Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42434, for Benjamin Sutton, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental (born.) Green Mt. Boys.
Sutton, Benjamin
S. 42434
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4,403
New York
Benjamin Sutton Capt Allen Private 4 Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of April 1813
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of Nov. 1811 and sent to Sylvanus Fowley Esq. Judge Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1813 4 mo \frac{7}{30} = 33.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1818 = 48.00
$81.86
Col o Warner's reg. 3 years { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } 1 Jany 77 to 1 Jany 80
Pompey Onondaga Co. N.Y.
rate of 8 dls per mo
Revolutionary War Pension Sylvanus Fowley Esq. C.H. W.

Benj m Sutton Independent Ref. Revolutionary.
Admitted

State of New York
Onondaga County ss Roswell Sutton of Pompey in said County being duly sworn saith that he is the son of Benjamin Sutton named in the annexed application and well recollects that said Benjamin did enlist into the three years service in the Revolutionary war. that he frequent- ly saw him while in the service and was present at the time of his discharge.
Given this 1 day of November 1878.
Roswell Sutton
Before me
Jammy O'Wattles Com d for taking affidavits &c.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Roswell Sutton and that he is a credible & respectable witness 1 st Nov 1878
Jammy O'Wattles Com d &c.
Onondaga County Clerks Office 1 st Nov 1878 In testimony that Jammy O'Wattles is a Commissioner duly authorized to take affidavits &c. The Seal of the said County is hereunto fixed

Benj n Sutton
1/1 03
x o March 1819
[Large cursive signature, possibly 'E. A. or similar]'

State of New-York, } ss : Onondaga County }
On the first day of September 1820, personally appeared in open court in the court of common pleas in and for the county of Onondaga, being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of their proceedings, Benjamin Sutton aged Seventy five years, resident in Dompey in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:—
Three years from the first day of January 1780 to the first of January 1783, having enlisted to serve for three years or during the war and was duly discharged, the whole time in Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment of Light Infantry in Captain Jeremiah Burrage's Company, that he made his original declaration and application in 1814 and received a pension certificate and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Cash 2.00 1 Cow 15 1 mazz pigs 4- 1 Kine 25 1 Tobacco box 12 21.37
Signature Benjamin X Sutton mark
The said Benjamin Sutton on his aforesaid oath saith that he has no family but lives with his sons Roswell & Moses, that he is infirm and nearly blind and entirely unable to labor or provide for his subsistence by any employment - Benjamin X Sutton mark
Sworn in Open Court this 1 September 1820
J. C. Wattles, Judge of Onon. Com. Pleas
I, Truman Adams, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Onondaga, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do 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 Twenty one dollars and thirty seven cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Seventh day of September 1820.
Truman Adams Clerk of the court for the County of Onondaga.

State of New York
Onondaga County ss. On this Twenty eighth day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Onondaga personally appears before me Benjamin Sutton, aged Seventy three years resident in Pompey in the County of Onondaga who being by me first duly sworn accor- ding to Law 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 certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the said Benjamin Sutton in the Month of August 1775 in the Town of Salisbury & State of Connecticut enlisted in the Company commanded by Herman Allen in the Reg- iment commanded by Col. Seth Warner that he served in the same Regiment & under Capt Allen & Capt Stannan till the 1 st day of January 1777 - When he enlisted under Capt Jeremiah Burro- ughs in Col Warner Reg t for Three years - That he continued in the same Company & Regiment & served as a soldier in said Corps & in the service of the United States until the the first part of January 1780 when he was regularly discharged from service by Col Warner in Bennington Vermont - He further states that he had seen al Schuyler & was in several attacks on the river St Lawrence and at Montreal in the year 1775. under Gen l Schuyler Wooster & Montgomery - that in 1776 he went with his Regiment to Quebec where he arrived soon after the fall of Montgomery & the failure of his attack - that he returned by the way of the River Sorelle Chambly &c - that he was in the Battle of Bennington in Vermont 1777 - That he was in the attacks Battles & Skirmishes at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered - That he was then stationed at the forts on the North River and at Bennington Vermont where he acted as a guard to a Continental Store - He further states that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support - That he is old & infirm that

