Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14467, for Jonathan Skeel, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental Mass.
Skeel, Jonathan
S. 14467
Scarded
CONTENTS

20 934 New York
Jonathan Shaw
Collected in the State of New York he was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Ackley of the Reg t commanded by Col. Peterson in the New York time for 13 1/2 Months "
Mass s Continental
Records completed Febr. 18, 1878
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Oct. 1833 and to Mrs. Hatchell Virgil
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $112.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mo 22.50 $135.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Cl Book E Vol. 4. Page 87

Jonathan Skrel
14/4/73.
5/
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13 1/2 mo-pri
45 1/2

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York
Cortland County ss
on this 2 nd day of October 1852 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Said County now sitting Jonathan Ashley a Resident of Virgil in the County of Cortland and State of New York aged eighty-two years the 16 th day of November last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. That he enlisted Entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated The first of November 1875 he enlisted for one year and served till the first of April 1876 and then hired John Powers as a Substitute for the remaining 7 months. Major Ashley was the Captain of the Company in Col. John Patterson's Regiment and General Heath's Brigade he joined the Continental Army at near Boston Mass Charleston, and continued there during the time which was five months

in august 1776 I Volunteered and joined Capt Hewings Company at Richmond Fairfield County & State of and joined the Regiment (which was Commanded by Col Simonds) at Fairfield in the State of Connecticut. and then mar- ched to Kingsbridge near New York and then joined the American army and retrea- red with the army to White Plains and was under the Command of General Lincoln. left the White Plains with the army & went to North Castle and was discharged the first of December I served at this Campaign four months: (as near as I can remember) about the 15 th of April 1777 I Volunteered under Captain Seryents of Stock- bridge Berkshire County and State of Mass and marched to Saratoga and there joined Col. Vancoick's Regiment and kept garrison one month and was discharged: In June of the same year about the middle I again Volunteered under Capt. Amos Rattlesbone and joined the army at Fort Edward and marched from there to Fort George both places in the

State of New York and there covered the retic- ent of the American army. Was at that time with the army one month and a half about the 10 th of August in the same year I again volunteered under Capt Rowley at Richmond and marched to Bennington Ver- mont was there in that battle and assisted in conducting the prisoners on towards Boston as far as Pittsfield Mass and was there discharged was in the service one month: at the approach of Bergoy's army
I again volunteered under Capt John Brea- and joined the army at Stillwater was in Col. Hellows Regiment Remained with the army till Bergoy surrendered which was in October 1777 I served at this time one month making in all the time that I was in the army thir- -teen months and a half. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service that he knows of and that he knows of no other person whose testimony he can procure. Who can testify of his service except the one here unto annexed

he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
1 st I was born in the town of Kent County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut in 1749
2 nd I have a Record of my age and it is is also Recorded in the town where I was born
3 rd I lived in the town of Richmond when I was called into the Service and did for 12 years after the war - then went to Kingston N.Y. State Stayed there 10 years went back to Richmond Stayed 3 years from Richmond to Hamilton Madison County N.Y. Stayed there about 10 years then moved to Virgil where I now 4 th I live and have for 13 years Volunteered each and every time I Entered the Service
5 th General Washington in person Commanded at Charleston also General Putnam General Washington was at White Plains and General Greene
6 th I never Received any discharge

7 th I am known to Elder William W. Dower & Jonathan Edwards Sworn to and Subscribed the day Jonathan Skeel and year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss D. Clerk
We William W. Dower a Clergyman Residing in the town of Virgil and Jonathan Edwards Residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Skeel who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 82 years of age; that he is Reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion from the day & year aforesaid  William W. Dower Samuel Hotchkiss D. Clerk  Sworn to and Subscribed the Jonathan Edwards day and year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss D. Clerk

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 Jonathan Skeel was a Revolutionary and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William W. Fowler who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman reside- ing in the town of Virgil and that Jonathan Edwards who has also signed the same is a Resident in the town of Virgil and is a Credible person and that their statements are intitled to Cred- it and the Court do further certify that James Skeel who has affidavit who Resides in the town of Darby in the County of Cortland is a man who is also intitled to Credit
William Mather } Judges of Andrew Dickson } the Court Aaron Brown } of Canaan Deles

I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Skel for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 nd day of October 1832 Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk
Con t land County ss. I Jonas Skel of Noble in Said County appeared in open Court it being a Court of Common Pleas and makes the following affidavit after being duly sworn according to law deposes & Says that he was acquainted with Jonath- an Skel the above named applicant before the Revolutionary war and knows him to be the same person he represents him- self to be and this deponent further saith that he this deponent was knowing

That the above named applicant was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war and that this deponent was knowing to most if not all of not all of the Services being rendered as set forth in said applicant's declara- tion and further that this deponent saith that
Sworn in open Court this 2nd October 1832 and subscribed
Joseph Reynolds a Judge in & for said County
ass 13 3/4 mrs per 45 3/4
Jonathan Sheel 14473.
28th May 1833 I do hereby certify that for said County as early that I am in know for many years applicant's rec'd and as had asked him and shown to the applicant before and do further certify that he is a man that I know to be worthy of the credit due and that he is a man of moral character Joseph Reynolds Judge of Court

