Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2189, for Adam Lair, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lair, Adam Comfort, Mariah (Former widow)
R 2189
CONTENTS

8000
Marick Comfort S.Y.
Ad 7 July 35 married 2 nd time
H.W. Clark Esq. Potsdam NY

State of New York Orange County ) ss.
On this 31 st day of August 1821 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange Mariah Lein Comfort - a resident of said county in said state aged seventy years old, who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the prov- ision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 Entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Benjamin Comfort & previously the widow of in Widows, That she is the widow of Adam Lein deceased late a resident of said county, who was a soldier & served as follows in the war of the Revolution as she has heard from her said husband and other persons & which she believes is the truth That in the year 1778 he was out in service in the wagon department & served about one year That in the said service his captain's name was Marshall or Mitchell That in the year 1780 he entered the service & served six months or more in Captain Henry Brewster's company and that in the same season as she thinks he served a short time in Capt. Johannes Johnson's company That her husband lived within the beat of Capt. John Graham's company & that he was out on duty un- der him in the years 1776 & 1777 That the said Capt. Graham deserted his company & went to the enemy in the year 1777 & that upon his desertion William Crop was appointed a captain of said company & that her husband was out under Capt. Crop in whose beat he then became; upon alarms up on the frontier in Ulster & Orange counties until the close of the war That on account of her age and consequent loss of memory she is unable to specify more particularly the time & extent of his service She further declares that she was married to the said Adam Lein on or about the 7 th of May 1780

by the Rev Andrew King late pastor of the Presby- terian church in the town of Montgomery in said county That her said husband died 18 th November 1794 in the county aforesaid That she was afterward mar- ried to Benjamin Comfort who died in 1814 & that she has remained a widow since that period as will more fully appear by the proof herewith annexed Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written by making her mark she declaring that she can't never write & that she is too feeble to attend court J W Elliott Judge of Orange Com Pleas
Orange Com Pleas
On the 31 st August 1841 personally ap- peared before me Laurence Hunter who being duly sworn doth depose & say that Adam Laine died in the county of Ulster on or about the 18 th of November 1794 according to the best of his recollection & belief & that Benjamin Comfort died on the first of July 1824 & that the above named affi- davit was the widow of Adam Laine when she mar- ried Benjamin Comfort whose widow she now remains Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me & I further certify that the said Hunter is a respectable witness
Laurence Hunter
J W Elliott Judge of Orange Com Pleas
Further certify that the word "Laine" was error & the word Benjamin Comfort is hereby substituted therein before signing J W Elliott Judge of Orange Com Pleas

Grange County
On the 1 st September 1841 be- fore me came William Fleming aged 56 years Pastor of a Presbyterian church in Mont- gomery which was formerly in the pastor at charge of the Rev d Andrew King deceased who being duly sworn doth depose that he has examined the records of said church & that there is no record of the marriage of Adam Linn to Mariah Young to be found upon said Record Sworn & subscribed the day & year above mentioned & I further certify that the 2 nd witness is of unquestion- able Reputation
J. W. Elliott Judge W. H. Glavin of Grange Com. Pleas

Orange County
On the 1 st of September 1841 before me came Robert P. Lee aged 38 years who being sworn according to laws of the state deposes that he is the Pastor of the Dutch Reformed church in the town of Montgomery in said county that upon an examination of the records of said church he finds that Annie Lee the daughter of Adam Lee & Mary Young was baptized on the fifth  seventh twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven. But from the same record it appears that the said child was born on the fifth of the same month & that the record appears in the words & figures following to wit
April 28 1787
Adam Lee } Annie Mary Young } b. 5 Ap. 1787
sixth crossed when interlined before signing
I hereby subscribe the days year first above written & further certify that the witness is unimpeached integrity.
The word fifth erased before signing & also the & the words German reformed church commonly called the reformed before signing
Robt P. Lee Jr.
J. W. Elliott Judge of Orange Co. Pa.

