Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7771, for Obadiah Ogden, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Ogden, Obadiah & Martha
R 7771 B.L. Mt. 45715-160-55
CONTENTS

230. 091
Act March 3. Dec. 31.
Martha Ogden, wid.
Obadiah Ogden, wid.
Private Geo Thomas N.Y. Mills
Vernon, Wis.
See appn. for Pension.
N.Y. June 30 no. 160 acc Oct 14/56
[Signature]
J. T. Neely Present.
Jan'y 28/64 Letter of Lewis Harvey of San Antonio Springs referred to the Comm. of G. Land Office and writer so informed R.M.
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Vol B-29

BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Mrs. Mrs. Martha Ogden.
Widow of Obadiah
Sold app'd.
for Pension act. 1832
from State of York
Presented by
J. T. NEELY,
Attorney, Washington City, D. C.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
FORM OF DECLARATION
To be made by the Widow of an Officer or Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Saratoga } ss. On this fifteenth day of April A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Martha Ogden aged Eighty Six years, a resident of Hadley Saratoga Co in the State of New York , who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that she is the widow of Abadiah Ogden , deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier that the said Abadiah Ogden in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty One thereabouts made application to the pension department of the United States for a pension, that the Requests proof as to service  length of time of service & was forwarded to Washington that there is no other evidence living at present that the document  Proof of
She further states that she was married to the said Abadiah Ogden in the Town of Waltham-Saratoga Co on the Fourth day of March A. D., 1788 by one Amos Rodgers a Minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Martha Micele that her said husband died at Luzerne County on the Sixth day of November A. D., 1846 and that she is now a widow at the date of executing this her declaration.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.
Martha Ogden
AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES.
We, Stephen Varney and Susannah Varney residents of Hadley Saratoga County in the State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Martha Ogden in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Stephen Varney  Susannah Varney
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
Robt Humphrey Justice of the Peace

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents, That I, Martha Ogden of the County of Saratoga and State of New York and the widow of Adadiah Ogden deceased, who was a soldier in the service of the United States, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint JOHN T. NEELY, Esq., of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant, due me by virtue of my deceased husband's service in the United States, under existing laws granting Bounty Lands to the officers and soldiers, or their widows and minor heirs, for services rendered in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, an attorney, or attorneys under him for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises, as much so as if present myself.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twentyth day of April 185 5 .
Acknowledged and subscribed before me, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Saratoga and State of New York this Twentyth day of April 185 5 .
STATE OF New York } ss. COUNTY OF Saratoga }
I, Robert H. Humphrey Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that Robert H. Humphrey whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing declaration, affidavit, and power of attorney, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court, is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
GIVEN under my hand and Seal of Office, at Malton Spa this 30th day of April A. D. 185 5 . James H. Perkins Clerk.
BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Mrs. Martha Ogden
Widow of Adadiah
for act. 1832
for Pension
act. 1832
from State of New York
Presented by J. T. NEELY, Attorney, Washington City, D. C.
NOTES.
The declaration to be executed before a Justice of the Peace, or other officer authorized to administer oaths for general purposes. In the blank in the declaration the claimant must set forth according to the best of her knowledge or belief, the name and rank of the person on account of whose service the claim is presented; the day, month, and year, (if possible,) when he entered the service, and the time when he left the same; and, if under more than one engagement, the claimant must specify the particular periods; and the rank and name of the officers under whom the service was performed; the town or county, and State in which he resided when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer, or substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched, with such further particulars as may be useful in the investigation of the claim; and also, produce the best proof the nature of the case will allow, as to the service of the deceased officer or soldier, and the time when he died. It must be clearly shown in what troop or company, and regiment or corps, he served, and the grade he held. Proof as to service must be had, either from the records of the War Department, the muster rolls, the testimony of commissioned officers, or the affidavits of persons of known respectability.
If the fact be so that the claimant has no documentary evidence in support of the claim, set forth such facts in the declaration.
But if the soldier was a pensioner then simply describe him by giving the amount of pension he drew, the place of his residence, and the agency at which his pension was paid, instead of a description of his service.
This declaration must be accompanied by satisfactory proof of the marriage, of the husband's death, and the present widowhood of the claimant. If there be a public record of the marriage, a duly certified copy of it should be forwarded, if possible. If there be none but a private or family record, such family record, or a certified copy of the same, should be forwarded, with the affidavit of some disinterested person proving the genuineness of the original and the correctness of the copy. If no public or private record of the marriage exist, or can be procured, that fact should be set forth in the declaration, after giving her maiden name; and in such case, other evidence—such as the testimony of persons who knew the parties in the lifetime of the husband, and knew them to cohabit as husband and wife, and to be so reputed—will be admissible.
In no case, however, will the mere statement of witnesses that the claimant is the widow of the deceased be taken as evidence of the marriage; but the witnesses must state facts and circumstances from which they derive their knowledge or opinion that she is the widow of the deceased.
If the claimant draws a pension under any act, instead of proving her marriage again simply set forth the fact in her declaration, and refer to said papers for proof of her husband's service and her marriage.
The affidavit of two witnesses must be taken to establish the identity of the claimant.

