Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2639, for Enos Rice, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Rice, Enos. Sarah.
N 2639
CONTENTS

Reported
Let T. W. Olcott Pen, Agt Albany N.Y. July 26/50
Let T. S. Stingerland, July 26/50
Peter Ri u Jan 29/51 - Sam " " Apr 22/51 " " " 9 Dec/51
398 New York.
Sarah Rice. widow of Enos Rice
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a
Private Mafs Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Nov r 1849. and sent to
Hon. J. J. Stingerland Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 29/1848, Page 179 Vol. A July Bork D

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838 V o entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New-York, } ss. St Lawrence County
On this 14 th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six personally appeared before William Oyer & Vernon in and for said County , Sarah Rice — a resident of the town of DeKalb — in the County of St Lawrence and said State of New-York, aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 V o entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Enos Rice — late of the town of Champlaine , in said State of New York who departed this life on the fifteenth day of March 1831 . That her husband the said Enos Rice was a soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution but as she this Declaration was not married to him until a number of years after said war She cannot relate the various particulars of his revolutionary services. She has however frequently heard him relate that he enlisted about the year 1776 from the town of Green- field in the State of Massachusetts into the company of Captain Dinsmore and served for a period of six months That after his return he served for another term of three months . As far as she thinks both in the battles of White Plains & Saratoga .
AND DECLARANT FURTHER SAITH, That she was married to the said Enos Rice on the twentieth day of March , seventeen hundred and ninety three by Rev d Amasa Cook at Barnardstown Mass. that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: Reuben & Sarah Parmenter Declarant's Parents , Joel & Rachel Parmenter  William Waunke & wife & Patty Nute .
That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of Barnardstown and bore the maiden name of Sarah Parmenter .
That her husband the said Enos Rice died as aforesaid on the fifteenth day of March , Eighteen Hundred & thirty One & since which time Declarant has remained a widow.
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid, before me in open court
Sarah Rice
Martha Cook DeKalb Co.
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I certify that the foregoing are the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Sarah Rice for possession the same being read in Open Court now sitting
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court and county this 14 th day of July 1846
Martin Thatcher Clerk
Sarah Rice

Supplemental Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress of July 29th, 1848.
State of New York St. Lawrence County
On this Seventh day of February in the year One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me Matthew McIntosh a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Sarah Rice, a resident of the Town of De Kalb, in said County of St. Lawrence aged 71 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Supplemental Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 29th, 1848, making further provisions for certain widows (surviving) of the Officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army.
That she this Declarant is now the widow of Enos Rice late of the Town of Champion in said State of New York, in which town he departed this life on the fifteenth day of March, Eighteen hundred and thirty one. That her husband the said Enos Rice was a soldier of the United States during the War of the Revolution and enlisted from the town of Greenfield in the State of Massachusetts in about the year 1776, in the Company of Captain Dinsmore and served for a period of six months. And that after he came home

he served again for a period of three months. That as she verily believes he was in the Battle of White Plains and Saratoga. That according to recoring of this Declarant she was married to her said husband on the Twentyth day of March Seventeen hundred and Ninety Three, in the Town of Barnardstown in the State of Massachusetts by The Rev. Ama- sa Cook. That Declarant applied for a pension some time since, but was informed that the Records showed that she was mar- ried on the Twentieth day of March 1794. and in consequence thereof she could not ob- tain a pension. That inasmuch as Declarant has not been allowed a pension on her for- mer application, she now applies for a pen- sion under said act of July, 29th. 1848.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first aforesaid.
Jonathan Hoit, Justice Peace
Sarah her Rice mark
State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss I Martin Thatcher Clerk of said County of St. Lawrence do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration purports to have been sworn and executed was at the date of the same an acting justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected & qualified and that his signature to the Jurat of the same is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 10th day of February A.D. 1849. Martin Thatcher Clerk

