Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29272, for John Kellogg, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Kellogg, John
NUMBER
S. 29272
CONTENTS

Died Oct. 27, 1834 Agency Stock.
1884 Massachusetts
John H. Wigg of Berkshire in the State of Mass who was a Pr. Sfer in the Company commanded by Captain Ingleson of the Regt commanded by Col Brewster in the Mass line for 9 months  Private 6 " " Fifer
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 52 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Aug 1833 and sent to W. H. H. Bishop Lenox Mass
Answers to the 4th of March 1835 $144.00 Pension allowance ending 1837 26.00 170.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Abigail Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 15

John Kellogg Great Barrington Mass Aug t 15 1832 4805.

I, Joel Tuller of Great Barrington in the county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Husbandman, do testify & say that I am seventy five years of age & upwards - I do further testify & say that I am personally acquainted with Major John Kellogg of said Great Barrington I have been ever since we were boys - I also testify that he served in the same company of Militia with me which was commanded by Capt. Ephraim Hitch of Egremont in said county we served said campaign in the summer of 1776 at & near Peko-kill on the North River in the state of New York - we served the whole campaign together. According to my best recollection, I was also knowing to the said Kellogg's service in a short campaign with me & others against the British Forces, at Livingston's Manor in the state of New York in the spring of 1777 I also that I saw him in the northern campaign at the taking of Burgoyne's army in the fall of the same year, it was always understood that the said Kellogg served in those campaigns as a soldier & I verily believe it, but in my old age & after so many years have elapsed I am not willing to swear positively.
And further the deponent saith not.
Joel Tuller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. Department August 27 th 1832, Then the said Joel Tuller personally appeared & made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth. And I also certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said Tuller & know that he is a man of good character.
Atty. John Whiting, Dist. Atty.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Whiting Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of August ,
A. D. 1832.
Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate

I, Ezra Kellogg of Great Barrington in the county of Berkshire of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify & say that I have been well acquainted with Major John Kellogg of said Great Barrington ever since the year 1772 - although we are of the same name we are not related to my knowledge - I know that the said John Kellogg served in the eight months service in the year 1775 at Roxbury near Boston in a company commanded by Capt. Peter Ingersoll of said Great Barrington of the Militia - I had gone before him in a company of minute men commanded by Capt. William King of said Great Bar- rington - the said John Kellogg came there soon afterwards in April 1775 or the fore part of May of the same year - I know that he did duty there during that campaign in said company as I frequently saw him there - he was discharged January first 1776 as I verily believe -
I also testify that the said John Kellogg was in the northern campaign in the summer of 1777 in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Silas Goodrich of said Great Barrington - it was the same company to which I belonged - the regiment was commanded by Col. John Ashley of Sheffield - I know that the said John Kellogg was with the American army in the retreat from Fort Edward to Stillwater.
During all my acquaintance with the said John Kellogg he has uniformly been a good moral character & has more than once been elected by the inhabitants of said Great Barrington to represent them in the legislature of this Commonwealth
And further the Deponent saith not.
S. Ezra Kellogg Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. At a Court of Probate held at Great Barrington within & for said County on the fifteenth day of August A.D. 1832 - Personally appeared in open Court the above named Ezra Kellogg a person to said Court well known. and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
W.P. Walker S. Probate

