Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5478, for Moses Ingersoll, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Ingersoll, Hoses Lorine
No. 5478
CONTENTS

Power of attorney for Eunice Rootbury heirs are of William Ingersoll son of Moses Ingersoll New York
Suspended NEW YORK Lovina widow act. 1838
Presented by J. E. Harker

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Tioga
} to wit:
John Ripley.
Be it known that before me
a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Winthrop Ingersoll aged 66 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of Moses Ingersoll deceased who was a Revolutionary † soldier in the State of Massachusetts and that he died on the twenty eighth day of February 1834 and that his mother, named Lovina Ingersoll died on the twenty fourth day of December 1845 and that they were married on the 28 th day of November in the year 1782 and that they were residents of Owego, Tioga County in the State of New York and that they resided there forty three years, and that he resides in said Owego and that furthermore he BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due him as son & heir of his said parents who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he or they may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this 28 th day August 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal. The word "Winthrop" written on an enclosure
Witness: Alanson Munge } Winthrop Ingersoll Witness: J Ripley }
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Winthrop Ingersoll has always by the community been known as the son & heir of Moses Ingersoll deceased
Dated on this twenty eighth day of August 1852
Ripley J. P.
State of New York COUNTY of Tioga
} to wit:
John Ripley
Esq.,
I hereby certify, That John Ripley before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signative above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Tioga County Court, this twenty eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Moses Stevens Clerk.
* If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." † State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows!;
State of New York County of Tioga
Sec. 1
In this twenty sixth day of January eighteen hundred and forty four (1844) personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judges of the Tioga County Courts held in and for the County aforesaid, Lorina Ingersoll , a resident of Owego in said County & State, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following
Declaration;
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" and also a line thru
Declaration;
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 3rd March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838, and further, to obtain the benefit of all the intermediate acts of Congress, or Resolutions of Congress & proclamations of any such Act, passed between the 7th July, 1838, and the 3rd March, 1843;
That she is the widow of the late Moses Ingersoll deceased who, as she very believes, served as a teamster & as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, for the space of two years, three months & upwards; that her knowledge of his said revolutionary services was derived from her statements relative to the same & from the concerning statements of his brother, Thomas Ingersoll , a revolutionary pensioner heretofore deceased who, if now living, could testify to the services of the said Moses Ingersoll from his own personal knowledge of the same; that she is of great age and impaired memory but distinctly recollects the following facts in the narration of his said services, to wit: That he served in the early part of the revolutionary war, for the term of three months, as a teamster in a Company commanded by his father, Captain Peter Ingersoll ; that he afterwards enlisted as a private at three different times & served out his time under each enlistment; that he served once in addition to the above specified services as a Substitute once as a Volunteer; that
10/1/50 Lorina Ingersoll My recd 7/ July '38

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he was at the taking of Burgoyne having turned out, she believes, and Clinton; that he was at the battle of Stillwater; at Green Meadows, was stationed for a time at Albany, State of New York, at Claverick State of New York, and at Fort Stanwix; that she now recollects only a small part of the officers whose names he was in the habit of mentioning when speaking of his revolutionary services, that amongst them she can now call to mind the names of Col. Peter Ingersoll of Saratoga, Col. Brown; Captain Spear, or Spear, or Spier, Lieut. Pierson or Parsons. Capt Goodrich, Gen. Schuyler, Gen. Gates. That, although she often heard the said Moses Ingersoll particularly relate the circumstances of her said revolutionary services, the correct details of said narrative have nearly faded from her mind.
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She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Ingersoll, in the town of Great Barrington, County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts, on the 28th day of November, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two (1782) (as and further appears by reference to the Family record of said marriage herunto annexed) by Esquire Fitch a Justice of the Peace. She positively declares that said marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four (1790) to wit, at the time above stated; that as the lawful fruit of said marriage there were born to her the said Moses Ingersoll six children, to wit: four daughters five of whom are now living.
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She further declares that her husband, the said Moses Ingersoll, departed this life on the 28th day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty four (1834) & that for the space of five years previous to his death he was insane & incompetent to transact business; that she had no knowledge of her right to a pension as the widow of a revolutionary soldier until so informed about six months ago.
She further declares that since the death of her husband, the estate of Moses Ingersoll, she has not intermarried but remains his widow.
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of January 1844, before me Hanson Minge Judge of Tioga county courts
LOUINE INGERSOLL
I certify that Louine Ingersoll above named is a respectable person, that I believe her to be of the age above stated, that her statement above written is entitled to credit that she ought not to appear in open court, being infirm. (Orig. S.S. January 26th 1844. Hanson Minge Judge Tioga County courts

