Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42917, for William Martin, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass. New Hampshire
Martin, William
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 42917
CONTENTS

Stevens Point April 13 1921
Pension Dept Dear Sir.
Would you kindly inform me as to whether William Martin or William M Martin a revolutionary soldier was pensioned or had applied for one. William Martin was a revolutionary soldier, the rank of Rangers, Sargent was wounded on Lake George, was in battle of Bennington and Bunker Hill was taken prisoner at Little Falls by the Indians, carried to Montreal and sold to the British for double "for" $2.00 and put in jail, made escape and reached home in starving condition.
He was born Mass. July 1753 and died and was buried in Tlunania Chautauqua Co. N.Y.

His wife's name was Olive Arvell birthplace Vermont any informa- tion that you could give us would be appreciated
Thanking you in advance.
Mrs. G. W. Putney 574 Church St. Stevens Point Wisconsin

Reid history of W m Martin Mass M. H. S42917
to
Mrs. M. A. Suley 87 South Cleveland Ave. St. Paul. Minn.
NOV 29 1912 personal inquiry

Information as concerning (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. William Martin Ser File 42917
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  STATE.    CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.      May 1, 1775  Jan 1, 1776  Pvt.  Drury Hubbard  Ward  Mass.    Jan 1776  2 1/2 mos   at Monreal      Summer 1776  4 mos   at Ticonderoga      Jan 1, 1777  3 or 4 yrs  "  Benjamin Whitcomb  Independent Co.  N.H.    Feb. 1782  Jan 18, 1782   Dustan  George Reid  N.H.     When he was taken prisoner in engagement at Little Falls on the Mohawk River and imprisoned at Montreal until Oct. 28 - when he escaped (Indec.) where he was wounded.  Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill, Diamond Island, Lake George  Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at in Mass.  Date of application for pension, May 1, 1811, at in Mass.  Residence at date of application, Chautauqua Co. N.Y.  Age at date of application, 69 yrs 9 mos 24 days  Remarks: In 1820 his wife Abigail was 61 years old.

Sept. 16 11 New York.
William Martin,
of Chautauqua Co y in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Read of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months. N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1. of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. of Sept. 1819. and forwarded to Jacob Houghton, Mayville, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 . . . . $ 129.06 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar. 4. 1820. . . 48. " arr d 1 year 4 m s 4/30 $ 177.06
(Signature)
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
arr d due on 4. Sept. 1819 as Rev d Pensioner . . . . 129.06 ams t paid as Inv. Pen n from 1. May 1818 to 4. Sept. 1819 - } 85.71 1 year 4 m s 4/30 at $5.33 1/3 } dif. bet. Inv. & Rev d Pen n . . . $ 43.35
Notification of Cont'd Pension sent Sept 16 1819 to Jacob Houghton

Nov. 6" 1906 Cup and

Martin, William
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Vermont, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Feb'y 21, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers, Class 9, page 156
Rank: Private
Regt: Corps of rangers, Capt. Aldrick's company
Disability: Wounded in his right arm by a musket ball.
When and where disabled: 1777, Lake George.
Residence: Westminster.
To what pension entitled: Two-thirds.
Remarks: Militia
Evidence complete, excepting when or how he left the service.

William Martin
Report
Ward's Rep. - Mass. Line.
1795.
1. May 1810.
Rejected not found in rolls in continental establishment

State of New York Chautauqua County On the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before the subscribers one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chaut- auqua aforesaid in the State of said personally ap- pears William Martin aged fifty four years nine mo- nths & twenty four days resident in the County & State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn ac- cording 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 & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," that the said William Martin enlisted on or near the first of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy five in Captain Dury's Company & commanded by him in the New York State Militia in the Massachusetts line & in the state of Massachusetts - for eight months & that in the month of August or September following he volunteered into Captain Hubbard's Company of Volunteers & went to Quebec with Seward, Arnold & Montgomery that he was discharged on the first day of January seventeen hundred & seventy six - that he then came to Montreal & enlisted for two months and a half & served that time - He afterwards returned home - & in the summer of seventeen hundred & seventy six he enlisted for four months & went to Petersburg & served there four months & returned home again - When on the first day of January

