Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1662, for Budd Stuart, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Stuart, Budd
W 1662
or Stewart
or Steward Robert
Rebecca
CONTENTS

New York 209 36
Budd Stewart
of Poughkeepsie in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Marshall of the Regt. commanded by Col. Willett in the New York line for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Novem- ber 1832 and sent to a Bull
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $54.91 Pension allowance ending 4 Mar 33 18.33
$ 73.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. G. Stiles Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 110

Duplicate certificate of marriage form to Pensioner at Troy, N. York Apr. 10. 1835. —
See letter to C. W. Davis, June 24, 1841
See letter to C. W. Davis July 12 th 1834 Ephraim Allen found 3 rd 1835 late Pensioner March 12 th 1841.

State of New York,
Respectfully on this 28th day of Decr. 1832 in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty four person also appearing in open Court before H. Knickerbacker First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Newpierce, of the second part sitting of Bruce Stewart a resident of the Town of Peterboro, in the County of Newpierce & State of New York aged Twenty one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of an act passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States Hundred as follows - That he was born in the Town of Stoneham in the State of Connecticut in the Year 1762 that there is a Record of his age in the Town where he was born that when he entered the Service of the United States he was living in the Town of Little Falls in the State of New York that in the latter part of the Year 1781 he entered the Service of the United States in a Company raised by Capt Austin Dree Lieut Stephen Randall that Joshua Randall acted as Sergeant, and as subsequently Elected Ensign of said Company that he continued in the Service of the United States until April 1782 when he enlisted in Captain Marshalls Company for nine months that he was engaged in Scouting and

and serving the County and Bands, protecting the Inhabitants against the attacks of Tories & Indians that he was marched to Shenbury Fort Edward. Fort Ann. Saratoga Bennington & Bennington that he was treated as a private soldier in the Company above stated for Four Months when he enlisted in the latter part of April 48. in said Captain McCulloch's Company that he received no written discharge & he further declares that at the time he made his former declaration he knew of no person living by whom he could prove the last mentioned Service and therefore did not incorpo- rate it in his declaration for a Pension. This declaration may be one to refer the department to his former declaration on file. which shows the services from which he now receives a Pension.
That he has no documentary evidence in support of his Service and that he does not know of any person now living by whom he can prove his last mentioned Service above specified and not proved by the affidavits hereto annexed now annexed .
He has lived in Petersburg for the last fifty six years where he now resides that the names of the persons by whom he can prove his additional Service & who reside in his neighborhood.

and who are engaged with him than testify as to his character for morality and their belief as to his services as a successor of the Revolution as Joshua Randall & Jason Babcock He hereby repudiates every claim whatsoever to a Pension or an Annuity except the one already granted to him and the present and disclaims that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Government of any State for the services for which he never claims a Pension Given to the subscribers the day & year aforesaid in open court
Henry R Bristol Clerk
Brood Stewart

We Frederick Lewis a Clergyman of the Town of Petersburgh and Joshua Randall and  Jason Babcock residing in said Town hereby certify that we are acquainted with Bruce Stuart who has subscribed hereto the above certificate that we believe him to be Seventy 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 have been in that opinion. Frederick Lewis  Joshua Randall  Jason Babcock Subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid  Henry P. Bristol Clerk 
and the said board also hereby confirm their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after hearing the inter- views prescribed by the board department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and I do hereby further certify that Frederick Lewis who signed the above certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Petersburgh and  Joshua Randall & Jason Babcock who also signed the same are residents of the same Town and also the applicant are respectable persons and that the statement is entitled to full credit

I Henry R Bristol clerk of the Common Pleas court of said county of Kingsdale do certify the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of said court on the appli- cation of Budd Stewart for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 28 th day of May 1834.
Henry R Bristol Clerk

State of New York
Ampere in Dutchess Co. John N. Randall every since - says that he is acquainted with Bruce Stuart the Applicant for a Pension in the Revolution War - to affix that the said Bruce Stuart served as a Private soldier in the year 1782 in a Company commanded by Capt Austin and engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War for the term of four months that this component was Ensign of said Company. during said time and that his discharge is entitled to full benefits. Subscribed to me
this 28th day of May 1832 before me
Joshua Randall
Notary Public
Notified that I am personally acquainted with John N. Randall the person who underwent to subscribe to the above affidavit and that he is entitled to full benefits
Notary Public
Not. Public

