Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17484, for Isaac Preston, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Preston, Isaac Abigail
W 17484
CONTENTS

Algil Dewey March
Great Barrington

Isaac Presson his Bible comb by his Wife in the year 1769
A. Isaac Presson Junr Born May 2 1794
He married Sarah Brown December 28 1813
at the residence of the parents 1813 July 3
at the residence of the parents March 25 1815 Isaac Presson Junr
He died

Reported to Agent, see letter
3665
Albany, N. York
Abigail Preston, deceased Payable to Isaac & Abigail Preston, children of widow of Isaac Preston, due, & deceased
who died on the 14. May 1785 of Chenango Co., in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Fair, of the reg't. commanded by Col. Fitch. in the Mass. line for 6 months Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. Ending 10 th Dec r . 1838 when the widow died
Certificate of Pension issued the 19. day of Feb. 1842 and sent to Henry R. Mygatt, Oxford, N. York.
Arrears to the 4th of 10. Dec. 1838 $150.33 Semi-annual allowances ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 5. }
Recorded by D. Brewer Book C. Vol. 1.
Clerk, Page 125

V 5587
Abigail Preston New York

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dukeshire County ss. in Mandeville Sumner being duly sworn says that he is Thirt Seven years old, that he is the Town Clerk of Great Barrington in said County of Berkshires, - that he has made diligent search among the papers of his office to find the record of the Marriage of Isaac Preston to his wife Abigail and that there is no evidence of said Marriage to be found among the papers of his said office - And deponent further saith that he has searched the records of the Episcopal Church of said Great Barrington over which the Rev d Gideon Bostwick presided in 1767. to find some evidence of said Marriage, and that deponent finds no evidence of the Marriage of said Abigail among said records, - And there is no such evidence either in the records of said town or Church
Dated Great Barrington May 24, 1838, Mandeville Sumner
Dukeshire ss. sworn to I subscribed this 24 day of May 1838. before me - And I certify that said affiant is a credible witness -
L. H. Sturkland
J. P. Crane

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire
I certify that Lemuel H. Strickland before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Increase Sumner was made is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County of Berkshire duly commissioned & qualified & I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be that of said L. H. Strickland is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court whereof I am Clerk in the County of Berkshire this 24 th day of May 1838.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

State of New York Onondaga County
On this 28 th day of November 1837, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of said County of Onondaga, Thomas Ingersoll of Liverpool in said County of Onondaga aged eighty nine years, who being duly sworn, says that during the Revolutionary war, he resided in Great Barrington in the State of Massachusetts, That he was well acquainted with Isaac Preston and Abigail his wife, who lived during the Revolution at Great Barrington foresaid, and that said Abigail the widow of said Isaac now lives in Oxford, Chenango County and State of New York, that said Isaac and Abigail were married at Great Barrington foresaid, at deponent's father's house, in deponent's presence, in the year 1767 by David Ingersoll Esquire, Justice of the peace in Great Barrington foresaid. That said Isaac and Abigail lived on deponent's farm during the Revolution and that said Isaac was absent in service from home in the year 1776 between 8 and 9 months in a Company principally raised in Great Barrington, commanded by Captain Stephen Dewey of Sheffield, in Colonel Jonathan Fitch Regiment in Genl John Fellows brigade. And that deponent recollects of his belonging to and going away with said Company in the winter the spring of 1776 and returning home with said Company after an absence of nine months, and that said Isaac was absent as it was then said at White Plains and other places with said Company
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above said. Before me, and I certify that said Thomas Ingersoll is a credible person
Jonathan P. Fitch Justice of the peace,

State of New York Cortland County Office of the Clerk
I, Cornelius Younglove, Deputy Clerk of the County and State aforesaid do certify that Jonathan F. Hicks Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn to at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, duly elected and qualified; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office at Cortland this 4 th day of December in the year 1837 C. Younglove Dep. Clerk.
If paid