State of Massachusetts Franklin County ss
I Henry W. Cushman a resident of the Town of Bernardston in said County of lawful age, being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I am Town Clerk of the aforesaid Town of Bernardston and have charge of the Records thereof, that I have examined the said Records in order to find evidence of the marriage of Enos Rice to Sarah Parmenter, and that I find the same thereon recorded, that the following is a true extract, and copy of an entry upon said Records, to wit, "Marriages."
Enos Rice of Gill & Sarah Feb. 18 th 1794. Parmenter of Bernardston
From whence it appears that Enos Rice was duly married to Sarah Parmenter on the eighteenth day of March in the year One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety four. The date of said marriage is expressed upon said Records in fair legible figures. (Signed) Henry W. Cushman, Town Clerk, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 rd day of March
Feb. 1849. (And I certify that the above the power said) Henry W. Cushman is Town Clerk of Bernardston as aforesaid L. G. Newcomb Just of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN SS.
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Jeremia C. Newcomb Esquire , whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Jeremia C. Newcomb Esq. and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine .
H. Chapman Clerk.

State of New York Jefferson County } ss.
Joel P. Rice is resident of the Town of Champlain in said County aged 65 years & upwards being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that he is a nephew of Enos Rice deceased & his widow Sarah who now lives in De Kalb in the County of St. Lawrence in said State of New York & is now an applicant for pension. Deponent has been acquainted with his Uncle said Enos Rice from his earliest recollections & with his Aunt said Sarah for a period of at least fifty four years. He became acquainted with said Aunt previous to her marriage to his said Uncle. She then resided in the Town of Gill in the State of Massachusetts & bore the maiden name of Sarah Farmer. Deponent well remembers the time when his said Uncle & Aunt were married. It occurred as Deponent now calculates from the record of his age in the spring of the year 1793. He also recollects the time said marriage occurred from the following circumstance, to wit, when Deponent was in his fourteenth year of age he went to live in the family of his Grandfather, the father of his said Uncle Enos & said marriage occurred between two & three years previous. His Uncle & Aunt said Enos & Sarah then had one or two children. Deponent did not witness the marriage ceremony but well knows that it was duly performed at the time aforesaid by a proper person duly qualified to administer such ceremony, by & from, common report among the relatives, in the neighborhood in which they then resided. Deponent was acquainted with Rev. Ezra Cook who as he has been informed per-

formed said marriage ceremony. Deponent was at the time said marriage occurred about two miles distant from the residence of his Uncle said Enos in the State of Massachusetts aforesaid. Deponent has always understood & verily believes that his Uncle said Enos Rice was a soldier of the Revolution. I have heard him frequently relate that he served for a period of six months under Captain Dinsmore in Massachusetts aforesaid. his said uncle moved from a place aforesaid about 44 years ago to Jefferson Co. N.Y. Deponent continued acquainted with his said Uncle & Aunt until the death of his said Uncle & that they continued to live together as husband & wife the said day of his death which was in March of 1831. Subscribed & sworn this 22 nd day of May before me & I certify that said Joel P. Rice is a creditable witness. A.D. 1846. Note the word "occurred" in italics before execution.
Thos. S. Hammond Justice of the Peace
State of New York Jefferson County Clerk of the Court. I hereby certify that Thomas S. Hammond above written was at the date of the above affidavit a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Jefferson & that his signature to the jurat of said affidavit appears to be genuine. My hand & Seal of Office this 25 day of September A.D. 1846. C. B. Board Clerk (By J. M. Sigourney Dep.)

Harmon Corners N.Y.
Sept 30. 1851.
Potter Rice
Rel: to balance of Pen- -sion due the estate of his du? Mother Sarah Rice.
Respectfully referred to the Dep of the Interior & the writer so informed. Wadsworth 9 Oct. 1851.
To the Hon
Department
Washington City
note
Ref to Carr Pensions for answer
Sept Int. 3
Oct 9/51
Co

