Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7080, for Zelek Mead, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Mead, Felix
76 7080
CONTENTS

1821 Zeph Meads
Declaration
14004.

State of New York Lewis County } ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the county aforesaid Zelek Meads 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 two years I served as a private soldier in the New York State Troops and Militia — and for such service I claim a pension
And this deponent further says that the reason why no Clergyman signed the Certificate annexed to his declaration is that no Clergyman resided in Harrisburg his place of residence at the time his declara- -tion was made:
That this deponent is eighty two years of age the 15 th of April last is very infirm and his memory much impaired
Zelek Meads
I certify that on the 18 th day of May 1833 personally appeared before me, the undersigned Justice of the Peace, the above named Zelek Meads, and made oath, in due form of law, to the truth of the above affidavit.
Orion Wilbur Justice Peace

Clerks Office, Lewis County, W.
I Carlos P. Scovel clerk of said County do hereby certify Orin Wilbur Esq. whose name appears above as a Justice of the peace was on the day of the date of the above Certificate a Justice of the peace in and for said County dwelling in said County duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the signature "Orin Wilbur" to be his own proper hand writing. Given under my hand and Seal of my office this 20 th day of May 1833.
Carlos P. Scovel Clerk

State of New York Lewis County
On this Twentieth day of September in the year One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Zelek Meads a resident of the Town of Harrisburgh in the County of Lewis and State of New York aged Eighty one 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated.
In the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy six he enlisted under Captain Daniel Delavan Lieutenant Samuel Lawrence in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson of the New York State Troops Entered the service in the month of April and served three months marched to Kingsbridge near New York
In July of the same year he enlisted under the same officers for one year in the New York State Troops aforesaid, and immediately entered the service and served till July Seventeen hundred & Seventy seven when he was discharged. That during this term of service he marched to Kingsbridge remained there some time; from there he marched to White Plains, from there to Morrisania and to Peaks Kill. That during this time his Regiment had a skirmish with the British who were returning from destroying the American stores at Danbury, in which he was engaged; That General Arnold had command at Kingsbridge
That he resided when he entered the service in South Salem Westchester County New York That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service and that he has no documentary evidence That he entered the service as a volunteer

That he afterwards served as a volunteer in the New York Militia under Captain Benedict from the year 1777 to the end of the War from two to four months in each year
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid Carlos P. Scott Clerk
his Zelek M c Leod mark
We Ezra Snapp Ezra Cobb of the town of Harrisburgh in the County of Lewis & State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zelek M c Leod who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; That We believe him to be eighty one 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 & Year aforesaid - Carlos P. Scott Clerk
Ezra Snapp Ezra Cobb
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 board for the reasons that it appears to them that Jared Wmapp & Ezra Cott who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in said town of Harrisburg and are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to credit.
I Carlos P. Scoville Clerk of the board of Common Pleas of the County of Luzerne do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said board in the matter of the application of Zebik Mead for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this twentieth day of September in the Year One Thousand Eight hundred & thirty two—
Carlos P. Scoville Clerk

Philip Meads addt. declaration Felix Mead 184 paper on file

State of New York
Livingston Co. ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Jeremiah Mead of Harnisburgh in said County of Livingston aged eighty two years in April last who being duly sworn doth depose and say that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his Service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades:
2 From sometime in April 1776 to sometime in July following he served in the New York State Troops under Captain Daniel Delavan Lieut. Saml. Sawin in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thompson: during this term of Service he marched to Kingsbridge N.Y. & Poughkeepsie served as a private.
12 That from sometime in July 1776 to July 1777. he served under the above named officers in the New York State Troops; that he went to Kingsbridge remained there some time & went from thence to White Plains N.Y. thence to Morrisania N.Y. thence to Poughkeepsie and was there discharged. Served as a private soldier.
21 That from sometime in August to some time in September 1777. he served as a private in the N.Y. Militia under Captain Benedict marched to White Plains and served at least three weeks.
That he also served one month in the fall of said year 1777. in Capt. Benedict's Company marched to the place above mentioned & to Poughkeepsie N.Y.
This deponent further states that the above are all the terms which he can specify with any degree of particularity but that he did serve in addition to the above from time to four months in each year to the end of the War: in cases of alarms &c and that in most instances he served under Capt. Benedict above mentioned.
This deponent further

further State that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to who can testify to his services and further that this deponent has resided in Harrisburg aforesaid for twenty nine years —
Zelek Mead
I certify that on the 28 th day of August 1833. personally appeared before me the above named Zelek Mead and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above affidavit. I further certify that said deponent's memory is in my opinion much impaired by reason of old age & bodily infirmities —
Jared Snapp J. Peace
Clerks Office Lebanon County Pa
I Carlos H. Seivel Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James Snapp Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same admitted of the peace in and for said County dwelling in said County and impartial and duly sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said and truly believe that his signature subscribed to said affidavit is genuine given under my hand and seal the day and year of said County this 4 th day of September 1833
Carlos H. Seivel Clerk

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 Lewis
Liba Knox John Mead
Yfs: a Justice of the Peace
Be it known that before me
personally appeared
aged thirty years, who being duly cautioned and
then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the grandson of Leah Mead who was a revolutionary soldier in the State of New York
and that he died on the 29 th day of November 1834 and that his grandmother, named Liba Mead died on the 16 th day of October 1841 and that they were
married on the _____ day of _____ in the year 1771 and that they were residents of Harrisburgh in the State of New York and that they resided there about thirty years, and that he resides in Harrisburgh aforesaid and that furthermore
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 his at law of said Leah Mead who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he may be entitled.
In witness whereof, he has on this 6 th day September 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Witness: L. Knox Witness: John Mead
John Mead
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that John Mead has always by the community been known as the grandchild of Leah Mead
Dated on this Sixth day of September 1852
L. Knox J. P.
State of New York
COUNTY of Lewis
} to wit:
I hereby certify, That Liba Knox Esq., 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 signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Lewis County Court, this Sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Harrison Barnes Clerk David Griffith Dep. Clerk. Absent
* 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.

Power of attorney case of Zelek Meade for examining Revolutionary papers New York.
Suspended think
Sep 24 - 52
Ex B -
F E Hasler Present

14,004
Telek Mead
Suspended
5.11.16 P. 359
originally returned 10.29.14 - sent a duplicate Member of another cause in the same panel required to specify each cause &c - not complied with usage
29/10/14 P. 35
J Knox Lowville NY

BRIEF in the case of Teleh Mead of Harrisburg , in the State of N. 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? 81 years  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.     April In 1776 3 Private Gen. Capt. Dan l Delavan 3 d N. York   July 1776 12 " Col l Thompson 3 d State Troops   States that, he afterwards served as a Volunteer in the N. York Militia under Capt. Benedict from the year 1777. to the end of the War, from two to four months in each year  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Salem N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence alone  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W m Gordon Examining Clerk.

New York
Revol.
7080 Telek Mead Suspended
See letter to
L Knox
9 Aug. 1833.
See let to Dr June 9 1834.
Act 7 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1892, and March 3, 1899.
REJECTED
7080
P. O. _____
Silver Hand
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Allread which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? yes 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? No The applicant must show the date, length and grade of each tour of service, and the officers under whom he served. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? Not
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? None
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? yes
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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? not
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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."

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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.