Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16626, for Jehiel Lamb, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER
Lamb, Jehiel (or Hiel) Hulda
W. 16626
CONTENTS

New York 1838 Richard Lame
of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Cummings of the Regt. - commanded by Col. Hopkins in the West time for 1 Mo 25 d 5 " Capt 1 " per
Inscribed on the Roll of W. Hark at the rate of 20 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug. (P 32) and to the J. B. M rs Rev. St
Arrears to the 14th (P. 1) $ 52 33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4-1-31 123 33 $ 66.66
Revolutionary Claim, Col. June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. O. Bates Clerk, Book 6, Vol. 3, Page 65
Rev. to Francis Hamilton July 15 '42 At the R. M c Allen Jan 10. 1843

Reported
7,399
Albany, New York
Muldah Lamb widow of Jehiel Lamb
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 4 th August 1841 of Albany in the State of N. York who was a Pr. Capt & Sergt. in the company commanded by Captain Canfield of the regt. commanded by Col. Stephens the N.Y. line for 1 mo. Pr. 5 " " Capt. 1 " " Sergt.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of July 1843 and sent to Charles E. Jenkins, Johnstown N. York
Whole amount due $133:30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Clerk Book 4. Vol. 2. Page 88.

No 18426
Jehiel Lamb N.Y.
objec t i
adm d
E. Hamiltons letter filed in Caleb Foster papers. adm d out 7 June N.Y. 24311
Not in Service after 77. Married in 79.
Will thank you to return this printed written paper to me when you send Certificate. Oblige yours &c
J. B. Moore, agent
Rensselaersville New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunctive notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Schiel Sunk, of Albany Co. New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sub 1776 1 Corporal Lieut Boyd 20. Done. 1st. Regt. N. York Albany Traditionary   Decr 1777 1 Sergeant Capt Colb Col. Stephens 20. Little Falls Albany Living witness   Sub 1777 3 Corporal Capt Colb Col. Stephens 20. King's Bridge Albany   Decr 1777 1 Corporal Capt Wm. B... Col. Stephens 20. Red Bank Albany   Feb 1778 1 Private Genl. Gates 20. Red Bank Albany   Belonged 778 White Plains   hired a substitute for 3 months   April 1779   hired a substitute for 3 months  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively 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:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

July 30 1880 Lumber Office
Jehiel Lamb 18428 L
  adm d     1 mo ser gt     5 corpe  266    1 pri  1830    7 mo.   
  1830    311    2663  
Direct to J. B. Moore Rensselaerville New York

State of New York
Albany County ss. On this 5 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before Joseph B. Moore a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany and State of New York Jehiel Lamb a resident of the town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New York aged 76 years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following further or additional 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 and as he has also stated in his declaration made on the 21. day of July 1832 hereto annexed -
That he was in actual service in the Revolutionary War in an embodied Corps for the term of Seven Months for which he claims a pension -
He first entered the said service as he has stated in his said declaration hereto annexed in the town of Amenia in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York where he then resided, and joined a Company which Lieut Boyd belonged to, but does not know the Capt. name, and served as a substitute for one John Dill a drafted militia man, for the term of one month as a Corporal . He served from some time in the month of November 1776 to the latter part of December or first of January 1777 - and was marched to Dover, Litchfield, and Hartford as he has stated in his said declaration -
He again entered the said service in the month of February 1777 having been drafted for the term of one month at Amenia aforesaid, and served as a Sergeant in Captain Colbe Chamberlain Company and Colonel Hopkins Regiment as a Sergeant , and went to White Plains & Kingsbridge as he has stated in his declaration
Corporal 1 month
1 month a day