on thousand seven hundred & seventy seven he enlisted at Methuenland in the State of New Hamp- shire in the Company commanded by Captain Ben- jamin Whitecomb, corresponding an Independent Company, he served some time in said Company - when he was transferred into Captain Moses Dustin's Company & Col. Groom's Road Regiment & General Poor's Brigade in the Northern division - that in the month of following June (as he believes) he was taken a prisoner by the Indians at the little Falls on the Mohawk River & was carried to Montreal & put in prison & continued therein until the twenty eighth day of October following - when, made his escape in the spring following he was taken sick and did not afterwards join the army, that he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill & on an island on Lake George - And in one at the little falls on the  at the battle at Bennington under General Montgomery Mohawk River with the Indians, And that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the as- sistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
Given to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. Matthew Pendergast.
I Matthew Pendergast Judge of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua & State of of New York aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said deceased William Martin did serve in the revolutionary war

As I stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; & I now transmit the pro- ceedings & testimony taken there before me to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. Done at Mayville Chautauqua County first day of May 1815. Matthew Brewster

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss.
I John Deseler Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for the said county, do hereby certify that Matthew Preneuzgart is a Judge of said court duly appointed, commissioned, & sworn to preserve in said County, and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Matthew Preneuzgart, and that the signatures of the said Matthew to the within declaration & certificate are in the proper hand writing of the said Matthew.
In Testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of said court to these presents, & signed the same with my own hand, at Mayville in said County, the sixth day of May 1815.
John Deseler.

14160 William Martin cur. 10 Sept 1819
Can

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss. on this 30th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court that is to say in the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua in the State of New York the same being a court of record having a seal & proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount & keeping a record of the proceedings of the same William Martin aged almost 67 years resident in the town & county of Chautauqua & State of New York of or near which being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war as follows: - I enlisted on or near the first of May 1775 in Capt. (Dewey?) Company & commanded by him in Col. Ward's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line & in the State of Massachusetts for eight months & that in the month of August or September following I was continued into Capt. Hubbard's Company of Volunteers & went to Quebec with General Amherst & Montgomery & I was discharged on the first day of January 1776 & then came to Montreal & enlisted for two months & a half & served that time I afterwards returned home & in the summer of 1776 in 1777 for four months I went to Fredericksburg served those four months & returned home again where I enlisted on the first day of January 1778 at Westminster in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Whitecomb commanding Co. I served some time in said Company when I was transferred into Capt. Moses Dustin's Company Col. George Rees's Regiment & Gen. Poor's Brigade in the Northern division. In the month of June following (as I believe) I was taken prisoner by the Indians at the Little Falls on the Mohawk River was carried to Montreal put into prison & continued therein until the twenty eighth day of October following when I escaped. In the Spring following I was taken sick & did not afterwards join the army. All which facts & things will appear by my original declaration which was made & sworn to the 17th May 1818. I also declare that I have received a pension Certificate under the law of Congress of March 18. 1818 & that the same is now  now allowed 141.60 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress intitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & 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 & by me subscribed that is to say I have no real or personal property whatever, except one Cow worth about 20. dollars Except the necessary clothing for myself & wife Nor have I any income except what I receive as a pensioner from the United States. My family consists of myself & Olive my wife Her age is about 61 years She is infirm & unable to support herself. I am by occupation a Joiner but am unable to support myself without assistance from my country or some individuals, and I do swear that the above facts are true
William Martin
Sworn to and declared in open court the 30th day of June 1820
Thos. Campbell Clk
The Court Estimate the Property of the said within William Martin mentioned in the schedule at Twenty Dollars 82 1/2.
State of New York, Chautauqua County ss.
I Calvin E. Mearns Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua in said State do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit containing an inventory or schedule of the estate of William Martin is here by copied from the record of the said Court. I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the said inventory or schedule is Twenty one Dollars & that the estimate made by the Court without regard to the debts which the said William Martin owes to his creditors. In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said County on this sixth day of July 1820
C. E. Mearns Dep. Clk

