Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 721, for Isaac Sabens, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Sabens, Isaac Colby, Lois
W 721
Former widow
CONTENTS

29. 2 37
New York
Isaac Sabens
of Erie — in the State of New York who was a Drummer in the Corps — commanded by Captain Dales — of the Regt — commanded by Col. Woodhull in the Maptu — line for I Yr.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Aug. 1833 and due the Fullman & Hale Buffalo
Arrears to the 14th Mo. '31 $ 176 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14 Sep. '31 44 $ 220
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. C. Stiles Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3, Page 19

Set to S. G. Haven, 20 th Dec: /53.
2,244
New York (Albany).
Lois Colby (formerly widow of Isaac Labens who served in the Revolutionary war, as a drummer)
Mas Sine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of October 1853 and sent to
Samuel Lake Buffalo N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 70 Vol. A
(1832)

Isaac Sabin affidavit

Ontario County ss/ Personally appeared before me Wm Moore Esq one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Ontario Bela Whitmore and after being duly sworn deposes and saith that he this deponent was a Regular Soldier on the Continental establishment and was acquainted with Isaac Sabin and knew him the said Isaac Sabin a Drum- mer belonging Col Ebenezer Sprout Regiment of the Massachusetts line belonging Gen Patersons Brigade and further saith that he this deponent was acquainted with the said Isaac Sabin in the year of seventeen hundred and eighty one and two further saith that the said Isaac did serve on the Continental establishment for about two years to his certain knowledge and further saith not
Bela Whitmore
Sworn to before me on this 1st 2nd day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty four by Bela Whitmore who is to me personally known and of a good moral character and for truth and veracity
Wm Moore J.P.
State of New York
Ontario County ss
I certify that William Moore whose signature appears to the above certificate was at the time of taking the above affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly appointed and sworn
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 9th day of April 1824
Ralph Lester Clerk

1824 Ontario County Dorothy Marchant
Personally appeared before me Peter Mitchell Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said county the 10 th day of March 1824 Jay Babbitt & being by me duly sworn deposes & says that Isaac Labare a person to him well known was a soldier of the re- solution & belonged to Capt. Adam Baily's company in the second Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Sprout & in the second Brigade under the command of Gen. Williams and further that the said deponent saith that he knew that the said Isaac Labare served in the said Regiment two months -
Jay Babbitt
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 10 th day of March 1824 - Peter Mitchell Justice of the Peace

Ontario County Town of Manchester. P.
Personally appeared before me Peter Mitchell Esq. one of the Justices of the peace within & for the said county this 10 th day of March 1824. Robert Robinson and being by me duly sworn deposes & says that Isaac Labens a person to him well known was a soldier in the army of the revolution and belonged to Capt. Adam Baily's company in the second Massachusetts Regiment comman- ded by Col. Ebenezer Dyer, and in the 2 nd Brigade under the command of Gen. Patterson. — And further this deponent says that the said Isaac Labens volun- teered & served in the said Regiment over two years —
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 10 th day of March 1824 — Peter Mitchell Justice of the Peace

State of New York Ontario County. } I certify that Peter Mitchell before whom the within affidavits were taken and whose signature appears to the jurats thereof was on the 10th day of March 1824 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly appointed and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 9th day of April 1829.
Ralph Lester Clerk
Oliver D. Loring

20322
Isaac Sabers Erie County New York
Comer
Lillmore & Hale Buffalo New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Fabens Erie City N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the time. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 2 6 Drummer Capt Bell Capt Bedlow Capt Sprout Col Bedlow Col Sprout N. York 70 Pittsfield Mass Living Witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ of the Court of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Vaux

Phoebe Sabin
Declaration  rights
Asd is probably a copy as Mr. Sabin's name is on the Roll as appears by a letter of the War Dept. under date of 15 th Oct. 1832 to Messrs. Clary & Fitch more. William Hall
20322 G.H.
Genl. Major S. S. Signal
On Roll Bailey
15 July '80. war
Comd
24 mo. Drummer
He was killed in battle