State of New York.
Reuben County by Jason Babcock being sworn says that he is since acquaint- ed with Bruce Stewart the applicant for a Pension in the above entitled here- unto affixed that the said Bruce Stewart was a Private Soldier in the year 1782. in a company of artillery in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war commanded by Capt. Austin Dool. that this deponent was sergeant in said company and that the said Bruce Stewart served as a private soldier in said company in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war for four months when he this deponent understood he enlisted into another company but whether into that his statement is entitled to full credit.
before me the 28th day
May 1834.
John Davis
Jason Babcock
Verify that I am personally acquainted with Jason Babcock the person who was sworn to subscribe the above Affidavit that his statement is entitled to full credit.
John Davis Notary Public

State of New York Rensselaer County ss: I Henry R. Bristol clerk of said county do certify that Charles M. Davis Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits of Joshua Randall and Jason Babcock purport to have been taken sworn at time of taking the said affidavits a Commissioner of Deeds in & for said County duly authorized to take the same Also that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the foregoing certificates is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 th day of June 1834
Henry R. Bristol clerk
Burdick Street

694
Mrs. Abigail Stewart Rebecca Stewart widow of Brill Stewart
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private NY Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1848.
27th  July Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Novr 1850 and sent to
Joseph D. White Petersburg Rensselaer Rensselaer Co. N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1848, Page 83 . Vol. A . July 29. 1848

Births
Anna Smith was born March 1795  the 30.
Weaver Steward was born December the 3 d - 1799
Chloe Steward was born October 18 th 1801
Schuyler Steward was born March the 9-1804 * Clara Steward was - born Sept - the 30 - 1806
Hiram Steward was born Nov. 26 - 1812
Columbia Steward was born Feb - the 18 - 1813 Thus ends the letter

State of New York
Albany County } ss. On the 28 th day of May 1850 personally appeared before me Elijah S. Randall a justice of the peace in and for the county of Albany. Rebecca Steward a resident of the town of Petersburg in said county aged seventy six 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 act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is a widow of Budd Steward late of the town of Petersburg who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of Thirty Six & 87 1/2 Dollars per annum who served as a private in the said war and for which service the said Budd Steward received a pension under act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832. That the said Rebecca & Budd Steward were married in the said town of Petersburg on the fifteenth day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and ninety nine by one Benjamin Randall Esq a justice of the peace in and for the said County of Albany. That she has not in her possession neither does she know of any document that contains a record of her marriage but she has a record of the births of her children written more than twenty years ago on a blank leaf of her family Bible and that said record is correct. That she has also a record upon a slip of paper from which the one in her Bible was made & that the eldest of said children whose name is Weaver was born on the third day of December 1799. That of the persons who were present at the wedding they are all dead except a daughter of the said Benjamin Randall Esq whose name is Abigail. That her husband Budd Steward died in the County & State aforesaid on the 27 th day of July 1848 and declarant still remains a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & 3  her Rebecca X Steward mark

year aforesaid by the above named Rebecca Steward, she being unable to appear in open court by reason of old age — and for the same reason was unable to write her name and therefore executed the above declaration by making her mark
Elizah S. Randall Justice Peace
I hereby certify that Mrs. Rebecca Steward named above has resided in Petersburg from my earliest recollections and that she is esteemed a person of good character and entitled to full credit as a witness
Dated at Petersburg N.H. May 28 th 1850
Elizah S. Randall Justice Peace

State of New York Rensselaer County
Rodah Weaver of the town of Petersburgh & County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and says that she is the wife of Joel Weaver of said town - that she has lived in said town fifty nine years that she is well acquainted with Rebecca Steward - That said Rebecca is a sister of her husband Joel Weaver - That in the month of May 1799. it was understood by the community in our vicinity & neighbourhood that Budd Steward and the said Rebecca were married by one Benjamin Randall Esq. of the said town of Petersburgh - That they then commenced living together as husband & wife in our said town of Petersburgh and that they raised a family of children & continued to live together in said town in said capacity until the death of the said Budd Steward which happened on the 27 th day of July 1848 -
That this deponent accurately remembers the time that said Budd & Rebecca were married from the fact that she was married to Joel Weaver on the twenty third day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine & thens in the month of May next following
Sworn and subscribed this 27 th day of May 1850 by the above named Rodah Weaver she being unable to write her name therefore executed the above by making her mark before me
her mark Rodah X Weaver
Elijah S. Randall Justice of Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, AMBROSE H. SHELDON, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Elijah S. Randall Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits were the made, and whose name is thereto subscribed, was at the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, this Tenth day of June 18 50
A H Sheldon
I certify that M rs Rodah Warner who is within named has resided in Petersburgh from my earliest recollections and that she is esteemed a person of Good Character and entitled to full credit as a witness Petersburgh May 7 th 1850
Elijah S Randall Justice Peace