Y RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Married Moses
State of New York Albany County } ss. Albany
Ingersoll to Lorine Lee November 28 th 1782
On this twenty sixth day of January eight hundred and sixty five (1864) personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Tioga County Courts held in and for the County aforesaid, Nancy Day , a resident of Clays in said County & State aged fifty one years who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she has always been given to understand and verily believes that she is the lawful wife of the bodies of Moses Ingersoll & Lorine Ingersoll aforesaid; that she has often heard her father, the said Moses Ingersoll, say that he was married to Lorine Lee, that is, the said Lorine Ingersoll on the 28 th day of November, 1782, & has known him to refer to the identical family record heretofore attested as the evidence of his marriage to her at that time; that the annual record of said marriage has been in her possession for eighteen years & upwards; that it is a true copy of the old family record of said marriage which old record was much worn & going to decay; that the annual record was copied by her brother John Ingersoll now residing somewhere in the State of Pennsylvania, by the request of her father the said Moses Ingersoll about twenty five years ago & that she knows it to be a true copy of said old family record.
She further deposes that the said Moses Ingersoll died on the 28 th day of February, 1834, that he was insane & unfit to do business for five years just preceding his death; that the said Lorine Ingersoll was not intermarried since the death of her husband the said Moses Ingersoll but remains his widow & that neither she nor her children have availed of her right to a pension under the act in force within the six months last past.
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 th day of January 1864, before me Alanson Hemenway Judge of Tioga County Courts

I certify that Nancy Day, above named is a respectable person; that she is the undisputed daughter of Serine & Moses Ingersoll aforesaid; & that her statement above written is entitled to credit. Owego N.Y. January 26, 1846.
Hanson Munsell
First Judge of Tioga County Courts
State of New York } County of Tioga }
On this twenty sixth day of January eighteen hundred and forty six (1846) personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Tioga County Courts held in and for said County Polly Decker (formerly Polly Ingersoll) a resident of Owego in said County & State aged sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she has always been given to understand and verily believes that she is the lawful fruit of the bodies of Moses Ingersoll & Serine Ingersoll aforesaid; that she has often heard her father the said Moses Ingersoll relate the incidents appertaining to his revolutionary services; & that in addition to the facts set forth in the foregoing statement of Serine Ingersoll, she has heard him say that he was at Stone Mills on the Mohawk, & at Fort Edward; that he died on the 28 th day of February, 1834; that he was insane for five years last preceding his death; that his widow Serine Ingersoll aforesaid, was not intermarried since his death but remains his widow.
Polly Her X Decker Mark
In presence & subscribed this 26 th day of January, 1846
Hanson Munsell
Judge of Tioga County Courts
I certify that Polly Decker above named is a respectable person; that I believe her to be of the age above stated; that she is the daughter, so reputed, of Serine & Moses Ingersoll aforesaid; & that her statement above written is entitled to credit. Owego N.Y. January 26 th 1846. Hanson Munsell Judge Tioga County Courts.