[Declaration of a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the REGULAR ARMY, to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.]
State of New York, } On this 31 st day of October 18 32 , personally appeared Isaac Sabens in said County, before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Buffalo , in said County, 2 years at Buffalo in said County a resident of State in the County of Erie
and State of New York, aforesaid, aged 70 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1789 (he thinks) with _____ and served in the Massachusetts Regiment of the
Continental line, under the following named officers:
General Patterson , Colonel
Spockers Regiment, and enlisted under Colonel Bedlow , but Colonel Spockers afterwards commanded the regiment which was the Second Massachusetts regiment. Isaac Major Maxwell ; and Captain Adams  Baity he thinks, was the Captain's name. he does not remember any more of the Officers. His brother was drafted but did not go and he took his place. he then lived in the Town of Hillsdale equivalent, does not remember the County in the State of Massachusetts . He joined the Army at West Point . He cannot recollect all the places to which he was marched. He was in a skirmish at Valcourts Hill which is situated above New York City , at which place the British Army joined them.
He was in the army at this time about Two years & a half . He did not receive any discharge. Major  Dane of absent from his Captain for ten days for the purpose of going home and went and before this time Essex  Peace was declared and he did not return again to the Army. And he further says that he served all the aforesaid time as a drummer .
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 any Agency in any State,
Isaac Sabens
Sworn and subscribed this thirty first day of October 18 32
before me Isaac Taylor a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, Noah P. Sprague , Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of  1832 . And the said Judge do hereby certify & declare my opinion that the above named applicant Isaac Sabens was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And I further certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original proceedings of the said Court.

city of Bala Wetmore Esq. Babbitt & Robert Pollock Esqrs annexed contain the original proceedings before me in the matter of the application of the said Isaac Sabin for a pension
And I the said Judge do further certify that in consequence of the prevailing of the Cholera in the City of Buffalo and Niagara Falls when a term of the Court of Common Pleas of said County should have been held the said Court was not held and that on a representation of the peculiar circumstances which rendered it proper the War Department deemed it expedient to authorize me the said Judge to receive pension applications and take testimony thereon until the next December Term of the said Court no longer which permission or authority was communicated to me the said Judge by letter under the date of September 21 st 1832.
And I the said Judge do further certify that the foregoing proceedings have been had taken & allowed before me without by virtue of the said permission heretofore from the War Department.
Given under my hand & seal at Buffalo this 21 st day of October AD 1832
James M c Laughlin Judge of the Court
State of New York Erie County Clerk's Office: I do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings were had & taken before me on the day of the date thereof and that I am a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly qualified and authorized to act as such.
And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and that the signature to the at the deposition or declaration of Isaac Sabin hereto annexed and the signature to the Certificate of the said Judge following the said declaration or deposition are both the genuine and proper signatures of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Ex- this 10 th day of December AD 1832.
Isaac G. Spencer Clerk of Erie County

Lois Colby Widow of Dea. Sabin Revolutionary Pension Act 3 rd Feb 1853
Samuel Lake City Buffalo Mt

State of New York Erie County ss. David Forbes being duly sworn according to law on his oath says that he was personally well acquainted with Isaac Sabins and Lois Sabins his wife that he believes they were married about the year 1825. That he was well acquainted with them for several years before he died. That they lived together and sustained the relations of Husband and wife until he died and that he died the 27 th day of April 1828. The deponent made his coffin and attended his funeral in the town of Aurora in this County. That afterwards the said Lois Sabins married Ezekiel Colby. and lived with him as his wife until he died. That he has been dead about five years, died in the Spring of 1848 as he has been informed & believes from the common report to be true. — and that the said Lois is now a widow. — { David Forbes Sworn and subscribed This 1 st day of June 1853 before me, and I certify the deponent is a credible witness. —
Samuel Lake Commissioner of Deeds for the City of Buffalo