Rechar
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1667
Rebecca Stewart
Widow
Dudley Stewart
Sci. Rec. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: —Vol. m. Page 238.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

603
Rebecca Stewart, m rs of Budd Stewart
New York.
to J. B. White, April 29/1850
del July 29, 1848.

2/507 Revolutionary Claim Recd. Rebecca Stewart widow of David Stewart
FREE
James J. Edwards Esquire Comr of Pensions Washington D.C.

June 1 st
1841
James L. Edward Aguirre Commissioner of Pensions War Department City of Washington
Back Street

Mch. & Farris Bank Albany Pension Agency May 29. 1835.
James L. Edwards Esq., Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
Budd Stewart of Petersburg, Rappahannan County, claims pay at the rate of $36 66 under a new Certificate dated April 14. 1835 - issued in lieu of a former one dated Nov. 15. 1832 - It appears from our Books that he was last paid to 4 th Sept. 1832 - He states that he has received but one payment, & does not know to what time he was last paid. & from his statement it is doubtful whether he was paid to 4 Sept. 1832 or to 4 th March 1833 - I have therefore to request your special instructions as to the amt. due & to be paid to him.
I am, Sir, very respectfully Your ob t Servt.
R. M. Cleveland

To what time was Budd Stewart a pensioner on the New York Roll under act of 7. June '32/33.
W. Whetcroft
E. H. C. 80 June 1. '35
sent to the A. Sept. 1832
N. W. June 1. 1835.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Rensselaer ss.
On this Tenth day of April 1835, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Rensselaer personally appeared Budd Stewart who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Marshall in the regiment commanded by Colonel Willetts in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York that he received a certificate, of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the Twelfth day of February 1833 at or near Collins Creek Tavern , in the City of Troy in said County he lost it out of his own coat pocket
Budd Stewart
Sworn and subscribed to before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
George Wheeler Justice Peace

Budd Stewart.
Lost car.

State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
Daniel S. Gleason of the City of Troy being duly sworn, says that he is well and personally acquainted with Buel Stewart the subscriber to the above affidavit and knows him to be the same person who is mentioned and described in the above affidavit. And further says that he knows him to be same identical person mentioned in the Certificate which the said Buel Stewart has sworn that he has lost since before me this _____ tenth day of April 1835
Danl. S. Gleason
George Wheeler Justice Peace
Rensselaer County ss I certify that Daniel S. Gleason who subscribed & made oath to the above affidavit is a gentleman of truth and veracity with whom I am well acquainted Troy 10 th April 1835
George Wheeler Justice Peace
State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
Henry W. Bristol Clerk of the said County do certify that George Wheeler Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been sworn was at the time of taking the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County of Rensselaer duly commissioned & sworn. Also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and truly believe his signature to the above certificates to be genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 10 th day of April 1835
Henry W. Bristol Clerk

No 607
Rebecca Stewart widow of David
1848
not 29 July 1848
Moved 1799
She died 27 July 1848
Older than 11 years of age of 36:66 per annum
Coming 27 July 1848
Albany Rd
Joseph C. White Sturminster Newton Kenselhayes

