Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42411, for Phinehas Stevens, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
born
Stevens, Phinehas
S. 42411
Phineas
CONTENTS

18,932
New York
Phineas Stevens, 2 nd
Lead. See letter to J. Robinson, 7 June 1830.
of Ontario Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Bliss of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dunbar in the Cont ts line, for the term of 1 year (1776)
Inscribed on the Roll of NEW YORK at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of March 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. of April 1823. and Sent to Genl. E. Spencer, Pennyan, New York.
Arrears to 4th of March 1823  1. 3
Semi ann. all ce ending 1 st Sept 1823  48
4 31
$ 49. 3
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } March 1. 1823
4 31
4 Sep 1823
1

State of New York County of Ontario ss
On this twenty fifth day of May Eighteen hundred and eighteen, before me, the subscriber, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Ontario, personally appeared Phinehas Stevens aged fifty six years, residing in the town of Seneca and county aforesaid, who being by me, duly sworn, 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 cer- tain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolu- tionary war." That the said Phinehas Stevens enlisted in Canterbury in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Wells Clift, which belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durgee; that he continued to serve in the said corps from the time of his enlistment, which, he believes to have been in January seventeen hundred and seventy seven, un- til the expiration of thirteen months, when he was discharged at a place called Valley-Forge near the line which divides New Jersey from Pennsylvania; during which time he was in the battles which were fought at Trenton, Princeton & Germantown,

and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; that he is also feeble, lame and decrepit and wholly unable to perform any kind of manual labour; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. John Nicholas
I, John Nicholas First Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, from the foregoing affidavit, that the said Simon Stevens, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; also, that the said Simon Stevens is in reduced circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress.
New York, Columbia County Clerk's Office
John Nicholas
In testimony that John Nicholas whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia and that the same is his signature I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the County Seal at Cananayes this 28th day of May A.D. 1818. H. McRae Clerk

State of New York Ontario County ss.
On this twenty seventh day of May in the year 1818 personally ap- peared before me John Nicholas First Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the said County made Benjamin Tuth of the said County Pleas of the said County deposed that he has lived a neighbor to De- nicholas Stevens for twenty nine years and that he has seen a great number of instances thro the whole of the said time heard him state the substance of his affidavit hereto annexed par- -ticularly as to his enlistment into the continental army, the officers under whom he served and the actions in which he served and that he is satis- fied that his said affidavit is con- -tained to full faith & credit and that he is in reduced circumstances and very inferior in his body. John Nicholas Benjamin Tuth

I John Nicholas, Judge etc. as aforesaid, do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the testimony taken & had before me, that the said Phinehas Stevens, did serve in the revolutionary war at least nine months on the continental establishment.
John Nicholas
Phinehas Stevens
Affidavit
State of New York, In Testimony that Ontario County ss Clerks office
John Nicholas whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Ontario and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the County seal at Canandaigua this 3 d day of June A D 1818
W. H. H. N. Clerk
Mr. Spencer
Phinehas Stevens 25 May 1818
Judge
should be 170 to 175

State of New York Ontario County } ss. On this Eighteenth day of February 1823 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and constituted a Court of record by proceed- -ing according to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of all proceedings and recog- -nized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State
Phineas Stevens resident in said County aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 that in the said Phineas Stevens enlisted for the term of one year on the — day of January in the year 1778 in the State of Con- necticut in the Company commanded by Captain Wells Crofts in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Burke in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until January 1779. when he

that to the said Phineas Stevens enlisted for the term of one year on the — day of January in the year 1778 in the State of Con- necticut in the Company commanded by Captain Wells Crofts in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until January 1777. when he was discharged from the said Service in January 1777. in the State of Pennsylvania. That he was in the battles of Trenton, Prince- ton and Germantown and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except Capt: Ebenezer Dorr and Charles Austin whose depositions are hereto annexed; and in pursuance of the act of the 12 th May 1820 I do solemnly swear or affirm that the said may be that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and 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 en- titled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or accounts to me nor have I any income other than what is con- tained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

that he has no real or personal property whatever but has the gratuitous use of a piece of land worth a rent of about twenty dollars per annum which is liable to be taken from him at any time - is by occupation a farmer but unable to labor having lost the use of his hands and legs has five children who support them- selves but are poor and unable to assist him their names, Anne aged 28. William 32, Phineas 20. Morris 24. Grant 22. = Given to and Declared on the 19 th day of February 1823 before me etc. Phineas his mark Stevens
I, Gavin L. Nicholas Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ontario County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Phineas Stevens did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under an engagement on the Continental Establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath affirmation and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court, and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is - dollars and - cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this nineteenth day of February 1823
Gavin L. Nicholas Clerk Clerk of the Court of the Common Pleas of Ontario County =

June 16, 1897.
Sir:
Replying to your request for information concerning Phineas Stevens, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made an application for pension on July 25, 1818, at which time he was 56 years of age and residing in Ontario county, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Clift and Col. Durnee. He enlisted at Canterbury, Conn.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. J. B. Parkhurst, Glynn, Ohio.
Should have furnished Reg. File 10,133 Phineas Stevens - man in file - Ch. ag.