hereto annexed and was dismissed after the expiration of the said month at a place near White Plains the last of March or first of April 1777-
He again entered the said service at Amenia aforesaid as a substitute for one Lyon who had been drafted, for the term of Three months . He joined Capt Colbe Chamberlain's company in Colo Hopping's Regiment on the first of April 1777 and served as a Corporal until the three months expired when was in the month of July 1777. He was employed at this time at Peekskill & Stony Point, as he has stated in his declaration hereto annexed - and was dismissed at Stony Point.
3 months a Corporal
He again entered the said service on the first day of October 1777, having been drafted for the term of one month , at Amenia aforesaid, and served as a Corporal in Capt William Barker's Company in Colonel Sutherland's Regiment, until the expiration of the said term of month, when he was dismissed at Fishkill about the first of November 1777. He was employed and marched to Peekskill, Fishkill New Windsor as he has particularly stated in his said declaration.
1 month a Corporal
In the month of December 1777 He again entered the said service as a volunteer, and joined Capt Chamberlain's Company and served as a private soldier, until the last of January 1778, having served at this time more than one month . He was sent to Albany and then back to Fishkill where he was discharged, and he then returned home.
1 month a private
That he served as he has above stated at least Seven months in the whole - *
That he was born in the said town of Amenia in the said County of Dutchess in the month of February 1756, and has a record of his age in his Bible.
That he lived at the time he entered the said service at the said town of Amenia
* 1 month a Private 3 months a Corporal 1 month a Sergeant 7 mos in the whole

and continued to reside there until he removed to the said town of Westerlo where he now resides, He removed from Amenia 38 years ago last March -
That he served under the command of Genl James Clinton when he was at White Plains - and when he was at Fishkill Genl Putman had command at that place - when he was at Esopus there were other regiments there, but he does not recollect the officers names who commanded them,
He never received a written discharge, nor has he any documentary evidence in relation to his service - He has taken great pains and made great inquiry in order to procure witnesses who can testify to his service, but is unable to find any person except Joh Cook and Isaac Mygatt that he can procure to testify in his case, - That the said Joh Cook and Isaac Mygatt have made affidavits which are hereto annexed
That there are a number of persons in his neighbourhood except Joseph C. Martin and Simon Lohdell who have made the Certificate hereto annexed, who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution, if it should be necessary to procure them
That there is no Clergyman residing in his immediate vicinity who knows any thing of his services in the revolutionary war, or nearer than the adjoining County of Greene, and that it is very inconvenient to procure a Clergyman to make a Certificate in his case
That he served as he has stated in his declaration made on the 21. day of July 1832 hereto annexed, at various other times than those stated above, by being called out at short intervals, on alarms, and by being compelled to patrol the streets nights, and in this way served

more or less from the commencement until the termination of the Revolutionary War -
He resides 25 Miles from the City of Albany where the Courts of record for the said County of Albany are held and that he is very infirm and is wholly unable to travel that distance to attend this Court, That he had a severe fit of sickness last winter, and was very near his decease and that he has not recovered since. He has a complaint in his head which renders it impossible for him to travel, and that he is not able to do any kind of business or labor the summer past and is not at this time -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 - which he swears
Sworn and subscribed this 8 th day of September 1832 Before me
J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts “ ” “ ”

Albany County ss.
State of New York
Albany County ss. Joh Cook residing in the town of Broome in the County of Schoharie in the State of New York aged 69 years being duly sworn deposes and says, that he well knows Jehiel Lamb who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration hereto annexed that he was bro't up and lived in the same town with him and knew him perfectly well in the Revolutionary War, and this deponent further says that the said Jehiel Lamb did serve as a soldier in the service of the United States in the said War, that he well recollects that he was gone from home and it was understood that he was out in the said service, that he well recollects that the said Jehiel Lamb belonged to Capt Barkers Company in Colonel Fetherlows regiment, and that he went from home, and it was said that he had gone into the said service, and this deponent further says that he well knew Capt Chamberlain and Colo. Hopkins, and knows that they were out in the said service, also and this deponent further says that he verily believes that the said Jehiel Lamb did serve in the said War as he states in his said declaration, that he the said Jehiel Lamb is a man of integrity and veracity and is a credible person, and that he verily believes that the facts and circumstances stated in his said declaration to be substantially true - and further that he this deponent verily believes that the said Jehiel Lamb is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution
sworn and subscribed this 8 th day of September 1832
Before me J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts
J. H. Cook