his health is not good & that he is unable to do much work — He further states that he has no further evidence now in his power of his said services, more than is herein adduced —
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid Benj Sutton Redwell Sutton being sworn to the say that he was knowing to his serving in the United States Service & that he knew of his discharge as above stated —
I, Sylvanus Tousey, Judge etc as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Sutton did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foregoing declara- tion against the Common enemy — and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the afore- mentioned act of Congress — Sylvanus Tousey Dated April 28. 1818 —
State of New York
Onondaga County
ss I certify that Sylvanus Tousey Esquire before whom the aforementioned affidavit was made, who hath certified the same was at the time therein stated a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn & that the above is his signature. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this fifth day of May Eighteen hundred Eighteen. Jasper Hopper Clk
Benj Sutton Green Mountain boy
Just M. Kelly

State of New York & the Ontario County ss Jesse Tuttle being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is personally acquainted with Benjamin Sutton a President of the Town of Pompey in County of Onondaga and that he Deponent knows the said Sutton was in the service of the United States as a private soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Burroughs in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner called the Independent Regiment on the contin- ental establishment and that he depo- nent served as a private for the term of about two and an half years and served with the said Benjamin Sutton (verv) from July 1777 until some time in the year 1780 and that he knows the said Sutton to have been an honorable dis- charge from service which he has often seen also for the said not
Sworn and subscribed This 27 th day of October 1818 before me
Jesse Tuttle
Stephen Phelps a Judge of Ontario Common Pleas.
I certify that am personally acquainted with the above said Jesse Tuttle and know him to be a credible witness
Stephen Phelps a Judge etc.

State of New York Ontario County } Clerks Office
ss, In Testimony that Stephen Phelps 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 & affix the County Seal at Canandaigua this 27 th day of October A.D. 1818
Am. M c Naughton

September 5, 1936
Benjamin Sutton S. 42434 BA-J/AWF
Miss Marguerite Hubbell 587 University Avenue Rochester, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Sutton who was a resident of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York in 1820.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 42434, based upon the service of Benjamin Sutton in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Benjamin Sutton are not shown, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Benjamin Sutton enlisted in Salisbury, Connecticut, sometime in August, 1775, served as a private in Captains Heman Allen's and Stanton's companies, Colonel Seth Warner's regiment, was in the expedition to Quebec, was in frequent skirmishes and in "several attacks on the River St. Lawrence and at Montreal" returned by the way of River Sorrel and Chambly, and on January 1, 1777 enlisted in Captain Jeremiah Burroughs' company, Colonel Seth Warner's "Independent Regiment"; he was in the battle of Bennington, and in the battle and skirmishes at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, and was discharged early in January, 1780 in Bennington, Vermont.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-

three years and living in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York.
In 1820, the soldier, Benjamin Sutton, was living in Pompey, New York, with his sons, Roswell and Moses.
The papers in this claim contain no further information in regard to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, Benjamin Sutton, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following data-
Benjamin Sutton Certificate # 4403 Issued November 13, 1818 Rate $8.00 per month To commence April 28, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

File War Department Washington
Admitted
Pension office

Honorable Secy of War
The application of Benj Sutton is again enclosed together with the testimony required to prove his service
The witness, Jesse Little, states that he has produced his certificate with out testimony & that the name of Sutton, & found his on the muster roll in Alphabetical order It is probable therefore that Sutton's name will be found on the rolls of Capt Bucey's Company
Respectfully
J O Watts