State of New York
Erie County ss. Julia Ann Forbes being duly sworn according to law on her oath says, she is the daughter Lois Colby and is thirty nine years of age that she well recollects the time her mother was married to Isaac Sabins altho she was not present at the time that they lived together as husband and wife until the death of the said Isaac Sabins, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the time of his death
The deponent further says that she has a Bible given to her by her mother in which there is a family record, and it is therein recorded, as follows,
"Isaac Sabens married to Mrs Lois
"Montgomery March 9 th 1825". —
"Isaac Sabens died April 26 th 1837
"buried 28 th aged 77 years." — and which the deponent believes is a true Record of the events, the deponent was present at the death and funeral of the said Isaac Sabins — and she believes the marriage record is in the hand writing of the said Isaac Sabins — The deponent further says that — after the death of the said Isaac Sabins her mother was married to Erskiel Colby with whom the deponent was acquainted and was present at their wedding, and that the said Erskiel Colby has been dead about five years, that he died in the town of Holland in this County

in the month of March 1848 as she has always understood and believes is true. That the said Lois Colby is still a widow and resides with the deponent, that in making this deposition she has no interest, except that which always attaches to the relations existing between Parents and Children —
Sworn and Subscribed
This 4 th day of June 1853 Julia Ann Forbes Before me and I Certify the deponent is a Credible person —
Samuel Lake Commissioner of Deeds for the City of Buffalo
I hereby Certify that I have examined the Family Record referred to in the above affidavit, that from its appearance I believe it to be an original Record of the family events, and that the extracts copied in the above affidavit are truly copied therefrom, and I have no doubt of their correctness — Samuel Lake Commissioner of Deeds for the City of Buffalo

State of New York.
Essex County Clerk's Office.
ss.
I, WILLIAM ANDRE, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, certify that Samuel Lake before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, and whose name is subscribed in the certificate of proof thereof, was at the time of taking the same, a commissioner of deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, in said County, duly sworn and acting as such, and authorized to take the same: and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County and the Courts thereof, the 4 day of June A. D. 185 3 .
W. G. Gilham Clerk.
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State of New York,
Erie County Sp. On this 24 th day of May in the year 1853 personally appeared before The Erie County Court, held at Buffalo in and for said County and State before the Honorable James Sheldon Judge of the said County. Lewis Colby, a resident of Buffalo in the County and State aforesaid, aged 74 years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d of February 1833, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Isaac Sabins, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death, at the rate of 84 dollars per annum he having served as a Musician, according to her best recollection information and belief, and which will appear on reference to the proofs on file in the department with his application for his pension. —
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Sabins on the 9 th day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twenty five that her said Husband died on the 26 th day of April 1837; that she was not married to him prior to the 2 d day of January (1800) eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. — She further declares that she is still a widow. —
She further declares that after the death of her said Husband the said Isaac Sabins, she was married to Ezekiel Colby in the town of Aurora — in said County, on the first day of November 1837, and that the said Ezekiel Colby

died on the 24 th day of March 1848, and that she is still a widow
Sworn and subscribed in Open Court the day and year first above written
Lois her X Colby mark
Wm Andrew Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal of Office this 24 th day of May 1853
Wm Andrew Clerk
Samuel Lake is hereby appointed my lawful Atty, to obtain my Pension Certificate. to whom I wish the same forwarded to Niterick
Lois X Colby mark
Julia Ann Forbes

Isaac Labus -
Act. 13 th May
1828.

