Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15747, for Jonathan Taylor, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Taylor, Jonathan Editha
W. 15747
CONTENTS

Widow's death not on a P
Albany 1352 0
Editha Taylor
widow of Jonathan Taylor
who died on the 25. April 1835
of Jefferson Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Brig. Genl. in the company commanded
by Captain Spencer of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Henshaw in the N. York
line for 6 months etc.
1 " Capt. N.Y.
7 " Brig.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 62 Dollars 25 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 25 th day of March, 1835,
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. day of August 1837 and Adriel Ely Watertown, N.Y.
Arrears to the 24th of March '37 115.17 Semi-annual allowance ending 10 Sep. 31.00
$146.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 — Page 119

Sett. Adm. Ch. May 9. 1827. as to widow's claim
4641
New York
Jonathan Taylor of Philadelphia the State of New York who was a Pr. Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain Spencer of the Reg't commanded by Col Humphrey in the New York line for 4 months private 1 month Corporal and 9 months Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 62 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Janua- ry 1833 and sent to Orangeford Watertown N.Y.
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $93.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Mar '33 31.00 $124.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo Cromwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 144

State of New York } Personally appeared Tiffanian County } before me John S. Lattimer Town of Philadelphia } one of the Justices of the peace in & for said county I, Esther Taylor, and being duly sworn, do hereby say that all she knows or recollects in relation to her late husband (Jonathan Taylor) services as a soldier of the Revolution is as follows That previous to her marriage to him the said Jonathan Taylor he resided in this state for something like three years & that she knows but little in relation to his services as a soldier of the army during that time and that about one year previous to her marriage she Esther Taylor came to this state also on a visit and that Jonathan Taylor had at it was then said just returned from White Hall to which place he had been as a soldier & had then just gone to some place near New York on the same business he returned from there some time in the month of March And about the first of June following she returned to the state of Connecticut And that on or about the first of June following he the said Jonathan came there also and with her the said Jonathan Taylor marriage took place on the 27 th day of January 1777 and then he removed to this state After this she says she thinks about the first of June

on July her husband went to a place called Cherry Valley as a soldier and was gone one month and in the fall following he was called out again but the place to which he went or the length of time wherein he was gone she cannot now recall
Sworn & subscribed before me this 13 th of June 1837 John R. Lohimer J.P.
Editha Taylor
A Record of the marriage of Jonathan Taylor & Editha Ingham as appears in the family bible took place on the 27 th day of June 1777
State of New York } John R. Taylor being only Jefferson County, } sworn says that the above Record of the marriage of Jonathan Taylor and Editha Ingham is correctly copied from the family bible of Mrs. Editha Taylor that this exponent is a son of the said Editha that in the year 1808 his late father procured the said bible and by the directions of his father and mother my brother Julius entered the above record and it has remained the same without alteration ever since. It is not known to any of the family whether Julius is alive as he has not been heard from since 1816 Sworn & subscribed this 13 th day of June 1837 John R. Taylor John R. Lohimer J.P.

I certify that the above John R Saylor is one of our most respectable citizens has been frequently elected supervisor of this town Pheasant and has been a Justice of the peace for many years and is entitled to full credit John S Larimer J. P.
State of New York
Schoharie County ss. to all to whom these presents shall come
I, Robert Bruchard, Clerk of said County do
certify that Robert H. Larimer before whom the annexed affidavits for said County have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, commissioned and qualified; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his sig- nature to the same to be genuine
Witness my hand and seal of Office
June 15. 1837 R. Bruchard Clerk

Jonathan Taylor was Born March 22 nd 1753
Editha Inghams was Born May 31 st 1757 Was Married January 27 th 1777
Charles Taylor was Born Oct 9 th 1779
Julius Taylor was Born May 26 th 1782
Editha Taylor was born July 16 th 1784
Thomas Taylor was Born May 15 th 1786
Polly Taylor was Born May 12 th 1788
Sydia Taylor was Born August 16 th 1790
Hannah Taylor was Born July 10 th 1792
Jonathan Root Taylor was Born Dec 29 th 1794
Fanny Taylor was Born Sept 20 th 1798
Louisa Cornelia Taylor was Born Nov 26 th 1801

Star of New York
Leperdan County
Leppard County, Pa. Person any person before me John R. Layton one of the drawers in an. for said note John R. Layton and being duly sworn says that this is the true pattern from the book of the late Jonathan Layton containing the family Record. John R. Layton
John R. Taylor
See scroll & scroll before me this is a true copy. 1837
John H. Latimer Esq.