Hammon Corners Sep. the 30 th 1854 St Lawrence County N.Y. Dear Sir I wrote to the Pension Office some time last winter respecting a pension of my Mother's that she employed Service Shingerland to get for her he obtained it: and then she empowered him to get it for her: or in other words drew her pension: a year ago last March she empowered him to do the business for we waited several months and nothing heard from him: we then wrote to him and he answered our letter stating that he had not drawn the pension on the account of her name not being found on the pension papers at Albany But we was fearful that he was not honest: and then immediately wrote to Washington for information and received a letter stating that he had drawn the money we then wrote to him what news we had received from Washington: but have not received any letter from him since: some time after this we received a letter from Washington that they had wrote to him on the sub- ject and that he stated that he had offered to pay over the money to me but I would not receive it: I then wrote to Washington and sent the letter also that we had received from him stating that he had not drawn the money: I requested after you had perused it that you would have the goodness to send it back to me But I have not heard any thing from it since: I wrote to you that my Mother departed this life one year ago last July the 15 th : she died in Wisconsin: you stated in one of your letters that the small balance that was due from the 4 th of March to July the 15 th the time of her death I could draw at that office by sending the necessary papers: I want you should write whether I must make proof of the day of her death: please write what I shall do: and I will forward the necessary papers to you yours respectfully Potter Rice
S.B my Mother was the Widow Sarah Rice Widow of Enos Rice a revolution Soldier

Sarah P. u. - N. Y. at Albany Recd. Oct 29 - July - 1848 - $20. per ann. In what term paid? F. F. C. T
Pension a ffrd June 29. 1851. 3
Paid to 4 th March 1850.
W. H. M.

Rev May
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2639  Sarah Rice  Widow  Emas Rice  Prn Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1876 Index:—Vol. M. , Page 161.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Enos & Sarah Rice Henry W. Cushman Town Clerk Barnardstown Jan. 7/49
Answered Feb. 19/49 by sending for deposition

Barnstable, Aug. 1. 1849.
Dear Sir,
In reply to yours of the 25 th inst. I have to say that the records of this town contain the marriage of Ena Rice to Sarah Parmach March 28 th 1794. —
By forwarding me p2. I will make it a point to give the necessary affidavit & check of the Church Certificate. —
I am Sir, truly yours J. S. Sargent Esq
Henry W. Washburn Town Clerk

Ends Rice April 14/44 A.O. 181
Sarah Rice
mo of Enns
NY
act 29 July 1845
Gen. J. L. Edwards comm ee of pensions will please report this case to me
John J. Sturgeland
admitted
P 6 m $ 20 per
ann on 4 March 1848
Mr. J. J. Sturgeland Albany
NY
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct 13 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Enos Rice is not found a pay roll of Capt Abiel Dinsmore's Col Woodbridge's reg from Aug 14 1777 - 3 mos & 22 days, and upon a pay roll of Capt Timothy Child Col Wells at Scituate from May 8 1777 June 18 days.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of New York
County of St Lawrence } The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of my late husband Enos Rice. He enlisted about the year 1776 from the town of Greenfield in the State of Massachusetts in the company of Captain Dinsmoor and served for a period of six months . That after his return he served upon another tour of three months . He was she thinks in an engagement at White Plains and also at Saratoga. The precise year and other particulars she cannot relate owing to loss of memory. We were married in the year 1793. He died in the year 1831. I am now sixty six years old and my memory does not enable me to state any thing further material to the search required. I have empowered William B Pierce of Albany N.Y. to act in the premises as my Attorney
Witness my hand this twenty eight day of March A.D. 1844
Signed in my presence by } Sarah Rice
Sarah Rice Mark
Orin M. Fiske Justice of the Peace

Will Hon J. L. Edwards Meri report this claim to me
John S. Fitzgerald

Pension Office, April 20th, 1849.
Sir, I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Sarah Rice, widow of Enos Rice, have been examined and filed under the Act of 29th July, 1848.
The evidence as to the marriage is satisfactory, but the proof identifying claimants' husband with the soldier credited with service upon the records of Massachusetts as certified by the Secretary of that Commonwealth, is not sufficient to justify the allowance of her claim. It must be made clearly to appear by the records of that State that the Enos Rice of Capt. Dinsmore's and Capt. Child's Company belonged to Greenfield, or that they commanded men from that Town.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully, Your Ob. Servt. J L Edwards
Wm. J. S. Hingerland, Member of Congress.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
21 June 1819.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Capt Abel Dinsmore belonged to Hampshire County, town not known. Capt Sim o Childs belonged to Greenfield, and commanded men from that town as appears from roll of his in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. L. G. (Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.)

