Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13501, for Reuben Huntley, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental (com.) Buntley Reuben
S. 13501
carded.
CONTENTS

New York 9288 Albany Connecticut
Reuben Huntley* of Lyne in the State of Conn who was a pri. in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col. Parsons in the Conn militia 7 mo Reuben Huntley* Continental Line. Apr. 10, 1906. Records corrected. P.
Inserted on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 23 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of April 1833. and Sent. No. 12. Waite. Lyne Conn Arrears to the 14th March 33 $46.66 Semian. allowance ending Sept 6. 33 11 66 $58.32
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by E. S. Brewster Clerk. Book E Page
Transfer Circular and letter to R. Judson 27 March 1838.
Cer to Pen Agt 15 June 1838.
To Albany N. York from 4th Sept 1837. 26 June 1838. Notification sent to Pamela Judson Sherburn N York
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838. from 4 th Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt Notified 28 th Decr 1838.
Pension

I James Greenfield of Lyme in the County of New-London and State of Connecticut aged 80 years on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Reuben Huntley of said Lyme. — We were both born and brought up in said Town of Lyme. — In the month of May 1775 I enlisted into Capt William Gales' Company in Col Samuel H. Parsons Regiment for the term of seven months. — The company was not long afterwards marched to Roxbury and there remained until the first of January following or within a few days of that time — The said Reuben Huntley was a soldier in the same Regiment. He belonged to Capt David H. Lill's Company — He enlisted about the same time I did — and served seven months in that war. — He was stationed at Roxbury near where I was and remained there until about the first of January in 1776, when he was discharged. I knew him then and have known him ever since — Capt Lill's Company marched to Roxbury about the same time that Capt Gales' Company marched there — a short time before Capt Gales' Company — I saw the said Huntley when he marched to go to Roxbury — Capt Gales' Company and Capt Lill's Company were stationed by the side of each other at Roxbury — This service was in the revolutionary war — The said Huntley was a private. — James Greenfield

State of Connecticut County of New London To Lyme December 8th 1832
Personally appeared James Greenfield who is personally known to me to be a credible person & before me subscribed & made oath to the foregoing deposition Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss Lyme
Be it remembered that on this 8th day of December A.D. 1832 before me Henry M. Waite a Notary Public of the State of Connecticut personally came James Greenfield and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition And I certify that the said deponent is personally known to me and is a credible person
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and offered my official seal
Henry M. Waite Notary Public

[REDACTED] I James Greenfield of Lyme in the County of New-London and State of Connecticut aged 80 years on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Reuben Huntley of said Lyme. — We were both born and brought up in said Town of Lyme. In the month of May 1775 I enlisted into Capt William Gales' Company in Col Samuel H. Parsons Regiment for the term of seven months. — The company was not long afterwards marched to Roxbury and there remained until the first of January following or within a few days of that time — The said Reuben Huntley was a soldier in the same Regiment. He belonged to Capt David H. Lill's Company — He enlisted about the same time I did — and served seven months in that war — He was stationed at Roxbury near where I was and remained there until about the first of January 1776, when he was discharged. I knew him then and have known him ever since — Capt Lill's Company marched to Roxbury about the same time that Capt Gales' Company marched there — a short time before Capt Gales' Company — I saw the said Huntley when he marched to go to Roxbury — Capt Gales' Company and Capt Lill's Company were stationed by the side of each other at Roxbury — This service was in the Revolutionary war — The said Huntley was a Private. — — — James Greenfield

Under the

11 I Martin Huntley of Lyme in the County of New-London (and) State of Connecticut aged 81 years on oath, depose (and) say that I am well acquainted with Reuben Huntley of (said) Lyme (and) know that he enlisted in the year 1775 to serve seven months in the Revolutionary war near Boston in Massachusetts, he was absent that season as much as seven months, (and) as I understood at the time, served the term of his enlistment. I was not with him in the service, but I remember his enlistment (and) service, the more particularly, because, his first wife was a sister of mine, (and) she was courting him at that time, (and) his enlistment (and) service was a subject of frequent conversation at the house where we lived.
Martin Huntley
State of Connecticut. County of New-London I ss Lyme August 6 th 1882 Personally appeared Martin Huntley (and) subscribed (and) made oath to the foregoing Deposition Before me Henry M. Wait Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the deponent is personally known to me and is a credible person — Henry M. Wait Justice of Peace —
May 1

Reuben Huntley
3828
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7 months
Proof
Martin Huntley, wife
James Huntley, son
Beth Smith
William L. Harts
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Stephen Warren Clark

