Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7775, for Stephen Ogden, New York

SERVICE
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New York Va.
Ogden, Stephen
R 7775
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
IV yy 5. P. O. Morgan Co. 1832. Ky. Stephen Ogden Service: _____
See 7774 Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: before  North River near Westford for , 18 3 years Capt Green on Nov 1. 1776 "forted" 7 mos then furlough 3 weeks captured
Application filed: by British taken to , 18 Ny City, then to S Island & R I & Charleston Sc & Savannah, Geo. there escaped
Alleges: to Am Army S Clet Barron 1796 Sc from Augusta Geo - in Va
Re-enlisted: was under Capt Lucas Aug 1779 decided Dec 1779 He moved to New Jersey & V & Del by 1780 under Capt Davis as Indiana Va again enlisted 3 yrs 1785 under Col
Attorney: Lucas Val. Grant P. O. Harrison Circuit about 1809 in Ky
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract. _____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Suspended, her letter 3 Oct 1834 to J. G. Hays Esq.
7775

30.817 Stephen Ogden Kentucky

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1834.
State of Kentucky County of Morgan
On the 6 th day of July 1834 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Morgan and State of Kentucky Stephen Coyne a resident of the county of Mor- gan & State of Kentucky aged Eighty years and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make 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 in the State of New York at a place just below West Point (the name not recollect- ed) north river having enlisted for three years under the command of John Brown Esq. a General was ever General. He states he joined on the 1 st day of September 1776. He states that they remained for some time on north river where he first joined the army for the term of Seven months when he obtained a furlough for three weeks from his Capt. to return home for some clothing & after having remained at home some two weeks of his time became a party of British & he was taken prisoner by them in the month of April 1777 & was taken by them to the city of New York & was then placed in prison for 405 days and at the end of that time he was taken out of prison and placed under guard and marched to Long Island & from there to Rhode Island & from there to Charleston in South Carolina & from there to Savannah in Georgia & from there it was sent under guard to a place called Mulberry grove situated on Savannah river & from that place I went on other river near his small creek where after having been a prisoner for two years & after making my escape from Mulberry grove I returned to the American army again at Barnwell Station in the State of South Carolina & remained stationed at Barnwell Station one month

under Genl. Cornwall. I then received a pass from him to go to Augusta in Georgia & after it expired then some weeks later I went to a place called Newberry in South Carolina & from there I went to Bolobant Co- -unty, Virginia & there I volunteered for service under the command of Capt. Lewis and we encamped and at what is called the Cobble House in Bolobant Co- (Va) on the 10th day of August 1779 & was marched to the state of North Carolina against the Tories and after having defeated several parties of Tories we were marched back to Bolobant County (Va) and was discharged in the month of December 1779 having served only four months of my time & then returned to Bolobant County, Virginia and then I again joined for the defence of my country in the month of February - 1780 under the command - and of John Lewis who commanded a company of volunteers on the frontier against the Indians. volunteered under Capt. Lewis for three months & after having served out my three months term of duty under Capt. Lewis I was discharged and returned home in the month of May 1780 & after remaining at home some time I again returned to Bolobant County (Va) & after having remained at home until in 1781 - he states he again entered the service of the United States (having enlisted for three years a second time) under the command of Capt. Lewis and encamped at Bolobant court house (Va) between the 10th & 20th of March 1781. & was still - and some time before we marched then we were marched to help take Cornwallis which  the  we  got Stationed at Little York but before we got there we heard of his Surrender and we returned home again. I was discharged in the month of Sept. or Oct. 1781 my Capt. Lewis having served out my months of my last enlistment I was no more in the service he states he was born in the year 1754 the month is more or less he says he has no documentary evidence of his age nor knows of no person by whose testimony he can prove his service the organization he states that he received a wound in his hand in the state of Kentucky some 25 years ago. he states he was born in the state of New York & he moved from Virginia to Kentucky & near here in Morgan County Kentucky and has lived there for the last ten years past. Stephen H. G. Allen Subscribed & sworn to this 10th day of March 1854

and I. Leasa  Leasa  Copsey a Justice of the peace in and for Morgan County State of Kentucky, do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war. department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states and I do further certify that the applicant is unable to attend court from age and bodily infir- mity given under my hand this 6 th day of July 1834) Jose Copsey J.P.M.C.
we Elyah Copsey a clergyman residing in the County of Morgan and Lemuel Nash residen- g in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Ogden who has subscribed and swore to the above declar- -ation that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscri- -bed this 6 th day of July 1834
State of Kentucky Morgan County
and I. Leasa  Leasa  Copsey a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Morgan and state of Kentucky do certify that Elyah Copsey who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Morgan County & that Lemuel Nash who has also signed is a resident in the same county and is a credible person and

that this statement is entitled to credit given under my hand this 6 th day of July 1834 J. S. Gafity J. V. ...
State of Kentucky Morgan County ss.
I James C. Stradling clerk of the Circuit of the County aforesaid do certify that the name of J. S. Gafity above is his genuine signature and that he is a duly commissioned qualified acting District of the peace for the County of Morgan in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6 th day of July 1834
J. C. Stradling Clerk Morgan County Court