Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23865, for Bailey Read, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Read, Bailey
S. 23865
CONTENTS

New York N o 24390
Bailey Read of Schoharie Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Briggs of the R. H. commanded by Col. Richmond in the Conn t Troops time for 2 years
Inserted on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— to per annum to commence on the 5th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Dec r 1833 and sent to P. Randall Esq r , Canajoharie, Montgomery Co.
Arrears to the 5th of Sept. 1833 200.00 Pension allowance ending 4 March 1834 40.00 $240.00
Revolutionary Claim, R.A. June 7, 1832. G. C. Stiles Clerk
Recorded by Book E.
Vol. 4, Page 118

Pension declaration of James P. Bailey
Head of Shann County of Schoharie State of New York for a pension under the Law of June 7-1882
On Roll of Bradford Regt
P. Randall agent

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. -
State of New York Schoharie County ss.
On the fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before me William Beckman first judge of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Schoharie Schoharie of said being a Deputy of Record Bailey Read now a resident of the town of Sholam & County of Schoharie aforesaid aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- =claration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as here in stated to wit: De- =ponent was born in Heastown in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts in 1759 & then resided at the commencement of & during the Revolution (except when in service) near the borders of the State of Rhode =Island. On a call for a given number of militia from the several companies of a Regt. of militia to which deponent belonged. Deponent volunteered about the 15 th January 1778. at Heastown aforesaid for six weeks in a company of Massachusetts State Troops. Commanded by Capt. James Briggs - Lieut. James Nichols of the town of Barclay County of Bristol. To go to Boston went there with said Company. distant 43 miles. Col. Mann does not recollect where then deponent stood or garrisoned. Had sentry & on other duties at the expiration of deponent's term he was requested with others of the company by their Captain to stay on the like duty & weeks longer in consequence of advice or order from Head Quarters.

deponent remained accordingly in said Com- pany under the said officers & was discharged on the middle of March at Boston - 1776 - and returned to Tectown aforesaid - after having served two
2 Mo: } months -
On a call of the government for Rhode Island State troops - deponent thinks in the month of April. The early part the first of May deponent crossed the Neck into the town of Newport (often called Rhode Island town) in the State of Rhode Island & was therein into a Company of what were called year men (a part of which year had already elapsed), commanded by a Capt. Riggs. Deponent entered for the remainder of the year or campaign which was to expire & did expire on the last of November of that year according to the best of deponent's recol- lection. When he was discharged at New Port Rhode Island having served seven months to the best of de- ponent's recollection.
Deponent thinks his company was attached to Col Richmond's Regt - was on drill - stood sentry & on guard - aboard at the Forts - at Newport & at Brittons Neck. Four or 5 weeks upon his time was out deponent's company with 600 of the Regt went in boats to Long Island. The company was under the command of a Major Barton of Richmond's Regt - after landing on the Island deponent went with a detachment of men in the night time under Major Barton and took from the British two sloops loaded with wood at Sackett Harbor and took a few prisoners & returned to

To Rhode Island again when they were discharged There was also a Col. Lippitt Commanding at R Island - Deponent's Father Benjamin New was a Military Capt & served in the Rev. Depo- ments Gr Father was also a Major in the Military & served in the same - About the middle of December 1776 when the British came to R Island - Deponent entered at Linton as a substitute for Edward Cuddworth for 3 months - were stationed at Linton to guard the stores at that place under Col John Hathaway - Isaac Hathaway retired does not recollect his Capt. name. Then the 3 months were out Deponent took the place of another soldier for one month longer - soldier's name does not recollect in Capt William's Company - Same night was discharged or discharged in the middle of April 1777 - discharged at Linton & returned home to this was in the 7th Regt Linton - For the last month of April 1777 - Deponent entered at New- -Canal Ferry in Linton R.I. into a company of Artillery commanded by John Lawyer in Col. Robert Elliott's Regt of R.I. Artillery - Deponent understood them to be State troops - called 15 months men - 4 months of which had already elapsed - Deponent entered for the remainder of their term & served in said Company until he with the Company were dis- charged in Providence about the middle of March 1778 - They were stationed at Fox River Ferry at the head of a dam - The enemy were in sight on the opposite side of the river a great portion of the time - A British ship called the King John lay off - in the river but out of the reach of our guns - Deponent had his foot broken to pieces in the service & has

Deponent remained accordingly in said Com been partially a cripple ever since - On the 16th day of June 1778. Deponent Vol- unteered at Pictou arrived with 3 others on a request of Militia from the reception Com- pany of the Middle Regt. to fill a deficiency in the Continental Troops - for a month - was marched to Farmington Massachusetts were Mustered under Genl. Benjamin Williams and were then put under the command of Major Carver & then were marched to Fishkill near West Point N. York & then put under the command of Lieutenant whose name Deponent does not recollect & after having drawn rations at Fort Constitution Deponent with said Company was marched to White Plains in Westchester Co. N. York & was then put into a Company of which Deceased Reading was Capt. in Col. Brad- ford's Regt. of Continental Troops & soon after Deponent had the charge of the Col. Battery up Bunker-hill - during the remainder of the term - During the period - the Regt. marched to the City of New York and Connecticut staid there some time - then returned in the fall to West Point for winter quarters & when the nine months were out De- ponent entered without leaving the service at all for six months longer - in pursu- uance of a previous engagement & continued in charge of said Battery Wagon for said Col. & was discharged in New Windsor - New York by his Wagon Master - who was called by the troops the Wagon Master Genl. in Sept. 1779 - which discharge is lost - Deponent was in the fall of 1779 - & in the Spring of 1780 in the present service -