State of New York } Chenango County } ss
On this first day of June 1838 personally appeared before Samuel McKoon a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County of Chenango and State of New York, resident at Oxford in said County of Chenango. Abigail Preston, a resident of Oxford in the County of Chenango and State of New York, aged ninety 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 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Isaac Preston who was a private in the war of the Revolution, That in the spring of 1776 this deponent and her husband Isaac Preston lived on Thomas Ingersoll's farm in Great Barrington State of Massachusetts and as deponent thinks in May 1776 said Isaac enlisted in a Company commanded by Captain Dacey of Sheffield in Colonel Fitch Regiment and General Fellows brigade of Massachusetts troops and that he left home with said Company and returned home after an absence of nine months with said Company, at White Plains and other places.
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Preston on the — day of (from old age not recollect day but thinks in the spring) 1767, at Great Barrington, Massachusetts by David Ingersoll Esq. Justice of the peace, and that she attended a and left off in the Episcopal church in Great Barrington that her husband the aforesaid Isaac Preston died on the fifteenth day of May in the year 1785 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That the old leaf annexed

marked in red ink A is torn from her old family bible, and as appears from the said bible it was printed in Dublin in 1753, the entries upon said old leaf are the original entries made therein by and are in the hand writing of said Isaac, except his death and who wrote his death though deponent does not recollect said bible was deponents, which she gave to her said husband in the year 1769.
her Abigail Preston
mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first aforesaid, and I certify that in my opinion said Abigail Preston is unable in consequence of bodily infirmity to attend in Court, of which I am a judge or in any Court of Record.
Samuel McKoon Judge of Chenango County Courts
State of New York Chenango County ss. Abigail Preston of Oxford in said County of Chenango being duly sworn says that she is 32 years of age, that the above named Abigail Preston is deponents grand mother, and that they have lived together most of the time from the earliest recollection of deponent, that deponent cut the annexed old leaf marked A from a bible in her said grandmothers possession, which is the family bible and purports to have been printed at Dublin in 1753, that she has always understood in the family and believes true that the above named Isaac Preston her grand father died in May 1765 as stated at the bottom of said old leaf

from said Will and that her said grandmother has not married since the death of her said grand- father, and that said old leaf contains the only family record of her said grandfather and grand- mother.
Sworn to June 1. 1830 Before me, and I certify that I am acquaint- ed with said Abigail Newton and that she is a credible
Eliza P. Preston
person Samuel McKim Judge of Chenango County Courts
State of New York } Chenango County }
ss. I, John Donnelly, a Notary Public in and for said County of Chenango, hereby certify that Samuel McKim is a Judge of Chenango Common Pleas, a Court of record, as above, and that the signatures above purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto affixed my hand and Seal of office this first day of June one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty eight
John Donnelly Notary Public

Sworn to December 2 d 1830 1 and I certify that said Ebenezer Root is a credible person
John Tracy Judge of the Court for the Correction of Errors State of New York

State of New York } Chenango County } ss Ebenezer Root of Oxford in said County of Chenango and State of New York, being duly sworn, says that he is 70 years of age, that he is a Soldier of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States, that deponent lived during the Revolution at Great Bar- rington in the State of Massachusetts that in 1776 a Company of militia was raised in Great Barrington and the surrounding towns, That in said year in the spring said Company marched to White Plains in the State of New York and was absent as deponent believes at least six and may be nine months in said year, and that John Fellows was the General of the Regiment, and that Stephen Dury was a Captain in said Regiment, Ebenezer Root
Sworn to December 2d 1831 and I certify that said Ebenezer Root is a credible person
John Tracy Judge of the Court for the Correction of Errors State of New York

State of New York } ss. On this 20th day of June 1830. Personally Chenango County } appeared before me, Isaac Norton, late of Oxford in said County of Chenango, but at this time a resident of Burlington in the State of Pennsylvania who being sworn, says that he is 64 years of age, that he is the son of Isaac and Abigail Norton and that they lived during the Revolution at Great Barrington, Massachusetts. That his father was a soldier of the Revolution and died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts more than fifty years ago and that deponent was present at his father's death and that his mother Abigail has not since married. That she resides in Oxford aforesaid and is an applicant for a pension under the laws of the United States.
That from deponent earliest recollection it was said by his father and others that his said father was in the Revolutionary war for the term of nine months.
Isaac Norton
Sworn to the day and year aforesaid, and I certify that I am acquainted with said Isaac Norton and that he is a credible person
Alvan S. Perkins Commissioner of Oaths Oxford

State of New York Chenango County ss. I, Peter Randall, Clerk of said County of Chenango hereby certify that John Tracy is a dudge of the Court for the Correction of Errors and Alvan S Perkins a Commissioner of Deeds as within written and that the signatures within purporting to be theirs are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and the Seal of said County this December 22d 1830.
P. Randall. Clerk