State of New York
Albany County ss. Isaac Myggatt residing in the town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New York aged 89 years being duly sworn deposes and says, that he well knows Jehiel Lamb who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration hereto annexed and has known him ever since he was a small boy, and knew him perfectly well in the Revolutionary War. And this deponent further says that he well knows that the said Jehiel Lamb did serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the Army of the United States, or in the Militia, that the said Jehiel Lamb was frequently gone from home during the said War, and he this deponent understood at that time and it was well understood in the neighbourhood, that he was out in the said service, that he does not particularly recollect how long the said Jehiel Lamb was out in the said service but readily believes and has no doubt, that he served at least seven months , as he this deponent knows, that he was gone from home and was in the said service a considerable time - And this deponent further says, that he well knew the officers the said Jehiel Lamb states that he served under, to wit, Lieut Boyd, Capt Chamberlain, Colo Hopkins, & Capt Barker, and frequently heard of Colo Sutherland, and knows that it was said at the time and was well understood that the said officers were out in the said service - And this deponent further says that he does not particularly recollect the months or years the said Jehiel Lamb served in, but thinks it was in the years 1776 and 1777 & 78 - and that he heard that he was at Fort Point and White Plains and other places along the Hudsons river, but does not particularly recollect all the places - And this

deponent further says that he often heard of John Dill the person the said Jehiel Lamb states he served as a substitute for, but did not know him intimately, knowing that such a man lived in that neighbourhood, and has no doubt that he was drafted, as is stated by the said Jehiel Lamb. And this deponent further says, that the said Jehiel Lamb is a man of strict integrity and veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief, and that he this deponent verifieth believing that the said Jehiel Lamb served as a soldier as he states in his said declaration, and that the facts and circumstances stated in the said declaration are as he believes substantially true, - that he believes that the said Jehiel Lamb is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution in the neighbourhood where he resides -
Sworn and subscribed Isaac Mygatt this 8 th day of September 1832 Before me
J. P. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts
7 1 6 5

State of New York
Albany County ss. I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany and State of New York do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that Jehiel Lamb the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with Job Cook and Isaac Mygatt who have been subscribed and sworn to the within affidavits, that the said Job Cook resides as he states in the said town of Broome and the said Isaac Mygatt in the said town of Westerlo that they are both credible persons and are persons of strict integrity and veracity and that their statement is entitled to full credit and belief. And I do further certify that the said applicant cannot attend the Court by reason of bodily infirmity, that he had a severe fit of sickness the winter past, and was not expected to recover, and that he is now very feeble and infirm - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 8 th day of September 1832
J. B. Moore
New York
Albany County ss
I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the City and County of Albany do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore before whom the within declaration & affidavits were sworn and who has made the above certificate is a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany, and that the signature "J. B. Moore" to the said declaration affidavits & certificate is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this Eleventh day of September 1832
C. A. Ten Eyck Clerk

Albany County ss. On this 28 th day of July 1832 personally appeared before Joseph B. Moore a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Alba- ny and State of New York. Jeriel Lamb a resident of the town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New York aged 76 years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the ben- -efit 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 he first entered the said service in the town of Amenia in the County of Dutchess and State of New York where he resided during the whole of the Revolutionary War, (except when he was out as a soldier) in a company, commanded by a Capt whose name he does not recollect, the Lieut's name was Boyd, as a substitute for one John Dill who was drafted. That he joined the said company at Amenia aforesaid in the month of November 1776. and was marched immediately from there to Daner, and then to Litchfield and from there to Hartford in Connecticut, where he was relieved and then returned home, about the first of January 1777. That he went as a Corporal in the said company at this time and for the purpose of marching a number of Tories down to that place which had been previously taken near Poughkeepsie. &c. He again entered the said service at Amenia aforesaid in the fore part of the month of February 1777. as a drafted soldier and served as a Sergeant in Captain Chamberlain's Company and Colo. Hopkins Regiment. and was marched down to White Plains and from there to Kingsbridge or near that place. That the British left at Kingsbridge and after staying there a short time he was marched back to White Plains.

Albany, N. York.
where he was dismissed, the last of March or first of April in the same year, that he suffered very much from the cold during this campaign. He again entered the said Service in America aforesaid as a substitute for a man by the name of Lyon who had been drafted, on the first of April 1777, and served as a Corporal in Captain Colbe Chamberlains Company in Colo Hopkins regiment, and immediately marched to Peekskill and did garrison duty at a small Fort near that place, where he staid a short time, and was then marched to Stoney Point where he was stationed to keep guard, and continued there untill the last of July of the same year and was then dismissed, and he returned home. On the 14 October of the same year 1777 He again entered the said Service as a Corporal (having been drafted) and joined Capt William Barkers Company in Colonel Sutherlands Regiment at America aforesaid and was immediately marched to Peekskill , and from there to Fishkill and where they were stationed when Fort Montgomery was taken - from there he went to Fishkill and there joined the Army under the Command of Genl. Putnam - He was then marched to New Windsor in Orange County & from there to Esopus - and then returned to New Windsor and from there to Fishkill where he was dismissed in the month of November of the same year - In the Winter of 1777 He again entered the said Service in Captain Chamberlains Company at America aforesaid as a private soldier and was sent to Albany where he remained a short time, and then to Fishkill, and then returned home having been out at this time more than one month .
In the Spring of 1778 He belonged to a Clap and had to turn out or go into the and Service or hire a man, that he hired one Peter Stowell to go in his rooms as a substitute, who went to New