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Sutton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. File - 42,434
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Solihury Conn Aug 75 to Jany 1. 77 { Herman Allen Stanton Col Warner B   Jany 1. 77 3 yrs Jeremiah Burroughs Burroughs Warner Continental  
Discharged at the St. Lawrence & at Montreal. Battles engaged in, Battle of Bennington - Aug 16. 1777 Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Conn Date of application for pension, Apr 28. 1818. Residence at date of application, Pompey Onondaga Co NY Age at date of application, 73
Remarks: Ad. for last paymt —  1820 no farm but lives with sons Roswell & Moses.  No further farm data Very respectfully,

March 18, 1907.
Miss Elizabeth Page, 607 Crouse Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 5th instant and received on the 8th, you are herewith furnished a statement of the military services of Benjamin Sutton.
The date and place of his death are not shown. For the date of last payment of pension and name of his beneficiary, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Certificate No. 4,403, issued November 13, 1818, under Act of March 18, 1818, at New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

587 University Ave.
Rochester, N. Y.
August 18, 1936
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please send me the Revolutionary War Record of my Great Great Grandfather Benjamin Sutton and also his Pension Record.
In W. M. Blanchamp's "Revolutionary soldiers resident or dying in Onondaga Co., N. Y." 1913. p. 196. He is listed as living in Pompey. The quotation is as follows: Benjamin Sutton. On the first of September, 1820, this pensioner said that

he was 75 years old and lived with his sons, Roswell and Moses.
Twenty years before he lived in Onondaga. He was worth just $21.37. He served for 3 years, Jan. 1. '77 to Jan. 1. '80 in the regiments of Col. Seth Warner and Jeremiah Burroughs."
There were two Benjamins, Sr. & Jr. in the Revolutionary War, who enlisted from Greenwich Conn. but they were in a dif- ferent company.
I wish to know where he lived when he enlisted, where he is

buried , who his parents were and the names of his children.
It is possible that he lived in Dutchess Co., N.Y. or somewhere in Connecticut near there.
I thank you for the information.
Yours very truly
(Miss) Marguerite Hubbell

Tennillville, N. Y. May 1. 07.
Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Can you give me any information concerning the military service of Benjamin Sutton Jr. (a Revolutionary soldier. He enlisted Nov. 1, 1776 in Connecticut in Captain James Green's company and was discharged Jan. 11, 1777. I do not know whether he served any longer but I think he did. Later he moved to Vermont lived in Danby Vermont, and for several years in Bristol Vermont. He came to New York state and lived several years at Homer N. Y. He was receiving a pension, I believe. Can you give

me any further particulars concerning his service? Can you tell me where and when he received his last pension, or where and when he was born.
Yours respectfully Mrs. John A. Page. Ponyville. N.Y.

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
May 16, 1907
Searched by Bill
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Benjamin Sutton
Service, Conn. Service
Rev. War
Remarks: _____
no claim as above except Inv. 42,434.
_____ Chief of Division.

Syracuse, N. Y. 1607 Crouse Ave. March 5. 07.
Bureau of Pensions.
Can you tell me particulars concerning Benjamin Sutton. A Revolutionary soldier. He enlisted the 1st of Jan. 1777 in Colonel Seth Warner's regiment of light infantry. At that time he was a resident of the town of Stamford, County of Bennington Vermont.

He served under Colonel Warner until Jan. 1. 1780. when he was duly discharged.
Some time later he came to New York state, and was a resident of the County of Onondaga in 1800. I do not know how long he lived in Onondaga county, but I know he was drawing a pension, when he was living in Onondaga Co., and that he was still alive in 1820.
Can you tell me when

and where he was born, and when and where he died, if he was married and what his wife's name was, or any other particulars concerning his life.
Respectfully yours,
(Miss) Elizabeth Page 607 Crouse Ave. Syracuse N. Y.

42434
INVALID.
Rev y
File No. 42434
Benjamin Sutton W. H. H. H.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 498
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Mch. 18 " Hist. to Miss Elizabeth Page c 1907 May 16. Hist. Mrs. John A. Page - c 1936 Aug 24 - 5 - with Miss Marguerite Hubbell