Petersburgh, N.Y. June 3 rd 1850
Sir
Yours of the 29 th April came duly to hand stating that the proof of the marriage of said Rebecca to Budd Stewart was not satisfactory & suggesting that the family record be forwarded to the office for your examination. I herewith send the one upon a slip of paper and if you desire it I will send the blank leaf from the family bible or the bible itself.
You also sent the proceeding before the Court which upon inquiry was had at Albany ( in stead of Pineslan as the title of said application recorded )
That proceeding was had before I had anything to do in the matter and therefore was not looked to by me as it should have been and did not set forth correctly the County in which it was had also it did not state under what act of Congress said Budd Stewart rec d his pension which I presume was necessary.
I have therefore in consideration of these mistakes and the old age & feeble health of Mrs Rebecca Stewart instituted a new proceeding at our place as you will see before a magistrate it being over twenty miles to Troy and very

inconvenient for the old Lady to procure a passage to Bury — You will also see that I have procured the afft. of Mrs Weaver in addition to what I sent before to corroborate and strengthen the proof and hope it will be sufficient & if it should not be I am unable to say that I can supply it but will try
Yours Respectfully
J. D. White Agent
J. D. Edward Esq Pension office Washington

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Form for State Troops, &c.
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, 8 State-st. Troy, N.Y.
State of New York, } ss. County of Rensselaer & City of Troy
On this eleventh day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy - now sitting, Buel Stuyvesant - a resident of Petersburgh county of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged seventy - 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That in the month of April , 1782, he enlisted in the Company under the Command of Capt Marshall in the City of Albany . That his Colonel was Albert Willet , his Lieut  Jamies Cannon , his Ensign Peter Doop . That he marched with the company from Albany to the City of Schenectady and from thence to Johnstown and from thence Caughnawaga and from thence to Fort Plain on the Mohawk River Where he remained one month and from thence to Fort Herkimer on the Mohawk River and from thence to Ballston Spa and from thence to Fort Hunter on the Mohawk River where he was

discharged. (Received no written discharge) on the first day of January 1783. making nine months - That he was in the battle of Ticonderoga between Fort Ticonderoga & Cherry Valley - That he served one month at Fort Griswold in Connecticut in the Militia. - That he served one month at Middletown in the County of Schoharie State of N.Y. (Received no written discharge at either time) - That he was born in the Town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut. That there is a record of his age now in the possession of the Widow of General Stewart his brother in the Town of Grafton County of Rensselaer. That he has Resided in the town of Petersburg County of Rensselaer State of New York continually since the Revolutionary war - That Charles M c . Harvey of Hoosick, and Almona, Hommel of Berlin and Parley Reynolds, Aaron Worthington, Deborah Sophia Ravel, of Petersburg, and George Gavelner of Troy & David Pease of Troy are acquainted with him. That he has no written evidence of his services

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
his Buel Stewart Mark
Archibald Buel Clerk
We, Lebuleon Lewis a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Petersburg and Joshua Randall & Lila Hewitt residing in said County hereby certify that we are acquainted with Buel Stewart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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 and year aforesaid.
Joshua Randall Lila Hewitt
Archibald Buel 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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier , and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Lebuleon Lewis who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Petersburg and that Joshua Randall, Lila Hewitt & Vernon Martin who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Lebuleon Lewis Joshua Randall Lila Hewitt Vernon Martin
I, Archibald Buel Clerk of the Court of Gray Mayers Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Buel Stewart for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ninth day of August 1832.
Archibald Buel

No 1748.
Declaration of Budd Stewart
roma 9 moperi 30 $

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss: 3 Amasa Martin of Grafton in the County of Rensselaer & State of New York being duly sworn says that he is acquainted with Buel Stewart of Petersburg in the County of Rensselaer (the person named in the above declaration) that he first became acquainted with him in the City of Albany and then as a soldier in the Company of Capt Marshall in 1782 that he served with the said Stewart and was his mess-mate for nine months in said Company and was discharged with him at Fort Hunter on the first day of January 1783. That his Col. was Albert Witsel, his Capt. Mr Marshall, his Lieut James Cannon & his Ensign Peter Loop. and further says that he knows that the said Stewart was in the battle of Saratoga which was on the 10th day of July 1782.
Sworn to the day & year above said in open Court
State of New York
Rensselaer County ss: 3 Archibald T. Bell Clerk
Amasa Martin

Ch. M Davis
June 25. 34

Sir
Inland I send you the Application for Pensions of Peter Mait Thos Phillips Bird Street Joshua Randall and Jason Wallock be pleased to give the same your attention
Respectfully
Your obedt Servt Chas Woodring
Genl S. Edwards Esq. Pay Master Genl June 25th 1834 Commr. of Pensions

Feb 2. 1867 J. L. Edwards, of the War Department City of Washington Commissioner of Pensions