State of New York
Chenango County } ss. Roland Preston of Smithville in said county of Chenango, being duly sworn, Saith, that he is forty two years of age and is the grandson of Abigail Preston who was an applicant for a pension under the act of 1836.
That said Abigail died at Oxford in the aforesaid county of Chenango on the tenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight (December 10th 1838) and that she did not marry after the death of deponent's grandfather Isaac Preston.
That deponent's said grandmother Abigail Preston, left her surviving and who are now living and are more than twenty one years of age, two children, to wit: this deponent's father whose name is Isaac Preston and this deponent's aunt, whose name is Abigail Preston, and they are the only surviving children of said Abigail.
Roland Preston
Surrogate's Court Chenango County State of New York
On this fourth day of February 1842 Roland Preston appeared in the surrogate's court of the said County of Chenango, and made oath to the above affidavit and I certify that said Roland is a credible person and that the facts stated in said affidavit I am satisfied are true, that I recollect hearing of the death of said Abigail who resided in the said town of Oxford and that I was acquainted with said Isaac Preston, the father of said Roland.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and the seal of said Court this February 4th 1842.
Samuel McKoon Surrogate

Abigail Preston New York
Suspended
See let ter 9 th Aug t 1838 R. R. Mygatt do 30 th March 1839
4 July - 1836 Act 4 July 1836

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17484
Abigail Preston (wid) Isaac & Abigail Preston Children of Isaac Preston Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. M , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3587
Abigail Preston, dec'd widow of Isaac New York,
Admitted.
Private 6 mo. p. 20. — Capt Lewis Col. Pitch
husband died 14 May 1785 widow died 10 Dec r . 1838, leaving two children Isaac Preston & Abigail Preston.
Act 4 July 1836. E.
Henry R. Mygatt Oxford. N.Y.

Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Yah. Dec 24. 1858
Sir,
In relation to the case of Mrs Abigail Preston widow of Isaac Preston, deceased, referred to in your letter of the 9 th August last. I send affidavit of Ebenezer Root which establishes the fact that in 1796 there was a company commanded by Stephen Dooly absent from Great Barrington and the surrounding towns in service from 6 to 9 months.
The affidavit of the son of the applicant who is 64 years of age, states that his father who died more than 50 years ago. Said he was in service 9 months.
In connection with the affidavit of Thomas Dugeroll on file with the original papers. I trust the within affidavits will be deemed sufficient proof to grant a certificate to this aged applicant like a tenant of our County poor house.
Will you address me, as soon as may be, at the place above dated. Very Resp t Your obed Serv t
Henry R. Mygatt
L. L. Edward N. Corn Pension War Dept Washington City D. C.

Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Y. June 1. 1850
Sir:
I send declaration re: Abigail Preston widow of Isaac Preston for a pension,
Which under Service was entered in 1776.
She requests that you address me on the subject, and I coincident with your regulations that you immediately consider her case. She is very old. 90 years of age, and so poor as to depend on private charity for her support
I am Sir
Very Resp't Yours
Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq., Chairman,
War Dept.
Washington City D.C.

Oxford Kennington Co. W. July 7th 1842
Sir,
In the case of Abigail Preston widow of Isaac Preston I send evidence from the secretary of state's office showing that Smith was a Colonel as stated in the proof in this case in 1776.
You will also find within evidence of the death of Mr Preston within, and the names of her children. As we have furnished you with one extract proving of our service in 76 and now produce second proof in confirmation, as to the fact that service was then rendered, we with confidence ask the allowance of a certificate for the children of the deceased.
I am, Sir, Respectfully Your obt Servt Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq Counsel of Petitioner

WAR DEPARTMENT. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836, Abigail Preston, du? of the State of N. York widow of Isaac Preston - who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
was, is entitled to receive _____ Twenty _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4 th March 1837 & having died on the 10 th Dec. 1838, the amount due, from the 4 th March 1837 to the time of her death, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of is payable to Abigail Isaac Preston & Abigail Preston, children of said March and 4th of September. du?.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 19. day of Feb. one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

A Return of Those in General Fellows's Brigade present and fit for duty. Sept. 14. 1776.
Field Officers.
   Regiments Colonels Lt. Colonels Majors Captains Subalterns Sergeants Drums & Fifers Rank & File     Holmans 1 1 1 5 18 23 12 367 Col: Holman Lt Col: Raymond } Present fit for duty Maj: Sears }   Carys 1 — 1 8 16 26 12 322 Col: Smith Lt Col: Longly } Present fit for duty Maj: Whitlock }   Smiths 1 1 1 7 17 25 14 369   Total 3 2 3 20 51 74 38 1058  
Col: Cary ... Present fit for duty Lt Col: Richardson sick present Maj: Payen. Present fit for duty.
The above is a true Extract from the original in the Dept. of the Hon: W. Dickinson, Keeper of the Archives. July 14 th 1841.
Returns on various subjects Vol. 3 - Room 10, Dept. of State