Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,990, for Joseph Jeffers, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass
Jeffers, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 44.990
CONTENTS
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13934
New-York.
Joseph Jeffers of Lewis Cay in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mipon of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of July 1818 and sent to William Root Cay Dennart New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 83.43 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48 10 mo. 13 days ans. $ 131.43
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Richard
Wife and Mary 1820 Allen Springfield Newark N.J. Lewis Cay

Joseph Jeffers private
Col Wilson's first year
1777 = 1780
Admittance
On 2
Common Pleas D

State of New York
Lewis County ss
On this 22 nd day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lewis personally appears Joseph Tiffers aged sixty two years resident in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to Law 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 Joseph Tiffers enlisted in Chesterfield in the State of Massachusetts in the company Bartlett in Colonel James Wilson Regiment in Genl. Sarnards Brigade for the term of three years and that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the month of December in the year twenty nine three or four months previous to the expiration of his enlistment and was discharged from service in West Point in the State of New York and that he procured a substitute to finish the said term of service by the name of Simeon Smith and that he this deponent was in the Battle of Fort Stawder Niterwater and Monmouth
that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power but the affidavit of Jeremiah Sylvester which accompany this affidavit of his said services Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
William Root Judge of Lewis C.P.
I William Root Judge & C. as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Tiffers did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, 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
William Root Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Lewis County ss

I, Edward Banerft Clerk of the County of Lewis do hereby certify that William Root was on the twenty second day of April 1818 - a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lewis in the State of New York, duly Commissioned and Sworn, and that the within Signature is the proper hand writing of the said William Root - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Public Seal of the said County of Lewis this seventeenth day of August 1818 Edward Banerft Clerk of Lewis County
Joseph Buffum promiss let Mipons Dept 1776-1777
Ap. 122 a 1818 gym Rule
Time of entering the permeant & the statute -
The Certificate of the Judge, as to admission names of the Applicant, is wanting -

State of New York
Lewis County ss
Joseph Juffers doth on his Oath further say that he enlisted in to the Service of the United States in the revolutionary war in the month of April in the one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven
Sworn to and Delared before Me
William Root Judge of the C.P.
I do certify that Joseph Juffers is in very reduced circumst- ances and is in real want of the assistance of his country for support from personal acquaintance I have with his situation and that I think, comes within the meaning to the late act of Congress passed the 18th of March 1818 for such causes made and provided
William Root Judge of Lewis Common Pleas
but the affadavit of Jeremiah Sylvester which accompany this affadavit of his said services Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afore said

State of New York Lewis County
On the twentieth day of September 1820 personally appeared in Open Court, to wit, in the Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House in the town of Martinsburg in and for the County of Lewis, the same being a Court of record in and for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and preserving a Seal. Joseph Duffer aged Sixty years, resident in the town of Pincburg in said County and State of New York, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows, to wit, as a private in the Company commanded by Col. Miller in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wesson and in the line of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment, that the date of his original declaration is on the twenty second day of April 1818, and that the number of his pension Certificate is 13.194. —
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by Gift, Sale or in any other 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 certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th 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 contained in the Schedule hereto Annexed, and by me subscribed (my farming clothing and bedding excepted —
And I do further swear that I was Sixty years old last

Last August, that I am by Occupation a Farmer, my Health much impaired by a Rheumatik Complaint, and that I am unable to support myself by my labor —
And I do further swear that the number of my family residing with me is two, besides myself, to wit, my wife Eunice aged fifty seven years, and a servant Girl aged seven years —
Joseph Jeffers —
Sworn to and declared on the twentieth day of March  Sept. 1820 before
John Safford Clerk of Lewis County
Schedule of the estate, necessary Clothing and bedding excepted, of Joseph Jeffers, of Pinckney in the County of Lewis, and State of New York, an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1 st 1820 —
Real Estate — none
Personal Estate. —
1 4 years Old Steer $24.00 1 Cow 15.00 1 do 12.00 1 calf 2.50 3 Ewes & 3 Lambs 6.00 3 Swine 9.00 2 Pigs 1.00 5 Geese and other Downhill Goods 2.87 Wheat, Corn, Oats, potatoes & Beans 7.50 a quantity of Flax & 8 1/4 # Wool. 4.54 10 1/2 # flax and a quantity of yarn 4.35