Point & other places, and was out in this campaign three months, the time he was required to go himself or furnish a substitute -
The next year 1779 He was again called and to go into the said service for three months. That he hired a substitute to perform the said service, but does not now recollect his name - that the said service was performed by the said substitute, who went to Albany and from there to the Northward - That he this declarant was frequently called out at short intervals, and had to patrol the streets nights, and performed duties of this description, besides the services above enumerated - That he never received any written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence nor does he know of any person he can procure to testify to his service, at this time - That he resides 25 miles from the city of Albany where the Courts of Record are held for the County of Albany, and that he is very infirm and is entirely unable to go that distance to attend the Court - 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.
Given to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Abraham L. L.
Before me J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts

Albany County Court
We Joseph C. Martin a Justice of the Peace, residing in the town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and Simon Lobdell of the same place, hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Jehiel Lantz, who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day Joseph C. Martin and year aforesaid before me Simon Lobdell J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts - State of New York
Albany County ss. And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I do further certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph C. Martin and Simon Lobdell who have signed the preceding Certificate, that they both reside in the said town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New York and that the said Joseph C. Martin is a Justice of the Peace of that town and that the said Simon Lobdell is a very credible person and that their statement is entitled to the most implicit credit and belief. And I do further certify that the said applicant cannot attend the Court by reason of bodily infirmity -
J. B. Moore Judge
State of New York Albany County

Clerks Office ss. Conrad A. Van Eyck clerk of the City and County of Albany and State of New York do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore before whom the above Certificate and within Declaration were sworn, and who has made the above Certificate is a judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany and State of New York and that the signature "J. B. Moore" to the said declara- -tion Certificate is his genuine signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 26 day of July 1832
C. A. Van Eyck clerk

State of New York } County of Albany, ss } On this Eighth day of May Eighteen hundred and forty three, personally appeared me - Robert W Murphy a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Albany (the said Court being a Court of Record) Huldah Lamb a resident of Westerlo in said County aged, Eighty 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 the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to Certain Widows - that she is the Widow of Jehiel or Hiel Lamb who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary army, and was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, she further declares that she was married to the said Jehiel or Hiel Lamb on the first day of July, seventeen hundred & seventy nine, that her husband the aforesaid Jehiel or Hiel Lamb Died on the fourth day of August Eight- een hundred & forty one, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four viz, at the time above stated, she further states that her surname previous to her marriage was Fairchild and that she was married in Dutchess County State of New York by a Clergyman of the name of Knible formerly of Oblong New York, she further says that Sworn to and subscribed } on account of infirmity she is unable to on the day and year above } write her name Written before me Huldah her Lamb Mark V. W. Murphy Judge of Albany County Court
I Certify that the above named Huldah Lamb is aged and infirm & in my opinion unable to attend Court it being a distance of Twenty Miles and upwards where said Court is held
V. W. Murphy Judge

Mrs Hulaah Lamb
N. York
Act 7 th July 1838
Admitted
1 mo. Sing r
5 " Bapt n corp d
1 " priv
$26.66 per an.
Charles E. Perkins Esq. Johnstown N York

State of New York } County of Albany ss } Alexander Lamb aged Sixty Three years being sworn Deposeth and saith That he is a Son of Hulda Lamb the within named applicant - That his Father Ichiel Lamb Died on the fourth day of August Eighteen hundred and fortyone and that his mother the aforesaid Hulda Lamb has remained his Widow ever since his Death
Sworn and subscribed before me This 8 th day of May 1843
Alexander Lamb
J. W. Murphy Judge of Albany County Court
I Certify that the above deponent is a Credible Witness
J. W. Murphy Judge