Deersburgh Sept N.Y. January 26 th 1842.
Mr Edwards Sir I have not received Any Money of my pension on this last Certificate not one cent i will be obligated Under oath if required to do not understand If the rest has received their pension Why I should not mine as long as my Certificate states during my natural life The letter says there is no returns of any officers At Washington and when wee three Joshua Randall Jason Babcock and me Moore to it wee could not tell whether it was correspondent with it or not for wee never read what was sent on the addition The letter says from Washington that I could not serve two tours in one Season I told him in year 81 on the addition that i was with at the north Capt Austin Odell and i don't know whether Davis sent was so as i could read what he wrote I want to know the reason of Jason and the other drawing on the old affair and i not there was

one letter sent to me and none to them what does that mean i told Davis in 82 I was with other colonel Willet to the west But the inference of my serving two tours in one season is a misunder- standing with the war department Davis had the letter and says he lost it He has my Certificate now i considered him a trusty friend in that business As he attends to that Business of pensions When all the regiment that i was in draws must i be throwed out what are you going to do with me there is according to my Certificate two hundred dollars and upwards behind i am a poor infirm old man and have serv d my Country faithfully in the time of the war and i cannot in all probability live long my family and myself stands in need of it and would be thankful for some return I was mustered in the roll Bud Steward But i answer to the name of Eliphalet Steward my father altered my name here Eliphalet and i am called Eliphalet

I answer to Either but my name at washig ton and on the certificate is Bud Steward As writ so there might have been a mistake in Davis writing my name to you Elphulet
I wish an answer to this letter as soon as possible as any much will be more settled
yours with respect
Bud Steward Petersburgh Rensselaer County mark State of N. York

Feb 2 1862
Edwards, of the War Department City of Washington Commissioner of Pensions
Heard

John Siney, agent Grafton Rensselaer Co N.Y.
Hn H.P. Grant H 2

State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
Budd Stewart alias Rob t Stewart of the town of Petersburg in the County of Rensselaer in said State, aged Seventy eight years, being duly sworn says. That he is the same person whose name was once on the pension Roll of the United States under the act of 7th of June 1832 at the rate of $36.66/100 per annum. That at the suggestion of one Joshua Randall & Jason Babcock two of his brother soldiers, he & they engaged one Cha s Mc Davis of the city of Troy to make application for increased pay by reason of their services at Fort Edward & other places North in the year after the taking of Burgoyne, which as this Deponent has under- =stood & believed to be time took place in the year 1777. That said Davis prepared the Affidavit on which said application was to be founded at his Office in the presence of & at the direction of this Deponent & said Randall & Babcock. And that when they came into the Court then sitting in said city of Troy to testify to the facts set forth in said affida- =vits. They were told that the said affidavits were drawn in exact conformity with the statements they had respectively given in or made to said Davis & the said affidavits were not read to this Deponent, or said Randall & Babcock, and that Mc Davis himself did not read the same over after he had written the same so far as this Deponent saw the helping to be the fact. And they were requested by said Davis to go into Court & swear to the same, which they accordingly did, believing that the affidavits were drawn correctly as they had dictated the same. That he Deponent does not attribute

any thing intentionally wrong to said David, but said David at the time seemed to have his mind on other business, and was as he is occasionally acknowledged to be, somewhat intoxicated - This Deponent understands the reason why his name was stricken from the Pension Roll to be, the discrepancy in the statements made of his services by said David & the statements given in his Original papers made out by Daniel Glason Esqr. And that said David represented two different Sons actually performing in different years, to have been performing at the same time. This Deponent would further state in reference to said discrepancies that his nine months term was performed the same year in which the battle of Saratoga took place & Capt. M c Lean killed & his son wounded in the mouth. He this Deponent has been informed that said occurrences took place in the year 1781. & not 1782 as he believes he stated the time to be to said Glason, when said Glason made out his Original papers. This Deponent cannot well remember dates. That this Deponent served during three years or thereabouts, of the war of the Revolution in this state . This Deponent did not serve the whole of the time, during three years, but at different times, during said three years, in this state , he having served previous to his moving to this state, for the sum of one month & when only eighteen years of age, at Fort Grisfeld at or near New London in the state of Connecticut. The further particulars of which service this Deponent cannot recollect.