STATE OF NEW YORK, } SS. 1, LEBBEUS L. VAHL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, }
of Orange, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Horace C. Elliott before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in, and for said county : and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge
and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 2 o day of September
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Lebbeus L. Vahl

X V 8000
My Rejected
Sept. 14. 1841. See let.
H. W. Elliott - to Jos.
Ellis Sep. 26. '42 = Vp. Jan. '43. 12 See letter to L. H. Gaty 8, N.Y. Dec. 30. 1842
Let to Friend T. Tinker May 18. 1843
2189

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
2189
P. O. _____
Nasrich Comfort
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

House of Representatives
Sept 8. 1821
Sir At the request of Judge Elliott I herewith send for your consideration the applications for pensions of Esther McCreery, Mariah Comfort, Agnes McCondy & Phebe Chandler.
As it is altogether improbable that I shall remain here until you decide upon the above applications, I would thank you to send the result of your examination to "Horace W. Elliott Goshen, Orange County N.Y."
Allow me to call your attention to some pension matter I have heretofore troubled you with, and solicit for them your early attention.
I remain Yours,
Very Respectfully
J. W. Hamilton
J. L. Edwards Esq Clerk of Pensions

Sept 24 1842
My
M. Cumfort
Bloomington Ill Sept 1 1842
Free
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. Washington City. D.C.

Sturminster Sullivan Co NY Sept r 22. 1842.
Dear Sir
Mariah Cumfort of the State of New York applied for a Pension under the Act of 1838. her case was not provided for on the account of her Second marriage. I think she will be entitled under a late Act of Congress. please examine her papers and forward me the answer
Very Respectfully yours Col d S r Joseph Ellis
A L Edwards.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Dec 14 1842
N.Y.
Mr Comfort
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.
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New-York, Dec r 13 th 1842
Sir.
Some time since I made inquiry relative to the nature of the objections to allowing the claim of Mrs Maria Confort  formerly widow of Adam Lair . I have received a letter from Mrs Confort under date of the 1 st inst: superceding the necessity of your answering my inquiry. From this I infer that the only objection to her claim arose from the fact of her second marriage. Her case now comes within the provisions of the act of August last amending or explaining the act of 7 th July 1838. I therefore solicit a reexamination of her claim.
I am very respectfully
Your mo: Ob t Serv t
G. H. M c W.
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Sir. In compliance with your requi- =sition, I have procured a new declaration from Mrs Maria Comfort in the matter of her application for a pension under the acts of 7 th July 1838, and 23 rd August 1842.
I am very respectfully Your ms: Ob t Serv t
G. F. Yates.
Albany, April 11 th 1843.
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions.

Maria Comfort formerly widow of Adam Larr
Acts of 7 th July 1838 & 23 rd Aug t 1842
G. F. S. R. S.
Atty for appl.
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State of New York } Orange County } p.
On this Fifth — — — day of April — — — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, three persons appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Orange in said State Maria Campant resident of the town of Crawford in said County aged Seven- ty eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following decla- -ration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed the 7 th day of July 1838 and the 23 rd day of August 1842, granting pensions to the widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she was formerly the widow of Adam Lane that said Adam Lane served in the Quarter Masters Department of the Revolu- -tionary in the manner particularly set forth and described and for the term and period of service also set forth and described in the papers now on file in the office of the Com- -missioner of Pensions in the matter of her application for a pension under said Act of the 7 th day of July 1838 that her said husb- -and Adam Lane died at the time in her said papers under said act of 7 th July 1838 speci- -fied: That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four on on the 9 th  of day of May in the year one thousand Seven hundred Eighty Six

at the time in said papers also specified therein and by the proof accompanying the same proved. She further declares, that after the death of the husband afore- said she was married to Benjamin Comfort as is also in said paper specified at the time therein specified, (Viz.) on an about the tenth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, that he the said Benjamin Comfort died on an about the last day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen and that she is still his Widow, and further this deponent saith not. her Sworn and Subscribed the day and year first above written before me. Reuben G. Wolber Justice
Mariah Comfort
State of New York } Onondaga County } ss. I Sobey S. Tice clerk of said County do hereby certify that Reuben G. Robason before whom the pre- ceding declaration purports to have been sworn was at the time thereof a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly appointed and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his above written and to said declaration subscribed is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this seventh day of April 1843 - Sobey S. Tice, Clerk