"July first Anno Domini sixteen hundred seventy nine - Heel Lamb was married in the evening with Hulda Farichild" -
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record of the marriage of Heel Lamb to Hulda Farichild taken from the Marriage Record kept by the Reverend Ebenezer Knibbloe formerly Pastor of the Church at Olster, NY - except the date which is expressed in the Record in Persian figures, as follows.
"July 1 st A. D. 1779. Heel Lamb was married in the evening with Hulda Farichild!"
And I further certify, before and say that I am a grandson of the Reverend Ebenezer Knibbloe above named, and have in my custody the Record of the Church of which the said Knibbloe was the Pastor, and that the foregoing is a true copy of said Record, in the hand writing of the said Knibbloe with the exception above named as certified by me - William N. Knibbloe
State of New York, Dutchess County ss Sworn before me March 22 nd - 1843. and I further certify that the above named William N. Knibbloe is a credible witness
William M. Chamberlain Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Duchess. }
I, Robert Mitchell, Clerk of the County of Duchess,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That William V. Chamberlain Esq. whose name is subscribed to the affidavit was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace - in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County. Duly elected and sworn
AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit or certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 27 th day of March — A. D. 1843 —
Robt Mitchell Clerk

1917 Feb 6. Mrs. T. T. B. Point, etc.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16626
Hulda S...
Widow of
Isaac S...
Swedish Rev War
Act: July 9th 1938
Index:—Vol. a , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. Dr. Lamb Westfield, New York Jan 24-1917
Pension Department Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs; Kindly send me military service and family records as shown in application for pension for Revolutionary soldiers, of Jehial Lamb
• Caleb Lamb no claim to negative slip both of Eastern New York State -
Very truly Yours F. D. Lamb
33 Main St.

9067
May 15 - 1843
Qry
July 7 1838
Huldah Lumb.
Schul, '32
3
James L. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions War Dept Washington

Concord May 12 1843
James L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions Sir.
Enclosed I send you the application of Huldah Sams for a pension under act of July 7. 1838. with the proofs in support of her claim -
Your ob st Servt
W. S. Jenkins

Rensselaerville N. York May 27. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir. I again
return the papers in support of Jehiel Lamb to a claim for a pension under the act June 7. 1833. The objection with which they were returned is now obviated, and I hope you will be kind enough to send a Certificate with as little delay as possi- -ble - This case has been pending nearly one year, and it seems to me that the last objection was very unnecessary. The papers were duly authenticated and Certified, and I can see no kind of use of a piece of "tape" or "Tibhon", where every thing relating to the papers appears to be perfectly fair and there is not a particle of reason of apprehending fraud in attaching other papers - Please send Certificate and all communications relating to this claim directed to "J. B. Moore Rensselaerville New York"
Respectfully Yours &c
N. B. I will thank you to send me the printed papers herewith with the Certificate J. B. Moore
J. B. Moore

Washington Jany 9 th 1843
J. D. Edwards Esq
Sir / A. Marks Esq of Durham N. Y. desires me to ascertain for what period of service Hiel Lamb of Westerlo Albany Co. N. Y. was allowed a pension, and the date of his last period of service. He wants it I suppose to ascertain whether his widow is entitled to a pension under the law of 1836. It is not incompatible with the rules of your department be pleased to give me the information - Yr affec son R. M c Clellan

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
W 16626
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov 1776 1 yr Cpl. J. B. Moulton N.Y.   Feb 1777 1 yr Cpl. John M. Moulton Col. Moulton   Nov 1777 3 yrs Cpl. " " " "   Feb 1777 1 yr " Wm. Backus Col. Backus   Dec 1777 1 yr Pvt. John M. Moulton  
Battles engaged in, _____  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amityville, N.Y.  Date of application for pension, July 24, 1836  Residence at date of application, Westerlo, Albany Co. N.Y.  Age at date of application, born in Amityville, N.Y. on Feb. 1756. D. Aug. 1841
Remarks: Admitted to Westerlo N.Y. July 24, 1836. He was a resident of Amityville N.Y. at the time of his enlistment. He was a resident of Westerlo N.Y. at the time of his application. He was 80 years old at the time of his application. He was a resident of Westerlo N.Y. at the time of his death.
Respectfully,
not: aw.
The widow does not say she was married at Amityville, but in Dutchess Co. so I suppose the records kept in Amityville are not the right ones. The records were in the town of Amityville and the records were in the town of Amityville at the time of the death.
Commissioner.