In the middle of Sept. 1860 - Deponent called on a requisition of - Motion to fill up deficiencies in the Continental troops - as aforesaid - at Hallowell received was mustered at Springfield Mass. then taken by a Continental Lieut. Col. Kings Ferry at Toland N. Ferry then joined the Continental army first under Capt. Brooks - in Col. Brooks Regt - in Genl. Pattons Brigade served a part of the time at Jersey Hill & Westpoint say then a while - then were called out at Croton River near 20 - miles below Westpoint until the middle of March 1861 - I was then discharged Deponent during the last period of time was in a battle at Morrisville with the Col- -lected Force Defiance - took 100 heads of cattle & some prisoners - After his last discharge as aforesaid deponent entered into the Freebooter service - was taken prisoner & carried to Ireland - broke prison there - escaped to Penn. Then was taken on board of an American Brig - Capt. Johnson - Commanded returned to his native place where he has mostly resided until recently - Deponent was in no regular battles except as above stated - except while in the Freebooter service - has not now in his possession or power any documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service except what will be attached to this de- -claration - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity

except the present declaration that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
In all the above service the deponent acted as a private had one or two or more written discharges and they are lost; he served in all the above periods in an organized corps - commanded by some competent authority & was all the time in Garrison in the field or marching under order of the officer & performed in the above periods no civil business. Recollect the names of S. S. Hovey - Capt. Cook - Capt. Soper - John Capt of the Battalion Fuller as he believes not named before -
The deponent saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the present length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served in the periods above specified as a private in the militia & state troops not less than two years more or less and not more than under the command of Continental officers as a private not less than one year & nine months. for which service he claims a pension. Does not recollect the names of officers with whom he served  was present except those above mentioned
Sworn & subscribed the day & year last above mentioned before me
Barley Read
William Beckman first Judge
We Ebenezer Howland a merchant of Sharon & county of Berkshire
of the town of Sharon and Nathan Little merchants of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Unknown to us if Barley Read is the town of Root Co. Williamstown - Has a record for a pension under the law of June 7-1842
Manda agent

Barley Read who has submitted her own & the above disinterment for a Pension. That we believe him & his twenty four years service; That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he now resides - where he last resided in Root Mount Young County - State of New York. & has been a soldier of the Revolution. That we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed the days year just above mentioned before me
Ebenezer Howland Nathaniel Little
William Bachman first Judge of the County of Schoharie
And the said Judge doth hereby certify & declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as a state. And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that no Clergyman resides in the vicinity of the residence of the said Read. Who has had the means of knowing anything of his services by reputation. and that if it appears to him that the said Ebenezer Howland & Nathaniel Little who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons residing in the Town of Schoharie County of Schoharie aforesaid - that their state- ment is entitled to credit. And that the said applicant is from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court. And in answer to the interrogatories presented by the War depart- ment. The applicant says he was born at Freetown in the State of Massachusetts in

The year 1759 - Then resided at the commencement of the Revolutionary War. Has no record of his age - within his knowledge - Resided at Hightstown aforesaid when he was called into service & has resided there & in Middle-borough - in Grafton New Hampshire - & for the last twelve years in the state of New York - Since the Revolution - now resides in the town of Mason - Schoharie County & State of New York - Was called into service by volunteering; by enlistment - & as a substitute for one Edward Culverth - another known name he does not recollect - all the time as a private - states the names of the officers with whom he served the same as those named in the body of his application. Recd two or more written discharges - which on tot. is not certain by whom signed - except one signed by Brig Porter Col. Comd. All which is strictly enacted by me the said judge the day & year first above mentioned -
William Bakman first Judge of Schoharie County

State of New York Schuyler County ss
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Mincha Randall of Canajoharie County of Montgomery State aforesaid a person well known to be a person of creditable being duly sworn, doth depose & say. That he cleaned the body of the deceased Antuanette Last September in the said place. That the said Antuanette told deponent he knew of no living witness as to his services unless he could go to Shadyside - which he was not able to do. This deponent supposed that the great length of his services would increase the presumption in the mind of the defendant that there must be some living witnesses as to his services. - The Antuanette did not forward the papers until an effort was made to search for more evidence. The deponent saith that last June or July - an old gentleman by the name of William Wilkinson from Providence R.I. a Revolutionary Soldier in Shadyside is here to be interviewed - on a visit to his friends in Canajoharie & Montgomery called at the deponent's office & on finding said Wilkinson was from the region of the said place. The deponent read to him the deposition of the said Randall - all the details in which seemed to be familiar to the said Wilkinson. And the deponent thereupon gave said Wilkinson a copy of said deposition in substance precisely the same as the annexed when the said Wilkinson promised to examine same papers in his possession & also kindly offered to search for some direct evidence of his services which has heretofore resulted in the transmission to this deponent