Barnerville N.Y. June 27th. 1850.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions
Dear Sir;
On the 1 st day of November last a Pension Certificate was issued to Sarah Rice, widow of Enos Rice, under the Act of July 29th, 1848, at the rate of $20. per ann m . Mrs. Rice has presented her papers to the Pay Agency at Albany several times but has been informed that the Agent has received no instructions to pay the same & that her name is not on the Books of that Agency.
You will do her a favor by having her name entered upon those books in order that she may receive her money.
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Ob dt Serv t .
J. S. Hingerland
Barnerville
Schoharie Co.
N.Y.

Adams N.Y. Nov. 20/30 Potter Rice.
wants information re to the Pension of Sarah Rice dec d which has not been paid
Letter to Potter Rice Nov. 25 th 1850
Ref d to Bureau of Pensions for Andrew Dep Interior Nov. 25 th 1850

Adams Dec 20 th 1850 Jefferson County Wis information wanted = Dear Sir: I employed a man by the name of James Slingerland to obtain the necessary proof in order that my Mother Sarah Rice the widow of Enos Rice a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war = Said Slingerland obtained said pension which was twenty dollars a year = My Mother informed Said Slingerland to draw the pension for her last March the 4 th = I was then living in DeKalb St Lawrence County Wis = I moved in the Month of May to the state of Wisconsin = and left word with the Post Master at DeKalb should the pension money come to that office from Slingerland to forward it to me as my Mother was living with me = I was not with with the country and moved immediately back to Jefferson County = I wrote immediately after my return to the Post Master at DeKalb respecting the pension being sent to that office this was in July last: he informed me that there had not been any sent I then wrote to Mr Slingerland living in Schoharie County Wis he answered my letter and stated the he had not drawn the pension was on the account of some neglect of its being sent on from the war department went to Albany where he was going to draw the money until it was too late for he said all sealed instruments must be drawn within three months from their date = My Mother lived until the 15 th of July last when she died = I have wrote two letters since that to Mr Slingerland respecting the matter but get no answer from him

What I want to know from you is whether the said Slingerland has has drawn the pension or not - I am some times thinking it is possible he has drawn it and retains it - I have heard that he has done the like before and his not answering my letters gives me stronger suspicions - no one could draw the money but him for he is the only one that is empowered - if he has not drawn the money I wish you would give me some information what way I must proceed to draw it up to the time of her death as she has not received any thing as yet from the time she was entitled to draw it - I remain your most obedient servant and friend truly L. G. Edwards Petter Rice
GCB Please give me immediate information

NOV 21
To The Secretary of War at Washington City

MS 181 Sarah Rice MS Sister to Hon. J. S. Hingerland April 20th, 1849
ad 29 May 1845

Jan 14 - 1857
Porter Rice of Adams - Jefferson Co N.York
29 Feb ad
To the Secretary of War at Washington City
C

Adams Jefferson County January the 9 th 1851 State of NY Dear Sir; I received your kind favor of the 25 th of December stating that you had received my letter requesting some information relative to my Mother Sarah Rice the widow of Enos Rice a private in the Revolutionary War: she departed this life last July the 15 th you will probably recollect the information I wished which was to know whether Service Stangerland her agent had allowed her pension up to the 4 th of last March which he was empowered to do but we have not received any thing yet from him I wrote to him last summer respecting the matter the reasons he rendered was that the necessary papers had not got to Albany in time to draw it he said all sealed instruments must be attended to within three months or it would be too late so he had done nothing about it: after the death of my Mother I wrote to him twice stati- ng her death and the time but have never got any answer from him: which caused me some suspicions that something was wrong which made me write to you: you stated in your letter that you had sent my request to the pension commissioners of pensions with ins- tructions to furnish me with the information I requested: I have not heard any thing from it since: possibly it has been sent and mis- carried: I am anxious to know: I wish you would favor me with an other letter and oblige friend yours Secretary of War Potter Rice
I wish you would have the goodness to state in your letter how much my Mother would be entitled to from July last to about the time of her death which was the 15 th of July last