State of New York } County of Tioga }
On the nineteenth day of January — eighteen hundred and forty four (1844) personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Tioga County Courts held in & for the County aforesaid Stephen See a resident of Owego in said County & State a gro seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Moses Ingersoll aforesaid from his earliest recollection; that he was personally knowing to his serving three months as a volunteer in the revolutionary war at the taking of Burgoyne; that he knew his father Capt Peter Ingersoll who was at Poughkeepsie in the revolutionary service, that the said Moses Ingersoll died between nine and ten years ago; that he was insane some years before he died.
Sworn & subscribed this 19 th day of January, 1844, before me
Hanson Menger
First Judge of Tioga county
Steph See
I certify that Stephen See above named is a respectable person; that I believe him to be of the age above stated & that his statement above entitled with respect to the three months service of Moses Ingersoll as a volunteer in the Revolutionary war was clear, positive, & is entitled to credit. I further certify that the words, "his", "he", & "knowing" were interlined between the 7 th & 8 th lines of said statement before it was sworn to & subscribed.
Owego NY January 19 th 1844.
Hanson Menger
First Judge of Tioga County

State of New York 38 County of Tioga 38
On this twenty-sixth day of January, eighteen hundred and forty four (1844) personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Tioga County Courts held in and for the County aforesaid Winterup Ingersoll a resident of Cuyahoga, in said County & State aged fifty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he has always been given to understand & verily believes that he is the lawful joint of the bodies of Mrs. Ingersoll & Dorina Ingersoll of conscience; that the record of the marriage of said Mrs. Ingersoll to "Dorina De", that is, to the said Dorina Ingersoll, herunto annexed to the foregoing deposition of Winterup Day, is a true Copy of the old family record of said marriage; that it was copied from said old family record about twenty five years ago; that said old record with the bible in which it was written was long since destroyed; that Mrs. Ingersoll died at the time above stated in the foregoing deposition & that his widow Dorina Ingersoll aforesaid has not intermarried since his death but remains his widow.
Sworn to & subscribed this Winterup Ingersoll 26 th day of January, 1844
Harrison Munsell
First Judge of Tioga county Courts
I certify that I am acquainted with Winterup Ingersoll above named; that I believe him to be of the age above stated; that he is the nephew of Mrs. & Dorina Ingersoll aforesaid; that he is a respectable person & that his statement above written is entitled to credit.
Cuyah. N.Y. January 26. 1844
Harrison Munsell
First Judge of Tioga County Courts

State of New York } County of Tioga }
On this twenty sixth day of January eighteen hundred forty four (1844) Personally appeared before the Subscribed, a Judge of the Tioga County Courts in & for the County aforesaid, John H Ingersoll a resident of Smithfield, McKean County & State of Pennsylvania, aged forty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, deposes & says that he has always been given to understand & verily believes that he is the lawful fruit of the bodies of Moses Ingersoll & Sarah Ingersoll aforesaid; that the family record of the marriage of said Moses Ingersoll to Sarah Lee, that is, to the said Sarah Ingersoll, heretofore annexed to the deposition of Nancy Day aforesaid, is in his (the deponent's) own hand writing; that by request of his father the said Moses Ingersoll he copied this identical record aforesaid from an old family record which was much worn & going to decay; that he knows the said record heretofore annexed to be his genuine hand writing & a true copy of said old family record that he made the copy twenty five years ago & upwards. Deponed to & subscribed this 26 th day of January 1844 } John H Ingersoll
Hanson Munger
First Judge of Tioga County Courts
I certify that John H Ingersoll above named unexpectedly arrived in Oswego aforesaid, on a visit to his relations the deponents above named, after their depositions had been drawn but before they were subscribed. Oswego, January 26. 1844.
Hanson Munger
First Judge of Tioga County Courts