That said Deponent came to reside in this State (New York) at a place then called Hoosick. Now Peterburgh aforesaid. That he had not been at Hoosick more than three weeks before he was called upon to perform military duty. If he remembers right this was in the year after Burgoyne surrendered to wit: 1778. When he performed duty as a scout in company with twenty or thirty other persons at Fort Edward, Sandy Hill, Fort Ann & other Posts & passes, in that vicinity. That he engaged in several scouting parties, during said year last named. The particular terms of which service this Deponent is unable to specify, but can only say generally, that they were of three or four or seven days duration each. On these occasions the hon ble Commissioned Officers of the Company of the Company of Capt e Austin Odell (in which he was enrolled) had the command, & sometimes Capt e Odell himself. His brother Samuel Stewart was one of the Sergeants of said company, who is now in the U. S. At the time the settlement on the Mohawk River including the Schoharie Settlements were destroyed, which Deponent is informed the enemy took place in the year 1780, he performed military duty for one month at the Middle Fort of Schoharie. Deponent remembered, that there were apples on the trees nearly ripe, which induced him to believe it must have been in the fall of the said year 1780. And that he noticed that the apples on some of the trees

which I stood near buildings that had been burnt were half roasted by the heat. Before he proceeded to perform this one months tour, he was mustered in Albany, And was under the command of one Elias Bailey a Sergeant of his company. The Captain of said company Austin Odell aforesaid did not accompany him in this tour. The detachment of the company, with which he served on this occasion, consisted of about sixteen or eighteen men. When they arrived at said Schoharie fort, this Deponent thinks one Estlander had the command. On this occasion Deponent was engaged to serve by a platoon, at the head of which was one Asa Lewis.
The next year Deponent was engaged by a platoon, at the head of which was one James Main, To serve for nine months in the Levies under Col. Willett. In the month of May he (Deponent) was mustered in Albany under Capt e Marshall who resided at Albany. Deponent remembers that Capt e Main also accompanied him on his corps, in this expedition, & when the battle of Ticonderoga took place (in what is now Schoharie County) said Main had the command of Deponents Company. Deponent also remembers the names of the following Officers as serving with him during this his nine months engagement, viz: Lieut. Canyon Lieutenant Lobb Adjutant Fonda from

from Schenectady & Sergeant Scott. That during said engagement he served at Clocks Mills guarding the same at Herki- =mer, Fort House, Fort Dayton & Johnstown and Ballston, where he assisted in building a a picket Fort, or log Fort. And that after the expiration of his said term of service he was discharged at Fort Hunter. Deponent assisted Corporal Scott & two others to carry Captain M c Rea from the field of Battle and was afterwards present at his burial at Fort Pempohan, in the  the  field  field .
This Deponent in company with others of his fellow soldiers, saw a great many head of cattle which had been left by the enemy & they secured the same.
And this Deponent further saith that his Father was anxious that he should be named Eliphalet instead of Robert. That he is sometimes called Robert at other times Eliphalet. That he answers to both names Some calling him by one name, and others by another, but that the name by which he is generally known is Buddy  and  Buddy  being  being a nickname for Robert. That he in the first instance acquired this name from the cir- =cumstance of his sister calling him by it. & by none other up to the present time.
And this Deponent further says, that after the close of said war, he worked for eight months for Elisha Reynolds at said Town of Petersburg. That said Elisha

had a son named Thomas, to whom this Deponent made an assignment of or gave an order to draw his wages for for his nine months services, under Captain Marshall, Company, which order this Deponent signed by the name of Robert Stewart.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 26th day of Nov: 1841.
his Robert Stewart mark
Francis R. Mann Judge of Resp: Com: Pleas and Counselor R.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Rensselaer County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, LELAND CRANDALL, Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby Certify, that Francis V. Adams Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Deposition or affidavit was, at the time the
Samuel D. Dill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas , in and for said County: And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Judge and verily believe the above signature to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this 20th day of Decr 18 41
Leland Crandall Clerk.