March 4 th 1788 Married Abadiah Ayden to Martha Miller
I John B Rogers Resident of the Town of Coeymans Saratoga County State of New York upon my oath declare that the foregoing is a correct copy taken from the Original Records of Marriages kept by the late Reverend Munn Rogers Pastor of Christ Church of Ballston Saratoga County New York and that said Original is genuine and in the handwriting of said Munn Rogers and further that I have no interest in this Claim of any name or nature
Subscribed and sworn before me this 28 th day of April 1855
John B. Rogers
Robt Humphrey Notary of peace

Town of Hadley } State of New York = S.S. Dorotya County }
On the sixth day of may One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five before me Holt Humphrey a Justice of the Peace of Dorotya County State of New York appeared Stephen Varney and Suzannah Varney who being duly sworn each for themselves before and say that they was well acquainted with Abadiah Ogden husband of Martha Ogden that said Abadiah Ogden Died in the Town of Reineke Warren County State of New York On the sixth day of December 1846 that said deponents saw the Body of said Abadiah Ogden after he was dead and deponents further say that Martha Ogden still remains the Widow of said Abadiah Ogden and further deponents said not
Stephen Varney Suzannah Varney
Subscribed or sworn to before me the sixth day of may 1855
Holt Humphrey Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Warren
On this 22 d day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas of the county of Warren now sitting. Chaliak began a resident of the town of Pinesbury in the county of Warren and state of New York aged seventy six years. Was being first duly sworn according to law then on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He entered the service as a private soldier he thinks in the month of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty two in the militia. That he volunteered rather than be drafted. That he served under Captain Jonathan Fursy Lieut William Wright. Don't recollect the insign's name the name of the colonel under whom he served was Thomas thinks it was Col. John Thomas. Don't recollect the name of any other field officers. That he served but one time thinks he was discharged in the spring following. That he served six months as a private soldier that he was discharged in the month of April cannot tell what day. That he resided in the town of North Castle in the county of Westchester and state of New York, where he entered the service. That he was not in any battle, that he was stationed at North Castle in Westchester county and that all his service was performed there. That he did not serve with any continental troops. That he saw and knew General Washington during the time he served. That the company & Regiment

with which he served were stationed at South- Castle in Westchester county. and their duty was to protect the inhabitants from the depredations of the Loyalists, Tories and British soldiers. that he stood neutral, and was then  then engaged with patriotic parties. that he has no docu- mentary evidence of his service nor did he receive any written discharge, that he knows of only one person whose testimony he can procure and that no clergyman residing in his neighbourhood who can testify to his services. that soon after the Revolutionary war he removed to the town of Queensbury in the county of Warren State of New York, where he now resides and has lived there ever since. that he has no record of his age - that he was born in the town of North Castle in the county of Westchester and State of New York, in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty four, he has no record of his age
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 this 10th  11th  Obadiah any one year of fore said Agar Thomas Archibald Clerk
Mary We Alfred Stern & David  David Pitcher residing in the town of Caldwell in the county of Warren and formerly for many years in the town of Queensbury in said county. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obadiah Agar, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we

believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is respected and beloved 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 and year aforesaid Thomas Archibald Clerk
Alfred Pitcher Mary Pitcher
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 Revolution- ary soldier, and served as he states with the court for not certifying that it appears to them that Alfred Pitcher & Mary  Pitcher who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents of State there and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the court of common pleas of the County of Warren do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Obadiah Agam for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 rd day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Thomas Archibald Clerk

State of New York,
Warren County ss. Gilbert Ogden of Pownsbury in the county of Warren being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Obadiah Ogden at North Castle in the county of Westchester in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two and for several years before and ever since that time up to this day, and knowing that the said Obadiah Ogden served as a soldier in the time of the Revolution, he thinks in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty two in the militia of Westchester county for the term of six months as a volunteer at North Castle in Westchester county in the state of New York. That he the said Obadiah Ogden entered the service in the fall of that year and served till the next spring, that he served under captain Duray in Col. Phoenix Regiment that this deponent entered the service as a volunteer at the same time with the said Obadiah Ogden and served in the same company and regiment with him and was discharged at the same time, and knowing that he the said Obadiah Ogden served as a soldier of the Revolution as mentioned in his statement herunto annexed and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed this _____ day of _____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and _____
Gilbert Ogden his Mark
Obadiah Ogden Col. June 7. 1832 35,062
How D. Russell ATL

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P. O. _____
Obadiah Ogden
Service: _____
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REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

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5 New Am

N. York
Obadiah Ogden
let. to Hon. D. Russell 2. June 1840
Hon T. A. Tilden
Sept 7 th 1871
Hon. C. Hughes 12 th July 1884.
7771
Set 7. June 1882

Ogden
May 16 1840
Not
J. L. Edwards Esq
Prison Warden
D.G.
Hon D Russell H.R.
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Hon D Russell

Home of Reps D.C. May 15 th 1840.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
I send you herewith the papers of G. & O. Ogden for perusal Your early attention is requested to them -
I am respectfully D. D. D. D.