   Coblers Tools, 4 Chisels, 2 Augers & 1 Shave 2.88   1 Aoz, 2 Bits & Stocks, Butte Rings & Wedges 3.25   3 1/2 Tons of Hay 16.00   3 Axes, 1 Hoe, 1 Scythe, & 1 pitchfork 3.50   1 5 pail kettle & 1 Disk Kettle 5.00   1 Pot - 1 Spider, 1 Disk kettle, & 1 Tea kettle 2.75   1 Trammel - 1 Shovel & Forks, & 1 pr Dogs 1.75   3 Barrels - 1 Small Wheel, & 1 Chest 2.75   1 Keg - 1 Tub - 1 Iron Ring & Dog .50   8 Kitchen Chairs 3.50   1 Bible, 1 Dictionary & other Books 3.00   1 Razor, Stone & Soap 1.25   2 Knives, 1 File, 1 Rasp 1 Whetstone .50   Tobacco & Box, Pocket Book 0.75   Cask - $4.50 11 3/4 Churn 66 cts 5.16   2 Knives, 2 Candle Sticks .50   1 Sett cups & Saucers, 1 Tea Pot - 2 plates .75   1 Sett Tea Spoons, 6 large ditto - old .75   1 Sett Knives & Forks, 1 pr Shears 1.50   1 Small Tub, 1 Box & 1 Tin pan 0.75   1 Hammer, 2 pr Spectacles & 1 Case 1.25   11 lb Sugar & 1 Mug 1.47   250 feet Hemlock Boards 1.00   20 lb Flour & 1 Skillet .75   3/4 lb Ginger 1/2 lb Tea 100 Sickle .81   1 Sad Iron & 1 Bell .37   $151.20   1 Brick trowel 25 c 2 Bags 50 .75   1 Trow - 50 cts 1 yoke & Bows 1.00 1.50   $153.45  
Joseph Jeffers

I John Safford Clerk of the County of Lewis and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 aforesaid Schedule is One Hundred Fifty three Dollars & Forty Five Cents - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty seventh day of September 1820
John Safford Clerk of Lewis County, S.C.
Joseph Jefferson
applicant for a pension
10/24/24
July 19
Cluettney Lewis Co
W. Con

April 5, 1937.
Carroll A. Hillis #30 North LaSalle Street, Room 1325 Chicago, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Jeffers S. 44990
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to your ancestor, Joseph Jeffers, a Revolutionary War soldier who received a pension under the Act of 1818.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 44990, based upon service of Joseph Jeffers in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Jeffers was born in August 1760; the place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
He enlisted in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, served as private in Captain Bartlett's and Lieutenant Colonel Millen's companies, Colonel James Wesson's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battles of Fort Stanwix, Stillwater and Monmouth and was discharged in December 1779, having served two years, eight or nine months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, at which time he resided in P'ackney, Lewis County, New York. In 1820, the soldier's wife, Eunice, was aged fifty-seven years; her maiden name and the date and place of their marriage were not given. (Pinchney)
No reference was made to children of Joseph Jeffers.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following: Joseph Jeffers, certificate #13934, issued July 24, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced April 22, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLIER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

sion on file in this Bureau.
Joseph Jeffers I.F. 44990
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     2 yrs 8 mos 9 days Col. Bartholomew Lieut. Col. Miller James Wilson Mass.   discharged Dec. 1779.                                                          
Battles engaged in, St. Lawrence, Stillwater and Monmouth Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Chesterfield Mass Date of application for pension, Apr. 22. 1818. His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Lewiston N.Y. Age at date of application, 62 yrs. Remarks: Wife Eunice was 57 years old in 1820.