I, William Whiting formerly of Great Barrington in the county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts but now of the town of Berkshire in the county of Tioga & state of New-York, do testify & say, that I always have been acquainted with Major John Kellogg of said Great Barrington ever since the year 1770— I know that he was in the American service, in the year 1775 at Roxbury near Boston, commonly called the eight months' service— he came to Roxbury in a company commanded by capt. Peter Ingersoll of said Great Barrington & I was knowing that he did duty there in said company for eight months, when he was discharged January first 1776, when he returned home; but I remained longer in the service—
I also testify that I know the said John Kellogg served under capt. Silas Goodrich of said Great Barrington in an attack upon British & Tories at Livingston's manor in the state of New-York in April 1777
I know that the said Kellogg on one side & I on the other of the said capt. Goodrich rose up to a precipice & were the first that dismounted & fired at the enemy; in this expedition one man was killed & others wounded & taken prisoners & the residue dispersed—
I also testify that I know that the said John Kellogg was in the northern campaign in the year 1777— we both belonged to a company of Militia commanded by capt. Silas Goodrich of said Great Barrington & we both remained in the service that year till after the surrender of Genl. Burgaine, when we returned home together.
And further the Deponent saith not.
William Whiting
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire At a Court of Probate holden at Great Barrington within & for said county on the 15th day of August AD 1832 Personally appeared in open Court the above named William Whiting a person to said Court well known & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed—
W. P. Walker J. Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this sixteenth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, John Kellogg a resident of the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy Seven 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

I John Kellogg of Great Barrington in the county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts was born at Tyringham in said county April 17 th 1755. I removed to Great Barrington March 20 th 1769 & have resided in that town ever since, & by occupation am a clothier.
I enlisted at Egremont in this county under captain Peter Ingersoll of Great Barrington aforesaid, about April 1775 (the exact time I cannot now ascertain) for the term of eight months — I marched to Roxbury & Dorchester near Boston, & was encamped & served there for the eight months & was discharged on the first of January 1776, but no written discharge was given to me at the time — our company was placed under the command of Col. Brewer, I think his Christian name was Jonathan — on the day of the battle of Bunker Hill, the 17 th of June 1775 our company was stationed at Roxbury.
In the summer of 1776, I should say it was in July, I was called out with others of the Militia in Great Barrington & Egremont in a company commanded by capt. Ephraim Fitch & marched to Peekskill on the North river to defend the country against the British — I remember well that the Rose & Phoenix, British frigates, were sailing up the North river at that period, menacing the inhabitants — I also well remember that it was on this service that an officer read to the company the Declaration of Independence the first time I ever heard it, & within a day or two after it passed in Congress — I shall never forget the animating effect it had upon the troops — This campaign was a short one, being from one month to six weeks in duration — during that time, we crossed the North river once. I assisted in building a fort or intrenchment near the wharf at Peekskill.
In the spring of 1777 I was again called out to serve in the Militia under capt. Silas Goodrich to attack & drive off the Tories or British at Livingston's manor in the state of New-York — we attacked them, killed one or more, & wounded several, & broke up their place of resort, scattered & dispersed them — we were on this service about one week — after this I was called out & went on an excursion up to fort

Edward & fort George under capt. Silas Goodrich & we returned, not long after.
After this in the summer of 1777 I with others was drafted & went to Bennington under capt. Silas Goodrich. I started & went part of the way there when we were informed that the British had retreated & our service in that direction was not wanted. We returned home. Soon after this, I should think the latter part of August 1777, I with others, was called out in the militia under the command of capt. Silas Goodrich to go to the northward to resist the invasion under Gen. Burgoyne - we marched to Saratoga, Fort Edward & Kingsbury - I was at Saratoga on the east side of the North river doing duty with the Massachusetts & Vermont Militia during the hardest fighting & when Burgoyne surrendered, but we had frequent skirmishing with the enemy. I belonged to Col. John Ashley's regiment of Gen. John Fellows brigade.
After Burgoyne was captured, I was discharged & returned home about the last of October 1777.
From the time I was drafted or called out to disperse the Tories or British in the state of New-York, in the spring of 1777, I was constantly considered under orders & I was on different excursions as above stated till after Burgoyne's defeat & till I returned home about the last of October 1777 - I was at home once or twice during the summer for a day or two, but I was unable to attend to any other business than my service in the Militia, being constantly subject to be called into service & actually called out as aforesaid, so that I think it fair to say I was in the service of my country as one of the Militia from the spring of 1777, say some time in April till the last of October 1777; making a term of service in 1777 a little more than 6 months. My total service being about one year & two months & a half.
At other times I was called out, but it was for such short periods, it is not worth particular mention.
In all the service, except the first 8 months service, I was considered as belonging to the music, being a fifer - But I always carried