Rec d 1 March 1823
Hon. Brijah Spencer
Home of Reproduction
City of Washington
FREE

Geneva 21 Feby 1823
Sir
I again take the liberty of troubling you with Phineas Stevens papers - the declaration is now correct and I hope there will be no difficulty in his obtaining his certificate which I beg the favour of you to endeavour to obtain for him so that if possible he may avail himself of the advantage of drawing his money this spring otherwise he will be unable to draw it until September. Praying you will accept my acknowledgement for this and other favours.
I remain
Very Respectfully Yours
R. M. Paynter
Hon. C. Spencer

Certificate of Genl. Clegg and Charles Austin, respecting service of Phinehas Stevens

I Ebenezer Goff of Plainfield in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged seventy six years, do testify and say that on or about the 1 st day of January 1776 I belonged to, & was a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Wills Goff in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment, that at the same time I was well acquainted with Phineas Stephens then of Plainfield aforesaid now of Seneca in the State of New York, that he entered said company as a soldier on or about said 1 st day of January 1776. & we both continued to serve in the capacity aforesaid in said company until on or about the 1 st day of January 1777 - when we were discharged in the State of Pennsylvania - that I continued to be well acquainted with said Stephens during said term & that he served his term faithfully - & the deponent believes volunteered for one month at a time was honorably discharged - that we were both engaged in the battles of Trenton & Princeton - & further this deponent saith not - Ebenezer Goff
Windham County ss. Brooklyn September 27 th 1822.
Then personally appeared Capt. Ebenezer Goff and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, contains the truth & nothing but the truth before me - and further certifies that he is a credible witness - Nest Vm Robinson Associate Judge Windham County Court

I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Vind Robinson's Deed, before whom the foregoing affidavit hath been made, is an official Judge of said County Court, that the signature of his name to the proceeding certificate is in his hand writing, and full faith and credit ought to be given to the same -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Publick Seal of said Court, at Brooklyn in said County, this 28 th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twentyfive -
David C. Bolles

I Charles Austin of Canterbury in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut of the age of Sixty seven years do testify and say. That on or about the 1 st day of January 1776 I enlisted into the company commanded by Captain Wells Graft in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establi- shment, that at the same time I was well acquainted with Phinehas Stevens then of Plainfield in the County now of Seneca in the State of New York, that the said Stevens enlisted into the company & Regiment on on or about the 1 st of January - and continued to serve therein for the term of our enlistment which was one year, when we both volunteered to serve in the same corps for one month longer - when we were honorably discharged - that I personally knew him during said term & that he served faithfully - & was engaged in the battles of Trenton and Princeton - and further this deponent saith not -
Chas. J. Austin
Windham County ss. Brookfield Septm r 27 th 1822
Then personally appeared Mr. Charles Austin and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, contains the truth and nothing but the truth - and I further certify that he is a credible witness
Attest Vins Robinson Associate Judge Windham County Court

David C. Bulles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do certify that Vine Robinson Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit hath been made, is an Associate Judge of said County Court, duly commissioned, sworn and acting as such; that the signature of his name annexed to the preceding certificate, is in his hand writing; and full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Brooklyn in said County, this 28 th day of September - Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twentytwo
David C. Bulles
Attorney of the Plaintiff in Charles Weston, vs. Robert Service of Plaintiff's Attorney

42 411
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Deaneas Stevens
Rev. New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 589
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 10/97 History to Mr. R. R. Parkhurst — Clyde — Ohio.
Sept 1899 Wm Carpenter Chicago Ills
Apr 6-1900 Wm Carpenter — Date & place of agreement in this
Chicago Ills. death not Bureau

S. S. RICHARDS. D. A. HEFFNER. RICHARDS & HEFFNER, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW, CLYDE, - OHIO.
Clyde, Ohio, Mar: 19, 1897.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--
Can you furnish me any information as to the military record of Phineas Stevens? It is known that he served in the Revolutionary army, probably as early as the Battle of Bunker Hill, and afterwards drew a pension until the time of his death, at Townsend, Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1840. Is it possible for me to obtain a copy of the record of service as filed with his original application for pension?
Yours truly,
R. R. Parkhurst.

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.
D. W. P. I. 42411.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
September 1st, 1899.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Phineus Stevens made an application for pension on May 25, 1818, at which time he was 56 years of age and residing in Ontario County, New York, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Canterbury, Conn., and served under Capt. Clift and Col. Durkee.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. H. Carpenter,
Western Electric Company,
Chicago, Ills.