State of New York County of Ontario
On this 8 th day of October 1850. personally appeared in open court Harriet Lake. of Farmington in said County who being first duly sworn doth make the following de- -claration in order to obtain the amount that may be due to the heirs of Isaac Sa- -bins. dec d under the act of 15 th May 1828.
This declarant states that she is the daughter of the said Isaac Sabins. that her said father was a soldier in the war of the revolution - that he was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $88. per Annum. under the act of 7 th June 1832. that he died on the 26 th day of April in the year 1837. that he resided in Erie County in said State at the time of his death - This declarant states that the said Isaac Sabins left eight children sur- -viving him whose names are Lydia Brown, Lovina Becker, Avis Blodgett, Wesley Sullivan, Amanda Sheets - Anna Phillips, Mehitable Phillips - and Harriett Lake -
Sworn & subscribed } to the day & year first } above written } M c R. Wiley
County Judge of the County of Ontario
her Harriet Lake mark -

State of New York County of Ontario ss.
I Reuben Murray Clerk of said County do hereby certify that at a County Court held in for said County on the 8 th day of October 1850 it was due proven by the exhibition of testimony satisfactory to said Court that Isaac Sabins deceased late a resident of Erie County in said State, and a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $88. per Annum died on the 26 th of April in the year 1837. and that he left eight children surviving him whose names are Lydia Brown. Lovina Decker. Avis Blodgett, Wealthy Sullivan Amanda Slats - Anna Phillips - Mehitable Phillips & Harriet Lake -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8 th day of October 1850
John B. Lyon Dep Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
October 24 1850.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Isaac Salins is borne on Army books in Lt. Col. Col. Col. Bailey's Regt. as drummer from July 15. to Dec 30. 1780. 5 mos. 15 days. enlisted to serve during the war. There appears to be no evidence of any other service by any person of the name.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of my father Isaac Sabin in the war of the revolution.
He was a native of the state of Massachusetts but of what town or county I am unable to state as he left the state of Massachusetts many years ago.
He served in the revolutionary war as a drummer, in the Massachusetts line. enlisted for during the war and served to the close.
I am not able to state my father the said Isaac Sabin's services more fully. Witness my hand at Canandaigua. this 1 st day of October 1850.
Signed in my presence of Olson Benjamin
Harriet her X Lake mark
a Justice of the Peace of the town of Canandaigua in the county of Ontario & State of New York, by the said Harriet Lake, (she being unable to write) by marking her cross.

5188.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
W m L. Sefton (Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.)

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Sabens a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
msd file 721
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 1780 served in Col. Renss. 2 1/2 yrs. advised Private Adams Bailey Badlam Badley Ebenezer Sprout Mass.        
Battles engaged in, Valentine's Hill -
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pittsfield Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 31. 1832.
Residence at date of application, Wales Erie Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: Sol. mar.
mch. 9. 1825 Mrs. Lois
Montgomery, he died Apr. 26, 1837. + she mar. at Aurora NY Nov. 1,
1837 Ezekiel Colby who died Mch. 24, 1848 at Holland, N.Y.
2nd appt May 24, 1853 at 74 yrs. Buffalo -
1853 John Am. Ind. 29 yrs. of age

* Children of J. D. Bates who surv. him in 1850:
Lydia Brown
Loisna Decker
Asa Blodgett
Malchy Sullivan
Amanda Meets
Anna Phillips
Melitable Phillips
Harriet Lake

No 2,755
App. of Rois
Sabins widow of
Isaac
Dummar
N.Y.
20237
Ret 3 d Feby: 1853
$88. 00 Per An-
Dm- Feb: 3 d 1853,
Rev:
Sam Lake
Buffalo
N.Y.
DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS OFFICE, OFFICIAL SUPPLY

No 1153
Isaac Sabens.
N.Y.
Sit L. M. Dury 5 Oct 1852
Act 15 th May 1828

Rec. Ex.
26/10/37
"Plymouth"

Pension Office. 30 th Dec r : 1853.
Sir. Please Certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid, on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
J. S. Cole For Commissioner
Isaac Sabin, act 32, $88.00 - p. an. — Died 26 th April 1837, Paid to his death.
J. Burt Auditor.
Francis Burt, Esq r . Thos. Milton, Headm r .