State of Connecticut County of New-London } ss Lyme Probate District of Lyme
On this 6 day of August (A) 1832 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Lyme in said County of New-London, being a Clerk of Record and having a Clerk and seal now sitting, Reuben Huntley a resident of the Town of Lyme in said County of New-London aged Eighty two 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 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. —
He enlisted in the Town of Lyme aforesaid, in the Spring of the year 1775 into Captain David F. Hill's Com- pany, in Colonel Samuel H. Parsons Re- giment for the term of seven months, and served the term of his enlistment and was discharged at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts. — Soon after his en- listment he and the rest of the Company were marched to Boston and arrived there very soon after Charleston was burnt — The fires in Charleston had not entirely gone out when the Company arrived in that vicinity. — The deponent continued in the neighborhood of Boston during the term of his enlistment —

He was in no regular battle, but in several skirmishes. — In one of which a musket ball was fired through his hat. Daniel Mait, Ezra Selden, (and) Enoch Reed all of said Lyme were sergeants, (and) all are now dead. — James Greenleaf of said Lyme was in this campaign with them. (and) can testify to his service. — Martin Huntley of said Lyme also knows of his service at this time. — Mr Greenleaf was not in the same company with him but was in the same regiment (and) was stationed near where department was — He belonged to an (as) primary company department thinks commanded by Colt Gole
He was born in the town of Lyme aforesaid in the month of September he believes in the year 1750 (and) has ever since resided there, — He has no knowledge that any record was ever made of his age — He belonged to said Lyme when he enlisted, (and) entered as a volunteer, (and) not as a substitute, nor was he drafted — He recollects the officers above named, but does not recollect the names of any others nor the regiments that were there, although there were many. — He never received, as he recollects, any written discharge, and he has no documentary evidence of his service — He was never on the pension list — He is known to Seth Smith Esq., the Judge of Probate, (and) to most of the inhabitants of the town of Lyme, who can testify to his character for veracity, (and) their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution

We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Reuben Spaulding
We Herman L. Vail a Clergyman residing in the Town of Lyme and County of New London State of Connecticut and John L. Smith residing in the same Town of Lyme hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Reuben Spaulding who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about 82 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 the opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Herman L. Vail John L. Smith
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. But the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Herman L.

Waill — who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the Parish of Cygne and that John L. Smith who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Parish of Cygne and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit full knowledge of the probate for the District of Cygne
Joshua R. Warren Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cygne do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Huntley for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Probate office this 6th day of August A.D. 1832 —
Joshua Warren Clerk
Reuben Huntley 3828
7 months
advent
7mo
23333
HN Waill Esq
Cygne
Me
William L. Stone
I hereby certify that Henry N. Waill before whom the annexed abstract of James Grunfield, Martin Huntley and the said Huntley's wife was a just and true copy of the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Huntley for a pension. Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of August 1832. City Washington Jan. 11, 1833.

I hereby certify that Henry Mc Waite before whom the annexed depositions of James Grampian, Martin Huntley and Beth Math were taken is and at the time when said depositions were taken was a justice of peace for Middlesex County duly appointed, commissioned & qualified — and that the affidavits on said depositions are by him subscribed in his own hand writing. City Washington Jan 11. 1833.
William L Storrs
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Reuben Huntley 3828
7 months
about
Two
2333
Henry Mc Waite
by me
John Warner, Clerk
John Warner Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the District of Columbia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Huntley for a warrant to arrest the said John Warner for a contempt of said Court inasmuch as he has refused to attend at my house and that I have returned of August 21 1832
Waite — who has signed the proceedings certifies that the same is a true copy of the original as shown to him and that John A. Smith who has also signed the same is a resident in the same District of Columbia and is a member of the bar and that the statement is entitled to a full credence for the truth of same

September 1, 1938
Am BA-J/AWF Reuben Huntley S. 13501
Mr. John Wenzel 72 Dale Avenue Allendale, New Jersey
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Reuben Huntley, soldier of the Revolutionary War from Connecticut, and a pensioner while residing in Lyme, Connecticut.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 13501, based on the military service of Reuben Huntley in the Revolutionary War.
Reuben Huntley was born in the month of September, 1750 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Lyme, Connecticut, Reuben Huntley volunteered in the spring of 1775, served seven months as private in Captain David F. Sill's company in Colonel Samuel H. Parsons' Connecticut regiment, during the service, he was stationed at Roxbury, and was in several skirmishes.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, then a resident of Lyme, Connecticut.
He stated, May 24, 1838, in Chenango County,