Oct 18 1963.
Hungford and Waterson N.Y.
admitted
9 mo. Sergt
1 " Corp.
4 " private
14

State of New York
Jeff. County ss. Personally appeared in Open Court David Saylor of Roan man aged 82 who being duly sworn deposes and says, that he is well acquainted with Jonathan Saylor now of Philadelphia formerly of Hebron Connecticut. That Jonathan Saylor & this deponent are Brothers - remembers well that Jonathan Saylor was gone about a month against the Indians in Johnstown in 1776
That said Jonathan was also out several months how many don't know - recollects receiving a letter from him while at Mud Creek - Jonathan always told this deponent that he was a Surgeon - thinks this was in the same year
Recollects his going in the summer of the United States to East Chester - don't recollect how long he was gone - Knows that for the same time Jonathan was out at various times.
David Saylor
Sworn and subscribed to in Open Court this 11 th day of September 1832
Attest
P. M'Nicholas Clerk

STATE OF NEW YORK, } 88. Jefferson County, }
ON this 11 th day of September 183 2 , personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting John Atkinson  Gayton a resident of Philadelphia in said County, aged seventy nine 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 here- in stated. Recruited at Shenandoah. Penn County, by a Union
in stated. Resided at Spencertown . Then born only of a heavy New York) was called out on an alarm under Maj. Pratt in Feby. 1776 marched to Johnstown under Genl. Schuyler against Indian Scotch & under Sir John Johnson. The Indian fled & Scotch settlement surrendered. Served about one month and returned home. Enlisted at Spencertown about first of April 1776 under Capt. James Spence. Lieut. Thomas Brown Engrg. Martin Ray Col. Ten Eyck's Regt. N. York State Troops for nine months as a private, was immediately made a Sergeant marched to Albany from there to Wood Creek & Skeneborough, assisted in clearing the Creek & getting Plank across for Col. or Genl. Arnold on Lake Champlain. Col. Ten Eyck's Regt. was broken up went to Lake George & joined Col. Gansevoort's Regt. Served his time out and when there discharged about 1st Feby. 1777. Volunteered for one month last of Feb. 1777 under Capt. Israel Spencer's Comp. of Volunteers, served as Corporal marched to East Christie, Westchester Co. N.Y. joined Col. Humphreys Regt. Col. Payne, Maj. Fish & Maj. Van Rensselaer were there at the time. was in an engagement with a small party of British Light Killed & took the whole of them. Served the time for which he enlisted and was then discharged. In July 1778 was drafted marched to Cherry Valley N.Y. Co. New York under Capt. Spence joined continental Troops under command of Col. Alden served one month and was discharged under Capt. Joshua Whitney Col. Paton
July 1779 volunteered under Capt. Solomon Whitney Co. P. Palatine Van Ness Regt. marched to Fort Edward - Genl. Schuyler com- manded - Served one month and was discharged - was frequently called out for short periods on alarm occasioned by the approach of Indians & Tories and must in this way have served at least one month - was born in Hebron Hartford Co. Connecticut 1753 - knows of no record of his age except in Bible. Since the revolution has lived in Spencertown about 40 years in Lowville N.Y. 7 years - Denmark N.Y. 1 year - Champion N.Y. 2 years - Lillie N.Y. 3 years - Philadelphia his present residence 13 years - has no doc- umentary evidence, and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service except his Brother David
Sayle

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.
P. Burchard Clerk
Jonathan Sayler
We , Benj. Barnes a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Alexandria in said County, and John Cross residing in Philadelphia hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Sayler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
P. Burchard Clerk
Benjamin Barnes John Cross
And the said Court 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 Benjamin Barnes who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Alexandria , and that John Cross who has also signed the same, is a resident in Philadelphia and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, PELEG BURCHARD , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Sayler for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court, this 11th day of September 1832
P. Burchard Clerk
I certify that David Sayler who made affidavit in open Court the 11th September 1832, which is hereto attached is a credible person P. Burchard Clerk Dec 28 1832

V 1102 Editha Taylor Widow of Jonathan Taylor — app. for a Pension and July 4. 1836
Admiral Ely Watertown N. York Agts

State of New York Suffolk County ss. I, Peter Burchard Clerk of said County do hereby certify that, Marcus M. Gilbert Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County commissioned and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and merely believe his signature to the same is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 16th day of January 1837 P. Burchard Clerk

State of New York
Jefferson County ss
David Taylor of Rodman
in the County aforesaid aged eighty six years and upwards being duly sworn. Says that he has been well acquainted with Jonathan Taylor late of Philadelphia in the County aforesaid deceased. That the said deceased was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States that his widows name is Editha Taylor that before marriage I knew her well as Editha Ingham. This deponent believes that the said Jonathan Taylor was married in the year 1776. The said Jonathan performed service in the war of the Revolution both be- fore and after his marriage to my certain knowledge. I saw him in actual service at Fort Edward in 1777 - he had then been married some time I think a year or more. The said Jonathan Taylor deceased was the brother of this deponent and was lawfully married to the said Editha In- gham before his last period of service expired - and the said Jonathan died sometime in April 1835 as this deponent recollects and the said Editha has remained ever since and is now the widow of the said Jonathan deceased
David Taylor
Sworn to & subscribed
this 10 th day of January 1887
before me
Warren W. Gilbert Justice Peace - I certify that I have known the above named David
Taylor for the last fifteen years, and that he is in every respect entitled to full credit and belief. W. W. Gilbert Justice Peace