State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
John Folliard of the City of Troy in said County aged Ninety Eight years and upwards, and a pensioner of the United, being duly sworn saith, that when he served during the year 1781, in which year the battle of Saru- =longh took place, he well remembers that one Bidd or Robert Stewart served at the same time, and was in that engagement But under what officer he this Deponent cannot say. This Depo- =nent recollects that when he was on duty serving his engagement in said year 1781, at Johnstown, he saw said Stewart there also. and he remembers him well from the circumstance that he this Deponent said Stewart for amusement were accustomed often to wrestle together. And this Deponent having lately seen & conversed with said Stewart, is satisfied and accordingly so testifies, that said Stewart who now applies to have his name restored to the pension list & whose affi- =davit is hereto prefixed, is the same person who served in 1781, as aforesaid
Subscribed & sworn this
26th day of November A.D. 1841 Francis H. Mason Judge of Renss. County. New York
Cancellor H.
John X Folliard his mark

State of New York Rensselaer County ss
Gideon Simkins of the Town of Berlin in the County of Rensselaer in said State aged eighty one years and upwards who now is applying for a pension being duly sworn saith that when he served during the year 1781 in which year this deponent was employed in putting pickets around the gail for a fort at Jonestown also in building a platform on the south side of the gail inside of the pickets and also a gate on the south of said gail he now remembers that one Budd or Robert Steward served at the same time under Capt Marshall in Col. Willitts regiment in this deponent recollects that when he was on duty serving his engagement in said year 1781 at Jonestown he saw said Steward there also and he remembers him well from this circumstance that he this deponent and said Steward for some time were accustomed often to wrestle together and this deponent having lately seen and conversed with said Steward is satisfied and accordingly testifies that said Steward who now applies to have his name restored to the pension list and whose affidavit is hereto perjured is the same person who served in the year 1781 as aforesaid
Subscribed & sworn this
2 day of December A.D. 1841
Geo. V. Denison Justice Peace of the Town of Berlin Rensselaer County
Gideon his X Simkins mark
I do hereby certify that the above witness a man of truth and veracity
Geo. V. Denison Justice Peace of Rensselaer County Town of Berlin

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Rensselaer County Clerk's Office, } ss. of Rensselaer, do hereby Certify, that
I, LELAND CRANDALL, Clerk of the County Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Spontoon affidavit was, at the time the
same been dated one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County: And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice of the Peace and verily believe the above signature to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this 20th day of Decr 18 41
Leland Crandall Clerk.
true

To the Pay Master of Col Willetts Regiment Sir. Please to pay unto The Request of his order all my wages for services in the nine months service in Capt Marshall's Company in Col Willetts Regiment in the Year 1781 in the State of New York and this order shall be your discharge from me this 20 day of April A.D. 1784 Robert Steward
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Dec 2. 1841
I certify that the foregoing are true extracts from an original paper now on file in this office
Company interlined on fourth line from top
M. H. Dewey Dep. Comptroller

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1783 April 22 22.504 Sgt Steward Pri 0 12 7 3/4   1780 Sept 5 41048 Elphatet Stewart Sgt 2 16 0   1781 Nov 30 4347 Robert Steward Pri 17 6 8   1781 Dec 31 4412 Robert Steward Pri 2 13 4   7 mo 18 days         
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Decr 14. 1784
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1.589 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
First—under Capt. Augustine Odle in Lt Col. Henry Van Rensselaer Regt. Second, " Lt John Ostrander " " Kellian Van Rensselaer " Third, " Capt Ebene Marshall " " Marinus Willett " Fourth, " " Ebene Marshall " " Marinus Willett " Fifth, " " " " " " Sixth, " " " " " " Seventh, " " " " " " Eighth, " " " " " " Ninth, " " " " " " Tenth, " " " " " "
M. Duane Comptroller

J L Edwards Comr of Pensions at the City of Washing June 1861
and I am sure that the war will be over in a few months and we will all be back in our homes again. I am sure that the war will be over in a few months and we will all be back in our homes again. I am sure that the war will be over in a few months and we will all be back in our homes again.

