Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23738, for Elijah Kellogg, Connecticut

SERVICE
Kellogg, Elijah
NUMBER
S. 23738
Conn
CONTENTS

6264
New York
Elijah Kellogg of Carlisle in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mead of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Waterbury in the Connecticut line for 2 Years—
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feby 1833 — and sent to Mrs. Lacey No. 114.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832 $120 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40 00 $160 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Brownwell Cler Book D Vol. 5 Page 105

See Bradleys test
Dejah Nettuff of New York
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Rev P. L. Tracy

BRIEF in the case of
By Elijah Williams of Danby  of Danby 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 - 3rd June 1832  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.     Mar 1775 0 Priv Gen. Washington   July 1776 2 " do do   Aug 1777 6 " Capt. Lord Howe, Col. Muhlenberg   May 1778 4 2 5 " Col. Field, Col. Eno   July 1780 2 11 " St. Leger, Col. Brant  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fairfield County Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Wilson Examining Clerk.  July 21. 1833

Eliza Kellogg's Declaration
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Please make return to
Horace H. Soper Pateria Niagara Co. N.Y.
On Bradley Regt 5 mo. 13 days
adm d 2 years pri
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Declaration of Elijah Kellogg, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7-1832.
State of New York
Genesee County } ss. On this ninth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee, now sitting in the town of Batavia in and for said county in said State, being a Court of Record and having a seal, Elijah Kellogg, a resident of the town of Castile in the county of Genesee and State of New York, aged seventy five years on the 8 th June 1832, 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.
That in May 1775 about the middle of the month while he resided in Norwalk in Fairfield County, Ct. volunteered for seven months in the Connecticut State militia, and went to Stamford Ct. in Capt. Matthew Meads Company, 1 st Lieutenant, Levi Paylor 2 d Lieut. William Seymour James Batts was Ensign in Col. Waterbury's Regiment. Major Hobbs went from Stamford to Norwalk and had two or three weeks and then went to the city of New York and was stationed about 2 miles out of the city and staid till 1 st September, and then went to Albany and then Lake George, was taken sick and left behind at Lake George and staid till 1 st November and then received order to go home - did not leave until December received an written discharge and went home after having served about six months.
That about the 1 st January 1776 he volunteered for two months, went to New York and was stationed at the Barracks and was under the same officers as before except that Samuel Paylor was 2 d Lieutenant and William Seymour was 1 st Lieutenant. after the expiration of two months, was verbally discharged in March and went home.

That in the first part of May 1776, he volunteered again for six months and went to New York, under Capt. Gamaliel Northrop, 1 st Lieut. James Bets - 2 d Lieut. John H. Schoen - Ensign, Ebenezer Olmsted, in Col. Williams Regiment. Lieut. Col. Chandler went on Long Island a few days after battle and remained there about two days and then went to Harlem and remained a short time and then went to White Plains, and remained there until the six months expired, was mutually discharged in October 1776 and then went home. —
That in the middle of August 1777 he volunteered and went to Pechskill in Capt. Reuben Seaford's Company, 1 st Lieutenant was Church - 2 d Lieut. Ezra Benedict - 1 st Smith was Ensign - in Col. Roger Ennis Regiment. Staid in Pechskill about six weeks and then went to Danbury Ct. and walked the Road from Pechskill to Danbury and went from there to Norwalk and remained there until the latter part of December on guard and was mutually discharged to a little before Christmas and went home and had served between four and five months. —
That in or about the 1 st of May 1778 he volunteered again in the State militia for six months and went to Norwalk under Lieut. William Seymour - that there were no commissioned officers except Seymour and remained on guard there about four months and then hired a substitute and went home. —
That on the first of July, 1780 he volunteered again in the State service for six months and went into New Jersey and joined the continental army there there near to Craneytown - that he enlisted under Col. Philip B. Bradley, that Strong was his Captain - Samuel De Forest was Ensign part of the time and Denlow a part - Genl. Greene had command of the army part of the time - he was at Craneytown when Andre was hung - in the fall marched back to New York, to the Highlands near Pechskill and went into winter quarters and about the middle of December the six months men were discharged. — received a military discharge which he has lost and went home. — That he was born in Norwalk, Fairfield Co. Ct. on the 3 rd June 1757 - that he has no record of his age except a record in his bible which he made from information from his parents. —
That since the war he has lived in Richfield, Fairfield Co. Ct. about New

Dear — There is Milton, Panatoga Co. N.Y. about thirty four years than in Castile, Genesee Co. N.Y. where he has resided about 8 years — That David Kellogg and Cyrenus Belden live in Castile and in his neighborhood, are acquainted with him and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief in his services as a revolutionary soldier — that he knows of no reason why he should be denied his services —  Elijah Kellogg
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court J. Fitch Clerk
We, David Kellogg and Cyrenus Belden, residing in the town of Castile in the County of Genesee and State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Kellogg who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. — Cyrenus Belden, David Kellogg  Subscribed & sworn the _____ day of _____ year aforesaid in open court J. Fitch Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the allegations presented by the State 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 Cyrenus Belden and David Kellogg who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the town of Castile, are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
Isaac Wilson } William Mitchell } Judges Robert Carr } for

I Timothy Fitch, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Genesee, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Elijah Kellogg for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October 1832. Timothy Fitch Clerk
And the said Elijah Kellogg further declares and says that he hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed this 26 th day of October 1832 before me Elijah Kellogg Liba Hurd Justice of the Peace of said County of Genesee
I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of the County of Genesee do certify that Liba Hurd before whom the above affidavit appears to have been taken, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace of said county and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and do believe that his name subscribed to the certificate of taking the same is his hand
writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th of October 1832. Timothy Fitch Clerk
Elijah Kellogg Declaration

Remotion
23738
INVALID.
File No. 23,738
Elijah Kellogg Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]