she knew Jerome Loomis the late Husband of the Said Elizabeth, That at the time of his Death (which was April 19 th 1840) a pensioner of the United States, and the Said Elizabeth Loomis whom Declaration for a pension, is herunto annexed, Survived him as his Widow, That she is now a widow and has remained a widow of the Said Jerome ever since his Death aforesaid, - Deponent is the Sister of the Said Elizabeth has always resided near her and her Husband, while he was living, That Deponent was present when the Said Jerome Loomis and the Said Elizabeth was married, that they were married at the town of Perea in the County of Ontario aforesaid, on the 31 st day of October in the year of 1798 by a Mr Prescott then a justice of the peace in & for the Said County, and that the Said Jerome and the Said Elizabeth always lived together as Husband & Wife from that time till his the Said Jerome's Death as aforesaid, and that they raised a large family of Children - That Deponent knows the Old Family Record herunto annexed, That the same was taken from the Old Family Bible & has always been recognised by all the family, - as the Record of the birth & Death of the Children of the Said Jerome & the Said Elizabeth, That the Said Justice who married them, has been dead a long time —
Subscribed and sworn this }
9 th day of January 1849 }
before me William Hildreth J. P.
Henry H. Loomis Witness
Mary Crittenden

Ontario County ss. I William Hildreth a Justice of the peace in & for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mary Brittain who took and subscribed her name to the foregoing Affidavit; That she is a woman of good moral character & her statements therein are entitled to Credit Given under my hand January 9. 1849 — William Hildreth J. P.
State of New York Ontario County Clerk's Office ss I Alexander H. Howell Clerk of said county do hereby certify that William Hildreth Esquire whose name is signed to the within affidavit & foregoing certificate was at the time of taking said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected sworn and authorized to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signatures to the within and above certificates are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said county at Canandaigua this 6th day of February 1849
A. H. Howell

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 5 th , 1841.
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," the widow of Jerome Loomis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 19 th April 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Admitted bar
Elizabeth Loomis N. Y.
Widow of Jerome Loomis
Act of 1848.
29 July 48
No. 78
Papers
J. G. Austin 

Elizabeth Loomis Widow of Jerome Loomis N. Y.
Widow Pensioned N. Y. Act of 1848
I am the attorny in the case I wish to see the papers
J. G. Austin Present

W.1627. O. W. & N. Div. F. S. M. E. C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4, 1896.
Sir:
In response to your personal request, and in consideration of the sworn affidavit filed by you in this Bureau bearing date of February 27, 1896, I have the honor to transmit herewith a leaf from a family bible, containing the record of the family of your father, Jerome Loomis, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, the leaf having been filed in this Bureau many years ago as evidence in support of the claim for pension of your mother, Elizabeth Loomis.
Please acknowledge the receipt of the record upon the back of this letter, which should be returned to the Bureau of Pensions under cover of the enclosed envelope without the payment of postage.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Henry H. Loomis, Geneva, Box 486. New York.

Received the within mentioned leaf from family Bible containing the record of the family of my Father Isaac Loomis for which I am much Oblige yours respectfully
Geneva March 9 th 1896 Henry H. Loomis Box 48 N.York

Washington Feby 20/49
Dear Sir
Will you please give your attention to the within and advise me of the result.
Truly Yours Robt. Love
Wm Lloyd Edmiston

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 14 th , 1839.
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," Jerome Loomis, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty eight Dollars and thirty three 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,
W. B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Darien, Wisconsin.
Feb. 19, 1931.
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C. Dear Sir-
Will you please send me the War (Rev.) record of
Name of soldier, Jerome Loomis Name of widow, Elizabeth Tippets Residence of soldier after service, Geneva, New York Name of state from which he enlisted, New York Date of birth, August 20, 1757 Date of death, April 19, 1840 Place of birth, Lebanon, Conn. He is on the New York pension roll, P. 378
If you can please locate the record of Simon Loomis, brother of Jerome Loomis. That is all the information that I am able to furnish about Simon.
sincerely ,
Jerome L. Loomis
Darien,
Wis,

LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
GEO. D. BACHMAN
Geneva N.Y. Nov 27 1896
To Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Under please find
The Officeweb from me Harry H. Loomis as I agreed yesterday at your Office in Washington D.C. - Will you kindly remit to me at Geneva Oct 20, 1896 Box 480 the certificate called for yours truly
Harry H. Loomis

N.Y. R. Lewis
FREE Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War Washington

Geneva N. Y. Feb 21. 1853
Sir
I herewith Enclose the declarations of Cornelius Roberts Arthur Pease William McKee Jerome Loonis which I hope will be found correct Respectfully Yours
R. M. Day
Edw. Edwards Esq.
26.66 1.88 28.33

Elizabeth Loomis widow of Jerome Loomis — Declaration for a Pension under act of July 29, 1848 —
No 109.
Elizabeth Loomis widow of Jerome, M ill Act 29 July, 1848 Married 1798, Husband dwd 1840,
Admit d 8 1/2 months, grn. $28.33 for 4 March 1848
Howe R L Base N of R.

6872
Jerome Loomis

6872
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jerome Loomis & which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? He did III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? He has V. * Has he mentioned 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? He has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? He has X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? It is, & is so distinguishable.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? He has not XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? He has not no continental Rolls of Sages Regt XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? They are not ✓ XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Nos 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 are not
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Jerome Loomis
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Conn.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
New York
Date of death (as near as possible):
1840
Christian name of widow:
Elizabeth
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks:
Family Records wanted
Your name and address:
Henry H. Loomis Geneva N.Y.

5 17727
5 New Ann

ble H. Loomis M.E.
Rev War
WIDOW, &c.
Arch # 96 Leaf from Bi record sent at Henry Genoa, N.Y.
1931 Mar. 16 hist. to Mr Jerome L. Loomis, M.C.S.
File No. 1627
Elizabeth Loomis Widow Jerome Loomis Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: Vol. A , Page 440
[Arrangement of 1870.]