State of New York } County of Tioga } ss I certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that Moses Ingusson above named, served three months as a volunteer in the Revolutionary War, that he was married to Sarah Ingusson aforesaid on the 28 th day of November, 1782; that the record of said marriage annexed to the deposition of Almon Day above named is a true record of said marriage copied about thirty five years ago from an old family record of said marriage which old family record was long since destroyed; that the said Moses Ingusson was alive for five years last preceding his death; that he died on the 28 th day of February, 1834; that his widow Sarah Ingusson aforesaid has not intermarried since the death of her husband the said Moses Ingusson. I further certify that the word "was" in the 6 th folio, & the word "born" in the 7 th folio were interlined before the declaration was sworn to & subscribed May 24. January. 26. 1840 - Alanson Mungo First Judge of Tioga County court to
State of New York } County of Tioga } ss I, Mabel Stevens, Clerk of the County aforesaid, certify that Alanson Mungo, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavits and certificates, was, at the time of subscribing the same, First Judge of the Tioga County Courts held now for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to subscribe the same; that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Alanson Mungo, First Judge &c, & that his signature above written to the foregoing affidavits and certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this twenty sixth day of February eighteen hundred & forty four.
M. Stevens Clk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
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March 7, 1929.
Charles Cafferty Apalachin, N. Y.
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5478, it appears that Mowine Ingersoll applied for pension, January 26, 1844, while a resident of Owego, Tioga County, New York, and aged seventy-seven years, and alleged that her husband, Moses Ingersoll (son of Peter Ingersoll) served as a teamster and private, a part of the time under Captain Peter Ingersoll (soldier's father) was in the battle of Stillwater, and had several tours.
The claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months service, as required by the pension law.
It also appears in said claim that Moses Ingersoll married November 28, 1782 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Lovine Lee, that he died February 28, 1834, and that his widow, Lovine, died December 24,

1845.
They had six children, only names stated being- Mrs. Polly Decker, aged sixty years in 1844 and resi- ding in Owego, New York; Winterup Ingersoll, aged fifty- eight years in 1844 and residing in Owego, New York; Mrs. Nancy Day, aged fifty-one years in 1844 and residing in Owego, New York; John H. Ingersoll, aged forty-three in 1844 and residing in Smethport, McKean County, Pennsyl- vania.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

5478
P. O.
Louisa Ingersoll
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
The printed list of 1852
shows reasons for suspension
Alleges: _____
"For period, length and
Re-enlisted: grade of service, and
names of company & field officers."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
1829. mch. 7. Hush & Charles Cafferly see his letter in John Pauls S.43878 and

March 11 1844
10 480
NY
Leone Inguaggiato 7 July 1838
FREE
Gen. J. L. Edwards Com. Pensions Washington D. C.

10680
Virginia Englewood New York
Subt. L. B. H. H. Sept 19. 1844

Sir,
I herewith forward to your Department the application for a pension of Eliza Ingersoll . The applicant relies on records in your office for sustaining her application. I have appointed Alexander Ray Esq of Washington my Agent for exploring the records with reference to this & all other applications which I may hereafter forward to your Department, which may depend on evidence in your office. Please hand over to him this application.
I have heretofore transmitted to your office the applications of Hannah Hedges, Hannah Day & Lois Drey, all of them widows of deceased Pensioners. Two of them were sent in four months ago, & no answer has been returned. I only ask that my applications may be allowed their turn in the routine of business in your office & not be laid aside at the mere pressing solicitations of subsequent applicants.
Yours Obedient Servt J. B. Hadley Cortez, Tioga Co. N.Y. Mar 5. '44
I have J. B. Hadley. Com 10

Sir
Gen off
Sep. 19 44
333
In the case of Lovina Ingersoll no term of service has been set forth as to period length & graded names of officers-stations etc as the rules required & which are necessary to the adjustment of a pro rata allowance understanding - This fatal defect should be remedied in the narration of her husband's services & the proof required by the regulations, furnished.
With respect to the proof of the date of the marriage the Bible from which the part of a leaf containing the entry of the marriage was secured should be forwarded to this office in order to determine the value of it as evidence - There sh d be no difficulty in proving by respected neighbors that they at a designated day before '94 lived living as

husband & wife -
J. G. Waverly April 19. 1854
J. B. Headley Esq. Avondale - Niagara Co. N.Y.