Petersburgh June 4 th 1841
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 12 th of March last I was with Captain Ostrum Odell in 1781 to the North and with Colonel Willet at the West in 1782 Emesa Martin was with me in the Turlow Battle and it held one hour and three quarters Captain Martial sent Maclean as a substitute over the Company under Willet Maclean was killed and what is the reason that I cant have my pension as well as Emesa Martin when we was mess mates together and I have drawed pension two years and I havent drawed any since All I ask for is my right. Joshua Kandalls wife drawes her pension and Jason Babcock on their old affair and I wants on my old affair after we went to the indian Camp we took fifty head of cattle that was tied to the trees then we were and harvested the grain where the indian cut the stalk off

Charles M Davis was an attorney for Joshua Randall and Jason Babcock and Bud Stewart he did writings and he did the writings and he never read the writings to us and we swore to it now you can see who made the mistake Davis was mad because we let Daniel Gleason get the certificate for Ebenezer Martin and Bud Stewart Davis has been lingering along a number of years and done nothing in stead of helping hurt if you havnt satisfied with my letter I can prove by my neighbors that I was in the Army and didnt go to the British and I have lived in Peterborough between fifty and sixty years this to Edwards Bud Stewart or his successor at Ebenezer Martin & Bud Stewart will swear to this that before any justice of peace

603 Toot Weaver's aff in
The matter of application of Rebecca Weaver for a Pension
Act 29 July 1848.
Joseph D. White Agent, Petersburg, Rensselaer County New York

State of New York ss Chautauqua County ss Court Office
I Matthew P. Barnes Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Nathan Chamberlain whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit was at the date of the annexed affidavit mentioned a justice of the peace in for the said County of Chautauqua that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice & firmly believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper handwriting & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name & affixed the seal of the said County the 6th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred Forty Eight
M. P. Barnes By R. O. Green Atty Clerk

Chautauqua County N.Y.
Mrs. Abigail Parker being duly sworn says she resides in the town of Harmony in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York that she is the daughter of Benjamin Randall Esq r deceased who was a resident of the town of Petersburg and county of Rensselaer and State aforesaid and this deponent farther says that the said Benjamin Randall was an acting justice of the peace in and for the county of Rensselaer aforesaid and that David Steward and Rebecca Weaver both well known to this deponent were united in matrimony by the said Benjamin Randall Esq r at his then dwelling house in the aforesaid town of Petersburg and this deponent farther says that said marriage took place as near as this deponent can recollect and as she verily believes in the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine
Subscribed and sworn this 4 th day of December 1848 Before me at Harmony N.Y. Nathan Chamberlain J.P.
Abigail her X Parker mark

I certify that I am well acquainted with the person whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit and have every reason to believe her to be a person of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit as a witness Dated at Petersburg this 28 th day of December 1848
Nathan Wolton justice peace
State of New York. Rensselaer County ss. I, Amos H. Sheldon clerk of said County do hereby certify that Nathan Wolton was at the day of the date of the above certificate one of the Justices of the Peace of Rensselaer County duly Commissioned & sworn & residing in said County and
I am acquainted with his hand writing & very believe his signature above Wolton is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal this 17 th of January 1850
A. H. Sheldon Clerk of Rensselaer Co.
Abigail Barker Afft. in the matter of application of Rebecca Warner for Pension

State of New York Rensselaer County
Joel Weaver of the town of Petersburg and County of Rensselaer being duly sworn doth depose and say that Mrs. Rebecca Steward of the town and County aforesaid is his Sister that in the month of May one Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety nine the said Rebecca (then Rebecca Weaver) started with one Rud Steward of the aforesaid town to go to one Rufus Randal who was then an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Rensselaer to be married and this deponent further says that after their return the said Rud Steward and the said Rebecca were considered to be husband and wife and that they commenced living together as husband and wife and so continued to live until the death of the said Rud Steward which took place on the twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight That this deponent remembers the time they were married distinctly from the circumstance that his marriage took place in the month of February nineteen hundred and ninety nine theirs in the month of May following and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn to this 16th day of January 1851 before me Elijah S. Randall Justice of the Peace Joel Weaver
STATE OF NEW YORK, Rensselaer County Clerk's Office. I, AMBROSE H. SHELTON, Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby certify, that Elijah S. Randall Esq. whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, one of the Justices of the Peace, of the County of Rensselaer, dwelling in said county; duly authorized to take such proof or acknowledgment. And that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that his signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that said Instrument, is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 17 day of January A. D. 18 51
A. H. Sheldon Clerk of Rensselaer Co.

I certify that I have been well acquainted with the said Weaver who signed the within affidavit for the space of fifteen years and say that he is a man of good character and entitled to full credit as a witness
Petersburgh January 16 th 1850
Elijah S. Rundle Justice Peace