Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,776, for Seth Kellogg, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kellogg, Seth
S. 42,776
CONTENTS

3678.
New York Roll-
V Seth Kellogg- 4
Capt Beman
Private-
Massachusetts line - 1777. 3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of October 1818 and sent to Henry Welles Esq r Bath - Steuben Co. N. York -
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 - 35:73
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48: -
49:14 - 32
14/30 - 3:73
$ 83:73
Putnam
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Co y of Steuben -
Steuben

Smith Kellogg
Palm Springs
Smith Kellogg enlisted in Williams 6 th 2 d Sp. 77 - for 6 years Palm Springs 14 July 80.
Smith Kellogg taken prisoner

Steuben County State of New York
vs Seth Kellogg of the County of Steuben in the State
of New York being duly sworn before me William Read Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County maketh oath and saith that in the month of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven he this deponent enlisted as a private soldier in a Company Commanded by Joshua Benson in the fifth Regiment Commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam of the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment that he this deponent continued in service under his said enlistment in the said Regiment for the term of three years and until the month of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty at which time he received a discharge therefrom signed by the said Colonel Rufus Putnam which said discharge has been destroyed and is not in this deponent's power to produce - And further this deponent saith that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for Support -
Given this twenty fourth day of April 188 before me.
Seth Kellogg
Wm Read

Steuben County
State of New York
So. on this 28 th day of September 1815-
before me Thomas M. Burney first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Steuben personally appears the within named Seth Kellogg aged sixty years resident in the
Town of Cornhollow in said County and being duly sworn according to law by me the said Judge doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late 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," that the contents of the within
affidavit as sworn to by him the said Seth Kellogg before William Read Esq. one of the Judges of said County are true
and further that the said Seth Kellogg was taken prisoner in the month of July 1779. while on board of a guard boat in the North River in the State of New York between West Point and Peekskill in said State. that he was taken as a prisoner
by a party of British from on board the British fleet then lay at Kings Ferry in the month of July and year aforesaid.
that he the said Seth Kellogg remained a prisoner of war on board of the British ship of war "Good Hope" until the latter part of the month of September in the year
aforesaid when he was regularly exchanged and was attached to the same company and regiment into which he had en-
listed in the year 1777. as stated in the within affidavit and that he remained in service of the United States in said
company and regiment until he was regularly discharged as stated in said affidavit. and that he never
was a prisoner at any other time during the war of the revolution - that he was in the battle at the taking of
Burgoyne upon Bemis heights - Seth Kellogg
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid - Thos M. Burney
I Thomas M. Burney the Judge above named do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Seth Kellogg did serve in the revolutionary war

as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy - it also appears to my satisfaction that he the said S ir Kellogg is now and was at the date of the within affidavit in reduced circumstances and did at that time and ever since has and still does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support - and I now transmit the testimony and proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war in pursuance of the aforementioned act of congress.
Dated 28 th Sept. 1818.
Thos. M c Burney
State of New York Steuben County p-
I Edward Howell Clerk of the County of Steuben do hereby Certify that Thomas M c Burney whose signature appears to the preceding declaration and certificate is now the first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben in said State and duly commissioned and qualified as such.
Given under my hand and the Seal of my office this 28 th day of September 1818.
E. Howells

Steuben County State of New York } ss I William Read - - - one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben and State of New York do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that  that  the in the preceding affidavit served as a private soldier in the Revolution against the common enemy at the time and in manner stated in the said affidavit as Witness, my hand this 21 st day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen
W m Read
Steuben County } ss State of New York } I John Metcalfe Clerk of the County of Steuben in the State of New York do hereby certify that William Read whose signature appears to the preceding affidavit and certificate is now one of the acting Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and is duly commissioned as such
Given under my hand and the seal of my said office this 21 st day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Metcalfe

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Pulman
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Mar 79

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
On this 21 st day of August - 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State.) Seth Kellogg aged Sixty Three - years, resident of the town of Bloomfield - 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:
For the term of three years in Capt Joshua Parsons Company in Colonel Rufus Putnam's Regiment in the Massachusetts line Commencing in January 1777
and that he made application for a Pension on the Twenty first - day of April 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. 3.678 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 14th 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, viz.
  One Watch 15 00   One Common Table 75   One Small Chest 75   One Trunk 1 00   One Iron Kettle 38   One Baking Pan 1 00   4 cups & Saucers 25   4 Plates 25   3 Knives & Forks 25 
Seth Kellogg $19 63
Further I do further swear and declare that I am by occupation a Farmer and that by age and bodily infirmities I am able to perform but very little manual labour and that my family consists of my Wife aged 60 years and one son aged eight years
Seth Kellogg
Subscribed and declared on the 21 st day of Augt 1820 in Open Court before me, Wm Rogers a Judge of Ontario County Common Pleas

ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
I, John Van Riper — Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I farther 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 Nineteen — — — dollars and Sixty Three cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 21 st day of August 1820
J Van Riper
Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
April 3, 1924.
Honorable Wesley L. Jones, United States Senate.
My dear Mr. Jones;
In response to your letter of the thirty first ultimo, enclosing letter from Mr. C. E. Woods of Ellisport, Washington, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42776, it appears that Seth Kellogg enlisted in January 1777 and served as a private in Captain Joshua Benson's Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the battle of Bemis Heights; in July 1779 he was taken prisoner and held on the British Ship of War "Good Hope" until exchanged the latter part of September of same year, he then rejoined the same company and served until discharged in January 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

April 21, 1818, while a resident of Steuben County, New York.
In 1820 soldier stated that he was sixty three years old a resident of Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York, and referred to his wife aged sixty years and son aged eight years, no names stated. Soldier died November 30, 1827.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of Charles Robison or Robinson or Robertson, who enlisted from Cherry Valley or Albany County, New York.
Sincerely,
Commissioner. A. B. French

Sir,
Enclosed are the amended documents of Seth Kellogg an applicant for a pension under the late act of Congress - They have been returned to me with an objection that they it did not appear that he had been taken prisoner, as per endorsement - Please to advise me of the result of the claim -
Yours Respectfully Henry Welles
Bath Steuben Co. N.Y. 3 d Oct. 1818-
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secy of War

Ex. Me  ES Div. Rev 81812 Wars Section
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 19, 1924
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out each of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
First name  widow
No. of claim J. G. White
Name of soldier Seth Kellogg
Militia mtn scout P. O. address of claimant soldier at enlistment & after service
Company _____
Regiment infred
✓ State where enlisted Read letter of this date 3-31-1924
Date of enlistment birth
Date of discharge death
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
Commissioner.

Seth Kellogg - New York - Admitted Oct 18 th March. 1818.

42 776 INVALID.
Rev Y
File No. 12. 776 Seth Kellogg Rev Rev Par
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1923. June 29 - C. B. Munger advised one Seth Kellogg on record - 1924 - Apr. 2 - Hist - to Cong. Wesley L. Jones for Mr. C. E. Woods from mmst Ellisport - Wash. aars. 1935. May 28 - Hist. to Mrs. Howard T. Ellwood - see letter - Rev. claim - Oliver White. S. #44030 - J.L.L.

2 Postage Stamped & addr. Env Recd. 7/1/23.
Rev W
Springfield Mass., May 14. 1923.
Pension Bureau, Head of Dept., Washington D.C.
Sir:
War records of the Revolution give the names of three men bearing the name Seth Kellogg . Was any man of this name, or more than one, named in pension records of your office, in later years.
Information on this matter will be thankfully received.
Very Truly Yours:
J. B. Munger.

Ellisport, W.Va. 3-31-1924
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington - D. C.
Dear Sir, - My information is very meager as to Seth Kellogg , but either he or Charles Robinson (or Robinson ) of whom I also inquired came  lived  in  in the Cherry Valley locality, but whether they enlisted from there, I do not know. The Jerusha White , whom Seth Kellogg married belonged to the family of White for whom Whitesboro, N. Y. was named, so it's possible Seth Kellogg may have enlisted from that locality.
I have no birth or death records up to my own grandfather - Chauncy Robinson , but I shall try another branch of my family, if I can locate them - for the same.
Will you also again look up records of Charles Robinson , with this further information? Said Charles Robinson was the son of Richard Robinson , whose second marriage to an indian,

so (according to our family tradition) so succeeding disgusted Charles and his sister Julia, that they dropped the middle "n" from their name!
Your records may show the name as Rob i nson. His widow's first name was Sarah, but I have not her maiden name. She died in Cincinnati, Ohio in November, 1807 at the home of her son - also a Charles Robinson.
Thanking you for past courtesies and trusting this little information will help you get the definite records, I am Yours truly