U. S. NAVY MAR 28 1905 P. FILES. B.

O.H.H. R D. M. Boylan Carroll, Iowa
March 24, 1905.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Sirs:-
Has your department any records which confirm or prove the material facts concerning the service of Joseph Jeffers in the war of the Revolution as set forth in the following copy of a clipping from a Watertown, N. Y. paper published at the time of his death in 1845:
"Another Revolutionary Patriot Gone."
"Mr. Joseph Jeffers, a soldier of the Revolution, died in Pinckney, Lewis Co., N. Y., on the 28th ultimo, aged 84. Mr. J. Was born in New London Co., Conn., in August, 1760. His mother dying when he was only five years old, he was received into the family of Col. Agur in Westfield, Mass., where he remained until he attained his fifteenth year, when he enlisted into the Continental service and joined the army at Cambridge soon after the battle of Bunker Hill. He fought in the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
In the summer of 1777 he was one of the detachment sent to Fort Stanwix (Now Rome, N.Y.), which was hemmed in in three weeks by the British and Indians, under Col. St. Leger. He fought in the battle of Saratoga, and spent the following winter with the army at Valley Forge. He was in the battle of Monmouth, N. J., and one of the first who scaled the walls of the Fort at Stoney Point, under Gen. Wayne, which was carried at the point of the bayonet. He left the army in 1780.
Mr. J. Was married at the age of 22 and lived in New Lebanon and Saratoga in this state (N.Y.) until 1817, when he removed with his family to Pinckney where he lived at the time of his death.
Mr. J. embraced religion at the age of 25, and

D. M. Boylan
Carroll, Iowa
became a member of the Baptist Church, of which he continued a devoted and useful member through life. For nearly fifty years he officiated as deacon, with honor to himself and satisfaction to the church.
He drew a pension under the act of Congress passed in 1818. Five children and about fifty grand children survive him. "
If you find any records concerning the foregoing please make certified copies of the same and send me bill of expense.
Yours respectfully,
D. W. Boylan

November 28, 1939.
Mr. Roger F. Williams 2 Rock Street Alexandria Bay, New York.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Jeffers S. 44990
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Jeffers, who resided in Pinckney, Lewis County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 44990, based upon service of Joseph Jeffers in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Jeffers was born in August 1760; the place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, served as private in Captain Martlett's and Lieutenant Colonel Millen's companies, Colonel James Wesson's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battles of Fort Stanwix, Stillwater and Monmouth and was discharged in December 1779, having served two years, eight or nine months.
Joseph Jeffers was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed April 22, 1818, at which time he resided in Pinckney, Lewis County, New York. In 1820, the soldier's wife, Eunice, was aged fifty-seven years; her maiden name was not given, nor the date and place of their marriage.
No reference was made to children of Joseph Jeffers.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting

Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Joseph Jeffers Certificate #13934 Issued July 24, 1819 Rate $8 per month Commenced April 22, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

2 Rock St. Alexandria Bay, New York November 11, 1939
Veteran's Administration Washington D. C. Gentlemen:—
If your records contain such I would like an abstract of the Pension papers of Joseph Jeffers , a soldier of the American Revolution. Joseph Jeffers was a resident of Pinekey, Lewis Co. N.Y. at one time. Also he may have lived in Rodman or Rutland, Jefferson Co. N.Y.
I would greatly appreciate the War Record of Joseph Jeffers with any family data and other information.
I trust I may hear from you soon. Thank you.
Sincerely Roger F. Williams

CHICAGO, ILL.
March 13, 1937
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. A. Revolutionary War Pensioners Section.
Dear Sir:-
Am needing the data on my ancestor JOSEPH JEFFERS, born in New London, Conn., died in New York State July 28, 1845, served in the revolution from Mass. and New York - New Jersey.
Under Act of 1818 while residing in Lewis Co., N.Y. He made application for a pension which was granted.
Kindly may I have such information and data as is contained in his application.
Sincerely yours,
Carroll A. Hills,
CARROLL A. HILLS, Room 1325, #30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

RECORD AUG 12 1908
PENSION U. S. AUG 12 1908 OFFICE.

Aug 10. 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, -
Will you please give me all the information you can find on the records concerning Joseph Jeffers who served in the War of the Revolution and drew a pension under the act of Congress passed in 1818.
Yours Sincerely.
Miss Nattie Seaman. Jff. Co. Adams N.Y.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Joseph Jeffers
Service _____
Additional Service Rev. War.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except Ind. # 44990

Hist. to roll down
Apr. 10, 1905 D. N. Roylan - Cur
44990
Rey INVALID.
1908 Aug. 17 Hist. to Matie Seaman see 1937 - April 5 - Hist. to Carroll Co. Hillis - ILL. 1939 - Nov. 28 - Hist. to Mr. Roger F. Williams - ILL.
File No. 44990
Joseph Jeffers Pris, Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index: Vol. 3, Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]