Brief in the case of
Erie
County and State of
act
3 rd Feb'y, 1853,
Lois Colby, former widow of Isaac Sabins
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832,
Record evidence of marriage,
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Sam l Lake, Esq., Buffalo, N.Y.
Name and residence of Agent
A. B. Norton, Examining Clerk.

Sir
Washington Dec. 17. 1853
I take the liberty of enclosing herewith a copy of a pension Certificate to Mrs. Lois Colby formerly the widow of Isaac Sabin, which was granted in pursuance of Sec 2 of the act of 2 d of March last. It grants the pension to commence on the 3 d of Feby. 1853
I desire to enquire, whether you have decided that in such cases under the act of last March, widows are not entitled to pension from the 4 th of March 1848?
See 9. Stat. at large 210.-11. Sec 1. Also
" " " " 265-266. Section 1.
I had supposed, that the second Sec. of the act of last March, gave widows, who married Revolutionary Soldiers, after  before Jan y . 1800 the right to a pension, to same extent on same ground, as to those who married before 1800. In such cases that they drew the pension from March 4. 48. I will be obliged for information on the subject
L. P. Waldo Esq.
Very Resp t S. G. Haven

No 1153
Isaac Sabins N.Y.
Oct 15 May 1828

Ganandaigua N.Y. Oct 29. 1850
Sir:
Herewith is presented the application of the heirs of Isaac Sabin, for an allowance under the act of 15 th May 1828 -
You will perceive that he was pensioned under the act of 7 th June 1832 -
You will also find that he "enlisted for during the war" - the records of the State of Massachusetts show no service subsequent to the year 1780 - & the rolls for the remainder of the war are in the Pension Office - it is supposed -
If they show that Sabin served out the period of his enlistment he is entitled to five years pension from 4 th March 1826. to 4 th March 1831 -
Very respectfully, Your obedt Servt - L. M. Drury
J. L. Edwards Secy - Comm te of Pensions Washington - D.C.

Copy
Department of the Interior, Widows Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the 3 rd section of the Act of February 3 rd 1853 Lois Colby formerly Widow of Isaac Sabins who was a drummer in the Revolutionary War is inscribed on the Pension List at the rate of Eighty Eight Dollars per annum commencing on the 3 rd of February 1853 and continuing for life - unless she should again marry - in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior this fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
R. B. McLelland Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countermand
S. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
The above is a true Copy of the original

Copy of Letter to J. L. Edwards Aug. 28. 1802.

Buffalo, Aug. 28. 1832.
Sir,
Isaac Sabens of the town of Wales in this county (Erie) says that in June (of what year I am not positive but calculating from his age should think 1776 or 1780) he enlisted and served for 2 1/2 years as a drummer and about the close of the war had a pass from his capt. to go home for a few days and before the time expired, the news of peace came and he never returned.
He says he enlisted at West point in Captain Baileys company in the 1 st Regiment of Infantry commanded for a time by Col. Badlow and afterwards by Col. Sprout, in the 2 d Brigade commanded by Genl. Pattison, on the continental establishment.
In 1824 he procured some proof of his service, but the man whom he entrusted with his papers neglected to forward them on, and he now wishes to know whether his name appears upon the rolls at the War office, and what further proof than his own oath will be required to entitle him to a pension under the act of June 7, 1832.
We are Respectfully Your obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension office.
Olney F. Hildreth

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you be kind enough to give me a copy of the records of Isaac Sabins, Pension List 1831, Erie Co. N. Y. and send to my address, and by so doing greatly oblige,
Very truly yours,
Mrs Charles Sumner Jones 695, Delaware Avenue Buffalo N. Y.

1853

Broad
WIDOW, &c.
our
File No. 721
Lois Colby (formerly) Widow
Isaac Babbers, Rev. War.
Act. Feb. 3, 185-3.
Index :—Vol. 4 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]