Ellisport, Va
2-11-1924
Bureau of Pensions Washington - D. C.
Dear Sir, - Will you kindly send to me all data possible about one Charles Robison (note the spelling of name without center "r" -) who served in Revolutionary war five years coming from New York - probably Ulster or Oneida County. Also the same information about Seth Kellogg who is also transferred to have served in the Revolutionary war and must have come from the same general locality. Any information helpful for D. A. R. genealogical proof will be very gratefully accepted -
Thanking you, I am Yours truly
Mrs. C. E. Woods

WESLEY L. JONES, WASH., CHAIRMAN. BERT M. FERNALD, ME. DUNCAN U. FLETCHER, FLA. CHARLES L. MC NARY, OREO. JOSEPH E. RANDDELL, LA. WALTER E. EDGE, N. J. MORRIS SHEPPARD, TEX. FRANK B. WILLIS, OHIO. FURNIFOLD MCL. SIMMONS, N. C. OVINGTON E. WELLER, MD. NATHANIEL B. DIAL, S. C. L. HEISLER BALL, DEL. WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS, MICH. EDWIN F. LADD, N. DAK. HUBERT D. STEPHENS, MISS. JAMES COUZENS, MICH. JAMES H. DAVIS, CLERK.
United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.
March 31, 1924.
Honorable Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner:
I enclose herewith letter from Mr. C. E. Woods, relative to service records of Charles Robison and Seth Kellogg.
Mr. Woods' letter is self-explanatory and I will appreciate your careful consideration of it; also if you will kindly advise me therein.
Very sincerely yours,
Enc.
Mr C. E. Woods letter dated 7 to Hon. Wesley L. Jones re Bureau letter of Apr. 2-1924 aut.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. War Section BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
March 19 1924
Mrs. C.E.Woods
Ellisport
Washington
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 11th of February, 1924, I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bu- reau fail to afford any information in regard to Charles Robison.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

May 28, 1933.
Mrs. Howard T. Ellwood 191 Lincoln Road Westfield, New Jersey.
BA-3/ILL Seth Kellogg S. 43776 Oliver White S. 44030
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Seth Kellogg, who was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1754 and married Jerusha White in 1781, and Oliver White who served from Massachusetts.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Seth Kellogg, identical with the one described by you. The record of only one soldier with that name has been found and is furnished herein from pension claim, S. 43776; you are furnished, also, the record of the only soldier named Oliver White who served from Massachusetts in said war, from claim, S. 44030.
SETH KELLOGG-S. 43776.
Seth Kellogg enlisted sometime in January 1777, served as a private in Captain Joshua Benson's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's 5 th Massachusetts regiment, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and, in July 1779, while on board a guard boat on North River, was taken prisoner; he was held on the British ship "Good Hope" until the latter part of September of that same year, was exchanged, then, re-joined his company and served until January 1780, when he was discharged. The residence of the soldier at time of his enlistment is not shown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 21, 1818, at which time he resided in Conhocton, Steuben County, New York; he was then aged sixty years; date and place of his birth and names

of his parents are not shown. In 1830, Seth Kellogg was a resident of Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York.
In 1830, the soldier's wife, whose name is not shown, was aged sixty years; one son, aged eight years, was living at home, his name not given. The date and place of soldier's marriage was not given.
Seth Kellogg died November 30, 1827.
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OLIVER WHITE-S. 44060.
Oliver White, of Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, enlisted sometime in February 1778, served as private in Captain Israel Chapin's company, Colonel Elisha Porter's Massachusetts regiment, was in the expedition to Canada, after which he served in New York state and in New Jersey, and was discharged January 13, 1777 at Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. He returned then to Hadley, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years; the date and place of his birth, and names of his parents are not shown. He resided then in Jefferson County, New York, and in 1830, his residence was Watertown in said Jefferson County.
In 1830, he referred to his wife, but did not give her name, nor the date and place of their marriage. One granddaughter, aged twelve years whose father was then deceased, lived with him; her name, and the name of her parents are not shown. No reference was made to other children.
Oliver White died January 21, 1824.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. War Section
June 22, 1923
J. F. Manger 786 State St., Springfield, Mass.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 14 th ultimo, I have to advise you that there is one Seth Kellogg found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
He served in the Massachusetts Troops, resided in Steuben County, New York in 1818 and died November 30, 1827.
If a history is desired, please so state.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Date of death from A.B.