a gun if used it when necessary. John Kellogg
The said John Kellogg hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present if declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Witness my hand at Great Barrington aforesaid this fifteenth day of August A.D. 1832. I have no documentary evidence, I refer for proof of my services to the deposition of my witness William Whiting, John Tilden, hereto annexed.
John Kellogg
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
We Sylvester Burt — a Clergyman, residing in the town of Great Barrington aforesaid, and James A. Hyde a Magistrate residing in the same town — hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Maj. John Kellogg — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sylvester Burt James A. Hyde
S.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Sylvester Burt who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that James A. Hyde who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Kellogg for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this fifteenth day of August the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Henry W. Bishop - Register of Probate

48052 John Kellogg Great Barrington Berkshire Co Mass
5 & 14 06 22 Dec 1832
Feb 6 Paid 8 14
20 30 52
H W Bishop Senose Mass 1777

BRIEF in the case of John Kellogg -  of Berkshire County in the State of Mass -  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court -  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 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.     In 1775 - April — 8 — priv t Gen. Capt. P. Ingraham. Col. Brewer   76. July — 1 — " " E. Fitch   77. — — 6 — " " Col. Goodrich.   Col. Ashley -  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Livingston's Manor - Saratoga  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkshire Co.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective time not defined, not properly connected - 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. H. McBlain Examining Clerk.

August 19, 1924.
Mrs. Inez K. Lincoln, Vashon, WASH.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.29272, it appears that John Kellogg was born April 17, 1755, at Tyringham, Massachusetts.
While residing at Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1775, served as a private in Captain Peter Ingersoll's Company, Colonel Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged January 1, 1776. He enlisted in July 1776 and served from a month to six weeks as a Fifer in Captain Ephraim Fitch's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in April 1777, served six months as a Fifer in Captain Silas Goodrich's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Massachusetts Regiment and was in skirmishes at Livingston Manor and near Saratoga.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, while a resident of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He died October 27, 1834.

It is stated that more than once he was elected by the inhabitants of said Great Barrington to represent them in the legislature of that Commonwealth.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Kellogg , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. L. File 29.272
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Enlisted at Germantown Mass. Apl. 1775 5 mos. Private Peter Legerwell John Brewer Mass.   July 1776 Retired 1 mo. & 6 wks. Piper Ephraim Fitch ✓   Apl. 1777 6 mos. " Silas Goodrich John Ashley  
Battles engaged in, skirmishes at Germantown Mass. & near Saratoga. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Great Barrington, Mass. from Mch. 20, 1769. Date of application for pension, Aug. 15, 1832. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Great Barrington, Mass. Age at date of application, born Apl. 17, 1755 at Springfield, Mass.
Remarks: there is no family data on file. Soldier died Oct. 27, 1834. (Agency book)
Respectfully,
-1- Office note: Col. David Brewer.
Commissioner.

702 Estell Ave Savannah Ga. Oct 21 - 1919
Pension Dept
Dear Sir - Revolutionary Service Will you kindly give me in- formation about John Kellogg born in West Hartford Conn. Moved to Great Barrington Mass in 1773. His service might have been in either Conn. or Mass and if he was pensioned - Thanking you in advance for your trouble
I remain Very Truly (Miss) Eleanor V. Puder

Vashon, Washington,
July 28th. 1924
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.,
Gentlemen:
Will you please send to me the Revolutionary War record of John Kellogg, born in Tyrengam, Mass. in 1755, and enlisted at Egremont, Mass. in April, 1775. He was a fifer in the regiment which left Egremont, but I do not know what company or regiment. He applied for a pension in 1832.
This is all I lack to complete the record for my D. A. R. papers.
Yours very truly
(Mrs) Inez Kellogg Lincoln Inez Kellogg Lincoln

29 272 Rev INVALID.
1919 Nov. 3. Hist. to Miss Eleanor V. Puder 1924, Aug 19, " " Mrs. Inez K. Lincoln
File No. 29,272
John Kellogg Rev. John Kellogg Rev. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 29 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 919
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4805
John Kellogg
H. M. Bishop Esq. Leroy May

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Kellogg, Berkshire County, Mass. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes 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? Yes 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? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 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? Yes

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? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
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? Yes
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? Yes
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
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? Yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 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 paper 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.
It does not appear from the testimony of the witnesses that the claimant served as a Musician. Evidence of this fact may possibly be obtained from the office of S. D. Bangs. En Secy of the State of Mass.