Cortland County ss I Joseph Reynolds first for said County do certify that I am now here been for many years acquaintance with amos Skeel who signed and swore to the affidavit below and do further certify that he is a man who has statements are entitled to be credited and that he is a man of good moral character Joseph Reynolds first Judge of Cortland County 28 th May 1833
Jonathan Skeel
144/73.
accts 13 1/2 mo. per 45 3/4
Joseph Reynolds a Judge in Cortland County
Chosen in open Court this Amos Skeel 2nd October 1832 and Subscribed
That the above named application was a petition in the New York Supreme Court that the defendant was knowing to what if not all of the above being persons as defendants in said actions before him and further the defendant said

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General Membership Vigil P. of

BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Steel  6 th of Cortlandt in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Nov d In 1775 1 5 Private Genl. Washington Col. Putnam   Aug t 1776 4 " Col. H. K. Smith Col. Simcoe   15 April 1777 1 " Col. Sargent Col. Van Schaick   June 1778 1 15 " Col. Bretribone   10 Aug t 1777 1 " Col. Rawley   1777 1 " Col. Bacon Col. Fuller  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bennington  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Richmond New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary of living wit s  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attested as reg d 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
N. S. and Court Examining Clerk.
43 33 1.66 45 00

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January 26, 1927
Henry E. Tobey Woolworth Bldg., New York City.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 14467 it appears that Jonathan Skeel was born November 16, 1749 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Richmond, Massachusetts he enlisted November 1, 1775 and served five months as private in Captain Moses Ashley's Company, Colonel John Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted in August 1776 and served four months in Captain Hewing's Company, Colonel Simonds' Regiment, then enlisted April 15, 1777 and served one month as private in Captain Sargent's Company.
He enlisted the middle of June 1777, served one and one half month in Captain Amos Rathbun's Massachusetts Company, then re-enlisted August 16, 1777, served one month in Captain Rowley's Massachusetts Company and was in the battle of Bennington. He enlisted again, served one month and Captain

77755 John Bacon's Company, Colonel Fellows' Massachusetts Regiment at Stillwater until the surrender of Burgoyne.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832 while a resident of Virgil, Cortland County, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Sub. 3/24 Will. Trust. to Henry E. Toby, 39 Chestnut St. Astoria, Oregon Co. N.Y. C 1927 Jan 26 - Test. to Henry E. Toby
Restraint
14467 INVALID.
File No. 14467
Jonathan Keel Died Rev. ...
Act: June 7th 1830
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 343
[Arrangement of 1870.]

J.
Oneonta Allego Co. N.Y. December 30. 1893
Pension Office:
Will you kindly send me the war record of Jonathan Scheel or Jonathan Scheel a soldier of the Revolutionary war. I think he was from New York State.
Also Please give me the full names of any Gobey who served in the Revolutionary war and oblige
Henry E. Gobey. 39 Chestnut St.

morent  1894 94 Oneonta N.Y.
January 11. 1894
Pension Office: See note I had Can you kindly send me the war record of not D. David Edwards a soldier of the Revolutionary War. His descendents received a grant of land known as a "dead soldiers right" in central New York State.
Yours Respectfully Henry E. Vobey, 39 Chestnut St.
JAN 16 1894

HENRY E. TOBEY ATTORNEY AT LAW WOOLWORTH BUILDING NEW YORK CITY
November 29. 1926
Bureau of Pensions Washington DC
Gentlemen:-
Can you please furnish me with military history of one Jonathan Skeel, a pensioner of the Revolution, who enlisted from Massachusetts and later became a resident of New York State.
If there is a fee for this, please advise.
I am truly Henry E. Tobey

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jonathan Sheel  written at  o which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ay II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ay III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? ay V. * Has he mentioned 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? ay VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ay VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ay VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ay IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ay X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ay

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? ay XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? ay XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? ay Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ay XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? ay XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ay
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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."

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Jan'y _____, 1894
Sir,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Skeel, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov 1775 5 mo Pri Moses Ashley John Patterson Md.   Aug 1776 4 mo " Hearing Scammel "   1777 4 mo " Sergt. Rathbone, Bacon Van Schaick & Follows "  
Battles engaged in, Bennington Vt & present at surrender of Burgoyne
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Richmond, Berkshire Co Mass
Date of application for pension, October 1832
Residence at date of application, Virgil Courtland Co NY
Age at date of application, Born 1749 in Kent, Litchfield Co Conn Jan'y 16, 1849
Remarks Moved from Richmond 1794 to Rensselaerville NY, then 1804 back to Richmond - then 1807 Hamilton, Madison Co NY & finally to Virgil N.Y. - The U.S. granted no land in Central NY but the state did - No record of David Edwards as pensioner.
Very respectfully,
Chas Henry E Dodge Oneonta
Commissioner.
Otsego County N.Y.