Rev. War Section.
7.2.11. Am
May 7, 1921.
Mrs. G. W. Putney, 514 Church Street, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 13 th ultimo, you are advised that it appears in the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. F. No. 42,817 that William Martin enlisted in Massachusetts May 1, 1775, and served eight months as a Private under Captains Drury and Hubbard in Colonel Ward's Massachusetts Regiment and was in the battles of Bunker Hill and Quebec.
In January 1776, while at Montreal he enlisted and served 3\frac{1}{2} months, and in the summer of 1776 he served 4 months at Ticonderoga; there are no officers stated in the last two services.
January 1, 1777, he enlisted at Westmoreland, N. H. in Captain Benjamin Whitcomb's Independent Company and served 3 or 4 years and was in the battle on Diamond Island Lake George where he was wounded in the right arm by a cannon ball.
In March 1782 he enlisted in Captain Dustin's

Company, Colonel George Reid's New Hampshire Regiment and in June 1782 he was taken prisoner in engagement at Little Falls on the Mohawk River and was imprisoned at Montreal until the following October 28, when he escaped and was soon after taken sick and remained so until the close of the War.
He was pensioned from September 4, 1793, for the disability resulting from his wound.
He was a resident of Chautauqua County, New York, in 1818 aged 64 years 9 months, and 24 days. In 1820 his wife Olive was 61 years old. there is no other data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER WYOMING EDWARD GILLETTE, TREASURER F. B. SHELDON, DEPUTY
30" Feb 1898
To: The Bureau of Pensions —
Please tell me - if William Martin of New York - ever recd a pension for services in the Rev. War. He was a sergeant or orderly for Gen. Washington at or in his headquarters, until the close of the war - then located near Chautauqua Lake - or James town - as it is now. Also Nathan Hollister - of New York - died at Woodfield Ohio - Did he have a pension for Rev. Services - or war of 1812? - at that place? -
Also Abner Goodrich - did he get a pension? died at Woodfield Ohio - enlisted in New York - Connecticut or even Virginia - very vague? perhaps,
Sincerely Wm Edward Gillette
Sheridan Wyoming -
NOV 29 1898

42917 INVALID.
1910 Nov. 9 Hist. To Mrs. Edward Gilllette V.L.H. 1912 Dec. 3 Hist. To Mrs. K. A. Luley V.L.H. 1921 May 17 Hist. To Mrs. E. W. Putney
File No. 42,917
William Martin
Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th  Invalid and
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 807
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wm Martin } a soldier, &c. }
copy Declaration &c.
Jacob Houghton
Agent
Verification the applicant's name as appearing on the rolls. Compared by J.L.E. and found on rolls.
Adm?

State of New York,
Chautauqua County ss. William Martin of the town & County of Chautauqua, in addition to, & in explanation of his declaration hereto annexed & to grant the same upon his Oath, makes the following Declaration
That on the first day of January, 1777, he enlisted as a Private in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, for & during the War, in Capt. Whitecomb's Hovey's Company. He enlisted at Westmoreland in the State of New Hampshire, & served in said Company about three or four years, when he was transferred to the Company of Capt. Dustin, in Col. George Reed's Regiment, & General Poore's Brigade of the New Hampshire line, in which he served until he was taken prisoner by the British & Indians, at the to Little Falls on the Mohawk River, N.Y. and was carried as such prisoner to Montreal - That he went into Capt. Dustin's Company in March (he believes of the year 1781, or 1782) & was taken prisoner as aforesaid on the 18 th June following
That he was put in close confinement & so continued after his arrival at Montreal until the 28 th of October  November following when he broke gaol, & made his Escape, undergoing great fatigues, being destitute of the necessaries of life - That he was soon after taken sick & remained so till after the close of the War - That this Deponent actually served more than four years on Continental establishments - That he was placed on the Pension List, by an Act of Congress of 1796, at the rate of $40. pr. year, which was afterwards increased to $64. in consequence of a wound which he received from a Cannon Ball, whilst

in actual service in the Battle of Diamond Island on Lake George — That he has regularly received his said pension — the last of which was paid by David Robinson Esq. of Vermont, he having formerly resided at Westminster in Vermont —
And further that he considers himself entitled to a Pension by Law of $96 pr. year on relinquishing his present pension of $64.
Dated April 14. 1819 —
Subscribed & sworn to before me, the 14 th day of April 1819
William Martin
Matthew Prendergast
State of New York,
Chautauqua County ss. I, Matthew Prendergast, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua in the State of New York, do hereby Certify in addition to the annexed Certificate by me made, in the case of William Martin, a Soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That I am fully satisfied that said Martin did serve as such bold Soldier, or private, more than four years, on Continental Establishment, & is entitled to a pension of Eight dollars pr. month from the Government — And I further Certify that I am fully satisfied that said Martin is in reduced circumstances, being really poor, & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
Dated April 14. 1819 —
Matthew Prendergast