John Kellogg's additional affidavit
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace within & for the county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Kellogg of said Great Barrington above named an applicant for a pension for militia services during the revolution, who being duly sworn, deposes & saith that he knows he served the eight months near Boston in the year 1775 as stated in his former affidavit. He also states that he performed the other services in the different campaigns as before stated in his former affidavit, & he has endeavored to state the length of those services as accurately as he could; but from the nature of those services, being the alarm services, as he supposes, & for short periods & at different places (he having kept no minutes or memorandums of those services) it would be impossible for him, at this late period & in his old age, to recollect exactly as to the length of those services. But assuming the principle that it is fair to compute the time, especially in the year 1777, in marching to & from home as he has stated in his former affidavit, he verily believes his whole service, including the eight months near Boston, will amount to one year & two months at the least.
He also testifies that, in his first application for a pension, he did not mention the fact of his being a fifer because he thought the pay was different from that of a private soldier; but he stated it because it was true that he acted as a fifer during all the campaigns except the first eight months near Boston, & he supposed it to be his duty to state everything particularly relating to his service.
John Kellogg
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. Great Barrington February 23 rd 1833 Then the said John Kellogg personally appeared & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth. And I also certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said John Kellogg & know that he is a man of good character & that his statement is entitled to credit.
Before John Whiting Just. Peace

I, Andrew Loomis of Egremont in the County of Berkshire y s Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy three years & upwards, do testify that I have been acquainted with John Kellogg of Great Barrington in the county of Berkshire aforesaid, from the commencement of the revolution ever since I was a young man. I am personally knowing that said John Kellogg was a fifer in Captain Ephraim Fitch's company of Militia on the North river in the year 1776, where I frequently saw him on duty; but he always carried a gun as well as a fife. I was also out in service on the North river the same year.
I also testify that I was personally knowing that the said John Kellogg served as a fifer in Captain Silas Goodrich's company of militia in the summer & fall of 1777 & till after Burgoyne surrendered in that year: I was out in service the same year & frequently saw him on duty. He also carried a gun as well as a fife.
Andrew Loomis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. Great Barrington February 23 rd 1833. Then the said Andrew Loomis personally appeared & made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth. And I also certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said Andrew Loomis & know that he is a man of good character & that his statement is entitled to credit. Before John Whiting Just. Peace.

Ezra Kellogg's additional Deposition
I Ezra Kellogg of Great Barrington whose Deposition has before been taken to support the claim of Major John Kellogg for a pension for Militia services during the revolution, do now further testify that I know the said John Kellogg performed the fore part of his eight months service near Boston in 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Peter Ingersoll. But I now remember that in the summer of that year, as I believe in July the said Captain Peter Ingersoll was discharged & left the army, & I know the said John Kellogg served the remainder of said eight months service under the command of the Lieutenant of said company, who, I think, was Silas Goodrich, as I frequently saw said John Kellogg there till I left the army in December of that year. I left a little before my time was out on furlough being sick.
Dated at Great Barrington county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts this 12 th day of February A.D. 1833
Ezra Kellogg
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss. Great Barrington February 12 th 1833. Then the said Ezra Kellogg personally appeared & made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth. And I also certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said Ezra Kellogg & know that he is a man of good character & that his statement is entitled to credit.
Atty, John Whiting, Just. Deane,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss. I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Whiting Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of March A. D. 1833.
Henry W. Bishop. Register of Probate.