State of New York
Suffolk County ss
On this ninth day of January 1837 personally appeared before the Hon John Mason one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid Editha Taylor known to me the said Judge to be the widow of Jonathan Taylor a resident of the town of Philadelphia in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty 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 the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 - That she is the widow of Jonathan Taylor who was a Private Corporal & Sergeant in the army of the Revolution and whose services and the relation of them are believed to be on file in the office of the Commission of Pensions, by which he obtained a pension under the act of June 1832 of sixty two Dollars per annum - and is due 25 th January 1833 - She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Taylor on the Twenty Seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven - and that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Taylor died on the 25 th day of April 1835 and that she has remained a widow ever since as will more fully appear by reference to the prov. here annexed
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written
before
Editha Taylor
Commissioner-Judge of Suffolk County courts
I certify that through infirmity of body it could be very difficult for Mrs Taylor above named to appear before the court - J. Mason Judge

State of New York } Jefferson County } ss. J. P. S. Pileg, President of said County do hereby certify that John Macaulay, Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit of Rufus Johnson was sworn was at the date of the same a Judge of Jefferson County, hands duly com- missioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signature to the same is genuine Witness my hand and seal of office this 16th day of January 1837 J. P. S. Pileg President

State of New York Jefferson County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of Jefferson County Court John R. Taylor who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is the son of Jonathan Taylor late of Philadelphia, in the County of Philadelphia deceased. That he is thirty nine years old and the  deceased child of the said Jonathan Taylor, that by the family record, his eldest brother if living would be fifty seven years of age. That the said Jonathan his Father was a pensioner of the United States under the Law of June 7. 1832 and that he died at Philadelphia after June on the 25 th day of April 1835. That his Mother Editha Taylor is in possession of the Certificate given to his Father the said Jonathan. That the marriage of Jonathan Taylor to Editha Ingham is recorded in the family Bible to have been on the 27 th day of January 1777. That the said Editha Taylor has remained the widow of the said Jonathan Taylor ever since his death.
Sworn & subscribed to this nineteenth day of January 1837 before
John R. Taylor
J. McAdams, Judge of Jefferson County Court
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent John R. Taylor and that he is a credible person J. McAdams Judge of Jefferson County Court

1 Dec - 18903
Jonathan Taylor
45. 14
12 Dec 2
14. 6.
O Hungerford Agt
Watertown
New York

N 10963.
BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Taylor of Philadelphia County of Jefferson in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1839.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
79 nine
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.     In 1776 Jan'y — about 1 — private Gen. Schuyler   about 1 Apr. 1776 — — — Sergeant Capt. James Spencer   1777 Feby 28 th — 1 — Corporal Col. M'Intosh   1778 July — 1 — Capt. Israel Spencer   1779 July — 1 — Humphrey — Capt. Spencer   Col. M'Dermott — Capt. Whitney   Col. Peter Van Riper  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
none
He says he served at various times as much as 1 month
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Spencer Town - New York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
1 living Witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord
Examining Clerk.

State of New York Jefferson County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Jonathan Taylor of Philadelphia, who being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot remem- ber precisely 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. I served in the
 1 st Period as a Private for 1 Month under Capt Jonathan Pitcher, I believe. Major Pratt also known as Jonathan Pitcher, I believe.  2. Period I served as a Sergeant 9 Months  3 " " " " " Corporal 1 "  4 " " " " " Private 1 "  5 " " " " " Private 1 " 
In various alarms to Albany, Greenbush, Kinderhook & other places, occasioned by Indians and Tories under Capt. Jonathan Pitcher & Abner Hawks in Colonel Peter Van Klief's Regt in the capacity of Private
I have served not less than 1 Month Then I have served Nine Months as a Sergeant One Month as a Corporal four Months as a Private
 My first & second periods of service were in 1776  " third " " " " 1777 February  " fourth " " " " 1778  " fifth " " " " 1779  " sixth " " " " 1779 & 1780 
and for such service I claim a Pension
Sworn to and subscribed this 29 th day of December 1832 before me
John R. Taylor Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Jefferson County } Clerks Office } p.
I, Peleg Burchard Clerk of said county do hereby certify that John R. Jayles Esq. before whom the within affidavit was taken was on the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in the said County of Jefferson commissioned and sworn & duly authorized to take the same and further that I am well acq- ainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the same is genuine In Tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 29. day of December 1832
P. Burchard Clerk

Watertown Jan. 16 1837
Sir Herewith I enclose you the applica- tion of Mrs. Editha Taylor for a Pension
Yr Ob d Serv t Admiral Cady
L. L. Edwards Esq Com r of Pension Washington

Watertown N.Y. Aug. 20. 1837
Sir
I enclose you the original record of Mrs. Editha Taylor's marriage - By reference to the official record found with my letter of the 12 th inst. part you will perceive the time when it was made -
Mrs Taylor requests that it may be returned to her -
Yr obed Servt
Adriel Ely
H. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions Washington

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15747 Edith Taylor Wid of Jonathan Taylor Sergt Rec War Act July 4 th 186 Index: Vol. M , Page 264
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Inform Mr. A. Ely that the within family record cannot be returned. It belongs to the files of the Office

Watertown June 12. 1837
Sir
Herewith you will receive the papers required by your letter of 9 th inst. in relation to the claim of Mrs. Editha Taylor
Yrs & her servt Admiral Ely
L. S. Edwards Esq