State of New York Chautauque County ss.
I, John Deeter clerk of the said County in the State aforesaid, Do hereby certify that the abovenamed Matthew Prendergast is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chautauque duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; and that he was such Judge at the time of making the last above an- nexed Affidavit & Certificate - And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Ma- tthew Prendergast that the signature of the said Matthew to the said last above annexed Affidavit and Certificate, is in the proper handwriting of the said Matthew Prendergast -
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed and have signed the same with my hand at Mayville in the said County of Chautauque, the 18th day of April A.D. One thousand eight hundred and Sixteen -
John Deeter.

William Martin } a Revolutionary Soldier, &c. }
Declaration, &c.
Jacob Houghton of Mayville, Chautauqua Co. N.Y. Agent. —
must send his original pension Certificate to the War Department
In the matter of William Martin , I have annexed his Affidavit, by which it will be seen that he never had any Pension Certificate, & that he has rec d . his Pension for as an Invalid Pensioner, from the Vermont Agent. — I also send a Release of that Pension. — This is all he can do — His Services are admitted, & his name found on the Rolls, by J. L. E. as app ar by an indorsement within — I hope Martin's Pension Certificate will be forwarded soon —
J. Houghton Agent.
Mayville, Chautauqua Co. — Augt. 31. 1819 — }

State of New York,
Chautauqua County ss. William Martin, the Revolutionary Soldier, named in the annexed papers, being sworn, saith, that he was placed on the Pension List, by an Act of Congress of 1796, as mentioned in his Affidavit hereto annexed - That he has received his Pension through the Agents for the payment of Invalid Pensioners, residing in Vermont, this Deponent having formerly resided at Westminster in Vermont - And this deponent further saith, in answer to the requisitions made by the War Department, relative to a supposed Pension Certificate, under the Act of 1796, that this Deponent never had or received any Certificate or writing whatever under the said Law of 1796 - And that this Deponent received the information of his being placed on the pension list from the newspapers & in no other way - That he regularly received his pension from the Agents in Vermont until a New form was required, viz. that a Copy of the Certificate should be sworn to, which this Deponent could not comply with, never having received any Certificate (as is above stated) - And this Deponent saith that this Affidavit is made in answer to the Secretary at War, requiring "his Original pension Certificate " transmitted "to the War Department" - Dated Augt. 27. 1819
William Martin
Sworn before me 2 Augt. 27 th 1819 -
William Peacock one of the Judges for Chautauqua County

In consideration of receiving of receiving a Pension from the United the United States of Eight dollars per Month, under a late Act of Congress, to commence on the first day of May, 1818,
I do by these presents relinquish my right & claim to all other pensions from the United States from and after that day, particularly to my pension of Sixty four dollars p. Annum claimed under a Law of Congress of 1796 -
Witness my hand & Seal Aug t 27. 1819 - Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of - } Two words erased, in the first & two in the 2 d line from top
J. Houghton
A. Houghton.
William Martin
Duly acknowledged before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Chautauqua County in the State of New York, the 27 th of August, 1819 -
William Peacock
State of New York,
Chautauqua County ss.
I, John Dexter, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Chautauqua, do hereby certify that William Peacock, is a Judge of said Court, duly appointed, commissioned & sworn & that at the time of taking the above acknowledgment, he was duly authorized to take the same, and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said William in verily believe that the signature of William Peacock to the above acknowledgment to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of said Court to these presents & signed the same with my own hand at Mayville in said County this thirtieth day of August 1819.
John Dexter.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Martin, William GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8536 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 29, 1792 to himself
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.