New York, that his wife died "about one year ago" in Connecticut, and he had moved to the State of New York to live with two daughters, who were residing in that state. Names of wife and daughters were not given.
Martin Huntley aged eighty-one years in 1832 and a resident of Lyme, Connecticut, stated that the soldier's (Reuben Huntley) first wife was his sister, but did not give her name.
Ezra Huntley, fifty-seven years old in 1838 and living in Chenango County, New York, "no blood connection of the said Reuben Huntley", had been acquainted with him for forty years.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
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, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Reuben Huntley Certificate #9288 Issued April 24, 1833 Rate $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York, Albany Agency, transferred from Connecticut.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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August 1, 1938.
Pension Department, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Sirs:
Will you kindly send me at your earliest convenience a summary of the record of
REUBEN HUNTLEY
who was born I believe in 1750; enlisted 15 May 1775 in the first company enrolled: Sixth Conn. Regt. Col. Samuel H. Parsons, Capt. David F. Sill. He applied for a pension 6 Aug. 1832, and his pension was allowed 10 Apr. 1833, when he was 84 years old, and residing in Lyme, Conn. (Records of Men in War of Rev., Adjutant General's Office, Hartford, Conn. page 72.) He is said to have died at Elmira, N.Y. in 1838.
Any information that you can give of his parents; place of birth, etc. will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
John C Wenzel Genealogist-General.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 13501.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
April 17th, 1900.
Sir:-
In compliance with your recent request you are advised that Reuben Huntley, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, made an application for pension on August 6th, 1832, at which time he was 82 years of age and residing at Lyme, New London County, Conn., and his pension was allowed for seven months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He served in the company commanded by Capt. David F. Sill and in the regiment commanded by Col. Samuel H. Parsons.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. C. L. Hall,
Southern Division,
Pension Bureau.

Apr 17/1900 Hister, to C. L. Hall So did. Pens Bu. 1938-Sept. 1 - list to John Wenzel Secy
Reckon
13 501 INVALID.
File No. 13 501
Reuben Huntley Phil. Pa. and
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 21. Mr Evans,
J. L. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions, Washington

Pension Agency Wareham June 18. 1838
Sir
In answer to your enquiry as to what time Reuben Huntley a pensioner on the roll of this Agency under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 23. 33 / 100 dollars per Annum was last paid I have to inform you that he has been paid to the 4 th day of September 1837.
I am very respectfully Your obedient Servant Sam l L. Pitkin Agent.
J. G. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 21 st , 1838.
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," Reuben Huntley, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.York, Agency, at the rate of Twenty three 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,
Abner E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

June 6 Pension Papers
FREE
W. Worm
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington

Herburne Chenango Co. 1 st June 1838
Hon d Sir
Inclosed are papers to procure a transfer of Reuben Huntley's pension from Connecticut to New York for the purpose of drawing the money at Albany
Your obt serv t
Hon d L. Edwards
Roswell Hudson

Pension Papers
Mr. Evans
J.
Hon. James S. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington

Sherburne Chenango Co. (N.Y.) 22 d . March 1838
Hon ble Sir
Inclosed are papers made out for the purpose of drawing the money due on the pension of Reuben Hunt mentioned therein, at the agency in Albany (N.Y.) the agent at that place returns that he has not been transferred from Connecticut to that office. I send the inclosed that you may readily come to the fact. The pensioner desires that you will transfer his name at once to Albany, please make the transfer and inclose the within back to me and oblige
Your obed Servt
Hon. J. S. Edwards Com. of Pensions
Roswell Hudson

Roswell Hudson agent & atty at Sherburne, Chenango Co. (N.Y.)

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of New York
County of Chenango ss.
On this twenty fourth day of May 1838, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Chenango personally appeared Reuben Huntly who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Sill (Christian name forgotten) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons (Christian name forgotten) in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of New York - where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Connecticut to the State of New York, that his wife died in the State of Connecticut about one year ago & she having two daughters residing in said State of New York he removed to the latter place for the purpose of residing with his two daughters & did not leave the State of Connecticut on account of any breach of any law of the United States or either of said States -
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid. Elisha E Merrill Justice of the Peace.
Reuben Huntly
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends 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.

State of New York Chenango County ss: I, Ezra Kuntz of said County of the age of fifty seven years, farmer being duly sworn, saith that deponent is no blood connection of the said Reuben Kuntz within named, that deponent has been acquainted with the said Reuben during the last forty years, and that said Reuben Kuntz is a man of respectability, truth and veracity, and deponent further saith that the said Reuben Kuntz who has subscribed & sworn to the within affidavit is known by deponent to be the individual described in and who executed the said affidavit, and that said Reuben's statement is en- titled to full credit & further this deponent saith not Sworn & subscribed to before Ezra Kuntz me the 24 th day of May 1838 Elijah B Merrill Justice of the Peace
State of New York Chenango County ss: I the subscriber a justice of the peace of the town of Sherburne in said County do hereby certify that on the twenty fourth day of May 1838 personally appeared before Reuben Kuntz & Ezra Kuntz and sev- erally made oath to the foregoing affidavits by them sub- scribed & I further certify that the said Reuben & Ezra Kuntz, are both respectable men & men of truth & veracity Elijah B Merrill Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CHENANGO COUNTY } ss. Clerk's Office,
I, PEREZ RANDALL, Clerk of the county of Chenango, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, do hereby certify, that Elijah E. Merrill Esquire, was on the Twenty fourth day of May 1838 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Elijah E. Merrill Esq. and verily believe the signature to the annexed Instrument to be his proper hand writing.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county, and subscribed my name this 31 st day of May 1838
Perez Randall Clerk