by the said Wilkinson, of the annexed affidavits of the said Wilkinson - of Henry Alexander of Mary Clarke - and the deponent saith that the above are the reasons why the papers of the said Read have not been sooner - forwarded & further the deponent saith not.
Subscribed & submitted the 15th day of August 1833 before me
W. Read
William Beckman first Judge of the County of Schoharie
State of New York, County of Schoharie p. I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said county do certify that William Beckman before whom the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the date of the same First Judge of the court of common pleas in and for the said county: and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and to the certificate of opinion and credibility of Witness, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of office this 16th day of August 1833 -
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of Schoharie County -
Reason of Read for a division

Henry Alexander of Providence R.I. on Oath Testifies that he served in the War of the Revolution as Ensign in Capt. Riggs Company and Col. Richmond's Reg. of Rhode Island State Troops which was raised to serve for one year from November 1775 and was stationed at Newport Deponent perfectly recollects Bailey Read as a Soldier in said Company but cannot remember how long he served as Men were enlisted at various times to serve to the end of the Term. Towards the close of said Term Deponent went with a part of said Richmond's Reg. t to Long Island and was present with a detachment under Major Barton at the capture of two Wood Sloops and some Prisoners but does not particularly recollect Read being there. Deponent has no knowledge of said Read since the War. Henry Alexander.
Sworn to this 30 th day of July A.D. 1833 by the above named Henry Alexander a credible witness before me
John Pitman District Judge U.S. for Rhode Island District
Mary Clark wife of Richard Clark of Providence R.I. On Oath Testifies That she was born at Freetown in the State of Massachusetts. Her maiden name was Mary Grinnell resided until the Revolutionary War very near to Bailey Read who now resides as she is informed in the State of New York. Deponent perfectly recollects that said Read in company with her Brother enlisted into the Continental Army went to the West and returned together having as she fully believes served out their Term of Service. Deponent does not recollect the Year but remembers to have heard her Brother and Read frequently converse together about their service. Deponent knew Read after the War and until he removed to the State of New York. Deponent remembers perfectly that Read and her Brother enlisted for Nine Months
Mary Clark
Sworn to this 31 st day of July A.D. 1833 by the above named Mary Clark a credible witness before me
John Pitman District Judge U.S. for Rhode Island District

William Wilkinson of Providence R. I. on Oath Testifies that he served in the War of the Revolution in the Rhode Island Brigade of State Troops from July 1777 to March 1780. The Brigade consisted of two Regi- ments of Infantry commanded by Col. Gery G. Thompson and one of Artillery by Col. Elliott. The Brigade was first raised to serve for fifteen Months from Dec. 16, 1776 to March 16, 1778 and then for two successive years to March 16, 1779 and 1780. Deponent has in his possession a list of the names of those who served in said Brigade which by an Act of the General Assembly of Rhode Island in October 1785 was made from the Pay Rolls in order to ascertain the amount of the Depreciation of their wages but no time of service is specified thereon The copy in his possession was made in 1792 and he fully believes from his own personal knowledge and from other sources that it is substantially correct. The name of Bailey Read as a Soldier in Elliott Regiment is on said list with the sum of £16 11 3 3/4 Lawful Money attached thereto - which sum will be found to agree to the depreciation of his wages for the term said Bailey Read states in his Declaration that he served in Elliott Regiment Deponent has no personal knowledge of said Read
William Wilkinson
Sworn to this 20 th day of July A.D. 1833
by the above named William Wilkinson a credible witness before me
John Patman (District Judge U.S. for Rhode Island Dist.)

Resolution
23 865 INVALID.
File No. 23,865
Riley Ward
His Rec 1860
Act: June 7 th 1894
Index: —Vol. 4 , Page 238
[Arrangement of 1870.]

28252 Brief in the case of Bailey Read
Senior Applicant
Lyman Private
#80
Wardell agent
James, Casselheim Montgomery County N. York

Brief in the case of Barclay Read
The applicant's statement as to his service in Capt Neggs Company in Col. Richmond Regt - is sustained by the list of Henry Alexander State Lists - 7 months
his military service by the list of of Wm Wilkinson - 11 months -
His State  Mass State service 2 months at Boston in 1776 & his 4 months service in 1777- as a substitute for Edward Coadworth & another in Col. Hotham's Regt. - State service rests on his own statement alone. His added 4 months above makes a period of 2 years. He has not the means of proving any evidence for the first period above named. But sustained as he is in the main portions of his service in the state troops. He is hoped he has entitled himself to such credit with the department as is allowed for the 2 years as none of the above named period is for continental service.
The list of Col. Clarke relates to continental service. which we do not pretend is proved according to the rules of the department. His relation of his service is so circumstantial & definite, it is hoped his name for some portion thereof at least will be found at Washington & that his case will be allowed with no difficulty.
All which is most respectfully submitted.
P Randall agent -